SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

Paul de Drée speaks regularly at conferences, seminars and workshops across Europe and the United States on international litigation, debt collections, creditors’ rights, bankruptcy, banking and finance law and international contracts.

 

  •  05-2013 - “Alternative International Financing Options”, National Credit Management Association (NACM), Las Vegas, NV (USA)

 

  • 05-2013 - “Different Security Methods Across Europe and Best Practices”, Finance, Credit & International Business Association (FCIB), Prague (Czech Republic)

 

  • 9-2011 - “Cross-Border Insolvencies: Basic Principles of U.S., U.K. and E.U. Bankruptcy Law”, American Bar Association (Business law Section), Global Law Forum, London (England)
      
  • 10-2009 - “Successful Collections and Debt Recovery Strategies in Europe - Best Practices and Alternatives”, Finance, Credit & International Business Association (FCIB), Rome (Italy)
      
  • 6-2005 - “Les Garanties à l'International - La Garantie à Première Demande”, Salon Avenir Export, Paris La Défense (France)
      
  • 11-2004 - “La journée d'un Dirigeant face aux bouleversements du Droit - Prévenir plutôt que guérir : les cartes pour anticiper ou éviter les difficultés de son Entreprise”, Agence Economique et Financière (AGEFI), Paris (France)
      
  • 9-2003 - “Les Difficultés Juridiques liées au Retournement en France dans le cadre des Procédures Collectives”, Turnaround Management Association (TMA), Paris (France)
      
  • 4-2002 - “Liability and Damages in International Commercial Contracts”, The Legal Workshop, London Chamber of Commerce, London (England)
      
  • 4-2001 - “Liability and Damages in International Commercial Contracts”, The Legal Workshop, London Chamber of Commerce, London (England)
      
  • 11-2000 - “International Turnarounds: Engagement Strategies, Challenges and Opportunities”, Turnaround Management Association (TMA), Baltimore, MD (USA)
      
  • 4-2000 - “Liability and Damages in International Commercial Contracts”, The Legal Workshop, London School of Economics, London (England)
      
  • 10-1999 - “Insolvency and Environmental Laws”, INSOL Europe, Munich (Germany)
      
  • 8-1999 - “Banque et Faillite”, International Association of Young Lawyers (AIJA), Brussels (Belgium)
      
  • 4-1999 - “International Debt Collections in France”, Commercial Law League of America (CLLA), Chicago, IL (USA)
      
  • 12-1998 - “Liability and Damages in International Commercial Contracts”, The Legal Workshop, London School of Economics, London (England)
      
  • 9-1997 - “Taking Security over Movables - Moving Towards a Universal System of Registration”, International Association of Young Lawyers (AIJA), Florence (Italy)
      
  • 7-1997 - “Cross Border Tactics in International Commercial Litigation”, The Study Group for International Commercial Contracts, Wokefield Park Conference Centre, Reading (England)
      
  • 8-1996 - “Rescue of Companies - Striking a Deal with the Shareholders, Creditors or the Administrator”, International Association of Young Lawyers (AIJA), Montreux (Switzerland)
      
  • 6-1996 - “Lending Bank's Duty of Care”, Center for International Legal Studies (CILS), Salzburg (Austria)
      
  • 4-1996 - “Liability and Damages in International Commercial Contracts”, The Study Group for International Commercial Contracts, Horsley Management Centre, East Horsley (England)
      
  • 7-1995 - “Calling Bonds and Guarantees”, The Study Group for International Commercial Contracts, Eynsham Hall, Oxford (England)
      
  • 7-1995 - “Documentation in the context of the ICC Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits (UCP 500)”, The Study Group for International Commercial Contracts, Eynsham Hall, Oxford (England)
      
  • 3-1995 - “Financial Derivatives: The French Experience - The Organized Markets (MATIF and MONEP)”, Center for International Legal Studies (CILS), Waidring (Austria)
      
  • 7-1994 - “Documentation in a Documentary Credit”, The Study Group for International Commercial Contracts, Churchill College, Cambridge (England)
      
  • 8-1992 - “Securitisation - An overview of the Legal Framework for Securitisation in France”, International Association of Young Lawyers (AIJA), Amsterdam (Netherlands)
      
  • 7-1991 - “Court-Driven Rescue under French Bankruptcy Law”, W.G. Hart Insolvency Workshop, Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, King's College, London (England)