Attorneys Neil Glassman, Ashley Stitzer, and GianClaudio Finizio attended the 5th Annual American Bankruptcy Institute Mid-Atlantic Conference in Hershey, PA from August 6-8, 2009.  The conference was attended by over 200 restructuring professionals, primarily from the Mid-Atlantic region.  Neil Glassman served as a member of the Advisory Board.

Glassman is chairman of the Board of Directors of Bayard and chairs the firm's bankruptcy group. Neil focuses his practice on bankruptcy and insolvency law, and regularly represents debtors, official committees of unsecured creditors or equity holders, secured lenders, banks, insurance companies, and other creditors in large bankruptcy cases and other insolvency proceedings including insurance company insolvencies. An experienced transactional attorney, Neil has also developed a substantial practice representing clients in relation to the law of Delaware business entities including corporations, business trusts, general and limited partnerships, limited liability companies, and captive insurance companies. Neil joined Bayard in 1986.

Finizio is an associate at Bayard. He concentrates his practice counseling companies on mergers and acquisitions, including assisting in structuring, negotiating and documenting transactions; general corporate and business law matters; corporate governance issues; and providing legal opinions on provisions of Delaware law relating to corporate transactions. His focus as a transactional attorney is enhanced and complemented by significant experience in the areas of corporate bankruptcy and commercial litigation.