Commercial Law League of America Swears in President, Announces New Business Structure

On May 2, 2012, the Commercial Law League of America’s Board of Governors unanimously voted to change the association’s business model.

The Commercial Law League of America (CLLA) and the Commercial Collection Agency Association (CCAA) will become separate entities with a distinct alignment for further business opportunities on behalf of their respective members.

“The CCAA membership looks forward to the new structure and its ability to offer an even stronger strategic partnership with CLLA, an alliance it has had for over 40 years,” says Annette Waggoner, Executive Director, Commercial Collection Agency Association.

“This new business model will help both organizations grow and thrive in the modern commercial law market,” says CLLA Executive Vice President Oliver Yandle.

An Implementation Committee has been formed to address the structural and contractual changes needed to implement the decision. The committee is expected to present its report to the CLLA Board of Governors by Aug. 1, 2012.

CLLA separately announced that Ivan J. Reich, Shareholder of the Fort Lauderdale office of GrayRobinson, P.A., was sworn in as CLLA President on Saturday, May 5 at the 80th Annual CLLA Spring Meeting in Chicago.

“We are proud of Ivan’s continued dedication to the Commercial Law League of America,” said GrayRobinson President Byrd. F. “Biff” Marshall, Jr.  “We are confident he will lead the league’s board of governors as they provide legal, educational and professional services to the business and credit communities.”

Ivan J. Reich

Reich concentrates his practice in the area of Bankruptcy and Corporate Reorganizations, with a strong emphasis and background in Commercial Litigation. His commercial litigation background includes not only bankruptcy issues, but areas of the law including banking, lender liability, commercial landlord-tenant, securities, intellectual property, anti-trust, real estate, asset protection, post and prejudgment remedies and collections, foreclosures, and both state and federal appeals. He has been among Florida’s Super Lawyers from 2008 to 2011 and Florida Trend’s Legal Elite in 2010.

As a member of CLLA since 1991, Reich has served as an attorney board member and southern region chair. He has also served on its board of governors and is the immediate past chair of its Young Members Section and past chair elect of its Bankruptcy section.

Reich is also a member of The Florida Bar, Dade County Bar, Broward County Bar, American Bar Asociation and the American Bankruptcy Institute. In addition, he serves as adjunct professor of Bankruptcy Law at Nova Southeastern University Law School and adjunct professor of Business Law at Broward Community College.

Reich is an active member of the community and has served multiple tenures with the Miramar Pembroke Pines Regional Chamber of Commerce. He has also held memberships with the Broward Alliance’s board of directors and the Broward County Democratic executive committee.

Reich earned both his juris doctorate and undergradaute degrees from Vanderbilt University.

Founded in 1895, the CLLA is the nation’s oldest organization of attorneys, collection agencies, judges, accountants, trustees, turnaround managers and other credit and finance experts working in the commercial law, bankruptcy and insolvency field.

The Commercial Collection Agency Association has more than 100 member agencies and represents the most prestigious commercial collection agencies in the United States.