The Intersection ofThe Intersection ofFederal Bankruptcy andFederal Bankruptcy and

State Corporate LawState Corporate LawMonday, May 24, 2010Monday, May 24, 2010

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• Widener University School of Law• Corporation Service Company• Vale Foundation• Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP• Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP• Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP• Richards, Layton & Finger PA• Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP• Young Conaway Stargatt &Taylor, LLP

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• Moderator– Juliet M. Moringiello, Associate Professor of Law,

Widener University School of Law• Panelists

– Charles M. Elson, Professor of Law, University of Delaware

– Bruce Grohsgal, Esq., Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones– Gregg M. Galardi, Esq., Skadden, Arps, Meagher,

Slate & Flom LLP– Michelle M. Harner, Associate Professor of Law,

University of Maryland School of Law– Hon. Brendan L. Shannon, U.S. Bankruptcy Court,

District of Delaware– Hon. Leo E. Strine Jr., Vice Chancellor, Court of

Chancery

About About Charles M. ElsonCharles M. Elson

• Charles M. Elson is the Edgar S. Woolard, Jr., Chair in Corporate Governance and the Director of the John L. Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance at the University of Delaware.

• Also "Of Counsel" to the law firm of Holland & Knight.

• His fields of expertise include, corporations, securities regulation and corporate governance.

• Graduate of Harvard College and the University of Virginia Law School

About About Bruce Bruce GrohsgalGrohsgal, Esq., Esq.

• Bruce Grohsgal is a partner in the Wilmington, Delaware office of PachulskiStang Ziehl & Jones LLP.

• Has represented debtors, chapter 11 trustees, creditors' committees, and other parties in numerous bankruptcy cases

• Graduate of Brandeis University and Columbia University Law School.

• "Best Lawyers in America," "Delaware Super Lawyers," and “Chambers USA”

• Professional Affiliations– Delaware State Bar Association

Bankruptcy Section; Chair 2008-09– Delaware Bankruptcy Inn of Court– American Bankruptcy Institute– Turnaround Management Association

About About Gregg M. Gregg M. GalardiGalardi, Esq., Esq.

• Gregg Galardi is a Partner with Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

• Extensive U.S. and international restructuring experience and in-court and out-of-court acquisitions of distressed assets.

• Fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy• “Top dozen restructuring lawyers in 2009”

(Turnarounds & Workouts)• “America’s Leading Lawyers”

(Chambers USA)• “Best Lawyers in America”• Euromoney and Legal Media Group’s 2009 Expert Guide to the

World’s Leading Insolvency and Restructuring Lawyers• International Who’s Who of Legal Professionals• Adjunct professor at Vanderbilt Law School• Graduate of University of Pennsylvania Law School

AboutAboutMichelle M. Michelle M. HarnerHarner

• Associate Professor of Law at the University of Maryland School of Law– Bankruptcy and Creditors Rights – Business Associations– Business Planning – Corporate Finance – Legal Profession

• Publishes and lectures frequently on various topics involving financially distressed entities and related legal issues

• Formerly in private practice in the business restructuring, insolvency, bankruptcy and related transactional fields, most recently as a partner at the Chicago office of the international law firm Jones Day

AboutHon. Brendan L. Shannon

AboutAboutHon. Leo E. Hon. Leo E. StrineStrine Jr.Jr.

• Vice Chancellor of the Court of Chancery since November 9, 1998

• Speaks frequently on the subject of corporation law

• Authored several published articles on business law topics

• Holds long-standing adjunct teaching positions at the Harvard, University of Pennsylvania, and Vanderbilt Schools of Law

• Senior Fellow of the Harvard Program on Corporate Governance

• Austin Wakeman Scott Lecturer in Law at Harvard Law School

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