11:30 Welcome Coffee

12:00 Seminar and Discussion

• Welcome and Introduction
Theo Xenakoudis, IRI Piraeus
• Marshall Islands Registry Update
Bill Gallagher, IRI Reston
• Regulatory and Regional Updates
Vasilis Kamitsis, IRI Piraeus
Ballast Water Management Convention Updates
Lay-up Procedural Requirements
Rescue Operations Within the Mediterranean / Aegean Sea
• Port State Control Worldwide – General Guidelines
Brian Poskaitis, IRI Baltimore
• Tapping the United States Capital Markets in 2016
Robert Lustrin, Seward & Kissel LLP
• Restructuring, Bankruptcy, or Liquidation: Options for Troubled Market Sectors
Larry Rutkowski, Seward & Kissel LLP
• Choice of Law and Its Impact
Mike Timpone, Seward & Kissel LLP

14:30 Lunch and Drinks