 | Fred Myers at the Federated Press' Conference on Mitigating Insolvency Risks |
December-11-2008
| Area | Corporate Restructuring |
Details
December 11-12, 2008
Toronto, Ontario
Thursday, December 11, 2008
3:45 - 4:30 pm: Mitigating Risks in Cross-Border Insolvencies & Restructurings
Speaker: Fred Myers, Partner, Goodmans LLP
This session will cover:
- Review of the current cross-border restructurings
- Framework of cross-border proceedings in Canada and the U.S.: key differences and implications between the U.S. and Canadian systems
- Section 18.6 of CCAA: the current Canadian cross-border insolvency regime
- Managing concurrent proceedings and procedural harmonization
- Cross-border risks and challenges
- The United States Bankruptcy Code as it applies to cross-border insolvencies
- Managing cross-border protocols and co-ordination
- Being prepared for differences between jurisdictions: using jurisdiction to your advantage
