Francisco Reyes
The Center for Civil Law Studies (CCLS) will present the 38th annual John H. Tucker Jr. Lecture in Civil Law on Tuesday, May 31 at 6 p.m. in the McKernan Auditorium at the LSU Law Center.
Professor Francisco Reyes, Chairman of the United Nations Commission for International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) and Colombian Superintendent of Companies (and Bankruptcy), will present “The Proposed Organization of American States Model Law on Simplified Corporations: Perspectives and Challenges.” In the lecture, Reyes will shine light on corporate laws in developing jurisdictions and multinational organizations.
A reception will follow the lecture. To register, please email moreteau@lsu.edu or call 225/578-0067.
The LSU Law Center’s Tucker Lecture Series is held each year in honor of Colonel John H. Tucker Jr., a notable legal scholar and philanthropist.
- Who: The Center for Civil Law Studies of the LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center
- What: 38th John H. Tucker, Jr. Lecture in Civil Law
- When: 6 p.m., Tuesday, May 31
- Where: LSU Law Center McKernan Auditorium; 1 East Campus Drive
About the Speaker
Professor Francisco Reyes is the Chairman of the United Nations Commission for International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) for the period 2015-2016. He has also been the Colombian Superintendent of Companies (and Bankruptcy) since October 2014. He is a member of the International Academy of Commercial and Consumer Law, the International Academy of Comparative Law, and the Colombian Academy of Jurisprudence.
Reyes was an active participant and draftsman of several comprehensive legislative reforms of the Colombian laws of Corporations and Bankruptcy, including the successful law on Simplified Stock Corporations enacted in 2008. He also presided over the governmental commissions for the amendment of the Colombian Bankruptcy Law and the new Law on Secured Transactions.
Reyes holds an LL.B. from Javeriana University in Bogotá, an LL.M. from the University of Miami School of Law and a PhD in Law from the University of Tilburg (The Netherlands). He also holds a diploma in Portuguese Culture from the University of Lisbon (Portugal). He has been a Visiting Professor at the Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Stetson College of Law (Gulfport, FL), Université Jean Moulin (Lyon, France), Université de Fribourg (Switzerland), University of Tilburg (The Netherlands), Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México, Universidade Agostinho Neto (Angola), and Universidad Católica Argentina (Buenos Aires).
Reyes has published a number of books on corporations, in Spanish, English and Portuguese.
