Professor David Skeel to Serve as ABI Resident Scholar Through Early Fall 2006

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PROFESSOR
DAVID SKEEL TO SERVE AS ABI RESIDENT SCHOLAR THROUGH EARLY FALL
2006

size='3'>June 21, 2006, Alexandria, Va.
size='3'>— Prof.
face='Times New Roman' size='3'>David Skeel
will serve as the Robert M. Zinman ABI Resident Scholar
for the Summer 2006 semester through early Fall. He is the S. Samuel
Arsht Professor of Corporate Law at the University of Pennsylvania Law
School. Skeel will serve in ABI's
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summer to fall. He will assist ABI in its educational programming and
its role as the authoritative source of bankruptcy information for the
Congress, media and public.

Prof. Skeel’s work
focuses on corporate bankruptcy, the history of bankruptcy in the
United States
and corporate governance. He has appeared as an expert on
corporate governance or bankruptcy issues on Nightline, CNBC and
Marketplace as well as being interviewed for publications such as
the Wall Street
Journal, New York Times and the
Economist.

'
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Skeel is one of the top scholars
and teachers in
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size='3'>and we are honored to have him join us as the Zinman Scholar',
said Samuel J. Gerdano, ABI Executive Director.

Prof.
size='3'> Skeel joined the University of
Pennsylvania Law School in 1999 with a focus on teaching corporate law,
bankruptcy, corporate governance and contract law. He also was a
visiting professor at
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face='Times New Roman'
size='3'>Center during
the fall semester of 2004. In addition to publishing articles and books
on bankruptcy, corporate governance and religion, Skeel enjoys both
publicly reading and publishing poetry. Prior to his teaching career,
Skeel worked from 1988-90 as an associate in the Reorganization and
Finance Department of Duane, Morris & Heckscher (
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as a judicial clerk for Judge Walter K. Stapleton (
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1987-88. He was awarded the Harvey Levin Award for Excellence in
Teaching twice by the 1999 and 2002 University of Pennsylvania Law
School graduating class.
face='Times New Roman' size='3'>David Skeel
received his J.D. from the University of Virginia School
of Law in 1987 and his B.A. from the
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North
Carolina in
1983.

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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
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