Alexandria, Va. — The American Bankruptcy Institute's (ABI) 2024 Annual Spring Meeting returns to the Marriott Marquis in Washington, D.C., April 18-20. ABI’s largest annual conference features timely concurrent sessions tailored for commercial and consumer practitioners. NBC journalist Chuck Todd will be providing his perspectives on the upcoming November elections during the conference’s keynote address.

In addition, a special plenary session will be examining the final report and recommendations of ABI's Subchapter V Task Force, to be released in April during the conference. The current debt-eligibility limit of $7.5 million for small businesses looking to elect subchapter V reorganization under chapter 11 is due to sunset back to $2,725,625 in late June. After nine months of public hearings, roundtable discussions and an industry survey inviting comment on subchapter V, the Task Force released a preliminary report in December encouraging Congress to permanently maintain the eligibility limit of $7.5 million in aggregate noncontingent, liquidated debt for small businesses looking to reorganize under subchapter V.

The conference will conclude with a special interview with Tara Twomey, the director of the Executive Office for U.S. Trustees.

Sessions at the 2024 Annual Spring Meeting include:

·      Plenary Session: ABI Talks

·      Advanced Fraud-Based Litigation and Uncovering Hidden Assets

·      Exporting Corporate Bankruptcies

·      Whatever Happened to DIP Financing?

·      AI as a New Tool

·      A Potpourri of Ethical Considerations in Real Estate Bankruptcy

·      Private Credit Restructurings and Trends

·      Commercial Real Estate

·      Sub V vs. Traditional 11? Confirmation and Other Key Plan Issues

·      The Impact of Business Email Compromise in the Bankruptcy Arena: Strategies and Tools to Protect Bankruptcy Participants

·      Plenary Session: Subchapter V Task Force Report and Recommendations

·      Privilege Issues in Bankruptcy

·      Unique Asset Sale Issues in Health Care

·      A Brave New World: Use of Technology and Ethical Considerations in Post-Pandemic Practice

·      How Do We Get to Valuation?

·      Cross-Border Recovery in Fraudulent Schemes

·      Mediation of Consumer Bankruptcy Issues

·      Working Together: Collaboration Between Secured Creditors and Unsecured Constituents

·      Mental Health Issues: What to Look For, and How to Get Help

·      Preserving the Public Trust: The Need for Strict Adherence to the Code of Judicial Conduct, the Rules of Professional Conduct, and Other Ethical Principles

·      Plenary Session: Conversation with EOUST Director Tara Twomey

To see the full conference schedule, please click here.

Press interested in attending the conference 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.