Brandy M. Rapp of Whiteford Taylor Preston, LLP Selected as One of ABI’s 2019 “40 Under 40”

Brandy M. Rapp of Whiteford Taylor Preston, LLP Selected as One of ABI’s 2019 “40 Under 40”

Alexandria, Va. ABI announces that Brandy M. Rapp of Whiteford Taylor Preston, LLP (Roanoke, Va.) has been selected as one of ABI’s “40 Under 40,” ABI’s annual program that recognizes 40 of the top insolvency industry professionals under the age of 40. Honorees will be recognized at a special ceremony during ABI’s 2019 Winter Leadership Conference, taking place Dec. 5-7 at the Terranea Resort in Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.

Rapp is a member of the firm's Business Reorganizations and Bankruptcy Litigation group. She has significant experience representing clients in bankruptcy cases, complex business litigation and business transactions, including out-of-court workouts. Rapp has a diverse practice representing debtors, trustees, liquidation trusts, creditors' committees, secured creditors, lessors and unsecured creditors. She has substantial experience in the mining, health care and construction industries.

Rapp has been listed in “Legal Elite - Virginia's Best Lawyers” in Virginia Business since 2017, was The Best Lawyers in America's “Lawyer of the Year” in 2016 in the areas of Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law and Litigation – Bankruptcy, and was named Young Lawyer of the Year by the Roanoke Bar Association in 2014. She also has been recognized in Law & Politics magazine as a Virginia Super Lawyer "Rising Star" in Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights each year since 2009.

Rapp is also an adjunct professor of law at Washington & Lee University School of Law, where she teaches "Failing Businesses and Potential Remedies: Bankruptcy Practicum." She received her J.D. magna cum laude from the University of Richmond School of Law in 2005 and her B.A. suma cum laude from West Virginia Wesleyan College in 2002.

“This 2019 class of honorees is incredibly accomplished and diverse, and well representative of the multidisciplinary nature of our community,” said ABI Executive Director Samuel J. Gerdano. “We look forward to engaging these young leaders in the full range of ABI's activities, in service to the profession.”

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. Nominations were submitted via the initiative’s website, through which professionals nominated themselves or a colleague. Membership in ABI was not required, and more than 350 candidates were evaluated. Those selected were chosen from both large and small firms from every region of the country, and represent diverse practice areas such as law, finance, accounting, consulting, academia, government and more.

Click here to view the full list of the 2019 “40 Under 40” honorees.

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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 11,000 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.abi.org. For additional conference information, visit http://www.abi.org/calendar-of-events.