2ND ANNUAL MID-LEVEL

PROFESSIONALDEVELOPMENT

PROGRAM

Thursday, October 28, 2010 Weil, Gotshal & Manges Conference Center 767 Fifth Avenue, 25th FloorNew York, New York

2ND ANNUALMID-LEVEL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMINTRODUCTIONFollowing a successful inaugural launch in Chicago in 2009, the ABI Mid-Level Professional

Development Program moves to New York in 2010! This unique program, geared toward mid-

level insolvency and restructuring professionals, includes both technical and career advancement

sessions. Attendees at the program will learn from the country’s top attorneys, financial advisors,

investment bankers and other restructuring professionals. Register now, and do not miss this one-

of-a-kind event – space is limited!

IN ADDIT ION, ALL ATTENDEES WILL

RECEIVE A COPY OF Chapter 11 “101”—The Nuts and Bolts of

Chapter 11 Practice: A Primer CD-Rom

Authors: Jonathan P. Friedland, Michael L. Bernstein,

Prof. George W. Kuney and Prof. John D. AyerThis primer is a compilation and expansion of a series of articles first written for the ABI Journal

during 2004 and 2005. Now updated and assembled in a handy CD-Rom format, the work is an

essential but fast read for new restructuring professionals, from attorneys to financial restructuring

advisors. Law students and lawyers who are not chapter 11 specialists will also understand the basic

contours of this area of the law through the CD-Rom. More than 20 chapters of topics are covered,

with extensive supplemental materials from actual cases.

2010 2ND ANNUALMID-LEVEL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMPRESIDENTIAL PARTNERS

Thursday, October 288:00-8:45 a.m.Continental Breakfast & Registration Sponsored by Moelis & Company

8:45-9:00 a.m.Welcome Address

9:00-10:00 a.m.Key Issues of Distressed Asset Sales Holly Felder Etlin, Moderator AlixPartners, LLP; New York Douglas P. Bartner Shearman & Sterling LLP; New York Shary Moalemzadeh The Carlyle Group; New York Homer D. Parkhill Rothschild Inc.; New York

10:00-10:15 a.m.Refreshment BreakSponsored by Davis Polk & Wardwell

10:15-11:15 a.m.Negotiating for Results Matthew A. Feldman, Moderator Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP; New York KennethA.Buckfire Miller Buckfire & Co., LLC; New York Christopher J. Kearns Capstone Advisory Group, LLC; New York Joseph H. Smolinsky Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP; New York

11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m.Valuation Issues in Chapter 11 Cases Hon. Robert D. Drain, Moderator U.S. Bankruptcy Court (S.D.N.Y.); White Plains William Q. Derrough Moelis & Company; New York Benjamin S. Kaminetzky Davis Polk & Wardwell; New York Howard Seife Chadbourne & Parke, LLP; New York

12:15-1:30 p.m. Luncheon Presentation Featuring Adolfo Laurenti Mesirow Financial Consulting, LLC; Chicago

1:30-2:30 p.m. Professional Visibility: The Art and Science of Relationship-Building Susan Manch Shannon & Manch; New York

2:30-3:30 p.m.The Art of Exit Strategies Mark T. Power, Moderator Hahn & Hessen LLP; New York Corinne Ball Jones Day; New York Robert J. Duffy FTI Consulting, Inc.; Boston Bruce Mendelsohn Goldman Sachs & Co.; New York

3:30-3:45 p.m. Refreshment BreakSponsored by Donlin, Recano & Company, Inc.

3:45-4:45 p.m. Career Development: “How Do I Advance within My Firm and My Profession?” Timothy R. Coleman , Moderator The Blackstone Group; New York Marcia L. Goldstein Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP; New York Barry W. Ridings Lazard; New York James H.M. Sprayregen Kirkland & Ellis LLP; Chicago

4:45-6:00 p.m. Networking ReceptionSponsored by The Garden City Group, Inc.

2ND ANNUALMID-LEVEL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMPROGRAM

ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS Thane Carlston Moelis & Company; New York Don D. Grubman Hahn & Hessen LLP; New York Edna Lee Mesirow Financial Consulting, LLC; New York Nancy A. Mitchell Greenberg Traurig, LLP; New York Damian S. Schaible Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP; New York

Ronald J. Silverman Bingham McCutchen LLP; New York Steven Simms FTI Consulting, Inc.; New York Lloyd A. Sprung Miller Buckfire & Co., LLC; New York Michael H. Torkin Shearman & Sterling LLP; New York

2ND ANNUALMID-LEVEL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMADVISORY BOARD

2ND ANNUALMID-LEVEL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMSPONSORS

AlixPartners, LLP (Gold Sponsor)Bingham McCutchen LLP (Gold Sponsor)Capstone Advisory Group LLC (Gold Sponsor)Chadbourne & Parke LLP (Gold Sponsor)Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP (Silver Sponsor)Donlin, Recano & Company, Inc. (Silver Sponsor)FTI Consulting, Inc. (Gold Sponsor)Goldman Sachs & Co. (Gold Sponsor)

Greenberg Traurig, LLP (Gold Sponsor)Hahn & Hessen, LLP (Gold Sponsor)Lazard(Gold Sponsor)Mesirow Financial Consulting (Gold Sponsor)Moelis & Company (Gold Sponsor)Rothschild, Inc. (Gold Sponsor)Shearman & Sterling, LLP (Silver Sponsor)The Garden City Group (Gold Sponsor)

ADVISORY BOARD CO-CHAIRS Douglas E. Deutsch Chadbourne & Parke, LLP; New York Alan D. Holtz AlixPartners, LLP; New York

Kathryn A. Pamenter The Garden City Group, Inc.; Chicago

SPECIAL THANKS TO WEIL, GOTSHAL & MANGES LLP, FOR HOSTING THIS PROGRAM

2ND ANNUALMID-LEVEL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMREGISTRATION

register online: www.abiworld.org/PDP10Name ______________________________________________________Name for badge ______________________________________________Title ______________________________________________________Firm/Company ______________________________________________Address ____________________________________________________ City _______________________________________________________State __________________ Zip/Postal Code ______________________Telephone ( ) ___________________________________________Fax ( ) ________________________________________________E-mail _____________________________________________________

1] CONFERENCE RATESABI Member o $245Govt./Academic/Nonprofit o $195New Member* o $495 Govt./Academic/ Nonprofit New Member* o $290A $50 premium will be added for all on-site registrations. *Includes a one-year ABI membership for first-time members only—a $275 value! You must be an ABI mem-ber to attend. Membership is individual and nonrefundable. To renew your ABI membership, go to Step 3.

o I WILL Attend the Networking Reception (no charge for registrants)

2] CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITo CLE/CPE Credit State(s) __________________________________ (Circle One) Bar No. _______________________________________

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Projects eligible for funding include: studies relating to bankruptcy or insolvency; surveys or other analytical investigation; the education of judges, court personnel, other governmental personnel and the general public; scholarships or other educational grants; and any other projects with a material research or educational benefit to the bankruptcy and insolvency community. More than $1 million has been distributed.

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2ND ANNUALMID-LEVEL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMCONFERENCE INFORMATION

ABOUT ABI The American Bankruptcy Institute is the nation’s largest association of bankruptcyprofessionals,withmorethan12,600members.ABImembersrepresentbothdebtorsandcreditors inbusinessandconsumercases,andmore than75percentofU.S.bankruptcyjudgesareABImembers.ABIisthenation’slargestproviderofcontinuinglegaleducationinbankruptcymatters;more than6,000membersattendprogramsannually.Founded in1982,ABIisnonprofitandnonpartisanandislocatedjustoutsideWashington,D.C.

CONFERENCE LOCATIONTheconferencewillbeheldatthelawfirmofWeil,Gotshal&MangesLLPConferenceCenter,767FifthAve.25thFloor,NewYork,NY10153.

CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITApprovalforapproximately7 hours ofCLEcreditispending.7 hoursofCPEcreditisalsoavailable.Pleasemarktheappropriateboxontheregistrationform.California MCLE-ABIcertifiesthatthisactivityhasbeenapprovedforMCLEcreditbytheStateBarofCaliforniaintheamountof6hours.

ABIoffersintermediate-levelcourses,whichassumethatattendeeshavesomeknowledgeininsolvencymatters.ABIisregisteredwiththeNationalAssociationofStateBoardsofAccountancy(NASBA)asasponsorofcontinuingprofessionaleducationontheNationalRegistry of CPE sponsors. State boards of accountancy have the final authority on theacceptanceofindividualcoursesforCPEcredit.ComplaintsregardingregisteredsponsorsmaybeaddressedtotheNationalRegistryofCPESponsors,150FourthAve.North,Suite700, Nashville, TN, 37219-2417, or www.nasba.org. For more information regardingadministrative policies such as complaint and refund, please contact the AmericanBankruptcyInstituteat(703)739-0800.

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