ABI 26th Annual Southwest Bankruptcy Conference | American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI) | 6 September 2018 | Four Seasons Hotel Las Vegas, 3960 S Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89119, USA

Experienced practitioners and regional judges will present workshops on a variety of topics, both business and consumer — ensuring that there is something for everyone.

2018 Speakers

John W. Lucas, Moderator
Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP; San Francisco

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

Hon. Mary Jo Heston
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (W.D. Wash.); Tacoma

Gregory E. Garman
Garman Turner Gordon; Las Vegas

Thomas J. Salerno
Stinson Leonard Street LLP; Phoenix

Mark Gorton
Boutin Jones; Sacramento, Calif.

Estela O. Pino
Pino & Associates; Sacramento, Calif.

Hon. Julia W. Brand
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (C.D. Cal.); Los Angeles

Cecily A. Dumas
Pillsbury; San Francisco

Susan M. Freeman
Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie LLP; Phoenix

Thomas E. Patterson
Klee, Tuchin, Bogdanoff & Stern LLP; Los Angeles

Hon. Bruce T. Beesley
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. Nev.); Reno

Robert M. Charles, Jr.
Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie LLP; Phoenix

Dawn S. Cica
Mushkin Cica Coppedge; Las Vegas

Peter J. Gurfein
Landau Gottfried & Berger LLP; Los Angeles

Hon. Martin R. Barash
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (C.D. Cal.); Woodland Hills

Janet L. Chubb
Kaempfer Crowell; Reno, Nev.

Oren Haker
Stoel Rives LLP; Portland, Ore.

Jordan A. Kroop
Perkins Coie LLP; Phoenix

Cynthia M. Cohen
Glaser Weil Fink Howard Avchen & Shapiro LLP; Los Angele

Randy Nussbaum
Sacks Tierney P.A.; Scottsdale, Ariz.

Allison M. Rhodes
Holland & Knight LLP; Los Angeles

Hon. Eugene R. Wedoff (ret.)
Oak Park, III.

Robbin L. Itkin
DLA Piper; Los Angeles

David M. Johnson
Sherwood Partners, Inc.; Mountain View, Calif.

K. Kevin Otus
Onyx Asset Advisors; San Francisco

Matthew P. Sorenson
Development Specialists, Inc.; Los Angeles

Thomas H. Allen
Allen Barnes & Jones, PLC; Phoenix

Richard D. Liebman
Grant Thornton LLP; Chicago

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

Kenneth C. Weil
Law Office of Kenneth C. Weil; Seattle

P. Gregg Curry
Navigant Consulting, Inc.; Phoenix

Ken Epstein
Bentham IMF; New York

Hon. Charles D. Novack
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (N.D. Cal.); Pasadena

Cathy L. Reece
Fennemore Craig, P.C.; Phoenix

David Nelson
Boies Schiller Flexner LLP; Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

Samuel A. Newman
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP; Los Angeles

Michael A. Strollo
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.; Washington, D.C.

Hon. Madeleine C. Wanslee
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. Ariz.); Phoenix

Andrew W. Caine
Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP; Los Angeles

Craig S. Ganz
Ballard Spahr LLP; Phoenix

Edward T. Gavin
Gavin/Solmonese LLP, Wilmington, Del.

Hon. M. Elaine Hammond
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (N.D. Cal.); San Jose

Hon. Daniel P. Collins
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. Ariz.); Phoenix

Bryce A. Suzuki
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP; Phoenix

Christopher J. Wells
Alvarez & Marsal; Phoenix

Steven J. Yeager
State of Nevada Assembly; Las Vegas

2018 Sponsors

PRESIDENTIAL PARTNERS :
• Bloomberg law
• GAVIN / SOLMONESE
• THOMSON REUTERS
• WILMINGTON
• TRUST

EXECUTIVE PARTNERS :
• FTI CONSULTING

GOLD SPONSORS :
• Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP
• CR3 Partners, LLC
• Development Specialist, Inc.
• Donlin, Recano & Company, Inc.
• FTI Consulting, Inc.
• KCC
• Omni Management Group
• Perkins Coie LLP

SILVER SPONSORS :
• Allen Barnes & Jones, PLC
• Alvarez & Marsal
• Bentham IMF
• Conway MacKenzie, Inc.
• Engelman Berger, PC
• Gavin/Solmonese LLC
• Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP
• Proskauer
• Sacks Tierney P.A.
• Schian Walker PLC
• Snell & Wilmer, L.L.P.
• Stinson Leonard Street LLP
• Wilmington Trust

BRONZE SPONSORS :
• Ballard Spahr LLP
• Elsaesser Jarzabek Anderson Elliott & Macdonald, Chtd.
• Fenix Financial Advisors LLC
• Fennemore Craig, P.C.
• Gray Reed & McGraw LLP
• Holland & Knight LLP
• Kaempfer Crowell
• Klee, Tuchin, Bogdanoff & Stern LLP
• Kolesar & Leatham
• Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie LLP
• Loeb & Loeb LLP
• McGlinchey Stafford PLLC
• Mesch Clark & Rothschild PC
• Mushkin Cica Coppedge
• Onyx Asset Advisors, LLC
• Quarles & Brady LLP
• Schwartz Flansburg
• Sherwood Partners, Inc.
• Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP
• Winston & Strawn LLP