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JANUARY 19, 2018

At the

French Ministry for the Economy and Finance
Centre de Conférences Pierre Mendès France
139 rue de Bercy – 75012 PARIS

 

 

9.00 – ARRIVAL OF ATTENDEES AND REGISTRATION
(Please be aware of securities checks at the site entrance)

9.15 – OPENING OF THE SYMPOSIUM by Sophie Vermeille, President of Droit & Croissance / Rules for Growth

9.30 – Keynote speakers
• Bruno Le Maire, French Minister of the Economy (TBC)
• Mihaela Carpus Carcea, Legislative officer, Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers, European Commission
• Lionel Corre, Head of the Interministerial Commity for Industrial Restructuring, French Treasury, French Ministry for the Economy and Finance
• Thomas Andrieu, Head of the Civil Affairs and Seals Directorate, French Ministry of Justice

10.30 – FIRST ROUNDTABLE
Automatic stay and secured creditors rights – where do we stand? – Discussions following the draft directive of the EU Commission and the on-going negotiations.

Speakers
• Donald Bernstein, Partner at Davis Polk Wardwell
• Stephan Madaus, Law professor, Martin-Luthier University Halle-Wittenberg
• Nicolaes Tollenaar, Partner at RESOR N.V
• Sophie Vermeille, President of Droit & Croissance, Rules for Growth
Moderator
• Adrian Thery, Partner at Garrigues

11.45 – BREAK

12.15 – SECOND ROUNDTABLE
New challenges: valuations, transparency priority rules and class distributions – are parties and Courts ready? Discussions following the draft directive of the EU Commission and the on-going negotiations.

Speakers
• Georges Richelme, President of the Commercial Courts of France
• Luciano Panzani, President of the Court of Appeal of Rome
• Mikael Ouaniche, Financial expert at the Paris Court of Appeal, President of OCA
• Anthony Casey, Law professor, Chicago Law School
Moderator
• Sophie Vermeille, President of Droit & Croissance, Rules for Growth

13.30 – LUNCH BREAK

14.15 – AFTERNOON

THIRD ROUNDTABLE
New challenges for bond workouts and loan to own strategies – how far are those still possible? An analysis in the light of recent high profile cases.

Speakers
• Stephen Portsmouth, Managing director, Société Générale
• Sarah Patterson, Law professor, London School of Economics
• Pierre Bour, Partner at Attestor Capital LP
• Kon Asimacopoulos, Partner at Kirkland & Ellis International LLP
Moderator
• Julie Miecamp, Deputy Editor, Reorg Research

15.30 END OF THE CONFERENCE

One-day conference in english with simultaneous translation into french, at the Conference Center of the French Ministry for the Economy and Finance including a reception and buffet.

The event is free for academics and civil servants. If you are an academic or a civil servant (only), please contact: conference@droitetcroissance.fr to register – Alternatively register by clicking below

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Lieu

Centre de Conférences Pierre Mendès France 139 rue de Bercy 75012