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| vol 16, num 4 | December, 2017 |
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| A Year-End Letter from Your Co-chairs |
This was a busy year for the Business Reorganization Committee. We have an active and involved membership base, and took part in multiple panels, newsletters, publications and networking. We have terrific plans for 2018 and beyond in support of you, our members, in the arena of business reorganizations.
We continue to grow the reach and impact of the committee, and ideas for new publications and other special projects are always welcome. Please contact either of our co‑chairs, Charles Berk or Brent Weisenberg with suggestions.
Educational Programming
Each year, our committee presents panels at the Annual Spring Meeting and the Winter Leadership Conference. Last spring at the Annual Spring Meeting (Washington, D.C.), the Business Reorganization Committee teamed up with the Unsecured Trade Creditors Committee to present a panel titled “Nobody Likes to Face Rejection: Recent Issues Regarding Executory Contracts.” At the Winter Leadership Conference in Palm Springs, the Business Reorganization Committee joined forces with the Mediation Committee to present the panel “When to Mediate, Mediator Selection and Recent Developments Affecting Chapter 11 Mediation.”
We are looking forward to 2018, and are already busy working with the Real Estate Committee to develop a topic for our joint panel at the 2018 Annual Spring Meeting. Proposals for future panel topics can be sent to either our co-chairs (Charles or Brent) or our Education Directors, Dan Besikof or Shane Ramsey.
Special Projects
We have been seeking approval this year for a webinar regarding litigated issues relating to rights offering backstop agreements. We also continue to work diligently on a book about claims trading. Our Special Projects coordinators have reached out to industry leaders in that practice area, have developed an outline which has been approved by ABI. We have several more special projects that are in the works, including additional webinars. We are also open to additional ideas. If you are interested in assisting with any of these special projects or have another idea for a special project, please contact one of our co-chairs or Special Projects Leader, Patrick Mohan.
Newsletter
This was also another great year for the committee’s newsletter. We published numerous scholarly and professional articles on current topics in multiple newsletters during 2017. These articles remain available on the ABI website. As we have done in the past, we coordinated several of our newsletters with other events and presentations to better present meaningful substantive content to our members. Many of our members have enjoyed the profile-raising benefits of publishing in our widely distributed newsletter. If you are interested in writing an article or have any ideas or suggestions, please contact either of our co-chairs or Newsletter Editor Jordana Renert.
Listserve
Finally, the listserve continues to provide a meaningful opportunity to foster useful discussion of bankruptcy-related topics and to provide a means for announcing ABI-related business. For example, the listserve can be used to:
- start discussions regarding recent court opinions, pending legislation, rules, etc.;
- raise or answer questions regarding practice, procedure, precedent, etc.;
- provide or solicit insight on and discussion of a particular substantive topic;
- locate specific professionals (by experience or geographic region) for an assignment;
- raise or discuss bankruptcy-related news in the popular and trade press; and
- publicize or discuss ABI-related business, such as upcoming programs or new publications.
If there is a specific topic that you would like to see addressed in our listserve, please contact our Listserve Facilitator, Ronni Arnold.
Our membership is vibrant, and we welcome new members. If you are interested, please contact either of our co-chairs or our Membership Relations Director, Chip Azano. Our goal is to make membership in the Business Reorganization Committee a valuable and rewarding experience, and we are working to continue to make it even more so. Please feel free to reach out with any questions, comments or suggestions. |
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Is there a way you can quickly peruse the Bankruptcy Code, Rules and local rules? Indeed, there is: ABI’s new and improved law.abi.org site! ABI's Law site has always been the most reliable, up-to-date online Code and Rules, but now it has a new look and brand new features.
As before, ABI members can access, annotate and bookmark the Code and Rules from any device, and Law contains all of the new amendments effective December 1. The newly designed site now also allows members to:
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ABI is pleased to announce the inaugural class of its “40 Under40” initiative. The honorees were recognized at a special luncheon during ABI’s 2017 Winter Leadership Conference. Candidates were chosen from both large and small firms from every region of the country, and represent diverse practice areas such as law, finance, consulting, academia, government and more.
A special congratulations to ourABI member committee leaders who were part of the inaugural class!
Take a look at our full list of outstanding honorees!
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| Year-End Giving: ABI Offers Two Ways to Give Back |
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ABI has two great opportunities for those who are looking to give back to their communities. We invite you to offer your year-end giving to one of the tax deductible organizations below.
 The ABI Endowment Fund was created in 1989 to provide resources for research and education. Named to honor late Vice President of Development Tony Schnelling, the Endowment has awarded more than $3 million in grants, prizes and scholarships since its first award in 1990. For more information on the Endowment, click here. To donate now, click
here.
 Credit Abuse Resistance Education (CARE) is a national 501(c)3 non-profit that connects bankruptcy and other professionals with young people to teach basic personal finance and encourage smart credit decisions. Founded in 2002, by now-retired U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge John C. Ninfo II, CARE has grown exponentially and has doubled its chapter presence in the last
year. Financial literacy is crucial to the success of the next generation and your financial support of CARE goes a long way to preparing our future leaders. Donating is easy at www.care4yourfuture.org/care-support.
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| ABI has a new publication aimed at business practitioners and their clients. A Business Creditor’s Guide to Distressed Vendors, Debt Collection and Bankruptcy provides an insider’s look into the options available to help screen a business’s customers, plan for worst-case scenarios, and, if the situation does arrive, efficiently handle the fallout. This book offers background and insight into such matters as why
businesses fail, the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and other statutes that affect a business’s relationship with its vendors, relevant chapters of the Bankruptcy Code that affect debt settlement, out-of-court alternatives to bankruptcy that might come into play, and several other concepts that business owners should be aware of when dealing with distressed vendors. The book is available for pre-order now, and ships at the end of December. |
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