Alexandria, Va. —The American Bankruptcy Institute’s (ABI’s) Bankruptcy Battleground West conference returns on March 3, with opportunities for either virtual or in-person attendance at the Maybourne Beverly Hills in Beverly Hills, Calif. The day-long conference will examine the leading issues of bankruptcy law, with a focus on the Southern California region. Included in the programming is a special “Crossfire” panel, conducted in the format of the TV show “Crossfire,” which will address key bankruptcy issues. Attendees have the opportunity to earn up to 5 hours of CLE credit, including 1.5 hours of elimination bias, or 6 hours of CPE credit with 1.5 hours of ethics. Conference co-chairs are Kyra E. Andrassy of Smiley Wang-Ekvall, LLP (Costa Mesa, Calif.) and David M. Guess of Greenberg Traurig, LLP (Irvine, Calif.). The judicial chair for the conference is Bankruptcy Judge Deborah J. Saltzman (C.D. Cal.; Los Angeles).

Sessions include:

• Turning Words into Tactics: DEI in Practice
• D&O Insurance and Bankruptcy: Insuring Success
• Pandemic Impacts on Hotels and Hospitality: Challenges and Opportunities
• Mass Tort Bankruptcies in Review
• Post-Confirmation Trusts: Structuring for Success (or Bust) in the Afterlife
• Crossfire

To view the full roster of conference sessions and speakers, please click here.

Members of the press looking to attend the conference should contact ABI Public Affairs Officer John Hartgen at 703-894-5935 or [email protected].

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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.abiworld.org/conferences.html.