Date: Thursday, June 4 – Friday, June 5, 2009
New York, NY
Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A., attorney
Michael J. Rothman is part of the planning committee for the American Bar Association (ABA) Tort Trial and Insurance Practice (TIPS) Section’s “Insurer Receivership & Run-Off: the Next Level.” The program features two days of programs, including introductive and advanced workshops on rehabilitation, liquidation and run-off. Mike will also be a moderator for one of the workshops, outlined below.
Cross Border Challenges and Opportunities
11:00-12:00 p.m.
The legal landscape for managing the financial failures of insurers having global operations has changed dramatically over the last 10 years and is developing rapidly. The unique issues of managing conflicts of laws, resolving disputes and administering the affairs of financially challenged or failed insurers—including “books of business” as bankruptcy debtors—will be addressed by this panel, as well as:
- Bankruptcy Code Chapter 15
- Choice of Law
- Choice of Venue
—Moderator: Michael J. Rothman
—Rod Atride-Stirling
—Honorable Arthur J. Gonzalez
—Selinda A. Melnik