Conference programme

This panel offers an analysis of the US Supreme Court’s decisions in the Purdue Pharma proceedings and contemplates the future landscape in its wake. The panellists will provide an overview of the case, followed by an in-depth discussion of the innovative approaches emerging as a response to these landmark rulings.

A fun and thought-provoking interactive session.

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.

Explore the intricate world of cross-border insolvency through the landmark SIGNA case. With over 120 separate insolvency proceedings, the SIGNA Group’s vast involvement in European real estate and global retail sectors presents unprecedented challenges and opportunities in the realm of restructuring. This session brings together top insolvency lawyers who are at the forefront of the SIGNA case to dissect the multifaceted legal strategies employed across multiple jurisdictions.

This panel will delve into the dynamics between priority and secured claims in insolvency. In particular, the panellists will address circumstances in which secured claims are displaced by priority claims generated immediately prior to, or during, the insolvency proceedings, analysing the delicate interplay of creditor rights and protections across different jurisdictions, and demonstrating how insolvency can cast a shadow of uncertainty on the recovery expectations of creditors.

This panel provides a deep dive into the complexities and controversies of cross-class cram down (CCCD), a polarising aspect of restructuring and insolvency law. Panellists will discuss the legal framework, the policy rationales and the practical challenges of a CCCD and its interplay with the absolute priority rule in different jurisdictions. The discussion will balance the benefits of this principle against its potential pitfalls and explore its use as a tool for facilitating consensual and value-maximising restructurings.

Step into the high-stakes chessboard of hostile takeovers in restructuring, where the power plays for control of distressed companies unfold. This panel brings together leading figures who have steered some of the most notable and contentious cases of loan-to-own transactions. They will discuss the full spectrum of legal, financial and tactical aspects of these complex transactions, offering a lens into the art of leveraging recent reforms in restructuring legislation to optimise outcomes and manage risk.