Objective

This conference organised in cooperation with INSOL Europe Academic Forum aims to meet the requirements of insolvency lawyers to stay informed on the latest developments in jurisprudence and legislation in restructuring and insolvency matters at EU level.

It will provide an in-depth analysis of the new Directive on Restructuring and Insolvency of 20 June 2019.

On the second conference day, participants will discuss the most recent CJEU case law on the EU Insolvency Regulation 2015/848 and the post-Brexit implications for insolvency and restructuring.

The conference is designed to be practice-oriented and focused on expert training.
 

Key topics

• New Directive (EU) 2019/1023 on Restructuring and Insolvency of 20 June 2019
• Recent CJEU case law in the field of cross-border insolvency
• Post-Brexit implications for restructuring and insolvency

Who should attend?

Lawyers practising in the field of insolvency law, judges, insolvency administrators, ministry officials.

Speakers

Stefania Bariatti, Professor at the University of Milan; Of Counsel, Chiomenti Studio Legale, Milan

Michał Barłowski, Attorney-at-Law, Wardyński & Partners, Warsaw

Reinhard Dammann, Avocat à la Cour; Partner, Clifford Chance Europe LLP, Paris

Francisco Garcimartín, Professor of Private International Law, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid

Marte Knigge, Legal Counsel, Legislation Department, Ministry of Justice and Security, The Hague

Irene Lynch Fannon, Professor of Law, University College Cork

Stephan Madaus, Professor at the University of Halle-Wittenberg

Grégory Minne, Partner, Arendt & Medernach, Luxembourg; Adjunct Senior Lecturer, University of Luxembourg

Paul Omar, Barrister, Gray’s Inn (np), De Montfort University, Leicester

Tomáš Richter, Of Counsel, Clifford Chance, Prague

Nicolaes Tollenaar, Partner, RESOR, Amsterdam

Nora Wouters, Partner, Dentons, Brussels

Miha Žebre, Legal and Legislative Officer, Civil Law Unit, DG Justice and Consumers, European Commission, Brussels