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GRR Live: Restructuring in the Americas 2024


Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
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New York, NY 10166

Blank Rome of counsel Evan Jason Zucker will serve as a panel moderator at Global Restructuring Review’s (“GRR”) GRR Live: Restructuring in the Americas 2024 conference, being held Tuesday, October 15, 2024, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:35 p.m., in New York, New York.

ABOUT THE CONFERENCE

GRR Live: Restructuring in the Americas 2024 will bring together top speakers and delegates from the international insolvency and restructuring circuit, including lawyers, insolvency practitioners, restructuring and turnaround advisers, bankers, investors, consultants, and judges, to debate and analyze the latest developments in the Americas. Attendees will be brought up to date with practical discussion, high-level insight from leading names, and networking opportunities throughout.

Evan’s panel, “The Commercial Real Estate Crisis,” will take place from 3:40 to 4:30 p.m.

ABOUT THE SESSION

The commercial real estate market is in serious trouble. With commercial property values falling and interest rates unlikely to return to previous lows any time soon, developers are facing higher refinancing costs. So, is a global real estate crisis inevitable? The panel will give their predictions on what this means for the market. 

The panel will explore:

  • The repercussions of a market collapse in the US, Europe and Asia
  • Can a collapse be avoided? If so, what steps can be taken?

Panelists:

  • Moderator: Evan Zucker, of Counsel, Bankruptcy & Restructuring, Blank Rome
  • Corinne Ball, Partner, Jones Day
  • Ben Hobden, Partner & Co-Head of Cayman Islands Litigation, Insolvency & Restructuring, Harneys
  • Christopher Hunker, Partner, Linklaters

Other program sessions include:

  • The Globalisation of Liability Management Exercises
  • U.S. Restructuring Tools Making Their Way Over to Europe: The UK RP and Other European Restructuring Processes
  • Increased Fees in Restructuring Plans: Can Mediation or Arbitration Provide the Remedy?
  • Cross-Border Cooperation and Recognition in the Americas

For more information and to register, please visit the event webpage.