United Nations A/CN.9/WG.V/LIII/INF/1/Rev.1
General Assembly Distr.: Limited 11 May 2018
Original: English/French/Spanish
United Nations Commission on International Trade Law Working Group V (Insolvency Law) Fifty-third Session New York, 7–11 May 2018
List of Participants
A. States Members of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law
ARGENTINA
Representante: Sr. José Luis FERNANDEZ VALONI Ministro Plenipotenciario Misión Permanente
ARMENIA
AUSTRALIA
AUSTRIA
Representative: Ms. Veronika TIEFENTHALER Federal Ministry of Justice
BELARUS
BRAZIL
Representative: Mr. Patrick LUNA Second Secretary Permanent Mission
BULGARIA
Representatives: Mrs. Mitka ZAHARLIEVA Permanent Representation to the European Union Mrs. Ekaterina TODOROVA Ministry of Justice
BURUNDI
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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 Judge Ontario Superior Court of Justice Mr. Philippe H. BÉLANGER McCarthy Tétrault Ms. Janis SARRA Professor University of British Colombia
CHILE
Representante: Sr. Hugo SANCHEZ RAMIREZ Ingeniero Civil Industrial Superintendente de Insolvencia y Reemprendimiento
CHINA
Representatives: Mr. Hongri XU Deputy Director Ministry of Commerce Mr. Xinxin WANG Professor Renmin University of China Mr. Minhai LIANG Lawyer Yingming Law Office, Beijing Branch Mr. Yuqing LEI Expert China Council for the Promotion of International Trade
COLOMBIA
CÔTE D’IVOIRE
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CZECH REPUBLIC
Representatives: Mr. Karel KOMÁREK Minister Counsellor Permanent Mission Ms. Kristina HORŇÁČKOVÁ Third Secretary Permanent Mission
DENMARK
Representative: Ms. Lise KRÜGER ANDERSEN Head of Legal Maritime and Commercial High Court of Denmark
ECUADOR
Representantes: S.E. Sr. Diego Fernando MOREJÓN PAZMIÑO Embajador Extraordinario y Plenipotenciario Representante Permanente Sr. Luis Xavier OÑA GARCÉS Segundo Secretario Misión Permanente
EL SALVADOR
FRANCE
Représentant: M. Philippe ROUSSEL GALLE Professeur Agrégé des Facultés de Droit Université Paris Descartes
GERMANY
Representative: Mr. Alexander BORNEMANN Federal Ministry of Justice and for Consumer Protection Berlin
GREECE
Representatives: Mr. Dionyssios KALAMVREZOS Minister Plenipotentiary Deputy Permanent Representative Permanent Mission Ms. Tessa KATAPODIS First Counsellor Permanent Mission Mr. Dimitrios AVGITIDIS Professor of Business Law University of Thrace
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HONDURAS
Representantes: Sra. Irma ROSA Ministro Consejero Represenante Permanente Alterno Sra. Yolannie CERRATO Consejero Represenante Permanente Alterno
HUNGARY
INDIA
Representatives: H.E. Mr. Syed AKBARUDDIN Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Permanent Representative H.E. Mr. Tanmaya LAL Deputy Permanent Representative Member: Mr. Yedla UMASANKAR First Secretary, Legal Adviser Permanent Mission
INDONESIA
Representatives: H.E. Mr. Dian Triansyah DJANI Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Permanent Representative H.E. Ms. Ina H. KRISNAMURTHI Ambassador Deputy Permanent Representative Mr. Achsanul HABIB Minister Counsellor Permanent Mission Mr. Ahmad Shaleh BAWAZIR First Secretary Permanent Mission Mrs. Silvany PASARIBU Second Secretary Permanent Mission
IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF)
ISRAEL
Representative: H.E. Mrs. Noa FURMAN Ambassador Deputy Permanent Representative Advisers: Mr. Amit HEUMANN Legal Adviser Permanent Mission
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Ms. Michal ELBAZ Fiscal Law Legislation and Legal Counsel Ministry of Justice, Jerusalem Ms. Nofar ASHKELONI Deputy Legal Advisor Permanent Mission
ITALY
Representatives: Mr. Lucio GHIA Expert Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Mr. Alberto MAZZONI Expert Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Mr. Donato MESSINEO Expert Bank of Italy Ms. Monica MARCUCCI Expert Bank of Italy
JAPAN
Representatives: Ms. Etsuko SUGIYAMA Professor Hitotsubashi University Graduate School of Law Mr. Tomoya YOSHIKA Attorney of the Civil Affairs Bureau Ministry of Justice
KENYA
Representatives: Mr. Mark GAKURU Ag. Official Receiver Office of the Attorney General and Department of Justice Ms. Diana NDUKU MUMO State Counsel Office of the Attorney General and Department of Justice
KUWAIT
Representatives: Mrs. Maraheb AL FAHAD Counsel Department for Legal Advice and Legislation Mr. Abdullah AL GEWAYSRI Counsel Department for Legal Advice and Legislation
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Mr. Abdullatif HUSSAIN Assistant Counsellor Department for Legal Advice and Legislation Mrs. Rawan AL ASOUSI State Lawyer Ministry of Commerce and Industry
LEBANON
LESOTHO
LIBERIA
LIBYA
Representatives: Mr. Al Taher ALMUNTASER First Secretary Permanent Mission Mr. Mohamed NFATI First Secretary Permanent Mission
MALAYSIA
MAURITANIA
MAURITIUS
MEXICO
Representantes: Sr. Carlos SANCHEZ MEJORADA Abogado Sr. Luis Manuel MEJAN Academico/ITAM Sra. Mariel GONZÁLEZ Abogada en Jefe Banćo de Mexico
NAMIBIA
NIGERIA
Representative: Mr. Mujahid A. UMAR First Secretary Permanent Mission, Vienna
PAKISTAN
Representative: Mr. Muzzafar Ahmed MIRZA Chief Prosecutor Prosecution and Legal Affairs Division Securities & Exchange Commission of Pakistan
PANAMA
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PHILIPPINES
Representatives: H.E. Mr. Teodoro L. LOCSIN JR. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Permanent Representative Mrs. Kira Christianne D. AZUCENA Deputy Permanent Representative Alternate Representatives: Ms. Maria Angela A. PONCE Minister Permanent Mission Ms. Janice G. AYSON-ZALES Attorney Bank Officer V Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Adviser: Ms. Elaine Diana L. LORENZO Attaché Permanent Mission
POLAND
Representatives: Mr. Emil SZCZEPANIK Chief Expert-Judge Commercial Law Division Department of Legislation Ministry of Justice Mr. Maciej GEROMIN Attorney at Law, The Allerhand Institute Member of the Warsaw Bar Chamber
REPUBLIC OF KOREA
Representatives: Ms. Minyoung HAN Counsellor Permanent Mission Mr. Jai Ho YANG Counsellor Permanent Mission Mr. Woo Jin HWANG Counsellor Permanent Mission Ms. Hyosun KIM Legal Officer Ministry of Justice Mr. Jooheon LEE Judge Seoul Bankruptcy Court Mr. Min HAN Adviser/Professor Ewha University Law School
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ROMANIA
Representative: Mr. Sergiu GOLUB Lecturer Faculty of Law, Babes-Bolyai University
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Representatives: Ms. Iuliia GARANOVA Lead Counsellor Ministry of Economic Development Mrs. Alexandra PURLOVA Third Secretary Ministry of Foreign Affairs
SIERRA LEONE
SINGAPORE
Representatives: Mr. Harold FOO Senior Executive Policy Advisory Division Ministry of Law Mr. Tris XAVIER Senior Assistant Director Ministry of Law
SPAIN
Representante: S.E. Sr. Jorge MORAGAS SÁNCHEZ Embajador Extraordinario y Plenipotenciario Representante Permanente Representante Alterno: S.E. Sra. María BASSOLS DELGADO Embajadora Representante Permanente Adjunta Miembros: Sra. María Amparo LÓPEZ SENOVILLA Abogado del Estado Ministerio de Justicia Sr. Ricardo GARCÍA LÓPEZ Secretario de Embajada Misión Permanente Sr. Ferran FORCADA JIMÉNEZ Asesor Misión Permanente
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SRI LANKA
Representatives: Ms. Dilrukshi DIAS-WICKRAMASINGHE Senior Additional Solicitor General Attorney General’s Department Mr. K.D.N. RANJITH ASOKA Secretary Ministry of Industry and Commerce
SWITZERLAND
Représentant: M. Rodrigo RODRIGUEZ Professeur Office fédéral de la Justice
THAILAND
Representatives: Mr. Wisit WISITSORA-AT Professor Permanent Secretary Ministry of Justice Mr. Kanok JULLAMON Judge Bankruptcy Division Supreme Court Ms. Penrawee MASAENG Director, Business Reorganization Office Legal Execution Department Ministry of Justice Ms. Phenthip CHATURONKAOSAN Legal Officer Legal Execution System Development and Property Valuation Division Legal Execution Department Ministry of Justice
TURKEY
Representative: Mr. M. Üzeyir KARABIYIK Legal Counsellor Permanent Mission
UGANDA
Representatives: Mr. Francis BUTAGIRA Ambassador Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development Mr. Ntale MUSTAPHER
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UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND
Representative: Mr. Mark Winton SMITH The Reverend Deputy Director: Rescue, Restructure, Insolvency and Easter Government Legal Department Adviser: Ms. Irit RONEN-MEVORACH Professor of International Commercial Law University of Nottingham
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Representative: H.E. Mrs. Nikki HALEY Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Permanent Representative Alternate Representatives: H.E. Ms. Kelly CURRIE Ambassador Representative to the Economic and Social Council Mr. Timothy SCHNABEL Attorney-Adviser Office of the Legal Adviser Department of State Advisers: Mr. Christopher REDMOND Redmond Law Firm Kansas City, MO Mr. John POTTOW Professor of Law University of Michigan, MI Mr. Allan GROPPER Bankruptcy Judge (Ret.) Southern District of New York Ms. Karin KIZER Attorney Adviser Office of the Legal Adviser Department of State
VENEZUELA (BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF)
Representante: S.E. Sr. Samuel MONCADA Embajador Extraordinario y Plenipotenciario Representante Permanente Representante Alterno: S.E. Sr. Henry SUAREZ Representante Permanente Alterno Miembros: Sra. Liliana MATOS Ministro Consejero Misión Permanente
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Sra. Fátima FERNANDES Primer Secretario Misión Permanente Sra. Denis PALMERO LUJAN Directora de Derecho Adscrita a Consultoría Jurídica Ministerio del Poder Popular para Relaciones Exteriores
ZAMBIA
B. Observer States
BAHRAIN
Representatives: Mr. Ali A. Nabi MARHOON Director of Companies Control Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Tourism Mr. Ahmed HUSAIN Chief Operations Officer Bahrain Chamber for Dispute Resolution (BCDR-AAA) Mr. Mohamed Ali SAIF Diplomatic Attaché Department of Legal Affairs Ministry of Foreign Affairs
CYPRUS
Representative: Ms. Vasiliki KRASA Second Secretary Permanent Mission
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
Representante: Sra. Mabel GARCIA Consejera Misión Permanente
IRAQ
Representative: H.E. Mr. Mohammed Hussein BAHR AL-ULOOM Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Permanent Representative Member: Mr. Ammar Hameed AL-KHALIDY Counsellor Permanent Mission
MALTA
Representative: Mr. Kevan AZZOPARDI Official Receiver
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NEPAL
Representative: H.E. Mr. Durga Prasad BHATTARAI Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Permanent Representative Alternate Representative: Mr. Nirmal Raj KAFLE Minister Plenipotentiary Deputy Permanent Representative Members: Mr. Lok Bahadur Poudel CHHETRI Counsellor Permanent Mission Ms. Sabita NAKARMI First Secretary Permanent Mission
NETHERLANDS
Representative: Mr. Robert VAN GALEN Attorney Nauta-Dutilh
PARAGUAY
Representante: S.M.E. Sr. Raúl TORRES KIRMSER Ministro de la Corte Suprema de Justicia Representante S.E. Sr. Julio C. ARRIOLA Alterno: Embajador Extraordinario y Plenipotenciario Representante Permanente Miembros: Sr. Felipe R. HUERTA DELGADO Sindico General de Quiebras Ministerio de Justicia Sr. José Miguel TORRES ESPÍNOLA Asesor Misión Permanente Sr. Enrique J. M. CARRILLO GÓMEZ Asesor Misión Permanente
QATAR
Representative Ms. Buthaina Ali ALHAIL Adviser Ministry of Economy and Commerce
SENEGAL
Représentant: M. Mamadou Racine LY Magistrat/Premier Conseiller Mission Permanente
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SAUDI ARABIA
Representatives: Mr. Hassan ALJOMAE First Secretary Permanent Mission Mr. Maher Othman ALSAEED Legal Advisor Ministry of Commerce and Investment Mr. Majed AL YIAHYA Legal Advisor Ministry of Commerce and Investment Mr. Abdullah Nasser ALSALEH Legal Advisor Ministry of Commerce and Investment Mr. Mohammed ALWASHTAN Legal Advisor Ministry of Commerce and Investment
SUDAN
Representative: Mr. Elsadig Ali Sayed AHMED Minister Plenipotentiary Permanent Mission
C. Non-Member States and Entities
HOLY SEE
Representatives: H.E. Mr. Bernardito Cleopos AUZA Archbishop, Apostolic Nuncio Permanent Observer Mrs. Susan WHELAN Legal Adviser/Expert Permanent Observer Mission Ms. Elizabeth MARREN Legal Adviser Permanent Observer Mission
D. European Union
EUROPEAN UNION (EU)
Representatives: Ms. Mihaela CARPUS CARCEA Legislative Officer, Civil Justice Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers Mr. Gabriel BLAJ Political Administrator Directorate-General Justice and Home Affairs
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E. International Organizations
1. United Nations System
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF)
Representatives: Mr. Wolfgang BERGTHALER Ms. Anjum ROSHA
WORLD BANK GROUP (WBG)
Representative: Ms. Antonia MENEZES Senior Financial Sector Specialist Finance Competitiveness & Innovation Global Practice
2. Non-governmental organizations
AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION (ABA)
Representatives: Mr. Steven T. KARGMAN Mr. Leif M. CLARK Mr. Edward J. JANGER Ms. Susan BLOCK-LIEB Mr. Christopher REDMOND
COMMERCIAL FINANCE ASSOCIATION (CFA)
Representative: Mr. Spyridon V. BAZINAS Legal Consultant
EUROPEAN LAW STUDENTS’ ASSOCIATION (ELSA)
Representatives: Ms. Martine ARALDSEN LOEVVIK Ms. Zoia STANKOVSKA Ms. Ezgi OZDOGAN GOCEN Ms. Amina JELAL ABERRA
FONDATION POUR LE DROIT CONTINENTAL
Représentant: M. Reinhard DAMMANN
GROUPE DE RÉFLEXION SUR L’INSOLVABILITÉ ET SA PRÉVENTION (GRIP 21)
Représentant: Mme. Myriam MAILLY
INSOL EUROPE
Representative: Mr. Florian BRUDER
INSOL INTERNATIONAL
Representatives: Mr. Neil COOPER Mr. Sijmen DE RANITZ
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INSTITUTO IBEROAMERICANO DE DERECHO CONCURSAL (IICD)
Representantes: Sr. Luis Manuel C. MÉJAN Sra. Diana RIVERA
INTERNATIONAL BAR ASSOCIATION (IBA)
Representatives: Mr. Gregor BAER Mr. Christopher W. BESANT Mr. Alexander KLAUSER Mr. Lewis KRUGER
INTERNATIONAL INSOLVENCY INSTITUTE (III)
Representatives: Mr. Christopher KLEIN Ms. Susan POWER JOHNSTON Mr. Dario OSCOS Ms. Annerose TASHIRO Mr. Antonio TULLIO
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S INSOLVENCY & RESTRUCTURING CONFEDERATION (IWIRC)
Representatives: Ms. Carren SHULMAN Ms. Judith ELKIN Ms. Tinamarie FEIL Ms. Debra GRASSGREEN Ms. Kathlene BURKE
INTER-PACIFIC BAR ASSOCIATION (IPBA)
Representatives: Mr. Chester SALOMON Mr. Lynn HARRISON III
LAW ASSOCIATION FOR ASIA AND THE PACIFIC (LAWASIA)
Representative: Ms. Claire STUBBE
MOOT ALUMNI ASSOCIATION (MAA)
Representatives: Mr. Sherzod ABDULKASIMOV Mr. Davranbek AHMATOV Ms. Irina KIM Ms. Firuza BOBOKULOVA
NATIONAL LAW CENTER FOR INTER-AMERICAN FREE TRADE (NLCIFT)
Representative: Mr. Robert M. TROJAN Senior Adviser
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NEW YORK CITY BAR (NYCBAR)
Representatives: Mr. Rick ANTONOFF Mr. William SCHRAG Mr. Paul SILVERMAN Mr. Fred SOSNICK Mr. Arthur STEINBERG
SECRETARIAT
Ms. Jenny CLIFT, Secretary of Working Group V (Insolvency Law) Principal Legal Officer, International Trade Law Division, Office of Legal Affairs Ms. Samira MUSAYEVA, Legal Officer, International Trade Law Division, Office of Legal Affairs
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