Financial Lawyers Conference

The Annual Seminar of The Financial Lawyers Conference April 20-22, 2012

Ojai Valley Inn & Spa

Bankruptcy After The Fall: Emerging Issues In The Wake Of The Financial Crisis

The bursting of the housing bubble in 2007, the financial panic of September 2008 culminating in the bankruptcy of Lehman and bailout of AIG, and the ensuing and continuing shocks to the global financial system, have created novel stresses on the bankruptcy system. Judges and practitioners in cases such as Lehman, Chrysler, and Madoff, have been required to address and resolve numerous cutting edge issues, often in very pressured environments. Using a series of hypothetical fact patterns created by our moderator, we shall examine these cutting-edge issues and explore their applicability to the more traditional cases handled by the bankruptcy system.

Professor Douglas G. Baird
University of Chicago Law School

Our moderator will be Professor Douglas G. Baird, the Harry A. Bigelow Distinguished Service Professor of Law at the University of Chicago Law School, where his research and teaching interests focus on corporate reorganizations and contracts. Before joining the faculty in 1980, he was a law clerk to Judge Shirley M. Hufstedler and Judge Dorothy W. Nelson, both of the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Professor Baird was Dean of the Law School from 1994 to 1999. He has served as Vice Chair of the National Bankruptcy Conference and is Scholar in Residence of the American College of Bankruptcy. He is also a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and sits on the Board of Directors of the American Law and Economics Association.

The seminar will be held at
OJAI VALLEY INN & SPA
905 Country Club Road
Ojai, California 93023

A short drive northwest of LA, the luxurious Ojai Valley Inn & Spa offers guests the finest of amenities, including a world-class spa, award-winning cuisine, superb golf and tennis, and scenic horseback rides, as well as art and mind/body classes. The charming shops and galleries of Ojai are a short stroll away. Please see www.ojairesort.com for more information about the resort and to view this beautiful property.

Please direct all questions regarding the 2012 Annual Seminar to:
Christyne Buteyn at info@financiallawyers.org.