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2005

Bankruptcy Litigation: Advanced Pre-Trial Practice and Procedure Workshop

Austin Jan 20-21, 2005 Eidman Courtroom
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Overview

The University of Texas School of Law, in co-sponsorship with the Bankruptcy Law Section of the State Bar of Texas, is pleased to present an innovative, skills-training course in The Law School's Eidman Courtroom.

Event Schedule

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

Day 1 January 20, 2005
Day 2 January 21, 2005

Time

Credit

Subject

Speaker
Thursday Morning, Jan. 20, 2005
Presiding Officer:
Hon. Jeff Bohm, US Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of Texas - Houston, TX
9:00 am

0.75 hr

Developing and Pleading Effective Causes of Action in Bankruptcy Cases

The Facts: As Recited by Lamont A. Jefferson Strategically selecting causes of action can sometimes win or lose your case! This will include an analysis not only of potentially available causes of action to plead, but those most likely to advance and efficiently streamline your client’s case. From client interviews and investigative analysis to choice of law, limitations and anticipating defenses, this will focus on selecting and pleading effective causes of action.

Jason S. Brookner, Andrews Kurth LLP - Dallas, TX
Allan B. Diamond, Diamond McCarthy Taylor Finley & Lee, L. - Houston, TX
Lamont A. Jefferson, Haynes & Boone - San Antonio, TX
Lewis T. LeClair, McKool Smith - Dallas, TX
9:45 am

0.50 hr

Bankruptcy Court Jurisdiction - The Far Side of the World

Navigational tips for exploring many of the unchartered waters of the Bankruptcy Court jurisdictional seas.

H. Christopher Mott, Gordon & Mott P.C. - El Paso, TX
10:30 am

1.25 hrs

You Must Let Me Out!: Developing, Pleading and Presenting Effective Defenses Using Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b) and Fed. R. Civ. P. 9

The panel will present pleadings and a demonstrative argument to illustrate how defendants can use a carefully crafted motion pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b) and Fed. R. Civ. P. 9 to exit litigation early in the proceeding.

Josiah M. Daniel III, Vinson & Elkins LLP - Dallas, TX
Hon. H. DeWayne Cooter Hale, US Bankruptcy Court, Northern District o - Dallas, TX
Clifton R. Jessup Jr., Greenberg Traurig LLP - Dallas, TX
Lynnette R. Warman, Jenkens & Gilchrist, P.C. - Dallas, TX
Thursday Afternoon, Jan. 20, 2005
Presiding Officer:
Charles A. Beckham Jr., Haynes and Boon, LLP - Houston, TX
1:00 pm

1.00 hr

Problems and Pitfalls in Obtaining Injunctive Relief

Your client really needs that TRO, but can you get there from here? This presentation will address how to put together the affidavit and other paperwork that will cover the bases for injunctive relief and survive a challenge in court.

Elizabeth M. Guffy, Dewey Ballantine - Austin, TX
Marvin Isgur, US Bankruptcy Court - Houston, TX
Henry J. Kaim, Bracewell & Giuliani LLP - Houston, TX
2:00 pm

0.50 hr

Choice of Law and Conflicts of Law

What can you do to influence the most favorable selection of substantive law in adversary or other proceedings? What traps may face you if the least favorable substantive law is selected?

John J. McKetta III, Graves Dougherty Hearon & Moody PC - Austin, TX
2:30 pm

0.75 hr

Civil Discovery When There Are Parallel Criminal Proceedings

A discussion of the strategies implemented when representing individuals or corporations being sued as well as investigated or charged with criminal activity.

Joel M. Androphy, Berg & Androphy - Houston, TX
Alfredo R. Perez, Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP - Houston, TX
3:30 pm

0.00 hr
1.25 hrs ethics

Ethics by Example

Do you know it when you see it? Consider some behavior by lawyers in the movies—and then ask, “What’s wrong with this picture?”

Rhonda R. Chandler, Hughes Watters Askansase, LLP - Houston, TX
Harrel L. Davis III, Gordon & Mott - El Paso, TX
Hon. Ronald B. King, U S Bankruptcy Court, Western District o - San Antonio, TX
4:45 pm

0.50 hr

Q&A Session with Afternoon Speakers

Moderator:
Deborah D. Williamson, Cox Smith Matthews Incorporated - San Antonio, TX

Time

Credit

Subject

Speaker
Friday Morning, Jan. 21, 2005
Presiding Officer:
Hon. Russell F. Nelms, US Bankruptcy Court, Northern District o - Fort Worth, TX
8:30 am

0.00 hr
0.50 hr ethics

Useful Strategies in the Battle of Experts

Winning the battle of experts often depends on employing savvy pretrial strategies. We explore the arcane world of testifying and consulting experts, what counts as a “report,” disqualification, and other fun tactics, played out in the context of bankruptcy litigation.

Hon. Leif M. Clark, US Bankruptcy Court, Western District of - San Antonio, TX
Nicholas A. Foley, Neligan Foley - Dallas, TX
J. Michael Sutherland, Carrington, Coleman, Sloman & Blumenthal - Dallas, TX
9:45 am

0.00 hr
0.25 hr ethics

"Give It to Me Now - Or Else": Obtaining and Compelling Discovery, Including Privilege Issues

Tips and rules for the conduct of discovery in complex bankruptcy litigation matters, including practical methods for streamlining the discovery process and managing discovery requests.

William R. Greendyke, Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. - Houston, TX
John F. Higgins IV, Porter & Hedges, LLP - Houston, TX
Patrick L. Hughes, Haynes And Boone, LLP - Houston, TX
11:00 am

0.50 hr

Foreign Depositions

An exploration of formal and informal procedures for obtaining discovery in foreign jurisdictions.

Stephen A. Goodwin, Carrington Coleman Sloman & Blumenthal L - Dallas, TX
11:30 am

0.00 hr
0.25 hr ethics

Judges Panel - Case Management

Three leading bankruptcy judges discuss their approaches to case management.

Moderator:
Hon. Leif M. Clark, US Bankruptcy Court, Western District of - San Antonio, TX
Hon. H. DeWayne Cooter Hale, US Bankruptcy Court, Northern District o - Dallas, TX
Hon. Ronald B. King, U S Bankruptcy Court, Western District o - San Antonio, TX

Day 1 January 20, 2005
Day 2 January 21, 2005

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Conference Faculty

Joel M. Androphy

Berg & Androphy
Houston, TX

Jason S. Brookner

Andrews Kurth LLP
Dallas, TX

Rhonda R. Chandler

Hughes Watters Askansase, LLP
Houston, TX

Hon. Leif M. Clark

US Bankruptcy Court, Western District of
San Antonio, TX

Josiah M. Daniel III

Vinson & Elkins LLP
Dallas, TX

Harrel L. Davis III

Gordon & Mott
El Paso, TX

Allan B. Diamond

Diamond McCarthy Taylor Finley & Lee, L.
Houston, TX

Nicholas A. Foley

Neligan Foley
Dallas, TX

Stephen A. Goodwin

Carrington Coleman Sloman & Blumenthal L
Dallas, TX

William R. Greendyke

Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.
Houston, TX

Elizabeth M. Guffy

Dewey Ballantine
Austin, TX

Hon. H. DeWayne Cooter Hale

US Bankruptcy Court, Northern District o
Dallas, TX

John F. Higgins IV

Porter & Hedges, LLP
Houston, TX

Patrick L. Hughes

Haynes And Boone, LLP
Houston, TX

Marvin Isgur

US Bankruptcy Court
Houston, TX

Lamont A. Jefferson

Haynes & Boone
San Antonio, TX

Clifton R. Jessup Jr.

Greenberg Traurig LLP
Dallas, TX

Henry J. Kaim

Bracewell & Giuliani LLP
Houston, TX

Hon. Ronald B. King

U S Bankruptcy Court, Western District o
San Antonio, TX

Lewis T. LeClair

McKool Smith
Dallas, TX

John J. McKetta III

Graves Dougherty Hearon & Moody PC
Austin, TX

H. Christopher Mott

Gordon & Mott P.C.
El Paso, TX

Alfredo R. Perez

Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP
Houston, TX

J. Michael Sutherland

Carrington, Coleman, Sloman & Blumenthal
Dallas, TX

Lynnette R. Warman

Jenkens & Gilchrist, P.C.
Dallas, TX

Deborah D. Williamson

Cox Smith Matthews Incorporated
San Antonio, TX

Planning Committee

Hon. Jeff Bohm

US Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of Texas
Houston, TX

Rhonda R. Chandler

Hughes Watters Askansase, LLP
Houston, TX

Allan B. Diamond

Diamond McCarthy Taylor Finley & Lee, L.
Houston, TX

Michael J. Esposito

The University of Texas School of Law
Austin, TX

Patrick L. Hughes

Haynes And Boone, LLP
Houston, TX

Deborah D. Williamson

Cox Smith Matthews Incorporated
San Antonio, TX

Credit Info

Austin

MCLE Credit

Texas – 10.50 hrs | 2.25 hrs Ethics

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.

Key Dates

Austin – Jan 20-21, 2005 – Eidman Courtroom

Conference Concluded

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Austin

Standard Registration
Last day for $450.00 Regular pricing: Jan 14, 2005

$500.00 for registrations received after this time

Last day for cancellation (full refund): Jan 14, 2005

$50 processing fee applied after this date

Last day for cancellation: Jan 18, 2005

Venue

Eidman Courtroom

727 E. Dean Keeton Street
Austin, TX

Our Sponsors

Thank you to our sponsors! Click each logo below to learn more.

Alfredo Perez

Alfredo Perez
Andrews Kurth

Andrews Kurth is a leading law firm for entrepreneurs, public and private emerging growth companies as well as venture capital and private equity firms. Our firm's Technology & Emerging Growth practice comprises a dedicated team of lawyers focused on the representation of entrepreneurs and the venture capital and private equity firms that finance them. We take pride in having a practical, business-like approach to advising our clients, and we share their entrepreneurial spirit and drive. Our driven client service teams combine relevant experience with an understanding of a client's business, technology and industry to provide efficient, cost-effective legal services and creative solutions with an outstanding degree of responsiveness. We thrive in the fast-paced entrepreneurial world by combining flexibility and speed with the experience that comes from taking billions of dollars in new ventures from inception to IPO and beyond. www.andrewskurth.com www.andrewskurth.com/
Berg & Androphy

Berg & Androphy
Bracewell & Giuliani, Llp

Bracewell & Giuliani, Llp

Bracewell & Giuliani LLP is a prominent international law firm with more than 450 lawyers in Texas, New York, Washington, DC, Connecticut, Dubai, Kazakhstan and London. They serve major financial institutions, leading private investment funds, Fortune 500 companies, governmental entities and individuals concentrated in the energy and financial services sectors worldwide. Bracewell provides guidance on business law, finance, litigation, government relations and regulatory policy. www.bracewellgiuliani.com bracewell.com/
Carrington Coleman Sloman & Blumenthal

Carrington Coleman Sloman & Blumenthal

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. Now led by partners Steve Goodwin and 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. www.ccsb.com www.ccsb.com/
Cox Smith Matthews

Cox Smith's technology attorneys have the broad experience necessary to serve developers, distributors, providers, users, and acquirers of technology products and services. The firm's Intellectual Property department combines in-depth skill and experience in patent, copyright and trademark prosecution, strategy, and portfolio management with a broad litigation and business law capability. The Privacy, Internet and Information Technology practice, which includes three IAPP-Certified Information Privacy Professionals, handles a wide range of e-commerce, marketing, compliance, data security, technology development, internet services, and other matters. Clients include: AT&T, Inc., Clear Channel Communications, Inc., Dr Pepper/Seven Up, Inc., Harte-Hanks, Inc., Kinetic Concepts, Inc., and Rackspace US, Inc. www.coxsmith.com www.coxsmith.com/
Dewey Ballantine

Dewey Ballantine
Diamond McCarthy Taylor Finley Bryant &

Diamond McCarthy Taylor Finley Bryant &
Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.

The Fulbright Arbitration and ADR group is widely recognized as one of the world's leading international arbitration practices. With strategic locations in the United States, Europe, Asia and the Middle East, Fulbright is positioned to handle international arbitration disputes wherever they may arise. A record of obtaining successful outcomes in major arbitrations involving a variety of governing laws, jurisdictions and arbitral rules has lead Fulbright to be selected as a leading law firm in the field of international arbitration by the 2008 Chambers Global Guide and one of the top ten arbitration firms worldwide based on total number of arbitrations by the 2007 ALM Focus Europe. Fulbright was the recipient of LatinLawyer Magazine's Deal of the Year: Disputes Category for 2007. The firm's multi-national team of arbitration lawyers is fluent in more than a dozen languages and is experienced in appearing as advocates before arbitrators from a wide range of cultural backgrounds under the rules of all of the major international arbitration institutions. Clients around the world have called on us for some of the most politically charged and high-stakes disputes of recent years, in the public and private sectors. www.fulbright.com www.fulbright.com/
Gordon & Mott

Gordon & Mott
Greenberg Traurig

www.gtlaw.com/
Haynes and Boone, LLP

Haynes and Boone's Appellate Practice Group has a depth of experience in state and federal practice: they consistently have had unparalleled success in handling some of the most significant appeals in Texas; they are well known to the judiciary and the bar for their exemplary advocacy; the key component to their philosophy is effective partnering—with trial counsel, national counsel, in-house counsel; their expertise is in advocacy and procedure, whether it be in the context of motions for summary judgment, privilege disputes, expert witness, jurisdictional challenges, jury charges, judgments, petitions for writ of mandamus, alternative dispute resolution, or appeals. www.haynesboone.com/
Jenkens & Gilchrist

Jenkens & Gilchrist
McKool Smith

With more than 170 trial lawyers working across offices in Austin, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, Marshall, New York, and Washington, DC, McKool Smith has established a reputation as one of America's leading trial firms. The firm has won more National Law Journal and VerdictSearch "Top 100 Verdicts" than any other firm over the last five years. McKool Smith is dedicated to its clients' success. Our lawyers are specialized practitioners with significant trial skills; each leveraging their experience to provide efficient and cost-effective representation in high-stakes litigation. Our national reach enables us to integrate our attorneys' diverse resources and skills, and apply a multidisciplinary approach to resolving complex business disputes. The firm represents clients in complex commercial litigation, intellectual property litigation, bankruptcy, and white collar defense matters. www.mckoolsmith.com www.mckoolsmith.com/
Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr

Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr
Neligan Tarpley Andrews & Foley

Neligan Tarpley Andrews & Foley
Winstead Sechrest & Minick

Winstead Sechrest & Minick
Vinson & Elkins

Innovation is the lifeblood of industries worldwide. At Vinson & Elkins LLP, our lawyers work closely with innovative technology companies, as well as many of the most active venture funds, private equity firms and investment banks. In today's increasingly competitive business environment, the strength of a company's business decisions and IP portfolio often make the difference between success and failure. We counsel our clients on perfecting and protecting key technology patents, trademarks, copyrights and trade secrets and tirelessly advocate clients' interests in complex technology patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret and related IP litigation at both the trial and appellate levels. www.vinson-elkins.com www.vinson-elkins.com/
Vinson & Elkins

Innovation is the lifeblood of industries worldwide. At Vinson & Elkins LLP, our lawyers work closely with innovative technology companies, as well as many of the most active venture funds, private equity firms and investment banks. In today's increasingly competitive business environment, the strength of a company's business decisions and IP portfolio often make the difference between success and failure. We counsel our clients on perfecting and protecting key technology patents, trademarks, copyrights and trade secrets and tirelessly advocate clients' interests in complex technology patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret and related IP litigation at both the trial and appellate levels. www.vinson-elkins.com www.vinson-elkins.com/

2005

Bankruptcy Litigation: Advanced Pre-Trial Practice and Procedure Workshop

Austin Jan 20-21, 2005 Eidman Courtroom Conference Concluded

Buy

Related products: Materials

Overview

Event Schedule

Thursday Morning, Jan. 20, 2005

Thursday Afternoon, Jan. 20, 2005

Friday Morning, Jan. 21, 2005

Conference Faculty

Joel M. Androphy

Jason S. Brookner

Rhonda R. Chandler

Hon. Leif M. Clark

Josiah M. Daniel III

Harrel L. Davis III

Allan B. Diamond

Nicholas A. Foley

Stephen A. Goodwin

William R. Greendyke

Elizabeth M. Guffy

Hon. H. DeWayne Cooter Hale

John F. Higgins IV

Patrick L. Hughes

Marvin Isgur

Lamont A. Jefferson

Clifton R. Jessup Jr.

Henry J. Kaim

Hon. Ronald B. King

Lewis T. LeClair

John J. McKetta III

H. Christopher Mott

Alfredo R. Perez

J. Michael Sutherland

Lynnette R. Warman

Deborah D. Williamson

Planning Committee

Hon. Jeff Bohm

Rhonda R. Chandler

Allan B. Diamond

Michael J. Esposito

Patrick L. Hughes

Deborah D. Williamson

Credit Info

MCLE Credit

Key Dates

Venue

Eidman Courtroom

Our Sponsors

Alfredo Perez

Berg & Androphy

Bracewell & Giuliani, Llp

Carrington Coleman Sloman & Blumenthal

Dewey Ballantine

Diamond McCarthy Taylor Finley Bryant &

Gordon & Mott

Jenkens & Gilchrist

Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr

Neligan Tarpley Andrews & Foley

Winstead Sechrest & Minick

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Austin Jan 20-21, 2005 Eidman Courtroom
Conference Concluded