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Benchnotes By Bradley D. Pack, Aaron M. Kaufman and Christina Sanfelippo BAPCPA Did Not Abrogate Absolute-Priority Rule in Chapter 11 Cases Hon. Peter D. Russin of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida recently rule…

President’s Column Congratulations to ABI’s 2023 “40 Under 40” Class Last month’s induction of the newest class of ABI’s “40 Under 40” honorees, whose achievements have been described in the front section of this issue, marked another highl…

Select Comments/Questions Posed by SCOTUS Justices During Oral Argument in Harrington v. Purdue Pharma The U.S. Supreme Court on Dec. 4 heard oral argument in Harrington v. Purdue Pharma LP. The issue before the court is whether the Bankrup…

President’s Column It has been a fast-paced time frame, and several events warrant mention: the annual meeting of the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges (NCBJ), along with ABI’s Midwestern Bankruptcy Institute, International Insolvenc…

New EOUST Director Discusses the Path to Her Position, Tackling Current Challenges and What Lies Ahead T ara Twomey was appointed director of the Executive Office for U.S. Trustees (EOUST) on Feb. 27, 2023. She was previously executive dire…

Legislative Highlights The “National Guard and Reservists Debt Relief Extension Act of 2023” Passes out of House Judiciary Committee H.R. 3315, the “National Guard and Reservists Debt Relief Extension Act of 2023,” passed out of the House J…

Legislative Highlights Senate Judiciary Hearing Spotlights “Texas Two-Step” in Chapter 11 The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing 1 on Sept. 19 titled, “Evading Accountability: Corporate Manipulation of Chapter 11 Bankruptcy.” Witness…

President’s Column As I surpass mile marker 50 on my 100-mile tenure as ABI President, I wanted to present an update to our membership on the progress of various key initiatives and other accomplishments. It is hard not to offer continuing …

A Quick Look at Bankruptcy/Debt Issues to Date in the 118th Congress As Congress returned to Capitol Hill in early September following summer recess, many of the headlines regarding legislative action once again turned toward key issues sur…

President’s Column Subchapter V Task Force It is hard not to acknowledge the incredible progress of the Subchapter V Task Force ( subvtaskforce.abi.org ) and the commitment being demonstrated by its members. With the closing of the survey q…