ABI Welcome to DC Reception
Mezzanine Level
5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Plan to attend ABI's Opening Reception at NCBJ on Wednesday, October 30, where ABI's Host Committee will welcome NCBJ attendees to the Nation's Capital in style. Included in your NCBJ registration, the Opening Reception provides an opportunity to network and mingle with over 1,000 bankruptcy professionals.
Host Committee
Robert Alvarado
CourtCall LLC
Connor Bifferato
The Bifferato Firm
Robert Brady
Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP
Jason S. Brookner
Gray Reed & McGraw LLP
Douglas M. Foley
McGuireWoods LLP
Edward T. Gavin
Gavin/Solmonese LLC
Jay M. Goffman
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
H. Jason Gold
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP
Ronald F. Greenspan
FTI Consulting, Inc.
Thomas Horan
Fox Rothschild LLP
Christopher Andrew Jarvinen
Berger Singerman LLP
Kristina M. Johnson
Jones Walker LLP
James A. Katchadurian
CR3 Partners, LLC
James A. Lodoen
Ballard Spahr LLP
Victor Owens
EastWestBank
Stephen Spitzer
AlixPartners LLP
Paul H. Zumbro
Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
Friday, November 1
9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
ABI-NCBJ Concurrent Roundtable
2018 & 2019 Supreme Court Review
M4-Independence Salon E
William J. Rochelle, III, Moderator
American Bankruptcy Institute; New York
G. Eric Brunstad, Jr.
Dechert LLP; Hartford, Conn.
Prof. Anthony J. Casey
University of Chicago Law School; Chicago
David R. Kuney
Washington, D.C.
Danielle Spinelli
WilmerHale; Washington, D.C.
Cutting-Edge Issues in Avoidance Actions
M4-Independence Salon FGH
Steven M. Berman, Moderator
Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP; Tampa, Fla.
Edward T. Gavin
Gavin/Solmonese LLC; Wilmington, Del.
Shanti M. Katona
Polsinelli; Wilmington, Del.
Hon. Deborah L. Thorne
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (N.D. Ill.); Chicago
Hot Trustee Topics in Consumer Cases
M4-Capitol-Congress
Richardo I. Kilpatrick, Moderator
Kilpatrick & Associates, PC; Auburn Hills, Mich.
Beverly M. Burden
Chapter 13 Trustee (E.D. Ky.); Lexington
Neil C. Gordon
Arnall Golden Gregory LLP; Atlanta
Ronald R. Peterson
Jenner & Block LLP; Chicago
10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
ABI-NCBJ Concurrent Roundtable
All You Need to Know About Liquidating Chapter 11 Plans
M4-Independence Salon E
Andrew W. Caine, Moderator
Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP; Los Angeles
Jason S. Brookner
Gray Reed & McGraw LLP; Dallas
Dana P. Kane
Kelley Drye & Warren LLP; New York
Bradley D. Sharp
Development Specialists, Inc.; Los Angeles
Energy: PG&E Panel
M4-Independence Salon FGH
Camisha L. Simmons, Moderator
Simmons Legal PLLC; Dallas
Lee Jason Goldberg
GLC Advisors & Co.; New York
Charles M. Moore
Alvarez & Marsal; Southfield, Mich.
David R. Seligman
Kirkland & Ellis LLP; Chicago
Risa Wolf-Smith
Holland & Hart LLP; Denver
ABI Consumer Commission: Part I
M4-Capitol-Congress
Hon. Eugene R. Wedoff (ret.), Moderator
Oak Park, Ill.
Alane A. Becket
Becket & Lee LLP; Malvern, Pa.
Edward C. Boltz
The Law Offices of John T. Orcutt; Durham, N.C.
Henry E. Hildebrand, III
Chapter 13 Trustee; Nashville, Tenn.
11:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.
ABI-NCBJ Concurrent Roundtable
You Can Use Section 363 for That?
M4-Independence Salon FGH
Douglas M. Foley, Moderator
McGuireWoods LLP; Washington, D.C.
Eric W. Anderson
Parker, Hudson, Rainer & Dobbs LLP; Atlanta
Lisa G. Beckerman
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP; New York
Hon. Robert D. Drain
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (S.D.N.Y.); White Plains
Rosa J. Evergreen
Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP; Washington, D.C.
ABI Consumer Commission: Part II
M4-Capitol-Congress
Hon. Elizabeth L. Perris (ret.), Moderator
Portland, Ore.
Rudy J. Cerone
McGlinchey Stafford PLLC; New Orleans
Ariane Holtschlag
The Law Office of William J. Factor, Ltd.; Chicago
Clifford J. White, III
U.S. Department of Justice; Washington, D.C.
ABI Luncheon & William J. Norton Jr. Judicial Excellence Award
Keynote Address by Jan Crawford: The Supreme Court Under Trump
M4-Liberty Ballroom
1:00 - 3:15 p.m.
Hear what Jan Crawford, Chief Legal Correspondent for CBS News, has to say about the Supreme Court under President Trump and its impact on bankruptcy.
The November 1 luncheon also features the presentation of the 14th Annual William L. Norton Jr. Judicial Excellence Award. Make sure you choose the ABI lunch during registration.
Sponsors
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