IBA Annual Conference Mexico City 2024

15 Sep - 20 Sep 2024

CASA MONTEJO 1, LEVEL S

Session information

Project distress

Tuesday 17 September (1430 - 1545)

CASA MONTEJO 1, LEVEL S

Committee(s)

Real Estate Section (Lead)
Insolvency Section

Description

In this interactive session jointly moderated by the Real Estate Section and the Insolvency Section a panel of experts from around the globe will discuss a case study of a major development project in financial distress and the best legal practices available in their jurisdictions to mitigate damages and losses in such case. 
 
The panel will consider the case study from the viewpoints of various stakeholders to the distressed project including developer, consumers, lender, contractor, landlord and insolvency professional, and will give their expert views on how best to advise those stakeholders and at what stage of the project in order to avoid so far as possible adverse financial and reputational damage for their client. 

Session / Workshop Chair(s)

Gordon Hollerin Harper Macleod LLP, Edinburgh, Scotland
Cristiana Moreira BMA Advogados, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Website Officer, Real Estate Section

Speakers

Caroline Berube HJM Asia Law & Co, Guangzhou, China; Co-Chair, China Working Group
Ignacio Buil Cuatrecasas, London, England; Vice Chair, Restructuring and Workouts Subcommittee
José Golffier Alvarez & Marsal, Mexico City, Mexico
Eduardo Takemi Kataoka Galdino, Pimenta, Takemi, Ayoub, Salgueira Rezende, São Paulo, Brazil
Maja Zerjal Fink Clifford Chance, New York, New York, USA