Conferences

SMG sponsors and attends industry conferences throughout the year. Professionals from our firm are well known in the industry, are viewed as thought leaders, and are frequently invited to speak at these events.

2010 Conferences/Events Schedule
(Check back often as new events will be added to this page.)

UPCOMING CONFERENCES

AUGUST

Bisnow 2010 Sustainability Summit (New York, NY)
Date: August 12
FTI Schonbraun McCann Group is a sponsor of the Summit.
- Elizabeth Kulik, Senior Managing Director, Real Estate Advisory Group, will moderate the panel discussion
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SEPTEMBER

Bisnow State of the Market (New York, NY)
Date: September 15
FTI Schonbraun McCann Group is a sponsor and will be speaking at this event
- Jahn Brodwin, Senior Managing Director, Real Estate Advisory Group, will moderate the panel discussion
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IMN 2nd Annual Distressed Commercial Real Estate Forum (New York, NY)
Date: September 23 - 24
FTI Schonbraun McCann Group is a Silver Sponsor of the Forum.
- Paul Griesmer, Senior Managing Director, Real Estate Advisory Group, will speak on two panels:
- "Buying non-performing and semi-performing whole loans"
- "Finding distressed deals: Comparing buying properties/loans out of bankruptcy vs. from a bank, receiver or servicer"
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OCTOBER

Greenpearl Distressed Real Estate Summit (New York, NY)
Date: October 21
FTI Schonbraun McCann Group is a Sponsor of the Summit.
- Paul Griesmer, Senior Managing Director, Real Estate Advisory Group, will speak on the panel: “Restructurings, REOs & Regulations: Industry Leaders Discuss Where the Distressed Real Estate Market is Now & Where it is Headed”
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PAST CONFERENCES

FEBRUARY

Sidoti & Company's Second Annual Business Services Conference: Economic Stress Points (New York, NY)
- Bruce Schonbraun, the head of the global real estate practice of FTI Consulting, Inc. and the group head of FTI Schonbraun McCann Group, moderated the Commercial Real Estate panel discussion: "Real Estate - What's Next?"
Date: February 2
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MARCH

National Realty Club (New York, NY)
Date: March 16
- Jahn Brodwin, Senior Managing Director, Elizabeth Kulik, Senior Managing Director (Real Estate Advisory Group) and Mark Rubin, Senior Managing Director (Private Client Advisory Group) presented "Current and Cutting Edge Opportunities"

REITWise 2010, NAREIT's Law, Accounting & Finance Conference, (Orlando, FL)
Date: March 24 - 26
- Client dinner held in partnership with Seyfarth Shaw LLP (March 24)

APRIL

IMN Bankers Forum on Distressed Properties & Real Estate Loan Workouts (New York, NY)
Date: April 19 - 20
- Paul Griesmer, Senior Managing Director, Real Estate Advisory Group, spoke on the panel "Examining the Foreclosure & Bankruptcy Process" on April 19 at 11:30am.
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MAY

2010 Annual Conference on State Taxation (Albany, NY)
Date: May 5 - 6
FTI Schonbraun McCann Group was a Sponsor of the Conference
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HOTEC 2010 Annual Tax Meeting (Lake Tahoe, CA)
Date: May 5 - 7
- James Helmus, Senior Managing Director, Business Tax Advisory Group presented

Asia Commercial Real Estate Summit (Beijing, China)
Date: May 13 - 14
FTI Schonbraun McCann Group was a Sponsor of the Summit.
- Dr. Mark Smith, Senior Managing Director, Head of Asia Real Estate, presented "Asia Real Estate Investment - Important Risk Factors"
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Quad Cities Estate Planning Council (Moline, IL)
Date: May 20
- Joe Falanga, Senior Managing Director, Private Client Advisory Group, presented “Chaos in Washington Over Estate Tax Repeal and Planning Opportunities Today That Will Not Be There Tomorrow”

JUNE

IMN US Real Estate Opportunity & Private Fund Investing Forum (New York, NY)
Date: June 3 - 4
FTI Schonbraun McCann Group was a Silver Sponsor of the Forum
- Glenn Brill, Managing Director, Real Estate Advisory Group, spoke on the panel: "Project-Level Workouts"
- Tabish Rizvi, Managing Director, Real Estate Advisory Group, spoke on the panel: "Distressed Hotels"
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GreenBuildingsNY (New York, NY)
Date: June 16 - 17
- Elizabeth Kulik, Senior Managing Director, Real Estate Advisory Group, presented "Marketing Sustainability"
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MEGA Real Estate Forum (New York, NY)
Date: June 23
- Harvey Berenson, Managing Director, Business Tax Advisory Group, spoke on two panels: "Carried Interests - What Should a Sponsor Do?" and "Opportunistic Investing in the Real Estate Marketplace"
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JULY

Bisnow New York City: Construction & Development Update
Date: July 7
FTI Schonbraun McCann Group is a sponsor of this event.
- Joseph Castellano, Senior Managing Director, Construction Solutions Group, moderated the panel discussion
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