President’s Column As I write my final column, I am reflecting on what an ever-advancing organization ABI is. For more than four decades, ABI has been the force of the insolvency and restructuring industry. Under the leadership of each pres…
Legislative Highlights U.S. Judicial Conference Aims to Promote Random Case Assignment The Judicial Conference of the United States on March 12 proposed strengthening the policy governing random case assignment, limiting the ability of liti…
Avoidance Exposure for Transfers of Exemptible Assets By Brett D. Lieberman and Olivia Webb Bankruptcy courts are regularly tasked with analyzing situations in which debtors attempt to transform, through transfer or otherwise, nonexempt pro…
2023 Legislative Roundup By Brittany M. Woodman Compared to 2022, 2023 saw an 18 percent increase in total bankruptcy filings. 1 While bankruptcy filings increased and U.S. Supreme Court decisions hoped to deliver clarity among circuits, pr…
Credit-Rating Agency Reform in the Shadow of Dodd-Frank By Arielle Allen Editor’s Note: To commemorate their roles in the bankruptcy community and carry their legacies forward to future generations of law students, the Hon. Larry E. Kelly B…