IX Insolvency and Restructuring Law Forum
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The Ukrainian Bar Association invites you to the IX Insolvency and Restructuring Law Forum - a key event to discuss current challenges and trends in the field of bankruptcy and insolvency law.
The event is supported by the EU Project “Pravo-Justice”.
Date: October 17, 2024.
Venue: Hilton Kyiv Hotel (Dallas Hall, 2nd floor), 30, Shevchenko Blvd. 30, Kyiv / online (Zoom).
The event will include a traditional award ceremony for outstanding professionals and teams in the field of competition law, selected by the Forum participants through open voting.
The event is expected to feature speeches by representatives of the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine, the banking community, members of the Ukrainian Parliament, judges, insolvency officers, private enforcement officers, as well as heads of leading law firms and attorneys' associations.
PROGRAM
09:30 - 10:00 Participant registration. Welcome coffee
10:00 - 10:10 Opening remarks
Iryna Serbin, Deputy Director of the Department of sanctions policy of the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine
Iryna Zharonkina, Enforcement and Protection of Property Rights Component Lead of the EU Project Pravo-Justice
10:10 - 11:50 SESSION 1. General trends in the insolvency process in 2024
Co-moderators:
Oleksii Voronko, Managing Partner at Ario Law Firm, Chairman of the Committee on Bankruptcy Law at the Ukrainian Bar Association
Mykola Kovalchuk, Senior Partner at L.I.Group law company
Focus areas:
- General court statistics
- Current changes in legislation
- Banks and their policies
- Special report: "Preventive restructuring"
Experts:
Arne Engels, international expert of the EU Project Pravo-Justice (online)
Oleh Vaskovskyi, Secretary of the Judicial Chamber for Bankruptcy Cases of the Supreme Court in the Commercial Court of Cassation
Vasyl Hey, expert of the NABU Committee on Legal Support of Banks and Protection of Creditors' Rights, Head of the Claims Department of JSC “BANK CREDIT DNEPR”
Vladyslav Filatov, Director of the Bankruptcy Department of the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine
Julian Khorunzhiy, Senior Partner at Ario Law Firm
11:50 - 12:30 Coffee break
12:30 - 13:50 SESSION 2. Practical aspects of the bankruptcy sphere
Moderator:
Olena Volyanska, Partner, Head of Insolvency and Restructuring Practice at LCF Law Group
Experts and topics:
Serhiy Zhukov, Judge-Speaker of the Supreme Court in the Commercial Court of Cassation
- Development of case law: joint and several liability, and subsidiary liability
Tetiana Hrebeniuk, Judge of the Commercial Court of Kyiv Region
- Peculiarities of separate proceedings within bankruptcy cases
Andriy Dzhura, Deputy Director of the Department for work with distressed assets at JSB “Ukrgasbank”
- Judicial practice of secured creditor's claim recognition
Oleg Chychva, insolvency receiver, attorney at law, member of the Disciplinary Commission of insolvency receivers, certified financial instruments trader
- Recovery of damages from the Russian Federation in bankruptcy proceedings. Prospects. What is new? Sanctions and criminal law risks in bankruptcy cases
Yevhen Chuprun, Chairman of the Council of Insolvency Receivers of Sumy Region
- Additional remuneration of the property manager in the solvency recovery procedure: legal conditions and grounds
13:50 - 14:00 Presentation “Sale of property in bankruptcy proceedings during the war. Who, how and what was sold in bankruptcy proceedings?”
Oleksandr Lykhotop, Head of the project office at JSC “Prozorro.Sale”
14:00 - 14:30 Coffee break
14:30 - 15:50 SESSION 3. Enforcement proceedings: current issues
Moderator:
Andrii Avtorgov, Deputy Chairman of the Board of the Association of private enforcement officers of Ukraine, private enforcement officer
Focus areas:
- Enforcement proceedings and bankruptcy: what is “more important”?
- Impact of bankruptcy procedures on the sale of seized property in enforcement proceedings
- Is the moratorium on foreclosure absolute?
- What shall be considered the stage of sale of the debtor's property?
- Problematic aspects of application of the law
- Court practice
Experts:
Yaroslav Deyak, Deputy General Director for Legal Affairs of SE SETAM
Evgeniy Krasnoshchokov, Judge of the Supreme Court in the Civil Court of Cassation
Oksana Rusetska, Chairman of the Association of Private Enforcement Officers of Ukraine
15:50 - 16:20 Coffee break
16:20 - 17:40 SESSION 4. Development of the Self-Regulatory organization of insolvency practitioners
Moderator:
Sergii Boyarchukov, Managing Partner at Alekseev, Boyarchukov and Partners
Focus areas:
- Current state and role of the Self-Regulatory Organization of Insolvency Practitioners in Ukraine (NAAU)
- Development strategies of the National Council of Insolvency Practitioners: prospects and challenges
- Successful regional initiatives: experience of Kyiv, Odesa, Lviv and Kharkiv
- How to ensure effective interaction between regional councils and the national organization?
- What steps are needed to improve the efficiency of the work of bankruptcy trustees in the regions?
Experts:
Oleksandr Bondarchuk, Chairman of the National Association of Insolvency Receivers of Ukraine, Managing Partner at Absolute Legal Agency
Artur Megeria, Chairman of the Council of Insolvency Receivers of Kyiv, Senior Partner at L.I.Group law company
Tetiana Kolmykova, Chairman of the Council of Insolvency Receivers of Odesa Region
Marian Chorniy, Chairman of the Board of Insolvency Receivers of Lviv Region
Ievgen Ivanenko, Chairman of the Board of Insolvency Receivers of Kharkiv Region, Managing Partner of Ivanenko & Partners
17:40 - 18:00 Electronic voting for the "Recognition of the Year 2024" Award Candidates. Awarding the winners
18:00 - 20:00 Evening Reception. Networking
We are grateful for the support in organizing the event:
General Partner:
Partners:
Alekseev, Boyarchukov and Partners
Socially Responsible Partners:
Andrii Avtorgov, private enforcement officer
Oksana Rusetska, private enforcement officer
Oleg Chychva, Insolvency Receiver
Join the IX Competition Law Forum and take part in important discussions that determine the future of the industry!
To participate in the event, REGISTRATION is REQUIRED.
Participation is considered confirmed after payment of the registration fee.
Dear UBA members, please log in before registering for the event.
For more information about the event, participation as a speaker and partnership opportunities, please contact the organizers by phone: +38 (044) 492-88-48, +38 (063) 792-30-99 (calls via WhatsApp, Telegram, Viber) or e-mail: tosaulenko@uba.ua. The contact person is Tetiana Osaulenko.
For media accreditation, please contact pr@uba.ua. Contact person - Dmytro Cheretun.
- Andriy Avtorgov, private enforcement officer, Deputy Chairman of the Association of Private Enforcement Officers of Ukraine, Deputy Chairman of the Competition Law Committee
- Olena Volyanska, Partner, Head of Insolvency and Restructuring Practice at LCF Law Group
- Oleksii Voronko, Managing Partner at Ario Law Firm, Chairman of the Committee on Bankruptcy Law at the Ukrainian Bar Association
- Artur Megeria, Senior Partner at L.I. Group Law Firm
- Iryna Serbin, Deputy Director of the Sanctions Policy Department of the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine
Languages of the experts' speeches:
Ukrainian and English.
The 1st session of the Forum, where a foreign expert will speak, will be provided with simultaneous interpretation from English into Ukrainian.
Speaker presentations:
All expert presentations will be sent to the participants of the Forum by e-mail and posted on the event page of the UBA website in the Additional section.
Coffee breaks, lunch and evening buffet:
The catering area for participants is the Pre-function area (2nd floor). Drinks and light snacks will be offered.
Nomination and voting for the candidates for the "Recognition of the Year - 2024" award
Please note! During the Forum, the traditional awarding of the best individuals and teams in the field of bankruptcy and insolvency law ("Recognition of the Year - 2024" in the nominations of the best law firm, best insolvency receiver, best judge) will be held, which will be nominated and selected by you.
Candidates and teams will be selected in 2 stages:
First, you nominate your candidate in each of the 3 nominations by filling out a card received at the registration desk. The completed card should be put into a special voting box located in the conference hall. Nominations will be open until 13:30 on the day of the Forum.
Then, via www.menti.com, you will choose your favorite among the candidates who received the most votes during the first stage. The electronic voting for the winners will take place at the end of the Forum's working sessions in the conference hall.
Voting via www.menti.com:
To take part in the voting you need to:
From your phone, laptop or tablet, go to www.menti.com or install the Mentimeter app on your gadget in advance (links to the app for Android and App Store).
In the field that appears, enter the code that you will see on the projector screen in the conference room;
click the Submit button.
Next, you will get the opportunity to vote.
Security measures at Hilton Kyiv.
The Dallas Hall, where the main sessions of the Forum will be held, complies with the security rules of two walls and has no windows.
In the event of an air raid, we recommend that you take the stairs to the shelter zone located on the 1st floor of the hotel (level B1, underground parking).
The hotel security staff will be in the lobby area (1st floor) and will provide the necessary instructions on how to navigate to the equipped shelter.
The participants of the event are personally responsible for compliance with the requirements of responding to the warning system signal, preserving their own health and life.
Financial documents:
All financial documents can be obtained by contacting the event coordinator
by phone: +38 (044) 492 88 48, +38 (063) 792 30 99 (calls via WhatsApp, Telegram, Viber)
by e-mail: tosaulenko@uba.ua.
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