Officers

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Chair
Stikeman Elliott
Calgary/Vancouver ALBERTA/B.C., Canada
Western Canada Network
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Vice Chair
Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP
Wilmington DE, USA
Delaware Network
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Secretary
Omni Bridgeway
Central, Hong Kong
Hong Kong Network
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Finance Director
Riker Danzig LLP
Morristown NJ, USA
New Jersey Network
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Vice Finance Director
Alvarez & Marsal
London, England
London Network
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Immediate Past Chair
PKF Clear Thinking
Middleboro MA, USA
New England Network
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IWIRC Administrative Director
Armstrong & Associates International, Inc.
Stanardsville Virginia, United States
Washington DC Network

Directors

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Asia Regional Director
Maples Group
99 Queen's Road Central, Hong Kong
Hong Kong Network
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Asia Networks Director
Dhir & Dhir Associates
New Delhi Delhi, India
India Network
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Canada Regional Director
MNP Ltd.
Toronto Ontario, Canada
Ontario Network
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Caribbean Regional Director
Harney Westwood & Riegels
Georgetown Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands Network
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Europe Regional Director
Dentons Ireland
Dublin 2, Ireland
European Network
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Europe Networks Director
Howard Kennedy LLP
London, United Kingdom
European Network
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Latin America Regional Director
FANECA ADVOGADOS
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL
Brazil Network
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Global Networks Director
Underwater Advisors LLC
New York, United States
New York Network
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U.S. Networks Co-Director
Swanson Sweet LLP
Madison WI, USA
Wisconsin Network
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U.S. Networks Co-Director
AlixPartners
Chicago IL, USA
Chicago Network
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International Program Director
Sequor Law, P.A.
Miami Florida, USA
Florida Network
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International Vice Program Director
Tanner De Witt
Admiralty, Hong Kong
Hong Kong Network
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Member Services Co-Director
Omni Agent Solutions
Woodland Hills CA, USA
New England Network
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Member Services Co-Director
Deutsche Bank AG
, Singapore
Singapore Network
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Communications Co-Director
Dentons Canada LLP
Toronto Ontario, Canada
Ontario Network
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Communications Co-Director
Preti Flaherty
Portland Maine, USA
New England Network
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New Network & Regional Development Co-Director
Grant Thornton Specialist Services
Cricket Square Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands Network
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New Network & Regional Development Co-Director
Spencer Fane LLP
Plano TX, United States
Dallas/Fort Worth Network
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U.S. Program Co-Director
Landis Rath & Cobb LLP
Wilmington DE, USA
Delaware Network
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U.S. Program Co-Director
Goldman, Antonetti & Cordova LLC
San Juan Puerto Rico, US
Puerto Rico Network
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Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging Co-Director
Forte Law LLC
, Singapore
Singapore Network
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Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging Co-Director
Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP
Washington DC, USA
Washington DC Network
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Strategic Director
United States Bankruptcy Court- ND of Ga.
Atlanta GA, USA
Georgia Network
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U.S. Fall Program Vice Director
AlixPartners
Chicago IL, US
Chicago Network
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U.S. Spring Program Vice Director
White and Williams LLP
Philadelphia PA, USA
Greater Philadelphia Network
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Regional Program Vice Director
Brown Rudnick, LLP
Boston Massachusetts, USA
New England Network
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Member Services Vice Director
Waldrep Wall Babcock & Bailey PLLC
Winston-Salem North Carolina, USA
Carolinas Network
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Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging Vice Director
Chandhiok & Mahajan
New Delhi Delhi, India
India Network
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Vice Director of News
Cozen O'Connor
Chicago IL, USA
Chicago Network
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Vice Director of Social Media
Underwood Murray
Tampa Fl, US
Florida Network
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Asia Regional Program Vice Director
PricewaterhouseCoopers
, Hong Kong
Hong Kong Network
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Asia Regional Membership Vice Director
Messrs. Skrine
Kuala Lumpur Wilayah Persekutuan, Malaysia
Malaysia Network
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UNCITRAL Committee Co-Director
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
London, United Kingdom
London Network
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UNCITRAL Committee Co-Director
Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP
San Francisco CA, USA
Northern California Network
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Leadership Summit Program Vice Director
Virtus Law LLP
, Singapore
Singapore Network
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2023 Rising Star
McCarthy Tétrault LLP
Toronto Ontario, Canada
Ontario Network
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At-Large Director
Force Ten Partners, LLC & Bax Advisors
Dallas Texas, USA
Dallas/Fort Worth Network
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At-Large Director
Buchalter, A Professional Corporation
San Francisco CA, USA
Northern California Network
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At-Large Director
District of Columbia
Washington DC, USA
Washington DC Network
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At-Large Director
Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLP
, Singapore
Singapore Network
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At-Large Director
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
New York NY, USA
New York Network
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At-Large Director
Reitler Kailas & Rosenblatt LLP
Reston VA, USA
Washington DC Network
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At-Large Director
United States Attorney's Office
Minneapolis MN, USA
Minnesota Network
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At-Large Director
Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Wilmington DE, United States
Delaware Network
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At-Large Director
Gutnicki LLP
Dallas TX, United States
Dallas/Fort Worth Network
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At-Large Director
Skrine
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Malaysia Network
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At-Large Director
Chiesa Shahinian Giantomasi, P.C.
Roseland NJ, USA
New Jersey Network
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At-Large Director
Interpath Advisory
London, UK
London Network
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At-Large Director
Ogier
Camana Bay Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands Network
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At-Large Director
Grant Thornton Recovery & Reorganisation Limited
Causeway Bay, Hong Kong
Hong Kong Network
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Advisory Council
Miller Canfield
Cleveland OH, USA
Northeast Ohio Network
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Advisory Council
SAK Healthcare
Home Office: Atlanta, GA, United States
Georgia Network
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Advisory Council
Grant Thornton
Happy Valley, Hong Kong
Hong Kong Network
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Advisory Council
BMC Group
New York NY, USA
New York Network
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Advisory Council
Moritt Hock & Hamroff LLP
New York NY, USA
New York Network
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Advisory Council
Eversheds Sutherland (US)
New York NY, United States
New York Network
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Advisory Council
U.S Bankruptcy Court
Orlando Florida, USA
Florida Network

Board of Directors Role Descriptions and Nomination Process

If you would like to serve in either your current or another role on the Board of Directors, you need to self-nominate by September 15, 2024 using the nomination form At this link, you will find the current board job descriptions and the governance chart for your reference.  Note the chart includes only the names of those positions that will automatically continue in 2025.  Whether you are interested in nominating for a position on the IWIRC International Board for 2025 or sometime in the future, we encourage ALL members to view the recorded session (linked here) hosted in August 2022 by IWIRC Executive Board Member, Eloise Matsui, with a panel of current and past leaders who explain the rewards and the commitment involved in being a member of the IWIRC Board.

At large directors with terms that expire in 2025 do NOT have to self-nominate.  

Annual Conflict of Interest Certification for IWIRC International Board Members (complete by January 31 each year).

One time Code of Conduct Certification for IWIRC International Board Members and Network Chair Members (complete by January 31 the year you start in leadership)

IWIRC Past Chairs

1994-1997   Selinda A. Melnik
1997-2000   Susan L. Rhiel
2000-2002   Sheryl E. Seigel
2002-2004   Janet E. Bostwick
2004-2008   Leslie A. Berkoff
2008-2010   Debra Kuptz
2010-2012   Judith Elkin
2012-2014   Jennifer Meyerowitz
2014-2016   Beth E. Hansen
2016-2017   Nancy A. Valentine
2017-2018   Jennifer McLain McLemore
2018-2019   Carrianne Basler
2020                Michelle Pickett
2021                Lezya Blanco
2022                Jennifer Kimble
2023                Margie Kaufman

 

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