20th Annual ABI Southwest Bankruptcy Conference: Full Schedule

10:00am PDT

Chapter 11 Track: Current Developments

Materials

Jo Ann J. Brighton, Moderator

K&L Gates LLP; Charlotte, N.C.

Hon. Scott C. Clarkson

U.S. Bankruptcy Court (C.D. Cal.); Santa Ana

Michael E. Imber

Alvarez & Marsal; New York

Lori Sinanyan

Jones Day; Los Angeles

Speakers

Jo Ann J. Brighton

Partner, K&L Gates LLP

Jo Ann J. Brighton is a partner in the Charlotte, N.C., and New York offices of K&L Gates LLP and is Practice Group Coordinator for the firm’s Restructuring and Bankruptcy Group. She focuses her practice on financial restructuring. Ms. Brighton serves on ABI’s Board of Directors... Read More →

Hon. Scott C. Clarkson

Bankruptcy Judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court (C.D. Cal.)

Hon. Scott C. Clarkson is a U.S. Bankruptcy Judge for the Central District of California in Santa Ana, appointed on Jan. 20, 2011, and has also sat on the Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel. Prior to his appointment, Judge Clarkson practiced bankruptcy law and bankruptcy litigation... Read More →

Michael E. Imber

Senior Director of the Public Sector Services Section, Alvarez & Marsal

Michael E. Imber, CIRA is a senior director of the Public Sector Services Section of Alvarez & Marsal in New York City and is a workout and restructuring specialist with more than 25 years of experience in bankruptcies, workouts and middle-market finance. Mr. Imber previously served... Read More →

Lori Sinanyan

Of Counsel, Jones Day

Lori Sinanyan is Of Counsel at Jones Day in Los Angeles, where she focuses on debtor and private-equity or hedge fund representations. She has counseled on restructuring planning, distressed sales and acquisitions, corporate governance, fiduciary duties, contract interpretation and... Read More →

Friday September 14, 2012 10:00am - 11:15am PDT
Acacia 1

Chapter 11 Track

Conference SWBC

11:30am PDT

Chapter 11 Track: Dos and Don’ts of Seeking First-Day Relief

Materials

Debra I. Grassgreen, Moderator

Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP; San Francisco

Martin R. Barash

Klee, Tuchin, Bogdanoff & Stern LLP; Los Angeles

Thomas H. Fell

Gordon Silver; Las Vegas

Hon. Gregg W. Zive

U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. Nev.); Reno

Speakers

Martin R. Barash

Partner, Klee, Tuchin, Bogdanoff & Stern LLP

Martin R. Barash is a partner at Klee, Tuchin, Bogdanoff & Stern LLP in Los Angeles, where he concentrates his practice on chapter 11 cases, out-of-court workouts and bankruptcy litigation and appeals. He has represented debtors, debtors-in-possession, secured creditors, creditors... Read More →

Thomas H. Fell

Shareholder, Gordon Silver

Thomas H. Fell is a shareholder in the Business Restructuring & Bankruptcy Practice Group at Gordon Silver in Las Vegas, where he practices in the fields of business restructuring and bankruptcy, creditors’ rights, commercial litigation and landlord/tenant law. He has been with... Read More →

Debra I. Grassgreen

Partner, Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP

Debra I. Grassgreen is a partner in the San Francisco office of Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP, where she has significant experience representing debtors, trustees and creditors’ committees in chapter 11 cases nationwide and internationally. Ms. Grassgreen is an author and... Read More →

Hon. Gregg W. Zive

Bankruptcy Judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. Nev.)

Hon. Gregg W. Zive was sworn in as a U.S. Bankruptcy Judge for the District of Nevada in Reno on Jan. 23, 1995, and was reappointed in 2009. He is admitted to the bars of California (1973) and Nevada (1976) and to the bar of the U.S. Supreme Court. Judge Zive is a past president... Read More →

Friday September 14, 2012 11:30am - 12:45am PDT
Acacia 1

Chapter 11 Track

Conference SWBC

2:15pm PDT

Chapter 11 Track: Digging Up the Dirt: Issues in Real Estate Cases—Valuation, Mechanic’s Liens, Single-Asset Real Estate

Materials

David K. Gottlieb

Crowe Horwath LLP; Sherman Oaks, Calif.

Hon. Redfield T. Baum

U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. Ariz.); Phoenix

Steven D. Jerome

Snell & Wilmer, LLP; Phoenix

Deb Riley

Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP; San Diego

Speakers

Hon. Redfield T. Baum

Bankruptcy Judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. Ariz.)

Hon. Redfield T. Baum, Sr. is a U.S. Bankruptcy Judge for the District of Arizona in Phoenix, originally sworn in on March 26, 1990, and previously served as chief judge. Prior to his appointment, he was a partner and director at the O’Connor, Cavanagh, Anderson, Westover, Killingsworth... Read More →

David K. Gottlieb

National Partner, Crowe Horwath LLP

David K. Gottlieb is the national partner in charge of Crowe Horwath LLP’s Bankruptcy Insolvency Services Group in Sherman Oaks, Calif. He has also served as a chapter 7 panel trustee in the Central District of California since 1995. Mr. Gottlieb is a chapter 11 trustee and examiner... Read More →

Steven D. Jerome

Partner, Snell & Wilmer L.L.P.

Steven D. Jerome is a partner with Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. in Phoenix, where his practice focuses on bankruptcy and bankruptcy-related state and federal court proceedings. He has represented debtors and secured and unsecured creditors in a variety of forums, including bankruptcy administrative proceedings... Read More →

Deb Riley

Partner, Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP

Debra A. Riley is a partner with Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP in San Diego, where she has extensive experience representing debtors, private-equity funds, lenders, institutional investors and creditors’ committees in complex chapter 11 proceedings. Ms. Riley... Read More →

Friday September 14, 2012 2:15pm - 3:30pm PDT
Acacia 2

Chapter 11 Track

Conference SWBC

3:45pm PDT

Chapter 11 Track: Complex Confirmation Issues Including 1111(b), Classification, Cramdown and Rate and Term

Materials

Cathy L. Reece, Moderator

Fennemore Craig PC; Phoenix

Ronald F. Greenspan

FTI Consulting, Inc.; Los Angeles

Jeffrey D. Hermann

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP; Los Angeles

Hon. Bruce A. Markell

U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. Nev.); Las Vegas

Speakers

Ronald F. Greenspan

Senior Managing Director, FTI Consulting, Inc.

Ronald F. Greenspan is a senior managing director and the West region leader in FTI Consulting Inc.’s Corporate Finance practice in Los Angeles and has 33 years of experience with a wide variety of consulting, litigation and bankruptcy engagements, including corporate turnarounds, financial... Read More →

Jeffrey D. Hermann

Member, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Jeffery D. Hermann is a member of the Restructuring Group of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP’s Los Angeles office. For the last 35 years, he has concentrated his practice in corporate bankruptcy cases, enforcement of and foreclosure of security interests in real and personal... Read More →

Hon. Bruce A. Markell

Bankruptcy Judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. Nev.)

Hon. Bruce A. Markell was sworn in as a U.S. Bankruptcy Judge in July 2004 for the District of Nevada in Las Vegas, and he has served on the Ninth Circuit’s Bankruptcy Appellate Panel since 2007. Before taking the bench, he practiced bankruptcy and business law for 10 years in... Read More →

Cathy L. Reece

Chair, Fennemore Craig, P.C.

Cathy L. Reece chairs the Bankruptcy, Creditors’ Rights and Restructuring practice at Fennemore Craig, P.C., in Phoenix. She has extensive experience in corporate workouts and bankruptcies, aswell as working with clients that are structuring complex transactions and purchasing... Read More →

Friday September 14, 2012 3:45pm - 5:00pm PDT
Acacia 1

Chapter 11 Track

Conference SWBC