NCBJOctober 6-9 2021 INDIANAPOLIS BACK ON TRACK AROUND THE WORLD IN 75 MINUTES — INTERNATIONAL JUDICIAL TRAINING IN A PANDEMIC Thursday, Oct 7, 2021 | On-Line & in Grand Ballroom 1-4 • 2:00 pm – 3:15 pm DR. BOLANLE ADEBOLA BOLANLE is an Associate Professor of International Commercial Law at the University of Reading, UK. She is a leading expert in International Corporate Law, Governance and Restructuring, which she actively teaches and researches. She is actively engaged in capacity building and the development of modern corporate and commercial law practices in emerging markets. She was awarded the prestigious Arts and Humanities Research Council Grant, through which she established the Commercial Law Research Network Nigeria (CLRNN) – a network that promotes research and knowledge exchange on matters relating to the development and reform of commercial law in emerging economies such as Nigeria. The network responds to the challenges that emerging economies like Nigeria face in designing commercial laws that fit both their realities and the interconnected global systems. She has contributed the training of judges, regulators and practitioners on corporate and insolvency law in Nigeria. She is a member of the National Assembly Business Environment Roundtable (NASSBER, Nigeria) Expert Network. Bolanle obtained her LLB from Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye (Nigeria), BL from the Nigerian Law School, LLM from the University of Wales (Bangor, UK), and PhD from University College London. She is an Associate of the Corporate Governance Institute, an academic member of INSOL International, INSOL Europe and the Insolvency Lawyers Association, as well as a member of the Business Recovery and Insolvency Practitioners Association of Nigeria. She is a Fellow of the Higher Education Institute and a contributing editor to the Lexis Nexis Encyclopedia of Banking Law. Bolanle loves football, and is proudly 3rd and inching up in her first Fantasy Premier League. She is particularly proud to carry the flag as the only female member of her league. Accelerating the Insolvency Conversation | Speaker Bios | Page 1 NCBJOctober 6-9 2021 INDIANAPOLIS BACK ON TRACK CHANGING UP THE CODE Friday, Oct 8, 2021 | Grand Ballroom 5-6 • 11:15 am – 12:15 pm HON. CHRIS ALSTON CHRIS ALSTON was sworn in as bankruptcy judge on June 30, 2015 and maintains chambers in Seattle, Washington. Prior to taking the bench, Chris was a Member of Foster Pepper PLLC (now Foster Garvey) in Seattle, where he practiced since graduating from law school. He was the Chair of the firm’s Creditors’ Rights and Bankruptcy group, and focused his practice on all aspects of Chapter 11 reorganization, bankruptcy litigation and commercial litigation emphasizing creditor/debtor rights, collections and realization proceedings. Chris is active in both the ABA, currently serving as Chair of the Business Bankruptcy Committee of the Business Law Section, and in the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges, having recently served as the Co-Chair of the Diversity Committee. He has been and remains active in his community; he currently works with the Center for Children and Youth Justice, and received the United Way of King County’s Volunteer of the Year award in 2007. Chris received his J.D. from the University of Michigan in 1989 and received his A.B. from the School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University in 1985. Between college and law school, he was on the staff of U.S. Senator Bill Bradley (D-NJ), serving as Special Projects Assistant. In his spare time, he likes to travel with his two children to various spots in the Pacific Northwest and around the world. Accelerating the Insolvency Conversation | Speaker Bios | Page 2 NCBJOctober 6-9 2021 INDIANAPOLIS BACK ON TRACK DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION IN THE BANKRUPTCY PROFESSION Thursday, Oct 7, 2021 | Grand Ballroom 5-6 • Noon – 1:00 pm PROF. ANGELA M. BANKS ANGELA M. BANKS is a legal scholar who specializes in membership and belonging in democratic societies. Her research explores this topic in the areas of immigration, citizenship, law school curriculum, and professional development for faculty. She is the Charles J. Merriam Distinguished Professor of law at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University, and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Her scholarship has appeared in leading American law review journals and her book Reimagining Civic Education in the Age of Mass Migration is forthcoming with Teachers College Press. Prior to joining the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law faculty, Professor Banks was a Professor of Law at William & Mary School of Law. She has also served as the Reginald F. Lewis Fellow for Law Teaching at Harvard Law School, a legal advisor to Judge Gabrielle Kirk McDonald at the Iran-United States Claims Tribunal; an associate at Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering in Washington, DC (now WilmerHale); and a law clerk for Judge Carlos F. Lucero of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. Professor Banks is a graduate of Harvard Law School, where she served as an editor of the Harvard Law Review and the Harvard International Law Journal. Prior to attending law school Professor Banks received a Master of Letters degree in sociology from the University of Oxford, where she studied as a Marshall Scholar, and a B.A. in sociology from Spelman College summa cum laude. Accelerating the Insolvency Conversation | Speaker Bios | Page 3 NCBJOctober 6-9 2021 INDIANAPOLIS BACK ON TRACK EVEN THE CIRCUITS CAN’T AGREE Friday, Oct 8, 2021 | Grand Ballroom 5-6 • 8:45 am – 9:45 am LUKE A. BAREFOOT LUKE A. BAREFOOT is a partner at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP. His practice focuses on bankruptcy litigation, insolvency, corporate restructuring and related litigation matters, with a particular focus on cross- border and international bankruptcy disputes. Luke joined the firm in 2004 and became a partner in 2013. Luke has advised on notable matters for creditors and debtors, corporates and sovereigns in complex, high-profile matters. He is currently advising various parties in two major airline restructurings including representing LATAM Airlines Group and its affiliates in the voluntary reorganization and restructuring of their debt under Chapter 11 protection in the United States and advising multiple parties in connection with the Grupo Aeroméxico bankruptcy proceedings. Luke’s other recent representations include representing ESL and Eddie Lampert as largest shareholder and creditor (with over $2.8 billion in claims) in the Sears Holdings Chapter 11 proceedings, including structuring and negotiating a complex credit bid and advising on prepetition transactions and related investigations; an ad hoc group of bondholders in the contested Chapter 15 proceedings for the QGOG/Constellation entities in their cross-border restructuring; Odebrecht S.A. and certain of its affiliates in Chapter 15 proceedings to seek recognition of their Brazilian restructuring plans in the United States; and representing the Puerto Rico Public-Private Partnerships Authority and other Commonwealth instrumentalities in various litigation matters relating to Puerto Rico’s debt crisis. Luke has been recognized as a “Rising Star” by Law360 and an “Outstanding Young Restructuring Lawyer,” by Turnarounds & Workouts. He was also inducted into the International Insolvency Institute’s Next Generation. Luke received a J.D. degree, with distinction, from Stanford Law School and a B.S. degree, with honors, from Cornell University. Accelerating the Insolvency Conversation | Speaker Bios | Page 4 NCBJOctober 6-9 2021 INDIANAPOLIS BACK ON TRACK YOU BE THE RACE DIRECTOR Thursday, Oct 7, 2021 | Grand Ballroom 1-4 • 11:00 am – Noon CAMILLE C. BENT CAMILLE C. BENT is a Bankruptcy and Restructuring Partner at BakerHostetler LLP. Camille focuses her practice on corporate bankruptcy, restructuring, and commercial litigation. She specializes in disputes and transactions arising out of corporate insolvencies, including asset sale, fraudulent transfer, negligent misrepresentation, and wrongful redemption cases. Camille has represented debtors, creditors, trustees, committees, and other interested parties in several industries. Camille is passionate about mentoring and supporting junior attorneys. She is a founding member and advisor of the Black Biglaw Pipeline, where she plans programming content, including the annual Junior Associate Bootcamp. Camille is also a board member of Directions for Our Youth, Inc., a Bronx-based non-profit organization that provides educational enrichment to young children in the Bronx and Harlem, including students at Pablo Casals M.S. 181, Camille’s alma mater. As an active member of the legal community, Camille serves in several leadership roles, both internally and externally. At the firm, Camille is Co-Chair of BakerHostetler’s New York Diversity Committee, and she is a member of its Recruiting and Women’s Steering Committees. Camille is a member and past board member of the International Women’s Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation. She also serves on the Bankruptcy & Restructuring Committee at the New York City Bar Association, and on the NCBJ 2020- 2021 Education Committee. Camille earned her J.D./M.B.A. from Emory University and her B.A. from Johns Hopkins University. Accelerating the Insolvency Conversation | Speaker Bios | Page 5 NCBJOctober 6-9 2021 INDIANAPOLIS BACK ON TRACK DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION IN THE BANKRUPTCY PROFESSION Thursday, Oct 7, 2021 | Grand Ballroom 5-6 • Noon – 1:00 pm