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Sho= w=20 by day: Tuesday,=20 Oct. 27 Wednesday,=20 Oct. 28 Thursday,=20 Oct. 29 Friday,=20 Oct. 30 Saturday,=20 Oct. 31	Show by Track: Busines= s/Transactional Corp= orate=20 Counsel CubaDispu= te=20 Resolution/Litigation = Global=20 Financial Crisis Int= ernational=20 Trade/Regulatory Latin = American/Caribbean Law = Practice P= ublic=20 International Law/Rule of Law Young=20 Lawyers

Thursday, October 29

7:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.=20
Registration

7:15 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
Continental=20 Breakfast=20

8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Protecting = Your=20 Brand: Trademark Infringement and Counterfeiting
Corporate = Counsel,=20 Business/Transactional

With increasing frequency, U.S. Customs is detaining, seizing = and=20 destroying merchandise entering the United States for trademark=20 infringement and counterfeiting. Cases involve merchandise = entering the=20 United States, and merchandise being transshipped to foreign = destinations.=20 The prevalence of such cases, often involving electronics and = other=20 technology-based goods manufactured in China, disrupts market = share for=20 genuine goods, which companies have registered with the USPTO and = recorded=20 with U.S. Customs. Companies like Apple, Inc. and other prominent = firms=20 are protecting their legal rights with increasing vigilance, = working in=20 close cooperation with U.S. Customs and other governmental = agencies.=20 Importers are often caught in the middle, resulting in forfeiture = of=20 merchandise, and little or no recourse for recovering their = investments.=20 This panel will examine the causes and trends associated with this = growing=20 problem, and the significant impact of this rapidly developing = phenomenon=20 on members of the trade community, including U.S. and foreign=20 manufacturers, importers, distributors, retailers and their = customers.=20

Sponsoring Committee:
Customs Law=20 Committee

Program Chairs:
Peter A. Quinter, = J.D.,=20 Becker & Poliakoff, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Moderator:
Peter A. Quinter,=20 J.D., Becker & Poliakoff, P.A., Fort = Lauderdale,=20 Florida

Speakers:
Sandra Bell, Regulations = &=20 Rulings, Office of International Trade, U.S. Customs & Border=20 Protection, Department of Homeland Security, Washington, = DC
Ual=20 Bradley, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement, U.S. = Department of Homeland Security, Miami, Florida
Rob=20 Calia, Global Intellectual Property Center, U.S. Chamber = of=20 Commerce, Washington, DC
Laurie H. Van L=F6ben = Sels,=20 Townsend and Townsend and Crew LLP, San Francisco, California

8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
The Latin = American=20 Petrochemical Revolution: Opportunities and Challenges for the = Region's=20 Ground-Breaking Petrochemical Infrastructure Development = Projects=20
Latin America/Caribbean, Business/Transactional, = Global=20 Financial Crisis

Despite the economic challenges facing the world and the = region,=20 ground-breaking efforts are underway in countries such as Brazil, = Mexico,=20 and Venezuela to dramatically reform the petrochemical sector and = develop=20 projects that expand both up-stream and down-stream petrochemical=20 production. Companies such as Braskem, Petr=F3leos Mexicanos = (PEMEX) and=20 Petroqu=EDmica de Venezuela (Pequiven) are at the forefront of = Latin=20 America's ongoing "petrochemical revolution." In this = participatory=20 discussion panel, counsel from PEMEX, Pequiven and the = International=20 Finance Corporation=97an experienced lender and investor in Latin = American=20 petrochemical projects=97will explore and discuss the latest = trends and=20 opportunities in the region's petrochemical sector, and will share = their=20 perspective on the legal and practical challenges that must be = overcome in=20 order to successfully develop and finance petrochemical = infrastructure=20 projects in Latin America.

Sponsoring Committee:
Latin American = and=20 Caribbean Committee

Program Chairs:
Miguel A. = Zaldivar, Hogan=20 & Hartson LLP, Miami, Florida
Gonzalo Rodriguez=20 Matos, Hogan & Hartson LLP, Miami, Florida

Moderator:
Miguel A. Zaldivar, = Hogan &=20 Hartson LLP, Miami, Florida

Speakers:
Victor Barrientos, = Petroquimica=20 de Venezuela (Pequiven), Carabobo, = Venezuela=E2=80=8E
Jose=20 Bosch, Pemex Gas y Petroquimica Basica (PEMEX), Mexico = City,=20 D.F., Mexico
Walid Labadi, International = Finance=20 Corporation (IFC), Washington, DC

8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Transfer = Pricing:=20 More than Income Tax
Business Transactional,=20 International Trade/Regulatory, Corporate Counsel

This program will begin with an introduction to the issues = involved in=20 customs law transfer pricing (Value for Duty) compared to income = tax=20 transfer pricing in terms of outlining similarities and = differences=20 between the two disciplines and discussing the interrelationship = and the=20 complexity involved when attempting to apply an income tax = transfer price=20 for customs valuation purposes. Other non-income tax transfer = pricing=20 concerns, opportunities and pitfalls will also be discussed. = Presentations=20 will then be made by the U.S. and Canadian Customs Authorities as = to the=20 possibility, if any, and the methodology for using income tax = transfer=20 price studies (TPS) for customs purposes. The last half of the = program=20 will involve case studies utilizing experienced practitioners on = both=20 sides of the border who will outline some of the ways in which = income tax=20 transfer pricing can or cannot be used for customs valuation = purposes and=20 who will also discuss some of the problems associated with using = income=20 tax transfer pricing for customs purposes, including the = amendments that=20 must be made for customs purposes, as well as the problems that = arise when=20 the transfer price is changed by way of year-end tax adjustments. = This is=20 a must program for anyone who thinks that the income tax transfer = price is=20 also the customs value for duty.

Sponsoring Committee:
Customs Law=20 Committee

Program Chairs:
Dalton Albrecht, = Miller=20 Thomson LLP, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Larry = Friedman,=20 Barnes, Richardson & Colburn, Chicago, Illinois

Moderators:
Dalton Albrecht, = Miller=20 Thomson LLP, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Larry = Friedman,=20 Barnes, Richardson & Colburn, Chicago, Illinois

Speakers:
Luis Abad, KPMG, Trade = and=20 Customs Services, New York, New York
Monica = Brenner,=20 Valuation and Special Programs Branch, Office of International = Trade, U.S.=20 Customs & Border Protection, New York, New = York
Anne=20 Kline, Origin and Valuation Division, Canada Border = Services=20 Agency, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Luis Martinez, = Basham,=20 Ringe y Correa, S.C., Mexico City, D.F., = Mexico
Katherine=20 Xilinas, Miller Thomson LLP, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Managing = Partner=20 Forum - Responses to Challenges and Pressures US Law Firms Face in = the=20 Recession
Law Practice

A challenging economic climate, intense competitive forces, = demanding=20 clients and a war for talent are all frontline challenges = currently faced=20 by managing partners of mid to large sized U.S. firms. This = session will=20 bring together national and office managing partners of successful = U.S.=20 firms to debate and share ideas about how to make the most of = these=20 challenging market conditions. Topics to be covered include: = rightsizing=20 the firm; creating more flexible resources vs specialization; the = three=20 leading indicators of trouble in a law firm; are demanding clients = killing=20 the billable hour?; should my firm be outsourcing?; associate pay = and=20 incentivisation; maintaining partner morale; competing = simultaneously with=20 "mega firms" and "niche players;" responding to requests for panel = pitches=20 and discounts; does the firms' governance structure need to = change?; are=20 clients' expectations of law firms changing?; do law firms need to = change=20 their collection methods?; and are current billing and receivable = methods=20 outdated?

Sponsoring Committee:
International Law = Practice Management Forum

Program Chairs & Moderators:
Stephen=20 Denyer, Allen & Overy LLP, Frankfurt,=20 Germany
Justin Vineberg, Davies Ward Phillips = &=20 Vineberg LLP, Montr=E9al, Qu=E9bec, Canada

Speakers:
Cesar L. Alvarez, Chief=20 Executive Officer, Greenberg Traurig LLP, Miami, = Florida
Bowman=20 Brown, Chairman, Executive Committee, Shutts & Bowen = LLP,=20 Miami, Florida
Alvin B. Davis, Managing = Partner,=20 Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, LLP, Miami, Florida
Gary = L.=20 Sasso, President and Chief Executive Officer, Carlton = Fields PA,=20 Tampa, Florida
Andrew M. Smulian, Chairman and = Chief=20 Executive Officer, Akerman Senterfitt, Miami, = Florida
Steven=20 Sonberg, Managing Partner, Holland & Knight LLP, Fort = Lauderdale, Florida

8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
The = Compleat=20 "Toolbox" of International Procedure: How to Perfect = Service, Obtain=20 Evidence and Enforce Judgments Abroad
Dispute=20 Resolution/Litigation, Young Lawyers

International procedural law is no longer confined to the dusty = corners=20 of law libraries; it has become the forward battleground for the = assertion=20 of sovereign interests in a globalized economy. This in turn has = very=20 practical consequences on how litigants go about the most basic = and=20 essential steps in any type of civil litigation: serving process = on a=20 party located abroad; obtaining documents and witness testimony = from=20 parties or third parties in foreign jurisdictions; obtaining a = judgment in=20 one jurisdiction that can be enforced easily and predictably = against=20 assets located in another. The Hague Conventions on Service = (1965),=20 Evidence (1970), Apostille (1961) and Choice of Court (2005) = together=20 represent the international litigator's "toolbox." This roundtable = will=20 take a critical look at how these instruments work in practice, = what=20 improvements and changes we can expect going forward, and whether = we have=20 reached the limits of effective international judicial assistance = and=20 cooperation under existing treaties, while focussing on practical = "take=20 aways" for the practicing lawyer.

Sponsoring Committees:
International = Litigation=20 Committee; Private International Law Committee

Program Chairs:
David Stewart, = Georgetown=20 University Law Center, Washington, DC
Alexander=20 Blumrosen, Bernard-Hertz-B=E9jot, Paris, France

Moderator:
David Stewart, = Georgetown=20 University Law Center, Washington, DC

Speakers:
Alexander Blumrosen,=20 Bernard-Hertz-B=E9jot, Paris, France
Monica = Gaw, Bureau=20 of Consular Affairs, U.S. Department of State, Washington, DC=20
Cara Laforge, Legal Language Services, New = York, New=20 York
Elaine Metlin, Dickstein Shapiro LLP, = Washington,=20 DC
Christophe Bernasconi, Permanent Bureau, = Hague=20 Conference, The Hague, The Netherlands

10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Networking=20 Break
Sponsored by Fowler White Burnett, PA=20

10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m
Piracy: An=20 International Problem in Search of a Solution =
Public=20 International Law/Rule of Law, International = Trade/Regulatory

With the recent seizures of vessels off the coast of Somalia, = the=20 age-old practice of piracy has captured international attention - = and the=20 once arcane law of piracy has moved again to the forefront of = debate in=20 international law. While piracy poses obvious problems for = national (and=20 global) security, it also imposes additional risks and costs upon = those=20 engaged in international commerce. This program will address the = evolution=20 of public international law relating to piracy - and will examine=20 specifically the rules governing a nation's right to interdiction = on the=20 high seas, in territorial waters, and on land. The program will = also=20 address the impact of piracy upon the private sector, examining = such=20 commercial-law issues as the rights of buyers and sellers of = seized cargo,=20 charterparty claims, and the obligations of marine insurers.

Sponsoring Committees
Law of the Sea = Committee;=20 International Transportation Committee

Program Chairs:
Dr. Steven L. = Snell,=20 American University Washington College of Law, Washington,=20 DC
Catherine Pawluch, Gowling Lafleur = Henderson LLP,=20 Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Moderator:
Dr. Steven L. Snell, = American=20 University Washington College of Law, Washington, DC

Speakers:
James Bergeron, North = Atlantic=20 Treaty Organization (NATO), London, United = Kingdom
Lizabeth L.=20 Burrell, Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosel/ Former = President of the Maritime Law Association of the United States, = New York,=20 New York
Commander James Kraska, JAGC, USN, = U.S. Naval=20 War College, Newport, Rhode Island
Bruce G. = Paulsen,=20 Seward & Kissel LLP, New York, New York

10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m
Should We = Stay or=20 Should We Go?
Dispute Resolution/Litigation, = Young=20 Lawyers

"AS A MOTH IS DRAWN TO THE LIGHT, SO IS A LITIGANT DRAWN TO THE = UNITED=20 STATES" (Lord Denning)

Why do so many foreign claimants, particularly from Latin = America,=20 bring suit in the United States =96 even against foreign = defendants, and=20 particularly in federal court in Miami? Is it the nice = weather?

What are the standards courts examine in deciding whether a = case should=20 stay in the United States? What are the key decision points on = deciding to=20 sue in the United States? In this global environment, is it = getting easier=20 or harder for foreign defendants to obtain dismissals from U.S. = courts?=20 This multi-jurisdictional panel will examine when foreign = plaintiffs will=20 be able to maintain suit in the United States, focusing on recent = cases=20 dealing with forum non conveniens and attempts to assert = personal=20 jurisdiction over foreign defendants and foreign sovereigns. = Discussion=20 will also focus on strategic considerations for foreign plaintiffs = and=20 defendants alike to consider in connection with litigation in the = United=20 States.

Format of the panel will be a roundtable discussion of these = issues,=20 with active audience participation.

Sponsoring Committees:
International = Litigation=20 Committee; Latin America and Caribbean Committee

Program Chair:
Lisa J. Savitt, = Crowell=20 & Moring LLP, Washington, DC

Moderator:
Elena Norman, Young = Conaway=20 Stargatt & Taylor, LLP, Wilmington, Delaware

Speakers:
Honorable Mary Barzee = Flores,=20 Circuit Judge, General Jurisdiction Division, Eleventh Judicial = Circuit,=20 Miami, Florida
Fabio F. Cunha, Corporate & = Legal=20 Affairs, Embraer Aircraft Holding, Inc., Fort Lauderdale,=20 Florida
Edward M. Mullins, Astigarraga Davis, = Miami,=20 Florida
Aryeh Portnoy, Crowell & Moring = LLP,=20 Washington, DC

10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m
The = Essential=20 Aspects of IP Due Diligence
Corporate = Counsel, Young=20 Lawyers

This program will provide a unique opportunity for corporate = counsel=20 and legal practitioners from around the globe to learn the basics = of=20 Intellectual Property due diligence in international transactions. = Attorneys from the United States and Latin America will share = their unique=20 perspective concerning the acquisition of trademarks, patents, = copyrights,=20 and domain names in varying jurisdictions. The panel will discuss=20 cross-border transactions by addressing specific issues regarding=20 recording, registration, use, and transfer of intellectual = property=20 rights. And, the panel will lead an interesting discussion = pertaining to=20 the most efficient manner to assess economic as well as and non- = monetary=20 IP contingencies.

Sponsoring Committee:
Foreign Legal = Consultant=20 Committee

Program Chair & Moderator:
Gustavo=20 Glay, Marval O'Farrell & Mairal, Buenos Aires, = Argentina

Speakers:
Elliot Basner, Diageo, = Fort=20 Lauderdale, Florida
Karen A. Butcher, Morgan, = Lewis=20 & Bockius LLP, Washington, DC
Rodrigo = Marre,=20 Mackenna, Irarrazaval, Cuchacovich & Paz Abogados, Santiago,=20 Chile
Marissa Lasso de la Vega F., Alfaro = Ferrer &=20 Ramirez, Panam=E1 City, Panama

10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Career = Success=20 Strategies in Turbulent Times: A Program for Experienced=20 Lawyers
Law Practice, Business /=20 Transactional

Have recent market changes negatively impacted your law=20 practice? Are you wondering how to continue your career = climb=20 during these turbulent times? This program will teach = lawyers how=20 to analyze their current career situation and plan=20 strategic next steps. Lawyers who have stable = positions--as well=20 as those in career transition--will learn to improve their career = position=20 through personal branding, positioning, and career networking. =

Sponsoring Committee:
Seasoned Lawyers = Interest=20 Network (SIN)

Program Chair & Moderator:
Janet H.=20 Moore, International Lawyer Coach, Houston, Texas

Speakers:
Jose Gonzalez, AIU = Holdings, New=20 York, New York
Janet H. Moore, International = Lawyer=20 Coach, Houston, Texas
Nick Rumin, Rumin Search = Consulting LLC, New York, New York

10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Mexico's=20 Introduction of Adversarial Criminal Procedure: A Judicial = Earthquake=20 Propelled by Constitutional Amendment
Latin=20 American/Caribbean, Public International Law/Rule of=20 Law
(This program to qualify for ethics = CLE)

This panel will consider the prosecution of criminal misconduct = alleged=20 in connection with the operation of a business. Working from the=20 perspective of their various roles, the panelists will consider = the matter=20 from the determination of whether to file charges, through trial = and=20 appeals, all with comparative commentary by a U.S. criminal = defense=20 expert. Panelists will focus on the new federal constitutional = mandate for=20 adoption of adversarial criminal procedures and the present = achievements=20 of select Mexican states that have led the implementation of these = reforms. This program provides essential information to those who = would=20 advise companies and their executives on conducting business in = Mexico, as=20 well as grounding to lawyers concerned with the criminal justice = system=20 and its support for protection of human rights.

Sponsoring Committees:
Mexico = Committee;=20 International Criminal Law Committee; International Litigation=20 Committee

Program Chairs:
Marco Tulio=20 Monta=F1=E9s-Rumayor, International Centre for Settlement = of=20 Investment Disputes, The World Bank Group, Washington,=20 DC
Patrick Del Duca, Zuber & Taillieu LLP, = Los=20 Angeles, California

Moderator:
Patrick Del Duca, Zuber = &=20 Taillieu LLP, Los Angeles, California

Speakers:
Martin Antonio Sabelli, = Law=20 Office of Martin A. Sabelli, San Francisco,=20 California
Honorable Pablo H=E9ctor Gonz=E1lez = Villalobos,=20 Supreme Court, State of Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Chihuahua,=20 Mexico
Marlon L=F3pez Zapata, Department of = Law,=20 Tecnol=F3gico de Monterrey - ITESM, Monterrey, Nuevo Le=F3n, = Mexico

12:15 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
Ticketed=20 Event
Committee Business Lunches
Not = sure=20 whether to attend the Committee Business Lunch Meetings? If = you miss=20 them, you may also be missing the greatest benefit of Section=20 membership. Our 60 committees cover every possible aspect of = public=20 and private international law. Most of the substantive work = of the=20 Section is conducted at the committee level. The Committee = Business=20 Meetings provide a great opportunity to meet your colleagues in = the=20 Section, learn about and shape committee plans for the year, and = become=20 more active in the Section. Section members can join as many = committees as they wish =96 and committee membership is = free! Be sure=20 to sign-up at the time of registration to purchase your ticket to = sit with=20 committee members for a working lunch.

2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Taking the = Gain Out=20 of Corruption: Asset Recovery from Corrupt Actors Using a = Public-Private=20 Partnership
Latin American/Caribbean, Dispute = Resolution/Litigation, Global Financial Crisis

For too long, corrupt actors around the world have been able to = enrich=20 themselves by stealing, bribing, and extorting with impunity. = These=20 corrupt actors use their ill-gotten gains to employ sophisticated = lawyers,=20 accountants, bankers, and other professionals to move assets = around the=20 globe for them and to hide them from the public view, often = permanently.=20 Victim governments and their instrumentalities, often with limited = resources and even more limited technical expertise, are called = upon to=20 investigate and pursue these criminals and their assets on a very = uneven=20 playing field. That is where the public-private partnership = asset-recovery=20 model comes in. Join us for a presentation by a group of = preeminent=20 corruption fighters and world renowned asset recovery specialists = for an=20 in-depth examination of this paradigm-shifting asset recovery = approach.=20

Sponsoring Committee:
Latin America and = Caribbean Committee

Program Chairs:
Edward H. Davis, = Jr.,=20 Astigarraga Davis, Miami, Florida
Arnoldo B. = Lacayo,=20 Astigarraga Davis, Miami, Florida

Moderator:
Leslie Benton, = Transparency=20 International USA, Washington, DC

Speakers:
Edward H. Davis, Jr.,=20 Astigarraga Davis, Miami, Florida
Glenn = Gordon,=20 Securities & Exchange Commission, Miami, = Florida
Antenor=20 Madruga, Barbosa Mussnich & Aragao Advogados, = Brasilia,=20 Brazil
Jose Ugaz Sanchez-Moreno, Benites Forno = &=20 Ugaz Abogados, Lima, Peru

2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
The American = Dilemma: A Transparent Immigration Policy and Border Security -- = Is It=20 Possible?
Public International Law/Rule of = Law,=20 International Trade/Regulatory, Young Laywers

The Obama Administration has promised a government of = transparency, one=20 that will follow the letter of the law and fully inform the = public. In the=20 immigration and border security arena, this represents a major = shift in=20 policy from the George W. Bush Administration. What does a = transparent=20 policy mean to the historic challenge of balancing the free flow = of goods=20 and people with national security? What is the impact on the = United=20 States' relationship with its neighbors in Canada and Mexico? Can = the=20 behemoth Department of Homeland Security meet the transparency = challenge?=20 As government agencies increasingly share information, what will = guarantee=20 the accuracy of the data? How will individual and corporate = privacy be=20 safeguarded? What is at risk if a balance is not maintained? This = panel=20 will address this American dilemma in light of what is undeniably = a global=20 economy, a global workforce, and a global security challenge.

Sponsoring Committees:
National = Security=20 Committee; Mexico Committee; Canada Committee; International = Employment=20 Law Committee

Program Chair:
Fausta M. Albi, = Larrabee=20 Mehlman Albi Coker LLP, San Diego, California

Moderator:
Fausta M. Albi, = Larrabee=20 Mehlman Albi Coker LLP, San Diego, California

Speakers:
Henry Chang, Chang & = Boos,=20 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Maureen Dugan, U.S. = Customs=20 and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations, Washington,=20 DC
Arturo Sarukhan, Ambassador of Mexico to = the United=20 States, Washington, DC
Kathleen Walker, Past=20 President, American Immigration Lawyers Association, Brown = McCarroll LLP,=20 El Paso, Texas

2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. =
Cross-Examination in=20 International Arbitrations: One Person's Meat is Another Person's=20 Poison
Dispute Resolution/Litigation, Young=20 Lawyers

Cross-examination is a vital part of Anglo-American common law=20 adversarial litigation =96 a skill that advocates spend years = honing. But in=20 most parts of the civil law world it's not part of courtroom = practice and=20 not even considered particularly useful. In an international = arbitration,=20 where the participants may come from several legal backgrounds,=20 cross-examination can become a mine field. While one person can = come away=20 from a cross-examination thinking the case has just been made, = another can=20 think it was a waste of time. And what is the duty of counsel who = is faced=20 with a tribunal that is hostile to cross-examination =96 attempt = to win over=20 the arbitrators and hope to win on the merits, or create a record = to lay=20 the groundwork for a legal proceeding to set aside the award on = the basis=20 of lack of due process? See how legal cultures clash when top = advocates=20 undertake a mock cross-examination before a panel of leading = international=20 arbitrators, not only in the hearing room but during the = post-hearing=20 deliberations. The participants will not only play their roles but = will=20 also review each other's views in a lively give and take format. =

Sponsoring Committees:
International=20 Arbitration Committee; International Litigation Committee; Canada=20 Committee

Program Chairs:
Douglas Harrison, = Stikeman=20 Elliott LLP, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Kevin = O'Gorman,=20 Fulbright & Jaworski LLP, Houston, Texas

Moderator:
Douglas Harrison, = Stikeman=20 Elliott LLP, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Speakers:
Dominique Brown-Berset, = Brown=20 & Page, Geneva, Switzerland
Nicholas = Fletcher,=20 Berwin Leighton Paisner LLP, London, United = Kingdom
Marc=20 Goldstein, Marc Goldstein Litigation & Arbitration = Chambers,=20 New York, New York
Fernando Mantilla-Serrano, = Shearman=20 & Sterling LLP, Paris, France
Eduardo = Zuleta,=20 G=F3mez-Pinz=F3n Zuleta Abogados S.A., Bogota, Colombia

2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Internet = Based=20 Social Networking
Law Practice, Young=20 Lawyers

Have you ever wondered what "social networking" is, and how it = could=20 help you develop more clients? This program will take the mystery = out of=20 LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and other social networking options.=20 Experienced international lawyers who use social networking will = also=20 teach you how to use it to bolster your business.

Sponsoring Committee:
International Law = Practice Management Forum

Program Chair & Moderator:
Janet H.=20 Moore, International Lawyer Coach, Houston, Texas

Speakers:
Cyndee Todgham Cherniak, = Lang=20 Michener LLP, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Dan = Harris,=20 Harris & Moure PLLC, Seattle, Washington
Jacqui=20 Hurd, LexisNexis/Martindale-Hubbell, London, United=20 Kingdom
Janet H. Moore, International Lawyer = Coach,=20 Houston, Texas

2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Nuts and = Bolts of=20 Islamic Finance
Young Lawyers, Business /=20 Transactional

Islamic Finance is growing in importance, and not just among = Muslim=20 investors. Our panel of experts explain the basics of = Sharia-compliant=20 structures, how they are making inroads into financings around the = globe,=20 and why the credit crunch affected Islamic financing structures=20 differently. Things every international attorney needs to know--- = come=20 interested, and leave conversant in these important issues. = Suitable for=20 law students, young lawyers and practitioners of any level looking = for a=20 simple, but not simplistic, introduction into the realm of Islamic = Finance.

Sponsoring Committees:
Islamic Finance=20 Committee; Law Student, LL.M., and New Lawyers Outreach Committee; = Young=20 Lawyers Interest Network (YIN)

Program Chair:
Jen Green, = Linklaters LLP,=20 London, United Kingdom

Moderator:
Michael J.T. McMillen,=20 Fulbright & Jaworski LLP, Dubai, United Arab Emirates=20 (Invited)

Speakers:
Farhad Alavi, The Law = Offices of=20 R.A. Kerr, PLLC, Washington, DC(Invited) =
Lauren=20 Anderson, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, = Arlington,=20 Virginia
Carlos Gonzalez, Diaz Reus & = Targ, LLP,=20 Miami, Florida
Hamid Khan, McKenna Long & = Aldridge=20 LLP, Denver, Colorado

3:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Networking=20 Break

4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Rule of Law = and=20 Anti-Corruption: Initiatives, Strategies and Impact=20
Public International Law/Rule of Law

The last two decades of international efforts to promote = governance and=20 the rule of law have helped us realize that corruption is one of = the major=20 obstacles to economic and social development. There is a common = consensus=20 and understanding that corruption undermines the institutional = integrity=20 of the different branches of government. Its harmful effects are = directly=20 felt by the poor and traditionally disadvantaged groups (women, = youth,=20 indigenous populations, people of color) as they become the = recipients of=20 public services, policies and programs that lack transparency, = integrity=20 and, in many cases, are procured through bribery and fraud without = proper=20 oversight and accountability. The program will bring together = academics,=20 practitioners, multilateral organizations and representatives of = civil=20 society organizations with extensive worldwide experience in the = process=20 of combating corruption and promoting the rule of law, = particularly in the=20 context of developing countries. The discussion will challenge = panelists=20 on two levels. First, it will focus on the institutional = strategies=20 developed (how and why) to respond to the challenges brought by = corruption=20 across regions and areas: investment financing, rule of law and = legal=20 reform efforts, civil society strengthening and monitoring and = watchdog=20 efforts, multi-stakeholders dialogues, work on the local and = international=20 levels and strategy creation. Second, it will ask them to go = beyond the=20 status quo of rule of law and corruption efforts and put the = discourse=20 into context by inviting them to answer the following: Are we = making any=20 impact? Could we identify some lessons learned on how to improve=20 development effectiveness and achieve strategic impact? How can we = best=20 assure that the poor and traditionally disadvantaged groups will = not be=20 the hardest hit by this phenomenon?

Sponsoring Committees:
NGO and = Not-For-Profit=20 Organizations Committee; Women's Interest Network (WIN)

Program Chairs:
Meaghan = McGrath-Beaumont,=20 International Finance Corporation (IFC), Washington, DC =
Lelia=20 Mooney, Rule of Law Officer, American Bar Association = Section of=20 International Law, Washington, DC

Moderator:
Lelia Mooney, Rule of = Law=20 Officer, American Bar Association Section of International Law,=20 Washington, DC

Speakers:
James Goldston, Justice=20 Initiative, Open Society Institute, New York, New = York
Richard=20 Messick, Legal Department, The World Bank Group, = Washington,=20 DC
Robert Meyers, Miami-Dade Commission on = Ethics and=20 Public Trust, Miami, Florida
Olga Nazario, = PhD, Casals=20 and Associates Inc., Miami, Florida
Alpita = Shah, Fraud=20 and Corruption, International Finance Corporation (IFC), = Washington,=20 DC

4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
The Evolving = State=20 of Commercial Arbitration in China =96 Can a Foreign Party Get a = Fair=20 Hearing and an Enforceable Award?
Dispute=20 Resolution/Litigation, Business/Transactional

You represent a Western company doing business in China that's=20 negotiating a deal with a Chinese company. The Chinese company = insists=20 that the contract provide for arbitration in China. Your client is = concerned that they will not get a fair hearing or have their = award=20 enforced in China based on comments they heard about arbitration = in China=20 ten years ago. What's your advice based on the current state of = commercial=20 arbitration in China? Experienced counsel, arbitrators, and the = heads of=20 China's largest arbitration organizations will update you on = arbitrating=20 in China today, including the availability of interim relief, = whether=20 arbitral forums are available outside China to resolve = China-related=20 commercial disputes, and whether and to what extend adverse = arbitration=20 awards are enforced against Chinese parties.

Sponsoring Committees:
China Committee; = International Arbitration Committee

Program Chairs:
Joan Grafstein, = JAMS,=20 Atlanta, Georgia
Robert Davidson, JAMS, New = York, New=20 York

Moderator:
Robert Davidson, JAMS, = New=20 York, New York

Speakers:
Andrew Aglionby, Baker = &=20 McKenzie LLP, Hong Kong, S.A.R., China
Fei = Ning, Jun=20 He Law Offices, Shanghai, China
Michael Moser, = Hong=20 Kong International Arbitration Centre, Hong Kong, S.A.R.,=20 China
Wang Hongsong, Beijing Arbitration = Commission,=20 Beijing, China
Yu Jianlong, China = International=20 Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission, Beijing, China

4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Will the = American=20 Assault on Tax Havens Finally Succeed?=20
Corporate Counsel, Business/Transactional, = International=20 Trade/Regulatory

The White House, IRS, Treasury and Justice Department crackdown = on=20 individuals and companies who improperly utilize tax havens has=20 significant implications for investors and businesses worldwide. = The panel=20 will review recent IRS initiatives, such as the expansion of the = foreign=20 account reporting and voluntary disclosure program and the = enhanced=20 enforcement of withholding tax compliance by non-financial = businesses as=20 well as financial institutions, and examine other international = areas of=20 IRS focus. The panel will discuss the Administration's 2009 = proposals to=20 combat under-reporting of income through the use of accounts and = entities=20 in offshore jurisdictions and to reform the international tax = system. In=20 addition, recent developments in the UBS summons litigation, = international=20 information exchange agreements and treaties, and the OECD = initiative will=20 be presented.

Sponsoring Committees:
International = Tax=20 Committee; International Corporate Counsel Forum; International = Private=20 Client Committee

Program Chair:
Alan S. Lederman, = Gunster=20 Yoakley & Stewart P.A., Miami,=20 Florida

Moderator:
Jose A. Santos,=20 Jr., JM Dealer Services, Inc., Deerfield Beach, = Florida

Speakers:
Alan S. Lederman, = Gunster=20 Yoakley & Stewart P.A., Miami, Florida
Bobbe=20 Hirsh, K&L Gates LLP, Chicago, = Illinois
Steven A.=20 Musher, Internal Revenue Service, Washington, DC

4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Becoming An = ExPat=20 Lawyer: Part I
Law Practice, Young Lawyers, = Corporate=20 Counsel

Interested in practicing overseas? This program launches the = first in a=20 series aimed at exploring ways in which lawyers can create a = meaningful=20 practice outside the U.S. As the first in a series, Part I draws = on the=20 varied backgrounds of experienced legal practitioners to examine = private=20 practice opportunities abroad in the settings of international = firms and=20 of "local counsel," and how to get a job practicing law overseas.=20 Follow-up programs will address opportunities in international = judicial=20 proceedings and opportunities in NGOs and educational = organizations. The=20 program will include brief presentations by panelists, focusing on = the=20 expatriated law practice and the substantive nature of that = practice.=20 These presentations will be enhanced by moderator follow-up and = insistent=20 prompting of questions from the audience. The program take-away = will be=20 informative (what to expect from private practice abroad) and = instructive=20 (how to best implement a personal or professional decision to = practice=20 outside the U.S.). It will also cover how lawyers, particularly = those at=20 the beginning of their career, can pursue a meaningful practice = outside=20 the U.S. The program will focus on how to create the expatriated = law=20 practice (i.e., U.S. nationals choosing to practice law = outside=20 of the United States) and the substantive nature of that practice. =

Sponsoring Committees:
U.S. Lawyers = Practicing=20 Abroad Committee; Law Student, LL.M., and New Lawyer Outreach = Committee;=20 Young Lawyers Interest Network (YIN)

Program Chairs:
Amy Sommers, = Squire,=20 Sanders & Dempsey, LLP, Shanghai, China
Laurence P. = Wiener, Negri & Teijeiro Abogados, Buenos Aires,=20 Argentina

Moderator:
Laurence P. Wiener, = Negri &=20 Teijeiro Abogados, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Speakers:
Robert L. Brown, = Greenebaum Doll=20 & McDonald, Louisville, Kentucky
Adam B. = Farlow,=20 Allen & Overy LLP, London, United Kingdom
B. Don = Taylor,=20 III, Whitney R. Harris World Law Institute, Washington = University=20 School of Law, St. Louis, Missouri
Nancy M. = Thevenin,=20 Baker & McKenzie LLP, New York, New York

4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Cross-Border = Insolvency in Latin America
Latin = America/Caribbean,=20 Dispute Resolution/Litigation, Global Financial = Crisis

The most recent economic crisis evidenced a strong underlying=20 interconnection among the economies of the world =96 and = inevitably, among=20 their legal systems. This is palpable in corporate insolvency = cases with=20 international repercussions. At this panel, moderators from the = United=20 States and European Union will present primary bankruptcy cases = filed in=20 their jurisdictions affecting creditors, debtors, assets, = claimants, and=20 third parties in Latin America. Insolvency experts from Argentina, = Brazil,=20 Chile, and Mexico will respond specific questions from moderators = seeking=20 for responses on aspects of how Latin American jurisdictions = embrace the=20 UNCITRAL's Model Law on Cross-Border Insolvency, what sort of = cooperation=20 are local judges able to provide foreign courts in cross-border = insolvency=20 proceedings, and what mechanisms do local laws provide for the=20 reorganization of financially-troubled businesses. Speakers will = point out=20 tips and traps on cross-border insolvency in their jurisdictions. =

Sponsoring Committees:
Mexico = Committee; Latin=20 America and Carribean Committee; International Secured Transations = and=20 Insolvency Committee

Other Sponsors:
Association = Internationale des=20 Juenes Avocats (AIJA)

Program Chairs:
Alejandro Suarez,=20 Fredrikson & Byron P.A., Minneapolis, = Minnesota
Stephanie=20 R. Traband, Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carr=E8re = &=20 Den=E8gre LLP, Miami, Florida

Moderators:
Gregory S. Grossman,=20 Astigarraga Davis, Miami, Florida
Giuseppe = Scotti,=20 Deangelis Scotti Studio Legale, Parma, Italy

Speakers:
Tomas Araya, M.& M. = Bomchil=20 Abogados, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Diego = Peralta, Carey=20 y Cia Ltda., Santiago, Chile
Fernando Quiroga, = Martinez Arrieta Abogados, Monterrey, Nuevo Le=F3n, = M=E9xico

Luiz=20 Fernando Valente de Paiva, Pinheiro Neto Advogados, Sao = Paulo,=20 Brasil=20

7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Ticketed=20 Event
Reception at Casa Casuarina (formerly known = as the=20 Versace Mansion)
1116 Ocean Drive, Miami=20 Beach
Sponsored by the following firms: = Alessandri=20 & Compa=F1=EDa; Bofill Mir & =C1lvarez Hinzpeter Jana; = Carey y Compa=F1=EDa;=20 Claro y Compa=F1=EDa; Guerrero, Olivos, Novoa y Err=E1zuriz; = Morales & Besa;=20 Philippi, Yrarr=E1zaval, Pulido & Brunner; Prieto &=20 Compa=F1=EDa

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