Committees

Committees

INSOL Hong Kong - Main Organising Committee 

Ian Mann
INSOL Fellow, Conference Co-Chair
HarneysHong Kong, P.R.C.
Jacqueline  Walsh
Conference Co-Chair
KrollHong Kong, P.R.C.
David Lawton
Technical Co-Chair
Voya Investment Management LLCUSA
Shih Lee
Technical Co-Chair
Lim Chee Wee PartnershipMalaysia
Kate Stephenson
Technical Co-Chair
Kirkland & EllisUK
Kwun Yee CheungBaker McKenzieHong Kong, P.R.C.
Sunny HathiramaniTanner De Witt          Hong Kong, P.R.C.
Gwynn HopkinsPerunHong Kong, P.R.C.
Jason KarasKaras So LLP in association with Mishcon de Reya 
Hong Kong, P.R.C.
Justine LauMourantHong Kong, P.R.C.
Phoebe LoClifford ChanceHong Kong, P.R.C.

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INSOL Hong Kong - Technical Committee

Samuel AguirreFTI ConsultingBrazil
Rick ChesleyDLA Piper, USAUSA
Siviwe DongwanAdamantem Chartered Accountants (Pty) LtdRepublic of South Africa
Blossom HingDrew & Napier LLCSingapore 
Suharsh Sinha AZB & PartnersIndia
Nick Smith-Saville
Weil, Gotshal & Manges (London) LLP 
UK
Hajime Ueno
INSOL Fellow
Nishimura & AsahJapan
Rob van den Sigtenhorst
INSOL Fellow
BJTK LawThe Netherlands
Lingqi Wang
Fangda PartnersPeople's Republic of China
Jacqueline Wenchen Tang Sullivan & Cromwell (Hong Kong) LLPHong Kong, P.R.C.
Kristy Zander
INSOL Fellow
LK Law Pty LtdAustralia

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Academic Steering Committee

G. Ray Warner
Chair
St John's University, School of Law
USA
Juanitta Calitz
Ex Officio
University of JohannesburgRepublic of South Africa
Anthony CaseyUniversity of ChicagoUSA
Aurelio Gurrea Martinez
Singapore Management University
Singapore
Ilya KokorinLeiden UniversityThe Netherlands
Antonia Menezes
INSOL Fellow
World Bank Group
Sarah PatersonLondon School of EconomicsUK
Neeti ShikhaUniversity of BradfordUK
Michael VederRadboud University Nijmegen / RESOR NVThe Netherlands

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Africa Advisory Council

Winnie Kiryabwire
Co-chair
Makerere University School of Law
Uganda
Eric Levenstein
Co-chair
Werksmans
Republic of South Africa
Sonal Tejpar
Co-chair
Anjarwalla & KhannaKenya
Felix Addo GARIAGhana
Huns BiltooKPMGMauritius
Jose Manuel Caldeira
Sal & Caldeira Advogados
Mozambique
Chipo Gaobatwe
INSOL Fellow
Gaobatwe LawBotswana
Adam Harris
Bowmans Law
Republic of South Africa
Okorie Kalu
INSOL Fellow
Punuka Attorneys
Nigeria
Taddese Lencho
TBeST Law LLP
Ethiopia
Beate LochKoep & PartnersNamibia
Bradford Machila
Wright Chambers
Zambia
Antonia Menezes
INSOL Fellow
World Bank Group

Jo Mitchell-Marais
INSOL Fellow
Deloitte
Republic of South Africa
Claudious Nhemwa
C Nhemwas and Associates
Zimbabwe
Karim TushabeRwanda Development BoardRwanda

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Africa Round Table Core Committee

Adam Harris
Past President, INSOL International, Co-Chair
BowmansRepublic of South Africa
Jo-Anne Mitchell-Marais
INSOL Fellow, Co-Chair
DeloitteRepublic of South Africa
Antonia Menezes
INSOL Fellow, Co-Chair
World Bank Group
Jeffrey BookbinderBookbinder Business LawBotswana
Chipo Gaobatwe
INSOL Fellow
Deputy Registrar and Master Ministry of JusticeBotswana
Ayodele Kusamotu
INSOL Fellow
Kusamotu & KusamotuNigeria
Beaulah Mguni
Chief Registrar
Botswana
Judy MuigaiDLA PiperKenya
Will Paterson
INSOL Fellow
World Bank Group
Butler PhirieDPS ConsultancyBotswana

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Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Group

Paul Heath KC
Co-Chair
Bankside ChambersNew Zealand
Felicity Toube KC
Co-Chair
South SquareUK
Shin-Ichiro AbeKasumigaseki International Law Office
Japan
Debra GrassgreenPachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones
USA
Stephan MadausMartin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
Germany
Hon. James PeckJames Peck ADR LLCUSA
Frederica Pietro Grande
UK
Anselmo Reyes
Singapore International Arbitration Centre
Singapore
Tiphaney RussellDeloitteThe Bahamas
Felicity TanTSMP Law CorporationSingapore

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Asian Advisory Council

Clare Wee
Regional Head of Asia
INSOL InternationalSingapore
Dhanajay Kumar
INSOL Fellow
Cyril Armachand Mangaldas
India
Sheila Ng
INSOL Fellow
Rajah & Tann
Singapore
Chiyong Rim
Kim & Chang
Korea
Nien (Rafles) Siregar
Siregar Setiawan Manalu Partnership
Indonesia
Yuri Sugano
Nishimura & Asahi
Japan
Meiyen Tan
Norton Rose FulbrightSingapore
Dinkar Venkatasubramanian
EYIndia
Lingqi Wang
Fangda Partners
People's Republic of China
Tiffany Wong
Alvarez & Marsal
Hong Kong, P.R.C.

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Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging Committee

Devi Shah
Chair
Mayer BrownUK
Rita Birungi
INSOL Fellow
Ligomarc AdvocatesUganda
Claudia CheahSkrineMalaysia
Ben Cawley-HarrisonKrollUK
Asma IqbalChadwick LawrenceUK
Kristina KicksInterpath Advisory
UK
Dhananjay Kumar
INSOL Fellow
Cyril Amarchand MangaldasIndia
Elisabeth LangOffice of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy Canada
Will Paterson
INSOL Fellow
The World Bank Group
Francisco Vazquez
INSOL Fellow
Norton Rose Fulbright US LLPUSA
Professor Annika WolfUniversity of Applied Science in Emden/LeerGermany

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Early Researcher Academics (ERA) Committee

Ilya Kokorin
Chair
Leiden UniversityThe Netherlands
Kenneth GharteyUniversity of Ghana, School of Law / Royal Holloway, University of London (PhD)Ghana / UK
Shuai GuoChina University of Political Science and LawPeople's Republic of China
Charles Ho Wang MakUniversity of GlasgowUK
Elizabeth Streten
Queensland University of Technology
Australia
Defne TasmanUniversity of AntwerpBelgium
Ishana TripathiO.P. Jindal Global UniversityIndia

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Group of Thirty-Six Committee

Ronit Berkovich
INSOL Fellow, Co-Chair Americas
Weil Gotshal & MangesUSA  
Kwun Yee Cheung
Co-Chair APAC
Baker McKenzie Hong Kong
Mark Fennessy
McDermott Will & Emery
UK
Rishi Hindocha
A&O Shearman Singapore
Amy JacksMayer Brown 
UK
Samantha Kinsey
King & Wood Mallesons
Australia
David KurzweilGreenberg TraurigUSA
Gordon MacRae
Interpath Advisory 
Cayman Islands
Julie Nettleton
INSOL Fellow
Grant ThorntonUK
Juan Jose PerojoTeneoMexico

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INSOL Fellows Committee

Justice Jane O. Dietrich
Chair
Judge of the Superior Court of Justice of Ontario in Toronto
Canada
Peter DeclercqDCQ Legal Ltd.UK
James EggletonHarneysCayman Islands
Rocky GuptaUnited JurisIndia
Nastascha HarduthCliffe Dekker Hofmeyr 
Republic of South Africa
Andrea HarrisGrant ThorntonChannel Islands
Ferdinand HengstDe Brauw Blackstone Westbroek NVThe Netherlands
Benjamin JonesSimmons & Simmons
UK
Lucas KortmannRESOR NVThe Netherlands
Nienke LillingtonCampbells LLPCayman Islands
Allan NackanB Riley Farber
Canada
Luke WisemanInterpath AdvisoryUK

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INSOL Foundation Certificate Course in International Insolvency Law
Course Committee

David Burdette
Chair, Course Leader
INSOL InternationalUK
Justice Jane O. Dietrich
INSOL Fellow
Judge of the Superior Court of Justice of Ontario in Toronto
Canada
Jassmine GirgisUniversity of CalgaryCanada
Georg KodekVienna University of Economics and BusinessAustria
Dhananjay Kumar
INSOL Fellow
Cyril Armarchand MangaldasIndia
Timothy LeCornu
INSOL Fellow
KRyS GlobalChannel Islands
Kathleen van der LindeUniversity of JohannesburgRepublic of South Africa
Victoria WeyuluMinistry of JusticeNamibia

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INSOL Global Insolvency Practice Course
Core Committee

Dr. David Burdette
Course Leader
INSOL International
UK
Hamish AndersonConsultantUK
Scott Atkins
Immediate Past President, INSOL International, INSOL Fellow
Norton Rose FulbrightAustralia
Professor Charles D. Booth
INSOL Fellow
University of Hawai'i at Manoa
Professor Reinhard BorkUniversity of HamburgGermany
Professor Anthony CaseyUniversity of ChicagoUSA

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Insolvency Practitioners Group (IPG) Committee

Eric Levenstein
Chair
Werksmans AttorneysRepublic of South Africa
Anagha Anasingaraiu
Kanj & Co.
India
Matthew Byrnes
INSOL Fellow
Grant ThorntonAustralia
Dr. Robert HänelAnchor RechsanwälteGermany
Kabiito Karamagi
INSOL Fellow
Ligomarc Advocates
Uganda
Ashok Kumar
BlackOak LLC
Singapore
John Mairo
INSOL Fellow
Porzio, Bromberg & Newman, PC
USA
Mat NgGrant ThorntonHong Kong, P.R.C.
Daniel Sejas
Kingsley Napley LLPUK
Christiaan Zijderveld
INSOL Fellow
HouthoffThe Netherlands

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INSOL World Editorial Board

Mark Craggs
INSOL Fellow, Co-Editor
Norton Rose FulbrightUK
Sheila Ng
INSOL Fellow, Co-Editor
Rajah & TannSingapore
Editorial Board
José Carles
INSOL Fellow
Carles Cuesta Abogados y Economistas SLP
Spain
Patricia Cervantes Perez GuerraHidalgo y Mendoza SCMexico
Andrea Harris
INSOL Fellow
Grant ThorntonGuernsey
Sigrid Jansen
INSOL Fellow
Allen & OveryThe Netherlands
Julian JonesWebber WentzelRepublic of South Africa
Jonathan Leitch
Hogan Lovells
Hong Kong, P.R.C.
Orla McCoy
INSOL Fellow
Gilbert + TobinAustralia
Richard Mizak
INSOL Fellow
AccordionUSA
Shelley WhiteWalkersCayman Islands

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International Financiers Group

Colm Kelly
INSOL Fellow
Co-Chair
MUFG
USA
Mark Sutton
Co-Chair
Commonwealth Bank of AustraliaAustralia
Esteban BuljevichRothschild & Co.
United Arab Emirates
Simon ChiouCommonwealth BankAustralia
Tim DeSienoDeSieno Consulting
USA
Donna Duke
Asian Development Bank
Philippines
Stuti JainDeutsche BankSingapore
Philip JanisEuropean Investment BankLuxembourg
Daniel KangisserStandard BankRepublic of South Africa
Rose Kehoe
Rabo Bank
Australia
Catrina Le GrangeNedbankRepublic of South Africa
Emily Makinson
NatWest Group
UK
Mark O'ReillyMUFGSingapore

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Judicial Group

Sir Alastair Norris (Ret.)
Chair
High Court of Justice
UK
Antonia Menezes
INSOL Fellow
World Bank Group
Samira MusayevaUNCITRAL

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Latin America Committee

Howard Seife
Chair
Norton Rose FulbrightUSA
Giuliano ColomboPinheiro Neto AdvogadosBrazil
Gilberto CorreaSouto Correa AdvogadosBrazil
Tim DeSienoDeSieno Consulting
USA
Cristina Gomez Clark
Alvarez & Marsal
Colombia
Thomas HeatherCreelMexico
Susana Hidvegi Arango
INSOL Fellow
RiveronColombia
Mariana Joszpa
Brya Advogados
Argentina
Paul Keenan
INSOL Fellow
Baker McKenzie
USA
Frederico Kerr Bullamah
Mattos Filho
Brazil
Rafael KlotzThe Brattle GroupUSA
Javier LorenteLorente & López Abogados
Argentina
Liv Machado
INSOL Fellow
Tauil & Chequer Advogados in Association with Mayer BrownBrazil
Andres Martinez
INSOL Fellow
World Bank Group
Fernando Martinot
Santivanez Abogados
Peru
Salvatore MilanesePantalicaBrazil
Leonardo Morato L Morato Advogados
Brazil
Luis Palomino BernalPalomino, Flores, Hernández Abogados
Mexico
Juan José Perojo
TeneoMexico
Isabel Picot Franca
INSOL Fellow
Galdino & Coelho, Pimenta, Takemi, Ayoub Advogados 
Brazil
Rosa Rojas Vertiz
ITAMMexico
Fábio RosasLeFosse AdvogadosBrazil
Jorge J. SepúlvedaBufete García JimenoMexico
Diana Lucia Talero Castro
INSOL Fellow
UVP&A Abogados
Colombia

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Legislative & Regulatory Group

Andres Martinez
INSOL Fellow, Chair
World Bank Group
Theoni Alampasi
Ministry of Finance
Greece
Dean Beale
The Insolvency Service
UK
Don Bernstein
Davis Polk & Wardwell
USA
Prabha ChinienConsultant to Registrar of CompaniesMauritius
Tim ColeAustralian Financial Services AuthorityAustralia
Sandip Garg
Insolvency & Bankruptcy Board of India
India
Susana Hidvegi Arango
INSOL Fellow
Former Superintendent of CompaniesColombia
Francis NgMinistry of LawSingapore
Radovan PalaTaylorWessingSlovakia
Rodrigo RodgriguezFederal Supervisory Authority on InsolvencySwitzerland
Pal Sziranyi
EU Commission

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Past Presidents Advisory Committee

Adam Harris
Chair
Republic of South Africa
Scott Atkins
INSOL Fellow
Australia
Sumant BatraIndia
Neil CooperUK
Dennis J. CougleAustralia
Richard A. GitlinUSA
Julie Hertzberg
USA
Robert HertzbergUSA
John LeesHong Kong, P.R.C.
C. Garth MacGirrCanada
R. Gordon MarantzCanada
Sijmen de RanitzThe Netherlands
Mark RobinsonAustralia
Robert O. SandersonCanada
James H.M. SprayregenUSA
Gordon StewartUK

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People's Republic of China Committee

Rogert Bischof
INSOL Fellow
Lenz & Staehelin
Switzerland
Kwun Yee Cheung
Baker McKenzie
Hong Kong, P.R.C.
Li Shuguang
Bankruptcy Law & Restructuring Research Centre of China University of Political Science and Law
Hong Kong, P.R.C.
Helena HuangKing & Wood MallesonsHong Kong, P.R.C.
Howard Lam
INSOL Fellow
Latham & Watkins LLPHong Kong, P.R.C.
Jane JiangAllen & OveryPeople's Republic of China
Viola JiangAllen & OveryPeople's Republic of China
Andrew Koo
INSOL Fellow
EYHong Kong, P.R.C.
Rosalie LuiKMPGHong Kong, P.R.C.
Kevin SongKrollPeople's Republic of China
Lingqi WangFangda PartnersPeople's Republic of China

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Restructuring Alert Editorial Board

David Lawton
Chair
Locke Lord LLPUSA
Kelly J. BourassaBlake, Cassels & Graydon LLPCanada
Jose Carles
INSOL Fellow
Carles Cuesta AbogadosSpain
Sam ColeKrollCayman Islands
Dr. Stephan DegenHeuking Kuhn Luer Wojtek ParGmbBGermany
Okorie Kalu
INSOL Fellow
Punuka Attorneys & SolicitorsNigeria
Justine LauMourant OzannesHong Kong, P.R.C.
Monika Lorenzo-PerezSquire Patton BoggsUK
Carlota PalazzoCapdevila & Palazzo AbogadosArgentina
Yuri SuganoNishimura & AsahiJapan
Darius TayBlackOak LLCSingapore
Kristy Zander
INSOL Fellow
LK Law Pty LtdAustralia

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Small Practice Membership Issues Committee

Pulkit Deora
Chair
Enterprise Chambers (Door Tenant)
India
Matthew Ang
Ler Lum Corporate Restructuring
Malaysia
Michael Baigel
Baigel Corp
Candada
Rodrigo Callejas
INSOL Fellow
Carrillo y AsociadosGuatemala
Stephan Degen
Heuking Kuhn Luer Wojtek
Germany
Stephan De Vries
Summit Trust
Republic of South Africa
Livia Gavioli Machado
Gavioli Machado Advogados
Brazil
Lloyd Hinton
Insolve Plus UK
UK
Nicosia LawsonBaker & PartnersCayman Islands

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Technical Research Committee

Justice Jane O. Dietrich
INSOL Fellow, Chair
Judge of the Superior Court of Justice of Ontario in Toronto
Canada (ON)
Paul Apathy
INSOL Fellow
Herbert Smith FreehillsAustralia (NSW)
Roger Bischof
INSOL Fellow
Lenz & Staehelin
Switzerland
Clayton ChongWongPartnership LLPSingapore
Adam Crane
INSOL Fellow
Baker & Partners (Cayman) LimitedCayman Islands
Ferdinand Hengst
INSOL Fellow
De Brauw Blackstone WestbroekNetherlands
Susana Hidvegi Arango
INSOL Fellow
Riveron / H&BColombia
Okorie Kalu
INSOL Fellow 
Punuka Attorneys & SolicitorsNigeria
Dhananjay Kumar
INSOL Fellow
Cyril Amarchand MangaldasIndia
Craig Montgomery
INSOL Fellow
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLPUnited Kingdom
Bruno Navarro
INSOL Fellow
Ipso Facto LtdUnited Arab Emirates
Robert Schiebe
INSOL Fellow
Schiebe und Collegen KaiserstraßeGermany
Petr SprinzRESOLV, law firm, sroCzech Republic
Kate StephensonKirkland & EllisUnited Kingdom
Evan J. ZuckerBLANKROMEUSA (NY)

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Webinar Series Committee

Debby Lim
INSOL Fellow,
Chair
Dentons Rodyk & Davidson
Singapore
Rodrigo Callejas
INSOL Fellow
Carrillo LawGuatemala
Simon Dickson
INSOL Fellow
MourantCayman Islands
Sunny HathiramaniTanner DeWittHong Kong, P.R.C.
Mariano Hernandez
INSOL Fellow
M&M AbogadosSpain
Chip Hoebeke
INSOL Fellow
Rehmann Consulting
USA
Andrew Koo
INSOL Fellow
EYPeople's Republic of China
Jeremy SneadOgierUK
Miguel Torres
INSOL Fellow
University of KentUK / Portugal

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