Asset Sales

The following session took place during the 2024 Winter Leadership Conference in December 2024. Several U.S. bankruptcy courts recently have recognized CCAA reverse vesting orders in chapter 15 cases, but not without some reservations as to their breadth and effect. This panel will discuss the use of reverse vesting orders to effect asset sales in cross-border transactions. All sessions from this conference can be accessed at https://cle.abi.org/.

Materials are available here.

Speakers:

Kenneth D. Kraft, Moderators
Dentons | Toronto
Adam B. Nach
Lane & Nach P.C. | Phoenix
Lisa M. Schweitzer
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP | New York
Steven J. Weisz
Cozen O'Connor | Toronto

The following session took place during Consumer Practice Extravaganza in November 2022. The panel will discuss the difficulties of enforcing U.S. judgments against foreign assets, the basics of international asset-protection, and U.S. taxpayer traps for the unwary. All sessions from this conference can be accessed at https://cle.abi.org/.

Speakers:

Dennis N. Brager
Brager Tax Law Group; Los Angeles
J. Scott Bovitz
Bovitz & Spitzer; Los Angeles
Robert C. Furr
Furr & Cohen, P.A.; Boca Raton, Fla.
Steven S. Newburgh
Lubell Rosen, LLC; Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

The following session took place during Winter Leadership Conference in December 2022. This panel will discuss some of the more interesting aspects of the asset-recovery process as it relates to locating foreign assets (i.e., Russian yachts). The panelists also will focus on post-COVID-19 issues, including situations where banks were not monitoring collateral as closely as they should have been and are now having trouble locating said assets and selling them, particularly in international cases where the bankruptcy is abroad but the parties are seeking recognition in the U.S. All sessions from this conference can be accessed at https://cle.abi.org/.

Speakers:

Jennifer Fox
Ogier; Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
Adam M. Lavine
Kobre & Kim LLP; New York
John Royle
Grant Thornton LLP; Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands

The following session took place during Midwestern Bankruptcy Institute in October 2022. All sessions from this conference can be accessed at https://cle.abi.org/.

Speakers:

Robert J. Keach
Bernstein Shur; Portland, Maine
Brendan O'Neill
Goodmans LLP; Toronto
Michael F. Patterson
Spencer Fane LLP; Phoenix

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/.

Speakers:

Aimee Prieto, Moderator
Prieto Cabrera & Asociados; Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Pamela Goldbaum
Lathrop & Blanco Abogados; Las Condes, Chile
Susana Hidvegi
Chief Judge of the Business Bankruptcy Court; Colombia
Marlyn Narkis Assis
MDU Legal; Panama
Nyana Miller
Sequor Law; Miami, USA
Rosa Rojas Vértiz C.
Rojas Vértiz; Mexico City, Mexico

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

The following session took place during Caribbean Insolvency Symposium in February 2021. This past year has seen a remarkable number of wide splits and controversial opinions. This panel of experts, moderated by ABI Editor-at-Large Bill Rochelle, will discuss and analyze current notable business and consumer bankruptcy cases. All sessions from this conference can be accessed at https://cle.abi.org/.

Speakers:

William J. Rochelle, III, Moderator
American Bankruptcy Institute; New York
Rudy J. Cerone
McGlinchey Stafford, PLLC; New Orleans
Hon. Robert Jacobvitz
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D.N.M.); Albuquerque
Alejandro Oliveras Rivera
Chapter 13 Standing Trustee; San Juan, P.R.