Lifetime Achievement Award 2017 – Alan Lepene, Partner, Thompson Hine Alan Lepene is a partner and Practice Group Leader of the Business Restructuring, Creditor’s Rights and Bankruptcy practice group at Thompson Hine, where he has practiced his entire career and previously served as a member of the...
Section 546(e) of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code limits the avoiding powers of trustees and debtors in possession. 1 Often called the “safe harbor provision,” the purpose of the limitations, as expressed in the legislative history accompanying the 1982 amendment that added this provision to the...
As in George Orwell’s Animal Farm , where “all animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others,” 1 so it seems for creditors with regard to the priority scheme established under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code to bring fairness and certainty to distributions in bankruptcy. In connection...
This will be a unique opportunity to network in a more intimate setting. Everyone will be given the opportunity to introduce themselves to the entire group with plenty of time for networking before and after the introductions.
15th Annual Joint Breakfast Meeting with ACG "The Evolution of the Retail Industry" Panel : Richard S. Hauer , CTP, President - H3 Consulting Group David H. Stein , Esq. - Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer PA Amy Valentine , Chief Financial Officer - SFERRA Moderator : Steven F. Agran , CTP, MBA,...
In 2014, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware issued a controversial ruling in the Fisker Automotive case limiting the amount of a secured creditor’s credit bid in a bankruptcy sale to the discounted purchase price the credit bidder had paid to acquire the secured debt. Among...
Even though default rates and corporate Chapter 11 filings remain at historic lows, a number of industries have been experiencing financial distress, including oil and gas, retail, higher education, and food processing. Hot topics affecting restructurings in all industries include potential limits...
TMA Delegation Meets with U.S. Ambassador to China A TMA delegation comprised of professionals working in the People’s Republic of China met with U.S. Ambassador Max Baucus and members of his senior staff in Beijing in July. The private meeting gave members of the delegation the opportunity to...
John Hyde has joined Graphic Arts Advisors (GAA) as a director and member of the firm’s senior team. He has over 25 years of experience in the print and graphic communications industry and has worked with numerous clients in connection with mergers and acquisitions, family succession planning,...
Alabama Murray Bibb, Porter, White & Company California - Northern Jonathan Comeau, Avidbank Michael J. Haftl, AlixPartners Veronica T. Iles, Burr Pilger Mayer Inc. Frank A. Wisehart, RGL Forensics Phillip Zhou, Cogent Valuation California - Southern Laurie I. Buss, C-Suite Creative Jerome S...
