The recordings below are curated from ABI's catalogue of recorded educational sessions from live conferences and webinars, and are updated regularly. The full catalogue can be viewed at https://cle.abi.org/.

Keynote with Dr. Eliza Filby

Date
2020-11-19

The following session took place during International Insolvency Forum in November 2020. Dr. Eliza Filby is a writer, speaker and consultant who specialises in 'Generational Intelligence' helping companies and services understand generational shifts within politics, society and the workplace. Her research incorporates everyone from Baby Boomers right through to Generation Alpha (those born after 2010). Eliza helps businesses – whether it is recruiting new talent or engaging with new clients – prepare for the future.

The New Europe: The Reality of Working Together

Date
2020-11-19

The following session took place during International Insolvency Forum in November 2020. COVID-19 made the Europeans discover that they are able to work together! The measure of the recovery funds is the evidence. The working together is a new reality? How will UK react to this after Brexit? How will the USA and China look at this? All sessions from this conference can be accessed at https://cle.abi.org/.

Follow The Money: Bankruptcy as a Tool to Fight Fraud and Recover Assets

Date
2020-11-19

The following session took place during International Insolvency Forum in November 2020. Panelists from IWIRC's Latin America network will explore the tools available and strategies for recovering assets in cross-border insolvencies from a Latin American perspective. All sessions from this conference can be accessed at https://cle.abi.org/.

Arbitration for Cross-Border Insolvency

Date
2020-11-18

The following session took place during International Insolvency Forum in November 2020. The panel considers whether and to what extent arbitration agreements could be used to resolve problems arising in the course of cross-border insolvency proceedings. Hon. Paul Heath QC and Dr. Stephan Madaus discuss questions of arbitrability, use and enforcement of awards in such cases, particularly under the New York Convention. Prof. Troy McKenzie and Corrine Ball focus more specifically on the use of arbitration in chapter 15 proceedings.

One Year into COVID-19: What Are the Implications for Restructurings Around the Globe in 2021?

Date
2020-11-18

The following session took place during International Insolvency Forum in November 2020. This panel explores several measures that have been put into place across the globe during the COVID-19 pandemic, and how those measures will affect businesses, insolvency proceedings and more. All sessions from this conference can be accessed at https://cle.abi.org/.

Recent Opinions and Orders Under PROMESA and Their Impact on Puerto Rico’s Future

Date
2019-02-09

The following session took place during Caribbean Insolvency Symposium in February 2019. This panel will examine the effects thus far of the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA), as well as Puerto Rico’s economy, including where it came from, where it is now and where it is going. All sessions from this conference can be accessed at https://cle.abi.org/.

Issues Facing Community and Critical-Access Hospitals: What Is the Answer, and When Is It Too Good to Be True?

Date
2019-02-09

The following session took place during Caribbean Insolvency Symposium in February 2019. What are critical-access hospitals, and why are they important? This panel discusses alternative solutions to producing additional cash flow for failing hospitals, which need to be closely scrutinized by health care professionals familiar with licensing, reimbursement, anti-kickbacks and patient-brokering limitations.

Strategic Use of Independent Directors in Multi-Jurisdictional Insolvency Proceedings

Date
2019-02-09

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.

ADR in Cross-Border Insolvency Cases

Date
2019-02-09

The following session took place during Caribbean Insolvency Symposium in February 2019. This panel will discuss the role that alternative dispute resolution (ADR) can and does play in bankruptcy, starting with the tension between bankruptcy and ADR, as all ADR processes conflict with bankruptcy’s goal of centralizing estate administration into a single proceeding. In the U.S., this tension is most prevalent when a creditor seeks to enforce a pre-petition arbitration agreement. The panel will next examine the role that mediation plays in U.S.