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Caught in the Crossfire:Liability and Ethical Dilemmas for Directors and Advisors of Troubled CompaniesDate: Thursday, July 23, 2009Format: Teleconference and Live Audio WebcastDuration: 90 minutes
Ethics Credit |
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The American Bar Association Section of Business Law, Center for Professional Responsibility and the ABA Center for Continuing Legal Education |
1:00 PM-2:30 PM Eastern |
12:00 PM-1:30 PM Central |
11:00 AM-12:30 PM Mountain |
10:00 AM-11:30 AM Pacific |
Program Description
Directors and advisors of troubled companies and distressed non-profit organizations often confront tricky liability and ethical issues. This program will address the complex problems facing directors of troubled companies and their attorneys, consultants and other professionals, including:
- What duties do directors owe to creditors?
- What additional considerations come into play when the corporate group includes entities outside of the United States?
- How do attorneys and other advisors determine, and make clear, exactly who they represent?
- What factors should be considered in deciding whether, and when, a bankruptcy petition should be filed?
- How should directors and advisors identify and deal with disputes among various members of a corporate family?
COURSE LEVEL: INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED
Program Faculty
Program Moderator
Hon. Jean K. FitzSimon, Judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Program Faculty
Van C. Durrer II, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom,
Los Angeles, CA
Deborah Hicks Midanek Bailey, Solon Group, Inc., New York, NY
Paul W. Mourning, Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP,
New York, NY
CLE Credit
1.5 hours of CLE ETHICS credit in 60-minute states/1.8 hours of CLE ETHICS credit in 50-minute states have been requested in states accrediting ABA teleconferences and live audio webcasts.*
NY-licensed attorneys: This non-transitional CLE program has been approved for experienced NY-licensed attorneys in accordance with the requirements of the New York State CLE Board for 1.5 total NY CLE ETHICS credits.
The following states accept ABA teleconferences for CLE credit:
AL, AK, AR, AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, KY, LA, ME, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NH, NM, NV, NY, OK, OR, RI, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, VI, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY.
*States currently not accrediting ABA teleconferences: DE, IN, PA, KS, OH
Registration Options
Individual Online Registration
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Monday - Friday
8:30 AM - 6:30 PM Eastern
Event Code: CET9CCF
Register by Mail Tuition
$125 Section of Business Law and Center for Professional Responsibility Members
$150 ABA Members
$175 General Public
$115 Government Employees, Academics
$25 Students
$75 Each additional registrant using the same phone line
All participants must register for the program.
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