Lowenstein Bankruptcy Partner Christopher A. Ward Elected as ABI Chair

Christopher A. Ward, a member of Lowenstein's Bankruptcy & Restructuring Department and Office Managing Partner of the firm's Wilmington, DE office, has been elected to Chair of the American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI).

Ward represents companies facing stress and distress, guiding them through financial restructurings, litigation, business divorces, fiduciary investigations, and asset sales with a business-minded, client-driven approach. He has over twenty-five years of experience working with Chapter 11 debtors, Boards of Directors and managers, litigants, credit committees, private equity and credit participants, and middle-market distressed borrowers in corporate bankruptcy and restructurings, bet-the-company litigation, and distressed asset sales, as well as bankruptcy proceedings and out-of-court alternatives.

An ABI member since 2003 and its immediate Past President, Ward has also served as the organization's Vice President-Development; Chair and Education Director of ABI's Financial Advisor and Investment Banking Committee; and member of the Mid-Atlantic ABI Endowment Committee. He is a co-author of ABI's A Business Creditor's Guide to Distressed Vendors, Debt Collection and Bankruptcy; The Chief Restructuring Officer's Guide to Bankruptcy: Views from Leading Insolvency Professionals; and The Zone of (In)solvency: Fiduciary Duties and Standards of Review for Corporations and Limited Liability Companies.

ABI is the largest multi-disciplinary, nonpartisan organization 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 nearly 10,000 attorneys, accountants, bankers, judges, professors, lenders, turnaround specialists and other bankruptcy professionals, providing a forum for the exchange of ideas and information.

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Lowenstein Sandler LLP is a national law firm with around 400 lawyers based in New York, Palo Alto, Roseland, Salt Lake City, San Francisco, Washington, D.C., and Wilmington. The firm represents leaders in virtually every sector of the global economy, with particular emphasis on investment funds, life sciences, and technology. Recognized for its entrepreneurial spirit and high standard of client service, the firm is committed to the interests of its clients, colleagues, and communities.