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Financial Lawyers Conference 214 Main Street, #336, El Segundo, CA 90245 · (310) 322-1350 · Fax (310) 615-4581 FOR MORE INFORMATION: www.financiallawyers.org

The Annual Seminar of the Financial Lawyers Conference for 2012 will take place at the Ojai Valley Inn & Spa in Ojai, California, over the weekend of April 20-22, 2012. This year’s Seminar topic is:

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.

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“Space, The Final Frontier: The Law Governing Standing To Enforce Mortgage Notes and Loans: An Overview of the Transactional, Legal and Bankruptcy Aspects”

The panel will analyze the rules governing the sale and transfer of mortgage notes, including a discussion of the impact of Articles 3 and 9 of the UCC, the recent PEB Report on standing to enforce mortgage notes and relevant caselaw. This will include the Ibanez case from the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts (which triggered the PEB Report by ignoring the UCC entirely), In re Veal from the Ninth Circuit BAP, and other recent cases that address who can enforce mortgage notes and agency issues relating to MERS. The speakers will also address standing issues related to securitization vehicles and syndicated loans, with a focus on the issue of whether individual lenders have standing to enforce as opposed to the relevant servicer or agent. Consideration will also be given to the potential difference between such standing and a lender’s ability to vote on a reorganization plan in a Chapter 11 case. Both transactional and enforcement aspects, including perfection, will be covered.

Speakers: Dennis B. Arnold, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP; Gabriel R. MacConaill, Sidley Austin LLP; James D. Prendergast, First American and Adjunct Professor at Pepperdine and Loyola

Location: The City Club, 333 S. Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, California

Time: 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm Registration and Cocktail Reception with Appetizers & Buffet; 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm  Program

Cost: $70.00 FLC Member $85.00 Nonmembers $40.00 Lawyers in Gov’t Svc.

Financial Lawyers Conference 214 Main Street, #336, El Segundo, CA 90245 (310) 322-1350 Federal Tax ID# 23-7448511  www.financiallawyers.org

Central District Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys Association
 
Substantial Abuse Analysis
 
February 4, 2012
 
Speakers:
Kate Bunker, U.S. Trustee Trial Attorney, SFV
Maria Marquez, U.S. Trustee Bankruptcy Analyst, SFV
Andrew Goodman, Partner of Goodman Faith, LLP

 Where:
Southwestern Law School
3050 Wilshire Boulevard
Westmoreland Building – 3rd Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90010

Parking is $8.00

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The Southern California Bankruptcy Inn of Court will be meeting on Tuesday, February 7, 2012 at the Downtown Daily Grill located at 612 South Flower Street, Los Angeles, CA 90017 beginning at 6:00 p.m. Pupillage Team 4 will be presenting.