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ABI Briefing on Capitol Hill to Feature Bankruptcy Judge Addressing Pension Issues in Bankruptcy

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Contact:
John
Hartgen 

            
(703) 739-0800

            

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ABI BRIEFING
ON CAPITOL HILL TO FEATURE BANKRUPTCY JUDGE ADDRESSING PENSION ISSUES IN
BANKRUPTCY


size='3'>June 9, 2006
face='Times New Roman'
size='3'>Alexandria,
size='3'>Va.
size='3'>– With congressional conferees
continuing to work on pension reform legislation, the American
Bankruptcy Institute will hold a briefing on pension issues in
bankruptcy on June 12, 2006 at noon on Capitol Hill in
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size='3'>D.C. The briefing
will feature Bankruptcy Judge Eugene Wedoff, Chief Judge of the Northern
District of Illinois and presiding judge over the United Airlines
bankruptcy case, speaking on pension issues that arise in large
corporate bankruptcies. Judge Wedoff has served as a bankruptcy judge
for the Northern District of Illinois for over 18 years and is a member
of ABI’s Board of Directors. Judge Wedoff was a member of the
working group of the Advisory Committee on Bankruptcy Rules that drafted
the means test forms adopted by the Judicial Conference for
implementation of the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer
Protection Act of 2005. He has also testified on the new bankruptcy law
before the House Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative
Law.

The briefing will take
place at 12:00 p.m. in Room 2226 of the
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Members of the media interested in attending should contact John Hartgen
at 703-739-0800 x115 or by email at
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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,
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