Columbia University
New York, USA
June 13‐14, 2011
Conference Co‐Chairs
John A. Barrett, Fulbright & Jaworski LLP, Houston
E. Bruce Leonard, Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP, Toronto
Summary of Contents
Panel Presentations
The International Insolvency Institute:
Members of the International Insolvency Institute (2011)
III Web Membership Directory
III Judicial Committee Members
III Academic Forum Members
8:00 – 8:45 Registration and Continental Breakfast for Registered Delegates
8:45 – 9:45 Too Big to Fail: Insolvencies of Major Financial Institutions
Chair
Edwin E. Smith, Bingham McCutchen LLP, Boston
Speakers
Patricia Godfrey, Nabarro LLP, London
Carlos Mack, White & Case Insolvenz GbR, Munich
Professor Janis Sarra, University of British Columbia, Vancouver
Nicholas A. Segal, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, London
Papers
9:45 – 10:45 Reforming the E.U. Regulation on Insolvency Proceedings
Co‐Chairs
Martin Prager, PLUTA Rechtsanwalts GmbH, Munich
Professor Stefania Bariatti, Chiomenti Studio Legale, Milan
Speakers
Justice Yves Merlat, Commercial Court of Evry, Paris
Professor Harry Rajak, Sussex Law School, London
Miguel Torres, EBAME & Associats, Barcelona
Robert Van Galen, NautaDutilh, Amsterdam
Papers
11:00 – 12:00 The Lehman Brothers Saga: International Issues and Conflicts
Chair
Harvey R. Miller, Weil Gotshal & Manges, New York
Speakers
Hon. James M. Peck, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, SDNY, New York
Lori R. Fife, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, New York
Rutger J Graaf Schimmelpenninck, Houthoff Buruma, Amsterdam
12:00 – 1:00 Using ADR to Manage and Prevent Insolvency
Co‐Chairs
Hon. Elizabeth S. Stong, United States Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of New York
Jacques Ferry, Paris
Speakers
Justice Maria Cristina O'Reilly, National Commercial Court, Buenos Aires
Hon. Allan L. Gropper, United States Bankruptcy Court, New York
Alberto Piergrossi, Piergrossi Studio Legale, Milan
Dr. Shinjiro Takagi, Nomura Securities Co., Ltd., Tokyo
Mahesh Uttamchandani, The World Bank, Washington
Papers
2:00 – 3:00 Coordinating Corporate Group Insolvencies Across National Borders
Chair
Ralph R. Mabey, Stutman, Treister & Glatt, P.C., Salt Lake City
Speakers
Michael Crystal, Q.C., 3-4 South Square, London
Judith Elkin, Haynes and Boone, LLP, New York
Susan P. Johnston, Covington & Burling LLP, New York
Justice Eberhard Nietzer, Amtsgericht Heilbronn, Heilbronn
Professor Jay L. Westbrook, University of Texas, Austin
Papers
3:00 – 4:00 Concrete Developments in the World of Court-to-Court Communications
Chairs
Hon. Charles G. Case II, United States Bankruptcy Court, Phoenix
Speakers
Justice Geoffrey B. Morawetz, Ontario Superior Court of Justice, Toronto
Justice Eberhard Nietzer, Amtsgericht Heilbronn, Heilbronn, Germany
Justice Luciano Panzani, District Court of Turin, Torin
Dr. Andreas Remmert, Justizministerium des Landes Nordrhein – Westfalen, Dusseldorf
Papers
4:00 – 5:00 International Insolvencies of Latin American Companies
Co-Chairs
Thomas B. Felsberg, Felsberg e Associados, Sao Paulo
Ricardo W. Beller, Marval, O'Farrell & Mairal, Buenos Aires
Speakers
Luis Manuel Mejan, Instituto Federal de Especialistas de Concursos Mercantiles, Barcelona
Javier Armando Lorente, Naveira Truffat Martinez Anido Lorente & Lopez, Buenos Aires
Daniel Posse, Posse, Herrera & Ruiz, Bogotá
Papers
5:00 – 5:20 The 2011 III Gold Medal Prize in International Insolvency Studies
(Presented by the Committee on International Insolvency Studies)
Co‐Chairs
Professor Bob Wessels, Amsterdam
Professor Jay L. Westbrook, Austin, Texas. A presentation by the Gold Medal Winner of the Institute’s 2011 Prize in International Insolvency Studies.
9:00 – 10:00 Contrasting Reorganizational Systems: How Reorganizations Work Around the World
Chair
Richard B. Levin, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, New York
Speakers
Agustin Berdeja-Prieto, Berdeja y Asociados, S.C., Mexico City
Giorgio Corno, Studio Corno, Milan
Gerhard Gispen, Simmons & Simmons, Rotterdam
Michael Jaffé, Rechtsanwalt, Munich
Lionel Zaclis, Barretto Ferreira, Kujawski, Brancher e Gonçalves, São Paulo
Papers
10:00 – 11:00 Sovereign Debt Challenges in the Eurozone and the Looming Challenge of Reforming SOE’s
Chair
Steven T. Kargman, Kargman Associates, New York
Speakers
Georgios B. Bazinas, Bazinas Law Firm, Athens
Lee C. Buchheit, Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton, New York
Stephen S. Gray, CRG Partners Group LLC, Boston
Stathis Potamitis, Potamitisvakris, Athens
Papers
11:00 – 12:00 CONFERENCE KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Special Keynote Speaker
Gillian Tett
United States Managing Editor, The Financial Times
“The Origins of the Credit Crisis”
Gillian Tett is an award-winning journalist who is one of the world’s preeminent authorities on capital markets and their role in the global credit crisis. She is widely credited with being the first to predict (in 2006) the looming credit crisis and has won three prestigious journalism awards for her coverage of capital markets including British Journalist of the Year, 2009 and British Business Journalist of the Year, 2008. Gillian is the author of Fool’s Gold: The Inside Story of How Wall Street Created a Financial Catastrophe. As Japan Bureau Chief for The Financial Times during its “Lost Decade”, she wrote Saving the Sun, an account of Japan’s financial collapse in the 1990’s. Gillian earned a Ph.D from Cambridge University based on research in the former Soveit Union which included a year in Tajikistan. Gillian speaks French, Russian, Japanese and Persian.
1:00 – 2:00 Sales of Businesses in Insolvency Cases Worldwide: Clear or Not-so-Clear Title?
Chair
Robert B. Millner, SNR Denton, Chicago
Speakers
Nigel Barnett , SNR Denton, London
Thomas S. Heather , Heather & Heather, Mexico City
Koji Takeuchi , Sakura Kyodo Law Offices , Tokyo
Jesper Trommer Volf , Accura Advokataktieselskab, Copenhagen
Papers
2:00 – 3:00 Getting Your Money out from Behind the Great Wall
Chair
George Kelakos, Kelakos Advisors LLC, Greenwich
Professor Charles D. Booth, University of Hawaii, Honolulu
Speakers
John Lees, John Lees Associates, Hong Kong
John M. Marsden, Mayer Brown JSM, Shanghai
Edward H. Tillinghast, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, New York
Papers
3:00 – 4:00 Preserving Going Concern Values: Developing D&O Guidelines
Chairs
J. William Boone, Alston & Bird LLP, Atlanta
Christoph Stäubli, Walder Wyss & Partners, Zurich
Speakers
David Gurfinkel, Allende & Brea, Buenos Aires
Robin E. Phelan, Haynes and Boone, Dallas
Christopher J. Redmond, Husch Blackwell LLP, Kansas City
Jan-Dominik C. Remmen, Deloitte AG, Zurich
Silvio Tersilla, Gianni, Origoni Grippo & Partners, Rome
Papers
The International Insolvency Institute gratefully acknowledges the generous support for our Eleventh Annual Conference in New York for the following Sponsors.
Platinum
International Women’s Insolvency and Restructuring Confederation | Judith Elkin, Chair, New York
Fulbright & Jaworski LLP | John A. Barrett, Houston; Evelyn H. Biery, Houston; Zack A. Clement, Houston
Gold
Cassels Brock & Blackwell | Bruce Leonard, Toronto; William J. Burden, Toronto
Silver
Alston & Bird LLP | J. William Boone, Atlanta
Law Business Research, London | Callum Campbell
Stutman, Treister & Glatt | Hon. Ralph R. Mabey, Salt Lake City; Isaac M. Pachulski, Los Angeles
SNR Denton | Robert B. Millner, Chicago; Nigel Barnett, London; Mark B. Andrews, London
Practical Law Company, London | Antony Dine
Bronze
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer | Nicholas A. Segal, London
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American Law Institute / International Insolvency Institute
Guidelines for Court‐to‐Court Communications in Cross‐Border Cases:
European Union
Regulation (EC) No. 1346/2000 on Insolvency Proceedings (2000)
International Bar Association
Cross‐Border Insolvency Concordat (1995)
Argentina
Insolvency and Bankruptcy Law (1995, as later amended) (English) (Spanish)
Cross Border Insolvency Bill (2002)
Australia
Corporations Act (2001) – Insolvency
Bankruptcy Act 1966, as amended up to Act No. 20 of 2005 (Vol. 1)
Bankruptcy Act 1966, as amended up to Act No. 20 of 2005 (Vol. 2)
Barbados
Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, 2001‐34
Belgium
Bankruptcy Act (as of 2003) (French)
Reorganization Act (as of 1998) (French)
Brazil
New Bankruptcy Law (2005)
Canada
Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (as of March 5, 2007)
Part XIII: International Insolvencies
Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (as of March 5, 2007)
China
Enterprise Bankruptcy Law (2007)
Germany
Insolvency Statute of 5 October 1994 (as of January 1, 2004)
The Insolvency Act 1994 (as amended 2003) (German)
Ghana
Bodies Corporate (Official Liquidations Act), 1963 (Act 180)
Gibraltar
Gibraltar Legislation, Supplement No. 16 (2004), Part VI, Winding Up
Hong Kong
Bankruptcy Ordinance
India
Chapter V
The Recovery of Debts Due to Banks and Financial Institutions Act (1993)
The Sick Industrial Companies (Special Provisions) Act, 1985
Indonesia
The Bankruptcy Act
Japan
Summary of Law on Recognition and Assistance of a Foreign Insolvency Proceeding (2000)
Kazakhstan
Law on Bankruptcy
Korea
Company Reorganization Act (as amended 1998)
Composition Act (as amended 1998)
Malaysia
Bankruptcy Act 1967 (as amended 1988)
Mexico
Business Reorganization Act
International Bankruptcy Provisions
Montenegro
Law on Business Organization Insolvency (as of 2002)
The Netherlands
Bankruptcy Act (as amended 2002) (English) | (as amended 2005) (Dutch)
Poland
Insolvency and Restructuring Act (2003) Part 1 | Part 2
Portugal
Insolvency Act (2004)
Romania
Law No. 64 on Insolvency Proceedings (1995)
Law No. 637 on regulating private international law relations in the field of insolvency (2002)
Singapore
Part VII – Arrangements and Reconstructions
South Africa
Cross‐Border Insolvency Act
Spain
Insolvency Act 2003 (Spanish)
United Kingdom
Insolvency Act (1986)
Insolvency Act ss. 13‐18 (2000)
Enterprise Act (2002), Part 10 – Insolvency
United States
Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act (2005)
Chapter 15
Cross‐Border Insolvency Protocol and Order in Re Barzel Industries Canada Inc.between Ontario Superior Court of Justice, Toronto(Mr. Justice Geoffrey B. Morawetz), Case No. 09‐CL‐8363 (September 15, 2009), including approval and adoption of the American Law Institute Guidelines for Court-to-Court Communications for Cross-Border Cases.s and United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware(Hon. Christopher S. Sontchi), Case No. 09‐13204 (CSS) (September 17, 2009), including approval and adoption of the American Law InstituteGuidelines for Court-to-Court Communications for Cross-Border Cases.
Cross‐Border Insolvency Protocol and Order in Re AbitibiBowater Inc. between theSuperior Court of the Province of Quebec (Hon. Clement Gascon), Case No. 500‐11‐036133‐094 (July 28, 2009), including approval and adoption of the American Law Institute Guidelines for Court-to-Court Communications for Cross-Border Cases.sand the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (Hon. Kevin J. Carey), Case No. 09‐11296 (KJC) (July 7, 2009), including approval and adoption of the American Law Institute Guidelines for Court-to-Court Communications for Cross-Border Cases.
Cross‐Border Insolvency Protocol and Order in Re Eddie Bauer Holdings, Inc., et al. between the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, Toronto (Mr. Justice Geoffrey B. Morawetz), Case No. 09‐8240‐CL (June 25, 2009), including approval and adoption of the American Law Institute Guidelines for Court-to-Court Communications for Cross-Border Cases.s and the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (Hon. Mary F. Walrath), Case No. 09‐12099 (June 24, 2009), including approval and adoption of the American Law Institute Guidelines for Court-to-Court Communications for Cross-Border Cases.
Cross‐Border Insolvency Protocol and Order in Re Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., et al. issued by the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York (Hon. James M. Peck), Case No. 08‐13555 (June 17, 2009), including approval and adoption of the American Law Institute Guidelines for Court-to-Court Communications for Cross-Border Cases.
Cross‐Border Insolvency Protocol and Order in Re Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC issued by the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York (Hon. Burton R. Lifland), Adv. Pro. No. 08‐1789 (June 9, 2009), including approval and adoption of the American Law Institute Guidelines for Court-to-Court Communications for Cross-Border Cases.
Cross‐Border Insolvency Protocol and Order in Re SemCanada Crude Company et al. between the Queen's Bench of Alberta for the Judicial District of Calgary (Justice B.E.C. Romaine), Action No. 0801‐08510 (May 22, 2009), including approval and adoption of the American Law Institute Guidelines for Court-to-Court Communications for Cross-Border Cases.s and the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (Hon. Brendan L. Shannon), Case No. 08‐11525 (BLS), (September 24, 2009).
Cross‐Border Insolvency Protocol in Re Masonite International Inc.between Ontario Superior Court of Justice, Toronto (Mr. Justice Colin Campbell), Case No. 09‐8075‐00CL (March 16, 2009) and United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (Hon. Peter J. Walsh), Case No. 09‐10844 (PJW), (April 14, 2009) substantially incorporating the principles of the American Law Institute Guidelines for Court-to-Court Communications for Cross-Border Cases.
Cross‐Border Insolvency Protocol in Re Smurfit‐Stone Container Canada Inc.between Ontario Superior Court of Justice, Toronto (Madam Justice Sarah E. Pepall), Case No. 09‐7966‐00CL (March 12, 2009) and United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (Hon. Brendan L. Shannon), Case No. 09‐10235 (BLS), (March 12, 2009) substantially incorporating the principles of the American Law Institute Guidelines for Court-to-Court Communications for Cross-Border Cases.
Re Milacron Canada Ltd. (Ontario Superior Court of Justice) (Mr. Justice Colin Campbell) Case No. CV‐09‐8060‐00CL (March 10, 2009) approving the application of the American Law Institute Guidelines for Court-to-Court Communications for Cross-Border Cases.
Cross‐Border Insolvency Protocol in Re Nortel Networks Corporation betweenOntario Superior Court of Justice, Toronto (Mr. Justice Geoffrey B. Morawetz), Case No. 09‐CL‐7950 (January 14, 2009) and United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (Hon. Kevin Gross), Case No. 09‐10138 (KG), (January 15, 2009) including approval and adoption of the American Law Institute Guidelines for Court-to-Court Communications for Cross-Border Cases.
Cross‐Border Insolvency Protocol and Order in Re Calpine Corporation between the United States Bankruptcy for the Southern District of New York (Hon. Burton R. Lifland), Case No. 05‐60200 (April 9, 2007) and Court of Queens Bench of Alberta (Madam Justice B.E.C. Romaine), Case No. 0501‐17864 (April 7, 2007) including approval and adoption of the American Law Institute Guidelines for Court-to-Court Communications for Cross-Border Cases..
Cross‐Border Insolvency Protocol in Re Quebecor World Inc. between the Superior Court for the Province of Quebec (Mr. Justice Robert Mongeon), Case No. 500‐11‐032338‐085 (January 21, 2008) and the United States Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of New York (Hon. James Peck), Case No. 08‐10152, (April 17, 2008), including approval and adoption of the American Law Institute Guidelines for Court-to-Court Communications for Cross-Border Cases.
Cross‐Border Insolvency Protocol in Re Progressive Moulded Products Ltd. between the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, Toronto (Mr. Justice Geoffrey B. Morawetz), Case No. CV‐08‐7590‐00CL, (June 24, 2008) and the United States Bankruptcy Court, including approval and adoption of the American Law Institute Guidelines for Court-to-Court Communications for Cross-Border Cases.
Cross‐Border Insolvency Protocol in Re Pope & Talbot Ltd. between the British Columbia Supreme Court, Vancouver (Chief Justice Donald I. Brenner), Case No. SO77839, (December 14, 2007) and the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware, (Hon. Christopher Sontchi), Case No. 07‐11738 including approval and adoption of the American Law Institute Guidelines for Court-to-Court Communications for Cross-Border Cases.
Re Refco Capital Markets ( Supreme Court of Bermuda) (Mr. Justice Ian Kawaley) Case No. 2005:328 (December 12, 2006) (Approving the application of the American Law Institute Guidelines for Court-to-Court Communications for Cross-Border Cases.)
Cross‐Border Insolvency Protocol in Re Sendo International Limited between the commercial Court of Nanterre, France (Mr. Justice Jerome Mandrillon) and the Chancery Division of the High Court of Justice, London (June 1, 2006.)
Orders Adopting the American Law Institute Guidelines for Court-to-Court Communications for Cross-Border Cases.s With Certain Modifications in Re Androscoggin Energy LLC, United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Maine (Hon. Louis H. Kornreich), Case No. 04‐12221‐LHK, (January 12, 2005), and Ontario Superior Court of Justice (Mr. Justice J.M. Farley), Court File No. 04‐CL‐5643 January 6, 2005).
Cross‐Border Insolvency Protocol in Re Systech Retail Systems Corporation between the Ontario Court of Justice, Toronto (Mr. Justice J.D. Ground), Court File No. 03‐CL‐4836, (January 20, 2003) and the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, Raleigh Division (Hon. A. Thomas Small), Case No. 03‐00142‐5‐ATS, (January 30, 2003) including approval and adoption of the American Law Institute Guidelines for Court-to-Court Communications for Cross-Border Cases.
Cross‐Border Insolvency Protocol in Re Mosaic Group Inc. between the Ontario Court of Justice, Toronto (Mr. Justice J.M. Farley), Court File No. 02‐CL‐4816, (December 7, 2002) and the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas (Hon. Harlin DeWayne Hale), Case No. 02‐81440, (January 8, 2003), including approval and adoption of the American Law Institute Guidelines for Court‐to‐Court Communications in Cross Border Cases.
Cross‐Border Insolvency Protocol in Re Federal‐Mogul Global Inc. et al. between the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (Hon. Randall Newsome), Case No. 01‐10578, (October 4, 2001) and the Chancery Division of the High Court of Justice of England, (October 1, 2001) and Final Order Approving Cross‐Border Insolvency Protocol in Re Federal‐Mogul Global Inc. et al., United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (Hon. Randall Newsome), Case No. 01‐10578, (January 7, 2002).
Cross‐Border Insolvency Protocol in Re Financial Asset Management Foundation between Supreme Court of British Columbia (Chief Justice Donald I. Brenner) Case No. 11‐213464/VA.01 (August 1, 2001) and United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of California (Hon. Louise Adler) Case No. 01‐03649‐304 (July 25, 2001).
Cross‐Border Insolvency Protocol in Re Pioneer Companies between the Quebec Superior Court, (Re PCI Chemicals Canada Inc.,) (Madam Justice Danielle Mayrand), Case No. 5000‐05‐066677‐012, (August 1, 2001) and United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas, (Re Pioneer Companies Inc.) Case No. 01‐38259, (August 1, 2001): providing for Court‐to‐Court communications consistent with The American Law Institute Guidelines for Court-to-Court Communications for Cross-Border Cases.
(English) (French)
Cross‐Border Insolvency Protocol in 360Networks Inc. between British Columbia Supreme Court, Vancouver (Mr. Justice D.F. Tysoe), Case No. L011792, (June 28, 2001) and United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York (Hon. Allan L. Gropper), Case No. 01‐13721‐alg, (August 29, 2001).
Cross‐Border Insolvency Protocol in Re Laidlaw Inc. between Ontario Superior Court of Justice, Toronto (Mr. Justice J.M. Farley), Case No. 01‐CL‐4178, (August 10, 2001) and United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of New York (Hon. Michael J. Kaplan), Case No. 01‐14099, (August 20, 2001).
Cross‐Border Insolvency Protocol in PSINet Inc.et al. between Ontario Superior Court of Justice, Toronto (Mr. Justice J.M. Farley), Case No. 01‐CL‐4155, (July 10, 2001) and United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York (Hon. Robert E. Gerber), Case No. 01‐13213, (July 10, 2001) including approval and adoption of the American Law Institute Guidelines for Court-to-Court Communications for Cross-Border Cases.
Cross‐Border Insolvency Protocol in Re Matlack Inc.between Ontario Superior Court of Justice, Toronto (Mr. Justice J.M. Farley), Case No. 01‐CL‐4109, (April 19, 2001) and United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (Hon. Mary F. Walrath), Case No. 01‐01114 (MFW), (May 24, 2001) including approval and adoption of the American Law Institute Guidelines for Court-to-Court Communications for Cross-Border Cases.
Cross‐Border Insolvency Protocol in AgriBio Tech Inc. between Ontario Superior Court of Justice, Toronto (Mr. Justice J.M. Farley), Case No. 31‐OR‐371448, (June 16, 2000) and United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Nevada (Hon. Linda B. Riegle), Case No. 500‐10534 LBR, (June 28, 2000) providing for Court‐to‐Court Communications.
Cross‐Border Insolvency Protocol in Re Manhattan Investment Fund Limited between United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York (Hon. Burton R. Lifland), Case No. 00‐10922BRL, (April 2000) and High Court of Justice of the British Virgin Islands (Chief Justice Austin Ward), Case No. 19 of 2000, (April, 2000) and Supreme Court of Bermuda (Mr. Justice Kenneth A. Benjamin), Case No. 2000/37, (April 2000).
Cross‐Border Insolvency Protocol in Re Inverworld, Inc. between United States District Court for the Western District of Texas (Hon. Frederick Biery), Case No. SA99‐C0822FB, (October 22, 1999) and U.K. High Court of Justice, Chancery Division, (1999) and the Grand Court of the Cayman Island, (1999).
Cross‐Border Insolvency Protocol in Re Philip Services Corporation between United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (Hon. Mary Walrath), Case No. 99‐B‐02385, (June 28, 1999) and Ontario Superior Court of Justice, Toronto (Mr. Justice Robert A. Blair), Case No. 99‐CL‐3442, (June 25, 1999).
Cross‐Border Insolvency Protocol in Re Livent Inc. between United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York (Hon. Arthur Gonzales), Case No. 98‐B‐48312, and Ontario Superior Court of Justice, Toronto (Mr. Justice J.D. Ground), Case No. 98‐CL‐3162, (June 11, 1999).
Cross‐Border Insolvency Protocol in Re Loewen Group between United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (Chief Judge Peter J. Walsh) Case No. 99‐1244, (June 30, 1999) and Ontario Superior Court of Justice, Toronto (Mr. Justice J.M. Farley) Case No. 99‐CL‐3384, (June 1, 1999).
Cross‐Border Liquidation Protocol in Re AIOC Corporation and AIOC Resources AG between United States and Switzerland: United States Bankruptcy Court for Southern District Court of New York (Chief Judge Tina L. Brozman), Case Nos. 96 B 41895 and 96 B 41896, (April 3, 1998).
Cross‐Border Insolvency Protocol in Re Solv‐Ex Canada Limited and Re Solv‐Ex Corporation between Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench (Mr. Justice G.R. Forsyth), Case No. 9701‐10022, (January 28, 1998) and United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Mexico (Hon. Mark McFeely), Case No. 11‐97‐14362‐MA, (January 28, 1998).
Cross‐Border Liquidation Protocol in Re Tee‐Comm Electronics Inc. between Ontario Court of Justice and United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (Hon. Peter J. Walsh), Case No. 97‐1100 (PJW), (July 3, 1997).
Cross‐Border Insolvency Concordatas Adopted by the Council of the International Bar Association Section on Business Law (Paris: September 17, 1995) and by the Council of the International Bar Association (Madrid: May 31, 1996).
Cross‐Border Insolvency Protocol between the United States and Israel in Re Nakash United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York, Case No. 94 B 44840, (May 23, 1996) and District Court of Jerusalem, Case No. 1595/87, (May 23, 1996).
Order Co‐ordinating Canadian and United States Reorganizational Plans in Re Everfresh Beverages Inc. Ontario Court of Justice; Toronto (Mr. Justice J.M. Farley), Case No. 32‐077978, (May 15, 1996).
Orders Approving Cross‐Border Insolvency Protocol between Canada and the United States in Re Everfresh Beverages Inc., Ontario Court of Justice, Toronto (Mr. Justice J.M. Farley), Case No. 32‐077978, (December 20, 1995) and United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. (Hon. Burton R. Lifland), Case No. 95 B 45405, (December 20, 1995).
Cross‐Border Insolvency Protocol in Re Commodore Electronics Limited and Commodore International Limited between the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York and the Supreme Court of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas (December 8, 1994).
Cross‐Border Insolvency Protocol in Re Olympia & York Developments Limited between Ontario Court of Justice, Toronto (Mr. Justice R.A. Blair), Case No. B125/92, (July 26, 1993) and United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York (Hon. James L. Garrity, Jr.), Case No’s 92‐B‐42698‐42701, (July 15, 1993) (Reasons for Decision of the Ontario Court of Justice: (1993), 20 C.B.R. (3d) 165).
Cross‐Border Insolvency Protocol and Order Approving Protocol in Re Maxwell Communication plc between the United States and the United Kingdom. United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York (Hon. Tina L. Brozman), Case No. 91 B 15741, (January 15, 1992) and the High Court of Justice, Chancery Division, Companies Court, Case No. 0014001 of 1991, (December 31, 1991).
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