11th Annual. New York City Bankruptcy Conference May 4, 2009 New York Marriot Marquis

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1 11th Annual New York City Bankruptcy Conference May 4, 2009 New York Marriot Marquis Stand-Alone Program: Bankruptcy Fundamentals Nuts & Bolts for Young & New Practitioners May 1, 2009 Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House, SDNY One Bowling Green, New York, NY

2 Welcome On behalf of our distinguished faculty and Advisory Board, we are pleased to invite you to attend the 2009 New York City Bankruptcy Conference at the New York Marriot Marquis and the Bankruptcy Fundamentals: Nuts & Bolts for Young and New Practitioners held at the Alexander Hamilton U.S. Customs House, U.S. Bankruptcy Court SDNY. Now in its eleventh year ABI s New York City Bankruptcy Conference has outgrown its former facility and has moved to the spacious landmark New York Marriott Marquis. Bringing together a faculty of bankruptcy judges and practitioners from the top national insolvency firms, this day-long educational forum is designed to appeal to both experienced and new professionals. The expanded workshop format now embracing 6 concurrent breakout sessions allows for spirited exchange between panelist and attendee, and the flexible repeating format allows you to customize your personal learning experience. Offered again is the primer course Bankruptcy Fundamentals: Nuts & Bolts for Young and New Practitioners, held on the Friday Preceding the Conference. Updated to include recent case law under BAPCPA, an outstanding faculty of judges, academics and attorneys will explain the fundamentals of bankruptcy. Ramp up your young associates or expand the quiver of your new litigators with this one-day inclusive program. New York09 Bankruptcy Workshop Chairs Hon. James M. Peck, Judicial Chair Glenn E. Siegel, Co-Chair Dechert LLP Todd R. Snyder, Co-Chair Rothschild, Inc. Albert Togut, Co-Chair Togut, Segal & Segal, LLP

3 NewYork09 Bankruptcy Conference Sponsors Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP AlixPartners LLP Baker & McKenzie LLP Bank of America Business Credit Barclay s Capital Bingham McCutchen LLP Bridge Associates LLC The Blackstone Group Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP Citigroup CIT National Restructuring Group Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton LLP Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP Debevoise & Plimpton LLP Dechert LLP Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP Epiq Systems Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP Foley & Lardner LLP Golenbock, Eiseman, Assor, Bell & Peskoe LLP GE Commercial Finance Getzler Henrich & Associates LLC Greenberg Traurig, LLP Goldin Associates, LLC Goldman Sachs & Co. Huron Consulting Group LLC Jones Day Kirkland & Ellis LLP K & L Gates LLP Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP Latham & Watkins LLP Loeb & Loeb LLP Luskin, Stern & Eisler LLP Mayer Brown LLP Miller Buckfire & Co., LLC Melville Capital Mesirow Financial Consulting, LLC Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP Normandy Hill Capital, LP O Melveny & Myers LLP Otterbourg, Steindler, Houston & Rosen, PC Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP Rothschild, Inc. Reed Smith LLP Rothschild, Inc. Sanford P. Rosen & Associates, PC Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP Shearman & Sterling LLP Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP Stevens & Lee, PC Thompson & Knight LLP Togut, Segal & Segal, LLP Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP White & Case LLP Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP W.L. Ross & Co. Special thanks to Donlin, Recano & Company, Inc. for underwriting the VIP Speaker Sponsor Dinner.

4 NewYork09 Bankruptcy Fundamentals: Nuts & Bolts for Young & New Practitioners Stand-Alone Program (additional fee required to attend) Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House, One Bowling Green, New York, NY Nuts & Bolts Faculty Ira L. Herman, Program Chair Thompson & Knight LLP Kathryn Ann Coleman Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP Walter H. Curchack Loeb & Loeb, LLP Tracy Hope Davis Office of the U.S. Trustee Hon. Robert E. Gerber Sheon Karol Mesirow Financial Consulting, LLC Hon. James M. Peck Linda Riffkin Office of the U.S. Trustee Joseph H. Smolinsky Chadbourne & Parke, LLP Jeffrey S. Stein The Garden City Group, Inc. Friday, May 1 8:00 8:30 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast 8:30 10:00 a.m. General Bankruptcy Fundamentals (Part 1) Overview of the Bankruptcy Code, Pre-Bankruptcy Planning, Commencement of the Case, First-day Orders, and the Role of Various Constituencies and the U.S. Trustee 10:00 10:15 a.m. Refreshment Break 10:15 a.m. 12:00 noon General Bankruptcy Fundamentals (Part 2) Property of the Estate, the Automatic Stay, Claims, DIP Financing and Cash Collateral, and Other Concepts 12:00 noon 1:00 p.m. Lunch Sponsored by Thompson & Knight LLP 1:00 2:15 p.m. Business Bankruptcy Fundamentals (Part 1) Executory Contracts and Leases, Avoiding Powers and Related Litigation Claims, including Subordination and Recharacterization 2:15 2:30 p.m. Refreshment Break 2:30 3:20 p.m. Business Bankruptcy Fundamentals (Part 2) Ethics and the Chapter 11 Process 3:20 5:00 p.m. Business Bankruptcy Fundamentals (Part 3) Chapter 11 Process, Exclusivity Periods, Claims Trading, Disclosure, Solicitation, Confirmation and Post- Confirmation Hon. Elizabeth S. Stong U.S. Bankruptcy Court (E.D.N.Y.) Alan S. Trust U.S. Bankruptcy Court (E.D.N.Y.) Prof. Jack Williams ABI Resident Scholar Georgia State University; Of Counsel, BDO Seidman LLP; Atlanta Note alternate location:

5 New York City Bankruptcy Conference Program New York Marriott Marquis, 1535 Broadway, New York, NY Monday, May 4 7:30 a.m. Registration Desk Open 8:00 8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast 8:30 8:45 a.m. Conference Chairs Welcome Hon. James M. Peck, Judicial Chair Glenn E. Siegel, Co-Chair Dechert LLP Todd R. Snyder, Co-Chair Rothschild, Inc. Albert Togut, Co-Chair Togut, Segal & Segal, LLP 8:45 9:45 a.m. Plenary Session Judges Roundtable: Selected Current Topics A moderated roundtable featuring the judges of the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York Hon. James M. Peck, Moderator 9:45 10:00 a.m. Refreshment Break 10:00 11:15 a.m. Concurrent Sessions (6) Alternative Liquidation Regimes under Banking, Securities, Insurance and State Law This topic could include discussions of Corporate Windups, SEC Receiverships, Insurance Companies, Banks and SIPC liquidations. AIG (or a suitable fictional company) might be useful in a hypothetical Lisa G. Beckerman (Moderator) Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, LLP Luc A. Despins Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP David I. Pauker Goldin Associates, LLC Auto Industry Panel Auto bailout packages; chapter 11s and other restructuring approaches; tier 1, tier 2 and related issues. Durc A. Savini (Moderator) Miller Buckfire & Co., LLC Corrine Ball Jones Day Lisa J. Donahue AlixPartners LLP Lewis Kruger Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP Hon. Elizabeth S. Stong U.S. Bankruptcy Court (E.D.N.Y.); Brooklyn Ethics Panel Abuse of the bankruptcy process, grossly inflated claims in Calpine, fiduciary duties of lawyers, debtors and committee members. Ad hoc groups, formation, organization and a discussion of getting restricted when, why and how; disclosure of fully hedged positions discussions of decoupling issues D. J. (Jan) Baker, (Moderator) Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Diana G. Adams Office of the U.S. Trustee, Region 2 Hon. Robert D. Drain Jonathan L. Flaxer Golenbock, Eiseman, Assor, Bell & Peskoe LLP Edward S. Weisfelner Brown Rudnick LLP Sales Issues Developments in 363 sales and procedures including discussion of Clear Channel and whether it will be followed, Steve & Barry s multiple filings and sales Michael P. Richman (Moderator) Foley & Lardner LLP Hon. Stuart M. Bernstein Ira L. Herman Thompson & Knight LLP Steven J. Reisman Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP Jeffrey N. Rich K&L Gates LLP Program {continued}

6 Program {continued} International Chapter 15 and cross-border update, including UNCITRAL cross-border protocols Alan W. Kornberg (Moderator) Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP Allan L. Gropper Jeffrey S. Sabin Bingham McCutchen LLP Joseph Samet Baker & McKenzie LLP Brian Trust Mayer Brown LLP Litigate and Liquidate: The End of Reorganization? The end of reorganization liquidate and litigate as the new model. Rule 6003 and immediate and irreparable harm strategies for obtaining relief in the first 20 days; inducement to lend liabilities of board; obligation of company when there is no exit financing; lots of recent hedge fund cases portfolio companies have gotten into trouble lending on secured basis; unsecured creditors sue to recover payments, invalidate liens and subordinate; dividend recaps Mark A. Broude (Moderator) Latham & Watkins LLP Shelly C. Chapman Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP Michael L. Cook Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP Hon. Robert E. Gerber Lindsee P. Granfield Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton LLP 11:15 11:30 a.m. Refreshment Break 11:30 a.m. 12:45 p.m. Repeat Concurrent Sessions (6) Alternative Liquidation Regimes under Banking, Securities, Insurance and State Law Auto Industry Panel Ethics Panel Sales Issues International Litigate and Liquidate: The End of Reorganization? 1:45 2:45 p.m. Plenary Session Teaching the New Dog Old Tricks Changes to Code what has changed, what is being proposed and what should change: shopping center leases, reclamation, exclusivity, KERPs, BAPCPA rollbacks generally Glenn E. Siegel (Moderator) Dechert LLP Prof. Troy McKenzie New York University School of Law Barry W. Ridings Lazard Wilbur L. Ross WL Ross & Co. LLC Albert Togut Togut, Segal & Segal, LLP 2:45 4:00 p.m. Concurrent Sessions (6) Real Estate Distressed real estate debt and single-asset real estate reorganizations; discussion could include CMBS, RMBS and REITs and how their structures affect negotiations; discussion of Times Square-related and Rock Center bankruptcies; timeshares, incomplete development projects; 1111(b) elections do they make sense? My Chi To (Moderator) Debevoise & Plimpton LLP Hon. Cecelia G. Morris ; Poughkeepsie Alec P. Ostrow Stevens & Lee, PC John Pidcock Bridge Associates LLC, Cleveland Sanford P. Rosen Sanford P. Rosen & Associates, PC 12:45 1:45 p.m. Buffet Lunch

7 Retail Bankruptcies Redux Reclamation claims, leases, GOB sales (both pre- and post-petition); at least 14 major retail chains have filed in the past 12 months, most of them liquidations; a section on the retail real estate industry and its problems Howard S. Beltzer (Moderator) Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP Hon. Martin Glenn Scott L. Hazan Otterbourg, Steindler, Houston & Rosen, PC William H. Henrich Getzler Henrich & Associates LLC Evan C. Hollander White & Case LLP Return of the Exchange Offer Restructuring techniques out of bankruptcy Timothy R. Coleman (Moderator) The Blackstone Group Dennis F. Dunne Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP Gary L. Kaplan Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP Deryck A. Palmer Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP Financing DIP and exit financing alternatives after the credit freeze Todd R. Snyder (Moderator) Rothschild, Inc. Matthew A. Cantor Normandy Hill Capital, LP Hon. Arthur J. Gonzalez David A. Gozdecki GE Commercial Finance, Chicago Deirdre A. Martini Wachovia Capital Finance

8 Program {continued} The SIRVA Case Classification, gifting and the extreme prepack Michael Luskin (Moderator) Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP Marc Kieselstein Kirkland & Ellis LLP; Chicago Thomas Moers Mayer Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP Peter V. Pantaleo Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP Hon. James M. Peck Valuation Issues Valuation including market manipulation and ways to value illiquid subprime assets including asset valuations in inflationary times, financial reporting issues; proposals to change the face of the financial statements; migration to international financial standards; the whole outcry regarding the alleged culpability of the requirements of the SFAS 157; Fair Value Measurements for the financial meltdown by requiring mark-to-market accounting, etc. Martin J. Bienenstock (Moderator) Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP Hon. Robert E. Grossman U.S. Bankruptcy Court (E.D.N.Y.); Central Islip James M. Lukenda, CIRA, CPA Huron Consulting Group Mark J. Shapiro Barclay s Capital 4:00 4:15 p.m. Refreshment Break 4:15 5:30 p.m. Repeat Concurrent Sessions (6) Real Estate Retail Bankruptcies Redux Return of the Exchange Offer Financing The SIRVA Case Valuation Issues 5:30 p.m. Adjourn 6:00 8:00 p.m. VIP Reception for Speakers and Sponsors (invitation only) Sponsored by Donlin, Recano & Company, Inc.

9 NewYork09 Advisory Board Chair Members Hon. James M. Peck, Judicial Chair Glenn E. Siegel, Co-Chair Dechert LLP Todd R. Snyder, Co-Chair Rothschild, Inc. Albert Togut, Co-Chair Togut, Segal & Segal, LLP Advisory Board Diana G. Adams Office of the U.S. Trustee, Region 2 D.J. Jan Baker Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Corinne Ball Jones Day Richard D. Banziger Citigroup Lisa G. Beckerman Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP Howard S. Beltzer Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP Martin J. Bienenstock Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP Mark A. Broude Latham & Watkins LLP Kenneth A. Buckfire Miller Buckfire & Co., LLC Matthew Allen Cantor Normandy Hill Capital, LP Shelly C. Chapman Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP Richard M. Cieri Kirkland & Ellis LLP Timothy R. Coleman The Blackstone Group Michael L. Cook Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP Hon. Carla E. Craig U.S. Bankruptcy Court (E.D.N.Y.) Melanie L. Cyganowski Otterbourg, Steindler, Houston & Rosen, PC Lisa J. Donahue AlixPartners LLP Jonathan L. Flaxer Golenbock, Eiseman, Assor, Bell & Peskoe LLP James L. Garrity, Jr. Shearman & Sterling LLP Marcia L. Goldstein Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP David A. Gozdecki GE Commercial Finance Lindsee P. Granfield Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton LLP Scott L. Hazan Otterbourg, Steindler, Houston & Rosen, PC William H. Henrich Getzler Henrich & Associates LLC Ira L. Herman Thompson & Knight LLP Evan C. Hollander White & Case LLP Marshall Scott Huebner Davis Polk & Wardwell Alan W. Kornberg Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP Lewis Kruger Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP James M. Lukenda Huron Consulting Group LLC Michael Luskin Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP Deirdre A. Martini CIT National Restructuring Group Thomas Moers Mayer Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP Lorenzo Mendizabal Epiq Systems Hon. Cecelia G. Morris Alec P. Ostrow Stevens & Lee, PC Deryck A. Palmer Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP Peter V. Pantaleo Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP David I. Pauker Goldin Associates, LLC Hon. James M. Peck Ernest M. Pelli Bank of America Business Credit John Pidcock Bridge Associates LLC J. Andrew Rahl, Jr. Reed Smith LLP Steven J. Reisman Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP David L. Resnick Rothschild, Inc. Michael P. Richman Foley & Lardner LLP Sanford P. Rosen Sanford P. Rosen & Associates, PC Robert J. Rosenberg Latham & Watkins LLP Wilbur L. Ross, Jr. W.L. Ross & Co. Jeffrey S. Sabin Bingham McCutchen LLP Michael J. Sage Dechert LLP Joseph Samet Baker & McKenzie LLP Brad Eric Scheler Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP Mark H. Shapiro Barclay s Capital James H.M. Sprayregen Kirkland & Ellis LLP Hon. Elizabeth S. Stong U.S. Bankruptcy Court (E.D.N.Y.) My Chi To Debevoise & Plimpton LLP Brian Trust Mayer Brown LLP John W. Weiss Greenberg Traurig, LLP

10 ABI Endowment Fund The ABI Endowment Fund was created in 1989 to provide resources for research and education. Projects eligible for funding include studies relating to bankruptcy or insolvency; surveys or other analytical investigation; the education of judges, court personnel, other governmental personnel and the general public; scholarships or other educational grants; and any other projects with a material research or educational benefit to the bankruptcy and insolvency community. More than $800,000 has been distributed. Contributions are tax deductible. The ABI Endowment is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization. To donate to the fund, please check the appropriate box on the registration form or contact: ABI Endowment Fund 44 Canal Center Plaza, Suite 400 Alexandria, VA Call: (703) Fax: (703) Online: I support insolvency research and education! Levels of Support: o Century Council Member $25,000 and Greater o Sustaining Member $2,000 - $4,999 o Lifetime Member* $10,000 - $24,999 o Donor $100 - $1,999 o Benefactor $5,000 - $9,999 New contributions or pledges at or above the Sustaining Member level will be recognized at the Annual Spring Meeting. Contributions may be paid in equal installments of up to five years. All gifts are cumulative to allow donors to advance their level of contribution. * Lifetime members receive a complimentary annual membership upon completed payment of the pledge. All contributions are tax deductible. The ABI Endowment is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization. ABI also accepts stock donations. Donor Information List As (as you want it to appear in ABI acknowledgement materials) Billing Information Contact Name/Firm Address City State Zip My total pledge is $ Contribution solicited by Payment Options o Check payable to American Bankruptcy Institute Endowment Fund enclosed. US$ o Bill my credit card o e o y o w Acct. No. Exp. Date Signature o Please bill me for my gift of US$ o Installment pledge (annual): US$ total pledge over years Send completed form with payment to: ABI Endowment Fund P.O Box Alexandria, VA If paying by credit card, FAX (703)

11 Conference Information Hotel Accommodations Located in the heart of Times Square and the Broadway theater district, and with easy access to the Subway, Penn and Grand Central Station and area airports, the New York Marriott Marquis Hotel is the perfect host hotel for the program. The Marriott Marquis sparkles with updated hotel rooms, high-speed elevators and six hotel restaurants and lounges. With area attractions such as Fifth Avenue shopping, Radio City Music Hall, Rockefeller Center, NBC Studios and Central Park just minutes away, a stay at this New York City hotel ensures that entertainment is just around the corner. Such a central location makes this NYC hotel perfect for meetings and conventions; with renowned Marriott service, creative catering and a variety of ballrooms, the Marriott Marquis Hotel is the best choice for Manhattan events. ABI has negotiated a special conference rate of $279 single/double per night from April 30 through May 4, at the New York Marriott Marquis. Please call (212) or (800) to make your reservations. Be sure to identify yourself with the conference. Rooms are available on a first-come, first-served basis. ABI cannot guarantee registrants a room after April 9, 2009, or once the room block is sold out. Register now. Transportation Ground: Avis car rental discounts are available using the Avis Worldwide discount number (T312999). Call (800) or book online at Conference Attire Attire is business casual throughout the conference. Cancellation Policy All fees, except a $75 handling fee, will be refunded if written notice of cancellation is received by April 24, No refunds will be honored after April 24, but substitutions will be allowed. Continuing Education The New York City Bankruptcy Conference is pending approval for 7 hours of CLE/CPE credit. Bankruptcy Fundamentals: Nuts & Bolts for Young Practitioners is eligible for up to 7.5 hours of CLE/CPE credit. ABI offers intermediate advanced level courses, which have no prerequisites for attendance. ABI is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE sponsors. State boards of accountancy have the final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be addressed to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors, 150 Fourth Ave. North, Suite 700, Nashville, TN, , or For more information regarding administrative policies such as complaint and refund, please contact the American Bankruptcy Institute at ABI acknowledges that in some instances there will be persons who need to attend an educational seminar for CLE credit who are not able to pay full registration fees. ABI will handle such instances on a case-by- case basis and will work with the individual on alternative solutions. For persons who cannot meet the full registration rate, ABI will offer a reduced rate based on what the individual can reasonably afford to cover the cost of meals and materials. For persons unable to pay a reduced rate, ABI may allow the individual to work at the registration area for a few hours during attendee check-in, or assist in conference set up. ABI also has reduced rates for government employees, professors, law clerks and students. For information on tuition assistance, send an to jgood@abiworld.org. Special Thanks We extend our special thanks to Thomson West Reuters for providing the printed educational materials and totebags, and to The Garden City Group, Inc. for the Conference lanyards.

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13 09 Bankruptcy Fundamentals: Nuts & Bolts for Young & New Practitioners Friday, May 1 8:30 10:00 a.m. o General Bankruptcy Fundamentals (Part 1) Overview of the Bankruptcy Code, Pre-Bankruptcy Planning, Commencement of the Case, First-day Orders, and the Role of Various Constituencies and the U.S. Trustee 10:15 a.m. 12:00 noon o General Bankruptcy Fundamentals (Part 2) Property of the Estate, the Automatic Stay, Claims, DIP Financing and Cash Collateral, and Other Concepts 1:00 2:30 p.m. o Business Bankruptcy Fundamentals (Part 1) Executory Contracts and Leases, Avoiding Powers and Related Litigation Claims, including Subordination and Recharacterization 2:45 3:35 p.m. o Business Bankruptcy Fundamentals (Part 2) Ethics and the Chapter 11 Process 3:35 5:00 p.m. o Business Bankruptcy Fundamentals (Part 3) Chapter 11 Process, Exclusivity Periods, Claims Trading, Disclosure, Solicitation, Confirmation and Post-Confirmation New York09 Bankruptcy Conference Program Monday, May 4 8:45 9:45 a.m. o Plenary Session Judges Roundtable: Selected Current Topics A moderated roundtable featuring the judges of the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York 10:00 11:15 a.m. Concurrent Sessions (6) (please select only one) o Alternative Liquidation Regimes under Banking, Securities, Insurance and State Law o Auto Industry Panel Auto bailout packages; chapter 11s and other restructuring approaches; tier 1, tier 2 and related issues o Ethics Panel Abuse of the bankruptcy process, grossly inflated claims in Calpine, fiduciary duties of lawyers, debtors and committee members o Sales Issues Developments in 363 sales and procedures including discussion of Clear Channel and whether it will be followed, Steve & Barry s multiple filings and sales o International Chapter 15 and cross-border update, including UNCITRAL cross-border protocols o Litigate and Liquidate: The End of Reorganization? The end of reorganization liquidate and litigate as the new model. Rule 6003 and immediate and irreparable harm strategies for obtaining relief in the first 20 days 11:30 a.m. 12:45 p.m. Repeat Concurrent Sessions (6) o Alternative Liquidation Regimes o Auto Industry Panel o Ethics Panel o Sales Issues o International o Litigate and Liquidate: The End of Reorganization? 1:45 2:45 p.m. o Plenary Session Teaching the New Dog Old Tricks Changes to Code what has changed, what is being proposed and what should change 2:45 4:00 p.m. Concurrent Sessions (6) o Real Estate Distressed real estate debt and single-asset real estate reorganizations o Retail Bankruptcies Redux Reclamation claims, leases, GOB sales (both pre- and post-petition) o Return of the Exchange Offer Restructuring techniques out of bankruptcy o Financing DIP and exit financing alternatives after the credit freeze o The SIRVA Case Classification, gifting and the extreme prepack o Valuation Issues Valuation including market manipulation and ways to value illiquid subprime assets including asset valuations in inflationary times, financial reporting issues 4:15 5:30 p.m. Repeat Concurrent Sessions (6) o Real Estate o Retail Bankruptcies Redux o Return of the Exchange Offer o Financing o The SIRVA Case o Valuation Issues (please select only one) (please select only one) (please select only one)

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