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- "Out of Court" Restructurings in Europe - Nicholas Theys, Moderator; Luc Marty; Roland P. Montfort; and Christophe Thevenot
- The Wilmington Effect - Competition for Cases - Steven G. Golick, Moderator; Patrick Ehret; Enrica Ghia; Maurice Moses; and Anker Sorensen
- Lessons to Be Learned from the International "Blockbuster" Cases - Alan Mason, Moderator; Corinne Ball; Chuck Evans; and Hon. Burton R. Lifland
- Leading and Implementing Financial and Operational Restructurings in Europe - Alain Le Berre, Moderator; Daniel Cohen; Alberto Núñez-Lagos; and Kolja Von Bismarck
- Understanding Cross-border Issues in a Restructuring Situation - Scott K. Brown; Hon. Samuel L. Bufford; Nicole Horton; Claude D. Montgomery and Josefina Fernandez McEvoy
- International - Alan W. Kornberg, Moderator; Hon. Allan L. Gropper; Jeffrey S. Sabin; Joseph Samet and Brian Trust
- Alternatives to Chapter 15: U.S./Caribbean - Patricia A. Redmond, Moderator; Andrew Bolton; Peter B. Castle; Christopher J. Redmond and Simon Whicker
- U.S. Litigation Reaching Cayman Directors—What to Do? - Laura Hatfield, Moderator; Lawrence Edwards; John Lewis; Paul Scrivener and Mark J. Wolfson
- New and Exciting Developments in Chapter 15 - Hon. Elizabeth S. Stong; Judith Elkin; Brian K. Gart; Christopher A. Jarvinen and Sheryl E. Seigel
- Committee Session: International: Chapter 15: Coming Soon to a Court Near You - David M. Reeder, Moderator; Hon. Robert D. Drain; Sandy Shandro and Ronald J. Silverman
- America Now! - Dr. Steffen Koch, Moderator; John DiDonato; David A. Murdoch and James H.M. Sprayregen
- Cross-border Issues Coming to Your Town - Daniel M. Glosband, Moderator; Hon. Gerardo Carlo; Brian Cassady and Tracy C. Sandler
- International Panel - Corinne Ball, Moderator; Evan C. Hollander; Hon. Burton R. Lifland; Deryck A. Palmer and Joseph Samet
- Nuts and Bolts of a Chapter 15 Filing: Cases/Updates - Hon. Gerardo Carlo, Daniel M. Glossband and Gregory S. Grossman
- Cross-Border Asset Protection and Recovery - Allison R. Day, Michelle Campbell, Eduardo Romero-Ramos, Paul Singerman and Jerome L. Wolf
- Germany Calling: Tips for German Practitioners - Dr. Christof Schiller, Dr. Eberhard Braun, James L. Garrity Jr., Dr. Martin Prager and Deborah D. Williamson
- The Automotive Industry: The Problems Continue - The German Perspective - Dr. Joachim Englert, Wilhelm Becker, Matthias Gotz, Paul Melville and Martin Schwarzer
- Bring Me Your Tired, Your Poor...Chapter 15 and Cross-border Bankruptcy - Hon. Kevin J. Carey, Louis T. DeLucia, Stacey Hightower, James L. Patton Jr. and Joseph Zagraniczny
- Chapter 15s under BAPCPA - Lindsee P. Granfield, Hon. Arthur J. Gonzalez, Kurt A. Mayr, James E. Millstein and Karen E. Wagner
- Liquidating Cross-Border Assets and Recovering Cross-Border Claims - James S. Feltman, Maggie Smith, Marcus A. Wide and Hal Moorefield
- Cross-Border Consumer Issues: Citizenship, Residency and the Extra-Territorial Reach of a Bankruptcy Discharge, and Cross-Border Recovery of a Fraudulent Transfer - Hon. Judith K. Fitzgerald, Jose R. Carrion, Robert C. Furr and Prof. Patrick D. O'Neill
- Lender's Panel: Caribbean/South American Cross-Border Issues - Luis Salazar, Rodolfo Pittaluga and Luis de Lucio
- Regional Updates and Cross-Border issues - Hon. Gerardo Carlo, Mercedes Figueroa Morgande, Hon. Robert A. Mark, Leyza Florin Blanco, Carol Logue and David P. Freedman
- Ethics Courtesy and Results in the Region - Patricia A. Redmond, Carol Ann Rich, Troy Taylor and Regina Thomas
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ABI's flagship publication, the ABI Journal is written by ABI members for ABI members. ABI publishes this periodical 10 times a year, with combined issues for July/August and December/January. Established in 1982, each issue of the Journal has articles different aspects of international insolvency. ABI has gathered all Journal articles on international insolvency issues from late 2007 forward.
2009 Journal Articles:
- THE INTERNATIONAL SCENE: (citation: Anker Sorensen and Andrew Tetley, Making France a More Attractive Forum for Restructuring in Europe: Part II, XXVIII ABI Journal 9, 36-37, November 2009) - Anker Sorensen and Andrew Tetley
- EUROPEAN UPDATE: (citation: Adam Gallagher, IMO Carwash: Valuation Issues in UK Restructurings, XXVIII ABI Journal 9, 24, 82-83, November 2009) - Adam Gallagher
- FEATURE: (citation: Phil Weeber; Edward S. Robson and Matthew E. Hoffman, Market Practices for Settling Derivatives in Bankruptcy: Part II, XXVIII ABI Journal 9, 34-35, 76-78, November 2009) - Phil Weeber; Edward S. Robson and Matthew E. Hoffman
- EUROPEAN UPDATE: (citation: Adam Gallagher, Insolvency Law Reform in Russia, XXVIII ABI Journal 8, 24, 64-65, October 2009) - Adam Gallagher
- THE INTERNATIONAL SCENE: (citation: Ronald J. Silverman and Yuri Ide, Insolvency Law in Japan, XXVIII ABI Journal 8, 48-49, 85, October 2009) - Ronald J. Silverman and Yuri Ide
- FEATURE: (citation: Phil Weeber, Matthew E. Hoffman and Edward S. Robson, Market Practices for Settling Derivatives in Bankruptcy: Part 1, XXVIII ABI Journal 8, 26, 74-76, October 2009) - Phil Weeber, Matthew E. Hoffman and Edward S. Robson
- TURNAROUND TOPICS: (citation: Stephen Taylor, Restructuring Foreign Entities: Understanding the Architecture, XXVIII ABI Journal 7, 32-33, 73, September 2009) - Stephen Taylor
- EUROPEAN UPDATE: (citation: Adam Gallagher, State Aid for Companies Hit by Economic Downturn, XXVIII ABI Journal 7, 30, 66-67, September 2009) - Adam Gallagher
- THE INTERNATIONAL SCENE: (citation: Anker Sorenson and Andrew Tetley, Making France a More Attractive Forum for Restructuring in Europe: Part I, XXVIII ABI Journal 7, 46-47, 61, September 2009) - Anker Sorenson and Andrew Tetley
- FEATURE: (citation: Cullen Ann Drescher, Introducing the Foreign Gap Debtor and Protecting Good-faith Transferees, XXVIII ABI Journal 6, 58-61, July/August 2009) - Cullen Ann Drescher
- THE INTERNATIONAL SCENE: (citation: Jonathan M. Petts, International Anti-suit Injunctions in Aid of Domestic Reorganization, XXVIII ABI Journal 6, 24-25, 76-77, July/August 2009) - Jonathan M. Petts
- LIEN ON ME: (citation: Joshua T. Klein, UNICITRAL Legislative Guide on Secured Transactions: An Introduction and Overview, XXVIII ABI Journal 6, 28-29, 65, July/August 2009) - Joshua T. Klein
- EUROPEAN UPDATE: (citation: Adam Gallagher, Center of Main Interest: The EU Insolvency Regulation and Chapter 15, XXVIII ABI Journal 6, 44-45, 79-80, July/August 2009) - Adam Gallagher
- EUROPEAN UPDATE: (citation: Adam Gallagher, Bank of England Moves to Ease Corporate Financing Conditions, XXVIII ABI Journal 5, 38-39, June 2009) - Adam Gallagher
- THE INTERNATIONAL SCENE: (citation: Timothy Le Cornu and Mathew Clingerman, The New Face of the Insolvency Regime in the Cayman Islands, XXVIII ABI Journal 5, 32-33, 70-71, June 2009) - Timothy Le Cornu and Mathew Clingerman
- EUROPEAN UPDATE: (citation: Adam Gallagher, Pre-pack Sales in the U.K.: Smoke without Fire, XXVIII ABI Journal 4, 38-39, 74, May 2009) - Adam Gallagher
- THE INTERNATIONAL SCENE: (citation: Michael J. MacNaughton and Sam P. Rappos, New U.S. -Canada Cross-Border Developments, XXVIII ABI Journal 3, 36, 65, April 2009) - Michael J. MacNaughton and Sam P. Rappos
- FINANCIAL STATEMENTS: (citation: James M. Lukenda and Michael Scannella, International Financial Reporting Standards: Hello Accounting Convergence, Goodbye GAAP?, XXVIII ABI Journal 3, 22, 62-63, April 2009) - James M. Lukenda and Michael Scannella
- EUROPEAN UPDATE: (citation: Adam Gallagher, Germany's Reaction to the Financial Crisis, XXVIII ABI Journal 2, 30-31, 69, March 2009) - Adam Gallagher
- LATIN AMERICA UPDATE: (citation: William F. Govier, Controladora Comercial Mexicana: A Premature Case Study?, XXVIII ABI Journal 2, 46-47, 85, March 2009) - William F. Govier
- THE INTERNATIONAL SCENE: (citation: Sandy Shandro, A Plea for the Amendment of Chapter 15, XXVIII ABI Journal 2, 48-49, 63, March 2009) - Sandy Shandro
- EUROPEAN UPDATE: (citation: Adam Gallagher and Yuri Shumilov, Overview of the Russian Restructuring Market: A Time of Change, XXVIII ABI Journal 1, 28-29, 86, February 2009) - Adam Gallagher and Yuri Shumilov
- EUROPEAN UPDATE: (citation: Adam Gallagher, Italian Bankruptcy Reform--One Year Later, XXVII ABI Journal 10, 28, 69-70, December/January 2009) - Adam Gallagher
- THE INTERNATIONAL SCENE: (citation: Joshua T. Klein, Recent Legal Changes that Affect Secured Financing in the People's Republic of China, XXVII ABI Journal 10, 38-39, 72, December/January 2009) - Joshua T. Klein
2008 Journal Articles:
- EUROPEAN UPDATE: (citation: Adam Gallagher, Receiverships Revived: A Creditors; Solution?, XXVII ABI Journal 9, 32-33, 59, November 2008) - Adam Gallagher
- EUROPEAN UPDATE: (citation: Adam Gallagher, European Insolvency Regulation: German Court Blesses Change of COMI, XXVII ABI Journal 7, 30, 48 September 2008) - Adam Gallagher
- THE INTERNATIONAL SCENE: (citation: Michael MacNaughton and Sam P. Rappos, Status of the American Doctrine of Equitable Subordination in Canadian Insolvency Law, XXVII ABI Journal 7, 36-37, 69 September 2008) - Michael MacNaughton and Sam P. Rappos
- EUROPEAN UPDATE: (citation: Adam Gallagher, Equitable Subordination in Spanish Insolvency Proceedings, XXVII ABI Journal 6, 30-31, July/August 2008) - Adam Gallagher
- FEATURE: (citation: Francis G. Conrad and Richard J. Corbi, Cross-Border Bankruptcy Update: Do U.S. Bankruptcy Courts Have the Final Say?, XXVII ABI Journal 6, 42-43, 82, July/August 2008) - Francis G. Conrad and Richard J. Corbi
- THE INTERNATIONAL SCENE: (citation: Stephen Golick, Canadian Ruling Favors Third-Party Releases, XXVII ABI Journal 6, 40-41, 87, July/August 2008) - Stephen Golick
- EUROPEAN UPDATE: (citation: Adam Gallagher, To Remit or Not to Remit?, XXVII ABI Journal 5, 32-33 June 2008) - Adam Gallagher
- LATIN AMERICA UPDATE: (citation: Agustin Berdeja-Prieto, Mexico: Regulation of DIP Financing, XXVII ABI Journal 5, 28-29 June 2008) - Agustin Berdeja-Prieto
- EUROPEAN UPDATE: (citation: Adam Gallagher, Secured Creditors: No Access to Prescribed Part, XXVII, ABI Journal, 4, 28-29, May 2008) - Adam Gallagher
- EUROPEAN UPDATE: (citation: Adam Gallagher, Proposed German Insolvency Law Reform; Floating Charge-holders, XXVII ABI Journal 3, 28, 74-76 April 2008) - Adam Gallagher
- FEATURE: (citation: Kenneth H. Brown, Barry A. Sullivan & Leonard A Budyonny, The Role of a Foreign Bankruptcy Trustee in Chapter 15, XXVII ABI Journal 3, 26, 68-69 April 2008) - Kenneth H. Brown, Barry A. Sullivan and Leonard A Budyonny
- THE INTERNATIONAL SCENE: (citation: Ronald J. Silverman and Erin Kate Mautner, Chapter 15: S.D.N.Y. Provides Additional Guidance to Foreign Representatives, XXVII ABI Journal 3, 36, 66-67 April 2008) - Ronald J. Silverman and Erin Kate Mautner
- LATIN AMERICA UPDATE: (citation: Josefina Fernandez McEvoy, Tallying Involuntary Proceedings in the Wake of Chapter 15, XXVII ABI Journal 2, 34-35, 64-65 March 2008) - Josefina Fernandez McEvoy
- EUROPEAN UPDATE: (citation: Adam Gallagher, The Credit Crunch Bites and Shows Its Teeth, XXVII ABI Journal 1 p. 30, 79-80 Feb. 2008) - Adam Gallagher
- EUROPEAN UPDATE: Pre-packs U.K. Style and French Debt Cancellation Law (citation: ABI Journal, Vol. XXVI, No. 10, p. 30, Dec./Jan. 2007/08) - Adam Gallagher
- LATIN AMERICA UPDATE: Bancredit and the Application of Bankruptcy Code §108 in Chapter 15 Cases (citation: ABI Journal, Vol. XXVI, No. 10, p. 48, Dec./Jan. 2007/08) - Rick B. Antonoff
- THE INTERNATIONAL SCENE: The Cross-Border Insolvency Regulations 2006: An Emerging Jurisprudence (citation: ABI Journal, Vol. XXVI, No. 10, p. 40, Dec./Jan. 2007/08) - Sharif A. Shivji, Anton Smith and Adrian Walters
2007 Journal Articles:
- EUROPEAN UPDATE: Trouble at the Boardroom: (citation: ABI Journal, Vol. XXVI, No. 9, p. 30, November 2007) - Adam Gallagher
- LATIN AMERICA UPDATE: Why Brazil's Courts Need to Let OCRA Ripen: (citation: ABI Journal, Vol. XXVI, No. 9, p. 38, November 2007) - Luiz Claudio Galeazzi
- THE INTERNATIONAL SCENE: Shareholder Damage Claims: Diverse Treatment in Australian and U.S. Insolvency Cases: (citation: ABI Journal, Vol. XXVI, No. 9, p. 28, November 2007) - Joseph Samet and Ira A. Reid
- EUROPEAN UPDATE: Pensions and Restructuring: Dealing with the Living Dead?: (citation: ABI Journal, Vol. XXVI, No. 8, p. 30, October 2007) - Adam Gallagher
- LATIN AMERICA UPDATE: Bankruptcy Court Rejects Caymen Proceedings of Bear Stearns Hedge Funds: (citation: ABI Journal, Vol. XXVI, No. 8, p. 38, October 2007) - Daniel M. Glosband
- THE INTERNATIONAL SCENE: Punching Your Ticket to the High-Speed International Insolvency Train: (citation: ABI Journal, Vol. XXVI, No. 8, p. 26, October 2007) - Scott K. Brown
- EUROPEAN UPDATE: Migration Nation; Keeping the Wheels Turning: (citation: ABI Journal, Vol. XXVI, No. 7, p. 30, September 2007) - Adam Gallagher
- EUROPEAN UPDATE: "Covenant Lite": The High-Water Mark of the LBO Market?: (citation: ABI Journal, Vol. XXVI, No. 6, p. 30-31, 74-75, July/August 2007) - Adam Gallagher
- LATIN AMERICA UPDATE: FEATURE: Varig Airlines: Brazil's New Law: (citation: ABI Journal, Vol. XXVI, No. 6, p. 42-43,72-73, July/August 2007) - Eduardo Fonseca, Paulo Penalva Santos, Rick B. Antonoff and Josefina Fernandez McEvoy
- EUROPEAN UPDATE: New Hungarian Bankruptcy Law Protects Secured Loans (citation: ABI Journal, Vol. XXVI, No. 5, p. 30, June 2007) - Sandy Shandro and Attila Menyhard
- LATIN AMERICA UPDATE: A New Approach to Bankruptcy in the Dominican Republic (citation: ABI Journal, Vol. XXVI, No. 5, p. 52, June 2007) - Hipolito Garcia and Josefina Fernandez McEvoy
- EUROPEAN UPDATE: Business Rates and Administration Expenses (citation: ABI Journal, Vol. XXVI, No. 4, p. 30, May 2007) - Sandy Shandro and Paul Sidle
- EUROPEAN UPDATE: An Englishman in New York: Some Thoughts on the U.S. Approach to Business Restructurings (citation: ABI Journal, Vol. XXVI, No. 3, p. 30, April 2007) - Sandy Shandro and Nick Segal
- LATIN AMERICA UPDATE: An Overview of Recent Bankruptcy Reforms in Latin America (citation: ABI Journal, Vol. XXVI, No. 3, p. 40, April 2007) - Josefina Fernandez McEvoy and Jorge Queiroz
- EUROPEAN UPDATE: Golden Oldies: How Traditional Insolvency Law Concepts are Invaluable in Restructuring (citation: ABI Journal, Vol. XXVI, No. 2, p. 30, March 2007) - Sandy Shandro
- EUROPEAN UPDATE - Reforms to English Company Law (citation: ABI Journal, Vol. XXVI, No. 1, p. 34, Feb. 2007) - Sandy Shandro and Paul Sidle
- EUROPEAN UPDATE: Important Developments in Cross-Border Insolvency Law; Administration Expenses (citation: ABI Journal, Vol. XXV, No. 10, p. 34, Dec/Jan 2007) - Sandy Shandro and Paul Sidle
- THE INTERNATIONAL SCENE: SPhinX Chapter 15 Opinion Misses the Mark (citation: ABI Journal, Vol. XXV, No. 10, p. 44, Dec/Jan 2007) - Daniel M. Glosband
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