Kepler-Karst mentioned as an expert firm in restructuring and insolvency
CincoDías analyzes the Oasiz case, Madrid’s largest shopping mall, owned by Compañía de Phalsbourg. Kepler-Karst Law Firm is acting for Compañía de Phalsbourg and seeking the court’s approval to ensure its financial sustainability. You can read the full article here. Access the Spanish version here.
Climate-Resilient Debt Clauses: A New Tool to Fight Climate Change
5Dias has published an OpEd on the importance of Climate Resilient Debt Clauses (CRDCs), also known as “hurricane clauses,” written by RodrigoOlivares-Caminal, Of Counsel at Kepler-Karst and expert in sovereign debt restructuring. These clauses allow sovereigns to temporarily suspend debt payments after a natural disaster and are key for reducing the economic and fiscal impact […]
Rodrigo Olivares-Caminal, Of Counsel at Kepler-Karst and Professor of Banking and Finance Law at Queen Mary University of London, Contributes to Reuters Article on Debt Restructuring
Rodrigo Olivares-Caminal, Of Counsel at Kepler-Karst and Professor of Banking and Finance Law at Queen Mary University of London, contributed as an expert to this Reuters article on the proposed changes to New York state laws to facilitae coordination issues in sovereign debt restructuring. The article examines the ongoing debate around proposed changes to New […]
Significant Increase in Economic Crimes
In the opening session of the new judicial year, the Spanish Supreme Court’s Attorney General presented their annual report for 2024, containing data and considerations that warrant some considerations. In the field of economic crime—a specialty of Kepler-Karst Law Firm—a substantial increase in the number of criminal proceedings has been noted. The report indicates that […]
Concerns among tax professionals regarding access to computer equipment
Thank you to Expansión for featuring Eduardo de Urbano, Of Counsel at Kepler-Karst and magistrate on leave, to address concerns among tax professionals regarding access to computer equipment. De Urbano highlights that one of the main conflicts lies in entries and searches of constitutionally protected homes and access to mobile devices. “We often find that […]
Opinion Piece | The Necessary Respect for Deadlines in Appeals
Confilegal has published an insightful Opinion Piece on “The Necessary Respect for Deadlines in Appeals,” written by our Of Counsel, Eduardo Urbano. In a context where the heavy workload of judges and prosecutors, combined with the lack of resources available to the Justice Administration and Judiciary, affects the adherence to procedural deadlines, Eduardo emphasizes in […]
Should tax claims be excluded in the acquittal of debts? The Court of Justice of the European Union opines
In view of the issues raised regarding the treatment to be given to tax claims in the acquittal process of liabilities in the context of a bankruptcy procedure, the Eighth Section of the Provincial Court of Alicante has set a precedent by requesting, by Order of 11 October 2022, the opinion of the Court of […]
RESTRUCTURING EXPERT. | ROOM MATE. | SUCCESS STORY
As a leading law firm in dealing with complex insolvencies and cross-border restructurings, in June 2022 we led Room Mate in its reorganization and sale of business as going concern to Ángelo Gordon and Westmont Hospitality Group, with the goal of maintaining its business, preserving jobs and creating value through RoomMate’s petition for a pre-packaged […]
Tax Advisors in the Dock: They Can Be Accomplices in Tax Crimes
Cinco Días published an interesting article on the criminal liability of tax advisors, featuring the opinion of our Of Counsel Eduardo de Urbano, a Ph.D. in Law and a former judge currently on leave of absence, who heads the Economic Criminal Law department. According to Eduardo, “for a long time, since white-collar crime is based […]
VIABILITY AS A KEY COMPONENT IN ANY RESTRUCTURING: THE COURT’S DENIAL OF THE HOMOLOGATION REQUEST SUBMITTED BY INDUSTRIAS BIANCHEZZA.
OPINION COLUMN. Confilegal publishes this weekend an interesting opinion column on the central value of viability as a key component in any restructuring, prepared by Davinia Sánchez de la Cruz y Malena Vila. In this column, our expert lawyers analyse one issue of significant importance when it comes to the homologation of the restructuring plan […]
