William J. Burnett, a shareholder in the Bankruptcy, Financial Restructuring and Risk Management Practice at Flaster Greenberg PC, was co-chair of an education committee to draft a commercial ethics case study hypothetical for discussion at the 21st Annual Forum of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania Bankruptcy Conference which took place on January 20 and 21, 2011. The case study was titled “Playing Proxy Politics: The Committee Formation Games” related to ethical considerations for professionals to address when seeking to represent a creditors’ committee in bankruptcy.
Mr. Burnett, who is also a member of Flaster Greenberg’s Executive Committee, concentrates his practice in bankruptcy, reorganizations and workouts. He is a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute and the National Association of Credit Management, and serves on the board of directors for the Turnaround Management Association. Mr. Burnett is an adjunct professor at the Temple University Beasley School of Law.
