National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges, National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges Annual Meeting, You Be the Judge and Judicial Roundtable on Ethics Topics, panel member (2021)
INSOL, INSOL Virtual 2021, Export Ban on the U.S. Bankruptcy Code? panel member (2021).
American Bankruptcy Institute, New York City Bankruptcy Conference, Recent Confirmation Developments and Judicial Roundtable, panel member (2021)
American Bankruptcy Institute, Annual Spring Meeting, Circuit and District Splits on Important Commercial Issues with Bill Rochelle, panel member (2021)
International Insolvency Institute, Brexit: Aspects on Insolvency & Restructuring, View from North America, moderator (2021)
University of Texas, Jay L. Westbrook Bankruptcy Conference, Delaware v. Texas, panel member (2020)
New York Institute of Credit, Virtual Smorgasbord, Judges Roundtable, panel member (2020)
The University of Chicago Law School Center on Law and Finance, Founders’ Committee Event, The Distressed Debt World During the Coronavirus Pandemic, panel member (2020)
American Bankruptcy Institute, Views from the Bench, Dilemmas of an Official Committee, panel member (2020)
INSOL/World Bank Group Virtual Judicial Forums, Americas Forum, panel moderator (2020).
American Bankruptcy Institute, Annual Mid-Atlantic Bankruptcy Workshop, Judges’ Round and Round, participant (2020)
American Bar Association Tax Section, 2020 Midyear Tax Meeting, Selected Issues Where Taxes Meet the Bankruptcy Court, panel member (2020)
Delaware State Bar Association, Mediation in Delaware Courts 2019, Mediation Programs and Practices in Delaware’s Federal Courts, panel member (2019)
American Bankruptcy Institute and DSBA, Delaware Views from the Bench, panel member (2019)
American Bankruptcy Institute, Annual Mid-Atlantic Bankruptcy Workshop, Great Debates, debater (2019)
World Bank Group and INSOL International, Judicial Workshop Turkish Cypriot Community, lecturer (2019)
Turnaround Management Association, Fireside Chat, interviewee (2019)
American Bankruptcy Institute, Annual Spring Meeting, ABI Talks: Should the mandatory appointment of official committees of unsecured creditors be abolished? speaker (2019)
Association of Insolvency and Restructuring Advisors, Advanced Restructuring and Plan of Reorganization Conference, 2018 – A Year in Review from the Perspectives of Judges and Attorneys, panel member (2018)
Credit Research Foundation, 2018 CRF Credit and Accounts Receivable Forum, Bankruptcy Judge Panel – Three Judges/One Verdict, panel member (2018)
The American College of Bankruptcy Third Circuit Fellows, Rutgers Center for Corporate Law and Governance, and Rutgers Institute for Professional Education, Bankruptcy 2018: Important Decisions of the Last Twelve Months, panel member (2018)
American Bankruptcy Institute, Annual Mid-Atlantic Bankruptcy Workshop, Great Debates, debater (2018)
American Bankruptcy Institute, New York City Bankruptcy Conference, Judges’ Roundtable: Selected Current Topics; and Momentive Aftermath, panel member (2018)
INSOL International, UNCITRAL, and The World Bank, 1st North American Judicial Roundtable on Insolvency, participant (2018)
The M&A Advisor, 2018 Distressed Investing Summit, Faster, Higher Returns: With Ponzi Schemes All That Glitters Is Not Gold, panel member (2018)
American Bankruptcy Institute, Eye on Bankruptcy, guest (2017)
American Bar Association, Business Law Section Fall Meeting, Bankruptcy for Breakfast, panel member (2017)
American Bankruptcy Institute, Views from the Bench, Dealing with Directors, panel member (2017)
National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges, National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges Annual Meeting, The Evolution of the Capital Stack and the Tectonic Shift in the Players at the Table, panel member (2017)
American Bankruptcy Institute and DSBA, Delaware Views from the Bench, Hot Topics, panel member (2017)
American Bankruptcy Institute, Annual Mid-Atlantic Bankruptcy Workshop, Judicial Round-and-Round, panel member (2017)
American Bankruptcy Institute, Annual Mid-Atlantic Bankruptcy Workshop, Let’s Dip into the DIP Order, panel member (2017)
American Law Institute, Young Scholars Medal Conference, Law and Corporate Finance: Credit Markets and Corporate Reorganization, panel member (2017)
INSOL International, UNCITRAL, and The World Bank, 12th Multinational Judicial Colloquium on Insolvency, Nortel – Lessons Learned, panel member (2017)
12th Annual University of Chicago Booth School of Business Credit, Restructuring, Distressed Investing & Turnaround Conference, Legal Panel, panel member (2017)
Association of Insolvency and Restructuring Advisors, Advanced Restructuring and Plan of Reorganization Conference, 2016 – A Year in Review from the Perspectives of Judges and Attorneys, panel member (2016)
American Bankruptcy Institute, Complex Financial Restructuring Program, speaker (2016)
Insolvency Practitioners Association of Singapore and The Law Society of Singapore, 3rd Regional Insolvency Conference, The Role of the Judiciary in Relation to Facilitating and Regulating Cross Border Insolvency, panel member (2016)
INSOL International, Chapter 15 and Cross-Border Practice in the District of Delaware, panel member (2016)
Delaware State Bar Association, Bench and Bar Conference, Current Ethical Issues and Dilemmas: What’s New and What’s News, panel member (2016)
Federal Judicial Center, National Workshop for Bankruptcy Judges, Valuation Issues, panel member (2016)
American Bankruptcy Institute, Association of Insolvency & Restructuring Advisors and The University of Texas School of Law, VALCON 2016: Emerging Valuation Issues in Bankruptcy and Beyond, Judicial Panel, panel member (2016)
INSOL International, Annual Regional Conference, The “Art of Judging†in Cross-Border and Multinational Cases, panel member (2016)
INSOL International, The World Bank and Hawkamah (Forum for Insolvency Reform in MENA), MENA Roundtable, Building Institutional Capacity – Judges and Regulators, panel member (2016)
American Bankruptcy Institute, Delaware Views from the Bench, The Evolving Dynamics of Secured Lending and the Rights of Secured Creditors, panel member (2015)
Association of Insolvency and Restructuring Advisors, Advanced Restructuring and Plan of Reorganization Conference, 2015 – A Year in Review from the Perspectives of Judges and Attorneys, panel member (2015)
American Bankruptcy Institute and Georgetown Law School, Bankruptcy 2015: Views from the Bench, Issues Affecting Private-Equity and Hedge Funds, panel member (2015)
Turnaround Management Association, TMA Annual, KEIPS, KERPS, Retentions and Other Compensation Packages, panel member (2015)
American Bankruptcy Institute, 33rd Annual Spring Meeting, Reconsidering Safe Harbors for Repurchase Agreements, moderator (2015)
10th Annual University of Chicago Booth School of Business Credit, Restructuring, Distressed Investing & Turnaround Conference, The Future of Secured Lending, panel member (2015)
INSOL International, UNCITRAL, and The World Bank, 11th Multinational Judicial Colloquium on Insolvency, The Role of the Model Law in Promoting Effective Cross-Border Insolvency, panel member (2015)
Delaware State Bar Association: Bankruptcy Section, Mediating Commercial Disputes in Bankruptcy, Getting to Mediation, panel member (2014)
American Bankruptcy Institute, 6th Annual Mid-Level Professional Development Program, Is Selling the New Reorganizing? panel member (2014)
Association of Insolvency and Restructuring Advisors, Advanced Restructuring and Plan of Reorganization Conference, 2014 – A Year in Review from the Perspectives of Judges and Attorneys, panel member (2014)
American Bankruptcy Institute and Georgetown Law School, Bankruptcy 2014: Views from the Bench, Sales Panel: New Risks For Credit-Bidding, panel member (2014)
Turnaround Management Association, TMA Annual, Hot Topics, panel member (2014)
Harvard Law School Bankruptcy and Corporate Restructuring Project, Can Bankruptcy Work for Highly Safe-Harbored Financial Firms? roundtable participant (2014)
Turnaround Management Association, Mid-Atlantic Regional Symposium, Judicial Roundtable, panel member (2014)
The Bankruptcy Bar Association for the Southern District of Florida, 30th Annual Weekend Retreat, group leader (2014)
American Bankruptcy Institute, 32nd Annual Spring Meeting, Best Practice Tips for Oral and Written Advocacy, panel member (2014)
National Centre for Business Law of The University of British Columbia, 11th Annual Review of Insolvency Law Conference, Corporate Groups, panel member (2014)
National Judicial Institute (Canada), Emerging Challenges, Recent Developments in Chapter 15: Center of Main Interest (COMI), Recognition of Foreign Proceedings and Sale of U.S. Assets, speaker (2014)
American Bankruptcy Institute, 25th Annual Winter Leadership Conference, The Latest in Chapter 363 Sales, panel member (2013)
American Bankruptcy Institute, Delaware Views from the Bench, Hot Topics, panel member (2013)
Association of Insolvency and Restructuring Advisors, Advanced Restructuring and Plan of Reorganization Conference, 2013 – A Year in Review from the Perspectives of Judges and Attorneys, panel member (2013)
American Bankruptcy Institute and Georgetown Law School, Bankruptcy 2013: Views from the Bench, It’s a Small World, After All: Cross-Border Bankruptcies, panel member (2013)
American Bankruptcy Institute, 19th Annual Mid-Atlantic Bankruptcy Workshop, Financial Advisors Roundtable: The Value of Valuations and the Payment of Success Fees, panel member (2013)
Turnaround Management Association, Mid-Atlantic Regional Symposium, Judicial Roundtable (2013)
American Bankruptcy Institute, New York City Bankruptcy Conference, Valuation Panel: What’s Missing in the Valuation, panel member (2013)
American Bankruptcy Institute, 24th Annual Winter Leadership Conference, Advising the Corporate Entity, panel member (2012)
Association of Insolvency and Restructuring Advisors, Advanced Restructuring and Plan of Reorganization Conference, 2012 – A Year in Review from the Perspectives of Judges and Attorneys, panel member (2012)
The Canadian Institute’s 12th Annual Forum on Insolvency and Restructuring Law, Meeting the Challenges of Cross-Border Insolvencies & Restructurings: Examining Trends and Streamlining Procedures, panel member (2012)
American Bankruptcy Institute and Georgetown Law School, Bankruptcy 2012: Views From the Bench, Avoidance Actions, panel member (2012)
American Bankruptcy Institute, 17th Annual Mid-Atlantic Bankruptcy Workshop, Section 1129(a) Issues, panel member (2012)
American Bankruptcy Institute, 30th Annual Spring Meeting, Bankruptcy Court Jurisdiction and Beyond: Stern v. Marshall and Other Sticky Jurisdiction Issues, panel member (2012) – voted “Best of ABIâ€
Widener Law School, The Institute of Delaware Corporate and Business Law, Fiduciary Duties at the Intersection of Federal Bankruptcy and State Corporate Law, Stern v. Marshall and Other Jurisdictional Issues Relating to Breach of Fiduciary Duty Claims Arising in Connection with Bankruptcy Cases, panel member; Judicial Roundtable (2012)
American Bankruptcy Institute, Delaware Views from the Bench, “Claims Trading/2019: ‘Whose Case Is It Anyway?’†panel member (2011)
6th Annual University of Chicago Booth School of Business Distressed Investing and Restructuring Group Conference, “Legal Panel,†panel member (2011)
American Bankruptcy Institute, 29th Annual Spring Meeting, “Termination of Retiree Benefits: Everything You Need to Know about § 1114 and the Termination of At-Will Benefits,” panel member (2011)
19th Annual Conrad B. Duberstein Bankruptcy Moot Court Competition, judge (2011)
American Bankruptcy Institute, 22nd Annual Winter Leadership Conference, Great Debates, “Resolved: the Mandatory Disclosure Set out of Bankruptcy Rule 2019 Apply to Ad Hoc Committees and Lender Groups,” debater (2010)
American Bankruptcy Institute and Georgetown Law School, Bankruptcy 2010: Views From the Bench, “Ethics: A New Take on ‘When in Doubt, Disclose,’†panel member (2010)
5th Annual University of Chicago Booth School of Business Distressed Investing and Restructuring Group Conference, “Legal Panel,†panel member (2010)
American College of Bankruptcy, Class XXI – Induction Ceremony and Events, “Best Practices,†panel member (2010)
American Bankruptcy Institute and University of Texas – Austin, VALCON 2010: Risks, Restructurings, Real Estate and Retail, “Judicial Panel: Valuation Issues,†panel member (2010)
National Judicial Institute (Canada), “Cross Border Insolvency Issues,†panel member (2010)
American Bankruptcy Institute, Legislative Symposium, “Safe Harbor or Charybdis: Do the Provisions on Forward Contracts, Swaps, Repurchase Agreements and Other Derivatives Need Fixing?,†panel member (2009)
Insolvency Institute of Canada, Annual Conference, “Cross Border Insolvency Issues,†panel member (2009)
American Bankruptcy Institute and University of Texas – Austin, VALCON 2009: Risks, Restructurings, Real Estate and Retail, “Judicial Panel: Valuation Issues,†panel member (2009)
American Bankruptcy Institute, Delaware Views from the Bench, “Views on Valuation Issues,†panel member (2008)
American Bankruptcy Institute and Georgetown Law School, Bankruptcy 2008: Views from the Bench, “The New Wave of Retail Bankruptcies,†panel member (2008)
American Bankruptcy Institute, 13th Annual Mid-Atlantic Bankruptcy Workshop, “Understanding Today’s Capital Markets,†panel member (2008)
American Bankruptcy Institute, Views from the Beltway, keynote speaker (2008)
Association of Insolvency and Restructuring Advisors, Advanced Restructuring and Plan of Reorganization Conference, “Restructurings Under the 2005 Bankruptcy Amendments – A Year in Review,†panel member (2007)
Delaware State Bar Association, Fundamentals of Civil Litigation, “Bankruptcy Issues,†panel member (2007)
American Bankruptcy Institute, Mid-Atlantic Bankruptcy Workshop, “BAPCPA Solutions: KERPs, MIPs and Workarounds,†panel moderator (2007)
Delaware State Bar Association, Summer Associate Program, panel member (2006 -2007)
Delaware State Bar Association, Bankruptcy Section, “Gambling with DIP Financing,†panel moderator (2007)
American Bankruptcy Institute, Delaware Views from the Bench, “Global Crossings: Current Developments in Cross-Border Cases,†panel member (2006)