Texas Law School To Present Annual Bankruptcy Conference

The University of Texas School of Law has scheduled its 26th Annual Jay L. Westbrook Bankruptcy Conference.

The program will take place on Thursday and Friday, November 15 and 16 at the Four Seasons Hotel, 98 San Jacinto, Austin, TX.

Panelists will examine issues such as: A Primer on Risk Management Tools and Techniques: Forwards, Futures, Options, Swaps and CLOs; The Changing Landscape of Debt Deals; Repurchase Agreements and Other Issues in Subprime Lender Cases; LLCs and Partnerships in Bankruptcy; Representing Creditors Post BAPCPA - Tricks, Treats and Traps; Shifting Sands: Ethical Issues for Bankruptcy Professionals in the Days of Claims Trading and Freewheeling Lateral Movement of Lawyers, and Current Issues in Oil and Gas Related Bankruptcy Cases.

The program chair is Deborah B. Langehennig, Chapter 13 Trustee. Among the speakers are Martin J. Bienenstock, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP; Douglas E. Deutsch, Chadbourne & Parke LLP; Evan D. Flaschen, Bracewell & Giuliani LLP, and Henry J. Kaim, King & Spalding LLP.

For details on registration fees and CLE credits, see the Bulletin Board on The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel website at www.metrocorpcounsel.com.

To register for the conference, call (512) 475-6700 or visit www.utcle.org.