CIHLER: Restructuring in Asia-Pacific in the age of Covid-19

Legal practitioners from Australia, China, India, Japan, and Singapore will share their perspectives on key issues facing multinational employers required to make organizational changes in light of COVID-19.

Topics

• COVID-19 related laws, regulations and programs affecting the restructuring legal scheme
  • Limitations or special provisions influencing economic dismissals
  • Wage subsidies, salary reduction measures, work-sharing or other programs to avoid job losses
• COVID-19 restructuring experiences by country
  • Major restructuring events — sectors, sizes, employee types
  • Major legal challenges as well as challenges in public relations, governmental/political affairs, and labor relations
• Lessons learned and best practices

Moderator
John Sander
Principal
Jackson Lewis P.C.
New York, New York

Speakers
Thomas Choo
Clyde & Co Clasis, Singapore

Michael Harmers
Harmers Workplace Lawyers, Australia

Sowmya Kumar
Induslaw, India

Tatsuo Yamashima
Atsumi & Sakai, Japan

Carol Zhu
Zhong Lun, China