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/.

Turnaround Management Association - Distressed Investing in the UK and Europe

Date
2017-10-19

The following session took place during International Insolvency & Restructuring Symposium in October 2017. This panel will look at the questions surrounding the typical life cycle of distressed investing in Europe. The panelists have a significant amount of experience in all aspects of the process, from choosing investments to structuring and funding to exiting the deal.

INSOL International Panel Special Effects: The Theory and Practice of Special Insolvency Regimes

Date
2017-10-19

The following session took place during 13th International Insolvency & Restructuring Symposium in October 2017. A panel discussion charting the emergence of special insolvency regimes in different jurisdictions and evaluating their effectiveness. Are industry or sector based specialist regimes the way forward? All sessions from this conference can be accessed at https://cle.abi.org/.

Case Law and Rules Update

Date
2017-08-23

The following session took place during Midwest Regional Bankruptcy Seminar in August 2017. This session will highlight particularly interesting case law developments to date in 2017 and their impact on bankruptcy law and practice. All sessions from this conference can be accessed at https://cle.abi.org/.

Speakers:

William J. Rochelle, III
American Bankruptcy Institute; New York

Cross-Border Panel

Date
2017-05-18

The following session took place during New York City Bankruptcy Conference in May 2017. This panel will discuss the domestic reach of the foreign stay (Sanjel) and recognition of judgments/rulings in cross-border cases, including offshore bankruptcies, as well as non-U.S. companies filing for chapter 11 and the consequences thereof (Ocean Fisheries, Hanjin and Abengoa). All sessions from this conference can be accessed at https://cle.abi.org/.

Part I: I Ain’t Afraid of No Laws! Legal Issues for Attorneys When Creating, Defending or Chasing Offshore Assets

Date
2017-02-11

The following session took place during Caribbean Insolvency Symposium in February 2017. This panel will address the differences between the laws of various Caribbean nations (Nevis, Cayman, Panama) and the U.S. concerning the creation of various legal entities/structures to hold assets, as well as those nations’ laws concerning (1) privacy, (2) taxation, (3) piercing the corporate veil/sham structure and (4) avoidance actions. This session will also consider U.S.

Keep Calm and Carry On Investing

Date
2017-02-11

The following session took place during Caribbean Insolvency Symposium in February 2017. This panel will explore the decision of the U.K. to leave the European Union in June 2016 and its many far-reaching political implications for hedge funds and the private-equity industry, many of which are still generally unclear. The recent U.S. presidential elections also waged war on the private-equity industry, and on hedge funds in particular. The panel will look at how Brexit and the U.S.

In This Corner, Arbitration; in the Other, Bankruptcy: Welcome to the Main Event!

Date
2017-02-11

The following session took place during Caribbean Insolvency Symposium in February 2017. This panel will discuss the interplay of arbitration clauses in a liquidation scenario, including what it can mean when a party decides to argue a dispute subject to an arbitration clause and seeks to wind up the company, or when a potential claim within an estate is subject to an arbitration clause. All sessions from this conference can be accessed at https://cle.abi.org/.

Zika in the Caribbean, and Other Stinging Health Care Insolvency Issues

Date
2017-02-11

The following session took place during Caribbean Insolvency Symposium in February 2017. This panel will explore a review of Health City Cayman Islands and its potential insights for U.S. soaring medical costs, the health care impact of the Zika virus throughout the Caribbean nations, and an update on Puerto Rico’s health care industry and other hot health care insolvency issues. All sessions from this conference can be accessed at https://cle.abi.org/.