The following session took place during ABI-Live Webinar in August 2024. Discover firsthand insights into insolvency in Africa. In this webinar, the panelists will showcase their countries' approaches, followed by engaging discussions on the pivotal roles and rights of stakeholders (creditors, employees and shareholders). Uncover essential perspectives and strategies that are reshaping the landscape of insolvency management worldwide. Don't miss out on this opportunity to gain actionable knowledge and network with industry leaders! Other webinars can be accessed at https://cle.abi.org/.

Materials are available here.

Speakers:

Charles Phiri, Moderator
CP Advisers (PTY) LTD | Johannesburg, South Africa
Isaac Bizumuremyi
Lex Chambers Rwanda | Kigali City, Rwanda
Dr. Zolani Buba
Inolaz Advisor | Western Cape, South Africa
Rita Baguma Birungi
Ligomarc Advocates | Kampala, Uganda

The following session took place during the Annual Spring Meeting in April 2024. Ponzi and other fraudulent schemes continue to proliferate. Many of these schemes, event if primarily targeted at Americans, operate using offshore entities in the Caribbean. As a result, resolving such schemes typically involves domestic receiverships or bankruptcy coupled with offshore liquidation proceedings. The victims’ recoveries may vary widely depending on whether the distribution of the scheme’s remaining assets is determined by U.S. bankruptcy law, U.S. common law or foreign law. This panel will explore the various ways in which U.S. and foreign laws implicate victims’ recoveries, as well as potential changes to those laws. All sessions from this conference can be accessed at https://cle.abi.org/.

Materials are available here.

Speakers:

Michael D. Napoli, Moderator
Akerman LLP | Dallas
Kimberly K. Crabbe-Adams
Harneys | Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands
R. Craig Martin
DLA Piper | Wilmington, Del.

The following session took place during ABI-Live Webinar in February 2024. This is the second in a series of webinars that will cover key jurisdictions around the globe, focusing on developments you and your clients need to consider when thinking about bankruptcy-type proceedings in foreign jurisdictions. What you don’t know may hurt your clients, and you can’t just assume that the same rules apply as in the U.S. For this second webinar, the panelists will be examining the situation in Brazil, Canada, the Caymans and Mexico. All sessions can be accessed at https://cle.abi.org/.

Materials are available here.

Speakers:

Debra Grassgreen, Moderator
Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones; San Francisco
Hon. Daniel Carnio Costa (ret.)
First Bankruptcy Court of Sao Paulo; Brazil
Margot MacInnis
Grant Thornton; Cayman Islands
Allan Nackan
B. Riley Farber; Toronto
Dr. Iván J. Romo
SOELI Consulting; Mexico City

The following session took place during ABI-Live Webinar in October 2023. This is the first in a series of webinars that will cover key jurisdictions around the globe, focusing on developments you and your clients need to consider when thinking about bankruptcy-type proceedings in foreign jurisdictions. What you don’t know may hurt your clients, and you can’t just assume that the same rules apply as in the United States. For this first webinar, the panelists will be examining the situation in France, Germany, Ireland and the Netherlands. All sessions can be accessed at https://cle.abi.org/.

Materials are available here.

Speakers:

Debra Grassgreen, Moderator
Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones; San Francisco
Gemma Freeman
Dentons; Dublin, Ireland
Krijn Hoogenboezem
RESOR NV; Amsterdam, Netherlands
Alexandre Koenig
Stephenson Harwood LLP; Paris, France
Dr. Bernd Meyer-Löwy
Kirkland & Ellis International LLP; Munich, Germany

The following session took place during the Winter Leadership Conference in December 2023. This panel will focus on senior care and living facilities, and the financial pressures in the marketplace that are currently presenting challenges to their business models in the U.S. and other jurisdictions. All sessions from this conference can be accessed at https://cle.abi.org/.

Materials are available here.

Speakers:

Suzanne A. Koenig
SAK Healthcare | Riverwoods, Ill.
Charles Phiri
CP Advisers (PTY) LTD | Johannesburg, South Africa
Robert M. Schechter
Porzio, Bromberg & Newman, P.C. | Morristown, N.J.
John E. Thomas
Squire Patton Boggs | Washington, D.C.

The following session took place during Bankruptcy 2023: Views from the Bench in September 2023. This panel will discuss eligibility issues and strategies related to chapters 11 and 15, filing in other jurisdictions, and cases such as Modern Land, Global Cord Blood and Comair Ltd. All sessions from this conference can be accessed at https://cle.abi.org/.

Materials are available here.

Speakers:

Daniel T. Moss, Co-Moderator
Jones Day | Washington, D.C.
Andrew M. Troop, Co-Moderator
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP | New York
Hon. Lisa G. Beckerman
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (S.D.N.Y.) | New York
Hon. Martin Glenn
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (S.D.N.Y.) | New York
Hon. Scott M. Grossman
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (S.D. Fla.) | Fort Lauderdale
Hon. Christopher M. Klein
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (E.D. Cal.) | Sacramento

The following session took place during Annual Spring Meeting in April 2023. Luckin Coffee Inc., founded in 2017 by a Chinese entrepreneur, had the goal of outgrowing Starbucks as China’s largest coffee chain. The company’s 2019 IPO and bond offering raised approximately US$900 million. However, in February 2020, it was discovered that Luckin had fabricated its financial statements, with revenue overstated by US$300 million. Litigation followed, with various direct and class action claims being asserted in the U.S., a class action claim in Canada, and injunctive proceedings in both the Cayman Islands and Hong Kong. The principal creditors were unsecured bondholders and equityholders with securities litigation claims. In order to protect Luckin from its creditors, restructuring officers were appointed in the Cayman Islands, and the company’s debt was successfully restructured. This international panel of experts will discuss the case and lessons restructuring professionals can learn from it. All sessions from this conference can be accessed at https://cle.abi.org/.

Materials are available here.

Speakers:

Hamid Khanbhai
Campbells Grand Cayman | Cayman Islands
Nicosia Lawson
Baker & Partners | Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
Wei-Yang Lim
Kirkland & Ellis | Hong Kong

On February 8, 2023, Evelyn Meltzer and Kyle Ortiz, co-chairs for the International Committee, co-hosted the 2023 Look Ahead with members of the Asset Sales Committee. Evelyn and Kyle discussed what the committee has been up to as well as future events and speaking and writing opportunities for committee members. Additionally, Evelyn and Kyle discussed hot topics in international insolvencies for 2023. 

The following session took place during Caribbean Insolvency Symposium in February 2023. This panel will focus on recent updates and trends in the Cayman Islands related to arbitrations and mediations, Russian sanctions and other important developments. All sessions from this conference can be accessed at https://cle.abi.org/.

Materials are available here.

Speakers:

Adam D. Crane, Moderator
Baker & Partners | Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
John Royle
Grant Thornton | Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
Martin Trott
Rawlinson & Hunter | Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
Shelley White
Walkers | Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands

The following session took place during Caribbean Insolvency Symposium in February 2023. This panel will discuss challenges faced by bankruptcy practitioners in subchapter V cases, including unique eligibility issues, effects of conversions, subchapter V trustee powers and obligations, among other developing topics and recent case law updates. The panelists also will discuss the strategic differences and approaches to be considered by parties in interest in a subchapter V case. All sessions from this conference can be accessed at https://cle.abi.org/.

Materials are available here.

Speakers:

Carlos Infante Gutiérrez, Moderator
ESTRELLA, LLC | San Juan, P.R.
Hillary B. Crabtree
Moore & Van Allen | Charlotte, N.C.
Hon. Laurel M. Isicoff
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (S.D. Fla.) | Miami
Heidi J. Sorvino
White and Williams LLP | New York