2008 Prize in International Insolvency Studies

The International Insolvency Institute is pleased to announce its 2008 Prize in International Insolvency Studies. The Prize in International Insolvency Studies comprises a Gold Medal prize, a Silver Medal prize, a Bronze Medal prize, and several Finalist Prizes. The Prizes are accompanied by a honorarium for the medal winners.

The III Prize is awarded for original research, commentary or analysis on topics of international insolvency and restructuring significance and on comparative international analysis of domestic insolvency and restructuring issues and developments. The Prize competition is open to full and part-time undergraduate and graduate students and to practitioners in practice for less than seven years. Entries must not have been published prior to October 2007 and must be available to be posted on the Institute's International Insolvency website at www.iiiglobal.org. Medal-winning entries will be considered for publication in the Norton Journal of Bankruptcy Law and Practice (West) and for inclusion in the Westlaw electronic database.

Entries will be judged by a distinguished panel of leading international insolvency academics and practitioners. The Jury will consist of Professor Bob Wessels , Leiden University, Leiden and St. John's University, New York, Chair; Professor Jay L. Westbrook , University of Texas , Austin , Vice-Chair, Hon. Samuel L. Bufford, United States Bankruptcy Court, Los Angeles; Professor Junichi Matsushita, University of Tokyo, Tokyo; Professor Christoph Paulus , Humboldt University, Berlin; Hon. Adolfo Rouillon, Senior Counsel, Legal Department, World Bank, Washington, D.C., and Professor Jingxia (Josie) Shi, China University of International Business & Economics, Beijing. Entries may be of any length but a limit of 50,000 words is preferred. Entries must be received by March 15, 2008 . Medal Winners and Finalists may attend the III Eighth Annual International Insolvency Conference in Berlin on June 9-10, 2008 and will have all conference registration fees waived. For further details and the terms of the III Prize in International Insolvency Studies, please contact the Executive Director of the International Insolvency Institute, Suzanne Bingham, at the III's offices in Washington , D.C.

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