Alexandria, Va. — Eleven bankruptcy judges and more than 300 attendees will gather to discuss the latest bankruptcy topics at ABI’s 2023 Southeast Bankruptcy Workshop July 21-24 at The Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island, in Amelia Island, Fla. The workshop brings together the region’s top insolvency professionals for four days of intense learning and networking. A faculty of outstanding judges, academics and practitioners will present workshops on the hottest topics of the day, including separate tracks for business-, consumer- and skills-focused sessions. Attendees will also have the opportunity to earn up to 12/14 hours of CLE/CPE credit, including 1.5 hours of ethics.

Program co-chairs for the Southeast Bankruptcy Workshop are Jeffrey R. Dutson of King & Spalding LLP (Atlanta) and Ashley S. Rusher of Blanco Tackabery & Matamoros, P.A. (Winston-Salem, N.C.). The judicial chair for the workshop is Bankruptcy Judge Benjamin A. Kahn (M.D.N.C.; Greensboro).

General and business track sessions at the Southeast Bankruptcy Workshop include:

·      Crypto Is Here

·      The Wild West of Unconventional Lending: “I Need Money!” A Look at Factors, Merchant Cash-Advance Lenders and Litigation-Funders

·      Bridging the Gaps: Issues of First Impression in Subchapter V Cases, and How Courts and Practitioners Are Creatively Resolving Them

·      Top Issues for Public Company Bankruptcies

·      Construction Bankruptcies

·      Advising the Board

·      Economic Forecast

·      Artificial Intelligence, Technology & Ethics

·      From Johns-Manville to LTL (and Beyond?): Do Mass-Tort Bankruptcies Have a Future — and Should They?

·      Case Law Update

·      Judicial Merry-Go-Round

Consumer track sessions include:

·      Student Loans

·      Conversions in Chapters 13 and 7

·      Proof-of-Claim Issues

·      Crypto for Consumer Attorneys

The skills track session is:

·      Contested Confirmations

For more information about the program, please click here. Members of the press who would like to attend ABI’s 2023 Southeast Bankruptcy Workshop should contact ABI Public Affairs Officer John Hartgen at 703-894-5935 or [email protected].

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ABI is the largest multi-disciplinary, nonpartisan organization dedicated to research and education on matters related to insolvency. ABI was founded in 1982 to provide Congress and the public with unbiased analysis of bankruptcy issues. The ABI membership includes nearly 10,000 attorneys, accountants, bankers, judges, professors, lenders, turnaround specialists and other bankruptcy professionals, providing a forum for the exchange of ideas and information. For additional information on ABI, visit www.abiworld.org. For additional conference information, visit http://www.abi.org/calendar-of-events.