ABI is pleased to announce your 2008-2009 co-chairs, as well as the addition of five new leadership positions. These new positions are a result of your feedback regarding opportunities for involvement and advancement in the association.
Co-Chairs: Richard Cohen
Adam Paul
David Wheeler
Education Director: AVAILABLE
Listserve Moderator: AVAILABLE
Membership Relations Director: AVAILABLE
Newsletter Editor: AVAILABLE
Special Projects/Task Force Leader: AVAILABLE
Click here for contact details for each position, in addition to position descriptions and instructions for expressing your interest in available positions.
ABI's 19th Annual Spring Meeting: Committee Educational Session Recap
Insolvency professionals from 46 states and three foreign countries attended this year’s Annual Spring Meeting at the Renaissance Hotel in Washington, D.C. Some 19 hours of CLE credit were available, plus an additional day of programs in the Nuts & Bolts pre-conference for new and young practitioners. Guests heard thoughtful keynote remarks by Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. on the role of the courts in a democratic society and Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) on the congressional agenda to help strapped homeowners, and were entertained by political power couple Mary Matalin and James Carville on the dynamics of the fall election season. The latter program was hosted by IWIRC.
The Mass Torts committee met on Friday, April 4, at 4:00 p.m. and presented, "Recent Developments in Mass Tort Bankruptcies", with an emphasis on standing and jurisdictional issues. Adam Paul of Kirkland and Ellis spoke on recent standing trends and decisions and I will be speaking on the scope of bankruptcy court jurisdiction in the face of the recent 2d Circuit decision in Travelers Casualty and Surety Co. v Chubb Indemnity Insurance Co. (In re Johns-Manville Corp.).
To view materials from the session, click here.
