III NextGen Leadership Program and Class V Induction June 5, 2016

III NextGen Leadership Program

and Class V Induction

June 5, 2016: Tokyo, Japan

TMI ASSOCIATES

Roppongi Hills Mori Tower

Tokyo Courtesy of III Member

Mitsue Aizawa

CONFERENCE FACULTY

Mitsue Aizawa

TMI Associates, Tokyo

Donald S. Bernstein

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, New York

Alan Bloom

Ernst & Young, London

Prof. Hon. Samuel L. Bufford

Pennsylvania State University,

University Park, PA

Thomas M. Gaa

Bialson, Bergen & Schwab, Palo Alto

Prof. Christoph Paulus

Humboldt University, Berlin

Hon. James M. Peck

Morrison & Foerster LLP, New York

CONFERENCE CO-CHAIRS

E. Bruce Leonard

Miller Thomson LLP, Toronto

Maurice Fleming

NextGen Nomination Director


Franca Tibando

NextGen Executive Director


Shinchiro Abe

Kasumigaseki International Law Office

NextGen Tokyo Organizing Committee

Nominated Delegates

Class V

Ethan J. Birnberg

Lindquist & Vennum LLP

600 17th Street, Suite 1800 South

Denver, CO 80202 USA

Tel: 303.454.0534

Email: [email protected]

Nominator

Hon. Sidney B. Brooks

United States Bankruptcy Court, District of Colorado


Erin Broderick

Baker & McKenzie LLP

300 East Randolph Street, Suite 5000

Chicago, Illinois 60601 USA

Tel: 312.861.8935


Nominator

Eberhard Nietzer

Amtsgericht Heilbronn


Margie Chan

Davis Polk & Wardwell

Hong Kong Solicitors

The Hong Kong Club Building

3A Chater Road, 18/F Hong Kong

Tel: +852 2533 3325


Nominator

Donald S. Bernstein

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP


Dr. Jason Corbett

Silk Legal Co., Ltd.

RSU Tower, 8th Floor, Suite 805

571 Sukhumvit Road, North Klongton

Watthana, Bangkok, Thailand 10110

Tel: +66 (0)2107-2007


Nominator

George M. Kelakos

Kelakos Advisors LLC


Richard A. Graham

White & Case LLP

1155 Avenue of the Americas

New York, NY 10036-2787

Tel: 212.819.7993


Nominator

Daniel M. Glosband

Goodwin Procter


Nava Hazan

Squire Patton Boggs LLP

30 Rockefeller Plaza

23rd Floor

New York NY 10112 USA

Tel: 212.872.9822


Nominator

Christopher Meyer



Hiroyasu Horimoto

City-Yuwa Partners

Marunouchi Mitsui Building

2-2-2 Marunouchi Chioya-ku

Tokyo 100-0005 Japan

Tel: +81 3 6212 5546


Nominator

Masaaki Sawano

City-Yuwa Partners


Ataru Iizuka

TMI Associates

23rd Floor, Roppongi Hills Mori Tower

6-10-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku


Tel: +81 3 6438 4518


Nominator

Mitsue Aizawa

TMI Associates


Kizzy L. Jarashow

Goodwin Procter LLP

620 Eighth Avenue

New York, NY 10018

USA

Tel: 212.459.7341


Nominator

Daniel M. Glosband

Goodwin Procter LLP


Thiago Braga Junqueira

Pinheiro Neto Advogados

Rua Joao Moura

366, apt. 81

Sao Paulo, SP – Brazil

Tel: +55 11 3247 8484


Nominator

Luiz Galeazzi

Galeazzi Associados


Yutaka Kuroda

Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu

JP Towere, 2-7-2 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku

Tokyo Japan 100-7026

Tel: +81 3 6889 7200


Nominator

Shintaro Taki

Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu


John Middleton

International Air Transport Association (IATA)

33 Route de l’Aeroport

1215 Geneva 16 Airport, Switzerland

Tel: +44 22 770 2002


Nominator

Robin Phelan

Haynes and Boone LLP


Zentaro Nihei

Anderson Mori & Tomotsune

Akasaka K-Tower, 2-7, Motoakasaka 1-chome

Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-0051, Japan

Tel: +81 3 6894 2003


Nominator

Hideyuki Sakai



James Richardson

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

300 Madison Avenue

New York, New York 10017 USA

Tel: 347.514.0103


Nominator

Edward H. Tillinghast, III

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP


mailto:[email protected]

Yuri Sugano

Nishimura & Asahi

Otemon Tower, 1-1-2 Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo

100-8124, Japan

Tel: +81-3-6250-6466


Nominator

Shinnosuke Fukuoka

Nishimuea & Asahi


Foteini (Fay) Teloni

Shearman & Sterling

599 Lexington Avenue


Tel: 212.848.4579


Nominator

Allan L. Gropper

U.S. Bankruptcy Court


Ivo-Meinert Willrodt

PLUTA Rechtsanwalts GmbH

Barthstr. 16, 80339 Munich

Germany

Tel: +49 89 8589633


Nominator

Annerose Tashiro

Schultze & Braun


Takuro Yamaguchi

Oh-Ebashi LPC & Partners

Kishimoto Bldg. 2F, 2-2-1 Marunouchi

Chiyoda-ku, 100-0005

Tokyo, Japan

Tel: +81 3 5224 5981


Nominator

Hiroyasu Ueda



Carmen YeungKPMGPrince’s Building, 10 Chater Road8th FloorCentral, Hong KongTel: +852 2140 2274Email: [email protected]

NominatorEdward MiddletonKPMGEmail: [email protected]

Shinichiro Yokota

Mori Hamada & Matsumoto

Marunouchi Park Building

2-6-1 Marunouchi Chiyoda-ku

Tokyo, Japan 100-8222

Tel: +81 3 6212 8365


Nominator

Junichi Tobimatsu



Gold Medal WinnersNavigating Scylla & Charybdis: International Arbitration and National Insolvency

David Ehmke, Humboldt-University of Berlin [email protected]

Alfred Lewis, University College [email protected]

Silver Medal WinnerAn Analysis and Hypothesis on Forum Shopping in Insolvency Law

Amir Adl Rudbordeh, Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen and Nottingham Trent [email protected]

Bronze Medal WinnerCross-border Insolvency: A Case for a Transaction Cost Economics Analysis

Michael Guihot, Queensland University of [email protected]

https://www.iiiglobal.org/sites/default/files/media/Ehmke %26 Lewis - Navigating Scylla and Charybdis.pdf



https://www.iiiglobal.org/sites/default/files/media/RUDBORDEH%2C Amir - An Analysis %26 Hypothesis on Forum Shopping in Insolvency Law %28EU%29.pdf

https://www.iiiglobal.org/sites/default/files/media/GUIHOT%2C Michael - Cross-border Insolvency - A Case for a Transaction Cost Analysis.pdf

Ethan J. Birnberg

Lindquist & Vennum LLP

600 17th Street

Suite 1800 South

Denver, CO 80202 USA

Tel: 303.454.0534


Erin Elizabeth Broderick

Baker & McKenzie LLP

130 North Garland Court, Unit 1606

Chicago, Illinois 60602 USA

Tel: 312.813.1984

Email:

[email protected]

BackgroundEthan Birnberg represents clients across several industries, from middle market companies operating in the shale oil and energy industries, to RV park owners and luxury cruise tour operators. He is a litigator and frequently represents debtors, trustees, creditors, and receivers, predominantly for court-appointed receivers in Ponzi scheme cases. His expertise includes corporate restructuring, workouts and asset sales, advising management and officers regarding fiduciary duties, and all types of adversary proceedings.

Ethan’s clients benefit from his experience and knowledge of emerging business trends and their day-to-day operational and financial issues. Recognized as a leader of the next generation of bankruptcy practitioners, he frequently speaks at conferences, publishes articles, and is currently co-authoring a chapter on transnational business trends, chapter 15, and cross-border insolvencies.

Awards & Recognition

Colorado Super Lawyers, Rising Star (2013-2016)

Business Bankruptcy Specialist, certified by the American Board of Certification

Next Generation Program Participant, National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges (2015)

Next Generation Program Participant, International Insolvency Institute, Class V, Tokyo, Japan (June 2016)

Wyoming Bankruptcy Court Local Rules Committee, Member (2016-2018)

PracticesFinancial ServicesFinancial Restructuring & BankruptcyCommercial Litigation

EducationThomas Jefferson School of Law (J.D., summa cum laude)

University of California at Santa Barbara(B.A., Law & Society; Global Peace and Security Minor; High Honors, Academic Award for Excellence)

Background

Erin Broderick is a senior associate in the Financial Restructuring, Creditors’

Rights & Bankruptcy Practice Group in the Chicago office. She has

experience in managing all aspects of sophisticated restructurings in and out

of court and has managed complex insolvency-related litigation.

In 2016, Ms. Broderick was recognized as a fellow of INSOL International

(with honors distinction), named a Top 40 Under 40 Global Restructuring

Attorney by the Global Restructuring Review, and was inducted into The

International Insolvency Institute’s 2016 NextGen Leadership Class. In 2008,

Ms. Broderick was named Distinguished Bankruptcy Law Student for the

Sixth Circuit by the American College of Bankruptcy.

Practice Focus

Ms. Broderick focuses her practice on cross-border work. She has defended

financial institutions and hedge funds in insolvency-related cross-border

litigation and restructurings, represented purchasers of assets in cross-

border restructurings, and foreign representatives and discovery targets in

Chapter 15. Ms. Broderick has also represented debtors, lenders, investors,

trade creditors, and equity committees in Chapter 11, advised senior

management of distressed companies with respect to in- and out-of-court

restructurings and contingency planning, and defended lenders and

investors in insolvency-related litigation.

Professional Associations and Memberships

International Women's Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation -Co-chair of the Membership Committee

Turnaround Management Association (TMA) - Co-chair of the Membership Committee

INSOL International - Member and Fellow

The International Insolvency Institute - NextGen Leadership Class V Member

Admission

New York~United States (2015)

U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit~United States (2012)

Illinois~United States (2008)

U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois~United States (2008)

Education

University of Michigan Law School (J.D. cum laude) (2008)

Central Michigan University (B.S. Economics and Political Science summa

cum laude) (2005)

http://www.lindquist.com/Practices/Financial-Services

http://www.lindquist.com/Practices/Financial-Restructuring-Bankruptcy

http://www.lindquist.com/Practices/Commercial-Litigation

Margie Chan

Davis Polk & Wardwell

Hong Kong Solicitors

The Hong Kong Club Building

3A Chater Road, 18/F

Hong Kong

Tel: +852 2533 3325


Dr. Jason CorbettSilk Legal Co., Ltd.RSU Tower, 8th Floor, Suite 805571 Sukhumvit Road, North KlongtonWatthana, Bangkok, Thailand 10110Tel: +66 (0)2107-2007Email: [email protected]

BackgroundMs. Chan is counsel in Davis Polk’s Corporate Department, resident in Hong Kong.

She has worked on a broad range of credit transactions, bond offerings, liability management exercise including tender offers and consent solicitations and other corporate restructurings, representing debtors, creditors, banks and asset acquirers.

Work HighlightsMs. Chan has been involved in a number of the firm’s restructuring assignments over the past several years, including:

■ Kaisa Group Holdings Ltd. – Advising Sunac China Holdings Limited, as prospective acquirer of Kaisa, in connection with the aborted acquisition of the outstanding shares of Kaisa and related debt restructuring.

■ LyondellBasell – Advising Citibank, as bank agent, in LyondellBasell, with respect to the largest private DIP financing (US$8.5 billion) in U.S. history and related exit financing.

■ Delphi Corporation – Advising JPMorgan, as bank agent, with respect to the US$4.5 billion DIP financing, including in connection with the credit bidding of the DIP facility claims in exchange for a substantial portion of Delphi’s businesses.Federal Reserve Bank of New York in connection with the establishment of the Term Asset Backed Securities Loan Facility (TALF).

Professional HistoryCounsel, 2014-presentAssociate, 2007-2014Hong Kong office, Davis Polk, 2010-presentNew York office, Davis Polk, 2007-2010Associate, Herbert Smith, 2002-2007

Bar AdmissionsHong Kong State of New York

Education LL.B., University of Hong Kong, Faculty of Law, 1999

Dean's List PCLL, University of Hong Kong, Faculty of Law, 2000

LanguagesCantoneseMandarin

BackgroundDr. Corbett is the founder and Managing Partner of Silk Legal, a Bangkok based law firm that advises both foreign and domestic clients. Jason is admitted as solicitor of the Supreme Court of New South Wales. He is also the Chief Investment Officer of Silver cord Advisory, a specialist venture capital firm that invests professional services in disruptive technology start-ups throughout SE Asia.

As a corporate lawyer by trade, and an entrepreneur at heart, Jason hastrained in the law with a variety of in-house positions and private practice including one of Canada’s largest law firms. He has been involved in several business and start-ups at an executive level in a variety of industries ranging from legal, finance, beverage manufacturing, hospitality, environmental, e-commerce and professional consulting.

EducationDoctor of Juridical Science, La Trobe University, Melbourne Australia. Awarded in 2011Master of Laws – International Business Law, La Trobe University, Melbourne Australia. Awarded in 2006.Bachelor of Laws – Corporate & Commercial Law, Bond University, Gold Coast Australia, Awarded in 2005.Post Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice, Bond University, Gold Coast Australia, Awarded in 2005.Post Graduate Certificate, Asia-American Institute in Transnational Law, Duke University, held at University of Hong Kong. Awarded in 2010.Post Graduate Certificate, Chinese Commercial Law and Practice, Shanghai University, Shanghai China. Awarded in 2010.

Qualifications

Solicitor of Supreme Court of New South Wales Australia. Admitted

2005.

Associate Member of the Law Society of New South Wales. Member

since 2006.

Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. Member

since 2006.

National Committee on Accreditation. Federation of Law Societies of

Canada. Accredited in 2011.

Member of the American Association of Justice. Member since 2012.


Richard A. Graham

White & Case LLP

1155 Avenue of the Americas

New York, NY 10036-2787

Tel: 212.819.7993


Nava Hazan


30 Rockefeller Plaza

23rd Floor

New York NY 10112 USA

Tel: 212.872.9822

Email:

[email protected]

BackgroundMr. Graham is a member of the Firm's Financial Restructuring & Insolvency Practice Group in New York, having recently returned from the Firm's Hamburg office. He focuses his practice on chapter 11 proceedings, multinational bankruptcy cases and out-of-court restructuring transactions. He has extensive experience representing both debtors and secured and unsecured creditors in chapter 11 cases. Current and recent matters in which Mr. Graham has been involved include the representation of lenders in the HomeBanc Mortgage bankruptcy and of various aircraft finance parties in the Northwest Airlines Corporation chapter 11 case.

Prior to joining White & Case, Mr. Graham practiced from 2002–2005 as an associate at the New York office of another leading international law firm, where he was involved in representing chapter 11 debtors WorldCom, Inc., Sunbeam Corporation and International Wire Group, Inc., as well as numerous creditors and investors in other cases. Mr. Graham has also provided bankruptcy-related consumer finance law advice to large credit institutions.

Before moving to New York, Mr. Graham clerked for Chief Judge Philip H. Brandt of the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit and the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Washington and, still earlier, for Judge Lee M. Jackwig of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Iowa.Mr. Graham was an active duty officer in the United States Army from 1991–1996 and remains a reserve member of the Judge Advocate General Corps.

Bars and Courts

New York State Bar

US District Court for the Southern District of New York

Washington State Bar

Education

JD, University of Washington School of Law

BS, United States Military Academy, West Point, NY

Languages

English

German

BackgroundNava Hazan is a partner in the Restructuring & Insolvency Practice Group located in the New York office. She is the Co-Chair of the firm’s Cross-Border Restructuring Practice.

Her practice involves the representation of debtors, foreign liquidators and administrators in Chapter 15 cases and cross-border proceedings. She also represents debtors, secured and unsecured creditors, and creditors’ committees in Chapter 11 cases in various industries.

Education

Columbia University, LL.M., 1999

Panthéon-Sorbonne University, Master’s Degree in Law, 1997

Panthéon-Assas University, Master’s Degree in Law, 1996

Panthéon-Assas University, J.D., 1995

Admissions

New York, 2000

Paris, 2012

Courts

U.S. Ct. of App., Second Circuit

U.S. Ct. of App., Third Circuit

U.S. Dist. Ct., S. Dist. of New York

U.S. Dist. Ct., N. Dist. of New York

U.S. Dist. Ct., E. Dist. of New York

U.S. Dist. Ct., W. Dist. of New York

Memberships and Affiliations

INSOL International

Turnaround Management Association

International Insolvency Institute, NextGen Leadership Program

Languages

English

French

Hiroyasu Horimoto

City-Yuwa Partners

Marunouchi Mitsui Building

2-2-2 Marunouchi Chioya-ku


Tel: +81 3 6212 5546

Email:Hiroyasu.horimoto@city-

yuwa.com

Ataru Iizuka

TMI Associates

23rd Flr Roppongi Hills Mori Tower

6-10-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku

Tokyo, 106-6123 Japan

106-0032, Japan

Tel: +81-3-6438-4518


Professional ExperienceMr. Horimoto is a partner at City-Yuwa since January 2003 where he specializes in corporate reorganization, bankruptcy proceedings, M&A, corporate law and financial regulations.

Professional QualificationAdmitted in Japan, 2002Admitted in New York, 2009

Academic Experience

Columbia University School of Law, New York, USA, LL.M., May 2008

Legal Training and Research Institute of Japan, Tokyo, Japan, bar admitted, 2002

University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, LL.B. degree (J.D. Equivalent), 1999

PublicationCo-author, “Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act and Statement of Mutual Cooperation and Understanding between the Authorities of U.S. and Japan” Kinyu zaisei jijyo, Vol. 3033, Kinzai Institute for Financial Affairs, Inc. (2013)

Experiences on Insolvency CasesCorporate Reorganization

Represented a creditor and joint venture partner in the case of one of the largest air carriers in Japan

Civil Rehabilitation Represented debtors in various cases (pet store chains,

golf course operators) Supervisor Representative in various cases (hotel operator,

commercial building operators)Bankruptcy

Bankruptcy Trustee (for both individuals and corporations) Bankruptcy Trustee Representative in various large scale

bankruptcy cases (real estate company, building operator)Others

Represented the Industrial Revitalization Company of Japan, the government sponsored company for revitalizing distressed companies, in the case of the largest retail chains in Japan.

Represented investigation committee in the case of Olympus Corporation’s corporate accounting scandal.

Background

Associate at TMI Associates (2015 – Present)

Bingham Sakai Mimura Aizawa (Formerly known as New Tokyo

International Law Office) (2005-2011, 2013-2015)

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP(Formerly known as Bingham

McCutchen LLP), New York (2012-2013)

Metal One Corporation (2008)

Practice Areas

Civil Rehabilitation and Corporate Reorganization;

Out-of-court Workout and ADR for Business Turnaround:

Bankruptcy and Special Liquidation;

M&A; Commercial Litigation;

General Corporate Legal Practice;

Company Fraud Investigation

Education

Duke University School of Law (LL.M., 2012)

Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan

(2004-2005)

The University of Tokyo (LL.B., 2002)

Admission

New York (2013)

Japan (2005)

Languages

Japanese/English

Memberships

Tokyo Bar Association

New York State Bar Association

Tokyo Bar Association, Bankruptcy Law Section (Treasurer, 2014)

Kizzy Jarashow

Goodwin Procter LLP

The New York Times Building

620 Eighth Avenue

New York, NY 10018 USA

Tel: 212.459.7341

Email:

[email protected]

Thiago Braga Junqueira

Pinheiro Neto Advogados

Rua Joao Moura

366, apt. 81

Sao Paulo, SP – Brazil

Tel: +55 11 3247 8484


Background

Ms. Jarashow is a senior associate in the Financial Restructuring group of

Goodwin Procter LLP. She represent debtors, bondholders, equity sponsors,

financial institutions and others in complex bankruptcy, insolvency,

restructuring and reorganization matters. Ms. Jarashow is a member of the

American Bankruptcy Institute and the New York State Bar Association.

Representative matters include:

Company counsel in multiple out-of-court restructurings, including for a premier health care company and a for-profit higher education institution.

Bondholders’ counsel in the chapter 11 cases of EFIH, Caesars, Tribune and Washington Mutual.

Creditors’ counsel in chapter 11 cases such as Overseas Shipholding Group, Lehman Brothers, AMR, MF Global, Pettit Oil, Furniture Brands, Quirky, and Karmaloop.

Counsel to Ralph Mabey, as expert on the issue of reasonableness of fees in the Residential Capital chapter 11 cases.

Debtors’ counsel in the chapter 11 cases of Colorep, Inc., Mervyn’s Holdings LLC, Powermate Holding Corp., Linens ‘N Things, and Fluid Routing Solutions.

Publications:

In re Fairfield Sentry – Narrow Grounds to Modify Chapter 15 Recognition Order Do Not Include Inconsistent Positions Taken By Foreign Representative, Insolvency Restructuring International (March 2016) (co-author);

For This Moment – The Distinction Between Present Value and Interest, American Bankruptcy Institute Journal (Vol. XXXIV, No. 7) (July 2015) (co-author);

Rehearing Petition Dramatizes Second Circuit’s Comity Rejection, INSOL International (Nov. 20, 2014) (co-author);

Second Circuit Fails to See the Comity in Chapter 15, International Bar Association – Insolvency and Restructuring International (Oct. 14, 2014) (co-author);

In re Bank United Fin. Corp.: Eleventh Circuit Holds That Tax Refunds Of Consolidated Group Subject To A Tax Sharing Agreement Are Not Assets Of Corporate Parent's Bankruptcy Estate, Stutman, Treister & Glatt CaseAlert (Aug. 23, 2013);

In re School Specialty, Inc.: Delaware Bankruptcy Court Upholds Secured Lender's "Make-Whole" Claim Under New York Law, Stutman, Treister & Glatt Case Alert (Apr. 29, 2013) (co-author);

Bankruptcy Court Uses Twombly Pleading Standard as Platform to Clarify Lender Liability Law, ABI Committee Newsletter, Vol. 9, No. 9 (Sept. 2010);

In re River Road Hotel Partners, LLC: Credit Bidding Circuit Split May Sail Up to the Supreme Court, 20 J. Bankr. L. & Prac. 805 (2011) (co-author);

Third Circuit Bids Credit Bidding Adieu, 19 J. Bankr. L. & Prac. 265 (2010) (co-author);

The Enron Enigma: Claims Trading at Its Fuzziest, Morgan Lewis Business & Finance Newsletter (Fall/Winter 2007) (co-author).

Education - J.D., 2007 , Fordham University (cum laude)

B.A., 2004, New York University

BackgroundMr. Junqueira is involved in multiple interests at play in corporate restructurings, debt rehabilitation schemes and bankruptcy proceedings. Providing legal advice to secured and unsecured creditors, financiers, lessors and lessees, debtors, investment funds and investors interested in troubled or insolvent companies.

Education

Insper Instituto de Ensino e Pesquisa, São Paulo, Brazil. LL.M, received 2015

Pontificia Universidade Católica de São Paulo – PUC/SP, São Paulo, Brazil. Law Degree (J.D.), received 2008.

Additional Information

(I) Publications: “Avoidance of Antecedent Transactions and Cross-

border Insolvency – Brazil”; Co-author; Insol International Publication –

September, 2014. “The OGX Restructuring: Many Firsts and a Good

Testament to Brazilian Bankruptcy Practice”; Co-author; Insol Eletronic

Newsletter – January, 2015; (II) Seminars: Invited professor for seminars

and classes on Reorganization and Bankruptcy at Central Prática –

Educação Corporativa / 2012 – present.

Associations

Insol International, Turnaround Management Association (TMA Brazil),

Associação de Advogados de São Paulo (AASP) and Brazilian Bar

Association (OAB/SP).

Languages

Portuguese (native), English (fluent) and Spanish (basic).

Yutaka Kuroda

Nagashima Ohno &

Tsunematsu

JP Towere, 2-7-2 Marunouchi,

Chiyoda-ku

Tokyo Japan 100-7026

Tel: +81 3 6889 7200

Email:

[email protected]

John Middleton

International Air Transport

Association (IATA)

33 Route de l’Aeroport

1215 Geneva 16 Airport,

Switzerland

Tel: +44 22 770 2002


Practice AreaM&A, Restructuring/Insolvency, Corporate Governance, Asia,

General Corporate

Educations/Professional Experience2000 The University of Tokyo (LL.B.)2001 Admitted to Daini Tokyo Bar Association

Associate at Asahi Law Office (until 2006)2007 Northwestern University School of Law (LL.M.)

Associate at Nagashima Ohno and Tsunematsu2008 Civil Affairs Bureau, the Ministry of Justice (until 2010)2014 Partner at Nagashima Ohno and Tsunematsu

Adjunct Lecturer, The University of Tokyo

Committees2013 Member of Insolvency Study Group at Daini Tokyo Bar

Association2014 Member of Conference for the Governance for

Organizations of Sports2014 Member of the Company Act Advisory Group, the Project of

Assistance for Legal Reform in Myanmar (JICA)2015 Member of Investigation Committee of Construction

Project of National Stadium

Work HighlightsAdvised Elpida Memory Inc. (2012-2013)Deputy Trustee of MtGox Co., Ltd. (2014-)Advised creditors to Skymark Airlines Inc. (2015)

Publications/SeminarsSeminar: Public Company and Related Legal Systems (@Naypyidaw, 2012)

Article: Stronger governance under Japan’s Company Act (International Financial Law Review, May 2014 Japan Guide 2014)

Seminar: Key points for the management of corporate group after enforcement of new Companies Act (@Tokyo, 2014)

Publications: “The Practice of Legal Due Diligence – Key to Success for M&A (3rd Edition)” (Chuo Keizai Sha, 2014)

Seminar: Speaker at Insolvency Section, International Bar Association Annual Conference 2015, Vienna (“Alpine Bau”)

Background

John is Assistant General Counsel for the International Air Transport

Association (IATA), based in Geneva, Switzerland. He serves as IATA’s

bankruptcy specialist, leading the legal response and support for all airline

bankruptcy and (non-sanction) suspension cases worldwide, managing the

claims process for IATA in multiple jurisdictions, and protecting IATA’s

interests in bankruptcy and suspension cases in over 50 countries.

John is also Regional Counsel for IATA’s Africa / Middle East region, providing

the first point of contact for IATA’s local and regional offices and leading the

legal department’s response to local and regional issues including antitrust

investigations, travel agent litigation, and corporate compliance. He also is

responsible for legal support for the IATA Worldwide Airport Slots team,

including participation in Slots Policy Working Group and Joint Slot Advisory

Group meetings, antitrust review for multiple Slots Conferences, and key

involvement with advocacy and regulatory campaigns.

Prior to joining IATA, John was an associate with the bankruptcy and

restructuring group at Haynes and Boone, LLP in Dallas, Texas. While with

Haynes and Boone, he was involved in multiple cross-border transactions

and bankruptcy cases – focusing on bankruptcy litigation – and served as

external global bankruptcy counsel for IATA. He was also named a Super

Lawyers Texas Rising Star in 2013 while with Haynes and Boone.

John has spoken and written on a variety of bankruptcy and aviation topics,

including recent presentations on competition law and slots coordination, in

Vancouver, and on the impact of the financial crisis on aviation markets and

dispute resolution, in Paris. He is a graduate of Baylor University in Texas,

where he earned both his J.D. and B.A., each magna cum laude.

Zentaro Nihei


Akasaka K-Tower, 2-7, Motoakasaka

1-chome

Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-0051, Japan

Tel: +81-3-6894-2003


James Richardson

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

300 Madison Avenue


Tel: 347.514.0103

Email:

[email protected]

Background

Zentaro Nihei is a partner at Anderson Mori & Tomotsune. His

practice focuses on financial restructuring and workouts,

representing a wide range of debtors, creditors and distressed

investors globally. He has advised major institutions on some of the

largest restructuring deals in Asia and played an important role in a

number of major cross-border insolvencies, including Spansion

Japan’s restructuring.

He has several years of experience working in New York and

London at the Boston-based international law firm Bingham

McCutchen, and at Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation Europe,

where he advised on legal aspects of debt restructuring. He is a

Japan- and New York qualified lawyer.

Practice Areas

Restructuring/Bankruptcy and Insolvency; M&A Commercial

Litigation; IP Licensing and

Transactions; Asia and Emerging Countries; Corporate and

Commercial Law

Education

Kyoto University, Bachelor of Laws (2003); Duke University

School of Law, Master of Laws (2011)

Admissions

Japan (2004)

New York (2012)

Languages

Japanese

English

Professional Associations

Daiichi Tokyo Bar Association

Expertise – Turnaround for distressed organizations: operational turnaround, cost reduction, workingcapital improvement, cash forecasting, refinancing,Skills – Rapid identification and analysis of underlying business issues, devising innovative solutions toaddress. Financially trained, with significant operational experience. Also work well under highpressured turnaround environments with strong relationship building abilities.Experience – 6 years’ experience supporting 30+ organizations in over 10 countries, from SMEs to Fortune 500 companies.

Professional Experience:Project Noah 2015 Florida, USARapid identification of sustainable run-rate cost savings to a highly leveraged PE backed business that is due to trip covenants in early 2016. Exceeded management expectations and quadruple run-rate EBITDA.Project Lunar 2015 Connecticut, USAOptions analysis and financial model for a Connecticut-based firm, weighing up future strategy options in light of a potential Bankruptcy filing.Project Water 2015 Palo Alto, USAWorking Capital Optimization for a Fortune 500 business, including a rapid assessment of recent results, understanding of key movement drivers, and recommendations for improvement.Fortune 1000 Technology 2015 Philadelphia, USAGoing Concern review, including stress testing financial projections against liquidity constraints and borrowing capacity.

Academic HistoryACA Sept 2012 - Present Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales2:1 Music BA (Hons) Sept 2006 – July 2009 University of Leeds Other qualifications: Excel Modelling - Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales 2014 Insolvency, Administration and Leveraged Buy-Outs – PwC Residential 2013PRINCE2 – UK industry standard Project Management qualification 2013

Other:Key Interests: Charity, International Travel, CyclingClean Driving License

Yuri Sugano

Nishimura & Asahi

Otemon Tower, 1-1-2 Otemachi,

Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo

100-8124, Japan

Tel: +81-3-6250-6466


Foteini (Fay) Teloni

Shearman & Sterling

599 Lexington Avenue


Tel: 212.848.4579


EDUCATIONMaster of Law (LL.M) -New York, NY

New York University School of Law - May 2012

Qualified by Japanese Bar – Japan – 2003

Bachelor of Law (LL.B) - Kyoto, Japan

Kyoto University -March 2001

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUNDNishimura & Asahi, Tokyo, Japan

Partner - 2016-present

Senior Associate - 2007-2015

Expertise: M&A, Bankruptcy/Restructuring, General Corporate

GCA Savvian Corporation - Tokyo, Japan 2012-2013

*I was seconded from Nishimura & Asashi to GCA Savvian

Corporation, a M&A consulting firm, and worked as a financial

advisor.

OH-Ebashi LPC & Partners - Osaka/Tokyo, Japan

Associate - 2003-2007

PUBLICATIONS / Seminars

Article: Pensions and Insolvency. INSOL International - An

International Survey. (Nov 2015)

Publishing: An industry specific guide to business turnaround in

Japan. Kinzai Institute for Financial Affairs Inc. (Mar 2015)

Article: “Japanese bankruptcy proceedings and class action in the

U.S.: analysis regarding a bankruptcy case of Mt.Gox” (with

Shinnosuke Fukuoka). NBL No. 1038 (Nov 2014)

Publishing: Ideal Practices for out-of-court workouts. Minjiho-

Kenkyukai (Sep 2014)

Publishing: Theory, Practice, and Format for Special Liquidation.

Minjiho-Kenkyukai (Feb 2010)

Article: “Handling of Partial Transfer of Reorganization Claims

under Japanese Reorganization Procedures” (with Yoshitaka

Hamada). Journal of the Financial and Business Law Precedents

No.1331 (Jan 2010)

Seminar: “Practices and Skills of contractual documents for

overseas development by small and medium enterprises”

Universities for SME (small and medium enterprises) of

Organization for Small and Medium Enterprises and Regional

Innovation, Japan (2013-)

Background

Foteini (Fay) Teloni is an associate in the Financial Restructuring and

Insolvency Group of Shearman & Sterling, in New York. Prior to joining

Shearman & Sterling, she was an adjunct professor of law and doctoral

fellow at Fordham Law School, where she was teaching and conducting

research on corporate reorganization and distressed asset sales. Her

scholarship, empirical in nature, has appeared in the American Bankruptcy

Institute Law Review and the American Bankruptcy Law Journal. Fay holds

an S.J.D. degree in business bankruptcy law from Fordham Law School,

LL.M. degrees from Fordham Law School (LL.M. in Banking, Corporate, and

Finance Law) and the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (LL.M.

in Corporate and Commercial Law), and is a law graduate of the National

and Kapodistrian University of Athens (LL.B.).

EducationFordham University School of Law, S.J.D. Business BankruptcyFordham University School of Law, LL.M. Banking, Corporate and FinanceNational and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Law, LL.M. Commercial LawNational and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Law, LL.B.

Bar AdmissionsNew York State (2013)Athens, Greece (2011)

LanguagesGreekEnglish

Ivo-Meinert Willrodt

PLUTA Rechtsanwalts GmbH

Niederlassung München

Barthstraße 16

80339 München

Tel: +49 89 858963-3

Email: ivo-

[email protected]

Takuro Yamaguchi


Kishimoto Bldg. 2F, 2-2-1

Marunouchi

Chiyoda-ku, 100-0005

Tokyo, Japan

Tel: +81 3 5224 5981

Email:

[email protected]

Background

Ivo’s practice focuses on complex corporate restructuring and insolvency

matters both domestically and in cross-border contexts. Since years he is

regularly appointed as Insolvency Administrator by several courts in the

South of Germany (Handling of more than 250 corporate bankruptcy

cases) and has comprehensive experience in Insolvency Proceedings of

all sizes.

He has extensive experience in both the legal and commercial aspects of

corporate restructurings, bankruptcies, receiverships, work-outs and

enforcement of creditors’ rights, remedies, in the negotiation,

documentation and prosecution of insolvency plans, shareholders

liabilities and claw back claims, plan confirmation proceedings and

recognition of foreign insolvency proceedings, the negotiation and

documentation of director liabilities claims and fraud actions. His

expertise covers insolvency, banking, restructuring arrangements and

distressed M&A.

He also advises clients on the legal aspects of investing in distressed

investments and in distressed situations. His case experience spans a

variety of industries, including the automotive, manufacturing, retail,

solar, “grey” capital market, private equity and telecommunications

sectors.

Ivo is a lawyer and holding a M.B.A from the University of St. Gallen

(Switzerland). Ivo has been granted the title of Accredited Specialist in

Bankruptcy Law (Fachanwalt für Insolvenzrecht) by the ‘Stuttgart Bar

Association. He was recently named a Fellow of INSOL International, a

world-wide federation of national associations of lawyers, accountants

and other professionals who specialize in turnaround and insolvency

matters on an international level.

Ivo also worked for a stock listed (Mid-Cap Dax) private equity company

as a Director and for 3 years in Germany and the USA for an engineering

and a chemical company as a CRO.

Professional Qualifications/Education/Language

Lawyer (‘Rechtsanwalt’)

First State Exam: University of Munich, State of Bavaria

Second State Exam: State of Brandenburg

Executive M.B.A HSG (CH)

Accredited Specialist in Bankruptcy Law

Fellow of INSOL International

German, English, French

Education

Law School of University of Southern California

LL.M. (May 2012) – 2011-2012

The Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan

Diploma (October 2005), Major: Law – 2004-2005

Tohoku University, Faculty of Law

Bachelor of Law (March 2003); GPA and class rank not available 1999-

2003

Professional Background

Oh-Ebashi LPC & Parnters

October 2005 – Present

Associate Lawyer

Special Field: Corporate Law and Corporate Reorganization

Professional Membership

Japan Federal Bar Association


American Bar Association, Section of Antitrust

Publications

Takuro Yamaguchi, three serials of “Duty of Care as a prudent manager

and Fiduciary Duty of Loyalty of Director,” Shoji homu, Vol.1837 to

Vol1839 (July 5, 2008 to July 25, 2008.)

Takuro Yamaguchi et al., Practical Commentary on Revised Companies

Act of 2014 (Shoji homu, December 2014)

Lectures

Overview of Amendment of Tokyo Stock Exchange Regulation (2010)

Commentary on Revised Companies Act of 2014 (2014)

Seminers regarding Management Guarantee (2014-2015)

Best Practices for Complying With the Corporate Governance Code

(2015)

ActivitiesAdjunct Lecturer of Tokyo University of Foreign Studies (2015)


Carmen Yeung

KPMG

Prince’s Building, 10 Chater Road

8th Floor

Central, Hong Kong

Tel: +852 2140 2274

Email:

[email protected]

Shinichiro Yokota


Marunouchi Park Building

2-6-1 Marunouchi Chiyoda-ku

Tokyo, Japan 100-8222

Tel: +81 3 6212 8365

Email:

[email protected]

Background

Carmen Yeung is an associate director of Restructuring Services

team in KPMG Hong Kong. She joined KPMG in 2008 and has been

working in a wide variety of engagements around corporate

restructuring and insolvency, both in court and out of court.

Carmen advised distressed companies as well as creditors and/or

potential investors of distressed companies in matters involving

restructuring and/or recapitalisation, independent business review,

cash flow monitoring, pre-pack sale, asset recovery, court

liquidation and administration. She has participated in various cross

border restructuring and insolvency situations which either the

companies have significant assets/operations in China or Chinese

companies have significant foreign investments and/or assets.

Carmen has significant experience serving clients in a wide range of

industries including financial institutions, renewable energy,

education and industrial manufacturing.

Education

Bachelor of Business Administration in Global Business and

Finance, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Member of Hong Kong Institution of Certified Public

Accountant (HKICPA)

HKICPA Professional Diploma in Insolvency

Languages

English

Mandarin

Cantonese

EducationDuke University School of Law, North Carolina, the United States2009-2010

Master of LawsAdmitted to the bar in New York, the United States in April 2011

The Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan, 2003-2004 - Saitama, Japan

Admitted to the bar in Japan in October 2004The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan 1998-2002Bachelor of Laws

Professional BackgroundMori Hamada & Matsumoto, Tokyo, Japan 2004-2009, 2011-presentAttorney-at-law, AssociateLitigation and Transactional PracticeBankruptcy/Insolvency

Have handled several major domestic and international bankruptcy/insolvency cases

Recognition of Foreign Insolvency Proceedings for certain entities in Lehman Brothers Group

Civil Rehabilitation Proceedings (minji-saisei) for Urban Corporation (one of major real estate company in Japan)

Corporate Reorganization Proceedings (kaisya-kousei) for The Sanko Steamship Co., Ltd. (one of major shipping company in Japan)

Publications

Japan Federal Bar Association


American Bar Association, Section of Antitrust

Publications

"Court Decisions and Cases on Corporate Responsibility in The Case of False Disclosure" (Corporate Accounting (kigyoukaikei), November 2008) (Co-author)

"Labor Management Guide Book of M&A" (CHUOKEIZAI-SHA, INC., 2007) (Co-author)

"Q&A What Do You Do Then? (Commercial Law): How to Dismiss the Employee who has been Arrested for Child Prostitution," (Business Houmu, Vol.6 No.7, July 2006) (Co-Author)

"Things to Keep in Mind Regarding the Amendment to the Consumer Contract Law," (Monthly Corporate Auditor, No.517, September 2006)

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