Alexandria, Va.— ABI announces that Amanda Steele of Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A. (Wilmington, Del.) has been selected as one of ABI’s “40 Under 40,” ABI’s award program that recognizes 40 of the top insolvency industry professionals under the age of 40. The honorees will be recognized at a special ceremony on Dec. 1 at ABI’s 2023 Winter Leadership Conference at the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess in Scottsdale, Ariz.

Steele is the first female director of the Bankruptcy & Corporate Restructuring Group at Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., where she focuses her practice on corporate restructuring, bankruptcy and other insolvency matters. She regularly represents and advises debtors, secured lenders, creditors and other interested parties in all aspects of chapter 11 cases, as well as foreign representatives in chapter 15 ancillary proceedings. Steele also is a member of the firm’s substantive nonconsolidation opinion team. She served as vice chair of the Delaware State Bar Association’s Young Lawyer’s Section (New Castle County) from 2013-15, and she chaired the International Women’s Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation’s (IWIRC’s) Delaware Network from 2019-20. Steele has been listed in Chambers USA since 2017 and in The Best Lawyers in America since 2023, and she was listed in Super Lawyers from 2018-20 and as a Delaware Today “Top Lawyer” from 2021-22. She also was an IWIRC Rising Star Award Finalist in 2016. In addition, Steele serves on ABI’s Mid-Atlantic Bankruptcy Workshop Advisory Board, and she served on the planning committee for the IWIRC at the Shore regional conference.

At her firm, Steele developed, and each year conducts, the training program for first-year associates in her group. Outside of the office, she is a pro bono child attorney for the Delaware Division of Family Services, where she represents children in foster care, and she has served on the Strategic Planning Committee and the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Steering Committee of the Ronald McDonald House of Delaware.

“The members of the 2023 class are an inspiration for the commitment, creativity and ingenuity that they demonstrate in both their careers and communities,” said ABI Executive Director Amy Quackenboss. “This diverse collection of honorees is comprised of future leaders that will drive ABI and the insolvency community forward.”

The “40 Under 40” winners are distinguished by professional achievements and service and were selected by a group of experienced professionals from ABI’s current leadership. Now in its seventh year, the goal of ABI’s “40 under 40” award program is not simply to create a one-time ceremony, but to fully engage those selected as future leaders in the insolvency profession and to build on the initiative each year.

Click here to view the full list of the 2023 “40 Under 40” honorees.

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