On behalf of the ABA Section of International Law (ABA International), I am pleased to invite you to the 2006 Fall Meeting in Miami, FL November 8-11. We hope you will make plans to join us and take advantage of this unique opportunity to meet with international practitioners (both in-house and outside counsel), academicians, and government officials from Europe, North America and around the world, and to network with members of the Section, Latin American and the Caribbean. This year’s Fall Meeting will be held at the luxurious Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables, FL offering attractive amenities such as a championship 18-hole golf course, tennis facilities, spa, fitness center, a premier membership wine club-The Cellar Club, and the largest hotel swimming pool in the continental United States. To visit the Biltmore Hotel website click here.

WHY ATTEND?

The Section is committed to delivering the best, most practical and comprehensive education opportunities available to international lawyers. By joining us at the Fall Meeting you can:

• Earn an entire year’s worth of CLE in just 3 days!
• Keep up to date on issues important to your practice by hearing from experts who can provide insights into recent and anticipated developments of International Law.
• Discuss the latest legal, ethical and international issues with your contemporaries such as international practitioners, EU and other government officials, in-house counsel and academics from around the world.
• Take advantage of six special tracks of programs on key issues of particular appeal to your practice and interest areas: Business Law, Corporate Counsel, Customs/Trade, Dispute Resolution/Litigation, Law Practice, and Public International Law. Each of these tracks has a substantial number of programs throughout the meeting.

MEETING HIGHLIGHTS…

We have planned an exciting mix of CLE programs, interesting and dynamic speakers and fun events to make this a productive and enjoyable meeting. This year’s Fall Meeting will include:

• Wednesday International Reception At the Wolfsonian Museum, South Beach, FL
• Thursday “Gateway” Reception at Vizcaya Mansion
• Friday Chair’s Closing Reception at the Biltmore Hotel
• Face to face time with meeting exhibitors all three days of the Fall Meeting
• Lunches with high profile speakers
• Pathway to Employment for law students and recent graduates looking for guidance on how to land a successful job in International Law!
• A special discounted early bird rate as well as NEW group rates for large and small firms.

I encourage you to SAVE THE DATE, November 8-11, for the 2006 Fall Meeting in Miami, FL. The section currently has a room block available for you at the Biltmore hotel. Don’t delay, rooms will sell quick!

Join us at the Fall Meeting and experience for yourself what we have to offer! Please check the section calendar at www.abanet.org/intlaw/meet/home.html for new information in the weeks to come as well as the many other programs we have coming up in the next couple of months.

Sincerely,

Deborah Enix-Ross
2006 – 2007 Chair, Section of International Law
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, New York, NY

All Section of International Law Members will receive a Fall Meeting Brochure in the by mail. If you are not a Section Member and are interested in receiving a Fall Meeting Brochure, please fill out a brochure request form.

View the 2005 Fall Meeting website.