Is the Worst Yet to Come?
A Franco-American Banking Perspective on the Credit Crisis
Agenda
Wine and Cheese Reception
5:00 pm to 5:45 pm
Discussion
5:45 pm to 7:15 pm
Q&A
7:15 pm to 7:30 pm
Featured Panelists
Jean Ergas, Global Insurance, International Consulting
Mr. Jean Ergas is a senior financial executive with over 20 years experience in the insurance, capital markets and energy sectors.
David Freedman, Partner, Baker & McKenzie LLP
Mr. David Freedman is a partner in Baker & McKenzie's New York office.
He advises on securities and financial services law and public company merger and acquisition transactions, as well as on infrastructure projects, with a concentration on cross-border operations involving France.
Skip Rankin, Partner, Baker & McKenzie LLP
Mr. Skip Rankin is a partner in Baker & McKenzie's New York office. He advises on mergers and acquisitions, privatizations, licensing and distribution agreements, joint venture agreements and project finance. Mr. Rankin frequently counsels clients on renewable energy projects in the U.S. and abroad.
Richard R. Rudder, Partner, Baker & McKenzie LLP
Mr. Rudder is a partner in Baker & McKenzie's New York office. He focuses his practice on structured finance and securitization including asset-based lending transactions, representing major commercial and investment banks, issuers, purchasers, trustees and bond insurers in connection with public and private financings. He has innovated many first-of-a-kind transactions, including the first securitization of music royalties.
William R. Wagner, Partner, Baker & McKenzie LLP
Mr. Wagner is a partner in Baker & McKenzie's New York office. He focuses his practice on complex international and domestic loan workouts, financial restructurings and distressed investments. He has extensive secured and unsecured bank financing experience and also represents investment and commercial banks, asset managers, funds and other strategic investors in trades of distressed and par-value loan obligations.