Troutman Pepper Partner Evelyn Meltzer Elected to the American Bankruptcy Institute Board of Directors and Named Committee Member of the Year for 2022

WILMINGTON, D.E. – Evelyn Meltzer, a partner in Troutman Pepper’s Financial Restructuring + Insolvency Practice Group, has been elected to serve on the Board of Directors for the American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI), the largest multi-disciplinary, non-partisan organization dedicated to research and education on matters related to insolvency, with nearly 11,000 members. Meltzer, who serves as co-chair of the ABI International Committee, also was named ABI’s Committee Member of the Year for 2022, and the ABI International Committee was recognized as ABI’s Committee of the Year for 2022.

“I am proud of the work the International Committee accomplished in the last year in support of ABI’s efforts to best serve its members through high-quality programming, comprehensive continuing education, and extensive networking opportunities,” Meltzer said. “It will be an honor to serve ABI in a new capacity as a board member, and I look forward to continuing to advance the great work of the ABI.”

Meltzer focuses her practice on distressed M&A, corporate bankruptcy, and creditors’ rights. She regularly represents sellers and purchasers in distressed M&A transactions including Article 9 sales, asset sales conducted as part of assignments for the benefit of creditors (ABC), and sales conducted pursuant to section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code. She has significant experience guiding corporate debtors, creditors’ committees, secured and unsecured creditors, and others through all aspects of complex Chapter 11 and Chapter 7 proceedings. She also represents companies and assignees in connection with Delaware ABC proceedings in the Delaware Chancery Court. Her clients include both plaintiffs and defendants in bankruptcy-related litigation matters including avoidance actions.

In addition to her work with ABI, Meltzer serves as secretary for the International Women’s Insolvency and Restructuring Confederation (IWIRC), co-chair of the Delaware State Bar Association’s Bankruptcy Section Legislative Committee, and is a board member for Law360’s Bankruptcy Editorial Advisory Board.

Troutman Pepper’s Financial Restructuring + Insolvency Practice Group provides clients with creative solutions in financial restructuring and insolvency matters that prioritize recovery or return on investment. The team’s deep understanding of pre- and post-insolvency issues from every stakeholder’s perspective enables the group to help clients prevent and prepare for financial crises and to serve as trusted advisors to effectively respond to financial distress.

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