Bankruptcy in the New Millennium - Southwestern Law School

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Bankruptcyin theNew MillenniumFR IDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2010The recent financial crisis has led to vast and numerousbankruptcies and brought renewed focus on bankruptcy ingeneral and its role in society. According to the AdministrativeOffice of the U.S. Courts, 1,117,771 bankruptcy cases were filedin calendar year 2008. For the twelve month period ending June30, 2009, total bankruptcy filings were 1,306,315 and Chapter11 filings rose 91 percent. Indeed, the ten largest bankruptciesin history have been filed since 2001, and six of those ten – withassets totaling in excess of $1 trillion – have been filed in the lasttwo years.Given the extraordinary financial turmoil that still exists andthe record number of bankruptcy filings, an understanding ofthis issue is important, since bankruptcy plays such an importantrole in reshaping the American economy. No longer viewed as arefuge of last resort, bankruptcy is now seen as a process that maybe useful in resolving a number of problems that businesses andindividuals encounter. Hence, attorneys, lenders, consumers,policy-makers, accountants, and others will benefit from a greaterawareness and understanding of this far-reaching law.This symposium, Bankruptcy in the New Millennium, bringstogether judges, practitioners and scholars at the forefront ofbankruptcy who will explore four areas of change andimportance: international bankruptcies following the addition ofBankruptcy Code Chapter 15, which was intended to expedite theadministration of foreign-owned assets located in the UnitedStates; debtor-in-possession financing in so-called mega-cases,including concerns of bonded indebtedness, executivecompensation, negotiations with secured creditors and creditors'committees, and the impact of congressional intervention in thereorganization process; intellectual property issues that occur inentertainment-industry bankruptcies, as well as attendantconstitutional questions; and the Supreme Court's grant ofcertiorari in four cases that raise consumer bankruptcy issues –United States Aid Funds, Inc. v. Espinosa, United States v.Milavetz, Schwab v. Reilly, and Hamilton v. Lanning.S C H E D U L EPresentations will be held in BW390 unless otherwise noted.8:30 - 9:00 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast9:00 - 9:15 a.m. Opening Remarks and WelcomeDean Bryant G. Garth, Southwestern Law School9:15 - 10:45 a.m. International BankruptciesJosefina Fernandez McEvoy, Esq., Partner,Fox RothschildProfessor Judy Sloan, Southwestern Law SchoolHon. Samuel L. Bufford, Judge, United StatesBankruptcy Court, Central District of CaliforniaModerator: Professor Michael Epstein, Southwestern Law School11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Debtor-in-Possession Financing in Mega-CasesHon. Theodor C. Albert, Judge, United StatesBankruptcy Court, Central District of CaliforniaRichard L. Wynne, Esq., Partner, Jones DayJonathan Rosenthal, Esq., Partner, Saybrook CapitalModerator: Adjunct Professor Edward Wolkowitz,Southwestern Law School12:30 - 2:00 p.m. Luncheon and Keynote SpeakerLisa Hill Fenning, Esq., Partner, Arnold & Porter LLPFlexibility Versus Predictability: The Bankruptcy PolicyWars Continue2:00 - 3:30 p.m. Intersections in Bankruptcy, Intellectual Propertyand the Entertainment IndustryHon. Ernest M. Robles, Judge, United StatesBankruptcy Court, Central District of CaliforniaDavid L. Neale, Esq., Managing Partner, Levene,Neale, Bender, Rankin & Brill LLPScott Gautier, Esq., Partner, Peitzman, Weg& Kempinsky LLPLorin Brennan, Esq., Legal Consultant, IndependentFilm & Television AllianceModerator: Professor Michael Scott, Southwestern Law School3:45 - 5:15p.m. Consumer BankruptciesHon. Barry Russell, Judge, United States BankruptcyCourt, Central District of CaliforniaProfessor Nathalie Martin, University of New MexicoSchool of LawTodd Frealy, Esq., Partner, Levene, Neale, Bender,Rankin & Brill LLPPeter Anderson, United States Trustee, CentralDistrict of California, Region 16Moderator: Professor Christopher Cameron,Southwestern Law School5:15 - 5:30 p.m. Closing RemarksAdjunct Professor Edward Wolkowitz andAlma Dumitru, Special Projects Editor,Southwestern Law ReviewC L E C R E D I TThis symposia offers 7.5 hours of CLE credit. Southwestern is a State Bar ofCalifornia approved MCLE provider.L O C A T I O NFor map and directions, visit www.swlaw.edu/directions. 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