The subject of our latest ABI Leadership Profile is Robert J. Keach, President-Elect of ABI. Bob will take over the office of President at the conclusion of the 27th Annual Spring Meeting, which is being held from April 1-4, 2009 in National Harbor, Maryland.
Bob is chair of Bernstein Shur's Business Restructuring and Insolvency Practice Group in Portland, Maine, and is a member of the firm's Management Committee. His practice focuses on the representation of various parties in workouts and bankruptcy cases, including debtors, creditors, creditors' committees, lessors and third parties acquiring troubled companies and/or their assets. Bob has also appeared as a panelist on national bankruptcy, lender liability and creditors' rights programs, and is the author of several articles on bankruptcy and creditors' rights.
Bob has been recognized by Best Lawyers in America for more than ten years for his work in bankruptcy and creditor-debtor rights and by Chambers USA in its Corporate/M&A section, and he is AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell. He graduated from the University of Maine Law School, where he was Research Editor of the Maine Law Review, and he received his B.A. magna cum laude from the University of Vermont.
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Join us at ABI's 27th Annual Spring Meeting in National Harbor, Md., and meet your colleagues and fellow members of the Young & New Members Committee (YNMC). In addition to the exciting main tent events sponsored by ABI, we invite you to the following YNMC-sponsored events:
Ambassador Reception
If you are new to ABI and are going to the Annual Spring Meeting, be sure to attend the ABI Ambassador Reception, which will take place on Wednesday, April 1, 2009 from 5:00-6:00 p.m. New ABI members are assigned senior ABI members - or Ambassadors - to facilitate their introduction to ABI, helping the new member identify ways to become more involved, and assisting them in integrating into the organization by providing opportunities to meet and network with other ABI members. We encourage all new members to participate.
Committee Educational Session
On Friday, April 3, 2009 at 4:00 p.m., the Young & New Members Committee and the Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee will present a joint program titled "The Bankruptcy Boom is Here: Are You Prepared for the Exponential Growth of Bankruptcy Mediation and Alternative Dispute Resolution?" Attendees will hear from the experts on how to build a mediation practice, draft effective mediation orders, plan confirmation provisions and similar matters that will lead to your success in bankruptcy mediation and alternative dispute resolution.
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An exciting innovation this year is the YNMC's development of ABI's first Professional Development Program, which will take place in Chicago on May 28, 2009. Specially developed for mid-level insolvency and restructuring professionals, the program includes a morning educational session devoted to issues common to those professionals in the areas of law, finance and accounting. After lunch, attendees will participate in a novel, interactive workshop specifically designed to assist the mid-level professional with networking, communication and rainmaking efforts and allow for hands-on dialogue and relationship-building opportunities with peers. Register now and don't miss this one-of-a-kind event - space is limited! What's especially exciting about this event is that a YNMC member came up with the idea for this conference, suggested it to YNMC leadership, and this suggestion quickly became reality. This is just another example of how your voice as a member of YNMC counts! Please join us in Chicago for what is sure to be an exciting event full of opportunities for learning and relationship-building!
Tara G. Richard, a partner in Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrère & Denègre L.L.P.'s New Orleans, Louisiana office, was named one of two finalists for the American Bar Association's Young Lawyer Division 2008 Outstanding Young Lawyer. The American Bar Association's National Outstanding Young Lawyer Award is presented annually to recognize an ABA young lawyer who exhibits professional excellence, service to the profession and the bar, service to the community, and/or a reputation for the advancement of legal ethics and professional responsibility. . . . Malka S. Resnicoff of White & Case LLP's Washington, D.C. office has been appointed Special Projects/Task Force Leader for the Young & New Members Committee. . . . . Katie A. Lane has joined Arent Fox LLP's Bankruptcy group in their Washington, D.C. office. . . . Michael Pierantozzi has joined IPotential LLC in San Mateo, Calif. as Vice President, Corporate Development. Along with Ron Epstein, Michael is the author of "Obtaining Maximum Value from Distressed Patent Assets: How a Leading Bank Unlocked $1 Million on an Overlooked Patent," which will be published in the April 2009 ABI Journal. . . . Thomas M. Horan has joined the Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights group of Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC, where he practices in their Wilmington, Del. office.
Please share your important news with ABI's membership by sending an announcement to ABI Young & New Members Committee Members in the News. You can direct your announcements to Tom Horan, Young & New Members Committee Newsletter Editor (thoran@wcsr.com).
