Association of Insolvency & Restructuring Advisors

2006 West Coast Plan of Reorganization Conference
September 28, 2006
The Olympic Collection Banquet and Conference Center
Los Angeles, CA
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Dr. Edward Leamer
AIRA West Coast Conference
Keynote Speaker

AIRA is very pleased to announce that we have arranged for Dr. Edward Leamer, the Director of the UCLA Anderson Economic Forecast, to be our lunchtime keynote speaker.

What will happen with California housing prices? What are the forecasts for energy and other commodity costs? Will we have an economic “soft landing” or will the parachute not open? These are a few of the challenging questions for which Dr. Leamer will present a cohesive economic paradigm and provide actionable answers. Dr. Leamer’s thought provoking presentations are filled with humor and poignant practical examples. During the follow-up question and answer session, you can also inquire about any other of Dr. Leamer’s areas of recent research including the North American Free Trade Agreement, the dismantling of the Swedish welfare state, the economic integration of Eastern Europe, Taiwan and the Mainland, and the impact of globalization on the U.S. economy. This is a very timely presentation which is not to be missed.

The Olympic Collection Conference Center
11301 Olympic Blvd. #204
Los Angeles, CA 90064

Designed to cover cutting edge legal and financial insolvency and bankruptcy issues and deal with the impact that the 2005 Bankruptcy Act had on plans of reorganization and other contemporary issues faced by professionals and debtors in restructuring companies in today’s economy.

Networking dinner and wine tasting event at Il Moro Italian Restaurant.

Sponsors:

  • Stutman, Treister & Glatt
  • FTI Consulting, Inc.
  • Grobstein, Horwath & Company LLP
  • Deloitte Financial Advisory Services LLP

Online Registration Closed: Please register at the door.

$325 (Member)
$375 (Non-Member)
$100 (Government/Eduction)

Dinner and Wine tasting are not included in the conference registration. You may attend this networking event with or without conference attendance:

$75 Dinner & Wine Tasting Network Event (With conference registration)
$125 Dinner & Wine Tasting Network Event (Without conference registration)

Cancellation Policy:
There will be a $50 fee for cancellations made after 9/22/06
No refund given for cancellations made after 9/26/06

6 Hours of CA CLE Credits Available
7 Hours of CPE Credits Available

Please Note:
* CLE for other states will be applied for upon request

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Conference Schedule:

7:30-8:45 Registration and Continental Breakfast

8:45-9:00 Introduction and Opening Remarks

Co-Chairs:
Ronald Greenspan, CIRA
Farley Lee, CIRA

9:00-10:00 Restructurings Under the 2005 Bankruptcy Amendments— One Year Later, What Has Really Happened?

Moderator:
Teri Stratton, CIRA, Giuliani Capital Advisors LLC

Speakers:
Jay Kornfeld, Bush, Strout & Kornfeld
Hugh Hilton, Catalyst LLC
Jeffrey Reisner, Irell & Manella LLP

10:00-11:00 Valuation Issues in Plans of Reorganization

Moderator:
Ronald Greenspan, CIRA, FTI Consulting, Inc.

Speakers:
David Kupetz, SulmeyerKupetz PC
Tom Thompson, Imperial Capital

11:00-11:15 Break – Sponsored by Grobstein, Horwath & Company LLP

11:15-12:15 Concurrent Sessions:
1. Blockbuster Claims: Pensions and Asbestos Claims

Moderator:
Richard Wynne, Kirkland & Ellis LLP

Speakers:
Brian Davidoff, Rutter Hobbs & Davidoff Inc.
Peter Fishman, Houlihan Lokey Howard & Zukin
Charles Malaret, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

2. Tax Consequences of Selling or Transferring Assets in Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

Moderator:
 Mark Wallace, Stutman, Treister & Glatt

Speakers:
David Agler, Grobstein, Horwath & Company LLP
Joe Doloboff, FTI Consulting, Inc.
Frances Zuniga, Phelps Consulting Group

12:15-1:45 Lunch - Sponsored by FTI Consulting, Inc.
Keynote Speaker:
Dr. Edward Leamer

1:45-2:45 Assignments for the Benefit of Creditors, A Viable Alternative to Bankruptcy

Moderator:
Steve Spector, Jeffer, Mangels, Butler & Marmaro LLP

Speakers:
Theodore Phelps, CIRA, Phelps Consulting Group
Theodore A. Cohen, Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Benjamin Seigel, Buchalter Nemer

2:45-3:45 Recovery through Litigation---Deepening Insolvency, Fraudulent Conveyances and other Creditor Weapons

Moderator:
Arthur Perkins, CIRA, Deloitte Financial Advisory Services LLP

Speakers:
Kenneth Brown, Pachulski, Stang, Ziehl, Young, Jones & Weintraub
Hon. Randall Newsome, US Bankruptcy Court Northern District of California
David Richardson, Winston & Strawn LLP

3:45-4:00 Break – Sponsored by Deloitte Financial Advisory Services LLP

4:00-5:15 Second Lien and Alternative Financings—The New Age of Restructurings, Capital and Non-Traditional Lenders

Moderator:
Rich Brooks, CIT Business Capital

Speakers:
Stephen Krawchuk, Contrarian Capital Finance, L.P.
Ian Schnider, Fortress Investment Group
Eric Swanson, Silver Point Capital, L.P.

5:45—8:00 Networking Event - Dinner and Wine Tasting at Il Moro Italian Restaurant
Sponsored by Stutman, Treister & Glatt

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