Christoph Paulus is a new co-editor of the classic European Insolvency Regulation commentary .
Thomas J . Salerno has been named to Forbes ’ inaugural America ’ s Top Lawyers list , one of 200 attorneys in the country selected by the Forbes ’ editorial team .
Professor Steven L . Schwarcz spoke at a lecture at a special colloquium , cosponsored by the Paris Commercial Court , the French Turnaround Association (“ ARE ”), and the University of Paris-Dauphine . The colloquium compares cram down under the EU Restructuring Directive ( relative priority ) and Chapter 11 ( absolute priority ), based on my co-authored article , Corporate Restructuring under Relative and Absolute Priority Default Rules : A Comparative Assessment , 2021 University of Illinois Law Review 1 . His article Bankruptcy-Remote Structuring : Reallocating Risk Through Law , 97 American Bankruptcy Law Journal 1 ( 2023 ), received the American College of Commercial Finance Lawyers 2024 Grant Gilmore Award , “ honoring the top scholarly article related to commercial finance .” He also has two forthcoming articles which include The Legal Anomaly of Non-Recourse Financing , American Bankruptcy Law Journal and Physics Informs Law : Analyzing Legal Issues that Turn on the Scale of Observation , 85 Ohio State Law Journal .
Nancy J . Whaley , Standing Chapter 12 and 13 Trustee in the Northern District of Georgia , was appointed by Chief Justice Roberts to the Advisory Committee on Bankruptcy Rules effective October 1 , 2023 . She will serve a 3 year term and has been appointed to the Consumer Subcommittee and Forms Subcommittee .
The University of Texas School of Law won the Duberstein National Moot Court competition last month . The team is coached by fellows Deborah Langehennig and Jay Ong . Their faculty advisor is Fellow Jay Westbrook .
Travis Torrence was promoted to U . S . Head of Legal at Shell , where he now leads the U . S . Legal function , which is comprised of over 150 employees . Travis is also Shell USA , Inc .’ s Vice President-Legal and sits on its board of directors .
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