Intellectual Property, Secured Transactions, Ethics and AI Bootcamp to Be Featured at ABI's 2026 Rocky Mountain Bankruptcy Conference

The American Bankruptcy Institute's (ABI's) 2026 Rocky Mountain Bankruptcy Conference will be held at The Hythe Vail in Vail, Colo., June 3-5. This annual conference brings together regional judges and top practitioners for three days of networking and interactive programming on timely insolvency topics. The "The 'Bad Debtor' Myth: Bias, Narrative and Power in Court" luncheon session will feature Ciara L. Rogers of Waldrep Wall Babcock & Bailey PLLC (Raleigh, N.C.) leading a discussion on how race, gender, class, geography, professional polish, familiarity with the court and judges, and whether a debtor is a repeat filer can impact case outcomes. Conference registrants have the opportunity to earn up to 9/11.7 hours of CPE/CLE credit, including up to 1.5 hours of ethics specialty credit.

Timely sessions will include:

• AI Boot Camp (Limit of 40 seats.)
• Judges' Roundtable
• Let's Keep It Intellectual (Property)
• Crisis Management
• Secured Transactions 201
• Ticking Time Bombs in Plans and Post-Confirmation
• Bankruptcy Game Show
• In Case You Missed It
• Decision-Making 101
• Ethics: Taking on the Case - I'm (Dis)Interested

The judicial co-chairs for the 2026 Rocky Mountain Bankruptcy Conference are Bankruptcy Judges Michael E. Romero (D. Colo.; Denver) and Michael F. Thomson (D. Utah; Salt Lake City), and the program co-chairs are Matthew T. Faga of Markus Williams LLC (Denver) andEllen E. Ostrow of Foley & Lardner LLP (Salt Lake City).

If you are a member of the press and would like to attend the Rocky Mountain Bankruptcy Conference , please contact ABI Public Affairs Officer John Hartgen at 703-894-5935 or [email protected] .

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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. For additional information on ABI, visit www.abiworld.org. For additional conference information, visit http://www.abi.org/calendar-of-events .