September 2010 —John McCahey will be speaking on the “Pitfalls of Enforcing Loan Documents” at the Bank Counsel Seminar sponsored by the New York Bankers Association on September 22nd in Albany New York.

April 2010 — Hahn & Hessen Corporate/Finance Partner Lee Podair was quoted by authors Hugh Larratt-Smith and Joseph Vuckovich in “The Brush-back Pitch: Lenders Dust off Their Playbooks” in the April issue of The Secured Lender magazine. Lee discusses the impact of the entry of new players in the asset-based lending market.

January 2009 — Jeffrey Schwartz, Edward Schnitzer and Anting Wang to speak at NYSBA Annual Meeting on Bankruptcy and Business Insolvency

Bankruptcy partners Jeffrey L. Schwartz and Edward L. Schnitzer and litigation associate Anting J. Wang will speak at a CLE entitled "Bankruptcy and Business Reorganization" at the New York State Bar Association's Annual Meeting to be held at the Hilton New York on January 27, 2010. Jeff's presentation will provide an overview of U.S. commercial bankruptcy practice and procedure. Ed and Anting will speak as to potential conflicts in bankruptcy representation, focusing on ethical issues facing practitioners which may arise in a bankruptcy action. For more information or to register for this event, please visit the event page at the NYSBA site.

John McCahey and Anting Wang co-authored the LexisNexis Emerging Issues Analysis titled “Pre-Action Discovery in the Digital Age” (2009 Emerging Issues 4554), available at Lexis.com at: Source: Legal > Secondary Legal > Emerging Issues Analysis > General Business Emerging Issues.

April 2010 — Christopher Jarvinen to Speak at Corporate Restructuring Conference of the Instituto Argentino de Derecho Comercial on Investor Protections

Bankruptcy partner Christopher Jarvinen will speak at a conference sponsored by the Instituto Argentino de Derecho Comercial (Argentina Institute of Commercial Law) to be held in Buenos Aires, Argentina on April 12. Christopher’s panel will highlight ways that investors in Argentina and the United States have effectively protected their interests in corporate restructurings.

February 2010 — Christopher Jarvinen to Speak at American Bankruptcy Institute Conference on the Liquidation of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities, LLC

Bankruptcy partner Christopher Jarvinen will speak at the 2010 Caribbean Insolvency Symposium on a panel titled “Cross Border Issues: Madoff Goes Offshore,” which will be held at the Boca Raton Resort & Club in Boca Raton, Florida on February 12. The panel will cover recent actions by Irving H. Picard, the court-appointed trustee in the liquidation proceeding of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC under the Securities Investor Protection Act, to “clawback,” that is, recover assets from both U.S. and non-U.S. investors who received more in cash distributions than they invested with the now defunct investment securities company. Christopher also serves on the advisory board of the Caribbean Insolvency Symposium, one of the annual flagship conferences of the American Bankruptcy Institute. For more information or to register for this event, please visit http://www.abiworld.org/CIS10/. With more than 12,000 members, the American Bankruptcy Institute is the largest multidisciplinary, nonpartisan organization dedicated to research and education on matters related to insolvency in the United States.

December 2009 — Partner Zachary G. Newman and Associate Anthony P. Ellis will appear as faculty at the 16-hour “Bridge-The-Gap Ethics, Skills & More” seminar sponsored by the New York City Bar on December 2, 2009, presenting the topic New Developments in the Federal Rules of Evidence. Registration and info →

October 2009 — Christopher Jarvinen to Author a Chapter on the U.S. Bankruptcy Code’s Chapter 15

Bankruptcy partner Christopher Jarvinen has been invited to author a chapter in the Annual Survey of Bankruptcy Law on chapter 15 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. Christopher will provide a statistical analysis of chapter 15 cases from the inception of chapter 15 during 2005 to the present and will also comment upon recent developments reflecting the flexible approach that U.S. Bankruptcy Courts are taking with respect to cross-border corporate insolvencies.

October 2009 — Partner John McCahey prepared the 2009-2010 supplement to his chapter “Bills and Notes” in the treatise, “Commercial Litigation in New York State Courts (2d ed.)” published by Thomson/West.

8 Hahn & Hessen lawyers named as 2009 New York Metro Area Superlawyers
Hahn & Hessen partners Ninette S. Bordoff (Trusts and Estates), Mark S. Indelicato (Bankruptcy), Daniel J. Krauss (Finance), Rosanne T. Matzat (Bankruptcy), Leonard Lee Podair (Finance), Mark T. Power (Bankruptcy), Jeffrey L. Schwartz (Bankruptcy) and Steven J. Seif (Finance ) have been selected as 2009 New York Metro Area Superlawyers, an honor bestowed upon only 5% of eligible New York area attorneys.

September 2009 — Christopher Jarvinen Gave Presentation at Primeiro Encuentro Internamericano Derecho Concursal

Bankruptcy partner Christopher Jarvinen spoke at the Primeiro Encuentro Interamericano Derecho Concursal (First Annual Inter-American Conference on Restructuring Law) on a panel titled “Developments in Cooperation and Coordination - Corporate Groups,” which was held at the Meliá Buenos Aires in Buenos Aires, Argentina on September 15. Christopher’s panel discussed approaches in Argentina, Brazil and the United States regarding financing and litigation matters involving the restructurings of corporate groups.

John McCahey wrote the commentary in the newly released Special Supplement to the New York Commercial Law Goldbook, “2009 Amendments To The General Obligations Law: Powers of Attorney” (Lexis/Nexis)

August 2009 — H&H attorneys, led by Partner Lee Podair, have contributed to the New York State Chapter of the “Commercial Lending Law: A State by State Guide”, recently published in book format by the Commercial Finance Committee of the American Bar Association. The Guide summarizes pertinent commercial lending laws for all 50 states, plus DC and Puerto Rico, and should be of significant assistance to practitioners.

April 2009 — Christopher Jarvinen Spoke at American Bar Association Conference on the issue of Financing for Cross-Border Corporate Debtors

Bankruptcy partner Christopher Jarvinen spoke at the 2009 Spring Meeting of the Section of Business Law of the American Bar Association on a panel titled “Annual Review in Developments in Business and Corporate Litigation Program,” held in Vancouver, Canada on April 16. The panel covered recent corporate and litigation developments under U.S. and Canadian law. Christopher discussed the approaches being made by international corporate debtors to obtain approval for financing under chapter 15 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code.

April 2009 — Partner Rosanne Matzat appeared on a luncheon panel for the Secured Creditors Subcommittee of the Business Bankruptcy Committee of the Business Law Section of the American Bar Association, held during the ABA 34th Annual Spring Meeting, on Thursday, April 16, 2009, in Vancouver, Canada. The program, entitled “The Credit Crisis, The ‘Bailout’ And Other Efforts To Deal With The Crisis, and Their Impact on Secured Lenders In Canada and the United States,” discussed the international credit crisis with regard to Canada and the United States, the Federal Bailout, the Canada solution for its ABS market, and their impact on secured lenders.

March 2009 — Christopher Jarvinen Gave Presentation to Brazilian Investment Group

Bankruptcy partner Christopher Jarvinen spoke at a meeting of Brazilian investors sponsored by a private organization in Campinas, Brazil on recent developments in forming funds to invest in distressed corporate assets. As a part of his presentation, Christopher discussed the challenges faced by such investors in the United States and Brazil.

March 2009 — Corporate/Finance Partner Lee Podair served on the faculty of two mutli-session panels sponsored by the Commercial Finance Association: a three-day panel on "Legal Documentation" and a two-day panel on "Advanced Legal Issues".

March 2009 — Partner Roger Chari was quoted extensively in the March 2009 The Secured Lender magazine article entitled, “The Bicycle Theory of Management.” For the entire article, see the attached.

April 2009 — Partner Rosanne Matzat is scheduled to appear on a luncheon panel for the Secured Creditors Subcommittee of the Business Bankruptcy Committee of the Business Law Section of the American Bar Association to be held during the ABA 34th Annual Spring Meeting, on Thursday April 16, 2009, in Vancouver, Canada. The program, entitled, "The Credit Crisis, The 'Bailout' And Other Efforts To Deal With The Crisis, and Their Impact on Secured Lenders In Canada and the United States," is expected to discuss the international credit crisis with regard to Canada and the United States, the Federal Bailout, the Canada solution for its ABS market, and their impact on secured lenders. For more information, see www.abanet.org/buslaw/meetings/2009/spring/index.shtml#site

February 2009 — Christopher Jarvinen Served as Panelist at American Bankruptcy Institute Conference on Cross-Border Corporate Insolvencies

Bankruptcy partner Christopher Jarvinen spoke at the 2009 Caribbean Insolvency Symposium on a panel titled “New and Exciting Developments Under Chapter 15,” which was held at the Westin Casuarina Resort and Spa in the Cayman Islands on February 6. The panel covered recent developments under the chapter 15 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. Christopher focused his presentation on recent developments related to debtor-in-possession financing and cash collateral relief involving debtors from Canada and Latin America. Christopher also serves on the advisory board of the Caribbean Insolvency Symposium, one of the annual flagship conferences of the American Bankruptcy Institute.

December 2008 — Partner Rosanne Matzat appeared as a panelist at the Asset Sales and Financing and Banking Session meeting of the 2008 American Bankruptcy Institute Winter Leadership Conference in Tucson, Arizona in December. This year's panel presentation was entitled, Competing Claims of Creditors in Connection with Sales of Assets under §363.

November 2008 — Partner Dan Krauss was quoted extensively in the November/December 2008 The Secured Lender magazine article entitled, “Draw Your Swords, En Garde: The Right Side of the Balance Sheet in a Time of Turmoil.” For the entire article, see the attached.

November 2008 — Partner Mark Indelicato was quoted extensively in the November 11, 2008 News Release issued by the Turnaround Management Association titled, Too Little Too Late: Restructuring Pros Expect Credit Freeze to Thaw Slowly. For the entire Release, see the attached.

October 2008 — Partner John McCahey prepared the 2008-2009 supplement to his chapter "Bills and Notes" in the treatise, "Commercial Litigation in New York State Courts (2d ed.)", published by Thomson/West.

October 2008 — Partner Roger Chari will be appearing as faculty at the full day seminar “Financial Institution Liabilities & Risks & Related Insurance Issues,” being sponsored by the New York City Bar on October 21, 2008.
https://www.nycbar.org/CLE/show_course.php?cnameid=1897

September 2008 — In its article "Delta Financial Files Ch. 11 Reorganization Plan," Bankruptcy Law 360 reports on the work of Partner Mark T. Power, as counsel for the Creditors' Committee in working with the Debtors to design a plan keeping the Debtors' costs of dissolution to a minimum.
http://www.law360.com/registrations/user_registration?article_id=69398

July 2008 — Partner John McCahey revised and updated his chapter, "Guaranties of Financial Obligations:Preparation and Enforcement" in the treatise "New York Practice Guide: Business and Commercial" (Matthew Bender & Co.).

June 2008 — Partner, Jeff Schwartz, joined by other Cornell Law alumni, was a panelist in an accredited CLE seminar entitled, "Real Estate and the Housing Market: Has the Bubble Burst and What are the Ramifications?," on June 6, 2008 at Cornell Law School.

May 2008 — Partner Rosanne Matzat served as an instructor at the three day Workout and Bankruptcy Workshop sponsored in Washington D.C. by the Commercial Finance Association. Topics included an Overview of Workout and Bankruptcy Process, Consensual Workouts, Protecting and Enforcing Secured Claims in Bankruptcy, Asset Sales in Bankruptcy, Financing the Chapter 11 Case, and The Plan of Reorganization.

May 2008 — Partner Gil Backenroth moderated a panel discussion on Restructuring Issues at the 2008 Distressed & Turnaround Investment Forum-East held on May 14-15 in New York City.

May 2008 — Partner Josh Divack participated on a panel addressing "Changes in the Bankruptcy Code" held at the 2008 Distressed & Turnaround Investment Forum-East, on May 14-15 in New York City.

March 2008 — Partner Don Grubman was joined by Glenn Walter of Skadden, Arps in a one-hour Practicing Law Institute "Briefing" on “Section 363 Sales in Subprime Bankruptcies-A Practical Guide”, held on March 11, 2008.

December 2007 — Partner, Don Grubman participated in a Practicing Law Institute Panel entitled "Understanding the Securities Laws 2007, held on December 3 - 4, 2007 at the PLI New York Center -- New York, NY

December 2007 — Partner, Don Grubman participated in a presentation at the American Bankruptcy Institute Winter Leadership Conference in Rancho Mirage California in December which focused on the troubled mortgage market and sales of mortgage origination and servicing businesses.

November 2007 — Partners Mark Indelicato and Don Grubman presented a case study of the sale of the American Home Mortgage Corporation servicing business to a class of Executive MBA students at the Columbia School of Business.

September 2007 — Partner, Rosanne Thomas Matzat participated in an American Bar Association, Business Law Section Teleconference Panel on September 26, 2007 entitled “The Sub Prime Lending Industry: Bankruptcy Issues Raised in the Restructuring of an Industry”. For a report on the presentation, see attached in the Bankruptcy Law Reporter (Vol. 19, No 38)
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May 2007 — Edward Schnitzer, an associate in the Bankruptcy Department, will be participating in a panel discussion at the NY City Bar Association addressing the Bankruptcy Pro Bono Panel, the Consumer Bankruptcy Project and the CARE Program. He will be speaking as to his experience providing pro bono representation for defendants in an adversary proceeding. Fellow panel members include Bankruptcy Judges Robert Drain and Dennis Milton.

April 2007 — Partner Rosanne Matzat will be serving as an instructor at the three day Workout and Bankruptcy Workshop being sponsored in New York City by the Commercial Finance Association. Topics will include an Overview of Workout and Bankruptcy Process, Consensual Workouts, Protecting and Enforcing Secured Claims in Bankruptcy, Asset Sales in Bankruptcy, Financing the Chapter 11 Case, and The Plan of Reorganization. For more information, see http://www.cfa.com/Education_Programs/education_schedule.asp#Work

March, 2007 — Partners Dave Blejwas and Steve Seif spoke at the PNC 2007 Marketing Kickoff in Las Vegas. Steve spoke about case law developments regarding intercreditor agreements involving second lien loans and interest rate grids arising out of the Adelphia bankruptcy, and Dave discussed the history of and statutory framework for fraudulent conveyances.

March 2007 — Partner Steve Seif was recipient of the Humanitarian Award at the Financial Industries Dinner benefiting National Jewish Medical and Research Center.

February 2007 — ReedLogic has announced the release of "Business Litigation Strategies" featuring Partner John McCahey as part its Video Leadership Seminar series. ReedLogic produces video-based seminars and learning and development tools for executives.

February 2007 — Partner Rosanne Matzat participated in a panel presentation at the New York Credit Institute in New York City on second lien intercreditor issues. Fellow panel members included Bankruptcy Judge Robert Gerber of the Southern District of New York.

January 2007 — Partner Mark Indelicato participated in a panel presentation at the New York Credit Institute in New York City on developments in case law under various of the 2005 Bankruptcy Code Amendments. Fellow panel members included Bankruptcy Judge James Peck of the Southern District of New York.

November 2006 — Partner Rosanne Matzat participated in a panel presentation at the November 2006 Distressed Debt Summit held in New York City. The Panel gave a ""one year later" update on the development of case law under various of the 2005 Bankruptcy Code Amendments. Many of Ms. Matzat's comments were the subject of article and commentary in the November 21, 2006 issue of The Secured Debt Report.

Partner, John P. McCahey will serve as speaker and moderator at a teleconference and live audio webcast presentation being sponsored by the Litigation Section of the American Bar Association entitled After the Default: Litigation Under UCC Article 9 being held on Tuesday, September 12, 2006. The program, which carries CLE credit in most jurisdictions, will focus on unique litigation issues faced by counsel representing parties to secured transactions. Information concerning the conference can be found at: http://www.abanet.org/cle/programs/106ad1.html

On August 10-11, 2006, Litigation Partner, Zachary G. Newman conducted a seminar entitled Protecting Your Interests in Collateral and Consigned Art at the 8th Annual Visual Arts and the Law Conference at the Inn and Spa at Loretto in Santa Fe, New Mexico

Partner, John Amato was pleased to conduct an in-house seminar in January 2006 for various executives and officers of HSBC Bank on the topic: "Accountant's Malpractice: Privity Concepts and Legal Duty."

Partner Rosanne Matzat participated in a panel presentation at the March 2006 Meeting of the Commercial Finance Association in New York City. Rosanne and her fellow-panelists, George Greico of GMAC Commercial Finance, Frank Galle of GE Commercial Finance Corporate Lending, Duff Meyercord of Carl Marks and Durc Savini of Miller Buckfire, spoke on Secured Lender Perspectives on the 2005 Bankruptcy Code Amendments.

Partners Steve Seif and Dave Blejwas were delighted to join certain key officers and executives from PNC Business Credit in Las Vegas in March 2006 to present a seminar on Negotiating Second Lien Intercreditor Issues.

Partner Rosanne Matzat served as a panelist in March 2006 with John McDonagh of JP Morgan Chase, Sean Cunningham of Capstone Advisory Group and Kevin Lavin of FTI Consulting in speaking to Junior and Senior Business Students at Manhattan College on the topic of Bankruptcy and Restructuring in the Automotive Industry. Back by popular demand, the same panel spoke to last year's students concerning issues relating the Kmart Chapter 11.

In March 2006, Partner John McCahey was appointed to the Editorial Board of Advisors of the Commercial Lending Litigation News.

In Fall 2005, Partner John McCahey's supplement to the chapter, Bills and Notes, written for the treatise, Commercial Litigation in New York State Courts ( 2d ed. Thomson/West) was published.