8:30-11:45 a.m.
IWIRC Program
9:00-10:15 a.m.
Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail: Forging New Territory with Today’s Lender Syndications
Annette W. Jarvis, Moderator
Dorsey & Whitney LLP; Salt Lake City
Susan E. Brown
Wells Fargo Bank; Denver
R. Hunter Ellington
Lindquist & Vennum PLLP; Denver
10:30-11:45 a.m.
Bringing the National Mall to Your Door: The Government in Bankruptcy Cases
Caroline Case Fuller, Moderator
Fairfield & Woods, PC; Denver
Lynette Newman
U.S. Small Business Administration; Denver
Wendy S. Tien
Executive Office of U.S. Trustees; Washington, D.C.
Frances M. Toole
U.S. Department of Justice; Alexandria, Va.
Noon-1:45 p.m.
Luncheon Program
Luncheon Sponsored by Dorsey & Whitney LLP, Holland & Hart, LLP and Stoel Rives LLP
Speaker sponsored by IWIRC Mountain/Desert Network
Golden Spike National Historic Site: Linking East to West in the Rocky Mountain States: The National Focus of the U.S. Trustee Program
Ramona D. Elliott
Executive Office for U.S. Trustees; Washington, D.C.
1:45-3:15 p.m.
Hot Springs, Bubbling Mudpots and Steaming Fumeroles at Yellowstone National Park: Hot Topics and Recent Developments
This panel will focus on a few of the bankruptcy cases that made national news in the recent past and a few of the legal issues that are likely to confound bankruptcy practitioners in the near future.
J. Thomas Beckett, Moderator
Parsons Behle & Latimer; Salt Lake City
Prof. Richard I. Aaron
S.J. Quinney College of Law, University of Utah; Salt Lake City
Richard G. Birinyi
Bullivant Houser Bailey, PC; Seattle
Hon. R. Kimball Mosier
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. Utah); Salt Lake City
Sifting Through the Sands at Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve: Ponzi Schemes in Bankruptcy
This session will discuss the nature of Ponzi schemes in a bankruptcy setting, including estate financing, litigation, plan and claim aspects that are unique to these types of matters.
Gil A. Miller, Moderator
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP; Salt Lake City
Hon. Sidney B. Brooks
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. Colo.); Denver
Tom H. Connolly
Connolly, Rosania & Lofstedt, PC; Louisville, Colo.
Bradford T. Dempsey
Faegre & Benson LLP, Denver
Peggy Hunt
Dorsey & Whitney LLP; Salt Lake City
Joel T. Marker
McKay, Burton & Thurman; Salt Lake City
Navigating Angels Landing at Zion National Park: The Art of Negotiation in Bankruptcy
Carl A. Eklund, Moderator
Ballard Spahr LLP; Denver
Garry R. Appel
Appel & Lucas, PC; Denver
Craig A. Christensen
Lindquist & Vennum PLLP; Denver
Ralph R. Mabey
Stutman, Treister & Glatt, PC; Salt Lake City
John C. Smiley
Lindquist & Vennum PLLP; Denver
3:15-3:30 p.m.
Refreshment Break
Sponsored by Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP and Holme Roberts & Owen LLP
3:30-5:00 p.m.
Cliff Dwellings at Mesa Verde National Park: Financing Chapter 11s in Today’s Economy
This panel discussion will focus on the challenges (both legal and practical) faced by various parties in interest in chapter 11 cases in dealing with pre-petition debt facilities, obtaining (or at least trying to obtain) debtor-in-possession financing, and exit financing.
Elizabeth K. Flaagan, Moderator
Faegre & Benson LLP; Denver
Duncan E. Barber
Bieging Shapiro & Burrus LLP; Denver
Hon. A. Bruce Campbell
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. Colo.); Denver
Terry D. Coleman
AlixPartners LLP; Chicago
Caroline Case Fuller
Fairfield & Woods, PC; Denver
D. Ray Strong
LECG, LLC; Salt Lake City
Straddling the Continental Divide at Rocky Mountain National Park: Ethical and Legal Challenges in Advising Boards of Directors of Distressed Companies (Large and Small)
This panel will discuss ethical issues, including conflicts and privilege issues, encountered in advising Boards of Directors of distressed companies, the current status of the law on duties of officers and directors when a company is in the zone of insolvency, advising Boards of Directors when a company is insolvent or in bankruptcy, and issues faced when advising Boards of Directors in the acquisition of or merger with distressed companies.
Annette W. Jarvis, Moderator
Dorsey & Whitney LLP; Salt Lake City
Thomas J. Allison
Mesirow Financial Consulting, LLC; Chicago
Daniel E. Armel
Baymark Strategies LLC; Pasadena, Calif.
Samuel A. Nolen
Richards, Layton & Finger; Wilmington, Del.
Alfredo R. Perez
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP; Houston
Climbing the Grand Staircase at Escalante National Monument: Bankruptcy Remote Entities and Single-Asset Real Estate Bankruptcies
This panel will focus on strategies for single-asset real estate cases as well as new developments. The panel will also review special-purpose entities and the extent to which they are really separate, and bankruptcy remote in light of the recent ruling in the General Growth Properties bankruptcy.
Kimberley H. Tyson, Moderator
Ireland, Stapleton, Pryor & Pascoe, P.C.; Denver
David E. Leta
Snell & Wilmer, LLP; Salt Lake City
Harvey Sender
Sender & Wasserman, P.C.; Denver
Hon. Howard R. Tallman
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. Colo.); Denver
5:00-7:00 p.m.
Networking Reception
Sponsored by Durham Jones & Pinegar, The Faculty of Federal Advocates, Freeborn & Peters LLP, Markus Williams Young & Zimmerman, LLC and Rothgerber Johnson & Lyons LLP
7:00 p.m.
Optional Event: Denver Nuggets vs. L.A. Clippers Basketball Game
7:30-8:55 a.m.
Breakfast with the Judges Featuring the Judges of the 15th Annual Rocky Mountain Bankruptcy Conference
Sponsored by Lindquist & Vennum PLLP and Parsons Behle & Latimer
9:00-10:30 a.m.
Consumer Workshop I: Best Practices - Avoiding §523, §727 and Malpractice Claims
This panel will highlight the planning, counseling and preparation strategies in difficult cases to avoid having to litigate adversary proceedings with §523 or §727 claims. The panel will also discuss the use of questionnaires, correspondence and other methods of documenting client advisements in order to minimize malpractice or grievance opportunities.
Stephen Berken, Moderator
Berken & Associates; Denver
Joel T. Marker
McKay, Burton & Thurman; Salt Lake City
Matt McCune
The McCune Law Firm, LLC; Denver
Jeffrey A. Weinman
Weinman & Associates, PC; Denver
Cliff Dwellings at Mesa Verde National Park: Financing Chapter 11s in Today’s Economy
This panel discussion will focus on the challenges (both legal and practical) faced by various parties in interest in chapter 11 cases in dealing with pre-petition debt facilities, obtaining (or at least trying to obtain) debtor-in-possession financing, and exit financing.
Elizabeth K. Flaagan, Moderator
Faegre & Benson LLP; Denver
Duncan E. Barber
Bieging Shapiro & Burrus LLP; Denver
Hon. A. Bruce Campbell
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. Colo.); Denver
Terry D. Coleman
AlixPartners LLP; Chicago
Caroline Case Fuller
Fairfield & Woods, PC; Denver
D. Ray Strong
LECG, LLC; Salt Lake City
Finding Shelter at Casa Grande Ruins National Park: Real Estate Developers and Bankruptcy
Michael J. Pankow, Moderator
Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP; Denver
J. Gregory Barrow
General Capital Partners, LLC; Denver
Maneuvering Around Delicate Arch at Arches National Park: Representing Family-Owned and other Closely Held Businesses A large number of chapter 11 business cases involve family-owned and closely held businesses. The panel will explore the issues and difficulties encountered in these cases from case filing through plan confirmation.
Lee M. Kutner, Moderator
Kutner Miller Brinen, PC; Denver
Duane H. Gillman
Durham Jones & Pinegar; Salt Lake City
Joel Laufer
Laufer and Padjen LLC; Edgewood, Colo.
Hon. Michael E. Romero
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. Colo.); Denver
10:30-10:45 a.m.
Coffee Break
Sponsored by Ballard Spahr LLP, Kutner Miller Brinen, PC and Sherman & Howard, LLC
10:45 a.m.–12:15 p.m.
Consumer Workshop II: Hot Topics in Chapter 7 and Chapter 13
This panel will provide updates on case law in on current issues including the means test under §§707(b) and 1325, privacy litigation, and mortgage and auto loan cases.
Ellen R. Welner, Moderator
George T. Carlson & Associates; Englewood, Colo.
Britney Beall-Eder
Castle Meinhold & Stawiarski LLC; Denver
Hon. Elizabeth E. Brown
U.S. Bankruptcy Court; Denver
John Turner
Attorney at Law; Colorado Springs, Colo.
Sally Zeman
Denver
Navigating Angels Landing at Zion National Park: The Art of Negotiation in Bankruptcy
Carl A. Eklund, Moderator
Ballard Spahr LLP; Denver
Garry R. Appel
Appel & Lucas, PC; Denver
Craig A. Christensen
Lindquist & Vennum PLLP; Denver
Ralph R. Mabey
Stutman, Treister & Glatt, PC; Salt Lake City
John C. Smiley
Lindquist & Vennum PLLP; Denver
Hot Springs, Bubbling Mudpots and Steaming Fumeroles at Yellowstone National Park: Hot Topics and Recent Developments
This panel will focus on a few of the bankruptcy cases that made national news in the recent past and a few of the legal issues that are likely to confound bankruptcy practitioners in the near future.
J. Thomas Beckett, Moderator
Parsons Behle & Latimer; Salt Lake City
Prof. Richard I. Aaron
S.J. Quinney College of Law, University of Utah; Salt Lake City
Richard G. Birinyi
Bullivant Houser Bailey, PC; Seattle
Hon. R. Kimball Mosier
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. Utah); Salt Lake City
Climbing the Grand Staircase at Escalante National Monument: Bankruptcy Remote Entities and Single-Asset Real Estate Bankruptcies
This panel will focus on strategies for single-asset real estate cases as well as new developments. The panel will also review special-purpose entities and the extent to which they are really separate, and bankruptcy remote in light of the recent ruling in the General Growth Properties bankruptcy.
Kimberley H. Tyson, Moderator
Ireland, Stapleton, Pryor & Pascoe, P.C.; Denver
David E. Leta
Snell & Wilmer, LLP; Salt Lake City
Harvey Sender
Sender & Wasserman, P.C.; Denver
Hon. Howard R. Tallman
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. Colo.); Denver
12:15-1:45 p.m.
Luncheon: GM/Chrysler Cases
Sponsored by Faegre & Benson LLP, General Capital Partners, LLC, LECG, LLC and Onsager, Staelin & Guyerson, LLC
Hon. Elizabeth E. Brown, Moderator
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. Colo.); Denver
Martin J. Bienenstock
Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP; New York
Prof. Michael D. Sousa
University of Denver College of Law; Denver
James H.M. Sprayregen
Kirkland & Ellis LLP; Chicago
Frances M. Toole
U.S. Department of Justice; Alexandria, Va.
1:45-3:15 p.m.
Consumer Workshop III: Divorce and Bankruptcy
This group will address the murky intersection of bankruptcy and divorce law. Strategies on timing of the dissolution and bankruptcy, negotiating and drafting the terms of the separation agreements, and relief-from-stay issues will be discussed.
Ellen R. Welner, Moderator
George T. Carlson & Associates; Edgewood, Colo.
Brian D. Johnson
Ogden, Utah
Hon. J. Stephen Phillips
Denver District Court; Denver
Taya G. Sweeden
The Sweeden Law Firm; Lakewood, Colo.
Straddling the Continental Divide at Rocky Mountain National Park: Ethical and Legal Challenges in Advising Boards of Directors of Distressed Companies (Large and Small)
Annette W. Jarvis, Moderator
Dorsey & Whitney LLP; Salt Lake City
Thomas J. Allison
Mesirow Financial Consulting, LLC; Chicago
Daniel E. Armel
Baymark Strategies LLC; Pasadena, Calif.
Samuel A. Nolen
Richards, Layton & Finger; Wilmington, Del.
Alfredo R. Perez
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP; Houston
Sifting Through the Sands at Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve: Ponzi Schemes in Bankruptcy
Gil A. Miller, Moderator
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP; Salt Lake City
Hon. Sidney B. Brooks
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. Colo.); Denver
Tom H. Connolly
Connolly, Rosania & Lofstedt, PC; Louisville, Colo.
Bradford T. Dempsey
Faegre & Benson LLP, Denver
Peggy Hunt
Dorsey & Whitney LLP; Salt Lake City
Joel T. Marker
McKay, Burton & Thurman; Salt Lake City
3:15-3:30 p.m
Refreshment Break
Sponsored by Chapman & Cutler LLP, Cordes & Company and Ireland, Stapleton Pryor & Pascoe, P.C.
3:30-5:00 p.m.
Consumer Workshop IV: Threading the Needles District at Canyonlands National Park: Piercing the Veil of Securitization - an Aspect of Home Mortgage Law Reform
The panel will explain the securitization model and discuss the impact it has on standing for motions for relief, and the potential for trustee actions under §544.
Stephen Berken, Moderator
Berken & Associates; Denver
Rudy J. Cerone
McGlinchey Stafford, PLLC; New Orleans
Tara E. Gaschler
The Gaschler Law Firm LLC; Denver
Deanna L. Westfall
Castle Meinhold & Stawiarski, LLC; Denver
Kim R. Wilson
Snow, Christensen & Martineau; Salt Lake City
Maneuvering Around Delicate Arch at Arches National Park: Representing Family-Owned and other Closely Held Businesses
Lee M. Kutner, Moderator
Kutner Miller Brinen, PC; Denver
Duane H. Gillman
Durham Jones & Pinegar; Salt Lake City
Joel Laufer
Laufer and Padjen LLC; Edgewood, Colo.
Hon. Michael E. Romero
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. Colo.); Denver
Finding Shelter at Casa Grande Ruins National Park: Real Estate Developers and Bankruptcy
Michael J. Pankow, Moderator
Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP; Denver
J. Gregory Barrow
General Capital Partners, LLC; Denver
5:00-7:00 p.m.
Networking Reception
Sponsored by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP and Snell & Wilmer LLP
7:00 p.m.
Optional Event: Colorado Avalanche vs. Nashville Predators Hockey Game
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