Private Equity vs. Hedge Funds
Moderator: Keith Shapiro (Greenberg Traurig)
Speakers: John P. Bolduc (Bayside Capital, Inc.), Colin M. Lancaster (Stark Investments)

A panel discusion with two experienced investors weighing the pros and cons of equity investing versus hedge funds.

In Place of KERPs – How to Retain Key Management in Bankruptcy and Why it Matters
Moderator: Brian C. Whittman (Alvarez & Marsal LLC)
Speakers: George N. Panagakis (Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP), Robert S. Hertzberg (Pepper Hamilton LLP), Thomas E. Hill (Alvarez & Marsal LLC)

A discussion on how to retain key management and other employees during a bankruptcy under BAPCPA, to what extent alternatives to KERPs are working from a legal and business perspective, and differing views on the need for retention bonuses from the debtor and creditor side of the table.

Alternatives to Bankruptcy, A Better Way?
Moderator: Daniel Zazove (Perkins Coie LLP)
Speakers: Kay Kress (Pepper Hamilton LLP), Geoff Berman (Development Specialists Inc.), Howard Korenthal (Morris Anderson & Associates Ltd.)

A thought-provoking discussion of the advantages and drawbacks to the increased use of receiverships and assignments for the benefit of creditors as alternatives to a bankruptcy case.

Ethics for the Non-Golfer
Moderator: Grant Newton, CIRA (Prof. Emeritus Pepperdine University and AIRA)
Speakers: Joel Waite (Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor LLP), Robert Bingham, CIRA (Kroll Zolfo Cooper)

For those not skilled with a 9-iron, participate with the panel of high-handicappers as they discuss various ethical topics relating to the restructuring field. Our friends on the links will be enjoying a practical example of implementing their ethics as they turn in their scorecards, avoiding the use of too many “mulligans,” and keeping the “foot wedge” in the bag.