27th Annual Advanced Business Bankruptcy Course

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1 27th Annual Advanced Business Bankruptcy Course LIVE Houston October 1-2, 2009 VIDEO November 5-6, 2009 Topics include: Executory Contracts and Protecting Against Credit Risk Labor Issues When Businesses Fail Retail Workouts: Can Even the Strong Survive? And Many More! Take advantage of: Luncheon presentation by John Beddow, Publisher of the Houston Business Journal, on the State of and the Outlook for the Texas Economy Breakfast and lunch included both days Free onsite parking Course materials available on a USB flash drive

2 TexasBarCLE presents the 27th Annual Advanced Business Bankruptcy Course Cosponsored by the Bankruptcy Section of the State Bar of Texas LIVE Houston October 1-2, 2009 Norris CityCentre VIDEO November 5-6, 2009 Cityplace Conference Center Thursday 7.5 hrs including.5 hr ethics 7:45 Registration and Continental Breakfast 8:30 Welcoming Remarks and Announcements Course Director Tom A. Howley, Houston Jones Day 8:45 Case Law Update.75 hr Gerrit M. Pronske, Pronske & Patel Honorable Harlin D. Cooter Hale, 9:30 Labor Issues When Businesses Fail.75 hr Douglas E. Hamel, Houston Vinson & Elkins 10:15 Break 10:30 Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities.75 hr Elizabeth M. Guffy, Houston Elizabeth M. Guffy, Attorney at Law Mark Weibel, MCLE CREDIT 13.5 HOURS (2 ETHICS) MCLE COURSE NO: Applies to the College of the State Bar of Texas and to the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in Bankruptcy Law. Christopher T. Nixon, Winstead Shelia W. Green, Philadelphia, PA Fannie Mae 11:15 Section 363 Sales.5 hr Gregory M. Gordon, Jones Day 11:45 Break to Pick Up Lunch 12:00 Luncheon Presentation: The State of and the Outlook for the Texas Economy.5 hr John Beddow, Houston Houston Business Journal 12:30 Break 12:45 Executory Contracts and Protecting Against Credit Risk 1 hr Johnathan C. Bolton, Houston Sabrina L. Streusand, Austin Streusand & Landon Patrick Kelley, Tyler Ireland, Carroll & Kelley Frank R. Monroe, Austin Counsel Graves, Dougherty, Hearon & Moody Retired U.S. Bankruptcy Judge 1:45 Oil and Gas Restructuring From the Legal and Business Perspective.75 hr Rhett G. Campbell, Houston Thompson & Knight 2:30 Break Matthew G. Pilon, Houston Managing Director Simmons & Company International 2:45 U.S. Trustee Update.5 hr William T. Neary, U.S. Trustee Henry G. Hobbs, Austin Assistant U.S. Trustee 3:15 Energy Trading Issues.5 hr Eleanor Heard Gilbane, Houston Weil Gotshal & Manges 3:45 M and M Lien Rights.5 hr Marcy E. Kurtz, Houston Bracewell & Giuliani 2 4:15 Judges Panel 1 hr (.5 hr ethics) Honorable Ronald King, San Antonio Western District of Texas Honorable Harlin D. Cooter Hale, Honorable Marvin Isgur, Houston Southern District of Texas 5:15 Adjourn to Reception (Live Site Only) Thank you to our reception sponsors Alvarez and Marsal Andrews Kurth Barrier Advisors Bracewell Giuliani Conway MacKenzie, Inc. Cox Smith FTI Consulting, Inc. Grant Thornton Greenberg Traurig Haynes and Boone Hunton & Williams Huron Consulting Group, Inc. Ireland, Carroll & Kelley Jones Day Kane, Russell, Coleman & Logan King & Spalding Lain, Faulkner & Co. LECG Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr Okin Adams & Kilmer Opportune Porter & Hedges Strategic Capital Corporation The Claro Group Thompson & Knight Vinson & Elkins Weil, Gotshal and Manges Winstead

3 TexasBarCLE Advanced Courses are sponsored by LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. Friday 6 hrs including 1.5 hrs ethics 7:30 Continental Breakfast 8:15 Announcements Assistant Course Director William A. (Trey) Wood III, Houston Bracewell & Giuliani 8:30 Retail Workouts: Can Even the Strong Survive?.75 hr Joseph G. Epstein, Houston Winstead 9:15 Recent Trends With Regard to Third Party Releases, Injunctions, and Bankruptcy Court Jurisdiction.75 hr Ray W. Battaglia, San Antonio Oppenheimer, Blend, Harrison & Tate Sander L. Esserman, Stutzman, Bromberg, Esserman, & Plifka 10:00 Behind the Scenes: Law Clerk Panel.75 hr (.25 hr ethics) Liz Boydston, Former Law Clerk to Judge Bill Parker Rob Colwell, Law Clerk to Judge Harlin D. Cooter Hale 10:45 Break Allen DeBard, San Antonio Law Clerk to Judge Ronald King Cathy Ta, Houston Law Clerk to Judge Marvin Isgur 11:00 Receiverships.5 hr ethics Ralph S. Janvey, Krage & Janvey Tony M. Davis, Houston Baker Botts 11:30 Break to Pick Up Lunch 11:45 Luncheon Presentation: The Changing Role of Creditors Committees.5 hr Lenard M. Parkins, New York, NY Haynes & Boone 12:15 Break 12:30 DIP Financing: Where is the Liquidity to Reorganize and What Will It Cost You?.5 hr Greg Hesse, Hunton & Williams Kent J. Laber, Barrier Advisors 1:00 Provisions in the Stimulus Package and the Recent Role of Government in Workouts.5 hr Stephen Pezanosky, Fort Worth Haynes & Boone 1:30 Valuation Experts 1 hr Honorable D. Michael Lynn, Fort Worth Judge, U. S. Bankruptcy Court Harrel L. Davis, III, El Paso Gordon Mott & Davis Albert S. Conly, FTI Consulting 2:30 Conflicts With Regard to Ad Hoc Groups and Other Recent Hot-Button Conflict Issues.75 hr ethics Nancy B. Rapoport, Las Vegas, NV University of Nevada at Las Vegas Mark Joachim, New York, NY Bracewell & Giuliani 3:15 Adjourn Nuts & Bolts of Business Bankruptcy LIVE Houston Wednesday, September 30, 2009 Norris CityCentre VIDEO November 4, 2009 Cityplace Conference Center Wednesday 4 hrs including.75 hr ethics 12:00 Registration 12:45 Welcoming Remarks and Program Overview.5 hr Course Director Johnathan C. Bolton, Houston 1:15 Panel Discussion: Bankruptcy Law Practice Management.75 hr (.25 ethics) Areya Holder, Law Office of Areya Holder 2:00 Break Brian Rogers, Victoria Rogers, Davis & Hrach 2:15 Panel Discussion: Small Business Chapter 11 Cases.75 hr Jason Cohen, Houston Bracewell & Guiliani Jonathan Howell, Munsch, Hart, Kopf and Harr Mark Worden, Houston 3:00 Panel Discussion: Overview of Claims Process and Avoidance Litigation.75 hr Omar J. Alaniz, Baker Botts 3:45 Break Adam S. Block, San Antonio Pulman, Cappuccio, Pullen & Benson Richard D. Villa, Austin Streusand and Landon 4:00 Panel Discussion: Evidence Rules and Trial Tactics.75 hr (.25 ethics) Robert Paddock, Houston Thompson & Knight Ryan Manns, 3 Christopher M. Lopez, Houston Weil, Gotshal & Manges 4:45 Panel Discussion: Employment and Payment of Professionals.5 hr (.25 ethics) Rob Colwell, Law Clerk to Judge Harlin D. Cooter Hale U.S. Bankruptcy Court Debra L. Innocenti, San Antonio Oppenheimer Blend Harrison & Tate 5:15 Adjourn MCLE CREDIT 4 HOURS (.75 ETHICS) MCLE COURSE NO: Applies to the College of the State Bar of Texas and to the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in Bankruptcy Law.

4 fyi I N F O R M A T I O N Our thanks to our sponsor State Bar of Texas Insurance Trust Ways to Save on This Course! Beat the Register By Deadline and Save $50 because early registrations help us ensure that sufficient course books, seating, and refreshments are available. No confirmation will be sent. Course materials and seating will be reserved for pre-registrants until the start of the first topic. Bankruptcy Section Members Can Save $75 by registering by the Early Registration deadline (thereafter, save $25); see the registration form. Not a member? To join, contact the State Bar s Sections Coordinator, Kathy Casarez, at , x1420. Please do not send Section membership payment with your registration fee. Earn Discounts by Registering Five or More from your firm or agency. Contact Firm and Group Sales Representative Laura Angle of TexasBarSolutions at or langle@texasbar.com State Bar Policy Manual Allows Some Judges to Attend Free provided (1) the course is directly related to their tribunal s jurisdiction, (2) they are full-time judges or judges retired under the Texas Judicial Retirement System and (3) space is available for all paying registrants. This privilege does not extend to receivers, trustees, court staff, or persons serving part-time in any judicial capacity. NOTE: Judges must actually attend to receive course materials. Parking Information for Attendees Not Staying at the Hotel is subject to change without notice and is not a guarantee of available space. HOUSTON: Parking is complimentary DALLAS: Self-parking parking in the underground Cityplace garage is complimentary by picking up a validation ticket from the State Bar staff onsite. If You Need Special Accommodations to Attend, please contact us as soon as possible at , x1797. For the Cityplace Conference Center in, please call us at , x1797 in advance of your arrival so that assisted parking can be arranged for drivers of handicapdesignated vehicles. Registered But Can t Attend? Still Earn Participatory Credit and receive course materials by (1) calling , x1574 to transfer your registration to a later presentation or (2) taking the course online later, in which case you ll automatically be sent the course materials; see FREE TO OUR REGISTRANTS!, below. However, if you wish to receive a refund instead, mail or fax ( ) your request so that we receive it at least one business day before the program. FREE TO OUR REGISTRANTS! Online Videos of the Presentations & PDFs of the Course Materials will be available to registrants 6-8 weeks after the course. Provide us your address when registering and we ll alert you when these benefits are available and how to access them. (Note: Presentation lengths may vary from that which was advertised.) There s no extra charge; as a registrant, you re already entitled! Policy of Impartiality The State Bar of Texas does not endorse political candidates. When a candidate for public office is included in promotion for or participates in a TexasBarCLE event, the State Bar is not taking a position for or against anyone s candidacy. 4 Reserve Your Houston Hotel Room by August 30 Rooms at the Hotel Sorella CityCentre are available at special rates on a space available basis. Tell the hotel that you will be attending this State Bar of Texas course. HOUSTON Live Hotel Sorella $159 for single/double (866) W. Sam Houston Pkwy. Bldg. 9, Houston, Deadline: August 30, 2009 The reserved block of rooms may fill up before the deadline. Act now! video Cityplace Conference Center (214) N. Haskell, TX No hotel rooms have been booked for this showing. Course Director Tom A. Howley...Houston Assistant Course Director William A. (Trey) Wood III...Houston Planning Committee Omar Jesus Alaniz... Keith Miles Aurzada... Ray W. Battaglia...San Antonio Johnathan C. Bolton...Houston Harrel L. Davis III... El Paso Joseph G. Epstein...Houston Gregory M. Gordon... William R. Greendyke... Elizabeth M. Guffy...Houston Hon. Harlin D. Cooter Hale... Henry G. Hobbs...Austin J. Patrick Kelley... Tyler Sylvia Ann Mayer...Houston Sabrina L. Streusand...Austin Texas BarCLE Planning Team Ann H. Kloeckner...Sr. Program Attorney Nancy Hatten... Program Coordinator Bankruptcy Section of the State Bar of Texas H. Christopher Mott...Chair Byrn Bass, Jr... Chair-Elect Elizabeth M. Guffy...Secretary Michelle A. Mendez... Treasurer Berry D. Spears... Immediate Past Chair State Bar of Texas Roland Johnson...President David Fisher... Chair of the Board Terry Tottenham... President-Elect Harper Estes... Immediate Past President Cori Harbour,...TYLA President F. R. Buck Files, Jr...Chair CLE Committee John Sloan...Chair, Board PDP Committee Michelle E. Hunter...Executive Director Patrick A. Nester... Director, TexasBarCLE

5 Registration Form w a y s t o r e g i s t e r Online TexasBarCLE.com credit card only Phone , x1574 during business hours credit card only Fax credit card only Mail State Bar of Texas - CLE LB # P. O. Box , TX check or credit card Registering five or more? Laura Angle at laura.angle@texasbar.com for group discount information. On the Advanced Course save up to $75! Advanced Business Bankruptcy Course and Nuts & Bolts of Business Bankruptcy 1 Here are my choices: Advanced Business Bankruptcy Course [5070] q Houston LIVE, October $595 Take $50 off: Register by September 17 Reception ONLY at this site. q VIDEO, November $495 Take $50 off: Register by October 22 Complimentary parking at both sites Breakfast and lunch provided both days 2 3 I want my Advanced Course materials format to be: q Electronic materials (PDFs on a USB drive) q Hard-copy materials (1 notebook) q BOTH so I ll ADD $80 I m entitled to 1 or 2 discounts on the Advanced Course: q $50 OFF because I m registering by the Register By date at left. (If by mail, date of postmark will be determinative.) q $25 OFF because I m a member of the Bankruptcy Section, the State Bar College, or the Legal Administrators or Paralegal Division -OR- I am licensed 2 years or less. $ is my total for course(s) and materials. Nuts & Bolts of Business Bankruptcy [5071] q Houston LIVE, September $125 No discounts apply q As a judge, I AFFIRM I qualify under (State Bar Policy Manual) for complimentary admission (see pg 4.) q VIDEO, November $95 No discounts apply 4 I can t attend. Just send course materials.* FREE Shipping & Handling q Advanced Course books $155 set q Advanced Course materials on USB drive $155 each q Advanced Course audio MP3 speeches on CD.. $150 per set q Advanced Course audio CDs $230 per set q Nuts & Bolts book $45 each 5 I am paying by: q Check (enclosed) payable to the State Bar of Texas for $ q Visa q MasterCard q AMEX q Discover Account No. Exp. Date Name on card (Please print) Signature State Bar Membership No. Name Badge Name Firm Name/Court Address for Bar-Related Mail City/State Zip Phone ( ) Fax ( ) *PDFs of course materials will be available for purchase 6-8 weeks after the course in the Online Library at TexasBarCLE.com. Registrants receive access to the PDFs at no additional charge (see Free to Our Registrants on p. 4 of this brochure). Plus 8.25% sales tax on total. Please include sales tax or attach an exemption certificate. Book, USB, and audio CD orders are filled 4-6 weeks after the live event and are shipped separately. A bill will be sent unless a credit card charge is authorized on this form. QUESTIONS? , x

6 State Bar of Texas P.O. Box Austin, TX th Annual Business Bankruptcy Course LIVE October 1-2, 2009 Houston VIDEO November 5-6, 2009 NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION U.S. POSTAGE PAID PERMIT NO AUSTIN, TEXAS State Bar of Texas Bankruptcy Law Section MEMBERSHIP APPLICATON FORM (Bar Year is from June 1, 2009 May 31, 2010) PLEASE PRINT LEGIBLY Name: Address: City: State: Zip: Telephone: Facsimile: Bar Number: DUES AMOUNT: $20.00 Please return to: State Bar of Texas - Attn: Sections Department P.O. Box Austin, TX