The following members of the American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI) were elected to leadership positions as officers and directors:
 
Soneet R. Kapila of KapilaMukamal, LLP (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) becomes ABI President for a one-year term, succeeding Hon. Kevin J. Carey (ret.) of Hogan Lovells US LLP (Philadelphia), who now assumes the position of Immediate Past President. Christopher A. Ward of Polsinelli (Wilmington, Del.), formerly ABI Vice President-Development, was named President-Elect and will become ABI President in April 2024. Robert P. Reynolds of Reynolds, Reynolds & Little, LLC (Tuscaloosa, Ala.) succeeds Hon. Barbara J. Houser (ret.) as Chairman of the Board for a one-year term.
 
Bradley D. Sharp of DSI (San Juan Capistrano, Calif.) replaces Christopher Ward as Vice-President Development and will serve a two-year term. Hon. Michelle Harner (D. Md.; Baltimore), formerly Vice President-Research Grants, was elected to serve a two-year term as Vice President – Education, succeeding Douglas L. Lutz of Frost Brown Todd LLC (Cincinnati). Hon. Hannah L. Blumenstiel (N.D. Cal.; San Francisco) was elected to serve a two-year term as Vice President-Research Grants, succeeding Judge Harner. Stephen Alexander Spitzer of AlixPartners LLP (Dix Hills, N.Y.) was elected to serve as an At-Large member of the Executive Committee. Eve H. Karasik of Levene, Neale, Bender, Yoo & Golubchik L.L.P. (Los Angeles) was reappointed to a two-year term as Vice President-Diversity & Inclusion.
 
Eight ABI members were elected to their first terms on the ABI Board of Directors:

• Marchand Boyd of Axos Bank (Columbus, Ohio)
• Katherine Catanese of Foley & Lardner (New York)
• Matthew Faga of Markus Williams (Denver)
• Allen Kadish of Archer & Greiner (New York)
• Evelyn Meltzer of Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders (Wilmington, Del.)
• Hon. Sage Sigler (N.D. Ga.; Atlanta)
• Kristina Stanger of Nyemaster Goode (Des Moines, Iowa)
• David Wender of Eversheds Sutherland (Atlanta, Ga.)

There are 60 members on the ABI Board of Directors.

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.