Practice and Procedure

Attorney/Client Privilege: Ethics Has No Borders

The following session took place during the 2025 ABI International Caribbean Insolvency Symposium in January 2025. This panel will discuss idiosyncrasies and potential ethical traps of the attorney/client privilege laws in the Caymans and the U.S., and when those laws apply, even in recognition and other cross-border matters. All sessions from this conference can be accessed at https://cle.abi.org/.

Materials are available here.

Speakers:

Hon. Robert A. Mark, Moderator
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (S.D. Fla.) | Miami
James S. Feltman
Teneo | New York
Paul Kennedy
Campbells | George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
Megan W. Murray
Underwood Murray PA | Tampa, Fla.

Conference
2025 ABI International Caribbean Insolvency Symposium

Old Mistakes and New Mistakes

The following session took place during the 2024 Southwest Bankruptcy Conference in September 2024. This panel will discuss avoidable missteps lawyers keep making and new potential blunders spawned by developing technologies and artificial intelligence. All sessions from this conference can be accessed at https://cle.abi.org/.

Materials are available here.

Speakers:

Steven M. Berman
Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP | Tampa, Fla.
Steven W. Golden
Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones | Wilmington, Del.
Hon. Michele J. Kim
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (S.D. Ga.) | Brunswick
Stacy H. Rubin
Howard & Howard Attorneys PLLC | Las Vegas
Hon. Madeleine C. Wanslee
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. Ariz.) | Phoenix

Conference
2024 Southwest Bankruptcy Conference

Judicial Round & Round

The following session took place during International Insolvency Symposium & Cross-Border Insolvency Program in November 2021. In this virtual variation on the in-person format, a nationwide group of distinguished judges will discuss current bankruptcy and practical skills issues in an innovative Zoom-style presentation. The judges will rotate to a new online “room,” allowing participants to maximize their time and gain valuable insights into best practices. All sessions from this conference can be accessed at https://cle.abi.org/.

Speakers:

Hon. Gerardo A. Carlo-Altieri (ret.)
GACarlo & Assocts.; San Juan
Hon. Laurel Myerson Isicoff
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (S.D. Fla.); Miami
Hon. Robert A. Mark
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (S.D. Fla.); Miami

Conference
2021 Caribbean Insolvency Symposium