The Southeast Bankruptcy Workshop Advisory Board invites you to the 28th Southeast Bankruptcy Workshop at The Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island in Amelia Island, Florida!
Design your own workshop experience with business, consumer and skill-focused sessions. In between sessions, enjoy relaxed networking — and be sure not to miss the annual Beach Bash!
Between the fine dining and relaxing days on the beach, get a healthy dose of bankruptcy CLE from an outstanding faculty of regional judges, academics and practitioners. Plus, bring the family and enjoy a private beach area set aside just for workshop attendees and their guests.
“40 Under 40” Reception (by invitation only)
Opening Reception
Sponsored by Adams & Reese LLP; Dentons US LLP; FTI Consulting, Inc. and Maynard Nexsen
Breakfast
Sponsored by Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
Crypto is Here
Optional Event
Beach Day
FREE! Enjoy a reserved beach area just for Southeast Bankruptcy Workshop attendees, complete with chairs, towels, umbrellas and some beach games.
Sponsored by King & Spalding LLP
All-Day Coffee + Refreshment Break
All-Day Coffee sponsored by BakerHostetler. Break Snacks & Small Bites sponsored by Epiq
Concurrent Sessions (4)
The Wild West of Unconventional Lending: “I Need Money!” A Look at Factors, Merchant Cash-Advance Lenders and Litigation-Funders
This panel will discuss the various issues surrounding merchant cash advance (MCA) lenders from the perspectives of MCA lenders, debtors, the bench, and other secured creditors whose interests may be affected by MCA lenders.
Bridging the Gaps: Issues of First Impression in Subchapter V Cases, and How Courts and Practitioners Are Creatively Resolving Them
Subchapter V opinions of first impression are being entered around the country every year. This panel will discuss the most recent subchapter V opinions and analyze how bankruptcy practitioners and courts are creatively filling subchapter V's statutory gaps.
Top Issues for Public Company Bankruptcies
This panel will present views from the perspectives of management, debtor’s counsel and creditors' committee’s counsel on hot-button and common issues in public company bankruptcies. These large and interesting cases are not filed every day, but their frequency has been on the rise because of the role of special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs). The panelists will discuss the nuances of what makes public company bankruptcies different.
Consumer Session: Student Loans
All-Day Coffee + Refreshment Break
All-Day Coffee sponsored by BakerHostetler
Concurrent Sessions (4)
Construction Bankruptcies
This panel will delve into everything you ever wanted to know about the intersection of construction law and bankruptcy.
Advising the Board
From Johns-Manville to LTL (and Beyond?): Do Mass-Tort Bankruptcies Have a Future — and Should They?
Consumer Session: Conversions in Chapters 13 and 7
This panel will address critical questions when determining whether and when to convert a case from one chapter to the other, including: When is the most strategic time to convert? When is conversion required? When and why do trustees and creditors move to convert? What can a debtor do to avoid conversion?
Optional Event
IWIRC Luncheon at Salt Restaurant
While you are attending ABI's Southeast Bankruptcy Workshop, we invite you to join us for a delightful lunch at Salt Restaurant at the Ritz Carlton, and the opportunity to network with other regional IWIRC members, judges and insolvency professionals. Tickets are $40 for IWIRC members, $50 for non-members, free for judges, $30 for spouses of judges and $30 for law clerks. We look forward to seeing you there!
Please register HERE.
Sponsored by the Georgia, Carolinas, Florida, Gulf Coast and Kentucky, Indiana and Tennessee (KIT) Networks of IWIRC
Optional Event
Golf Tournament
The annual golf tournament will be held at The Golf Club of Amelia Island, adjacent to the hotel. Designed by PGA tour veterans Mark McCumber and Gene Littler, the course presents players with the ultimate in pure golfing pleasure. The $195 fee includes green fee and cart, boxed lunch and beverage, and prizes. Please check the appropriate box on the online registration form to play, and indicate your handicap.
Sponsored by Axos Global Fiduciary Banking and Dundon Advisers LLC. Golf Beverage Cart sponsored by Bay Point Advisors LLC
Optional Event
Parents’ Night Out
Enjoy a quiet dinner and/or more networking. Drop your children off in a dedicated space for ABI Southeast guests from 6:30-9:00 p.m., and we’ll keep them entertained with plenty of movies, dinner and snacks (and, of course, dessert). The event is $35 per child and available only for children aged 5-12. Pre-registration is required; please check the appropriate box[es] on the online registration form.
Optional Event
Anthony H.N. Schnelling Endowment Fund Tequila Tasting
Please join the ABI Anthony H.N. Schnelling Endowment Fund for a night of top-shelf tequila and networking with industry members. Proceeds benefit the ABI Endowment Fund. This event is sure to sell out, so register today! Single Ticket: $250 and Sponsorship: $1,200 (2 tickets + acknowledgment).
Sponsored by BakerHostetler; Markowitz Ringel Trusty & Hartog, P.A. and Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP
Breakfast
Sponsored by GGG Partners LLC and Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
Plenary Session: Artificial Intelligence, Technology & Ethics
Optional Event
Beach Day
FREE! Enjoy a reserved beach area just for Southeast Bankruptcy Workshop attendees, complete with chairs, towels, umbrellas and some beach games.
Sponsored by Moore & Van Allen, PLLC
All-Day Coffee + Refreshment Break
All-Day Coffee sponsored by Berger Singerman LLP. Snacks & Small Bites sponsored by Law Offices of Craig M. Geno, PLLC
Concurrent Sessions (5)
Repeat Concurrent Session: Construction Bankruptcies
Repeat Concurrent Session: Advising the Board
Repeat Concurrent Session: Subchapter V
Consumer: Lien on me!
This panel will dive into all things claim-related by tapping into the perspectives of a Chapter 13 trustee, a creditor’s rights attorney, a debtor’s attorney, and a bankruptcy judge. When should I file a claim? Is there a downside to filing a claim? What should I attach to a proof of claim? What if I miss the bar date? Is my lien perfected? How can I retain my lien? When can my lien be stripped? Will I receive interest on my claim? When can I get stay relief? Please join us to discuss these issues and more on the claim frontier.
Skills: Contested Confirmations
This panel will focus on objections raised by counsel, and rulings by a presiding bankruptcy judge, during live mock direct and cross-examination of witnesses in a Chapter 11 confirmation hearing. Attendees will gain an understanding of how to properly make/respond to, and the merits of, certain objections to testimony in the context of a Chapter 11 confirmation hearing.
All-Day Coffee + Refreshment Break
Concurrent Sessions (4)
Repeat Concurrent Session: The Wild West of Unconventional Lending: “I Need Money!” A Look at Factors, Merchant Cash-Advance Lenders and Litigation-Funders
Repeat Concurrent Session: Public Company Bankruptcies
Economic Forecast
This panel will discuss the current market environment and state of the economy, with a focus on the impact of higher interest rates, changing inflation rates, and these factors’ effects on asset prices of all kinds.
Consumer: Tales from the Crypto – A Guide & Discussion
Optional Event
Ice Cream Afternoon Social
I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream! Make your own sundae and enjoy the sweet side of summer at this family-friendly social. This event is FREE for attendees and $10 for guests of all ages. Please check the appropriate box[es] on the online registration form.
Sponsored by Burr Forman LLP
Optional Event
VIP Cocktail Reception (by invitation only)
Sponsored by Alvarez & Marsal and McGlinchey Stafford PLLC
Optional Event
Beach Bash!
A perennial favorite, the Beach Bash is a family-friendly gathering with good food, music, entertainment and great company. Don't miss this event!
Sponsored by Alston & Bird LLP; Butler Snow LLP; Cozen O’Connor and Morris James LLP
Family Breakfast
Case Law Update
Refreshment Break
Judicial Merry-Go-Round
Don’t miss these roundtables on today’s provocative issues, led by the judges of the Southeast Bankruptcy Workshop.
Adjourn
| Early (by 6/9/23) | Regular (6/10/23-7/1/23) | On-Site (after 7/1/23) | ||
| Conference Rates* | ||||
| ABI Member | $765 | $815 | $865 | |
| Join & Save** | $1,165 | $1,215 | $1,265 | |
| Govt./Nonprofit ABI Member | $475 | $525 | $575 | |
| Join & Save Govt./Nonprofit/Aca.** | $600 | $650 | $700 | |
| Consumer (Debtor)*** | $320 | $370 | $420 | |
| * There will be a $50 fee added to all on-site registrations. | ||||
| ** Includes a one-year ABI membership for first-time members — a $425 value! You must be an ABI member to attend. Membership is individual and nonrefundable. If your membership has expired, select the member rate and add in your membership-renewal fee. | ||||
| ***This rate is available only to full-time consumer debtor attorneys. Members will be designated as a consumer debtor specialist in the online membership directory for consumer conference rates. | ||||
| Exhibitor Rates | ||||
| ABI Member Exhibitor Registration*** | $1,600 | |||
| New ABI Member Exhibitor Registration**** | $2,000 | |||
| Additional Booth Representative | $300 | |||
| *** Includes one 6’ table and full registration for one booth representative. | ||||
| **** Includes one 6’ table and full registration for one booth representative AND a one-year ABI membership for first-time members only — a $425 value! | ||||
| Registrant | Guest | Child (12 and under) | ||
| Optional Events | ||||
| Opening Reception | $0 | $75 | $25 | |
| Golf Tournament | $195 | $195 | ||
| Parents’ Night Out | $0 | $35 | ||
| Tennis Tournament | $65 | $65 | ||
| Ice Cream Afternoon Social | $0 | $10 | $10 | |
| Beach Bash | $95 | $105 | $35 | |
ABI DEFINES A “GUEST” AS A SPOUSE, CHILD OR COMPANION — NOT A PROFESSIONAL COLLEAGUE. A professional colleague is defined as someone who consults with or is employed by an organization whose members are eligible for ABI membership. If a professional colleague is found to be registered as a guest, ABI reserves the right to cancel his or her event registration. Any person not meeting the criteria of “guest” who wishes to participate in any ABI function at the conference is required to register separately at the full conference rate.
Cancellation Policy
All fees, except a $75 handling fee, will be refunded if written notice of cancellation is received by June 29, 2023. No refunds will be granted after June 29, but substitutions will be allowed. After June 29, 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.
Anti-Harassment Policy
The American Bankruptcy Institute is dedicated to providing a harassment-free conference experience for everyone, regardless of gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, age or religion. We do not tolerate harassment of conference participants in any form. Sexual language and imagery are not appropriate for any conference venue, including talks. Conference participants violating these rules may be sanctioned or expelled from the conference without a refund at the discretion of the conference organizers. Our anti-harassment policy can be found at https://www.abi.org/about-us/bylaws-and-policies.
Hotel
In the Ritz-Carlton tradition of elegance and unparalleled service, the top-rated Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island is one of the finest getaways in the world. Nestled at the edge of a 13-mile beach along the Atlantic Ocean, this resort offers beachfront horseback riding, wave-runners, ocean kayaks, indoor and outdoor pools, whirlpools and spa service, as well as golf and tennis. ABI has arranged a special conference rate of $359 single/double per night for Coastal View rooms. A limited number of Oceanfront Suites and Club Coastal rooms are also available to conference attendees at a rate of $469 per night (Oceanfront Suite) and $599 per night (Club Coastal). Make your reservations by June 23, 2023, to take advantage of these special rates. You will receive a special room reservation link after you have registered with ABI. Rooms are held on a first-come, first-served basis. ABI cannot guarantee anyone a room after the June 23 cut-off or after the specially rated ABI block has been filled. The hotel will sell out, so please make your reservations accordingly.
Spa Discount: The Ritz-Carlton is graciously offering workshop attendees a 10% discount off spa treatments of 60 minutes or longer, as well as 10% off retail products in the spa boutique. Since the spa sells out on a daily basis, please contact the spa in advance at (904) 277-1087 to receive the 10% group discount by letting the spa concierge know that you are with the American Bankruptcy Institute 2023 Southeast Bankruptcy Workshop.
Ritz Kids®
The Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island offers the Ritz Kids® program, an exclusive supervised children’s program designed specifically for children ages 5-12. The Ritz Kids® program allows parents to play while children stay with trained and certified counselors. Each counselor is certified in infant, child and adult CPR, basic first aid and water safety. The staff takes extra care to ensure that each child enjoys a positive, rewarding experience in the Ritz Kids® program. The Full-Day Program takes place Thursday through Saturday from 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. and includes juice, snacks and lunch. The program fee is $175 per child. The Half-Day Program includes juice and snacks and is available Thursday through Sunday mornings from 9:00 a.m.-12 noon and Thursday through Saturday afternoons from 1:00-4:00 p.m. The half-day program fee is $100 per child. An optional lunch may be included for an additional fee. 24-hour advance reservations are requested. Cancellations must be received within four hours of the program start time, or full charges will be applied to the guest account. To make reservations, please call Ritz Kids at (904) 321-5013.
Workshop Chairs
Sponsorship Chair
Advisory Board
11 hours of CLE credit, including 1.5 hours of ethics, are pending in states calculating CLE on a 60-minute hour, and 13.2 hours of CLE credit, including 1.8 hours of ethics, are pending in 50-minute-hour states. Credit hours granted are subject to each state’s CLE credit-approval regulations and might not be approved prior to the program. NY MCLE: This transitional and non-transitional program has been approved in accordance with the requirements of the CLE Board for a maximum of 13 credit hours, of which 1.8 hours of credit can be applied toward the ethics professionalism requirement. California MCLE: ABI certifies that this activity has been approved for MCLE credit in the amount of 11 hours, of which 1.5 hours will apply to ethics. 13 hours of CPE credit, including 1.5 hours of ethics, are also available.
* ABI offers intermediate-level courses, which assume that attendees will have at least some detailed knowledge of 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.
CPE credit is NOT AVAILABLE for viewing on-demand recorded sessions.
The American Bankruptcy Institute 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 for Group Live (live in-person) and Group Internet-Based (live webinar) programs. 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.learningmarket.org.
- Recommended CPE credits and field of study: Accounting, Specialized Knowledge
- Program attendees can earn up to 13.0 hours of CPE credit.
- Prerequisites: There are no prerequisites.
- Advanced preparation: None
- Program level: Intermediate
- Delivery method: Group Live
How to request CPE credit: To request CPE credit for your participation (and obtain a certificate of completion), you will need to complete an ABI Attendance Affidavit, which is available at the end of the entire conference after we have verified your attendance. To receive CPE credit, please click "+ Add Accrediting Agency" and select NASBA (National Association of State Boards of Accountancy).
NOTE: All attendees seeking CPE credit must sign in and sign out. You may only claim credit for sessions within the period between your sign-in and sign-out; credit will be adjusted or modified accordingly.
You will receive a personalized link to submit your Attendance Affidavit via email within 7 business days of the last day of the conference. If you do not receive this email by then, please contact [email protected].
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, ABI may allow the individual to work at the 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. Financial assistance is available for this program. Illinois Attorneys: If registration fees are more than $500, attorneys who qualify will receive at least a 50% reduction in the registration fee. For more information, please contact the American Bankruptcy Institute at (703) 739-0800 or send an e-mail to [email protected].