Summer = Wine Tasting! Join us for the 1st Wine Tasting Event of the Year @ WineTastic, a unique wine bar in Uptown with a distinct vision and passion for the wine culture in Dallas. Enjoy friends & colleagues in a relaxed atmosphere for wine, appetizers and networking!
I'm honored to have been selected by TMA’s Executive Committee as chair of the Editorial Advisory Board. Together with TMA’s Leadership, we’re underway with some innovative changes to the JCR that should provide a lot of value to our membership and continue to position the magazine as the premier...
The “Big Tent” means a lot of things to a lot of people and continues to define itself in new and exciting ways every day. Our Big Tent is about inclusiveness, meaning everyone has a seat at the table and a voice to be heard, which we encourage and support. Our Big Tent has so many incredible...
In this year of a more forward-facing TMA, I wanted to recognize and express my gratitude to the leaders and chapters who continue to raise the bar on the value of TMA membership with their development and support of TMA regional conference opportunities. Our regional conferences are near and dear...
As a condition precedent to confirming a Chapter 11 plan, Section 1129(a)(11) of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code requires a finding from the Bankruptcy Court that “confirmation of a plan is not likely to be followed by the liquidation, or the need for further financial reorganization, of the debtor or any...
The rise in popularity and convenience of online shopping ( i.e., the Amazon Effect) has triggered the bankruptcies of numerous retail consumer goods chains. Since 2015, there have been more than 50 major retail Chapter 11 filings. This trend is due to a number of factors, including (i) the...
Last year was a turbulent one for the container shipping industry, but it might just have been a warmup for 2019. Political crosscurrents in the form of trade disputes resulting in new tariffs—and to a lesser extent, the U.K.’s impending exit from the European Union—could rock the industry and add...
There has been an explosion of bankruptcy filings that were arguably precipitated by leveraged buyouts and private-equity-backed transactions. Two recent examples are Toys R Us and Sears, both of which were saddled with billions of dollars in debt as a result of leveraged buyouts by private equity...
On April 1, 2019, the signs and flags in an industrial area of Zagreb, the capital of Croatia in the South-East of Europe, turned from red to green; the old Agrokor letters on red background were replaced by the new green logo of the Fortenova Group. The date marked the successful end of a...
