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| 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm | Registration |
| 4:00pm – 5:30pm | Swearing In Ceremony: U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) and U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) Young Lawyers Co-Sponsoring Committees: Program Chair: |
| 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm | Pre-Meeting WIN/WING Program Helping Poor Women Around the World: What Private Lawyers Can Do for the Public Good Ever wondered how you can use your legal talent for a worthy cause? Join ABA International’s Women’s Interest Network (WIN) along with the Women’s Interest Networking Group (WING) of the New York State Bar Association’s Section of International Law and Practice for an informational and inspirational program to discuss the alarming increase in the number of poor women worldwide and what you can do to help. Our panelists will address women’s human rights, access to housing and land ownership, asylum and anti-trafficking legislation, and increased economic and educational opportunities for women, as well as pro bono opportunities for interested attorneys and law students. Learn what your law degree can do! Sponsoring Committees: Program Chair: Introduction: Moderator: Speakers: |
| 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm | Pre-Meeting WIN/WING Reception at The Grand Hyatt Hotel Sponsoring Committee: |
| 7:00 am - 6:00 pm | Registration |
| 7:15 am - 8:15 am | Continental Breakfast |
| 7:15 am - 8:30 am |
SPECIAL BREAKFAST PROGRAM Customs/Trade There has been a steady increase in states exercising extraterritorial jurisdiction but little abatement of the controversies surrounding such exercises. In addition to laying out the principles governing extraterritoriality, the White Paper will provide recommendations for governments, courts, international organisations and businesses on methods for minimising costs and conflicts associated with extraterritorial exercises of jurisdiction. These recommendations may include increasing governmental cooperation through the adoption of international standards or principles of mutual recognition, as well as promoting recourse to judicial doctrines such as comity, forum non conveniens and exhaustion of local remedies. The Task Force may consider legislative changes for various countries' statutes. At this session, the Task Force will present its preliminary findings. The final White Paper will be presented at the Annual Conference of the IBA in October 2008 in Buenos Aires. Program Co-Chairs: Speakers: |
| 8:30 am - 10:00 am | SHOWCASE PROGRAM Public International Law This Showcase Program will focus on the long-term effects of President Musharraf's actions and the unfolding aftermath by analyzing the legality of the state of emergency order, the suspension of elections, the importance of restoring and upholding the independence of the Pakistani judiciary and the importance of granting due process to those legal professionals and others who were detained indefinitely. Co-Sponsoring Committees: Additional Co-Sponsors: Program Chair: Introduction & Moderator: Speakers: |
| 8:30 am - 10:00 am | International Discovery: How to Obtain Evidence from Abroad--A Mock Case Dispute Resolution/Litigation Co-Sponsoring Committees: Program Co-Chairs: Speakers: |
| 8:30 am - 10:00 am | Reporting on Internal Controls: “Significant Deficiency” under the SEC’s New Guidance and the PCAOB’s New Standard Regulatory Co-Sponsoring Committees: Program Chair: Speakers: Martin Dunn, O’Melveny & Myers LLP, Washington, DC Dan Goelzer, The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, Washington, DC |
| 8:30 am - 10:00 am | Cross-Border Employee Transfers: Tricks and Traps Corporate Counsel Co-Sponsoring Committees: Program Co-Chairs: Moderator: Speakers: |
| 8:30 am - 10:00 am | The 7 Habits of Highly (In)effective Outside Counsel Law Practice Program Chair: Speakers: |
| 10:00 am - 10:30 am |
Networking Break |
| 10:30 am - 12:00 pm | The NSA’s Warrantless Surveillance Program: A New Era in American Intelligence-Gathering? Public International Law Sponsoring Committee: Program Co-Chairs: Speakers: |
| 10:30 am - 12:00 pm | Policy, Practical and Legal issues in challenging Taxation Measures by International Arbitration Dispute Resolution/Litigation Sponsoring Committee: Program Co-Chairs: Speakers: |
| 10:30 am - 12:00 pm | Corporate Liability and Customs: Who Makes the Rules? Customs/Trade Co-Sponsoring Committees: Program Chair: Moderator: Speakers: |
| 10:30 am - 12:00 pm | Corporate Family Conflicts: When the Interests of Parent Companies Differ from Those of Foreign Subsidiaries Transactional Sponsoring Committee: Program Chair: Speakers: |
| 10:30 am - 12:00 pm |
SHOWCASE PROGRAM Corporate Counsel Co-Sponsoring Committees: Program Chair: Speakers: |
| 10:30 am - 12:00 pm | Work - Life Balance and the Generational Gap in the Legal Workplace: What is a Young Lawyer to Do? Law Practice Co-Sponsoring Committees: Program Co-Chairs: Speakers: |
| 12:15 pm - 1:45 pm | Ticketed Event |
| 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm | The Rule of Law in International Reconstruction and Stabilization Coordination as a Necessity for Success Public International Law Program Chair: Speakers: |
| 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm | What’s New in International Arbitration and Litigation -- Plus 50 Years of the New York Convention -- PART 1 Dispute Resolution/Litigation Co-Sponsoring Committees: Program Co-Chairs: Speakers: |
| 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm |
Immigration: Moving Up the Corporate Agenda Regulatory This panel will address the new compliance burden and the challenges of effective immigration programs, the impact of immigration law, and policies on business location, staffing of complex multi-jurisdictional projects and analysis of business visitor programs. Co-Sponsoring Committees: Program Co-Chairs: Speakers: |
| 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm | Data Protection and Employee Monitoring: A Transatlantic Perspective Corporate Counsel Program Co-Chairs: Speakers: |
| 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm |
SHOWCASE PROGRAM Law Practice Program Co-Chairs: Speaker: |
| 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm |
Deans' Roundtable: International Practice and Legal Education - Is it Time for Specialization? Young Lawyers Program Co-Chairs: Speakers: |
| 3:30 pm - 4:00 pm |
Networking Break |
| 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm | SHOWCASE PROGRAM Public International Law Sponsoring Committee: Program Chair: Moderator: Speakers: |
| 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm | What’s New in International Arbitration and Litigation -- Plus 50 Years of the New York Convention -- PART 2 Dispute Resolution/Litigation Co-Sponsoring Committees: Program Co-Chairs: Speakers: |
| 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm |
The Relevance of Customs/Trade/Export Control in the Merger/Acquisition Context Customs/Trade Co-Sponsoring Committees: Program Co-Chairs: Co-Moderator: Speakers: |
| 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm |
Online Negotiation of International Agreements Corporate Counsel Program Co-Chairs: Speakers: |
| 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm |
U.S. Law’s Long Arm - Too Long or Just Right? Regulatory Co-Sponsoring Committees: Program Chair: Speakers: |
| 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm |
Pathways to Employment in International Law (Non-CLE Program) Young Lawyers In addition, meet editor and contributing author Salli A. Swartz, who will sign your copy of the NEW edition of one of our Section’s best-selling books, Careers in International Law. Regularly $59.95 for Section members, and $69.95 for non-members, this revised and updated edition will be available onsite for a special Spring Meeting-only price of $40.00 for members and $50.00 for non-members. The book provides advice to those who are seeking to enter or expand their international law practice. Program Chair: Speakers: |
| 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm |
Law Student, Young Lawyer, and First Time Attendee Reception at The Grand Hyatt |
| 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm | TICKETED EVENT Wine Sponsors: Additional Sponsor: |
| 10:00 pm | AIJA Cocktail Event at Butterfield 8 Restaurant |
| 7:00 am - 6:00 pm | Registration |
| 7:15 am - 8:15 am |
Committee Breakfasts |
| 8:30 am - 10:00 am | Section Administration Committee Meeting |
| 8:30 am - 10:00 am | The Struggle for Legal and Judicial Independence in Asia, Africa, and the Middle East Public International Law Co-sponsoring Committees: Program Chair: Speakers: |
| 8:30 am - 10:00 am |
SHOWCASE PROGRAM Dispute Resolution/Litigation Co-Sponsoring Committees: Program Co-Chairs: Speakers: |
| 8:30 am - 10:00 am |
The Implications of the SEC’s Likely Recognition of International Financial Reporting Standards for U.S. and Foreign Issuers Regulatory Co-Sponsoring Committees: Program Co-Chairs: Speakers: |
| 8:30 am - 10:00 am |
Let Me Sell in Peace!!! Advice for Manufactureres Who Export Potentially Dangerous Products Through their Wholly Owned Foreign Subsidaries Corporate Counsel Co-Sponsoring Committees: Program Co-Chairs: Speakers: |
| 8:30 am - 10:00 am |
AIJA Presents: Conflict of Interest - Steering Through the Reefs Law Practice Sponsoring Organization: Program Co-Chairs: Co-Moderators: Speakers: |
| 8:30 am - 10:00 am |
Stop the Press: The Pitfalls of Last-Minute Mistakes on Governing Law in M&A Contracts Transactional Co-Sponsoring Committees: Program Co-Chairs: Speakers: |
| 10:00 am - 10:30 am |
Networking Break |
| 10:00 am - 10:30 am | How to Publish a Book with the Section Books are the crown jewel of ABA International’s publication program, and we always welcome new book proposals. Publications Chair Mark Wojcik and representatives from ABA Publishing will be available at this session to discuss how your idea can become a successful new book for the Section. Sponsoring Committee: Program Chair: |
| 10:30 am - 12:00 pm | SHOWCASE PROGRAM Public International Law Co-Sponsoring Committees: Program Co-Chairs: Moderator: Speakers: |
| 10:30 am - 12:00 pm | The Increasing Reach of U.S. International Criminal Enforcement Efforts: UK and U.S. Perspectives Dispute Resolution/Litigation Sponsoring Committee: Program Chair: Speakers: |
| 10:30 am - 12:00 pm |
Evolving Energy Policy and Law Regulatory Sponsoring Committee: Program Chairs: Speakers: |
| 10:30 am - 12:00 pm |
Bananas, Lumber, Jets: Can the WTO Dispute Settlement System Handle Big Trade Disputes? Customs/Trade Co-Sponsoring Committees: Program Chair: Speakers: |
| 10:30 am - 12:00 pm |
"Sailing over Troubled Waters": How to Manage the Integration Period after a Multi-Jurisdiction M&A Corporate Counsel Co-Sponsoring Committees: Program Chair: Speakers: |
| 10:30 am - 12:00 pm |
Third-Party Equity Holdings in Law Firms: An Inevitable Response to Globalization or an Infeasible Ethical Morass? Law Practice Co-Sponsoring Organization: Program Chair: Co-Moderators: Speakers: |
| 12:15 pm - 1:45 pm | Luncheon with Richard Breeden |
| 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm | SHOWCASE PROGRAM Public International Law Co-Sponsoring Committees: Program Co-Chairs: Speakers: |
| 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm | Corporate Responsibility and Human Rights: Evolving Expectations Dispute Resolution/Litigation Sponsoring Committee: Program Chair: Speakers: |
| 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm | A New Wave of Protectionism: Dangerous Toys, Tainted Food, and Other Non-Tariff Barriers at the WTO Customs/Trade Sponsoring Committee: Program Co-Chairs: Speakers: |
| 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm |
The Private Equity Climate in South America Transactional Sponsoring Committee: Program Co-Chairs: Speakers: |
| 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm |
Cross-border E-mail, Whistleblowers, and Electronic Discovery: New Challenges for Multinational Corporate Counsel Corporate Counsel Co-Sponsoring Committees: Program Chair: Speakers: |
| 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm | Cross Border Practice Rules: Remedies in Search of a Problem? Law Practice Lately more foreign lawyers take the NY bar exam each year than the total licensed as FLCs since 1973. Does this trend reflect the market’s decision that FLC status doesn’t “work”? How should bar regulatory bodies allow foreign lawyers to offer their services while both protecting the public and recognizing the desires of U.S. lawyers (and their clients) to practice abroad? Our panel of experts, acting as a mock State Bar Committee, will review the viability of the FLC model and possible alternatives. Co-Sponsoring Committees: Program Chair: Speakers: |
| 3:30 pm - 4:00 pm | Networking Break |
| 3:30 pm - 4:00 pm |
How to Publish an Article with the Section: The International Lawyer, the International Law News, and Committee Newsletters Publications Chair Mark Wojcik and representatives from ABA Publishing will be available at this session to discuss how your article can reach over 15,000 people across the globe through publishing with one of the Section’s periodicals, newsletters, and journals. Sponsoring Committee: Program Chair: |
| 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm |
The ICC and Ad Hoc Tribunals: Experiments in International Criminal Law Public International Law Sponsoring Committee: Program Co-Chairs: Speakers: |
| 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm | Investment Arbitration at a Crossroads: Latin American States Reject International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) Customs/Trade Sponsoring Committee: Program Co-Chairs: Speakers: |
| 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm | SHOWCASE PROGRAM Regulatory Co-Sponsoring Organizations: Program Co-Chairs: Speakers: |
| 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm |
Post-Enron, Gatekeepers and Corporate Responsibility Corporate Counsel Program Co-Chairs: Speakers: |
| 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm |
Your Positive Professional Brand Law Practice Law Practice Sponsoring Committee: Program Chair: Speaker: |
| 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm |
Alternative Careers for Young Lawyers for the Post- Law School Debt Repayment Years Young Lawyers Sponsoring Committee: Program Co-Chairs: Moderator: Speakers: |
| 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm | Dinner/Dance Reception at the Rainbow Room, Rockefeller Center (Black Tie Optional) |
| 7:00 am - 6:00 pm | Registration |
| 7:15 am - 8:15 am | Committee Breakfasts |
| 8:30 am - 10:00 am |
UIA Presents: Managing Energy to Achieve Energy/Sustainable Development Public International Law Sponsoring Organization: Program Chair: Speaker: |
| 9:00 am - 10:30 am |
SHOWCASE PROGRAM Dispute Resolution/Litigation Co-Sponsoring Committees: Program Co-Chairs: Moderator: Speakers: |
| 8:30 am - 10:00 am |
International Anti-Bribery Enforcement: the Current State of Play Regulatory Sponsoring Committee: Program Co-Chairs: Speakers: |
| 8:30 am - 10:00 am |
Demystifying Capital Markets and Private Equity in the BRIC Countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China) Transactional Program Chair: Speakers: |
| 8:30 am - 10:00 am |
U.S. and Non-U.S. Lawyers Working Together Corporate Counsel Co-Sponsoring Committees: Program Co-Chairs: Speakers: |
| 8:30 am - 10:00 am |
International Law that all Practitioners Must Know (PART 1) Young Lawyers Co-Sponsoring Committees: Program Chair: Speakers: |
| 10:00 am - 10:30 am | Networking Break |
| 10:30 am - 12:00 pm | Recent Legal Developments in U.S.-Africa Cross-Border Finance and Investment Public International Law Sponsoring Committee: Program Co-Chairs: Speakers: |
| 10:30 am - 12:00 pm | Energy Charter Treaty Arbitrations Against Sovereign States Dispute Resolution/Litigation Co-Sponsoring Committees: Program Chair: Moderator: Speakers: |
| 10:30 am - 12:00 pm | SHOWCASE PROGRAM Regulatory Sponsoring Committee: Program Chair: Speakers: |
| 10:30 am - 12:00 pm | The Foreign Legal Consultant: Your Guide in Cross-Border Transactions Transactional Co-Sponsoring Committees: Program Co-Chairs: Speakers: |
| 10:30 am - 12:00 pm | Advising Multinational Corporation: Can Diversity Create a Competitive Global Edge in Ideas and Profitability? Corporate Counsel Sponsoring Committee: Program -Chair: Speakers: |
| 10:30 am - 12:00 pm | Counseling Business Clients Regarding International Family Law Issues Law Practice Sponsoring Committee: Program Co-Chairs: Moderator: |
| 12:15 pm - 1:45 pm | Luncheon: Honorable John M. Walker, Jr. (Speaker), Circuit Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit; Visiting Lecturer, Yale University School of Law; Adjunct Professor, New York University School of Law |
| 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm | The Other Detainees: Immigration Detainees in the United States Public International Law Sponsoring Committee: Program Chair: Speakers: |
| 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm | Dealing with Companies in Distress in Europe Dispute Resolution/Litigation Co-Sponsoring Committees: Program Chair: Speakers: |
| 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm | SHOWCASE PROGRAM Law Practice Program Co-Chairs: Speakers: |
| 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm | The Foreign Investment and National Security Act of 2007: Navigating the New Regulations Customs/Trade Sponsoring Committee: Program Chair: Speakers: |
| 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm | Shareholder Activists and M&A - Making and Breaking the Deal? Transactional Sponsoring Committee: Program Co-Chairs: Moderator: Speakers: |
| 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm | A Critical Analysis of Public Private Partnerships in the U.S., Brazil and Argentina Corporate Counsel Co-Sponsoring Committees: Program Chair: Moderator: Speakers: |
| 3:30 pm - 4:00 pm | Networking Break |
| 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm | SHOWCASE PROGRAM Public International Law Program Chair: Speakers: |
| 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm | Legal and Ethical Problems in Art Restitution Dispute Resolution/Litigation Co-Sponsoring Committees: Program Co-Chairs: Speakers: |
| 4:00 pm - 5:45 pm | China’s First Comprehensive Antitrust Statute Regulatory Co-Sponsoring Committees: Program Chair: Speakers: |
| 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm |
A Trade Lawyer’s Guide to the New UNCITRAL Convention Governing Carriage of Goods by Sea Customs/Trade Sponsoring Committee: Program Co-Chairs: Speakers: |
| 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm | The Impact of Private Equity for Global Economies Transactional Co-Sponsoring Committees: Program Chair: Speakers: |
| 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm | International Law that All Practitioners Must Know (PART 2) Young Lawyers Co-Sponsoring Committees: Program Chair: Speakers: |
| 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm | Closing Reception Hosted by Bloomberg LP at the New Bloomberg Tower |
| 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm | Committee Dinners |
| 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm | After-Hours Reception at AZZA Lounge Hosted by: |
SATURDAY, APRIL 5 | |
| 8:00 am – 9:00 am | Section Council Breakfast |
| 9:00 am – 1:00 pm | Section Council Meeting |

