The following session took place during Cross-Border Insolvency Program in June 2015. In the past few months, we have seen once-prominent Brazilian companies face financial distress as a result of governmental mistakes, political unease, global decline in oil and gas prices and the downturn in the local credit markets. Most importantly, the Petrobras bribery and corruption scandal has had wide-ranging effects on Brazilian companies, from the criminal prosecution of corporate executives to open-ended prohibitions on future contracts with Petrobras and, in some instances, fines millions of reais. Fabio Vassel and Luis DeLucio will discuss how the current Brazilian economic and political landscape is likely to impact Brazilian companies, lenders and investors in the years to come. All sessions from this conference can be accessed at https://cle.abi.org/.

Speakers:

Luis DeLucio
Alvarez & Marsal
Fabio Vassel
Banco Brasil Plural; Sao Paulo, Brazil

The following session took place during Cross-Border Insolvency Program in June 2015. Foreign representatives have begun using chapter 15 more creatively in seeking a broad array of relief; consequently, parties in the U.S. have increasingly been raising a number of challenges. In 2014, foreign representatives were presented with a number of objections to chapter 15 relief, including objections questioning the proper location of the foreign debtor’s center of main interests and the fairness of proceedings before the foreign court. This panel will discuss cases that address these issues, including In re Octaviar Admin. Pty Ltd., In re Suntech Power Holdings Co. Ltd. and In re Rede Energia, S.A., and the steps the foreign representatives in those cases took to maximize their likelihood of obtaining relief in the U.S. The panel will also discuss whether chapter 15 recognition is a prerequisite to seeking relief in a U.S. court, and will analyze the split of authority on that issue. All sessions from this conference can be accessed at https://cle.abi.org/.

Speakers:

Howard Seife, Moderator
Chadbourne & Parke LLP; New York
Hon. Shelley C. Chapman
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (S.D.N.Y.); New York
Keiran W. Hutchison
Ernst & Young; Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
Mark McDonald
Grant Thornton (BVI) Ltd.; Tortola, BVI
Ronald J. Silverman
Hogan Lovells US LLP; New York

The following session took place during Cross-Border Insolvency Program in June 2015. Many companies operating in and around the energy industry have been adversely affected by the recent precipitous drop in the price of oil, a global trend that has exposed vulnerabilities in a number of industry segments and individual companies. The companies, their exposures and the complicated issues raised by their distress span the Americas. This panel will introduce the industry and recent trends, cover the ways that these companies finance themselves and operate, and discuss a number of complex multijurisdictional finance, legal, regulatory and environmental issues that will be significant in these restructurings. All sessions from this conference can be accessed at https://cle.abi.org/.

Speakers:

Damian S. Schaible, Moderator
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP; New York
James Donnell
Baker & McKenzie; New York
Jonathan Lurvey
Blackstone Advisory Partners; New York
Ignacio Quesada
Alvarez & Marsal; Mexico City
David Yager
MNP, LLP; Calgary, Alta.

The following session took place during International Insolvency & Restructuring Symposium in October 2015. All sessions from this conference can be accessed at https://cle.abi.org/.

Speakers:

Jeremy Wessels, Moderator
Mourant Ozannes; Guernsey, United Kingdom
George B. Bazinas
Bazinas Law Firm; Athens, Greece
Luis Martín Bernardo
Abencys; Madrid, Spain
Dr. H. Philipp Esser
Schultze & Braun; Achern, Germany
Tony O'Grady
Matheson; Dublin, Ireland
Prof. Ignacio Tirado
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid; Madrid

The following session took place during International Insolvency & Restructuring Symposium in October 2015. All sessions from this conference can be accessed at https://cle.abi.org/.

Speakers:

John Willcock, Moderator
Global Turnaround; London, United Kingdom
Francisco Garcia-Ginovart
Houlihan Lokey; Madrid, Spain
Juan Ibinarriaga
Bank of America Merrill Lynch; Madrid, Spain
Ana López
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Madrid, Spain

The following session took place during International Insolvency & Restructuring Symposium in October 2015. All sessions from this conference can be accessed at https://cle.abi.org/.

Speakers:

Albert Togut, Moderator
Togut, Segal & Segal LLP; New York, USA
William A. Brandt, Jr.
Development Specialists, Inc.; New York
Hon. Shelley C. Chapman
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (S.D.N.Y.); New York, USA
Damian S. Schaible
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP; New York
Lisa M. Schweitzer
Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton LLP; New York

The following session took place during International Insolvency & Restructuring Symposium in October 2015. A panel of eminent professionals will discuss current trends in U.S. insolvencies and restructurings, explore current legislation, comment on developments in the financial sector for distressed lending, and highlight any emerging trends. In a break with tradition, the panel will also look at the interaction between the US and Europe in restructurings. All sessions from this conference can be accessed at https://cle.abi.org/.

Speakers:

Kevyn D. Orr, Moderator
Jones Day; Washington, D.C., USA
Alastair Beveridge
AlixPartners; London, United Kingdom
Wouter Jongepier
BOEKEL; Amsterdam, Netherlands
Gaurav Malhotra
Ernst & Young; Illinois, USA

The following session took place during International Insolvency & Restructuring Symposium in October 2015. Former Irish Prime Minister, who helped transform the Irish economy into the "Celtic Tiger," when it became, for a period of 12 years, one of the fastest growing economies in the world. All sessions from this conference can be accessed at https://cle.abi.org/.

The following session took place during International Insolvency & Restructuring Symposium in October 2016. All sessions from this conference can be accessed at https://cle.abi.org/.

Speakers:

George Bompas QC, Moderator
4 Stone Buildings; London, England
Hon. Martin Glenn
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (S.D.N.Y.); New York, USA
Mr. Justice Robert Hildyard
High Court, Chancery Division; London, England
Judge Pierre Jean Neijt
Utrecht District Court; Netherlands
Hon. Ivan Verougstraete
Honorary President of the Supreme Court of Belgium; Brussels

The following session took place during International Insolvency & Restructuring Symposium in October 2016. All sessions from this conference can be accessed at https://cle.abi.org/.

Speakers:

Dr. Christof W. Schiller, Moderator
anchor Rechtsanwälte; Mannheim, Germany
Michael Broeders
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP; Amsterdam, Netherlands
Yves Brulard
DBB Law; Brussels, Belgium
Robert M. Fishman
Shaw Fishman Glantz & Towbin LLC; Chicago, USA
Nick Moser
Taylor Wessing LLP; London, England