Event Roundup New Orleans Plays First-Time Host to Complex Financial Restructuring Program, VALCON New Orleans hosted ABI’s annual Complex Financial Restructuring Program (CFRP) and VALCON programs for the first time. More than 200 attended…
Oversight Results in Uncertainty for Small Business Owners Converting to Subchapter V By Jennifer B. Lyday and Joshua Plummer In February 2020, Congress codified the Small Business Reorganization Act of 2019 (SBRA) as subchapter V of chapte…
Legislative Highlights Collapse of SVB and Signature Bank Draw Congressional Spotlight, Criticism in March Hearings Members of Congress utilized two congressional hearings at the end of March to deliver harsh criticism of bank executives an…
President’s Column I transition into the coming year following a year of accomplishments under the presidency of Hon. Kevin J. Carey (ret.) of Hogan Lovells US LLP (Philadelphia). I would be remiss not to acknowledge the mentoring that I ha…
Legislative Highlights Warren, Porter, Dozens of Democratic Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Repeal 2018 Rollback of Dodd-Frank Protections Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and U.S. Rep. Katie Porter (D-Calif.) led dozens of Democratic lawmakers …
President’s Column In December 2022, I received what Past ABI President Bob Feidler calls his “Christmas Distribution,” his third. Its focus was on the remembrance of anniversaries and major events “in liberty and the law.” What especially …
Benchnotes By Bradley D. Pack, Aaron M. Kaufman and Christina Sanfelippo Third Circuit Holds that “Financial Distress” Is Requisite Component of Good Faith in Filing a Petition In a move colloquially known as the “Texas Two-Step,” a highly …
Academics Lay Out Proposals for Digital Asset Safeguards at Senate Hearing After examining related issues in the previous 117th Congress, the Senate Banking Committee convened a hearing on Feb. 14 titled, “Crypto Crash: Why Financial System…
President’s Column It seems appropriate that, in ABI’s 40th year, it has returned fully to in-person conferences. I, along with many other ABI members and attendees, have relished the full calendar of top-flight educational programs and net…