Friday, September 20
7:30-8:15 a.m.
Registration and Continental Breakfast
Sponsored by Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
8:15-8:30 a.m.
Welcome Remarks
Donald A. Workman, Program Chair
BakerHostetler; Washington, D.C.
Jill Castleman, Executive Director, Office of Executive and Legal Education
Georgetown Law; Washington, D.C.
Samuel J. Gerdano, Executive Director
American Bankruptcy Institute; Alexandria, Va.
8:30-9:30 a.m.
Confirmation Roundtable
This session will cover a number of recent confirmation hot topics, including pre-packaged reorganization (In re FullBeauty Brands Holding Corp.), make-whole provisions (In re Ultra Petroleum Corp.), reorganization through rights offerings (In re Pacific Drilling SA), and the ‘one day’ confirmation issue (Pacific Western Bank v. Fagerdala USA-Lompac Inc.).
Jay M. Goffman, Moderator
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP; New York
Hon. Carla E. Craig
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (E.D.N.Y.); Brooklyn
Hon. Robert D. Drain
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (S.D.N.Y.); New York
Hon. Kevin R. Huennekens
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (E.D. Va.); Richmond
Peter M. Friedman, Facilitator
O'Melveny & Myers LLP; Washington, D.C.
9:30-9:45 a.m.
Networking Break
Sponsored by Gavin/Solmonese LLC
9:45-10:45 a.m.
Asset Sales
This panel will explore hot-button issues relating to sales, including: limitations on credit bidding; successor liability and related due process considerations; releases for purchasers under sale orders; and the standard for allowance of break-up fees. The panel will also reflect on lessons learned from the emergency section 363 sale of Lehman.
Paul M. Basta, Moderator
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP; New York
Hon. Jeffery W. Cavender
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (N.D. Ga.); Atlanta
Hon. Sean H. Lane
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (S.D.N.Y.); New York
Hon. Karen K. Specie
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (N.D. Fla.); Tallahassee
Martin J. Bienenstock, Facilitator
Proskauer; New York
10:45-11:00 a.m.
Networking Break
Sponsored by Polsinelli PC
11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Current Issues Concerning and New Dilemmas for Committees
How do judges view the various types of committees–official statutory committees (including unsecured creditor, equity, retiree and tort claimant committees) and ad hoc committees? Is the makeup of the committee (trade/landlords/noteholders/bondholders/litigation claimants) relevant? What is Jevic’s impact on the ability of unsecured creditors’ committees to obtain recoveries for their constituents—do committees representing deeply out-of-the-money creditors have anything left in their toolboxes? This panel will discuss these questions and more relating to official and ad hoc committees.
Norman N. Kinel, Moderator
Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP; New York
Hon. Kevin Gross
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. Del.); Wilmington
Hon. Laurel Myerson Isicoff
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (S.D. Fla.); Miami
Hon. Michael B. Kaplan
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. N.J.); Trenton
Laura Davis Jones, Facilitator
Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP; Wilmington, Del.
12:00-1:30 p.m.
Working Lunch: Breakouts 1-3
Sponsored by Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP
A facilitator will lead additional discussions from the three earlier panels, providing a unique opportunity for attendees to follow up on the morning’s topics in small groups over lunch with the judicial faculty.
Confirmation Roundtable
Working Lunch discussion led by:
Michael L. Bernstein
Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP; Washington, D.C.
Sales
Working Lunch discussion led by:
Hon. Melanie L. Cyganowski (Ret.)
Otterbourg P.C.; New York
Current Issues Concerning and New Dilemmas for Committees
Working Lunch discussion led by:
Mark D. Collins
Richards, Layton & Finger, PA; Wilmington, Del.
1:30-1:40 p.m.
Networking Break
Sponsored by McGuireWoods LLP
1:40-2:40 p.m.
Great Debates
Resolved: A creditor in possession of a debtor’s collateral must surrender it to avoid a stay violation.
Hon. Michael E. Wiles, Moderator
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (S.D.N.Y.); New York
Pro: Hon. Eugene R. Wedoff (Ret.)
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (N.D. Ill.); Oak Park
Con: Craig Goldblatt
WilmerHale; Washington, D.C.
Resolved: The legal test or application of the standard of disinterestedness should be changed.
Thomas. M. Horan, Moderator
Fox Rothschild LLP; Wilmington, Del.
Pro: Hon. Kevin J. Carey
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. Del.); Wilmington
Con: Hon. Robert E. Gerber (Ret.)
Joseph Hage Aaronson LLC; New York
2:40-3:00 p.m.
Networking Break
Sponsored by Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
3:00-4:00 p.m.
Avoidance Issues
This panel will discuss preferences and fraudulent conveyances, the Fairfield cases relating to extraterritoriality, and whether returning the funds acts as a defense (Kingsley v. Wetzel (In re Kingsley), 518 F.3d 874, 877-78 (11th Cir. 2008)) versus what the Seventh Circuit has ruled on the issue (Nostalgia Network Inc. v. Lockwood, 315 F3d 717, 720 (7th Cir. 2002)).
James E. Van Horn, Moderator
Barnes & Thornburg LLP; Washington, D.C.
Hon. Rebecca Buehler Connelly, Chief Judge
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (W.D. Va.); Harrisonburg
Hon. John K. Sherwood
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. N.J.); Newark
Hon. S. Martin Teel, Jr.
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. D.C.); Washington
Luke A. Barefoot, Facilitator
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP; New York
4:00-4:15 p.m.
Networking Break
4:15-5:15 p.m.
Cheat, Prey, Shove: 3 Acts Forbidden by Ethics
Oftentimes lawyers must deal with people in vulnerable positions- and there are a whole host of rules that govern our behavior in those instances. Cheating (misrepresentation, rule 4.1 and 3.3), Preying (deceptive practices, rule 8.4), and Shoving (fairness to opposing parties and counsel, rule 3.4) are prohibited by the attorney ethics rules...and why not learn about them with a little humor? Join internationally recognized speaker Stuart Teicher, Esq., (the "CLE Performer") as he alerts us to the issues that should concern us when interacting with people who might be at a competitive disadvantage when facing a lawyer.
Stuart I. Teicher
Professor and Lead Educator, Teicher Professional Growth, LLC; Washington, D.C.
5:15-6:15 p.m.
Cocktail Reception
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Judicial Chair
Hon. Michelle M. Harner
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. Md.); Baltimore
Program Chair
Donald A. Workman
BakerHostetler; Washington, D.C.
Advisory Board |
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Luke A. Barefoot Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP; New York Paul M. Basta Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP; New York Michael L. Bernstein Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP; Washington, D.C. Martin J. Bienenstock Proskauer; New York Mark D. Collins Richards, Layton & Finger, PA; Wilmington, Del. Hon. Melanie L. Cyganowski (ret.) Otterbourg P.C.; New York Mary Joanne Dowd Arent Fox LLP; Washington, D.C. Cecily A. Dumas BakerHostetler; San Francisco Dennis F. Dunne Milbank LLP; New York Douglas M. Foley McGuireWoods LLP; Washington, D.C. Peter M. Friedman O’Melveny & Myers LLP; Washington, D.C. Karen A. Giannelli Gibbons P.C.; Newark, N.J. Jay M. Goffman Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP; New York Kristin K. Going McDermott Will & Emery, LLP; New York Craig Goldblatt WilmerHale; Washington, D.C. Jason W. Harbour Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP; Richmond, Va. Leslie C. Heilman Ballard Spahr LLP; Wilmington, Del. Erika Morabito Henderson Foley & Lardner LLP; Washington, D.C. Gary T. Holtzer Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP; New York |
Thomas M. Horan Fox Rothschild LLP; Wilmington, Del. Laura Davis Jones Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP; Wilmington, Del. Shanti M. Katona Polsinelli PC; Wilmington, Del. Norman N. Kinel Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP; New York C. Kevin Kobbe DLA Piper; Baltimore David R. Kuney, Chair Emeritus Washington, D.C. Jeffrey A. Liesemer Caplin & Drysdale, Chtd.; Washington, D.C. Lorenzo Marinuzzi Morrison & Foerster LLP; New York Richard M. Meth Roseland, N.J. Joseph G. Minias Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP; New York Paul M. Nussbaum Whiteford Taylor Preston, LLP; Baltimore Kevyn D. Orr Jones Day; Washington, D.C. Jeffrey S. Sabin Venable LLP; New York Michael B. Schaedle Blank Rome LLP; Philadelphia Jeffrey L. Tarkenton Womble Bond Dickinson LLP; Washington, D.C. Andrew M. Troop Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP; New York James E. Van Horn Barnes & Thornburg LLP; Washington, D.C. Irving E. Walker Cole Schotz P.C.; Baltimore |
Conference Information
Hotel Reservations
We recommend the following hotels within walking distance of the Law Center:
Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill
400 New Jersey Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20001
202-737-1234 or 800-233-1234
When calling the Hyatt for reservations, please request the Georgetown University volume rate, or use Corporate or Group Code 58549 online.
https://goo.gl/oveidY
The Hotel George
15 E Street NW
Washington, DC 20001
202-347-4200 or 800-546-7866
When booking online, use Corporate ID 100229700 to receive the Georgetown rate.
www.hotelgeorge.com
Liaison Capitol Hill DC
415 New Jersey Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20001
(888) 513-7445 (Reservations)
[email protected] (Reservations)
When making reservations, mention the Corporate/Promotion Code GEORGETOWN.
Disclaimer
Speakers are subject to change.
Services for People with Special Needs or Dietary Restrictions (and Nursing Mothers)
Call (202) 662-9890 or email [email protected] with your requests.
Lawrence J. Center Scholarship Program
Please submit written requests by 5:00pm on August 30, 2019 to: Scholarship Committee, Georgetown Law CLE, [email protected].
Cancellation Policy
All fees, except a $75 handling fee, will be refunded if notice of cancellation is received in writing by August 30, 2019. No refunds will be made if notice is received after August 30, although substitutions will be allowed. After August 30, upon written request, a coupon for 20% off the registration fee 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.
Program Location
Georgetown University Law Center
Hart Auditorium, First Floor
600 New Jersey Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20001
IMPORTANT: All visitors to the Law Center must enter through the second floor entrance facing New Jersey Avenue.
Parking Information
Due to the limited amount of parking available, the Georgetown University Law Center cannot provide parking for programs held there. Disabled persons may make arrangements to park at the Law Center by calling (202) 662-9330. We encourage attendees to take Metro or a taxi to the program. Drivers can use the following nearby parking garages:
Union Station Parking Garage
50 Massachusetts Avenue, NE, Washington, DC 20002
(202) 371-9441
Marcparc Parking Garage
601 New Jersey Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20001
(202) 789-4000
CLE and CPE credit information will be available at tables near the registration area. The tables will include applicable forms for sign-in, sign-out, and certificate requirements. You can also find instructions for each state in the “Education” section of the event app.
Please note that New York attendees must have their CLE certificates signed by a member of our team right before you leave for the day. Attendees from New York, New Jersey, and Delaware should also sign out.
If you have questions about the CLE/CPE credit process, please don’t hesitate to drop by the registration desk.
CLE Credit
Accreditation has been or will be requested for this program from states with mandatory Continuing Legal Education requirements for 6 CLE credits (based on a 60-minute credit hour), including 1.0 hour of Ethics, and 7.2 CLE credits (based on a 50-minute credit hour), including 1.2 hours of Ethics. Georgetown University Law Center is an accredited CLE provider in most MCLE states. Georgetown Law CLE is a State Bar of California-approved MCLE provider. If you have any questions about CLE, please contact Georgetown Law CLE at (202) 662-9890.
CPE Credit
Georgetown Law CLE 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 Avenue North, Suite 700, Nashville, TN, 37219-2417, www.nasba.org.
Course Level
Overview, group live, no prerequisites or advanced preparation required; 7 CPE credits in the Specialized Knowledge and Regulatory Ethics Field of Study Program.
Breakfast Sponsor
Luncheon Sponsor
Refreshment Break Sponsor
Exhibit Hall Sponsor
Sherwood Partners, Inc.
Conference App Sponsor
Gavin/Solmonese LLC
General Sponsors
Arent Fox LLP
Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP
BakerHostetler
Ballard Spahr LLP
Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Blank Rome LLP
Caplin & Drysdale, Chtd.
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
Cole Schotz P.C.
DLA Piper
Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
Foley & Lardner LLP
Fox Rothschild LLP
Gibbons P.C.
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
Jones Day
McDermott Will & Emery, LLP
Milbank LLP
Morrison & Foerster LLP
O’Melveny & Myers LLP
Otterbourg P.C.
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Proskauer
Richards, Layton & Finger, PA
Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Venable LLP
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
Whiteford Taylor Preston LLP
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
WilmerHale
Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
2019 Registration Rates
| Registration Rates* | Early Bird (by 7/26/19) |
Regular (7/27/19-8/30/19) |
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ABI Member
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$545
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$595
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$695
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Georgetown Law Alumnus
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$545
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$595
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$695
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ABI Govt./Academic Member
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$295
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$345
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$395
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Join ABI and Save*
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$870
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$920
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$1,020
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New ABI Govt./Academic Member*
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$390
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$440
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$490
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* Includes a one-year ABI membership for first-time members — a $350 value! Membership is individual and nonrefundable. Expired members should select the member rate and add in the membership renewal fee.