Fourth Annual Emory Bankruptcy Developments Journal Symposium, 2007

The Annual Emory Bankruptcy Developments Journal Symposium benefits from the generous support of Atlanta’s legal community.  In turn, we strive to offer topics at the Symposium that serve the practical needs of local bankruptcy practitioners while furthering the academic reputation of our journal.  The Symposium provides a forum where bankruptcy specialists can challenge current practices, debate best practices, and consider the larger policy implications ever-present in bankruptcy law and its practice.  The Symposium offers a congenial environment for bankruptcy experts, practitioners, and judges to interact both formally and informally.  Additionally, law students interested in bankruptcy benefit from access to a gathering of great legal minds and bankruptcy leaders.

The Fourth Annual Emory Bankruptcy Developments Journal Symposium will be held on March 1, 2007 in Tull Auditorium at Emory University’s School of Law.  The tentative timeline for the Symposium is as follows:

Registration                              8:00-8:45

Welcome by Dean Partlett        9:00-9:10

First Panel                                9:10-10:40

Break                                       10:40-11:00

Second Panel                           11:00-12:30

Buffet Lunch                             12:30-2:00

Attendance at the symposium qualifies for 3 CLE credits, including 1 Trial Hour.  Registration is now closed. 

The consumer bankruptcy panel, Hot Topics under BAPCPA, will address new strategies and case law development associated with claims on automobiles under § 1325(a)(9) and the “hanging paragraph,” the implementation of the automatic stay with repeat filers under § 362(c)(3)(A), § 362(c)(4), and the automatic dismissal under § 521(a).  We have a great group of panelists, including Judge Neil Olack, Southern District of Mississippi Bankruptcy Court; Mike McCormick, McCalla Raymer; Brian Cahn, Perrotta, Cahn & Prieto, P.C.; and Tamara Ogier, Ellenberg Ogier & Rothschild. 

The business bankruptcy panel, The Brave New World of Finance, will focus on new strategies, trends, and financing schemes in Chapter 11. The following esteemed panelists will present on the business bankruptcy panel: Mack McNair, CIT; Andrew Hettinger, Ceberus Georgia, Inc.; Bill Runge, Alvarez & Marsal; Ed Dobbs, Parker, Hudson, Rainer, & Dobbs LLP; and Joel Piassick, Kilpatrick Stockton.

We look forward to your attendance,