Nine committees, each on its corner of the Code.
The National Bankruptcy Conference works through its committees. Committees study the questions, the full Conference decides by consensus, and every position goes out on the record.
What each committee works on.
Each committee studies its area of bankruptcy law and brings its work to the full Conference.
Business Debtor, Chapter 11
The Conference’s work on how large and complex enterprises reorganize under Chapter 11 — plan confirmation, valuation and priority, releases.
Chair Dennis F. Dunne · 24 members
Individual Debtor
The Conference’s work on bankruptcy for individuals and families — Chapter 7 and Chapter 13, access to counsel, student loans, and debt limits.
Co-Chairs H. David Cox and John Rao · 18 members
Capital Markets
The Conference’s work where bankruptcy meets the financial markets — safe harbors for securities and derivatives.
Chair Chad J. Husnick · 11 members
- NBC Letter re: Resolution of Systemically Important Financial InstitutionsMar 2017
- Letter re: Revisions to Bankruptcy Code Exemptions for Qualified Financial ContrSep 2016
- Proposed Amendments to Bankruptcy Code to Facilitate Restructuring of Bond and CDec 2015
Avoidance & Claims Litigation
The Conference’s work on preferences, fraudulent transfers, the trustee’s avoiding powers (§§ 544–550), and the allowance and priority of claims.
Chair Edwin E. Smith · 11 members
Court System & Bankruptcy Administration
The Conference’s work on the courts that hear bankruptcy cases and the system that runs them — bankruptcy judges’ constitutional authority, venue, appeals.
Chair Craig T. Goldblatt · 22 members
Governmental Units
The Conference’s work where bankruptcy meets government — municipal debt adjustment under Chapter 9, Puerto Rico’s restructuring under PROMESA.
Co-Chairs Marc A. Levinson and Thomas Moers Mayer · 10 members
- National Bankruptcy Conference issues statement on draft Puerto Rico Oversight,Apr 2016
- Letter to Congressman Pierluisi re: Proposed Chapter 9 Amendment relating to PueJul 2014
- Statement to Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law of the HoFeb 2011
International Aspects
The Conference’s work on bankruptcy across borders — Chapter 15, the recognition of foreign insolvency proceedings.
Co-Chairs Anthony J. Casey and Daniel M. Glosband · 14 members
Taxation
The Conference’s work where bankruptcy meets the tax code — how debt relief is taxed, what happens to a troubled company’s tax attributes.
Chair Colleen E. Laduzinski · 4 members
- Letter to Congress re Economic Crisis Caused by SARS-CoV-2 Virus — Reenactment oApr 2020
- Letter to Treasury re Comments on Proposed Regulations Under IRS Section 382(h)Oct 2019
- NBC Letter re: Net Operating Loss (NOL) Deductions in Tax Cuts & Jobs Act of 201Nov 2017
UCC & State Law
The Conference’s work where bankruptcy meets the Uniform Commercial Code and state law — secured transactions.
Chair Melissa B. Jacoby · 6 members
Standing committees and working groups.
Standing committees study their areas of bankruptcy law; for larger projects the Conference forms a working group. Alongside them sit the Conference’s Executive, Nominating, Membership, Legislation, Drafting, and Communications and External Relations committees. Reports and recommendations come before the Conference at its annual and mid-year meetings, and positions are adopted by consensus.
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Members of Congress, committees, and their staffs can ask the Conference for non-partisan technical assistance on bankruptcy law.