The following session took place during the 2026 ABI International Caribbean Insolvency Symposium in January 2026. This session will focus on the unique challenges presented by distressed private investment funds, with an emphasis on identifying fraud risk and managing funds approaching the end of their lifecycle. The panelists will discuss common fraud red flags encountered in distressed fund scenarios and the practical steps professionals can take to investigate, mitigate and respond to those risks. The panel also will explore strategies for handling “end of life” funds, including wind-down considerations, stakeholder communications and regulatory issues. Particular attention will be paid to Cayman Islands’ segregated portfolio company (SPC) structures, highlighting structural complexities and best practices for insolvency, restructuring and recovery efforts.

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Speakers:

Ronan Guilfoyle
Calderwood | Cayman Islands

Ioannis Michopoulos
Stout | New York, NY

Richard Mottershead
Varcay | Cayman Islands, Camana Bay

Leslie Anne Pinney
Foley & Lardner LLP | Ann Arbor, MI

Harriet Ter-Berg
Appleby | Cayman Islands, Camana Bay

The following session took place during the 2025 Rocky Mountain Bankruptcy Conference in June 2025. Do you know your ABCs? Who’s that receiver? What do you do if there is THC involved? When bankruptcy isn’t the answer (or even when it is), this panel will discuss some alternatives to employ in unique situations. All sessions from this conference can be accessed at https://cle.abi.org/.

Materials are available here.

Speakers:

Daniel J. Garfield
Fairfield and Woods P.C. | Denver
Emil P. Khatchatourian
Foley & Lardner LLP | Chicago
Adam B. Nach
Nach, Rodgers, Hilkert & Santilli | Phoenix
Richard Williams
B. Riley Farber | Toronto

The following session took place during the 2025 ABI International Caribbean Insolvency Symposium in January 2025. All sessions from this conference can be accessed at https://cle.abi.org/.

Materials are available here.

Speakers:

Aaron L. Hammer, Moderator
Kilpatrick | Chicago
Mathew C. Clingerman
Kroll, LLC | Hamilton, Bermuda
David F.W. Cohen
Gowlings WLG (Canada) LLP | Toronto
Hon. Laurel Myerson Isicoff
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (S.D. Fla.) | Miami

The following session took place during the 2025 ABI International Caribbean Insolvency Symposium in January 2025. All sessions from this conference can be accessed at https://cle.abi.org/.

Materials are available here.

Speakers:

Niall Ledwidge, Moderator
Stout Risius Ross, LLC | New York
Rudy J. Cerone
McGlinchey Stafford PLLC | New Orleans
Jennifer Fox
Ogier | Camana Bay, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
Mitchell Mansfield
Kroll, LLC | George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
Christopher A. Ward
Polsinelli | Wilmington, Del.

The following session took place during the 2024 Winter Leadership Conference in December 2024. Several U.S. bankruptcy courts recently have recognized CCAA reverse vesting orders in chapter 15 cases, but not without some reservations as to their breadth and effect. This panel will discuss the use of reverse vesting orders to effect asset sales in cross-border transactions. All sessions from this conference can be accessed at https://cle.abi.org/.

Materials are available here.

Speakers:

Kenneth D. Kraft, Moderators
Dentons | Toronto
Adam B. Nach
Lane & Nach P.C. | Phoenix
Lisa M. Schweitzer
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP | New York
Steven J. Weisz
Cozen O'Connor | Toronto

The following session took place during Consumer Practice Extravaganza in November 2022. The panel will discuss the difficulties of enforcing U.S. judgments against foreign assets, the basics of international asset-protection, and U.S. taxpayer traps for the unwary. All sessions from this conference can be accessed at https://cle.abi.org/.

Speakers:

Dennis N. Brager
Brager Tax Law Group; Los Angeles
J. Scott Bovitz
Bovitz & Spitzer; Los Angeles
Robert C. Furr
Furr & Cohen, P.A.; Boca Raton, Fla.
Steven S. Newburgh
Lubell Rosen, LLC; Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

The following session took place during Winter Leadership Conference in December 2022. This panel will discuss some of the more interesting aspects of the asset-recovery process as it relates to locating foreign assets (i.e., Russian yachts). The panelists also will focus on post-COVID-19 issues, including situations where banks were not monitoring collateral as closely as they should have been and are now having trouble locating said assets and selling them, particularly in international cases where the bankruptcy is abroad but the parties are seeking recognition in the U.S. All sessions from this conference can be accessed at https://cle.abi.org/.

Speakers:

Jennifer Fox
Ogier; Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
Adam M. Lavine
Kobre & Kim LLP; New York
John Royle
Grant Thornton LLP; Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands

The following session took place during Midwestern Bankruptcy Institute in October 2022. All sessions from this conference can be accessed at https://cle.abi.org/.

Speakers:

Robert J. Keach
Bernstein Shur; Portland, Maine
Brendan O'Neill
Goodmans LLP; Toronto
Michael F. Patterson
Spencer Fane LLP; Phoenix

The following session took place during International Insolvency Forum in November 2020. Panelists from IWIRC's Latin America network will explore the tools available and strategies for recovering assets in cross-border insolvencies from a Latin American perspective. All sessions from this conference can be accessed at https://cle.abi.org/.

Speakers:

Aimee Prieto, Moderator
Prieto Cabrera & Asociados; Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Pamela Goldbaum
Lathrop & Blanco Abogados; Las Condes, Chile
Susana Hidvegi
Chief Judge of the Business Bankruptcy Court; Colombia
Marlyn Narkis Assis
MDU Legal; Panama
Nyana Miller
Sequor Law; Miami, USA
Rosa Rojas Vértiz C.
Rojas Vértiz; Mexico City, Mexico

The following session took place during International Insolvency Symposium & Cross-Border Insolvency Program in November 2021. In this virtual variation on the in-person format, a nationwide group of distinguished judges will discuss current bankruptcy and practical skills issues in an innovative Zoom-style presentation. The judges will rotate to a new online “room,” allowing participants to maximize their time and gain valuable insights into best practices. All sessions from this conference can be accessed at https://cle.abi.org/.

Speakers:

Hon. Gerardo A. Carlo-Altieri (ret.)
GACarlo & Assocts.; San Juan
Hon. Laurel Myerson Isicoff
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (S.D. Fla.); Miami
Hon. Robert A. Mark
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (S.D. Fla.); Miami