Legislative Highlights Legislation Aims to Deter “Texas Two-Step” Maneuver in Bankruptcy U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) and Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), and Representatives Emilia Sykes (D-Ohio) and Lance Gooden (R-Texas), on July 23 int…
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Legislative Highlights Legislation Aims to Deter “Texas Two-Step” Maneuver in Bankruptcy U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) and Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), and Representatives Emilia Sykes (D-Ohio) and Lance Gooden (R-Texas), on July 23 int…
President’s Column I have now had the honor of starting several regional conferences with the opening remarks. Good thing I am a morning person, as 7:30 a.m. comes quickly after these Opening Receptions! If you have been to any of my remark…
President’s Column Subchapter V All members should know that ABI’s Subchapter V Task Force unveiled its final report of recommendations at the Annual Spring Meeting in April. The Final Report revealed that subchapter V of chapter 11 of the …
Legislative Highlights Number of Borrowers Utilizing New Student Loan Discharge Process Continues to Increase The Justice Department, in close coordination with the Department of Education, announced 1 on July 17 that the vast majority of s…
Legislative Highlights “Corporate Crimes Against Health Care Act of 2024” Introduced in Response to Steward Health Care Bankruptcy Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey (D-Mass.) on June 11 introduced a new bill 1 aiming to crack down on “pr…
President’s Column Last month, I wrote about the New York City Bankruptcy Conference being my first as ABI President. What an experience! And, yes, my live Peloton ride was nearly as exciting. For any Peloton Bike users, I was excited to ta…
Legislative Highlights Senate Leaders Take Different Legislative Paths to Curb ‘Judge-Shopping’ Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on April 10 each introduced legislation that wo…
President’s Column I write this column as I reflect on my first few weeks as ABI President. I still feel overwhelmed by the honor of leading this incredible organization, but I also feel sheepish about the amount of coverage it has garnered…
President’s Column After spending the past year shadowing our outgoing ABI President, Soneet R. Kapila of KapilaMukamal, LLP (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), I look forward to following in his footsteps as ABI President. His work with the Subchapte…
President’s Column As I write my final column, I am reflecting on what an ever-advancing organization ABI is. For more than four decades, ABI has been the force of the insolvency and restructuring industry. Under the leadership of each pres…