January 19, 2018 – International restructuring symposium

January 19, 2018 – International restructuring symposium

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Program:


Opening of the symposium

by Mrs Sophie Vermeille, President of Droit & Croissance / Rules for Growth


Keynote speakers

  • Ms Mihaela Carpus Carcea, Legislative officer, Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers, European Commission,
  • Mr Sébastien Raspiller, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Corporate Financing and Financial Markets Division, Directorate-General of the Treasury, French Ministry for the Economy and Finance
  • Mr Thomas Andrieu, Head of the Civil Affairs and Seals Directorate, French Ministry of Justice

 


First roundtable

Automatic stay and secured creditors rights – where do we stand? – Discussions following the draft directive of the EU Commission and the on-going negotiations.

Speakers

  • Mr Donald Bernstein, Partner at Davis Polk Wardwell
  • Mr Stephan Madaus, Law professor, Martin-Luthier Unversity Halle-Wittenberg
  • Mr Nicolaes Tollenaar, Partner at RESOR N.V.

Moderator

  • Mrs Sophie Vermeille, President of Droit & Croissance / Rules for Growth

Second roundtable

New challenges: valuations, transparency priority rules and class distributions – are parties and Courts ready? Discussions following the draft directive of the EU Commission and the on-going negotiations.

Speakers

  • Mr Georges Richelme, President of the Commercial courts of France
  • Mr Luciano Panzani, President of the Court of Appeal of Rome
  • Mr Mikael Ouaniche, Financial expert at the Paris Court of Appeal, President of OCA
  • Mr Anthony Casey, Law professor, Chicago Law School

Moderator

  • Mrs Sophie Vermeille, President of Droit & Croissance / Rules for Growth

Third roundtable

New challenges for bond workouts and loan to own strategies – how far are those still possible? An analysis in the light of recent high profile cases.

Speakers

  • Mr Stephen Portsmouth, Managing director at Société générale
  • Mr Pierre Bour, Partner at Attestor Capital LP
  • Mr Kon Asimacopoulos, Partner at Kirkland & Ellis International LLP

Moderator

  • Mrs Julie Miecamp, Deputy Editor at Reorg Research

 

Restructuring conference organized by the Think Tank Droit & Croissance / Rules for Growth
with the support of AFME, Davis Polk Wardwell, Louis Bachelier Institute and Reorg Research.

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