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Law topics are not solely intended for those within the legal community; in fact the opposite is true, with each offering numerous takeaways that are applicable to all individuals within the turnaround and restructuring industry. Topics within this domain will delve into venue reform, bankruptcy litigation as it applies to the restructuring professional, the preparation of valuation experts for court, and much, much more.


2017 Sessions

January Judges Panel

Chapter: Pittsburgh

Speakers:

  • Moderator: Doug Campbell - Campbell & Levine LLC 
  • Moderator: Bill Price - Clark Hill 
  • The Honorable Thomas P. Agresti - United States Bankruptcy Court, Western District of Pennsylvania
  • The Honorable Carlota M. Böhm - United States Bankruptcy Court, Western District of Pennsylvania
  • The Honorable Joy Flowers Conti, Chief Judge - United States Bankruptcy Court, Western District of Pennsylvania
  • The Honorable Gregory L. Taddonio - United States Bankruptcy Court, Western District of Pennsylvania

Date: January 19, 2017

Registration: Member: $65 Nonmember: $100

 

Chapter Luncheon - SLC Legislative Update

Chapter: Rocky Mountain

Please join the TMA Rocky Mountain Chapter for its Annual Utah Legislative Roundup.

Speaker:

  • J. Michael Bailey, shareholder in Parsons Behle & Latimer's Lobbying and Government Relations Group
  • Representative Brian King (D)
  • Senator Todd Weiler (R)

Date: March 14, 2017

Registration: Member: $35 Nonmember: $50

 

IWIRC/TMA Judge's Panel

Chapter: Atlanta

Speakers:

  • Judge Paul M. Baiser, U.S. Bankruptcy Court Northern District of Georgia
  • Judge Stacey L. Meisel, U.S. Bankruptcy Court District of New Jersey
  • Judge Ann M. Nevins, U.S. Bankruptcy Court District of Connecticut 

Date: March 16, 2017

Registration: Member: $0 Nonmember: $60 Next Gen/Young Professional: $0

 

TMA Tax Presentation and Happy Hour

When a Court Order isn't Viable: Avoiding Tax Exposure for Unpaid Withholding Taxes in Workouts

Chapter: Missouri

Date: March 23, 2017

Registration: Member: $0 Nonmember: $25 

 

An Evening with Judge Pat E. Morgenstern-Clarren

Chapter: Ohio

Date: April 27, 2017

 

2016 Sessions

Case Study: LighSquared: A Bitter Bankruptcy 
2016 Distressed Investing Conference

LightSquared is one of the longest and most litigious bankruptcies in recent years, spending nearly three years in litigation with creditors. LightSquared recently exited Chapter 11 bankruptcy after the FCC agreed to allow the transfer of its wireless spectrum into a newly-formed company.

Speakers:

  • Alan Carr, New York, NY        
  • Hon. Shelley C. Chapman, New York, NY
  • Mark Hootnick, New York, NY
  • Thomas Lauria, New York, NY
  • David Murgio, New York, NY
  • Jack Neumark, New York, NY

Presentation Slide Deck 

 

TMA Case Study Luncheon Series Kick Off Event Focusing on Gametech

Chapter: West Michigan

Date: January 12th, 2016

Registration: Member: $0 Nonmember: $0

 

Chapter Breakfast - SLC - Meet the new bankruptcy judge, the Honorable Kevin R. Anderson

Chapter: Rocky Mountain

Speakers:

  • Hon. Kevin R. Anderson, District of Utah

Date: January 14th, 2016

Registration: Free      

 

Inside Job: How Government Insiders Subvert the Public Interest

Chapter: Upstate New York

Date: February 25th, 2016

Registration: RMA Member: $30 RMA Nonmember: $30 Member: $30 Nonmember: $40 NextGen: $25 Academic/Government: $30

 

TMA Case Study Luncheon Series Session 2: Bankruptcy Issues

Chapter: West Michigan

Speakers:

  • Steve Grow, Warner Norcross & Judd

  • Karl Norton, Comerica Bank

  • Chip Hoebeke, Rehmann

Date: March 8th, 2016

Registration: Free

 

Spain Effectiveness of UK Scheme of Arrangement

Chapter: Spain

Speakers:

  • Angel Perera, University of Castilla La Mancha

  • Francisco Garcimartin; University of Madrid

  • Elisa Torralba, University of Madrid

Date: March 10th, 2016

Registration: Price of Cocktail: 40 Euros

 

TMA Event - Views from the Bench

Chapter: Montreal

Speakers:

  • Hon. Justice Martin Castonguay, Superior Court of Quebec

Date: March 16th, 2016

Registration: Member: $90 Nonmember: $110 NextGen: $65 Table of 8 people: $680           

 

Running a Pot Business and Other Challenges: Fiduciary Compliance with State and Federal Laws
2016 Western Regional Conference 

How do marijuana-related businesses, legal under state but not federal law, deal with financial distress?  Courts have held these businesses are not eligible to be debtors under federal bankruptcy law.  This panel will explore this issue as well as issues involving compliance with state and federal laws by receivers and trustees. 

Speakers:

  • Howard Bailey, Arch + Beam, LLC, Walnut Creek, California
  • Edward B. Cordes, Cordes & Company, Denver, Colorado
  • Robb Itkin, Simon Consulting, Phoenix, Arizona
  • Peggy Hunt, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, Salt Lake City, Utah
  • Kevin Singer, Receivership Specialists, Los Angeles, California
  • Moderator:  Anthony W. Austin, Fennemore Craig, P.C., Phoenix, Arizona 

Presentation Slide Deck

 

2015 Sessions 

Momentive's Impact on Issues Critical to Chapter 11: Till, Make-Whole Premiums, and Senior Debt That Is Not Senior
2015 Distressed Investing Conference

The Momentive Performance Material Chapter 11 case has raised vital questions that could set precedent moving forward. Is the Supreme Court’s decision in Till applicable to Chapter 11 cases, or should it be limited to Chapter 13 cases? Are makewhole premiums ever due following the automatic acceleration of underlying notes upon a debtors’ bankruptcy filing? Is debt that, for all other purposes, is deemed to be “senior,” rendered pari passu with other debt if it is junior “in any respect” to any other debt? Hear answers to these questions and many more.

Speakers:

  • Ira Dizengoff        
  • Dennis F. Dunne, New York, NY
  • David Hilty, New York, NY
  • Mark Joachim, Washington, D.C.

Presentation Slide Deck

 

Fraud & White Collar Crime in Commercial Transactions

Chapter: New York

Date: September 24th, 2015

Registration: Member: $30 Nonmember: $40 NextGen: $25 Academic/Government: $30 RMA Members: $30

 

Advanced Education Session: Testifying as an Expert Witness: Pitfalls and Best Practices
The 2015 TMA Annual

In a trial setting, TMA pros re-enacted several real-life mishaps of expert testimony gone wrong. 

Speakers:

  • John T. Dorsey, Wilmington, DE
  • Neil E. Herman, New York, NY
  • Nicholas K. Lagemann, New York, NY
  • Thomas S. O'Donoghue Jr., CTP, Chicago, IL
  • Geoffrey A. Richards, New York, NY

Presentation Slide Deck

 

Lights, Camera, Action: Media Strategies and Ethics
The 2015 TMA Annual

Proper engagement with the media can provide vital context to your message. Learn rules of the road to construct timely conversations and address ethical decisions. This is a glimpse of some of the media-related tools you can utilize in the arena. 

Speakers:

  • Thomas Becker, New York, NY
  • Jeffrey Dulberg, Los Angeles, CA
  • Marjorie E. Kaufman, Boston, MA
  • Andrew Ragsly, New York, NY
  • R. Scott Williams, Birmingham, AL

Session Handout

 

An Evening with the Judges

Chapter: Arizona

Speakers:

  • Moderator: Daniel E. Garrison, Andante Law Group
  • Honorable Roslyn O. Silver, U.S. District Court
  • Honorable Daniel P. Collins, U.S. Bankruptcy Court
  • Honorable Brenda K. Martin, U.S. Bankruptcy Court        

Date: October 29th, 2015

Registration: Member: $45 NextGen: $35

Event Flyer

 

A View from the Bench: Bankruptcy Court Judges Panel Discussion

Chapter: Louisiana

Speakers:

  • Hon. Douglas Dodd
  • Hon. John Kolwe
  • Hon. Elizabeth Magner
  • Hon. Jeffrey Norman

Date: November 4th, 2015

Registration: Member: $50 Nonmember: $60

 

Joint Event with IWIRC, NJSBA, NJFBBA, & NYIC Honoring Judges serving New Jersey Bankruptcy Court            

Chapter: New Jersey

Date: November 10th, 2015

Registration: Per person: $140 Government employee: $80

Event Flyer

 

ABI Commission Report-Pros/Cons for Restructuring Professionals and Creditors

Chapters: Chicago/Midwest

Speakers:

  • Moderator: Harold Israel, Goldstein & McClintock
  • Faye Feinstein, Quarles & Brady LLP
  • Michael Egan, Monroe Capital LLC
  • Nancy Ross, High Ridge Partners

Date: November 17th, 2015

Registration: Member: $40 Nonmember: $80

 

What Next? The law changed dramatically and further changes loom on the horizon. What’s a Tennessee business to do?

Chapter: Tennessee

Speaker:

  • Mark Norris

Date: November 18th, 2015

 

TMA NOW/NextGen Mid-South Commercial Law Reception Honoring Magistrate Holmes     

Chapter: Tennessee

Speakers:

  • Magistrate Judge Barvara D. Holmes

Date: December 2nd, 2015

 

2014 Sessions

Bankruptcy Judges Panel and Networking Reception

Chapter: Arizona

Speaker:

  • Moderator: Robert J. Miller, Bryan Cave LLP
  • The Honorable Madeleine Wanslee;
  • The Honorable Paul Sala;
  • The Honorable Brenda Martin

Date: August 21st, 2014      

Registration: Member: $45 Nonmember: $55 NextGen: $35 Students: $25

Event Flyer

 

Dynamic Dialogue: Navigating the Murky Waters of Fiduciary Duties
The 2014 TMA Annual

Speakers:

  • Jack Butler, Northbrook, IL
  • David Danziger        
  • Kevin P. McElcheran, Toronto, ON
  • James L. Patton Jr., Wilmington, DE
  • Lisa Poulin, McLean, VA

Presentation Slide Deck

 

2013 Sessions

Welcome New U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judges for the District of Arizona

Chapter: Arizona      

Speakers:

  • Moderator: Scott Goldberg, Schian Walker, P. L. C.
  • Panelists: Brenda Moody Whinery, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Arizona, 9th Circuit
  • Daniel Collins, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Arizona, 9th Circuit 
  • Eddward Ballinger, Jr., U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Arizona, 9th Circuit

Date: February 28th, 2013       

Registration: Early bird: $45 Regular: $70

Event Flyer

 

2012 Sessions

363: Bankruptcy Code Provision or New Ferrari Model?
2012 Spring Conference

With increasing frequency, the time between filing a case and a 363 auction can be measured in days instead of weeks. Contracted timeframes, potential credit bidding controversies and a
volatile financing market create conundrums for buyers, debtors, lenders and creditors’ committees alike. Case constituents must wrangle with the complexities of breakup fee triggers, competing bids and auction rule flexibility in pursuit of selecting the “highest and best” bid. Learn from a panel covering every side of a 363 case.

Speakers:

  • Moderator: Jeffrey R. Manning, CTP, Baltimore, MD
  • Chris Dickerson, Chicago, IL
  • Jesse Austin, Atlanta, GA
  • Timothy Hurley, Boston, MA
  • Jeff Pomerantz, Los Angeles, CA
  • Geoffrey Richards, Chicago, IL
  • Larry Halperin, New York, NY

Case Study