[BCLB] The Inside Story of Puerto Rico’s Debt Crisis: A Conversation with Author David Skeel

Event details Date: Thursday, August 20, 2026 Time: 10:00 AM to 10:00 AM Type: Campus Event About this event https://www.law.berkeley.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Screenshot-2025-03-14-at-11-17-42-Copy-of-BCLB-Web-640-x-200-px-640-%C3%97-200px-768x240.png 768w, https://www.law.berkeley.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Screenshot-2025-03-14-at-11-17-42-Copy-of-BCLB-Web-640-x-200-px-640-%C3%97-200px-1536x481.png 1536w, https://www.law.berkeley.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Screenshot-2025-03-14-at-11-17-42-Copy-of-BCLB-Web-640-x-200-px-640-%C3%97-200px-2048x641.png 2048w" alt="" width="2288" height="716" data-ccwcag-attachment-id="704034" data-ccwcag-attachment="{" />The Puerto Rico debt restructuring was one of the great bankruptcy battles of the past century, a high-stakes showdown rivaling the Caesars Palace bankruptcy and the robber barons’ fight over the Erie Railway. It’s also a case study in how governments, from Puerto Rico to Chicago to Illinois, spiral into fiscal dysfunction, and what happens when they do. Join Professor Kenneth Ayotte as he sits down with Professor David Skeel, former chair of the Puerto Rico Financial Oversight and Management Board, for a candid conversation about his riveting new book, Promise Land: The Inside Story of the Puerto Rico Debt Crisis. Register here> Official event details: https://events.berkeley.edu/law/event/326894-bclb-the-inside-story-of-puerto-ricos-debt-crisis