Pooja Mahajan
Attorney, Chandhiok & Mahajan, Advocates and Solicitors New Delhi, India Pooja Mahajan is a Partner and Head of Restructuring & Insolvency at Chandhiok & Mahajan, Advocates & Solicitors. She regularly represents creditors, debtors, and insolvency professionals in both contentious and non contentious insolvency and restructuring matters. She also advises clients on investments and acquisition in distressed assets and companies. Recognised by leading legal directories and publications, Pooja is also the President of INSOL India and an active member of IWIRC. She is considered a thought leader in her field and is closely involved with the capacity building initiatives of relevant Indian regulators.
Jo Mitchell-Marais
Financial Advisor, Deloitte Consulting Midrand, South Africa Jo leads the Africa Turnaround & Restructuring practice at Deloitte, working with clients and their stakeholders to solve financial distress. She is the first female Chairperson of the local professional body in South Africa- the South African Restructuring & Insolvency Practitioners Association( SARIPA), which comprises 800 + members. She obtained her INSOL Fellow designation with honours in 2021 and is cochair of the INSOL International / World Bank Africa Round Table.
João de Oliveira Rodrigues Filho
Judge, São Paulo State Court of Justice( TJSP) São Paulo, Brazil He was appointed in February 2013 as a Presiding State Judge at the Court of Justice of São Paulo( TJSP). Previously he served as an Assistant Judge at the 1st Bankruptcy and Restructuring Court of the Capital( São Paulo). He holds a Ph. D. in Corporate Law from Universidade Nove de Julho. He is also an INSOL Fellow, a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute( ABI), a specialist in Corporate Law from the São Paulo School of Magistrates( EPM), past President of the National Forum of Business Judges( FONAJEM), and a member of the São Paulo Academy of Magistrates.
Danny Ong
Attorney, Setia Law LLC Singapore Danny co-founded and leads Setia Law LLC, a law firm in Singapore specialising in restructuring insolvency, crisis management, and dispute resolution. He is particularly known for his work in the financial and digital assets industries, and advocacy in contentious cross border restructurings and insolvencies.
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