Judge Kahn is the Chair of the Advisory Committee on Bankruptcy Judge Education for the Federal Judicial Center, for which he serves as one of the instructors for Phase I and Phase II Orientation for Newly Appointed Bankruptcy Judges. He is a member of the United States Judicial Conference Advisory Committee on the Bankruptcy Rules, … Continued
Link to Academic Bio Professor Melissa Jacoby is a Professor of Law at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her research interests include all aspects of business and personal bankruptcy and debtor-creditor relationships as well as medical-related financial distress. In addition to being a member of the National Bankruptcy Conference, she is a … Continued
Link to Firm Bio Mr. Huebner, whose primary area of practice is corporate restructuring and insolvency law, is a member of Davis Polk & Wardwell’s Corporate Department. He has worked on a wide range of domestic and international restructurings and bankruptcies, representing both financial institutions and corporate entities. Mr. Huebner is currently lead bankruptcy counsel … Continued
Barbara J. Houser is the Chief United States Bankruptcy Judge in the Northern District of Texas. She received her undergraduate degree from the University of Nebraska in 1975 with high distinction and her doctor of laws from Southern Methodist University School of Law in 1978, where she was an editor of the law review. Upon … Continued
Allan L. Gropper was appointed as a United States Bankruptcy Judge for the Southern District of New York on October 4, 2000. Judge Gropper graduated from Yale College, cum laude, in 1965 and from 1965-1966 was a Fulbright Tutor in English at Christ Church College, Kanpur, India. He graduated from Harvard Law School, cum laude, … Continued
Link to Firm Bio Marcia Goldstein is a partner in the Business Finance and Restructuring Department of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, where she has practiced for more than 20 years. She has represented creditors, debtors, statutory creditors’ committees, trustees, and other parties in major debt restructurings and chapter 11 cases, including United Companies Financial … Continued
Link to Firm Bio Areas of Practice Dan Glosband is a partner in the firm’s Business Law Department and a member of its Financial Restructuring Practice. Mr. Glosband’s primary areas of practice are insolvency and reorganization. He represents secured and unsecured creditors, committees and debtors in workouts and proceedings under the Bankruptcy Code. Mr. Glosband … Continued
Link to Judicial Bio Judge Dow was appointed a United States Bankruptcy Judge for the Western District of Missouri by the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals on November 10, 2003. He retired from the Bench on January 4, 2024. Prior to joining the bench, Judge Dow was a partner with the firm of Shook, Hardy … Continued
Link to Website Judge Clark has served as a bankruptcy judge for the Western District of Texas since 1987. During his tenure on the bench, he has authored well over 200 opinions, some of which have been seminal decisions on emerging issues in both consumer and business bankruptcy. In addition, he has published scholarly articles … Continued
Link to Firm Bio Mr. Bernstein is a partner with Davis Polk & Wardwell in New York specializing in insolvency law. He represents creditors, debtors, liquidators, receivers, indenture trustees and acquirers in major corporate restructurings, and domestic and cross border insolvency proceedings. He also counsels global financial institutions with respect to multi-jurisdictional risk management. Mr. … Continued