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Counterparty Risk and Valuation

Protect Yourself When Financial Institutions Fail

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Date : Audio CD Available

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Hosted By : Beard Group Law and Business Publishers and Troubled Company Reporter

This conference will include:

Real-world legal and practical advice to parties facing major exposure to failed (or failing) financial institutions.

The Audio CD (recorded mid-March 2009) draws on the speakers' extensive legal and financial advisory experiences -- fresh from the recently dug battle lines along Wall Street.

Using a multi-disciplinary team approach used for their clients, the panel of legal and financial experts examines ways derivative counterparties and other creditors can manage their exposure through:

- Recognizing the signposts of counterparty credit risk - when and how to manage exposure through contract modification and enforcement of rights.

- Collateral management and valuation - what is enough, what is it worth, and is it safe? What are your rights?

- U.S. Bankruptcy Code "safe harbor " provisions - do they apply to your contract, and what do they really provide for close-out, set-off and netting?

- Maneuvering through close-out valuations - what the ISDA form doesnt tell you about early termination calculations, how has the market reacted, what is commercially reasonable and, how to prepare for valuation disputes.

- Managing special legal and economic risks in multi-jurisdictional trades - where is your collateral? Whose law applies when an insolvency proceeding is commenced and what does that mean for your contract rights?

Speaker(s):

	Andrea Pincus Reed Smith LLP
Andrea Pincus joined the law firm of Reed Smith LLP as a lateral partner in February 2008, and is a member of the firms Commercial Restructuring & Bankruptcy Group and the firms Financial Industries Group. In her practice, Andrea represents hedge funds, banks and other institutional investors, bondholders and trustees, as well as ad hoc and official committees, secured creditors, governmental entities, private individuals and debtors-in-possession in all aspects of Chapter 11 cases as well as out-of-court workouts involving private and publicly-held companies. In the related areas of capital markets and structured finance, Andrea represents hedge funds, banks and other financial institutions in connection with distressed investing strategies, structured debt, and derivative transactions based on ISDA documentation, with a particular focus on credit default swaps and valuation disputes. Andrea is member of 100 Women in Hedge Funds, a global association of women in the hedge fund industry, and serves on its Philanthropy Committee and Governance Committee. In addition, she is a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute as well as the Turnaround Management Association.
	J. Andrew Rahl Reed Smith LLP
Andy is Co-Leader of Reed Smiths Commercial Restructuring and Bankruptcy Group and has been active for many years in the representation of financial institutions and other clients in bankruptcy and restructuring matters; structured finance, derivatives and other distressed complex financial instruments; DIP and mezzanine lending; mergers, acquisitions; sales and liquidations; and the ongoing activities of companies acquired by institutional clients for their investment portfolios. Andy has led more than 50 constituency engagements in the past ten years. His bankruptcy and restructuring constituency engagements in the last four years alone have included: Owens Corning, DVI, Sleepmaster, Kasper ASL, Avado Brands, Pierre Foods, Evercom, Equus Gaming (El Comandante), Syratech, Key Energy, MedQuest, United Rentals, Georgia-Pacific, Navistar, PHH Corporation, CSK Automotive, Novelis Inc. and First Data Corporation. Andy has been named one of the nations Outstanding Bankruptcy Lawyers six times in the last eight years by Turnarounds & Workouts and in May, 2007 he was named one of the Top Bankruptcy Lawyers by The Deal. He has published a number of articles and is also a frequent speaker and lecturer throughout the United States and in Europe, with more than 50 speaking engagements in the last ten years, including 14 as a conference chair or co-chair. He is also quoted frequently in the financial press on bankruptcy, restructuring and related investment matters.
	Phil Weeber Chatham Financial
Phil leads Chatham Financials Special Situations Group and has been active for many years in advising public corporations and private investment funds about risk assessment and derivative strategy consulting/execution. He has advised on over 2,000 interest rate and currency transactions, subsequently executing more than $70 billion of derivatives positions over the past six years. He has also been involved in more than 30 CDO securitizations. His clients have included: Blackstone, Capital Trust, DLJ Real Estate Partners, LNR Property, Northstar, Tishman Speyer, Toys R Us, VNU, and Westbrook Partners. Phil is currently involved in securitization workouts, derivatives valuations for litigation/dispute resolution, distressed debt fund hedging, and implementing initial hedging strategies for newly formed public REITs focused on the purchase of Agency debt.

Counterparty Risk and Valuation


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