12th ANNUAL
NEW YORK CITY BANKRUPTCY CONFERENCE
& Stand-Alone Program: BANKRUPTCY FUNDAMENTALS NUTS & BOLTS FOR YOUNG AND NEW PRACTITIONERS NYCBC • May 24, 2010 New York Marriott Marquis
Nuts & Bolts • May 21, 2010 Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House
12th ANNUAL
NEW YORK CITY BANKRUPTCY CONFERENCE
& Stand-Alone Program: BANKRUPTCY FUNDAMENTALS
WELCOME
NUTS & BOLTS FOR YOUNG AND NEW PRACTITIONERS On behalf of our distinguished faculty and Advisory Board, we are pleased to invite you to attend the 2010 New York City Bankruptcy Conference at the New York Marriott Marquis and the optional “Bankruptcy Fundamentals: Nuts & Bolts for Young and New Practitioners Program,” held at the Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, S.D.N.Y.
Now in its Twelfth year,
ABI’s New York City Bankruptcy Conference continues to bring together a faculty of bankruptcy judges and practitioners from the top national insolvency firms. This day-long educational forum is designed to appeal to experienced professionals. The expanded workshop format— now embracing 6 concurrent breakout sessions—allows for spirited exchange between panelist and attendee, and the flexible repeating format allows you to customize your personal learning experience. Offered again is the primer course “Bankruptcy Fundamentals: Nuts & Bolts for Young and New Practitioners,” held on the Friday preceding the Conference. Updated to include recent case law, an outstanding faculty of judges, academics and practitioners will explain the fundamentals of bankruptcy. Ramp up your young associates or expand the quiver of your new litigators with this one-day inclusive program.
PRESIDENTIALPARTNERS
Bankruptcy Fundamentals: Nuts & Bolts for Young and New Practitioners Stand-Alone Program (additional fee to attend) Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House, U.S. Bankruptcy Court (S.D.N.Y.) One Bowling Green, New York, NY 10004.
Friday, May 21 8:00–8:30 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast 8:30–10:00 a.m. General Bankruptcy Fundamentals (Part 1) Overview of the Bankruptcy Code, Pre-Bankruptcy Planning, Commencement of the Case, First-day Orders, and the Role of Various Constituencies and the U.S. Trustee 10:00–10:15 a.m. Refreshment Break 10:15 a.m.–12:00 noon General Bankruptcy Fundamentals (Part 2) Property of the Estate, the Automatic Stay, Claims, DIP Financing and Cash Collateral, and Other Concepts
1:00–2:15 p.m. Business Bankruptcy Fundamentals (Part 1) Executory Contracts and Leases, Avoiding Powers and Related Litigation Claims, including Subordination and Recharacterization 2:15–2:30 p.m. Refreshment Break 2:30–3:20 p.m. Business Bankruptcy Fundamentals (Part 2) Ethics and the Chapter 11 Process 3:20–5:00 p.m. Business Bankruptcy Fundamentals (Part 3) Chapter 11 Process, Exclusivity Periods, Claims Trading, Disclosure, Solicitation, Confirmation and Post-Confirmation
12:00 noon–1:00 p.m. Lunch Sponsored by Thompson & Knight LLP
Nuts & Bolts Faculty • Ira L. Herman, Program Chair
• Hon. Robert E. Gerber
• Joseph H. Smolinsky
Thompson & Knight LLP
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (S.D.N.Y.)
Chadbourne & Parke, LLP
• Kathryn Ann Coleman
• Sheon Karol
• Jeffrey S. Stein
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Mesirow Financial Consulting, LLC
The Garden City Group, Inc.
• Walter H. Curchack
• Hon. James M. Peck
• Hon. Alan S. Trust
Loeb & Loeb LLP
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (S.D.N.Y.)
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (E.D.N.Y.)
• Tracy Hope Davis
• Linda Riffkin
Office of the U.S. Trustee
Office of the U.S. Trustee Note location: U.S. Bankruptcy Court (S.D.N.Y.)
12th ANNUAL
NEW YORK CITY
BANKRUPTCY CONFERENCE
New York Marriott Marquis, 1535 Broadway, New York, NY 10036
PROGRAM
Monday, May 24 7:30 a.m. Registration Desk Open 8:00–8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast 8:30–8:45 a.m. Conference Chairs’ Welcome • • • •
Hon. James M. Peck, Judicial Chair U.S. Bankruptcy Court (S.D.N.Y.) Jay M. Goffman, Co-Chair Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Glenn E. Siegel, Co-Chair Dechert LLP Todd R. Snyder, Co-Chair Rothschild, Inc.
8:45–9:45 a.m. Plenary Session Judges’ Roundtable: Selected Current Topics A moderated roundtable featuring the judges of the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York • Hon. James M. Peck, Moderator U.S. Bankruptcy Court (S.D.N.Y.) 9:45–10:00 a.m. Refreshment Break 10:00–11:15 a.m. Concurrent Sessions (6) Credit Bidding Includes discussion of §363 sales and collective action in cases such as Philadelphia Newspapers and Delphi • • • • •
Peter V. Pantaleo, Moderator Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP Corinne Ball Jones Day Hon. Martin Glenn U.S. Bankruptcy Court (S.D.N.Y.) William H. Henrich Getzler Henrich & Associates LLC David Hilty Houlihan Lokey
Cross-Border Issues Affecting Chapter 11 How to keep foreign proceedings from filing, and how to handle non-chapter 15 issues • • • • • •
William Q. Derrough, Moderator Moelis & Company Kenneth A. Buckfire Miller Buckfire & Co., LLC Hon. Robert D. Drain U.S. Bankruptcy Court (S.D.N.Y.) Dennis F. Dunne Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP Jeffrey S. Sabin Bingham McCutchen LLP Joseph Samet Baker & McKenzie LLP
Reinstatement of Debt Associated issues arising in cases such as Charter and Spectrum • • • • •
Jay M. Goffman, Moderator Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP D.J. “Jan” Baker Latham & Watkins LLP Richard M. Cieri Kirkland & Ellis LLP David S. Kurtz Lazard Hon. James M. Peck U.S. Bankruptcy Court (S.D.N.Y.)
DIP/Exit Financing Trends Includes discussion of rights offerings, including the private-equity sponsor perspective • • • • •
Brian Trust, Moderator Mayer Brown LLP David A. Gozdecki GE Commercial Finance; Chicago Deirdre A. Martini Wachovia Capital Finance, a Wells Fargo Company Bruce Mendelsohn Goldman Sachs & Co. Hon. Elizabeth S. Stong U.S. Bankruptcy Court (E.D.N.Y.); Brooklyn
Distressed Investing Panel Trends including the DBSD decision, Ion and silent seconds, and FRBP 2019(b) • • • • • •
Glenn E. Siegel, Moderator Dechert LLP Alan J. Carr Strategic Value Partners, LLC Hon. Robert E. Gerber U.S. Bankruptcy Court (S.D.N.Y.) Frederick Morris Bank of America Merrill Lynch Jeffrey N. Rich K&L Gates LLP Brad Eric Scheler Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP
1:45–2:45 p.m. Plenary Session: Government’s Growing Role in Bankruptcy and Restructuring: How Much Is Too Much? • • • •
Todd R. Snyder, Moderator Rothschild, Inc. Matthew A. Feldman Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP James E. Millstein U.S. Department of the Treasury John J. Rapisardi Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
2:45–4:00 p.m. Concurrent Sessions (6)
Trends in Bankruptcy Litigation Including fraudulent conveyances and LBOs in light of Enron and TOUSA, earmarking/constructive trusts, lender liability and equitable subordination, class actions and class claims, and in pari delicto
The Pluses and Minuses of Expedited Restructurings Trends in pre-packs, burdens on the court and due-process concerns, and the end of operational restructurings via “chapter 22”
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Michael L. Cook, Moderator Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP Hon. Stuart M. Bernstein U.S. Bankruptcy Court (S.D.N.Y) Matthew Cantor Normandy Hill Capital, LP Marshall Scott Huebner Davis Polk & Wardwell Michael Luskin Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP Sanford P. Rosen Sanford P. Rosen & Associates, PC
11:15–11:30 a.m. Refreshment Break 11:30 a.m.–12:45 p.m. Repeat Concurrent Sessions (6) Credit Bidding Cross-Border Issues Affecting Chapter 11 Reinstatement of Debt DIP/Exit Financing Trends Distressed Investing Panel Trends in Bankruptcy Litigation 12:45–1:45 p.m. Buffet Lunch
Lisa J. Donahue, Moderator AlixPartners LLP Roberta DeAngelis Office of the U.S. Trustee, Region 3 Hon. Arthur J. Gonzalez U.S. Bankruptcy Court (S.D.N.Y) Mark J. Shapiro Barclays Capital Albert Togut Togut, Segal & Segal, LLP Bruce R. Zirinsky Greenberg Traurig, LLP
FDIC/Bank Holding Company Issues The coming re-regulation of the banks: Is “too big to fail” the new rule for financial institiutions? • • • •
Lindsee P. Granfield, Moderator Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton LLP Timothy R. Coleman The Blackstone Group Kevin Lavin FTI Consulting, Inc. Wilbur L. Ross, Jr. WL Ross & Co.
PROGRAM CONTINUED
Securitization and Real Estate CMBS issues, including structural impediments to restructuring in financial vehicles • • • • • •
Ethical Dilemmas Expert reports, managing damaging facts, dealing with privilege logs, navigating incentive compensation for key employees and dealing fairly with competing corporate suitors
Marcia L. Goldstein, Moderator Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP Jonathan L. Flaxer Golenbock, Eiseman, Assor, Bell & Peskoe LLP Hon. Robert E. Grossman U.S. Bankruptcy Court (E.D.N.Y.); Central Islip Ira L. Herman Thompson & Knight LLP Alec P. Ostrow Stevens & Lee, PC My Chi To Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
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SIPA Liquidations and Ponzi Schemes Discovery and prosecution • • • • •
David I. Pauker, Moderator Goldin Associates, LLC Luc A. Despins Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP Lewis Kruger Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP Hon. Burton R. Lifland U.S. Bankruptcy Court (S.D.N.Y.) Steven J. Reisman Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP
Martin J. Bienenstock, Moderator Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP Lisa G. Beckerman Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP Hon. Allan L. Gropper U.S. Bankruptcy Court (S.D.N.Y.) Scott L. Hazan Otterbourg, Steindler, Houston & Rosen, PC Thomas Moers Mayer Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP
12th ANNUAL • Hon. James M. Peck, Judicial Chair U.S. Bankruptcy Court (S.D.N.Y.) • Jay M. Goffman, Co-Chair Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
4:00–4:15 p.m. Refreshment Break 4:15–5:30 p.m. Repeat Concurrent Sessions (6) The Pluses and Minuses of Expedited Restructurings FDIC/Bank Holding Company Issues Securitization and Real Estate SIPA Liquidations and Ponzi Schemes Update on Confirmation Issues Ethical Dilemmas
Update on Confirmation Issues Includes discussion of death-trap provisions, gifting plans, third-party releases and whether size matters • • • • •
Alan W. Kornberg, Moderator Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP Evan C. Hollander White & Case LLP Hon. Alan S. Trust U.S. Bankruptcy Court (E.D.N.Y); Central Islip Edward S. Weisfelner Brown Rudnick LLP John W. Weiss Alston & Bird LLP
5:30 p.m. Adjourn 6:00–7:00 p.m. VIP Reception for Speakers & Sponsors (invitation only) Sponsored by Donlin, Recano & Company, Inc.
NEW YORK CITY
BANKRUPTCY CONFERENCE
CHAIRS
• Glenn E. Siegel, Co-Chair Dechert LLP • Todd R. Snyder, Co-Chair Rothschild, Inc.
12th ANNUAL ADVISORY BOARD NEW YORK CITY
BANKRUPTCY CONFERENCE
• Diana G. Adams Office of the U.S. Trustee, Region 2 • D.J. “Jan” Baker Latham & Watkins LLP • Corinne Ball Jones Day • Lisa G. Beckerman Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP • Martin J. Bienenstock Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP • Kenneth A. Buckfire Miller Buckfire & Co., LLC • Matthew Allen Cantor Normandy Hill Capital, LP • Alan J. Carr Strategic Value Partners, LLC • Richard M. Cieri Kirkland & Ellis LLP • Timothy R. Coleman The Blackstone Group • Michael L. Cook Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP • Lisa J. Donahue AlixPartners LLP • William Q. Derrough Moelis & Company • Luc Despins Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP • Dennis F. Dunne Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy, LLP • Matthew A. Feldman Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP • Jonathan L. Flaxer Golenbock, Eiseman, Assor, Bell & Peskoe LLP • Marcia L. Goldstein Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP • David A. Gozdecki GE Commercial Finance
• Lindsee P. Granfield Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP • Scott L. Hazan Otterbourg, Steindler, Houston & Rosen, PC • William H. Henrich Getzler Henrich & Associates LLC • Ira L. Herman Thompson & Knight LLP • David Hilty Houlihan Lokey • Evan C. Hollander White & Case LLP • Marshall Huebner Davis Polk & Wardwell, LLP • Daniel J. Kerrigan Bridge Associates LLC • Alan W. Kornberg Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP • Lewis Kruger Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP • David Kurtz Lazard • Kevin Lavin FTI Consulting • James M. Lukenda Huron Consulting Group LLC • Michael Luskin Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP • Deirdre A. Martini Wells Fargo Capital Finance • Thomas Moers Mayer Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP • Bruce Mendelsohn Goldman Sachs & Co. • Lorenzo Mendizabal Epiq Systems, Inc. • Rick Morris Bank of America Merrill Lynch
• Alec P. Ostrow Stevens & Lee, PC • Deryck A. Palmer Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP • Peter V. Pantaleo Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP • David I. Pauker Goldin Associates, LLC • J. Gregg Pritchard KPMG LLP • Steven J. Reisman Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP • Jeffery Rich K&L Gates LLP • Sanford P. Rosen Sanford P. Rosen & Associates, PC • Wilbur L. Ross, Jr. W.L. Ross & Co. • Jeffrey S. Sabin Bingham McCutchen LLP • Joseph Samet Baker & McKenzie LLP • Brad E. Scheler Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP • Mark H. Shapiro Barclays Capital • My Chi To Debevoise & Plimpton LLP • Albert Togut Togut Segal & Segal LLP • Brian Trust Mayer Brown LLP • Edward S. Weisfelner Brown Rudnick LLP • John W. Weiss Alston & Bird LLP • Bruce Zirinsky Greenberg Traurig, LLP
12th ANNUALSPONSORS NEW YORK CITY
BANKRUPTCY CONFERENCE
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP
AlixPartners LLP
Latham & Watkins LLP
Alston & Bird LLP
Lazard
Baker & McKenzie LLP
Mayer Brown LLP
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy, LLP
Barclays Capital
Miller Buckfire & Co., LLC
Bingham McCutchen LLP
Moelis & Company
The Blackstone Group
Normandy Hill Capital, LP
Bridge Associates LLC
Otterbourg, Steindler, Houston & Rosen, PC
Brown Rudnick LLP
Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton LLP
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP
Rothschild Inc.
Davis Polk & Wardwell, LLP
Sanford P. Rosen & Associates, PC
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP
Dechert LLP
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher
Epiq Systems, Inc.
& Flom LLP
Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP
Stevens & Lee, PC
FTI Consulting
Strategic Value Partners, LLC
GE Commercial Finance
Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP
Getzler Henrich & Associates LLC
Thompson & Knight LLP
Goldin Associates, LLC
Togut, Segal & Segal, LLP
Goldman Sachs & Co.
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
Golenbock, Eiseman, Assor, Bell & Peskoe LLP
Wells Fargo Capital Finance
Greenberg Traurig, LLP
White & Case LLP
Houlihan Lokey
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP
WL Ross & Co. LLC
Huron Consulting Group LLC Jones Day K&L Gates LLP Kirkland & Ellis LLP KPMG LLP
Special thanks to Donlin, Recano & Company, Inc. for underwriting the VIP Speaker/ Sponsor Dinner.
Anthony H.N. Schnelling Lectureship An Invitation to Support The in Commercial Bankruptcy at Fordham Law School 747 Third Avenue, Suite 32A • New York, N.Y. 10017
Those attending the New York City Bankruptcy Conference are invited to attend a special dinner on the evening of the conference to thank those who have pledged a donation of $1,000 or more in support of the Lectureship. Beginning in 2010, the Schnelling Lectureship will bring Tony’s passion for crisis management alive for Fordham students and workout professionals. Once a year, the lectureship will feature a business leader who has dealt with the effects of bankruptcy, an individual who has made policy or a leading judicial or legal figure teaching a master class at Fordham Law, Tony’s alma mater. The class will illustrate the importance of commercial bankruptcy and corporate restructuring as in integral part of the world in which we live. The first Lectureship is scheduled for September 20, 2010, in connection with ABI’s Complex Financial Restructuring Program, which will also be held at Fordham Law. The dinner, featuring remarks by guest speaker (and Fordham Law graduate) Judge Arthur J. Gonzales, will be held at 7:00 p.m. on the evening of the New York City Conference (May 24) at Fives Restaurant at the Peninsula Hotel (700 Fifth Avenue at 55th Street). Fives is mid-town Manhattan’s premier dining venue. Please join us for this special evening. Contact the Schnelling Lectureship at 212-207-4710 for more information on how to attend.
Schnelling Lectureship Board Mitchell I. Sonkin • Chair MBIA Insurance Corporation Corinne Ball Jones Day Lewis Kruger Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP Robert J. Rosenberg Latham & Watkins LLP Albert Togut Togut, Segal & Segal LLP Dean William M. Treanor Fordham University School of Law Deborah D. Williamson Cox Smith Matthews Incorporated
All New York City Bankruptcy Conference attendees will receive a complimentary copy of Bankruptcy Business Acquisitions, Second Edition Edited by Richard Tilton, this book is the essential reference for anyone involved in buying or selling financially distressed companies. Written by 55 of the nation’s top bankruptcy experts, Bankruptcy Business Acquisitions, 2d Edition covers the full spectrum of relevant topics—from the Bankruptcy Code and court system to the specifics of pre-packaged plans, bidding incentives, selling assets in regulated industries, strategic roles of the investment banker, tax issues, pension and ERISA issues, due diligence, issuance of securities, trading claims, intellectual property transfers and more. Includes 30 practice tested forms on CD! (Valued at $282) Attendees will receive book upon checking in at the conference registration desk.
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12th ANNUAL INFORMATION NEW YORK CITY
BANKRUPTCY CONFERENCE
HOTELACCOMMODATIONS
Located in the heart of Times Square and the Broadway theater district, and with easy access to the subway, Penn and Grand Central Station and area airports, the New York Marriott Marquis is the perfect host hotel for the program. The Marriott Marquis sparkles with updated hotel rooms, highspeed elevators and six hotel restaurants and lounges. With area attractions such as Fifth Avenue shopping, Radio City Music Hall, Rockefeller Center, NBC Studios and Central Park just minutes away, a stay at this New York City hotel ensures that entertainment is just around the corner. Such a central location makes this NYC hotel perfect for meetings and conventions; with renowned Marriott service, creative catering and a variety of ballrooms, the Marriott Marquis Hotel is the best choice for the New York City Bankruptcy Conference. ABI has negotiated a special conference rate of $269 single/double per night from May 20-25 at the New York Marriott Marquis. Please call (212) 398-1900 or (800) 228-9290 to make your reservations. Reservations may be made only once you have registered with ABI. Be sure to identify yourself with the conference. Rooms are held on a first-come, first-served basis. ABI cannot guarantee anyone a room after the special-rated ABI block is filled.
CANCELLATIONPOLICY All fees, except a $75 handling fee, will be refunded if notice of cancellation is received in writing by May 3, 2010. No refunds will be made if notice is received after May 3, although substitutions will be allowed. Upon written request within 30 days of the conference, a coupon for 20% off the registration fee (not including optional events) will be issued, which can be used (by the cancelling registrant only) for any ABI educational program up to one year after this conference, or for this same conference next year.
CONTINUINGEDUCATION
Approval for approximately 7 hours of CLE credit, including 1.25 hours of ethics, is available. 8 hours of CPE credit, including 1.5 hours of ethics, is also available. The stand-alone Nuts & Bolts program is eligible for up to 7 hours of CLE and 8 hours of CPE, including 1 hour of ethics. Mark the appropriate box on the registration form. California MCLE: ABI certifies that this activity has been approved for MCLE credit by the State Bar of California in the amount of 7 hours, of which 1.25 hours will apply to legal ethics. *ABI offers intermediate-level courses, which assume that attendees will have at least some detailed knowledge of insolvency matters. ABI is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE sponsors. State boards of accountancy have the final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be addressed to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors, 150 Fourth Ave. North, Suite 700, Nashville, TN 37219-2417, or www.nasba. org. For more information regarding administrative policies such as complaint and refund, please contact the American Bankruptcy Institute at (703) 739-0800. ABI acknowledges that in some instances there will be persons who need to attend an educational seminar for CLE credit who are not able to pay full registration fees. ABI will handle such instances on a case-by-case basis and will work with the individual on alternative solutions. For persons who cannot meet the full registration rate, ABI will offer a reduced rate based on what the individual can reasonably afford to cover of the cost of meals and materials. For persons unable to pay a reduced rate, we may allow the individual to work at our registration area for a few hours during attendee check-in, or assist in conference set-up. ABI also has reduced rates for government employees, professors, law clerks and students. For information on tuition assistance, send an e-mail to jguirguis@abiworld.org.
EXECUTIVEP A R T N E R S
12th ANNUAL CLE PROGRAMS NEW YORK CITY
BANKRUPTCY CONFERENCE
11TH ANNUAL NEW YORK CITY BANKRUPTCY CONFERENCE
FRIDAYMAY 21
Bankruptcy Fundamentals: Nuts & Bolts for Young & New Practitioners 8:30–10:00 a.m.
o General Bankruptcy Fundamentals (Part 1) Overview of the Bankruptcy Code, PreBankruptcy Planning, Commencement of the Case, First-day Orders, and the Role of Various Constituencies and the U.S. Trustee 10:15 a.m.–12:00 noon
o General Bankruptcy Fundamentals (Part 2) Property of the Estate, the Automatic Stay, Claims, DIP Financing and Cash Collateral, and Other Concepts 1:00–2:15 p.m.
o Business Bankruptcy Fundamentals (Part 1) Executory Contracts and Leases, Avoiding Powers and Related Litigation Claims, including Subordination and Recharacterization 2:30–3:20 p.m.
o Business Bankruptcy Fundamentals (Part 2) Ethics and the Chapter 11 Process 3:20–5:00 p.m.
o Business Bankruptcy Fundamentals (Part 3) Chapter 11 Process, Exclusivity Periods, Claims Trading, Disclosure, Solicitation, Confirmation and Post-Confirmation MONDAYMAY 24 New York City Bankruptcy Conference Program 8:45–9:45 a.m.
o Plenary Session Judges’ Roundtable: Selected Current Topics 10:00–11:15 a.m. Concurrent Sessions (6)
(please select only one)
o Credit Bidding Includes discussion of §363 sales and collective action in cases such as Philadelphia Newspapers and Delphi o Cross-Border Issues Affecting Chapter 11 How to keep foreign proceedings from filing, and how to handle non-chapter 15 issues o Reinstatement of Debt Associated issues arising in cases such as Charter and Spectrum o DIP/Exit Financing Trends Includes discussion of rights offerings, including the private-equity sponsor perspective o Distressed Investing Panel Trends including the DBSD decision, Ion and silent seconds, and FRBP 2019(b)
o Trends in Bankruptcy Litigation Including fraudulent conveyances and LBOs in light of Enron and TOUSA, earmarking/constructive trusts, lender liability and equitable subordination, class actions and class claims, and in pari delicto 11:30 a.m.–12:45 p.m. Repeat Concurrent Sessions (6) ( please select only one)
o Credit Bidding o Cross-Border Issues Affecting Chapter 11 o Reinstatement of Debt o DIP/Exit Financing Trends o Distressed Investing Panel o Trends in Bankruptcy Litigation 1:45–2:45 p.m. o Plenary Session: Government’s Growing Role in Bankruptcy and Restructuring: How Much Is Too Much? 2:45–4:00 p.m. Concurrent Sessions (6)
(please select only one)
o The Pluses and Minuses of Expedited Restructurings Trends in pre-packs, burdens on the court and due-process concerns, and the end of operational restructurings via “chapter 22” o FDIC/Bank Holding Company Issues The coming re-regulation of the banks: Is “too big to fail” the new rule for financial institiutions? o Securitization and Real Estate CMBS issues, including structural impediments to restructuring in financial vehicles o SIPA Liquidations and Ponzi Schemes Discovery and prosecution o Update on Confirmation Issues Includes discussion of death-trap provisions, gifting plans, third-party releases and whether size matters o Ethical Dilemmas Expert reports, managing damaging facts, dealing with privilege logs, navigating incentive compensation for key employees and dealing fairly with competing corporate suitors 4:15–5:30 p.m. Repeat Concurrent Sessions (6) ( please select only one)
o The Pluses and Minuses of Expedited Restructurings o FDIC/Bank Holding Company Issues o Securitization and Real Estate o SIPA Liquidations and Ponzi Schemes o Update on Confirmation Issues o Ethical Dilemmas
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NUTS & BOLTS FOR YOUNG AND NEW PRACTITIONERS
& Stand-Alone Program: BANKRUPTCY FUNDAMENTALS
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