Alexandria, Va.— ABI announces that Brittany Michael of Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones (Minneapolis) 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.

Michael is Of Counsel at Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones, where she has successfully represented creditors’ committees, debtors and large commercial creditors in complex chapter 11 cases, including extensive experience in representing committees of child sexual abuse survivors in such mass tort bankruptcy cases as the Archdiocese of San Francisco, Diocese of Rockville Centre, Diocese of Rochester, Diocese of Buffalo, Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, Archdiocese of Agaña, the Diocese of New Ulm and the Diocese of Winona. She was a 2022 International Women’s Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation (IWIRC) Rising Star Finalist, and in 2019 she received both the Deinard Legal Clinic Award for her commitment to pro bono work, and the Advocates for Human Rights Volunteer Award for her work helping with Somali asylum cases. In addition, Michael was named “Attorney of the Year” by Minnesota Lawyer in 2018 for her work in representing the creditors’ committee in the chapter 11 case of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis. Among other awards, she received the ABA/Bloomberg BNA Award for Excellence in Labor and Employment Law, the Minnesota Women Lawyers Equal Justice Award and the University of Minnesota Human Rights Law Award. Michael is a member of the Minnesota and New York state bars, and of IWIRC’s Minneapolis chapter, for which she serves as chair. In addition, she has taught legal writing at the University of Minnesota Law School and volunteers with Credit Abuse Resistance Education (CARE), teaching financial responsibility to high school students.

“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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