International Insolvency

Reverse Vesting Orders: The Most Powerful Tool You’ve Never Heard Of

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

Conference
2024 Winter Leadership Conference

Breakfast with the Judges

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 not available.

Speakers:

Hon. Mildred Cabán Flores
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. P.R.) | San Juan
Hon. Martin Glenn
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (S.D.N.Y.) | New York
Hon. María de los A. González Hernández
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. P.R.) | San Juan
Hon. Laurel Myerson Isicoff
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (S.D. Fla.) | Miami
Hon. Enrique S. Lamoutte
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. P.R.) | San Juan
Hon. Robert A. Mark
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (S.D. Fla.) | Miami

Conference
2024 Caribbean Insolvency Symposium

Third-Party Releases in Bankruptcy

The following session took place during the 2024 Caribbean Insolvency Symposium in January 2024. Do bankruptcy courts have jurisdiction to enter nonconsensual releases under any circumstance? This panel will explore this question and more. All sessions from this conference can be accessed at https://cle.abi.org/.

Materials are available here.

Speakers:

Hon. María de los A. González Hernández, Moderator
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. P.R.) | San Juan
Daniel Desatnik
Proskauer | New York
Hon. Robert D. Drain (ret.)
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP | New York
Jessica C. Lauria
White & Case LLP | New York
Andrew M. Troop
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP | New York

Conference
2024 Caribbean Insolvency Symposium

International Litigation

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
John R. Dodd
Baker McKenzie | Miami
Claire Goldstein
Harneys | Tortola, British Virgin Islands
Adriana Riviere-Badell
Kobre & Kim LLP | Miami

Conference
2024 Caribbean Insolvency Symposium

Restructuring Abroad vs. Plenary Chapter 11

The following session took place during the 2024 New York City Bankruptcy Conference in May 2024. This session will discuss the benefits and drawbacks of restructuring under chapter 11 as opposed to under a foreign restructuring scheme. The panelists include a restructuring lawyer who is familiar with the popular European restructuring schemes. All sessions from this conference can be accessed at https://cle.abi.org/.

Materials are available here.

Speakers:

Madlyn Gleich Primoff, Moderator
Freshfields Bruckhaus Derringer LLP
Michael Broeders
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
Hon. Lisa G. Beckerman
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (S.D.N.Y.)
Frederick Morris
HPS Investment Partners, LLC
Maja Zerjal Fink
Clifford Chance

Conference
2024 New York City Bankruptcy Conference

Old Mistakes and New Mistakes

The following session took place during the 2024 Southwest Bankruptcy Conference in September 2024. This panel will discuss avoidable missteps lawyers keep making and new potential blunders spawned by developing technologies and artificial intelligence. All sessions from this conference can be accessed at https://cle.abi.org/.

Materials are available here.

Speakers:

Steven M. Berman
Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP | Tampa, Fla.
Steven W. Golden
Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones | Wilmington, Del.
Hon. Michele J. Kim
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (S.D. Ga.) | Brunswick
Stacy H. Rubin
Howard & Howard Attorneys PLLC | Las Vegas
Hon. Madeleine C. Wanslee
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. Ariz.) | Phoenix

Conference
2024 Southwest Bankruptcy Conference

The Next Wave of EU Harmonisation

The following session took place during the ABI International European Insolvency Symposium in October 2024. This panel will discuss the European Commission's proposal for a directive harmonising certain aspects of insolvency law from both the U.S. and U.K. perspective. All sessions from this conference can be accessed at https://cle.abi.org/.

Materials are available here.

Speakers:

Barry Cahir
Beauchamps LLP | Dublin, Ireland
David H. Conaway
Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP | Charlotte, NC, USA
Philip B. Janis
European Investment Bank | Luxembourg, EU
Simon Whiting
The Insolvency Service | London, UK

Conference
2024 ABI International European Insolvency Symposium

Liability Management Is Arriving in Europe

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

Materials are available here.

Speakers:

John Willcock, Moderator
Global Turnaround | Bath, England, UK
Dasha Bechade
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | London, UK
Christopher J. Howard
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP | London, UK
Lionel F. Spizzichino
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP | Paris, France, EU
Stephanie Wickouski
Locke Lorde LLP | New York, NY, USA

Conference
2024 ABI International European Insolvency Symposium

Geopolitical Impacts on the Restructuring Market

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

Materials are available here.

Speakers:

Frank Tschentscher, Moderator
Deloitte | Hamburg, Germany, EU
Jasper Aerts
European Stability Mechanism | Luxembourg, EU
David H. Conaway
Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP | Charlotte, NC, USA
Stelios Fragkos
AlixPartners, LLP | London, UK

Conference
2024 ABI International European Insolvency Symposium

Cross-Class Cramdowns Across Borders

The following session took place during the ABI International European Insolvency Symposium in October 2024. Using illustrative scenarios and case studies, this panel of experts from the U.S., U.K., Singapore, the Netherlands and Spain discusses the possibilities for binding dissenting classes of stakeholders to restructurings in their respective jurisdictions. All sessions from this conference can be accessed at https://cle.abi.org/.

Materials are available here.

Speakers:

Kate Stephenson, Moderator
Kirkland & Ellis LLP | London, UK
Ignacio Buil Aldana
Cuatrecasas | Madrid, Spain, EU
Kelly DiBlasi
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP | New York, NY, USA
Barbara Rumora-Scheltema
NautaDutilh | Amsterdam, The Netherlands, EU
Stephanie Yeo
WongPartnership LLP | Singapore

Conference
2024 ABI International European Insolvency Symposium