ABIs 29th Annual Spring Meeting Dodd-Frank Act Robo-Signer Controversy Ponzi Schemes Outlook for Financial Institutions and More
ABIs 29th Annual Spring Meeting Dodd-Frank Act Robo-Signer Controversy Ponzi Schemes Outlook for Financial Institutions and More
Contact: John Hartgen
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DODD-FRANK ACT, “ROBO-SIGNER” CONTROVERSY, PONZI SCHEMES AND THE OUTLOOK FOR FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AMONG THE TOPICS TO BE ADDRESSED AT ABI’S 29TH ANNUAL SPRING MEETING
January 21, 2011 Alexandria, Va. -- The American
Bankruptcy Institute's (ABI) 29th Annual Spring Meeting is set to take
place March 31-April 3, 2011, at the Gaylord National Resort and
Convention Center near Washington, D.C. ABI’s largest conference
features a number of educational programs to address a wide array of
timely insolvency issues, and will offer 16 hours of CLE credit,
including 3 hours of ethics.
The Annual Spring Meeting will also provide two keynotes that focus on
U.S. fiscal reform and the global effects of Europe’s financial
crisis. Former U.S. Senator Alan Simpson, who co-chairs
the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform, will
provide a keynote on April 1 titled, 'The Moment of Truth for U.S.
Fiscal Reform.” President Obama created the bipartisan Commission
to address the nation's fiscal challenges, including identifying
policies to achieve fiscal sustainability over the long run through
recommendations designed to balance the budget by 2015, and reform
entitlement spending. Additionally, Zanny
Minton-Beddoes, the economic editor for The Economist, will
deliver a keynote on April 2 titled, 'What’s to Fear from
Europe’s Financial Crisis?” Former chief economist to the
International Monetary Fund and a top expert on global financial issues,
Minton-Beddoes will address the coming dangers for the U.S. economy from
Europe’s continuing financial crisis.
The conference educational program sessions begin with ABI's
Fifteenth Annual Great Debates, moderated by ABI's Vice President of
Education James T. Markus of Markus Williams Young
& Zimmerman LLC (Denver). In the first debate, “Plan support
and lock-up agreements are enforceable and do not violate plan
solicitation and disclosure rules,” Susan M.
Freeman of Lewis and Roca LLP (Phoenix) will debate
James S. Carr of Kelley Drye & Warren LLP (New
York).
In the second debate, “Appointment of chief restructuring officers
with plenary authority unlawfully circumvents Bankruptcy Code
requirements to appoint chapter 11 trustees in appropriate
circumstances,” U.S. Trustee Roberta A. DeAngelis
(Philadelphia) will debate Martin J. Bienenstock of
Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP (New York).
The third debate, “In individual chapter 11 cases, debtor’s
counsel may not get paid or represent the estate in connection with
disputes over exemptions and discharge,” will feature Bankruptcy
Judge Mary Grace Diehl (N.D. Ga.; Atlanta) debating
Bankruptcy Judge Eugene Wedoff (N.D. Ill.;
Chicago).
Expert panels have been organized into concurrent sessions, allowing
conference attendees to choose the ones that most interest them.
Speakers include bankruptcy judges, accountants, attorneys, turnaround
managers, law professors, trustees and others. Some of the featured
panel sessions at the Annual Spring meeting include:
· Dodd-Frank: Will It Work?
· Recent Hot Plan Confirmation
Issues
· Chapter 11 Creditors’
Committees and Examiners: Are They Effective?
· Espinosa and Beyond
· Cutting-Edge Litigation Issues:
Ponzi Schemes, the Return of Leveraged Buyouts, Valuation Disputes and
More
· “Robo-signing” Clients,
Phantom Notaries, Foreclosure and Bankruptcy Mills, and Other Tales from
the Dark Side
· Financial Institutions: What Are
They Thinking?
· Macro Legal and Economic Issues
Raised by the Enforceability of Residential Mortgages in Consumer
Cases
In addition, ABI’s 20 committees will present educational programs
on topics ranging from the new realities of asset sales to the coming
wave of health care insolvencies. There will also be a Judicial
Roundtable on the final day of the conference on April 3, discussing
issues that divide the circuits in connection with significant consumer
and commercial issues. To view the full list of sessions and speakers,
please click here:
http://www.abiworld.org/ASM10/schedule.html
The conference also features a final night concert with recording artist
LeAnn Rimes.
Press interested in attending the conference should contact John Hartgen
at [email protected]. For
more information about ABI’s 29th Annual Spring Meeting, please
visit www.abiworld.org/ASM11.
ABI is the largest multi-disciplinary, nonpartisan organization dedicated to research and education on matters related to insolvency. ABI was founded in 1982 to provide Congress and the public with unbiased analysis of bankruptcy issues. The ABI membership includes more than 12,800 attorneys, accountants, bankers, judges, professors, lenders, turnaround specialists and other bankruptcy professionals, providing a forum for the exchange of ideas and information. For additional information on ABI, visit www.abiworld.org. For additional conference information, visit http://www.abiworld.org/conferences.html.