ABIs Sixth International Insolvency Symposium Scheduled for October in London

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ABI’S SIXTH INTERNATIONAL INSOLVENCY
SYMPOSIUM SCHEDULED FOR OCTOBER IN LONDON

July 21, 2010, Alexandria, Va.

face='Times New Roman'>— The American Bankruptcy

Institute will hold its Sixth Annual International Insolvency &
Restructuring Symposium on Oct. 29, 2010, at the Savoy in London,
England. The program will feature some of the world's top professionals
in restructuring speaking on the industry's hottest topics. The
Symposium will also offer attendees the opportunity to earn up to 5.5
hours of CLE credit. The keynote speaker for the daylong program will be

James H.B.
Sprayregen of Kirkland & Ellis LLP (Chicago), who will
discuss his extensive experience representing major U.S. and
international companies in- and out-of-court, as well as buyers and
sellers of assets in distressed situations.

The conference will begin with an address by ABI President
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Knoll of Mesirow Financial Consulting LLC (Chicago) and
program chair Ian G. Williams of Bryan Cave LLP (London).

Program sessions include:

• The 'America Now!' session will look at current trends in U.S.
  insolvencies and restructurings, including the advent of taxpayer-funded

  bankruptcies, and explore current legislation and comment on
  developments in the financial sector for distressed lending.

• Experts from key jurisdictions will describe the practices and
  procedures available to assist distressed companies to reorganize and
  restructure out of court in the “Restructurings in Europe”
  session.
• “Current Issues in Business and Finance” session will
  feature broadcaster, presenter and journalist
  size='3' face='Times New Roman'>Robert Peston, who will give
  his views on the global financial crisis and the credit
  crunch.
• “The Great Debate” session will feature experts speaking

  about large-scale international insolvencies hitting an unexpectedly low

  level, and whether the sovereign debt crisis and a lack of access to
  refinancing will lead to a boom in restructuring work.

• A panel will also explore the steps taken to stabilize three major
  banks that collapsed in Iceland in 2008 and the process underway to
  restructure the substantial debt that they owed to international
  creditors during the “Iceland: Restructuring a Nation”
  session.

Click below for a full list of experts scheduled to speak at the
International Insolvency & Restructuring Symposium.

Additionally, all attendees will receive a copy of ABI’s
face='Times New Roman'>European Union Regulation on Insolvency
Proceeding: An Introductory Analysis, Third Edition.

To find out more about ABI’s International Insolvency
Symposium, please visit
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dedicated to research and education on matters related to insolvency.
ABI was founded in 1982 to provide Congress and the public with unbiased

analysis of bankruptcy issues. The ABI membership includes more than
12,600 attorneys, accountants, bankers, judges, professors, lenders,
turnaround specialists and other bankruptcy professionals, providing a
forum for the exchange of ideas and information. For additional
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