Off-track from your career goals? Feeling lost in the job choices for international legal practice? Leading global practitioners in several major areas of international law talk about how they found their current "dream job" (and all of the other jobs leading up to it), what they look for in candidates, pitfalls to avoid, and how to distinguish yourself from the crowd. There is no one "path" to a career in International Law, but this panel will set you on your way to finding your own. Invaluable for law students, LL.Ms and young lawyers!

Sponsoring Committees:
Law Student, LL.M. and New Lawyer Outreach Committee and Young Lawyers Interest Network (YIN)

Program Chairs:
Jen Green, Linklaters LLP, New York, NY

Speakers:
Patrick O'Malley (Invited), Interpresas Consulting, Milan, Italy

Know the basics! This program will help understand the basic rules which drive the European Union. How are the laws made, how does it work, and what is the perspective of the Americans? Provides the necessary preparation for the "A Day in the Life of the European Institutions" program.

Sponsoring Committees:
Europe Committee

Program Chairs:
Michael Schuette, Howrey LLP, Brussels, Belgium

Speakers:
Klaus Hullmann, European Commission / Committee of the Regions, Brussels, Belgium
Joshua Fellenbaum, Clayton Utz, Sydney, Australia
Christopher W. Murray, U.S. Mission to the EU, Brussels, Belgium

What are the disclosure obligations to shareholders under international accounting and auditing standards?  When and how should evidence of the payment of foreign bribes be reported?  Disclosure obligations to shareholders have not been eliminated by the dramatic movement towards International Financial Reporting Standards and international auditing standards by the European Union, Canada and, in certain contexts, the United States.  A panel of leading experts will address these disclosure obligations and how they work in the context of these emerging international norms.

Sponsoring Committees:
International Accounting Standards Subcommittee and International Securities and Capital Markets Committee

Program Chairs:
Stuart H. Deming (Co-Moderator), Deming PLLC, Washington, DC

Co-Moderator:
Richard Fleck, Herbert Smith LLP, London, England

Speakers:
John Kellas, International Auditing and Assurance Standards Boa, New York, New York
Kathryn Cearns, Herbert Smith LLP, London, England

With a combined value of over $2 trillion, the U.S. and European procurement markets are by far the largest in the world.  The Northrop/EADS victory in the U.S. Air Force tanker procurement marked a turning point in the two markets -- a confirmation, for many, that the U.S. and European procurement markets are merging. 

The tanker procurement also showed, however, how important corporate compliance will be in this new, converging marketplace.  Failures in Boeing’s compliance systems -- and some very high-profile criminal convictions -- helped open the door to broader competition from Europe.  EADS was ready for that competition, as international trade agreements entered into over many decades have, ultimately, created a transatlantic procurement market largely without borders.

The panel will focus specially on the new U.S. rules on corporate compliance, which arguably define the cutting edge in compliance internationally.  In assessing how those new rules should be implemented by firms in the procurement market, the panel will discuss how lessons from compliance can be used to facilitate international harmonization, in procurement and in other fields of law.

Sponsoring Committees:

Program Co-Chairs:
Jeffrey Marburg-Goodman, Creative Associates International
Christopher Yukins, George Washington University Law School, Washington, DC

Speakers:
Alexandra Wrage, TRACE International, Annapolis, MD
Lorrine Romero, ThalesRaytheonSystems, Torrance, CA
Alan Gourley, Crowell & Moring, Washington, DC

The U.S. Supreme Court decision in the Leegin case overruled the century-old per se rule against resale price maintenance in favor of examination of competitive effects.  The European Union and other jurisdictions have chosen to hold fast to the per se prohibition.  What do these differences mean for firms that operate internationally?  Is there any prospect for convergence toward the more flexible "rule of reason" standard.

Sponsoring Committees:
International Antitrust Law Committee and International Corporate Counsel Forum

Program Chairs:
Milos Barutciski (Moderator & Speaker), Bennett Jones LLP, Toronto, ON, Canada

Speakers:
Michael L. Denger, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Washington, DC
Catriona Hatton, Hogan & Hartson, Brussels, Belgium
Jean-Francois Bellis, Van Bael & Bellis, Brussels, Belgium

Five years ago most of the world’s competition authorities adopted a set of non-binding recommended practices aimed at reducing the costs and burdens associated with multi-jurisdictional merger review. The EU and the US have embraced these recommendations, but the trend has not been followed in the newer merger control regulations in Latin America. The panel will discuss present practices and anticipated future developments in merger control in general and with reference to these convergence efforts and deviations from them’.

Sponsoring Committees:
Foreign Legal Consultant Committee and International Antitrust Law Committee

Program Chairs:
Michael H. Byowitz (Speaker), Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, New York, NY
Alfredo M. O Farrell (Moderator), Marval, O Farrell & Mairal, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Speakers:
Guillaume Loriot, European Commission, Brussels, Belgium
Cani Fernández Vicién, Cuatrecasas, Brussels, Belgium
Barbara Rosenberg, Barbosa, Mussnich e Aragao, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Maria Coppola Tineo, Federal Trade Commission, Washington, DC
Amilcar Peredo, Basham , Ringe & Correa SC, Mexico City, Mexico

The program brings together members from the US Department of Justice and the legal, forensic accounting and finance communities to discuss the implications of growing US jurisdictional reach and the impact on national sovereignty. The session will focus in particular on the FCPA and its impact on non-US companies.

Sponsoring Committees:

Program Chairs:
Toby Duthie, Forensic Risk Alliance, Warren, Rhode Island

Moderators:
Guy Singer, Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P., Washington, DC

Speakers:
Kate Hamman, Trial Attorney, Department of Justice, Washington, DC
Colleen Conry, Partner, Ropes & Gray, Washington, DC

The central role of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) in building vibrant and dynamic civil society structures increasingly is being challenged by government legislative initiatives which seek to overregulate NGO operations and the scope of their activities. Among other states, Russia recently passed controversial amendments to its NGO law which have resulted in the shuttering of a number of NGOs in that country. This program will draw on experts and activists to discuss these developments and also examine the responses of intergovernmental organizations and international NGOs—including the European Parliament and Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe—in addressing the impact of NGO regulations on democratic development and fundamental human rights. Finally, together with audience participants, panelists will explore alternate policy and legal strategies for dealing with this issue.

Sponsoring Committees:
International Human Rights Committee and Europe Committee

Program Chairs:
Robert C. Blitt,, University of Tennessee College of Law, Knoxville, TN

Moderator:
Karla Simon, Catholic University School of Law, Washington, DC

Speakers:
Robert C. Blitt, University of Tennessee College of Law, Knoxville, TN
Oonagh B. Breen, School of Law, University College, Dublin, Ireland

This program addresses how US trade controls can dramatically impact International Service Providers such as banks, insurance companies and brokers which have increasingly come under scrutiny by enforcement authorities for their role in facilitating trade transactions. These non-traditional targets of export controls, including non-US based companies, will obtain advice on how to manage these risks from international experts, regulators, and experienced practitioners.

Sponsoring Committees:
Export Controls and Economic Sanctions Committee, International Investment and Development Committee and International Trade Committee

Program Chairs:
Wendy L. Wysong (Moderator), Clifford Chance, Washington, DC

Speakers:
Barbara C. Hammerle, Office of Foreign Assets Control, US Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC
Jeremy P. Carver, CBE, President, International Law Association, British Branch, London, England
Dr. Thomas Spies, KPMG Deutsche Treuhand-Gesellschaft, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
George Kleinfeld, Clifford Chance US LLP, Washington, DC

As US enforcement authorities increasingly investigate and prosecute multinational corporations, these corporations and their counsel must understand the key issues presented by such investigations and how to respond to them effectively.  Our panel will identify and examine these issues, including responses to initial red flags, initiation of internal investigations, whether, when, and how to voluntarily report suspected misconduct and cooperate with government authorities, data protection and employment law issues, remedial measures, and parallel civil litigation.

Sponsoring Committees:
International Criminal Law Committee and Anti-Corruption Initiatives & Compliance Issues Committee

Program Chairs:
Darryl S. Lew, White & Case, LLP, Washington, DC

Moderator:
Barton Legum, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, Paris, France

Speakers:
Bill Currier, White & Case, LLP, Washington, DC
Carita Wallgren-Lindholm, Roschier, Helsinki, Finland
Kathleen M. Hamann, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC
Anne Nielsen, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Brussels, Belguim

Emerging technologies data such as instant messages and RAM information pose daunting privacy challenges when transmitted across borders.  Issues comprising privacy directives, data protection legislation and procedural rules on disclosure in the E.U., U.S., Asia, and Latin America will be presented through mock court conferences and an interactive discussion with a panel of litigators, judges and consultants.

Sponsoring Committee:
International Litigation Committee

Program Chairs:
Kenneth N. Rashbaum (Moderator), Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold, LLP, New York, NY

Speakers:
Ariana Tadler, Milberg Weiss, New York, NY
Ronald Hedges, Nixon Peabody, New York, NY
Alex Blumrosen, Bernard-Hertz-Bejot, Paris, France
Stephen Whetstone, Stratify, Inc, Boston, Massachusetts

International investment and cross-border mergers are key drivers of globalization, often leading to job creation, improvements in social and economic welfare, efficiencies, knowledge sharing and other similar benefits for countries and their citizens.  However, over the past few years, a number of governments have voiced concerns regarding the impact of certain foreign investments on their national economies.  Such concerns relate to national security, the promotion of national champions and the preservation of key sectors or resources.  Added to this dynamic is the recent growth of sovereign wealth funds (SWFs), and the concern that investments by SWFs may be motivated by political, rather than purely commercial, objectives.  Australia, China, Canada, France, Germany, Hungary, Russia, the United States and others have considered introducing new laws or strengthening existing laws in order to more closely scrutinize certain foreign investments.
 
This panel will consider the potential cost of increased scrutiny and whether such measures may in fact be a new form of non-tariff barrier to foreign investment and global capital flows.  Topics to be addressed by the panel include:

•           Canvass of foreign investment restrictions and their potential implications for investors
•           Key motivating factors leading to heightened scrutiny by countries of inward foreign investments
•           Consistency of foreign investment restrictions with multilateral and bilateral trade and investment agreements
•           Growth of the SWFs and their role and impact on future foreign investments

Sponsoring Committee:
International Trade Committee and International Antitrust Law Committee

Program Chairs:
Jason Gudofsky (Moderator), Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP, Toronto, ON, Canada

Speakers:
Teresa D. Baer, Latham & Watkins, Washington, DC
Paul Marquardt, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, Washington, DC
Susan Ning, King & Wood, Beijing, People's Republic of China
Dr. Thomas Wessely, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Brussels, Belgium

This Program will focus on the issues presented to a multinational company or a foreign company doing business in the U.S. when faced with the prospect of litigating worldwide claims.  The Program is presented as an interactive mock meeting of a company s legal advisors.  In this context, the myriad factors involved in deciding where to sue will be explored.

Based upon a hypothetical fact scenario in which the larger of two major competitors has been throwing its weight around, the General Counsel of the smaller competitor brings together his/her associate general counsels for competition law as well as US and EU outside counsels to discuss litigation options available to the Company.  Issues to be discussed include:  the differences and similarities of US and EU competition law; the extraterritorial reach of the various states  laws; is whether (will there be) a private right of action exists or one must complain to the regulatory authorities in the EU (covering, for example, the implications of either route and the interplay between the 28 competition agencies within the EU); realistic remedies options in key European jurisdictions; the availability of class action treatment; the ease of discovery (Hague Convention, 28 U.S.C. 1782, federal rules); the ability/need to assert privilege; and the use of experts.

Sponsoring Committees:
International Litigation Committee and International Antitrust Law Committee

Program Chair:
Robert Brodegaard (Speaker), Thompson & Knight, New York, NY

Speakers:
Elaine Bolton-Gibson, S.J. Berwin, London, UK
George Nicoud III, Gibson Dunn, San Francisco, CA
Dave Dadoun, Microsoft, Paris, France

Should anti-competitive conduct be subject to criminal sanctions? This is a debate that is taking place in a growing number of jurisdictions around the world.  Recently, Australia proposed legislation that would create a criminal offence for cartel conduct.  But other jurisdictions remain unconvinced of the merits of this approach. In this session, a panel of experienced practitioners and enforcement officials will argue the pros and cons of criminalization and discuss the practical implications for clients.

Sponsoring Committee:
International Antitrust Law Committee

Program Chairs:
Mark Katz, Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP, Toronto, ON, Canada
Susana Cabrera Zaragoza (Moderator), Garrigues, Madrid, Spain

Speakers:
Kenneth P. Ewing, Steptoe & Johnson LLP, Washington, DC
Philipp Girardet, SJ Berwin LLP, London, England
Elisa Kearney, Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP, Toronto, ON, Canada
Caron Beaton-Wells, Melbourne Law School, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
Per Karlsson, Advokatfirman Vinge KB, Stockholm, Sweden

This panel will discuss and dabate new and evolving considerations and strategies for managing potential antitrust exposure in an increasingly multi-jurisdictional enforcement landscape.  Particular attention will be paid to the impact of follow-on damage actions and other private enforcement actions on corporate decisions about leniency applications.

Sponsoring Committee:
International Antitrust Law Committee

Program Chairs:
Julie Gabler (Moderator), Howrey LLP, Brussels, Belgium
Michael Schuette, Howrey LLP, Brussels, Belgium

Speakers:
Chris Ffinch, Panasonic Europe Ltd, ConneXion Business Park, Zellik, Belgium
Vincent Pringiers, Guardian Europe S.a.r.l., Zone Industrielle Wolster, Dudelange,
Geert Goeteyn, Partner  Howrey LLP, Brussels, Belgium
Fiona Carlin, Partner  Baker & McKenzie cvba/scrl in Brussels (new member)

The outsourcing of legal services is the latest trend in the global outsourcing industry and a result of law firms’ efforts to save costs and increase the efficiency of their services. A recent study predicts that the value of legal outsourcing to India alone will grow from USD 80 million today to USD 4 billion in 2015. This program examines both the business case for outsourcing legal services offshore and the legal and ethical issues to be observed by the outsourcing lawyer in connection therewith such as (i) confidentiality and disclosure obligations, (ii) quality control and supervisory responsibilities, (iii) conflict checks and billing, under the rules of various jurisdictions.

Sponsoring Committees:
Asia/Pacific Committee, Information Services, Technology and Data Protection Committee, and
Association International de Jeunes Avocats (AIJA)

Program Chairs:
Markus Bauer (Co-Moderator), Ritterhaus, Frankfurt-am-Main, Germany
Mohammad A. Syed (Mo) (Co-Moderator), King & Ballow, Nashville, TN

Speakers:
Daniel C. Savitt, Pangea3 LLC, New York, NY
Mark W. Heaphy, Wiggin and Dana, New Haven, CT
Jean-Louis Joris, CCBE (Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe), Brussels, Belgium
Stephen A. French, Managing Partner, Legalbill, Brentwood, TN

This program will review and compare the EU and US mechanisms for receiving, investigating, and acting on industry complaints that seek the initiation of WTO dispute settlement proceedings.  Government lawyers who have been involved in examining industry complaints, and in litigating WTO cases that result from those complaints, will discuss the pleading and other technical requirements, the policy considerations that affect which complaints are taken forward, the political deliberations involved, and the government-to-government consultations that are required under WTO rules before the establishment of a WTO panel can be requested.  Private practitioner viewpoints will be included as well.  In short, the program will cover the entire “front end” of the WTO dispute settlement process, with a look behind the curtain at how these matters are handled in both Brussels and Washington.  Past cases will be reviewed, and new/pending ones discussed to the extent the panelists are permitted by their governments to do so.

Sponsoring Committees:
International Trade Committee

Program Chairs:
Matthew R. Nicely (Co-Moderator), Thompson Hine LLP, Washington, DC
John Magnus (Co-Moderator), Tradewins LLC, Washington, DC

Speakers:
Stefan Amarasinha, European Commission, Directorate-General for Trade, Brussels, Belgium
Daniel Mullaney, Senior Trade Representative - US Mission to the European Union Office of the USTR, Brussels, Belgium
Paulette, Vander Schueren, Partner, Mayer Brown, Brussels, Belgium

This program will present a comparative view of the approaches that courts in the United States and in Europe have taken in cases involving the collection of sovereign debt, including cases involving efforts of creditors of sovereigns to collect the debts from third parties who have contracted with the sovereigns through seizure of the third parties' obligations to the sovereigns.  The program will involve mock arguments in a hypothetical U.S. case and will provide an opportunity for presentation of the different perspectives of investors, sovereigns, and the third party litigants on the propriety and impropriety of the investors’ litigation tactics.  The program will also present commentary and discussion of the approaches of European courts to these issues as compared to the approach of American courts.

Program Chairs:
Guy S. Lipe, Vinson & Elkins L.L.P., Houston, TX

Moderator:
William B. McGurn III, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, LLP

Speakers:
Boaz Morag, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, New York, NY
Laura Metcoff Klaus, Greenberg Traurig, Washington, D.C.
Louise Ellen Teitz, Roger Williams University Law School, Bristol, Rhode Island
Guy S. Lipe, Vinson & Elkins L.L.P., Houston, Texas

The program provides useful and important information on the recent US and international developments related to global employment policies in multinational corporations. Through case studies the participants will take part in roundtable discussions of the raised issues: - Information and consultation related to implementation and changes to global employment policies, conflicts of law issues, transfer of undertakings, and special issues related to cross-border situations. The program will explore common grounds of compliance and enforcement, as well as best practices for multinational corporations.

Sponsoring Committees:

Program Chairs:
Anders Etgen Reitz (Moderator), Bech-Bruun, Copenhagen, Denmark

Speakers:
Dr. Thomas Griebe, Taylor Wessing, Hamburg, Germany
Masoud Golshani-Shirazi, Vodafone, Maastricht, The Netherlands
Fiona Loughrey, Simmons & Simmons, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Philip M. Berkowtiz, Nixon Peabody LLP, New York, NY
Philippe Despres, Gide Loyrette Nouel A.A.R.P.I., Paris, France

Applying antitrust rules to single-firm conduct raises some of the most complex issues facing regulators, the courts, and the business community today.  The regulation of single-firm conduct has been inconsistent between many international jurisdictions. Our expert international faculty will provide practical guidance to help you advise your clients as to when their marketing practices may be at risk of challenge in the US and internationally.

Sponsoring Committees:
Asia/Pacific Committee, Europe Committee, International Antitrust Law Committee, and
International Commercial Transactions, Franchising and Distribution Committee

Program Chair:
Fiona Schaeffer (Moderator), Weil, Gotshal & Manges, LLP, New York, NY

Moderator:
Paul Schoff, Minter Ellison Lawyers, Sydney, Australia

Speakers:
Younjin Jung, Yulchon, Seoul, South Korea
Jorge Padilla, LECG, Brussels, Belgium
Markus Wellinger, Van Bael & Bellis, Brussels, Belgium
David Beddow, O'Melveny & Myers LLP, Washington, DC
David L. Meyer, Department of Justice, Washington, DC

M&A transactions always involve the disclosure of ample quantities of data to a broad variety of involved persons. This includes information on customers, suppliers, employees etc. Very often, such information is transferred to interested parties or their advisors abroad, e.g. by giving access to an electronic data room or by email. Data protection law or antitrust law may restrict such disclosures in many ways. Similar problems arise in case of a national or international joint venture. The program aims at examining these conflicts, the legal guidelines, the existing practice and the potential consequences in case of violations for various jurisdictions.

Sponsoring Committees:

Program Chairs:
Dr. Florian S. Jorg, Froriep Renggli attorneys at law, Zurich, Switzerland
Fabiano Deffenti, Carvalho, Machado, Timm & Deffenti Advogados, São Paulo, Brazil

Speakers:
Demetrios Eleftheriou, American Express, New York, NY
Martha Healey, Ogilvy Renault, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Karin Alvo, Koury Lopes Advogados, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Dirk Uwer, Hengeler Müller, Düsseldorf, Germany
Colin Pearson, Allen & Overy LLP, London, England

How can you protect against the late night call from a far flung subsidiary facing nationalization? Driven from a client perspective, we discuss mitigating emerging market risk by engaging the often-overlooked network of investment protection treaties. Topics include: when and how to structure the deal to obtain treaty protections from improper government interference; meshing investment protection and tax; and how treaty planning interacts with political risk insurance.

Sponsoring Committees:
China Committee

Program Chairs:
Kim R. Kodousek (Moderator), Joy Global Inc., Milwaukee, WI

Speakers:
Timothy J. Tyler, Mayer Brown LLP, Houston, TX
John M. Minor, Alliant Emerging Markets, Chicago, IL

Do your American clients and co-counsel mystify—and perhaps even irritate—you? Are they hard to communicate with, and do they make unreasonable demands? This highly interactive [training session and panel discussion] will give non-US lawyers invaluable insights into and specific strategies for working well with Americans.  Those attending will learn techniques for good, productive working relationships with American clients and colleagues.  The program will also share tips for effectively developing American clients.

Sponsoring Committees:

Program Chairs:
Janet Moore (Speaker), International Lawyer Coach Inc., Houston, TX

Speakers:
Holly Nielsen, General Counsel, Baring Vostok Capital Partners, Moscow, Russia
W. Wayne Gardner, Tax Counsel, ExxonMobil Petroleum & Chemical, Machelen, Belgium

Representatives of 187 nations met on the island of Bali in December 2007, and reached agreement on a roadmap for negotiations toward a future climate change deal on a global level, including steps to be taken in view of the impending expiration of the Kyoto Protocol's first commitment period in 2012. The roadmap includes an agenda for addressing the building blocks of a future climate change regime, including adaptation, mitigation, technology cooperation and financing the response to climate change. Earlier in the year, the
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change ("IPPC") further confirmed the reality of climate change and its potential consequences.  Meanwhile, dozens of bills addressing climate change have been introduced in the United States Congress and Europe continues its
implementation of the Kyoto Protocol. This Program will include a summary of the Bali roadmap, and address the implications of Bali for pending and future US legislation addressing climate change and Bali's implications for climate change regulation in the European Union.

Sponsoring Committees:
International Environmental Law Committee

Program Chair:
Matthew Dunne, King & Spalding, Washington, DC

Moderator:
Joseph Dellapenna, Villanova University School of Law, Villanova, PA

Speakers: