ABA International - Fall Meeting Agenda

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Primary Meeting and Brochure Sponsor:
Carlton Fields, P.A.

Unless otherwise indicated, all programs will be held at The Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables, FL

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3:00 PM - 6:00 PM	Registration
5:30 PM - 6:45PM	Networking and Client Development 101: It's Easier Than You Think – at the University Of Miami Law School (transportation provided to and from the hotel) This special opening session will bring together new and seasoned members of the Section of International Law, in order to socialize and network on the eve of three days of full programming. We will begin with a program designed to teach participants effective techniques for networking and client development. The program will be followed by a reception at The Lowe Art Museum, on the campus of the University of Miami, which will provide a forum for meeting attendees to begin building professional relationships and affiliations in a unique and beautiful setting. Co-Sponsoring Committees: Women's Interest Network, Women's Rainmaker Group Program Co-Chairs: Lorraine Brennan (Co-Moderator), Kilpatrick Stockton LLP, New York, NY Cyndee Todgham Cherniak (Co-Moderator), Heenan Blaikie LLP, Toronto, Canada Speakers: Andrea S. Hartley, Chair, ABA Women Rainmakers, Akerman Senterfitt, Miami, FL Amy Furness, Carlton Fields, P.A., Miami, FL Lucinda Low, Former Chair, ABA Section of International Law, Steptoe & Johnson LLP, Washington, DC Sue Kohn Ross, Rodriguez O'Donnell Ross, Los Angeles, CA Stephanie Scharf, President, National Association of Women Lawyers, Jenner & Block, Chicago, IL
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM	Future Leaders Reception, Hosted by the Women’s Interest Network (WIN) and the Young Lawyers Interest Network (YIN) – at the University Of Miami Law School (transportation provided to and from the hotel) This special complimentary opening reception will bring together new and seasoned members of the Section of International Law, in order to socialize and network as the kickoff to three days of spectacular programming. The reception will provide a forum for meeting attendees to begin building professional relationships and affiliations, at the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami, 1301 Stanford Drive, Coral Gables, FL, a unique and beautiful setting. Sponsored By: The University of Miami School of Law, Southern Wine & Spirits of America Inc. and Matusalem Rum

8:00 AM - 5:00 PM	Registration
8:30 AM - 9:15AM	Continental Breakfast Sponsored By: Akerman Senterfitt
9:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Foreign Investment Regulations in Latin America: The Unwanted Fight Between Globalization and Political Needs Business Law and Corporate Counsel Tracks The Program will review current regulations throughout the region, describing developments in each country. The panel will discuss how some countries have become more highly and “locally” regulated while others, due to international treaties, are broadening or modifying the scope of their regulations in order to fulfill their international commitments. The panel will also review major developments on exchange controls, pre-merger approvals and anti money laundering regulations that evidence the tension between foreign investment and local governments needs. Speakers from USA, Mexico, Chile, Peru, Argentina and Uruguay will comment on the various regulations of their countries and will provide a forecast of the future development on each country. In particular, speakers will opine whether international treaties or local needs of the current government drive their countries’ lawmakers. Committee Sponsor: Latin America and Caribbean Committee Program Co-Chairs: Tomás Allende (Moderator), Estudio Beccar Varela, Buenos Aires, Argentina Speakers: Jaime Carey, Carey y Compañía Ltda., Santiago, Chile Jean Paul Chabaneix, Rodrigo, Elías & Medrano Abogados, Lima, Perú Jose W. Fernandez, Latham & Watkins, New York, NY Nicolás Herrera, Guyer & Regules, Montevideo, Uruguay Juan Francisco Torres-Landa, Barrera Siqueiros Y Torres Landa, Mexico City, Mexico Jorge Yanez, Barrera, Siqueiros y Torres Landa, Mexico City, Mexico
9:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Fundamentals, Part I (Includes CLE Ethics Credit) Business Law and Corporate Counsel Tracks This program will focus on issues raised by an international sales transaction, including determining applicable law, "battle of forms" problems, the U.N. Convention Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG), ratified by both the United States and Mexico and e-commerce concerns. Co-Sponsoring Committees: International Commercial Dispute Resolution Committee and International Litigation Committee Program Chair: Michael W. Gordon (Moderator), Professor, University of Florida Levin College of Law, Gainesville, FL Speakers: George Dawson, Professor, University of Florida Levin College of Law, Gainesville, FL Eduardo Ramos Gomez, Duane Morris LLP, New York, NY Adolfo Jiménez, Holland & Knight, Miami, FL Jose A. Santos, Jr., Santos Stokes LLP, Miami, FL John A. Spanogle, Jr., Professor, The George Washington University School of Law, Washington, DC
9:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Hot Topics in U.S. Port Security: Is GreenLane the Fast Lane? Customs/Trade Track This panel will review and examine emerging legal requirements as to security for entities using U.S. ports to move goods into and out of the United States. If enacted by the time of the program, the speakers will also review the GreenLane Maritime Cargo Security Act (S.2459). The Act may create a special customs clearance process for supply chain participants who engage in the highest level of security. In addition, changes to the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (“C-TPAT”) are expected and, while possibly not mandatory, may impose new legal requirements on supply chain participants. This program will examine these issues, among others, from several perspectives within the supply chain (i.e., importers, common carriers, etc) and from several jurisdictional perspectives, i.e., the Administration and the Hill, leaving attendees with an up-to-date view of legal issues in this dynamic field. Program Chair: Evelyn M. Suarez (Moderator), Williams Mullen, PC, Washington, DC Speakers: Karen Kuhn, Associate Chief Counsel, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Miami, FL Carol Fuchs, International Trade Counsel, Tyco International, Washington, DC Kathleen Kraninger, U.S. Senate Homeland Security Governmental Affairs Committee, Office of Chairman Susan M. Collins, Washington, DC Allen Thompson, Vice President, Global Supply Chain Policy, Retail Industry Leaders Association, Arlington, VA
9:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Let's Go Forum Shopping: The Evolving International Law of Forum Selection Corporate Counsel and Dispute Resolution/Litigation Tracks Using the vehicle of a mock multi-jurisdictional dispute spanning the Western Hemisphere, this program will examine forum selection issues in a comparative perspective and will give a practical view on how forum selection issues should and should not be resolved. The program will be of interest to those who enjoy witnessing top advocates display their skills before distinguished jurists, as well as those interested in learning how conditions for enforcement of choice of forum and arbitration clauses, and the meaning of doctrines like comity and forum non conveniens, vary among courts in Canada, the United States, Mexico, and Latin America. Co-Sponsoring Committees: Canada Law Committee and lnternational Dispute Resolution Committee Program Co-Chairs: Jack Coe (Co-Moderator), Professor, Pepperdine University School of Law, Malibu, CA Marc J. Goldstein (Co-Moderator), Hodgson Russ LLP, New York, NY Speakers: Henri Alvarez, Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, Vancouver, Canada Katherine L . Kay, Stikeman Elliott LLP, Toronto, Canada Fernando Mantilla-Serrano, Shearman & Sterling LLP, Paris, France Sophie Nappert, Denton Wilde Sapte LLP, London, England David E. Wagoner, International Arbitration Chambers, Seattle, WA
11:00 AM - 11:15AM	Networking Break Sponsored By: Hogan & Hartson LLP
11:15 AM – 12:45 PM	The Complete Lawyer: Around the World in Ninety Minutes Business Law Track Join us for a whirlwind trip around the world. This program will provide a year in review overview from various regions of the world, including: The Middle East Europe China Canada Asia Russia Africa Representatives from the various regional committees will present the highlights of legal developments in their region and ensure ninety minutes of current events of interest to practitioners, in-house counsel, government practitioners and NGOs. Co-Sponsoring Committees: Women's Interest Network, Asia/Pacific Committee, China Law Committee, Europe Committee, Middle East & Islamic Forum Committee and Russia/Eurasia Committee Program Co-Chairs: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak (Co-Moderator), Heenan Blaikie LLP, Toronto, Canada Meryl Sherwood (Co-Moderator), Pavia & Harcourt LLP, New York, NY Speakers: Maha Jadallah, Fulbright & Jaworski LLP, London, England Katya Gill, Slaten & O'Connor, Montgomery, AL Susan Ning, King & Wood LLP, Beijing, China Marcela B. Stras, Baker Hostetler LLP, Washington, DC Roland Abeng
11:15 AM – 12:45 PM	Fundamentals, Part II (Includes CLE Ethics Credit) Business Law and Corporate Counsel Tracks The second half of the fundamentals program will explore Foreign Investment In Latin America: Risk Analysis And Rising Nationalism; Impact Of Trade Agreements; Function Of Bilateral Investment Treaties And Friendship, Navigation And Commerce Treaties; Use Of Joint Ventures, Acquisition By Merger Or Greenfields; Dispute Resolution. Co-Sponsoring Committees: International Commercial Dispute Resolution Committee and International Litigation Committee Program Chair: Michael W. Gordon (Moderator), Professor, University of Florida Levin College of Law, Gainesville, FL Speakers: Juan Pablo Cappello, Greenberg Traurig PA, Miami, FL Ignacio Gomez Palacio, Gomez Palacio y Associados, Mexico City, Mexico Adolfo Jiménez, Holland & Knight, Miami, FL Stephen Powell, Director, International Trade Programs, College of Law, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
11:15 AM – 12:45 PM	Global Import Compliance: How Do You Advise Your Clients in Today's Regulatory Environment? (Includes CLE Ethics Credit) Customs/Trade and Corporate Counsel Tracks As the world becomes "flatter" for supply chain sourcing purposes, the import regulatory landscape becomes bumpier and more complex than ever before. This panel will explore some of the more troublesome import compliance issues facing importers throughout the world: the increasing complexity of classification under the Harmonized Tariff Schedules, achieving uniformity in all jurisdictions, and when to use the WCO and WTO mechanisms for challenging classification decisions; the myriad of origin rules and the determinations and programs for which they are used including government procurement; the proliferation of FTAs and various other import preference programs worldwide, each with their own set of rules and requirements; the implementation by various customs agencies of the Valuation Agreement and in particular how these rules affect or are affected by transfer pricing policies; recent court cases concerning penalty assessments by Customs for commercial import violations, such as the Ford and Optrex case and the conduct and participation in regulatory compliance programs from agency-conducted audits to internal self-assessments. Co-Sponsoring Committees: Customs Law Committee and International Corporate Counsel Committee Program Chair: Teresa M. Polino (Moderator), Hogan & Hartson LLP, Washington, DC Speakers: Richard Belanger, Sidley Austin Brown & Wood, LLP, Washington, DC Sandra Bell, Acting Assistant Commissioner, Office of Regulations & Rulings, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Washington, DC Susan Renton, Senior Counsel, Chief International Trade Compliance Officer Tyco Engineered Products and Services, Washington, DC Deborah B. Stern, Becker & Poliakoff, PA, Fort Lauderdale, FL
11:15 AM – 12:45 PM	Latin America’s Investment Treaty Claims Avalanche: Digging Through the Results Thus Far Customs/Trade and Dispute Resolution/Litigation Tracks Over the last five years, a large number of cases against South American countries have been filed by investors from the United States, Europe, Canada and other countries. The favorite targets of claimants have included: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador and Venezuela. A large body of jurisprudence has already been generated about, among other things: the interface between public international law, interpretation of treaties, regional agreements, international tax principles, contract principles and commercial law. The decisions are not all reconcilable, and some raise some significant issues concerning the effectiveness and enforceability of rights granted by BITs to investors. No judicial appeal mechanism exists to resolve such conflicts, and the fact that these awards have been made under a patchwork of different treaties may complicate matters further. Moreover, the decisions made against governments may well affect future treaty negotiations, both bilateral and multilateral. The time has come to take stock of these decisions, and the systemic impacts they might have going forward. Sponsoring Committee: International Trade Committee Program Co-Chairs and Co-Moderators: Riyaz Dattu, McCarthy Tetrault LLP, Toronto, Canada Todd Weiler, Naftaclaims.com, Calgary, Canada Speakers: Roberto J. Aguirre Luzi, King & Spalding LLP, Houston, TX Mark C. Baker, Fulbright & Jaworski, Houston, TX Karl-Heinz Böckstiegel, University of Cologne, Bergisch Gladbach, Germany Gabriel Bottini, Procuración del Tesoro de la Nación, Buenos Aires, Argentina Abby Smutny Cohen, White & Case LLP, Washington, DC Guido Santiago Tawil, M. & M. Bomchil, Buenos Aires, Argentina
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM	Luncheon with Brian Latell, Speaking on Cuba After Fidel Ticketed Event The 80 year old and ailing Fidel Castro has dominated all aspects of Cuban life for 48 years, but his time is running out and new leaders will soon be in charge. Raul Castro, his brother and the country's long time defense minister, is in line to succeed Fidel. But how will he and the team of civilian and military leaders he will rely on manage the country? Will they want better relations with the United States? Could they falter, paving the way for a violent upheaval on the island and another mass seaborne migration to South Florida? Brian Latell, a noted Cuba expert and author, will address these and related subjects. Sponsored By: Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP
2:45 PM – 4:15 PM	Latin American Antitrust: New Rules and Issues for American and European Investors Business Law and Customs/Trade Tracks This program will discuss important new legal and business developments involving antitrust issues, particularly those that are cross border in nature. What issues should European and American companies consider when making investments/acquisitions in Latin America? What antitrust rules in specific countries will have an impact on proposed mergers? How can local counsel be helpful in avoiding antitrust pitfalls? The presentations by this distinguished panel of experts will focus on specific topics of interest in this area of law, including legislative changes, M&A controls and filings, regulation of cartels and new trends. Co-Sponsoring Committees: Foreign Legal Consultants Committee, International Antitrust Committee, International Investment and Development Committee, Latin America and Caribbean Committee, Mexico Committee, International M&A and Joint Venture Committee, International Financial Products and Services Committee, International Investment and Development Committee, International Securities and Capital Markets and International Energy and Natural Resources Program Co-Chairs: Russell W. Damtoft, Federal Trade Commission, Washington, DC James Silkenat (Moderator), Former Chair, ABA Section of International Law, Arent Fox, New York, NY Hernan Slemenson, Marval, O'Farrell & Mairal, Buenos Aires, Argentina Speakers: *Beatriz Boza (Invited),* Executive Director, Ciudadanos al Día (NGO), Lima, Peru Marcelo Calliari, Tozzini Freire Teixeira e Silva Advogados, Sâo Paulo, Brazil Gabriel Castañeda, Castañeda y Asociados, Mexico City, Mexico Kenneth L. Glazer, Deputy Director, Board of Competition, Federal Trade Commission, Washington, DC Sebastián Obach, Cariola Diez Perez-Cotapos & Cia. Ltda., Santiago, Chile Alfredo M. O'Farrell, Marval, O'Farrell & Mairal, Buenos Aires, Argentina
2:45 PM – 4:15 PM	Inside Looking Out: In-House Counsel’s Expectations of their Outside Counsel Corporate Counsel Track All clients seek competent legal advice at fair billing rates - but you may be surprised at how quickly those qualities can be overshawdowed by a lack of sensitivity to other concerns. In this session, in-house leaders from some of America’s foremost companies will present their personalized assessment of what makes a valuable outside counsel relationship, including the do's and don'ts of providing advice. Attending could make the difference in getting or missing your next piece of business. Sponsoring Committee: International Corporate Counsel Forum Program Co-Chairs: Chris Crowder (Moderator), Chief Legal Counsel- International, The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company, Lyon, France Kenneth B. Reisenfeld, Former Chair, ABA Section of International Law, Haynes and Boone, LLP, Washington, DC Speakers: David Aronowitz, Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary, The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company, Columbus, OH William G. Hopping, Senior Counsel, American Airlines, Latin America, Dallas, TX Malvina Camejo Longoria, Latin America and Caribbean Region Counsel, MasterCard International Inc., Miami, FL Antonio Moralejo, Vice President, International General Counsel, BurgerKing Limited, London, England Armando Tirado, General Counsel - Latin American, Tyco International, Miami, FL
2:45 PM – 4:15 PM	China's Market Economy Status in the Americas: Are Countervailing Duty Claims Viable for Domestic Industries Seeking Protection from Chinese Imports? Business Law and Customs/Trade Tracks Many important economies in the Western Hemisphere, such as Brazil, Argentina, and Canada have agreed to grant China market economy status for the purposes of anti-dumping investigations. That has made it harder for petitioners to seek protection against dumping practices, given that many of the production factors and cost items in China are still under significant governmental control. The program will investigate, under applicable multilateral and domestic disciplines, whether the domestic industry could avail itself of subsidies (CVD) claims to counter a surge in Chinese imports. Co-Sponsoring Committees: International Trade Committee, Asia/Pacific Committee and China Law Committee Program Co-Chairs: Pablo Bentes, Legal Officer, Appellate Body Secretariat, World Trade Organization, Sâo Paulo, Brazil Michael Burke (Moderator), Williams Mullen, PC, Washington, DC Speakers: James R. Cannon, Williams Mullen, PC, Washington, DC *Susan Ning (Invited),* King & Wood LLP, Beijing, China Cyndee Todgham Cherniak, Heenan Blaikie LLP, Toronto, Canada Eduardo Vidal, Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP, New York, NY
2:45 PM – 4:15 PM	The Next Wave of Latin American Investment Treaty Disputes: How Will States React to Investor Claims? Customs/Trade and Dispute Resolution/Litigation Tracks Significant controversies have arisen among competing interest groups over the nature and scope of trade agreements such as CAFTA-DR. Environmentalists and human rights activists, for instance, have waged increasing battles in opposition to broadening investor rights. Meanwhile, the Argentina BIT cases and other high-profile, investment treaty-related disputes have resulted in disparate awards. In 2005, political leaders in Venezuela, Bolivia and Ecuador, among others, initiated strident, public scrutiny of foreign investment policies and agreements. As a result, investors could face large-scale revisions in investment law and policy in various Latin American states. We ask: In light of emerging investment dispute jurisprudence and related discourse, how will states react? How should they act, and why? Prominent international investment experts will explore these questions. Co-Sponsoring Committees: International Investment and Development Committee, International Litigation Committee, International Trade Committee Program Co-Chairs: Mélida Hodgson (Speaker), Miller & Chevalier Chartered, Washington, DC James L. Loftis (Moderator), Vinson & Elkins RLLP, London, England Speakers: J. Eloy Anzola, Independent Arbitrator, Caracas, Venezuela A. Manuel Garcia, Winston & Strawn, LLP, Washington, DC Barton Legum, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, Paris, France
2:45 PM – 4:15 PM	Collecting Latin American Art and Antiquities: Hot Trade Heats Up Public Law Track This program seeks to investigate some of the legal and ethical dilemmas of collecting and trading in antiquities from Latin America, one of the hottest source regions in the world, and also one of the most risk exposed. There is illicit trafficking taking place to and from Latin America, as evidenced by a number of recent infamous examples, which will be outlined during the panel presentation. The panel will explore what treaties and regulations are in place to curb some of the illicit trafficking in cultural property, and what is being done to halt looting of archeological sites, limit unprovenanced trade in cultural property, and control fake authenticity certificates for forgeries. Program Chair: Jessica Darraby, Santa Monica, CA Speakers: Russell Koonin, Miami Beach, FL Amanda Moran, Federal Bureau of Investigation, North Miami Beach, FL Axel Stein, Sotheby’s, Coral Gables, FL Juan Martinez, Florida International University, Miami, FL
2:45 PM – 4:15 PM	Deans' Roundtable Law Practice Track The Law School Deans' International Practitioners' Roundtable will provide a unique forum for leaders of the transnational legal profession and legal education, to share their perspectives on the education and training of transnational lawyers in the Americas. This annual program will feature an interactive exchange focusing on the evolution of law school curricula, the adjustments needed for managing the changing landscape of the practice of law, and the intersection of law, business and culture in today's workplace in a structured question and answer format. Co-Sponsoring Committees: Young Lawyers Interest Network and Transnational Legal Practice Committee Program Co-Chairs: Robert E. Lutz, II (Co-Moderator), Former Chair, ABA Section of International Law, Professor, Southwestern University School of Law, Los Angeles, CA Aaron Schildhaus, Law Offices of Aaron Schildhaus, Washington, DC Co-Moderator: Janet Stearns, Assistant Dean, International and Foreign Graduate Programs, University of Miami, School of Law, Coral Gables, FL Speakers: Andres Cuneo, Dean, Universidad Diego Portales, Chile Robert H. Jerry, II, Dean, University of Florida's Fredric G. Levin College of Law, Gainsville, FL Marlon Lopez, Dean, Tecnologico de Monterrey School of Law, Monterrey, Mexico Dennis O. Lynch, Dean, University of Miami School of Law, Miami, FL Horacio Spector, Dean, Universidad Torcuato di Tella Law School, Buenos Aires, Argentina
4:15 PM – 4:30 PM	Networking Break
4:30 PM – 6:00 PM	Recent Trends in Cross-Border Securitization in the Emerging Markets Business Law and Corporate Counsel Tracks During the past ten years, securitization of existing and future assets has become a significant source of financing for banks and companies in the emerging markets. Members of this panel - three lawyers and a rating agency director - have amongst them worked on a large proportion of emerging market securitization transactions completed in recent years. Topics covered will include recent trends in: assets being securitized; legal structures utilized; market participants involved; financial risks and rating agency concerns. Program Co-Chairs: William Candelaria (Moderator), Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP, New York, NY Speakers: Emil Arca, Dewey Ballantine LLP, New York, NY Mark Saldago, Fitch Ratings, Chicago, IL Jennifer L. Janss, Sidley Austin Brown & Wood LLP, Washington, DC
4:30 PM – 6:00 PM	The Evolution of Cross-Border Data Flow: Emerging Business and Privacy Issues (Includes CLE Ethics Credit) Corporate Counsel and Dispute Resolution/Litigation Tracks This program will provide an interactive exchange among American, Canadian, European, Asian and Latin American representatives, who will flesh out the evolutionary picture of cross-border data flow. Participants will focus on business and privacy issues surrounding the handling of business records and other confidential information. In particular, the panel will address key privacy and business issues related to: cross-border exchanges of employee information, employee monitoring and surveillance, identity theft, information transfers to a parent company from its subsidiaries or vice versa, the sharing of strategic and personal information in the context of a merger and acquisition, and the process of answering subpoenas requesting business records from multiple jurisdictions. Co-Sponsoring Committees: International Corporate Counsel Committee, International Litigation Committee and Information Services, Technology & Data Protection Committee Program Co-Chairs: Philippe David, Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, New York, NY Rick Kozody, Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, New York, NY Moderator: Karl Delwaide, Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, Montreal, Canada Speakers: Julie Cuddihy, Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, Montreal, Canada Vivian Maese, Managing Director and Deputy General Counsel, Citigroup, New York, NY Robert Rothman, Chief Privacy Officer, General Motors Corporation, Detroit, MI Michael Sinclair, Simmons & Simmons, London, United Kingdom Masayuki Watanabe, Anderson Mori & Tomotsune, Tokyo, Japan
4:30 PM – 6:00 PM	Free Trade Under Fire: A Survey of Developments in International Environmental Litigation and Arbitration Practice in the Americas Customs/Trade Track As debate simmers over the benefits and challenges associated with ecomonic globalization, and more specifically the optimal balance of trade and environmental policies, the Americas has emerged as an important proving ground for contesting such claims on the merits. This session will examine recent trade-environment disputes in the region, including but not limited to litigation between states over environmental issues under international law, arbitration involving international environmental matters, and environmental claims brought in international arbitration forums pursuant to treaties. The panel will also explore the implications of regional and bilateral trade and investment agreements in the region for practice in this area, as well as the possible role of various tribunals to resolve future trade-environment contests. Co-Sponsoring Committees: International Commercial Dispute Resolution Committee, International Environmental Law Committee, International Litigation Committee and International Trade Committee Program Chair: William L. Thomas, Clifford Chance US LLP, Washington, DC Moderator: R. Doak Bishop, King & Spalding, Houston, TX Speakers: Christopher F. Dugan, Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP, Washington, DC Dana C. MacGrath, O'Melveny & Myers LLP, New York, NY Guido Santiago Tawil, M. & M. Bomchil, Buenos Aires, Argentina Robert G. Volterra, Latham & Watkins LLP, London, England Todd G. Weiler, Naftaclaims.com, Calgary, Canada
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM	International Arbitration and Interim Measures Dispute Resolution/Litigation Track This panel will provide an update on the many key recent developments in the practice of interim and provisional measures in international arbitration. It will review important rule changes at the AAA that impact every contract with an AAA or ICDR arbitration clause, as well as rule changes and recent developments in ICSID arbitration. Provisional and interim measures in international arbitration often require court intervention -- but a series of U.S. court decisions in recent years have invoked restrictive notions of personal jurisdiction and forum non conveniens to decline enforcement of arbitration awards. The panel will examine and explore the future of this line of case decisions as well as other critical developments in interim measures from around the globe. Co-Sponsoring Committees: International Commercial Dispute Resolution Committee Program Co-Chairs: Barton Legum (Moderator), Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, Paris, France Speakers: Yves Derains, Derains & Associes, Paris, France Sarah François-Poncet, Salans, Paris, France Mark W. Friedman, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, London, England Nicolas Swerdloff, Hughes, Hubbard & Reed, LLP, Miami, FL
4:30 PM – 6:00 PM	Pathways To Careers In International Law Law Practice Track Attend this lively, interesting and extremely valuable program aimed at helping students and new lawyers not only understand the practice of international law, but get the inside scoop on how best to find jobs in the field. Receive great advice from those who know best: expert international lawyers from large and small firms, corporations, NGOs and government. This program features an extended question and answer period, and there will be ample opportunity for one-on-one discussions immediately following the program. Please get there early as this program is very popular. Co-Sponsoring Committees: Law Student, LLM and New Lawyer Outreach Committee Program Chair: Ingrid Busson, Calyon, New York, NY Moderator: Magda Theodate, Inter-American Development Bank, Washington, DC Speakers: Isabel Franco, Demarest e Almeida Advogados, São Paulo, Brazil Gladys Rodriguez, Assistant General Counsel, BACARDI USA, Inc., Regional Counsel, BACARDI Latino América, Miami, FL Hernan Slemenson, Marval, O'Farrell & Mairal, Buenos Aires, Argentina Richard T. Walsh, Director of Claims and Counsel, Zurich Emerging Market Solutions, New York, NY Laurence P. Wiener, Negri & Teijeiro Abogados, Buenos Aires, Argentina
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM	Leadership in the Caribbean - Impact on Trade & Investment Customs/Trade Track The program will comprise three major topics: Foreign investment in the Caribbean Region; Trade and the Caribbean Single Market & Economy (CSME); and Resolution of Commercial Disputes in the Region – the Need for a Caribbean International Commercial ADR Center. The panel will also address the recent coming-into-force of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) as a successor to the Privy Council, and as the Court of original jurisdiction for CSME trade disputes. Sponsoring Committee: Latin America and Caribbean Committee Program Co-Chairs: Deborah Enix-Ross, Chair, ABA Section of International Law, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, New York, NY Magda Theodate, Inter-American Development Bank, Washington, DC Co-Moderators: Calvin Hamilton, Monereo, Meyer & Marinel-Lo, Madrid, Spain Earl McLaren, Bechtel Saic Company LLC, Washington, DC Speakers: Winston Anderson, University of the West Indies, Cave Hill, Barbados A. Ralph Carnegie, University of the West Indies, Cave Hill, Barbados Peter D. Maynard, Peter D. Maynard, Counsel & Attorneys, Nassau, Bahamas Justice Hugh Small (Ret.), Jamaica
7:00 PM– 9:00 PM	Reception at the Wolfsonian Museum Ticketed Event Join us for a truly memorable International Reception at the very attractive Spanish mission-style, seven-story Wolfsonian Museum located two blocks from South Beach, set amid the pastel facades of art deco apartments, boutiques, diners, and cabarets. The museum was erected in the building boom that followed the devastating 1927 hurricane. This hurricane survivor still dominates the 1000 block of Washington Avenue in Miami Beach. Over the last several years, two stories of very attractive gallery space have been added and the building's lower floors have been completely refurbished into state-of-the-art curatorial, archival, and library facilities. The collection of more than 70,000 objects that are housed, and still being catalogued, focus on modern decorative arts from the period 1885 to 1945, especially those that are didactic in nature. Transportation will be provided, leaving the Biltmore Hotel at 6 PM. Sponsored By: Arias & Muñoz; Basham, Ringer y Correa, S.C.; Vitale, Manoff & Feilbogen; Marval, O´Farrell & Mairal; M.&M. Bomchil Abogados; Brons & Salas Abogados; Brons & Salas Abogados; Negri & Teijeiro Abogados; Caparros & Randle and Estudio Beccar Varela
Following Reception at the Wolfsonian Museum	Committee Dinners The Committee Dinners will follow the Reception at the Wolfsonian Museum. To sign up to attend a Committee Dinner, please come to the Section’s registration counter at The Biltmore Hotel, and one of our representatives will be happy to assist you.

8:00 AM - 5:00 PM	Registration
8:00 AM – 9:15 AM	Committee Breakfasts Canada Committee, China Law Committee, Customs Law Committee, International Commercial Dispute Resolution Committee, International Corporate Counsel Forum, International Criminal Law Committee, International Employment Law Committee, International Energy and Natural Resources Committee, International Environmental Law Committee, International Human Rights Committee, International Investment and Development Committee, The International Law News, International Litigation Committee, International Procurement Committee, International Private Client Committee, International Secured Transactions & Insolvency Committee, International Securities and Capital Markets Committee, International Tax Committee, International Transportation Committee, Latin America and Caribbean Committee, Middle East and Islamic Forum Committee, Russia/Eurasia Committee, Senior Lawyer Interest Network, Transnational Legal Practice Committee , U.S. Lawyers Abroad Committee, Women's Interest Network, the Working Group on Corporate Social Responsibility and Young Lawyers Interest Network
9:30 AM – 11:00 AM	Leaving the U.S.: Deregistration of Securities Business Law Track This program will examine how a Latin American company that is registered with the SEC can deregister. The program will focus on the SEC's new deregistration rule (proposed or final), will look at how deregistration takes place and will look at legal issues surrounding tender offers and minority shareholders in the context of deregistration. Co-Sponsoring Committees: International Securities and Capital Markets Committee, International M&A and Joint Venture Committee and the Latin America and Caribbean Committee Program Co-Chairs: Jeff Kerbel (Co-Moderator), Bennett Jones LLP, Toronto, Canada Alfredo Rovira (Co-Moderator), Brons & Salas, Buenos Aires, Argentina Speakers: Carlos Hernández Artigas, Managing Partner and General Counsel, Forrestal Capital LLC, Miami, FL Peter V. Darrow, Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP, New York, NY Cathleen McLaughlin, Allen & Overy LLP, New York, NY William Candelaria, Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP, New York, NY
9:30 AM – 11:00 AM	SHOWCASE PROGRAM What’s Yours is Ours: The Effects of Nationalization and Expropriation in Latin America Corporate Counsel and Public Law Tracks Recent months have seen many developments in the regulation of oil and gas in Latin America. Tax regimes have been modified, as well as contracting regimes. Nationalizations have taken place, as well as actions alleged to have been expropriatory. The panel will expore the legal challenges facing the industry as a result of these developments, including specialized forums for dispute resolution such as investor-state arbitration, commercial arbitration and mediation and conciliation. The role and effectiveness of political risk insurance will also be discussed. Co-Sponsoring Committees: International Investment and Development Committee and Latin America and Caribbean Committee Program Co-Chairs: Saul Feilbogen (Co-Moderator), Vitale, Manoff & Feilbogen, Buenos Aires, Argentina John H. Rooney, Jr. (Co-Moderator), Shutts & Bowen LLP, Miami, FL Speakers: Laura C. Abrahamson (Invited), Senior Counsel, Occidental Petroleum Corporation, Los Angeles, CA Catherine M. Amirfar, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, New York, NY Antonio Piccirillo, Proskauer Rose LLP, New York, NY Carlos Martinez, Proskauer Rose LLP, New York, NY Clovis Torres (Invited), Director, Companhia Vale do Rio Doce, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Ambassador Mario Gustavo Guzmán Saldaña , Embassy of the Republic of Bolivia, Washington, DC Marcelo Bombau, (translator for Ambassador Guzman), M & M Bomchil, Buenos Aires, Argentina
9:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Legal Changes and Foreign Investments: Regulatory Takings Under International Law Customs/Trade and Dispute Resolution/Litigation Tracks Foreign governments amend their laws and regulations all the time—from changing environmental laws, taxes, and labor regulations to currency controls and export licenses. What happens if a regulatory change reduces the value of a foreign investment? When are the changes lawful and when are they unlawful under international law? What legal protections are available for foreign investors? What role can political risk insurance play? And if the law cannot provide a remedy, what other options are available? Program Chair: Peter Choharis (Speaker), The George Washington School of Law, The Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington, DC Moderator: Kenneth Hansen, Chadbourne & Parke LLP, Washington, DC Speakers: Julie Martin, Marsh, Washington, DC Edie Quintrell, Overseas Private Investment Corporation, Washington, DC
9:30 AM – 11:00 AM	Class Actions: Here, There and Everywhere? Corporate Counsel and Dispute Resolution/Litigation Tracks The panel will address the controversial topic of class actions from different legal, ideological and geographical backgrounds and perspectives, focusing on whether other countries should adopt U.S.-style class action systems and, if so, to what extent. The discussion will touch on various hot topics, such as the views and experiences on class actions and punitive damages in different jurisdictions (fair or unfair? legal or illegal? appropriate or excessive?), the question of who the true beneficiaries of a class action system are and should be (consumers, society, litigators?), and the effects of class actions on private industry's behavior and on market expectations. Co-Sponsoring Committees: International Commercial Dispute Resolution, International Corporate Counsel Committee and International Litigation Committee Program Co-Chairs: Marcos Ríos, Carey y Compañía Ltda, Santiago, Chile Victor Xercavins, Cuatrecasas, Barcelona, Spain Moderator: Alvin F. Lindsay, Hogan & Hartson LLP, Miami, FL Speakers: Theresa A. Foudy, Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP, New York, NY Gonzalo Fernández, Carey y Compañía Ltda, Santiago, Chile Ricardo A. Ostrower, Marval, O'Farrell & Mairal, Buenos Aires, Argentina Iñigo Quintana, Cuatrecasas, Madrid, Spain
9:30 AM – 11:00 AM	Multilateral Development Banks: Developments in Anti-Corruption and Voluntary Disclosures (Includes CLE Ethics Credit) Public Law Track This exciting program will bring together key leaders from the World Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank to discuss recent trends in Anti-Corruption programs within the Multilateral Development Banks. Issues to be discussed will include Sanctions Reform, Voluntary Disclosure Programs, and Harmonization of Suspension and Debarment programs. Additional themes will include referrals to national law enforcement, alternative sanctions including compliance monitors, cross-debarment, and ethical considerations related to public trust in international development programs. Co-Sponsoring Committees: International Procurement Committee, Anti-Corruption Initiatives & Compliance Issues Committee, International Investment & Development Committee and United Nations and International Institutions Coordinating Committee Program Co-Chairs: Jason Matechak (Moderator), Reed Smith LLP, Washington, DC Magda Theodate, Inter-American Development Bank, Washington, DC Speakers: Pascale Dubois, Acting Manager, Voluntary Disclosure Program, The World Bank, Washington, DC Duncan Smith, Senior Policy Officer, Department of Institutional Integrity, The World Bank, Washington, DC Steve Zimmerman, Director, Anti-Corruption Committee, Inter-American Development Bank, Washington, DC
11:00 AM – 11:15 AM	Networking Break Sponsored By: Haynes and Boone LLP and Stikeman Elliott LLP
11:15 AM – 12:45 PM	SHOWCASE PROGRAM The Cuban Revolution: Has Castro Finally Succeeded in Exporting His Revolution Throughout the Americas? The Rise of Neopopulism and the Status of Neoliberalism Public Law Track Recent political changes throughout the Western Hemisphere have heralded what some are calling a new populist makeover. From Argentina to Mexico, populist candidates for the presidency have emerged, resulting in leaders that appear to rebuff the neoliberalism that has been endorsed by the United States and others for almost three decades. Now that free elections have become the norm in the Americas, have they opened the door to the populist winds of change? What do these changes really mean for the Rule of Law in the Americas? Do we risk sinking the rest of the Americas into another epoch of stagnation, or worse yet, regression? Is the influence of the Cuban revolution fact or myth? This program seeks to obtain the views of leading legal practitioners in several countries in the Americas that have experienced one form or another of populist political change and will explore possible answers to these vexing questions. Sponsoring Committee: Latin American & Caribbean Law Committee Program Chair: Jose A. Santos, Jr., Santos Stokes LLP, Miami, FL Moderators: Jerry Haar, Professor, School of Business Administration, Florida International University, Miami, FL Speakers: Jorge de Presno Arizpe (Invited), Thacher Proffitt & Wood SC, Mexico City, Mexico Daniel Korn, Allende & Brea Miami, Inc., Miami, FL Nicolas J. Gutierrez, Jr., Borgognoni, Gutiérrez and Arza, LLP, Miami, FL John R. Pate, DeSola & Pate, Caracas, Venezuela
11:15 AM – 12:45 PM	Doing the Deal...With the Exit in Mind Business Law Track This program focuses on cross border M&A transactions (with an emphasis on private equity deals) whereby the parties aim to provide for a future tax efficient repatriation of funds following a divestiture, a listing or a distribution of the target's profits. A panel of seasoned, international practitioners (both tax and corporate) from law firms and private equity houses will discuss the most widely used, efficient structures and vehicles, common pitfalls and recent developments. The panel will address, amongst other issues, factors affecting the choice between debt and equity instruments for the financing of the original investment. Co-Sponsoring Committees: International M&A and Joint Venture Committee and International Tax Committee Program Co-Chairs: Lennaert Posch, Stibbe PC, New York, NY Bill Rohrer, Carlton Fields, P.A., Miami, FL Moderator: Alyssa Grikscheit, Goodwin Procter, New York, NY Speakers: Patrick C. Gallagher, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, New York, NY Carlos J. Spinelli-Noseda, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, New York, NY Daniel J. Standen, Sciens Capital, New York, NY Klaas-Jan Visser, Stibbe PC, New York, NY
11:15 AM – 12:45 PM	Conducting Business in Civil Law Countries Business Law and Corporate Counsel Tracks Often misunderstood and frequently overlooked are the conceptual differences between common and civil law systems. If not taken into account, the differences can lead to unintended consequences, and, in turn, needless disputes. This program will focus on the basic differences in the two legal systems and will address those questions that common law practitioners are too embarrassed to ask, including, among others, the role of public notaries, service of process, discovery, and the use of "live" testimony. The particular focus will be on conducting business in civil law countries and how the differences may bear on engaging in business in those jurisdictions. Co-Sponsoring Committees: International Corporate Counsel Forum, Private International Law Coordinating Committee and US Lawyers Practicing Abroad Committee Program Co-Chairs: Stuart Deming (Moderator), Deming PLLC, Washington, DC Bruce Horowitz (Speaker), Paz & Horowitz Abogados, Quito, Ecuador Speakers: Michael W. Gordon, Professor, University of Florida Levin College of Law, Gainesville, FL Ignacio Juan Randle, Caparros & Randle, Buenos Aires, Argentina Salli A. Swartz, Phillips Giraud Naud & Swartz, Paris, France
11:15 AM – 12:45 PM	CAFTA-DR: What Does it Mean to You? Corporate Counsel and Customs/Trade Tracks The CAFTA-DR free trade agreement entered into force in 2005, with implementation by the signatory members continuing through 2006. The prospects for broader free trade in goods and services in both the public and private sectors can create opportunities for companies and practitioners who understand the "nuts and bolts" of the FTA. Key government officials from the United States and Central America, along with industry representatives and experts who have been involved in the CAFTA negotiations and implementation process will discuss the complexities, pitfalls and nuts-and-bolts requirements of the CAFTA Agreement and its implementing legislation. Building from a discussion of key issues such as rules of origin, requirements for preferential treatment and market access, the panel will discuss the “lessons learned” from the CAFTA process, and will provide a summary of other upcoming FTA’s currently in negotiation, with a focus on how future FTA’s may be affected by this experience. Co-Sponsoring Committees: International Procurement Committee, Latin America and Caribbean Committee and International Corporate Counsel Forum Program Co-Chairs: Kristy L. Balsanek, Mayer Brown Rowe and Maw, Washington, DC Melanie A. Frank, Hogan & Hartson LLP, Washington, DC Moderator: Chandri Navarro-Bowman, Hogan & Hartson LLP, Washington, DC Speakers: Everett Eissenstat, Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for the Americas, Washington, DC Ambassador Jose Guillermo Castillo, Guatemalan Ambassador to the United States, Washington, DC Stephen Lamar, Senior Vice President, American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA), Arlington, VA Ambassador Rene Leon, Salvadoran Ambassador to the United States, Washington, DC
11:15 AM – 12:45 PM	SHOWCASE PROGRAM Horror Stories and Heroics: How Leading Arbitrators Handle Realistic Ethical Dilemmas Arising in Modern International Arbitrations (Includes CLE Ethics Credit) Dispute Resolution/Litigation Track This panel will be an interactive roundtable where the moderator will raise a series of ethical problems/dilemmas and have the panelists share their insights from their experiences as counsel to parties involved in international arbitrations and as arbitrators. Against a backdrop of the ABA/AAA Code, the IBA Guidelines and various institutional rules, the panel will tackle a broad range of ethical dilemmas including: (a) how to deal with difficult disclosure issues and conflicts of interest; (b) how to give the parties a realistic sense of an arbitrator's availability prior to accepting an appointment; (c) how to deal with fee issues; (d) how to deal with ex parte contacts by counsel or, under the ABA/AAA Code, by Canon X arbitrators; (e) how to deal with attorney misconduct; (f) how to deal with lying witnesses or improperly obtained evidence; (g) how to deal with motions to consolidate or dismiss (i.e., when not to prolong the case just because it guarantees the arbitrators a fair stream of revenues); (h) how to deal with arbitrators who indicate during the case that they have pre-judged the outcome; and (i) how arbitrators should respond to anti-suit injunctions directed against their panel. Co-Sponsoring Committees: International Commercial Dispute Resolution Committee Program Co-Chairs: Deborah Enix-Ross, Chair, ABA Section of International Law, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, New York, NY Kenneth B. Reisenfeld (Moderator), Former Chair, ABA Section of International Law, Haynes and Boone, LLP, Washington, DC Speakers: Axel H. Baum, Hughes Hubbard & Reed, LLP, Paris, France Abby Smutny Cohen, White & Case LLP, Washington, DC Judith Gill, Allen & Overy LLP, London, England Lord David Hacking, Littleton Chambers, London, England Richard W. Naimark, Senior Vice President, International Centre for Dispute Resolution of the American Arbitration, New York, NY Christopher To, Secretary-General, Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre, Hong Kong
1:00 AM – 2:30 PM	Luncheon with Andres Oppenheimer Ticketed Event Andres Oppenheimer is the Latin American Editor and Foreign Affairs Columnist with The Miami Herald. His syndicated column, The Oppenheimer Report, appears twice a week in The Miami Herald and more than 40 U.S. and Latin American newspapers, including *La Nacionof Argentina and Reformaof Mexico. He is a regular political analyst with CNN en Español, and a frequent guest on PBS' Jim Lehrer News Hour. He is the co-winner of the 1987 Pulitzer Prize as a member of The Miami Herald* team that uncovered the Iran-Contra scandal. He won the Inter-American Press Association Award twice (1989 and 1994); the 1997 award of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists; the 1993 Ortega y Gasset Award of Spain's daily El País; the 1998 Maria Moors Cabot Award of Columbia University; the 2001 King of Spain Award, given out by the Spanish news agency EFE and King Juan Carlos I of Spain; and an Overseas Press Club Award in 2002. The Ortega y Gasset and the King of Spain awards are the two most prestigious journalism awards in the Spanish-speaking world. Mr. Oppenheimer is the author of several books, including Castro's Final Hour: An Eyewitness Account of the Disintegration of Castro's Cuba, Bordering on Chaos: Guerrillas, Stockholders, Politicians and Mexico's Road to Prosperity, Crónicas de Héroes y Bandidos, and Ojos Vendados: Estados Unidos y el Negocio de la Corrupción en América Latina. Mr. Oppenheimer was selected by the Forbes Media Guide as one of the “500 most important journalists” of the United States in 1993, and by Poder magazine as one of the “100 most powerful people” in Latin America in 2002. Sponsored By: Simmons Cooper LLC
2:45 AM – 4:15 PM	How to Structure a Coherent Employment Program for Businesses Worldwide Business Law and Corporate Counsel Tracks With the growth in trade between the United States, Canada and Latin America, the increased outsourcing of manufacturing, and the favorable business climate for Latin American companies looking to expand in the US, there is an ever-increasing focus on labor and employment issues. Whether the issue involves sexual harassment, discrimination, or day-to-day hiring and firing, all of these have strong cultural overtones. This program will provide a practical discussion of the key labor and employment law issues which face companies in such cross-border environments. The following important topics will be covered: Sexual harassment claims in the US, Latin America, Canada, and Europe; A comparison of potential claims by former employees in courts/labor tribunals challenging their dismissals; Dealing with unions and union avoidance; Restrictive covenant issues; and Current developments under the NAFTA North American Agreement on Labor Cooperation ("labor side agreement"). Sponsoring Committees: Women's Interest Network and International Employment Committee Program Co-Chairs: Philip M. Berkowitz (Moderator), Nixon Peabody LLP, New York, NY Cyndee Todgham Cherniak, Heenan Blaikie LLP, Toronto, Canada Mark E. Zelek, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Miami, FL Speakers: Manuel Cuevas-Trisan, Motorola, Inc., Plantation, FL Oscar de la Vega, Basham, Ringe y Correa, Mexico City, Mexico Tram-Anh T. Frank, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Palo Alto, CA Anders Etgen Reitz, Bech Bruun, Copenhagen, Denmark Rhonda Shirreff, Heenan Blaikie LLP, Toronto, Canada Salli A. Swartz, Phillips Giraud Naud & Swartz, Paris, France
2:45 AM – 4:15 PM	Trade and Agricultural Commodities: Canadian, U.S. and International Trading Standards Forums and Dispute Resolution Rules Customs/Trade and Dispute Resolution/Litigation Tracks As part of Section 707 of NAFTA, the United States, Canada and Mexico sought to regulate tri-national trade in agricultural products. The three NAFTA countries, through both private and governmental entities, established what is believed to be the first tri-national system for trade and dispute resolution for a particular line of commerce. This unique institution, founded as a result of NAFTA, is the Fruit and Vegetable Dispute Resolution Corporation, ("DRC"). The DRC is a tri-national corporation which establishes both trade rules and a dispute resolution forum for NAFTA country-based merchants in these products. The program will generally describe how the NAFTA countries have tried to harmonize substantive trade rules and inspection standards for fresh produce. The program will also deal with the special arbitral forum within the DRC which has been uniquely established for economic resolution of disputes both large and as small as a few thousand dollars. The conference presenters will describe how the DRC has responded to problems with resolution of international disputes involving transportation of perishable products. The DRC systems will be compared to existing national dispute resolution systems for internal trade in these products in the US and Canada. Finally the speakers will address the issue of whether the DRC represents a model for other industries seeking governmental support in establishing international trading systems in other commodities. Sponsoring Committee: Customs Law Committee Program Chair: Craig Stokes (Moderator), Santos Stokes LLP, Miami, FL Speakers: Andrew Wilson, Associate Vice President, Ontario Produce Marketing Association, Toronto, Canada Fred Webber, Fruit and Vegetable Dispute Resolution Corporation, Ottawa, Canada
2:45 PM – 4:15 PM	Hot Topics in International Litigation in Latin America Dispute Resolution/Litigation Track Foreign companies doing business in Latin America often find themselves in an unfamiliar world when dragged into Latin American courts. For one, the rules of procedure as well as the practices are markedly different from those governing procedures in common law courts and even other civil law jurisdictions. Couple that with the fact that many Latin American jurisdictions are revising their procedures and even adopting new practices, such as class actions, and you have a brave new world for international litigants. The program will look at new developments and examine some of the challenging tactics being employed by litigants, including the criminalization of commercial disputes. The panel of experts from Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Mexico will examine these new developments and trends and discuss tactics and counter tactics in current Latin American litigation. Co-Sponsoring Committees: International Commercial Dispute Resolution Committee and International Litigation Committee Program Chair: Jose Astigarraga (Moderator), Astigarraga Davis, Miami, FL Speakers: Cristobal Eyzaguirre, Claro y Cia, Santiago, Chile Jose Antonio Fichtner, Andrade & Fichtner Advogados, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil David Gurfinkel, Allende & Brea, Buenos Aires, Argentina Carlos Muggenburg R.V., Creel, Garcia-Cuellar y Muggenburg, Mexico City, Mexico Maritza Munich Rivera, Rivera, Tulla & Ferrer, San Juan, Puerto Rico
2:45 PM – 4:15 PM	Conducting Internal Investigations in Foreign Settings: What Practitioners and In-House Counsel Need to Know Corporate Counsel Track U.S. practice in conducting internal investigations and undertaking due diligence cannot be assumed in foreign settings. Many jurisdictions limit whether and how internal investigations and due diligence are conducted. At times, these limitations can include the prospect of criminal sanctions. Privacy laws in many jurisdictions pose additional obstacles that may need to be addressed. Practitioners well acquainted with U.S. practice yet actively practicing or with extensive experience in foreign settings will identify the manner and the degree to which the conduct of internal investigations and due diligence can differ outside of North America. Particular emphasis will be placed on what U.S. lawyers need to know to ensure that their internal investigations and due diligence efforts avoid unexpected problems. Co-Sponsoring Committees: International Corporate Counsel Forum, International Securities and Capital Markets Committee and US Lawyers Practicing Abroad Committee Program Chair: Stuart H. Deming (Moderator), Deming PLLC, Washington, DC Speakers: Alex B. Blumrosen, Bernard Hertz Bejot, Paris, France James E. Johnson, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, Washington, DC Rebekah J. Poston, Squire, Sanders & Dempsey LLP., Miami, FL Alfredo L. Rovira, Brons & Salas, Buenos Aires, Argentina
2:45 PM – 4:15 PM	Business Immigration Issues for International Practitioners Public Law Track Immigration - The Never-Ending Debate! Join practitioners from around the world as they discuss the movement of workers from one country to another, particularly in the Americas. See how these issues have expanded from simple immigration law questions to consideration of international trade in services treaties, labor and employment protections, migration policies and human rights issues. The global workforce is a mobile workforce, and international practitioners must be aware of the issues affecting their corporate employer clients, including the never-ending debate on immigration reform and Congress' inability to come to consensus on the subject. Co-Sponsoring Committees: Immigration and Naturalization Committee, China Law Committee, International Employment Law Committee, International Trade Committee, MJP Task Force, Latin America and the Caribbean Committee, ABA Task Force on GATS and ABA Commission on Immigration Program Co-Chairs: Gabrielle M. Buckley (Moderator), Vedder Price Kaufman & Kammholz, PC, Chicago, IL Michael Maggio, Maggio & Kattar, PC, Washington, DC Speakers: Enrique Arellano (Invited), Enrique Arellano Rincon Abogados, Mexico City, Mexico Yusra Siddiquee, Ogilvy Renault LLP, Toronto, Canada Ellen G. Yost, Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP, New York, NY
4:15 PM – 4:30 PM	Networking Break
4:30 PM – 6:00 PM	Environmental Laws and Investment in Latin America: Protecting the Environment and the Investment Business Law Track In the last decade, Latin American countries have enacted strict environmental laws. Have these laws been successful in protecting the environment? Why are these laws in some countries perceived by the business community as an obstacle to investment? What are multilateral financial institutions doing to promote environmentally sound investment? A lively discussion and comparison of recent developments in environmental law and investment policy in key Latin American countries will take place. The program will examine how these developments impact the business community, including the roles of local governments, NGOs and lenders; management liability and parent company liability issues, among other topics. Audience members will leave with a practical knowledge regarding the latest developments on environmental laws in Latin America and the impact these laws have on investment. Co-Sponsoring Committees: International Environmental Law Committee and The Latin America & Caribbean Committee Program Co-Chairs: Tomás Allende, Estudio Beccar Varela, Buenos Aires, Argentina Guillermo Malm Green (Moderator), Estudio Brons & Salas, Buenos Aires, Argentina William Thomas, Clifford Chance, Washington, DC Speakers: Daniel Basurto Gonzalez, LexCorp Abogados, Mexico City, Mexico Carlos E. Fernandez, Foreign Legal Advisor, South America Conservation Region, The Nature Conservancy, Arlington, VA Isabel Franco, Demarest e Almeida Advogados, São Paulo, Brazil José Antonio Urrutia, Estudio Urrutia, Santiago, Chile
4:30 PM – 6:00 PM	A Foreign Litigant in Uncle Sam's Court Dispute Resolution/Litigation Track The Program will address the special issues raised in the representation of a foreign party in a U.S. court proceeding. The panelists will address the ethical considerations involved in playing the "nationality card." How the nationality card can be subtly introduced and the ways in which it can be turned to the foreign parties’ advantage will be demonstrated. This will be followed by a discussion of the efficacy of using the nationality card and a review as to how foreign parties versus U.S. parties face in U.S. court proceedings. Co-Sponsoring Committees: International Litigation Committee and International Commercial Dispute Resolution Committee Program Chair: Robert Brodegaard (Moderator), Thacher Proffitt & Wood LLP, New York, NY Speakers: Anthony Alfieri, Professor, University of Miami School of Law, Coral Gables, FL Theodore Eisenberg, Associate Director, Cornell University Law School, Ithaca, NY Guy S. Lipe, Vinson & Elkins LLP, Houston, TX Kristin Myles, Munger Tolles & Olson LLP, San Francisco, CA Deborah Starr, Associate Director, DecisionQuest, Torrance, CA
4:30 PM – 6:00 PM	The Who, What, When, and Why of Refugee Determination Under International and Domestic Law Public Law Track This program will educate lawyers as to the different approaches utilized by international and domestic bodies in making determinations regarding refugee status. The program will focus on the United Nations asylum system, as contrasted with United States asylum law. The program will also examine topics of regional importance, including the recent decision of the UNHCR to not recognize Haitians as refugees, victims of domestic violence from Central and South America, and the growing problem of human trafficking. Sponsoring Committee: Immigration and Naturalization Committee and the ABA Criminal Justice Section Program Chair: Sara Elizabeth Dill (Moderator), Catholic Legal Services, Miami, FL Speakers: Emily E. Arnold-Fernandez, Asylum Access, San Francisco, CA Hon. Denise N. Slavin, Judge, U.S. Immigration Court, Miami, FL Lisa Laurel Weinberg, International Institute of Boston, LIRS Worcester, Boston, MA
4:30 PM – 6:00 PM	Ethical Considerations for In-House Counsel: Case History of an International Crisis (Includes CLE Ethics Credit) Corporate Counsel Track With increased globalization, the risk areas for in-house counsel to tackle have escalated dramatically. This panel will examine, through a hypothetical, a global situation where in-house counsel must deal with attorney-client privilege issues, crisis management, corporate compliance, corporate social responsibility, reporting up the ladder, Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX), internal investigation issues, and corporate governance considerations. Program Chair: Carole Basri (Moderator), Adjunct Professor, University of Pennsylvania School of Law, New York, NY Speakers: Carmen Araujo (Invited), General Counsel, General Motors, Latin America, Ft. Lauderdale, FL Ralph Gonzalez, Vice President, Managing Director and General Counsel, Citigroup Latin America, New York, NY Raquel Rodriguez, General Counsel, Governor Jeb Bush, Tallahassee, FL
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM	Reception at Vizcaya Mansion Ticketed Event This unique “Gateway” Reception will be hosted at the Vizcaya Mansion. This 28-acre estate and Italian renaissance-style villa was the former home of 20th century industrialist, James Deering. Built in 1916, the mansion features 34 rooms arranged around a central courtyard. The gardens contain a number of French fountains, pools and decorative sculptures dating back to the 15th -19th century. The estate has hosted a number of world leaders and important historical events including the meeting between Pope John Paul II and the former President Reagan in 1987 as well as Queen Elizabeth II in her 1991 tour of America. The name “Vizcaya” is a Basque word meaning “an elevated place.” Transportation will be provided, leaving the Biltmore Hotel at 6 PM.

8:00 AM – 5:00 PM	Registration
8:00 AM – 9:15 AM	Division Breakfast Meetings Africa/Eurasia Division, Business Regulation Division, Constituent Division, Corporate Division, Disputes Division, Finance Division, Industries Division, Legal Practice Division, Americas/Middle East Division, Public International Law (Treaty) Division I, Public International Law (Treaty) Division II and Tax, Estate and Individuals Division
8:00 AM – 9:15 AM	Committee Breakfasts Anti-Corruption Initiatives & Compliance Issues Committee
9:30 AM – 12:00 PM	Lalic Meeting
9:30 AM – 11:00 AM	The Life Cycle of a Bribe: How Inappropriate Payments are Negotiated and Uncovered and How They Can be Avoided (Includes CLE Ethics Credit) Business Law Track This program will provide insight into how payments that violate the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and similar laws overseas are negotiated, how the money is moved and how those within companies and enforcement agencies uncover these payments. Learn what really unfolds internationally as bribes are demanded or resisted, how money is moved from bribe-payer to recipient and how commercial bribery schemes are uncovered. Firm and in-house counsel will learn what their clients face when they enter challenging markets. It is no longer sufficient to advise clients that they must say “no” to demands for bribes. Business clients are looking for appropriate, ethical options when faced with demands for bribes. This panel will highlight “flashpoints” of greatest risk in negotiations, how to respond to indirect demands for bribes, the risks associated with bribery and what to watch for if it's suspected that bribes are being paid by employees based overseas. Co-Sponsoring Committees: Anti-Corruption Initatives and Compliance Issues Committee, International Anti-Money Laundering and Professional Ethics Committee, International Criminal Law Committee, International Procurement Committee, International Criminal Law Committee of the ABA Criminal Justice Section and White Collar Crime Committee of the ABA Criminal Justice Section Program Co-Chairs: Kathleen Hamann, Powell Goldstein LLP, Washington, DC Alexandra Wrage (Moderator), President, TRACE, Annapolis, MD Speakers: Michael Anderson, Chief of the Public Corruption Unit, Federal Bureau of Investigations, Washington, DC Matt Birk, Deloitte FAS St Louis FCPA practice
9:30 AM – 11:00 AM	Unwinding Commercial Relationships In Latin America: The Termination Conundrum Business Law and Corporate Counsel Tracks A practical review of host country obstacles to terminating various forms of commercial relationships, including agencies, dealerships, distributorships, franchises and joint ventures, in Latin America, with a particular focus on Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico and Peru. Co-Sponsoring Committees: International Commercial Transactions, Franchising and Distribution Committee, Mexico Committee and Latin American & Caribbean Committee Program Chair: Erik B. Wulff (Moderator), DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary US LLP, Washington, DC Speakers: Eduardo Benavides, Berninzon, Loret de Mola & Benavides, Abogados, Lima, Peru Fabiano Deffenti, Carvalho, Machado, Timm & Diffenti Advogados, Porto Alegre, Brazil Guillermo Malm Green, Estudio Brons & Salas, Buenos Aires, Argentina Yves Hayaux-du-Tilly, Jauregui, Navarrete y Nader, Mexico City, Mexico Marcos Ríos, Carey y Compañía Ltda, Santiago, Chile
9:30 AM – 11:00 AM	Building Trust Across International Boundaries Customs/Trade Track Trust is acknowledged as a critical component of all relationships. Yet, we know little about what exactly trust is, the dynamics of trust in relationships, or how trust may differ across international boundaries. This session will explore the dynamics of trust, how attributions impact trust, what mediators and negotiators can do directly to manage trust in the process, and two different kinds of trust we can rely on. Panel members from Canada, the United States, China and Ecuador meet to discuss the principles of trust building and what each culture considers the best way to build and retain trust. Dialogue and interactive exercises with the audience will demonstrate trust formation and how trust may be built or destroyed in conflict situations. Panelists will discuss cultural communications needed to build and retain trust. Co-Sponsoring Committees: Asia/Pacific Committee, Canada Committee and China Law Committee Program Co-Chairs: Gary Furlong (Moderator), Agree Dispute Resolution, Inc., Toronto, Canada Dana Sandlin, Advanced Solutions Dispute Resolution Services, Inc., Summerville, SC Speakers: Santiago Almeida, Charleston, SC Bai Tao, Jun He Law Offices, Beijing, People's Republic of China
9:30 AM – 11:00 AM	The Alien Tort Statute: The Future of International Human Rights Litigation in U.S. Courts Dispute Resolution/Litigation and Public Law Tracks The role of U.S. courts in adjudicating alleged human rights violations abroad continues to be the subject of much discussion, including in cases coming up through the district courts and Courts of Appeal since the Supreme Court's landmark ruling in Sosa v. Alvarez-Machain in June 2004. Among the issues that continue to be litigated in the courts are what norms should be recognized as actionable under the Alien Tort Statute, as construed by the Court in Sosa, whether aiding and abetting liability is appropriate under the statute, and under what circumstances, and what effect should be given to letters from the United States expressing views on the foreign affairs implications of particular actions. The Section's Working Group on the ATS, composed of a bipartisan "blue ribbon" panel of academics, practitioners, and legal experts, has focused on these and other issues in the course of its study on potential legislation in this area. In this panel, several leading members of the Group will present both sides of these highly topical issues in what we hope will lead to a lively discussion and debate. Sponsoring Committee: Litigation Committee Program Chair: Kristin Myles (Speaker), Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP, San Francisco, CA Moderator: Glenn Hendrix, Arnall Golden Gregory LLP, Atlanta, GA Speakers: Ralph G. Steinhardt (Invited), The George Washington University Law School, Washington, DC David Stewart, U.S. Department of State, Washington, DC
9:30 AM – 11:00 AM	Global Responsibility of the Global Business (Includes CLE Ethics Credit) Business Law and Public Law Tracks The globalized new world is lead by the economy and dominated by corporations. In this changing corporate world, the responsibility of corporations has increased and corporations must behave as good citizens. Corporations are no longer seen as money making machines but leading agents of the new order of the 21st century. Senior management and leaders of American and European Corporations will discuss the new scope of this responsibility, how important the new responsibility is how corporations are dealing with the triple bottom line (people, planet and profits) and where to strike the balance between voluntary and mandatory rules. Co-Sponsoring Committees: Working Group on Corporate Social Responsibility Program Co-Chairs: Jorge Gutiérrez, Akerman Senterfitt, Ft. Lauderdale, FL Ramon Mullerat, OBE, KPMG Abrogados, S.L., Barcelona, Spain Moderator: Jorge R. Gutiérrez, Co-Chair, International Practice Group, Akerman Senterfitt, Ft. Lauderdale, FL Speakers: Manuel Cuevas-Trisan, Senior Labor Counsel, Corporate Law Department, Motorola, Inc., Plantation, FL Ramiro Villarreal Morales, General Counsel, CEMEX, S.A., Valle del Campestre, Mexico Michael A. Levine, Esq., Epstein, Becker & Green, P.C., New York, NY Ramon Mullerat, OBE, KPMG Abrogados, S.L., Barcelona, Spain Jon Olin, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, DHL Americas
11:00 AM – 11:15 AM	Networking Break Sponsored By: Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP
11:00 AM – 12:30 PM	Publications Board Meeting
11:15 AM – 12:45 PM	New Trends in Project Finance Business Law Track This practical program will focus on recent trends in project finance throughout Latin America. It will analyze the status of and outlook for current and potential deals in the region, mainly in the energy sector, and will provide an overview of different regulatory challenges that lenders and sponsors must consider when structuring deals in the region. The program will also analyze market opportunities in a changing political environment. Both U.S. and Latin American private practitioners will comment on their past experience in projects, while IFC's and PRI's in-house lawyers will provide updates on key legal considerations affecting deals within the region. Co-Sponsoring Committees: International Commercial Dispute Resolution Committee, International Investment and Development Committee, Energy and Natural Resources Committee and Latin American & Caribbean Committee Program Co-Chairs: Tomás Allende, Estudio Beccar Varela, Buenos Aires, Argentina Adam Farlow, Allen & Overy LLP, London, England Moderator: Horacio Beccar Varela, Estudio Beccar Varela, Buenos Aires, Argentina Speakers: Dino T Barrajas, Paul Hastings, Los Angeles, CA Meaghan McGrath Beaumont, Senior Counsel, Legal Department, International Finance Corporation, Washington, DC Esteban Buljevich, Principal Counsel, International Finance Corporation, The World Bank, Buenos Aires, Argentina Cynthia Urda Kassis, Shearman & Sterling LLP, New York, NY
11:15 AM – 12:45 PM	The Compliance Monitors: Taking International Anti-Corruption Compliance Beyond The U.S. (Includes CLE Ethics Credit) Business Law and Corporate Counsel Tracks By different labels -- Independent Compliance Monitor, Independent Compliance Consultant, Special Compliance Officer -- settlements and consent agreements have increasingly required the company involved to retain, and pay for, an independent third-party expert to evaluate and monitor the company's compliance program over a specified period of time. Such monitors are frequently given unfettered access to company personnel and documentation and broad power to make binding recommendations to the company. Previously used in cases of financial fraud, compliance monitoring has become increasingly internationally oriented. Compliance monitors are now appointed to oversee companies that have committed export control violations as well as violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. This panel will explore some of the issues that compliance monitors are generating, such as: What loyalties do monitors owe to which entities? In what ways is the traditional lawyer-client relationship modified in the case of an independent monitor? Can the monitor receive information from the company that it does not disclose to the government, and vice versa? What if any communications are privileged? Are a monitor's reports wholly or partially available to the public? How can a company, or the agencies, control the costs of a monitor? What if a company proves uncooperative or the monitor becomes arbitrary? What are some of the lessons learned? These are important lessons for international counsel and show the increasing growth of the use of this important compliance tool. Co-Sponsoring Committees: Anti-Corruption Initatives and Compliance Issues Committee Program Co-Chairs: Homer Moyer (Moderator), Former Chair, ABA Section of International Law, Miller & Chevalier, Washington, DC Speakers: Paul Berger, Debevoise and Plimpton LLP, Washington, DC *Greg Bruch (Invited),* Foley & Lardner LLP, Washington, DC Jane Wexton, Akerman Senterfitt, New York, NY
11:15 AM – 12:45 PM	FTAA: Is it Alive or Dead? Customs/Trade Track Florida FTAA, Inc. supports hemispheric free trade and efforts to bring the permanent Secretariat of the Free Trade Area of the Americas to Miami. The FTAA, which received the endorsement of 34 heads of state of the Americas in Quebec City on April 22, 2001, holds out the possibility of achieving significant trade liberalization and removal of trade barriers. This panel of several well-known authorities on international trade will engage in a discussion and Q&A session that will address current efforts being made to further progress in finalizing the FTAA, including the bilateral trade agreements that have been implemented and those being negotiated in the hemisphere, as well as challenges that exist in the free trade movement both within the United States and throughout the hemisphere. Program Co-Chairs: Jorge L. Arrizurieta (Moderator), Immediate Past President, Florida FTAA, Akerman Senterfitt, Miami, FL Speakers: Marilyn Blanco-Reyes, Managing Director Regional Counsel, FedEx Express Latin America & Caribbean, Miami, FL Brian Dean, Executive Director, Florida FTAA, Inc., Coral Gables, FL Eugene A. Rostov, Baker & McKenzie LLP, Miami, FL
11:15 AM – 12:45 PM	Intellectual Property Enforcement in Latin America: Battles Here and There Business Law and Dispute Resolution/Litigation Tracks This program explores current developments and issues relating to enforcement and protection of intellectual property rights in Latin America, from both the litigation and corporate perspective. Topics include injunctive relief, gray market issues and border issues, and differences between civil law and common law approaches. Sponsoring Committee: International Litigation Committee Program Chair: Steven M. Richman (Moderator), Duane Morris LLP, Princeton, NJ Speakers: Bruce Bowden, Duane Morris LLP, Pittsburgh, PA Gustavo P. Giay, Marval, O'Farrell & Mairal, Buenos Aires, Argentina Marlene M. Gordon, Vice President, Legal, Burger King Brands, Inc., Miami, FL Hector Ariel Manoff, Vitale, Manoff & Feilbogen, Buenos Aires, Argentina
11:15 AM – 12:45 PM	Cybercrime, Privacy and Ethics: Domestic and International Implications (Includes CLE Ethics Credit) Public Law Track This panel of experts will provide a detailed discussion of the domestic and international implications of cybercrime and related issues. The panel will present examples of how terrorists use the Internet to achieve their goals, discuss the laws in place for combating terrorists, use of the Internet, and how these laws are balanced with privacy and ethical concerns. Issues that will be addressed by our panelists include: (1) hacking and similar unauthorized access; (2) denial-of-service attacks; (3) identity theft; (4) illegal interception; (5) cyber-terrorism and information warfare; and (6) the use of malicious tools, such as viruses, worms and Trojan Horses. Finally, our panelists will address various ethical concerns raised by the Internet, and suggest certain mechanisms that can be used by entities to protect themselves against cyber-criminals. Co-Sponsoring Committees: Information Services, Technology and Data Protection Program Co-Chairs: Jeff Aresty, Aresty International Law Offices PC, Boston, MA Magda Theodate, Inter-American Development Bank, Washington, DC Moderator: Demetrios Eleftheriou, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, Washington, DC Speakers: Susan Brenner, NCR Distinguished Professor of Law & Technology, University of Dayton School of Law, Dayton, OH Joseph Schwerha, Associate Professor, Department of Business & Economics, California University of Pennsylvania, Principal, Trace Evidence LLC, Pittsburgh, PA
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM	Luncheon with Ambassador Thomas Graham, Jr., To World Order Under Law Award Recipient Ticketed Event Ambassador Thomas Graham, Jr. is the President of the Lawyers Alliance for World Security. As a senior diplomat and U.S. government lawyer, he helped to shape, negotiate, and secure U.S. ratification of such cornerstones of international security as SALT, START, and the ABM, INF, and CFE treaties as well as conventions prohibiting biological and chemical weapons. Ambassador Graham served as general counsel of the U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency for fifteen years. As President Clinton's special representative for arms control, non-proliferation and disarmament, he led the successful U.S. government effort to indefinitely extend the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. In 1996, he led a worldwide effort to successfully support the conclusion of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty negotiations. He has taught at Stanford University, the University of Virginia, Georgetown University, and the University of Washington. Robert S. McNamara has observed that "Thomas Graham was at the center of all the controversies surrounding national security and arms limitation through the dark days of the Cold War and he continues in that position today as the world community now searches for a new world order." Sponsored By: American University Washington College of Law
2:45 PM – 4:15 PM	Distribution in a Global Economy: Designing and Justifying Distribution Arrangements to Comply with Antitrust Laws Across Borders Business Law and Corporate Counsel Tracks Companies are increasingly operating on a global basis and utilizing distribution networks that extend across borders. But while business arrangements may be converging internationally, there are important differences in the antitrust rules governing distribution practices in different jurisdictions. This program will provide practical guidance on structuring and operating distribution arrangements to meet commercial objectives while minimizing antitrust exposure in an international environment. The panel of antitrust experts from Latin America, the U.S. and EU will explore hot distribution topics, such as refusals to deal/dealer terminations and bundling, loyalty rebates and other purchasing incentives, and will provide updates on significant decisions from the courts and regulators in those jurisdictions. Attendees will learn practical rules of the road to help them identify key antitrust issues in structuring their distribution arrangements and avoid legal impediments and challenges to their operation. Sponsoring Committee: International Antitrust Committee Program Chair: Fiona Schaeffer (Moderator), Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, New York, NY Speakers: Luc Gyselen, Arnold & Porter LLP, Brussels, Belgium Mario Nogueira, Demarest e Almeida Advogados, Sâo Paulo, Brazil
2:45 PM – 4:15 PM	The Changing Role of In-House Counsel: What You Should Know About Our Jobs Corporate Counsel Track The general counsel’s role has never been straightforward. The era of increased globalization has created the opportunity for in-house attorneys to enhance their stature within management and in the boardroom – all with its accompanying risks. A distinguished panel of current and former in-house attorneys at international companies such as CEMEX, Microsoft , Visa, DHL, and Yahoo! examines how the globalization of business has changed the life of the General Counsel and what it takes to be an effective general counsel today. Co-Sponsoring Committees: International Corporate Counsel Forum and Latin America & Caribbean Committee Program Chair: Juan Pablo Cappello (Co-Moderator), Greenberg Traurig PA, Miami, FL Co-Moderator: Silvia M. Garrigó, Senior Counsel, Chevron Corporation, San Ramon, CA Speakers: Bill Carvalho, Legal Director, Americas, Yahoo! Inc., Coral Gables, FL Lic. Ramiro Villarreal Morales, General Counsel, CEMEX, S.A. de C.V., Col. Valle del Campestre, Mexico Jon E. Olin, Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary, DHL Inc., Plantation, FL Luiz Sette, Associate General Counsel, Microsoft Corporation, Fort Lauderdale, FL Carlos E. Vásquez, Executive Vice President, General Counsel Latin America and Caribbean Region, Visa International, Miami, FL
2:45 PM – 4:15