Events
Duane Morris Partner Joel Walker to Speak at American Bankruptcy Institute's Complex Financial Restructuring Program 2010
September 20, 2010 | New York City
| Fordham University School of Law Lincoln Center
Duane Morris partner Joel M. Walker will be a faculty member and speaker at the American Bankruptcy Institute's Complex Financial Restructuring Program 2010, to be held on Monday, September 20, 2010, in New York City.
Duane Morris is an advisory board sponsor of this event.
Mr. Walker will participate in panel discussions throughout the day-long program. Topics to be explored include:
- Should Vandelay file for Chapter 11?
- Debtor-in-possession financing issues
- Running the business in bankruptcy
- Valuation of Vandelay: Where does value break in the capital structure?
- Treatment Under a Plan of Reorganization
- Vandelay's Exit from Bankruptcy
About the Program
Now in its seventh year, the ABI Complex Financial Restructuring Program (CFRP) offers a unique opportunity to gain an understanding of the various roles played by investment bankers, financial advisors and other stakeholders in today's complex cases. Using a case study of a hypothetical—but all too real—distressed situation, the CFRP dramatizes the roles played by parties-in-interest as they examine strategic alternatives and seek the highest value for a troubled company. Experienced professionals from the fields of finance, investment banking, accounting, law and turnaround play the roles of the constituencies—company board, management, secured debt, trade creditors, attorneys and advisors, the government and others—throughout the one-day program. From the decision on whether to file for bankruptcy through the exit strategy, the parties grapple with the real-world problems in real-time. Their positions frequently conflict and the debates can be heated, just as in today's cases.
Registrants for the CFRP will receive the case (including detailed financials) in advance by email. Reviewing these materials before the program will materially assist your ability to follow the presentations on the various panels. An added feature of the CFRP is the first annual Anthony H.N. Schnelling Lecture in Commercial Bankruptcy.
For more information or to register to attend, please visit the American Bankruptcy Institute website.
