Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday
8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
Scuba Adventure
Sponsored by BMC Group5:30-7:00 p.m.
Opening Reception
Sponsored by Bankruptcy Law Section, Hawai'i State Bar
8:00 a.m.-12:00 noon
Optional Event: Pu'ukohola Heiau National Historic Site Tour: Home of the King
8:00-8:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast
8:30-8:45 a.m.
Conference Welcome
8:45-10:15 a.m.
Plenary Session: Past Presidents Panel: Current Developments in Bankruptcy and Reorganization
Melissa Kibler Knoll, Moderator
Mesirow Financial Consulting, LLC; Chicago
John W. Ames
Greenebaum Doll & McDonald PLLC; Louisville, Ky.
Robert M. Fishman
Shaw Gussis Fishman Glantz Wolfson & Towbin LLC; Chicago
Reginald W. Jackson
Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP; Columbus, Ohio
10:15-10:30 a.m.
Refreshment Break
10:30 a.m.-12:00 noon
Concurrent Sessions (3)
Recent Developments in Asset Sales
James T. Markus
Markus Williams Young & Zimmerman, LLC; Denver
Tom E. Roesser
Carlsmith Ball LLP; Honolulu
Keith J. Shapiro
Greenberg Traurig, LLP; Chicago
Hon. Gregg W. Zive
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. Nev.); Reno
Ponzi Schemes in Bankruptcy
Ford Elsaesser
Elsaesser, Jarzabek, Anderson, Marks, Elliott & McHugh, Chtd.; Sandpoint, Idaho
Jerrold K. Guben
O'Connor Playdon & Guben LLP; Honolulu
Brian L. Shaw
Shaw Gussis Fishman Glantz Wolfson & Towbin LLC; Chicago
Asian Insolvency Law
Stephen B. Darr, Moderator
Mesirow Financial Consulting, LLC; Boston
Prof. Charles D. Booth
Institute of Asian-Pacific Business Law
William S. Richardson School of Law, University of Hawai'i at Manoa; Honolulu
Cosimo Borrelli
Borrelli Walsh; Hong Kong
George M. Kelakos
Kelakos Advisors LLC; Greenwich, Conn. & Salans; New York
John Matthew Marsden
JSM; Hong Kong
Shinjiro Takagi
Nomura Securities Co. Ltd.; Tokyo, Japan
1:00-6:00 p.m.
Optional Event: Golf Tournament
Optional Event: Kilauea Volcano Flightseeing Tours
7:00 p.m.
Speaker/Sponsor Dinner (by invitation only)
Sponsored by ABI and the Hawai'i Bankruptcy Workshop Advisory Board
8:00-8:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast
8:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Optional Event: Parker Ranch Tour
8:30-10:00 a.m.
Concurrent Sessions (2)
Cross-Border Insolvency, with a Discussion of Inbound and Outbound Issues
Prof. Charles D. Booth, Moderator
Institute of Asian-Pacific Business Law
William S. Richardson School of Law, University of Hawai'i at Manoa; Honolulu
Cosimo Borrelli
Borrelli Walsh; Hong Kong
Van Durrer
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP; Los Angeles
Hon. Allan L. Gropper
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (S.D.N.Y.); New York
George M. Kelakos
Kelakos Advisors LLC; Greenwich, Conn. & Salans; New York
John Matthew Marsden
JSM; Hong Kong
Shinjiro Takagi
Nomura Securities Co. Ltd.; Tokyo, Japan
Success Strategies for Pre-Arranged Chapter 11 Cases (Chrysler/Lehman/GM)
Robert J. Keach
Bernstein Shur; Portland, Maine
Michael P. Richman
Patton Boggs LLP; New York
Bettina M. Whyte
Bridge Associates LLC; Amenia, N.Y.
Hon. Gregg W. Zive
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. Nev.); Reno
10:00-10:30 a.m.
Refreshment Break
10:30 a.m.-12:00 noon
Concurrent Workshops (3)
Individual Chapter 11 Cases
Hon. Robert J. Faris
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. Haw.); Honolulu
Patricia A. Redmond
Stearns, Weaver, Miller, Weissler, Alhadeff & Sitterson, PA; Miami
James Patrick Shea
Shea & Carlyon, Ltd.; Las Vegas
James A. Wagner
Wagner Choi & Verbrugge; Honolulu
Real Estate Bankruptcy Cases
Deborah D. Williamson (Moderator)
Cox Smith Matthews Incorporated; San Antonio
Geoffrey L. Berman
Development Specialists, Inc.; Los Angeles
Hon. Lloyd King
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. Haw.); Honolulu
Simon Klevansky
Klevansky Piper Van Etten, LLP; Honolulu
PRC Insolvency Law: The New PRC Bankruptcy Law, NPLs and Out-of-Court Workouts
George M. Kelakos, Moderator
Kelakos Advisors LLC; Greenwich, Conn. & Salans; New York
Prof. Charles D. Booth
Institute of Asian-Pacific Business Law
William S. Richardson School of Law, University of Hawai'i at Manoa; Honolulu
Cosimo Borrelli
Borrelli Walsh; Hong Kong
Brent C. Carlson
AlixPartners LLP; San Francisco
Hon. Allan L. Gropper
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (S.D.N.Y.); New York
Mike Harris
Gao Fei, Beijing
John Matthew Marsden
JSM; Hong Kong
Malhar Pagay
Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP; Los Angeles
Zhao Bing
King & Wood; Beijing
1:00-6:00 p.m.
Optional Event: Sport Fishing Tournament
Optional Event: Tennis Tournament
7:00-10:00 p.m.
Final Night Luau
8:30-10:00 a.m.
Breakfast Program: Evidence Demonstration
Rudy J. Cerone
McGlinchey Stafford, PLLC; New Orleans
Hon. Barry Russell
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (C.D. Calif.); Los Angeles
Lynnette R. Warman
Hunton & Williams LLP; Dallas
10:00 – 10:30 a.m.
Refreshment Break
10:30 a.m. – 12:00 Noon
Multimedia Ethics Extravaganza!
Prof. Nancy B. Rapoport
William S. Boyd School of Law
University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Las Vegas
12:00 Noon
Adjourn