Event Information 257192

8:00-9:00 a.m.

Breakfast and Registration

Sponsored by East West Bank

    

9:00-9:15 a.m.

Welcome by Conference Leadership

9:15-10:30 a.m.

Plenary Session

Supreme Court Review

A look at the Supreme Court and bankruptcy law, with a focus on recent and pending cases.

Dean Erwin Chemerinsky

UC Berkeley School of Law; Berkeley

10:30-11:00 a.m.

Networking Break

Sponsored by Polsinelli LLP

    

11:00 a.m.- noon

Concurrent Sessions (2)

The Next Retail Shoe to Drop: Preparing for a Mall Meltdown or Miracle?

With more retail bankruptcies sure to follow the 35+ filings that occurred in 2017 alone, and with significant debt maturities on the horizon, mall owners and operators may be the next group to face a new wave of bankruptcy filings. This panel will discuss turnaround strategies that the sector has used to survive, and even thrive, amidst a changing consumer culture.

Jeffrey C. Krause, Moderator

Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP; Los Angeles

Todd Allen

BH Properties, LLC; Los Angeles

Craig Boucher

Mackinac Partners LLC; Bloomfield Hills, Mich.

Teresa C. Kohl

SSG Capital Advisors, LLC; West Conshohocken, Pa.

Perspectives on the Emerging Cannabis Industry

This panel will explore the emerging cannabis industry in the U.S., with a particular focus on California and nearby states. The panelists will discuss the impact of the legalization of recreational use, as well as the opportunities and challenges that have been created for investors, attorneys and financial advisors.

Jennifer Mercer, Moderator

Donlin, Recano & Company, Inc.; Los Angeles

Chris Ganan

MedMen; Culver City

Mary Ann Kaptain

FTI Consulting, Inc.; Los Angeles

Aram Ordubegian

Arent Fox LLP; Los Angeles

Hon. Maureen A. Tighe

U.S. Bankruptcy Court (C.D. Cal.); Woodland Hills

12:00-1:15 p.m.

Luncheon Presentation

Sponsored by Loeb & Loeb LLP and Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones

         

“Shark Tank”

In a riff on the popular television show “Shark Tank,” bankruptcy practitioners will pitch a panel of judicial “sharks” for requested modifications to recent Supreme Court/circuit-level decisions and timely bankruptcy issues.

Judges:

Hon. Martin R. Barash

U.S. Bankruptcy Court (C.D. Cal.); Woodland Hills

Hon. Hannah L. Blumenstiel

U.S. Bankruptcy Court (N.D. Cal.); San Francisco

Hon. Scott C. Clarkson

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

Hon. Deborah J. Saltzman

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

Hon. Erithe A. Smith

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

 

Attorneys:

Lei Lei Wang Ekvall, Moderator

Smiley Wang-Ekvall; Costa Mesa

David L. Neale

Levene, Neale, Bender, Yoo & Brill L.L.P.; Los Angeles

James I. Stang

Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones, LLP; Los Angeles

Christopher A. Ward

Polsinelli PC; Wilmington, Del.

Eric Winston

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP; Los Angeles

1:30-2:30 p.m.

Concurrent Sessions (2)

I’m Gonna Make You an Offer You Can’t Refuse! The Fight Between Secured Creditors and Junior or Unsecured Creditors in Bankruptcy

Secured lenders work with debtors and committees in large chapter 11 cases to modify the environment in which the chapter 11 estate proceeds. This panel will examine the contemporary attributes of negotiated modifications and accommodations in connection with cash-collateral stipulations, DIP financing agreements, bidding procedure orders and chapter 11 plans. The panel will also consider whether any of the typical compromises are questionable in light of decisions, such as Jevic, that challenge the ability of courts and constituents to modify the structure of the chapter 11 playing field.

Scott F. Gautier, Moderator

Robins Kaplan LLP; Los Angeles

Ted A. Dillman

Latham & Watkins LLP; Los Angeles

Ori Katz

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP; Los Angeles

Hon. Victoria S. Kaufman

U.S. Bankruptcy Court (C.D. Cal.); Woodland Hills

Municipal Insolvency: California, Puerto Rico and Beyond — the Pension Crisis, Growing Bond Debt Issues and Labor Issues

This panel will examine recent experiences in San Bernardino, Calif., as well as developments in Puerto Rico and other regions in the U.S., and discuss what lies on the horizon.

Paul R. Glassman, Moderator

Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth, P.C.; Santa Monica

Vanessa Burke

The Pun Group, LLP; Sacramento

Kim Nicholl

Segal Consulting; Glenview, Ill.

Victor A. Sahn

SulmeyerKupetz; Los Angeles

2:30-3:00 p.m.

Networking Break

Sponsored by Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman & Machtinger LLP

    

3:00-4:15 p.m.

Plenary Session

Writs of Certiorari: Pros and Cons

This panel will examine splits among the circuits on bankruptcy and bankruptcy-related issues, and will discuss whether the U.S. Supreme Court has granted or will grant certiorari on applications seeking resolution of these circuit splits.

Hon. Scott H. Yun, Moderator

U.S. Bankruptcy Court (C.D. Cal.); Riverside

Richard D. Burstein

Brutzkus Gubner Rozansky Seror Weber LLP; Woodland Hills

Rob Charles

Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie LLP; Tucson, Ariz.

Sara L. Chenetz

Perkins Coie LLP; Los Angeles

Brian L. Davidoff

Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman & Machtinger LLP; Los Angeles

4:15-5:45 p.m.

Networking Reception

Sponsored by GlassRatner