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ABI's Third Hawaiian Bankruptcy Workshop

ABI is pleased to once again join forces with the Association of Insolvency and Restructuring Advisors, the Shidler College of Business at the University of Hawai'i, the Institute of Asian-Pacific Business Law at the William S. Richardson School of Law at the University of Hawai'i and the Bankruptcy Law Section of the Hawai'i State Bar Association to present the Third Hawaiian Bankruptcy Workshop at the Fairmont Orchid, Big Island Hawai'i, August 11-14. This year's meeting offers an open workshop educational format that allows open dialogue between presenters and attendees. One can choose between a business or international track to customize the learning experience. The Fairmont Orchid Hawai'i offers luxurious accomodations within the 3200-acre Mauna Lani Resort. Two of the sessions will be of particular interest to the committee.

Panelists in the the session "Asian Insolvency Law" will discuss Thai bankruptcy law, its challenges and the cultural preference towards alternative dispute resolution. Stephen B. Darr of Mesirow Financial Consulting, LLC in Boston will moderate. Panelists will include Prof. Charles D. Booth of the Institute of Asian-Pacific Business Law and the William S. Richardson School of Law at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa in Honolulu, Cosimo Borrelli of Borrelli Walsh in Hong Kong, George M. Kelakos of Kelakos Advisors LLC in Greenwich, Conn. and Salans in New York, John Matthew Marsden of Mayer Brown JSM in Hong Kong and Dr. Shinjiro Takagi of Nomura Securities Co. Ltd. in Tokyo. Please click the link below to view the materials.

Asian Insolvency Law: Thailand Update

Panelists in the session "Cross-Border Insolvency, with a Discussion of Inbound and Outbound Issues" will discuss the different forms that cross-border insolvencies may take and give case examples of each. Prof. Charles D. Booth of the Institute of Asian-Pacific Business Law and the William S. Richardson School of Law at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa in Honolulu will moderate. Panelists will include Cosimo Borrelli of Borrelli Walsh in Hong Kong, Van C. Durrer II of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP in Los Angeles, Hon. Allan L. Gropper of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court (S.D.N.Y.) in New York, George M. Kelakos of Kelakos Advisors LLC in Greenwich, Conn. and Salans in New York, John Matthew Marsden of Mayer Brown JSM in Hong Kong and Shinjiro Takagi of Nomura Securities Co. Ltd. in Tokyo. Please click the link below to view the materials.

Cross-Border Insolvency


Your 2010-2011 International Committee Co-Chairs Announced

The ABI is pleased to announce your International Committee Co-Chairs. Adam J. Gallagher of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP in London, Gordon W. Johnson of EM Advisors LLC in Reston, Va. and Luis Salazar of Infante, Zumpano, Hudson & Miloch, LLC in Miami have accepted the positions for the 2010-2011 term. To find out how you can get involved in the committee, contact your committee leaders! Click here to view a complete list of the International Committee leadership.