Prof. Jasnica Garašić, Ph. D. Full professor with a tenure at the Faculty of Law of the University of Zagreb, Croatia She earned her doctorate with summa cum laude at the University of Hamburg( Germany) with the dissertation titled:“ Recognition of Foreign Insolvency Proceedings: a Comparison of Croatian, German, and Swiss law as well as the European Insolvency Regulation, the Istanbul Convention, and the UNCITRAL Model Law on Cross-Border Insolvency”( Part I and II, Petar Lang Verlag, Frankfurt am Main, 2005). She teaches civil procedural law, insolvency law, and arbitration law. She has been involved in the development of insolvency law in Republic of Croatia for more than thirty years and she has represented Republic of Croatia in the UNCITRAL Working Group on Insolvency Law since 2004.
Pedro
de Rojas Partner, Latham & Watkins, Madrid, Spain Head of the Spanish Restructuring & Special Situations practice He leverages his deep knowledge of the evolving insolvency landscape to help client design and implement restructuring plans using the most efficient financial instruments. A recognized thought leader, he regularly speaks on insolvency topics at industry events. He is also a visiting professor at a number of Spanish universities.
Kelly
DiBlasi Partner, Weil’ s Restructuring Department, New York, USA Her practice focuses on debtors, creditors, equity interest holders, and other parties in all areas of domestic and international restructurings and crisis management, both in and out of court. Her expertise spans a broad range of industries, including aviation, insurance, financial services, retail / consumer goods, oil & gas, and renewable energy. She has led numerous high-profile mega-cases, such as Scandinavian Airlines, Air Methods, Casino, Guichard-Perrachon S. A., Essar Steel Algoma, Waypoint Holdings, and CHC Group.
Neil
Golding Partner, Freshfields LLP, London, UK His work is frequently contentious in nature and often involves jurisdictions other than England, including Hong Kong, Singapore, Bermuda, the Cayman Islands, Trinidad, Barbados, British Virgin Islands and the Isle of Man. His work regularly brings him into contact with a variety of regulators, including the FCA, PRA, ICAEW, the Financial Stability Board, The Pensions Regulator, the Insolvency Service, the Financial Services Compensation Scheme, the Financial Ombudsman Scheme, the Premier League and the Rugby Football Union.
Ferdinand
Hengst Partner, De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek, Amsterdam, the Netherlands He heads the firm ' s restructuring & insolvency team, specializing in international debt restructuring, restructuring litigation, bankruptcy proceedings, corporate recovery and emergency funding. He has extensive expertise in the areas of corporate governance, fiduciary duties and liability considerations around funding and scenario planning. He is also consistently Chambers ranked, a Fellow of INSOL International and head of its Technical Research Committee. He is a frequent lecturer at several universities, and writer on insolvency-related topics.
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