Thursday, June 19, 2003 1:00 p.m. Eastern
Register today for the highly acclaimed “Annual Survey of Business Bankruptcy”...the yearly update of major business bankruptcy cases that will keep you at the top of your profession.

Annual Survey of Business Bankruptcy

Confused about what you've heard about how to get hired and how to get paid in a business case? Whether a creditors' committee can bring an avoiding powers action? What the impact of the recent Supreme Court cases will be on your practice? On June 19, join your colleagues as Professor Bruce Markell provides an efficient summary of all the cases you need to know. . . .

Professor Markell will review all major business bankruptcy cases of the last year. Topics will include recent case trends in Section 363 sales, critical vendor motions and other first day orders, claims and recharacterization. This efficient summary is designed to provide you with the tools you need to keep up to date on the latest cases, and to let you know how they can affect your day-to-day practice.

The cost is only $169 (for registrations received before June 11). With payment of just one connection fee, you and your colleagues can all listen. You have reprint permission on the materials so everyone can have a copy. Educational materials will include case summaries and citations.

Thanks to the latest technology, you can participate in this program without leaving your office, avoiding travel time and costs. Following, please find a detailed sampling of cases, program descriptions and the technology summary. This program is affordable, efficient and not to be missed! Register today…online, via fax or phone!

About Our Speaker

Professor Bruce A. Markell is the Doris S. and Theodore B. Lee Professor of Law at the William S. Boyd School of Law, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. He has taught and written in the areas of bankruptcy, contracts and commercial law. He is a member of the Collier on Bankruptcy Board of Editors, a contributing editor to the Collier Bankruptcy Manual, and is the author of several chapters in Collier on Bankruptcy.

After practicing for nine years in the areas of bankruptcy and commercial law he joined academia in 1990, teaching at Indiana University, Emory University and as the Bruce W. Nichols Visiting Professor of Law at Harvard Law School. He is currently “Of Counsel” to Stutman, Treister & Glatt in Los Angeles.

Professor Markell is a conferee of the National Bankruptcy Conference (where he also serves as Vice-Chair of their Legislation Committe), a member of the American Law Institute, a fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy and a member of the International Insolvency Institute. He has advised the Government of Indonesia on the reform of their bankruptcy and secured transactions laws, and written and given in China on China’s bankruptcy law. He also served as an official observer for the International Bar Association to the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) with respect to its model law on international receivables financing law.

Professor Markell will discuss...

Supreme Court Cases (Past and Future)

Archer v. Warner, 123 S. Ct. 1462 (2003)
FCC v. NextWave Pers. Communs., Inc., 123 S. Ct. 832 (2003)
United States Trustee v. Equipment Services, Inc. (In re Equipment Services, Inc.), 290 F.3d 739, (4th Cir.), certiorari granted, Lamie v. U.S. Trustee, 123 S.Ct. 1480, 71 USLW 3352, 71 USLW 3571, 71 USLW 3576 (U.S. Mar 10, 2003) (NO. 02-693)

Retaining and Paying Professionals and Insiders

In re Pillowtex, Inc., 304 F.3d 246 (3d Cir. 2002)
Former Employees of Builders Square Retail Stores v. Hechinger Investment Company of Delaware, 298 F.3d 219 (3d Cir. 2002)
In re United Artists, 315 F.3d 217 (3d Cir. 2003) (indemnification of advisors)
In re Baltimore Emergency Services II, LLC, --- B.R. ----, 2003 WL 1479388 (Bankr. D. Md. Mar 06, 2003)
In re MUMA Servs., 286 B.R. 583 (Bankr. D. Del. 2002)

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What Your Colleagues Said

Participants who attended the 2002 Survey of Business Bankruptcy had this to say:

“Prof. Markell was excellent. More importantly, the written material was well written and easy to read.” Austin, TX

“Excellent! Bruce was terrific.” Chicago, IL

“Excellent content, convenient format”, Louisville, KY

"Materials were excellent. Registration/Dial-In was very easy. Speaker was superb. Easy, cost effective way to provide high quality training", New York City.

Lawrence P. King Award for Excellence in Bankruptcy

The Commercial Law League of America announced that July 15, 2003 will be the deadline for submission of nominations for the 2003 Lawrence P. King Award for Excellence in Bankruptcy. The King Award is given annually to an individual who exemplifies the standards set by the late New York University Law School professor.

The award is given to the lawyer, judge, teacher or legislator who exemplifies the best in scholarship, advocacy, judicial administration or legislative activities in the field of bankruptcy. “The recipient will have made a lasting contribution to the improvement of commerce and to the fair and ethical treatment of debtors, creditors, and the public at large,” said Judy Miller, of the Southfield, Michigan law firm of Raymond & Prokop, PC who currently serves as Chair of the CLLA’s Bankruptcy Section

“This award recognizes a career, not an event,” added John P. Wanderer of Wanderer Law Firm of Las Vegas, Nevada, President of the Commercial Law League of America.

The plaque signifying the Award will be presented at the CLLA’s Annual New York Conference in November 2003. The name of the recipient will be announced at the CLLA’s annual education program presented in conjunction with the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges held in October. The award was presented to Professor Elizabeth Warren of Harvard Law School in 2002.

To submit a name for consideration as the recipient of the 2003 Lawrence P. King Award for Excellence in Bankrutpcy, please click here for the nomination form. All nomination forms are due by July 15, 2003.

Professor Markell will discuss...

Sales Free and Clear

In re TWA, 322 F.3d 283 (3d Cir. March 13, 2003)
Futuresource LLC v. Reuters Limited, 312 F.3d 281 (7th Cir. 2002)
T.C. Investors v. Joseph (In re M Capital Corp.), 2003 WL 1738421 (BAP 9th Cir., March 11, 2003)
Mission Iowa Wind Co. v. Enron Corp. (In re Enron Corp.), 2003 WL 1738961 (S.D.N.Y.,2003, March 31, 2003)

Claims (Including Recharacterizing Transactions)

Stonington Partners, Inc. v. Lernout & Hauspie Speech Products, N.V., 310 F.3d 118 (3d Cir. 2002)
In re PPI Indust., 2003 WL 1596037 (3rd Cir., April 7, 2003)
Kool, Mann, Coffee & Co. v. Coffey, 300 F.3d 340 (3d Cir. 2002)
Lasky v. Phones For All, Inc., 288 F.3d 730 (5th Cir. 2002)
Johnston v. Antill Pipeline Construction Co., Inc., 300 F.3d 614 (5th Cir. 2002)
El Paso Properties Corp. v. Gonzales (In re Furr's Supermarkets, Inc.) 283 B.R. 60 (B.A.P. 10th Cir. 2002)
Thrifty Oil Co. v. Bank of America, 310 F.3d 1188 (9th Cir. 2002)
MicroAge, Inc. v. Viewsonic Corp. (In re MicroAge, Inc.), 284 B.R. 914 (B.A.P. 9th Cir. 2002)
In re Kaiser Group, Int’l, Inc., 2003 Bankr. LEXIS 98, — B.R. — (Bankr. D. Del. 2003)

Avoiding Powers

Silverman Consulting, Inc. v. Hitachi Power Tools, U.S.A., Ltd. (In re Payless Cashways, Inc.), 2003 WL 1786461 (Bankr. W.D. Mo., March 14, 2003)
In re Cambridge Industries Holdings, Inc., --- B.R. ----, 2003 WL 1818177 (Bankr. D. Del., Apr 02, 2003)
In re Denison, --- B.R. ----, 2003 WL 1793010 (E.D. Mich., Mar 31, 2003)
Orlick v. Kozyak (In re Financial Federated Title & Trust, Inc.), 309 F.3d 1325 (11th Cir. 2002)
In re Armstrong, 285 F.3d 1092 and 291 F.3d 517 (8th Cir. 2002)
Gulf City Seafoods, Inc. v. Ludwig Shrimp Co., Inc., 296 F.3d 363 (5th Cir. 2002)
In re PWS Holding Corp., 303 F.3d 308 (3d Cir. 2002)
Citicorp Venture Capital, Ltd. v. Committee of Creditors Holding Unsecured Claims, --- F.3d ----, 2003 WL 1258266 (3d Cir. Mar 19, 2003)

Chapter 11 Issues

Platinum Capital, Inc. v. Sylmar Plaza, L.P. (In re Sylmar Plaza., L.P.), 314 F.3d 1070 (9th Cir. 2002)
Ernst & Young LLP v. Baker O'Neal Holdings, Inc., 304 F.3d 753 (7th Cir. 2002)
U.S. Brass Corp. v. Travelers Insurance Group, Inc. (In re U.S. Brass Corp.), 301 F.3d 296 (5th Cir. 2002)
In re Hall, 304 F.3d 743 (7th Cir. 2002)
In re Stone & Webster, Inc., 286 B.R. 523 (Bankr. D. Del. 2002)
In re Gulf States Steel, Inc., 285 B.R. 497 (Bankr. N.D. Ala. 2002)
In re National/Northway, Ltd. P’ship, 2002 Bankr. LEXIS 1482, — B.R. — (Bankr. D. Mass. December 20, 2002)

The Intersection with Article 9

In re Kelaidis, 276 B.R. 266 (B.A.P. 10th Cir. 2002)
Aerocon Engineering, Inc. v. Silicon Valley Bank (In re World Auxiliary Power Co.), 303 F.3d 1120 (9th Cir. 2002)

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