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32nd Annual Jay L. Westbrook

Bankruptcy Conference

Austin Nov 20*, 21-22, 2013 Four Seasons Hotel
*Wednesday Evening John C. Akard Lecture
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RECEPTION SPONSOR
Hill Schwartz Spilker Keller LLC

PREMIER SPONSORS
Carrington, Coleman, Sloman & Blumenthal, L.L.P.
Conway Mackenzie, Inc.
Cox Smith
Haynes and Boone, LLP
King & Spalding
Norton Rose Fulbright
Rochelle McCullough, L.L.P.
Vinson & Elkins LLP

SPONSORS
Baker Botts
Thomas S. Henderson, Attorney at Law
Ireland, Carroll & Kelley, P.C.
Jackson Walker L.L.P.
Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, P.C.
Streusand, Landon & Ozburn, LLP
Thompson & Knight LLP
Underwood Law Firm, P.C.
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Overview

UT Law's outstanding Jay L. Westbrook Bankruptcy Conference, in its 32nd year, is one of the premier bankruptcy programs in the nation. The conference attracts a stellar national faculty of prominent judges, academics and practitioners and provides an in-depth focus on current issues and topics in business and consumer bankruptcy.

  • Professor Jay L. Westbrook leads a panel of distinguished practitioners in the perennial favorite, Recent Case Law Update
  • Review the latest developments from the Fifth Circuit on Section 1129, Chapter 15 and Vitro
  • Learn how to put the new USTP Fee Guidelines into practice
  • Hear experts address policy issues important to Texas practitioners, including fundamental bankruptcy jurisdiction and venue at the ABI Commission to Study the Reform of Chapter 11, Field Hearing
  • Get your specific questions answered on the proposed National Model Chapter 13 Plan
  • Interact and network with judges, trustees and practitioners at Thursday Evening’s Reception following the Judicial Panel

Come a day early for the John C. Akard Distinguished Lectureship to be delivered by Professor Sarah Worthington, Downing Professor of the Laws of England in the University of Cambridge and Director of the LL.M. Course. Professor Worthington speaks on Lessons from Lehman: Persistent Problems in Secured Lending.

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Event Schedule

Program is subject to change.
All times are Central Time Zone.

  • Day 1 November 20, 2013
  • Day 2 November 21, 2013
  • Day 3 November 22, 2013
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  • Wednesday Evening, Nov. 20, 2013
  • John C. Akard Lecture
  • 6:00 pm
    John C. Akard Lecture Delivered by Sarah Worthington
    Professor Sarah Worthington QC (Hon) FBA is the Downing Professor of the Laws of England, University of Cambridge, and Co-Director of the Cambridge Private Law Centre. Her main research interests are in commercial equity and corporate law, especially secured financing and governance issues. She is a Bencher of Middle Temple, barrister of South Square, Gray's Inn, Member of Council of the British Academy and a Panel Member of PRIME Finance. She has held visiting appointments in Africa, Australia, Europe and Hong Kong, and has worked with law reform bodies in the UK, Europe and Australia, including serving as a member of the Advisory Council for the Study Group for a European Civil Code, consultant to the UK Law Commission, and member of working groups of the Bank of England Financial Markets Law Committee and the UK Company Law Review.

    Professor Worthington's Akard Lecture is entitled "Lessons from Lehman: Persistent Problems in Secured Lending."

    The John C. Akard Distinguished Lectureship Program was endowed by the generous gifts of many members of the Texas bankruptcy bar in honor of Judge John C. Akard (retired), a 1957 UT Law graduate who served with great distinction for 14 years as the U.S. Bankruptcy Judge in the Northern District of Texas, sitting in Lubbock and throughout much of West Texas. The first Akard Lecture was delivered in 2001 by Professor Elizabeth Warren of Harvard Law School, and formerly of The University of Texas School of Law.

    Sarah Worthington, Downing Professor of the Laws of England; Director of the LL.M. Course , University of Cambridge - Cambridge, United Kingdom

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  • Thursday Morning, Nov. 21, 2013
  • Jay L. Westbrook Bankruptcy Conference
    Presiding Officer:
    J. Michael Sutherland, Carrington, Coleman, Sloman & Blumenthal, L.L.P. - Dallas, TX
  • 8:00 am
    Registration Opens
    Includes continental breakfast.

  • 8:50 am
    Welcoming Remarks

    Hon. Leif M. Clark, Mediator/Abitrator/Consultant - San Antonio, TX

  • 9:00 am
    1.00 hr
    Recent Case Law Update
    If you're sittin' around "waitin' for the dust to settle" on these cases, you'll be disappointed. There's a full-blown West Texas dust storm blowin' out yonder. But the presenters have brought some brooms!

    Moderator:
    Jay L. Westbrook, The University of Texas School of Law - Austin, TX
    Panelists:
    R. Byrn (Byrnie) Bass Jr., Attorney at Law - Lubbock, TX
    Angela Littwin, The University of Texas School of Law - Austin, TX
    William J. Rochelle, Bloomberg LP - New York, NY
    Deborah D. Williamson, Cox Smith Matthews Incorporated - San Antonio, TX
    Materials By:
    Deborah B. Langehennig, Chapter 13 Trustee - Austin, TX
    Brian T. Cumings, Graves Dougherty Hearon & Moody - Austin, TX
    Aaron M. Kaufman, Cox Smith Matthews Incorporated - Dallas, TX
    Priya Kiran, Office of the Chapter 13 Trustee - Austin, TX

  • 10:00 am
    0.75 hr
    Oil and Gas Leases: They're Not Just in Texas Anymore; They're Fracking Everywhere!
    In an oil and gas bankruptcy, what you think you know about the rights of interest owners, remedies, lien rights and termination rights may be changing in Texas, up north and out in the Gulf.

    Charles A. Beckham Jr., Haynes and Boone, LLP - Houston, TX
    Eli O. Columbus, Winstead PC - Dallas, TX
    Materials By:
    Kelli M. Stephenson, Haynes and Boone, LLP - Houston, TX

  • 10:45 am
    Break

  • 11:00 am
    0.75 hr
    0.50 hr ethics
    Appendix B: The US Trustee Fee Guidelines—Now What?
    They're here, so what's next? As firms begin to grapple with the question of how to comply with the UST Fee Guidelines, questions emerge: What does the US Trustee Program hope to accomplish? What does the USTP expect? How can I avoid objections? Why should I? This interactive discussion attempts to dispel some myths and shed some light on how to put the new Appendix B Guidelines into practice.

    Michael P. Cooley, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP - Dallas, TX
    Nan Roberts Eitel, U.S. Department of Justice, Executive Office for Trustees - Washington, DC

  • 11:45 am
    Pick Up Lunch
    Included in registration.

  • Thursday Afternoon, Nov. 21, 2013
    Presiding Officer:
    Demetra L. Liggins, Thompson & Knight LLP - Houston, TX
  • Luncheon Presentation
  • 12:00 pm
    0.75 hr
    What Neuroscience Tells Us about Debtors
    How does the brain light up when we incur debt? What is the neuroscience behind insolvency? A survey of ethical considerations involved with a brain in debt. Consider the implications on your own ethical conduct in light of the demand characteristics and biased instincts of the debtor's brain.

    Kevin L. Leahy, The University of Texas School of Law - Austin, TX

  • 12:45 pm
    Break

  • 1:00 pm
    0.75 hr ethics
    Interactive Ethics
    Real world ethical issues involving real players—you!

    Lawrence J. Fox, Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP - Philadelphia, PA
    Sabrina L. Streusand, Streusand, Landon & Ozburn, LLP - Austin, TX
    Materials By:
    Seth E. Meisel, Streusand, Landon & Ozburn, LLP - Austin, TX

  • 1:45 pm
    0.50 hr
    0.25 hr ethics
    Expert Testimony and Evidence in Bankruptcy
    Use of experts and evidence in bankruptcy—strategies for cases with restricted funds, Daubert, Rule 26 issues and discovery of expert reports.

    Patrick Kelley, Ireland, Carroll & Kelley, P.C. - Tyler, TX
    Hon. Richard Schmidt, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of Texas - Corpus Christi, TX

  • 2:15 pm
    0.50 hr
    Recent Developments in Consumer Bankruptcy Scholarship and Data

    Angela Littwin, The University of Texas School of Law - Austin, TX

  • 2:45 pm
    Break

  • 3:00 pm
    0.50 hr
    Insurance Law for Dummies
    In many cases, the principal asset recovery will be insurance—the estate's, a director's, a tortfeasor's. Insurance companies are not always eager to pay, however. An acknowledged expert in the field presents this important primer on insurance law.

    Craig J. Litherland, Gilbert LLP - Washington, DC

  • 3:30 pm
    0.50 hr
    The Plan after the Plan: 30 Tips in 30 Minutes for Life after Reorg
    Confirmation of the plan is only half the battle. The real test comes when the plan documents face trial by fire post-confirmation. Learn 30 tips in 30 minutes so you—and the confirmed plan—can remain unscathed post-confirmation. Documentation, litigation, reporting requirements, jurisdiction concerns, and more. See what's coming before it arrives!

    Sylvia A. Mayer, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP - Houston, TX
    William A. (Trey) Wood III, Bracewell & Giuliani, LLP - Houston, TX

  • 4:00 pm
    0.50 hr
    Buyers' Guide to Section 363 Sales
    What if your client is the buyer? Your point of view is very different, as are your expectations for the outcome. A look at Section 363 sales from the buyer's point of view, including sales to the entity financing the proceeding, the efficacy of successor liability provisions, and strategies for negotiating effective APA's.

    C. Luckey McDowell, Baker Botts - Dallas, TX
    Tonya Moffat Ramsey, Vinson & Elkins LLP - Dallas, TX

  • 4:30 pm
    0.50 hr
    The Results: The Process and Observation from a Survey of Practitioners
    Discovery and observations from a survey of Texas bankruptcy practitioners regarding the future of Chapter 11.

    Michelle A. Mendez, Conley, Rosenberg & Brenneise, LLP - Addison, TX

  • 5:00 pm
    Adjourn to the Jay L. Westbrook Bankruptcy Conference Reception
    Thank You To Our Sponsor 
    Hill Schwartz Spilker Keller LLC

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  • Friday Morning, Nov. 22, 2013
  • 8:00 am
    Conference Room Opens
    Includes continental breakfast.

  • Business Track
    Presiding Officer:
    Samuel J. Gerdano, American Bankruptcy Institute - Alexandria, VA
  • 9:00 am
    2.75 hrs
    ABI Commission to Study the Reform of Chapter 11, Field Hearing
    The American Bankruptcy Institute's Commission to Study the Reform of Chapter 11 was established in 2012 to comprehensively investigate the need for modernization in the U.S. law of corporate reorganization. The 20 members of the Commission have held more than a dozen field hearings around the country, hearing from experts in law, finance, the judiciary and academia. The records from these proceedings are found at www.commission.abi.org. More than 130 other top professionals are serving on advisory committees, studying topical areas and reporting back recommendations for reform. The Commission's final report will be transmitted to Congress in December 2014. At this hearing during the Westbrook Bankruptcy conference, panels of experts address policy issues important to Texas practitioners, including fundamental bankruptcy jurisdiction and venue. Includes one 15-minute break.

  • Panel 1: Remarks From a Cross-Section of the Texas Bar Regarding the Future Direction of Chapter 11

    William R. Greendyke, Norton Rose Fulbright - Houston, TX
    Michael R. (Buzz) Rochelle, Rochelle McCullough, L.L.P. - Dallas, TX

  • Bankruptcy Court Jurisdictional Issues: Article III, Stern

    G. Eric Brunstad Jr., Dechert LLP - Hartford, CT

  • Panel 2: Bankruptcy Court Venue

    Hon. Steven W. Rhodes, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Michigan - Detroit, MI
    Douglas B. Rosner, Goulston & Storrs - Boston, MA
    Jay L. Westbrook, The University of Texas School of Law - Austin, TX
    Michael Luskin, Luskin, Stern & Eisler LLP - New York, NY
    James L. Patton, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP - Wilmington, DE

  • 12:00 pm
    Adjourn Business Track
    Lunch On Your Own

  • Consumer Track
    Presiding Officer:
    Robert B. Wilson, Chapter 13 Trustee - Lubbock, TX
  • 9:00 am
    0.75 hr
    The New Chapter 13 Plan
    An opportunity to get your specific questions answered on where we are now on the proposed National Model Chapter 13 Plan. Please submit your questions in advance to service@utcle.org or onsite at the conference registration desk.

    Jon M. Waage, Bradenton, FL

  • 9:45 am
    0.50 hr
    0.25 hr ethics
    Pitfalls in Pre-Bankruptcy Planning
    Discussion concerning planning for and anticipating potential issues in consumer cases, with do's and don'ts as well as traps for the occasional consumer attorney to avoid.

    Joshua P. Searcy, Searcy & Searcy, P.C. - Longview, TX

  • 10:15 am
    0.50 hr
    How to Simplify the Use of the iPad in Court and in Your Bankruptcy Law Practice

    Peter Johnson, Attorney at Law - Houston, TX

  • 10:45 am
    Break

  • 11:00 am
    0.50 hr
    Homestead Issues
    A discussion of recent cases affecting the homestead exemption.

    Hon. Tony M. Davis, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Western District of Texas - Austin, TX
    Materials By:
    Christopher G. Bradley, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Western District of Texas - Austin, TX

  • 11:30 am
    0.50 hr
    0.25 hr ethics
    Disposable Income Issues in Consumer Cases
    When the liquidation test says your client needs to pay a specific amount, yet their disposable income won't cover it, what do you do? Does income from exempt property count? How long does your client have to pay in an individual Chapter 11? These and other brain teasers to help you work through disposable income challenges.

    Michael V. Baumer, Attorney at Law - Austin, TX

  • 12:00 pm
    Adjourn Consumer Track
    Lunch on Your Own

  • Friday Afternoon, Nov. 22, 2013
    Presiding Officer:
    Jay H. Ong, Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, P.C. - Austin, TX
  • 1:15 pm
    0.75 hr
    Section 1129 is "Not Dead Yet" in the Fifth Circuit
    Texas Grand Prairie Hotel; Lively; Village at Camp Bowie! The Fifth Circuit is speaking about 1129 issues once again. Panel members discuss the Fifth Circuit's rulings as well as some lower court decisions struggling with how to apply adequate protection payments at confirmation.

    Moderator:
    Clifton R. Jessup Jr., Greenberg Traurig LLP - Dallas, TX
    Panelists:
    Keith M. Aurzada, Bryan Cave LLP - Dallas, TX
    Davor Rukavina, Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, P.C. - Dallas, TX

  • 2:00 pm
    0.75 hr
    Serving up Chapter 9 Lone Star Style . . . With a Dash of Detroit
    In Texas? Yes, even in Texas!

    Josiah M. Daniel III, Vinson & Elkins LLP - Dallas, TX
    Heather M. Forrest, Jackson Walker L.L.P. - Dallas, TX
    Hon. Steven W. Rhodes, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Michigan - Detroit, MI
    Materials By:
    Katie Drell Grissel, Vinson & Elkins LLP - Dallas, TX

  • 2:45 pm
    Break

  • 2:55 pm
    0.50 hr
    Chapter 15 and the Vitro Decision: Is the Applicability of the Public Policy Exception Any More Certain?
    It's time for this esoteric chapter to go mainstream. In the past few years, there has been a significant increase in Chapter 15 filings and the reasons for its use. Although the Fifth Circuit has weighed in with an important decision that grapples with third party releases under a Mexican reorganization plan, it did not necessarily clear up the uncertainty about how Chapter 15's "public policy exception" will be applied in the future.

    Berry D. Spears, Norton Rose Fulbright - Austin, TX
    Joseph J. Wielebinski Jr., Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, P.C. - Dallas, TX

  • 3:25 pm
    0.75 hr
    Judicial Panel
    Please submit your questions in advance to service@utcle.org or onsite at the conference registration desk.

    Moderator:
    Hon. Brenda T. Rhoades, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Texas - Plano, TX
    Panelists:
    Hon. Tony M. Davis, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Western District of Texas - Austin, TX
    Hon. Russell F. Nelms, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of Texas - Fort Worth, TX
    Hon. Richard Schmidt, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of Texas - Corpus Christi, TX

  • 4:10 pm
    Adjourn

  • Day 1 November 20, 2013
  • Day 2 November 21, 2013
  • Day 3 November 22, 2013
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Conference Faculty

Keith M. Aurzada

Bryan Cave LLP
Dallas, TX

R. Byrn (Byrnie) Bass Jr.

Attorney at Law
Lubbock, TX

Michael V. Baumer

Attorney at Law
Austin, TX

Charles A. Beckham Jr.

Haynes and Boone, LLP
Houston, TX

Christopher G. Bradley

U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Western District of Texas
Austin, TX

G. Eric Brunstad Jr.

Dechert LLP
Hartford, CT

Hon. Leif M. Clark

Mediator/Abitrator/Consultant
San Antonio, TX

Eli O. Columbus

Winstead PC
Dallas, TX

Michael P. Cooley

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Dallas, TX

Brian T. Cumings

Graves Dougherty Hearon & Moody
Austin, TX

Josiah M. Daniel III

Vinson & Elkins LLP
Dallas, TX

Hon. Tony M. Davis

U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Western District of Texas
Austin, TX

Nan Roberts Eitel

U.S. Department of Justice, Executive Office for Trustees
Washington, DC

Heather M. Forrest

Jackson Walker L.L.P.
Dallas, TX

Lawrence J. Fox

Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
Philadelphia, PA

William R. Greendyke

Norton Rose Fulbright
Houston, TX

Katie Drell Grissel

Vinson & Elkins LLP
Dallas, TX

Clifton R. Jessup Jr.

Greenberg Traurig LLP
Dallas, TX

Peter Johnson

Attorney at Law
Houston, TX

Aaron M. Kaufman

Cox Smith Matthews Incorporated
Dallas, TX

Patrick Kelley

Ireland, Carroll & Kelley, P.C.
Tyler, TX

Priya Kiran

Office of the Chapter 13 Trustee
Austin, TX

Deborah B. Langehennig

Chapter 13 Trustee
Austin, TX

Kevin L. Leahy

The University of Texas School of Law
Austin, TX

Craig J. Litherland

Gilbert LLP
Washington, DC

Angela Littwin

The University of Texas School of Law
Austin, TX

Michael Luskin

Luskin, Stern & Eisler LLP
New York, NY

Sylvia A. Mayer

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
Houston, TX

C. Luckey McDowell

Baker Botts
Dallas, TX

Seth E. Meisel

Streusand, Landon & Ozburn, LLP
Austin, TX

Michelle A. Mendez

Conley, Rosenberg & Brenneise, LLP
Addison, TX

Hon. Russell F. Nelms

U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of Texas
Fort Worth, TX

James L. Patton

Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP
Wilmington, DE

Tonya Moffat Ramsey

Vinson & Elkins LLP
Dallas, TX

Hon. Brenda T. Rhoades

U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Texas
Plano, TX

Hon. Steven W. Rhodes

U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Michigan
Detroit, MI

Michael R. (Buzz) Rochelle

Rochelle McCullough, L.L.P.
Dallas, TX

William J. Rochelle

Bloomberg LP
New York, NY

Douglas B. Rosner

Goulston & Storrs
Boston, MA

Davor Rukavina

Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, P.C.
Dallas, TX

Hon. Richard Schmidt

U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of Texas
Corpus Christi, TX

Joshua P. Searcy

Searcy & Searcy, P.C.
Longview, TX

Berry D. Spears

Norton Rose Fulbright
Austin, TX

Kelli M. Stephenson

Haynes and Boone, LLP
Houston, TX

Sabrina L. Streusand

Streusand, Landon & Ozburn, LLP
Austin, TX

Jon M. Waage

Bradenton, FL

Jay L. Westbrook

The University of Texas School of Law
Austin, TX

Joseph J. Wielebinski Jr.

Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, P.C.
Dallas, TX

Deborah D. Williamson

Cox Smith Matthews Incorporated
San Antonio, TX

William A. (Trey) Wood III

Bracewell & Giuliani, LLP
Houston, TX

Sarah Worthington

Downing Professor of the Laws of England; Director of the LL.M. Course , University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom

Planning Committee

Hon. Leif M. Clark—Chair

Mediator/Abitrator/Consultant
San Antonio, TX

Hon. John C. Akard

U.S. Bankruptcy Judge, Retired
Houston, TX

Omar J. Alaniz

Baker Botts
Dallas, TX

Mark E. Andrews

Cox Smith Matthews Incorporated
Dallas, TX

R. Byrn (Byrnie) Bass Jr.

Attorney at Law
Lubbock, TX

Michael V. Baumer

Attorney at Law
Austin, TX

Charles A. Beckham Jr.

Haynes and Boone, LLP
Houston, TX

Michael P. Cooley

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Dallas, TX

Josiah M. Daniel III

Vinson & Elkins LLP
Dallas, TX

Hon. Stacey G. C. Jernigan

U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of Texas
Dallas, TX

Clifton R. Jessup Jr.

Greenberg Traurig LLP
Dallas, TX

Patrick Kelley

Ireland, Carroll & Kelley, P.C.
Tyler, TX

Deborah B. Langehennig

Chapter 13 Trustee
Austin, TX

Demetra L. Liggins

Thompson & Knight LLP
Houston, TX

Angela Littwin

The University of Texas School of Law
Austin, TX

Sylvia A. Mayer

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
Houston, TX

Michelle A. Mendez

Conley, Rosenberg & Brenneise, LLP
Addison, TX

Jay H. Ong

Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, P.C.
Austin, TX

Michael R. (Buzz) Rochelle

Rochelle McCullough, L.L.P.
Dallas, TX

Joshua P. Searcy

Searcy & Searcy, P.C.
Longview, TX

Vicki M. Skaggs

Atlas Hall & Rodriguez LLP
McAllen, TX

Gregory J. Smith

The University of Texas School of Law
Austin, TX

Berry D. Spears

Norton Rose Fulbright
Austin, TX

Sabrina L. Streusand

Streusand, Landon & Ozburn, LLP
Austin, TX

J. Michael Sutherland

Carrington, Coleman, Sloman & Blumenthal, L.L.P.
Dallas, TX

Patricia Baron Tomasco

Jackson Walker L.L.P.
Austin, TX

Mark W. Wege

King & Spalding
Houston, TX

Jay L. Westbrook

The University of Texas School of Law
Austin, TX

Joseph J. Wielebinski Jr.

Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, P.C.
Dallas, TX

Deborah D. Williamson

Cox Smith Matthews Incorporated
San Antonio, TX

Robert B. Wilson

Chapter 13 Trustee
Lubbock, TX

Credit Info

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Legal Specialization(s): Bankruptcy Law
You may claim your credit online in Your Briefcase, and UT Law CLE will report credit on your behalf to the State Bar of Texas. A Certificate of Attendance will be provided in Your Briefcase for your records. The system reports Texas CLE credit every Tuesday. If you are claiming credit in the last week of your birth month, self-report your CLE credit directly to the State Bar of Texas at texasbar.com, using the course number  provided on your certificate of attendance.
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You must claim your credit online in Your Briefcase, and will then be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records. UT Law CLE is required to provide the State Bar with electronic attendance records for any MCLE participatory activity within 60 days of completion of the activity. The California licensee is responsible for reporting their compliance/credit hours earned to the State Bar at the end of their reporting period directly to the State Bar of California at calbar.ca.gov.  UT Law CLE will maintain Attendance Records for four years.  
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You must claim and certify your credit online in Your Briefcase, then you will then be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records. UT Law CLE will report credit on your behalf to the Oklahoma Bar Association within 30 days after the conference.
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The University of Texas School of Law 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 final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.nasbaregistry.org.

Delivery Method: Group-Live (UT Law CLE is a provider of NASBA Group-Live credit only, which excludes online offerings. 

To comply with NASBA Standards, attendees claiming CPE credit must sign in to verify attendance for each segment. Attendance sign-in sheets will be available at the registration desk. You will need your CPA license number to sign in. A CPE Certificate of Completion will be provided at the conclusion of the conference.

Reporting: CPAs are responsible for reporting CPE credits earned to their state's accountancy board, and must retain appropriate documentation of their participation in learning activities. Visit your state’s reporting website for more information or www.nasba.org.

Key Dates

Austin – Nov 20*, 21-22, 2013 – Four Seasons Hotel
*Wednesday Evening John C. Akard Lecture
Conference Concluded
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    Formed in 2001, Hill Schwartz Spilker Keller LLC (HSSK) is a professional services firm devoted to Business Valuation, Litigation Consulting and Financial Restructuring. Since its formation HSSK has provided its services to both publicly and privately held businesses across multiple industries. Led by Mike Hill, Sr., HSSK has built its team from the most talented and experienced individuals in their respective fields. Each are recognized leaders in their profession and bring HSSK over twenty years of business/industry experience.

    Located in Houston, Dallas and Austin, Texas, HSSK has served clients both domestically and abroad. This has allowed us to build a reputation for going above and beyond to provide clients with the highest quality of service.  With a reputation like this HSSK not only provides real professionals for its clients but real answers that get them the results they disserve. www.hssk.com
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    Carrington Coleman represents a broad range of clients, from local companies and individuals to large national and international corporations. The firm's core practice strengths focus on complex litigation, corporate insolvency and restructuring, officer & director litigation and investigations, sophisticated business and real estate transactional matters, malpractice defense and employment law. Led by partner Mike Sutherland, the Corporate Restructuring and Bankruptcy Practice Group has focused on working with creditors and debtors in complex restructurings, liquidations and out-of-court resolutions for almost four decades.

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    Cox Smith is one of the leading business law firms in Texas, with offices in Austin, Dallas, El Paso, McAllen and San Antonio. Our bankruptcy practice encompasses all aspects of business bankruptcy; represent creditors and creditor committees, debtors, trustees, and acquirers of assets. We are recognized by Chambers USA both for the size of our and our nationwide capabilities. We are also one of only four law firms in the state with two or more members in the American College of Bankruptcy. Deborah Williamson has been awarded the American Bankruptcy Institute's (ABI) Lifetime Achievement Award. This marks only the second time the award has ever been presented in the ABI's nearly 30-year history. www.coxsmith.com
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    Haynes and Boone, LLP
    Haynes and Boone, LLP has one of the largest bankruptcy and business restructuring practices in the United States, assisting debtors and creditors in all aspects of insolvency, both in and out of court. Our clients range from business entities and financial institutions to indenture trustees and investment banks. With 42 full-time business restructuring and bankruptcy lawyers, the firm's bankruptcy and business restructuring practice—ranked as a leading United States bankruptcy firm, according to the 2010 issues of both Chambers USA: America's Leading Business Lawyers and Chambers Global: The World's Leading Lawyers for Business—is fully equipped to handle the largest and most complex restructuring and Chapter 11 reorganization cases. www.haynesboone.com
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    King & Spalding

    King & Spalding has one of the nation's preeminent financial restructuring practices. The Financial Restructuring Group provides valuable knowledge and in-depth experience to virtually all facets of corporate reorganizations, in-court and out-of-court debt restructurings, bankruptcy and insolvency litigation and distressed M&A transactions. We are regularly retained in large bankruptcy matters and workouts to represent debtors, trustees, creditors' committees, institutional lenders, other critical creditors and parties-in-interest. Our experience runs deep in energy related matters, including oil and gas exploration and production, petrochemical, solar, biofuel, power, midstream, mining and many other aspects of the energy business worldwide. We have also been active in many other segments of the economy, with particular emphasis on manufacturing, retail, construction, healthcare, insurance and telecommunications.

    www.kslaw.com
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    Norton Rose Fulbright

    Norton Rose Fulbright is a global legal practice. We provide the world’s preeminent corporations and financial institutions with a full business law service. We have more than 3,800 lawyers based in over 50 cities across Europe, the United States, Canada, Latin America, Asia, Australia, Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia.

    Recognized for our industry focus, we are strong across all the key industry sectors—financial institutions; energy; infrastructure, mining and commodities; transport; technology and innovation; and life sciences and healthcare.

    Wherever we are, we operate in accordance with our global business principles of quality, unity and integrity. We aim to provide the highest possible standard of legal service in each of our offices and to maintain that level of quality at every point of contact.

    www.nortonrosefulbright.com
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    Rochelle McCullough, L.L.P.
    The law firm of Rochelle McCullough, L.L.P. is a small bankruptcy and litigation boutique. The firm primarily focuses its practice on matters involving corporate bankruptcy, counsel to financially distressed business entities, and commercial reorganization and creditor rights. The firm typically is retained by debtors-in-possession, official and unofficial committees of creditors, bond holders and equity owners, corporate Chapter 7 trustees, post-confirmation trustees and other interested parties in the various commercial transactions involving bankruptcy estates. Rochelle McCullough also handles civil trials and appellate work in State and Federal Courts, representing litigants in general matters of commercial litigation, typically involving the legal claims of corporate fraud or misrepresentation, directors and officers liability, professional misconduct and malpractice, fraudulent conveyances, Chapter 5 bankruptcy causes of action, personal injuries, wrongful death and employment, sex, age and racial discrimination. www.romclawyers.com
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    Vinson & Elkins LLP

    For almost a century, Vinson & Elkins lawyers have provided innovative business solutions for clients whose needs are as diverse as the entities they represent. In today's challenging environment of global markets, volatile economies, and complex human and environmental issues, our time-tested role as trusted advisor has become even more critical. The depth and breadth of our lawyers' experience, combined with the responsiveness and efficiencies of the firm's global reach, enables Vinson & Elkins to serve clients from start-up to the negotiating table and boardroom, before legislative and regulatory bodies, in the courtroom and beyond. In good economies and challenging times, Vinson & Elkins has the experience and lawyers to serve the needs of our clients. Influenced by the strong personalities of its founding partners, V&E's early hallmarks were stability, adaptability and a congenial informality among its lawyers. Those traits are still in evidence today, even as Vinson & Elkins has grown into an international law firm with offices across the globe.

    www.velaw.com
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    Baker Botts
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    Thomas S. Henderson, Attorney at Law
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    Ireland, Carroll & Kelley, P.C.
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    Jackson Walker L.L.P.
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