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August/September
2004 |
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AIRA President’s
Letter |
Dear AIRA Members:
It is hard to step in as the
President of the AIRA without recognizing how our organization
has progressed since inception. Listening to the comments from
Alexander Knopfler, CIRA, a pioneer of the organization, and assimilating
the quality and depth of the 2004 AIRA Conference, it is evident
that the AIRA is the premier organization with emphasis on quality
education for our members. Many thanks to our past leaders, outgoing
President Jim Lukenda, Grant Newton and the entire staff of the
Executive Office for a job very well done and their perpetual
dedication. I must extend the gratitude of the organization to
our conference co-chairs, Bill Wallander, John Tittle and Lan
Haverfield and the entire Planning Committee. I also thank all
the sponsors for their generosity during the 2004 Conference.
Their contribution to a successful conference is greatly appreciated.
During my term as President,
it is the organization’s goal to continue to develop such
programs as the Annual Conference and the new Certification in
Distressed Business Valuation (CDBV).
I particularly appreciated our
recent cooperation with ABI to offer the “First Days of
Chapter 11” session at the Annual Conference. We look forward
to bringing you other cooperative educational sessions in the
future.
Best wishes,
Soneet R. Kapila
President
Soneet
R. Kapila is the founding principal of Kapila & Company.
After several years experience with international and regional
accounting firms, he formed Kapila & Company, which has concentrated
its efforts for many years in the areas of consulting and representing
bankruptcy debtors, creditor bodies and trustees. His practice
is concentrated in the area of creditors’ rights, bankruptcy,
and financial transactions litigation. He also regularly advises
clients about the insolvency implications involved in business
transactions. Mr. Kapila has served as Bankruptcy Trustee, Examiner
and State Court Receiver in numerous matters in the Southern District
of Florida. He has advised and represented debtors and creditors’
committees in formulating, analyzing and negotiating plans of
reorganization. Mr. Kapila is a recognized expert in fraudulent
conveyance and insolvency issues. He has provided expert testimony
and extensive litigation support services to law firms involving
complex insolvency issues. Mr. Kapila is a sitting trustee on
the panel of U.S. Bankruptcy Trustees in the Southern District
of Florida.
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