Bankruptcy 2019: Views from the Bench | American Bankruptcy Institute | 20 September 2019 | Georgetown University Law Center, 600 New Jersey Ave NW, Washington, DC 20001, USA

This event's program is a unique opportunity for bankruptcy practitioners to hear from 17 sitting and retired bankruptcy judges during a full day of high-quality CLE and networking opportunities. This year’s program will examine a number of current bankruptcy topics, including issues related to sales, dilemmas of the creditors’ committee, a debate on the standard of disinterestedness, and much more.

2019 Speakers

JUDICIAL CHAIR:

Hon. Michelle M. Harner
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. Md.); Baltimore

PROGRAM CHAIR:

Donald A. Workman
BakerHostetler; Washington, D.C.

SPEAKERS:

Hon. Carla E. Craig
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (E.D.N.Y.), Brooklyn

Hon. Robert D. Drain
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (S.D.N.Y.), New York

Hon. Kevin R. Huennekens
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (E.D. Va.)

Peter M. Friedman, Facilitator
O’Melveny & Myers LLP, Washington, D.C.

Hon. Jeffrey W. Cavender
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (N.D. Ga.) Atlanta

Hon. Sean H. Lane
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (S.D.N.Y.), New York

Hon. Karen K. Specie
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (N.D. Fla.), Tallahassee

Martin J. Bienenstock, Facilitator
Proskauer, New York

Hon. Michael E. Wiles, Moderator
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (S.D.N.Y.), New York

Pro: Hon. Eugene R. Wedoff (ret.)
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (N.D. Ill.), Oak Park

Con: Craig Goldblatt
WilmerHale; Washington, D.C.

Hon. Rebecca B. Connelly, Chief Judge
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (W.D. Va.), Harrisonburg

Hon. John K. Sherwood
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. N.J.), Newark

Hon. S. Martin Teel, Jr.
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. D.C.); Washington

Luke A. Barefoot, Facilitator
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, New York

Pro: Hon. Kevin J. Carey
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. Del.), Wilmington

Con: Hon. Robert E. Gerber (ret.)
Joseph Hage Aaronson LLC, New York

Stuart I. Teicher
Professor and Lead Educator, Teicher Professional Growth, LLC, Washington, D.C.

2019 Sponsors

BREAKFAST SPONSOR:
• Cravath

LUNCHEON SPONSOR:
• Pachilski Stang Zeihl Jones

PACHILSKI STANG ZIEHL JONES

REFRESHMENT BREAK SPONSOR:
• Gavin/ Solmonese
• Mcquire Woods
• Polsinelli
• Skadden

EXHIBIT HALL SPONSOR:
• Sherwood Partners, Inc.

CONFERENCE APP SPONSOR:
• Gavin/Solmonese LLC

GENERAL SPONSORS:
• Arent Fox LLP
• Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP
• BakerHostetler
• Ballard Spahr LLP
• Barnes & Thornburg LLP
• Blank Rome LLP
• Caplin & Drysdale, Chtd.
• Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
• Cole Schotz P.C.
• DLA Piper
• Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
• Foley & Lardner LLP
• Fox Rothschild LLP
• Gibbons P.C.
• Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
• Jones Day
• Milbank LLP
• Morrison & Foerster LLP
• O’Melveny & Myers LLP
• Otterbourg P.C.
• Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
• Proskauer
• Richards, Layton & Finger, PA
• Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
• Venable LLP
• Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
• Whiteford Taylor Preston LLP
• Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
• WilmerHale
• Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP