Programs in New York and Washington D.C. to Focus on Final Report of ABIs Chapter 11 Reform Commission

Programs in New York and Washington D.C. to Focus on Final Report of ABIs Chapter 11 Reform Commission

Alexandria, Va.— Two programs, sponsored by Bloomberg BNA in January and the American College of Bankruptcy (ACB) Fourth Circuit in February, will focus on the Final Report of the ABI Commission to Study the Reform of Chapter 11 (Available at: http://commission.abi.org). Both programs will feature an overview of the Report, and members of the Commission will address their recommendations aimed at modernizing chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code. Bloomberg BNA 2015 Outlook: “What's Ahead for Chapter 11 Reform?” Bloomberg Headquarters, New York. January 29, 2015. This free half-day program will take place at Bloomberg’s headquarters in New York on Jan. 29 from 8:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. ET. Bloomberg's Bill Rochelle and members of ABI’s Commission to Study the Reform of Chapter 11, including the official reporter, will present three panel discussions analyzing the key recommendations of the 400-page Report. Attendees have the opportunity to earn 3.25 hours of CLE credit. For more information on the program, including speakers and registration, please click here. ACB Fourth Circuit Program: "Considering ABI's Report on Chapter 11 Reform” Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, D.C. February 13, 2015. The American College of Bankruptcy Fourth Circuit program, "Considering ABI's Report on Chapter 11 Reform," will be held on Feb. 13 from 9:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. ET on Capitol Hill. The free event will take place in Room 226 of the Rayburn House Office Building (House Judiciary Committee) and will feature discussion by ABI commissioners and bankruptcy experts on the Final Report’s treatment of small and medium enterprises (SMEs), 363 sales, valuation and more. For more information and to register, please click here. For further information about the events or ABI’s Commission to Study the Reform of Chapter 11, please contact ABI Public Affairs Manager John Hartgen at 703-894-5935 or [email protected]. ### 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 more than 12,000 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.abiworld.org/conferences.html.