Sharon Weiss to be inducted as fellow of American College of Bankruptcy

BCLP Partner Sharon Weiss has been honored and recognized for professional excellence by The American College of Bankruptcy and will be inducted as a Fellow in the 35th Class of the College. The College has selected industry professionals across the country for their exceptional contributions to the bankruptcy and insolvency practice. Nominees are extended an invitation to join based on a sustained record of achievement and candidates are selected by the College’s Board of Regents from recommendations of Circuit Admissions Councils in each federal judicial circuit and Judicial and International Nominating Committees.

Sharon has extensive experience in a wide area of insolvency matters from various perspectives, including representation of creditors, individual and corporate debtors, trustees, franchisors, and creditors’ committees. She has served as lead trial counsel in bankruptcy and commercial litigation and has considerable experience in handling fraud and Ponzi scheme litigation and bankruptcy appeals, which have resulted in published Ninth Circuit opinions. Her clients include parties engaged in banking, real estate, consumer electronics, healthcare, restaurant, garment, entertainment, and retail sales industries. She has served as lead counsel in out-of-court workouts and in the bankruptcy courts in cases involving such varied issues as disputed asset sales, financing, secured creditor rights, the avoiding powers, executory contracts, pension plans, claims priority, plan confirmation, surcharges, and the court’s inherent powers.

The American College of Bankruptcy is an honorary public service association of United States and international insolvency professionals who are invited to join as Fellows based on a proven record of the highest standards of expertise, leadership, integrity, professionalism, scholarship, and service to the bankruptcy and insolvency practice and to their communities. The College facilitates the effective domestic and cross-border application of bankruptcy and insolvency laws and the administration of justice in the courts through, among other activities, conducting professional educational programs, sponsoring the publication of scholarly reports, and maintaining the National Bankruptcy Archives. The College also funds projects that improve the quality of bankruptcy law and practice, as well as access to justice, in particular through grants by its affiliated Foundation. The Foundation is believed to be the single largest financial supporter of pro bono bankruptcy services in the United States, contributing over $5 million since 2003. Underlying all of its work, the College is dedicated to enhancing professionalism, scholarship, and service in bankruptcy and insolvency law and practice, and to promoting diversity, equity and inclusion within the organization and across the insolvency profession.

Sharon will be inducted as a Fellow in Washington, D.C. in March. Read more on the class of honorees here.