Puerto Rico

Alexandria, Va. —Puerto Rico’s financial crisis and other top cross-border issues will be the focus of ABI’s 12th Annual Caribbean Insolvency Symposium on Feb. 4-6, 2016, at the Ritz-Carlton in San Juan, P.R. The educational program has been developed to provide attendees with an interactive learning experience led by a faculty of prominent national and regional bankruptcy judges, as well as experienced practitioners. In addition to concurrent sessions, the Symposium will also feature session tracks tailored specifically for business and consumer practitioners. Attendees have the opportunity to earn up to 10.25/11 hours of CLE/CPE credit, including 1 hour of ethics!

Concurrent sessions include:

• Comprehending the Crisis: A Survey of Puerto Rico’s History and Fiscal Situation, and Paths Forward
• Puerto Rico Judges Panel
• Protecting Property (of the Estate) and (the Attorney/Client) Privilege in the Era of the Data Breach
• The Intersection of Cross-Border Insolvency Proceedings, Receiverships and U.S. Bankruptcy Proceedings
• The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same: Cutting-Edge Issues in Commercial Fraud Cases
• Somewhere Beyond the Sea: The Challenges of Mediation, Cross Border and in the Caribbean

·       Breakfast with the Judges

• Individual Chapter 11 Confirmation Mock Hearing
• Chapter 15 Update
• Puerto Rico’s Financial Crisis Impacts the Health Care Industry: When Health Care Goes on Life Support

Consumer track panel sessions include:

• Chapter 7 Panel
• Chapter 13 Panel
• Recent Developments in Chapter 13: Parts 1 & 2

Click here for the full schedule and list of speakers.

If you are a member of the press and would like to attend the Caribbean Insolvency Symposium, please contact ABI Public Affairs Manager John Hartgen at 703-894-5935 or jhartgen@abiworld.org. Full information on ABI’s 12th Annual Caribbean Insolvency Symposium, including sponsors, optional events and rates, can be found at http://www.abi.org/events/2016-caribbean-insolvency-symposium.

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ABI is the largest multi-disciplinary, nonpartisan organization 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 over 12,000 attorneys, accountants, bankers, judges, professors, lenders, turnaround specialists and other bankruptcy professionals, providing a forum for the exchange of ideas and information. For additional information on ABI, visit www.abiworld.org. For additional conference information, visit http://www.abi.org/calendar-of-events.