Committees

Committees

INSOL San Diego - Main Organising Committee

Julie Hertzberg
Past President, INSOL International, Conference Co-Chair
Alvarez & MarsalUSA
James H.M. Sprayregan
Past President, INSOL International, Conference Co-Chair
Kirkland & EllisUSA
Emma Beechey
Technical Co-Chair, INSOL Fellow
New ChambersAustralia
Mark Craggs
Technical Co-Chair, INSOL Fellow
Norton Rose Fulbright LLPUK
Lisa M. Schweitzer
Technical Co-Chair
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & HamiltonUSA
Tara Cooper-Burnside
INSOL Fellow
Higgs & JohnsonBahamas
Tammy Fu
INSOL Fellow
EY ParthenonCayman Islands
Timothy Graulich
INSOL Fellow
David Polk & Wardwell LLPUSA
Craig Martin
INSOL Fellow
DLA PiperUSA
David Molton
INSOL Fellow
Brown Rudnick

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INSOL San Diego - Technical Committee

Emma Beechey
INSOL Fellow, Technical Co-Chair
New ChambersAustralia
Mark Craggs
INSOL Fellow, Technical Co-Chair
Norton Rose Fulbright LLPUK
Lisa M. Schweitzer
Technical Co-Chair
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & HamiltonUSA
Angela Barkhouse QuantumaCayman Islands
Kelly BaroussaBlake, Cassels & Graydon LLPCanada
Thiago Braga Junqueira Pinheiro Neto AdvogadosBrazil
Sebastian BorthwickRichards Cardinal Tutzer Zabala Zaefferer
Argentina
Anurag DasRain Tree Capital India Private LimitedIndia
Richard EvansCONYERSBVI
Gavin Finlayson
INSOL Fellow
Miller Thomson LLPCanada
Danielle Haston  Chainalysis IncUK
Fernando HernándezMarval O’Farrell & MairalArgentina
Sigrid Jansen
INSOL Fellow
Allen & Overy LLP Netherlands
Paula Kay Harney Westwood & RiegelsHong Kong, P.R.C.
Ashok KumarBlackoak LLCSingapore
Noel McCoy
INSOL Fellow
Norton Rose FulbrightAustralia
Damon MeyerHighbridge Capital ManagementUSA
Dan Moss Jones Day USA
Federica PietrograndeGordon Brothers Italy
Ricardo RevecoCarey y CiaChile
Christopher ReyBDORepublic of South Africa
Melody WangShanghai Lang Yue Law Firm (Allen & Overy joint operation firm)People's Republic of China

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Academic Steering Committee

G. Ray Warner
Chair
St John's University, School of Law
USA
Juanitta Calitz
Ex Officio
University of JohannesburgRepublic of South Africa
Aurelio Gurrea Martinez
Singapore Management University
Singapore
Ilya KokorinLeiden UniversityThe Netherlands
Antonia Menezes
INSOL Fellow
World Bank Group
Neeti ShikhaUniversity of BradfordUK
Michael VederRadboud University Nijmegen / RESOR NVThe Netherlands

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Africa Advisory Council

Eric Levenstein
Co-Chair
Werksmans AttorneysRepublic of South Africa
Winnie Kiryabwire
Co-Chair
School of Law at Makerere UniversityUganda
Sonal Tejpar
Co-Chair
Anjarwalla & KhannaKenya
Felix AddoGARIAGhana
Huns BiltooKPMGMauritius
Jose CaldeiraSAL & Caldeira Advogados, LdaMozambique
Jo-Anne Mitchell-Marais
INSOL Fellow
DeloitteRepublic of South Africa
Adam Harris
Past President, INSOL International
Bowmans
Republic of South Africa
Okorie Kalu
INSOL Fellow
Punuka AttorneysNigeria
John Carr-HartleyArmstrongsBotswana
Beate LochKoep & PartnersNamibia
Munalukupe Bradford MachilaCorpus Globe Legal PractitionersZambia
Antonia Menezes
INSOL Fellow
World Bank Group
Claudious NhemwaC. Nhemwa & Associates Attorneys at LawZimbabwe
Karim TushabeRwanda Development BoardRwanda

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Africa Round Table Core Committee

Adam Harris
Past President, INSOL International, Co-Chair
BowmansRepublic of South Africa
Jo-Anne Mitchell-Marais
INSOL Fellow, Co-Chair
DeloitteRepublic of South Africa
Antonia Menezes
INSOL Fellow, Co-Chair
World Bank Group
Jeffrey BookbinderBookbinder Business LawBotswana
Chipo GaobatweDeputy Registrar and Master Ministry of JusticeBotswana
Boikobo KeaikitseChief RegistrarBotswana
Ayodele Kusamotu
INSOL Fellow
Kusamotu & KusamotuNigeria
Judy MuigaiDLA PiperKenya
Will PatersonWorld Bank Group
Butler PhirieDPS ConsultancyBotswana

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Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Group

Paul Heath KC
Co-Chair
Bankside ChambersNew Zealand
Felicity Toube KC
Co-Chair
South SquareUK
Shin-Ichiro AbeKasumigaseki International Law Office
Japan
Debra GrassgreenPachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones
USA
Stephan MadausMartin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
Germany
Frederica Pietro Grande
UK
Anselmo Reyes
Singapore International Arbitration Centre
Singapore
Tiphaney RussellDeloitteThe Bahamas
Felicity TanTSMP Law CorporationSingapore

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Asian Advisory Council

Scott Atkins
President, INSOL International, INSOL Fellow, Chair
Norton Rose FulbrightAustralia
Jason Baxter
CEO
INSOL InternationalUK
Clare Wee
Regional Head of Asia
INSOL InternationalSingapore
Look Chan Ho
Des Voeux Chambers
Hong Kong, P.R.C.
Jane Jiang
Allen & Overy
People's Republic of China
Chiyong Rim
Kim & Chang
Korea
Geoff Simms
INSOL Fellow
AJ Capital
Indonesia
Yuri Sugano
Nishimura & Asahi
Japan
Meiyen Tan
Norton Rose FulbrightSingapore
Mahesh Uttamchandani
World Bank Group
Dinkar Venkatasubramanian
EYIndia
Lingqi Wang
Fangda Partners
People's Republic of China
Tiffany Wong
Alvarez & Marsal
Hong Kong, P.R.C.

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Early Researcher Academics (ERA) Committee

Ilya Kokorin
Chair
Leiden UniversityThe Netherlands
Reghard BritsUniversity of StellenboschRepublic of South Africa
Shuai GuoChina University of Political Science and LawPeople's Republic of China
Charles Ho Wang MakUniversity of GlasgowUK
Elizabeth Streten
Queensland University of Technology
Australia
Defne TasmanUniversity of AntwerpBelgium
Ishana TripathiO.P. Jindal Global UniversityIndia

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Group of Thirty-Six Committee

Angela Ee
Asia Chair
EYHong Kong, P.R.C.
Dan Moss
USA Chair
Jones DayUSA
Mark Craggs
INSOL Fellow, Europe Chair
Norton Rose FulbrightUK
Ed BoyleInterpath AdvisoryUK
Christel Dumont
INSOL Fellow
DentonsLuxembourg
Alistair Fleming
Clayton Utz
Australia
Timothy Graulich
INSOL Fellow
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLPUSA
Ferdinand Hengst
INSOL Felllow
De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek NV
The Netherlands
Shaun Langhorne
INSOL Fellow
Clifford ChanceSingapore
Craig Martin
INSOL Fellow
DLA PiperUSA
David Molton
INSOL Fellow
Brown RudnickUSA
Peter NewmanSkadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
UK
Kate StephensonKirkland & Ellis LLPUK
Rhys Williams
INSOL Fellow
Conyers
Bermuda

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INSOL Fellows Committee

Jane Dietrich
Chair
Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLPCanada
Farid Assaf SCBanco ChambersAustralia
Mark Craggs
Norton Rose FulbrightUK
Peter DeclercqDCQ Legal Ltd.UK
James EggletonCarey OlsenCayman Islands
Rocky GuptaUnited JurisIndia
Nastascha HarduthWerksmansRepublic of South Africa
Andrea HarrisGrant ThorntonChannel Islands
Ferdinand HengstDe Brauw Blackstone Westbroek NVThe Netherlands
Benjamin JonesSimmons & Simmons
UK
Lucas KortmannRESOR NVThe Netherlands
Liv MachadoTauil & Chequer Advogados in Association with Mayer BrownBrazil
Allan NackanB Riley Farber
Canada
Luke WisemanInterpath AdvisoryUK

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INSOL Foundation Certificate Course in International Insolvency Law
Course Committee

David Burdette
Chair, Course Leader
INSOL InternationalUK
Jane Dietrich
INSOL Fellow
Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLPCanada
Jassmine GirgisUniversity of CalgaryCanada
Georg KodekVienna University of Economics and BusinessAustria
Dhananjay Kumar
INSOL Fellow
Cyril Armarchand MangaldasIndia
Timothy LeCornu
INSOL Fellow
KRyS GlobalChannel Islands
Kathleen van der LindeUniversity of JohannesburgRepublic of South Africa
Victoria WeyuluMinistry of JusticeNamibia

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INSOL Global Insolvency Practice Course
Core Committee

Peter Walton
Course Leader
Wolverhampton Law SchoolUK
Jan AdriaanseLeiden University, Faculty of LawThe Netherlands
Hamish AndersonNorton Rose FulbrightUK
Scott Atkins
President, INSOL International, INSOL Fellow
Norton Rose FulbrightAustralia
David BurdetteINSOL InternationalUK
Jane Dietrich
INSOL Fellow
Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLPCanada
Hon. Allan L. GropperUS Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of New York (Ret.)USA
Michael VederRadboud University Nijmegen / RESOR NVThe Netherlands
Adrian WaltersChicago-Kent College of LawUSA

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Insolvency Practitioners Group (IPG) Committee

Eric Levenstein
Chair
Werksmans AttorneysRepublic of South Africa
Anagha Anasingaraiu
Kanj & Co.
India
Matthew Byrnes
INSOL Fellow
Grant ThorntonAustralia
Dr. Robert HänelAnchor RechsanwälteGermany
Kabiito Karamagi
INSOL Fellow
Ligomarc Advocates
Uganda
Ashok Kumar
BlackOak LLC
Singapore
John Mairo
INSOL Fellow
Porzio, Bromberg & Newman, PC
USA
Mat NgGrant ThorntonHong Kong, P.R.C.
Daniel Sejas
Kingsley Napley LLPUK
Christiaan Zijderveld
INSOL Fellow
HouthoffThe Netherlands

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INSOL World Editorial Board

Mark Craggs
INSOL Fellow, Co-Editor
Norton Rose FulbrightUK
Sheila Ng
INSOL Fellow, Co-Editor
Rajah & TannSingapore
Editorial Board
José Carles
INSOL Fellow
Carles Cuesta Abogados y Economistas SLP
Spain
Patricia Cervantes Perez GuerraHidalgo y Mendoza SCMexico
Andrea Harris
INSOL Fellow
Grant ThorntonGuernsey
Sigrid Jansen
INSOL Fellow
Allen & OveryThe Netherlands
Julian JonesWebber WentzelRepublic of South Africa
Jonathan Leitch
Hogan Lovells
Hong Kong, P.R.C.
Orla McCoy
INSOL Fellow
Gilbert + TobinAustralia
Richard Mizak
INSOL Fellow
AccordionUSA
Shelley WhiteWalkersCayman Islands

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International Financiers Group

Stephen Hair
INSOL Fellow, Co-Chair
NatWest Group
UK
Mark Sutton
Co-Chair
Commonwealth Bank of AustraliaAustralia
Esteban BuljevichRothschild & Co.
United Arab Emirates
Simon ChiouCommonwealth BankAustralia
Tim DeSienoOmni BridgewayUSA
Donna Duke
Asian Development Bank
Philippines
Stuti JainDeutsche BankSingapore
Philip JanisEuropean Investment BankLuxembourg
Daniel KangisserStandard BankRepublic of South Africa
Colm Kelly
INSOL Fellow
MUFGUSA
Catrina Le GrangeNedbankRepublic of South Africa
Mark O'ReillyMUFGSingapore

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Judicial Group

Sir Alastair Norris (Ret.)
Chair
High Court of Justice
UK
Antonia Menezes
INSOL Fellow
World Bank Group
Samira MusayevaUNCITRAL

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Latin America Committee

Howard Seife
Chair
Norton Rose FulbrightUSA
Giuliano ColomboPinheiro Neto AdvogadosBrazil
Gilberto CorreaSouto Correa AdvogadosBrazil
Tim DeSienoOmni Bridgeway
USA
Thomas HeatherCreelMexico
Susana Hidvegi Arango
Former Superintendent of CompaniesColombia
Floris IkingAlvarez & MarsalMexico
Mariana Joszpa
Brya Advogados
Argentina
Paul Keenan
INSOL Fellow
Baker McKenzie
USA
Frederico Kerr Bullamah
Mattos Filho
Brazil
Rafael KlotzThe Brattle GroupUSA
Javier LorenteLorente & López Abogados
Argentina
Liv Machado
INSOL Fellow
Tauil & Chequer Advogados in Association with Mayer BrownBrazil
Andres Martinez
INSOL Fellow
World Bank Group
Fernando Martinot
Martinot Abogados
Peru
Salvatore MilanesePantalicaBrazil
Leonardo Morato L Morato Advogados
Brazil
Luis Palomino BernalPalomino, Flores, Hernández Abogados
Mexico
Juan José Perojo
DeloitteMexico
Isabel Picot Franca
INSOL Fellow
Galdino & Coelho, Pimenta, Takemi, Ayoub Advogados
Brazil
Rosa Rojas Vertiz

Mexico
Fábio RosasLeFosse AdvogadosBrazil
Jorge J. SepúlvedaBufete García Jimeno S.C.Mexico
Diana Lucia Talero Castro
INSOL Fellow
Independent Senior ConsultantColombia

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Legislative & Regulatory Group

Andres Martinez
INSOL Fellow, Chair
World Bank Group
Theoni Alampasi
Ministry of Finance
Greece
Dr Hussam Sameer Altalhuni
Ministry of Finance
United Arab Emirates
Dean Beale
The Insolvency Service
UK
Don Bernstein
Davis Polk & Wardwell
USA
Prabha ChinienConsultant to Registrar of CompaniesMauritius
Tim ColeAustralian Financial Services AuthorityAustralia
Sandip Garg
Insolvency & Bankruptcy Board of India
India
Susana Hidvegi Arango
INSOL Fellow
Former Superintendent of CompaniesColombia
Francis NgMinistry of LawSingapore
Radovan PalaTaylorWessingSlovakia
Rodrigo RodgriguezFederal Supervisory Authority on InsolvencySwitzerland
Pal Sziranyi
EU Commission

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Past Presidents Advisory Committee

Adam Harris
Chair
Republic of South Africa
Sumant BatraIndia
Neil CooperUK
Dennis J. CougleAustralia
Richard A. GitlinUSA
Julie Hertzberg
USA
Robert HertzbergUSA
John LeesHong Kong, P.R.C.
C. Garth MacGirrCanada
R. Gordon MarantzCanada
Sijmen de RanitzThe Netherlands
Mark RobinsonAustralia
Robert O. SandersonCanada
James H.M. SprayregenUSA
Gordon StewartUK

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People's Republic of China Committee

Rogert Bischof
INSOL Fellow
Lenz & Staehelin
Switzerland
Kwun Yee Cheung
Baker McKenzie
Hong Kong, P.R.C.
Li Shuguang
Bankruptcy Law & Restructuring Research Centre of China University of Political Science and Law
Hong Kong, P.R.C.
Helena HuangKing & Wood MallesonsHong Kong, P.R.C.
Howard Lam
INSOL Fellow
Latham & Watkins LLPHong Kong, P.R.C.
Jane JiangAllen & OveryPeople's Republic of China
Viola JiangAllen & OveryPeople's Republic of China
Andrew Koo
INSOL Fellow
EYHong Kong, P.R.C.
Rosalie LuiKMPGHong Kong, P.R.C.
Kevin SongKrollPeople's Republic of China
Lingqi WangFangda PartnersPeople's Republic of China

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Restructuring Alert Editorial Board

David Lawton
Chair
Locke Lord LLPUSA
Kelly J. BourassaBlake, Cassels & Graydon LLPCanada
Jose Carles
INSOL Fellow
Carles Cuesta AbogadosSpain
Sam ColeKrollCayman Islands
Dr. Stephan DegenHeuking Kuhn Luer Wojtek ParGmbBGermany
Okorie Kalu
INSOL Fellow
Punuka Attorneys & SolicitorsNigeria
Justine LauMourant OzannesHong Kong, P.R.C.
Monika Lorenzo-PerezSquire Patton BoggsUK
Carlota PalazzoCapdevila & Palazzo AbogadosArgentina
Yuri SuganoNishimura & AsahiJapan
Darius TayBlackOak LLCSingapore
Kristy Zander
INSOL Fellow
LK Law Pty LtdAustralia

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Small Practice Membership Issues Committee

Pulkit Deora
Chair
Enterprise Chambers (Door Tenant)
India
Matthew Ang
Ler Lum Corporate Restructuring
Malaysia
Michael Baigel
Baigel Corp
Candada
Rodrigo Callejas
INSOL Fellow
Carrillo y AsociadosGuatemala
Stephan Degen
Heuking Kuhn Luer Wojtek
Germany
Stephan De Vries
Summit Trust
Republic of South Africa
Livia Gavioli Machado
Gavioli Machado Advogados
Brazil
Lloyd Hinton
Insolve Plus UK
UK
Nicosia LawsonBaker & PartnersCayman Islands

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Technical Research Committee

Jane Dietrich
INSOL Fellow, Chair
Cassels Brock LawyersCanada (ON)
Paul Apathy
INSOL Fellow
Herbert Smith FreehillsAustralia (NSW)
Roger Bischof
INSOL Fellow
Lenz & Staehelin
Switzerland
Clayton ChongWongPartnership LLPSingapore
Adam CraneBaker & Partners (Cayman) LimitedCayman Islands
Ferdinand Hengst
INSOL Fellow
De Brauw Blackstone WestbroekNetherlands
Susana Hidvegi Arango
INSOL Fellow
Riveron / H&BColombia
Okorie Kalu
INSOL Fellow 
Punuka Attorneys & SolicitorsNigeria
Dhananjay Kumar
INSOL Fellow
Cyril Amarchand MangaldasIndia
Craig Montgomery
INSOL Fellow
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLPUnited Kingdom
Bruno Navarro
INSOL Fellow
Ipso Facto LtdUnited Arab Emirates
Robert SchiebeSchiebe und Collegen KaiserstraßeGermany
Petr SprinzRESOLV, law firm, sroCzech Republic
Kate StephensonKirkland & EllisUnited Kingdom
Evan J. ZuckerBLANKROMEUSA (NY)

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Webinar Series Committee

Debby Lim
INSOL Fellow,
Chair
Dentons Rodyk & Davidson
Singapore
Rodrigo Callejas
INSOL Fellow
Carrillo LawGuatemala
Sunny HathiramaniTanner DeWittHong Kong, P.R.C.
Mariano Hernandez
INSOL Fellow
M&M AbogadosSpain
Chip Hoebeke
INSOL Fellow
Rehmann Consulting
USA
Andrew Koo
INSOL Fellow
EYPeople's Republic of China
Jeremy SneadOgierUK
Miguel Torres
INSOL Fellow
University of KentUK / Portugal

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Younger Members Committee

Laura Hall
INSOL Fellow, Chair

USA
Tahirah Ara
INSOL Fellow
Mishcon de ReyaSingapore
Mark Craggs
INSOL Fellow
Norton Rose FulbrightUK
Jane Dietrich
INSOL Fellow
Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLPCanada
David JonesCarey Olsen (Guernsey) LLPChannel Islands
Lucas Kortmann
INSOL Fellow
RESOR NVThe Netherlands
Johnathan MilneConyersCayman Islands
Bhavesh PatelTravers Thorp AlbergaCayman Islands
Maria Yiasemides
INSOL Fellow
Jones DayAustralia

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