INSOL Europe Academic Forum


The INSOL Europe Academic Forum, founded in 2004, is a constituent body of INSOL Europe, a Europe-wide association of practitioners in insolvency. The Academic Forum’s primary mission is to:
  • Engage in the representation of members interested in insolvency law and research,
  • Encourage and assist in the development of research initiatives in the insolvency field, and
  • Participate in the activities organised by INSOL Europe.
The membership of the Academic Forum includes insolvency academics, insolvency practitioners with recognised academic credentials as well as those engaged in the research and study of insolvency.

The Academic Forum hosts a conference each year prior to INSOL Europe’s Annual Congress. The conference maintains the highest academic standards, reflects cutting-edge developments in restructuring and insolvency, and fosters meaningful engagement between academics, judges, practitioners and policymakers.

For information about future events, please sign-up to our mailing list here: Email Sign Up

As an Academic Forum member, we engourage you to:
  • Attend our annual Academic Forum conference specifically tailored to the interests of its members, where you can expand your network and meet eminent professors in your field
  • Attend our Annual Congress, focused on the practitioners perspective, where you benefit from 50% discount on the registration fee
  • Respond to a ‘call for papers’ and make proposals for topics at events
  • Make a proposal to speak at events, present your thesis and get feedback from your peers
  • Connect and network with fellow academics, judges and practitioners using our online membership directory and during our events
  • Contribute academic insights and summaries of academic trends in Europe to our technical resources and publications
  • Get your thesis published (coming soon!)

To join the Academic Forum, please apply to become a member of INSOL Europe here. 
Remember to tick the relevant boxes to indicate that you are interested in becoming a member of the Academic Forum and any other interests you may have.
Academic Forum Chair


Prof. Dr. Jessica Schmidt, LL.M.

Jessica holds the Chair of Civil Law, German, European and International Company and Capital Markets Law at the University of Bayreuth. She is director of the Research Institute Companies, Capital Markets & Taxes (CoCapT) at the University of Bayreuth, and is a member of the European Commission’s Informal Expert Group on Company Law and Corporate Governance (ICLEG).
Academic Forum Sponsor
 
The Academic Forum is pleased to announce the generous support of Edwin Coe LLP.

With this sponsorship, the Academic Forum has been able to offer young scholars travel grants to attend its conferences and has also permitted for an annual lecture to be given by a scholar of international repute.
 
Contact: Simeon Gilchrist, Edwin Coe LLP
D: +44(0)20 7691 4166    T: +44(0)20 7691 4000
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