Opening Remarks
Robert Schapiro
Emory University School of Law
I would like to welcome all of you to this wonderful event. Special thanks go to our sponsors; the Emory Bankruptcy Developments Journal advisory board, especially alumni advisor Keith Shapiro; Emory Law faculty, especially Jim Elliott and Charles Shanor; and faculty advisor and Robert T. Thompson Professor of Law, Rafael Pardo. I especially want to thank the students of the Emory Bankruptcy Developments Journal, in particular outgoing Editor-in-Chief Gene Goldmintz and incoming Editor-in-Chief Armstead Lewis. Finally, thank you to the distinguished members of the bench and bar, who attend and support our unique bankruptcy program.
The bankruptcy program is truly a signature strength of Emory Law School. The bankruptcy curriculum integrates theory and practice, and its extraordinary strength results from the close ties among outstanding scholars, practicing lawyers, and bankruptcy judges. Emory's...
