Financial Lawyers Conference upcoming events

2026 George M. Treister Bankrutpcy Law Update (09/22/2026)

Tue, 22 Sep 2026 07:00:00 GMT

SAVE THE DATE

George M. Treister

Bankruptcy Law Update

Tuesday September 22, 2026

Sam Kidder, KTBS Law LLP

Brook Gotberg, Professor of Law at BYU Law School

FLC members -- $40

Non-members -- $55

Government employees -- $0

*** Special Join Now and Save *** - $160.00

***Rolling 12-month membership activated upon registration. Available for 1st time members.

MCLE Credit
This activity has been approved for Minimum Continuing Legal Education credit by the State Bar of California in the amount of 1.5 hours. The Financial Lawyers Conference certifies that this activity conforms to the standards for approved educational activities prescribed by the rules and regulations of the State Bar of California governing minimum continuing legal education. MCLE Certificates will be sent post-event once the Zoom attendance report has been reviewed.

Return, Refunds and Cancellation Policy
There are no refunds or this program. The program is being recorded for future viewing and Self-Study credit.

2026 Nuts & Bolts - SAVE THE DATE (11/17/2026)

Tue, 17 Nov 2026 08:00:00 GMT

2026 Nuts and Bolts

SAVE THE DATE

DATE:

Tuesday, November 17, 2026

LOCATION:

The offices of Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones, LLP

10100 Santa Monica Blvd

13th Floor

Los Angeles 90067

TIME:

2 sessions beginning at 1:00pm and concluding at 5:30pm

Networking - 5:30pm - 6:30pm

Session 1:

Negotiating DIP term sheet and DIP order

Presenters:

Amir Agam, FTI Consulting

David Golubchik, Levene, Neale, Bender, Yoo & Golubchik L.L.P.

Victor Sahn, Greenspoon Marder, LLP

Session 2:

Discovery in Bankruptcy

Presenters:

Jessica Bagdanov, BG Law

Ed Hays, Marshack Hays Wood LLP

Cost

2027 Annual Seminar (03/12/2027)

Fri, 12 Mar 2027 21:00:00 GMT

2027 Annual Seminar

March 12-14, 2027

Omni LaCosta Resort

Carlsbad, CA

New Frontiers in Commercial Law

Included in our 11 hours of MCLE studies will be:

AI as it relates to commercial law.
The GENIUS Act as it relates to commercial law
New uniform acts that relate to commercial law
Fraud as it relates to commercial law

Laura Coordes's research focuses on bankruptcy and financial distress and includes commercial law, large corporate reorganizations, international and comparative insolvency law, and local government finance and policy. She teaches Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, Advanced Bankruptcy, Secured Transactions (in-person and online), and Contracts. Professor Coordes is an active member of the American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI) and was honored as a member of the ABI's 40 Under 40 in 2020. Professor Coordes served on the board of the American Bankruptcy Law Journal from 2019 until 2022 and is an Honorary Master of the Arizona Bankruptcy American Inn of Court. She also served as the Reporter for the Uniform Law Commission's Drafting Committee on Assignments for the Benefit of Creditors, and she is Co-Chair of the Insolvency Law Academy's Insolvency Scholars Forum. With Charles Tabb and Kara Bruce, Professor Coordes is author of The Law of Bankruptcy (6th ed., West Academic, 2024), and with Eugenio Vaccari, Yseult Marique, and Geo Quinot, she is author of Municipalities in Financial Distress: An ESG Critique (Edward Elgar 2025). She is also a contributing editor for Bankruptcy Law Commentaries. Professor Coordes received her J.D. with honors from The University of Chicago Law School, where she was a Bradley Fellow and served on The University of Chicago Law Review. She completed a legal fellowship at the Student Press Law Center after receiving her degree. Before coming to the College of Law, Professor Coordes practiced in the Business, Finance and Restructuring Department at Weil, Gotshal & Manges in New York.