Contact:
Hartgen
(703) 739-0800
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ABI’S
SECOND INTERNATIONAL INSOLVENCY SYMPOSIUM FEATURES AIRLINE, AUTOMOTIVE
AND RETAIL INDUSTRY EXPERTS ADDRESSING GLOBAL INSOLVENCY
PROBLEMS
size='3'>July 10, 2006, Alexandria, Va.
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Annual International Insolvency Conference on Sept. 8, 2006, at the
Savoy Hotel in
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presenters from both sides of the
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size='3'>will handle various international insolvency topics. The
keynote speaker is Tony Blankley, syndicated political columnist and
author of The
West’s Last Chance: Will We Win the Clash of
Civilizations? Up to 6.0 CLE/CPE credits are
available. The Symposium chair is ABI International Committee
Co-Chair Ian G.
Williams of Geldards LLP (
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Timely topics for the panel
sessions include:
“Chapter 15, the
Model Law and the Statutory Instrument: Chapter 15 vs. Sec. 304”
will be moderated by Howard Seife of Chadbourne & Parke, LLP (New
York) and joined by panelists Bankruptcy Judge
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Elliott of Linklaters (London), Gareth Hughes of Ernst & Young
(London) and Prof. Bob
Wessels of the Vrije Universiteit (Amsterdam,
Holland).
size='3'>Lynn Hiestand of Skadden Arps Slate
Meagher & Flom (London) is moderating “International
Insolvencies – The European Approach: How Will Greater Europe
Respond to Developments in the U.S. and U.K.?” which will include
panelists Lars
Westpfahl of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
(Hamburg Germany), Helen Lee of Alvarez & Marsal LLC (Paris),
Annerose Tashiro
of Schultze & Braun (Achern, Germany) and Alain Le
Berre of Close Brothers Corporate Finance (London).
'Sector Specialists
– Automotive: The U.S. Automotive Industry in Crisis and the
‘Knock On’ Effect for Europe” will be moderated
by Lyndon
Norley of Kirkland & Ellis (London) and
include panelists Simon Appell of Kroll (London), Christopher Schindler
of BBK (Frankfurt, Germany) and
size='3'>Kimberley Rodriguez of Stout Risius
Ross (Farmington Hills, Mich.).
Mick McLoughlin of KPMG
(
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Specialists – Retail: Is the Rise of the Internet the Total Demise
of Retail as We Know It?' with panelists Martin Crossley of King Surge
LLP (
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Gordon Brothers (
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McCutchen (
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'Sector Specialists – Aviation: Does Chapter 11 Give U.S.-based
Airlines an Unfair Advantage?” featuring panelists Bob Hecht of
Alix Partners (
James Feltman
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York
Registration cost for the
program is just $295.
To find out more about
ABI’s International Insolvency Symposium Conference, 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
11,500 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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