Emily Slater,Managing Director,Burford Capital to Speak at the Knowledge Group's Speaking Opportunity -Liquidating Trusts & Post Confirmation Issues in Bankruptcies:What Lies Ahead
The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series, the leading producer of regulatory focused webcasts, has announced today that Emily Slater, Managing Director, Burford Capital will speak at the Knowledge Group’s webcast entitled: “Liquidating Trusts & Post Confirmation Issues in Bankruptcies: What Lies Ahead.” This event is scheduled for July 12, 2018 from 12:00pm – 2:00pm (ET).
- (1888PressRelease) July 03, 2018 - The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series, the leading producer of regulatory focused webcasts, has announced today that Emily Slater, Managing Director, Burford Capital will speak at the Knowledge Group’s webcast entitled: “Liquidating Trusts & Post Confirmation Issues in Bankruptcies: What Lies Ahead.” This event is scheduled for July 12, 2018 from 12:00pm – 2:00pm (ET).
For further details, please visit:
https://theknowledgegroup.org/event-homepage/?event_id=3236
About Emily Slater
Emily Slater is a Managing Director of Burford’s underwriting and investment arm in New York.
Prior to joining Burford, Ms. Slater was a litigator at Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, where she specialized in complex securities and other bet-the-company litigation and regulatory investigations involving billions in damages. Ms. Slater regularly represented financial institutions and public companies before the SEC and DOJ. She also represented the City of New York in the criminal investigation of the 2003 Staten Island Ferry crash and led a landmark pro bono class action litigation regarding mental health treatment in New York City jails, which prevailed in the New York State Court of Appeals.
Ms. Slater graduated from New York University School of Law, where she was the Colloquium Editor of the Review of Law and Social Change. She is a founding member of the Pro Bono Advisory Council of New York Lawyers for the Public Interest and served as a trustee of Brooklyn Heights Montessori School.
About Burford Capital
Burford Capital is a leading global finance and investment management firm focused on law. Its businesses include litigation finance and risk management, asset recovery and a wide range of legal finance and advisory activities. Burford is publicly traded on the London Stock Exchange, and it works with law firms and clients around the world from its principal offices in New York, London, Chicago and Singapore. For more information about Burford: www.burfordcapital.com.
Event Synopsis:
Post-confirmation liquidation and litigation trusts are tools used to resolve certain claims and issues in a Chapter 11 case. These trusts allowed debtors to immediately emerge from bankruptcy. Methods in handling large-scale litigation matters and claims resolution process were also made possible by these trusts. However, to maximize the benefits of post-confirmation liquidation and litigation trusts, organizations are required to have a well-drafted reorganization plan and corresponding trust agreement that carefully identifies the claims and interests being retained and deposited into the trust.
Listen as a panel of distinguished professionals and thought leaders organized by The Knowledge Group provide the audience with an overview of Post-Confirmation Liquidation and Litigation Trusts in business bankruptcies. Speakers, among other things, will offer helpful insights on the fundamental framework as well as significant updates and developments surrounding this significant topic. To avoid jurisdictional issues arising from post-confirmation litigation and liquidation trusts, the speakers will also provide best practices and practical tips for businesses to consider when engaging in a post-confirmation liquidation and litigation trust.
Key topics include:
· Post-Confirmation Liquidation & Litigation Trusts in the 2018 Landscape
· Trust Agreements: Scope, Coverage and Limitations
· Identifying the Best Mechanism
· Identifying the Best Mechanism
· Funding and Financing of Trust
· The Jurisdiction to Assist the Trust During Post-Confirmation
· Significant Court Decisions
· What Lies Ahead
About The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series
The Knowledge Group was established with the mission to produce unbiased, objective, and educational live webinars that examine industry trends and regulatory changes from a variety of different perspectives. The goal is to deliver a unique multilevel analysis of an important issue affecting business in a highly focused format. To contact or register for an event, please visit: http://theknowledgegroup.org/
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