Texas

Join IWIRC and ABI for a fireside chat with Camille Bent, a partner at BakerHostetler in New York. She will be discussing challenges she’s faced throughout her career; the importance of equity, inclusion and belonging; and the importance of fostering mentorship and inclusivity in your legal practice and business-development efforts.

Financial projections often reflect the intent behind their creation, whether for sell-side transactions, buy-side due diligence, bank credit assessments, operational budgets or chapter 11 exit plans. This session will explore how these purposes impact the reasonableness of projections, including the potential for bias and the role of divergent stakeholder perspectives.

Brody Mullins is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter and author of The Wolves of K Street: The Secret History of How Big Money Took Over Big Government. A veteran journalist with The Wall Street Journal, he has spent two decades uncovering the intersection of business and politics, exposing scandals that led to landmark reforms. His award-winning reporting has shaped public understanding of corporate influence in Washington, earning him accolades such as the George Polk Award and multiple Everett Dirksen Awards.