Insolvency & Restructuring Circle

20 October 2026 to 21 October 2026
Miami, USA, Venue TBC

The Insolvency & Restructuring Circle will head to the US for 2026. In it's second year, our esteemed Advisory Board will together curate an agenda and invite list that bring together up to 40 of the leading Americas practitioners whose practice focuses on insolvency, restructuring, and bankruptcy.

This exclusive invitation only event, involves facilitated discussions across one and a half days of content, led by our esteemed Advisory Board this Circle brings together 40 key pracitioners focusing on insolvency and restructuring in the Americas. Delegates will include lawyers from the US and Offshore, Insolvency Practitioners, and other services professionals.

We will work with the advisory board to devise and curate the invite list and areas of discussion. Designed to be interactive and as inclusive as possible, there are no set-piece presentations or panel sessions with the focus being on open discussion.

 

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Wednesday 26 March:

As part of Offshore Disputes Week, we are hosting a drinks reception for all delegates on Wednesday at 5:00pm. For all those attending the Circle, you are welcome to join the drinks reception taking place at Hotel Indigo at Bata Bar.

Delegates

Matthew Dors (Advisory Board)
Partner
Collas Crill (Cayman)
Katie Catanese (Advisory Board)
Partner
Foley & Lardner (US)
David Griffin (Advisory Board)
Senior Managing Director
FTI Consulting (Cayman)
Amber Ramsey (Advisory Board)
Chief Digital Officer
Simur (Cayman)
Alexia Adda
Counsel
Claritas Legal (Cayman)
Lance Ashworth KC
Barrister
Serle Court (UK)
Kenneth Aulet
Partner
Brown Rudnick (US)
Paul Austin
Senior Vice President
Highgate (UK)
Dave Beltran
Managing Director
Stretto (US)
Rocco Cecere
Partner
Collas Crill (Cayman)
Sam Dawson
Partner
Carey Olsen (Cayman)
Gregory Demo
Partner
Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones (US)
Guy Dilliway-Parry
Partner
Priestleys (Cayman)
Warren Gluck
Partner
Holland & Knight (US)
Amiel Gottlieb
Director
Interpath (Cayman)
Neema Griffin
Managing Director
Teneo (Cayman)
Lynn Harrison
Partner
Dentons (US)
Simon Hurry
Partner
Collas Crill (Cayman)
Peter Hayden
Partner
Mourant (Cayman)
David Kerstein
Founder & Managing Director
Arcadia Finance (US)
Kenneth Krys
Executive Chairman & Founder
KRyS Global (Cayman)
Duane Loft
Partner
Pallas Partners (US)
Gordon MacRae
Managing Director
Interpath (Cayman)
Richard Murphy
Head of Restructuring and Fiduciary
DM Financial (Cayman)
Alissa Nann
Of Counsel
Foley & Lardner (US)
Joseph Pack
Attorney
Pack Law (US)
Phillip Pierson
Senior Manager
Kroll (Cayman)
Gabriela M. Ruiz
Managing Partner
King & Ruiz (US)
Trudy-Ann Scott
Senior Manager
FFP (Cayman)
Robert Shifman
Director
Kroll (Cayman)
Charlotte Walker
Senior Associate
Appleby (Cayman)
Edward Williams
Partner
Williams (US)

Agenda

9:30am
Registration and Welcome Refreshments
10:00am
Advisory Board Welcome
10:10am
Recent Cross-Border Cases and Trends: Different Perspectives from Around the Table
11:10am
Refreshment Break
11:40am
Financial Crime – The Current Fraud and Asset Recovery Landscape/Emerging Trends
12:40pm
Lunch
Interactive Roundtables
2:00pm
Roundtable: War Stories – Who Is the Worst Fraudster or Criminal You Have Come Across?
2:40pm
Roundtable: Latest Developments in Direct Shareholder Claims – Tianrui v China Shanshui Discussed
3:20pm
Refreshment Break
3:40pm
Roundtable: Funding in Asset Recovery Proceedings
4:20pm
Close of Day 1 Circle
6:00pm
Drinks Reception
7:30pm
Dinner
9:30am
Welcome Refreshments
10:00am
Strategic Decision-Making – How to Decide What and Where to File for an Insolvent Company
11:00am
Refreshment Break
11:30am
Creative Use of AI – How Are You Using AI in Your Practice?
12:30pm
Lunch and Close of Circle

Location

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Contact

Attendance, Booking & General Queries

For general enquiries please contact
Maddi Briggs on +44 (0) 20 3398 8545
or email maddi@thoughtleaders4.com

Venue & Logistics

For venue & logistics enquiries please contact
Ewan Brown on +44 (0) 20 3433 2292
or email ewan@thoughtleaders4.com

Partnership

For partnership enquiries please contact
Ben Sullivan on +44 (0) 20 3965 4386
or email ben@thoughtleaders4.com

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