Wednesday, May 22
7:30 a.m.
Registration Desk and Exhibits Open
Continental Breakfast Available
Sponsored by Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
8:30-8:45 a.m.
Conference Chairs’ Welcome
8:45-10:00 a.m.
Plenary Session
Judges’ Roundtable: Selected Current Topics
10:00-10:15 a.m.
Refreshment Break
Sponsored by Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
10:15-11:30 a.m.
Concurrent Sessions (6)
Bankruptcy Litigation
The panelists will provide a § 546(e) safe harbors update, including how state law preemption will be applied post-Merit; jurisdictional issues in Relativity; the debt-recharacterization circuit split and Supreme Court withdrawal of cert in PEM v. Levin; the application of avoidance powers extraterritorially (Ampal-American, Emerald, Madoff), fraudulent-transfer circuit splits and other related matters (Physiotherapy, Tribune, Madoff, Merritt Management, Petters, SemCrude, Fragin); and the current state of the equitable mootness doctrine, including recent criticisms, especially from the Third Circuit (e.g., In re Philadelphia Newspapers, In re SemCrude L.P., In re One2One Communications LLC), and their applications (e.g., In re City of Detroit).
Michael Luskin, Moderator
Luskin, Stern & Eisler LLP
Philip Bentley
Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP
Chris Gartman
Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP
Hon. Julie A. Manning
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. Conn.)
Dr. Faten Sabry
NERA Economic Consulting
Municipal Bankruptcies
Join this session for an update on Puerto Rico and to discuss recent developments and ramifications beyond Puerto Rico; equitable mootness (JeffCo); and reviewing pension issues in prior and existing municipal bankruptcies, as well as prospective municipal bankruptcies (e.g., Illinois, New Jersey, Connecticut).
Richard G. Mason, Moderator
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
Luc A. Despins
Paul Hastings LLP
Robert D. Gordon
Jenner & Block
Hon. Robert E. Grossman
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (E.D.N.Y.)
Matthew Rodrigue
Miller Buckfire & Co., LLC
Secured Creditor Issues
This panel will discuss post-petition financing issues, such as what it takes for a third party to prime a DIP and what should be allowed for controls by secured creditors via DIP financing cash-collateral orders, including case milestones. What terms are and should be acceptable in first-day cash-collateral and DIP-financing orders (Aegean)? Too much control, or simply adequate protection? § 1111(b) elections (Baker Hughes); adequate protection (Chardon); lien-stripping (Caulkett); credit bidding and other rights in connection with § 363 sales (Aerogroup); the recent credit bidding decision in Aeropostale; and the use of roll-ups.
Evan R. Fleck, Moderator
Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP
Hon. Stuart M. Bernstein
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (S.D.N.Y.)
Hon. Melanie L. Cyganowski (ret.)
Otterbourg P.C.
David Sawyer
Ankura Consulting Group, LLC
Edward S. Weisfelner
Brown Rudnick LLP
LLC Bankruptcies
The panelists will delve into issues that arise during an LLC bankruptcy. What happens when parties contract out of fiduciary duties? What effect does bankruptcy have on key provisions in an LLC operating agreement, including management and ownership rights and remedies, and what happens when a bankruptcy proceeding is initiated against the LLC or one or more of its members? Learn more about two recent decisions in which bankruptcy courts refused to enforce LLC agreement provisions requiring the respective LLCs to obtain the unanimous consent of their members in order to seek bankruptcy relief (Intervention Energy, Lake Michigan). Finally, the panelists will discuss possible hidden fraudulent-conveyance issues relating to tax attributes. Do LLCs insulate management, and should releases be provided?
Arik Preis, Moderator
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Hon. Kevin Carey
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. Del.)
Daniel B. Kamensky
Marble Ridge Capital LP
Irving H. Picard
BakerHostetler LLP
Jennifer Rodburg
Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP
CDS Markets
A number of recent high-profile cases have been impacted by credit derivatives (e.g., Hovnanian, Sears, Caesars, iHeart). The panelists will discuss how these situations have unfolded and their effects. What pre-filing diligence should a debtor perform in order to be prepared?
Kristopher M. Hansen, Moderator
Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP
Evan C. Hollander
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
J. Soren Reynertson
GLC Advisors & Co.
Hon. Brendan L. Shannon
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. Del.)
Glenn E. Siegel
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
§ 363 Sale Issues
Dive into § 363 sales issues, including whether there are limits to “free and clear”; the GM conflict between §§ 365(h) and 363(f) (“lease-stripping”); sales free and clear of leasehold interests, restrictive covenants and override royalties; being free and clear of successorships in CBAs; selling free and clear of environmental liabilities (La Paloma, Exide); and loan-to-own strategies.
Dion W. Hayes, Moderator
McGuireWoods LLP
Gerard DiConza
Archer
Neil Gupta
SSG Capital Advisors, LLC
Frank A. Oswald
Togut, Segal & Segal LLP
Hon. Louis A. Scarcella
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (E.D.N.Y.)
11:30-11:45 a.m.
Refreshment Break
11:45 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Repeat Concurrent Sessions (6)
Bankruptcy Litigation
The panelists will provide a § 546(e) safe harbors update, including how state law preemption will be applied post-Merit; jurisdictional issues in Relativity; the debt-recharacterization circuit split and Supreme Court withdrawal of cert in PEM v. Levin; the application of avoidance powers extraterritorially (Ampal-American, Emerald, Madoff), fraudulent-transfer circuit splits and other related matters (Physiotherapy, Tribune, Madoff, Merritt Management, Petters, SemCrude, Fragin); and the current state of the equitable mootness doctrine, including recent criticisms, especially from the Third Circuit (e.g., In re Philadelphia Newspapers, In re SemCrude L.P., In re One2One Communications LLC), and their applications (e.g., In re City of Detroit).
Michael Luskin, Moderator
Luskin, Stern & Eisler LLP
G. David Dean
Cole Schotz P.C.
James Donnell
Baker & McKenzie LLP
Hon. Julie A. Manning
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. Conn.)
Dr. Faten Sabry
NERA Economic Consulting
Municipal Bankruptcies
Join this session for an update on Puerto Rico and to discuss recent developments and ramifications beyond Puerto Rico; equitable mootness (JeffCo); and reviewing pension issues in prior and existing municipal bankruptcies, as well as prospective municipal bankruptcies (e.g., Illinois, New Jersey, Connecticut).
Richard G. Mason, Moderator
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
Alice J. Byowitz
Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP
Hon. Robert E. Grossman
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (E.D.N.Y.)
Susheel Kirpalani
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP
Matthew Rodrigue
Miller Buckfire & Co., LLC
Secured Creditor Issues
This panel will discuss post-petition financing issues, such as what it takes for a third party to prime a DIP and what should be allowed for controls by secured creditors via DIP financing cash-collateral orders, including case milestones. What terms are and should be acceptable in first-day cash-collateral and DIP-financing orders (Aegean)? Too much control, or simply adequate protection? § 1111(b) elections (Baker Hughes); adequate protection (Chardon); lien-stripping (Caulkett); credit bidding and other rights in connection with § 363 sales (Aerogroup); the recent credit bidding decision in Aeropostale; and the use of roll-ups.
Evan R. Fleck, Moderator
Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP
Hon. Stuart M. Bernstein
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (S.D.N.Y.)
David M. Hillman
Proskauer
Jeffrey S. Sabin
Venable LLP
Christopher K. Wu
Teneo
LLC Bankruptcies
The panelists will delve into issues that arise during an LLC bankruptcy. What happens when parties contract out of fiduciary duties? What effect does bankruptcy have on key provisions in an LLC operating agreement, including management and ownership rights and remedies, and what happens when a bankruptcy proceeding is initiated against the LLC or one or more of its members? Learn more about two recent decisions in which bankruptcy courts refused to enforce LLC agreement provisions requiring the respective LLCs to obtain the unanimous consent of their members in order to seek bankruptcy relief (Intervention Energy, Lake Michigan). Finally, the panelists will discuss possible hidden fraudulent-conveyance issues relating to tax attributes. Do LLCs insulate management, and should releases be provided?
Arik Preis, Moderator
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Hon. Kevin Carey
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. Del.)
Robert J. Feinstein
Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP
Samuel S. Kohn
Norton Rose Fulbright
Barbra R. Parlin
Holland & Knight LLP
CDS Markets
A number of recent high-profile cases have been impacted by credit derivatives (e.g., Hovnanian, Sears, Caesars, iHeart). The panelists will discuss how these situations have unfolded and their effects. What pre-filing diligence should a debtor perform in order to be prepared?
Kristopher M. Hansen, Moderator
Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP
Eric Fisher
Binder & Schwartz LLP
Julia Lu
Richards Kibbe & Orbe LLP
J. Soren Reynertson
GLC Advisors & Co.
Hon. Brendan L. Shannon
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. Del.)
§ 363 Sale Issues
Dive into § 363 sales issues, including whether there are limits to “free and clear”; the GM conflict between §§ 365(h) and 363(f) (“lease-stripping”); sales free and clear of leasehold interests, restrictive covenants and override royalties; being free and clear of successorships in CBAs; selling free and clear of environmental liabilities (La Paloma, Exide); and loan-to-own strategies.
Dion W. Hayes, Moderator
McGuireWoods LLP
Jeffrey Finger
Jefferies
Daniel A. Lowenthal
Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP
David M. Posner
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
Hon. Louis A. Scarcella
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (E.D.N.Y.)
1:00-1:30 p.m.
Buffet Lunch
Sponsored by Grant Thornton LLP
1:30-2:30 p.m.
Plenary Session
Distressed Market Conditions: The Next Bankruptcy Wave
The panel will discuss the state of distressed and bankruptcy related investing, including where they currently see opportunities, their thoughts on the credit cycle, what may drive the next wave of bankruptcies, the potential effects and repercussions of the leveraged loan market, the role of CDS and the “empty creditor” dynamic, and the impact of BDC’s, CLO’s and direct lending firms.
Nader Tavakoli, Moderator
EagleRock Capital Management
Stephen Freidheim
Cyrus Capital Partners, LP
Marc Lasry
Avenue Capital Group
Thomas A. Wagner
Knighthead Capital Management
2:45-4:00 p.m.
Concurrent Sessions (6)
Cross-Border Bankruptcy Issues
The panelists will tackle the domestic reach of a foreign stay (Sanjel); non-U.S. companies filing for chapter 11 and the consequences thereof (Ocean Fisheries); recognition of foreign judgments more generally; and recent cases filed in Canada (Concordia and the CBCA).
Jasmine Ball, Moderator
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
William A. Brandt, Jr.
Development Specialists, Inc.
Jennifer C. DeMarco
Clifford Chance
Hon. Sean H. Lane
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (S.D.N.Y.)
Madlyn Gleich Primoff
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
Recent Confirmation Developments
Get up to date on recent confirmation developments, including cram-ups/reinstatements since Momentive, including the Momentive remand trial; excising third-party releases from a confirmed plan (In re Thru Inc.); nonconsensual releases (Seaside Engineering); vote-designation (Fagerdala (in which a secured lender purchased sufficient unsecured claims to block plan confirmation (9th Cir.)), LightSquared); classification (Novinda (in which litigation claims against a creditor justified separate classification from other unsecureds (10th Cir. BAP))); per plan vs. per debtor (Transvest, Charter, Tribune); and whether all similarly situated creditors should have the right to participate in rights offerings, financings, etc. (PacDrilling).
Paul D. Leake, Moderator
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Carrianne Basler
AlixPartners, LLP
Martin J. Bienenstock
Proskauer
Hon. Robert D. Drain
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (S.D.N.Y.)
Alec P. Ostrow
Becker, Glynn, Muffly, Chassin & Hosinski LLP
How to Value Debt
There are two common scenarios in which the valuation of a company’s debt securities might need to be assessed. If the consideration under a bankruptcy plan includes debt, how do we determine whether that debt will trade at par, and what disclosure is required? If a buyer in a § 363 sale proposes to issue debt as payment, how should this be valued? Are the considerations the same in these two scenarios?
John D. Penn, Moderator
Perkins Coie LLP
Alice Belisle Eaton
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
Marc J. Heimowitz
Coda Advisory Group LLC
David Hilty
Houlihan Lokey
Hon. Michael E. Wiles
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (S.D.N.Y.)
Corporate Governance in Distress Situations
This panel will discuss what strategies sponsors are using to retain control (or at least a stake) through the bankruptcy process, as well as the risks to sponsors, such as fiduciary duties; use of special committees as sword and shield; related-party transactions; sponsor affiliates purchasing debt in the portfolio company’s capital structure, as well as 10b-5 compliance; and selling or spinning off assets/business units (Caesars, Cengage, Nine West, PetSmart, Sears, Toys).
Elisha D. Graff, Moderator
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
Hon. Shelley C. Chapman
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (S.D.N.Y.)
Nicole L. Greenblatt
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Mark P. Kronfeld
BlackRock
Roger G. Schwartz
Latham & Watkins LLP
Managing Management and Employment/Labor Issues in Bankruptcy
This session will examine three issues: (1) the role of management in § 363 sales (how to make sure that management plays the role of neutral stakeholder throughout the plan and/or § 363 process; what actions management might tend to take when it favors a particular bidder in the process; what happens when management wants to participate in the § 363 process); (2) managing management’s interests, including participation in the bankruptcy process (how to address management’s sometimes parochial concerns and keep them from adversely impacting the bankruptcy; the interplay between management’s desires and the desires of the fulcrum class as new owners post-restructuring; issues around management compensation (e.g., employment contracts, incentive plans, severance policies), including the assumption or rejection of existing contracts, plans or policies and/or the implementation of new ones and U.S. Trustee objections; who represents management and when management should look to cut its own deal); and (3) labor issues (issues around benefit plans; whether § 1113 is the only way to eliminate a successor clause (A&P); whether § 1113 is an option if the collective bargaining agreement expires or is expired (Hostess, Trump, Journal Register); whether the union has a claim for damages if rejection relief under § 1113 is granted).
Brett H. Miller, Moderator
Morrison & Foerster LLP
Joshua Brody
Jones Day
Michael Healy
FTI Consulting, Inc.
Denise Kaloudis
JLT Specialty USA
Hon. Alan S. Trust
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (E.D.N.Y.)
Ethics Panel
Join in this discussion on a plethora of current ethical issues, including when it is necessary to obtain a conflict waiver (current vs. recent vs. former clients); directly adverse vs. positionally adverse; relatedness to a prior matter; use of confidential information; review of disinterestedness standards under BC § 101(14) and related disclosure requirements; the ABI Report on Standards of Professional Courtesy and Conduct; Caesars litigation over disinterestedness of debtor’s counsel; professionals retentions and disclosure requirements (disclosing conflicts and the Jay Alix/McKinsey litigation); and litigation financing in the liquidating trust context.
Marc E. Hirschfield, Moderator
Royer Cooper Cohen Braunfeld LLC
Jonathan L. Flaxer
Golenbock Eiseman Assor Bell & Peskoe LLP
Oscar N. Pinkas
Dentons
Hon. Elizabeth S. Stong
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (E.D.N.Y.)
Brian Trust
Mayer Brown
4:00-4:15 p.m.
Refreshment Break
4:15-5:30 p.m.
Repeat Concurrent Sessions (6)
Cross-Border Bankruptcy Issues
The panelists will tackle the domestic reach of a foreign stay (Sanjel); non-U.S. companies filing for chapter 11 and the consequences thereof (Ocean Fisheries); recognition of foreign judgments more generally; and recent cases filed in Canada (Concordia and the CBCA).
Jasmine Ball, Moderator
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
Robin Chiu
Goldin Associates, LLC
Hon. Sean H. Lane
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (S.D.N.Y.)
Rick Morris
HPS Investment Partners, LLC
Lisa M. Schweitzer
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
Recent Confirmation Developments
Get up to date on recent confirmation developments, including cram-ups/reinstatements since Momentive, including the Momentive remand trial; excising third-party releases from a confirmed plan (In re Thru Inc.); nonconsensual releases (Seaside Engineering); vote-designation (Fagerdala (in which a secured lender purchased sufficient unsecured claims to block plan confirmation (9th Cir.)), LightSquared); classification (Novinda (in which litigation claims against a creditor justified separate classification from other unsecureds (10th Cir. BAP))); per plan vs. per debtor (Transvest, Charter, Tribune); and whether all similarly situated creditors should have the right to participate in rights offerings, financings, etc. (PacDrilling).
Paul D. Leake, Moderator
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Carrianne Basler
AlixPartners, LLP
Hon. Robert D. Drain
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (S.D.N.Y.)
Brian M. Resnick
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
Fred B. Ringel
Robinson Brog Leinwand Greene Genovese & Gluck, P.C.
Paul H. Zumbro
Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
How to Value Debt
There are two common scenarios in which the valuation of a company’s debt securities might need to be assessed. If the consideration under a bankruptcy plan includes debt, how do we determine whether that debt will trade at par, and what disclosure is required? If a buyer in a § 363 sale proposes to issue debt as payment, how should this be valued? Are the considerations the same in these two scenarios?
John D. Penn, Moderator
Perkins Coie LLP
Jamie O'Connell
PJT Partners Inc.
Rachel C. Strickland
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
Hon. Michael E. Wiles
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (S.D.N.Y.)
Corporate Governance in Distress Situations
This panel will discuss what strategies sponsors are using to retain control (or at least a stake) through the bankruptcy process, as well as the risks to sponsors, such as fiduciary duties; use of special committees as sword and shield; related-party transactions; sponsor affiliates purchasing debt in the portfolio company’s capital structure, as well as 10b-5 compliance; and selling or spinning off assets/business units (Caesars, Cengage, Nine West, PetSmart, Sears, Toys).
Elisha D. Graff, Moderator
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
Hon. Shelley C. Chapman
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (S.D.N.Y.)
William H. Henrich
Getzler Henrich & Associates LLC
Arthur J. Steinberg
King & Spalding LLP
Richard L. Wynne
Hogan Lovells US LLP
Managing Management and Employment/Labor Issues in Bankruptcy
This session will examine three issues: (1) the role of management in § 363 sales (how to make sure that management plays the role of neutral stakeholder throughout the plan and/or § 363 process; what actions management might tend to take when it favors a particular bidder in the process; what happens when management wants to participate in the § 363 process); (2) managing management’s interests, including participation in the bankruptcy process (how to address management’s sometimes parochial concerns and keep them from adversely impacting the bankruptcy; the interplay between management’s desires and the desires of the fulcrum class as new owners post-restructuring; issues around management compensation (e.g., employment contracts, incentive plans, severance policies), including the assumption or rejection of existing contracts, plans or policies and/or the implementation of new ones and U.S. Trustee objections; who represents management and when management should look to cut its own deal); and (3) labor issues (issues around benefit plans; whether § 1113 is the only way to eliminate a successor clause (A&P); whether § 1113 is an option if the collective bargaining agreement expires or is expired (Hostess, Trump, Journal Register); whether the union has a claim for damages if rejection relief under § 1113 is granted).
Brett H. Miller, Moderator
Morrison & Foerster LLP
Denise Kaloudis
JLT Specialty USA
Ari Lefkovits
Lazard
Ray C. Schrock
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
Hon. Alan S. Trust
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (E.D.N.Y.)
Ethics Panel
Join in this discussion on a plethora of current ethical issues, including when it is necessary to obtain a conflict waiver (current vs. recent vs. former clients); directly adverse vs. positionally adverse; relatedness to a prior matter; use of confidential information; review of disinterestedness standards under BC § 101(14) and related disclosure requirements; the ABI Report on Standards of Professional Courtesy and Conduct; Caesars litigation over disinterestedness of debtor’s counsel; professionals retentions and disclosure requirements (disclosing conflicts and the Jay Alix/McKinsey litigation); and litigation financing in the liquidating trust context.
Marc E. Hirschfield, Moderator
Royer Cooper Cohen Braunfeld LLC
Ira L. Herman
Blank Rome LLP
Deirdre A. McGuinness
Epiq
Hon. Elizabeth S. Stong
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (E.D.N.Y.)
William P. Weintraub
Goodwin Procter LLP
5:30-7:00 p.m.
Networking Reception
Sponsored by Validity Finance, LLC
Conference Chairs
Hon. Sean H. Lane, Judicial Chair
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (S.D.N.Y.)
Sean A. Gumbs, Co-Chair
FTI Consulting, Inc.
Sandeep Qusba, Co-Chair
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
Conference Advisory Board
Elizabeth Abrams
Guggenheim Securities, LLC
Jasmine Ball
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
Lisa G. Beckerman
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Philip Bentley
Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP
Martin J. Bienenstock
Proskauer
Jessica C. Knowles Boelter
Sidley Austin LLP
Ronen A. Bojmel
Guggenheim Securities, LLC
William A. Brandt, Jr.
Development Specialists, Inc.
Kathryn A. Coleman
Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP
Hon. Melanie L. Cyganowski (ret.)
Otterbourg P.C.
Debra A. Dandeneau
Baker & McKenzie LLP
Douglas E. Deutsch
Clifford Chance US LLP
Gerard DiConza
Archer
Christopher R. Donoho, III
Hogan Lovells US LLP
Dennis F. Dunne
Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP
Daniel J. Ehrmann
King Street Capital Management, L.P.
Robert J. Feinstein
Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP
Eric B. Fisher
Binder & Schwartz LLP
Jonathan L. Flaxer
Golenbock Eiseman Assor Bell & Peskoe LLP
Jonathan E. Goldin
Goldin Associates, LLC
Robert D. Gordon
Jenner & Block
Nicole L. Greenblatt
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
David A. Hammerman
Latham & Watkins LLP
Kristopher M. Hansen
Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP
Dion W. Hayes
McGuireWoods LLP
Nathan A. Haynes
Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Marc J. Heimowitz
Coda Advisory Group LLC
William H. Henrich
Getzler Henrich & Associates LLC
Ira L. Herman
Blank Rome LLP
David Hilty
Houlihan Lokey
Marc E. Hirschfield
Royer Cooper Cohen Braunfeld LLC
Evan C. Hollander
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
Zul Jamal
Moelis & Company
Christopher A. Jarvinen
Berger Singerman LLP
Daniel B. Kamensky
Marble Ridge Capital LP
Susheel Kirpalani
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP
Alexander A. Klipper
Citigroup
Samuel S. Kohn
Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP
Alan W. Kornberg
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
Mark P. Kronfeld
BlackRock
Paul D. Leake
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Sharon L. Levine
Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP
Daniel A. Lowenthal
Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP
Michael Luskin
Luskin, Stern & Eisler LLP
Kristine Manoukian
Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP
Richard G. Mason
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
Deirdre A. McGuinness
Epiq
Vivek Melwani
Centerbridge Partners, L.P.
Brett H. Miller
Morrison & Foerster LLP
Dave Miller
Elliott Management Corporation
Rick Morris
HPS Investment Partners, LLC
Jamie O'Connell
PJT Partners Inc.
Alec P. Ostrow
Becker, Glynn, Muffly, Chassin & Hosinski LLP
Barbra R. Parlin
Holland & Knight LLP
John D. Penn
Perkins Coie LLP
Irving H. Picard
BakerHostetler LLP
David M. Posner
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
Madlyn Gleich Primoff
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
Marc D. Puntus
Centerview Partners LLC
Brian M. Resnick
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
J. Soren Reynertson
GLC Advisors & Co.
Briana Richards
EY
Deborah C. Rieger-Paganis
AlixPartners, LLP
Fred B. Ringel
Robinson Brog Leinwand Greene Genovese & Gluck, P.C.
Jeffrey S. Sabin
Venable LLP
Dr. Faten Sabry
NERA Economic Consulting
Chérie Schaible
Ankura Consulting Group, LLC
Brad E. Scheler
Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP
Ray C. Schrock
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
Lisa M. Schweitzer
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
Glenn E. Siegel
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Arthur J. Steinberg
King & Spalding LLP
Rachel C. Strickland
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
Leon Szlezinger
Jefferies
Andrew V. Tenzer
Paul Hastings LLP
Albert J. Togut
Togut, Segal & Segal LLP
Brian Trust
Mayer Brown LLP
Suzzanne Uhland
O’Melveny & Myers LLP
J. Scott Victor
SSG Capital Advisors, LLC
William P. Weintraub
Goodwin Procter LLP
Edward S. Weisfelner
Brown Rudnick LLP
John W. Weiss
Alston & Bird LLP
Christopher K. Wu
Teneo
Kenneth S. Ziman
Lazard
Paul H. Zumbro
Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
Conference Information
Hotel Accommodations
Located in Midtown Manhattan within blocks of Central Park, Times Square, the Theatre District, Fifth Avenue shopping, MOMA and so much more, the New York Hilton Midtown is the perfect host hotel for this program. ABI has negotiated a special conference rate of $309 single/double per night from May 22-23, 2019, at the New York Hilton Midtown (reservations must be made by April 28, 2019, to secure this special rate). Please call (212) 586-7000 to make your reservations. Reservations may be made only once you have registered with ABI. Be sure to identify yourself with the conference to obtain the special conference rate. Rooms are held on a first-come, first-served basis. ABI cannot guarantee anyone a room after the specially rated ABI block is filled.
Conference Attire
Professional business attire is requested throughout the conference.
Continuing Education Credit*
7.5 hours of general CLE credit, including 1.25 hours of ethics, is pending in states calculating CLE on a 60-minute hour, and 9 hours of CLE credit, including 1.5 hours of ethics, are pending in 50-minute-hour states. Credit hours granted are subject to approval from each state. California MCLE: ABI certifies that this activity has been approved for MCLE credit by the State Bar of California in the amount of 7.5 hours, of which 1.25 hours will apply to legal ethics. NY MCLE: This traditional program has been approved in accordance with the requirements of the CLE Board for a maximum of 9 credit hours, of which 1.5 hours of credit can be applied toward the ethics professionalism requirement. 9 hours of CPE credit, including 1.5 hours of ethics, are also available.
*ABI offers intermediate-level courses, which assume that attendees have some knowledge in insolvency matters (pursuant to the “Statement on Standards for CPE Programs” established by AICPA and NASBA). 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 submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website, www.nasbaregistry.org. For more information regarding administrative policies such as complaints and refunds, 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 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, e-mail [email protected].
Cancellation Policy
All fees, except a $75 handling fee, will be refunded if written notice of cancellation is received by May 1, 2019. No refunds will be granted after May 1, although substitutions will be allowed. After May 1, upon written request, a coupon for 20% off the registration fee (not including optional events) will be issued, which can be used (by the canceling registrant only) for any ABI educational program up to one year after this conference, or for this same conference next year.
Event Sponsors
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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
AlixPartners, LLP
Alston & Bird LLP
Ankura Consulting Group, LLC
Archer
Baker & McKenzie LLP
Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP
BakerHostetler LLP
Becker, Glynn, Muffly, Chassin & Hosinski LLP
Berger Singerman LLP
Binder & Schwartz LLP
BlackRock, Inc.
Blank Rome LLP
Brown Rudnick LLP
Centerbridge Partners, L.P.
Centerview Partners LLC
Citigroup
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
Clifford Chance US LLP
Coda Advisory Group LLC
Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
Development Specialists, Inc.
EisnerAmper LLP
Elliott Management Corporation
Epiq
EY
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP
FTI Consulting, Inc.
Gavin/Solmonese LLC
Getzler Henrich & Associates LLC
GLC Advisors & Co.
Goldin Associates, LLC
Golenbock Eiseman Assor Bell & Peskoe LLP
Goodwin Procter LLP
Grant Thornton LLP
Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Guggenheim Securities, LLC
Hogan Lovells US LLP
Holland & Knight LLP
Houlihan Lokey
HPS Investment Partners, LLC
Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP
Jefferies
Jenner & Block
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
King & Spalding LLP
King Street Capital Management, L.P.
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP
Latham & Watkins LLP
Lazard
Loeb & Loeb LLP
Luskin, Stern & Eisler LLP
Marble Ridge Capital LP
Mayer Brown LLP
McGuireWoods LLP
McKinsey RTS
Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP
Moelis & Company
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Morrison & Foerster LLP
NERA Economic Consulting
Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP
O’Melveny & Myers LLP
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
Otterbourg P.C.
Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP
Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP
Paul Hastings LLP
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
Perkins Coie LLP
PJT Partners Inc.
Polsinelli PC
Proskauer
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP
Robinson Brog Leinwand Greene Genovese & Gluck, P.C.
Royer Cooper Cohen Braunfeld LLC
Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP
Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP
Sherwood Partners, Inc.
Sidley Austin LLP
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
SSG Capital Advisors, LLC
Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP
Teneo
Togut, Segal & Segal LLP
Validity Finance, LLC
Venable LLP
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
Wilmington Trust
2019 Conference Rates
Registration Rates | Early (by 3/8/19) |
Regular (3/9/19-5/3/19) |
Late (after 5/3/19) |
ABI Member |
$695
|
$795 |
$895
|
Join ABI and Save!* |
$1,020
|
$1,120 |
$1,220
|
Non-Member |
$1,120
|
$1,220 |
$1,320
|
Gov’t./Aca./Nonprofit ABI Member |
$400
|
$450 |
$500
|
Gov’t./Aca./Nonprofit New ABI Member* |
$525
|
$575 |
$625
|
Registration rates include continental breakfast, luncheon presentation, all refreshment breaks and electronic materials.
* Includes a one-year membership for first-time members only — a $350 value! Membership is individual and nonrefundable. Expired members should select the member rate and add in the membership renewal fee on this form.
ABI Member Exhibitor**:
|
$1,600
|
ABI Member Secondary Exhibitor:
|
$500
|
New ABI Member Exhibitor***:
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$1,925
|
New ABI Member Secondary Exhibitor***:
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$825
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** Includes one 6’ table and full registration for one booth representative.
*** Includes one 6’ table, full registration for one booth representative AND a one-year membership for first-time members only — a $350 value! Membership is individual and nonrefundable. Expired members should select the member rate and add in the membership renewal fee on this form. You must be an ABI member to attend the conference.