ABI Podcast

Why Walkaway Defaults are Growing
The latest ABI podcast examines the growth in the 'walkaway' phenomena, as underwater home borrowers simply give up on paying their mortgage, even in so-called recourse states. Executive Director Sam Gerdano discusses the rise in 'strategic default' with California-based lender Richard Zahm and why it's here to stay.

Can Chapter 11 Work for Large Financial Firms
The latest ABI Podcast is a conversation between ABI Resident Scholar Juliet Moringiello and Prof. Stephen Lubben of Seton Hall University School of Law discussing the use of Chapter 11 to deal with the failure of systemically significant financial institutions.

Examining Small Business Financial Distress
The latest ABI Podcast is a conversation between ABI Resident Scholar Juliet Moringiello and Prof. Robert Lawless of the University of Illinois School of Law discussing Lawless' research on small business owners in bankruptcy and the implications of his findings for bankruptcy policy.

Further Discussion On Proposed Changes To Bankruptcy Rule 3001
The latest ABI podcast features a conversation between ABI Executive Director Sam Gerdano and Alane Becket of Becket & Lee LLP discussing the some of the rationale for the important new proposals affecting Bankruptcy Rule 3001, such as why the Bankruptcy Rules Committee proposed it and the effect the proposal would have on creditors such as debt buyers.

Discussion on Proposed Bankruptcy Rules Changes with Judge Eugene Wedoff
The latest ABI podcast features a conversation between ABI Executive Director Sam Gerdano and Bankruptcy Judge Eugene Wedoff (N.D. Ill.), a member of the Bankruptcy Rules Committee, discussing the rules process and some of the rationale for the important new proposals affecting Rules 2019, 3001 and 3002. The comment period for the controversial proposals ends today, February 16.

Economic Lessons for Today from the Great Depression
The newest ABI podcast is a conversation with economic historian and Bloomberg columnist Amity Shlaes, author of the best-selling book, The Forgotten Man: A New History of the Great Depression. Shlaes discusses the parallels between FDR's economic policies and the current administration, each reacting to crises of historic proportions. Shlaes was the keynote speaker at the ABI Winter Leadership Conference.

Examining the Intersection of Bankruptcy Law and Sports Franchise Rules
As the Phoenix Coyotes recently emerged from bankruptcy ABI Executive Director Sam Gerdano discusses some of the unique aspects of the case with the Coyotes lead attorney Thomas J. Salerno of Squire, Sanders & Dempsey LLP. With Bankruptcy Judge Redfield Baum's approval of the Coyotes' sale to the NHL on Nov. 2, Salerno talks about some of the challenges presented by the case when bankruptcy law intersected with sports franchise rules.

A Preview Of Chapter 11 At The Crossroads ABIs Legislative Symposium In November
Providing a preview of ABI's upcoming Legislative Symposium to examine the future of corporate restructurings on a policy level, ABI Executive Director Sam Gerdano speaks with the architect of the event, ABI President Bob Keach of Bernstein, Shur, Sawyer & Nelson PA (Portland, Maine). The Chapter 11 at the Crossroads: Does Reorganization Need Reform? Legislative Symposium will take place at Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, D.C. on Nov. 16-17. Funded by ABI's Anthony H.N. Schnelling Endowment Fund, the Symposium is a free event for ABI members, congressional staff, researchers, scholars and the press. The Symposium faculty will re-examine the traditional framework of insolvency law against today's headlines and consider new ways going forward.