Cross-Network Initiatives
IWIRC-Georgia hosts two events annually that are aimed at connecting IWIRC members across networks. The first is a “Dine Around” event organized in connection with the Southern Bankruptcy Law Institute’s Annual Seminar on Bankruptcy Law and Rules in March during which IWIRC members can choose to dine in one of two popular restaurants with members from other IWIRC networks attending the conference. Members from the Georgia, Florida, and Kentucky Networks participated in 2015, and the IWIRC-Georgia Network is thrilled to be planning this event for 2016!
For the past several years, the IWIRC-Georgia Network has also organized a luncheon during the ABI Southeast Bankruptcy Workshop that takes place each summer in Amelia Island, Florida. In 2015, the Georgia Network partnered with the Alabama and Carolinas Networks to host the event, which drew attendees from the Georgia, Carolinas, Florida, Delaware, New York, Central Kentucky, Virginia, and Alabama Networks. IWIRC-Georgia is looking forward to hosting this event again in 2016 and we hope to see many of you there!
Cross-Organizational Initiatives
In early 2015, IWIRC-Georgia partnered with the Atlanta Chapter of the Turnaround Management Association for a judge’s panel on recent developments in chapter 11. The panel featured Chief Judge Kathy Surratt-States (U.S. Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Mo.), Judge Kevin Carey (U.S. Bankruptcy Court, D. Del.) and Judge Mary Grace Diehl (U.S. Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Ga.). The event was a big success and drew a large number of attendees from both organizations. IWIRC-Georgia and TMA are looking forward to putting on another exciting panel this coming March.
For the first time this year, IWIRC-Georgia partnered with the Georgia Association of Women Lawyers (“GAWL”) for a judge’s panel in February on ethics. The panel featured Bankruptcy Judge Wendy Hagenau (U.S. Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Ga.) alongside Georgia State Court and Superior Court judges and focused on ethical dilemmas in the courtroom. As both organizations are dedicated to enhancing the welfare and development of women in the legal profession in Georgia, IWIRC-Georgia looks forward to more opportunities to partner with GAWL in the future.
Sheila Smith Named 2015 Woman of the Year in Restructuring
IWIRC-Georgia recognized for its participation in Habitat for Humanity's Atlanta Women's Build