Friday, January 19
2:30PM - 5:30PM
Bankruptcy and Workouts
Chair: Mark S. Wallace, Stutman Treister & Glatt PC, Los Angeles, CA
2:30pm Opening Remarks by the Chair.
2:35pm Current Developments. Highlights of recent
developments. Speaker: Kenneth C. Weil, Law Office of
Kenneth C. Weil, Seattle, WA.
3:15pm Are There Geographical Limitations to Bankruptcy and
Federal Tax Practice? The panel will discuss the rules of
multijurisdictional practice of bankruptcy and tax law
and how they apply to practicing outside the state in
which you are licensed. Moderator: Frances D. Sheehy,
Law Office of Frances D. Sheehy, Coconut Creek, FL.
Panelists: Paul Singerman, Berger Singerman PA, Miami,
FL; Paul Battista, Genovese Joblove & Battista PA,
Miami, FL.
4:30pm Preserving NOLs in Bankruptcy: How, When and
Why? This panel will discuss the present state of the law
regarding the preservation of corporate net operating
losses (NOLs) in bankruptcy proceedings, including a
discussion of when NOLs can be preserved, why
disputes arise over the preservation of NOLs and
mechanically how NOLs may be preserved in plans of
reorganization. Also discussed will be the impact of
NOL preservation on state tax issues given the varying
rules relating to this issue at the state level. Moderator:
Jennifer R. Noel, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor LLP,
Wilmington, DE. Panelists: Annette M. Ahlers, Pepper
Hamilton, Washington, DC; David P. Madden, KPMG,
Washington, DC; Laurie Stoeckman, Ernst & Young LLP,
New York, NY.
