Dean Robert Schapiro\u27s remarks honoring Grant Newton at the annual Emory Bankruptcy Developments Journal Banquet. Dean Schapiro highlighted Emory\u27s bankruptcy program, the Thirteenth Annual Emory Bankruptcy Developments Journal Symposium held in February, and Grant Newton\u27s leadership and achievements in bankruptcy law

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Emory Bankruptcy Developments Journal Volume 33 Issue 1 A Tribute to Professor Grant W. Newton 2016 Opening Remarks Robert A. Schapiro Emory University School of Law Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarlycommons.law.emory.edu/ebdj  Part of the Bankruptcy Law Commons Recommended Citation Robert A. Schapiro, Opening Remarks, 33 Emory Bankr. Dev. J. 3 (2016). Available at: https://scholarlycommons.law.emory.edu/ebdj/vol33/iss1/2 This Tribute is brought to you for free and open access by the Journals at Emory Law Scholarly Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Emory Bankruptcy Developments Journal by an authorized editor of Emory Law Scholarly Commons. For more information, please contact law-scholarly-commons@emory.edu. SCHAPIRO GALLEYSPROOFS2 12/15/2016 2:52 PM  OPENING REMARKS Robert A. Schapiro∗ It is my great pleasure to welcome all of you to this wonderful evening. The Emory Bankruptcy Developments Journal Banquet is a highlight of the year for the Law School. I would like to offer special thanks to the sponsors of this marvelous event; to the Advisory Board of the Journal, especially Alumni Advisor Keith Shapiro;† and to the Faculty Advisors, Professors Jim Elliott and Charlie Shanor and our resident bankruptcy expert, Rafael Pardo, the Robert T. Thompson Professor of Law. I am particularly grateful to the outstanding students of the Emory Bankruptcy Developments Journal and especially to outgoing Editor-in-Chief, Armie Lewis, and to incoming Editor-in-Chief, Jake Jumbeck. It is these superb students who provide the effort and inspiration for the Journal and this banquet. I would like to thank, as well, the distinguished members of the bench and bar who attend this event, and who provide exceptional support for our unique bankruptcy program throughout the year. The bankruptcy program is truly a signature strength of Emory Law School. The program exemplifies the school’s commitment to offering a curriculum that integrates theory and practice and to forging close ties among outstanding scholars, practitioners, and judges. In this way, Emory Law’s bankruptcy program is a model of all that is best in legal education and in the legal profession. Of course, the Emory Bankruptcy Developments Journal lies at the heart of the bankruptcy program. This year was another great year for the study of bankruptcy at Emory Law and for the EBDJ. Once again, the EBDJ Symposium provided valuable insight on timely topics. The corporate panel addressed the ABI Commission’s Report on the Reform of Chapter 11, with special focus on small and medium businesses, sales of assets, financing, and plans. The consumer panel focused on recent developments in bankruptcy regulation, including mortgage servicing rules, the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, and the Consumer Financial Protection Board. As in previous   ∗ Dean, Emory University School of Law and Asa Griggs Candler Professor of Law.  † Keith J. Shapiro is the Vice President of Greenberg Traurig. He is also the Chairman of the Chicago office, National Chairman of Strategic Recruitment, and Co-Chair of the firm’s Business Reorganization & Financial Restructuring Practice. He serves as the EBDJ’s Alumni Advisor.  SCHAPIRO GALLEYPROOFS2 12/15/2016 2:52 PM 4 EMORY BANKRUPTCY DEVELOPMENTS JOURNAL [Vol. 33 years, the event brought together outstanding experts to illuminate vital topics. Happily, unlike last year, it did not snow. The EBDJ continues to be an extraordinary influential voice, often relied on by practitioners and judges. The EBDJ is cited by courts all over the land. Just last week, for example, the Journal was cited by United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan.1 The week before it was the District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.2 This evening, it is our privilege to honor a legend in bankruptcy, Professor Grant W. Newton. He will receive a full introduction later. For now, I will merely mention some highlights. Professor Newton received his undergraduate degree nearby from the University of North Alabama and his masters degree from the University of Alabama. He then ventured forth with stops in New York, Connecticut, California, and now Oregon. He was a long time professor at Pepperdine and the author of leading books and articles in the field. His extraordinarily distinguished career has included serving as Executive Director of the Association of Insolvency and Restructuring Advisors. Linking the academy and the bar, he was central to creating a variety of certificates and designations, including the Certified Insolvency and Reorganization Accountant (“CIRA”) and the Certification in Distressed Business Valuation (“CDBV”) designations. He also serves as a Trustee of Oklahoma Christian University. Professor Newton represents the ideal that we strive for: bringing together the academy, the bench, and the bar, furthering the highest ideals of the legal profession. We are very pleased to welcome him back to Atlanta. We have indeed much to celebrate this evening, and we look forward to a wonderful night.   1 Indian Harbor Ins. v. Zucker, 553 B.R. 633, 640 (W.D. Mich. 2016) (citing Michael D. Sousa, Making Sense of the Bramble-Filled Thicket: The “Insured vs. Insured” Exclusion in the Bankruptcy Context, 23 EMORY BANKR. DEV. J. 365, 370–71, 404 (2007)).  2 Colfin Bulls Fundings A, LLC v. Paloian (In re Dvorkin Holdings, LLC), 547 B.R. 880, 892 (N.D. Ill. 2016) (citing Scott C. Shelley & Solomon J. Noh, Show Me the Money: Another Look at Postpetition Interest in Solvent Debtor Chapter 11 Cases, 24 EMORY BANKR. DEV. J. 361, 361 (2008)). 

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