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Seven Dynamic Panels On Fast Moving, Leading Edge Topics
 

THURSDAY
8:00am - 9:00am
Receivership & Turnarounds Part I and Continental Breakfast. Click here for description.
9:15am - 10:30am
Update on the National & Western Economy and Capital Markets
Moderator - Stephen R. Hinrichs, Bank of America Business Capital, Pasadena
Panelists
Jason D. Brown	Erik R. Jordan	Peter Spasov	Teri Stratton
GE Commercial Finance	KPMG Corporate Finance LLC	Marlin Equity Partners LLC	Piper Jaffray & Co
Los Angeles	Irvine	Los Angeles	Los Angeles
Barry Bobrow
Wells Fargo Securities LLC
Charlotte, NC
10:30am - 11:45am
The Next Wave of Business: From Where Is It Coming?
Moderator - James G. Taggart, Renaissance Management Partners, Salt Lake City
Panelists
Brett Axelrod	Craig A. Christensen	Matthew R. Hartley	Eric Winston
Fox Rothschild LLP	Lindquist+Vennum	Sierra Consulting Group LLC	Quinn Emanuel
Las Vegas	Denver	Phoenix	Los Angeles
12:15pm - 1:45pm
Keynote Luncheon
Peter J. Wallison
Arthur F. Burns Fellow in Financial Policy Studies at the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research - Author, Commentator, Member of the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission and Co-chair of the Financial Reform Task Force
2:00pm - 3:15pm
Ethical Issues in Getting The Deal and Running the Turnaround: Lessons Learned From In Re Universal Products and Other Trips and Pitfalls
Moderator - John P. Schafer, Manderson Schafer & McKinlay LLP, Newport Beach
Panelists
Hon. Michael E. Romero	George P. Blanco	Michael Zariello	James O. Johnston
US Bankruptcy Court	Avant Advisory Group	Capstone Advisory Group LLC	Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP
District of Colorado	Los Angeles	Los Angeles	Los Angeles
William Harrington
US Trustee for Region 1
Boston, MA
FRIDAY
8:00am - 9:00am
Receivership & Turnarounds Part II and Continental Breakfast. Click here for description.
9:15am - 10:30am
Local Governments in Financial Distress - Workouts, Chapter 9 and Other Responses
Moderator - Robert J. Miller, Bryan Cave LLP, Phoenix
Panelists
Chief Judge Christopher Klein Marc A. Levinson William V. Roberti Gavin Wilkinson Dee P. Wisor US Bankruptcy Court Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP Alvarez & Marsal Wells Fargo Sherman & Howard LLC Eastern District of CA Sacramento New York Minneapolis Denver
10:30am - 11:45am
Recent Developments in Bankruptcy, Restructuring & Regulatory Trends
Moderator - Lawrence Bass, Faegre & Benson LLP, Denver
Panelists
Hon. Maureen A. Tighe Susan M. Freeman Richard M. Pachulski Bradley D. Sharp US Bankruptcy Court Lewis and Roca LLP Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP Development Specialists Inc Central District of CA Phoenix  Los Angeles Los Angeles 12:15pm - 1:45pm Luncheon and Panel Lender Behavior in Light of Recent Reform Legislation and the Present Regulatory Environment Moderator - Peggy Hunt, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, Salt Lake City Panelists Timothy S. Martin Jay L. Kim William Schack U.S. Bank N.A. Dorsey & Whitney LLP First California Bank Rancho Cucamonga Minneapolis Westlake Village 1:45pm - 2:00pm Closing Remarks

Keynote Speaker
Peter J. Wallison
Arthur F. Burns Fellow in Financial Policy Studies

“The Good, Bad and the Ugly When It Comes to Financial Regulation”

Peter J. Wallison holds the Arthur F. Burns Chair in Financial Market Studies and is co-director of American Enterprise Institute's ("AEI") program on financial market deregulation. Prior to joining AEI, he practiced banking, corporate and financial law at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher in Washington, D.C., and New York.

Mr. Wallison has held a number of government positions, including as White House Counsel under President Reagan and as General Counsel for the Department of the Treasury under Don Regan. Most recently, he served on the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission which investigated the causes of the 2008 economic meltdown. He is a frequent commentator in the mass media on the Federal takeover of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the financial crisis of 2007–2008 and related matters.

Peter is the author of numerous books and publications and is also a frequent contributor to the op-ed pages of The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Financial Times. He has been a speaker at many conferences on financial services, accounting, and corporate governance, and is a member of the Shadow Financial Regulatory Committee and the Council on Foreign Relations.

TMA Western Regional Conference is pleased to welcome Peter Wallison to the Third Annual conference. He will attend the Wednesday Welcome Reception in addition to his Thursday Keynote presentation.

Receivership & Turnarounds

......Our Conversation Continues as the Economy Evolves......

 

TMA Western Regional Conferences present panels with experts from across the country and the variety of disciplines involved in a successful turnaround assignment.