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8:00 a.m. Golf Tournament Sponsored by the Hilco Organization Golfers Breakfast Sponsored by Beger Singerman, PA 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. American Board of Certification Exams 12:00 noon-6:00 p.m. Registration Desk Open 1:00 p.m. Tennis Tournament Sponsored by Snell & Wilmer, LLP 4:00-6:00 p.m. Exhibit Hall Open 5:00-6:00 p.m. New Member/Ambassador Reception (by invitation only) Sponsored by Arent Fox LLP 6:00-8:00 p.m. Opening Reception Sponsored by Bayard PA; Foley & Lardner LLP; Mesirow Financial Consulting, LLC; PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP; Thompson & Knight LLP and Well Fargo Corporate Trust Services 6:00-10:00 a.m. Optional Event: Balloons Above the Desert 8:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. Registration Desk and Exhibit Hall Open 8:00-9:30 a.m. Breakfast Presentation Sponsored by Jenner & Block LLP Successful Pre-arranged Bankruptcy Filings: Lessons Learned from GM and Chrysler Robert J. Keach, Moderator Bernstein Shur; Portland, Maine Corinne Ball Jones Day; New York Al Koch Alix Partners LLP, Detroit Thomas Moers Mayer Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP; New York John J. Rapisardi Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP; New York 9:30-11:00 a.m. Concurrent Sessions (4) Liquidating Chapter 11s: New Rules of the Road Albert Togut, Moderator Togut, Segal & Segal, LLP; New York David Phelps Bridge Associates LLC; Chicago Michael R. Stewart Faegre & Benson LLP; Minneapolis Hon. Gregg W. Zive U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. Nev.); Reno Bankruptcy’s Next Wave: A Look at the Financial Crisis One Year Later Deirdre A. Martini, Moderator Wachovia Capital Finance, a Wells Fargo Company; New York Michael Friedman Richards Kibbe & Orbe LLP; New York J. Scott Victor SSG Capital Advisors, LLC; West Conshohocken, Pa. High-income Individuals: Chapter 11 by and for the People James Patrick Shea, Moderator Shea & Carlyon, Ltd.; Las Vegas Debra I. Grassgreen Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP; San Francisco Lee M. Kutner Kutner Miller Brinen, PC; Denver Hon. Geraldine Mund U.S Bankruptcy Court (C.D. Ca.);Woodland Hills, Calif. Patricia A. Redmond Stearns, Weaver, Miller, Weissler, Alhadeff & Sitterson, PA; Miami "Discharge by Declaration" and Other Strategies to Discharge Consumer Debts Stephen W. Sather, Moderator Barron, Newburger & Sinsley PLLC; Austin Rebecca Buehler Connelly Chapter 13 Trustee; Roanoke, Va. Hon. Jeffery P. Hopkins U.S. Bankruptcy Court (S.D. Ohio); Cincinnati Paul G. Swanson Steinhilber, Swanson, Mares, Marone & McDermott; Oshkosh, Wisc. 11:00-11:15 a.m. Refreshment Break Sponsored by Loeb & Loeb LLP 11:15 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Committee Education Sessions (4) Public Companies & Claims Trading Jonathan P. Friedland Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC; Chicago William Harrington Office of the U.S. Trustee; Wilmington, Del. Ali M. M. Mojdehi Baker & McKenzie LLP; San Diego Suzzanne Uhland O’Melveny & Myers LLP; San Francisco William P. Weintraub Friedman Kaplan Seiler & Adelman LLP; New York Investment Banking Michael H. Goldstein Greenberg Traurig LLP; Santa Monica, Calif. Jason D. Brown GE Capital; Beverly Hills, Calif. George Kase Marlin Equirty Partners; El Segundo, Calif. Eric Winthrop Houlihan Lokey; Los Angeles Consumer Bankruptcy/Professional Compensation Hon. Steven W. Rhodes, Moderator U.S. Bankruptcy Court (E.D. Mich.); Detroit James H. Cossitt Attorney & Counsellor at Law; Kalispell, Mont. Prof. Lois R. Lupica University of Maine School of Law; Portland, Maine Legislation Karen Cordry, Moderator National Association of Attorneys General; Washington, D.C. John C. Colwell Debt Relief Legal Clinic; Bonita, Calif. John D. McMickle Winston & Strawn LLP; Washington, D.C. Hon. Eugene R. Wedoff U.S. Bankruptcy Court (N.D. Ill.); Chicago 12:45-2:00 p.m. Luncheon Presentation "How Financial Crises Provide the Pretext for Government
Expansion (and Make the Crisis Worse)" Amity Shlaes is a syndicated columnist for Bloomberg and a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations. In addition to writing on political economy and taxes, she appeareds on numerous radio and television shows. Ms. Shlaes has twice been a finalist for the Loeb Prize in commentary, her field's best-known prize. In 2002 she was co-winner of the Frederic Bastiat Prize, an international prize for writing on political economy. She is the author of The Greedy Hand, a national bestseller on America's experience with its tax code, and of Germany: The Empire Within, a book about German national identity. Woman of the Year in Restructuring Award The International Women’s Restructuring and Insolvency Confederation (IWIRC) will present its annual Woman of the Year in Restructuring award. The award honors a woman chosen from any of the restructuring disciplines who exemplifies a unique degree of professionalism and competence and demonstrates extraordinary achievement. IWIRC solicits nominations for the WOYR Award each Fall, and places the call for nominations on its Web site (www.iwirc.com). 2:15-3:30 p.m. Concurrent Sessions (4) Watching Your Stuff: Intellectual Property and Intangible Assets George M. Kelakos, Moderator Kelakos Advisors LLC; Greenwich, Conn. Gabriel Fried Streambank LLC; Needham, Mass. Benjamin L. Nortman Hilco Trading Company, Inc.; Northbrook, Ill. George H. Singer Lindquist & Vennum PLLP; Minneapolis Jim Weisfield Intellectual Ventures; Bellevue, Wash. Loan-to-Own: How Lending and Private-equity Markets Are Changing the Landscape Robert M. Hirsh, Moderator Arent Fox LLP; New York Lorie R. Beers Seabury Group, LLC; New York Hon. Eileen W. Hollowell U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D of AZ, Tucson Div.); Tucson, AZ Timothy G. Skillman Grant Thornton LLP; Los Angeles Recent Issues and Trends in Real Estate Restructurings Tracy C. Sandler, Moderator Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP; Toronto Matthew Bordwin Keen Consultants - The Real Estate Division of KPMG Corporate Finance LLC; Melville, N.Y. Ira L. Herman Thompson & Knight LLP; New York Michael L. Tuchin Klee, Tuchin, Bogdanoff & Stern LLP; Los Angeles Foreclosure Litigation: Defenses and Counterclaims Rudy J. Cerone McGlinchey Stafford, PLLC; New Orleans Hon. Samuel L. Bufford U.S. Bankruptcy Court (C.D.Ca.); Los Angeles Ford Elsaesser Elsaessar, Jarzabek, Anderson, Marks, Elliott & McHugh, Chtd.; Sandpoint, Idaho Thomas M. Hefferon Goodwin Procter LLP; Washington, DC 3:30-3:45 p.m. Refreshment Break Sponsored by BDO Consulting 3:45-5:15 p.m. Committee Education Sessions (5) Labor and Employment Hon. William T. Bodoh Frost Brown Todd LLC; Bluffton, S.C. Brian P. Leitch Perseus LLC; New York Richard M. Seltzer Cohen, Weiss & Simon LLP; New York Business Reorganization/Young & New Members Robert J. Feinstein Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP; New York Matthew W. Levin Alston & Bird LLP; Atlanta Andrew M. Troop Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP; New York Bankruptcy Litigation/Real Estate Gregory A. Cross Venable LLP; Baltimore David R. Kuney Sidley Austin LLP; Washington, D.C. Vincent J. Marriott, III Ballard Spahr LLP; Philadelphia Ethics/Law School Stuart A. Gold, Moderator Gold Lange & Majoros, PC; Southfield, Mich. Neil B. Glassman Bayard, P.A.; Wilmington, Del. August B. Landis Office of the U.S. Trustee; Las Vegas Keith McDaniels Winston & Strawn LLP; San Francisco Health Care Mariaelena Gayo-Guitian, Moderator Genovese Joblove & Battista, PA; Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Regina Stango Kelbon Blank Rome LLP; Philadelphia Warren J. Martin Porzio, Bromberg & Newman, PC; Morristown, N.J. George D. Pillari Alvarez & Marsal; Los Gatos, Calif. 5:00-6:00 p.m. Margarita Reception Sponsored by Proskauer Rose, LLP and SSG Capital Advisors, LLC 6:00-7:00 p.m. Women’s Reception Sponsored by Bridge Associates LLC 6:00-7:00 p.m. American Board of Certification Reception (by invitation only) Sponsored by Krieg DeVault LLP 7:00-10:00 p.m. Final Night Dinner Gala Featuring Comedian Louie Anderson and Rock-n-Roll Party with
ABI’s own Indubitable Equivalents! Dinner Entertainment Sponsored by Andrews Kurth LLP; Cole Schotz; Grant Thornton LLP; NachmanHaysBrownstein, Inc.; Seabury Group; and Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice PLLC Rock-n-Roll Party Sponsored by Patton Boggs LLP Two-time Emmy Award-winner Louie Anderson is one of the country’s most recognized and adored comics and was named by Comedy Central as "One of 100 Greatest Stand-up Comedians of All Time." Currently he is headlining at the Excalibur in Las Vegas in his own show, "Louie - Larger Than Life." Louie is also a best-selling author, having written three books, including Dear Dad - Letters from an Adult Child. He has starred in popular sit-coms like "Scrubs" and "Grace Under Fire" and the film Coming to America opposite Eddie Murphy. He is also the co-founder of H.E.R.O., an organization that empowers the homeless to obtain self-sufficiency.
Then get ready to shake, rattle and roll to your favorite hits performed by the Indubitable Equivalents, the world’s only all-ABI member rock-and-roll band! Always a crowd-pleaser, the "Indubies" have a new set list with tunes guaranteed to keep you on the dance floor! 9:30-10:30 p.m. Endowment Dessert Reception with Louie Anderson and Amity Shlaes Sponsored by Stearns Weaver, Miller, Weissler, Alhadeff & Sitterson, P.A. (Invitation only for new Anthony H.N. Schnelling Endowment Fund contributors at the Sustaining Member level. ) 8:00-9:30 a.m. Breakfast Presentation Sponsored by EPIQ Commercial Fraud Task Force On a Collision Course: Ponzi Schemes, Bankruptcy, Receiverships and Forfeitures Jason S. Brookner, Moderator Andrews Kurth LLP; Dallas Allan B. Diamond Diamond McCarthy LLP; Houston Stephen P. Harbeck Securities Investor Protection Corporation; Washington, D.C. Ralph K. Janvey Stanford Financial Group Receivership; Dallas Guy Petrillo Criminal Division, Office of the U.S. Attorney (S.D.N.Y.); New York Irving H. Picard Baker & Hostetler LLP; New York 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Optional Event: Horse Riding in the Indian Canyons 9:30-11:00 a.m. Committee Education Sessions (5) Asset Sales/Secured Credit/Unsecured Trade Creditors Douglas E. Deutsch, Moderator Chadbourne & Parke, LLP; New York Ronald E. Gold Frost Brown Todd LLC; Cincinnati Rafael Klotz Gordon Brothers Group, LLC; Boston Hon. Donald H. Steckroth U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. N.J.); Newark Bankruptcy Taxation Joseph P. Dawson, Moderator Dawson & Gerbic, LLP; Seattle Kenneth K. Bezozo Haynes and Boone, LLP; Dallas Darren D. Farfante Fowler White Boggs PA; Tampa, Fla. Jennifer R. Noel Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP; Wilmington, Del. Court Administration/Alternative Dispute Resolution Kenneth A. Rosen, Moderator Lowenstein Sandler PC; Roseland, N.J. Paul S. Singerman Berger Singerman, PA; Miami Hon. Mary F. Walrath U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. Del.); Wilmington Financial Advisors/Technology & Telecommunications Gerald A. Shapiro, Moderator BDO Corporate Restructuring Advisors; New York Steven Cramer Imperial Capital, LLC; Los Angeles Charles R. Goldstein Protiviti Inc.; Baltimore Paul V. Possinger Proskauer Rose LLP; Chicago Bennett Ross Wiley Rein LLP; Washington, D.C. International Luis Salazar, Moderator Greenberg Traurig, LLP; Miami Tobias Keller Jones Day; San Francisco Paul Leake Jones Day; New York Ronald J. Silverman Bingham McCutchen LLP; New York Dr. Annerose Tashiro Schultze & Braun GmbH; Achern, Germany Victor A. Vilaplana Foley & Lardner LLP; San Diego Ian Williams Bryan Cave LLP; London 11:00-11:15 a.m. Refreshment Break Sponsored by MorrisAnderson & Associates, Ltd. 11:15 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Concurrent Sessions (2) Bankruptcy Litigation: Latest Issues and Defenses R. Scott Williams, Moderator Haskell Slaughter Young & Rediker, LLC; Birmingham, Ala. Jo Ann J. Brighton K&L Gates LLP; Charlotte, N.C. Hon. Barbara J. Houser U.S. Bankruptcy Court (N.D. Tex.); Dallas Brian L. Shaw Shaw Gussis Fishman Glantz Wolfson & Towbin LLC; Chicago Internal Investigations: Ethical Challenges in Managing the Process Howard Brod Brownstein, Moderator NachmanHaysBrownstein, Inc.; Narberth, Pa. Clare M. Pierce Development Specialists, Inc.; Miami Prof. Nancy B. Rapoport William S. Boyd School of Law, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Las Vegas Neal H. Levin Freeborn & Peters LLP; Chicago 12:30 p.m. Adjourn 2:00-6:00 p.m. Optional Event: Barnstorming!
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