News Topic: National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges

Jeffrey Lacker, President of the Richmond Federal Reserve Bank, made the case for why large financial institutions should subject to bankruptcy as the ABI Luncheon Keynote Speaker.  He started his address with the question "Why is a central banker ... Read full article

I spent the morning listening to presentations on very disparate topics:  hedge funds, examining an expert witness and the balance between secured creditors and unsecured creditors.   I was not able to capture the full extent of the discussions and in ... Read full article

William A. Strauss, an economist with the Chicago Fed, delivered the keynote address for the Commercial Law League of America's luncheon Thursday.   His overall forecast was for slow but steady growth, declining unemployment and low interest rates as ... Read full article

NCBJ is in Chicago this year.   The weather is pleasantly cool compared to the continuing Austin heat and the first day of CLE had some interesting programs.   Here is a wrap of Day 1, which included Chapter 9, reorganization for closely held companies, ... Read full article

Today I had the opportunity to debate venue reform at the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges in Chicago.   We had two excellent teams of debaters.   Arguing for the pro-reform position were Prof. Samir Parikh, retired Bankruptcy Judge Leif Clark and ... Read full article