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Product Description: Bankruptcy and Financial Restructuring Law 2008 discusses the key upcoming trends in bankruptcy and financial restructuring law for 2008, highlighting the major milestones over the past year and providing overall thought leadership for the year ahead. Featuring partners from some of the nation's leading law firms, these experts discuss recent changes in laws, decisions, and policies that have affected the practice of bankruptcy and financial restructuring law, as well as recent case decisions that will impact the future scope of this ever-changing area of law. These authors identify the major hurdles their clients will face in 2008 and the most significant changes they are looking to employ in their strategy over the upcoming year.

Chapters Include:

1. Hugh Ray, Partner, Andrews Kurth LLP - "Where Things Are Headed in the Bankruptcy Arena"

2. Peter C. Blain, Attorney, Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren SC - "Reorganization Cases in a Volatile Marketplace"

3. Lisa Hill Fenning, Partner, Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP - "Recent Developments in Bankruptcy and Corporate Reorganization"

4. Ronald S. Gellert, Member, Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott LLC - "Flexible Practices Meet Future Trends"

5. Robert N. H. Christmas, Partner, Nixon Peabody LLP - "Responding to the Next Economic Wave"

6. Michael A. Condyles, Partner, Kutak Rock LLP - "Recent, Current, and Future Changes"

7. Andrew H. Sherman, Member, Sills Cummis & Gross - "Issues to Watch For -- From Retail to Real Estate"

8. Jordan A. Kroop, Partner, Squire, Sanders & Dempsey LLP - "The Changing Landscape of Corporate Bankruptcy Restructurings"

9. Lynn P. Harrison III, Partner, Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP - "Adapting to Significant Changes in the Bankruptcy Practice"

10. Francis J. Lawall, Partner, Pepper Hamilton LLP - "Remaining Effective and Up to Date"

11. Timothy F. Nixon, Business Finance and Restructuring Practice Group Leader, Godfrey & Kahn SC - "Climate Change Isn't Just for Weather Anymore: Adapting to a Dynamic Environment to Best Serve Your Clients"

12. Bennett G. Young, Partner, Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP - "A Quick Look Ahead"

13. Richard Epling, Partner, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP - "The Impact of Recent Changes"

14. C. Daniel Motsinger, Partner and Chair, Creditors Rights and Bankruptcy Practice Group, Krieg DeVault LLP - "A Closer Look at Post-BAPCPA Trends"

15. Penelope Parmes, Partner, Rutan & Tucker LLP - "The Impact of Our Current State of Affairs on Bankruptcy Filings"

16. James V. Hoeffner, Bankruptcy Section Head, Thompson, Coe, Cousins & Irons LLP - "Staying Ahead of Key Developments"

17. Judy B. Calton, Partner, Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP - "Current and Future Trends and Strategies"