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ABI RELEASES BOOK FOCUSING ON COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE BANKRUPTCY

FEBRUARY 1, 2006, Alexandria, Va. — The American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI) has just released a new book “Bankruptcy Issues for Commercial Landlords, Tenants and Mortgagees.”   The book was written by David R. Kuney of Sidley Austin LLP (Washington, D.C.) to serve as a guide for both commercial real estate professionals, who may be unfamiliar with the terms and rules of bankruptcy laws, as well as bankruptcy lawyers in search of a comprehensive reference to the leading cases involving commercial real estate. Including references to the new rules established by the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 (BAPCPA), Kuney covers such topics as the new rules on lease assumption, rejection, curing of defaults, damage calculations and pre-petition strategies f