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36th Annual Jay L. Westbrook

Bankruptcy Conference

Austin Nov 16-17, 2017 Four Seasons Hotel
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Vinson & Elkins LLP
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Overview

UT Law's 36th Annual Jay L. Westbrook Bankruptcy Conference 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.
Program highlights:

  • Listen as Professor Jay L. Westbrook leads a panel of distinguished practitioners to discuss this year’s cases in the perennial favorite, Recent Developments.
  • A Peek Under the Robes: Judicial Panel, moderated by Judge H. Christopher Mott offers a unique showdown between Bankruptcy Judges and their trusty Law Clerks.
  • Hear the latest on bankruptcies in the real estate, healthcare, and retail industries.
  • Select from Thursday afternoon concurrent tracks:
    • Business Track includes discussions on the rise of equity committees; the briefing, arguments, and implications of the U.S. Supreme Court’s consideration (and perhaps decision) of the scope of the Section 546(e) safe harbor in Merit Management Group v. FTI Consulting; what steps a company should and should not take prior to a bankruptcy filing; implications of Jevic on business bankruptcy cases; and practice tips to avoid pitfalls in post-confirmation subject matter jurisdiction.
    • Consumer Track includes discussions on dischargeability of taxes in Chapter 7 and 13 cases; Community Property, Divorce and Bankruptcy—What Could Possibly go Wrong; How to Make the Trustee Happy and Keep Your Client out of Trouble; Espinosa Update and Other Post-Confirmation Chapter 13 Matters.
  • Gain insight on Jevic; student loans; SCOTUS judicial decision making; formulating, confirming and implementing complex plans; trail advocacy for bankruptcy practitioners; and much more.
Also, enjoy interacting and networking with judges, trustees, and practitioners at Thursday Evening’s Jay L. Westbrook Bankruptcy Reception!

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Event Schedule

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

  • Day 1 November 16, 2017
  • Day 2 November 17, 2017
  • Time
    Credit
    Subject
    Speaker
  • Thursday Morning, Nov. 16, 2017
    Presiding Officer:
    Aaron Michael Kaufman, Dykema Cox Smith - Dallas, TX
  • 7:30 am
    Registration Opens
    Includes continental breakfast.

  • 8:35 am
    Welcoming Remarks

  • 8:50 am
    1.25 hrs
    0.50 hr ethics
    Recent Developments
    A tradition like none other! Explore the year's most important consumer and business cases.  

    Moderator:
    Jay L. Westbrook, The University of Texas School of Law - Austin, TX
    Panelists:
    R. Byrn "Byrnie" Bass Jr., Attorney at Law - Lubbock, TX
    Deborah B. Langehennig, Chapter 13 Trustee - Austin, TX
    Bill Rochelle, American Bankruptcy Institute - New York, NY
    Deborah D. Williamson, Dykema Cox Smith - San Antonio, TX
    Materials By:
    Brian T. Cumings, Graves, Dougherty, Hearon & Moody - Austin, TX

  • 10:05 am
    0.50 hr
    Jevic Follow Up—Structured Dismissals and Gifting Cases
    In Jevic, the Supreme Court held that a settlement incorporated in a structured dismissal of a Chapter 11 case could not violate the priority rules of the bankruptcy code. Most structured dismissals that violate the bankruptcy code's priority rules, however, are approved on the theory that the priority-skipping payments are gifts. Explore whether practitioners are trying to avoid the code's priorities using gifting theories, notwithstanding Jevic, and are they having success?  

    Sally McDonald Henry, Texas Tech School of Law - Lubbock, TX

  • 10:35 am
    Break

  • 10:50 am
    0.75 hr
    SCOTUS Judicial Decision Making in Bankruptcy Cases
    Since the adoption of the Bankruptcy Code 40 years ago, the Supreme Court's decisions interpreting the Code systematically have narrowed the Code's application, hampering the development of the comprehensive bankruptcy system Congress envisioned in its decade-long project to fashion the Code.

    Ronald J. Mann, Columbia Law School - New York, NY

  • 11:35 am
    0.50 hr
    Bankruptcy’s Role in Alleviating Student Debt Burdens
    Discuss bankruptcy’s potential role in alleviating student debt burdens by exploring existing case law and practice experience surrounding the “undue hardship” determination.

    Chrystin Ondersma, Rutgers Law - Newark, NJ
    Charlie Shelton, Office of the Texas Attorney General - Austin, TX

  • 12:05 pm
    Lunch on Your Own

  • Thursday Afternoon, Nov. 16, 2017
  • Business Track
    Presiding Officer:
    Robin Russell, Andrews Kurth - Houston, TX
  • 1:35 pm
    0.75 hr
    Wanting a Seat at the Table: The Rise of Equity Committees
    Existing equity holders of Chapter 11 debtors are increasingly requesting appointment of official committees of equity holders pursuant to section 1102 of the Bankruptcy Code. Examine the standard for appointment and role of equity committees, recent cases in which courts have granted and denied requests for appointment of an equity committee, and whether equity committees enhance shareholder recoveries in Chapter 11 cases.

    Christopher Manuel Lopez, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP - Houston, TX
    Kelli Norfleet, Haynes and Boone, LLP - Houston, TX

  • 2:20 pm
    0.50 hr
    Planning on Staying? 
    Post-confirmation subject matter jurisdiction may well depend on how you draft your plan. Hear practice tips on how to avoid pitfalls. 

    Hon. Leif M. Clark (retired), Leif M. Clark Consulting, PLLC - San Antonio, TX

  • 2:50 pm
    0.50 hr
    Chapter Five versus the Securities Markets—the Scope of Section 546(e)
    Join counsel for the Respondent and the Petitioner respectively, as they discuss the briefing, arguments, and implications of the U.S. Supreme Court’s consideration (and perhaps decision) of the scope of the Section 546(e) safe harbor in Merit Management Group v. FTI Consulting.

    Jason J. DeJonker, Bryan Cave LLP - Chicago, IL
    Gregory S. Schwegmann, Reid Collins & Tsai LLP - Austin, TX

  • 3:20 pm
    Break

  • 3:35 pm
    0.75 hr
    0.50 hr ethics
    Business Bankruptcy / Pre-Planning Pitfalls
    What steps should a company take or not take prior to a bankruptcy filing? Discuss several topics around this question, including ethical considerations that often come into play.

    Charles Braley, AlixPartners LLP - Chicago, IL
    Vickie L. Driver, Husch Blackwell LLP - Dallas, TX
    Sugi Hadiwijaya, CR3 Partners - Dallas, TX

  • 4:20 pm
    0.50 hr
    The Implications of Jevic on Business Bankruptcy Cases
    More on Jevic and structured dismissals. Why? Because when the Supreme Court speaks once, we need to listen twice.

    Louis M. Phillips, Kelly Hart & Hallman LLP - Baton Rouge, LA

  • 4:50 pm
    Adjourn to Reception

  • Jay L. Westbrook Bankruptcy Conference Reception
    Join program faculty and attendees for drinks and hors d'oeuvres.

    Thank You to Our Reception Sponsor
    AlixPartners LLP

  • Consumer Track
    Presiding Officer:
    Hon. John C. Akard, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge, Retired - Houston, TX
  • 1:35 pm
    0.75 hr
    Community Property, Divorce and Bankruptcy—What Could Possibly go Wrong?
    An irreconcilable approach to Texas Homestead Proceeds.

    Hon. Eduardo V. Rodriguez, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of Texas - McAllen, TX
    Leigh Ann Tognetti, Marcos D. Oliva, PC - Brownsville, TX

  • 2:20 pm
    1.00 hr
    0.50 hr ethics
    How To Make the Trustee Happy and Keep Your Client Out of Trouble
    Gain insight on preparing the debtor(s) for the bankruptcy filing, forms and testimony at the 341 meeting and how to make the filing less stressful for you, your client(s) and the trustee.

    Michael V. Baumer, Law Office of Michael Baumer - Austin, TX
    Allison D. Byman, Hughes Watters Askanase, LLP - Houston, TX
    Randy W. Williams, Thompson & Knight LLP - Houston, TX

  • 3:20 pm
    Break

  • 3:35 pm
    0.75 hr
    Espinosa Update and Other Post-Confirmation Chapter 13 Matters
    Hear a review and discussion of post-Espinosa decisions. Also, since many unique issues often arise in Chapter 13 cases after confirmation of the Debtors’ Chapter 13 Plan, participate in a discussion of various post-confirmation issues including: plan modification issues; post-confirmation duties and tasks of Debtors’ and their attorneys; and post-confirmation requirements of lenders.

    Hon. Mark X. Mullin, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of Texas - Fort Worth, TX
    David G. Peake, Chapter 13 Trustee - Houston, TX

  • 4:20 pm
    0.50 hr
    Tax Treatment
    Hear an overview of the dischargeability of taxes in Chapter 7 and 13 cases.

    John Akard Jr., Coplen & Banks, P.C. - Houston, TX

  • 4:50 pm
    Adjourn to Reception

  • Jay L. Westbrook Bankruptcy Conference Reception
    Join program faculty and attendees for drinks and hors d'oeuvres.

    Thank You to Our Reception Sponsor
    AlixPartners LLP

  • Time
    Credit
    Subject
    Speaker
  • Friday Morning, Nov. 17, 2017
    Presiding Officer:
    Demetra L. Liggins, Thompson & Knight LLP - Houston, TX
  • 7:30 am
    Conference Room Opens
    Includes continental breakfast.

  • 8:15 am
    0.50 hr
    Distressed Real Estate Update: Signs of the Next Bubble?
    Explore the current state of the real estate industry and the developing legal issues in real estate workouts and bankruptcy.

    J. Frasher Murphy, Haynes and Boone, LLP - Dallas, TX
    Mark Shapiro, GlassRatner Advisory & Capital Group - Dallas, TX

  • 8:45 am
    0.75 hr
    The Paradigm Shift in Retail, 2017
    Explore why the retail industry is experiencing what most would consider a “bloodbath” right now, and the available strategies that are, or can be, pursued in this environment.

    Hon. Stacey G. C. Jernigan, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of Texas - Dallas, TX
    Adam Rosen, B. Riley Financial - New York, NY

  • 9:30 am
    0.75 hr
    To Profit or Not-To-Profit, That Is The Question
    Join distinguished practitioners—a retired bankruptcy judge, a financial advisor and an assistant State attorney general—for an advanced discussion on the interplay between nonprofit organizational issues, and healthcare bankruptcy restructuring.

    Hon. Melanie L. Cyganowski (retired), Otterbourg P.C. - New York, NY
    Hal F. Morris, Office of the Attorney General - Austin, TX
    Louis E. Robichaux IV, Ankura Consulting Group, LLC - Dallas, TX

  • 10:15 am
    Break

  • 10:30 am
    0.50 hr
    0.25 hr ethics
    Artificial Intelligence and its Effect on the Legal Industry
    AI is getting a lot of attention, creating fears and in many cases unrealistic expectations. Explore the reality of AI, how it practically can impact legal work flows, and how it can be a positive force that enables lawyers to do their jobs faster, cheaper and better for their clients.

    Dan Jansen, Nextlaw Labs - Palo Alto, CA

  • 11:00 am
    0.50 hr
    0.25 hr ethics
    Getting the Ball to the Goal
    Explore the fundamentals of trial advocacy.

    Hon. David R. Jones, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of Texas - Houston, TX

  • 11:30 am
    0.50 hr
    It’s About Time: Value as a Temporal Construct
    When collateral and enterprise value change over the life of a case, what are the statutes, rules and tools to maximize your client’s position?

    Patricia Baron Tomasco, Jackson Walker LLP - Austin, TX

  • 12:00 pm
    Pick Up Lunch
    Included in registration.

  • Friday Afternoon, Nov. 17, 2017
    Presiding Officer:
    Drew McManigle, SierraConstellation Partners, LLC - Houston, TX
  • LUNCHEON PRESENTATION
  • 12:20 pm
    1.00 hr ethics
    Professional Responsibility Rules and (Other) Barriers to Access to Civil Justice
    The demand for affordable access to civil legal services is on the rise at the same time we face significant threats to sustainable public funding for legal services. This leaves many disadvantaged and financially challenged people who face civil legal issues to navigate the legal system without professional legal assistance. The good news is that we have begun to see the development of alternative legal services delivery models and the emergence of innovative solutions designed to address the access to justice crisis. Such innovative approaches are starting to lead to greater efficiencies in legal services delivery and improved self-help and assisted-self-help tools. This Ethics Presentation will discuss the ways in which the Rules of Professional Conduct both support and impede our efforts to address the removal of barriers to access to civil justice.

    Lois R. Lupica, Maine Law Foundation Professor of Law, University of Maine School of Law - Portland, ME

  • Thank You to Our Luncheon Sponsor
    SierraConstellation Partners, LLC

  • 1:20 pm
    Break

  • 1:35 pm
    0.75 hr
    0.25 hr ethics
    Beyond ASARCO: Fee Shifting and Recovery in Bankruptcy Litigation
    Fees are recoverable for more than just representing debtors and committees. Explore the circumstances and mechanics under which fees may be pursued and recovered in discovery and bankruptcy-related litigation.  

    Michael P. Cooley, Bryan Cave LLP - Dallas, TX
    Sean B. Davis, Winstead PC - Houston, TX

  • 2:20 pm
    0.75 hr
    0.25 hr ethics
    Formulating, Confirming and Implementing Complex Plans: Lessons From Life Partners  
    Using their experience in the Life Partners mega case, the panelists will discuss a variety of issues including competing plans, disclosure and solicitation problems as well as post confirmation transition and operational challenges.

    David M. Bennett, Thompson & Knight LLP - Dallas, TX
    Michael D. Napoli, Dykema Cox Smith - Dallas, TX
    Joseph J. Wielebinski Jr., Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, P.C. - Dallas, TX

  • 3:05 pm
    0.50 hr
    Lessons Learned During and After My Storm 
    Discuss challenges and solutions experienced by the Eastern District of Louisiana in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. Explore how legal practices were restored, returning the courthouse to a functioning facility, and how the public and clients recovered. Learn what worked and more importantly, what did not to stabilize the areas hardest hit and rebuild.  

    Hon. Elizabeth W. Magner, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Louisiana - New Orleans, LA

  • 3:35 pm
    1.00 hr
    0.25 hr ethics
    A Peek Under the Robes: Judicial Panel
    Witness a unique showdown between Bankruptcy Judges and their trusty Law Clerks, offering a glimpse into Chambers and how decisions are really made.

    Moderator:
    Hon. H. Christopher Mott, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Western District of Texas - Austin, TX
    Panelists:
    Hon. Tony M. Davis, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Western District of Texas - Austin, TX
    Hon. Mark X. Mullin, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of Texas - Fort Worth, TX
    Hon. Brenda T. Rhoades, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Texas - Plano, TX
    Scott Everett, Law Clerk, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of Texas - Forth Worth, TX
    Leslie R. Masterson, Law Clerk, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Texas - Plano, TX
    Sarah Darnell Wood, Law Clerk, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Western District of Texas - Austin, TX

  • 4:35 pm
    Adjourn

  • Day 1 November 16, 2017
  • Day 2 November 17, 2017
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Conference Faculty

John Akard Jr.

Coplen & Banks, P.C.
Houston, TX

R. Byrn "Byrnie" Bass Jr.

Attorney at Law
Lubbock, TX

Michael V. Baumer

Law Office of Michael Baumer
Austin, TX

David M. Bennett

Thompson & Knight LLP
Dallas, TX

Charles Braley

AlixPartners LLP
Chicago, IL

Allison D. Byman

Hughes Watters Askanase, LLP
Houston, TX

Hon. Leif M. Clark (retired)

Leif M. Clark Consulting, PLLC
San Antonio, TX

Michael P. Cooley

Bryan Cave LLP
Dallas, TX

Brian T. Cumings

Graves, Dougherty, Hearon & Moody
Austin, TX

Hon. Melanie L. Cyganowski (retired)

Otterbourg P.C.
New York, NY

Sean B. Davis

Winstead PC
Houston, TX

Hon. Tony M. Davis

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

Jason J. DeJonker

Bryan Cave LLP
Chicago, IL

Vickie L. Driver

Husch Blackwell LLP
Dallas, TX

Scott Everett

Law Clerk, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of Texas
Forth Worth, TX

Sugi Hadiwijaya

CR3 Partners
Dallas, TX

Sally McDonald Henry

Texas Tech School of Law
Lubbock, TX

Dan Jansen

Nextlaw Labs
Palo Alto, CA

Hon. Stacey G. C. Jernigan

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

Hon. David R. Jones

U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of Texas
Houston, TX

Deborah B. Langehennig

Chapter 13 Trustee
Austin, TX

Christopher Manuel Lopez

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
Houston, TX

Lois R. Lupica

Maine Law Foundation Professor of Law, University of Maine School of Law
Portland, ME

Hon. Elizabeth W. Magner

U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Louisiana
New Orleans, LA

Ronald J. Mann

Columbia Law School
New York, NY

Leslie R. Masterson

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

Hal F. Morris

Office of the Attorney General
Austin, TX

Hon. H. Christopher Mott

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

Hon. Mark X. Mullin

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

J. Frasher Murphy

Haynes and Boone, LLP
Dallas, TX

Michael D. Napoli

Dykema Cox Smith
Dallas, TX

Kelli Norfleet

Haynes and Boone, LLP
Houston, TX

Chrystin Ondersma

Rutgers Law
Newark, NJ

David G. Peake

Chapter 13 Trustee
Houston, TX

Louis M. Phillips

Kelly Hart & Hallman LLP
Baton Rouge, LA

Hon. Brenda T. Rhoades

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

Louis E. Robichaux IV

Ankura Consulting Group, LLC
Dallas, TX

Bill Rochelle

American Bankruptcy Institute
New York, NY

Hon. Eduardo V. Rodriguez

U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of Texas
McAllen, TX

Adam Rosen

B. Riley Financial
New York, NY

Gregory S. Schwegmann

Reid Collins & Tsai LLP
Austin, TX

Mark Shapiro

GlassRatner Advisory & Capital Group
Dallas, TX

Charlie Shelton

Office of the Texas Attorney General
Austin, TX

Leigh Ann Tognetti

Marcos D. Oliva, PC
Brownsville, TX

Patricia Baron Tomasco

Jackson Walker LLP
Austin, 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

Randy W. Williams

Thompson & Knight LLP
Houston, TX

Deborah D. Williamson

Dykema Cox Smith
San Antonio, TX

Sarah Darnell Wood

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

Planning Committee

Jay H. Ong—Chair

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

Hon. John C. Akard

U.S. Bankruptcy Judge, Retired
Houston, TX

Omar J. Alaniz

Baker Botts
Dallas, TX

R. Byrn "Byrnie" Bass Jr.

Attorney at Law
Lubbock, TX

Michael V. Baumer

Law Office of Michael Baumer
Austin, TX

Charles A. Beckham Jr.

Haynes and Boone, LLP
Houston, TX

Hon. Leif M. Clark (retired)

Leif M. Clark Consulting, PLLC
San Antonio, TX

Michael P. Cooley

Bryan Cave LLP
Dallas, TX

Sean B. Davis

Winstead PC
Houston, TX

Hon. Tony M. Davis

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

Vickie L. Driver

Husch Blackwell LLP
Dallas, TX

Miguel A. Flores

Tanzy & Borrego
El Paso, TX

Bradley Foxman

Vinson & Elkins LLP
Dallas, TX

Hon. Stacey G. C. Jernigan

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

Aaron Michael Kaufman

Dykema Cox Smith
Dallas, TX

Lisa L. Lambert

Office of the U.S. Trustee
Dallas, 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

Christopher Manuel Lopez

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
Houston, TX

Drew McManigle

SierraConstellation Partners, LLC
Houston, TX

Hon. Mark X. Mullin

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

Michael R. "Buzz" Rochelle

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

Hon. Eduardo V. Rodriguez

U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of Texas
McAllen, TX

April Rogers

The University of Texas School of Law
Austin, TX

Charlie Shelton

Office of the Texas Attorney General
Austin, TX

Vicki M. Skaggs

Atlas Hall & Rodriguez LLP
McAllen, TX

Berry D. Spears

Locke Lord LLP
Austin, TX

Patricia Baron Tomasco

Jackson Walker LLP
Austin, TX

M. Jermaine Watson

M.J. Watson & Associates, P.C.
Dallas, TX

Mark W. Wege

Dentons US LLP
Houston, TX

Jay L. Westbrook

The University of Texas School of Law
Austin, TX

Deborah D. Williamson

Dykema Cox Smith
San Antonio, 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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At the completion of the conference you must claim and certify your credit online in Your Briefcase, and will then be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records. UT Law CLE will report credit on your behalf to the Supreme Court of Louisiana Continuing Legal Education Committee within 30 days after the conference. 
Toggle view Oklahoma – 16.00 hrs  |  4.00 hrs Ethics
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. If you need Accounting credit in any state other than Texas, please review the self-reporting guidelines on the NASBA website to confirm your ability to self-report credit from the live webcast.)

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.
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The University of Texas School of Law (Provider #250) live conferences are presumptively approved by The Texas State Board of Public Accountancy for Texas Accounting CPE credit based on a 50-minute credit hour. Approved for general CPE credit only.

At the conference, you are welcome to sign in on the Accounting CPE Record of Attendance form at the registration desk, but we are now reporting all credit online. You will receive a Texas Accounting Certificate of Completion in Your Briefcase. Self-report your CPE credit directly to TSBPA. UT Law CLE will maintain Attendance Records for four years.  

Contact us at accreditation@utcle.org if you have additional questions.

Key Dates

Austin – Nov 16-17, 2017 – Four Seasons Hotel
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Last day for cancellation: Nov 13, 2017

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98 San Jacinto Boulevard
Austin, TX 78701-4082
512-478-4500 (reservations)
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  • Radisson Hotel and Suites Downtown
  • Hilton Austin
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  • JW Marriott Austin  

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$12 Event Daily; $16 Valet Daily; $32.50 Overnight Self-Parking or Valet.

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    SierraConstellation Partners LLC
    SierraConstellation Partners (SCP) is an interim management and advisory firm serving middle-market companies and their partners and investors that are navigating their way through difficult business challenges. Our team’s real-world experience, operational mindset and hands-on approach enable us to deliver effective operational improvements and financial solutions to help companies restore value, regain creditor confidence, and capitalize on opportunities. As former CEOs, COOs, CFOs, private equity investors and investment bankers, our team of senior professionals has decades of experience operating and advising companies. 
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    AlixPartners LLP
    AlixPartners is a leading global business advisory firm offering comprehensive services across five main disciplines―enterprise improvement, turnaround and restructuring, financial advisory services, information management services, and leadership and organizational effectiveness. The firm’s expertise is in helping clients of many types―healthy companies, challenged companies, private equity firms and attorneys―realize increased value in the face of high-impact business challenges. We make a difference by serving our clients with senior teams motivated by incentives aligned with the client’s interests, and with a heritage of a total commitment to getting results. Founded in 1981, the firm has more than 1,500 professionals in offices around the world. 
    alixpartners.com
  • Andrews Kurth logo
    Andrews Kurth
    Since 1902, Andrews Kurth has built its practice on the belief that “straight talk is good business.” Real answers, clear vision and mutual respect define the firm’s relationships with clients, colleagues, communities and employees. With nearly 430 attorneys and 11 locations worldwide, Andrews Kurth represents a wide array of clients in multiple industries. For more information about Andrews Kurth, please visit andrewskurth.com.
    andrewskurth.com
  • Dentons US LLP logo
    Dentons US LLP
    Dentons' Restructuring, Insolvency and Bankruptcy practice represents one of the largest, most highly regarded teams of dedicated professionals in the world. As the world's largest law firm, we offer extensive skill and experience in all industry sectors leveraged by our broad geographical coverage. Our partners are consistently recognized as market leaders and our team has been praised for providing "clear, unambiguous advice," "outstanding service" and for being "extremely pragmatic in their approach." We provide advice to a wide range of clients in connection with the largest and most complex restructurings, insolvencies and bankruptcies, and our depth and breadth of experience covers every aspect of bankruptcy, reorganization and creditors’ rights representation. Our lawyers are equally at home in out-of-court workout scenarios and in Chapter 11 cases, and we regularly advise debtors, potential debtors, creditors and other clients as to the relative advantages and disadvantages of each undertaking in any particular situation.
    dentons.com
  • Haynes and Boone, LLP logo
    Haynes and Boone, LLP
    Haynes and Boone, LLP is a full service law firm with a national presence and an international reach. With more than 575 lawyers located in Texas, New York, California, Chicago, Denver, Washington, DC, London, Shanghai and Mexico City, we are trusted advisors, zealous advocates and creative strategists. We have a client-first philosophy, defining our success as providing exceptional value and practical business-minded solutions to our clients and innovative contributions to their businesses. The Bankruptcy and Business Restructuring Practice Group at Haynes and Boone has long been recognized as one of just a handful of teams in the nation fully equipped to handle the largest and most complex out-of-court financial restructurings and Chapter 11 reorganization cases. Clients, whether debtors, creditors, lenders, equity security holders or agent banks, benefit from a team with significant experience, diverse skills and deep bench. Having handled matters across a wide variety of industries, our lawyers are adept at learning the “ins-and-outs” of clients’ businesses.
    haynesboone.com
  • Jackson Walker logo
    Jackson Walker
    Founded more than 125 years ago, Jackson Walker L.L.P. is one of the oldest and largest Texas-based law firms. Today, the firm has more than 340 attorneys in seven Texas offices and represents Fortune 500 companies, multinational corporations, major financial institutions, and a wide range of public companies and private businesses. Our bankruptcy attorneys advise clients in connection with a variety of matters, from complex Chapter 11 corporate debtor cases, to reorganization and liquidation proceedings for small business entities and individuals. They regularly represent clients in bankruptcy courts nationwide, with a network of experienced local counsel and are regularly involved in preference and fraudulent transfer litigation, valuation and automatic stay proceedings, objections to discharge/dischargeability and commercial litigation arising in connection with bankruptcy cases.
    jw.com
  • Locke Lord LLP logo
    Locke Lord LLP
    Locke Lord is a full-service, international law firm that ranks among The American Lawyer’s top U.S. law firms. Our team has earned a solid reputation in complex litigation, regulatory and transactional work. We serve our clients’ interests first, and these clients range from Fortune 500 and middle market public and private companies to start-ups and emerging businesses. Through its wide-ranging international footprint, Locke Lord has received numerous industry recognitions as a global leader in the middle market sector. Locke Lord's team builds collaborative relationships and crafts creative solutions to solve problems – all designed and executed with long-term strategic goals in mind.
     
    lockelord.com
  • Rochelle McCullough, L.L.P. logo
    Rochelle McCullough, L.L.P.
    The law firm of Rochelle McCullough, L.L.P. 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 Chapter 11 debtors-in-possession, official and unofficial committees of creditors, bond holders or equity owners, corporate Chapter 7 and 11 trustees, post-confirmation trustees and other interested parties in the various commercial transactions involving bankruptcy estates.  Rochelle McCullough handles all available forms of avoidance actions, appellate work in bankruptcy contexts, as well as more informal restructuring or dissolution efforts. Rochelle McCullough also has a litigation department which 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 directors and officers liability, professional misconduct and malpractice, personal injuries, wrongful death and employment, sex, age and racial discrimination.
    RoMcLaw.com
  • Thompson & Knight LLP logo
    Thompson & Knight LLP
    Established in 1887, Thompson & Knight today is a full-service law firm of more than 300 attorneys. The Firm has U.S. offices in Texas, New York, and California, and international offices and associations in the Americas, North Africa, and Europe. For more than four decades, the Firm’s Bankruptcy and Restructuring Practice Group has played a leading role in corporate reorganizations, both in and out of court, and in bankruptcy proceedings of all types throughout the nation. Thompson & Knight received a national tier-one ranking in Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law in the 2017 edition of U.S. News - Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms,” and the Firm is ranked among the top firms in Texas for Bankruptcy/Restructuring in Chambers USA 2017 by Chambers & Partners.
    tklaw.com
  • Vinson & Elkins LLP logo
    Vinson & Elkins LLP
    Vinson & Elkins lawyers are committed to excellence – with a dominant worldwide energy practice and experience servicing clients in numerous industries in complex transactional, dispute, and restructuring matters. The firm’s deep bench of approximately 650 lawyers collaborating across 16 offices allows a multi-disciplinary approach with innovative strategies, seeking exceptional results. V&E lawyers provide legal services to some of the world’s largest and most sophisticated business enterprises, addressing a multitude of challenges in a way that always reflects the firm’s entrepreneurial spirit.
     
    velaw.com
  • Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP logo
    Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
    Founded in 1931, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP has been a preeminent provider of legal services for more than 80 years. With approximately 1,100 lawyers in offices on three continents, Weil has been a pioneer in establishing a geographic footprint that has allowed the Firm to partner with clients wherever they do business. The Firm's four departments, Business Finance & Restructuring, Corporate, Litigation, and Tax, Executive Compensation & Benefits, and more than two dozen practice groups are consistently recognized as leaders in their respective fields.  Weil has served as chief debtors’ counsel in five of the six largest U.S. bankruptcy filings in history and has represented clients in numerous complicated international insolvencies. 
    weil.com
  • Ankura Consulting logo
    Ankura Consulting
    Ankura Consulting, an independent business advisory and expert services firm, is defined by a culture of collaboration and focused on delivering unrivaled depths of knowledge to clients addressing important opportunities and critical choices every day. Our Investigations & Accounting Advisory, Litigation & Disputes, Regulatory & Contractual Compliance, Risk, Resilience & Geopolitical, and Turnaround & Restructuring professionals are proven cross-disciplinary and cross-industry experts who create the diverse and dynamic solutions required to navigate today’s complicated world. At Ankura, we know that collaboration drives results.
    ankuraconsulting.com
  • Baker Botts L.L.P. logo
    Baker Botts L.L.P.
    Since 1840, Baker Botts has been among the leading law firms. Today, with 725 lawyers based around the world, it ranks among the largest global law firms in scope and influence. We focus on providing full service in the energy and technology sectors. We regularly work with governmental agencies, project companies, banks, insurance companies, investment firms, non-profit organizations, individuals, estates and partnerships. Baker Botts represents most of the Fortune 100 companies, as well as many individuals and small and medium sized business entities.
     
    The firm’s highly ranked practices provide tailored advice across all areas of energy, technology and commercial law, including: business and financial sectors in relation to disputes, transactions and regulatory matters. Baker Botts’ market leading practices advise clients on cutting edge issues in the fields corporate finance and securities; project development and finance; international trade; all manner of tax matters; legislative, administrative and regulatory activities; civil and white collar criminal defense, litigation, arbitration; real estate; intellectual property;  government contracts law; and environmental. Baker Botts maintains offices in fourteen locations around the world: Austin, Beijing, Brussels, Dallas, Dubai, Hong Kong, Houston, London, Moscow, New York, Palo Alto, Riyadh, San Francisco and Washington.
    bakerbotts.com
  • Bryan Cave LLP logo
    Bryan Cave LLP
    Bryan Cave LLP is a global law firm with more than 900 lawyers in 26 offices across the globe. With a foundation based on enduring client relationships, deep and diverse legal experience, industry-shaping innovation and a collaborative culture, Bryan Cave's transaction, litigation and regulatory practices serve clients in key business and financial markets. The attorneys in our restructuring group practice throughout the United States, the United Kingdom, and China, and provide a range of business-advisory and crisis management skills. We have long been known for our creative problem-solving abilities, responsiveness and networks with financial institutions, restructuring advisors, and other attorneys. The combination of these resources allows us to develop the most appropriate business solutions based upon our clients’ needs and goals in a cost-effective manner. 
    bryancave.com
  • CR3 Partners logo
    CR3 Partners
    CR3 Partners, LLC is a national turnaround and performance improvement firm. We assist, guide and collaborate with management teams facing any sort of transition, stress or distress. Whether improving an operating inefficiency, solving a working capital shortfall, providing urgent crisis management, or guiding a company through a bankruptcy, our seasoned team of executives will quickly assess, stabilize and implement the best options for each situation. Our team is relied upon by middle market companies nationwide who seek senior-level counsel, be it in an advisory or in a more structured interim management or CxO role. For more information about our services and the broad range of industries we serve, visit cr3partners.com cr3partners.com
  • Dykema Cox Smith logo
    Dykema Cox Smith
    Dykema is a leading national law firm, serving business entities worldwide on a wide range of complex business issues.  With a fully mobile workforce of more than 400 professionals based in 13 offices located in California, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Texas and Washington, D.C., Dykema consistently delivers top value to clients.  

    Dykema is distinguished by our cost-effective and collaborative partnerships with our clients. We deliver practical, results-oriented counsel earning accolades from clients nationwide for our efforts on their behalf in the courtroom and in the boardroom. Unparalleled client service is at the heart of our approach to the practice of law. That focus has been a cornerstone of our success for the past 85 years. We hire the best and the brightest talents and instill in all a commitment to our clients’ satisfaction and the achievement of their business and legal goals.  
    dykema.com
  • GlassRatner logo
    GlassRatner
    GlassRatner Advisory & Capital Group is a national specialty financial advisory services firm providing solutions to complex business problems and Board level agenda items. The firm applies a unique mix of skill sets and experience to address matters of the utmost importance to an enterprise such as managing through a business crisis or bankruptcy, pursuing a fraud investigation or corporate litigation, planning & executing a major acquisition or divestiture, unraveling a challenging real estate issue and other top level non-typical business challenges. The combination of proven operating and financial expertise, a hands on approach and an absolute focus on assignment execution makes GlassRatner a unique and valuable ally for its clients and partners. For more information, please visit our website at www.glassratner.com. 
    glassratner.com
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    HughesWattersAskanase, LLP
    hwa.com
  • Kelly Hart & Hallman LLP logo
    Kelly Hart & Hallman LLP
    For over 38 years, Kelly Hart & Hallman has provided some of the country's most innovative and successful businesses, individuals and governmental entities with a full array of legal services. In those same 38 years, Kelly Hart has grown from five attorneys to over 160 attorneys in its offices in Fort Worth, Austin, Midland, and New Orleans. We owe this success to our outstanding lawyers and unparalleled clients. Kelly Hart & Hallman LLP was established in 1979 and has grown to be a major regional law firm with a practice comparable in quality and complexity to that of the largest firms in the nation. Kelly Hart's deep institutional experience is born out of a long history of representing a variety of clients including Fortune 500 companies, public and private companies ranging from large, publicly-traded entities to complex hedge funds, non-profit entities including nationally-recognized hospitals, museums and charitable institutions, numerous governmental entities, as well as local public officials, philanthropists and businesspersons. Major areas of practice include administrative, appellate, aviation, banking and finance, business reorganization and bankruptcy, corporate and securities, energy, environmental, estate planning and probate, healthcare, intellectual property and technology, labor and employment, litigation, nonprofit organizations, oil & gas/energy, public finance, real estate, school law, tax, and white-collar defense. The Kelly Hart & Hallman website can be found at kellyhart.com.
    kellyhart.com
  • Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, P.C. logo
    Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, P.C.
    Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, P.C., is a Texas-based, mid-sized commercial law firm with 120 attorneys in Dallas, Houston and Austin. From corporate transactions to dispute resolution, Munsch Hardt provides wide-ranging legal expertise to its clients, navigating each step with in-depth knowledge and responsive action, throughout the U.S. Munsch Hardt attorneys are known for having large law firm backgrounds and providing clients with a personal and focused approach. For more information about the Firm and its services, visit munsch.com.
    munsch.com
  • Winstead PC logo
    Winstead PC

    Winstead PC is a national business law firm with over 300 attorneys in Texas and North Carolina. The Firm provides a full range of business legal services to some of the most recognized and respected companies and academic institutions across the country and throughout the world. Winstead’s Business Restructuring and Bankruptcy Practice Group has the experience, innovation, and dedication necessary to navigate our clients through any distressed business situation. We work aggressively to maximize our clients’ economic recovery, without sacrificing the efficiency and business-mindedness that is the hallmark of our attorneys. The group works collaboratively with other Winstead practices, leveraging our banking, real estate, energy, corporate, securities, tax, environmental, and other practice strengths to address our clients’ needs in business restructurings and bankruptcies. The combination of our approach, legal knowledge and business experience delivers legal representation that is cost-conscious, targeted, and effective. Winstead has extensive experience representing clients in both in-court bankruptcy proceedings and out-of-court restructurings across a wide range of industries. We regularly represent the major constituents, including creditors, debtors, and purchasers of distressed assets, in restructuring proceedings throughout the Southwest and the United States.

    winstead.com
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