April 12 – 15, 2007
JW Marriott • Washington, D.C.

Online registration is over. Please register onsite.

Join ABI in Washington, D.C., for its 25th Annual Spring Meeting, April 12-15, 2007. Top bankruptcy judges and nationally acclaimed practitioners will convene in the Nation’s Capital for four days of networking, CLE/CPE programming and headliner entertainment.
  • IWIRC Luncheon Featuring Nina Totenberg of NPR
  • Young & New Members Reception
  • Opening Reception at the Ronald Reagan International Trade Center
  • Eleventh Annual ABI Great Debates
  • And Now for Something Completely Different: A Roundtable on Bankruptcy, Labor and Credit Issues and the New Congress
  • Luncheon Program Keynote Featuring Chris Gardner
  • Judges’ Roundtable: Supreme Court Year in Review
  • Optional Event: Baltimore Orioles Baseball Game
  • Women’s Networking Reception
  • Optional Event: The Capitol Steps
  • ABI Endowment Fund Dinner at Evermay Historic House (invitation only)
  • Ready, Set, Go: A Practical Guide to Preparing and Filing a Chapter 11 Case and Surviving the “First Days”—Part I
  • Real Estate Restructuring Redux: What the New Dirt Cases Will Look Like
  • “And Throw Away the Key” : Eligibility Issues in Consumer Cases
  • Ready, Set, Go: A Practical Guide to Preparing and Filing a Chapter 11 Case and Surviving the “First Days”—Part II
  • Key Restructuring Issues in Energy, Telecom and Utility Sector Cases
  • Getting to the Finish Line: Current Issues in Chapter 13 Plan Confirmation, Implementation and Discharge
  • Equity Rises Again: Strategies for Interest Holders in Chapter 11 Reorganizations and Sales
  • The Death of Deepening Insolvency?: Corporate Governance for Troubled Companies After the Delaware Cases
  • Health Care Business Restructurings and Liquidations After BAPCPA: Issues and Strategies for the "New" Cases
  • Plenary Session: The Application of State Ethics Rules in Bankruptcy: Are We Just Holding Our Noses and Looking the Other Way?
  • Plenary Session: Selecting and Qualifying and Expert: Not Just Anyone Will Do

What past participants have said:

“ABI simply is the best.  The premier bankruptcy professional’s organization.”

“I think you outdid yourself this year...the topics were great and I felt enthusiasm among all of us.... ”

“ABI is a wonderful resource for a practicing lawyer.”

“The conferences are a great wealth of networking and draw the best speakers and attendees. ”