Alexandria, Va. — ABI’s popular Bankruptcy 2023: Views from the Bench program will take place on Sept. 29 in the Washington, D.C., offices of Jones Day. The program features the views of 20 sitting and retired bankruptcy judges. This year’s program will examine key issues surrounding bankruptcy confirmation, § 363 sales, Supreme Court cases, ethics and much more. The keynote luncheon speaker for the program is Kevyn D. Orr, the partner-in-charge of Jones Day’s U.S. offices. Orr served as Emergency Manager of the City of Detroit during the city's chapter 9 case, the largest municipal bankruptcy case in U.S. history, and was charged with restructuring the city's finances and operations. Views from the Bench will also feature ABI’s popular “Great Debates” session, during which judges and experts will square off on issues related to bankruptcy examiners. Attendees have the chance to earn up to 6/7.2 hours of CLE/CPE credit and 1 hour of ethics. The judicial co-chair of the program is Bankruptcy Judge Craig T. Goldblatt (D. Del., Wilmington), and the program chair is Donald A. Workman of BakerHostetler (Washington, D.C.).

Panel sessions at the Views from the Bench program include:

• Getting to Confirmation: Update on Developments
• Sales: § 363 Developments
• Supreme Court Roundup
• Cross-Border Practice
• Ethics

If you are a member of the press and would like to attend the “Views from the Bench” program, please 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.abi.org/calendar-of-events.