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ABI Webinar to Explore New Congress

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ABI WEBINAR
TO EXPLORE NEW CONGRESS


size='3'>December 12, 2006, Alexandria, Va.
size='3'>— To provide an outlook on bankruptcy and insolvency
issues for bankruptcy practitioners in the upcoming 110

face='Times New Roman' size='3'>th Congress,

the American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI) will hold an “Outlook for
the 110th

Congress Webinar” on Jan. 17 from 3 – 4:00
p.m. ET. As control of the 110
size='3'>th Congress has now shifted to
Democrat leadership, this unique Webinar gives bankruptcy attorneys and
turnaround specialists the opportunity to learn more about the issues
and priorities of the 110
size='3'>th Congress.

The New Congress Webinar will
feature a distinguished panel of speakers including:

  • Philip S. Corwin of
    Butera & Andrews (
    w:st='on'>
    size='3'>Washington    ,
    w:st='on'>
    size='3'>D.C.    ), a
    representative for various creditor interests.
  • John McMickle of Winston

    & Strawn (


    face='Times New Roman' size='3'>Washington
    size='3'>,
    size='3'>D.C.    ), a lobbyist

    for the Financial Services Roundtable.


  • Brady C. Williamson of
    LaFollette Godfrey & Kahn SC (
    w:st='on'>
    size='3'>Madison    ,
    w:st='on'>
    size='3'>Wis.    ), the former

    chair of the National Bankruptcy Review Commission.


  • William Binzel, Chief
    Counsel and Senior Vice President, Legislative Affairs, National
    Foundation for Credit Counseling (
    w:st='on'>
    size='3'>Washington    ,
    w:st='on'>
    size='3'>D.C.
    size='3'>).
  • David Lachmann,
    professional staff to the new majority on the House Committee on the
    Judiciary (
    face='Times New Roman' size='3'>Washington
    size='3'>,
    size='3'>D.C.
    size='3'>).
  • Travis Plunkett,
    Legislative Director, Consumer Federation of
    w:st='on'>
    size='3'>America
    size='3'>(
    face='Times New Roman' size='3'>Washington
    size='3'>,
    size='3'>D.C.
    size='3'>).
  • Paul G. Swanson of
    Steinhilber, Swanson, Mares, Marone & McDermott (
    w:st='on'>
    size='3'>Oshkosh    ,
    w:st='on'>
    size='3'>Wis.    ), the former

    president of the National Association of Bankruptcy
    Trustees.

The interactive format of

the Webinar will enable participants to listen to the speakers while
simultaneously accessing program materials on the Web.
size='3'>  The speakers will also be
available to answer questions by phone during the program. CLE credit
will be available in states that permit distance
learning.

For more information and
to register for the “Outlook for the 110
face='Times New Roman' size='3'>th Congress
Webinar,” please go to
href='http://www.abiworld.org/110congress'>
size='3'>http://www.abiworld.org/110congress.

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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 11,500 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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size='3'>http://www.abiworld.org/conferences.html
face='Times New Roman' size='3'>.