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ABI Endowment Funding: Impact on New Laws
Several Endowment-funded initiatives contributed to important new bankruptcy-related legislation:
- SBRA (Pub L 116-54), which creates a new Subchapter V for small business reorganization, was inspired by the recommendations contained in the final report of the ABI Commission to Study the Reform of Chapter 11 (2014).
- HAVEN Act (Pub L 116-52) assists financially stressed disabled servicemembers and was supported by the ABI Veterans Affairs Task Force and funded by the ABI Endowment.
- ABI Consumer Commission's final report (2019) endorsed the HAVEN Act and makes suggestions for the treatment of student loan debt in bankruptcy. It has already been cited by bankruptcy courts around the country.
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Networking EVENTS HELD IN NEW JERSEY & L.A.
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On Sept. 16, ABI and the New York Institute of Credit joined forces with the Garden State Credit Associates for the Third Annual Golf & Tennis Outing, held at the Cedar Hill Golf & Country Club in Livingston, N.J.
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On Sept. 19, the ABI Endowment hosted the annual Western Region Endowment Wine Dinner in Los Angeles. This event has become an elegant tradition benefiting the ABI Anthony H.N. Schnelling Endowment Fund. ABI joined forces with Upstairs 2 at Los Angeles’s premier wine purveyor — the Wine House — to bring an unparalleled dining experience. Thanks to Mitch Ryan (Donlin Recano & Company, Inc.) for heading up the event.
Thanks also go to CR3 Partners, LLC; Development Specialists, Inc.; Donlin Recano & Company, Inc.; East West Bank; GlassRatner Advisory & Capital Group LLC; Omni Management Group, Inc.; Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP; Polsinelli; Smiley Wang-Ekvall, LLP; and Stretto for sponsoring this event.
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MID-ATLANTIC RECEPTION TO HONOR JUDGE CAREY
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The ABI Endowment Fund will be hosting the Mid-Atlantic Endowment Reception at the offices of Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP in Wilmington, Del., on Oct. 16. The restructuring community will be coming together to honor the service of retiring Bankruptcy Judge Kevin J. Carey.
Kick off the 2019 Delaware Views from the Bench program by joining ABI for cocktails and appetizers the night before the conference. All proceeds benefit the ABI Anthony H.N. Schnelling Endowment Fund.
Thanks go to Barnes & Thornburg LLP; East West Bank; Gavin/Solmonese LLC; Hogan Lovells; Polsinelli; Reed Smith LLP; SSG Capital Advisors, LLC; Wilmington Trust; and Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP for sponsoring this event. More information is available at abi.org/events. If your firm would like to become a sponsor, please contact ABI Sales Manager Sharisa L.
Sloan.
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Southwest SILENT AUCTION
A silent auction was held at ABI’s Southwest Bankruptcy Conference in Las Vegas, with proceeds supporting the Endowment Fund. ABI thanks those who participated. The winners included Dawn M. Cica (Carlyon Cica Chtd.; Las Vegas), Greg Corbin (Rosewood Realty Group; New York), Thomas M. Horan (Fox Rothschild LLP; Wilmington, Del.), Jeannie Kim (Friedman & Springwater LLP; San Francisco), and Chrisandrea L. Turner (Stites & Harbison PLLC; Lexington, Ky.).
If you’re attending an ABI conference, be sure to stop by the silent auction table and place your bids. For more information, visit abi.org/endowment.
Special Endowment Reception to Be Held at ABI’s Winter Leadership Conference
Join ABI in sunny Southern California for the annual Winter Leadership Conference! The Terranea Resort in Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif., is the setting for this year’s annual program. Members who pledge or contribute at or above the Sustaining Member level ($2,000 and up) will be recognized at the Winter Soirée. There will also be an Endowment dessert reception following the event, sponsored by Omni Management Group, Inc. The reception is an invitation-only event and will include new donors at the Sustaining Member level and up. To register for the conference, visit abiwlc.org. For more information on making an Endowment pledge, please
contact ABI Chief Financial Officer Kathy Sheehan at ksheehan@abi.org or (703) 739-0800.
Participate in the 2019 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 ABI 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 (the 2019 CFC Open Season will run from Sept. 1 through Dec. 15). Please contact ABI Chief Financial Officer Kathy Sheehan at ksheehan@abi.org or (703) 739-0800 for more information.
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In Memoriam
The Bankruptcy Department of Richards, Layton & Finger, PA made a donation to the ABI Endowment Fund in memory of Bonnie Glantz Fatell, who passed away on Aug. 24.
DONATE TAX-DEDUCTIBLE ITEMS TO ABI'S AMAZON WISH LIST!
Donating silent auction items is a great way to support the ABI Endowment Fund! 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 silent auctions that will be held at upcoming conferences (find out more information at abi.org/events), and be sure to place your own bids at those
conferences.
Levels of Support
Millennium Level
Contributions of $50,000 and above
30th Anniversary Circle
Contributions of $30,000 – $49,999
Century Council Member
Contributions of $25,000 – $29,999
Visionary
Contributions of $20,000 – $24,999
Legacy
Contributions of $15,000 – $19,999
Lifetime Member
Contributions of $10,000 – $14,999
Benefactor
Contributions of $5,000 – $9,999
Sustaining Member
Contributions of $2,000 – $4,999
Leadership Club
Contributions of $1,000 – $1,999
Donor
Contributions of $100 – $999
Pledges at the Leadership Club level and up are payable over up to five years.
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Endowment Fund Development Committee
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Vice President—Development:
Robert P. Reynolds
Reynolds, Reynolds & Little, LLC
Committee Members:
Steven M. Berman
Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP
Eric J. Fromme
Theodora Oringher, PC
Richard S. Lauter
Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP
Jerry M. Markowitz
Markowitz, Ringel, Trusty + Hartog, P.A.
Bradley D. Sharp
Development Specialists, Inc.
Christopher A. Ward
Polsinelli
Donald A. Workman
BakerHostetler
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Regional Endowment Chairs
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Mid-Atlantic
Chair: Christopher A. Ward – Polsinelli
Sam J. Alberts – Dentons
Ryan G. Foley – Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP
Charles Forman – Forman Holt
Neil B. Glassman – Bayard, P.A.
Thomas M. Horan – Fox Rothschild LLP
Warren Martin – Porzio, Bromberg & Newman, PC
Richard M. Meth
James E. Van Horn – Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Midwest
Chair: Richard S. Lauter – Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP
Daniel A. DeMarco – Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP
James A. Lodoen – Lindquist & Vennum LLP
Claire Ann Richman – Steinhilber Swanson
Sheryl L. Toby – Dykema Gossett PLLC
New England
Chair: Jeffrey T. Varsalone – CBIZ MHM, 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 – All Business Development Solutions, LLC
South
Chair: Kristina M. Johnson – Jones Walker LLP
Rudy J. Cerone – McGlinchey Stafford, PLLC
Craig M. Geno – Craig M. Geno, PLLC
James R. Irving – Bingham Greenebaum Doll LLP
Derek F. Meek – Burr & Forman LLP
James E. Smith – Williams Anderson PLC
Emily Campbell Taube – Burr & Forman LLP
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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 – Williams Mullen
Jennifer M. Meyerowitz – Summit Investment Management LLC
Edward J. Peterson, III – Stichter, Riedel, Blain & Postler, 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 – GlassRatner LLC
Jordan A. Kroop – Perkins Coie LLP
John Penn – Perkins Coie LLP
Thomas J. Salerno – Stinson LLP
West
Chair: Bradley D. Sharp – Development Specialists, Inc.
Matthew Gates – Duff & Phelps, LLC
Scott Gautier – Robins Kaplan
Mitch Ryan – Donlin, Recano & Company, Inc.
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