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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26

1. ABA INTERNATIONAL DAY ON EU FUNDAMENTALS AND VISIT TO EU INSTITUTIONS (PL)

Session 1: AN EU PRIMER: FUNDAMENTALS OF THE EUROPEAN UNION: LAW, LEADERS, POLICIES, AND INSTITUTIONS

1.1 Nicholas Véron

1.2 Kajsa Stenstroem

1.3 Heather Grabbe

1.4 Tomasz Wardynski

3. INTEGRATED EUROPEAN SECURITIES REGULATION AND THE PROSPECT OF A PAN-EUROPEAN MARKET FOR BANKS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS (F)

3.1 Veronica Pinotti

3.2 Roberta Romano

3.3 Gianluigi Gugliotta

3.4 Mario Nava

3.5 Marnix Somsen

3.6 Jeffrey Golden

3.7 The Advantage of Competitive Federalism for Securities Regulation

3.8 European Commission-Update on Recent Developments

4. ISSUES IN TRANS-ATLANTIC DEFENSE PROCUREMENT (T)(C/B)

4.1 Adrian Kendry

4.2 Jean-Paul Roves

4.3 Alberto De Benedictis

4.4 Edgar Buckley

4.5 Wolf Von Kumberg

4.6 Jason Matechak

4.7 The New Security Environment and its Implications for Procurement

4.8 Transatlantic Defence Procurement Presentation

4.9 Buckley-Issues in Transatlantic Defence Procurement

4.10 Roves-Presentation

5. PRIVILEGED COMMUNICATIONS ACROSS BORDERS: DIFFERENT RULES FOR IN HOUSE COUNSEL, LOCAL AND FOREIGN LAWYERS (DR) (A)

5.1 Carl Belding

5.2 Shigeyoshi Ezaki,

5.3 Jan Handzlik

5.4 Jose Emilio Nunes Pinto

5.5 Kristina B. Nordlander

5.6 Milos Barutciski

5.7 Chris Crowder

5.8 James M. Passamano

6. RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN ENFORCEMENT OF ANTI-CORRUPTION STANDARDS, NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY: A SPECIFIC LOOK AT THE CONCEPT AND BENEFITS OF COOPERATION (F)

6.1 Nicola Bonucci

6.2 Pascale Dubois

6.3 Maury D. Shenk

6.4 Lucinda A. Low

6.5 Nicole Healy

7. CROSS-BORDER APPLICATION OF PRIVILEGE DOCTRINES (DR) (BOLD)

7.1 The Right Honorable The Lord Mustill

7.2 Thomas E. Birsic

7.3 Molly Boast

7.4 Hans van Houtte

7.5 Nathalie Voser

7.6 Philippe Pinsolle

7.7 Hon. Thomas P. Griesa,

7.8 Kate Birmingham Wilmore

8. COUNSELORS, ADVOCATES AND GATEKEEPERS - BALANCING THE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF LAWYERS IN THE FACE OF TIGHTENING ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING/TERRORIST-FINANCING REGULATION (F)(C/B):

8.1 Ed Krauland

8.2 Kevin Martin

8.3 Philippe Pellé

8.4 André Risopoulos

8.5 Bernard Vatier

8.6 Claudio Cocuzza

8.7 John Bigwood

8.8 Nicole Van Ranst

8.9 Nicole Healy

9. INTERNATIONAL CARTEL ENFORCEMENT (PART ONE): COORDINATION AND ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS BY COMPETITION LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITIES (A)

9.1 Olivier Guersent

9.2 Stephen Blake

9.4 Denyse MacKenzie

9.3 Scott D. Hammond

9.5 Gary R. Spratling

9.6 Julian Joshua

9.7 A. Paul Victor

9.8 Extradition - the DOJs New Foreign Policy Weapon

9.9 Leniency and No-Action

10. INTERNATIONAL CARTEL ENFORCEMENT (PART TWO): MULTIJURISDICTIONAL DEFENSE STRATEGIES (A)

10.1 Randal T. Hughes

10.2 Julian Joshua

10.3 Vanessa Turner - Presentation

10.4 A. Paul Victor

10.5 Gary R. Spratling

10.6 ABA Extradition - the DOJs New Foreign Policy Weapon

10.7 Canada and Conspiracy: Considerations in Defending International Cartel Cases

10.8 Chapter - Advising Foreign Clients on U.S. Antitrust Law.doc

11. A PRIVATE PERSON IN A PUBLIC WORLD – CURRENT TRENDS IN INTERNATIONAL WEALTH TRANSFER PLANNING (F)(C/B)

11.1 Barbara R. Hauser

11.2 Edgar H. Paltzer

11.3 Joseph A. Field

11.4 Anne Guichard

11.5 Paul Sczudlo

11.6 Trends in the United States

11.7 Presentation-Field

11.8 A French Perspective

11.9 U.S. Tax Status and Using Offshore Trusts

11.10 Test Case One

11.11 Test Case Two

12. THE PUBLIC INTEREST IN INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION: ARE THE TIMES OF PRIVATE DISPUTE RESOLUTION OVER? (DR)

12.1 Hans van Houtte

12.2 Barton Legum

12.3 Laurence Shore

12.4 Fabian von Schlabrendorff

12.5 Arbitration and Arts. 81 and 82 EC Treaty

12.6 Shore Presentation

12.7 ICSID Review

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27

13. THE RISKS AND AFTERMATH OF ACCOUNTING FRAUD – ENRON, WORLDCOM, PARMALAT – WHAT NEXT? (F)

13.1 Bruno Cova

13.2 Holly Gregory

13.3 Glenn Simpson

13.4 Stuart Deming

13.5 Wim DeJonghe

13.6 Accounting and Record-Keeping Provisions

14. CROSS-ATLANTIC PERSPECTIVES ON ANTITRUST ENFORCEMENT: THE VIEW FROM TOP OFFICIALS OF THE EUROPEAN UNION AND THE UNITED STATES FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION (A)

14.1 William Blumenthal

14.2 Philip Lowe

14.3 Michael Byowitz

15. DATA PRIVACY – EUROPE’S NEW REGULATORY CHALLENGE (C/B)

15.1 Rosa Barcelo

15.2 Karel Neuwirt,

15.3 Henriette Tielemans

15.4 Guy Marong

15.5 Developments and Emerging Trends in EU Data Privacy Legislation

15.6 Harmonization of EU Privacy Laws in the Member States A Slow Process

15.7 Data Protection in CEE Countries

16. CROSS BORDER GIVING (PL)

16.1 Marcus S. Owens

16.2 Ineke A. Koele

16.3 Hanna Surmatz

16.4 Karen Hudes

16.5 Aaron Schildhaus

16.6 Principles of International Charity

16.7 Hudes Materials

16.8 Comments-Fundamental Principles for Public Benefit Foundations in Europe

16.9 Karen Hudes Presentation

16.10 Foundations and Cross-Border Giving

17. TRANSATLANTIC DIALOGUE. NATO: OLD ALLIANCE, NEW MISSIONS (PL)

17.1 His Excellency Jaap de Hoop Scheffer

17.2 George L. Bustin

17.3 Speeches

18. LATIN AMERICAN ANTITRUST: NEW RULES AND ISSUES FOR AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN INVESTORS (A)

18.1 Marcelo Calliari

18.2 Gabriel Castañeda

18.3 Sebastián Obach

18.4 Alfredo M. O’Farrell

18.5 Edurne Navarro Varona

18.6 James Silkenat

18.7 Hernán Slemenson

18.8 Latin America Antitrust New Rules and Issues for American and European Investors The Chilean Case

18.9 Mexico's Competition Law and Policy-An Overview

18.10 O'Farrell Materials

18.11 Difficulties Faced By Foreign Investors When Dealing With Latin American Merger Control Systems

19. SECURITIES DEVELOPMENTS IN THE US AND EUROPE – WHAT EUROPEAN COMPANIES AND THEIR ADVISORS NEED TO KNOW (F)

19.1 Meyer Eisenberg

19.2 Alan Beller

19.3 Richard H. Walker

19.4 Daniel Bushner

19.5 Adam Farlow

20. CONNECTING LAW AND REALITY: REMOVING BARRIERS TO TRADE CREATED BY NATIONAL IMMIGRATION LAWS AND POLICIES (C/B)(T)

20.2 Ellen G. Yost

20.3 Lynn Shotwell

20.4 Jan O. Karlsson

20.5 Marie-Lousie Storm

20.6 Michael F. Turansick

20.7 Practical Impediments to Moving Highly-Skilled and Other Temporary Workers

20.8 China-Changes in Shanghai-Based Work Permit Applications

20.9 Costa Rica- Delays in Obtaining Temporary Residence Cards

20.10 Brazil-Changes in Professional Experience Time Requirements

21. THE IMPACT OF CHINA’S EMERGENCE AS A MAJOR WORLD POWER ON THE US-EU RELATIONSHIP: A ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION (PL) (T)

21.1 Ambassador Yoshiji Nogami

21.2 Ambassador Guan Chengyuan

21.3 Sir John Kerr

21.4 Ambassador Stuart Eizenstat

22. RECENT SECURITIES DEVELOPMENTS IN THE EUROPEAN UNION (Second Session) (F)

22.1 Dorothee Fischer-Appelt

22.2 Hans-Jurgen Hellwig

22.3 Stephen Revell

22.4 Jeff Kerbel

22.5 Stuart Willey

22.6 Adam Farlow

22.7 The new securities regime in the EU

22.8 EUREDIA on Prospectus Directive

22.9 UKLA Publications List Issue 9

22.10 UKLA Publications List Issue 10

22.11 The Prospectus Directive

22.12 IASB Meeting with World Standard Setter

22.13 European Union

22.14 The Transatlantic Financial Markets Regulatory Dialogue

23. SOCIAL LEGISLATION IN THE EUROPEAN UNION AND THE IMPACT ON EMPLOYMENT LAWS IN THE MEMBER STATES (C/B)

23.1 Erika Collins

23.2 Thomas Griebe

23.3 Martin Holler

23.4 Els de Wind

23.5 Agris Repss

23.6 Cross Border Mergers and Acquisitions

23.7 Disability Law in Germany

23.8 Employment Law in the Czech Republic

24. PROTECTION OF BUSINESS SECRESTS/ACCESS TO FILE (DR) (A)

24.1 Marleen van Kerckhove

24.2 Simon Pritchard

24.3 Stephen W. Smith

24.4 Karen Williams

24.5 Hanno Wollmann

24.6 Martin Bechtold

24.7 Access to File & The Protection of Business Secrets

25. COPING WITH CUSTOMS IN THE EU: THE UNIFORMITY CHALLENGE (T)

25.1 Kurt Van Donink

25.2 Phillip de Baere

25.3 Paulette Vander Schueren

25.4 Lisa Crosby

26. OUTSOURCING OF BUSINESS PROCESS SERVICES – A LEGAL PROSPECTIVE (C/B)

26.1 James J. Doody, III

26.2 Hakan Hanli

26.3 Richard Silberstein

26.4 Robert L. Brown

26.5 Charles Routh

26.6 The Advantages and Issues of Setting up Outsourcing in Turkiye Specifically and Eastern Europe in General

26.7 Legal Issues Affecting Offshore Business Operations

27. WHAT!! NOW YOU WANT ALL MY E-MAILS??? ELECTRONIC DISCOVERY IN LITIGATION AND WHAT IT MEANS FOR THE EUROPEAN COMPANY (DR)

27.1 Kate Matthews

27.2 Peter Baugher

27.3 Oliver Strub

27.4 Eric Friedberg

27.5 Lisa Savitt

27.6 Peter Baugher's Presentation

27.7 E-Disclosure Seminar in the English Courts-Revealing All

27.8 To Recycle or Not to Recycle, That Is The Hot Backup Tape Question

27.9 Electronic Disclosure

27.10 Power Point Presentation

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28

28. IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENTS IN CORPORATE GOVERNACE (F)

28.1 Meyer Eisenberg

28.2 Jean-Pierre Blumberg

28.3 Vladimira Glatzova

28.4 Roel Nieuwdorp

28.5 Nieuwdorp-Outline of Presentation

29. THE PEER TO PEER REVOLUTION: HOW “FILE SHARING” HAS CHANGED THE WORLDWIDE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LANDSCAPE, AND WHAT IS TO COME (C/B)

29.1 Honorable Ronald A. Cass

29.2 Bruce Joseph

29.3 Alain Strowel

29.4 Thomas Dillon

29.5 Scott Bain

29.6 Electronics Amici Brief

29.7 MGM v Grokster Supreme Court Opinion

29.8 Ninth Circuit Opinion

29.9 Press Release

29.10 Internet Amici Brief

29.11 Supreme Court Petitioners Brief

30. STATE AID CONTROL IN AN ENLARGED EUROPE (T)(A)

30.1 Michael Schuette

30.2 Barbara Brandtner

30.3 Humbert Drabbe

30.4 Asger Petersen

30.5 Joanna Szychowska

30.6 Conor Maguire

30.7 The State Aid Action Plan – Rebuilding from the Foundations

30.8 State aid in an Enlarged Europe

30.9 The State Aid Action Plan

31. INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE--THE FOUR PROSECUTORS (PL)(DR)

31.1 Hassan Jallow

31.2 David Crane

31.3 Christine Chung

31.4 Hon. Marilyn Kaman

31.5 ICTR History and Contributions to the Development of International Criminal Law and Practice

32. CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY: CAN CORPORATIONS DO GOOD AND DO WELL? A VIEW FROM THE TOP (F)(PL)

32.1 Niel Golightly

32.2 Dr. David L. Rainey

32.3 James H. Tyson

32.4 Deborah Evans

32.5 Ramon Mullerat

32.6 William Luddy

32.7 Corporate Social Responsibility in the Context of Sustainable Business Development

32.8 To Do Good or To Do Well

32.9 Tyson Presentation

33. EU VERTICAL RESTRAINTS: COMPETITION AND NATIONAL LAW CONSIDERATIONS IN THE PERFORMANCE AND ENFORCEMENT OF SUPPLY, DISTRIBUTION, AGENCY AND FRANCHISING AGREEMENTS (CB)(A)

33.1 Greg Olsen

33.2 Salli Swartz

33.3 Gonzalo Ulloa

33.4 Christopher Crowder

33.5 Erik Wulff

33.6 Structuring International Franchise Relationships

34. WTO DISPUTE SETTLEMENT: CONFLICTING RULES AND SYSTEMS (T)

34.1 Jean Anderson

34.2 Scott D. Andersen

34.3 Marco Bronckers

34.4 James Flett

34.5 Gilbert Kaplan

34.6 Georg Berrisch

34.7 Bernard O'Connor

35. US-EU DIALOGUE ON THE REGULATORY EXPROPRIATION OF INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT: A STORY OF CONFLICT OR CONVERGENCE? (PL)(DR)

35.1 Yas Banifatemi

35.2 Jack Coe

35.3 Mark Kantor

35.4 Ethan Shenkman

35.5 Todd Weiler

35.6 Regulatory Takings: Is a Concurrence More Important than a Unanimous Opinion under International Investment Law

35.7 Lingle v. Chevron

35.8 Could Principles of Fifth Amendment Takings Jurisprudence be Helpful in Analyzing Regulatory Expropriation Claims under International Law?

35.9 Leading Cases from the ICSID, NAFTA, Bilateral Treaties and Customary International Law

36. THE TRADE IN (ILLEGAL) ARCHAEOLOGICAL ARTIFACTS AND OTHER CULTURAL OBJECTS: WHAT IS EUROPE DOING ABOUT IT? (PL)

36.1 Dr. Guido Carducci

36.2 Dirk Deklerck

36.3 Laurence Massy

36.4 Norman Palmer

36.5 Yves Fischer

36.6 Bonnie Czegledi

36.7 Cristian DeFrancia

36.8 http://www.kultur-schweiz.admin.ch/arkgt/kgt/index_e.htm

36.9 http://www.bak.admin.ch/bak/themen/kulturguetertransfer/index.html?lang=de

37. INTERNATIONAL BANKRUPTCY AND INSOLVENCY: COMPETING AND CONFLICTING ISSUES FOR THE US AND EUROPE (F)(C/B)

37.1 Peter Manning

37.2 Giovanni Nardulli

37.3 Judge Elizabeth S. Strong

37.4 Robert Grossman

37.5 Brigitte Gambini

37.5 Maurice Woolf

37.6 James Silkenat

37.7 Paul Kearney

37.8 Insolvency and M&A Opportunities-Europe and the Italian Case

37.9 Bankruptcy Insolvency and Restructuring

38. WTO ACCESSION: WHO’S CLOSE AND WHO’S NOT (T)

38.1 Dr. Yang Guohua

38.2 Heather Grant

38.3 Val Slater

38.4 Emad Tinawi

38.5 Cyndee Todgham Cherniak

39. CROSS-CULTURAL PERSPECTIVES IN INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION (DR)

39.1 Robert Akenhead

39.2 José I. Astigarraga

39.3 Sophie Nappert

39.4 Anne-Veronique Schlaepfer

39.5 Ben Sheppard

40. PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS: WHAT STRANGE BEDFELLOWS! (F)(C/B)

40.1 Ilan Dunsky

40.2 Marc Fornacciari

40.3 Isabel Franco

40.4 Cyndee Todgham Cherniak

40.5 Dunsky Presentation

40.6 Public Private Partnerships in Brazil

41. COPING WITH THE CHINA TRADE: CAN OLD TRADE LAW WINES FIT IN NEW WTO BOTTLES? (T)

41.1 Georg Berrisch

41.2 Pablo Bentes

41.3 Mike Coursey

41.4 Fritz-Harald Wenig

41.5 Frank Zhang

41.6 Peter Ehrenhaft

41.7 Peggy Clarke

41.8 Berrisch Outline

41.9 Bentes Outline

41.10 Coursey Outline

41.11 Ehrenhaft Outline

41.12 Wenig Outline

41.13 Zhang Outline

41.14 MJC Panel Discussion Attachments

42. HAGUE CONVENTION ON CHOICE OF COURT AGREEMENTS- COMPARING THE NEW REGIME WITH THE NEW YORK ARBITRATION CONVENTION (DR)

42.1 Glenn Hendrix

42.2 Arnaud Nuyts

42.3 Kenneth B. Reisenfeld

42.4 Louise-Ellen Teitz

42.5 Luca G. Radicati di Brozolo

42.6 Jennifer Kirby

42.7 Catherine Kessedjian

42.8 What Limits to Party Autonomy in International Litigation

42.9 Antitrust: A Paradigm of the Relations between Mandatory Rules and Arbitration—a Fresh Look at the “Second Look”

42.10 Defenses against Enforcement of Jurisdiction/Arbitration Clauses: A Comparative Analysis

42.11 Mechanisms of the Great Compromise

42.12 Text of the Instrument

42.13 Antitrust Claims-Why Exclude Them from the Hague Jurisdiction and Judgments Convention?