Young And New Members Committee

Committees

Post date: Wednesday, June 20, 2018

Throughout 2017 and continuing into 2018, the Young and New Members Committee (the “Y&NM Committee”) leadership produced a variety of helpful materials and programs, and continued to encourage new and young ABI members to become more active in the organization. Just some of those highlights are discussed below.

 

Conference Programs

Post date: Wednesday, June 20, 2018
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Zachary J. Gregoricus

Like their for-profit counterparts, nonprofit corporations face a variety of challenges throughout their corporate life cycles, some of which may lead an organization to pursue reorganization under chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code.[1] One of the issues that arises during a nonprofit’s reorganization is whether its board of directors m

Post date: Wednesday, June 20, 2018

The Bernie Madoff investment scandal unleashed a slew of lawsuits, and at first glance, SPV OSUS Ltd. v. UBS AG[1] may seem like just another drop in the bucket. However, this case is notable for its expression of the Second Circuit’s rather extraordinary view of “related to” bankruptcy jurisdiction.

Post date: Tuesday, March 06, 2018

[1]Fee applications are an inescapable aspect of bankruptcy practice.

Post date: Friday, September 22, 2017

The Seventh Circuit’s recent decision in Secure Leverage put to bed nearly five years of litigation on the question of what contracts are sufficiently “similar to” futures contracts under § 761(4) of the Bankruptcy Code to receive the highest priority of repayment in a commodity broker liquidation.[1] The court held that in or

Post date: Friday, September 22, 2017

Part I of this article identified several important issues that arise when crowdfunded companies file for bankruptcy. Among the most foreseeable dilemmas is that only a handful of crowdfunding backers would file a proof of claim, allowing equity-holders to recover an unduly high share of the debtor’s assets.

Post date: Thursday, August 24, 2017

In April of 2017, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) sued Ocwen Financial Corporation (Ocwen) and its affiliates for supposed systematic deficiencies in their mortgage servicing business.

Post date: Thursday, August 24, 2017

Editor's note: Part I of this article was published in the July 2017 edition of the Young and New Members Committee newsletter, and can be found on the committee's website.

Post date: Thursday, August 24, 2017

First-day orders in U.S. chapter 11 proceedings deal with a wide range of pressing issues within a limited timeframe. Moreover, foreign recognition of first-day orders in cross-border insolvencies, particularly in Canada-U.S. ones, have been dealt with in a context of a high degree of mutual deference and collaboration between jurisdictions.

Post date: Wednesday, July 12, 2017

On May 3, 2017, the Financial Oversight and Management Board of Puerto Rico launched an unprecedented restructuring proceeding under Title III of the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (“PROMESA” or the “Act”).

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Mr. John Richard O'Connor
Co-Chair
Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC
Chicago, IL
(630) 308-2487

Ms. Gabrielle G. Palmer
Co-Chair
Onsager | Fletcher | Johnson | Palmer LLC
Denver, CO
(720) 457-7059

Mr. Matthew R. Pierce, Esq.
Communications Manager
Landis Rath & Cobb LLP
Wilmington, DE
(302) 467-4400

Ms. Joy D. Kleisinger
Education Director
Frost Brown Todd LLC
Cincinnati, OH
(513) 651-6800

Ms. Megan Clontz
Membership Relations Director
Ferguson Braswell Fraser Kubasta PC
Plano, TX
(972) 378-9111

Ms. Tirzah Roussell
Membership Relations Director
Dentons Davis Brown
Des Moines, IA
(515) 246-7984

Amanda L. Haugland
Newsletter Editor
Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP
Denver, CO
(303) 892-7312

Ms. Ciara L. Rogers
Special Projects Leader
Waldrep Wall Babcock & Bailey PLLC
Raleigh, NC
(984) 480-2005

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