Mr. Holtzer discussed current industry trends in restructuring including health care, real estate, crypto, airlines, and mass torts. His talk covered:

• Cross-border matters
• “Toggle” plans
• DIP to reorganized equity conversions
• Enforceability of charter/operating agreement
  forfeiture provisions

Mr. Gary Holtzer (JD, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, 1990; BS, Cornell University, 1986) practices in all areas of domestic and international restructurings, crisis management, corporate governance, financings and acquisitions involving distressed situations. He is a fellow of the Heyman Center on Corporate Law and the American College of Bankruptcy.

He has lead company side restructurings for Cano Health, Inc., Catalina Marketing Corporation, Western Global Airlines, LLC, Scandinavian Airlines, All Year Holdings Limited, Brooks Brothers Group, Inc., Skillsoft Corporation, Briggs & Stratton Corporation, Speedcast International Limited, Halcón Resources Corporation, Insys Therapeutics, Inc., Fusion Connect, Inc., Catalina Marketing Corporation, Westinghouse Electric Company, and Waypoint Holdings Ltd.

On the creditor and distressed acquisition side, Mr. Holtzer has represented Digital Realty and Digital CR US REIT, Apollo Global Management, Monarch Alternative Capital in the case of Eagle Hospitality Trust, and Softbank in the chp. 11 cases of Katerra, Inc.

Mr. Holtzer is consistently ranked in the field of Bankruptcy/Restructuring in Chambers Global, Chambers USA, and Legal 500 US.

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(Pictured: Professor Booth, middle, with students in the International Bankruptcy Course at the University of Pittsburgh, Ret. Hon. Allan Gropper, fifth from left, and Professor Eric A . Schaffer – Univ. of Pittsburgh, fourth from left)

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Among the topics covered will be the economic patterns and premises in the corporate governance systems, the orientation of the economies, approaches to shareholder protection and the role of shareholders, treatment of proxies and derivative actions, disclosure, and executive remuneration. The speaker will also discuss the likelihood of some convergence in the systems.

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John Leung, JP, Deputy Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau

Douglas W. Arner, AIIFL Director and Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Hong Kong

This symposium will involve discussions among academics, insolvency practitioners, labour representatives, bank representatives, business persons, and government officials on the Review of Corporate Rescue Procedure Legislative Proposals — Consultation Paper issued by the Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau in October 2009. The purpose of the symposium is to provide an opportunity and forum for a frank and open discussion among interested parties.

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