Andréa Galhardo Palma
Judge, São Paulo State Court( TJSP) São Paulo, Brazil Andrea is a civil law judge at the São Paulo State Court( Brazil). She currently leads the 2nd Regional Corporate, Insolvency and Arbitration Court in São Paulo City, which cover 176 industrial cities around São Paulo State. She has a law Degree from USP, Brazil, LLM from University of Pennsylvania( PennState) with a focus on International Commercial Arbitration and alternative dispute resolution; Specialization in International Commercial Arbitration at Columbia University( EUA) also in Domestic arbitration at FGV University of São Paulo. She is a PhD candidate in Business Law and Innovation at FGV Law- São Paulo, focusing on the interplay between insolvency and arbitration. She is a frequent guest speaker on mediation and arbitration in the recovery and insolvency field.
Óscar Javier Palomino Bernal
Peña Briseño, Peña Barba-Palomino
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Zapopan, Mexico
Óscar Palomino is a partner at Palomino, Flores, Hernández & Rodríguez Abogados, where he advises clients on complex commercial, corporate, and cross-border matters. He is recognized for combining technical legal expertise with a deep understanding of business realities in Latin American markets.
Robert Peldán
Attorney, Borenius Attorneys Ltd Helsinki, Finland Robert Peldán is an attorney from Finland and a proud new member of the Institute. He is the Head of the Borenius Attorneys Restructuring & Insolvency Practice and advises clients on restructuring & insolvency, corporate advisory, and dispute resolution-related matters. During his free time he enjoys partaking in sports, in particular sailing and down-hill skiing with his family.
Dr. Joseph Spooner
Associate Professor, The London School of Economics & Political Science London, United Kingdom Joe Spooner is an Associate Professor in the LSE Law School at the London School of Economics, and a Senior Consultant with the World Bank Group Financial, Competitiveness and Innovation Global Practice( Insolvency and Debt Resolution). He holds a particular interest in personal insolvency, both in his academic research and in his work on law reform and insolvency policy. Key ideas from his research are explored in his book ' Bankruptcy: the Case for Relief in an Economy of Debt ', published with Cambridge University Press.
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