March 4, 2009

Norris McLaughlin & Marcus, P.A.
721 Route 202-206
Bridgewater, NJ 08807
Contact: Edward C. Miller, Jr.
Chief Marketing Officer
(908) 722-0700, X-4224
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Norris McLaughlin & Marcus Sponsors NJCCA Corporate Bankruptcy 101 Seminar

Bridgewater, NJ (March 4, 2009) – Norris McLaughlin & Marcus, P.A. is co-sponsoring a two-part seminar entitled "Corporate Bankruptcy 101 and Select Bankruptcy Issues" at their Bridgewater office on Tuesday, March 24, 2009, for the Association of Corporate Counsel – New Jersey Chapter (NJCCA). The panel for the seminar includes Morris S. Bauer and Larry K. Lesnik, Members of Norris McLaughlin & Marcus and its Bankruptcy & Creditors’ Rights Group; Ilana Volkov, a Member of Cole, Schotz, Meisel, Forman & Leonard, P.A.; Boris Mankovetskiy of Sills Cummis & Gross, P.C.; James Lawlor, Partner at Wollmuth Maher & Deutsch, LLC; Andrew Stein of AT&T; and Joseph Aronds of Hartz Mountain Industries, Inc.

“A basic understanding of bankruptcy law is essential for all in-house counsel and credit managers in today’s volatile marketplace. Bankruptcies, and the threat of bankruptcies, drastically affect cash flow, contracts, property rights, real estate transactions, labor relations and other ongoing business relationships. The morning session of the seminar will provide an overview of the Chapter 11 process, the differences between Chapter 7 and Chapter 11 proceedings, an understanding of the key players in a bankruptcy, the implications for ongoing contracts and other critical matters, and the role of in-house counsel including participation on a creditors' committee, the monitoring of a Chapter 11 case, and identifying and administering basic legal tasks that can protect a company’s interest. The afternoon session will go more in-depth on bankruptcy issues for commercial landlords and tenants, bankruptcy issues related to intellectual property licenses, and pre- and post-bankruptcy creditors’ rights.

People can choose to attend either the morning, afternoon, or both sessions of the two-part seminar. For more information or to register, visit www.acc.com/chapters/njcca or contact Gail Girard, NJCCA Executive Director, at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

NJCCA represents the interests of over 1,000 in-house counsel in over 350 corporations throughout the state. It offers focus, value, and consistency for those desiring training and development, whether based on seminars, meetings, peer-to-peer interaction or online webcasts. It is in-house counsel developing programs for in-house counsel. It is also a perfect forum for professional and leadership development by offering multiple opportunities for networking and benchmarking and for becoming an active part of the Chapter.

A resident of Long Valley, Bauer has represented debtors, creditors’ committees, and stand-alone creditors in the Chapter 11 proceedings of publicly and closely-held corporations, limited liability companies, and partnerships, including a multi-store regional supermarket chain, a national distributor of electronics, several New Jersey residential developers, one of Northern New Jersey’s largest income-producing property owners, committees to a large-scale regional mail distributor, and a computer software outsourcing business to several Fortune 500 companies. In addition, he has represented one of the largest satellite dish operators in federal and state court litigation.

Bauer is a member of the New Jersey State Bar Association (Debtor/Creditor Section), Morris County Bar Association, the American Bankruptcy Institute and the Turnaround Management Association. He is admitted to practice in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, the U. S. District Court for the District of New Jersey and the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Bauer earned his J.D. from Hofstra University School of Law and his B.S. from Dickinson College.

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