Deloitte announced that William Snyder, principal, Deloitte Transactions and Business Analytics LLP and co-leader of the Deloitte Corporate Restructuring Group (Deloitte CRG), will be inducted to The American College of Bankruptcy as a Fellow of the College on March 14, 2014 in Washington, D.C. The ceremony will take place at the Smithsonian Donald W. Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture, and will be presided over by D.J. (Jan) Baker, Chair of the College.

There are 33 nominees being honored and recognized for their professional excellence and exceptional contributions to the fields of bankruptcy and insolvency.

The American College of Bankruptcy is an honorary professional and educational association of bankruptcy and insolvency professionals.  The College plays an important role in sustaining professional excellence and supports educational and pro bono efforts in local communities around the country. College Fellows include commercial and consumer bankruptcy attorneys, insolvency accountants, turnaround and workout specialists, law professors, judges, government officials and others involved in the bankruptcy and insolvency community.

Nominees undergo a rigorous nomination process and are extended an invitation to join based on a record of achievement reflecting high standards of professionalism. The College now has 831 Fellows, each selected by a Board of Regents from among recommendations of the Circuit Admissions Council in each federal judicial circuit and specially appointed Committees for Judicial and Foreign Fellows.

Criteria for selection include: the utmost standard of professionalism; significant contributions to the community, ethics, character, integrity, professional expertise and leadership contributing to the enhancement of bankruptcy and insolvency law and practice; sustained evidence of scholarship, teaching, lecturing or writing on bankruptcy or insolvency; and commitment to elevate knowledge and understanding of the profession and public respect for the practice.

Deloitte CRG is a leading provider of financial and operational restructuring services, turnaround and performance management, fiduciary services and bankruptcy administrative services to underperforming companies and their advisors, lenders, investors, courts and other stakeholders. It specializes in helping both large multi-national organizations and mid-market companies overcome challenges – from enhancing the performance of healthy companies to complex bankruptcy reorganizations.