The Impact of ESG Compliance During Restructuring and Insolvency: Investor’s vs. Company’s View

The following session took place during International Insolvency & Restructuring Symposium in October 2022. All sessions from this conference can be accessed at https://cle.abi.org/.

Speakers:

Annerose Tashiro, Moderator
Schultze & Braun; Achern, Germany
Olivia Allison
K2 Integrity; London, UK
Raminta Dereskeviciute
McDermott Will & Emery; London, UK
Ruth Knox
Kirkland & Ellis LLP; London, UK
Christina Ward
AlixPartners LLP; London, UK

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2022 International Insolvency & Restructuring Symposium

Tales from the Crypt-O

The following session took place during International Insolvency & Restructuring Symposium in October 2022. This panel will discuss the legal issues affecting customers and other creditors in cryptocurrency insolvencies. All sessions from this conference can be accessed at https://cle.abi.org/.

Speakers:

Hon. Martin Glenn, Moderator
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (S.D.N.Y.); New York, N.Y., USA
Vincent E. Lazar
Jenner & Block LLP; Chicago, USA
Prof. Stephen J. Lubben
Seton Hall University School of Law; Newark, N.J., USA
Hon Mr. Justice Nick Segal
Judge of the Grand Court [Financial Services Division]; Cayman Islands

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2022 International Insolvency & Restructuring Symposium

The Dance with the European Directive

The following session took place during International Insolvency & Restructuring Symposium in October 2022. All sessions from this conference can be accessed at https://cle.abi.org/.

Speakers:

Rashmi Dubé
Gunnercooke LLP; London, UK
Dr. Dorothee Prosteder
Noerr; Munich, Germany
Francisco Marzá Tornel
CUATRECASAS; London, UK
Pierre-Gilles Wogue
ADVANT Altana; Paris, France

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2022 International Insolvency & Restructuring Symposium

International Asset-Protection Trusts: Fish or Fowl?

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.

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2022 Consumer Practice Extravaganza

Asset Recoveries in Foreign Lands

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

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2022 Winter Leadership Conference

Commercial: Issues with International Asset Sales

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

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2022 Midwestern Bankruptcy Institute

ABI-Live: A Closer Look at the Dutch WHOA and English RP, Part II: Flexible Restructuring

The following session took place during ABI-Live Webinar in October 2022. Following up on Part I, hosted by ABI, INSOL and the international committee of the Dutch Restructuring Association, this webinar will discuss the content of relevant restructuring plans under U.S. chapter 11, the English Scheme processes and the Dutch Scheme, with a focus on (the relevance of) valuation reports. The panelists also will discuss the particularities of the content of the relevant restructuring plans for their respective jurisdictions. All sessions from this conference can be accessed at https://cle.abi.org/.

Speakers:

Vincent Vroom, Moderator
Loyens & Loeff; Amsterdam
Hon. Martin Glenn
U.S. Bankruptcy Court(S.D.N.Y.); New York
Jo Hewitt
Alvarez & Marsal; London
Aroen Kuitenbrouwer
Allen & Overy LLP; Amsterdam

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2022 abiLIVE Webinar

ABI-Live: Global Trends and Outlook in Distressed Dealmaking

The following session took place during ABI-Live Webinar in September 2022. Advisors based in Colombia, London, New York and Singapore will share their experiences on how distressed deals are closed, along with their insights and predictions on what the deal market will look like going forward, and how rising costs, inflation, interest rates and volatility in the capital markets globally may impact the deal space. Come join us for this special panel discussion. All sessions from this conference can be accessed at https://cle.abi.org/.

Speakers:

William Hao, Moderator
Alston & Bird LLP; New York
Hon. Susana Hidvegi Arango
Former Chief Bankruptcy Judge; Bogota, Colombia
Stuti Jain
Deutsche Bank AG; Singapore
Nick Morgan
Grant Thornton UK LLP; London
Edwin Tai
Eagle Point Credit Management; New York

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2022 abiLIVE Webinar

ABI-Live: A Closer Look at the Dutch WHOA and the English RP: New Takes on Flexible Restructuring

The following session took place during ABI-Live Webinar in May 2022. It has been more than a year since the new Dutch Act on court-sanctioning of private composition to avoid bankruptcy, the so-called WHOA or Dutch Scheme, entered into force. The new Dutch Scheme has received a lot of attention in the (international) market because it offers a flexible restructuring tool in the Netherlands, a jurisdiction that plays an important role in many international restructurings. Notably, the Dutch Scheme introduced debtor-in-possession proceedings, which aim to achieve debt-restructurings outside of formal Dutch bankruptcy processes. Join this panel of experts as they take a look at the Dutch Scheme and the similarities it has to U.S. chapter 11 and English scheme processes, and whether these similarities can also be seen in practice. All sessions from this conference can be accessed at https://cle.abi.org/.

Speakers:

Vincent Vroom, Moderator
Loyens & Loeff; Amsterdam, Netherlands
Jenny Davidson
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP; London
Hon. Martin Glenn
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (S.D.N.Y.); New York
Krijn Hoogenboezem
Dentons; Amsterdam, Netherlands

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2022 abiLIVE Webinar

It Is a Legal Entity, Jim, but Not as We Know It: SPACs, SPCs and More

The following session took place during Caribbean Insolvency Symposium in February 2022. This panel will explore new uses for traditional entity types and look at other types of Cayman entities and their uses in the Caribbean area and in the U.S. Industry and legal experts will discuss what the entities are and what is being done with them, as well as the bankruptcy/insolvency issues and effects that might exist for segregated portfolio companies (SPCs), special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs), exempted limited partnerships, foundations and limited liability companies (LLCs). All sessions from this conference can be accessed at https://cle.abi.org/.

Speakers:

Laura S. Hatfield, Moderator
Bedell Cristin; Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
Thomas M. Horan
Cozen O'Connor; Wilmington
Casey McDonald
Calderwood; Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
Paula Richmond
Kalo; Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands

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2022 Caribbean Insolvency Symposium