Alexandria, Va. — The American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI) announces that Evelyn Meltzer of Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders (Wilmington, Del.) received ABI’s 2023 “Committee Member of the Year” award and was named to ABI’s Board of Directors. An ABI member since 2004, Meltzer co-chairs ABI’s International Committee, previously co-chaired ABI’s Asset Sales Committee, served on the advisory board of ABI’s Central States Bankruptcy Workshop, and has written and spoken on key bankruptcy issues. She will serve the remainder of a Board term created by Hon. Michael A. Fagone (U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. Me.); Bangor), who is stepping away from the Board due to professional obligations. After 2024, Meltzer will be eligible for election to serve a full three-year term on the 60-member ABI Board of Directors.

For her efforts in spearheading the launch of the ABI International Committee’s new "International Matter of the Year" award last year, Meltzer was honored as "ABI's Committee Member of the Year," and ABI's International Committee was recognized as ABI's "Committee of the Year,” at ABI’s Annual Spring Meeting, held in Washington, D.C., April 20-22.

As a partner at Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders, Meltzer focuses her practice on distressed M&A, corporate bankruptcy and creditors’ rights. With more than 20 years of experience, she regularly represents sellers and purchasers in distressed M&A transactions, including Article 9 sales, asset sales conducted as part of assignments for the benefit of creditors (ABC), and sales conducted pursuant to Section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code. Additionally, Meltzer has significant experience guiding corporate debtors, creditors’ committees, secured and unsecured creditors, and others through all aspects of complex chapter 11 and chapter 7 proceedings. She also represents companies and assignees in connection with Delaware assignment for the benefit of creditors (ABC) proceedings in the Delaware Chancery Court. Her bankruptcy practice has been recognized in Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business and Lawdragon 500 Leading U.S. Bankruptcy & Restructuring Lawyers. She is AV-Rated for Ethical Standards and Legal Ability by Martindale-Hubbell^®. In addition to Meltzer's involvement in ABI, she also served as the finance director for the International Women’s Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation and as co-chair of the Delaware State Bar Association Bankruptcy Section’s Legislative Committee.

The complete list of directors and officers is available at http://www.abi.org/about-us/board-directors.

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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 10,000 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.abi.org/calendar-of-events.