Venue/Jurisdiction

The following session took place during Caribbean Insolvency Symposium in February 2023. This panel will address recent decisions, including Modern Land, affecting the standard for recognition of a foreign insolvency proceeding as either a foreign main or nonmain proceeding. Additionally, the panelists will discuss recent decisions concerning third-party releases in chapter 15 cases, including In re PT Pan Brothers Tbk, Case No. 22-10136-mg (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 2022). All sessions from this conference can be accessed at https://cle.abi.org/.

Materials are available here.

Speakers:

Evan J. Zucker, Moderator
Blank Rome LLP | New York

Gemma Lardner
Ogier | Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands

Linc A. Rogers
Blake, Cassels & Graydon, LLP | Toronto

R. Adam Swick
Akerman LLP | Austin, Texas

The following session took place during Caribbean Insolvency Symposium in February 2019. This panel will explore the roles, responsibilities, benefits and liabilities in using independent directors through multi-jurisdictional insolvency proceedings and will discuss using directors strategically throughout the life of a company. The panelists will explain the three typical stages of a company where directors could be instructed — going concern, insolvency and emergence from a restructuring — then explain the roles and responsibilities at each of these appointments. The session would also overlay the jurisdictional distinctions among various administrative proceedings, including offshore liquidations, U.S. bankruptcy, U.S. receiverships and common law receiverships. The panelists will offer real world examples to show the differences and how the role of the director is utilized, as well as what is at stake for them, the company, the creditors and the investors. All sessions from this conference can be accessed at https://cle.abi.org/.

Speakers:

Katherine R. Catanese, Moderator
Foley & Lardner; New York
Joel E. Cohen
Stout Risius Ross, LLC; New York
Casey McDonald
Calderwood, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
Michael Pearson
FFP (Cayman) Limited, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
Rachael Reynolds
Ogier; Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands

The following session took place during International Insolvency Symposium & Cross-Border Insolvency Program in November 2021. Top U.S. bankruptcy judges from New York, Wilmington, the Eastern District of Virginia, Houston and elsewhere will debate forum-shopping and venue reform. All sessions from this conference can be accessed at https://cle.abi.org/.

Speakers:

Joshua A. Sussberg, Moderator
Kirkland & Ellis LLP | New York, N.Y., USA
Hon. Shelley C. Chapman
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (S.D.N.Y.) | New York, N.Y., USA
Hon. Kevin R. Huennekens
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (E.D. Va.) | Richmond, Va., USA
Hon. Marvin Isgur
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (S.D. Tex.) | Houston, Texas, USA
Hon. David R. Jones
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (S.D. Tex.) | Houston, Texas, USA
Hon. Christopher S. Sontchi
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. Del.) | Wilmington, Del., USA