What's New at ABI World
Online Features of Interest to
Unsecured Trade Creditor Committee Member

• Check out the new ABI World to view the upgraded Unsecured Trade Creditor (UTC) section. The new “committees” area of the web site allocates space for each ABI committee. From the home page, click on “About ABI” and then “Committees” to see all of ABI’s committees. In the left-hand navigation in blue, click on “Unsecured Trade Creditor.”

Once you click on the UTC Committee, you will notice that the left-hand navigation in blue has changed again. Within the main page, you will see a listing of the committee chairs, the committee listserves (where you can join or view the UTC Committee listserve) and agendas for any upcoming meetings of the committee. In the left-hand navigation you will note that beneath “Unsecured Trade Creditor” there are three new options: Minutes, Newsletter and Educational Materials. The “Minutes” page provides minutes from past UTC Committee meetings. The “Newsletter” page provides all back issues of the UTC electronic newsletter. The “Educational Materials” page provides educational materials from past conferences that address unsecured trade creditor issues.

• The June issue of the ABI Journal featured a few UTC-related articles:

– “What Every Unsecured Creditor Should Know About Chapter 11” (Prof. John D. Ayer, University of California at Davis; Chico, Calif.; Michael L. Bernstein, Arnold & Porter LLP; Washington, D.C.; Jonathan Friedland, Kirkland & Ellis LLP; Chicago; and Ryan Blaine Bennett, Kirkland & Ellis LLP; Chicago.)

– “How to Keep the Lights On in a REP Bankruptcy: A Case Study from Texas,” (Diana M. Woodman, Thompson & Knight LLP, Houston; John D. Baumgartner, Chiron Financial Group Inc., Houston)

• Looking for a new employee or searching for a new job? Check out the new ABI Career Center — the one-stop site for job seekers and employers in the insolvency community. Stop by to set up your personal profile or search the available positions (over 120 on average). Employers are invited to post free job listings and search the job-seeker database for possible candidates.

• Check out the latest Collier Case Update offered at ABI World. Case summaries are available to ABI members.

• The latest edition of the West Bankruptcy Newsletter is now available. Provided by West Group, the newsletter is a weekly update on bankruptcy and debtor/creditor matters.

OTHER STORIES
IN THIS ISSUE:

Key Issues Regarding the Retention and Use
of Financial Experts in Bankruptcy Cases

To Claim Or Not To Claim Cutting in Line: How Shareholders and Bondholders Are Being Paid Ahead of Trade Creditors in Chapter 11