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Mergers and acquisitions are an everyday occurrence. Learn about the risks and best practices you should follow when doing business with customers that were recently acquired by another company or are part of a complex corporate structure, including multiple affiliated companies. Join Lowenstein Sandler LLP’s Bruce Nathan, Esq.; Andrew Behlmann, Esq., and Michael Papandrea, Esq. as they review ways you can stay on top of changes to the legal name of a customer; a customer’s organizational, corporate, and capital structure; and a customer’s relationships with affiliated entities. The discussion also will include favorable enforceable terms and conditions that address associated risks and collection tools such as obtaining cross corporate guarantees. The program will include actual case studies.

Presenters: Bruce S. Nathan, Esq., Andrew Behlmann, Esq., & Michael Papandrea, Esq.,

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Bruce Nathan, Esq.

Partner, Bankruptcy & Restructuring Department

 With more than 35 years of experience in the bankruptcy and insolvency field, Bruce Nathan is a recognized leader nationwide in trade creditor rights and representation of trade creditors in bankruptcy and other legal matters. He has represented trade and other unsecured creditors, unsecured creditors' committees, secured creditors, and other interested parties in many of the larger Chapter 11 cases that have been filed. Bruce also handles letters of credit, guarantees, security, consignment, bailment, tolling, and other agreements and legal credit issues for the credit departments of institutional clients.

 Among his various legal recognitions, Bruce received the Top Hat Award in 2011, a prestigious annual award honoring extraordinary executives and professionals in the credit industry. He was co-chair of the Avoiding Powers Committee, which worked with the American Bankruptcy Institute's (ABI) Commission to Study the Reform of Chapter 11, participated in ABI's Great Debates at its 2010 Annual Spring Meeting—arguing against repeal of the special BAPCPA protections for goods providers and commercial lessors—and was a panelist for a session sponsored by ABI. He is a frequent presenter at industry conferences throughout the country, as well as a prolific author regarding bankruptcy and creditors' rights topics in various legal and trade publications. Bruce is a co-author of Trade Creditor Remedies Manual: Trade Creditors' Rights under the UCC and the U.S Bankruptcy Code, published by ABI at the end of 2011. He also has contributed to ABI Journal and is a former member of ABI's Board of Directors and former co-chair of ABI's Unsecured Trade Creditors Committee.

Andrew Behlmann, Esq.

Partner, Bankruptcy & Restructuring Department

 Andrew Behlmann leverages his background in corporate finance and management to approach restructuring problems, both in and out of court, from a practical, results-oriented perspective. With a focus on building consensus among multiple parties that have competing priorities, Andrew is equally at home both in and out of the courtroom. He has a track record of turning financial distress into positive business outcomes. Clients value his counsel in complex Chapter 11 cases, where he represents debtors, creditors' committees, purchasers and investors. Andrew writes and speaks frequently about bankruptcy matters and financial issues. Before becoming a lawyer, he worked in senior financial management at a midsize, privately held company.

Michael Papandrea, Esq.

Counsel, Bankruptcy & Restructuring Department

Michael Papandrea provides counsel to debtors, creditors’ committees, individual creditors, liquidating trustees and other interested parties with respect to corporate bankruptcy and creditors’ rights matters, including bankruptcy-related litigation.

Reliable and efficient, Michael is appreciated for his innate ability to effectively apply and communicate his understanding of the law and general business principles with respect to complex issues, both while providing advice to clients and while aggressively advocating on their behalf. Michael works tirelessly to understand clients’ needs and provide practical solutions that are reasonable, balanced, and favorable to the clients he serves.

Michael takes pride in his commitment to the community and provides pro bono representation to individuals and a nonprofit organization regarding bankruptcy and foreclosure-related matters.

Prior to joining the firm, Michael held multiple clerkships in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court; he clerked for the Hon. Jerrold N. Poslusny, Jr. (District of New Jersey), the Hon. Ashely M. Chan (Eastern District of Pennsylvania) and the Hon. Gloria M. Burns (Chief Judge, District of New Jersey). Michael applies the valuable insights learned from working closely and directly with these members of the judiciary to his everyday practice.

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Did you know your risk tolerance influences your management style? Individual risk tolerance is an invisible force that affects everything around it: interpersonal relationships, inter-department cooperation and leaderships effectiveness. 

The ability to diagnose and remedy divergent beliefs about the goodness or badness of risk allows you as a manager to better work with other organization leaders, coach your team members and resolve conflict.

Benefits of attending:

• Learn an analytical framework to evaluate personal and organization risk tolerance
• Assess impact of risk tolerance on organization goals and likely success in delivery on the organization’s mission, vision and values.
• Facilitate dynamic and engaging risk management conversation thereby increasing opportunities to build consensus and improve collaboration.
• Improve negotiation and conflict resolution comfort and competencies. 

Carol Bowser, Conflict Management Strategies Inc.

Carol Bowser founded Conflict Management Strategies Inc. in 2002. Since then, she has helped leaders and organizations become conflict competent—work that she loves. When asked what she likes about her work, her answer is simple: “I love creating spaces where people can talk about what is important and giving them the tools to have those conversations. It is powerful stuff.”

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The landscape of work has changed fundamentally, and time management has changed as well. Join us for a lively discussion about how to optimize time and manage it based on new—and surprising—perspectives.

From perceptions of time and the focus on perfection to time limits and saying now, this session will cover fascinating research and fresh viewpoints on the time, how to optimize it to survive and how to thrive in the future of work.   

Bio:

Tracy Brower, Ph.D., a sociologist studying work-life fulfillment and happiness, is the vice president of workplace insights for Steelcase and the author of The Secrets to Happiness at Work and Bring Work to Life. Tracy is also a contributor to Forbes.com and Fast Company, and her work has been translated into 17 languages.

Tracy is an award-winning speaker and has over 25 years of experience working with global clients to achieve business results. She is an executive advisor to Like|Minded, Coda Societies and to the MSU Master Industrial Mathematics Program. She is an executive council member with Design Museum Everywhere and a board member for the United Way.

Tracy also holds a master of management in organizational culture and a master of corporate real estate with a workplace specialization. You can find her on LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram, Goodreads, Unsplash or at tracybrower.com.

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Russian Sanctions Part 2: Navigating Financial Challenges

Join LimNexus LLP’s Phillip Poland as he discusses today’s options for getting paid for work in Russia. In addition, he will consider the impact of Russian sanctions on credit terms and banking options. The webinar also will touch on Russia’s countersanctions and laws to punish Russians who comply with hostile country’s sanctions.

Bio:

Phillip W. Poland, of counsel, LimNexus LLP

Phillip Poland has two decades of experience in international trade and business law. Prior to joining LimNexus, Phillip worked at DHL Express and DHL Global Forwarding where he oversaw export control compliance, import compliance, dangerous goods compliance and regulatory affairs for North America and the Caribbean. He was a member of the DPDHL Global Trade Law Practice Group, which provided guidance to all Deutsche Post DHL business units globally on trade law issues and oversaw internal auditing and investigated non-compliance matters, submitted disclosures, and mitigated penalties issued by U.S. and foreign government agencies. Phillip also advised senior management on changes to relevant regulations and their impact to the business. Earlier in his career, he handled international contracts and trade law for two major U.S. defense contractors. He is admitted to practice law in Missouri and is pending admission to the DC Bar and practices under the direct supervision of a DC Bar member.

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Zoom, Teams and Google Hangouts have been some of our most frequent meeting spaces as of late. Let's talk about how to book these meetings and how to share the meeting information.

Hailey Zureich, zHailey Coaching

Hailey Zureich is a certified Life Coach with 13-plus years of professional training and development experience. Her passion is in helping empower folks with tools to engage with others, elevate their skills and be connected with themselves. 

https://zhaileycoaching.com

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About the Webinar

Following its invasion of the Ukraine, Russia was hit with a wide breadth of sanctions. Join LimNexus LLP’s Phillip Poland as he addresses the logistics issues that have risen from the Russian sanctions. He will discuss options for moving material to the country as well as provide important tips for dealing with designated entities under financial sanctions. The session also will review the impact of U.S. and EU sanctions on Russia and the “New Silk Road” that transits Russia via rail, connecting Europe to Asia.

About the Speaker

Phillip W. Poland, of counsel, LimNexus LLP

Phillip Poland has two decades of experience in international trade and business law. Prior to joining LimNexus, Phillip worked at DHL Express and DHL Global Forwarding where he oversaw export control compliance, import compliance, dangerous goods compliance and regulatory affairs for North America and the Caribbean. He was a member of the DPDHL Global Trade Law Practice Group, which provided guidance to all Deutsche Post DHL business units globally on trade law issues and oversaw internal auditing and investigated non-compliance matters, submitted disclosures, and mitigated penalties issued by U.S. and foreign government agencies. Phillip also advised senior management on changes to relevant regulations and their impact to the business. Earlier in his career, he handled international contracts and trade law for two major U.S. defense contractors. He is admitted to practice law in Missouri and is pending admission to the DC Bar and practices under the direct supervision of a DC Bar member.

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About the Webinar

Gentelligent people know how to break down barriers of intergenerational tension and bias, while building capacity to leverage intergenerational strength and power. Join Creativia’s Mary Cooney, PhD, as she uses case studies and input from the group to build confidence in daily use of Gentelligence practices:

• Resist Assumptions
• Adjust the Lens
• Strengthen Trust
• Expand the Pie

About the Speakers

Mary Cooney, Ph.D., Founder of Creativia

As a Boomer with a long track record of teaching Millennials and Gen Z's, Mary Cooney can share from experience the disconnect she initially felt when she engaged with Millennials in the university. Mary learned to bridge the generation gap successfully. She has translated her experience into interactive trainings for those who want to create a Gentelligent work culture. Gentelligence® is a registered trademark of The Gerhardt Group, LLC.

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The webinar is intended to provide a broad overview into the export market Germany and answer core risk relevant questions for a Supplier that may want to start trading or expand trade with German companies. We will review:

• Germany’s economy and outlook
• Banking sector and access to credit
• Insolvency statistics and average payment experience
• Where to find corporate and financial information
• Types of corporate structures, including GmbH, AG, KG, GmbH & Co KG

Antje Seiffert-Murphy, CFA, Hannover Re US

Antje Seiffert-Murphy is a CFA® Charterholder. She is presently working for Hannover Re US as market representative covering Trade Credit, Surety and Political Risk. Antje has wide experience in trade credit, political risk and surety underwriting, and has worked across numerous industries and countries. Her knowledge in both primary and reinsurance trade credit underwriting extends from her time as a reinsurance underwriter in Hannover, Germany, and primary risk underwriting capacities in New York.

The short-term outlook for Mexico points to a fragile economic recovery in 2022, as issues in the global supply chains and uncertainty in the labor market are likely to persist for some time, says Deloitte. 

Learn about security devices as well as the latest legal developments in Mexico that allow for strategic and creative legal tools, which have a direct positive impact on creditors, in their dealings with debtors. Discover how to create and implement a game plan for exporters to follow when offering trade credit to customers in Mexico to secure sales through key documentation that allows strong and agile actions for debt collection.

Romelio Hernandez, President, HMH Legal S.C., Tijuana-Baja California, Mexico

Romelio Hernandez is president at HMH Legal, a law firm that focuses on creditor protection in Mexico and Latin America, with debt collection, litigation, secure transactions and due diligence investigation services. Based in Tijuana-Baja California, México, Romelio works extensively with foreign firms, exporting companies and collection agencies, assisting them with out-of-court and legal collection efforts throughout the region. His more than 20-year litigation experience and exposure to international commercial law has allowed him to guide foreign firms in mitigating the risks of selling or extending loans internationally. Romelio graduated from Universidad Autónoma de Baja California and was admitted to practice law in Mexico in 1997. He holds a masters’ degree in comparative law (LL.M.) from the University of San Diego School of Law (2011).

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Each generation tends to view itself and the world differently. Attend this webinar and learn about the five generations that make up the workforce and why generational differences matter. 

This webinar will cover:

Benefits of generational diversity

Consequences of ignoring generational differences

How to overcome the challenges of generational diversity

About the Speakers

Mary Cooney, Ph.D., Founder of Creativia

As a Boomer with a long track record of teaching Millennials and Gen Z's, Mary Cooney can share from experience the disconnect she initially felt when she engaged with Millennials in the university. Mary learned to bridge the generation gap successfully. She has translated her experience into interactive trainings for those who want to create a Gentelligent work culture. Gentelligence® is a registered trademark of The Gerhardt Group, LLC.