Cities in Distress: Is Chapter 9 the Best Vehicle for Saving Cities and Providing Needed Governmental Services?

On Thursday, January 29, 2015, the Bay Area Bankruptcy Forum in cooperation with the Commercial Law & Bankruptcy Section of the Bar Association of San Francisco will present "Cities in Distress:  Is Chapter 9 the Best Vehicle for Saving Cities and Providing Needed Governmental Services?"  This program was a big hit at last year's Northern District Judicial Conference.  Come and help us further the discussion on this interesting topic!


CITIES IN DISTRESS
Is Chapter 9 the Best Vehicle for Saving Cities and Providing Needed Governmental Services?

Moderated by:

 

Honorable Hannah L. Blumenstiel

United States Bankruptcy Judge

 

Panelists include:

 

Professor Michelle Wilde Anderson

Professor of Law, Stanford Law School

 

William A. Brandt, Jr.

President and CEO, Development Specialists, Inc.  and

Chair, Illinois Finance Authority

 

James E. Spiotto

Managing Director, Chapman Strategic Advisors LLC

Time and Place:


January 29, 2015
5:00 to 7:00 pm


The City Club
155 Sansome Street
San Francisco, California


Bay Area Bankruptcy Forum members, RSVP here.


Bar Association of San Francisco members, RSVP here.


Reno Fernandez is a member of the board of directors of the Bay Area Bankruptcy Forum and immediate past chair of the Commercial Law & Bankruptcy Section