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2004

VALCON

Austin Mar 4-5, 2004 Four Seasons Hotel
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Overview

A Gathering of Leading Attorneys, Accountants, Investment Bankers and Valuation Experts

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Event Schedule

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

  • Day 1 March 4, 2004
  • Day 2 March 5, 2004
  • Time
    Credit
    Subject
    Speaker
  • Thursday Morning, Mar. 4, 2004
    Presiding Officer:
    Kaaran E. Thomas, McDonald Carano Wilson LLP - Reno, NV
  • 9:00 am
    0.75 hr
    Legal Overview: Valuations in Bankruptcy
    From first-day orders to plan confirmation, valuations provide the benchmark against which all rights are measured. This talk identifies the basic principles at work in bankruptcy valuations.

    Douglas G. Baird, University of Chicago Law School - Chicago, IL

  • 9:45 am
    0.75 hr
    Recent Valuation Caselaw Developments
    Panelists will discuss recent judicial decisions on valuation including judicial pronouncements on appropriate interest rates and the applicability of Daubert to bankruptcy valuations.

    Evelyn H. Biery, Fulbright & Jaworski - Houston, TX
    Hon. Bruce A. Markell, United States Bankruptcy Court, District - Las Vegas, NV

  • 10:50 am
    1.25 hrs
    Valuation Methodology: The Roadmap and the Terminology
    Materials will include a glossary of appraisal, investment and legal terminology. Panelists will address how valuation issues arise in Chapter 11 cases, the process of selecting appropriate valuation standards and experts, and the effect of the outcome of valuation issues on the bankruptcy case.

    Susan M. Freeman, Lewis and Roca LLP - Phoenix, AZ
    Leslie H. Miles Jr., MB Valuation Services, Inc. - Dallas, TX
    Grant W. Newton CIRA, Pepperdine University and AIRA - Medford, OR
    Steve Zelin, The Blackstone Group L.P. - New York, NY

  • Thursday Afternoon, Mar. 4, 2004
    Presiding Officer:
    Kaaran E. Thomas, McDonald Carano Wilson LLP - Reno, NV
  • 1:30 pm
    0.50 hr
    Daubert, Kumho and Bankruptcy Experts
    How to attack theirs and protect yours. Will the Bankruptcy Judge listen? What to do if you lose.

    Dillon Jackson, Foster Pepper & Shefelman PLLC

  • 2:00 pm
    1.00 hr
    Joe Isuzu on the Witness Stand and How to Examine Him (Her) (It)
    The panel will gleefully examine overstatements and mistakes that are often contained in expert reports and the testimony of expert valuation witnesses.

    Thomas J. Allison, Mesirow Financial Consulting, LLC - Chicago, IL
    Ben E. Barnett, American Appraisal Associates - Dallas, TX
    James D. Decker, Houlihan Lokey Howard & Zukin - Atlanta, GA
    Robin E. Phelan, Haynes And Boone, LLP - Dallas, TX
    Wesley W. Steen, U.S. Bankruptcy Court - Houston, TX

  • 3:20 pm
    0.67 hr
    Valuation on a Shoestring Budget
    Who can you use? What should you do if you believe your Chapter 13 truck valuation might end up in the Supreme Court? What role should the judge play in guiding the valuation process?

    Ford Elsaesser, Elsaesser Jarzabek Anderson Marks Elliot - Sandpoint, ID

  • 4:00 pm
    0.50 hr
    Proof of Insolvency
    How do you prove that a debtor was solvent/insolvent prior to bankruptcy? A discussion of the standards applied to enterprise and asset valuations; “retrojection” and claims valuation as they relate to pre-petition avoidance actions.

    Jeffrey Bohm, US Bankruptcy Court, Southern District o - Houston, TX

  • 4:30 pm
    0.82 hr
    Management Incentives and the Absolute Priority Rule - A Debate
    Proposition: Granting stock option incentives to members of Debtor’s pre-petition management who owned equity in Debtor pre-petition does not violate the absolute priority rule.

    Tina L. Brozman, Bingham McCutchen LLP - New York, NY
    Hon. Leif M. Clark, US Bankruptcy Court, Western District of - San Antonio, TX
    Jay L. Westbrook, University of Texas School of Law - Campus Mail D1800

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    Subject
    Speaker
  • Friday Morning, Mar. 5, 2004
    Presiding Officer:
    Janet L. Chubb, Jones Vargas - Reno, NV
  • 8:30 am
    1.00 hr
    Liquidation Value and the Best Interests Test
    Panelists will discuss how to demonstrate that the plan meets the requirements of 1129(a)(7); how to identify an expert and the methodology she should apply; and evidence to support the costs attendant to a chapter 7 liquidation.

    Hon. Barbara J. Houser, U S Bankruptcy Court - Dallas, TX
    Marc A. Levinson, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
    Jeffrey R. Truitt, KPMG LLP - Los Angeles, CA

  • 9:30 am
    0.50 hr
    Reasonably Equivalent Value
    How do you demonstrate that an asset value or payment stream is “reasonably equivalent” for fraudulent trasfer purposes?

    Thomas Riordan, AlixPartners - Chicago, IL
    Deborah D. Williamson, Cox Smith Matthews Incorporated - San Antonio, TX

  • 10:20 am
    0.50 hr
    Unique Aspects on Valuing Professional Firms
    This session will explore some recent public transactions to better understand valuation dynamics of professsional firms; the importance of non-compete agreements and employment contracts will also be discussed.

    M. Freddie Reiss, FTI COnsulting - Los Angeles, CA

  • 10:50 am
    0.75 hr
    Insolvency: Current Issues and Problems
    The panel will discuss current valuation and cash flow issues, special purpose entities, off balance sheet assets, contingent liabilities, zone of insolvency, deepening of insolvency, and officers’ and directors’ responsibilities.

    Thomas M. Blake CPA, ASA, CRA International - Boston, MA
    John P. Campo, LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae, L.L.P.

  • Friday Afternoon, Mar. 5, 2004
    Presiding Officer:
    Janet L. Chubb, Jones Vargas - Reno, NV
  • 1:00 pm
    0.67 hr
    Unique Aspects of Valuing Intellectual Property Assets
    This presentation will focus on valuing patents, trademarks and trade secrets and special considerations that arise, including legal life, fields of use and licenses.

    Carmen R. Eggleston, CRA International - Houston, TX

  • 1:40 pm
    1.50 hrs
    Pillowtex - A Case Study
    What role do valuation issues play in post-confirmation failures of major corporations such as Pillowtex? Are special interest groups such as bondholders and claims traders driving unrealistic valuations? What are the duties of the Court, the U.S. Trustee and Committees to challenge feasibility?

    David G. Heiman, Jones Day - Cleveland, OH
    Alan D. Holtz, Ernst & Young Corporate Finance LLC - New York
    Margaret A. Mahoney, Mobile, AL
    Robert E. Ogle, Ute Indian Tribe - Fort Duchesne, UT
    Berry D. Spears, Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. - Austin, TX

  • Day 1 March 4, 2004
  • Day 2 March 5, 2004
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Conference Faculty

Thomas J. Allison

Mesirow Financial Consulting, LLC
Chicago, IL

Douglas G. Baird

University of Chicago Law School
Chicago, IL

Ben E. Barnett

American Appraisal Associates
Dallas, TX

Evelyn H. Biery

Fulbright & Jaworski
Houston, TX

Thomas M. Blake CPA, ASA

CRA International
Boston, MA

Jeffrey Bohm

US Bankruptcy Court, Southern District o
Houston, TX

Tina L. Brozman

Bingham McCutchen LLP
New York, NY

John P. Campo

LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae, L.L.P.

Hon. Leif M. Clark

US Bankruptcy Court, Western District of
San Antonio, TX

James D. Decker

Houlihan Lokey Howard & Zukin
Atlanta, GA

Carmen R. Eggleston

CRA International
Houston, TX

Ford Elsaesser

Elsaesser Jarzabek Anderson Marks Elliot
Sandpoint, ID

Susan M. Freeman

Lewis and Roca LLP
Phoenix, AZ

David G. Heiman

Jones Day
Cleveland, OH

Alan D. Holtz

Ernst & Young Corporate Finance LLC
New York

Hon. Barbara J. Houser

U S Bankruptcy Court
Dallas, TX

Dillon Jackson

Foster Pepper & Shefelman PLLC

Marc A. Levinson

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Margaret A. Mahoney

Mobile, AL

Hon. Bruce A. Markell

United States Bankruptcy Court, District
Las Vegas, NV

Leslie H. Miles Jr.

MB Valuation Services, Inc.
Dallas, TX

Grant W. Newton CIRA

Pepperdine University and AIRA
Medford, OR

Robert E. Ogle

Ute Indian Tribe
Fort Duchesne, UT

Robin E. Phelan

Haynes And Boone, LLP
Dallas, TX

M. Freddie Reiss

FTI COnsulting
Los Angeles, CA

Thomas Riordan

AlixPartners
Chicago, IL

Berry D. Spears

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

Wesley W. Steen

U.S. Bankruptcy Court
Houston, TX

Jeffrey R. Truitt

KPMG LLP
Los Angeles, CA

Jay L. Westbrook

University of Texas School of Law
Campus Mail D1800

Deborah D. Williamson

Cox Smith Matthews Incorporated
San Antonio, TX

Steve Zelin

The Blackstone Group L.P.
New York, NY

Planning Committee

Kaaran E. Thomas—Chair

McDonald Carano Wilson LLP
Reno, NV

Ben E. Barnett

American Appraisal Associates
Dallas, TX

Evelyn H. Biery

Fulbright & Jaworski
Houston, TX

Jeffrey Bohm

US Bankruptcy Court, Southern District o
Houston, TX

Janet L. Chubb

Jones Vargas
Reno, NV

Carmen R. Eggleston

CRA International
Houston, TX

Michael J. Esposito

The University of Texas School of Law
Austin, TX

Ronald J. Mann

Austin, TX

Hon. Bruce A. Markell

United States Bankruptcy Court, District
Las Vegas, NV

Robert E. Ogle

Ute Indian Tribe
Fort Duchesne, UT

Jeffrey R. Truitt

KPMG LLP
Los Angeles, CA

Jay L. Westbrook

University of Texas School of Law
Campus Mail D1800

Deborah D. Williamson

Cox Smith Matthews Incorporated
San Antonio, TX

Hon. Gregg W. Zive

U.S. Bankruptcy Court
Reno, NV

Credit Info

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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 – Mar 4-5, 2004 – Four Seasons Hotel
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Last day for $495.00 Regular pricing: Feb 2, 2004

$595.00 for registrations received after this time

Last day for cancellation (full refund): Feb 20, 2004

$100 processing fee applied after this date

Last day for cancellation: Feb 21, 2004

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98 San Jacinto Boulevard
Austin, TX 78701-4082
512-478-4500 (reservations)
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