Join our panel of experienced professionals for a 60-minute discussion in which we’ll share techniques to protect your firm, and help you better:
- Understand unique threats that can arise from failing businesses
- Interpret economic and bankruptcy trends to identify risks for your firm
- Explore changes to client relations that can arise from business failure
Event Date & Time
Wednesday, April 28, 2021
11:00 a.m. PT / 2:00 p.m. ET
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Panelists
Bill Casey
Partner
Atheria Law
San Francisco, CA
Bill concentrates in the area of professional liability insurance coverage and litigation. He defends insurers and reinsurers in complex insurance coverage actions and arbitrations. Bill has counseled and represented insurers and reinsurers on policies involving lawyers’ liability, insurance for architects, insurance for engineers, and other design professionals. He also has experience representing insurers and reinsurers in the following industries: media and technology, entertainment industry errors and omissions, contingency insurance, sports cancellation insurance, space and satellite insurance, project insurance, employment practices liability, D&O insurance, accountants’ professional liability, sports disability, general liability, property insurance, and judge’s professional liability. He received his J.D. from Santa Clara University School of Law and his bachelor of arts from Stanford University.
Nicole Shapiro
Partner
Atheria Law
San Francisco, CA
Nikki counsels insurers in connection with errors and omission policies issued to professionals, including attorneys, accountants, and other business advisors. She began her legal career as a litigator litigating commercial disputes. Nikki is passionate about giving back to the community through pro bono work and led her former firm’s pro bono program. She received her J.D. from the University of San Francisco School of Law and her bachelor’s degree (cum laude) from Boston College.
Gary Marsh
Partner
Troutman Pepper
Atlanta, GA
Gary is a veteran restructuring attorney; he focuses on all aspects of bankruptcy, workouts, debtor and creditor law, and general commercial litigation. He represents debtors and creditors in Chapter 11 cases, out-of-court restructurings, and litigation. He also represents court-appointed receivers, examiners, and trustees. Gary’s practice primarily involves representing financial institutions and servicers in and out of court; he enforces their rights and remedies. He also analyzes and defends against preference and fraudulent conveyance actions, represents buyers of assets out of bankruptcy, and represents landlords and other parties who have leases or contracts with debtors. Gary has deep industry experience particularly with healthcare, energy, and real estate insolvencies.
Johannes S. Kingma
Partner
Copeland Stair Kingma & Lovell
Atlanta, GA
Joe represents international, national, and regional accounting firms and law firms. He also represents actuaries, directors and officers, judges, financial institutions, and brokers and agents. Joe has particular expertise in cases involving audit, secured lending, real estate, trusts and estates, and corporate governance. He is occasionally asked to try cases outside the state of Georgia, usually in matters involving audit or complex attorney malpractice. He has represented clients in proceedings before the SEC (Washington, Fort Worth and Manhattan), the FDIC, and the IRS. In addition to his busy trial practice, Joe established the firm’s national risk management program for accountants, and he is a frequent speaker on risk management and trial practice. He is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and has been named as one of the top 100 Georgia lawyers four times. He has been included in the Best Lawyers in America® list every year since 2009, and has been named a Georgia Super Lawyer every year since 2005. In 2016, Joe was appointed by the President of the American Bar Association to a three year term on the ABA’s Standing Committee on Lawyers’ Professional Liability. He was named Best Lawyers® 2021 Legal Malpractice Law–Defendants “Lawyer of the Year” in GA and is AV Preeminent rated by Martindale-Hubbell.
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