Thursday, August 2
2:00-6:00 p.m.
ABI Registration Desk Open
6:00-8:00 p.m.
Opening Reception
Sponsored by Barnes & Thornburg LLP, Bayard, P.A., Bederson & Company, LLP, Dilworth Paxson LLP, EisnerAmper LLP, Landis Rath & Cobb LLP, Richards, Layton & Finger, PA, SSG Capital Advisors, LLC and Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP
Friday, August 3
7:00 a.m-12:00 noon
ABI Registration Desk Open
7:30-8:00 a.m.
Breakfast
Sponsored by Miles & Stockbridge PC
8:00-9:00 a.m.
Plenary Session
Gender and Diversity Issues in Practice
Linda V. Donhauser, Moderator
Miles & Stockbridge PC; Baltimore
Hon. Nancy V. Alquist
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. Md.); Baltimore
Tobey M. Daluz
Ballard Spahr LLP; Wilmington, Del.
Kerri K. Mumford
Landis Rath & Cobb LLP; Wilmington, Del.
Joe Solmonese
Gavin/Solmonese LLC, Washington, D.C.
9:15-10:30 a.m.
Concurrent Sessions
Credit-Bidding and 363 Sales
Mark E. Chesen
SSG Capital Advisors, LLC; West Conshohocken, Pa.
Mark E. Felger
Cozen O'Connor; Wilmington, Del.
Hon. Duncan W. Keir
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. Md.); Baltimore
Gary H. Leibowitz
Cole, Schotz, Meisel, Forman & Leonard, PA; Baltimore
Raymond H. Lemisch
Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff LLP; Wilmington, Del.
Section 1129(a) Issues
Scott D. Cousins
Cousins Chipman & Brown, LLP; Wilmington, Del.
Christopher J. Giaimo
Baker & Hostetler LLP; Washington, D.C.
David R. Kuney
Sidley Austin LLP; Washington, D.C.
Hon. Christopher S. Sontchi
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. Del.); Wilmington
Boris J. Steffen
Gavin/Solmonese
Chapter 11 Plan Release and Injunctions
Roberta A. DeAngelis
Office of the U.S. Trustee; Philadelphia
Louis J. Ebert
Rosenberg | Martin | Greenberg, LLP; Baltimore
Hon. Thomas J. Catliota
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. Md.); Greenbelt
Raymond M. Patella
Fox Rothschild LLP; Atlantic City, N.J.
Jean R. Robertson
Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP; Cleveland
Chapter 7 Issues Part I: Commercial
Deborah H. Devan
Neuberger, Quinn, Gielen, Rubin & Gibber, PA; Baltimore
Mark A. Gittelman
PNC Bank, NA; Philadelphia
H. Jason Gold
Wiley Rein LLP; McLean, Va.
Valerie Hamilton
Sills Cummis& Gross PC; Princeton, N.J.
Hon. S. Martin Teel, Jr.
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. D.C.); Washington, D.C.
10:30-10:45 a.m.
Coffee Break
Sponsored byAlixPartners LLP
10:45 a.m.-12:00 noon
Concurrent Sessions
Ethics Panel: Candor, Conflicts (of Interest) and Collisions with Rule 9011 (Bad-Faith Filings)
Stuart M. Brown
DLA Piper; Wilmington, Del.
Hon. Mary D. France
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (M.D. Pa.); Harrisburg
Stacey L. Meisel
Becker Meisel LLC; Livingston, N.J.
Kelly Beaudin Stapleton
Alvarez & Marsal; New York
T. Patrick Tinker
Office of the U.S. Trustee; Wilmington, Del.
Revisiting Stern v. Marshall—One Year Later
James A. Coutinho
Strip, Hoppers, Leithart, McGrath & Terlecky Co., LPA; Columbus
Hon. Jeffrey A. Deller
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (W.D. Pa.); Pittsburgh
Lawrence J. Kotler
Duane Morris LLP; Philadelphia
Adam G. Landis
Landis Rath& Cobb LLP; Wilmington, Del.
Sharon L. Levine
Lowenstein Sandler; Roseland, N.J.
Down for the Count: Sports Teams, Franchises and Bankruptcy
Reginald W. Jackson
Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP; Columbus
Michael R. Nestor
Young Conaway Stargatt& Taylor, LLP; Wilmington, Del.
Lisa M. Poulin
Deloitte/CRG
Rafael Zahralddin-Aravena
Elliott Greenleaf; Wilmington, Del.
Alternative Dispute Resolution: A Practical How-To Guide
Ian C. Bifferato
Bifferato LLC; Wilmington, Del.
Stephen E. Leach
Leach Travell Britt, PC; McLean, Va.
Hon. Robert N. Opel, II
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (M.D. Pa.); Wilkes-Barre
Ashley B. Stitzer
Bayard, P.A.; Wilmington, Del.
David M. Whittaker
Bricker & Eckler LLP; Columbus, Ohio
12:00 p.m.
Family Picnic/BBQ
1:00 p.m.
Golf Tournament
Sponsored by Protiviti Inc.
1:30 p.m.
Sporting Clays Tournament
Sponsored by Sullivan Hazeltine Allinson LLC
5:30-7:00 p.m.
Delaware State Bar Association Reception
Sponsored by the Delaware State Bar Association Bankruptcy Section
7:00 p.m.
Dinner and Dancing with ABI’s Indubitable Equivalents (kid-friendly event!)
Dinner sponsored by Alvarez & Marsal, Ashby & Geddes, PA, Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP, Fox Rothschild LLP, Getzler Henrich & Associates LLC, Logan & Company, Inc., Lowenstein Sandler, McCarter & English, LLP, PolsinelliShughart PC, Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP and Saul Ewing LLP
Entertainment sponsored by Deloitte Financial Advisory Services LLP, Epiq Systems, Inc. and Equity Partners CRB
Saturday, August 4
7:30 a.m.-12:00 noon
ABI Registration Desk Open
7:30-8:00 a.m.
Breakfast
Sponsored by GCG
8:00-9:00 a.m.
Plenary Session
Jaunty Judicial Debates
Laurie Selber Silverstein
Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP; Wilmington, Del.
Resolved: The court has unfettered discretion in adjusting fee applications, even when no party-in-interest has raised objections.
Pro: Hon. Kevin J. Carey
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. Del.); Wilmington
Con: Michael J. Kaplan
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (W.D.N.Y.); Buffalo
Resolved: The court must consider both paid and unpaid new value in reducing defendant’s liability for avoidable transfers, including pre-petition invoices paid post-petition (critical vendor and 503(b)(9) payments.
Pro: Hon. Steven W. Rhodes
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (E.D. Mich.); Detroit
Con: Hon. Ronald G. Pearson
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (S.D. W.Va.); Charleston
9:15-10:30 a.m.
Concurrent Sessions (repeat)
Credit-Bidding and 363 Sales
Chapter 7 Issues Part II: Consumer
Jeoffrey L. Burtch
Cooch and Taylor, P.A.; Wilmington, Del.
W. Clarkson McDow
Office of the U.S. Trustee, Region 4; Columbia, S.C.
Karen H. Moore
Davis, Agnor, Rapaport & Skalny, LLC.; Columbia, Md.
Catherine E. Youngman
Forman Holt Eliades & Ravin; Paramus, N.J.
Ethics Panel: Candor, Conflicts (of Interest) and Collisions with Rule 9011 (Bad-Faith Filings)
Alternative Dispute Resolution: A Practical How-To Guide
10:30-10:45 a.m.
Coffee Break
10:45 a.m.-12:00 noon
Concurrent Sessions (repeat)
Revisiting Stern v. Marshall—One Year Later
Down for the Count: Sports Teams, Franchises and Bankruptcy
Chapter 11 Plan Release and Injunctions
Section 1129(a) Issues
12:00 noon
Adjourn
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