The ABA Section of International Law – the gateway to international practice for the ABA’s 405,000 members - looks forward to welcoming you to the 2005 Spring Meeting April 13-16, 2005. "The Complete Lawyer: The Latest International Developments." We hope you will join us to take advantage of this opportunity to meet with leading attorneys and government officials, and to network with members of the Section. The following highlights reasons why you should register today!

Learn from and network with upwards of one thousand bar leaders, international practitioners, government officials, in-house counsel and leading academics from around the world at the Section’s largest Spring Meeting in history.

This year’s Spring Meeting will feature the First Annual “Rule of Law Day” on Wednesday, April 13. This will be a high-profile discussion of rule of law and democracy in the world, trends in foreign assistance (public and private) and activities of the American Bar Association. It will feature speakers from Congress, and top executives from international and financial institutions, the Bretton Woods Committee and the private sector, culminating with a reception at the Supreme Court, hosted by Justice Sandra Day O’Connor. This emphasis reflects the Section’s and ABA’s Commitment to Goal VIII – “To Advance the Rule of Law in the World.” Throughout the conference, a “Rule of Law” track provides additional programming on hot topics in law and international development. On Thursday afternoon, a “Practitioners’ Roundtable” will discuss ways in which Section members can volunteer for international pro bono opportunities, and new efforts toward knowledge management and networking for past, present and future volunteers.

Choose from over 50 practical and cutting edge general/ethics CLE programs organized in eight tracks featuring high level speakers including Ambassadors, Members of Congress, General Counsels and many other leading attorneys. The tracks are: Trade Law (T), Business & Investment Law (BL/I), Spotlight on Asia (A), Compliance (C), Dispute Resolution (DR), Public Law (PL), Rule of Law Day (ROL) and a new Section Leadership Track (L).

Extensive Program Materials (2000 plus pages) on CD-ROM.

SHOWCASE PROGRAMS:

• International Litigation: A User’s Manual
• Nuclear Weapons, Our Security and the Law
• The ICJ’s Advisory Competence and the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict: Legality of the Construction of a Wall in the Occupied Palestinian Territory
• World Agricultural Trade – Rules, Commitments and the Future: With a Special Focus on U.S.–China Trade Relations
• Business Opportunities & Challenges in China Today
• Economic Sanctions in the 21st Century
• Reforming the UN Human Rights Commission

OTHER PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS:

• Fundamentals of International Business Transactions
• Pathways to Employment/Careers in International Law
• Fifth Annual Law School Deans/Practitioners Roundtable - Teaching And
  Training Lawyers For Asian Practice: A Paradigm For Future Legal Education?
• What Am I Going to Do Next? How to Plan for the Job After Your Main
  Legal Career
• Swearing In Ceremony: U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) and U.S. Court
  of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

LUNCHEONS WITH PROMINENT SPEAKERS:

Wednesday
“The Origins of International Law and its Relationship to the Rule of Law. ” with Judge Stephen M. Schwebel, former Judge and President, International Court of Justice, and Judge Christopher Weeramantry, former Vice President Judge, International Court of Justice; former Justice, Supreme Court of Sri Lanka.

Thursday
“Perspectives on Intelligence and National Security.” with Jamie S. Gorelick, Member, 9/11 Commission, and Admiral Stansfield Turner, USN (Ret.), former Director, CIA.

GET TO KNOW YOUR FELLOW COMMITTEE MEMBERS AT:

• Committee breakfast business meetings on Thursday morning
• Committee dinners on Thursday night
• Divisional business meetings Friday morning.

• New Member/First Time Attendee Welcome Reception
  Wednesday at the Fairmont Hotel
• Opening Reception at The Supreme Court of the United States
  Wednesday Evening
• Reception at the U.S. Department of State Diplomatic Rooms
  Thursday Evening
• Reception at the OAS (Organization of American States)
  Friday Evening

SPRING MEETING STEERING COMMITTEE

Timothy C. Brightbill, Wiley Rein & Fielding LLP, Washington, DC
Professor Jack Coe, Jr., Pepperdine School of Law, Malibu, CA
Carol M. Mates, International Finance Corporation, Washington, DC
Darrell Prescott, Coudert Brothers LLP, New York, NY
Aaron Schildhaus, Law Offices of Aaron Schildhaus, Washington, DC
David A. Schwartz, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, New York, NY
Kathleen C. Ebner, ABA Section of International Law, Washington, DC
Jessica R. Elliot, ABA Section of International Law, Washington, DC

SPRING MEETING PLANNING COMMITTEE

Jay L. Alexander, Baker Botts LLP, Washington, DC
Dany H. Assaf, Ogilvy Renault, Toronto, ON
Mary L. Azcuenaga, Heller Ehrman White & McAuliffe LLP, Washington, DC
Scott E. Bain, Wiley Rein & Fielding LLP, Washington, DC
Anthony F. Baldanza, Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, Toronto, ON
Jeffrey A. Barnes, Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP, Toronto, ON
David T. Beddow, O’Melveny & Myers LLP, Washington, DC
James H. Bergeron, Queen Mary, University of London, London, England
Adam F. Bobrow, Congressional-Executive Commission on China, Washington, DC
Oliver J. Borgers, McCarthy Tétrault LLP, Toronto, ON
David J. Branson, Wallace King Domike & Branson PLLC, Washington, DC
Paul F. Brinkman, Alston & Bird LLP, Washington, DC
Ingrid Busson, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Washington, DC
Stuart M. Chemtob, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC
Angeline Chen, International Launch Services, McLean, VA
Peggy A. Clarke, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, Washington, DC
Charles B. Cohler, Paul, Hastings, Janofsky and Walker LLP, San Francisco, CA
John L. Cuddihy, Williams & Connolly LLP, Washington, DC
Russell W. Damtoft, Federal Trade Commission, Washington, DC
Edison W. Dick, Law Offices of Edison W. Dick, Washington, DC
Timothy L. Dickinson, Dickinson Landmeier LLP, Washington, DC
Lisl J. Dunlop, Shearman & Sterling LLP, New York, NY
Mark Fajfar, Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP, Washington, DC
Peter H.G. Franklyn, Osler Hoskin & Harcourt LLP, Toronto, ON
David I. Gelfand, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, Washington, DC
Tara K. Giunta, Paul, Hastings, Janfosky & Walker, Washington, DC
Jeffrey H. Goodman, Fulbright & Jaworski LLP, Washington, DC
Alan W. H. Gourley, Crowell & Moring LLP, Washington, DC
Dean Claudio M. Grossman, American University, Washington College of Law, Washington, DC
Yves Hayaux-du-Tilly Laborde, Jáuregui, Navarrete, Nader y Rojas, S.C., Mexico, DF
Brian L. Hengesbaugh, Baker & McKenzie, Washington, DC
Mark D. Herlach, Sutherland, Asbill & Brennan LLP, Washington, DC
Carolyn Herzog, Symantec Corporation, Herndon, VA
Jeffrey Kerbel, Bennett Jones LLP, Toronto, ON
Mark C. Katz, Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP, Toronto, ON
Edward J. Krauland, Steptoe & Johnson LLP, Washington, DC
Robert Kwinter, Blake Cassels & Graydon LLP, Toronto, ON
Carolyn B. Lamm, White & Case LLP, Washington, DC
Joseph Lavelle, Howrey, Simon, Arnold & White LLP, Washington, DC
Judith Lee, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Washington, DC
Eleanor R. Lewis, U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, DC
John R. Magnus, TRADEWINS LLC, Washington, DC
Matthew T. McGrath, Barnes Richardson & Colburn, Washington, DC
Thomas B. McVey, Williams Mullen, Washington, DC
W. Todd Miller, Baker & Miller PLLC, Washington, DC
M. Howard Morse, Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, Washington, DC
Homer E. Moyer, Jr., Miller & Chevalier, Chtrd., Washington, DC
David M. Murphy, Grunfeld Desiderio Lebowittz Silverman & Klestadt LLP, New York, NY
Professor John F. Murphy, Villanova University, Villanova, PA
James A. Murray, Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA
Aileen Pisciotta, Trans-World Telecom Caribbean Ltd., Falls Church, VA
Richard E. Powers, Jr., Venable LLP , Washington, DC
Jimmie V. Reyna, Williams Mullen, Washington, DC
Jill D. Rhodes, SRA, Arlington, VA
Jennifer Riccardi, Embassy of the United Kingdom, Washington, DC
Lester Ross, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, Beijing, China
Eric Salonen, Stewart & Stewart, Washington, DC
Mark R. Sandstrom, Law Office of Mark R. Sandstrom, Washington, DC
Lisa J. Savitt, Blank Rome LLP, Washington, DC
Fiona Schaeffer, Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP, New York, NY
Steven M. Schneebaum, Greenberg Traurig LLP, Washington, DC
Zeke Solomon, Allens Arthur Robinson, Sydney, Australia
Philip L. Spector, Intelsat Global Service Corporation , Washington, DC
Cyndee Todgham-Cherniak, Heenan Blaikie LLP, Toronto, ON
Philip T. von Mehren, Curtis Mallet-Prevost Colt & Mosle LLP, New York, NY
Omar K. Wakil, McMillan Binch LLP, Toronto, ON
Kathryn E. Walsh, Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC, Washington, DC
Ying Z. White, The World Bank Group, Washington, DC
Marcia A. Wiss, Hogan & Hartson LLP, Washington, DC
Alexandra Wrage, TRACE International, Washington, DC
Bruce Zagaris, Berliner Corcoran & Rowe LLP, Washington, DC