Objective

Due to the economic collapse caused by the Covid-19 pandemic and the measures taken to combat it, a dramatic increase in insolvencies is expected in Europe in the coming years. This online seminar will concentrate on European preventive restructuring, cross-border insolvency proceedings and how to respond to the growing crisis following the pandemic.

Key topics

• Directive (EU) 2019/1023 on restructuring and insolvency has to be transposed into national legislation by 26 June 2021. First national legislation and drafts will be
• Regulation (EU) 2015/848 on insolvency proceedings has produced a growing body of case law and practice. The seminar will provide an in-depth analysis of recent case
• In light of the Covid-19 pandemic, most European countries have implemented measures concerning insolvency proceedings, restructurings and rights of creditors. Recent developments and their implications will be

Who should attend?

Lawyers practising in the field of insolvency law and restructuring, insolvency administrators.

Key speakers include:

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

Michał Barłowski, Senior Counsel, Wardynski & Partners, Warsaw

Reinhard Dammann, Avocat à la Cour, Dammann Avocat; Affiliate Professor at Sciences Po, Paris

Stephan Madaus, Professor at the University of Halle-Wittenberg

Christoph Paulus, former Professor at the Humboldt University of Berlin; Of Counsel, White & Case, Berlin

Tomáš Richter, Of Counsel, Clifford Chance, Prague

Robert van Galen, Partner, NautaDutilh , Amsterdam

Bob Wessels, Independent legal counsel, advisor and arbitrator; former Professor at the Vrije University in Amsterdam and the University of Leiden

Languages: English, German (simultaneous interpretation)

Interactive online seminar

The online seminar will be hosted on the Zoom videoconferencing platform. The highest security settings will be applied to ensure that you can participate actively in the best-quality videoconferencing environment available. You will be able to interact immediately and directly with our top-level speakers and other participants. We will make the most of the technical tools available to deliver an intensive, interactive experience.