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Thursday, October 25 , 2007
11:30a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Loyola Marymount University
ECC 1857, University Hall
1 LMU Drive
Westchester,  CA 90045
TOPIC:  "Corporate Governance in the Post-Enron Era"

SPEAKER:  Robert Deutschman
Vice Chairman, Enron Creditors Recovery Corp.

DESCRIPTION OF SPEECH:  

*The atmosphere in corporate board rooms and on the street pre-Enron
*Corporate culture contributing to the fall of Enron
*An insider’s perspective of what happens (a “feeding frenzy”) when a large and well publicized
entity like Enron collapses
*Mr. Deutschman’s own story as to how he was selected to be a board member of Enron (now
called Enron Recovery Corp.) after bankruptcy and some                      defining (which could have
been career breaking decisions) he made as he attempted to live up to the responsibilities of a
corporate board member concerned with the greater good of the company he guides
*The new responsibilities on corporate directors shoulders in the post Enron era
*Confusions in the new Sarbox regulations that corporate directors are struggling to deal with

SPEAKER BIO: Rob Deutschman has specialized in investment and merchant banking activities
for nearly 20 years, with a particular emphasis on executing private placements of institutional
capital for growing public and private companies. Mr. Deutschman’s ability to deliver financing
solutions to companies facing complex circumstances is enhanced by his experience as a founder
and operator of companies and his background advising and accessing capital for companies in
distressed situations. Mr. Deutschman’s diverse background also encompasses venture capital,
law, entertainment, real estate, financial services, service industry operations, and
restructurings and workouts.

Prior to joining Cappello, Mr. Deutschman was a Managing Director of Saybrook Capital Corp.
where he focused on corporate finance, venture capital and defaulted/troubled municipal bond
issues and related workouts and restructurings. Previously, he was a principal of Cheviot Capital
Corporation, a financial advisory and investment firm specializing in bankruptcy, insolvency and
distressed situations, which was sold to Houlihan Lokey Howard & Zukin in 1988, commencing
the formation of Houlihan’s Financial Restructuring Group. Mr. Deutschman subsequently became
a Senior Vice President and Director of Principal Investments of Houlihan’s Public Finance Group.

Mr. Deutschman began his career in 1982 as a practicing attorney with Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
in Los Angeles.
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