Judge Sontchi Discusses Moments that Helped Shape His Career on ABI Pii Podcast - Ep. 276
Hon. Christopher S. Sontchi, an International Judge of the Singapore International Commercial Court and a former Chief Judge of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware, where he served for 16 years, talks with ABI Executive Director Amy Quackenboss about moments that helped shape his incredible restructuring career — and provides tips to new practitioners entering the industry.
8 December 2024, 12:00 am
31 minutes 30 seconds
Latest "Party in Interest" Podcast Features EOUST Director Tara Twomey, Ep. 275
The latest episode of ABI's "Party in Interest" podcast features ABI Executive Director Amy Quackenboss talking with Tara Twomey, the director of the Executive Office for U.S. Trustees (EOUST). How did Twomey develop a passion for consumers and businesses being able to access a financial fresh start in bankruptcy? What steps led her to a career in the restructuring industry? What does she do to decompress? Find out the answers to these questions and more on the latest episode!
The latest episode of the ABI Business Reorganization Committee’s “Unordinary Course” podcast series features host Lee Pacchia of ICR talking with Mark Podgainy, a managing director at Getzler Henrich & Associates LLC, about the financial and operational challenges facing institutions of higher education.
20 October 2024, 12:00 am
35 minutes 23 seconds
Latest "Party in Interest" Podcast Features Prof. Melissa Jacoby of UNC Chapel Hill - Ep. 273
The latest episode of ABI's "Party in Interest" podcast features ABI Executive Director Amy Quackenboss talking with Melissa B. Jacoby, the Graham Kenan Professor of Law at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and soon to be a visiting professor at Harvard Law School in the fall. ABI’s Resident Scholar for the spring 2016 semester, Prof. Jacoby recently released her first book, Unjust Debts, which received a starred review from Publisher’s Weekly and made the Financial Times’ best economics books list.
6 August 2024, 8:31 pm
29 minutes 39 seconds
Current State of Retail and the Industry’s Future - Ep. 272
Host Lee Pacchia of ICR talks with James Doak, the head of Miller Buckfire, a Stifel company, to discuss current trends in the retail industry and what to expect going forward.
11 July 2024, 3:44 pm
43 minutes 13 seconds
Discussion Between Author and Editor of "Driving the Recovery Bus" - Ep. 271
ABI's newest podcast features a conversation between the author, Gordon Z. Novod of Grant & Eisenhofer, and editor, Rosa Evergreen of Arnold & Porter, of ABI’s newest publication, Driving the Recovery Bus: Augmenting Creditor Recoveries Through Claims Brought by a Litigation Trustee. Listen to Novod and Evergreen provide insights on the issues at play in Driving the Recovery Bus, the audiences the book was intended for and the process of how it was written.
4 June 2024, 5:30 pm
23 minutes 14 seconds
Prof. Kevin Kaiser Provides His Take on the Intersection of Private Equity and Restructuring
Latest "Unordinary Course" Podcast
Prof. Kevin Kaiser of the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business joins host Lee Pacchia of ICR on the latest edition of "Unordinary Course" to take a closer look at the intersection of private equity and restructuring, and the recent spike in private-equity-backed companies filing for chapter 11.
15 May 2024, 1:10 pm
29 minutes 37 seconds
Guests Join Latest Episode of ABI's "Reframing Mediation" Podcast to Discuss Key Mediation Topics
Kara E. Casteel of ASK LLP and Luke Murley of Saul Ewing LLP join hosts Edward L. Schnitzer of Womble Bond Dickinson LLP (New York) and Connor Bifferato of The Bifferato Firm (Wilmington, Del.), co-chairs of ABI's Mediation Committee, to discuss a host of key mediation topics. Click here to listen.
2 May 2024, 3:11 am
25 minutes 22 seconds
Challenges in the Digital Media Industry - ABI's Latest "Unordinary Course" Podcast - ep. 268
The latest episode of ABI’s "Unordinary Course" podcast, brought to you by ABI's Business Reorganization Committee, features Lee Pacchia of ICR Inc. (New York) talking with Frank Pometti of AlixPartners, LLP (New York) about the ongoing turmoil and challenges in the digital media space, and where the industry might be headed in the future.
9 April 2024, 5:19 pm
31 minutes 50 seconds
Informative Debate on 4 Key Mediation Issues the Focus of New "Reframing Mediation" Podcast
The latest episode of the ABI Mediation Committee’s "Reframing Mediation" podcast features an informative debate on four key issues in mediation practice. Listen as ABI Mediation Committee Co-Chairs Edward L. Schnitzer of Womble Bond Dickinson LLP (New York) and Connor Bifferato of The Bifferato Firm (Wilmington, Del.) volley viewpoints on the following issues:
- Remote vs. In-Person Mediation
- Joint Caucuses vs. Private Sessions Only
- Openings vs. No Openings
- The Role of Mediators to Be ‘Evaluative’ vs. ‘Facilitative’
The points debated in the podcast are the personal views of the hosts for informative purposes only and not the official positions of their respective firms or ABI.
13 March 2024, 7:45 pm
25 minutes 38 seconds
ABI's "Party in Interest" Podcast Features Attn. and “Squid Game” Competitor Chad Van Horn - Ep. 266
The latest episode of ABI's "Party in Interest" podcast features ABI Executive Director Amy Quackenboss talking with Chad Van Horn, the founding partner of Van Horn Law Group, P.A. in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. An ABC board-certified attorney and member of ABI’s 2022 “40 Under 40” class, Van Horn recently appeared as Player 286 on the popular Netflix reality show “Squid Game: The Challenge” and says he would have donated the $4.56 million in prize money to Big Brothers Big Sisters (he finished out the game as one of the top 10 contestants). Find out more about Van Horn's drive to succeed in both representing clients in the courtroom and competing in “Squid Game.”