MINNEAPOLIS – July 21, 2021 – Arleen Nand, a shareholder of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP, will moderate the American Bar Association’s (ABA) “COVID-19 Adjustments to Collateral Perfection Techniques: A Global Perspective” webinar on July 29, 2021 from 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. EDT.
Other panelists include Vladimir Miranda Abreu of TozziniFreire Advogados; Alexei Bonamin of TozziniFreire Advogados; Jorge León-Orantes B. of Santamarina + Steta; Jennifer Marshall of Allen & Overy LLP.; Mary Jeanne Phelan of McCarthy Tétrault LLP.; Steven O. Weise of Proskauer Rose LLP.; and Thomas Zimmerman of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP.
The panel will provide an overview of shifts to collateral perfection techniques necessitated by COVID-19. Panelists will discuss best practices under the Uniform Commercial Code and its corresponding equivalents in key jurisdictions in Europe, Latin America, and North America to take into account practical considerations for protection against various asset classes during the pandemic.
Nand is chair of Greenberg Traurig’s Global Agribusiness Practice. She represents commercial, cooperative, development, and investment banks, as well as hedge funds, private equity firms, and corporations in cross-border and domestic financings. Nand has structured, drafted, and negotiated more than $40 billion of investment grade, leveraged finance, and commercial paper transactions. She is also a fellow of the American College of Commercial Finance Lawyers and a co-chair of the International Commercial Law Subcommittee for the American Bar Association’s Uniform Commercial Code Committee.
About Greenberg Traurig’s Food, Beverage & Agribusiness Practice: Greenberg Traurig's Food, Beverage & Agribusiness Practice leverages their deep experience representing some of the most significant participants in the food, beverage, agribusiness, dietary supplement, and personal care products industries. The Agribusiness team is globally ranked in Chambers & Partners, and Law360 has named them a “Food & Beverage Practice Group of the Year,” with a team member being recognized as a Law360 MVP for Food & Beverage. They represent clients on a broad range of matters in the sector, including those involving agrotech, environmental, finance, intellectual property, labor and employment, litigation, M&A, real estate, regulatory, restructuring, and tax matters.
About Greenberg Traurig: Greenberg Traurig, LLP (GT) has approximately 2200 attorneys 40 locations in the United States, Latin America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. GT has been recognized for its philanthropic giving, diversity, and innovation, and is consistently among the largest firms in the U.S. on the Law360 400 and among the Top 20 on the Am Law Global 100. The firm is net carbon neutral with respect to its office energy usage and Mansfield Rule 3.0 Certified. Web: www.gtlaw.com