Materials from the New York City Bankruptcy Conference plenary session “ABI Landmark Fee Study: Moving-forward Analysis”
The 10th Annual New York City Bankruptcy Conference, held May 12, featured a great mix of hot topics in bankruptcy including subprime issues, the ABI fee study, rights offerings, the changing players in chapter 11, and more. The plenary session “ABI Landmark Fee Study: Moving-forward Analysis” continued the ongoing discussion regarding professional fees in bankruptcy cases. Materials from the session included C.R. “Chip” Bowles’s paper on the fee study, which was included in the May 2008 Professional Compensation Committee newsletter (click here to reveiw the paper) as well as an outline by Prof. Stephen J. Lubben, who conducted the study. Click below for Prof. Lubben’s outline. Albert Togut of Togut, Segal & Segal, LLP moderated the session which included Diana G. Adams, U.S. Trustee for Region 2, Prof. Stephen J. Lubben from Seton Hall Law School, Deirdre A. Martini of Wachovia Capital Finance, and Michael P. Richman of Foley & Lardner LLP.
ABI Chapter 11 Fee Study (Summary Outline)
The discussion continues at the Southeast Bankruptcy Workshop, July 16-19, in Amelia Island, FL, during the session “The Chapter 11 Fee Study: Moving-forward Analysis.” Chip Bowles will moderate a panel which will include Roberta A. DeAngelis, Acting U.S. Trustee for Region 3, Terri L. Gardner of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP in Raleigh, NC, Patricia A. Redmond of Stearns, Weaver, Miller, Weisler, Alhadeff & Sitterson, PA in Miami, and Hon. Gregg W. Zive, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Nevada. Click here to get more information about attending the conference.