ABI is pleased to announce your 2008-2009 co-chairs, as well as the addition of five new leadership positions. These new positions are a result of your feedback regarding opportunities for involvement and advancement in the association.
Co-Chairs: Luis Salazar
Sandy Shandro
Ronald J. Silverman
Education Director: David M. Reeder
Listserve Moderator: Johnathan Christian Bolton
Membership Relations Director: Victor A. Vilaplana
Newsletter Editor: Gordon W. Johnson
Special Projects/Task Force Leader: Rafael Zahralddin-Araven
Click here for contact details for each position.
Materials from ABI's 26th Annual Spring Meeting
The Annual Spring Meeting, held April 3-6, 2008, attracted more than 1,100 insolvency professionals from around the world. The conference featured some excellent educational sessions in addition to featured speakers Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. and Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.).
Below are links to materials relating to international insolvency issues from the session "Finding The Center: The Insolvency Of Hedge Funds And Other Offshore Entities." Daniel M. Glosband of Goodwin Procter, LLP in Boston moderated the session, and the panel included: Karen B. Dine, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP, New York; Hon. Arthur J. Gonzalez, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, New York; Robin F. Phelan, Haynes and Boone, Dallas; and Stuart Sybersma, Deloitte, Cayman Islands. The first set of materials is the PowerPoint presentation, and the second set of materials is an article titled “Chapter 15 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code: New Procedures for Cross Border Insolvencies." This article was written by Judith Elkin, Robin Phelan, Scott Everett, and Autumn Smith, all from the law firm of Haynes and Boone, LLP.
Click here to read "Finding the Center: The Insolvency of Hedge Funds And Other Offshore Entities". (pdf)
Click here to read "Chapter 15 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code: New Procedures for Cross Border Insolvencies". (pdf)
