The following session took place during the 2026 ABI International Caribbean Insolvency Symposium in January 2026. This panel will address the expectations for professionalism and civility in the conduct of litigation in and out of court, examining the different perspectives of the U.S., U.K. and Colombia in regards to their respective ethics rules and cultural frameworks.

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Speakers:

Hon. Nicholas A. Segal, Moderator
Judge of the Grand Court | United Kingdom, London

Hon. Bruce A. Harwood (ret.)
U.S. Bankruptcy Court | San Francisco, CA

Susana Hidvegi-Arango
Riveron | Colombia, Bogota

Jason Mbakwe
Carey Olsen | Cayman Islands, Grand Cayman

Emily Taube
Burr & Forman LLP | Nashville, TN

The following session took place during the 2025 ABI International Caribbean Insolvency Symposium in January 2025. This panel will discuss idiosyncrasies and potential ethical traps of the attorney/client privilege laws in the Caymans and the U.S., and when those laws apply, even in recognition and other cross-border matters. All sessions from this conference can be accessed at https://cle.abi.org/.

Materials are available here.

Speakers:

Hon. Robert A. Mark, Moderator
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (S.D. Fla.) | Miami
James S. Feltman
Teneo | New York
Paul Kennedy
Campbells | George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
Megan W. Murray
Underwood Murray PA | Tampa, Fla.

The following session took place during the 2024 Caribbean Insolvency Symposium in January 2024. All sessions from this conference can be accessed at https://cle.abi.org/.

Materials are available here.

Speakers:

Hon. Laurel Myerson Isicoff, Moderator
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (S.D. Fla.) | Miami
Hon. Mildred Cabán Flores
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. P.R.) | San Juan
Alberto G. Estrella
Estrella, LLC | San Juan, P.R.
John A. Simon
Foley & Lardner LLP | Detroit

The following session took place during Caribbean Insolvency Symposium in February 2023. This panel will focus on the ethical risks involved in serving as local counsel, special counsel and conflicts counsel. The panelists will discuss the role of the court in monitoring and reviewing the scope and responsibilities of counsel in each of these roles, and will discuss relevant case law impacting an attorneys’ ethical obligations, both to clients and to the court. All sessions from this conference can be accessed at https://cle.abi.org/.

Materials are available here.

Speakers:

Hon. Kevin J. Carey (ret.)
Hogan Lovells US LLP | Philadelphia
Hon. Laurel M. Isicoff
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (S.D. Fla.) | Miami
Hon. Robert A. Mark
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (S.D. Fla.) | Miami
Hon. Mindy A. Mora
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (S.D. Fla.) | West Palm Beach
Hon. Madeleine C. Wanslee
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. Ariz.) | Phoenix