Contact:
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TRACY C. SANDLER ELECTED TO ABI’S BOARD OF
DIRECTORS
May 3, 2006,
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color='black'> The American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI) announces
that Tracy C. Sandler of Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
(
w:st='on'>Toronto
elected to ABI’s Board of Directors. An active member since
2000, Sandler currently participates on ABI’s Asset Sales,
International and Finance and Banking committees. Sandler was
instrumental in the development of ABI’s international website,
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color='#800080'>www.globalinsolvency.com. She
color='black'>will serve a term of three years on the 60-member ABI
Board of Directors.
Sandler’s practice
focuses on areas of bankruptcy, insolvency, secured transactions and
debtor/creditor law with extensive experience in cross-border
insolvencies. She is currently the Toronto Chapter president of the
Turnaround Management Association (TMA) and also serves on the TMA Board
of Directors. Sandler received her J.D. from
w:st='on'>Osgoode
w:st='on'>Hall
w:st='on'>Law
w:st='on'>School
1986.
The complete list of directors
and officers is available at
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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
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