The American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI) announces that Ericka F. Johnson of Bayard, P.A. (Wilmington, Del.) has been elected to serve as an at-large member of ABI’s Executive Committee. An ABI member since 2008, Johnson is a member of ABI’s Board of Directors and serves on its Education Committee, has served as co-chair of ABI’s Emerging Industries and Technology Committee, was a member of the steering committee for ABI’s “40 Under 40” program and serves on ABI’s Mid-Atlantic Bankruptcy Workshop Advisory Board.

Johnson is a director at Bayard, P.A. in Wilmington, Del., and chair of its restructuring and reorganization practice. She is well-versed in bankruptcy litigation matters, including preference, fraudulent transfer, turnover, and breaches of contract and fiduciary-duty actions. Johnson regularly litigates contested matters, including involuntary bankruptcies, motions for the appointment of chapter 11 trustees, claim objections, plan confirmation objections, and dismissal/conversion motions. Her diverse practice spans a wide range of industries, and her clients include debtors, creditors’ committees, trustees and governmental units through the restructuring process.

Johnson is active in the legal community and has held positions locally and nationally in various organizations, including the International Women’s Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation (IWIRC), for which she has served on its board of directors and is currently serving as the chair of its Delaware Network and chair of the IWIRC at the Shore conference. She received her B.A. from the University of Delaware and her J.D. from Delaware Law School, where she was a member of the Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, president of the Moot Court Honor Society and a member of the Delaware Journal of Corporate Law, and received the Outstanding Service Award.

The complete list of directors and officers is available at http://www.abi.org/about-us/board-directors.

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ABI is the largest multi-disciplinary, nonpartisan organization dedicated to research and education on matters related to insolvency. ABI was founded in 1982 to provide Congress and the public with unbiased analysis of bankruptcy issues. The ABI membership includes nearly 10,000 attorneys, accountants, bankers, judges, professors, lenders, turnaround specialists and other bankruptcy professionals, providing a forum for the exchange of ideas and information. For additional information on ABI, visit www.abiworld.org. For conference information, visit http://www.abi.org/calendar-of-events.