2022 DISTRESSED INVESTING CONFERENCE
  • Agenda
  • Speakers
  • Sponsor
    • Sponsor Profiles
  • Harvey R Miller Award
  • Outstanding Young Restructuring Lawyers
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CONFERENCE AGENDA

Monday, November 28, 2022

7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:00 a.m. – 8:10 a.m.
Opening Remarks – Conference Chairs
  • Harold L. Kaplan, Partner, Foley & Lardner LLP
  • Joshua A. Sussberg, Partner, Restructuring, Kirkland & Ellis LLP
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Kaplan
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Sussberg
8:10 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.
Annual Year In Review
  • Steven L. Gidumal, President and Managing Partner, Virtus Capital, LP
8:50 a.m. – 9:50 a.m.
The Economy and Current and Future Cases
Several of the country’s top professionals discuss the state of the market and what is expected as part of the next cycle.
  • Joshua A. Sussberg, Partner, Restructuring, Kirkland & Ellis LLP (Moderator)
  • Brian S. Hermann Partner, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
  • William Q. Derrough, Managing Director & Co-Head of Capital Structure Advisory, Moelis & Company
  • Brian S. Hermann, Partner, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
  • David S. Kurtz, Vice Chairman U.S. Investment Banking, Global Head of Restructuring & Capital Solutions, Chicago, LAZARD
  • Thomas Lauria, Partner, White & Case LLP
  • Ray C. Schrock, P.C., Partner and Co-Chair of the Restructuring Department, Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP
  • Steve Zelin, Partner and Global Head of the Restructuring and Special Situations Group, PJT PARTNERS
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Sussberg
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Hermann
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Chapman
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Derrough
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Kurtz
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Lauria
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Schrock
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Zelin
9:50 a.m. – 9:55 a.m.
Morning Networking Break​
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Trends in Healthcare
Before COVID, segments of the Healthcare industry were financially challenged; coming out of the pandemic are there any segments that are not?  How is the industry dealing with monumental labor cost increases, shortages of staff and doctors, inflationary pressures, supply chain difficulties and the continuing lack of patients and residents?  What effect will the Inflation Reduction Act have on the industry?  What can we continue to expect from the nonprofit, skilled nursing, assisted living, biopharma and medical device market segments in particular?    
  • Samuel R. Maizel, Partner, Dentons (Moderator)
  • Peter Chadwick, Managing Director, Berkeley Research Group
  • Suzanne Koenig, Founder/CEO, SAK Management LLC
  • Michael Lane, Independent Advisor
  • John O'Meara, Managing Director, Distressed & Corporate Special Situations, Angelo Gordon
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Maizel
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Chadwick
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Koenig
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Lane
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O'Meara
11:10 a.m. – 12:10 a.m.
From Liability Management to Lender-on-Lender Violence
While there may be little new in certain creditors engaging in transactions intended to lift their positions against other creditors, there recently has been an increasing focus and level of umbrage and challenge brought  against so-called "Lender-on-Lender Violence" Transactions, in which borrowers and certain (usually majority) creditors attempt to take advantage of arguable gaps  in their indentures and other financing documents and negotiate priming, uptiering, unrestricted subsidiary and other transactions benefitting themselves over other (minority) creditors in the same priority class.  The panel will consider recent cases such as Trimark and TPC, and the legal issues and practical  implications raised by Lender-on-Lender Violence Transactions, including the implications of the timing of often volatile asset valuations.
  • Harold L. Kaplan, Partner, Foley & Lardner LLP (Moderator)
  • Patrick A. Daniello, Founder, Daniello Associates
  • Mark Hebbeln, Partner, Foley & Lardner LLP
  • Douglas Mannal, Partner, Dechert LLP
  • Damian S. Schaible, Partner, Restructuring New York, Davis Polk & Wardell LLP
  • Jennifer Selendy, Founding Partner, Selendy Gay Elsberg PLLC
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Kaplan
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Daniello
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Hebbeln
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Mannal
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Schaible
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Selendy
12:15 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Harvey R. Miller Annual Awards Luncheon
Beard Group will present the Harvey R. Miller Outstanding Achievement Award for Service to the Restructuring Industry to Bill Brandt Jr., Development Specialists, Inc.
Learn More Here
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Brandt Jr.
1:45 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
Out of Court and Other Alternatives to Bankruptcy
This panel will consider Assignment for the Benefit of Creditors, Receiverships, Out of Court workouts, and Sale of Assets as alternatives to bankruptcy worthy of exploration.  However, some alternatives bring their own set of unique challenges.  Our panel of experts will offer guidance and best practices.
  • Steven L. Victor, Senior Managing Director, Development Specialists, Inc. (Moderator)
  • ​Matthew R. Brooks, Partner, Troutman Pepper
  • ​Rebecca DeMarb, Senior Managing Director, Development Specialists, Inc.
  • ​Lorenzo Marinuzzi, Partner, Morrison & Foerster
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Victor
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Brooks
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DeMarb
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Marinuzzi
2:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Afternoon Networking Break
3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Mass Tort Restructurings and Settlements
A discussion focused on the use of Chapter 11 to address mass tort liabilities and the issues that arise in such cases, including the chapter 11 cases of Purdue, Mallinckrodt and others.
  • Daniel M. Eggermann, Partner, Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP (Moderator)
  • Saul Burian, Managing Director, Houlihan Lokey
  • Dan Gropper, Managing Partner, Carronade Capital Management, LP
  • Jessica C. Lauria, Partner, White & Case LLP
  • Rachael Ringer, Partner, Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP
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Eggermann
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Burian
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Gropper
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Lauria
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Ringer
4:10 p.m. – 5:10 p.m.
Crypto: How 2022 Will Affect The Future Of The Digital Currency Industry 
2022 has been a challenging and confusing year for crypto. The Chapter 11 proceedings of Celsius and Voyager have placed centralized cryptocurrency platforms under the scrutiny of customers, the Bankruptcy Court, the Department of Justice, and  regulators. Bitcoin, the world’s flagship digital asset, is down again markedly from its all-time high achieved most recently in November 2021. Ethereum’s “merge” in September 2022 changed its consensus mechanism from mining to staking, reducing its carbon use by 99%.  What are the implications for investors and what challenges/opportunities does 2023 hold?
  • Stephanie Wickouski, Partner, Locke Lord LLP (Moderator)
  • Patrick D. Daugherty, Partner, Foley & Lardner LLP
  • Michael Lipsky, Portfolio Manager, Mariner Investment Group, LLC
  • Patrick J. Nash Jr., Partner, Kirkland & Ellis LLP
  • Gregory Pesce, Partner, White & Case LLP
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Wickouski
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Daugherty
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Lipsky
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Nash Jr.
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Pesce
5:15 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Annual Distressed Investors’ Roundtable 
  • Matthew Dundon, Principal, Dundon Advisers, LLC
  • Richard M. Fels, Managing Director, Odeon Capital Group
  • Steven L. Gidumal, President and Managing Partner, Virtus Capital, LP
  • Gary E. Hindes, Managing Director, The Delaware Bay Company LLC
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Dundon
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Fels
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Hindes
6:00 p.m.
Closing Remarks
6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Reception and Awards Honoring Outstanding Young Restructuring Lawyers
  • Stephanie Wickouski, Partner, Locke Lord, LLP (Master of Ceremonies)
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Wickouski
Turnaround & Workouts Outstanding Young Restructuring Lawyers
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Kenneth Aulet
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Sara Brauner
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Erin Diers
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Jason Zachary Goldstein
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Kyle Kimpler
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Joseph A. Pack
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Alexandra Schwarzman
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Andrew Sorkin
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Jane VanLare
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Alexander W. Welch
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Maja Zerjal Fink
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Joe Zujkowski
For speaking and sponsorship opportunities, contact:
Contact:
Bernard Toliver
(240) 629-3300 ext. 149
bernard@beardgroup.com

DISTRESSED INVESTING CONFERENCE

Presented by BEARD GROUP, INC
November 28, 2022
In-Person at The Harmonie Club
4 East 60th Street
New York, NY 10022
Conference Contact:
Bernard Toliver, CMP
(240) 629-3300 ext. 149
bernard@beardgroup.com
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  • Agenda
  • Speakers
  • Sponsor
    • Sponsor Profiles
  • Harvey R Miller Award
  • Outstanding Young Restructuring Lawyers
  • Helpful Resources
    • Past Conferences
    • Turnarounds & Workouts Newsletter
  • About Beard Group, Inc
  • Contact