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President’s Column As I surpass mile marker 50 on my 100-mile tenure as ABI President, I wanted to present an update to our membership on the progress of various key initiatives and other accomplishments. It is hard not to offer continuing updates on the advances of the

Legislative Highlights Senate Judiciary Hearing Spotlights “Texas Two-Step” in Chapter 11 The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing 1 on Sept. 19 titled, “Evading Accountability: Corporate Manipulation of Chapter 11 Bankruptcy.” Witnesses included Prof. Melissa B

President’s Column Subchapter V Task Force It is hard not to acknowledge the incredible progress of the Subchapter V Task Force ( subvtaskforce.abi.org ) and the commitment being demonstrated by its members. With the closing of the survey questionnaire on July 31, the

Legislation Introduced to Cap Credit Cards’ Annual Percentage Rate Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) introduced the “Capping Credit Card Interest Rates Act” on Sept. 12 to cap the interest rate for credit cards at a “common-sense level” of 18 percent in an effort to protect

A Quick Look at Bankruptcy/Debt Issues to Date in the 118th Congress As Congress returned to Capitol Hill in early September following summer recess, many of the headlines regarding legislative action once again turned toward key issues surrounding funding and budgetary

Event Roundup Southeastern Practitioners Hit Florida’s Shoreline for July’s Southeast Bankruptcy Workshop Amelia Island, Fla., came alive when more than 300 insolvency professionals attended ABI’s Southeast Bankruptcy Workshop at The Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island July 20

Supreme Court Grants Cert to Examine Purdue’s $6B Sackler Opioid Settlement The U.S. Supreme Court on Aug. 10 granted an emergency stay application to examine Purdue Pharma’s $6 billion settlement of opioid lawsuits against its Sackler family owners, agreeing to hear