United Nations A/CN.9/WG.V/LV/INF/1/Rev.2
General Assembly Distr.: Limited 30 May 2019
Original: English/French/Spanish
United Nations Commission on International Trade Law Working Group V (Insolvency Law) Fifty-fifth Session New York, 28–31 May 2019
List of Participants
A. States Members of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law
ARGENTINA
ARMENIA
AUSTRALIA
AUSTRIA
Representative: Mr. Ulrich PESENDORFER Federal Ministry of Constitutional Affairs, Reforms, Deregulation and Justice
BELARUS
BRAZIL
Representatives: Ms. Maitê DE Souza SCHMITZ First Secretary Permanent Mission
Mr. Rafael Siqueira RANGEL Assistant to the Legal Adviser Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Ms. Sabrina Maria Fadel BECUE University of São Paulo
BULGARIA
Representatives: H.E. Mr. Georgi PANAYOTOV Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Permanent Representative
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Mr. Yavor IVANOV Third Secretary Permanent Mission
BURUNDI
CAMEROON
CANADA
Representative: Mr. Dominique D’ALLAIRE Counsel, Constitutional, Administrative and International Law Section Justice Canada
Alternate Representative: Mr. Paul MORRISON Manager Corporate, Insolvency and Competition Policy Directorate Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
Advisers: Mr. Geoffrey B. MORAWETZ Ontario Superior Court of Justice
Mr. Philippe H. BÉLANGER McCarthy Tétrault
Ms. Janis SARRA Professor University of British Colombia
CHILE
Representante: Sr. Hugo SÁNCHEZ Superintendente de Insolvencia y Reemprendimiento CHINA
Representatives: Mr. Hongri XU Vice-Director Ministry of Commerce
Ms. Yuqing LEI Expert China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT)
Mr. Xinxin WANG Professor Renmin University of China
Mr. Minhai LIANG Lawyer EY Chen & Co. Law Firm P.R. China
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COLOMBIA
Representantes: Sra. Susana HIDVEGI ARANGO Superintendente Delegada de Procedimientos de Insolvencia Superintendencia de Sociedades
Sr. Juan CUÉLLAR TORRES Secondo Secretario Misión Permanente
CÔTE D’IVOIRE
Représentants: M. Boniface PREGNON LOGNON Magistrat hors hiérarchie Conseiller Technique du Ministre de l’Economie et des Finances
Mme. Kadiatou SANGARE NÉE LY Magistrat hors hiérarchie Agent Judiciaire du Trésor Ministère de l’Economie et des Finances
Mme. Bintou OUATTARA-COULIBALY Sous-Directeur Chef de Service des Affaires Juridiques et de la Réglementation à Direction Générale de l’Economie Ministère de l’Economie et des Finances
M. Justin KONÉ WAWOTA Magistrat Conseiller Technique Ministère de la Justice et des Droits de l’Homme
M. Hugues Anicet TEBAHI Magistrat Sous-directeur chargé de la Documentation à la Direction de la Législation et de la Documentation (DELD) Ministère de la Justice et des Droits de l’Homme
CZECHIA
Representatives: Mr. Alex IVANČO Head of International Law Division Ministry of Industry and Trade
Ms. Veronika KUBÍKOVÁ Lawyer International Law Division Ministry of Industry and Trade
Ms. Kristina HORŇÁČKOVÁ Third Secretary Permanent Mission
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DENMARK
Representative: Ms. Line Herman LANGKJÆR Assistant Professor University of Aarhus
ECUADOR
EL SALVADOR
Representante: Sra. Carla RIVERA Ministro Consejera Misión Permanente FRANCE
Représentant: M. Philippe ROUSSEL GALLE Professeur de Droit Privé, Faculté de Droit Université Paris Descartes
GERMANY
Representative: Mr. Alexander BORNEMANN Federal Ministry of Justice and for Consumer Protection
GREECE
HONDURAS
HUNGARY
Representative: Ms. Helga HUTTER Legal Advisor Department of Economic Law Ministry of Justice
INDIA
Representatives: H.E. Mr. Syed AKBARUDDIN Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Permanent Representative
H.E. Mr. Nagaraj Naidu KAKANUR Ambassador Deputy Permanent Representative
Members: Mr. Gyaneshwar Kumar SINGH Joint Secretary Ministry of Corporate Affairs
Mr. Yedla UMASANKAR First Secretary, Legal Adviser Permanent Mission
Mr. Senthil KUMAR Legal Officer Ministry of External Affairs
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INDONESIA
Representatives: H.E. Mr. Dian Triansyah DJANI Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Permanent Representative
H.E. Mr. Mohammad K. KOBA Ambassador Deputy Permanent Representative
Mr. DULYONO Deputy Director Directorate General of Legal Administrative Affairs Ministry of Law and Human Rights
Mr. Muhammad Ardiningrat HIDAYAT Adviser at Public Trust Guardian and State Curator Office Ministry of Law and Human Rights
Ms. Dina JULIANI Adviser at the Directorate General of Legal Administrative Affairs Ministry of Law and Human Rights
Ms. Dinda Dian Mega KARTIKA Adviser at the Directorate General of Legal Administrative Affairs Ministry of Law and Human Rights
Mr. Ahmad Shaleh BAWAZIR First Secretary Permanent Mission
Mr. Aloysius Selwas TABORAT Second Secretary Permanent Mission
IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF)
Representative: Mr. Ali NASIMFAR Second Counsellor Permanent Mission
ISRAEL
Representative: H.E. Mrs. Noa FURMAN Ambassador Deputy Head of Mission Permanent Mission
Advisers: Mrs. Sarah WEISS MA’UDI Legal Adviser Permanent Mission
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Ms. Michal ELBAZ Fiscal law Legislation and Legal Counsel Ministry of Justice
Ms. Gladis BATSHON Deputy Legal Advisor Permanent Mission
ITALY
Representatives: Mr. Lucio GHIA Attorney Professor of International Commercial Law Marconi University, Rome
Ms. Caterina MACCHI Judge, Court of Milan Ministry of Justice
Mr. Donato MESSINEO Banca d’Italia
JAPAN
Representatives: Ms. Etsuko SUGIYAMA Professor Hitotsubashi University
Mr. Kenji KAWABATA Attorney at Civil Affairs Bureau Ministry of Justice
KENYA
Representative: H.E. Mr. Lazarus Ombai AMAYO Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Permanent Representative
Alternate Representatives: H.E. Mme. Koki Muli GRIGNON Ambassador Deputy Permanent Representative
Ms. Susan W. MWANGI Minister Counsellor Permanent Mission
Ms. Judy Wamaitha MUGO Senior State Counsel Office of Attorney-General and Department of Justice
Advisers: Ms. Alice Kalumu MWENDWA Senior State Counsel Office of the Attorney-General and Department of Justice
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Mr. Cyrus Gicheru NJENGA Senior State Counsel Office of the Attorney-General and Department of Justice
KUWAIT
LEBANON
LESOTHO
LIBERIA
LIBYA
Representative: Mr. Mohamed NFATI First Secretary Permanent Mission
MALAYSIA
MAURITANIA
MAURITIUS
MEXICO
Representante: Sr. Luis Manuel C. MÉJAN ITAM Departamento Académico de Derecho
NAMIBIA
Representatives: H.E. Mr. Sakeus E. T. SHANGHALA Minister of Justice Ministry of Justice
Ms. Tangi SHIKONGO Legal Officer Ministry of Justice
NIGERIA
Representative: Mrs. Eunice PHILIPS-UMEZURIKE Counsellor Permanent Mission
PAKISTAN
PANAMA
PHILIPPINES
Representative: Ms. Kira Christianne D. AZUCENA Chargé d’affaires. a.i. Permanent Mission
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Alternate Representatives: Ms. Maria Angela A. PONCE Minister and Legal Adviser Permanent Mission
Mr. Leymar K. CANETE Deputy Director Office of the General Counsel Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas
Mr. Kenneth Vincent J. GARLITOS Executive Assistant VI Office of the Monetary Board Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas
Adviser: Ms. Elaine Diana L. LORENZO Attaché Permanent Mission POLAND
Representatives: Mr. Emil SZCZEPANIK Chief Expert - Jury Commercial Law Legislation Department Ministry of Justice
Mr. Maciej SKRZYPEK Counsellor General Counsel to the Treasury
Mr. Bartosz GROELE Expert, Attorney at Law General Counsel to the Treasury National Chamber of the Restructuring Advisers
REPUBLIC OF KOREA
Representative: Mr. Younghyo PARK Counsellor Permanent Mission Alternate
Alternate Representatives: Mr. Woo Jin HWANG Counsellor Permanent Mission
Ms. Hyo Sun KIM Deputy-Director Commercial Legal Affairs Division Ministry of Justice
Ms. Yoonjung CHOI Judge Seoul District Court
Adviser: Mr. Min HAN Professor Ewha Womans University Law School
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ROMANIA
Representatives: Ms. Alina-Nicoleta RĂDOI Minister Plenipotentiary Permanent Representation of Romania to the European Union Vice-President JUSTCIV
Ms. Honoria-Maria OLARU Legal Adviser Division for Drafting Normative Acts Ministry of Justice
Ms. Alis LUNGU Third Secretary Permanent Mission
Mr. Gheorghe PIPEREA Expert in Private International Law Faculty of Law University of Bucharest
Mr. Sergiu GOLUB Lecturer Expert in Private International Law Faculty of Law University Babes-Bolyai of Cluj-Napoca
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Representative: Ms. Nataliia SHEPELEVA Consultant Legal Department Ministry of Economic Development
SIERRA LEONE
Representatives: H.E. Mr. Michael I. KANU Ambassador Deputy Permanent Representative
Mr. Idriss S. TEJAN Counsellor Permanent Mission
SINGAPORE
Representatives: Mr. Xian Yong Harold FOO Assistant Director Ministry of Law
Ms. Ying Ling Beverly WEE Director Ministry of Law SPAIN
Representante: S.E. Sr. Agustín SANTOS MARAVER Embajador Extraordinario y Plenipotenciario Representante Permanente
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Representante Alterno: S.E. Sra. María BASSOLS DELGADO Embajadora Representante Permanente Adjunta
Asesores: Sra. Amanda COHEN BENCHETRIT Asesora en la Dirección General de Cooperación Jurídica Internacional Ministerio de Justicia
Sra. Cayetana LADO CASTRO-RIAL Abogado del Estado - Jefe del Àrea Concursal Ministerio de Justicia
Sr. Ignacio SANCHO GARGALLO Magistrado de la Sala Primera del Tribunal Supremo Ministerio de Justicia
Sr. Ricardo GARCÍA LÓPEZ Secretario de Embajada Misión Permanente de España ante las Naciones Unidas
SRI LANKA
Representative: Ms. Dilrukshi Dias WICKRAMASINGHE President’s Counsel Senior Additional Solicitor General Attorney General’s Department
SWITZERLAND
Représentant: M. Rodrigo RODRIGUEZ Office fédéral de la Justice
THAILAND
Representatives: Mr. Wisit WISITSORA-AT Professor Permanent Secretary Ministry of Justice
Mr. Kanok JULLAMON Judge attached to Bankruptcy Division of the Supreme Court Supreme Court Office of the Judiciary
Ms. Penrawee MASAENG Director of Business Reorganization Division Legal Execution Department Ministry of Justice
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Ms. Phenthip CHATURONKAOSAN Legal Officer (Professional Level) Legal Execution System Development and Property Valuation Division Legal Execution Department Ministry of Justice
TURKEY
Representative: Mr. Uzeyir KARABIYIK Legal Counsellor Permanent Mission
UGANDA
Representative: Mr. Ntale MUSTAPHER
UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND
Representatives: Mr. Mark Winton SMITH The Reverend Deputy Director: Rescue, Restructure, Insolvency and Easter Government Legal Department (BEIS Legal Advisers)
Mr. Andrew Joseph SHORE Assistant Director, Policy The Insolvency Service
Adviser: Ms. Irit RONEN-MEVORACH Professor of International Commercial Law University of Nottingham
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Representative: Ms. Karin KIZER Attorney-Adviser for the Office of the Legal Adviser U.S. Department of State Washington
Advisers: Mr. Allan GROPPER U.S. Bankruptcy Judge (retired) United States Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of New York
Mr. Christopher REDMOND Principal and Owner Redmond Law Firm LLC Overland Park, Kansas
Mr. John POTTOW Professor of Law University of Michigan Law School Ann Arbor, Michigan
VENEZUELA (BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF)
ZAMBIA
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B. Observer States
BAHRAIN Representative: Ms. Alya SALMAN Second Secretary Permanent Mission
CAMBODIA
Representative: Mr. Sakal MAO Commercial Counsellor Royal Embassy to USA
CROATIA
Representative: Ms. Jasnica GARAŠIĆ Full Professor, Faculty of Law University of Zagreb
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
Representantes: S.E. Sr. Juan ÁVILA CEBALLOS Embajador Representante Permanente Alterno
Sra. Glenis R. GUZMAN FELIPE Ministro Consejera Misión Permanente
ESTONIA
Representatives: Ms. Triin TOÑISSON Adviser of the Minister Ministry of Justice
Ms. Anneli Leega PIISKOP Counsellor Permanent Mission
ESWATINI
Representatives: Mrs. Pholile P. DLAMINI-SHAKANTU Minister for Justice and Constitutional Affairs
Mr. Vulindlela S. KUNENE First Secretary Permanent Mission
Mr. MduduzeK. MBINGO First Secretary Permanent Mission
FINLAND
Representative: Ms. Mari AALTO Counsellor of Legislation Ministry of Justice
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IRAQ
Representative: H.E. Mr. Mohammed Hussein Bahr AL-ULOOM Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Permanent Representative
Member: Mr. Ammar Hameed AL-KHALIDY Minister Plenipotentiary Permanent Mission
MADAGASCAR
Représentants: Mme Vahinisoa Seheno RANOELIMANANA Directeur des Affaires Juridiques Ministère de l’Industrie, du Commerce et de l’Artisanat
M. Fanomezantsoa Gilchrist Seheno RAKOTOSON Commissaire du Commerce et de la Concurrence Chargé d’Etudes Ministère de l’Industrie, du Commerce et de l’Artisanat
MALTA
Representative: Mr. Kevan AZZOPARDI Official Receiver, ROCA
MOROCCO
Représentant: M. Mohamed KASRI Directeur de l’Agence Judiciaire du Royaume Ministère de l’Economie et des Finances
NETHERLANDS
Representatives: Mr. Robert VAN GALEN Special Advisor Ministry of Security and Justice
Mr. Sidney KIMBLE Policy Officer Permanent Mission
QATAR
Representative: Mrs. Buthaina Ali ALHAIL Legal Department Ministry of Commerce and Industry
SAUDI ARABIA
Representatives: Mr. Anas ALAQEEL
SENEGAL
Représentant: M. Mamadou Racine LY Magistrat/Premier Conseiller Mission Permanente
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SOUTH AFRICA
Representative: Mr. Sabonga MPONGOSHA State Law Adviser, International Law Ministry of International Relations and Cooperation
Mr. Thabo MOLEFE Legal Counsellor Permanent Mission
SUDAN
Representative: Mr. Elsadig AHMED Minister Plenipotentiary Permanent Mission
VIET NAM
Representatives: Mr. Hong Quang LE Deputy Chief Justice Supreme People’s Court
Mr. Thi Huyen Van TRAN Senior Judge Superior People’s Court in Ho Chi Minh City
Mr. Ngoc Thanh TRAN Personal Assistant to Deputy Chief Justice Supreme People’s Court
Mr. Van Trung PHAM Legal Expert Department of International Law and Treaties Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Ms. Thi Hong Quyen NGUYEN Second Secretary Permanent Mission
C. Non-Member States and Entities
D. European Union
EUROPEAN UNION (EU)
Representatives: Mr. Miha ZEBRE Legislative Officer Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers European Commission
Mr. Gabriel BLAJ Political Administrator General Secretariat of the Council of the EU
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E. International Organizations
1. United Nations System
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF)
Representatives: Mr. José GARRIDO Senior Counsel, Supervisor – Insolvency and Creditor Rights Legal Department Ms. Anjum ROSHA
WORLD BANK (WB)
Representatives: Mr. Mahesh UTTAMCHANDANI Practice Manager Finance, Competitiveness & Innovation Global Practice
Ms. Antonia MENEZES Senior Financial Sector Specialist Finance, Competitiveness & Innovation Global Practice
Mr. Andres MARTINEZ Senior Financial Sector Specialist Finance, Competitiveness & Innovation Global Practice
2. Inter-governmental organizations
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INSOLVENCY REGULATORS (IAIR)
Representatives: Mr. Jonathan SOO HON
Mr. K.R. Saji KUMAR
3. Non-governmental organizations
AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION (ABA)
Representatives: Mr. Christopher J. REDMOND
Ms. Susan BLOCK-LIEB
Mr. Leif CLARK
Mr. Edward JANGER
Mr. Steven KARGMAN
FONDATION POUR LE DROIT CONTINENTAL
Représentant: M. Reinhard DAMMANN
IBERO-AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC LAW
Representative: Ms. Carolina OBARRIO
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INSOL EUROPE
Representative: Mr. Florian BRUDER
INSOL INTERNATIONAL
Representatives: Mr. Neil COOPER
Mr. Sijmen DE RANITZ
INSTITUTO IBEROAMERICANO DE DERECHO CONCURSAL (IIDC)
Representatives: Mrs. Diana RIVERA ANDRADE
Mr. Luis Manuel C. MEJAN
Mr. Gerardo A. CARLO-ALTIERI
INTER-PACIFIC BAR ASSOCIATION (IPBA)
Representatives: Mr. Chester SALOMON
Mr. Lynn HARRISON III
INTERNATIONAL BAR ASSOCIATION (IBA)
Representatives: Mr. Gregor BAER
Mr. Christopher BESANT
Mr. Alexander KLAUSER
Mr. Lewis KRUGER
Mr. Richard MASON
INTERNATIONAL INSOLVENCY INSTITUTE (III)
Representatives: Mr. Christopher KLEIN
Ms. Susan Power JOHNSTON
Mr. Dario OSCOS
Mr. Luciano PANZANI
Mr. Antonio TULLIO
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S INSOLVENCY & RESTRUCTURING CONFEDERATION (IWIRC)
Representatives: Ms. Carren SHULMAN
Ms. Tinamarie FEIL
Ms. Judith ELKIN
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Ms. Kathlene BURKE
Ms. Debra GRASSGREEN
LAW ASSOCIATION FOR ASIA AND THE PACIFIC (LAWASIA)
Representatives: Mr. Neil HANNAN
Ms. Casley ROWAN
Ms. Xiaoyu LIU
MOOT ALUMNI ASSOCIATION (MAA)
Representatives: Ms. Maria CASORIA
Mr. Sarthak MAKKAR
NEW YORK CITY BAR (NYCBAR)
Representatives: Mr. Rick ANTONOFF
Mr. William SCHRAG
Mr. David ROSENZWEIG
Mr. Arthur STEINBERG
Mr. Paul SILVERMAN
UNION INTERNATIONALE DES AVOCATS (UIA)
Representative: Mr. Angel Maria BALLESTEROS BARROS
F. Secretariat
Mr. Jose Angelo ESTRELLA FARIA, Principal Legal Officer, International Trade Law Division, Office of Legal Affairs
Ms. Samira MUSAYEVA, Secretary of Working Group V (Insolvency Law), Senior Legal Officer, International Trade Law Division, Office of Legal Affairs
Mr. Ryan HARRINGTON, Legal Officer, International Trade Law Division, Office of Legal Affairs
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