Thursday, September 4

8:30 a.m.- 1:30 p.m.

Golf Tournament at Revere Golf Club

Sponsored by Administar Services Group, LLC and Mesirow Financial Consulting, LLC

9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

American Board of Certification Exams

2:00-6:00 p.m.

ABI Registration Desk Open

5:30 – 7:00 p.m.

ABI Ambassador Reception

7:00-8:30 p.m.                          

Opening Reception, Poolside at the Four Seasons Hotel

Sponsored by Bridge Associates LLC, Marcus & Millichap Special Assets Group and Winston & Strawn LLP

Friday, September 5

7:00 a.m-5:00 p.m.

ABI Registration Desk Open

7:30-8:00 a.m.                        

Networking Breakfast

Sponsored by XRoads Solutions Group

8:00-9:30 a.m.

Great Debates

John D. Penn, Moderator

Haynes and Boone, LLP; Fort Worth, Texas

Resolved: The Debtor’s Motion to Appoint a Chief Restructuring Officer with Power to Manage Constitutes Grounds for Appointment of a Trustee

Pro: August B. Landis

Office of the U.S. Trustee; Las Vegas

Con: Cathy L. Reece

Fennemore Craig PC; Phoenix

Resolved: When Contracts Include Recovery of Attorney’s Fees, Post-Petition Attorney’s Fees Are Recoverable on Unsecured Claims

Pro: G. Eric Brunstad, Jr.

Bingham McCutchen LLP; Hartford, Conn.

Con: Prof. Mark S. Scarberry

Pepperdine University School of Law; Malibu, Calif.

Resolved: The Disposable-income Test Is Unconstitutional

Pro: David A. Tilem

Law Offices of David A. Tilem; Glendale, Calif.

Con: Ford Elsaesser

Elsaesser, Jarzabek, Anderson, Marks, Elliott & McHugh, Chtd.; Sandpoint, Idaho

9:30-9:45 a.m.

Coffee Break

Sponsored by Kibel Green Inc. and Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP

9:45-10:45 a.m.

Plenary Session: Multimedia Ethics Extravaganza

Prof. Nancy B. Rapoport

William S. Boyd School of Law, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Las Vegas

10:45-11:00 a.m.

Coffee Break

Sponsored by RSM McGladrey and Stutman, Treister & Glatt, PC

11:00 a.m.-12:15 p.m.

Concurrent Sessions

Consumer Remedies for Lender Misconduct

Rudy J. Cerone, Moderator

McGlinchey Stafford, PLLC; New Orleans

Karen L. Kellett

The Kellett Law Firm; Dallas

David L. Permut

Goodwin Proctor LLP; Washington, D.C.

Hon. Erithe A. Smith

U.S. Bankruptcy Court (C.D. Cal.); Los Angeles

They Aren’t Buying It: Handling the Next Wave of Retail Insolvencies

T. Scott Avila, Moderator

CRG Partners; Los Angeles

John P. Beauclair

Sun Capital Partners, Inc.; Los Angeles

Michael D. Chartock

Gordon Brothers Group, LLC; Boston

Ronald M. Tucker

Simon Property Group; Indianapolis, Ind.

Claims Trading, Fiduciary Duties and Other Pesky Committee Issues

Eve H. Karasik, Moderator

Stutman, Treister & Glatt, PC; Los Angeles

Samuel E. Star

FTI Consulting, Inc.; New York

Hon. James M. Marlar

U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. Ariz.); Tucson

David B. Shemano

Peitzman, Weg & Kempinsky LLP; Los Angeles

Wayne R. Walker

Walker Nell Consultants, Inc.; Philadelphia

The Anatomy of a Bankruptcy M&A Transaction: From Teaser to Tombstone

Jeffrey N. Pomerantz, Moderator

Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP; Los Angeles

Marc Bilbao

Imperial Capital; Los Angeles

Robbin L. Itkin

Steptoe & Johnson LLP; Los Angeles

George Kase

Marlin Equity Partners; Los Angeles

12:15-1:15 p.m.

Lunch

Sponsored by Macquarie Capital (USA) Inc.

1:15-2:00 p.m.

A Conversation with Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens

Samuel J. Gerdano, Moderator

ABI Executive Director; Alexandria, Va.

Hon. James D. Gregg

U.S. Bankruptcy Court (W.D. Mich.); Grand Rapids

Hon. Eugene R. Wedoff

U.S. Bankruptcy Court (N.D. Ill.); Chicago

2:15-3:30 p.m.

Concurrent Sessions

The Subprime Meltdown from an Insolvency Litigation Perspective

James D. McCarthy, Moderator

Diamond McCarthy LLP; Dallas

Hon. Robert N. Kwan

U.S. Bankruptcy Court (C.D. Cal.); Santa Ana

Larry Lattig

Mesirow Financial Consulting, LLC; Dallas

Samuel Newman

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP; Los Angeles

Individual Chapter 11s: The Saga Continues

James Patrick Shea, Moderator

Shea & Carlyon, Ltd.; Las Vegas

James T. Markus

Block, Markus & Williams, LLC; Denver

Patricia A. Redmond

Stearns, Weaver, Miller, Weissler, Alhadeff & Sitterson, PA; Miami

Hon. Eugene R. Wedoff

U.S. Bankruptcy Court (N.D. Ill.); Chicago

Dialing for Dollars and Other Creative Ways to Find Cash for the Estate

Henry R. Ritter, Moderator

SoCal Advisors; Playa Del Rey, Calif.

Michelle C. Campbell

AlixPartners LLP; Los Angeles

Douglas E. Himmel

Melville Capital, LLC; Los Angeles

Eric A. Linn

Oak Point Partners; Palatine, Ill.

Hon. Linda B. Riegle

U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. Nev.); Las Vegas

Current Case Law Developments (Commercial)

Hon. Gregg W. Zive, Moderator

U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. Nev.); Reno

Donald L. Gaffney

Snell & Wilmer, LLP; Phoenix

Claire Ann Resop

Von Briesen & Roper, SC; Madison, Wis.

Deborah D. Williamson

Cox Smith Matthews Incorporated; San Antonio

3:30-3:45 p.m.

Refreshment Break

Sponsored by FTI Consulting, Inc. and Union Bank of California, NA

3:45-5:00 p.m.

Repeat Concurrent Sessions

They Aren’t Buying It: Handling the Next Wave of Retail Insolvencies

The Anatomy of a Bankruptcy M&A Transaction: From Teaser to Tombstone

Individual Chapter 11s: The Saga Continues

Additional Concurrent Session

Relationships and Stakeholder Positions in a Changing Market

Brian I. Swett, Moderator

Winston & Strawn LLP; Chicago

Richard K. Brooks

Wachovia Capital Finance; Pasadena, Calif.

Martin J. McKinley

Wells Fargo Business Credit, Inc.

Steven C. Petrie

Summit Investment Management LLC; Denver

Alexander William Stevenson

XRoads Solutions Group; Santa Ana, Calif.

5:00-6:00 p.m.

Networking Reception/ABI Happy Hour

Sponsored by Wells Fargo Business Credit, Inc.

7:00 p.m.

Optional Event:  KÀ by Cirque du Soleil at the MGM Grand Hotel

Saturday, September 6

8:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.

ABI Registration Desk Open

8:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.

Optional Event:  Cowboy Trail Ride

8:30-10:00 a.m.

Hotcakes and Hot Topics: Networking Breakfast Followed by a Judges’ Roundtable Q&A

  Sponsored by Imperial Capital, The Nassi Group, LLC and Steptoe & Johnson LLP

Hon. Eileen W. Hollowell, Moderator

U.S. Bankruptcy Cour (D. Ariz.); Tucson

Hon. Robert N. Kwan

U.S. Bankruptcy Court (C.D. Cal.); Santa Ana

Hon. Bruce A. Markell

U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. Nev.); Las Vegas

Hon. James M. Marlar

U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. Ariz.); Tucson

Hon. Mike Nakagawa

U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. Nev.); Las Vegas

Hon. Steven W. Rhodes

U.S. Bankruptcy Court (E.D. Mich.); Detroit

Hon. Linda B. Riegle

U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. Nev.); Las Vegas

Hon. Erithe A. Smith

U.S. Bankruptcy Court (C.D. Cal.); Los Angeles

Hon. Wesley W. Steen

U.S. Bankruptcy Court; Houston

Hon. Eugene R. Wedoff

U.S. Bankruptcy Court (N.D. Ill.); Chicago

10:00-11:15 a.m.

Repeat Concurrent Sessions

Consumer Remedies for Lender Misconduct

The Subprime Meltdown from an Insolvency Litigation Perspective

Claims Trading, Fiduciary Duties and Other Pesky Committee Issues

11:15-11:30 a.m.

Coffee Break

Sponsored by Bank of America Business Capital and GlassRatner Advisory & Capital Group LLC

11:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m.

Repeat Concurrent Ession

Relationships and Stakeholder Positions in a Changing Market

Dialing for Dollars and Other Creative Ways to Find Cash for the Estate

Additional Concurrent Workshop

Current Case Law Developments (Consumer)

Hon. Mike Nakagawa, Moderator

U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. Nev.); Las Vegas

Donald L. Gaffney

Snell & Wilmer, LLP; Phoenix

Claire Ann Resop

von Briesen & Roper, SC; Madison, Wis.

Deborah D. Williamson

Cox Smith Matthews Incorporated; San Antonio

12:45 p.m.

Adjourn

Onsite Registration Only