30th Annual IBA Global Insolvency and Restructuring Conference
18 May - 20 May 2025
Session information
A strategic play for restructuring distressed football clubs
Monday 19 May (1400 - 1515)
Description
This panel will cut through the complexity at the intersection of sport-specific legislation and corporate insolvency legislation, and discuss the unique balance required to align sport specific rules within the broader insolvency framework governing insolvent corporations. While highlighting the distinct landscape of football club restructuring, the panel will also discuss creative strategies that might be implemented to successfully restructure a football club.
Session / Workshop Chair(s)
| Gordon Hollerin | Harper Macleod LLP, Edinburgh, Scotland; Senior Vice Chair of Conferences, Insolvency Section |
Speakers
| Giulio Andreani | Gianni Origoni, Milan, Italy |
| Hanneke De Coninck | Florent , Amsterdam, Netherlands; Vice Chair, Restructuring and Workouts Subcommittee |
| Guilherme Fontes Bechara | Demarest Advogados, São Paulo, Brazil; Vice Chair, Legislation and Policy Subcommittee |
| Charlotte Pope-Williams | 3 Hare Court, London, England |
| James Stephen | BDO, Glasgow, Scotland |