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Endowment Donors Enjoy “Vintage” Evening in Los Angeles
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On November 5, a capacity crowd of Endowment Fund supporters packed Los Angeles’s Upstairs 2 restaurant to enjoy a special wine-pairing dinner. This popular annual event brings together Los Angeles’s premier wine purveyor — the Wine House — and the elegant culinary creations of Chef de Cuisine Todd Barrie for a multi-course wine-pairing dinner highlighted by seasonal ingredients. The event was organized by the West Coast members of the Regional Development Committee: Chair, Mitchell Ryan (Donlin Recano & Company, Inc.); Co-Chair, Martin R. Barash (Klee, Tuchin, Bogdanoff & Stern LLP); and Vice-Chairs Matthew Gates (Duff & Phelps, LLC) and Scott Gautier (Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi, LLP). |
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Dec. 5, 2014: New donors at the Sustaining Member level and higher ($2,000 and up) are invited to an exclusive Endowment Dessert Reception sponsored by Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP and Rust Consulting, Inc. following the Final Night Dinner Gala at ABI’s Winter Leadership Conference in La Quinta, Calif. Learn more at www.abiworld.org/WLC14, or contact Kathy Sheehan at (703) 739-0800 or ksheehan@abi.org for more information.
Jan. 20, 2015: Penguins vs. Flyers, Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, PA, at 7 p.m.
The Penguins/Flyers rivalry is often regarded as the most intense in the NHL; it is one of the most anticipated match-ups of the season and a hot ticket in both Pittsburgh and Philadelphia.
Please join the ABI Anthony H.N. Schnelling Endowment Fund for a night of networking in a luxury suite generously donated by Gavin/Solmonese, complete with food and open bar. Tickets are $200 and benefit the ABI Endowment Fund. As an added bonus, Flyers greats Bernie Parent and Bob Kelly will be visiting our suite during the first period to mingle with us! This event is sure to be a sell-out!
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Sponsorships are available. Firms donating $1,000 will receive a ticket to the suite, signage at the event, and recognition in the ABI Journal and online. A portion of your sponsorship is tax-deductible!
To reserve your ticket or to sponsor this event, please email Sharisa Sloan at ssloan@abi.org.
ABI Gives Thanks
Be sure to attend the lunch on December 5 at the Winter Leadership Conference in La Quinta, Calif., where we will be honoring individuals and firms who have made special contributions in 2014 to the Anthony H.N. Schnelling Endowment Funds. Receiving awards will be:
New 30th Anniversary Circle
Polsinelli
James E. Bird, Daniel J. Flanigan and
Christopher A. Ward
New Legacy Club Member
Richard P. Carmody
Adams and Reese LLP
New Lifetime Member
Mark G. Stingley
Bryan Cave LLP
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Geoffrey L. Berman
Development Specialists, Inc.
Ryan G. Foley
AIG Property Casualty Law Department
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Damian S. Schaible
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
Stephen Wheelis
Wheelis & Rozanski, APLC
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| New Sustaining Members |
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Derek C. Abbott
Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP
Kostopoulos & Associates PLLC
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Mary D. Lane
Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp
LLP
Christopher A. Ward
Polsinelli
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Participate in the 2014 Combined Federal Campaign
Contributions to the Anthony H.N. Schnelling Endowment Fund are tax-deductible. ABI is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization. If you have been considering making a donation to the Endowment Fund, you may benefit by making your contribution to Combined Federal Campaign #11391. Your funds will be used to support research and education on insolvency. Please consider contributing during the current campaign season (Sept. 1 – Dec. 15). Contact ABI Chief Financial Officer Kathy Sheehan at (703) 739-0800 or ksheehan@abi.org for more information.
ABI thanks these latest donors, whose names are among a special group dedicated to advancing research of interest to the bankruptcy community.
Benefactor
Contributions of $5,000 – $9,999 |
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Damian S. Schaible
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
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Stephen Wheelis
Wheelis & Rozanski, APLC
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Sustaining Member
Contributions of $2,000 – $4,999
Derek C. Abbott
Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP
Leadership Club
Contributions of $1,000 – $1,999 |
Jennifer B. Kimble
Rumberger, Kirk & Caldwell, P.A.
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Paul G. Swanson
Steinhilber, Swanson, Mares,
Marone & McDermott |
Brian J. Soper
BMS |
You can also contribute to the fund in other ways:
Corporate Restructuring Competition
On November 7, a team of students from the Columbia Business School earned top honors at ABI’s Corporate Restructuring Competition, besting 10 other schools and winning the Bettina M. Whyte Trophy for the second time. This 11th annual event was hosted by The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. The prizes for the top three teams — $6,000 for first place, $3,500 for second place, and $2,500 for third place — are provided by ABI’s Anthony H.N. Schnelling Fund. This year a second team from Columbia placed second and Wharton took third place. The students are given a week to solve a complex hypothetical case and present their proposed solutions to judges representing key stakeholders from industry. This year’s competition was chaired by Will Sugden of Alston & Bird LLP, who was assisted by Steve Darr of Mesirow Financial Consulting, LLX, Sage Sigler of Alston & Bird LLP and chair-emeritus Tom Morrow of AlixPartners LLP.
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Looking for a Unique Way to Give to the Endowment Fund?
Donate tax-deductible items for silent auctions through ABI’s Amazon Wish List!
Donating silent auction items is a great way to support the Endowment! Don’t know what to donate? Possible items have been selected and are available for purchase at Amazon.com under a special ABI Wish List. Pick out items now for the silent auction that will be held at the upcoming Winter Leadership Conference, and be sure to place your own bids at the conference.
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Endowment Fund
Development Committee
Vice-President Development:
Edward T. Gavin
Gavin/Solmonese LLC
Committee Members:
Lisa Beckerman
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Scott F. Gautier
Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi, LLP
Robert P. Reynolds
Reynolds, Reynolds & Little, LLC
Mitch Ryan
Donlin Recano & Company, Inc.
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| Regional Endowment Chairs |
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Mid-Atlantic
Chair: Christopher A. Ward – Polsinelli
Sam J. Alberts – Dentons
Neil B. Glassman – Bayard, P.A.
Thomas M. Horan – Womble Carlyle
Sandridge & Rice, LLP
Richard M. Meth – Fox Rothschild LLP
Midwest
Co-Chair: Claire Ann Resop – Steinhilber,
Swanson & Resop
Co-Chair: Mark G. Stingley – Bryan Cave
Daniel A. DeMarco – Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP
Reginald W. Jackson – Vorys, Sater, Seymour
and Pease LLP
Richard S. Lauter – Freeborn & Peters LLP
James A. Lodoen – Lindquist & Vennum LLP
Scott Y. Stuart – GCG
Sheryl L. Toby – Dykema Gossett PLLC
New England
Chair: J. Scott Victor – SSG Capital
Advisors, LLC
New York Metro
Co-Chair: Lisa G, Beckerman – Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Co-Chair: Allen D. Wilen – EisnerAmper LLP
Rocky Mountain
Co-Chair: Annette W. Jarvis – Dorsey
& Whitney LLP
Lynne Long – Summit Investment
Management LLC
South
Chair: Robert P. Reynolds – Reynolds,
Reynolds & Duncan, LLC
Larry R. Ahern III – Brown & Ahern
Chip Bowles – Bingham Greenebaum Doll LLP
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Richard P. Carmody – Adams and Reese LLC
Rudy J. Cerone – McGlinchey Stafford, PLLC
Mac D. Finlayson – Eller & Detrich, PC
Craig M. Geno – Craig M. Geno, PLLC
Stephen P. Wheelis – Wheelis & Rozanski, APLC
R. Scott Williams – Rumberger, Kirk & Caldwell, P.A.
Southeast
Chair: Jerry Markowitz – Markowitz, Ringel, Trusty
& Hartog, P.A.
Terri L. Gardner – Nelson Mullins Riley
& Scarborough, LLP
Neil C. Gordon – Arnall Golden Gregory LLP
Jennifer McLemore – Christian & Barton, LLP
Jennifer M. Meryerowitz – Epiq Systems, Inc.
Edward J. Peterson, III – Stichter, Riedel, Blain &
Prosser, PA
Lynn Lewis Tavenner – Tavenner & Beran, PLC
Glenn Thompson –Hamilton Stephens Steele &
Martin, PLLC
Texas & Southwest
Co-Chair: Jason S. Brookner – Gray Reed
& McGraw, PC
Co-Chair: Scott Van Meter – Berkeley Research
Group, LLC
Thomas H. Grace – Vorys, Sater, Seymour
and Pease LLP
Jordan A. Kroop – Perkins Coie LLP
John Penn – Perkins Coie LLP
Thomas J. Salerno – Gordon Silver
West
Co-Chair: Mitch Ryan – Donlin Recano
& Company, Inc.
Co-Chair: Martin R. Barash – Klee, Tuchin,
Bogdanoff & Stern LLP
Matthew Gates – Duff & Phelps, LLC
Scott Gautier – Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi, LLP
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