Sovereign Debt Restructuring: Proposals for Reform

Sunday, June 14, 2015 4:30 PM EDT (UTC–04:00)
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Taking place before the start of the International Insolvency Institute's Annual Meeting, this meeting will examine the various proposals for reform currently being considered and discuss how to advance meaningful and realistic reform. The discussion will focus on proposals for reform, theory behind the model law and next steps. There will also be open discussion for all attendees.To RSVP and for a detailed agenda, please e-mail Mona Davies ([email protected]), program manager of CIGI's International Law Research Program.

Event Speakers

Oonagh E. Fitzgerald

Oonagh E. Fitzgerald was director of international law at CIGI from April 2014 to February 2020. In this role, she established and oversaw CIGI’s international law research agenda, which included policy-relevant research on issues of international economic law, environmental law, IP law and innovation, and Indigenous law.

Steven L. Schwarcz

Steven L. Schwarcz is a CIGI senior fellow and the Stanley A. Star Distinguished Professor of Law and Business at Duke University. Steven is an expert on systemic risk and financial regulation, corporate governance of systemically important firms, cross-border resolution measures and sovereign debt restructuring.