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PETER J. ANTOSZYK ELECTED TO ABI’S BOARD OF DIRECTORS

May 3, 2006, Alexandria, Va. — The American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI) announces that Peter J. Antoszyk of Brown Rudnick Berlack Israels LLP (Boston) has been elected to ABI’s Board of Directors. An active member since 1992, Antoszyk recently served as co-chair of the Finance and Banking Committee and is currently a member of the Unsecured Trade Creditors, Uniform Commercial Code and International committees.

At Brown Rudnick,Antoszykfocuses his practice on representing bank and nonbank lenders in corporate and asset-based lending transactions, including multi-lender syndicated transactions, transnational transactions, acquisition financing, and specialty lending to retailers, manufacturers, distributors and other industries, often involving highly leveraged or other special situations. Antoszyk received his J.D. from Boston University in 1985 and received his B.A. from the State University of New York at Albany in 1982.

The complete list of directors and officers is available at http://www.abiworld.org/Content/NavigationMenu/About_ABI/Board_of_Directors/Board_of_Directors.htm.

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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 more than 11,000 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.