ABI Podcast

ABI Resident Scholar Prof. Melissa Jacoby talks with Michael L. Bernstein of Arnold & Porter (Washington, D.C.), a panelist on the "Best Practices: Bringing and Defending Fraudulent Conveyance Claims" session at the 2016 Annual Spring Meeting. Bernstein previews his panel's upcoming discussion on the many facets of a fraudulent transfer case, including stating a claim, defense, forum and more.

Delays and Lack of Clear Restructuring Plan Continue to Hinder Puerto Rico Recovery Effort - Ep. 175 by ABI

Latest ABI Podcast Examines Potential Lender Discrimination in Black Church Bankruptcies - Ep. 174 by ABI

Examining Current Oil & Gas Industry Distress, Providing Outlook for 2016 - Episode 173 by ABI

ABI's latest podcast features incoming Robert M. Zinman ABI Resident Scholar for the Spring 2016 semester Prof. Melissa Jacoby of the UNC School of Law talking with Prof. Mark Roe of Harvard Law School about recent efforts to to postpone legislative action on a proposed omnibus appropriations rider that would amend the Trust Indenture Act of 1939. Last week, Prof. Roe joined 18 law professors on a letter sent calling for postponement to allow for legislative hearings or the opportunity for public comment on the proposed amendment.

Author Discusses How Creditors' Committee Participation in Chapter 11 Has Changed over Past 10 Years

ABI Resident Scholar Prof. Michelle Harner talks with Holly Etlin, Managing Director in AlixPartners Turnaround and Restructuring practice, and AlixPartners Director James Hogarth about their recent study examining retail bankruptcies since the implementation of BAPCPA in 2005. Etlin and Hogarth discuss their findings that 55 percent of retail bankruptcies since the 2005 Code change have ultimately ended in liquidation rather than restructuring.

The latest ABI podcast features ABI Deputy Executive Director Amy Quackenboss talking with Michael Bernstein of Arnold & Porter LLP (Washington, D.C.) and Prof. George Kuney of the University of Tennessee College of Law (Knoxville, Tenn.) about their book, Bankruptcy in Practice, Fifth Edition. Bernstein and Kuney discuss how the book was revised to incorporate recent case law and changes to the Bankruptcy Code, bridges the divide between classroom theory, courtroom procedure and conference room negotiation.