Hon. Christopher S. Sontchi, an International Judge of the Singapore International Commercial Court and a former Chief Judge of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware, where he served for 16 years, talks with ABI Executive Director Amy Quackenboss about moments that helped shape his incredible restructuring career — and provides tips to new practitioners entering the industry.

The latest episode of ABI's "Party in Interest" podcast features ABI Executive Director Amy Quackenboss talking with Tara Twomey, the director of the Executive Office for U.S. Trustees (EOUST). How did Twomey develop a passion for consumers and businesses being able to access a financial fresh start in bankruptcy? What steps led her to a career in the restructuring industry? What does she do to decompress? Find out the answers to these questions and more on the latest episode!

The latest episode of ABI's "Party in Interest" podcast features ABI Executive Director Amy Quackenboss talking with Melissa B. Jacoby, the Graham Kenan Professor of Law at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and soon to be a visiting professor at Harvard Law School in the fall. ABI’s Resident Scholar for the spring 2016 semester, Prof. Jacoby recently released her first book, Unjust Debts, which received a starred review from Publisher’s Weekly and made the Financial Times’ best economics books list.

The latest episode of ABI's "Party in Interest" podcast features ABI Executive Director Amy Quackenboss talking with Chad Van Horn, the founding partner of Van Horn Law Group, P.A. in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. An ABC board-certified attorney and member of ABI’s 2022 "40 Under 40" class, Van Horn recently appeared as Player 286 on the popular Netflix reality show "Squid Game: The Challenge" and says he would have donated the $4.56 million in prize money to Big Brothers Big Sisters (he finished out the game as one of the top 10 contestants). Find out more about Van Horn's drive to succeed in both representing clients in the courtroom and competing in "Squid Game."

The latest episode of ABI's "Party in Interest" podcast features ABI Executive Director Amy Quackenboss talking with David M. Tanabe, an associate with Winthrop & Weinstine in Minneapolis who played for nine years in the National Hockey League before an injury forced him into early retirement. Find out about Tanabe's drive to transition from professional hockey to law, the mentors that assisted in his transition, and the lessons he’s gleaned from the ice rink that he applies in the courtroom.

ABI Executive Director Amy Quackenboss talks with Rachel Albanese, co-chair of DLA Piper's U.S. Restructuring practice and a partner in the firm’s New York office. In addition to her more than 20 years of restructuring experience that has included a wide range of chapter 11 cases, cross-border insolvencies and Puerto Rico's restructuring efforts, she is integral to a number of ABI initiatives, including ABI's Task Force on Veterans and Servicemembers Affairs. Listen to the podcast to find out more about the efforts that are important to Rachel and those that inspired her for all these important endeavors.

The latest episode of ABI's "Party in Interest" podcast features ABI Executive Director Amy Quackenboss talking with Kenneth R. Feinberg, one of the nation’s leading experts in alternative dispute resolution. Currently the court-appointed mediator in both the Imerys/Cyprus talc bankruptcy case in Delaware, and the Honx asbestos bankruptcy case in Texas, Feinberg's distinguished career includes previously having served as Special Master of the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund, the Department of Justice Victims of State-Sponsored Terrorism Fund, the Department of Justice Boeing 737 Max Crash Victim Beneficiaries Compensation Fund and many other high-profile complex disputes over the past 40 years.

Ian Williams of Williams Consulting International (London), the program chair of ABI's International Insolvency & Restructuring Symposium, recently joined ABI Executive Director Amy Quackenboss on a “Party in Interest” podcast that was taped live and followed by an ABI Virtual Happy Hour. Williams discusses his growth in ABI from overseas, some of his favorite conference memories, and what he is excited about for this year's International Insolvency & Restructuring Symposium, being held in Lisbon, Portugal, Nov. 2-3.

The latest “Party in Interest” podcast features ABI Executive Director Amy Quackenboss talking with ABI President-Elect Chris Ward, chair of Polsinelli's Bankruptcy and Restructuring practice and managing shareholder of the firm’s Delaware office. Ward discusses how his career path turned toward bankruptcy, ways he decompresses when he’s not working, and his reputation as a snappy dresser.

ABI's latest "Party in Interest" podcast features a conversation between ABI Executive Director Amy Quackenboss and the co-chairs of ABI's Subchapter V Task Force, Bankruptcy Judge Michelle Harner (D. Md.; Baltimore) and Megan Murray of Underwood Murray (Tampa, Fla.). Learn more about how Judge Harner and Murray became passionate about small business matters, their overall impressions of how subchapter V helps small business debtors, and what the task force’s work will entail.