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Sua SponteIvan J. Reich Something exciting this way comes…..I would like to take the time this month to address something very exciting. This news arises out of the Southern Region (that is very dear to my heart) of the Commercial Law League. New York Education Programs“Ethics: Arrow’s in the Bankruptcy Judges’ Quiver Approach” Washington Hot NewsTHE YEAR IN REVIEW: CASE LAW DEVELOPMENTS UNDER THE BANKRUPTCY ABUSE PREVENTION AND CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT OF 2005 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sua SponteSomething exciting this way comes…..I would like to take the time this month to address something very exciting. This news arises out of the Southern Region (that is very dear to my heart) of the Commercial Law League. As many of you may know, this past summer was the last of the League’s Annual Summer Meetings. Those meetings were very important to me on both a business and personal level. I am of the opinion that there is no greater business generating opportunity than the opportunity to sit and meet with fellow lawyers (and their spouses and families) from around the country (and the world) and develop a personal relationship. It is these relationships that lead to each of us sending one another business. For my family and I, the end of that meeting and the smaller regional meetings, are the loss of opportunities to meet new friends and colleagues and to further the many existing relationships developed over the years. The reason that such meetings have ended is primarily financial. Over the years there has been a declining meeting attendance, this has resulted in a monetary loss to the organization. Ironically, the last Annual Summer Meeting this past July in Asheville actually made money, and was a great success. The end of these meetings has lead to a feeling that some changes needed to be made to the way our meetings are currently held, and there is movement afoot in the League to do just that. The Southern Region has been working to develop a new meeting model. The models include changes to the overall meeting format. The new format will be designed to target particular trade and industry groups and associations, to allow for more intimate interfacing with possibly beneficial business groups. Such a meeting model would be of benefit to League members, and in particular the members of our bankruptcy section, who have not traditionally fallen within the League’s Triadic business development model. This meeting format is still in the development stage, and I will tell you more about it as it becomes closer to fruition. In the meantime, I would ask section members to please contact me via email at Ireich@becker-poliakoff.com with any suggestions for particular groups or organizations you might have an interest in having meetings with in the future. If you have any contacts with any groups that you think might prove useful for us as bankruptcy lawyers to interact please indicate those as well. Southern Region is also spearheading a proposal to fill a need that we as a League are often fail to focus on. That is the development of leadership training and strategic planning for the League and for each of its regions and sections. The idea - an annual retreat, at a resort, in the summer. League, Section and Region leaders will be trained in leadership and board skills, while also and developing a strategic plan for our future. This retreat would be informal and families would be encouraged to attend. While primarily geared towards those holding current CLLA leadership, it would be open to all who care about the future of the League, and strive to someday take on a leadership position. This retreat would also fill the void left by the end of the Annual and Regional Meetings, in that it would offer small group socialization and networking at the lawyer, spouse and family level that is so hard to do at the business models of the NY and Chicago meetings. The retreat is being designed to be financially self supporting to avoid the drain on League resources. This proposal is to be considered by the Board of Governors at the New York meeting next month. I encourage each of you to please strongly consider and lend your support to this proposal, and encourage the members of the Board of Governors that you speak with to support it as well. That is all until next month. I look forward to seeing each of you in November in San Francisco at the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges, and at the CLLA’s Eastern Region Meeting in New York. Ivan Ivan J. Reich New York Education Programs“Ethics: Arrow’s in the Bankruptcy Judges’ Quiver Approach” Speakers: Judge Cecilia Morris (U.S Bankruptcy Court - Southern District of New York), William H. Schorling, Esq. (Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney, P.C.), Catherine E. Vance (Development Specialists Inc), “BAPCPA One Year Later” Speakers: Judge Robert D. Drain (U.S. Bankruptcy Court - Southern District of New York) Judge C. Ray Mullin (U.S. Bankruptcy Court – Northern District of Georgia) Professor Ray Warner (St. John’s University School of Law) Dan O’Brien, CPA (Deloitte & Touche) “Bankruptcy: A 360° View” Speakers: Wanda Borges (Borges & Associates, LLC), Mary Ann Blackmore (CCE, Tech Data Corporation), Gregory M. Garner (San Diego Credit Association), “Preferences: Guilty Until Proven Innocent” Speakers: Peter Califano (Cooper, White & Cooper, LLP, Dan Goldberg (Ross, For More Information visit www.clla.org/events CLLA New York Meeting
Upcoming CLLA Events80th Annual National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges Join the CLLA November 1-4 in San Francisco at the 80th Annual National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges. The Bankruptcy Section will be hosting its annual breakfast program and an annual afternoon education program on Current Developments in Hot & Emerging Areas. Both of these programs are always well attended. Our breakfast speaker this year is Dr. Michael Roizen who is a well-known doctor, writer and speaker, featured often on The Oprah Winfrey show. The afternoon session on Hot & Emerging Areas: “Everything You Always Wanted to Know (and Didn’t Necessary Ask) About Creditors Committee Representation” has a distinguished panel of speakers that you will not want to miss. The Bankruptcy Section will also present the Lawrence P. King Award in San Francisco. 86th New York Meeting The 86th New York Meeting is November 9-12 at the Sheraton New York Hotel & Towers and this year’s schedule provides excellent educational and networking opportunities for all attendees. Following past success, another Agency/Attorney Networking Session will be held Thursday afternoon. The next morning, CLLA President Sidney Friedman will discuss the state of the CLLA during the General Business Session. Visit the CLLA website and proceed to the Events section at http://www.clla.org/events.cfm#34 to learn more about the programs scheduled. Washington Hot NewsTHE YEAR IN REVIEW: CASE LAW DEVELOPMENTS UNDER THE BANKRUPTCY ABUSE PREVENTION AND CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT OF 2005 Click here for PDH Document (2MB).
NCBJ ProgramsA special “Thanks” to all of who helped in the planning and sponsoring of our programming at the 2006 National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges, to be held Thursday November 2, 2006 in San Francisco, CA. 21st Annual Current Developments in Hot & Emerging Areas
NCBJ Planning Committee Our Keynote Speaker: Our Speakers: Emerging Issues Regarding Creditors' Committee Appointment and Composition, Information Management and Claims/Equity Trading Negotiating the Ethical Minefield of Creditors' Committee Representation -- Luring, Landing and Keeping the 'Big Fish'
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