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The International Insolvency Institute is a non-profit, limited-membership organization dedicated to advancing and promoting insolvency as a respected discipline in the international field. Its primary objectives include improving international co-operation in the insolvency area and achieving greater co-ordination among nations in multinational business reorganizations and restructurings.

E. Bruce Leonard, Esq.

Chair, International Insolvency Institute

International Insolvency Institute Legendary Dinner, Washington, DC

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Please join us for an International Insolvency Institute Legendary Dinner following the American College of Bankruptcy Induction Ceremony.

Friday, March 12, 2010, 9:00 p.m. The dinner will be held at Ristorante i Ricchi in Washington, DC, 1220 19th Street, NW, Washington DC 20036.

In 1989, a family tradition was carried from the Tuscan village of Cercina, Italy to Washington D.C., combining the warmth of the traditional Italian dining experience with signature family recipes from the original Trattoria i Ricchi. Attentive service and a warm, rustic atmosphere showplace the straight forward dishes of the Tuscan region.

Ristorante i Ricchi has a worldwide reputation as a premier Italian dining establishment.

Save the Date! June 7-8, 2010, Rome, Italy

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The International Insolvency Institute is pleased to announce that Rome, Italy has been selected for the III’s Tenth Anniversary Conference. The Conference will be held in the historic facilities of the Italian Banking Association located in the sixteenth century Altieri Palace near the Pantheon. The III’s famous Legendary Dinner will be held at the Terrazza Caffarelli at the Musei Capitolini which is located on one of the famous Seven Hills of Rome with a spectacular view of the Eternal City.

The conference hotel will be the elegant 5-Star Grand Hotel de la Minerve in Rome. The Grand Hotel de la Minerve's setting is one of the city's most fascinating squares, located between the Pantheon and the Church of “Santa Maria Sopra Merva”. In this enchanting setting in the heart of historical Rome, in a prime location close to the Pantheon, Piazza Navona, the Trevi Fountain and the Spanish Steps, rises the Grand Hotel de la Minerve, which has been a 5 star hotel in Rome since the end of the 1700's. A special rate of ε239,00 for single occupancy and ε288,00 for double occupancy is available for III members. These rates include either an American Buffet Breakfast in the restaurant or a Contintenal Breakfast from room service. The deadline for reservations is APRIL 1, 2010 and the III rate will not be available after the block of rooms is sold out. In order to book a room at the Grand Hotel de la Minerve, Piazza della Minerva 69, 00187 Rome, please complete the III Member Hotel Reservation Form.

Please click here to see a spectacular video on the Rome venue put together by III’s extraordinary Rome Organizing Committee: Lucio Ghia, Justice Luciano Panzani, Silvio Tersilla and, III’s honorary Italian, Judge Chuck Case.

Prize in International Insolvency Studies, 2010

The International Insolvency Institute is pleased to announce its 2010 Prize in International Insolvency Studies. The Prize in International Insolvency Studies comprises a Gold Medal Prize for the winning submission from either a common law or civil law jurisdiction, a Silver Medal prize, a Bronze Medal prize, and several Finalist Prizes. The Prizes are accompanied by an honorarium for the Medal winners.

The III Prize is awarded for original research, commentary or analysis on topics of international insolvency and restructuring significance and on comparative international analysis of domestic insolvency and restructuring issues and developments. The Prize competition is open to full and part-time undergraduate and graduate students and researchers and to practitioners in practice for less than seven years. Entries must not have been published prior to October 2009 and must be available to be posted on the International Insolvency Institute website at www.iiiglobal.org and, if selected, to be available for publication in the Norton Journal of Bankruptcy Law and Practice (West) and the Norton Annual Review of International Insolvency (West) and for inclusion in the Westlaw electronic database.