
Anna Gelpern
A.B., Princeton; J.D., Harvard; M.Sc., London School of Economics and Political Science
AREAS OF EXPERTISE:
Banking and Finance, Contracts, International Finance, International Law
Anna Gelpern is an Anne Fleming Research Professor at Georgetown Law and a nonresident senior fellow at the Peter G. Peterson Institute for International Economics. She has published research on government debt, contracts, and regulation of financial institutions and markets. She has co-authored a law textbook on International Finance, and has contributed to international initiatives on financial reform and government debt. She co-directs the Sovereign Debt Forum, a collaboration among Georgetown Law’s Institute of International Economic Law and academic institutions in the United States and Europe, dedicated to cutting edge research and capacity building in sovereign debt management.
Before coming to Georgetown,
APRIL 16, 2022
“A RUSSIAN DEFAULT IS LOOMING. A BITTER FIGHT IS LIKELY TO FOLLOW,” coverage in The New York Times, April 16, 2022, featuring Professor Anna Gelpern.
AUGUST 9, 2021
“THE RISKS OF CHINA’S AFRICAN LENDING,” coverage by Financial Times, August 9, 2021, featuring Professor Anna Gelpern.
MARCH 31, 2021
“DATABASE REVEALS SECRETS OF CHINA’S LOANS TO DEVELOPING NATIONS, SAYS STUDY,” coverage by Reuters, March 31, 2021, featuring Professor Anna Gelpern.
MARCH 31, 2021
“CHINA’S SECRET LOAN CONTRACTS REVEAL ITS HOLD OVER LOW-INCOME NATIONS,” coverage by Financial Times, March 31, 2021, featuring Professor Anna Gelpern.
NOVEMBER 12, 2020
“WORK NEEDED TO EASE SOVEREIGN DEBT CONCERNS GLOBALLY,” coverage by International Finance Law Review, November 12, 2020, featuring Professor Anna Gelpern.
NOVEMBER 19, 2019
“HOW A PAN-EU INSOLVENCY REGIME COULD ADVANCE BANKING UNION,” coverage by Financial Times, November 19, 2019, quoting Professor Anna Gelpern.
FEBRUARY 21, 2019
Professor Anna Gelpern was a guest at Washington University in St. Louis‘ COFFEE CHAt, February 21, 2019.
FEBRUARY 14, 2019
“DEBT-RESTRUCTURING VETERAN IS SAID TO MULL FUTURE VENEZUELA ROLE ,” coverage in Bloomberg, February 14, 2019, quoting Professor Anna Gelpern.
DECEMBER 15, 2017
“RPT-ANALYSIS-VENEZUELAN CREDITORS EYEING CITGO ASSETS FACE UPHILL BATTLE,” by Reuters, December 15, 2017, quoting Professor Anna Gelpern.
JUNE 9, 2017
“WALL STREET IS STARTING TO GET NERVOUS ABOUT VENEZUELA’S ‘HUNGER BONDS’,” coverage by Bloomberg Markets, June 9, 2017,quoting Professor Anna Gelpern.
JUNE 6, 2017
“BAD LATIN: LEX MONETAE, PARI PASSU, AND OTHER ITALY EXIT IRRITANTS”, coverage in ItalyEurope24, June 6, 2017, by Professor Anna Gelpern.
FEBRUARY 8, 2017
“EURO REDENOMINATION RISK EDGES ON TO INVESTORS’ RADAR,” coverage by the Financial Times, February 8, 2017, featuring Professor Anna Gelpern.
OCTOBER 23, 2016
“FOR A 46% RETURN, BOND INVESTORS GO TO VENEZUELA-IF THEY DARE; NATION PAYS ITS DEBTS EVEN AS ECONOMY NOSEDIVES; INVESTORS SPLIT ON WHETHER TO FLOCK OR FLEE,” coverage in The Wall Street Journal, October 23, 2016, quoting Professor Anna Gelpern.
OCTOBER 7, 2016
“AIRLINES WANT THEIR MONEY BACK FROM VENEZUELA,” coverage in Bloomberg, October 7, 2016, featuring Professor Anna Gelpern.
MAY 16, 2016
“A CLOSER LOOK AT DONALD TRUMP’S COMMENTS ABOUT REFINANCING U.S. DEBT,” quoting Professor Anna Gelpern, in PolitiFact, May 16, 2016.
MAY 12, 2016
“IN PUERTO RICAN DEBT STANDOFF, PROOF OF THE RISING CLOUT OF MINORITY HOLDOUTS,” coverage in The Wall Street Journal, May 12, 2016, quoting Professor Anna Gelpern.
APRIL 26, 2016
Financial Times podcasts on sovereign bankruptcy, April 26 and 27, mentioned Professor Anna Gelpern (IIEL REPORT here).
APRIL 18, 2016
“SMALL ‘VULTURES’ PROTEST UNFAIR COMPENSATION,” coverage in the Buenos Aires Herald, April 18, 2016, quoting Professor Anna Gelpern.
APRIL 15, 2016
“SMALLER INVESTORS PROTEST ARGENTINE DEBT SALE,” coverage in The Salt Lake Tribune, April 15, 2016, featuring Professor Anna Gelpern.
APRIL 13, 2016
“PAUL SINGER WILL GET BIG PAYOUT, BUT THIS GUY’S CHANCES ARE SHOT,” coverage in Bloomberg News, April 13, 2016, featuring Professor Anna Gelpern.
MARCH 28, 2016
“GREECE HOLDS LESSONS FOR PUERTO RICO,” coverage in The Bond Buyer, March 28, 2016, featuring Professor Anna Gelpern.
MARCH 24, 2016
“A 15-YEAR LEGAL BATTLE ENTERS ITS FINAL CHAPTER,“ coverage in Buenos Aires Herald, March 24, 2016, featuring Professor Anna Gelpern.
MARCH 17, 2016
“WHY ARGENTINA’S DEBT DEAL SPELLS BAD NEWS,” coverage in Fortune, March 17, 2016, quoting a piece by Professor Anna Gelpern. Gelpern’s article, “THE RUBBLE OF ARGENTINA’S DEBT SETTLEMENT,” appeared on the website of the Peterson Institute for International Economics on March 9. Gelpern was also quoted in “A GOOD WEEK FOR VULTURE FUNDS,” a piece in The New Yorker, on March 5.
FEBRUARY 29, 2016
“ARGENTINA REACHES DEAL WITH HEDGE FUNDS OVER DEBT,” coverage in The New York Times DealBook, February 29, 2016, quoting Professor Anna Gelpern.
FEBRUARY 19, 2016
“DETTE : UNE BATAILLE JUDICIAIRE HORS NORME S’ENGAGE ENTRE LA RUSSIE ET L’UKRAINE,” coverage in LesEchos, February 19, 2016, quoting Professor Anna Gelpern.
FEBRUARY 18, 2016
“LA SAGA DE LA DEUDA ARGENTINA SE ACERCA UNA RESOLUCIÓN CON ACREEDORES,” coverage in El Economista, February 18, 2016, quoting Professor Anna Gelpern.
FEBRUARY 16, 2016
“ARGENTINA ON THE CUSP OF PEACE WITH CREDITORS,” coverage in The Financial Times, February 16, 2016, featuring Professor Anna Gelpern.
FEBRUARY 15, 2016
“ARGENTINA SEEKS TO WIN OVER JUDGE VIEWED AS LONG-TIME NEMESIS,” coverage in BloombergBusiness, February 15, 2016, quoting Professor Anna Gelpern.
FEBRUARY 8, 2016
“EL GOBIERNO ESPERA AYUDA DE GRIESA PARA QUE LEVANTE CAUTELARES Y ACORRALE A NML,” coverage regarding sovereign debt, February 8, 2016, quoted Professor Anna Gelpern.
JANUARY 6, 2016
“Ukraine: Dismal economic prospects, great sovereign bond,” Financial Times, January 6, 2016, featuring Professor Anna Gelpern.
DECEMBER 19, 2015
“THE IMF CHANGES ITS RULES TO ISOLATE CHINA AND RUSSIA – ANALYSIS,” coverage in Eurasia Review, December 19, 2015, featuring Professor Anna Gelpern.
DECEMBER 17, 2015
“THE IMF CHANGES ITS RULES TO ISOLATE CHINA AND RUSSIA,” Counterpunch, December 17, 2015, quoting Professor Anna Gelpern.
DECEMBER 11, 2015
“U.S. RESISTED IMF DEBT REFORM AS ‘MORAL HAZARD’ PRIOR TO UKRAINE CRISIS,” coverage in Sputniknews.com, December 11, 2015, quoting Professor Anna Gelpern.
DECEMBER 11, 2015
“WHAT TO DO ABOUT ‘VULTURE FUNDS,’? UNCTAD EVENT HIGHLIGHTS CHALLENGES AHEAD,” United Nations Conference on Trade and Development Roundtable, December 11, 2015, mentioning Professor Anna Gelpern.
DECEMBER 10, 2015
“PUERTO RICO GOVERNOR: NO PENSION CUTS TO FIX CRISIS,” coverage in USAToday, December 10, 2015, quoting Professor Anna Gelpern.
NOVEMBER 7, 2015
“UKRAINE SHOULD NOT REPAY THIS ODIOUS DEBT TO RUSSIA,” coverage by Newsweek, November 7, 2015, quoting Professor Anna Gelpern.
SEPTEMBER 29, 2015
“UKRAINE DEBT DEAL SHOWS CRACKS EMERGING IN RUSSIA BOND STRATEGY,” coverage by Bloomberg Business, September 29, 2015, featuring Professor Anna Gelpern.
SEPTEMBER 24, 2015
“UKRAINE ISOLATES RUSSIA WITH SWEETER TERMS TO DETER HOLDOUTS,” Bloomberg, September 24, 2015, quoting Professor Anna Gelpern.
AUGUST 4, 2015
“US CONGRESS SHOULD ALLOW PUERTO RICO TO FILE BANKRUPTCY AMID DEBT DEFAULT,” Sputnik International, August 4, 2015, quoting Professor Anna Gelpern.
JULY 31, 2015
“UKRAINE GETS $1.7 BN FROM IMF,” coverage by CNN, July 31, 2015, Professor Anna Gelpern discusses Ukraine’s economic reforms and the IMF’s bailout program.
JULY 22, 2015
“UKRAINE DEBT PAYMENT TESTS TALKS PROGRESS AS MARKET BETS ON DEAL,” coverage by Bloomberg Business, July 22, 2015, quoting Professor Anna Gelpern.
JULY 18, 2015
“U.S. CAN AVOID GREEK-LIKE DEBT CRISIS BY ‘PRINTING MONEY’,” an opinion piece on Sputnik, July 18, 2015, featuring Professor Anna Gelpern.
JULY 15, 2015
“DEBT RELIEF FOR GREECE: CENTRAL AND CONTENTIOUS,” Marketplace, July 15, 2015, quoting Professor Anna Gelpern.
JULY 6, 2015
“GREEK VOTERS AND CHINESE HAIRDRESSERS,” Bloomberg View, July 6, 2015, featuring Professor Anna Gelpern.
JUNE 30, 2015
“FINANCIAL TROUBLE IN PUERTO RICO AND GREECE,” WAMU’s The Diane Rehm Show, June 30, 2015, interviewing Professor Anna Gelpern.
JUNE 30, 2015
“HOW DEFAULT COULD PUSH GREECE OUT OF THE EUROZONE,” NPR’s All Things Considered, June 30, 2015, featuring Professor Anna Gelpern.
JUNE 22, 2015
“UKRAINE STRUGGLES TO RESTRUCTURE ITS SOVEREIGN DEBT,” Institutional Investor, June 22, 2015, quoting Professor Anna Gelpern.
MAY 20, 2015
“RUSSIA WILL TAKE UKRAINE TO COURT IF JUNE COUPON DATE MISSED,” coverage by Bloomberg, May 20, 2015, quoting Professor Anna Gelpern.
MAY 20, 2015
“PUTIN IS RISKING A STAND-OFF WITH THE IMF OVER A $3 BILLION LOAN TO UKRAINE,” coverage by Business Insider, May 20, 2015, featuring Professor Anna Gelpern.
MAY 18, 2015
“FREE LUNCH: UKRAINE’S WEAPONISED DEBT,” a piece in the Financial Times, May 18, 2015, by Professor Anna Gelpern.
MAY 17, 2015
“EUROZONE’S FLAWS WORSEN GREEK WOES,” coverage by the Wall Street Journal, May 17, 2015 quoting Professor Anna Gelpern.
APRIL 23, 2015
“UKRAINE SHIELDED FROM VULTURES BY TEMPLETON HAS ONE LESS PROBLEM,” coverage in Bloomberg News, April 23, 2015, featuring Professor Anna Gelpern.
APRIL 7, 2015
“UKRAINE IN TALKS TO BOOST EMERGENCY CASH RESERVES,” coverage in the Wall Street Journal, April 7, 2015, quoting Professor Anna Gelpern.
MARCH 31, 2015
“RUSSIA HAS UKRAINE’S ECONOMY IN A CHOKE HOLD,” Moscow Times, March 31, 2015, quoting Professor Anna Gelpern.
MARCH 26, 2015
“LONDON OR PARIS: WHICH IS THE CLUB FOR RUSSIA’S UKRAINE DEBT?,” coverage in Reuters, March 26, 2015, quoting Professor Anna Gelpern.
MARCH 22, 2015
“BAILOUT PROJECTIONS INDICATE UKRAINE WILL NOT REPAY RUSSIA DEBT,” coverage in the Financial Times, March 22, 2015, mentioning Professor Anna Gelpern.
MARCH 17, 2015
“CITIBANK IN ARGENTINA TO STOP MAKING BOND PAYMENTS,” coverage by the Associated Press, March 17, 2015, featuring Professor Anna Gelpern.
MARCH 15, 2015
“ARGENTINA WARNS CITIBANK IT COULD LOSE BANKING LICENSE,” coverage by the Associated Press, March 15, 2015, featuring Professor Anna Gelpern.
MARCH 13, 2015
“ARGENTINA WARNS CITIBANK IT COULD LOSE BANKING LICENSE IF IT DOESN’T PAY BONDHOLDERS,” coverage in U.S. News & World Report, March 13, 2015, featuring Professor Anna Gelpern.
MARCH 12, 2015
“ARGENTINA’S LAST VESTIGE OF MARKET ACCESS FADES ON COURT RULING,” coverage in Bloomberg Business, March 12, 2015, quoting Professor Anna Gelpern.
DECEMBER 24, 2014
“THE GLOBAL LAWYER: IN THE CASE OF VULTURES V. DEADBEATS, THE MARKET IS WINNING,” coverage in the American Lawyer, December 24, 2014, featuring Professor Anna Gelpern.
NOVEMBER 12, 2014
“MEXICO’S BOLD MOVE ON DEBT RESTRUCTURING CONTRACTS,” coverage in The New York Times, November 12, 2014, quoting Professor Anna Gelpern. Further coverage is in the BUENOS AIRES HERALD.
AUGUST 25, 2014
“ARGENTINE DEFAULT BAD TEST CASE FOR SOVEREIGN DEBT NEGOTIATIONS,” coverage in Foreign Policy, August 25, 2014, quoting Professor Anna Gelpern.
SEPTEMBER 24, 2014
“ANALYSIS-AS UKRAINE’S DEBT TANGLE UNWINDS, RUSSIA HOLDS KEY THREAD,“ coverage by Reuters, September 24, 2014, featuring Professor Anna Gelpern.
AUGUST 25, 2014
“ARGENTINE DEFAULT BAD TEST CASE FOR SOVEREIGN DEBT NEGOTIATIONS,” coverage in Foreign Policy, August 25, 2014, quoting Professor Anna Gelpern.
AUGUST 21, 2014
“ARGENTINA BONDS JUDGE TO HOLD HEARING ON CONTEMPT REQUEST,” coverage by Bloomberg, August 21, 2014, quoting Professor Anna Gelpern. Further coverage is in BUSINESS INSIDER and by NPR’S ALL THINGS CONSIDERED.
AUGUST 6, 2014
“ARGENTINA: UNRESOLVED DEBTS,” Financial Times, August 6, 2014, quoting Professor Anna Gelpern.
AUGUST 1, 2014
“THE ARGENTINA PROBLEM CAN’T BE FIXED,” Bloomberg View, August 1, 2014, quoting Professor Anna Gelpern.
JULY 30, 2014
“PETERSON’S GELPERN SEES POTENTIAL CDS TRIGGER TONIGHT,” coverage by Bloomberg Radio’s The Hays Advantage Podcast, July 30, 2014, quoting Professor Anna Gelpern. Further coverage is in The New York Times DEALBOOK, APM’S MARKETPLACE, and BLOOMBERGVIEW.
JULY 29, 2014
“BOND DEFAULT BY ARGENTINA APPEARS LIKELY,” coverage on The New York Times Dealbook, July 29, 2014, features Georgetown Law Professor Anna Gelpern.
JULY 25, 2014
“RULINGS ADD TO THE MESS IN ARGENTINE BONDS,” coverage in The New York Times, July 24, 2014, quoting Professor Anna Gelpern. Further coverage is in MERCO PRESS, July 25, 2014.
JULY 14, 2014
“STOPPING A REPEAT OF ARGENTINE DEBT WAR,” coverage in Financial Times, July 14, 2014, quoting Professor Anna Gelpern.
JUNE 30, 2014
“SCREW TURNS ON DEBT-RIDDEN ARGENTINA,” coverage in The New Zealand Herald, June 30, 2014, featuring Professor Anna Gelpern.
JUNE 26, 2014
“THREE THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT THE SUPREME COURT’S RULING ON ARGENTINE DEBT – AND WHY IT MATTERS TO ARGENTINA AND THE WORLD,” coverage in The Washington Post, June 26, 2014, quoting Professor Anna Gelpern. Further coverage includes THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, THE MINNEAPOLIS STAR TRIBUNE, THE LONGVIEW DAILY NEWS, REUTERS INSIDER, and more.
JUNE 19, 2014
“ARGENTINA’S SUPREME COURT LOSS MAY SERVE AS A WAKE-UP CALL,” coverage in The Washington Post, June 18, 2014, and “RULING ON ARGENTINA GIVES INVESTORS AN UPPER HAND,” coverage in The New York Times, June 19, 2014 featuring Professor Anna Gelpern. Further coverage includes: THE NEW YORKER, APM’S MARKETPLACE, NPR’S ALL THINGS CONSIDERED, BBC NEWS, MERCO PRESS, THE CHINA POST, and more.
JUNE 16, 2014
“SUPREME COURT TO CONSIDER TAKING ON ARGENTINA BONDS CASE,” coverage in The Wall Street Journal, June 11, 2014, and “ARGENTINA COULD DEFAULT AFTER SUPREME COURT RULING,” coverage in Foreign Policy, June 16, 2014, quoting Professor Anna Gelpern.
APRIL 25, 2014
“ARGENTINA’S UNENDING DEBT,” coverage in The New Yorker, April 25, 2014, quoting Professor Anna Gelpern.
MARCH 25, 2014
“DOES UKRAINE OWE ANYTHING TO AN AGGRESSOR?” coverage in The Kyiv Post, March 25, 2014, quoting Professor Anna Gelpern.
MARCH 17, 2014
“ON UKRAINE AND ‘ODIOUS DEBT’,” coverage in The Wall Street Journal, featuring Professor Anna Gelpern, March 17, 2014.
FEBRUARY 9, 2014
“HEDGE FUNDS CLASH OVER ARGENTINA DEBT,” coverage in the The Wall Street Journal, February 9, 2014, quoting Professor Anna Gelpern.
JULY 26, 2013
“IMF WORRIES ARGENTINE CASE WILL HAMPER DEBT RELIEF,” coverage in the News Sentinel, July 26, 2013, featuring Professor Anna Gelpern.