Spring 2011 • Issue 39, page 1

Loyola IV Sets Records

By Mosier, Robert*

Our fourth intensive seminar on all aspects of receivers and receiverships – “Loyola IV – Receivership Law and Practice” – presented in conjunction with Loyola Law School of Los Angeles at the Los Angeles Convention Center on January 20 – 22 was a great success.

We set a number of “firsts” including:

• Significant new curriculum – a half-day on the subject of “Receivership Administration” – was added;

• We added two teaching formats – a two-track split session on Saturday allowing us to zero in on additional complex receivership issues, and a round-table luncheon with topic tables hosted by experts in respective areas;

• We modified the pricing structure, allowing participants to select only that day or those days presenting material pertinent to their level of practice;

• We brought additional people into leadership positions, including volunteer daily co-chairs responsible for coordinating and reviewing all materials for presentations made on their day, and Friday luncheon discussion leaders at each table;

• The California Department of Real Estate provided a continuing education endorsement for real estate professionals, complimenting those in place for accounting professionals and attorneys;

• More than 350 people attended (nearly double the number of professionals who attended Loyola III in 2009) one or all of the 24 panel presentations featuring the remarks of and materials prepared by more than 53 outstanding professionals – including eight sitting District Court, Bankruptcy Court and State Superior Court Judges;

• More than 1000 pages of outlines, discussions, how-to lists, exemplars, sample pleadings and written discussions of pertinent requirements, issues and required forms were provided to participants in three binders for quick future reference.

We had plenty of time for socializing at luncheons and dinners, too. I, as many of those who attended, made many new friends and business acquaintances. Most importantly, perhaps, the concerted efforts of the California Receivers Forum and its six geographic chapters throughout California were able to further advance its collective goal of enhancing the professionalism of receivership practice in California.
My thanks to all who worked so hard to bring this colossal effort together and to all who attended.

Bob Mosier, Chair

*Robert P. Mosier is a Southern California trustee and receiver and principal of Mosier & Company, Inc., a firm that has specialized in managing and turning around troubled companies for more than 25 years.