Interviews
Lessons learned from judging Lehman
One week in September 2008 changed the life of Judge James Peck. He talks to GRR about the proposed changes for the restructuring of systemically important financial institutions since Lehman, and suggests ways to enhance international cooperation between bankruptcy courts and regulators in the event of another crisis of that scale.
11 April 2016
Shinichiro Abe: founding partner of Kasumigaseki International Law Office in Tokyo
GRR editorial board member Shinichiro Abe discusses how out-of-court workouts have gained popularity in his home jurisdiction Japan, and how studying US Bankruptcy Law earlier in his career was both a great challenge, and a great opportunity.
18 February 2016
Lisa Schweitzer: partner at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton in New York
GRR editorial board member and New York Mets fan Lisa Schweitzer discusses how she played a leading role in the world's largest patent sale and why the coming years will see a push towards conducting cross-border restructurings in single main forums.
17 February 2016
David Ward: partner at Miller Thomson in Toronto
GRR's series of interviews with its editorial board continues with David Ward: a long-time student of Japanese whose firm is Canadian counsel to creditors of Nortel.
17 February 2016
Selinda Melnik: 1951-2018
Before becoming a lawyer in the 1980s, GRR's editorial board member Selinda Melnik had a successful career in international policy and economic development - a role that took her to remote villages in developing countries.
17 February 2016
Poh Ling Low: partner at Rajah & Tann in Singapore
In her editorial board interview for GRR, Poh Ling Low discusses an aspect of the Singapore Companies Act that usually catches foreign debtors out - and also reveals an artistic streak.
17 February 2016
Nicole Greenblatt: partner at Kirkland & Ellis in New York
GRR editorial board member Nicole Greenblatt says that one of her most interesting experiences to date was spending time in Brazil while working on OGX's restructuring at the onset of the country's economic downturn: but she is convinced the highlight of her career is yet to come.
17 February 2016
Donald Bernstein: head of insolvency and restructuring at Davis Polk & Wardwell in New York
The current president of the International Insolvency Institute, Don Bernstein, says he nearly went to medical school instead of becoming a lawyer. He lists the highlights of his (legal!) career for GRR.
17 February 2016
Hamish Anderson: consultant at Norton Rose Fulbright in London
In his editorial board interview, Hamish Anderson tells GRR about his most memorable case and explains why English insolvency law is a "muddle".
17 February 2016