Event Roundup International Committee Hosts Cross-Border Program in New York Nearly 100 attended ABI’s Cross-Border Insolvency Program on Nov. 14, held at Blank Rome LLP’s Conference Center in Manhattan. ABI’s International Committee presen…
ABI’s CPEX Conference: How a Crazy Idea Came to Life By David P. Leibowitz In the spring of 2021, we were isolated and in the throes of the COVID-19 pandemic. Courts were closed. Professional meetings were impossible. Bankruptcy in general …
FTX Collapse Draws Indictment of Fraud Against Former CEO by U.S. Prosecutors, Ire of Congress A federal grand jury in Manhattan returned an indictment on Dec. 13 charging FTX founder and former CEO Samuel Bankman-Fried with conspiracy to c…
The Consumer Bankruptcy Reform Act: A Transformation of the Law By Mahlon J. Mowrer The 117th Congress is in its twilight, and the 118th Congress will mire in the narrow partisan majorities splitting its chambers and the inevitable politica…
Benchnotes By Bradley D. Pack, Aaron M. Kaufman and Christina Sanfelippo Failure to Timely Object to Debtors’ Claim of Exemption in “100 Percent of FMV” of Property Removes the Property from the Estate In In re Masingale, 1 the U.S. Bankrup…
Ethics and Our Personal Health: Where Worlds Collide By Laura Day DelCotto In this profession, words matter. Our ethics rules remind us repeatedly of our obligations around civility and professionalism, including our need to encourage publi…
Retirement Contributions Under § 541(b)(7): The True History of BAPCPA § 323: Part II By Carl W. Mills, Karen M. Chau and Hilary McDonnell Editor’s Note: This is the second part of a two-part series. Congress intended the Bankruptcy Abuse P…