INSOL Committees


Conference Committees

INSOL Dubai
Main Organising Committee

Peter Spratt

Conference Co-Chair

PricewaterhouseCoopers

UK

Dr Nasser Saidi

Conference Co-Chair

Hawkamah Institute of Corporate Governance

UAE

Mark Byers

Treasurer

Grant Thornton

UK

Maurice Moses

Technical Co-Chair

Ernst & Young

UK

Lars Westpfhal

Technical Co-Chair

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Germany

INSOL Dubai

Technical Committee

Maurice Moses

Technical Co-Chair

Ernst & Young

UK

Lars Westpfhal

Technical Co-Chair

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Germany

Andrew Brozman Clifford Chance US LLP USA
Ian Carson PPB Australia
Adrian Doble Vantis UK
Bill Gambrill M.A.C. Davidson & Associates UAE
Leonard Goldberger Stevens & Lee PC USA
Christopher Grierson Lovells LLP UK
Gerald Krasner Begbies Global Network UK
Feisal Naqvi  Bhandari, Naqvi & Riaz Pakistan

Harry Rajak

Sussex Law School, Sussex Institute

UK

Rupinder Singh Suri Suri & Co India
Michael Veder Utrecht School of Law The Netherlands
Paul Winer Werksmans inc Jan S de Villiers Republic of South Africa

Finance Committee

Johnson Kong, Chair BDO Ltd Hong Kong
Claude Gilbert PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Canada
John Melluish Ferrier Hodgson Australia
Maggie Mills Ernst & Young UK

INSOL World Editorial Board

Co-Editors  
David Cowling
Co-Editor

Clayton Utz (Australia)
c/o INSOL International, 6-7 Queen Street, London EC4N 1SP    

Tel: +44 (0)20 7248 3333  Fax: +44 (0)20 7248 3384

Nick Hood
Co-Editor

Begbies Global Network (UK)
c/o INSOL International, 6-7 Queen Street, London EC4N 1SP    

Tel: +44 (0)20 7248 3333  Fax: +44 (0)20 7248 3384

Editorial Board    

Kelly Chow

E.Sands & Associates Inc      Canada
Fred Hodara Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP USA
Sankar Krishnan Alvarez & Marsal Middle East Limited UAE
Eric Levenstein Werkmans Inc Jan S de Villiers South Africa

Javier Lorente

Naveira, Truffat, Martinez, Anido, Lorente & Lopez Argentina
Otto Eduardo Fonseca Lobo Motta, Fernandes Rocha - Avagados Brazil

John Marsden                   

Mayer Brown JSM Hong Kong
Tony Ryan Blake Dawson Australia
James H.M. Sprayregen Kirkland & Ellis LLP USA
Alexandre Yerofeyev Ernst & Young Russia
Simon Whicker KPMG LLP Cayman Islands
Nora Wouters Arendt & Medernach Belguim

Editorial comments or articles should be sent to Penny Robertson, E mail: pennyr@insol.ision.co.uk www.insol.org

Technical Electronic Newsletter Editorial Board

Robert Hertzberg

Pepper Hamilton

USA
David Burdette Nottingham Trent University UK
Bill Gambrill M.A.C Davidson & Associates Legal Consultants UAE
Steven Golick Osler Hoskin & Harcourt Canada
Radford Goodman Norton Rose LLP UK
Judge Ian Kawaley Supreme Court of Bermuda Bermuda
Tony Sims PPB Australia
Michael Thierhoff Thierhoff Illy & Partners Germany
Sally Willcock Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP UK
Paul Winer Werksmans Inc Jan S de Villiers South Africa

Technical Research

Andrew DeNatale, (Chair) White & Case LLP USA
Seyi Akinwunmi Akinwunmi & Busari (Legal Practitioners) Nigeria
Paul Billingham Grant Thornton Australia
Charles Booth Institute of Asian-Pacific Business Law Hawaii
Hon Justice Arthur Gonzalez United States Bankruptcy Court USA
Howard Gorman Macleod Dixon Canada
Chrisoph Paulus Schultze & Braun Germany
Michael Quinlan Allen Arthur Robinson Australia
Harry Rajak University of Sussex UK
Alan Tang Grant Thornton Hong Kong

INSOL Fellowship Core Committee

Janis Sarra Faculty of Law, University of British Columbia Canada
Andre Boraine University of Pretoria South Africa
Ian Fletcher University College London UK
Adam Harris Bowman Gilfillan South Africa

INSOL Fellowship Course Committee

Stephen Adamson Past President, INSOL International UK
Scott Atkins Henry Davis York Australia
Sumant Batra Kesar Dass B. & Associates India
Charles Booth University of Hawaii Hawaii
Peter Gothard Ferrier Hodgson Australia
Detlef Hass Lovells LLP Germany
Li Shuguang China University of Politics & Law China
David Lovett AlixPartners LLP UK
Rosalind Mason Queensland University of Technology Australia
Paul Omar University of Sussex UK
Sijmen de Ranitz De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek Netherlands
Bob Wessels University of Leiden Netherlands
Jay Westbrook University of Texas USA

INSOL Academics Steering Committee

Ian Fletcher (Chair) University College London UK
Charles Booth University of Hawaii at Monoa Hawaii
Rosalind Mason Queensland University of Technology Australia
Paul Omar Sussex Law School, University of Sussex UK
David Perry Buddle Findlay New Zealand
Janis Sarra University of British Columbia Canada

GlobalINSOLvency Website Oversight Committee

Sam Gerdano American Bankruptcy Institute USA
Maggie Mills Ernst & Young UK
Michael Thierhoff Thierhoff Illy & Partners Germany
Ian Williams Bryan Cave LLP UK

GlobalINSOLvency Editorial Board

 Bruno Arboit  Baker Tilly Hong Kong Ltd  Hong Kong
 Harjo Bakkar  RWV Advocaten  Netherlands
 John Francis  Association of Business Recovery  UK
 Michael Gedye  The University of Auckland Business School  New Zealand
Steven Golick Osler, Hoski & Harcourt LLP Canada
Steffen Koch hww wienberg wilhelm Germany
Michael Murray Insolvency Practitioners Association of Australia Australia
Brendan O'Neil Goodmans LLP Canada
Sandy Shandro 3-4 South Square UK
Artur Trapitsyn Russian Union of Self-Regulated Organisation of Arbitration Managers Russia

Website Committee

Mark Aukema (Chair) RWV Advocaten Netherlands
Judge Ian Kawaley Supreme Court of Bermuda Bermuda
Craig Martin Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP USA
Paul Omar West Sussex University UK
Daniel Sejas Sprecher Grier Halberstam LLP UK

Membership Development Committee

Julie Hertzberg (Chair) Alvarez & Marsal USA
Mark Chadwick Ferrier Hodgson PR China
Maneesha Dhir INSOL India India
Adam Harris Bowman Gilfillan South Africa
Paul Keenan Greenberg Traurig LLP USA
Dr Steffen Koch hww wienberg wilhelm Germany
Johnson Kong BDO Ltd Hong Kong
Eric Levenstein Werksmans Inc Jan S de Villiers South Africa
Kathleen Wong Allen & Overy LLP PR China
Derrick Woolf Vantis UK

Latin America Committee

Paul Keenan (Chair) Greenberg Traurig LLP USA
Diana Talero Castro Superintendencia de Sociedades Colombia
Eduardo Gomide Kroll Brazil

Otto Eduardo Fonseca Lobo

Motta, Fernandes Rocha - Avogodos Brazil
Javier Lorente Naveira, Truffat, Martinez, Anido, Lorente & Lopez Argentina
Luiz Fernando Valente de Paiva Pinheiro Neto Advogados Brazil

Brazil, Russia, India, China Committee (BRIC)

     
Tony Thompson (Chair)                                KPMG LLP UK
Dr Shuguang Li Bankruptcy Law Restructuring & Research Centre, China University of Politics and Law PR China
Eduardo Gomide Kroll Brazil
Luiz Fernando Valente de Paiva Pinheiro Neto Advogados Brazil
Ashwani Puri PricewaterhouseCoopers Pvt.Ltd. India

Small Practice Membership Issues

Hans Klopper  (Chair) Independent Trustees (Pty) Ltd South Africa
Randall Arthur Gall & Lane Hong Kong
Bill Courage BDO Dunwoody Limited Canada
Rob Geene Geene c.s. Advocaten Netherlands
Claude Gilbert PricewaterhouseCoopers Canada
Robert Hanel Hanel & Kollegen Germany
Stirling Horne Draper Dillon Australia
Karl-Heinz Lauser Derra, Meyer & Partner Italy
Peter Sargent Begbies Traynor UK

Younger Members Committee

Mahesh Uttamchandani (Chair)                                                    

The World Bank

USA

Matthew Brown White & Case LLP USA
Mariana Joszpa Bouzat Rosenkrantz & Asociados Argentina
Lucas Kortmann De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek Netherlands
Craig Martin Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP USA
Steven Palmer Deacons Australia
James Stonebridge Norton Rose LLP UK
Paul van Eyk Deloitte Canada

Wider Sounding Group

Jonathan C Bolton Fullbright & Jawarski LLP                 USA
Pam Boparai                      KPMG LLP Canada
David Dunckley Grant Thornton UK
Julie Hertzberg Alvarez & Marsal USA
Christopher Hill PPB Australia
Brendan O'Neil Goodmans LLP Canada
Geoff Rowley Vantis UK
Zaira Shavlokhova                                   Interregional Institute of Management Problems Russia
Michael Torkin Shearman & Sterling LLP USA
Frank Vazquez Chadbourne & Parke LLP USA
Shai Waisman Weil, Gotshal & Manges USA
Louise Webb Baker & McKenzie LLP UK
Alex Wood Lovells LLP UK

Group of Thirty-Six

James Lukenda, Co Chair Huron Consulting Group USA
Robin Spencer, Co-Chair Lovells LLP UK
Robert Hertzberg Pepper Hamilton LLP USA
John Melluish Ferrier Hodgson Australia
Eddie Middleton KPMG Hong Kong
Maurice Moses Ernst & Young UK

Past Presidents Advisory Committee

Robert O Sanderson (Chair) Canada
Sijmen de Ranitz The Netherlands
Stephen Adamson UK
Neil Cooper UK
Dennis J Cougle Australia
Ian K Strang Australia
Richard A Gitlin USA
Robert Hertzberg USA
John Lees Hong Kong
C Garth MacGirr Canada
R Gordon Marantz Canada

Standing Specialist Groups

INSOL Academics Group Professor Ian Fletcher
University College London
INSOL Lenders Group Robert Graham
Standard Chartered Bank
International Association of Insolvency Regulators Terry Gallagher
Executive Director

Membership of these groups is restricted. Details and introductions are available from the INSOL Secretariat.