39^th Annual
Bankruptcy &
Restructuring
Conference

June 7-10, 2023 | Newport Beach, CA

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Welcome to Newport Beach

AIRA looks forward to seeing you at AC23, June 7-10 in beautiful Newport Beach, California! AC23 includes 4 days of in–depth education – two all–day preconference seminars, three keynote presentations, and 17 panel presentations on the latest developments and trends in Bankruptcy and Restructuring.

AC23 also offers a relaxed context to enjoy other benefits of the conference and its setting. Participants can connect with friends and colleagues and make new contacts during the many networking opportunities and 3 optional excursions that will showcase the best of Newport Beach and beyond!

Escape to the middle of it all at Newport Beach’s most sublime address. VEA Newport Beach is your front door to one of Southern California’s most stunning and spirited cities. Here, you’re mere minutes or steps away from everything—like mingling with the locals at buzzy restaurants, playing on golden beaches, and discovering California’s cosmopolitan edge at Fashion Island.

The AIRA Distinguished Fellows Program is accepting nominations to recognize the significant contributions of AIRA’s senior members. To learn more about the program and nomination process, visit the AIRA Distinguished Fellows Program page.

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Earn up to

23.50 CPE INCLUDING 1.5 ETHICS/19.58 CLE CREDIT^*

Participants have the opportunity to earn up to 23.5 CPE credits, including 1.5 ethics credit. The AIRA will seek 19.58 general CLE credit hours and 1.25 ethics credit hours in 60-minute-hour states, and 23.5 general CLE credit hours and 1.5 ethics credit hours in 50-minute states. Credit hours are estimated and are subject to each state’s approval and credit rounding rules.

(*Includes Pre-conference and Annual Conference. CLE above based on a 60–minute hour.)

Distinguished

Keynotes

Wednesday

Strategic Planning – A Regular Review Is Important to All Organizations

In a fireside chat format, Louis Feldstein, Jennifer Meyerowitz, and Jim Lukenda will explore the importance to any organization, whether for profit or non-profit, on a stable path, or in distress, of a regular strategic plan review and update. Our speakers will discuss critical components of defining or revamping an effective strategic plan as well as provide some background on the strategic planning process underway by the AIRA board.

Thursday

Michael Jenkins

Bloomberg LP

Financial Market Perspectives on Corporate Distress

Mike will draw on his background in investment banking and the financial data and technology industry to provide insights on global financial markets and offer perspectives on macro economic and market-based indicators of corporate distress in the US.

Friday

Judges Roundtable

A panel of bankruptcy judges informally answer and discuss practitioners’ questions of dos and don’ts, best practices, their outlook for bankruptcy cases, and other topics that may be of interest to the group.

MEET THE AC23 EXPERTS

This is just a sample of the speakers who will be sharing their combined wealth of knowledge and expertise on a variety of topics during the conference. Click to learn more about who will be speaking during the various sessions.

Hon. Jerrold N. Poslusny, Jr.

U.S. Bankruptcy Court, D. N.J.

Sara L. Chenetz

Perkins Coie LLP

Hon. Michael E. Wiles

U.S. Bankruptcy Court, S.D.N.Y.

Justin A. Kesselman

ArentFox Schiff LLP

Michael Jenkins

Bloomberg LP

Stephen B. Darr

Huron

Louis Feldstein

Dynamic Change Solutions, LLC

Bradley D. Sharp

Development Specialists, Inc.

Allen Soong

Paladin

Hon. Scott C. Clarkson

U.S. Bankruptcy Court, C.D. Cal.

Cia H. Mackle

Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP

Jack F. Williams

Georgia State University

Ann M. Miller

Andrew R. Barg

Barg & Henson CPAs, PLLC

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Distinguished Fellows Program

AIRA’s Board of Directors conceived the Distinguished Fellows Program as a way to recognize the significant contributions AIRA’s senior members have made to the art and science of corporate restructuring and to AIRA. The program is intended as an academic and professional honor for those AIRA members who exemplify the highest level of excellence in professional practice and whose contributions have left a significant positive legacy to our profession and to AIRA.

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COMMITTEE

Thank you to the Co–Chairs and Planning Committee for their hard work and time in making this year’s conference a big success!

Co–Chairs

Michelle Salazar-Rosenbloom KCC LLC
Bradford Sandler, Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP

Judicial Co–Chair

Hon. Scott C. Clarkson, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, C.D. Cal.

Preconference Co–Chairs

Bankruptcy Taxation

Andrew Barg, CIRA, Barg & Henson CPAs, PLLC
Kimberly Lam, CIRA, Bachecki, Crom & Co., LLP

Financial Advisors’ Toolbox

Karl Knechtel, CIRA, RK | Consultants, LLC
Justin A. Kesselman, ArentFox Schiff LLP

Planning Committee

Brett A. Axelrod, Fox Rothschild LLP
David Bart, CIRA, CDBV, Baker Tilly US. LLP
Chris Creger, CIRA, CohnReznick LLP
Jed Donaldson, LimNexus LLP
Fengrong Li, CIRA, FTI Consulting, Inc.
Kathryn B. McGlynn, AlixPartners, LLP

Jennifer E. Mercer, FTI Consulting, Inc.
Aram Ordubegian, ArentFox Schiff LLP
Michael Ozawa, CIRA, Restructuring Solutions, LLC
Ben Pickering, EY
Brian Rich, Berger Singerman LLP
Jennifer Sharret, Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

Tim Skillman, CR3 Partners
Robert Swartz, CIRA, PwC
Nicholas R. Troszak, CIRA, Development Specialists, Inc.
James Van Horn, Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Dean R. Vomero, Applied Business Strategy LLC

39th AnnualBankruptcy & Restructuring Conference

June 7-10, 2023 | Newport Beach, CA

Welcome to Newport Beach

Earn up to

23.50 CPE INCLUDING 1.5 ETHICS/19.58 CLE CREDIT*

Distinguished

Keynotes

Wednesday

Strategic Planning – A Regular Review Is Important to All Organizations

Thursday

Michael Jenkins

Financial Market Perspectives on Corporate Distress

Friday

Judges Roundtable

MEET THE AC23 EXPERTS

Hon. Jerrold N. Poslusny, Jr.

Sara L. Chenetz

Hon. Michael E. Wiles

Justin A. Kesselman

Michael Jenkins

Stephen B. Darr

Louis Feldstein

Bradley D. Sharp

Allen Soong

Hon. Scott C. Clarkson

Cia H. Mackle

Jack F. Williams

Ann M. Miller

Andrew R. Barg

View All Speakers

CONFERENCE

EVENT APP

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Judicial Co–Chair

Preconference Co–Chairs

Planning Committee

39^th Annual
Bankruptcy &
Restructuring
Conference

23.50 CPE INCLUDING 1.5 ETHICS/19.58 CLE CREDIT^*