24th Annual Distressed Investing Conference Program & Faculty

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Nov 20, 2017, 08:45 ET

NEW YORK, Nov. 20, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Beard Group, Inc., is hosting the 24th Annual Distressed Investing Conference on Mon., Nov. 27, 2017, at The Harmonie Club located at 4 East 60th Street in Midtown Manhattan.

"We're honored to bring together an array of corporate restructuring professionals, lenders, and debt and equity investors in high-profile chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings and out-of-court restructurings who place their resources and reputations at risk to produce stellar results by preserving jobs, rebuilding broken businesses, and efficiently redeploying underutilized assets in the marketplace," says Peter A. Chapman, Beard Group's CEO.

This year's conference panels and faculty members are:

8:00 a.m. -- Chairs' Opening Remarks -- Harold L. Kaplan, Partner, FOLEY & LARDNER LLP, and John T. Young, Jr., Senior Managing Director, CONWAY MACKENZIE, INC.

8:10 a.m. -- Year in Review & New Business Opportunities -- Steven L. Gidumal, Managing Partner, VIRTUS CAPITAL, LP

8:50 a.m. -- Navigating the Digital Transformation Journey -- Meade Monger, Managing Director, ALIXPARTNERS; Randall Eisenberg, Managing Director, ALIXPARTNERS; and Lorenzo Mendizabal, Executive Vice President, BMC GROUP, INC.

10:00 a.m. -- State and Municipal Bonds -- Any Lessons Learned Yet? -- Harold L. Kaplan, Partner, FOLEY & LARDNER LLP; William A. Brandt, Jr., President & CEO, DEVELOPMENT SPECIALISTS, INC., Andy J. Dillon, Executive Director, CONWAY MacKENZIE, INC., and Seth Brumby, Deputy Editor for Debtwire Municipals.

10:50 a.m. -- Litigation Finance -- Marc J. Carmel, Director, LONGFORD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP; Benjamin I. Finestone, Partner, QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART & SULLIVAN, LLP; and Jude Gorman, General Counsel & Chief Administrative Officer, REORG RESEARCH, INC.

11:45 a.m. -- Annual Awards Luncheon, presenting the Harvey R. Miller Outstanding Achievement Award for Service to the Restructuring Industry to Marc Lasry at AVENUE CAPITAL GROUP, and an interview conducted by last year's award recipient, Jack Butler, CEO, BIRCH LAKE HOLDINGS, L.P.

1:35 p.m. -- Yield Enhancements in Distressed Debt Portfolios -- Robert Benhenni, LÉONARD DE VINCI PÔLE UNIVERSITAIRE, Research Center; Anthony Morro, Global Director of Financial Restructuring and Insolvency Practice, WHITE & CASE LLP; and Michael Ciklin, PERINI CAPITAL

2:20 p.m. -- Ethics Hour -- Post-Reorg Corporate Governance -- Deborah Hicks Midanek Bailey, Founder & Managing Partner, SOLON GROUP; Matthew B. Stein, Partner, KASOWITZ BENSON TORRES LLP; Steven A. Seiden, SEIDEN KRIEGER ASSOCIATES; Michael A. Schwartz, STRATEGIC VALUE PARTNERS LLC; and Tony Chapelle, FINANCIAL TIMES

3:40 p.m. -- The Future of Corporate Restructuring & Distressed Investing -- James H.M. Sprayregen, Partner, KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP; Steve Zelin, Partner, PJT PARTNERS INC.; Jason New, Senior Managing Director of The Blackstone Group and Head of Special Situation Investing for GSO Capital Partners; and Stephanie Wickouski, Partner, BRYAN CAVE LLP

4:30 p.m. -- Investors' Roundtable -- Steven L. Gidumal, Managing Partner, VIRTUS CAPITAL, LP; Gary E. Hindes, Managing Director, THE DELAWARE BAY COMPANY LLC; Dave Miller, Portfolio Manager, Elliott Management Corp. and Neil S. Subin, Chairman, BROADBILL INVESTMENT PARTNERS LP

5:45 p.m. -- Reception (for all delegates, speakers and honorees) hosted by BRYAN CAVE LLP (at 1290 Avenue of the Americas) honoring the 2017 Turnarounds & Workouts Outstanding Young Restructuring Lawyers:

     -- Jonathan Canfield at Stroock & Stroock & Lavan
     -- Rosa J. Evergreen at Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer
     -- Adam J. Goldberg at Latham & Watkins
     -- Chad J. Husnick at Kirkland & Ellis
     -- Richard S. Kebrdle at White & Case
     -- Meredith A. Lahaie at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
     -- Michele C. Maman at Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft
     -- Jennifer L. Marines at Morrison & Foerster
     -- David S. Meyer at Vinson & Elkins
     -- Sunny Singh at Weil, Gotshal & Manges
     -- Matthew B. Stein at Kasowitz Benson Torres
     -- Eli J. Vonnegut at Davis Polk & Wardwell

This year's conference sponsors are:

     -- Arent Fox LLP
     -- Bryan Cave LLP
     -- Conway MacKenzie, Inc.
     -- Debtwire
     -- Development Specialists, Inc.
     -- Financial Times
     -- Foley & Lardner LLP
     -- Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP
     -- Longford Capital Management, LP
     -- Reorg Research
     -- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
     -- White & Case LLP

Visit http:/bankrupt.com/DI2017/ for registration details and additional information about each panel discussion. Beard Group's annual Distressed Investing conference is the oldest and most established New York restructuring conference.

Beard Group, Inc., publishes Turnarounds & Workouts, Troubled Company Reporter, and Troubled Company Prospector. Visit http://bankrupt.com/freetrial/ for a free trial subscription to one or more of Beard Group's corporate restructuring publications.

SOURCE Beard Group, Inc.