Join us for an in-depth conversation on one of the most co mplex corporate failures in recent history. This panel will bring together leading practitioners who played central roles in the FTX bankruptcy and li tigation. Panelists include:
Professor Allen Ferrell
Andrew Dietderic h (Lead Debtor Counsel)
Sascha Rand (Special Counsel to th e FTX Debtors)
Dennis O'Donnell (Counsel to FTX Creditor)
Together\, they wil l explore the challenges of untangling FTX’s collapse\, the competing persp ectives of debtors and creditors\, the novel litigation strategies being te sted in court\, and the broader regulatory and governance lessons for the c rypto industry.
Andrew Dietderich is founder and Co-Head of our Glob al Restructuring Group and one of the leading business restructuring lawyer s in the United States. Andy started S&C’s multi-disciplinary restructuring practice in 2008 and has overseen its growth and expansion in response to client demand for higher quality legal services for corporate debtors. The practice is unique among its competitors with respect to its complete integ ration with the rest of S&C and the use of creative solutions from outside the conventional restructuring toolbox. Chambers recognizes Andy a s a “strategy genius\, who is able to boil down complex concepts into thing s clients can easily understand.” Andy has been the lead debtor counsel for some of the most significant chapter 11 cases ever filed\, including Eastm an Kodak and\, recently\, FTX (digital assets)\, Kidde-Fenwal (the first “f orever chemicals” bankruptcy)\, SVB Bank (diversified financial institution )\, Garrett Motion (auto)\, California Resources Corporation (oil & gas) an d LSC Communications (printing). He also helps S&C clients purchase distres sed companies (such as Chrysler and General Growth Properties) and execute out-of-court restructurings and rescue sales of every type\, including in c ases where bankruptcy filings were thought inevitable by other restructurin g experts but ultimately avoided.
Andy was born in rural Oregon and graduated Harvard College and Harvard Law School magna cum laude. He clerked for th e Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals and has practiced at S&C for his entire ca reer.
Dennis O'Donnell has extensive experience in corporate reorganization and bankruptcy-r elated litigation matters. He represents debtors\, lenders\, official and u nofficial committees\, significant creditors\, equity holders\, examiners\, and acquirors in chapter 11 cases\, chapter 15 cases\, loan restructurings and out-of-court workouts. He has played significant roles in some of the largest and most complex chapter 11 cases of the past 30 years\, including Maxwell Communications\, Olympia & York\, Enron\, Refco\, Lehman Brothers\, TOUSA\, Arcapita\, Momentive\, ResCap\, Relativity\, LightSquared/Ligado\, and Avianca. He has also written and spoken extensively on current chapter 11\, chapter 15\, real estate foreclosure and enforcement\, and broker/dea ler liquidation issues and developments.
Dennis has appeared in federal courts throu ghout the US\, including before the United States Supreme Court\, the Secon d Circuit of Appeals\, the Third Circuit of Appeals and numerous district a nd bankruptcy courts.
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