ARTICLE · 12 DECEMBER 2016

Bankruptcy & Restructuring Roundtable

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Daniel Hayek diskutiert mit anderen Panelisten von renommierten Anwaltskanzleien Herausforderungen, rechtliche Entwicklungen, Cross-Border Probleme...

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Daniel Hayek diskutiert mit anderen Panelisten von renommierten Anwaltskanzleien Herausforderungen, rechtliche Entwicklungen, Cross-Border Probleme, Finanzierung etc. auf dem Gebiet der zunehmend an Bedeutung gewinnenden konkursrechtlichen Rechtsstreitigkeiten.

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Previously published in Financier Worldwide Magazine - December 2016

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