Wednesday, June 4 - Preconference
7:30-8:30am Continental Breakfast Sponsored by WilmerHale
8:30-5:15pm
Cocurrent Session 		Bankrupcty Taxation
The program will include a comprehensive presentation addressing recent developments with an emphasis on the continuing impact of BAPCPA; reporting compliance matters affecting estates of individuals; Trustee tax planning opportunities; a presentation on planning issues involving real property debt restructuring and foreclosure outside of bankruptcy and pre-bankruptcy tax planning.

Corporate reorganization tax issues will be addressed through a case study and review of the basic rules governing debt relief, change of ownership, planning for the preservation of tax attributes, and consolidated entities; also a recent beneficial letter ruling involving a reorganization under Section 368(a)(1)(F).

Consumer case tax issues will be addressed including when a Chapter 13 filing can benefit a debtor with significant non-dischargeable taxes.

Don’t miss the opportunity to find the answers to your tax questions.

Moderator:
Jay Crom, CIRA (Bachecki Crom & Company LLP)

Speakers:
Robert Liquerman (KPMG)
Lee Zimet (Deloitte Tax LLP)
Alan Barton, CIRA (KPMG)
Kenneth Weil (Law Office of Kenneth C. Weil)
Dennis Bean, CIRA (Dennis Bean & Company)
M. Kathleen Klein (M. Kathleen Klein CPA)
Elizabeth Berry, CIRA (Elizabeth C. Berry CPA PLLC)
Mark Wallace (Stutman Treister & Glatt PC)
Larry Strauss, CIRA (Larry Strauss ESQ CPA & Associates Inc)

8:30-5:15pm
Cocurrent Session 		Toolbox for Practitioners: Running on Empty - Taking a Commercial Debtor Through Chapter 11
Presented as a case study of the life of a corporate debtor, the panels will take participants through the entire Chapter 11 process, beginning with pre-bankruptcy planning, going through crisis management, first day orders, DIP financing considerations, stabilizing operations, developing and negotiating a plan of reorganization and finally post confirmation issues. A blend of legal, financial and operational panelists will provide perspectives from the points of view of debtors, creditors and the U.S. Trustee.

Moderator:
Matthew Schwartz, CIRA (Bederson & Company LLP)

Speakers:
Michael Busch, Esq. (Pyle Sims Duncan & Stevenson)
Walter J. Greenhalgh (Duane Morris, LLP)
Gregory Hays, CIRA (Hays Financial Consulting LLC)
Steven Jay Katzman, Esq. (Office of the U.S. Trustee)
Farley Lee, CIRA (Deloitte Financial Advisory Services, LLP)
Jerrold N. Poslusny, Esq. (Cozen O’Connor)
9:30-9:45am Morning Break Sponsored by RSM McGladrey, Inc.
12:00–1:00pm Lunch with Keynote Speaker Dr. Stephen Cauley
3:00–3:15pm Afternoon Break Sponsored by Fennemore Craig, P.C.
6:30–8:30pm Opening Reception Co-Sponsored by Alvarez & Marsal, BBK and Duane Morris LLP
Live Music Sponsored by McDonald Carano Wilson LLP