Contact: John Hartgen
(703) 739-0800
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FRANCIS A. MONACO ELECTED TO ABI’S BOARD OF
DIRECTORS
size='3'>April 10, 2009, Alexandria, Va. —
size='3'> The American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI) announces
that Francis A. Monaco,
Jr.of Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice PLLC
(Wilmington, Del.) has
been elected to ABI’s Board of Directors. An ABI member since
1990, Monaco is a member of the advisory board for ABI’s Mid
Atlantic Bankruptcy Workshop and co-chairs ABI’s Fraud Task Force.
He will serve a term of three years on the 60-member ABI Board of
Directors.
A partner at
size='3'>Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice PLLC in Wilmington,
Del., Monaco’s practice consists largely of
representing debtors, creditor committees, individual creditors and
other interest-holders, including secured lenders, indenture trustees,
government agencies, trade creditors, equipment lessors, landlords,
asset purchasers, bondholders and stockholders. Monaco has
certifications in business bankruptcy and mediation and is currently a
member of the board of directors of the American Board of Certification.
Monaco is a member of the Delaware and Pennsylvania Bar Associations and
the American Bar Association. He received his B.A. from the University
of Delaware with high honors and received his J.D. from Villanova Law
School.
The complete list of directors
and officers is available at
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