ACB 4th Cir. Program Considering ABI's Chapter 11 Reform Report

The American College of Bankruptcy (ACB) Fourth Circuit held a program, “Considering ABI’s Report on Chapter 11 Reform,” on Feb. 13, 2015, at the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, D.C. The program included a discussion of the Commission’s overall philosophy and approach; treatment of SMEs; 363 sales, DIPs, safe harbors, and labor issues; and valuation and distribution issues.

Intro and First Panel

Speakers

Prof. Michelle M. Harner
University of Maryland School of Law, Baltimore
Craig Goldblatt
WilmerHale
Hon. Thomas Ambro
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Danielle Spinelli
WilmerHale

Second Panel

Speakers

Hon. Wendelin Lipp
U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Maryland
Professor Melissa Jacoby
University of North Carolina School of Law
Judith Reich
Drinker Biddle

Third Panel

Speakers

Prof. Michelle M. Harner
University of Maryland School of Law, Baltimore
Michael Bernstein
Arnold Porter
Mark Ellenberg
Cadwalader
Hon. Judith Wizmur
U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of New Jersey (retired)

Fourth Panel

Speakers

Professor Melissa Jacoby
University of North Carolina School of Law
Hon. Judith Wizmur
U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of New Jersey (retired)
David Hillman
Schulte, Roth & Zabel

Fifth and Concluding Panels

Speakers

Prof. Michelle M. Harner
University of Maryland School of Law, Baltimore
Danielle Spinelli
WilmerHale
Hon. Thomas Ambro
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Hon. Wendelin Lipp
U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Maryland
Craig Goldblatt
WilmerHale
David Hillman
Schulte, Roth & Zabel