The Northwest Chapter's 22nd ANNUAL CROSS-BORDER CONFERENCE
The Hyatt at Olive 8 Hotel | Seattle, WA
October 26-27, 2023
Join TMA Northwest for the 22nd Annual Cross-Border Conference in Seattle, WA October 26-27, 2023 at the Hyatt at Olive 8.
Connect with fellow TMA members and colleagues and enjoy networking opportunities, professional development and the beautiful city of Seattle, WA.
The 22nd Annual Cross-Border Conference will feature a series of speakers from the United States and Canada on topics including the intersection of fraud and insolvency cases, changes in the commercial real-estate market, crypto bankruptcies, and sports insolvencies. Additional conference details will be available soon.
REGISTRATION for this event is open. Take advantage of Early Bird registration now through October 1 and save $100. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER!
FULL CONFERENCE REGISTRATION after October 1:
Member: $595 US
Non-member: $695 US
Thursday Welcome Reception Only:
Member: $55 US
Non-Member/Guests: $65 US
Thursday Group Dinner at Flatstick Pub:
Member: $40
Non-Member/Guests: $50
CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26
5:30 – 7:30 pm | Welcome Reception – Hyatt Ballroom Foyer
7:30 – 9:30 pm | Dinner – Flatstick Pub
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27
7:30 – 8:30 am | Breakfast Buffet – Hyatt Ballroom Foyer
8:30 – 8:45 am | Opening Remarks – Ballroom AB | Will Brunnquell, Lane Powell, Seattle, WA
8:45 – 9:45 am | Crypto Insolvencies and Beyond: The Fallout of the Bust – Ballroom AB
Moderator: Peter Chisholm, Ernst & Young, Calgary, AB
Morag Cooper, PWC Canada, Vancouver, BC
Chris Keliher, Blakes, Calgary, AB
Dominique Scalia, DBS Law, Seattle, WA
9:50 – 10:50 am |Commercial Real Estate: A Soft Landing or Building Crisis? – Ballroom AB
Moderator: Christy Tobin-Presser, Bush Kornfeld, Seattle, WA
Reid Rader, Eastdil Secured, Seattle, WA
Stuart Heath, Elliott Bay Asset Solutions, Bellevue, WA
Lance Williams, McCarthy Tetrault, Vancouver, BC
10:50 – 11:15 am | Coffee Break – Ballroom Foyer
11:15 am – 12:15 pm | Fraud and Insolvency: Untangling Fraud in Bankruptcy – Ballroom AB
Moderator: Jenny Faubion, Cairncross & Hempelmann, Seattle, WA
Seth Moldoff, Umpqua Bank, San Francisco, CA
Shelly Crocker, Shelly Crocker LLC, Seattle, WA
David P. Stapleton, Stapleton Group, Los Angeles, CA
12:15 – 1:45 pm | Lunch – Ballroom C
1:45 – 2:30 pm | Perspectives from the Bench – Ballroom AB
Moderator: Will Brunnquell, Lane Powell PC, Seattle, WA
Judge Mary Jo Heston, United States Bankruptcy Court, Western District of Washington
Madam Justice Fitzpatrick, British Columbia Supreme Court
2:30 – 2:45 pm | Coffee Break – Ballroom C
2:50 – 3:50 pm| On Thin Ice: The Top 10 Sports-Related Bankruptcies – Ballroom AB
James Zack – Lane Powell PC, Seattle, WA
Ryan Zahara – MLT Aikins, Calgary, AB
3:50 – 4:00 pm |Closing Remarks – Ballroom AB
4:00 – 6:00 pm | Closing Reception – TIDAL +
*Following the Thursday Welcome Reception opt in to participate in an informal group dinner at Flatstick Pub. Registration includes dinner, drink tickets and mini golf and other games for those who want to participate.
HOTEL RESERVATIONS at the Hyatt at Olive 8 can be made directly at: http://www.hyatt.com/en-US/group-booking/SEAHS/G-TMAC
The special group rate of $309 is available now through Friday, October 6, 2023.