Author Events - Ponzi Book: A Legal Resource for Unraveling Ponzi Schemes

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Kathy Phelps was quoted in an article entitled "Homes Linked to Newport Beach Investment Firm Raided by FBI" published by OrangeCountyLawyers.com on March 5, 2024. To see the article, click here.

Kathy Phelps co-authored a paper entitled "Too Good to be True: Ponzi Schemes" published in Eye on Fraud by the AICPA FLS Fraud Task Force (Winter 2024, Issue 2).

Kathy Phelps spoke on a panel on "Fraud, Frenzy and the Future: Unmasking Deceit in Complex Bankruptcy Cases" at the Winter Leadership Conference of the American Bankruptcy Institute on December 1, 2023, in Scottsdale, AZ.

Kathy Phelps spoke on a panel on "Nuances of State v. Federal Regulatory Receiverships" at a regional meeting of the National Association of Federal Equity Receivers on October 23, 2023, in Scottsdale, AZ.

Kathy Phelps was quoted in an article entitled "Long Before FTX, Criminal Cases Have Complicated Ch. 11" by Hilary Russ, published by LAW360 on October 3, 2023. To see the article, click here.

Kathy Phelps spoke on a panel on "The “F” Word, from the False Claims Act to Ponzi Schemes: Practical Tips for Identifying and Efficiently Addressing Fraud in Bankruptcy Cases (and Beyond)" at the American Bankruptcy Institute Battleground West Conference on March 27, 2023, in Los Angeles, CA.

Kathy Phelps spoke on a panel on "Bankruptcy and Fraud" at IWIRC's 20th Annual Spring Conference on April 20, 2023, in Washingtom, DC.

Kathy Phelps authored a paper entitled "Detecting Ponzi Schemes and Dodging Professional and Investor Liability" published by the Public Investors Advocate Bar Association in the PIABA Bar Journal (Vol. 30, No. 1, 2023).

Kathy Phelps spoke on a panel on "Digital Assets and Investors in Distress" at the Annual Advanced Restructuring and Plan of Reorganization Conference of the Association of Insolvency and Restructuring Advisors on November 14, 2022, in New York City, NY.

Kathy Phelps spoke on a panel on "Current State of Ponzi Scheme Investigations and Looking to the Future" at the Annual Year-End Fraud Event of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, South Florida Chapter, on November 10, 2022, in Miami, FL.

Kathy Phelps co-authored an article entitled, "A Receiver's Colorful Journey into Fraudulent Schemes" in Litigation, a publication of the Litigation Section of the American Bar Association, Vol. 49, No. 1, Fall 2022.

Kathy Phelps made a presentation on "Psychopaths and Litigation: A Dangerous Combination" for the California Society of Certified Public Accountants on October 28, 2022, in Los Angeles, CA.

Kathy Phelps spoke on a panel on "What to Do When Securities Fraudsters Do You a Favor and File for Bankruptcy" at the Public Investors Advocate Bar Association Annual Meeting on October 25-28, 2022, in San Antonio, TX.

Kathy Phelps spoke on a panel on "Advanced Claims Procedures and Distribution Considerations" at the National Association of Federal Equity Receivers Annual Conference on September 15-17, 2022, in Washington, DC.

Kathy Phelps spoke on a panel on "Is Bankruptcy Dead?" at the American Bankrupcy Institute Southwest Conference on September 8-10, 2022, in Las Vegas, NV.

Kathy Phelps spoke on a panel on "Surviving a Bust: Crypto, NFTs, and Insolvency" for the Beverly Hills Bar Association on August 26, 2022, in Beverly Hills, CA.

Kathy Phelps spoke in a series of webinars on Federal Equity Receiverships for Financial Poise. For an introduction to the webinar series, click here. The webinars are:

"Federal Equity Receiverships: The Basics" (May 10, 2022), available here.
"Federal Equity Receiverships: The Order Controls" (June 7, 2022), available here.
"Federal Equity Receiverships: Recent Trends and Evolving Case Law" (July 12, 2022), available here.

Kathy Phelps spoke on a panel on "Ponzi Scheme: Stairway to Prison" at the 34th Annual Insolvency Conference of the California Bankruptcy Forum on May 19-22, 2022, in Monterey, CA.

Kathy Phelps spoke on a panel on "Receivers’ Huddle: Exotic and Unusual Receiver Motions" at a meeting of NAFER on March 10, 2022.

Kathy Phelps spoke on a panel on "D&O Insurance and Bankruptcy: Insuring Success" at the ABI's Bankruptcy Battleground West on March 3, 2022, in Beverly Hills, CA.

Kathy Phelps spoke on and Steve Rhodes moderated a panel on "The Intersection of the Bankruptcy Code with Criminal and Civil Forfeiture" at the Winter Leadership Conference of the American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI), December 9-11, 2021, in Rancho Palos Verdes, CA.

Kathy Phelps spoke in a virtual presentation on "How to Spot a Psychopath" for the Century City Bar Association on November 17, 2021, in Los Angeles, CA.

Kathy Phelps spoke on a panel on "Are You Bound or Not? Contracts and the Federal Receiver" at the 2021 Annual Conference of the National Association of Federal Equity Receivers (NAFER) on October 21-23, 2021, in Marina del Rey, CA.

Kathy Phelps moderated a panel entitled, "Receivers' Huddle Series: Regulators’ Perspectives on Receivership Goals and Game Plans," at a virtual program of the National Association of Federal Equity Receivers (NAFER) on May 4, 2021.

Kathy Phelps spoke on a panel on "Fraud" at a virtual program entitled, "2021 Virtual Credit Smorgasbord," presented by the New York Institute of Credit on May 4, 2021.

Kathy Phelps was quoted in Bloomberg Law on April 15, 2021, in an article entitled, "Madoff’s Case Provides Precedent for Future Ponzi Victim Payouts," by Daniel Gill. To see the article, click here.

Kathy Phelps spoke with Roger Wood on his podcast, Steering Clear of Ponzi Schemes, on February 27, 2021. To hear the podcast, click here.

Kathy Phelps was quoted in The New York Times on February 5, 2021, in an article entitled, "A Bigger Risk Than GameStop? Beware the Ponzi Scheme Next Door," by Paul Sullivan. To see the article, click here.

Kathy Phelps spoke on "Detecting Psychopaths in the Legal Field," at a program of the Orange County Bar Association – Business Litigation Section on November 4, 2020.

Kathy Phelps and Steve Rhodes spoke on a panel on "The Bankruptcy Code and Receiverships – Cracking the Code," at a conference of the National Association of Federal Equity Receivers (NAFER), October 8-10, 2020.

Kathy Phelps spoke on "The Highs and Lows of Landing a Fraud Case," at a program of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, Los Angeles Chapter on July 22, 2020.

Kathy Phelps spoke on "Detecting Ponzi Schemes," at a program of the CPA Forum on May 20, 2020.

Kathy Phelps was quoted in RIAIntel on April 7, 2020, in an article entitled, "Madoff Is Behind Bars. But With Markets Infected by Covid-19, More Ponzi Schemes May Be Unmasked," by Greg Bartalos. To see the article, click here.

Kathy Phelps spoke by video on "Recognizing Psychopaths in the Legal Industry," at a program of the Central District Consumer Bankruptcy Attorney’s Association on March 14, 2020.

Kathy Phelps was quoted by Fox News on March 7, 2020, in an article entitled, "Bernie Madoff billion-dollar Ponzi scheme and what he wants now: Everything you should know," by Barnini Chakraborty. To see the article, click here.

Kathy Phelps moderated the "Receiver's Training Camp: The Fourth Quarter," at the 2019 Annual Conference of the National Association of Federal Equity Receivers, October 17-19, 2019, at the Omni Resorts Hotel in Scottsdale, AZ.

Kathy Phelps was quoted in Business Insider on March 13, 2019, in an article entitled, "The world's first embezzlement insurance looks to protect rich investors from Ponzi schemes like Madoff," by Meghan Morris. To see the article, click here. (Subscription required.)

Kathy Phelps was quoted in the Orlando Sentinel on February 5, 2019, in an article entitled, "Villages resident tied to massive Ponzi scheme agrees to repay $1M made from fraudulent securities," by Martin E. Comas. To see the article, click here.

Kathy Phelps was quoted in Bloomberg on December 8, 2018, in an article entitled, "Madoff's Victims Are Close to Getting Their $19 Billion Back," by Erik Larson and Christopher Cannon. To see the article, click here.

Kathy Phelps moderated the "Receiver's Training Camp" and a panel on "Federal Receiver's Guide: Nonregulatory Receiverships" at the 2018 Annual Conference of the National Association of Federal Equity Receivers, October 18-20, 2018, in Chicago, IL.

Kathy Phelps spoke on "Ponzi Schemes" on August 29, 2018 at the 2018 Financial Crimes Conference in Washington, DC.

Kathy Phelps moderated a panel on "How to Administer an EB-5 Program in Receivership" on August 27, 2018 at a Regional Dinner of the National Association of Federal Equity Receivers in San Francisco, CA.

Kathy Phelps moderated a panel on "Administration of a Mega Ponzi Scheme Case: Receivership v. Bankruptcy" on August 16, 2018 at the 2018 Conference of the National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees at Amelia Island, FL.

Kathy Phelps spoke on "Detecting Psychopaths" on June 25, 2018 at the 2018 Southern California Educational Conference of the Institute for Internal Auditors in Anaheim, CA.

Kathy Phelps spoke on "Detecting Psychopaths" on May 9, 2018 at a breakfast meeting of the Fiduciary Roundtable of San Gabriel Valley in Pasadena, CA.

Kathy Phelps spoke on "A Judge, a Regulator, and Two Receivers: Eavesdrop on a Conversation About How to Best Administer a Federal Equity Receivership" on April 26, 2018 at a joint lunch presentation of the California Receivers Forum and the National Association of Federal Equity Receivers in Los Angeles, CA.

Kathy Phelps spoke on "Detecting Psychopaths in the Legal and Other Industries" on March 28, 2018 at a program of the Los Angeles County Bar Association.

Kathy Phelps spoke on "Detecting Psychopaths in the Legal and Other Industries" on February 7, 2018 at a program of the Bay Area Bankruptcy Forum.

Kathy Phelps was interviewed on the radio show "Investing Sense" on December 21, 2017. Kathy offered advice and tips on how to protect your hard-earned money against fraud and answered the question: Why do otherwise intelligent people fall victim to Ponzi schemes? To listen to the interview, click here. Then scroll down the page and click on the full interview.

Kathy Phelps spoke on a panel on "Federal Equity Receiverships: Recent Trends and Evolving Case Law," a webinar offered by Financial Poise Webinars and West LegalEdcenter on November 29, 2017.

Kathy Phelps spoke on a panel on "Federal Equity Receiverships: the Order Controls," a webinar offered by Financial Poise Webinars and West LegalEdcenter on November 1, 2017.

Kathy Phelps spoke on "Detecting Corporate Psychopaths" at an event offered by the Inland Empire Chapter of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners on October 24, 2017 in Ontario, CA.

Kathy Phelps moderated the "Receiver's Training Camp: The Second Quarter" at the 2017 Annual Conference of the National Association of Federal Equity Receivers, October 18-20, 2017 in Miami, FL.

Kathy Phelps spoke on "ESI & Discovery Issues in Commercial Fraud Cases" at an American Bankruptcy Institute event on October 17, 2017 in Miami, FL.

Kathy Phelps spoke on "Federal Equity Receiverships: the Basics," a webinar offered by Financial Poise Webinars and West LegalEdcenter on October 4, 2017.

Kathy Phelps spoke on "Distribution Issues in Federal Equity Receiverships and Bankruptcies: Victims v. Creditors" at a regional dinner program of the National Association of Federal Equity Receivers on September 12, 2017, in Wilmington, DE.

Kathy Phelps spoke on "Running a Cost-Effective Receivership" at a regional dinner program of the National Association of Federal Equity Receivers on August 24, 2017, in Los Angeles, CA.

Kathy Phelps spoke on "Handling Electronically Stored Information (ESI) in a Fraud Investigation" at the 2017 Annual Consultants' Conference of the National Association of Certified Valuators and Analysts on June 7-10, 2017 in Chicago, IL.

Kathy Phelps spoke on "Detecting Corporate Psychopaths: Interviewing and Avoiding Them" at a program offered by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, Los Angeles Chapter, on February 22, 2017 at the California Club in Los Angeles, CA.

Kathy Phelps spoke on "Detecting Ponzi Schemes and Avoiding Professional Liability" at a program offered by the The Institute of Internal Auditors, on April 12, 2017 in Los Angeles, CA.

Kathy Phelps spoke on "Non-Bankruptcy Insolvency Proceedings - Receiverships, Assignments for Benefit of Creditors, and More" at a conference of the American Law Institute entitled "Commercial Lending Today 2017" on April 20-21, 2017 in San Francisco, CA.

Kathy Phelps spoke in a webinar on "The Administration of a Mega Ponzi Scheme Case: Receivership v. Bankruptcy" offered jointly by the National Association of Federal Equity Receivers and the American Bankruptcy Institute on November 8, 2016.

Kathy Phelps moderated and Judge Rhodes participated in a panel on "The Dissection of a Ponzi Scheme," at the annual conference of the International Women's Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation, held in conjunction with the annual conference of the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges, in San Francisco, CA, on October 26, 2016.

Kathy Phelps and Judge Rhodes participated in the annual conference of the National Association of Federal Equity Receivers in Washington, DC, on October 13-15, 2016.

Kathy Phelps moderated a panel on "Receiver Training Camp: Scores of Tips from the Federal Equity Receiver Playbook."
Kathy Phelps and Judge Rhodes participated in a presentation, "Direct and Cross Examination of Expert Witness in Ponzi Scheme: A Mock Demonstration."

Kathy Phelps and Judge Rhodes participated in a seminar, "Bankruptcy from a Government Perspective," offered by the National Association of Attorneys General in Santa Fe, NM, on September 26-29, 2016.

Kathy Phelps and Judge Rhodes spoke on "The Anatomy of a Ponzi Scheme."
Kathy Phelps spoke on a panel on Fraudulent Transfer Avoidance Actions."
Judge Rhodes spoke on a panel on "Chapter 11: Advanced Issues in Plan Confirmation and Beyond."

Kathy Phelps participated in a panel on "Investors Versus Creditors in Receivership Actions: Rules & Equities" at a regional dinner of the National Association of Federal Equity Receivers in Chicago, IL, on August 24, 2016.

Kathy Phelps presented a webinar for the National Association of Certified Valuators and Analysts, entitled, How to Spot the Red Flags of a Ponzi Scheme, on April 27, 2016.

Kathy Phelps moderated a panel, People and Assets on the Move Overseas: What You Need to Know to Hold Everything Still and Seize the Assets, hosted by the American Bankruptcy Institute in Washington D.C. on April 14, 2016.

Kathy Phelps received the Committee Member of the Year award on April 14, 2016, from the American Bankruptcy Institute for her role as co-chair of the Commercial Fraud Committee.

Kathy Phelps presented a webinar for Online Compliance entitled, Handling Electronically Stored Information (ESI) in a Commercial Fraud Case, on April 5, 2016.

Kathy Phelps co-presented a webinar for The Knowledge Group entitled, Ponzi Clawback Litigation: Trends and Strategies in 2016 LIVE Webcast, on March 23, 2016.

Kathy Phelps was inducted into the American College of Bankruptcy as a fellow in its 27th Class in Washington D.C. on March 18, 2016.

Kathy Phelps moderated in a webinar, Fraud and Forensics: Lawyers and Forensic Accountants Working Together to Win Cases, hosted by the Commercial Fraud Committee of the American Bankruptcy Institute on February 25, 2016.

Kathy Phelps participated on a panel at the American Bar Association Mid-Year Conference in San Diego California, entitled Blawgs and List Serv's: Legal Publications in the Digital Age, on February 5, 2016.

Kathy Phelps made a presentation, Unraveling Ponzi Schemes to Protect Your Clients and Yourselves, hosted by the California Society of CPAs' Hollywood/Beverly Hills Discussion Group on December 11, 2015 in West Los Angeles, California.

Kathy Phelps moderated and Judge Rhodes participated in a webinar, Fraud and Forensics: The Expert Witness in a Commercial Fraud Case, hosted by the Commercial Fraud Committee of the American Bankruptcy Institute on December 9, 2015. To access the webinar, click here.

Kathy Phelps moderated and Judge Rhodes participated in a presentation, Ethical Considerations for Receivers, at the Annual Conference of the National Association of Federal Equity Receivers (NAFER) on October 15-17, 2015, in San Diego, California.

Judge Rhodes participate in a presentation, White Collar Crime, Asset Forfeiture and Business Bankruptcy, during the Commercial Law League's Honorable Frank W. Koger Memorial Education Program at the Annual Conference of the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges on September 28, 2015, in Miami Beach, Florida.

Kathy Phelps participated in a presentation, Regulatory Receiverships: How to Get Along with the Judge, Class Counsel, Defrauded Investors, the Regulators and the Press, at the California Receivers Forum Loyola VI Conference on January 23-24, 2015, in Irvine, California.

Kathy Phelps participated in a presentation, Alfred Peacock v. The Squab Family: Can Mediation Save the Golden Goose?, at the American Bankruptcy Institute Winter Leadership Conference on December 4-6, 2014, in La Quinta, California.

Kathy Phelps gave a presentation on the topic of Ponzi Schemes and Good Faith Investing at the IIA-ACFE Joint Fraud Conference on November 12, 2014, in Los Angeles, California.

Kathy Phelps gave a presentation, The DNA of a Ponzi Scheme, at the CalCPA FSS All Forensic Services Sections Joint Meeting on October 29, 2014, in Oakland, California.

Kathy Phelps moderated and Judge Rhodes participated in a panel presentation, Case Law Update, at the Annual Convention of the National Association of Federal Equity Receivers on October 23-25, 2014, in Washington, D.C.

Kathy Phelps gave a presentation, Ponzi Proof Your Investments, at the Retirement Industry Trust Association's Alternative Asset Training Camp on October 20-21, 2014, in San Diego, California. For information about Kathy's book, Ponzi-Proof Your Investments, click here.

Kathy Phelps participated in two panel presentations, Reconstructing the Fraud: E-Discovery Issues for Trustees and Their Professionals and Trends in Good Faith Findings in Fraudulent Transfer Litigation, at the Annual Convention of the National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees on September 11-14, 2014 at the Grand American Hotel, Salt Lake City, Utah.

Kathy Phelps was interviewed by Chris Marquet on Voice of America Fraud Talk on August 25, 2014. Listen to the interview here.

Kathy Phelps presented a talk on The DNA of Ponzi Schemes at a meeting of the Long Beach Chapter of Bruin Professionals on August 21, 2014.

Kathy Phelps was interviewed by Sonia Williams on The Women's Radio Network on August 13, 2014. To listen to the interview, click here.

Kathy Phelps was quoted in the The Wall Street Journal on August 11, 2014, in an article entitled, Bankruptcy Beat Snapshot: Stephen Darr, by Tom Corrigan.

Kathy Phelps was quoted in the The New York Times on July 10, 2014, in an article entitled, Despite Exposure of Madoff Fraud, New Ponzi Schemes Emerge, by Elizabeth Olson.

Kathy Phelps and Judge Rhodes participated in a presentation, Tough & Duped v. Bigbank: A Mock Ponzi Scheme Trial at the American Bankruptcy Institute Central States Bankruptcy Workshop on June 12-15, 2014, in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin.

Kathy Phelps and Judge Rhodes authored an article entitled, Equity Receivers and the In Pari Delicto Defense, published by the American Bar Association in the May 2014 volume of The Business Lawyer.

Kathy Phelps was quoted in the The Wall Street Journal on May 13, 2014, in an article entitled, Madoff Fraud Claims Swell, by Dan Strumpf.

Kathy Phelps participated in a presentation: Dancing with the Devil: Aiding and Abetting Liability for Lawyers for the American Bar Association Standing Committee on Lawyers' Professional Liability at the Spring 2014 National Legal Malpractice Conference on April 30-May 2, 2014, in Boston, MA.

Kathy Phelps was interviewed in onwallstreet.com on March 21, 2014, in an article entitled, Warning Signs for Ponzi Schemes, by Elliot M. Kass. The interview is available here.

Judge Rhodes participated in a presentation entitled, Distribution Issues and Other Tensions in Ponzi Scheme Cases, at the American Bankruptcy Institute 10th Annual Caribbean Insolvency Symposium on February 6-8, 2014, in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The materials for his presentation are available here.

Kathy Phelps was quoted in the Business Day section of the New Zealand website, www.stuff.co.nz, on January 11, 2014, in an article entitled, 'Ponzi-Proofing' Means Asking Tough Questions, by Hamish McNicol.

Kathy Phelps was interviewed on Marketplace Economy from American Public Media on January 9, 2014, by the show's host, Kai Ryssdal, in a feature entitled, Can the SEC Stop Ponzi Schemes Now? The audio of the feature is available here. The accompanying article by Sabri Ben-Achour quoting Kathy is available here.

Kathy Phelps was quoted in The Wall Street Journal on December 9, 2013, in an article entitled, More Than Five Years On Billions at Stake in Two Madoff Cases, by Daniel Strumpf.

Kathy Phelps appeared again on the Money and Business Show on Radio Shalom CJRS radio in Montreal on November 13, 2013. She discussed her new book, Ponzi-Proof Your Investments: An Investor's Guide to Avoiding Ponzi Schemes and Other Fraudulent Scams, with the show's host, Samuel Ezerzer. The interview is available here.

Kathy Phelps and Judge Rhodes participated in a presentation entitled, Complex Bankruptcy Litigation: Ponzi Schemes & Other Fraudulent Conveyances, for the Commercial Law League of America on October 31, 2013, at the NCBJ Conference in Atlanta, Georgia.

Kathy Phelps and Judge Rhodes participated in a presentation, Mock Trial: Receiver and Investor Class v. Big Bank, for the National Association of Federal Equity Receivers (NAFER) on September 27-28, 2013, in Chicago, Illinois.

Kathy Phelps participated in a presentation, E-Discovery Seminar for Federal Judges, for the Federal Judicial Center on September 10-12, 2013, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Kathy Phelps and Judge Rhodes gave a presentation, Ponzi Schemes & Fraudulent Transfers, for the Federal Bar Association, Western District of Michigan, on July 24-26, 2013, in Traverse City, Michigan. Also, Kathy gave the conference keynote address, entitled Check Your Wallet! The Dynamics and Psychology of a Ponzi Scheme.

Kathy Phelps was quoted in The New York Times on July 18, 2013, in an article entitled, Bank in Madoff Case Settles With Some Plaintiffs and Gets Favorable Jury Ruling, by Susan Antilla.

Kathy Phelps participated in a presentation, Uncovering Fraud in a Turnaround Engagement, at the 5th Annual TMA Western Regional Conference on July 17-19, 2013, in Laguna Beach, California.

Kathy Phelps participated in a presentation, A Spoonful of Sugar: Receivers in Restructurings, Liquidations, and Regulatory Actions, for the Los Angeles County Bar Association, Remedies Section, on June 18, 2013 in Los Angeles, California.

Kathy Phelps was quoted in The Deseret News on June 14, 2013, in an article entitled, In Faith Communities, Fraudsters Prey on Trust, by Devon Merling.

Kathy Phelps gave a presentation, Ponzi Schemes: A Fraud Examiner's Role , for the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, Los Angeles Area Chapter, on May 29, 2013, in Los Angeles, California.

Kathy Phelps has been named to The International Who's Who of Asset Recovery Lawyers 2013 by The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers. Kathy has also been named a 2013 Southern California Super Lawyer.

Kathy Phelps participated in a presentation, Beverly Hills Cop - Issues in Parallel Criminal, Bankruptcy, Forfeiture Proceedings, for the California Bankruptcy Forum on May 17-19, 2013 in Paradise Resort, San Diego, California.

Kathy Phelps was interviewed by Stephanie Cohen on The Not So Legal Show. The show, called Ponzi Schemes Explained, is available here.

Kathy Phelps participated in a presentation, Introduction to Fraud, at the International Chamber of Commerce FraudNet Conference on Fraud and Asset Recovery on April 26, 2013, in Oslo, Norway.

Kathy Phelps participated in a podcast for the American Bankruptcy Institute entitled, Exploring the Depths of Deepening Insolvency, published on April 16, 2013.

A new book by Kathy Phelps and Prof. Jack Williams, The Depths of Deepening Insolvency: Damage Exposure for Officers, Directors and Others, has been published by the American Bankruptcy Institute. It is available from the ABI Bookstore.

Kathy Phelps and Judge Rhodes participated in a meeting of the American Bar Association, Business Law Section, Committee on Bankruptcy Court Structure and Insolvency Process, Working Group on White Collar, Asset Forfeiture Bankruptcy, on April 4, 2013, in Washington, DC.

The Ponzi Blog was cited in the Concord Monitor on March 21, 2013, in an editorial entitled, Lawmakers Should Reject Fund for FRM Victims.

The Ponzi Book was the subject of an outstanding review published in the March, 2013, issue of the American Bankruptcy Institute Journal. The review was written by Tom Salerno of Squire Sanders in Phoenix, Arizona and is available here.

Kathy Phelps was quoted in The Art Newspaper on February 27, 2013, in an article entitled, Gauguin in Alleged Fraud by Former NFL Star, by Riah Pryor.

Kathy Phelps has joined the law firm of Diamond McCarthy LLP. The firm is based in Texas and Kathy will manage the Los Angles office. For more information about the firm, go to: www.diamondmccarthy.com.

Kathy Phelps made a presentation, Ponzi Schemes - How Lawyers Can Protect Their Clients, for the Glendale Bar Association, the Burbank Bar Association, and the Glendale Estate Planning Council on February 6, 2013, in Burbank, California.

Kathy Phelps and Judge Rhodes participated in a presentation, Ponzi Schemes, at the Loyola V Complex Case Symposium of the California Receivers Forum, January 18-19, 2013, in Irvine, California. The materials for this presentation are available here.

Kathy Phelps and Judge Rhodes participated in a presentation, Trustee and The Badoff Investor Class v. Bigbank, A Mock Trial, at the American Bankruptcy Institute Winter Leadership Conference, November 29 - December 1, 2012, in Tucson, Arizona. The materials for the mock trial are available here.

Kathy Phelps participated in a presentation, How Accountants Can Help in Receivership Situations, at the AICPA Forensic & Valuation Services Conference, November 11-13, 2012, in Orlando, Florida.

The Ponzi Book was reviewed in the newsletter, Commercial Crime International (November 2012), published by Commercial Crime Services, London, UK. The review, entitled Understanding and Resolving Complex Ponzi Schemes, is available here.

Kathy Phelps appeared for a second time on the Money and Business Show on Radio Shalom CJRS radio in Montreal on October 24, 2012. She discussed "Ponzi Scheme Architecture and Pitfalls" with the show's host, Samuel Ezerzer.

Kathy Phelps gave a presentation with Steve Donell on Ponzi Schemes: Are You or Your Client at Risk? on October 22, 2012 in Los Angeles, California.

Judge Rhodes moderated a panel on Way Past the 7th Inning and We're Still Stretching: Unresolved Issues in Chapter 13 at the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges Annual Conference, October 24-27, 2012, in San Diego, California.

Kathy Phelps and Judge Rhodes participated on a panel on Latest Wide World of Fraud: Claims and Defenses in Actions Targeting Investors, Bankers, Accountants, and Attorneys at the American Bankruptcy Institute Midwestern Bankruptcy Conference, October 5, 2012, in Kansas City, Missouri.

Kathy Phelps attended the semi-annual International Chamber of Commerce FraudNet Conference in Dublin, Ireland on September 27-29, 2012, which was attended by delegates from over 50 countries. Kathy is one of the delegates from the United States. For more information about Fraudnet, go to www.icc-ccs.org/home/fraudnet.

Judge Rhodes participated in a debate on Resolved: Venue Should Not Be Based on Place of Incorporation at the American Bankruptcy Institute Southwest Bankruptcy Conference on September 13-15, 2012, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Kathy Phelps and Judge Rhodes participated on a panel on Forfeited Assets, Yours Mine or Ours: Competition in Parallel Civil and Criminal Proceedings for the National Association of Federal Equity Receivers on September 13-14, 2012, in Fort Worth, Texas. Kathy also spoke on a second panel, Bankruptcy v Receivership: Different Strokes for Different Folks. At the same conference, Kathy was elected to the Board of Directors of NAFER.

Kathy Phelps appeared on the Money and Business Show on Radio Shalom CJRS radio in Montreal on August 29, 2012. She discussed "Protecting Your Assets and How to Avoid Madoff-Like Risk" with the show's host, Samuel Ezerzer. To hear the audio, click here.

Kathy Phelps and Judge Rhodes had articles published in the Golden Gate University Law Review, Symposium: A Cross-Disciplinary Dialogue: White Collar Fraud, Asset Forfeiture, and Bankruptcy, Volume 42, Issue 2 (2012):

Kathy's article is available here: Handling Claims in Ponzi Scheme Bankruptcy and Receivership Cases
Judge Rhodes' article is available here: Obtaining the Release of Grand Jury Evidence in Ponzi Cases

Judge Rhodes participated in a debate, Resolved: The court must consider both paid and unpaid new value in reducing defendant's liability for avoidable transfers, including pre-petition invoices paid post-petition, at the American Bankruptcy Institute Mid-Atlantic Bankruptcy Conference, August 2-4, 2012, in Cambridge, Maryland.

On July 30, 2012, Judge Rhodes presented a copy of The Ponzi Book: A Legal Resource for Unraveling Ponzi Schemes to Chief Judge Gerald Rosen of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan for placement in the court's library. Also in attendance was Senior District Judge Avern Cohn. A Detroit Legal News report and photo of the event are here.

Kathy Phelps and Judge Rhodes participated on a panel, The Onslaught Continues: This Year's Commercial Fraud Cases You Need to Know About, at the American Bankruptcy Institute Northeast Bankruptcy Conference, July 12-15, 2012, in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire.

Kathy Phelps and Judge Rhodes wrote articles for the American Bar Association Business Law Section's Online Resource, Business Law Today, published on June 21, 2012. The theme of this Online Resource is The Intersection Between Fraud, Crime Bankruptcy and Asset Forfeiture. A link to it is here. The articles are here:

What Do You Do When the Feds Come For Your Assets? Third-Party Claims in Forfeiture Proceedings by Kathy Phelps
Coordination Agreements in Parallel Forfeiture and Bankruptcy Proceedings by Judge Rhodes

Kathy Phelps has accepted an invitation to become a member of the International Chamber of Commerce FraudNet. More information on FraudNet is available here. A downloadable brochure is available here.

Kathy Phelps was selected for The International Who's Who of Asset Recovery Lawyers 2012. The list is available here.

Kathy Phelps did an audio podcast, Legal Issues in Ponzi Scheme Litigation, for the LexisNexis Bankruptcy Law Community on May 1, 2012. It is available here.

Kathy Phelps spoke on Ponzi Schemes - What Financial Institutions Can Do to Avoid Liability and Recover Losses for the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists, Southern California Chapter, on April 25, 2012.

Judge Rhodes participated on a panel on Stern v. Marshall, Municipal Bankruptcies and Other Hot Topics at the Sixth Circuit Judicial Conference, April 24-27, 2012.

Judge Rhodes participated on a panel, Mock Chapter 11 Confirmation Hearingat the American Bankruptcy Institute Annual Spring Meeting, April 19-22, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland.

Kathy Phelps did a video, How to Avoid a Ponzi Scheme, with Michael Martin of the Huffington Post. On April 17, 2012, the video was published on the Huff Post Business website.

Kathy Phelps did an audio podcast, Bankers That Bank Fraudsters Could Face Costly Liability to Victims, for the Association of Certified Financial Crime Specialists on April 8, 2012. It is available here.

Kathy Phelps spoke on The Potential Pitfalls for Attorneys and Other Professionals in Ponzi Schemes at UCLA Law School on April 5, 2012.

Kathy Phelps and Judge Rhodes prepared an Emerging Issue Analysis for the LexisNexis Bankruptcy Law Community, How to Divide the Remaining Sliver of Pie in Ponzi Cases: Claims Allowance and Distribution Schemes, posted on April 3, 2012. It is available here.

Judge Rhodes and Kathy Phelps wrote an article, Supplementing the Tools in the Trustee's Toolbox, for the Spring 2012 issue of NABTalk, The Journal of the National Conference of Bankruptcy Trustees. It is available here. (Reprinted by permission from NABTalk, The Journal of the National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees, Spring 2012, pp. 8-11.)

Kathy Phelps and Judge Rhodes spoke on a panel, All's Well That Starts Well: Prejudgment Remedies, for the National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees, Spring Seminar, March 29-31, 2012, in Las Vegas, Nevada. The materials for that presentation are here. © Kathy Bazoian Phelps & Steven Rhodes 2012. Judge Rhodes also spoke on two other panels:

Friend Me? Ethics and Professionalism Issues Related to the Use of Social Media
An Empirical Study of the Costs of BAPCA

Judge Rhodes spoke on Ten Surprises in the Law of Unraveling Ponzi Schemes for the Business Law Association at the University of Michigan Law School on March 27, 2012.

Kathy Phelps spoke on New Law from the Madoff Case and Tips to Avoid the Next Ponzi Scheme for the Beverly Hills Bar Association on March 26, 2012.

Kathy Phelps and Judge Rhodes spoke on a panel, The Government Seized the Assets!?! What Can We Do?, for the American Bar Association, Business Law Section, Business Bankruptcy Committee, at its Spring Meeting, March 22-24, 2012, in Las Vegas, Nevada. The materials that Kathy and Judge Rhodes prepared are available here. © Kathy Bazoian Phelps & Steven Rhodes 2012

Judge Rhodes spoke on The Ponzi Book: A Legal Resource for Unraveling Ponzi Schemes at a joint program of the Bankruptcy Committee of the Federal Bar Association - Eastern District of Michigan and the Debtor/Creditors' Rights Committee of the Business Law Section of the State Bar of Michigan on March 21, 2012. A report of this presentation in the Oakland Legal News is here.

Kathy Phelps was extensively quoted in The Wall Street Journal on March 19, 2012, in an article entitled, Attorney Who Wrote the Book on Ponzi Schemes Discusses Mets Deal, by Jacqueline Palank.

Kathy Phelps has written an article, Liability of Professionals and Insiders in Ponzi Schemes, for the California Business Law Practitioner. 27 CEB Cal. Bus. L. Prac. 22 (Winter 2012). The article is available here. © Kathy Bazoian Phelps 2012

Kathy Phelps and Hon. Steven Rhodes spoke on a panel, New Issues in Fraud: Causes of Action and Defenses, at the American Bankruptcy Institute Bankruptcy Battleground West, March 16, 2012, in Los Angeles, California. Kathy's materials for this presentation are available here. © Kathy Bazoian Phelps 2012

Kathy Phelps presented a webinar, The Costly Collision of Financial Institutions with Ponzi Schemes, on March 15, 2012. The webinar is here. © Kathy Bazoian Phelps 2012

Kathy Phelps participated in a webinar, Ponzi Schemes, Securities Fraud and Other Fraudulent Enterprises: From "A" (Asset forfeiture and avoiding powers) to "B" (Bankruptcy) to "C" (Coordinating multiple court proceedings), for the Business Bankruptcy Committee of the American Bar Association Business Section on March 8, 2012. The powerpoint presentation is available here. The audio of the webinar will be available shortly.

Kathy Phelps spoke on Financial Institution, Meet Ponzi Scheme at a breakfast meeting of the Special Assets Management Association on February 7, 2012, in Los Angeles, California.

Kathy Phelps was quoted in The Wall Street Journal on January 5, 2012, in an article entitled, The Madoff Liquidation, Three Years Later, by Jacqueline Palank.

Kathy Phelps was appointed Editor In Chief of the Receivership News in November 2011. Her first issue was published in December, 2011, and is available here.

Judge Rhodes spoke at the American Bankruptcy Institute Winter Leadership conference on November 30 - December 2, 2011, in La Quinta, California, moderating a panel on The ABI Consumer Fee Study. He also spoke on a panel addressing The Outer Limits of Zealous Advocacy and Civility in the Practice.

Kathy Phelps spoke at the annual conference for the International Association for Asset Recovery on November 17, 2011, in Las Vegas, Nevada on two panels:

How Receivers, Trustees and Monitors Use Their Special Powers and Tools to Trace and Recover Assets Worldwide
How to Follow the Fruitful Path of Recovering Assets from (Deep-Pocketed) Third Parties

Kathy Phelps and Judge Rhodes participated in a conference on Ponzi schemes, "White Collar Crime & Business Bankruptcy: A Cross Disciplinary Dialog," presented jointly by American Bar Association and Golden Gate University School of Law on November 4-5, 2011 in San Francisco, California.

Kathy Phelps moderated a panel on The More We Get Together, The Greater Value We'll Preserve: Recognizing and Creating Complementary Processes and spoke on a panel on Distribution and Priority in the Bankruptcy and Forfeiture Context: The Basics.
Judge Rhodes spoke on panels addressing Navigating Uncharted Waters: View from the Bridge and Evidentiary, Procedural and Administrative Concerns: So Many Opportunities to Grease, or Muck Up, the Gears.

Kathy Phelps spoke at the annual conference of the National Association of Attorneys General, October 25, 2011, on a panel entitled Bringing Third Parties In: Claims for Relief Against Third Parties and the Defenses of Lack of Standing and In Pari Delicto.

Kathy Phelps spoke at the Annual Fall Conference of the National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees on September 22, 2011, in Amelia Island, Florida on a panel addressing Non-Traditional Assets. A video of this presentation is available here.

Judge Rhodes spoke at the Annual Fall Conference of the National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees on September 22-25, 2011. He participated in two panels:

Ethics and Professionalism: Social Networking Issues
Trial Practice

Kathy Phelps spoke at an event for the Commercial Finance Corporation of California on September 13, 2011, in Costa Mesa, California on a panel addressing fraud issues arising in Ponzi scheme cases of concern to financial institutions.

Kathy Phelps and Judge Rhodes spoke at a luncheon jointly presented by the Beverly Hills Bar Association and the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners on August 3, 2011, on The Liability of Attorneys, Accountants and Other Professionals in Ponzi Schemes: I Wish I Had Become a Doctor!

Kathy Phelps co-authored an article, Emergence of Mareva by Letter: Banks' Liability to Non-Customer Victims of Fraud. (The article is available here. This article was first published in Business Law International, Vol. 12 No. 2, May 2011, and is reproduced by the kind permission of the International Bar Association, London, UK.
© International Bar Association 2011.)

Kathy Phelps and Judge Rhodes spoke at a luncheon presented by the Los Angeles County Bar Association on March 16, 2011 on What Did You Know and When Did You Know It? The Liability of Professionals and Insiders in Ponzi Cases.

Kathy Phelps and Judge Rhodes spoke on a panel on Fraudulent Transfer Claims and Defenses in Ponzi Schemes Cases at the Annual Fall Conference of the National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees on September 29, 2010, in San Francisco, California. A video of the presentation is available here.

Kathy Phelps authored an article, In Pari Delicto and the Blame Game: Should Receivers Get Caught in the Fray?, Receivership News, Fall 2010. The article is available here. © Kathy Bazoian Phelps 2010

Kathy Phelps authored an article, Opportunities for Bankruptcy Trustees in Ponzi Scheme Cases, NABTalk, Summer 2010. The article is available here. (Reprinted by permission from NABTalk, The Journal of the National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees, Summer 2010, pp. 26-27, 39.)

Kathy Phelps spoke at the 26th Annual Bankruptcy & Restructuring Conference of the Association of Insolvency and Restructuring Advisors on June 9-12, 2010, in San Diego, California. Here are Kathy's materials: