Legislative Highlights Biden Administration Unveils Plans to Ease Rules for Income-Based Student Loan Forgiveness The Biden administration on Jan. 10 released 1 a detailed plan that aims to make it easier for student loan holders to wipe ou…
What’s Happening at ABI Duberstein Problem Released and Call for Judges Fifty-three teams of law students from around the nation will compete in the 31st Annual Duberstein Bankruptcy Moot Court Competition, taking place in New York March 4-…
10 Lessons from 40 Years of Service By Clifford J. White III 1 I had the privilege of leading the U.S. Trustee Program (USTP), known as the “watchdog” of the bankruptcy system, for 17 years. In March 2022, I retired after more than 40 years…
A Password by Any Other Name ... Remains a Digital Asset By Jaden Banks In recent years, more and more people have traded, bought or sold digital assets, to the point that some 40 million Americans have actively invested in cryptocurrencies…
Why Courts Need to Consider the Impact of Student Loan Debt on Mental Health By Abigail Stone Student loans have been a hot-button topic for the last several years, especially in recent months since the announcement of President Joe Biden’s…
Coming Back Around: Legislative Issues Likely to Resurface in the 118th Congress While new legislation and fresh issues await both chambers of the 118th Congress, which convened on Jan. 3, insolvency practitioners should anticipate a number…
Benchnotes By Aaron M. Kaufman, Bradley D. Pack and Christina Sanfelippo Multiple Affiliates: Every Action Taken for the Collective Estates Does Not Have to Be Good for Each Debtor Complex chapter 11 cases rarely involve a single debtor ent…
Ethics and Our Personal Health: Where Worlds Collide By Laura Day DelCotto In this profession, words matter. Our ethics rules remind us repeatedly of our obligations around civility and professionalism, including our need to encourage publi…
Event Roundup International Committee Hosts Cross-Border Program in New York Nearly 100 attended ABI’s Cross-Border Insolvency Program on Nov. 14, held at Blank Rome LLP’s Conference Center in Manhattan. ABI’s International Committee presen…
Benchnotes By Bradley D. Pack, Aaron M. Kaufman and Christina Sanfelippo Failure to Timely Object to Debtors’ Claim of Exemption in “100 Percent of FMV” of Property Removes the Property from the Estate In In re Masingale, 1 the U.S. Bankrup…