The College is excited to present a series of events around the country in the coming weeks. Read below to find out more about these opportunities to learn and connect with Fellows.

KEVIN J. CAREY MEMORIAL SEMINAR

November 6, 2025

Join the Fellows of the Third Circuit along with the members of the Delaware Bankruptcy American Inn of Court for a Fireside Chat with Judge Brendan L. Shannon, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware and Professor Bruce Grohsgal, the Helen S. Balick Professor at Widener School of Law, to celebrate the work of The Late Honorable Kevin J. Carey, a distinguished alumnus of Villanova’s Charles Widger School of Law and for the Benefit of the Kevin J. Carey Memorial Scholarship at Villanova Law.

Location

Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law

299 N. Spring Mill Rd.

Villanova, PA 19085

Agenda

4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Panel - Honoring a Judicial Legacy: A Retrospective on Judge Carey’s Most Influential Decisions

5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Reception

CPE/CLE

Both CPE and CLE credit will be offered. We will apply for CLE accreditation in the 3rd circuit states only. 

KEVIN J. CAREY MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

Family and friends of Judge Carey have established an endowed scholarship in his memory. If you are interested in making a gift to this scholarship, please click this link or send a check with the memo "The Kevin J. Carey Memorial Scholarship" to: 

University Advancement 

800 E Lancaster Avenue  

Villanova, PA 19085

ILLINOIS DREAMS: BANKRUPTCY DAY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS COLLEGE OF LAW

November 7, 2025

The American College of Bankruptcy and The American Bankruptcy Institute are partnering to sponsor "Bankruptcy Day" at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Law School. 

Max L. Rowe Auditorium

12:00 p.m: Book Launch: Debt's Grip: Risk and Consumer Bankruptcy 

1:00 p.m.: Bankruptcy and Restructuring at Law Firms

2:00 p.m.: Judicial Clerkships and Externships

Huizenga Commons

3:00 p.m.: Speed Networking

Peer and Sarah Pedersen Pavilion

3:45 p.m.: Reception

SIXTH CIRCUIT FELLOWS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM IN MEMORY OF CHRIS MEYER

November 18, 2025

Join the 6th Circuit Fellows for a special Educational Program in memory of our dear friend and former College Chair and President, Chris Meyer. The program will take place at the Cleveland offices of Squire Patton Boggs on Tuesday, November 18, 2025, and will feature a full day of engaging panels with leading voices in the field. The day ends with a cocktail reception.

Program Agenda:

• Breakfast & Welcome – 8:00 a.m.
• Panel 1: Judicial Roundtable – 8:45 a.m.
• Panel 2: Merchant Cash Advances – 10:00 a.m.
• Panel 3: Independent Directors & Corporate Governance – 11:00 a.m.
• Keynote Lunch with Prof. Melissa Jacoby – 12:15 p.m.
• Panel 4: Consumer Mashup – 1:30 p.m.
• Panel 5: In Pari Delicto – 2:15 p.m.
• Panel 6: Artificial Intelligence – 3:30 p.m.
• Cocktail Reception – 5:00 p.m.

The program is free of charge and open to both Fellows and the public. We encourage you to share this invitation with colleagues, peers, and anyone who would enjoy taking part in this memorable day.

A CONVERSATION WITH THE SECOND CIRCUIT LEGENDS OF BANKRUPTCY

November 20, 2025

We invite you to join the Second Circuit Fellows on the afternoon of November 20 for a roundtable with their senior Fellows, the Second Circuit Legends of Bankruptcy. The roundtable will consider how the two decades after enactment of the Bankruptcy Code laid the groundwork for today’s bankruptcy practice. The period between 1978 and 2000 saw a number of “firsts”:

• The first “mega” cases and enactment of Sections 1113 and 1114
• Marathon Pipeline and the revamping of bankruptcy court jurisdiction
• The first mass tort cases and enactment of Section 524(g)
• The first section 363 “substantially all” sales
• The invention of “junk” bonds and the collapse of Drexel Burnham
• The first prepackaged Chapter 11s
• The amendment to Rule 3001 that created today’s claim trading markets
• The first “loan to own” acquisitions using bankruptcy claims
• The first bankruptcy mediations
• The first big international cases leading to enactment of Chapter 15

The Second Circuit Legends and their contemporaries from other Circuits were involved in all of these developments. It will be a unique opportunity to learn from their first hand knowledge and to celebrate what they and their colleagues accomplished.



November 20, 2025

3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Location

Hughes Hubbard & Reed

One Battery Park Plaza

10th Floor

New York, NY 10004

For further information, please contact:

Donald Bernstein, Scholar-in-Residence: donald.bernstein@davispolk.com

Katie Coleman, Co-Chair, Education Com.: katie.coleman@hugheshubbard.com

Lori Lapin Jones, Co-Chair, Education Com.: ljones@jonespllc.com 

SAVE THE DATE

CLASS 37 INDUCTION CEREMONY

March 19-21, 2026

Plan now to attend the Class 37 Induction Ceremony to be held Friday, March 20, 2026 in San Antonio, Texas! Registration will be released in December 2025.

CLASS 38 INDUCTION CEREMONY

March 18-20, 2027

Plans are already underway for the Class 38 Induction Ceremony to be held Friday, March 19, 2027 in Washington, DC. Mark your calendars!

2025-2028 INSOLVENCY EVENTS CALENDAR

Click here for a comprehensive list of insolvency and bankruptcy-related events around the world for the remainder of 2025 through 2028. We hope you find this to be a valuable resource when planning your travel and conference schedules. 

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