FALL MEETING - International Law Students Association

2010 

N o v e m b e r 2 - 6 

FALL MEETING 

T h e W e s t i n P a r i s

M A R K Y O U R C A L E N D A R S 

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August 4-6, 2010 

2010 Section Leadership Retreat 

Claremont Hotel Club & Spa, 

Berkeley, California 

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August 6-9, 2010 

2010 ABA Annual Meeting 

JW Marriott Union Square, 

San Francisco, California 

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September 14, 2010 

Cross-Border Dispute Resolution: The 

Perspective for Russia and the CIS 

Lotte Hotel, Moscow, Russia 

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October 14, 2010 

11th Annual “Live from the SEC” 

Multiple Locations to include 

Washington, DC 

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November 2-6, 2010 

2010 Section Fall Meeting 

The Westin Paris, Paris, France 

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February 9-15, 2011 

2011 ABA Midyear Meeting 

The Ritz-Carlton Atlanta, 

Atlanta, Georgia 

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March 4-17, 2011 

ILEX Delegation Trip to ‹ 

Jordan and Lebanon 

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April 4, 2011 

General Counsel Dinner 


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April 5-9, 2011 

2011 Section Spring Meeting 

Hyatt Regency Washington on 

Capitol Hill, Washington, DC 

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April 11, 2011 

ABA Day at the UN 

New York, New York 

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April 12-14, 2011 

ABA Day in Washington 


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August 4-9, 2011 

2011 ABA Annual Meeting 

Metropolitan Hotel, Toronto, 

Ontario, Canada 

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Upcoming Programs and Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inside Front Cover 

Letter from the Chairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 

2010 Fall Meeting Planning Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 

2010 Fall Meeting Sponsors and Exhibitors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 

2010 Fall Meeting Cooperating Entities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 

Meeting Agenda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 

Tuesday, November 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 

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Saturday, November 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61 

General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62 

Registration Form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65 

Schedule-At-A-Glance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inside Back Cover 

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letter from ‹ 

the chairs 

Dear Fellow Section Members: 

Bonjour et Bienvenue! 

On behalf of the ABA Section of International Law, we are delighted to invite you 

to register for the 2010 Fall Meeting to be held at The Westin Paris from November 

2-6, 2010. This will be the first time the Section has hosted its Fall Meeting in 

Paris and we expect to have over 1,000 attorneys from more than 60 countries 

in attendance. The Paris meeting will be one-of-a-kind guaranteed to impart the 

infamous Parisian charm and intellect to our attendees. 

The 2010 Fall Meeting promises to be an extraordinary event, with over 60 

programs which will start on Tuesday afternoon featuring a Judges Roundtable, 

our signature Pathways to Employment in International Law program and the 

increasingly ever-popular “speed networking” event which leads to the opening 

reception at The Westin. You’re guaranteed to walk away with new friends and a fist 

full of business cards before the conference really gets underway. 

The programming shifts into high gear on Wednesday, November 3 rd , with an 

opening address by the U.S. Ambassador to France with five concurrent sessions per 

time slot and twelve programs offered each day during the course of meeting. As 

always, these programs will be featured in program tracks dedicated to corporate/ 

transactional, corporate counsel/law practice, dispute resolution/litigation, 

international finance, international trade/regulatory, public international law/rule 

of law and young lawyers. In addition, there will be a Spotlight on Europe track, 

showcasing Europe-centric issues; as well as antitrust law and employment law 

“mini-tracks”– a clustering of programs over the course of a portion of the days of the 

conference. 

We have identified several programs as Showcase Programs, to be held in the 

Baroque Napoleon Room, which are as follows: 

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Anatomy of International Arbitration 

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Europe North American Invasion - EU’s Bilateral Trade Agreements with 

Mexico and Canada vs. NAFTA 

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A Postmortem of a Meltdown: Lessons, Failures...and the Future 

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Stranger In A Strange Land: Cross-Cultural Issues in The Courts 

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Global Privacy, Data Protection and Security Across Borders 

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Apples and Oranges: The Hazards of a Hasty Choice of Law in 

M&A Contracts 

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International Forum-Shopping, Regulatory Competition, and Business as 

Legal Combat 

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National Security, Immigration and the Rule of Law 

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EU Privacy Regulations: Conducting Due Diligence, Internal Inquiries and 

Discovery from the U.S. 

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How to Protect the Deal - What Corporate Lawyers Need to Know 

About Arbitration and How They Can Avoid Pitfalls When Preparing 

Arbitration Clauses 

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A Mock Arbitration Involving International Investment Claims Arising from 

the U.S. Financial Crisis: Will the U.S. be Liable for the Financial Crisis? 

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Briber Beware: International Enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act 

and Related Anti-Corruption Efforts 

If getting a year’s worth of cutting edge CLE credit is not enough, as an attendee you 

will enjoy unparalleled opportunities to network with lawyers from around the world at 

such spectacular venues as the Hôtel de Ville, the Tribunal de Commerce de Paris, and the 

impressive Musee d’Orsay where we will have our Closing Party. All of these spectacular 

events are included in this meeting’s all-inclusive registration fee. In addition, we have 

the Minister of Economic Affairs, Industry and Employment of France, Madame 

Christine Lagarde, as a keynote speaker at our luncheon on Wednesday, November 3 rd 

as well as other equally well-known and respected keynote speakers for our lunches on 

Thursday and Friday. 

There will also be numerous opportunities to become more engaged in the activities 

of the Section. Most of the Section’s 60 committees will be holding business meetings 

and committee dinners throughout the week. These sessions represent the ultimate 

networking opportunity – face time with your peers from around the world who share 

your area of interest. Sitting across the table from your colleagues in a committee 

business meeting discussing upcoming plans for programs, publications, policy 

initiatives, and projects can be a great way to break the ice. More importantly, committee 

involvement represents an opportunity to effect change in the legal sphere. Most of the 

“big ABA’s” initiatives bubble up from the committee-level. Getting involved in one or 

more committees gives you a chance to become part of the action. 

Commencer à planifier votre voyage dès maintenant… 

Please note these important dates: 

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Early Bird Registration Deadline is September 20, 2010. 

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Pre-Registration Final Deadline is October 15, 2010. 

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The Westin Paris hotel room block Deadline is October 18, 2010. We’ve 

arranged a special nightly room rate of v270 (includes taxes, breakfast and free 

Wi-Fi). The number of rooms available at this special rate is limited, so early 

booking is recommended. 

Nous attendons avec impatience de vous voir à Paris au mois de novembre! 

LETTER FROM ‹ 

THE CHAIRS 

Salli A. Swartz 

Section Chair- 

Elect 

Alex Blumrosen Bob Brodegaard Ron Cass 

2010 Fall Meeting Co-Chairs 

Jean-Claude‹ 

Rivalland 

Bernard Vatier 


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P l a n n i n g C o m m i t t e e 

Section Chair 2010-11 

Salli A. Swartz • Phillips Giraud Naud & Swartz • Paris, France 

PLANNING COMMITTEE 

Meeting Co-Chairs 

Alexander B. Blumrosen • Bernard-Hertz-Béjot • Paris, France 

Robert F. Brodegaard • Brodegaard & Simone LLC • New York, New York, USA 

Ronald A. Cass • Cass & Associates, PC • Great Falls, Virginia, USA 

Jean-Claude Rivalland • Allen & Overy LLP • Paris, France 

Bernard Vatier • Vatier & Associés • Paris, France 

Honorary Host Committee 

Francois-Henri Briard • Delaporte, Briard & Trichet • Paris, France 

Carolyn B. Lamm • White & Case LLP • Washington, DC, USA 

Pierre Raoul-Duval • Gide Loyrette Nouel • Paris, France 

Stephen N. Zack • Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP • Miami, Florida, USA 

Steering Committee 

William R. Black • BAE Systems • Santa Clara, California, USA 

Isabella D. Bunn • University of Oxford Regent’s Park College • Oxford, United Kingdom 

Michael Burke • Williams Mullen • Washington, DC, USA 

Ingrid Busson • Crédit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank • New York, New York, USA 

Yee Wah Chin • Ingram Yuzek Gainen Carroll & Bertolotti LLP • New York, New York, USA 

Harvey Jay Cohen • Dinsmore & Shohl LLP • Cincinnati, Ohio, USA 

Susan J. Cohen • Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo P.C. • 

Boston, Massachusetts, USA 

Jessica L. Darraby • The Art Law Firm • Los Angeles, California, USA 

Don S. DeAmicis • Ropes & Gray LLP • Boston, Massachusetts, USA 

Meyer Eisenberg • Columbia Law School and Willamette University College of Law • 


Deborah Enix-Ross • Debevoise & Plimpton, LLP • New York, New York, USA 

Adam Farlow • Allen & Overy LLP • London, United Kingdom 

Barton Legum • Salans LLP • Paris, France 

Christian Lundgren • Kromann Reumert • Copenhagen, Denmark 

Robert Piret • ESCP Europe • Paris, France 

R. Duane Propst • American Bar Association Section of International Law • 

Washington, DC, USA 

Par Remnelid • Advokatfirman Vinge KB • Malmo, Sweden 

Steven M. Richman • Duane Morris LLP • Princeton, New Jersey, USA 

Sara P. Sandford • Garvey Schubert Barer • Seattle, Washington, USA 

Lisa J. Savitt • Crowell & Moring LLP • Washington, DC, USA 

Fiona A. Schaeffer • Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP • New York, New York, USA 

Allin C. Seward • Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP • Paris, France 

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Jessica L. Smith • American Bar Association Section of International Law • 


Louise Ellen Teitz • Roger Williams University School of Law • Bristol, Rhode Island, USA 

Claire Webb • Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP • New York, New York, USA 

Sponsorship Committee 

(and also members of the Planning Committee) 

Michael H. Byowitz • Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz • New York, New York 

Marissa Nicole Golden-Pont • Université Panthéon-Assas • Paris, France 


Carol Mawn • Paris, France 

Eliot Norman • Williams Mullen • Richmond, Virginia, USA 

John Piret • Newbury Piret & Company, Inc. • Boston, Massachusetts, USA 

Robert Piret • ESCP Europe • Paris, France 


Allin C. Seward • Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP • Paris, France 

Priti Suri • PSA, Legal Counsellors • New Delhi, India 

Annet van Hooft • Jones Day • Paris, France 

Alexander S. Vesselinovitch • Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP • Chicago, Illinois, USA 



Track Coordinators 



Robert F. Brodegaard • Brodegaard & Simone LLC • New York, New York, USA 

Hans-Michael Giesen • Görg • Berlin, Germany 

William P. Johnson • University of North Dakota School of Law • 

Grand Forks, North Dakota, USA 

Lelia Mooney • American Bar Association Section of International Law 

Rule of Law Officer • Washington, DC, USA 

Sebastien Savage • Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP • Montreal, Quebec, Canada 



Program Review Group 


Judge Robert Alsdorf • Alsdorf Dispute Resolution • Seattle, Washington, USA 

Louraine C. Arkfeld • Tempe Municipal Court • Tempe, Arizona, USA 

Adejoke Babington-Ashaye • International Criminal Court • The Hague, The Netherlands 

David Beddow • O’Melveny & Myers LLP • Washington, DC, USA 

Gretchen C. Bellamy • Smith Anderson • Raleigh, North Carolina, USA 




Lorraine M. Brennan • CPR Institute / International Institute for Conflict Prevention & 

Resolution • New York, New York, USA 

Susan J. Brushaber • Law Office of Susan J. Brushaber, P.C. • Denver, Colorado, USA 

Ingrid Busson • Crédit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank • New York, New York, USA 

Bayo Callender • Michigan Supreme Court • Lansing, Michigan, USA 

Guillermo S. Christensen • Paris, France 

Harvey Jay Cohen • Dinsmore & Shohl LLP • Cincinnati, Ohio, USA 

Susan J. Cohen • Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo P.C. • 

Boston, Massachusetts, USA 

Patrick Del Duca • Zuber & Taillieu LLP • Los Angeles, California, USA 

Philippe Despres • Gide Loyrette Nouel • Paris, France 

Theodore Edelman • Sullivan & Cromwell LLP • New York, New York, USA 

Deborah Enix-Ross • Debevoise & Plimpton, LLP • New York, New York, USA 

Inbal Faibish • Rosenberg, Keren-Polak & Co., Advocates • Zurich, Switzerland 

C. Elisia Frazier • Pooler, Georgia, USA 

Susanna K. Fuchsbrunner • Sibeth • Frankfurt, Germany 

Hans-Michael Giesen • Görg • Berlin, Germany 

Leslie A. “Les” Glick • Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP • Washington, DC, USA 

Carlos Gonzalez • Diaz, Reus & Targ, LLP • Miami, Florida, USA 

Norman L. Greene • Schoeman Updike & Kaufman LLP • New York, New York, USA 

Piper Hendricks • World Organization for Human Rights USA • Washington, DC, USA 

Peter M. Hosinski • Becker, Glynn, Melamed & Muffy LLP • New York, New York, USA 

William P. Johnson • University of North Dakota School of Law • Grand Forks, 

North Dakota, USA 

Regina B. Jones • Schlumberger • Paris, France 

Christopher B. Kende • Cozen O’Connor • New York, New York, USA 

Alan M. Koral • Vedder Price P.C. • New York, New York, USA 


Christian Lundgren • Kromann Reumert • Copenhagen, Denmark 

Barbara G. Madonik • Unicom Communication Consultants Inc. • Toronto, Ontario, Canada 

Michael L. Martinez • Crowell & Moring LLP • Washington, DC, USA 

Nancy Matos • Baker & McKenzie LLP • Amsterdam, The Netherlands 

Peter H. Matson • Law Offices of Peter H. Matson • Madliena, Malta 

Carol Mawn • Paris, France 

Lelia Mooney • American Bar Association Section of International Law Rule of Law Officer • 


Victor S. Mroczka • Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP • Washington, DC, USA 

Carrie Newton-Lyons • The University of Akron School of Law • Alexandria, Virginia 

Kevin O’Gorman • Fulbright & Jaworski LLP • Houston, Texas, USA 

Lara O’Neill • HOPE Public Interest Resource Center • University of Miami School of Law • 

Coral Gables, Florida, USA 

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Michael Ostrove • Debevoise & Plimpton, LLP • Paris, France 

Fabian Pal • Fowler White Burnett, P.A. • Miami, Florida, USA 

Joseph L. Raia • Gunster, Yoakley & Stewart, P.A. • Miami, Florida, USA 

Anders Etgen Reitz • Magnusson Advokatfirma • Copenhagen, Denmark 

Par Remnelid • Advokatfirman Vinge KB • Malmo, Sweden 

Steven M. Richman • Duane Morris LLP • Princeton, New Jersey, USA 

Raquel A. Rodriguez • McDermott Will & Emery LLP • Miami, Florida, USA 

Sebastien Savage • Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP • Montreal, Quebec, Canada 


Ekaterina Schoenefeld • Schoenefeld Law Firm LLC • Princeton, New Jersey, USA 

David A. Schwartz • Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz • New York, New York, USA 

Terry A. Selzer • Stampe, Haume & Hasselriis Advokater • Copenhagen, Denmark 

Stuart Shroff • Aberdeen Realty Holdings Ltd. • New York, New York, USA 

Nancy Kaymar Stafford • Atlanta, Georgia, USA 

David P. Stewart • Georgetown University Law Center • Washington, DC, USA 

Marcela B. “Marcy” Stras • Cozen O’Connor • Washington, DC, USA 

Annet van Hooft • Jones Day • Paris, France 

Lindsey Wagner • Stetson University College of Law • Gulfport, Florida, USA 

Sandy Walker • Renzenberger, Inc. • Lenexa, Kansas, USA 

Laura Young • The Advocates for Human Rights • Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA 


Planning Committee 

Thierry Aballea • LMBE Avocats • Paris, France 

Olivier Andre • Boston, Massachusetts, USA 

Joseph Aragonés • K&L Gates LLP • Paris, France 

Duarte de Athayde • Abreu Advogados • Lisbon, Portugal 

Margaret M. Ayres • Davis Polk & Wardwell • Washington, DC, USA 

Chris Baker • Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP • Paris, France 

Jean Claude Beaujour • Hobson • Paris, France 

Philip M. Berkowitz • Nixon Peabody LLP • New York, New York, USA 

Regis Bernard • Kahn & Associés • Paris, France 

Paul Bishop • Winston & Strawn LLP • Paris, France 

Marcelo Bombau • M. & M. Bomchil Abogados • Buenos Aires, Argentina 

Stéphane Bonifassi • Lebray & Associés • Paris, France 

Bradford Alexander Boyd • Cass Business School • Miami, Florida, USA 

Jacques Buhart • Herbert Smith LLP • Paris, France 

Michael H. Byowitz • Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz • New York, New York, USA 

Jean Castelain • Granrut Associés • Paris, France 

Peter Castellon • Baker & McKenzie LLP • London, United Kingdom 

Xavier Chabeuf • Paris, France 

Stella Chabrol-Huber • Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP • Paris, France 

Ayman Chahine • BNP Paribas • Paris, France 



M. David Coffman • Coffman Legal, PLLC • Seattle, Washington, USA 

Antoine Colonna d’Istria • Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP • Paris, France 

Coralie Colson • Total • Paris, France 

Arnaud de la Cotardière • Linklaters • Paris, France 

Jean-François Court • Arjil • Paris, France 

Marina Cousté • Howrey LLP • Paris, France 

Jean-Luc Cuadrado • DLA Piper • Paris, France 

Stephen Denyer • Allen & Overy LLP • Frankfurt, Germany 

Olivier Diaz • Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier • Paris, France 

John C. Dickey • Greenberg Traurig, LLP • Dallas, Texas, USA 

Russell W. Dombrow • Syracuse, New York, USA 

Frédérique Dupuis-Touboul • Bird & Bird • Paris, France 

Patrick Dziewolski • Bredin Prat • Paris, France 

Fred Einbinder • Alstom • Paris, France 

Charles E. Engeman • Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. • 

St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands 

Gilles Entraygues • Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP • Paris, France 

Nuria Bové Espinalt • Cuatrecasas Gonçalves Pereira • Paris, France 

Nathalie Meyer Fabre • Meyer Fabre • Paris, France 

Régis Fabre • Baker & McKenzie LLP • Paris, France 

Thomas Forschbach • Latham & Watkins LLP • Paris, France 

Alain de Foucaud • Taylor Wessing • Paris, France 

Isabel Franco • Demarest & Almeida Advogados • São Paulo, Brazil 

Hervé Gabadou • Courtois Lebel • Paris, France 

Emmanuel Gaillard • Shearman & Sterling LLP • Paris, France 

Dominique de la Garanderie • La Garanderie & Associés • Paris, France 

Juliana Garcia • Acritas • New York, New York, USA 

Mireille Garolla • Paris, France 

Douglas Glucroft • Nixon Peabody LLP • Paris, France 

Marissa Nicole Golden-Pont • Université Panthéon-Assas • Paris, France 

Caroline Gorse-Combalat • Embassy of the United States • Paris, France 

Ben Griffith • Griffith & Griffith Law Offices • Cleveland, Mississippi, USA 

Bernard Grinspan • Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher • Paris, France 

Klaus Günther • Oppenhoff & Partner Rechtsanwälte • Cologne, Germany 

Fabienne Haas • August & Debouzy • Paris, France 

Philippe Hameau • Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP • Paris, France 

Bruce Horowitz • Paz Horowitz, Abogados • Quito, Ecuador 

Gary C. Huie • University of Marne-la-Vallee • Paris, France 

Daniel Hurstel • Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP • Paris, France 

Paul-Albert Iweins • Taylor Wessing • Paris, France 

Xavier Jaspar • Mayer Brown International LLP • Paris, France 

Aurélie Kahn • New York University School of Law • New York, New York, USA 

ARIS 


Daniel Kahn • Kahn & Associés • Paris, France 

Marilyn J. Kaman • Fourth Judicial District Court, Hennepin County District Court • 

Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA 

Pierre Kirch • Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP • Paris, France 

James M. Klotz • Miller Thomson LLP • Toronto, Ontario, Canada 

Marielle Koppenol-Laforce • Houthoff Buruma • Rotterdam, The Netherlands 

Marc-Olivier Langlois • Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP • Paris, France 

Maïté Lavrilleux • Kahn & Associés • Paris, France 

François Lelap • White & Case LLP • Paris, France 

Stéphane Lemarchand • Bird & Bird • Paris, France 

Bruno Leurent • Winston & Strawn LLP • Paris, France 

Jean Leygonie • Morgan Lewis • Paris, France 

Robert Loef • Noerr LLP • New York, New York, USA 

John Lowe • Qioptiq • Paris, France 

Alexander Marquardt • Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP • Paris, France 

Laurent Martinet • Jones Day • Paris, France 

Malcolm S. McNeil • Fox Rothschild LLP • Los Angeles, California, USA 

Jean-François Mercadier • Norton Rose LLP • Paris, France 

Christopher Mesnooh • Field Fisher Waterhouse • Paris, France 

Laetitia de Montalivet • International Chamber of Commerce Institute of 

World Business Law • Paris, France 

Janet H. Moore • International Lawyer Coach • Houston, Texas, USA 

Daniel Marín Moreno • Gomez-Acebo & Pombo Abogados • Barcelona, Spain 

Gail Negbaur • Air Liquide • Paris, France 

Eliot Norman • Williams Mullen • Richmond, Virginia, USA 

Sarah Oliver • SJ Berwin LLP • Paris, France 

Olufunmi “Funmi” Oluyede • TRLPLAW • Lagos, Nigeria 

Gordon J. Orenbuch • Paris, France 

Reda Oulamine • Oulamine Law Group • Casablanca, Morocco 

Charles-Henri de Pardieu • De Pardieu & Associés • Paris, France 

Leela L. Patel • White & Case LLP • Paris, France 

George Paterson • Norton Rose LLP • Paris, France 

Louise Patry • Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP • Montreal, Quebec, Canada 

Catherine Pawluch • Davis LLP • Toronto, Ontario, Canada 

Jose Alves Pereira • Alves Pereira, Teixeira de Sousa & Associados, 

Sociedade de Advogados, R.L. • Lisbon, Portugal 

Roxane Peyser • Maurgood LLC • Atlanta, Georgia, USA 

George Pinkham • SJ Berwin LLP • Paris, France 

John Piret • Newbury Piret & Company, Inc. • Boston, Massachusetts, USA 

Andrew Plump • Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier • Paris, France 

William Lane Porter • Lane Porter Public Health Law Consulting • Washington, DC, USA 

Philippe Portier • Jeantet & Associés • Paris, France 

Jean-François Prat • Bredin Prat • Paris, France 




Ignacio J. Randle • Estudio Randle • Buenos Aires, Argentina 

Kenneth N. Rashbaum • Rashbaum Associates, LLC • New York, New York, USA 

Yves Repiquet • Jeantet & Associés • Paris, France 

Mark Richardson • Franklin • Paris, France 

Jacque-Antoine Robert • Simmons & Simmons • Paris, France 

Jose Rosell • Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP • Paris, France 

Luis Roth • Linklaters 

Catherine Saint Geniest • Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP • Paris, France 

Hedwin Salmen-Navarro • Salmen Navarro & Associates • New York, New York, USA 

Dennis Schneider • LexisNexis • New Providence, New Jersey, USA 

Pierre Servan-Schreiber • Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP • Paris, France 

Eric Schwartz • King & Spalding LLP • Paris, France 

Claude Serra • Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP • Paris, France 

Joel Simon • Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP • Paris, France 

Hernan Slemenson • Marval, O’Farrell & Mairal • Buenos Aires, Argentina 

Nathalie Soisson • Total • Paris, France 

Michael Spadea • Barclays Wealth • London, United Kingdom 

Delia Spitzer • Proskauer Rose LLP • Paris, France 

Walter Stuber • Walter Stuber Consultoria Juridica • São Paulo, Brazil 

Priti Suri • PSA, Legal Counsellors • New Delhi, India 

Pierre-Sébastien Thill • Francis Lefebvre • Paris, France 

Philippe Thomas • Hogan Lovells International LLP • Paris, France 

William Torchiana • Sullivan & Cromwell LLP • Paris, France 

Thierry Touchais • The International Polar Foundation • Brussels, Belgium 

Bob Treuhold • Shearman & Sterling LLP • Paris, France 

Nicole Van Ranst • Marx Van Ranst Vermeersch & Partners • Brussels, Belgium 

Carlos Velazquez de Leon • Basham, Ringe y Correa, S.C. • Monterrey, Mexico 

M. Catherine Vernon • Formica Corporation • Cincinnati, Ohio, USA 

Alexander S. Vesselinovitch • Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP • Chicago, Illinois, USA 

Justin D. Vineberg • Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP • Montreal, Quebec, Canada 

Patrick Vovan • Vovan & Associés • Paris, France 

Yves Wehrli • Clifford Chance • Paris, France 

Jeremy West • Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) • 

Paris, France 

Mark E. Wojcik • The John Marshall Law School • Chicago, Illinois, USA 

Philippe Xavier-Bender • Gide Loyrette Nouel • Paris, France 

The listing of the Planning Committee was compiled as accurately as possible from Section records. 

If we have omitted your name or have it listed incorrectly, we sincerely apologize. 

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2 0 1 0 F a l l M e e t i n g 

S p o n s o r s a n d E x h i b i t o r s 

Section Primary ‹ 

Corporate Sponsor 

LexisNexis 

Section Strategic ‹ 

Research Partner 

Getting the Deal Through 

Wednesday Reception ‹ 

at Hôtel de Ville Sponsor 

Mairie de Paris 

Thursday Reception ‹ 

at the Tribunal de Commerce 

de Paris Sponsor 

Paris Bar 

Friday Chair’s Closing ‹ 

Reception at the Musee 

d’Orsay Sponsor 

Jeantet et Associés 

Friday After-Hours ‹ 

Reception Sponsor ‹ 

(Location TBD) 

Association Internationale 

des Jeunes Avocats (AIJA) 

Wednesday Luncheon ‹ 

Sponsors 

Gide Loyrette Nouel 

De Pardieu Brocas Maffei 

Conference Pads & ‹ 

Pens Sponsor 

Allen & Overy LLP 

Cyber Café Sponsor 

LexisNexis 

Lanyards Sponsor 

LexisNexis 

Pocket Schedule Sponsor 

Bird & Bird 

Thermal Mugs Sponsor 

Crowell & Moring LLP 

USB Drive Sponsor 

LexisNexis 

Country Sponsors 

Chapple Blondet LLC (Costa Rica) 

Franklin (France) 

Exhibitors 

ALFA International 

American Society of International 

Law (ASIL) 

Association Internationale des Jeunes 

Avocats (AIJA) 

Canadian Bar Association, National 

Section on International Law 

CIS Leading Counsel Network (LCN) 

Getting the Deal Through (Law 

Business Research) 

Globe Law and Business (GLB) 

International Law Office (ILO) 

Law Society of England & Wales 

sponsors and exhibitors 

Corporate / Transactional 

Program Track Sponsor 

Herbert Smith 


2 0 1 0 F a l l M e e t i n g 

C o o p e r a t i n g E n t i t i e s 

cooperating entities 

Academy on Human Rights and Humanitarian Law 

Alexandria Bar Association 

ALFA International 

American Arbitration Association - International 

Centre for Dispute Resolution 

American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI) 

American Bar Foundation 

American Branch of the International Law Association (ABILA) 

American Foreign Law Association 

American Society of International Law (ASIL) 

ANADE, Asociacion Nacional de Abogados de Empresa 

(Mexican Association of Corporate Attorneys) 

Appleseed Mexico 

Asian Institute of International Financial Law 

Asian Pacific American Bar Association of South Florida (APABA) 

Association Internationale des Jeunes Avocats/ 

International Association of Young Lawyers (AIJA) 

Association of Corporate Counsel - Europe 

Association of Corporate Counsel - Greater New York Chapter 

Association of Corporate Counsel - New Jersey Chapter 

Association of Corporate Counsel - Westchester, 

New York/Southern Connecticut Chapter 

Association of Lawyers of Russia 

Association of the Bar of the City of New York, 

Council of International Affairs 

Atkin Chambers 

Austrian Bar Association 

Axiom Magazine 

Bankruptcy and Commercial Law Section of the Dallas Bar Association 

Bar Association of India (BAI) 

Bar Council of Ireland 

Bar of the City of Buenos Aires 

(Colegio de Abogados de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires) 

Barra Mexicana 

Black Lawyers Directory 

Black Solicitors Network 

Brazilian-American Chamber of Commerce, Inc. 

British Expertise 

British Institute of International and Comparative Law 

ARIS 


Brussels Bar - French (Barreau de Bruxelles Ordre Francais des Avocats) 

Buenos Aires Bar Association 

Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration 

Canadian Bar Association 

Canadian Bar Association National Section on International Law 

Caribbean Bar Association 

Casablanca Bar 

Center for Public Law at University of Cambridge 

Chancery Bar Association 

Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) 

China Law Association at UCLA 

CIS Leading Counsel Network (LCN) 

City of London Law Society 

Civil Justice Council 

Coalition for the International Criminal Court 

Commercial Bar Association (COMBAR) 

Conférence du Jeune Barreau de Bruxelles 

Connecticut Bar Association Section of International Law 

Conseil National de Barreau (National Bar Association) 

Corporate Lawyering Group, LLC and Corporate Lawyering Association 

Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE) 

Cuban American Bar Association 

Customs and International Trade Bar Association 

Dade County Bar Association 

Danish Association of Attorneys and Assistant Attorney (FAAF) 

Delaware Supreme Court 

Dutch Bar Association 

English Civil Justice Council 

European American Chamber of Commerce - New York Chapter 

European Company Lawyers Association (ECLA) 

European Young Bar Association 

Faculty of Advocates of Scotland 

Federal Circuit Bar Association 

Florida Bar International Law Section 

General Council of the Bar of England & Wales 

German Bar Association, International Committee 

Hispanic National Bar Association 

Honorable Society of the Middle Temple 




Human Rights First 

Illinois State Bar Association International & 

Immigration Law Section Council 

Institute for Trade in the Americas at 

Michigan State University College of Law 

Institute of Asian-Pacific Business Law 

Intellectual Property Bar Association 

Inter-American Bar Association (IABA) 

Inter-Pacific Bar Association 

International Bar Association (IBA) 

International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) 

International Criminal Court Bar 

International Financial Law Review 

International Herald Tribune in London 

International Insolvency Institute 

International Law Association 

International Law Students Association (ILSA) 

JAMS 

Juris Publishing 

Korean Bar Association 

L’Association Droit et Justice 

Law and Justice Association 

Law Council of Australia 

Law Society of England & Wales 

Law Society of Ireland 

Law Society of New South Wales 

Lawyers Without Borders 

Legalink 

Lex Mundi 

London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) 

London School of Economics and Political Science 

London Solicitors’ Litigation Association (LSLA) 

Maine State Bar Association 

Miami Beach Bar Association 

Miami International Arbitration Society 

National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA) 

National Association of Women Lawyers 

ARIS 


Nederlandse Orde van Advocaten bij de Balie te Brussel 

Dutch speaking Brussels Bar Association 

New York County Lawyers’ Association (NYCLA) 

New York State Bar Association International Section 

New York University School of Law 

New Zealand Bar Association 

New Zealand Law Society 

Nigerian Bar Association 

Nigerian Bar Association - Lagos Branch 

North American South Asian Bar Association (NASABA) 

Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad Law Center 

Ordre Français des Avocats du Barreau de Bruxelles 

French speaking Brussels Bar Association 

Orde van Vlaamse Balies, Flemish Bar Association 

Paris Bar Association 

Public Bar Association of Buenos Aires 

(Colegio Público de Abogados de la Capital Federal) 

Society of English and American Lawyers (SEAL) 

Society of Indian Law Firms (SILF) 

St. John’s University School of Law 

St. Thomas University (FL) School of Law 

Swedish Bar Association 

Technology and Construction Bar Association 

TerraLex 

The Spain US Chamber of Commerce 

Union Internationale des Avocats/ 

International Association of Lawyers (UIA) 

U.S. Mexico Chamber of Commerce 

U.S. – Mexico Bar Association 

University College London Faculty of Laws 

Vaams Pleitgenootschap Brussels 

Washington Foreign Law Society (WFLS) 

Washington International Trade Association 

Westchester, New York/Southern Connecticut Chapter (WESFACCA) 

Women’s Bar Association of the District of Columbia 

Women’s Bar Association of the District of Columbia Foundation 

Women’s Bar of the State of New York (WBASNY) 

Women’s International Networking 

World Law Group 



m e e t i n g a g e n d a 

tuesday, ‹ 

november 2 

Tuesday, November 2 

1:00 pm – 8:00 pm 

Registration and Exhibit Hall Open 

2:00 pm – 3:30 pm 

Judges Roundtable 

Corporate Counsel/Law Practice 

This program is a roundtable 

discussion among leading judges 

addressing changes in European law 

affecting judicial review, especially 

on constitutional and human rights 

issues, differences between the roles 

and approaches of European and 

American judges, and perspectives 

on how the evolving European and 

international legal regimes will affect 

judicial decisions over the coming 

years. Special attention will be given 

to French law and institutions. 

Program Chair: 

The Honorable Ronald A. Cass, Cass & 

Associates, PC, Great Falls, Virginia 

Program Chair & Moderator: 

Francois-Henri Briard, Delaporte, Briard 

& Trichet, Paris, France 

2:00 pm – 3:30 pm 

Doing Business in the CIS: Local 

Advice, Global Perspective 

Spotlight on Europe; corporate/ 

transactional; Corporate Counsel/ 

Law Practice 

Managing partners of the leading 

national law firms from key 

jurisdictions across the CIS 

(Commonwealth of Independent 

States) economic region will present a 

unique local insight and legal advice 

on doing business in the region which 

is increasingly attracting international 

investments. The panel discussion 

will include an introduction to 

general business environment 

issues, update on legal and taxation 

developments, and special focus 

ARIS 

on M&A and foreign investment 

issues. The audience will not only 

learn about some of the world’s most 

rapidly developing economies, but 

get the best local advice on how to 

avoid traps and pitfalls and safeguard 

investments in Russia and the CIS 

region based on the unparalleled local 

competence of the panelists. 

Program Chairs: 

Irina Paliashvili, RULG – Ukrainian Legal 

Group, P.A., Washington, DC 

Olga Frolova, Egorov, Puginsky, Afanasiev 

& Partners, Moscow, Russia 

Moderators: 

Irina Paliashvili, RULG – Ukrainian Legal 

Group, P.A., Washington, DC 

Dimitry Afanasiev, Egorov, Puginsky, 

Afanasiev & Partners, Moscow, Russia 

Speakers: 

Vladimir Dolzhikov, ACT, Ashgabat, 

Turkmenista 

Nariman Ramazanov, Fina LLP, Baku, 

Azerbaijan 

Tatyana Suleyeva, Aequitas Law Firm, 

Almaty, Kazakhstan 

Alexander Turcan, Turcan & Turcan, 

Chisinau, Moldova 

3:30 pm – 5:00 pm 

Meet the Section of International Law: 

Who We Are, Why We Are Here and 

What We Can Do for You! 


This program will describe how the 

ABA Section of International Law 

is organized and works, the benefits 

it can provide, and how you, as an 

international practitioner, might 

become involved. This program is 

tailor-made for lawyers who are 

new to the Section and who may be 

wondering just what an American 

association of lawyers can do for 

them and how they can participate 

in its work. For persons attending a 

Section event for the first time, it will 

provide an introduction to the work 


of the Section and the rest of the Fall 

Meeting Agenda. 


Marcelo E. Bombau, M. & M. Bomchil, 

Buenos Aires, Argentina 

Allin C. Seward, Paul, Hastings, Janofsky 

& Walker LLP, Paris, France 

3:30 pm – 5:00 pm 

Pathways to Employment in 

International Law 

Young Lawyers 

“How to” for young lawyers seeking 

to transition their skills into the 

global arena, or experienced 

practitioners who wish to expand 

their practices into international law. 

Top practitioners speak frankly about 

their formative experiences and tips 

they have about getting one’s foot in 

the door from transferable job skills 

and law school courses to take (or 

miss), to interview tips and where to 

spend those critical summer breaks. 

Sponsoring Committees: 

Young Lawyers Interest Network (YIN), 

Law Student, LL.M., and New Lawyer 

Outreach Committee 

5:00 pm – 6:30 pm 

Legal Education International: ‹ 

A View from Europe 

Spotlight on Europe; Public 

International Law/Rule of Law 

Legal education in the U.S. has 

undergone major reform in recent 

years to keep apace with technological 

developments, globalization and 

the changing demands of practice. 

European legal education has also 

experienced dramatic changes 

due to harmonization, economic 

pressures, and European unification, 

including the Bologna Process. 

This program will feature leading 

European academics to discuss these 

developments and their impacts on 

future reforms and practice. They will 

also engage in a lively give-and-take 

with top U.S. academics who will 

explore what these changes may mean 

for the future of U.S. academy. 


International Legal Education and 

Specialist Certification, Europe Committee, 


Outreach Committee, U.S. Lawyers 

Practicing Abroad Committee 


Robert E. Lutz, II, Southwestern University 

School of Law, Los Angeles, California 

William P. Johnson, University of 

North Dakota School of Law, Grand Forks, 

North Dakota 

6:30 pm – 7:30 pm 

Speed Networking – A Fun Way to 

Meet ABA Members and Start the ‹ 

Fall Meeting 


Back by popular demand! We had 

so much fun, we are doing it again. 

Start the Fall Meeting by meeting 

ABA and Section Leadership and 

other international lawyers. Bring 

your business cards! Participants will 

have the opportunity to engage in a 

number of speed networking rounds 

to learn about each other or create 

business opportunities. With this 

program, there is no need to break the 

ice - it’s already done for you. Just take 

a seat and start talking! 


Cyndee Todgham Chernick, Lang 

Michener LLP, Toronto, Ontario, Canada 

Janet Moore, International Lawyer Coach, 

Inc, Houston, Texas 

7:30 pm – 9:00 pm 

Opening Reception at The ‹ 

Westin Paris 

tuesday,‹ 

novembeR 2 


wednesday, ‹ 

november 3 

Wednesday, November 3 

7:00 am – 7:00 pm 


7:45 am – 8:30 am 

Meet Your Division Chairs ‹ 

Continental Breakfast 

Most of the substantive work of 

the Section is conducted at the 

committee level. This breakfast 

provides an excellent social 

atmosphere for leaders of each 

committee to meet their Division 

Chair. Everyone should walk away 

having built a stronger relationship 

amongst the committee leadership. 

7:45 am – 9:00 am 


8:30 am – 9:00 am 

Opening Plenary Session 

9:00 am – 10:30 am 

Executive Pay and Loyalty: Strategies 

for Global Employers and Issues for 

Mobile Executives 

Corporate Counsel/Law Practice; 

Corporate/Transactional; Spotlight 

on Europe 

There is global pressure on 

employers to better design executive 

compensation, and to better control 

the enterprise risks that come from 

performance-based incentives, 

vesting schedules and posttermination 

disloyalty. How should 

employers best position for longterm 

executive loyalty? The velvet 

glove approach involves retention 

incentives; the iron fist involves the 

enforcement of loyalty commitments 

(such as covenants not to compete, 

or not to solicit employees or 

customers). The laws vary greatly 

between countries and regions, and 

become more complex when you have 

ARIS 

internationally mobile executives. 

This program examines applicable 

laws, different strategies 

for business protections and 

litigation issues (including relevant 

cases and strategies). For executives 

who are globally mobile, this 

program will focus on tax and other 

compensation issues, especially 

related to equity awards. 


International Employment Law Committee, 

International Corporate Counsel Forum 

Co-Sponsor: 

Joint Committee on Employee 

Benefits (JCEB) 


Marjorie Culver, Paul, Hastings, Janofsky 

& Walker LLP, New York, New York 

Moderator: 

William Wright, Fisher & Phillips LLP, 

Radnor, Pennsylvania 

Speakers: 

Katell Deniel-Allioux, Salans LLP, 

Paris, France 

Mark Poerio, Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & 

Walker LLP, Washington, DC 

Anders Etgen Reitz, Magnusson, 

Copenhagen, Denmark 

Susan Serota, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw 

Pittman LLP, New York, New York 

9:00 am – 10:30 am 

Mergers & Acquisitions: A Brave ‹ 

New World 

Corporate/Transactional; 

International Finance 

The panel will address how the 

current economic climate has (if at 

all) changed how deals are made. 

Do reduced leverage levels create 

opportunities or change the way deals 

are done? Are private equities making 

opportunistic purchases? How do 

they carry these out? 

After examining recent cross-border 

M&A transactions involving Chinese, 

European, Indian and U.S. enterprises, 


the panel will discuss asset deals and 

share deals, as well as other tax issues 

of M&A transactions and how these 

are dealt and ultimately resolved. 

The program will also address postsale 

restructurings, opportunities to 

shift target’s assets cross-border at 

low tax cost due to reduced market 

values or spins and mergers or other 

reorganizations to maximize tax 

attributes or tax losses. 


China Committee, International 

M&A and Joint Venture Committee, 

International Corporate Counsel Forum, 

Europe Committee 


Elinore Richarson, Borden Ladner Gervais 

LLP, Toronto, Ontario, Canada 

Speakers: 

Murray Clayson, Freshfields Bruckhaus 

Deringer LLP, London, United Kingdom 

(Invited) 

Shefali Goradia, BMR Advisors, Mumbai, 

India (Invited) 

Lynn McCaw, Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP, 

London, United Kingdom (Invited) 

Andrew Solomon, Sullivan & Cromwell 

LLP, New York, New York (Invited) 

9:00 am – 10:30 am 

Recent Trends in Antitrust 

Enforcement by National Competition 

Authorities in Europe 

International Trade/Regulatory; 

Corporate/Transactional; Corporate 

Counsel/Law Practice; antitrust law 

mini-track 

As a complement to the action of 

the European Commission, national 

competition authorities are playing 

an increasingly important role in 

the enforcement of antitrust law, 

especially since the modernization 

of competition law in the EU 

initiated in 2004. National authorities 

now routinely cooperate, among 

themselves and/or with the European 

Commission in their investigations 

of mergers or cartels within the 

framework of the so-called European 

Competition Network. What is the 

concrete impact of the co-existence 

of these authorities and the European 

Commission for companies doing 

business in Europe? This program 

will gather a panel of leading officials 

of the new French competition 

authority, German Federal Cartel 

Office, UK Office of Fair Trading, 

Spanish Competition Authority and 

European Commission. They will 

describe recent developments in 

terms of enforcement policy in 

their countries and address in 

particular the issues of interplay of 

EU and national competition law 

and coordination among authorities 

in transnational investigations 

across Europe. 


International Antitrust Law Committee, 



Susana Cabrera, Garrigues LLP, 

Madrid, Spain 

Moderator: 

Marcos Araujo, Garrigues LLP, 

Madrid, Spain 

Speakers: 

Cavendish Elithorn, Office of Fair 

Trading, London, United Kingdom 

(Invited) 

Carles Esteva-Mosso, European 

Commission, DG Competition, Brussels, 

Belgium 

Clara Guzmán, Spanish National 

Competition Commission, Madrid, Spain 

Stanislas Martin, French Competition 

Authority, Paris, France (Invited) 

Konrad Ost, German Federal Cartel Office, 

Bonn, Germany 

wednesday,‹ 

november 3 



november 3 

9:00 am – 10:30 am 

Protecting Cultural Property in the 

Event of Armed Conflicts 

Public International Law/Rule of Law; 

Dispute Resolution/Litigation 

More than fifty years after the 

adoption of the 1954 Hague 

Convention for the Protection of 

Cultural Property in the Event of 

Armed Conflict, the Convention was 

finally ratified by the United States. 

As of 13 March 2009, the U.S. joined 

122 other countries to become a 

party to this Convention, which was 

nevertheless already respected and 

implemented by the U.S. armed forces 

and quoted in the U.S. Army Field 

Manual. In 1999 the Second Protocol 

to the Convention was adopted and 56 

States are now parties to this Protocol. 

The efforts to ensure the protection of 

valuable cultural property are carried 

out under the auspices of the United 

Nations Educational, Scientific and 

Cultural Organization (UNESCO) 

with its headquarters in Paris. The 

years have seen the theft, dissipation 

and destruction of priceless cultural 

and artistic treasures that have had the 

misfortune of being located in theatres 

of armed conflict. Hear from the 

experts who have been at the center of 

the international community’s efforts 

to halt this irreversible loss, the cases 

that have been won and lost, and a 

way forward for the preservation 

of the world’s legacies of culture for 

future generations. 


Aerospace and Defense Industries 

Committee, Europe Committee, Art 

and Cultural Heritage Committee, Middle 

East Committee 

ARIS 


William R. Black, BAE Systems, Santa 

Clara, California 


Patty Gerstenblith, DePaul University, 

Chicago, Illinois 

Speakers: 

Irina Bokova, UNESCO, Paris, France 

(Invited) 

Karl von Hapsburg, Association of the 

National Committees of the Blue Shield, 

Vienna, Austria 

Hays W. Parks, U.S. Department of 

Defense, Washington, DC (Invited) 

Jiri Toman, Santa Clara University, Santa 


9:00 am – 10:30 am 

Globalized Law: How European 

States are Influencing New Corporate 

Responsibility Standards 

Spotlight on Europe 

How are you planning for the 

extra-territorial reach of voluntary 

standards that are rapidly becoming 

legal norms? Are you aware 

of the implications Corporate 

Responsibility/Sustainability (CR/S) 

has for your company vis-à-vis the 

emergence of expanding globalized 

legal standards? In contrast to 

international law, which is based on 

the recognition of state sovereignty, 

globalized law is more about eroding 

or transcending state sovereignty 

since it reduces the power of 

individual nation states to control 

domestic legal structures. This 

development is most salient in the 

area of business and environmental 

issues in general. The mounting use of 

voluntary CR/S standards by business 

of all types and sizes is evidence 

of their response to stakeholder’s 

growing demands regarding the 

continual improvement of and 


accountability for its environmental, 

social and governance practices. This 

panel will help you better understand 

how these legal structures can impact 

your business, and what you need to 

know to keep up with the competition 

by leveraging opportunities associated 

with the risks of supply chain 

pressures and the uncertainties 

presented by both self-regulation, as 

well as more formal regulation that is 

emerging out of this movement. 


Corporate Social Responsibility 

Committee, International Environmental 

Law Committee, International Human 

Rights Committee 


Roxane Peyser, Maurgood LLC, 

Atlanta, Georgia 

Speakers: 

Miles Austin, EcoSecurities Group PLC, 

Dublin, Ireland (Invited) 

Ira Feldman, Greentrack Strategies, 

Bethesda, Maryland 

Kim I. Stollar, The Boeing Group, Seal 

Beach, California (Invited) 

Mia Wouters, LVP LAW, Brussels, Belgium 

9:00 am – 10:30 am 


Young Lawyers; Corporate 

Counsel/Law Practice; Dispute 

Resolution/Litigation 

A review of the nuts and bolts of 

international arbitration, discussing 

litigation v. arbitration, various 

arbitral regimes, arbitration clauses, 

pleadings/written submissions, 

selecting arbitrators, interim relief/ 

anti-suit injunctions, discovery, 

conduct of an arbitration hearing 

and the award. 

Sponsoring Committee: 

International Litigation Committee 


Robert F. Brodegaard, Brodegaard & 

Simone LLC, New York, New York 

Speakers: 

Klaus Gunther, Oppenhoff & Partner, 

Cologne, Germany 

Daniel Marugg, Gloorr & Sieger, Zurich, 

Switzerland 

Dana McGrath, Allen & Overy LLP, 


10:30 am – 11:00 am 

Networking Break 

10:30 am – 11:00 am 

“How To” Series 

The Section’s “How To” Series 

continues with a focus on 

“Developing Programs with the 

Section”, “Section Publishing – How 

to Get Your Name in Print” and 

“Policy and the Section”. Each session 

will highlight key components for 

meeting attendees to learn more 

about each of these areas and how 

each can allow members – new and 

old alike – to become more involved 

in the Section’s activities. 

wednesday,‹ 

november 3 



november 3 

11:00 am – 12:30 pm 

Museums as the New Diplomats of 

International Relations: The Cultural 

Avatar for Rule of Law, Economic 

Growth and Nation Building 

Corporate/Transactional; Spotlight 

on Europe 

Museums and governmental 

organizations are pioneering 

innovative models to export avatars of 

their corporate culture and museum 

infrastructure to other countries. 

Supported by host government, tax 

incentives, scientific and cultural 

exchange and diplomatic efforts, 

exports of entire museums, including 

business systems, human resources, 

financial operations, technology, 

curatorial staff and conservation 

laboratories are being deployed to 

both developed and developing 

nations. These museum “avatars” 

boost local economies in the host 

country and simultaneously burnish 

and extend museum “brands.” The 

new cultural entity functions as a 

means for host nations to attract 

capital, boost financial investment, 

train and educate indigenous 

work forces, produce licensing 

revenue, create joint ventures 

and fortify rational processes and 

democratic practices, thus expanding 

development opportunities and 

fortifying rule of law. This engaging 

roundtable of lawyers and experts 

will explore the legal, social, political 

and economic issues triggered by 

this new form of foreign relations 

and relationships. 


Intellectual Property Committee, 

International Transactions Committee, 


ARIS 

Program Chairs & Moderators: 

Jessica Darraby, The Art Law Firm, Los 

Angeles, California 

Susan Brushaber, Susan J. Brushaber PC, 

Denver, Colorado 

Speakers: 

Laurence des Cars, Agence France- 

Muséums, Paris, France (Invited) 

Bruno Mottin, Louvre, Paris, France 

Sheikh Sultan bin Tahnoon Al Nahyan, 

Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and 

Heritage, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 

(Invited) 

Philip Rylands, Guggenheim Museum, 

Venice, Italy (Invited) 

Maria Vicien-Milburn, UNESCO, 

Paris, France 

11:00 am – 12:30 pm 

Rainmaking Woman-Style: Moving 

Past Unwritten Rules to Become Your 

Own Star 



Despite entry into top levels of 

major international firms, women 

continue to face equity barriers in 

legal practice. Does your geographic 

location or any other factor dictate 

your marketing practice? For any 

lawyer wanting to expand their 

client base, global expansion of 

business presents both challenges 

and opportunities. Beyond economic 

and ethical constraints, regional 

and cultural mores for women may 

serve as additional barriers. How 

do you build clientele in the face 

of “unwritten rules” that hinder 

traditional routes to business 

development? This program’s purpose 

is twofold. Through the course of 

discussion, it will highlight practices 

that continue to present barriers to 

gender equity, helping to inform ways 

to improve women’s participation 


in all areas of law. The roundtable, 

made up of culturally and regionally 

diverse leading women practitioners, 

will provide a lively, interactive guide 

to combining successful creative 

marketing with relationship-building 

strategies to become your own 

rainmaker. 


U.S. Lawyers Practicing Abroad Committee, 

Women’s Interest Network (WIN), 

Young Lawyers Interest Network (YIN), 

International Tax Committee, 


Outreach Committee, International Human 

Rights Committee, International Models 

Project for Women’s Rights (IMPOWR) 

Task Force, Diversity Committee 


Bayo Callender, Michigan Supreme Court, 

Lansing, Michigan 

Raquel Rodriguez, McDermott Will & 

Emery LLP, Miami, Florida 

Jennifer K. Wills, U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency, Washington, DC 

Moderator: 

Amy Sommers, Squire Sanders, 

Shanghai, China 

Speakers: 

Dominique de La Garanderie, La 

Garanderie et Associés, Paris, France 

(Invited) 

Sara Holtz, ClientFocus, Granite Bay, 

California 

Sheila O’Donnell, Valeo, Paris, France 

Priti Suri, PSA Legal Counsellors, New 

Delhi, India 

11:00 am – 12:30 pm 

Status of Convergence between U.S. 

GAAP and IFRS: Implications for 

Practitioners and Corporate Counsel 

and Corporate Clients 

International Finance; Corporate/ 

Transactional; Corporate Counsel/ 

Law Practice 

International accounting standards 

(IFRS) now directly affect business 

and legal practices throughout the 

world and in the United States. From 

a European and U.S. perspective, 

the status and implications of 

convergence of U.S. GAAP and IFRS 

will be addressed by the leading 

regulators and experts. A host of 

pertinent and timely questions will 

be addressed: What is the current 

U.S. position? What is the current 

time table? What are the remaining 

differences that need to be resolved? 

What are the steps that need to be 

taken by companies governed by U.S. 

GAAP need to be taken to prepare? 

What are the practical implications 

for business and legal practitioners? 

What can be learned from similar 

transitions in the United Kingdom 

and elsewhere that may be relevant 

to the convergence of U.S. GAAP 

and IFRS? 


International Securities and Capital 

Markets Committee 


Stuart H. Deming, Deming PLLC, 


Speakers: 

Richard Fleck, Herbert Smith LLP, 

London, United Kingdom 

Ethiopis Tafara, U.S. Securities and 

Exchange Commission, Washington, DC 

(Invited) 

wednesday,‹ 

november 3 



november 3 

Sir David Tweedie, International 

Accounting Standards Board, London, 

United Kingdom (Invited) 

John White, Cravath, Swaine & Moore 

LLP, New York, New York (Invited) 

11:00 am – 12:30 pm 

Two Wrongs Don’t Make A Right? 

The Rise of Private Litigation and 

the Interplay with Public Antitrust 

Enforcement Around the Globe 


Corporate/Transactional; Dispute 

Resolution/Litigation; antitrust law 

mini-track 

Cartel investigations inevitably trigger 

a swath of private class actions in the 

U.S. seeking treble damages on behalf 

of a class of alleged victims, often 

including foreign purchasers that 

may have only tenuous connections 

to the U.S. While the dual public and 

private enforcement regime in the 

U.S. has been criticized as imposing 

enormous costs on business, it has 

been an effective avenue for victims 

of cartels to recover losses, while 

providing an additional deterrent 

in the form of treble damages. The 

EU and other jurisdictions are 

grappling with how to provide cartel 

victims with an effective means of 

obtaining compensation for losses 

while avoiding the perceived excesses 

of the U.S. class action system. As 

cartel investigations are increasingly 

conducted on an international 

playing field, plaintiffs’ class action 

counsel also are exporting litigation 

across borders, using discovery 

obtained in one forum as a basis for 

litigating in another, and funding, 

coordinating and settling cases on 

a global basis. These developments 

pose new threats (as well as potential 

opportunities) for companies doing 

business internationally. Experts 

ARIS 

from jurisdictions in North America, 

the EU, Asia and Latin America will 

examine the interplay between public 

and private enforcement in these 

regions and recent developments in 

leniency, plea bargaining, penalties 

and settlements, as well as the growth 

of private enforcement through class 

and representative actions. 


Lesley Farrell, SJ Berwin LLP, London, 

United Kingdom 

Fiona Schaeffer, Weil, Gotshal & Manges 

LLP, New York, New York 

Claire Webb, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, 


11:00 am – 12:30 pm 

Europe’s North American Invasion – ‹ 

EU Bilateral Trade Agreements with 

Mexico and Canada vs. NAFTA 

Spotlight on Europe; 

Corporate/Transactional 

NAFTA is a uniquely North 

American trade agreement 

designed among other things to 

enhance the competitiveness of 

the North American region in 

relationship to Europe and Asia. 

Now the EU has successfully 

negotiated a bi-lateral trade 

agreement with Mexico and is 

negotiating with Canada for a 

similar bilateral agreement, one 

that might include provincial 

governments. What are the 

implications of this for the U.S., 

Canada and Mexico and for 

the future of NAFTA, and will 

the stalled WTO DOHA round 

negotiations spawn more efforts 

at using regional agreements as a 

substitute for multilateral 

trade agreements? 


Mexico Committee, Canada Committee 



Les Glick, Porter Wright Morris & 

Arthur, Washington, DC 

Speakers: 

Armando Ambrosio, NCTM-Studio 

Legal, Asociato, Milan, Italy 

Salvador Behar, Embassy of Mexico, 

NAFTA Office, Washington, DC 

Salmoe Cisnal de Ugarte, IE School of 

Law, Madrid, Spain 

Wendy Wagner, Gowlings, Ottawa, 

Ontario, Canada 

12:45 pm – 2:15 pm 

Luncheon with Minister of Economic 

Affairs, Industry and Employment of 

France, Madame Christine Lagarde 

With thanks to our sponsors 

Gide Loyrette Nouel and De Pardieu 

Brocas Maffei 

2:30 pm – 4:00 pm 

You Always Hurt the One You Love: 

Parent and Sibling Company Liability 

for Corporate Affiliates 


Counsel/Law Practice; Dispute 


This panel, aimed at both 

transactional lawyers and litigators, 

will explore the legal risks companies 

face as a result of having parents, 

subsidiaries or affiliates abroad. While 

there are many business reasons to 

accept these risks, it is important that 

companies (and the lawyers advising 

them) have a full understanding of 

the benefits and liabilities of this 

corporate structure. 

This panel will discuss common 

(and not so common) questions that 

arise: When does a foreign affiliate 

subject the parent or other affiliate to 

jurisdiction to suit in a foreign forum? 

When can the parent or subsidiary be 

subjected to discovery or other court 

proceedings in that forum - even 

if it is not a party to the litigation? 

Does having a foreign subsidiary 

subject the parent to enforcement of 

judgments in that forum? When is 

a parent subject to the legislation of 

the foreign jurisdiction? Under what 

circumstances can the parent be held 

liable as an alter ego of an affiliate? 

What exactly does it mean to pierce the 

corporate veil? When does the affiliate 

become and agent of other affiliates? 

Using an entertaining hypothetical 

problem, the panel will explore these 

risks and strategies for minimizing 

them - both from an operational 

perspective and in the context of a 

dispute. Discussion will center on 

how the risks - and strategies for 

mitigating them - differ in civil law 

and common law systems. 


International Litigation Committee, 

International Corporate Counsel Forum 


Elena Norman, Young Conaway Stargatt 

& Taylor, LLP, Wilmington, Deleware 

Steven M. Richman, Duane Morris LLP, 

Princeton, New Jersey 

Speakers: 

John Beerbower, Cravath Swaine & 

Moore, London, United Kingdom 

Jonathan Sherman, Boies, Schiller & 

Flexner LLP, Washington, DC 

Rachel Thorn, Latham & Watkins LLP, 

Paris, France 

wednesday,‹ 

november 3 



november 3 

2:30 pm – 4:00 pm 

Cultural Competency in a Global 

Arena: Diversity, Equality and 

Inclusion for the International Lawyer 




Borders are no longer barriers. Law 

is a global practice and you, the 

international lawyer, must know 

how to navigate! You must be agile, 

knowing when and how to adapt to 

different working environments and 

cultures. Whether practicing at home 

or abroad, this affects everything from 

how you shake hands, dress, negotiate 

and even how you hold your fork. 

Cultural sensitivity is a prerequisite to 

building successful professional and 

client relations. You will have peers 

whose national identities, religious 

beliefs and cultural norms are far 

different from your own. Diversity in 

the legal profession is no longer just an 

issue for lawyers in the United States 

or Britain. Today’s international lawyer 

needs to understand diversity, equality 

and inclusion. Join us for a rousing 

discussion of cross-cultural diversity 

issues for the international lawyer. 


Women’s Interest Network, Seasoned 

Lawyers Interest Network, Sexual 

Orientation and Gender Identity Issues 

Network 


Jennifer Hilsabeck, Lewis and Roca LLP, 

Las Vegas, Nevada 

Sandra Yamate, American Bar Association, 


Speakers: 

David Cambria, AON Corporation, 


Sharon Jones 

Martin Pradel, Duval-Stalla, Pradel, 

Reingewirtz & Associés, Paris, France 

ARIS 

2:30 pm – 4:00 pm 

A Postmortem of a Meltdown: 

Lessons, Failures...and the Future 

International Finance; Dispute 


Well the crisis appears to be 

over…for now? While some people 

are skeptical, we will know by 

November how lasting this calm is. 

So it is time to mark our successes 

and failures – and let’s be brutally 

candid about our assessments. 

This program will provide a lively 

interactive panel discussion of 

where governments, business and 

consumers did well; and, equally 

(or even more) important, where 

they did not do well… and why 

they may have failed. Questions 

we will address include how did 

the international financial services 

industry, financial institutions and 

governments contribute to the crisis? 

How did they react and respond to 

the crisis? Were the solutions offered 

(involving massive injections of 

liquidity, asset repurchases, curbs 

on executive compensation, equity 

backed rescues of major bank 

groups, increased deposit guarantees 

and other extraordinary remedies) 

effective or just short term fixes? 

Will the experiences of the past 

several years change the ways of 

financial service companies operate, 

the regulatory system that governs 

them and facilitate harmonization or 

exacerbate the differences between 

major financial centers? What of 

our renewed concerns regarding 

institutions TBTF - ‘TOO BIG TO 

FAIL’, remedies involving ‘moral 

hazard’, governments, pension funds 

and private equity funds shopping 

for ‘toxic assets’? Did we solve these 

issues or have they dropped into a 


deep, dark pool waiting to resurface 

with renewed force? 

Hear our knowledgeable panelists 

of international standing on these 

vital topics and much more and ask 

your tough crystal ball questions 

and together let’s try to assess the 

future. Should we buy long – sell 

short – or simply hedge? Is the 

present calm a serious opportunity 

for companies or only the eye of the 

next part of the storm? 


International Financial Products 

and Services Committee, International 

Securities and Capital Markets Committee 


Adam Farlow, Allen & Overy LLP, 



Alan B. Rabkin, Loyola Law School, 

Stateline, Nevada 

Moderator: 

Meyer Eisenberg, Columbia Law School 

and Willamette University College of 

Law, Washington, DC 

Speakers: 

Joseph Beashel, Matheson Ormsby 

Prentice, Dublin, Ireland 

Herbert de Vauplane, Credit Agricole 

Group, Paris, France (Invited) 

Richard Meade, Prudential Insurance 

Company of America, Newark, New 

Jersey (Invited) 

Elizabeth Warren, Harvard Law School, 

Boston, Massachusetts (Invited) 

2:30 pm – 4:00 pm 

Multi-Jurisdictional Merger Review: 

A 12 Step Program for Corporate 

Counsel and Transactional Lawyers 


Spotlight on Europe; antitrust law 

mini-track 

With the global proliferation 

of merger control regimes, a 

transnational merger of any size 

is likely to trigger notification 

thresholds in a range of jurisdictions 

around the world, each with its own 

particular rules and idiosyncracies. 

Managing the multi-jurisdictional 

review process will be one of the 

key tasks of in-house counsel 

and their legal advisors. Using a 

hypothetical scenario, this panel 

of experienced practitioners, both 

outside and in-house counsel, will 

offer practical advice and strategies 

on how to coordinate the multijurisdictional 

review process and 

successfully obtain merger clearance 

in jurisdictions as varied as the EU, 

France, Canada, the United States 

and Brazil. Topics to be covered will 

run the gamut of what every in-house 

counsel and transactional lawyer 

needs to know about handling a 

multi-jurisdictional merger review, 

including negotiating the competition 

clauses in the purchase agreement; 

antitrust due diligence; gun jumping 

issues; waivers; joint defence and 

confidentiality agreements; preserving 

privilege; document creation; dealing 

with the review process and a myriad 

of authorities; and negotiating 

remedies (if necessary). 


International Antitrust Law Committee, 

Canada Committee, Aerospace & Defense 

Committee, International Corporate 

Counsel Forum 

wednesday,‹ 

november 3 



november 3 


Elisa Kearney, Davies Ward Phillips & 

Vineberg LLP, Toronto, Ontario, Canada 


Mark Katz, Davies Ward Phillips & 

Vineberg LLP, Toronto, Ontario, Canada 

Speakers: 

Nicola Buchanan, Amcor Limited, Bristol, 


Michael Byowitz, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen 

& Katz, New York, New York 

Joana Temudo Cianfarani, TozziniFreire 

Advogados, São Paulo, Brazil 

Maria Trabucchi, Freshfields Bruckhaus 

Deringer LLP, Paris, France 

2:30 pm – 4:00 pm 

‘Round the World: A Good ‹ 

Governance Update 

Public International Law/Rule of Law 

Developing countries are paying the 

price for bad governance – foregoing 

foreign assistance packages, foreign 

direct investment and the trust 

of constituents in their country’s 

governing bodies. Is good governance 

a far-fetched dream for developing 

countries? Should we accept the 

defeatist attitude many have towards 

the idea of good governance actually 

taking hold in developing countries? 

What strategies could be put in place 

to make good governance effective, 

especially in countries where requisite 

legislation and structures have been 

put in place? Are there countries 

where successful inroads have been 

made with regard to good governance 

and from which some “best practices” 

can be drawn upon by other countries 

seeking inspiration? 


Africa Committee, Europe Committee, 

India Committee, Latin America and 

Caribbean Committee 

ARIS 


Gretchen C. Bellamy, Durham, 

North Carolina 


Roland Abeng, Abeng Law Firm, 

Douala, Cameroon 

Speakers: 

Bjorn Forde, UNDP Oslo Governance 

Center, Oslo, Norway (Invited) 

Dotse Tsikata, African Development Bank, 

Tunis-Belvedere, Tunisia (Invited) 

4:00 pm – 4:30 pm 


4:00 pm – 4:30 pm 














4:30 pm – 6:00 pm 

Why There? The Unasked ‹ 

Questions About Selecting the ‹ 

Place of Arbitration 



During this lively debate about the 

relative merits of six commonlyselected 

arbitral seats, you will 

hear leading practitioners answer 

questions that you should ask before 

choosing a seat for your arbitrations. 

Representative jurisdictions include 

long-standing arbitration centers 

such as Geneva, New York, London, 

Paris and Stockholm, as well as a 

newcomer – Dubai. This program 


presents a rare chance for insight 

about (i) costs and delays associated 

with each potential seat – including 

costs and delays of ancillary litigation; 

(ii) efficiencies to be gained by 

choosing that seat – including 

whether the courts effectively 

support arbitration; and (iii) the 

juridical security of the seat for 

awards – including whether the 

courts have a good track record on 

the review of awards. 


International Arbitration Committee 


Michael M. Ostrove, Debevoise & 

Plimpton LLP, Paris, France 

Speakers: 

Dominique Brown-Berset, Brown & Page 

LLP, Geneva, Switzerland 

Sigvard Jarvin, Jones Day, Paris, France 

Toby Landau QC, Essex Court Chambers, 


Carole Malinvaud, Gide Loyrette Nouel, 

Paris, France 

Claudia T. Salomon, DLA Piper LLP, New 

York, New York 

Essam Al Tamimi, Al Tamimi & Company, 

Dubai, United Arab Emirates 

4:30 pm – 6:00 pm 

Going Global: How to Grow, Staff, and 

Manage an International In-House 

Legal Department 


A panel of experts from the legal 

recruiting industry and global law 

departments will share their insights 

and offer suggestions and alternatives 

for building and maintaining an 

effective and responsive legal team 

for global business operations, 

including such innovative approaches 

as reverse seconding, legal 

department outsourcing, innovative 

law firm relationships and dealing 

with global compliance initiatives 

and emerging markets. 




Counsel Committee, Europe Committee, 

International Employment Law Committee 


William R. Black, BAE Systems, Santa 


Speakers: 

Miriam Longchamp, Major Lindsay & 

Africa, London, United Kingdom 

Phillip Bramwell, BAE Systems, London, 


Kenneth Bunge, KEB Advisory Services, 

LLC, New London, Connecticut (Invited) 

Jeffrey Proulx, Target Corporation, 

Minneapolis, Minnesota (Invited) 

4:30 pm – 6:00 pm 

Stranger In A Strange Land: Cross- 

Cultural Issues in the Courts 

Dispute Resolution/Litigation; 

Public International Law/Rule 

of Law 

What does “the rule of law” mean 

in today’s multi-cultural society? 

In courts around the world, 

immigrant defendants are pleading 

“the cultural defense” – invoking 

the customs of their homelands 

to explain their actions. “Cultural 

evidence” is finding its way into 

more civil cases too – from family 

law matters, to tort actions, to civil 

rights and complex commercial 

litigation. In this highly-interactive 

presentation, audience members 

will use hand-held technology to 

“vote” on real-life cases presented 

by an expert, inter-disciplinary 

panel. Should immigrants be held 

to the same standards as everyone 

else, on the theory of “When in 

Rome . . . ”? You be the judge! 

wednesday,‹ 

november 3 



november 3 


International Judicial Affairs Committee 


The Honorable Delissa A. Ridgway, U.S. 

Court of International Trade, New York, 

New York 

Moderator: 

Jonathan Turley, The George 

Washington University School of Law, 


Speakers: 

The Honorable Bernice B. Donald, U.S. 

District Court, Memphis, Tennessee 

The Honorable Dominique T. Hascher, 

Court of Appeal, Champagne, France 

Mark J. Mills, Forensic Psychiatrist, 


Alison Dundes Renteln, 

University of Southern California, 

Los Angeles, California 

Rene L. Valladares, Office of the Federal 

Public Defender, Las Vegas, Nevada 

4:30 pm – 6:00 pm 

Cross-Border Insolvencies in a 

Transatlantic Context: Recognition of 

Foreign Main Proceedings 


The financial crisis and the economic 

downturn have put the insolvency 

regimes of many countries to a test 

in recent years. Quite a number 

of large companies and banks that 

were active on a global scale filed for 

insolvency and went into liquidation 

or restructuring. How do the national 

insolvency laws and the judicial 

systems cope with the challenges 

of cross-border insolvencies when 

the debtor and its subsidiaries 

are incorporated, and have assets 

and creditors, on both sides of 

the Atlantic? To be sure, with the 

UNICTRAL Model Law on Cross- 

Border Insolvency forming the basis 

of Chapter 15 of the United States 

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Bankruptcy Code and the European 

Insolvency Regulation setting the 

framework in the European Union, 

the recognition of foreign main 

proceedings is now the rule. Yet, if 

we know where comity begins, where 

does it end, specifically if certain 

classes of unsecured creditors are 

privileged in one country but rank 

equal to fellow unsecured creditors 

in other countries? How should 

corporate group insolvencies be 

treated in a cross-border context? This 

program will attempt to shed some 

light on the limits of comity, on the 

use of the public policy defense and 

on the case for a group insolvency 

régime in cross-border insolvencies. 


International Commercial Transactions, 

Franchising and Distribution Committee, 



Alexander T. M. Ritvay, Noerr LLP, 

Berlin, Germany 

Speakers: 

Jenny Clift, UNCITRAL, Vienna, 

Austria (Invited) 

Brett H. Miller, Morrison & Foerster, LLP, 


Michael Schuster, JAFFÉ Rechtsanwälte 

Insolvenzverwalter, Munich, Germany 

Robert van Galen, NautaDutilh, 

Amsterdam, The Netherlands 


4:30 pm – 6:00 pm 

Pricing and Distribution ‹ 

Across Borders: How to Avoid 

Antitrust Exposure 


antitrust law mini-track 

This program will bring together 

leading officials and practitioners 

from the U.S., the EU, Latin America 

and Asia who will discuss the 

latest key antitrust developments 

on selling and distributing, and 

consider their practical implications 

for companies, whether they are 

suppliers, distributors or customers. 

The program will provide critical 

insights and practical guidance on 

designing and operating distribution 

networks to meet global business 

objectives while minimizing antitrust 

exposure that arises in different legal 

systems. Our panel of regulators 

and practitioners from the U.S., the 

EU, Latin America and Asia will 

discuss the rules in their jurisdiction 

on resale price maintenance (RPM) 

requirements, exclusive and selective 

distribution networks, online sales 

and marketing, and bundled pricing, 

discounts and rebates offered by 

dominant companies. This program 

will cover in particular the new EU 

regulation and guidelines on vertical 

agreements. 


International Antitrust Committee, 

International Corporate Counsel Forum, 


Program Chair & Speaker: 

Laurent Garzaniti, Freshfields Bruckhaus 

Deringer LLP, Brussels, Belgium 

Moderator: 

Jean-Louis Fourgoux, Fourgoux and 

Associés, Paris, France 

Speakers: 

Youngjin Jung, Kim & Chang, Seoul, 

South Korea 

William Kovacic, Federal Trade 

Commission, Washington, DC 

Cristianne Zarzur, Pinheiro Neto, São 

Paulo, Brazil 

7:00 pm – 9:00 pm 

Reception at Hôtel de Ville‹ 

4 Rue de Rivoli, Paris 

With thanks to our sponsor the 

Mairie de Paris 

After the first full day of 

programming, join your new 

friends as the Mairie de Paris hosts 

the Section at the Hôtel de Ville. 

The Hôtel de Ville is the neo- 

Renaissance building that is the 

seat of the Paris city government, 

rebuilt after being destroyed during 

the uprising in Paris known as 

the “commune” that followed the 

Franco-Prussian war in 1870. The 

current City Hall was inaugurated 

in 1882, but the site has been the 

location of important guild halls 

and local government offices since 

1357. The elaborately decorated 

building features murals and 

sculptures by leading artists of the 

time, including Auguste Rodin. 

The magnificent reception rooms 

regularly host important diplomatic 

visits by representatives of foreign 

governments. This opening night 

event is sure to be one you will not 

want to miss. 

wednesday,‹ 

november 3 


thursday, ‹ 

november 4 

9:00 pm – 11:00 pm 

Committee Dinners 

Take advantage of the free time 

this evening to enjoy one of the 

many fine restaurants and quaint 

cafes that the city of Paris has to 

offer by organizing your committee 

members to assemble for dinner. 

This is a great opportunity to 

continue to network within 

your practice area with others 

at the meeting who share your 

same interests and have casual 

discussions over the dinner table; 

many of which will lead to new 

initiatives and committee programs 

developing for months to come after 

you return home. 

Thursday, November 4 

7:00 am – 7:00 pm 


7:45 am – 8:45 am 

Committee Breakfasts 

Not sure whether to attend the 

committee business breakfasts? 

If you don’t attend, you may be 

missing the greatest benefit of 

Section membership. Our more 

than sixty committees cover every 

possible aspect of public and 

private international law. Most of 

the Section’s substantive work is 

conducted at the committee level. 

Committee business meetings 

provide a great opportunity to meet 

your Section colleagues, learn about 

and shape committee plans, and 

become more active in the Section. 

Section members can join as many 

committees as they wish—at no 

charge! Further details concerning 

the schedule of which particular 

committees will be meeting will be 

listed on the Fall Meeting website 

(www.abanet.org/intlaw/fall10) 

as well as in the On-Site Meeting 

Information Guide. 

7:45 am – 9:00 am 


9:00 am – 10:30 am 

Navigating a Rocky Economy – ‹ 

Legal Advice When Your Client or 

Counterparty is in Distress 


Many companies are facing new, 

and sometimes novel, questions 

regarding their relationships with 

joint venture partners, vendors and 

other key business partners which 

may be facing severe economic 

issues. Others are seeking to take 

advantage of financial dislocation 

ARIS 


to invest or enter into business 

relationships on advantageous terms. 

This program will examine special 

opportunities and risks that arise 

when representing, or across the 

table from, a distressed company. In 

particular, we will examine whether 

and how to bid on assets; special legal 

risks arising in the pre- (or seeking 

to avoid) bankruptcy context; issues 

relating to joint ventures; and other 

opportunities and problems that 

arise when a company’s customers or 

suppliers are experiencing financial 

stress. We will also examine fiduciary 

and other board level issues from 

the perspective of the stressed 

company. Using real life examples, 

our panel will explore the advantages 

and disadvantages of alternative 

approaches for actual and potential 

business partners, in both the 

commercial and the M&A context. 


International M&A and Joint Venture 

Committee, International Commercial 

Transactions Committee 


David M. Silk, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & 

Katz, New York, New York 

Speakers: 

Frank Miller, Freshfields Bruckhaus 

Deringer LLP, London, United Kingdom 

Xiaolian Zhang, King & Wood, Beijing, 

China (Invited) 

9:00 am – 10:30 am 

Lost in Translation – Cross-Border 

Employment Law Issues for 

Multinational Employers 



Corporate counsel and human 

resources professionals in multinational 

companies, or those 

anticipating cross-border acquisitions, 

face an array of issues caused by 

conflicting laws and extraterritoriality 

considerations. These start with 

the initial contract, and include 

such matters as non-compete 

agreements, choice of law and forum 

and arbitration clauses. However, 

the issues continue throughout the 

employment relationship, implicating 

data protection and privacy, as well 

as possible claims of discrimination 

and investigations across borders. 

Even the end of an employment 

relationship raises questions, from 

the termination decision and 

enforcement of restrictive covenants. 

Advisers who assume in good faith 

that following the laws of their own 

jurisdiction keeps them safe from 

challenge often find themselves facing 

claims. The program will consider the 

nature of these conflicts, how counsel 

can harmonize clashing requirements, 

and keep companies in compliance 

with their local laws without placing 

them in jeopardy elsewhere. 




Eric A. Savage, Littler Mendelson P.C., 

Newark, New Jersey 

Speakers: 

Anna Birtwistle, CM Murray LLP, 


Simon Brockett, Twinings UK, London, 


Bapsy Dastur, GE Energy, London, 


Pascal Lagoutte, Capstan Avocats, 

Paris, France 

thursday,‹ 

november 4 


thursday, ‹ 

november 4 

9:00 am – 10:30 am 

Class Actions: Will Emerging ‹ 

Concepts in U.S. Class Actions Find 

Their Way into European Judicial 

Systems and What Might the U.S. 

Learn from Europe? 


Young Lawyers; antitrust 

law mini-track 

The class action began as an 

invention of the English Chancery 

“mothered . . . by practical necessity.” 

Large numbers of persons having 

a common interest were not 

disqualified from enforcing their 

rights due to their numbers. Today, 

class actions evolve as disputes 

involve growing numbers of people 

across multiple borders. In the United 

States, class actions have flourished 

compelling the courts to take up the 

issues arising from these disputes, 

and the defendants to manage the 

ever increasing risks. More European 

countries are adopting class actions. 

To what extent are these jurisdictions 

informed by the U.S. experience and 

what can the U.S. learn from these 

new class action paradigms? 

This interactive program will discuss 

and examine class actions in the 

U.S. and in certain EU jurisdictions 

in the context of both a tort case 

(damages to property/person) and 

a commercial dispute (economic 

injury). In particular, we will look at 

emerging issues in the certification 

of a class, where the prospective class 

includes citizens of these different 

countries. For example, in deciding 

whether to certify a class in the U.S. 

that would include citizens of EU 

member countries, the U.S. courts 

have considered whether each EU 

country will give res judicata effect 

to the prospective U.S. class action 

judgment. Thus, U.S. courts have 

undertaken systematic review of the 

domestic law of each class member’s 

home country before certifying a 

class. 

We will present a panel of experts 

from the U.S., England, France and 

Italy. We will invite the panelists and 

the audience to discuss how the cases 

or issues presented may be handled 

in the U.S. versus Europe; how class 

actions are developing in Europe 

and the U.S.; and, whether these 

developments will or should 

be shared. 




Alex Blumrosen, Bernard-Hertz-Béjot, 

Paris, France 


Joseph L. Raia, Gunster, Yoakley & 

Stewart, P.A., Miami, Florida 

Speakers: 

John F. Mariani, Gunster, Yoakley & 

Stewart, P.A., West Palm Beach, Florida 

Michael L. Martinez, Crowell & Moring 

LLP, Washington, DC 

Kate Matthews, Stevens & Bolton LLP, 


Alexis Mourre, Castaldi Mourre & 

Partners, Paris, France (Invited) 

GianBattista Origoni, Gianni, Origoni, 

Grippo & Partners, Milan, Italy 

9:00 am – 10:30 am 

Open Sesame: Demystifying Doing 

Business in Emerging Economies 

International Finance; Corporate/ 

Transactional; International 

Trade/Regulatory; antitrust law 

mini-track 

As the Western economies struggle 

to recover from the global financial 

crisis, the BRIC countries and 

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other emerging economies are 

predicted to be the new engine of 

economic growth. These economies 

are becoming essential sources of 

expansion and opportunity for 

multinational corporations and their 

service providers, including law firms. 

In addition to navigating 

unfamiliar rules of engagement 

on foreign investment, competition 

and intellectual property, 

multinational businesses and 

their service providers must often 

overcome legal and commercial 

barriers to competing in new 

territories, while navigating 

institutions and customs that are 

essential to doing business in 

these jurisdictions. 


India Committee, Russia/Eurasia 


Counsel Forum 


Claire Webb, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, 



Fiona Schaeffer, Weil, Gotshal & Manges 

LLP, New York, New York 

Speakers: 

Marcelo E. Bombau, M. & M. Bomchil, 

Buenos Aires, Argentina 

Sandeep Kapoor, Intel Technologies Pvt 

Ltd., India 

Erik Wulff, DLA Piper LLP, 


9:00 am – 10:30 am 

Global Privacy, Data Protection and 

Security Across Borders 

Public International Law/Rule 

of Law; Spotlight on Europe; 


Varied approaches to privacy and 

data protection in Asia, Europe, 

Latin America and the United 

States, arising from differing 

perceptions of privacy values and 

security needs, impact formulation 

of compliance strategies for global 

businesses. Panelists playing roles of 

regulators, plaintiffs and a traveler 

will test strategies advocated by 

corporate counsel to meet the needs 

and risks of crossing borders with 

data—electronically and in person. 

Europe and the U.S. have agreed 

safe harbors, Latin American 

notions of habeas data and tensions 

between open society and privacy 

values reflect attention to rule 

of law concerns, Asia appears to 

be exploring yet another path. 

Panelists will consider the issues 

in light of new technologies, 

government security initiatives 

and the 2009 Joint Proposal 

for International Standards 

on Protection of Privacy with 

regard to Processing of Personal 

Data, adopted in Madrid by data 

protection authorities of some 

50 countries. 


Canada Committee, Immigration and 

Naturalization Committee, International 

Employment Law Committee, Latin 

America and Caribbean Committee, 

Mexico Committee, International 

Trade Committee 

Co-Sponsor: 

ABA Section of Science & 

Technology Law 

thursday,‹ 

november 4 


thursday, ‹ 

november 4 


Francisco J. Cortina Velarde, Chévez, 

Ruíz, Zamarripa y Cía., S.C., Mexico 

City, Mexico 

Patrick Del Duca, Zuber & Taillieu LLP, 

Los Angeles, California 

Marcy Stras, Cozen O’Connor, 


Moderator: 

Sergio R. Karas, Karas & Associates, 

Toronto, Ontario, Canada 

Speakers: 

Jonathan D. Avila, The Walt 

Disney Company and Immediate Past 

President of the International Association 

of Privacy Professionals, Los Angeles, 

California (Invited) 

Bojana Bellamy, Accenture, London, 


Isabel Davara F. de Marcos, Davara 

Abogados, S.C., Mexico City, Mexico 

Karl Waheed, Karl Waheed Cabinet 

d’avocats, Paris, France 

10:30 am – 11:00 am 


10:30 am – 11:00 am 











each can allow members’ – new and 



11:00 am – 12:30 pm 

Apples and Oranges: The Hazard ‹ 

of a Hasty Choice of Law in‹ 

M&A Contracts 



A self-moderated, interactive 

presentation with leading lawyers in 

the United Kingdom, Switzerland, 

United States, Germany and France 

regarding the impact that the 

governing law of a share purchase 

agreement or an asset purchase 

agreement may have and how it 

may affect the enforceability of 

the contract. The program also 

addresses the ramifications of 

such compromises in the courts 

and arbitration hearings. After 

attending this session, you will 

have a better understanding of: (a) 

common clauses or expressions by 

courts in certain jurisdictions may 

not be as you have contemplated 

(e.g. meaning of “best efforts”, 

“negligence”); (b) what provisions 

of public policy will override the 

choice of governing law; and (c) 

why setting on the geographic midpoint 

of the co-contracting parties 

may not necessarily be the best 

choice for the governing law of 

your contract. 



Committee, International 

Litigation Committee, International 

Arbitration Committee 


Manuel Liatowitsch, Schellenberg 

Wittmer, Zurich, Switzerland 

Hartmut Krause, Allen & Overy LLP, 

Frankfurt, Germany 

ARIS 


Speakers: 

Daniel Cohen, Université Panthéon- 

Assas, Paris, France (Invited) 

Albert Garrofé, Cuatrecasas, Gonçalves 

Pereira, New York, New York 

Lorenzo Olgiati, Schellenberg Wittmer, 

Zurich, Switzerland 

11:00 am – 12:30 pm 

The Growth of Lobbying and 

Evolution of Lobbying Regulation: A 

Comparative Perspective 

Corporate Counsel/Law Practice, 


The responses of governments across 

the globe to the financial crisis has 

magnified the extent to which every 

government and the private sector 

are intimately bound together. As the 

complexity of government increases 

and the voices of those attempting 

to be heard by government officials 

reach painful levels, the role of 

lawyers as traditional advocates is 

being reinvented. Lawyers must 

become lobbyists, hire lobbyists 

and advise clients and employers 

on lobbying. 

Each jurisdiction presents unique 

challenges and opportunities, and 

many contain unique regulatory 

constraints. Both the European 

Union and OECD are exploring 

options for lobbyist regulation; many 

organizations representing public 

affairs professions are adopting or 

considering codes for self regulation. 

If you lobby, work with lobbyists or 

hire lobbyists, you should attend this 

program to learn how to work within 

today’s legal framework and what to 

anticipate for tomorrow. 


International Corporate Counsel 

Committee 


Thomas M. Susman, Office of 

Governmental Affairs, American Bar 

Association, Washington, DC 

Speakers: 

The Honorable Diana Wallis, European 

Parliament, Brough, United Kingdom 

Lyn Trytsman-Gray, Kraft Foods, Brussels, 

Belgium (Invited) 

Benoit Le Bret, Gide Loyrette Nouel, 

Brussels, Belgium (Invited) 

11:00 am – 12:30 pm 

Victory Abroad: Successfully Taking 

and Defending Depositions Abroad 


Spotlight on Europe; Young Lawyers 

The program will commence with a 

roundtable discussion of the planning 

for and pitfalls to be avoided in 

connection with and practical tips for 

taking a deposition abroad. This will 

include a discussion of various foreign 

privileges, blocking statutes and how 

to overcome them. The program will 

conclude with a mock deposition held 

in Paris. 



Program Chair, Moderator & Speaker: 


Simone LLC, New York, New York 

Speakers: 

Brian Dunning, Thompson & Knight LLP, 


Elaine Metlin, Dickstein Shapiro LLP, 

Washington, DC (Invited) 

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11:00 am – 12:30 pm 

Going Green Without Going Mad: 

Requirements, Challenges and 

Strategies for Compliance with 

REACH, the EU’s Most Recent 

Regulatory Regime 

International Trade/Regulatory 

Companies doing business in 

international markets face a 

bewildering array of local regulatory 

requirements governing their 

business and marketing activities. In 

addition, the trend toward “greener” 

chemicals and materials opens up 

substantial market opportunities, but 

also poses significant costs and risks 

for business. 

In the past, many companies have 

attempted to meet international 

requirements by focusing their 

multinational compliance programs 

on U.S. regulatory standards. In light 

of the introduction of increasingly 

sophisticated and complex regulatory 

regimes in other jurisdictions, 

companies and their counsel are now 

reevaluting this strategy. 

With the implementation of the 

REACH (Registration, Evaluation 

and Authorization of Chemical 

Substances) in the European 

Union in June 2007, multinational 

companies were presented with a new, 

ambitious regulatory regime. Unlike 

regulations in the United States, the 

EU registration requirements apply 

to “articles” (objects composed of 

substances and/or preparations, with 

a specific shape, surface or design), 

where substances could be released 

during normal and foreseeable use. 

This interactive program will illustrate 

REACH’s scope and requirements 

by following a product containing 

restricted substances through a 

European tour, covering registration 

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and possible restriction of regulated 

substances, challenges to maintaining 

the supply chain, and import/export 

issues. In addition, the panel will 

discuss how REACH has influenced 

other countries throughout the 

world. The panel will also discuss 

strategic options for managing these 

global trends, such as efforts to 

harmonize these competing systems, 

engagement in international standard 

setting, supply chain contracting 

strategies, voluntary efforts to 

anticipate regulatory trends, and ways 

lawyers may advise or otherwise be 

involved in such initiatives. Finally, 

the audience will be given a unique 

opportunity to pose questions to 

experienced practitioners and learn 

best practices for compliance from 

the experts. 


Customs Law Committee, Europe 

Committee, International Trade Committee 


Cortney O’Toole Morgan, Barnes, 

Richardson & Colburn, Washington, DC 

Kim I. Stollar, The Boeing Group, Seal 

Beach, California 

Speakers: 

Jim DeLisi, Fanwood Chemical Inc, 

Fanwood, New Jersey 

Scott Megegian, K&L Gates LLP, London, 


Jean-Philippe Montfort, Mayer Brown 

LLP, Brussels, Belgium 

Anja von Bahn, BASF, Ludwigshafen am 

Rhein, Germany 


11:00 am – 12:30 pm 

How to Share the Burden of Refugees 

in the European Union 



Southern European border nations 

are being flooded with migrants 

entering by sea from Africa increasing 

xenophobic tensions and resulting in 

a significant economic requirement 

to house, maintain and evaluate 

claims for asylum. The EU has 

proposed for discussion a mandatory 

burden-sharing plan to relieve the 

social, economic and legal problems 

inherent in this situation. The panel 

will discuss the impact and legality of 

this effort. 


Europe Committee, Immigration and 

Naturalization Committee 


Peter H. Matson, Law Offices of Peter H. 

Matson, Madliena, Malta 

Speakers: 

Tarek Ben Ali, International Office for 

Migration, Tunis, Tunisia (Invited) 

Barbara Harrell-Bond, Oxford, United 

Kingdom 

The Honorable Carmelo Mifsud- 

Bonnicci, M.P., Minister for Justice and 

Home Affairs, Valletta, Malta (Invited) 

12:45 pm – 2:15 pm 

Luncheon with Kenote Speaker 

2:30 pm – 4:00 pm 

Issues and Pitfalls When Negotiation 

and Enforcing Reps, Warranties and 

Indemnities in M&A Agreements 



At the heart of every M&A deal is 

the allocation between the parties of 

such risks and liabilities – whether 

known or unknown – inherent to 

the transferred business. The most 

common method used to effect such 

allocation is the inclusion of reps 

and warranties made by seller in 

the transfer agreement. Such reps 

and warranties, combined with 

indemnification provisions and the 

security supporting them, commonly 

provide the essential protection for the 

buyer in the proposed transaction. 

This panel shall discuss the negotiation 

process and current market trends 

in resolving the various issues which 

arise when drafting these paramount 

sections of the acquisition agreement. 

Special attention shall be given to 

the impact of the due diligence, use 

of escrows, survival terms for reps 

and warranties and structuring of 

indemnity clauses, including their 

scope and duration. And most 

importantly, the panelists shall 

examine the main issues that arise 

when enforcing these clauses, as well 

as the current case law criteria in their 

respective jurisdictions of practice. 



Committee, International Commercial 

Transactions, International Corporate 

Counsel Forum 


Christine M. Castellano, Corn Products 

International Inc., Westchester, Illinois 

Moderator: 

Pablo Ferraro-Mila, Gonzalez & Ferraro 

Mila Abogados, Buenos Aires, Argentina 

Speakers: 

Mark Greene, Cravath Swaine & Moore, 


Fernando Jamarne, Alessandri & 

Compañía Abogados, Santiago, Chile 

Florian Jörg, Bratschi Wiederkehr & Buob, 


Salli A. Swartz, Phillips Giraud Naud & 

Swartz, Paris, France 

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2:30 pm – 4:00 pm 

The Wages of Sin: Legal 

Consequences of Misclassifying 

Employees, Independent Contractors 

and Others 



Misclassifying workers in both the 

U.S. and Europe has serious and 

costly legal consequences. Employers 

frequently believe that an individual 

is not an employee but rather an 

independent contractor, a partner/ 

owner or an employee of a vendor, 

and find to their dismay that the 

person is considered an employee 

by the applicable government entity. 

Payroll taxes and steep penalties, 

liability for employee benefits and 

liability for workplace injuries are just 

some of the consequences of mistaken 

classification. In addition, in the U.S. 

there are many lawsuits regarding 

the misclassification of employees. 

European companies and attorneys 

advising them about U.S. operations 

need to know the standards by which 

employee and exempt status are 

judged in the U.S., and U.S. attorneys 

need to know what standards apply 

in the EU. This will be an interactive, 

multi-national, diverse panel, using 

videos drawn from real cases. 

Audience participation will 

be encouraged. 


International Employment Law Committee, 

International Commercial Transactions 

Program Chairs & Speakers: 

Alan M. Koral, Vedder Price P.C., New 


Ute Krudewagen, Baker & McKenzie LLP, 

Palo Alto, California 

Moderator: 

Patrick Thiebart, JeantetAssociés, 

Paris, France 

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Speakers: 

Salli A. Swartz, Phillips Giraud Naud & 

Swartz, Paris, France 

Ming Henderson Vu-Thi, Oracle 

Corporation, Redding, United Kingdom 

2:30 pm – 4:00 pm 

Arbitration Clauses in International 

Tax Treaties – Do They Work? 


International Finance; Public 

International Law/Rule of Law; 


The Protocol to the Income and 

Capital Tax Treaty between France 

and the United States that entered 

into force on December 23, 2009 

is the fifth double taxation treaty 

signed by the United States, after 

Canada, Belgium, Germany and 

Italy, which provides for mandatory 

and binding arbitration as a final 

tool for resolution of disputes 

between the competent authorities 

pursuant to such treaties. A similar 

arbitration clause was introduced in 

the 2008 revision of the Organization 

for Economic Cooperation and 

Development Model Tax Convention. 

Experts in international taxation, 

international arbitration as well as 

officials from the OECD and the 

French administration will discuss 

the effectiveness of the arbitration 

proceedings provided for by the 

recent U.S. double taxation treaties 

as well as the OECD Model Tax 

Convention. The roundtable will 

(1) explain how these arbitration 

proceedings work and how they 

differ from other type of arbitration 

proceedings; (2) examine unresolved 

aspects of their implementation; and 

(3) discuss the prospects of success of 

the provisions as they have developed 

thus far. 



Marco A. Blanco, Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, 

Colt & Mosle LLP, Paris, France 

Speakers: 

Mary C. Bennett, Organisation for 

Economic Co-Operation and Development 

(OECD) Centre for Tax Policy & 

Administration, Paris, France 

H. David Rosenbloom, Caplin & 

Drysdale, Washington DC 

Peter M. Wolrich, Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, 

Colt & Mosle LLP, Paris, France 

2:30 pm – 4:00 pm 

International Forum-Shopping, 

Regulatory Competition and 

Business as Legal Combat 


Dispute Resolution/Litigation 

With growing numbers of 

regulatory authorities around the 

world and declining thresholds 

for exercising authority, 

international businesses have 

greater opportunities for (and 

greater risks from) forumshopping 

aimed at restraining 

a competitor. The change has 

been most apparent in antitrust/ 

competition law, where more 

than 100 national or transnational 

competition law regimes can claim 

authority. Given differences in 

procedures, evidentiary standards 

and substantive law, authorities 

could reach results dramatically 

at odds with each other. This has 

implications for how competitors 

do business, how disputes are 

resolved, what effect legal rules 

have and the degree to which 

businesses operate under 

predictable legal rules, including 

questions respecting evenhanded 

application of the law. 

Panel members from law and 

business will discuss whether these 

developments are salutary ways of 

letting jurisdictions control conduct 

that affects citizens in many nations 

around the globe or threats to 

orderly business and the rule of law. 


International Intellectual Property 

Committee, International Antitrust 

Committee, International 

Trade Committee 


The Honorable Ronald A. Cass, 

Cass & Associates, PC, 

Great Falls, Virginia 

Speakers: 

Jean-Yves Art, Microsoft Corporation, 

Brussels, Belgium 

Hendrik Bourgeois, General Electric 

Company – Europe, Brussels, Belgium 

Isa De Michelis, Qualcomm, Rome, 

Italy (Invited) 

Fiona Schaeffer, Weil Gotshal & 

Manges, New York, New York 

Greg Slater, Intel Corporation, 

Washington, DC (Invited) 

2:30 pm – 4:00 pm 

Expanding the Rule of Law Agenda to 

Achieve Greater Impact: Why Private 

International Law Matters to Good 

Governance, Economic Development 

and the Rule of Law 



Counsel/Law Practice 

Public sector rule of law reform as 

part of good governance efforts in 

developing countries has been at 

the center of the rule of law agenda. 

Often overlooked, however, is how 

the principles and mechanisms of 

private international law, expressed 

in multilateral treaties, model laws, 

legislative guidance and other 

instruments, also have a direct 

and increasingly positive role in 

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promoting good governance, the rule 

of law and economic development 

and integrating the less developed 

countries into the globalized society 

and economy. 

This panel will bring together 

representatives from four major 

international organizations where 

the harmonization process of private 

international law takes place, as well 

as several experienced practitioners 

working on these highly complex and 

sophisticated business and judicial 

matters from the private perspective. 

Panelists will explore how the 

principles and practices of private 

international law directly contribute 

to fostering good governance and 

rule of law reform in the context 

of developing countries. The 

discussion will examine recent 

efforts to deal with harmonization 

and codification in diverse 

subject areas (e.g., international 

commercial and financial law, 

including carriage of goods by sea, 

secured transactions and consumer 

protection; international protection 

of children and vulnerable adults, 

family and property relations; dispute 

resolution and the enforcement of 

arbitral awards among others). This 

will be linked to a discussion on 

the challenges and opportunities of 

putting these efforts in motion at the 

national and regional level. 

Finally, based on institutional 

experiences and lessons learned, 

the panel will focus on how to 

integrate private international law 

initiatives into the rule of law agenda 

as important vehicles to strengthen 

democratic governance, capacity 

building, social cohesion and 

economic development at the national 

and regional levels in order to make 

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a positive and long lasting impact on 

people’s lives. 


UN and International Institutions 

Coordinating Committee, Private 

International Law Coordinating Committee 


David P. Stewart, Georgetown University 

Law Center, Washington, DC 


Lelia Mooney, Rule of Law Officer, 

ABA Section of International Law, 


Speakers: 

Jean Michel Arrighi, Organization of 

American States, Washington, DC 

Jose Angelo Estrella Faria, International 

Institute for the Unification of Private Law, 

Rome, Italy 

Jennifer Kirby, Herbert Smith, Paris, 

France 

The Honorable Delissa A. Ridgway, U.S. 

Court of International Trade, New York, 

New York 

Renaud Sorieul, United Nations, New 


Johannes van Loon, Hague Conference 

on Private International Law, Hague, The 

Netherlands 

4:00 pm – 4:30 pm 


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4:30 pm – 6:00 pm 

Have Corporate Governance Models 

Achieved Their Goals During the ‹ 

2007-2009 Crisis? 


Counsel/Law Practice 

Commentators have opposing 

views on whether or not corporate 

governance models have achieved 

their goals during the 2007-2009 

crisis. The debate on this issue 

is common to all sophisticated 

corporate governance systems, 

whether American or European. The 

panel will feature experts drawn from 

the legal profession and academia 

who will debate the goals that 

corporate governance models should 

promote based on an assessment of 

achievements and failings current 

models have demonstrate during the 

economic crisis and its aftermath. 

Issues that will be discussed include: 

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governance: create value for 

whom? Prevent risks from what? 

How to reflect ethics, sustainable 

development, corporate, 

environmental and social 

responsibility in post-crisis 

corporate governance models? 

Have existing models - including 

management compensations 

systems- actually created value, 

created procyclical effects in the 

recent crisis or merely prevented 

unreasonable risk-taking 

management policies? 


Philippe Portier, JeantetAssociés, 

Paris, France 

Speakers: 

Patricia Charléty, Essec Business School, 

Paris, France (Invited) 

Brian R. Cheffins, Cambridge University, 

Cambridge, United Kingdom (Invited) 

Steven A. Rosenblum, Wachtell, Lipton, 

Rosen & Katz, New York, New York 

(Invited) 

Peter Wirtz, University of Lyon, Lyon, 

France (Invited) 

4:30 pm – 6:00 pm 

Proactively Avoiding Pitfalls that Kill 

Joint Ventures 



A True Panel and interactive audience 

discussion on Best Practices in 

Structuring Joint Ventures to avoid 

issues that destroy JVs. 

Senior Corporate Counsel from 

Formica and Corn Products 

International join experienced, 

outside JV counsel from the U.S., 

France and India to discuss best 

practices as to, among other things: 

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License and JV creation of Name, 

Trademarks (Brand) and Know 

How-terms and termination; 

Reliance on one party for salesminimum 

performance standards, 

terms and termination; 

Non-Competition issues for joint 

venturers and officers and/or 

seconded personnel; Personnel 

Salaries; 

Control, Key Governance, 

Supermajority, Officer issues; 

Impasses/Conflict Resolution/ 

Buy Out Terms - Valuation 

Methodologies; 

Termination Events - Cross 

Default/Change in Control/Etc.; 

Including the JV Business Plan in 

governance; 

Structuring tax efficient and fair 

returns for both parties. 

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Session materials will include, among 

other things, two useful JV checklists 

and a sample Letter of Intent with a 

Financial/Structural Diagram. 



Committee 


Harvey Jay Cohen, Dinsmore & Shohl LLP, 

Cincinnati, Ohio 

Speakers: 

Christine M. Castellano, Corn Products 

International Inc., Westchester, Illinois 

Raj Chakrabarti, Kochhar & Co. 

Advocates & Legal Consultants, 

Mumbai, India 

Frederic Cohen, Courtois Lebel, 

Paris, France 

Catherine Vernon, Formica Inc., 

Cincinnati, Ohio 

4:30 pm – 6:00 pm 

Who Pays for Litigation? – Cross- 

Border Differences in Funding 



This program will examine the impact 

of funding of legal costs across a 

number of jurisdictions. This will be 

a comprehensive review comparing 

the rules relating to funding in 

different civil law and common law 

jurisdictions. It will offer practical 

guidance in relation to funding issues 

and respective costs recoveries. 

With litigation costs at the forefront 

of clients’ minds, key aspects will 

be discussed regarding funding of 

legal costs to maximise profit whilst 

seeking to ensure justice. 

Topics covered will include fixed 

costs, costs capping, funding through 

Conditional Fee Agreement and 

Contingency Fee Agreements. It will 

also discuss the impact in certain 

jurisdictions of Pre Event and After 

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the Event insurance together with 

third party funding of litigation and 

the respective risks for all parties. 

A must for all dispute practitioners 

with useful tips to be used in 

dispute resolution procedures 

around the globe. 


International Litigation Committee, 

International Arbitration Committee 


Kate Matthews, Stevens & Bolton LLP, 


Speakers: 

Kirstin Dodge, Homburger, Zurich, 

Switzerland 

Michael Martinez, Crowell & Moring LLP, 


Marco Provvidera, Avvocato del Foro di 

Roma, Rome, Italy 

4:30 pm – 6:00 pm 

National Security, Immigration and 

the Rule of Law 

Public International Law/ 

Rule of Law 

Human migration into the United 

States and Europe has long been 

the subject of legislation and 

regulation. In addition to the long 

standing challenge of balancing 

the interests of immigrants and the 

native populace, the recent surge 

in “home grown” terrorism has led 

governments on both sides of the 

Atlantic to use immigration laws 

to promote their national security 

policies. As a consequence, the 

very different immigration debates 

ongoing in each continent are 

starting to confront similar issues. 

This program will look at how 

the rule of law may accommodate 

the interests of national identity 

and security, and will examine 

enforcement of U.S. and EU policy, 


the exercise of a state’s police 

powers to enforce these policies and 

the mechanisms available to do so. 


Faiza Patel King, Brennan Center for 

Justice, New York, New York 


John H. Harrington, Law Office of John 

H. Harrington, Stratford, Connecticut 

Speakers: 

Jean-Louis Bruguiere, Court of First 

Instance, Paris, France 

David D. Cole, Georgetown University 


Raza Hussain, Matrix Chambers, 


Margaret Stock, United States Military 

Academy, Washington, DC (Invited) 

4:30 pm – 6:00 pm 

Fashion as a Business: Intellectual 

Property in the Fashion Industry 

Spotlight on Europe; International 

Trade/Regulatory 

Paris is one of the centers of the 

fashion industry. Young designers 

have flocked to the city to obtain 

inspiration and to showcase their 

talents. Fashions are, however, 

notoriously easy to copy and 

protection may be difficult to enforce. 

This program will look at the full 

design process from the creation of 

the design, to showcasing the design, 

limited production and then mass 

marketing. In a mock client meeting, 

we shall review how intellectual assets 

are created, how these are turned 

into registered and unregistered 

intellectual property rights and how 

these rights are enforced. 



Rights Committee, International 

Commercial Transactions Committee, 

Customs Law Committee 


Dr. Robert Harrison, 24IP Law Group, 

Paris, France 

Speakers: 

Sarah Bailey, Simmons & Simmons, Paris, 

France 

Christian Fortmann, Licensing Industry 

Merchandising Association, Munich, 

Germany 

Harald Hofmann, 24IP Law Group, 

Munich, Germany 

7:00 pm – 9:00 pm 

Reception at the Tribunal de 

Commerce de Paris‹ 

1 Boulevard du Palais, Paris 


Paris Bar 

Join the Section and the Paris 

Bar as they host you in this very 

special venue. The Palais de 

Justice originally was an ancient 

Royal Palace which housed the 

“Parlement de Paris”, a court that 

registered royal edicts, as well as the 

first Law Courts of France. In 1298, 

King Philip IV (“Le Bel” or “the 

Fair”) decided that the Palais de 

Justice was too small and ordered 

its enlargement. Archille de Harlay 

was the first Chief Justice of the 

Parlement, from 1562 to 1611. 

The Palais de Justice has always 

been the seat of the French 

courts. Since the 14th century, the 

elected representative of the Bar, 

carries a staff (“bâton”) from the 

Confrérerie of Saint Nicolas, thus 

being called the “Bâtonnier”. Until 

the Revolution, large receptions, 

official diplomatic conferences, 

fairs and carnivals were often held 

in the Palais de Justice. During the 

revolution, Marie Antoinette as well 

as Robespierre and Danton were 

condemned to death by the courts 

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sitting in the Palais de Justice. 

Marie Antoinette was held prisoner 

until her execution in a building 

adjoining the Palais and called the 

“Conciergerie”. After the revolution, 

the Palais de Justice reverted to its 

original role as the seat of justice 

although book sellers often set 

up their stands in and around the 

columns of the Palais. 

Today, as its buildings occupy more 

almost 10 acres of land containing 

24 kilometers of corridors, 7,000 

doors and more than 3,150 

windows with more than 15,000 

people working there every day, 

it houses the French Civil and 

Criminal courts, the Appellate 

Courts and the Cour de Cassation, 

the highest civil and criminal court 

of France. 

9:00 pm – 11:00 pm 

Committee Dinners 

Take advantage of the free time 

this evening to enjoy one of the 

many fine restaurants and quaint 

cafes that the city of Paris has to 

offer by organizing your committee 

members to assemble for dinner. 

This is a great opportunity to 

continue to network within 

your practice area with others 

at the meeting who share your 

same interests and have casual 

discussions over the dinner table; 

many of which will lead to new 

initiatives and committee programs 

developing for months to come after 

you return home. 

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Friday, November 5 

7:00 am – 7:00 pm 


7:45 am – 8:45 am 

Committee Breakfasts 

Not sure whether to attend the 

committee business breakfasts? 

If you don’t attend, you may be 

missing the greatest benefit of 

Section membership. Our more 

than sixty committees cover every 

possible aspect of public and 

private international law. Most of 

the Section’s substantive work is 

conducted at the committee level. 

Committee business meetings 

provide a great opportunity to meet 

your Section colleagues, learn about 

and shape committee plans, and 

become more active in the Section. 

Section members can join as many 

committees as they wish—at no 

charge! Further details concerning 

the schedule of which particular 

committees will be meeting will be 

listed on the Fall Meeting website 

(www.abanet.org/intlaw/fall10) 

as well as in the On-Site Meeting 

Information Guide. 

7:45 am – 9:00 am 


9:00 am – 10:30 am 

ICANN and its Planned Expansion of 

the Internet Domain Name System: A 

Return to the Wild West? 


Counsel/Law Practice; Young Lawyers 

ICANN (the Internet Corporation for 

Assigned Names and Numbers) has 

evolved – or evolved itself – from an 

arcane, technical standards body to 

arguably one of the most important 

Internet policy making organizations 

in the world. ICANN is charged with 

administering the Internet domain 

name system, effectively Internet 

navigation. It has commenced a 

controversial process to dramatically 

expand the number and kinds of 

domain names that can be registered 

and used. In the near future, words 

and phrases such as .software, .music, 

.books, etc. may be registered as 

“top level domains,” as could brand 

names and trademarks themselves. 

This expansion is vigorously opposed 

by many commercial groups and 

companies, as both unnecessary and 

expanding the possibilities for illegal 

activity online. This program will 

address the issues being considered 

by ICANN, and how domain name 

changes would impact intellectual 

property and commerce online. 


International Intellectual Property Rights 

Committee, Task Force on Piracy 


Scott Bain, Software & Information 

Industry Association, Washington, DC 

Speakers: 

Michael Geist, University of Ottawa, 

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (Invited) 

Janis Karklins, Internet Corporation for 

Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), 


David Maher, Public Interest Registry, 


Margie Milam, Internet Corporation for 

Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), 


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november 5 

9:00 am – 10:30 am 

EU Privacy Regulations: Conducting 

Due Diligence, Internal Inquiries and 

Discovery from the U.S. 



The EU privacy regulations present 

an array of thorny issues for U.S. 

practitioners. How does a company 

comply with discovery orders from 

U.S. courts and yet comply with 

the EU privacy regulations? How 

can due diligence or an internal 

investigation be conducted without 

an ability to convey or analyze data 

outside of the EU? How do smaller 

companies comply without ready 

access to safe harbors? What about 

whistleblowers and Sarbanes-Oxley 

obligations? What sort of resolution 

can be expected in the political 

and policy tug of war between the 

conflicting legal regimes? Working 

through a very realistic hypothetical 

associated with the host of issues 

bearing upon complying with the 

U. S. Foreign Corrupt Practices 

Act, leading experts will address 

these and related issues such as the 

application of the Hague Evidence 

Convention, the treatment of these 

regulations by U.S. courts, and the 

most recent developments with the 

French privacy regulations. 


Private International Coordinating 

Committee, International Litigation 

Committee, International Securities 

and Capital Markets Committee, 



Stuart H. Deming, Deming PLLC, 





Speakers: 

Alex B. Blumrosen, Bernard-Hertz- 

Béjot, Paris, France 

Elaine Metlin, Dickstein Shapiro LLP, 


Lokke Moerrel, De Brauw Blackstone 

Westbroek, Amsterdam, The Netherlands 

9:00 am – 10:30 am 

Local Economics Meets Global 

Migration: A Global Review of Recent 

Restrictive Immigration Measures and 

Their Impact on Global Mobility 



In the wake of the largest global 

downturn since the Great Depression, 

many countries have implemented 

extremely restrictive immigration 

measures ostensibly to protect their 

local economies and their local 

workforce. This program explores 

new immigration restrictions being 

imposed by countries, including the 

United Kingdom, India, Australia and 

the United States, and explores and 

analyzes both the local and the global 

impact of these restrictions. Does 

the economic analysis justify these 

measures? Who wins and 

who loses when migration of 

workers is restricted? 

This program will provide you 

with a practical update on specific 

immigration restrictions and how 

they may impact your clients, and will 

also arm you with an understanding 

of the economic arguments 

that underpin many countries’ 

immigration decisions, and the tools 

to evaluate whether the economic 

arguments support the legislative 

or regulatory changes. Finally, you 

will leave this program with an 

understanding of the wider impact 

on global mobility. 

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Europe Committee, Asia Pacific Committee, 

Mexico Committee, International 

Employment Law Committee 


Susan J. Cohen, Mintz, Levin, Cohn, 

Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C., Boston, MA 

Speakers: 

Shalini Agarwal, ALMT Legal: Indian 

Advocates, London, United Kingdom 

Gabrielle M. Buckley, Vedder Price P.C., 


David Metcalf, London School of 

Economics, London, United Kingdom 

(Invited) 

James Perrot, PricewaterhouseCoopers, 


9:00 am – 10:30 am 

The Role Of International Criminal 

Courts and Tribunals: How Do We 

Measure Success? 



The most egregious crimes against 

humanity are being prosecuted in the 

International Criminal Court and 

International Criminal Tribunals. 

As these courts make great efforts 

to prosecute and hold violators 

accountable, it is important to 

consider how “success” is defined 

and measured by these courts. 

Are the courts exercising “victor’s 

justice”, or are all countries held 

equally accountable for human rights 

violations, including the United 

States? A roundtable of panelists will 

consider and debate these important 

questions and provide insight based 

on front-line experience. As leading 

advocates for these courts and 

tribunals, the panel will provide a 

broad variety of perspectives, coupled 

with extensive experience, in leading 

a formidable discussion on this topic. 


International Human Rights Committee, 

International Criminal Law Committee, 

International Courts Committee 


Daryl A. Mundis, International Criminal 

Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, The 

Hague, The Netherlands 

Robert Gaudet, Jr., RJ Gaudet & Associates 

LLC, The Hague, The Netherlands 

Moderator: 

Ingrid Detter, 4-5 Gray’s Inn Square, 


Speakers: 

Matthew S. Carlson, International 

Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, Arusha, 

Tanzania 

Brenda Hollis, Special Court for Sierra 

Leone, Freetown, Sierra Leone (Invited) 

Peter McCloskey, International Criminal 

Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, The 

Hague, The Netherlands 

Luis Moreno-Ocampo, International 

Criminal Court, The Hague, The 

Netherlands (Invited) 

9:00 am – 10:30 am 

Models for Implementation of the 

1970 UNESCO Convention on Cultural 

Property: A Look Back and Prognosis 

for the Future 


November 2010 is the 40th 

Anniversary of the UNESCO 

Convention on the Means of 

Prohibiting and Preventing the 

Illicit Import, Export and Transfer 

of Ownership of Cultural Property. 

The United States took the lead in 

negotiating the Convention in 1970 to 

help combat looting of archaeological 

sites and largely defined its terms. 

While domestic opposition delayed 

U.S. ratification and implementation 

until 1983, when Congress authorized 

application of import controls in 

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certain situations, the U.S. was the 

first significant art market nation to 

restrict trade in archaeological and 

ethnological objects as a means of 

protecting the cultural heritage. In the 

past decade, several European market 

nations have joined the treaty regime 

but have chosen different means 

of implementation. This program 

offers the opportunity to review the 

Convention regime, to examine the 

different methods of implementation 

adopted by the U.S. and other market 

nations and to consider what has 

worked and what could be done better 

in the future to assure preservation of 

the world’s cultural heritage. 


Art and Cultural Heritage Law Committee 


Mark Feldman, Garvey Schubert Barer, 



Patty Gerstenblith, DePaul University 

College of Law, Chicago, Illinois 

Speakers: 

Cecilia Bakula, National Institute of 

Culture of Peru, Lima, Peru (Invited) 

Maria P. Kouroupas, Cultural Heritage 

Center, U.S. Department of State, 


Flora van Regteren Altena, Department 

for Cultural Heritage, The Hague, The 

Netherlands (Invited) 

Benno Widmer, Bundesamt für Kultur, 

Bern, Switzerland 

10:30 am – 11:00 am 


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11:00 am – 12:30 pm 

Control vs. Freedom? Negotiating 

International Franchise Agreements 



What are the key elements for a 

franchisor in setting up a successful 

international franchise? How do 

you best represent a franchisee 

in obtaining the benefits of the 

franchise while still maintaining some 

element of freedom for the client 

in conducting his or her business? 

What are the typical deal breakers in 

negotiating the contract and how do 

you deal with them? Answers to these 

questions, along with a closer look at 

some regulatory aspects that might 

surprise you, including dress codes 

and other labor law aspects, will leave 

you with a balanced, practical and 

very useful insight into international 

franchise from both the franchisor’s 

and the franchisee’s perspective. 


Europe Committee, International 

Intellectual Property Rights Committee 


Florian S. Jörg, Bratschi Wiederkehr & 

Buob, Zurich, Switzerland 

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Anders Forkman, Advokatfirman Vinge, 

Malmoe, Sweden 

Speakers: 

Michael R. Daigle, Cheng Cohen LLC, 


Stéphanie Godof, JeantetAssociés, 

Paris, France 

Erik Wulff, DLA Piper LLP, 


11:00 am – 12:30 pm 

How to Protect the Deal – What 

Corporate Lawyers Need to Know 

About Arbitration and How They 

Can Avoid Pitfalls When Preparing 

Arbitration Clauses 



Our panel of leading international 

arbitration lawyers will provide an 

interactive overview for corporate 

attorneys regarding the crafting of 

enforceable international arbitration 

clauses. The panellists will present 

and discuss arbitration clauses in 

commercial/M&A agreements 

as well as agreements with state 

companies. The panel will discuss 

hidden pitfalls and implications 

of such clauses including: tiered 

clauses, consolidation, place of 

arbitration, number of arbitrators, 

allocation of costs, choice of law 

and the selection of the appropriate 

arbitral institution. The panel will 

also touch on the structuring of 

agreements to secure maximum 

protection under relevant bilateral 

and multilateral treaties for the 

protection of foreign investors. 

This panel is a must for all 

transactional lawyers. 


International Arbitration Committee, 


Committee 


Kevin O’Gorman, Fulbright & Jaworski 

L.L.P., Houston, Texas 


Justin D. Vineberg, Davies Ward 

Phillips & Vineberg LLP, Montréal, 

Québec, Canada 

Speakers: 

Isabel Fernandez de la Cuesta, King & 

Spalding LLP, Houston, Texas 

Jean-Christophe Honlet, Salans LLP, 

Paris, France 

Manuel Liatowitsch, Schellenberg 

Wittmer, Zurich, Switzerland 

11:00 am – 12:30 pm 

Ephemeral Boundaries: Cross-Border 

Implications of Cloud Computing 




Cloud computing, in which 

electronic information is processed 

and stored over the Internet, poses 

fundamental challenges to the 

most revered concepts of the rule 

of law: geographic basis for statutes 

and regulations; jurisdiction based 

upon physical presence; and data 

protection and privacy laws based 

upon the location of tangible assets 

such as hardware and people. Privacy 

and data protection laws requiring 

standards of protection for transfer 

to certain jurisdictions may pose 

challenges to cloud arrangements. 

Re-evaluation of traditional notions 

of disclosure and discovery of 

information in the cloud may also 

be in the offing as the Cloud alters 

these paradigms. 

This interactive session will explore 

such areas as contractual protections; 

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jurisdictional hurdles; privacy and 

data protection issues with regard 

to personal, sensitive or otherwise 

protected data in the Cloud; 

ownership user rights in intellectual 

property; and means to assure access 

to the data. 




Kenneth N. Rashbaum, Rashbaum 

Associates, LLC, New York, New York 

Speakers: 

Juliana Abrusio, Opice Blum Advogados 

Associados, São Paulo, Brazil (Invited) 

Theresa Beaufort, Google, Mountan View, 

California 

Alex Blumrosen, Bernard-Hertz-Béjot, 

Paris, France 

Fernando M. Pinguelo, Norris, 

McLaughlin & Marcus, P.C., Bridgewater, 

New Jersey 

and 2011 budget proposals to reform 

the U.S. international tax system. In 

addition, recent developments in IRS 

summons litigation, international 

information exchange agreements 

and treaties and the OECD initiative 

will be presented. 


International Tax Committee, International 

Corporate Counsel Forum, International 

Private Client Committee 


Alan S. Lederman, Gunster Yoakley & 

Stewart P.A., Fort Lauderdale, Florida 

Moderator: 

Jose (Tony) A. Santos, Jr., Miami, Florida 

Speakers: 

Wilhelm Haarmann, Haarmann 

Partnerschaftsgesellschaft, Frankfurt, 

Germany 

Bobbe Hirsh, Lipscomb, Brady & 

Eisenberg, PL, Chicago, Illinois 

11:00 am – 12:30 pm 

The American Assault on Tax Havens 

– Status Report 

International Finance; Public 

International Law/Rule of Law 

The White House, IRS, Treasury and 

Justice Department enforcement 

initiative aimed against individuals 

and companies who improperly 

utilize tax havens has significant 

implications for investors and 

businesses worldwide. The panel 

will review 2010 IRS initiatives, 

such as the enhanced enforcement 

of withholding tax compliance by 

non-financial businesses as well as 

financial institutions, and examine 

other international areas of IRS 

focus. The panel will discuss the 2010 

Foreign Account Tax Compliance 

Act, aimed against under-reporting of 

income through the use of accounts 

and entities in offshore jurisdictions, 

11:00 am – 12:30 pm 

Liberalizing the Gambling Sector in 

Europe and in the United States 


The gaming and gambling industry 

represents today a major source 

of revenue for governments, 

operators and for some few lucky 

gamblers. Operators and end-users 

in this sector are differently treated 

depending of their “national” 

identity / “geographic” placement. 

This is because the current 

regulatory models vary from full 

prohibition of gambling activities, 

monopoly, licensing system and 

full liberalization. The U.S. law 

prohibitions for example where 

challenged at the WTO level by 

Antigua who claimed that they 

resulted in a total ban of the supply 

of gambling services from outside the 

U.S. to U.S. consumers. 

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In Europe, a number of landmark 

cases have reversed the legitimacy of 

certain national gambling policies. 

In this changing environment, few 

governments such as France and Italy, 

are in the process of liberalizing this 

market. The shaping of these new 

regulatory models is questioned and 

represents a highly topical issue for 

the economic and legal world. 


Europe Committee, International 

Commercial Transactions, Franchising and 

Distribution Committee 


Aaron Schildhaus, Law Offices of Aaron 

Schildhaus, Washington, DC 


Martina Barcaroli, Vovan & Associés, 

Paris, France 

Speakers: 

Claudia Ricchetti, Lottomatica, 

Rome, Italy 

Stefano Sbordoni, Sbordoni Studio Legale, 

Rome, Italy 

Christel Shaldemose, European 

Parliament, Copenhagen, Denmark 

(Invited) 

Robert W. Stocker II, Dickinson Wright 

PLLC, Lansing, Michigan 

12:45 pm – 2:15 pm 

Luncheon with Keynote Speaker 

2:30 pm – 4:00 pm 

Social Media in the Workplace 



Social media such as Twitter and 

Facebook, has invaded the workplace, 

including company computers and 

company phones, even if not planned 

by corporates. Employees share their 

daily experiences, network with 

others professionally and personally, 

catch up with old friends and even 

make new ones. The flip side to all 

of this online activity is that the flow 

of information is fast and difficult to 

control. For businesses, that’s exciting 

but also dangerous, particularly since 

that information could be a valuable 

trade secret of a fellow employee. 

This seminar discusses the most 

critical danger spots for most 

businesses and provides the “best 

practices” needed to take advantage 

of the possibilities of social 

networking without falling victim 

to its traps. Thereby, all employment 

aspects including potential liabilities 

of employers and employees will 

be highlighted. 




Ueli Sommer, Walder Wyss & Partners, 


Moderator: 

J. Christopher Erb, The Erb Law Firm, PC, 

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 

Speakers: 

Philip Berkowitz, Nixon Peabody LLP, 

New York , New York 

Elaine Hutton, Apple, London, United 

Kingdom (Invited) 

Nicklas Lundblad, Google, San Francisco, 

California (Invited) 

Gwen Senlanne, Freshfields Bruckhaus 


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2:30 pm – 4:00 pm 

A Mock Arbitration Involving 

International Investment Claims 

Arising from the U.S. Financial ‹ 

Crisis: Will the U.S. be Liable for the 

Financial Crisis? 



The U.S. finds itself in the midst 

of the most severe financial crisis 

since the Great Depression of 

the 1930s. The U.S. Government 

has enacted measures in order 

to confront the financial crisis. 

Foreign investors who invested 

heavily in the U.S. have watched 

their investment severely affected by 

these government measures. A very 

real possibility exists that foreign 

investors will seek redress pursuant 

to international investment 

agreements. As the U.S. is signatory 

to forty-seven bilateral investment 

treaties, NAFTA and multiple free 

trade agreements, the potential 

for investment claims arising from 

government measures could prove 

to be significant. This program 

will feature a mock arbitration 

involving foreign investors seeking 

investment protection for claims 

arising out of the U.S. financial 

crisis. Mr. Roberto J. Aguirre Luzi 

will represent foreign investors. Mr. 

Aguirre Luzi’s practice focuses on 

international arbitration with an 

emphasis on international public 

law. Mr. Bart Legum will represent 

the Government. Mr. Legum has 

acted as lead counsel defending 

the U.S. Government in NAFTA 

investment arbitrations. The U.S. 

won every case decided under his 

tenure. The distinguished threemember 

Tribunal will include 

Ms. Yas Banifatemi, Ms. Carolyn 

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B. Lamm and Mr. Peter Turner 

as President and Moderator. The 

Tribunal will examine jurisdictional 

issues, expropriation, violation of 

the fair and equitable treatment 

standard, discriminatory treatment, 

state of necessity and preclusion 

before handing down an award. 


International Arbitration Committee, 

International Financial Products and 

Services Committee, International 

Securities and Capital Markets Committee 


Carol Mawn, Paris, France 

Mock Tribunal Members: 

Yas Banifatemi, Shearman & Sterling 

LLP, Paris, France 

Carolyn B. Lamm, White & Case LLP, 


Peter Turner, Freshfields Bruckhaus 


Representing Foreign Investors in the ‹ 

mock arbitration: 

Roberto J. Aguirre Luzi, King & 

Spalding LLP, Houston, Texas 

Representing the Government in the ‹ 

mock arbitration: 

Bart Legum, Salans LLP, Paris, France 

2:30 pm – 4:00 pm 

Cross-Border Real Estate Transactions 

in a Slow Market, Part III – The 

Situation in Europe 

International Finance; 


Part I of this interactive program 

focused on investments in the U.S., 

Part II focused on investments in 

developing countries. Part III will 

focus on the investment situation in 

Europe since the start of the financial 

crisis in the fall of 2008. This crisis 

brought cross-border real estate 

transactions in Europe to a near 

halt. Have funds started investing 


again in Europe? Has there been a 

change in the type of investments, 

vulture v. long-term? Are banks 

starting to lend again for real estate 

transactions? What are the pitfalls 

and ethical considerations attorneys 

and investors should be aware of in 

conducting cross-border transactions 

in Europe. How will the EU proposed 

Directive on Alternative Investment 

Fund Managers affect investments 

in Europe. A panel of attorneys and 

other real estate professionals will 

answer questions from a moderator 

and the audience about the situation 

in Europe in fall 2010. For anyone 

interested in what is happening in the 

European real estate and investment 

markets this is a must-attend program. 


Cross-Border Real Estate Practice 

Committee, International Investment 

and Development Committee, International 

Tax Committee, International Private 

Clients Committee 


Terry A. Selzer, Stampe, Haume & 

Hasselriis, Copenhagen, Denmark 

Speakers: 

Claudio Cocuzza, Cocuzza & Associati, 

Milan, Italy 

Michael Hornsby, Ernst & Young, 

Luxembourg, Luxembourg 

Evan Lazar, Salans LLP, Prague, Czech 

Republic 

Laine Skopina, Liepa, Skopina, Borenius, 

Riga, Latvia 

2:30 pm – 4:00 pm 

Economic Development and the Rule 

of Law in Post-Conflict Africa 


Numerous African countries are 

involved in or have recently emerged 

from horrific civil wars. As countries 

struggle to transition themselves post 

conflict, can rule of law initiatives 

such as institutional reform and 

democratic governance succeed 

when the root causes of conflict are 

not addressed? How can we break 

the cycle of impunity which exists in 

weakened economic states devoid of 

the benefits of the rule of law? 

This innovative program has been 

designed to provide a critical analysis 

of the connections between conflict 

and economic development. It will 

also focus on developing rule of 

law initiatives and practical peacebuilding 

strategies that encompass an 

economic development component. 

Participants will be engaged in a 

dynamic interaction with expert 

speakers who have intimate 

knowledge of the economic factors 

influencing the advancement of the 

rule of law in post-conflict Africa. 


International Human Rights Commitee 


Adejoke Babington-Ashaye, International 

Criminal Court, The Hague, The 

Netherlands 

Piper Hendricks, International Rights 

Advocate, Washington, DC 

Moderator: 

Victor Mroczka, Hughes Hubbard & Reed 

LLP, Washington, DC 

Speakers: 

Adeyemi Babington-Ashaye, World 

Economic Forum, Geneva, Switzerland 

Deborah Enix Ross, Debevoise & 

Plimpton LLP, New York, New York 

Nick Grono, International Crisis Group, 


Joss Saunders, Oxfam GB, Oxford, United 

Kingdom (Invited) 

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2:30 pm – 4:00 pm 

The Transatlantic Defense Trade: ‹ 

A New Divide Between Europe and ‹ 

the U.S.? 

Spotlight on Europe; International 

Trade/Regulatory 

European authorities recently 

issued a new procurement directive 

governing defense procurement 

among the European member states. 

The purpose behind the directive 

seems benign: to foster the growth 

of an integrated European defense 

market. In practice, however, the 

directive may raise new barriers to 

those outside the EU, including U.S. 

exporters, and it points up growing 

stresses in European-U.S. relations in 

export controls and the defense trade. 


International Procurement Committee, 


Committee 

Other Sponsors: 

ABA Section of Public Contract Law, 

International Procurement Committee 


John Lowe, Qioptiq, Paris, France 

Christopher Yukins, The George 

Washington University School of Law, 


Moderator: 

Michael Bowsher, Monckton Chambers, 


Speakers: 

Jeffrey Bialos, Sutherland Asbill & 

Brennan, Washington, DC 

Berthold Mitrenga, Beiten Burkhardt, 

Nuremberg, Germany 

Lorrine Romero, Thales-Raytheon 

Systems, LLC, Fullerton, California 

Klaus Wiedner, European Commission, 

Brussels, Belgium (Invited) 

4:00 pm – 4:30 pm 


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4:30 pm – 6:00 pm 

Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in 

the United States and in Europe 



European systems are reputed to be 

reluctant to enforce U.S. judgments. 

The concern regards mainly U.S. 

principles of personal jurisdiction 

and the U.S. approach to damages 

awards. Recent developments in the 

law of several European countries 

may however indicate a shift in 

the European perception to favor 

recognition of U.S. judgments. In 

the U.S., the enforcement of foreign 

judgments is a state matter. Most 

states have adopted a uniform law 

that requires enforcement, subject to 

limited exceptions. The new Hague 

Convention on Choice of Court 

Agreements has raised new issues 

in this area of the law. This program 

will explore the current state of U.S. 

and European laws relating to the 

enforcement of foreign judgments, 

including the impact of the new 

Convention, through arguments on 

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the same facts before a mock U.S. and 

French court. 



Program Chairs & Speakers: 

Guy S. Lipe, Vinson & Elkins LLP, 

Houston, Texas 

Nathalie Meyer Fabre, Meyer Fabre 

Avocats, Paris, France 

Moderator: 



Speakers: 


Simone LLC, New York, New York (Invited) 

Tim Portwood, Bredin Prat, Paris, France 

4:30 pm – 6:00 pm 

Public Private Partnerships, Europe. 

What do European Companies Know 

that the Rest of the World Can Learn? 

International Finance; 


European companies and 

governments have been in the 

vanguard of establishing public 

private partnerships to solve 

their infrastructure needs. From 

motorways to rail transportation, 

partnering with government has 

helped European companies become 

some of the largest infrastructure 

investment and construction entities 

in the world. The Americas are 

learning from these examples. The 

expertise and experience began in 

Europe and as lawyers engage in cross 

border infrastructure and finance 

transactions, the European examples 

can teach all of us important lessons 

and what to expect for the foreseeable 

future. This program will bring 

together experts from Europe to 

compare and contrast what different 

governments have done and are 

currently doing, how projects are 

financed and what they see as the 

future for the improvement of our 

aging infrastructure. 


International Procurement, International 

Commercial Transactions, Franchising and 

Distribution Committee 


Andrew J. (Josh) Markus, Carlton Fields, 

Miami, Florida 

Paul Lalonde, Heenan Blaikie LLP, 

Toronto, Ontario, Canada 

Speakers: 

Marc Fornacciari, Salans LLP, 

Paris, France 

Patricia Gonzalez, Cintra, Barcelona, 

Spain (Invited) 

Valérie Robert, International Development 

Law Organization, Rome, Italy (Invited) 

David Wright, PPP Solutions Limited, 


4:30 pm – 6:00 pm 

Briber Beware: International 

Enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt 

Practices Act and Related Anti- 

Corruption Efforts 




A key enforcement priority for 

international agencies continues 

to be the Foreign Corrupt 

Practices Act (FCPA) along with 

preventative measures being 

taken by organizations such as 

the Organisation for Economic 

Co-operation and Development 

(OECD) and the United Nations 

(UN). Understanding the 

enforcement trends in these 

areas are essential for those 

engaged in international business 

transactions. Equally critical is 

an understanding of compliance 

steps which can be taken to avoid 

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liability or which may be used to 

mitigate liability. This program will 

provide a practitioner’s approach 

to mitigating FCPA risk in diverse 

global organizations and provide 

a practical approach to managing 

a multi-disciplinary investigation 

for FCPA and commercial bribery 

violations. The program will also 

discuss recent developments in 

the field of commercial bribery 

and anti-money laundering with 

a focus on the European region. 

Panel members will discuss policy 

implications and suggest ways to 

more effectively prosecute and 

prevent anticorruption on a 

general level. 


Young Lawyer’s Interest Network (YIN), 

Asia/Pacific Committee, International 

Arbitration Committee, International 

Anti-Money Laundering Committee, 

International Anti-Corruption 

Committee, U.S. Lawyers Practicing 

Abroad, Law Student, LL.M., and New 

Lawyer Outreach Committee 


Dan Pickard, Wiley Rein LLP, 


Yevgenya Muchnik, Squire, Sanders & 

Dempsey L.L.P., Moscow, Russia 

Moderator: 

Joshua Fellenbaum, Mannheimer 

Swartling, Stockholm, Sweden 

Speakers: 

Prince Hassan, Amman, Jordan 

(Invited) 

Karl Hennessee, Airbus SAS, 

Blagnac, France 

Frances Kao, Skadden, Arps, Slate, 

Meagher & Flom LLP, Chicago, Illinois 

Barry O’Keefe, QC, Clayton Utz, 

Sydney, Australia 

4:30 pm – 6:00 pm 

Linking Corporate Practices to ‹ 

Human Rights Abuses: The New 

Approach to Accountability 



Corporate participation in human 

rights abuses has long been a concern, 

but increasingly, national courts 

have authorized legal remedies when 

such abuses occur. This program 

will explore the existing global 

trends in litigating corporate human 

rights cases, as well as legislative 

developments in this area. The 

panelists are at the forefront of the 

corporate human rights litigation 

movements in their respective 

countries and industries and promise 

to deliver experienced, insightful 

accounts of the direction in which 

the law is heading. The United States 

is in a critical phase right now with 

regard to these legal remedies in the 

wake of recent court rulings and 

recent declarations of the Obama 

Administration and the European 

Union has removed obstacles to 

multi-jurisdictional human rights 

litigation in the United Kingdom. 

In addition, a number of European 

countries have passed reporting 

legislation. Both the U.S. and 

Australia have also been looking at 

CSR legislation. 


Africa Committee, International Human 

Rights Committee, International Litigation 

Committee, Europe Committee, Corporate 

Social Responsibility Committee 


Gretchen C. Bellamy, Durham, 

North Carolina 

Nancy Kaymar Stafford, King & Spalding 

LLP, Atlanta, Georgia 

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Moderator: 

Andrew Clapham, Graduate Institute of 

International and Development Studies, 

Geneva, Switzerland 

Speakers: 

Christopher Avery, Business & Human 

Rights Centre, London, United Kingdom 

(Invited) 

Mary Robinson, Realizing Rights, New 

York, New York (Invited) 

John Ruggie, United Nations, Cambridge, 

Massachusetts (Invited) 

Shubhaa Srinivasan, Leigh Day & Co, 


4:30 pm – 6:00 pm 

Internet Piracy Folie a Deux: Society’s 

Stake in Initiatives for IP, Commerce, 

Arts and Pop Culture 


Piracy on the internet is the platform 

for the mad dance [folie a deux] of 

competing interests among ISPs, IP 

owners of film, tv, games, sports, 

art, music, e-commerce entities 

and telecommunications. Billions 

of dollars and euros disappear in 

the “ether” each year, as commerce, 

copyright and pop cultural icons are 

distributed in a vast and virtual world 

of tweets, and web sites like Facebook, 

myspace and others. Learn about 

John Doe litigation, safe harbors and 

Three Strikes solutions and other 

initiatives at this program which will 

also focus on the side effects of such 

initiatives. Attend this roundtable of 

global experts from diverse industries 

to learn how the U.S. and Europe 

have responded to this ever growing 

challenge. This program covers the 

most basic issue that confronts every 

person in today’s world of the web: 

How shall society mediate respect 

for privacy and access to culture, 

commerce, social networking and 

free expression? 



Rights Committee 


Jessica Darraby, The Art Law Firm, Los 

Angeles, California 

Benoit Van Asbroeck, Bird & Bird, LLP, 


Speakers: 

Jay Cooper, Greenberg Traurig, LLP, Santa 

Monica, California 

Marianne Grant, Motion Picture 

Association of America, Los Angeles, 

California 

Marie Francoise Marias, HADOPI, Paris, 

France (Invited) 

Mita Mitra, British Telecom, London, 


Marco Provvidera, Masci, Sassi, 

Provvidera & Associates, Rome, Italy 

7:00 pm – 11:00 pm 

Chair’s Closing Reception at ‹ 

Musee d’Orsay‹ 

1 Rue de la Légion d’Honneur, Paris 

With thanks to our sponsor 

JeantetAssociés 

On the eve of the 1900 World Fair, 

the French government ceded 

the land to the Orleans railroad 

company, who, disadvantaged by 

the remote location of the Gare 

d’Austerlitz, planned to build a 

more central terminus station on 

the site of the ruined Palais d’Orsay. 

The project was a challenging 

one due to the vicinity of the 

Louvre and the Palais de la Légion 

d’honneur: the new station needed 

to be perfectly integrated into its 

elegant surroundings. 

The station and hotel, built within 

two years, were inaugurated for the 

World Fair on July 14, 1900. Laloux 

chose to mask the modern metallic 

structures with the façade of the 

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hotel, which, built in the academic 

style using finely cut stone from 

the regions of Charente and Poitou, 

successfully blended in with its 

noble neighbors. 

Inside, all the modern techniques 

were used: ramps and lifts for 

luggage, elevators for passengers, 

sixteen underground railtracks, 

reception services on the ground 

floor and electric traction. The 

open porch and lobby continued 

into the great hall which was 32 

meters high, 40 meters wide and 

138 meters long. The Gare d’Orsay 

then successively served different 

purposes: it was used as a mailing 

centre for sending packages to 

prisoners of war during the Second 

World War, then those same 

prisoners were welcomed there 

on their returning home after the 

Liberation. It was then used as a 

set for several films, such as Kafka’s 

The Trial adapted by Orson Welles, 

and as a haven for the Renaud- 

Barrault Theatre Company and for 

auctioneers, while the Hôtel Drouot 

was being rebuilt. The hotel closed its 

doors on January 1, 1973, not without 

having played a historic role: General 

de Gaulle held the press conference 

announcing his return to power in its 

ballroom (the Salle des Fêtes). 

In 1975, the Direction des Musées de 

France already considered installing 

a new museum in the train station, 

in which all of the arts from the 

second half of the 19th century 

would be represented. The official 

decision to build the Musée d’Orsay 

was made by President Valéry 

Giscard d’Estaing’s initiative. The 

building was classified a Historical 

Monument in 1978 and a civil 

commission was created to oversee 

the construction and organization 

of the museum. The President of 

the Republic, François Mitterrand, 

inaugurated the new museum on 

December 1, 1986, and it opened to 

the public on December 9. 

The Fall Meeting draws to a close 

in one of the most spectacular 

buildings of Paris, join the Section 

Chair and the Meeting Co-Chairs 

as you are surrounded by history to 

bid au revoir to another successful 

Fall Meeting. 

11:30 pm – 1:30 am 

After-Hours Reception‹ 

Location to be determined, Paris 


Association Internationale des Jeunes 

Avocats (AIJA) 

Not ready to say goodbye? Join 

Section members new and old at 

this after-hours event following 

the Chair’s Closing Reception. All 

Fall Meeting attendees are invited! 

Stop by to unwind and raise a 

glass to celebrate another exciting 

Fall Meeting and to all the new 

professional acquaintances you have 

made during the week. 

ARIS 


Saturday, November 6 

7:30 am – 9:30 am 

Council Continental Breakfast 

9:00 am – 1:00 pm 

Council Meeting 

ABA International’s Council, the 

Section’s policy-making body, will 

debate major policy initiatives 

and be addressed by many visiting 

dignitaries and bar leaders from 

outside the U.S. The Council 

Meeting is open to all Fall Meeting 

registrants; everyone is encouraged 

to attend. 

saturday,‹ 

november 6 


2 0 1 0 F a l l M e e t i n g 

G e n e r a l I n f o r m a t i o n 

REGISTRATIONS/EARLY BIRD DISCOUNTS 

Registrations must be postmarked no later than September 20, 2010, to receive 

the early bird discount. Registrations must be received by the Section office by 

October 15, 2010, for registrants to be included in the List of Attendees. 

REFUND POLICY 

■■ 

Cancellations must be made in writing and received by the Section office 

by October 18, 2010, for a full refund of fees, less a $100 administrative 

fee. No refund of registration or fee for a ticketed event will be granted 

after that date except in the case of medical emergency or extenuating 

circumstances approved by the Section in its sole discretion. 

■■ 

When a completed registration form and payment have been submitted 

to the Section office either by mail, fax or email, the registration is 

considered to be a firm commitment and you will be expected to pay the 

registration and any ticketed event fees, unless a written cancellation is 

received as set forth above. 

■■ 

Individuals may re-sell their purchased event tickets (luncheons only) 

to other meeting attendees unless the ticket is indicated to be “nontransferable.” 

■■ 

Any refunds issued will be processed to the credit card on file for 

individuals who made fee payment via credit card. 

general information 

ALL-INCLUSIVE REGISTRATION PRICING 

The registration rates for the 2010 Fall Meeting are all-inclusive meaning that 

your registration fee (as applicable per rate category) includes tickets for each of 

the four (4) evening receptions; only luncheon and guest tickets are additional. 

If you have any questions about the registration process or the rate structure, 

please contact Jessica Smith, Meeting Planner, at smithj@staff.abanet.org or at 

+1-202-662-1673. 

EVENT TICKETS 

While tickets for evening receptions are included in the registration fees for the 

Fall Meeting, luncheon and guest tickets must be purchased separately. These 

tickets can be purchased on the registration form or on-site the day before 

the event is scheduled. We regret that because we must guarantee our final 

numbers with the hotel and venues in advance of the event date, we can not sell 

same-day tickets. There will, however, be a board in the registration area where 

meeting attendees can exchange and gift tickets. 

ARIS 


HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS 

The host hotel for the 2010 Fall Meeting is The Westin Paris located at 3 

Rue de Castiglione in Paris. The Westin Paris has reserved a limited block of 

rooms for the group until October 18, 2010, at the special low per night rate of 

270 c (inclusive of taxes, daily breakfast and in-room Wi-Fi) per single room 

(additional 20 € for double occupancy). You are encouraged to make your 

reservations early as availability in the group room block is not guaranteed 

if the inventory is consumed prior to the date noted above. To reserve your 

accommodations at this hotel, please call 1-888-357-1078 (U.S. and Canada 

only) and reference the “ABA Section of International Law Fall Meeting.” 

Reservations may also be made online. Please visit the 2010 Fall Meeting web 

site at http://www.abanet.org/intlaw/fall10/ for additional details. 

TRAVEL INFORMATION 

You are encouraged to make your airline reservations via the online ABA 

Travel site where you automatically receive special negotiated ABA discounts 

on airfare and car rentals from a variety of carriers. Visit www.abanet.org/ 

travel to make your travel arrangements. If you have not used this site before, it 

takes only a few moments to establish a username and password allowing you 

to immediately book your reservations. 

If you are traveling from a country that requires a Visa be issued, please 

be sure to start the application process well in advance. If you need any 

assistance during the process, please contact Jessica Smith, Meeting Planner, 

at smithj@staff.abanet.org or at +1-202-662-1673. 

DRESS CODE 

For the 2010 Fall Meeting, business attire is appropriate for programs and 

meetings as well as the planned social networking events. 

MANDATORY CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION CREDIT (MCLE) 

Accreditation has been requested for the 2010 Fall Meeting programs by the 

ABA MCLE Division from every state in the U.S. with general mandatory 

continuing legal education requirements for all lawyers admitted in that state. 

All appropriate paperwork will be available at the CLE Information Booth onsite 

at The Westin Paris. Information will be forthcoming as to whether this 

meeting will be offered for credit to New York “Transitional attorneys,” “Non- 

Transitional attorneys,” or both. 

In addition, CPD accreditation will also be available. Please visit The Law 

Society of England & Wales exhibit booth to sign up in for your CPD points. 


EXHIBIT AREA 

The exhibition area (featuring exhibitors, sponsors and cooperating entity 

displays) will be open from Wednesday, November 3 through Friday, 

November 5 on the Ground Floor Level of The Westin Paris. Representatives 


from a variety of service providers catering to the legal community will 

showcase their latest products and services to aid you in your practice. If you 

are interested in partnering with the Section as an exhibitor or sponsor, please 

contact Audrey Lamb, Senior Meeting Planner, at lamba@staff.abanet.org or 

at +1-202-662-1663. 

15% MEETING DISCOUNT ON SECTION PUBLICATIONS 

Stop by the Publications Display in the Registration and Exhibit Area on the 

Ground Floor Level of The Westin Paris to preview the most popular Section 

titles and receive a 15% discount on all publication orders. 


ARIS 


2010 Fall Meeting registration form 

Online registration is strongly encouraged. Pre-registration closes on Friday, October 15 th , 2010. 

All registrations received after October 15 th (including on-site registrations) will be subject to a 15% increase in price. 

I. Registrant Information 

ABA ID # (if applicable): 

Name: 

(TYPE or PRINT your name CLEARLY as you wish it to appear on badge.) 

Firm/Organization: 

Address: 

City: 

State/Province/Region: 

Postal Code: 

Country: 

Telephone: 

Fax: 

E-mail: 

First-time attendee of a Section meeting? 

II. Guest Information 

One guest is allowed per full-paid registrant. Guests may attend ticketed 

events ONLY but must purchase a ticket for entry. Guests will NOT be 

permitted into any CLE/CPD programming session unless they register as a 

conference attendee. 

Name of Guest: 

Firm/Organization: 

Inclusive Guest Ticket for Evening Receptions @ $450 

________ 

*Individual guest tickets are available upon request* 

III. Program Registration Fees 

Fees are ALL INCLUSIVE. Admission includes all CLE programs and 

committee meetings (dinners excluded), and all Networking Breaks 

& Receptions. 

Early Bird Standard 

Check one of the following: by Sept. 20 Sept. 21 to Oct. 15* 

International Law Section Member Rates: 

Full Section Member $1195 $1355 

Full-time Law Student $595 $745 

Young Lawyer (35 years and under) $895 $1075 

Full-time Gov. / Academics / NGOs $895 $1075 

Corporate Counsel $895 $1075 

Wed., Thurs. OR Fri. Programming $495 $595 

Non-Section Member Rates**: 

Non-Member $1395 $1595 

Full-time Law Student $795 $1045 

Young Lawyer (35 years and under) $1095 $1335 

Full-time Gov. / Academics / NGOs $1095 $1335 

Corporate Counsel $1095 $1335 

Wed., Thurs. OR Fri. Programming $695 $795 

Member of a Cooperating Organization: $1195 $1355 

Name of Entity: 

* All registrations received after October 15th (including on-site registrations) will be subject to a 15% increase in price 

** Go to Step Five to receive FREE Section membership! ($55 value) 

Qty 

IV. Ticketed Event Fees 

Tickets are limited and subject to space availability on a first come, 

first served basis. Onsite ticket sales close 24 hours before the event 

takes place; note that tickets may not be available onsite. Please be 

sure to indicate below how many tickets you require for each event 

(include accompanying guests). 

Event Name Qty Total $ 

Wed., Luncheon with Keynote Speaker _____ @ $100 each _______ 

Thurs., Luncheon with Keynote Speaker _____ @ $100 each _______ 

Fri., Luncheon with Keynote Speaker _____ @ $100 each _______ 

Do you require special dietary needs? If so, please describe. ________ 

________________________________________________________ 

V. Sign Up for International Law 

Section Membership 

Membership dues are free for ABA Members when registering for the 2010 

Fall Meeting as a Non-Member or Member of a Cooperating Organization. 

____ Lawyer Member* (a $55 value) 

____ Associate * (a $55 value) 

____ Law Student 

*ABA Membership is a prerequisite of Section membership. If you are not 

already an ABA member, please call 800-285-2221 or visit membership’s 

website at http://www.abanet.org/intlaw/membership/home.html. 

Please note: Free Section membership only applies to an individual who 

has not been a member of the Section at any time during the past two years. 

VI. Purchase Extra Conference Materials 

Conference Materials will be provided to registrants on CD-ROM at no 

extra cost. If you would like to purchase an additional meeting CD, please 

indicate the number below and submit payment. NOTE: You will not be 

eligible for CLE credit if you purchase a Meeting CD and are unable to 

attend the meeting. 

Yes, I would like to purchase an additional CD-ROM @ $80 each 

Qty:_______ Total Amount: $ _________ 

VII. Contribute to the Section’s Rule of 

Law Activities 

If you would like to make a tax deductible contribution to the Section’s 

Program Support Fund, which supports its rule of law, technical legal 

assistance, and international law-related educational public service 

activities, please do so below. 

Yes, I would like to make a contribution to the Section’s Program Support 

Fund in the amount of $______________. 

Please make checks payable to the ABA Fund of Justice and Education. Contributions 

will be received through the ABA Fund for Justice and Education, a 501(c)(3) 

charitable fund of the ABA. Gift acknowledgement will be sent to the address provided 

on this form. Note: If paying via credit card, your card will be charged twice: once for 

registration, and once for your contribution.

VIII. Make Your Payment 

Refunds will not be issued for cancellations received after 

October 18, 2010. 

PAYING BY CREDIT CARD: 

Please include the following information when making payment via credit 

card. Return this form by mail, fax (+1.202.662.1669) or email to 

smithj@staff.abanet.org. 

Credit Card Type: Visa MasterCard American Express 

Total Payment: $_ ___________________________________________ 

Card Number: _ ___________________________________________ 

Expiration Date: _ ___________________________________________ 

Data Protection Notice - Please sign below: By submitting this completed 

2010 Fall Meeting registration form, you are providing us with personal 

information. By registering and signing this form below, you consent to our 

use of that information to complete the registration process and to compile 

data which the Section may use for Section membership and programming 

purposes only. Your payment information, including credit card information is 

used only to process payment for your 2010 Fall Meeting registration fees and 

is not retained for any other purposes whatsoever. 

Your signature: 

Date: 

PAYING BY WIRE TRANSFER: 

Please include the following information when making payment via 

wire transfer: 

In Dollars: 

Name of Section: American Bar Association, Section of International Law 

Meeting: 2010 Fall Meeting 

Bank Name: Bank of America 

Bank Address: 730 Fifteenth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20009 

Bank Routing #: 054001204 

Account Name: American Bar Association 

Account Number: 002086136405 

SWIFT Code: BOFAUS3N 

In Euros: 

Name of Section: American Bar Association, Section of International Law 

Meeting: 2010 Fall Meeting 

Bank Name: Bank of America N.A. London 

SWIFT Code: BOFAGB22 

IBAN Code: GB89BOFA16505095687029 

Beneficiary: BOA Domestic Deposit # 5687 

BOA Domestic Deposit Account # 600895687029 

Reference ABA Fund Account # 10976002 

PAYING BY CHECK: 

Please make check payments payable to the American Bar Association in 

USD. Return this form by mail to the address below. 

IX. Refund Policy 

Cancellations must be made in writing and received by the Section office by 

October 18, 2010, for a full refund of fees, less a $100.00 administration fee. 

No refund of registration or fee for a ticketed event will be granted after that 

date except in the case of medical emergency or extenuating circumstances 

approved by the Section in its sole discretion. 

When a completed registration form and payment have been submitted to the 

Section office either by mail, email or fax, the registration is considered to be 

a firm commitment and you will be expected to pay the registration and any 

ticketed event fees, unless a written cancellation is received as set forth above. 

Any refunds issued will be processed to the credit card on file for individuals 

who made registration payment via credit card. 

X. Travel Information 

The host hotel for the 2010 Fall Meeting is The Westin Paris located at 3 Rue 

De Castiglione, Paris, France 75001. The Westin Paris has reserved a limited 

block of rooms for the group until October 18, 2010, at the special low per 

night rate of 270€ per single room (additional 20€ for double occupancy) 

inclusive of daily breakfast buffet in the hotel and free in-room WiFi. You are 

encouraged to make your reservations early as availability in the group room 

block is not guaranteed if the inventory is consumed prior to the date noted 

above. Reservations may be made online. Please visit the 2010 Fall Meeting 

web site at http://www.abanet.org/intlaw/fall10/ for additional details. 

You are encouraged to make your airline reservations online via the American 

Bar Association (ABA) travel site where you automatically receive specially 

negotiated ABA airfare and car rental discounts from a variety of carriers. 

Simply visit www.abanet.org/travel to make your travel arrangements. If 

you have not used this site before, it only takes a few moments to establish a 

username and password allowing you to immediately book your reservations. 

XI. MCLE/CLE Credit and CPD Hours 

MCLE/CLE CREDIT: 

You will be required to fill in your State License Number on the MCLE/CLE 

sign in sheet at the 2010 Fall Meeting. Please come to the meeting with your 

license number(s) for those states you will be obtaining MCLE/CLE credit. 

MCLE/CLE credit has been requested. For delegates where MCLE/CLE is 

mandatory, a Certificate of Attendance will be provided onsite. 

CPD hours have been requested: For delegates from countries where 

CPD hours is mandatory, a Conference Certificate of Attendance will be 

provided onsite. 

For questions regarding MCLE/CLE credit and CPD hours please visit the CLE 

Information Booth at the Meeting. 

XII. Let Us Know If You Require Assistance 

Please indicate if, under the Americans with Disabilities Act, you require 

specific aid or service during your attendance at the 2010 Fall Meeting: 

Audio Visual Mobile 

Online registration is strongly encouraged. Pre-registration closes on Friday, October 15 th , 2010. 

All registrations received after October 15 th (including on-site registrations) will be subject to a 15% increase in price. 

Mail to: 

ABA Section of International Law 

2010 Fall Meeting 

Attention: Jessica Smith 

740 Fifteenth Street, NW 

Washington, DC 20005 USA 

or fax to +1 202.662.1669 

*Please allow up to three (3) weeks for processing. 

*If you are completing the hard copy registration form and 

require a receipt please contact the Section office via email at 

smithj@staff.abanet.org. Receipt and confirmation of registration 

will not be available until payment is received and processed.

S c h e d u l e at a g l a n c e 

1:00-8:00 Registration 

CORPORATE / TRANSACTIONAL 

CORPORATE COUNSEL / 

LAW PRACTICE DISPUTE RESOLUTION / LITIGATION INTERNATIONAL FINANCE 

INTERNATIONAL 

TRADE / REGULATORY 

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2010 

2:00-3:30 Doing Business in the CIS: Local Advice, 

Global Perspective 

Judges Roundtable 

3:30-5:00 Meet the Section of International Law: 

Who We Are, Why We Are Here and What 

We Can Do for You! 

5:00-6:30 Legal Education International: A View 

from Europe 

6:30-7:30 Speed Networking - A Fun Way to Meet ABA Members and Start the Fall Meeting 

7:30-9:00 Opening Reception at The Westin Paris 

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2010 


7:45-8:30 Meet Your Division Chairs Continental Breakfast 

7:45-9:00 Continental Breakfast 

8:30-9:00 Opening Plenary Session 

9:00-10:30 Mergers & 

Acquisitions: 

A Brave New 

World 

Executive Pay and 

Loyalty: Strategies 

for Global Employers 

and Issues for 


10:30-11:00 Networking Break and “How To” Series 

11:00-12:30 Museums as the 

New Diplomats 

of International 

Relations: The 

Cultural Avatar 

for Rule of Law, 

Economic 

Growth and 

Nation Building 

Europe’s North 

American Invasion 

- EU Bilateral Trade 

Agreements with 

Canada and Mexico 

vs. NAFTA 

SHOWCASE 



for Global 

Employers and 

Issues for Mobile 

Executives 

Rainmaking 

Woman-Style: 

Moving Past 

Unwritten Rules 

to Become Your 

Own Star 

Recent Trends 

in Antitrust 

Enforcement by 

National Competition 

Authorities in 

Europe 

Status of 

Convergence 

between U.S. 

GAAP and IFRS: 

Implications for 

Corporate Counsel 

and Corporate 

Clients 

Anatomy of 

International 

Arbitration 

SHOWCASE 

12:45-2:15 Luncheon with Minister of Economic Affairs, Industry and Employment of France, Madame Christine Lagarde 

2:30-4:00 You Always Hurt the One You Love: 

Parent and Sibling Company Liability for 

Corporate Affiliates 


4:30-6:00 Why There? The Unasked Questions 

About Selecting the Place of Arbitration 

7:00-9:00 Reception at Hôtel de Ville 

9:00-11:00 Committee Dinners 


7:45-8:45 Committee Breakfasts 


9:00-10:30 Navigating a Rocky Economy - Legal 

Advice When Your Client or Counterparty 

is in Distress 


11:00-12:30 Apples and Oranges: The Hazards of a 

Hasty Choice of Law in M&A Contracts 

SHOWCASE 

12:45-2:15 Luncheon with Distinguished Speaker 

2:30-4:00 Issues and Pitfalls when Negotiating and 

Enforcing Reps, Warranties and Indemnities 

in M&A Agreements 


4:30-6:00 Have Corporate Governance Models 

Achieved Their Goals During the 2007- 

2009 Crisis? 

7:00-9:00 Reception at the Tribunal de Commerce de Paris 

9:00-11:00 Committee Dinners 

Cultural 

Competency in 

a Global Arena: 

Diversity, Equality 

and Inclusion for 

the International 

Lawyer 

You Always Hurt 

the One You Love: 

Parent and Sibling 

Company Liability 

for Corporate Affiliates 

Going Global: How to Grow, Staff, and 

Manage an International In-House Legal 

Department 

Lost in Translation - Cross-Border 

Employment Law Issues for Multinational 

Employers 

The Growth of Lobbying and Evolution 

of Lobbying Regulation: A Comparative 

Perspective 

The Wages of Sin: Legal Consequences 

of Misclassifying Employees, Independent 

Contractors and Others 

Proactively Avoiding 

Pitfalls that Kill 


Have Corporate 

Governance 

Models Achieved 

Their Goals During 

the 2007-2009 

Crisis? 

Protecting Cultural 

Property in the 

Event of Armed 

Conflicts 

Two Wrongs Don’t Make A Right? The 

Rise of Private Litigation and the Interplay 

with Public Antitrust Enforcement Around 

the Globe 

A Postmortem of 

a Meltdown: Lessons, 

Failures... 

and the Future 

SHOWCASE 

You Always Hurt 

the One You Love: 

Parent and Sibling 

Company Liability 

for Corporate 

Affiliates 

Stranger In A Strange Land: 

Cross-Cultural Issues in the Courts 

SHOWCASE 

Class Actions: Will Emerging Concepts 

in U.S. Class Actions Find Their Way into 

European Judicial Systems and What 

Might the U.S. Learn from Europe? 

Victory Abroad: Successfully Taking and 

Defending Depositions Abroad 

Arbitration 

Clauses in 

International Tax 

Treaties - Do They 

Work? 


Forum - 

Shopping, 

Regulatory 

Competition and 

Business as Legal 

Combat 

SHOWCASE 

Who Pays for Litigation? - Cross-Border 

Differences in Funding 

Mergers & Acquisitions: A Brave 

New World 

Status of Convergence between 

U.S. GAAP and IFRS: Implications 

for Corporate Counsel and 

Corporate Clients 

A Postmortem of a Meltdown: 

Lessons, Failures...and the Future 

SHOWCASE 

Cross-Border Insolvencies in a 

Transatlantic Context: Recognition 

of Foreign Main Proceedings 

Open Sesame: Demystifying Doing 

Business in Emerging Economies 

Apples and Oranges: The Hazards 

of a Hasty Choice of Law in M&A 

Contracts 

SHOWCASE 

Arbitration Clauses in International 

Tax Treaties - Do They Work? 

Proactively Avoiding Pitfalls that Kill 


Recent Trends in Antitrust 

Enforcement by National 

Competition Authorities 

in Europe 

Two Wrongs Don’t Make A 

Right? The Rise of Private 

Litigation and the Interplay 

with Public Antitrust 

Enforcement Around 

the Globe 

Multi-Jurisdictional Merger 

Review: A 12 Step Program 

for Corporate Counsel and 

Transactional Lawyers 

Pricing and Distribution 

Across Borders: How to 

Avoid Antitrust Exposure 

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2010 

Open Sesame: 

Demystifying Doing 

Business in Emerging 

Economies 

Going Green Without Going 

Mad: Requirements, 

Challenges and Strategies 

for Compliance with REACH, 

the EU’s Most Recent 

Regulatory Regime 

International Forum- 

Shopping, Regulatory 

Competition and Business 

as Legal Combat 

SHOWCASE 

Fashion as a Business: 

Intellectual Property in the 

Fashion Industry 

PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL 

LAW / RULE OF LAW SPOTLIGHT ON EUROPE YOUNG LAWYERS 

Protecting Cultural Property in the Event 

of Armed Conflicts 

‘Round the 

World: A Good 

Governance 

Update 

Cultural 

Competency in 

a Global Arena: 

Diversity, Equality 

and Inclusion for 

the International 

Lawyer 

Stranger In A Strange Land: 

Cross-Cultural Issues in the Courts 

SHOWCASE 

Global Privacy, Data Protection and 

Security Across Borders 

SHOWCASE 

How to Share the Burden of Refugees in 

the European Union 

Expanding the Rule of Law Agenda to 

Achieve Greater Impact: Why Private 

International Law Matters to Good 

Governance, Economic Development and 

the Rule of Law 

National Security, Immigration and the 

Rule of Law 

SHOWCASE 

Doing Business in the CIS: Local Advice, 

Global Perspective 

Legal Education International: A View 

from Europe 

Globalized Law: 

How European 

States are Influencing 

New Corporate 

Responsibility 

Standards 

Europe’s North 

American 

Invasion - EU 

Bilateral Trade 

Agreements 

with Canada and 

Mexico vs. NAFTA 

SHOWCASE 



for Global Employers 

and Issues for 


Museums as the 

New Diplomats of 

International Relations: 

The Cultural 

Avatar for Rule of 

Law, Economic 

Growth and Nation 

Building 

Multi-Jurisdictional Merger Review: A 12 

Step Program for Corporate Counsel and 

Transactional Lawyers 

Global Privacy, Data Protection and Security 

Across Borders 

SHOWCASE 

How to Share the 

Burden of Refugees 

in the European 

Union 

The Growth of Lobbying 

and Evolution 

of Lobbying Regulation: 

A Comparative 

Perspective 

The Wages of Sin: Legal Consequences 

of Misclassifying Employees, Independent 

Contractors and Others 

Fashion as a Business: Intellectual Property 

in the Fashion Industry 

Pathways to Employment in International Law 


SHOWCASE 

Rainmaking Woman-Style: Moving Past 

Unwritten Rules to Become Your Own Star 

Cultural Competency in a Global Arena: 

Diversity, Equality and Inclusion for the 

International Lawyer 

Why There? The Unasked Questions About 

Selecting the Place of Arbitration 

Global Privacy, 

Data Protection 

and Security 

Across Borders 

SHOWCASE 

Class Actions: Will 

Emerging Concepts in 

U.S. Class Actions Find 

Their Way into European 

Judicial Systems and 

What Might the U.S. 

Learn from Europe? 

Victory Abroad: Successfully Taking and 

Defending Depositions Abroad 

Arbitration 

Clauses in 

International Tax 

Treaties - Do They 

Work? 

Issues and Pitfalls when 

Negotiating and Enforcing 

Reps, Warranties 

and Indemnities in M&A 

Agreements 

Who Pays for Litigation? - Cross-Border 

Differences in Funding


CORPORATE / TRANSACTIONAL 

7:45-8:45 Committee Breakfasts 


9:00-10:30 ICANN and 

its Planned 

Expansion of the 

Internet Domain 

Name System: 

A Return to the 

Wild West? 

Local Economics 

Meets Global 

Migration: A Global 

Review of Recent 

Restrictive Immigration 

Measures 

and Their Impact on 

Global Mobility 


11:00-12:30 Control vs. Freedom? Negotiating 

International Franchise Agreements 

12:45-2:15 Luncheon with Distinguished Speaker 

2:30-4:00 Cross-Border Real Estate Transactions 

in a Slow Market, Part III - The Situation 

in Europe 


4:30-6:00 Public Private Partnerships, Europe: What 

Do European Companies Know that the 

Rest of the World Can Learn 

7:00-11:00 Chair’s Closing Reception at Musee d’Orsay 

11:30 After-Hours Reception (Location TBD) 

7:30-9:30 Council Continental Breakfast 

9:00-1:00 Council Meeting 

CORPORATE COUNSEL / 

LAW PRACTICE DISPUTE RESOLUTION / LITIGATION INTERNATIONAL FINANCE 

ICANN and its Planned Expansion of the 

Internet Domain Name System: A Return 

to the Wild West? 

How to Protect the Deal - What Corporate 

Lawyers Need to Know About Arbitration 

and How They Can Avoid Pitfalls When 

Preparing Arbitration Clauses 

SHOWCASE 


Linking Corporate 

Practices to 

Human Rights 

Abuses: The 

New Paradigm in 

Accountability 

Briber Beware: 


Enforcement 

of the Foreign 

Corrupt Practices 

Act and Related 

Anti-Corruption 

Efforts 

SHOWCASE 

EU Privacy Regulations: Conducting Due 

Diligence, Internal Inquiries and Discovery 

from the U.S. 

SHOWCASE 

Ephemeral Boundaries: Cross-Border 

Implications of Cloud Computin 

A Mock Arbitration Involving International 

Investment Claims Arising from the U.S. 

Financial Crisis: Will the U.S. be Liable for 

the Financial Crisis? 

SHOWCASE 

Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in the 

United States and in Europe 

The American Assault on Tax 

Havens - Status Report 

Cross-Border 

Real Estate 

Transactions in 

a Slow Market, 

Part III - The 

Situation in 

Europe 

INTERNATIONAL 

TRADE / REGULATORY 

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2010 

A Mock 

Arbitration 

Involving 


Investment 

Claims Arising 

from the U.S. 

Financial Crisis: 

Will the U.S. 

be Liable for 

the Financial 

Crisis? 

SHOWCASE 

Public Private Partnerships, Europe: 

What Do European Companies 

Know that the Rest of the World 

Can Learn 

Local Economics Meets 

Global Migration: A Global 

Review of Recent Restrictive 

Immigration Measures 

and Their Impact on Global 

Mobility 

Ephemeral Boundaries: 

Cross-Border Implications of 

Cloud Computing 

The Transatlantic Defense 

Trade: A New Divide 

Between Europe and the 

U.S.? 


Enforcement of the Foreign 

Corrupt Practices Act and 

Related Anti-Corruption 

Efforts 

SHOWCASE 

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2010 

PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL 

LAW / RULE OF LAW SPOTLIGHT ON EUROPE YOUNG LAWYERS 

The Role of International 

Criminal 

Courts and 

Tribunals: How 

Do We Measure 

Success? 

Models for 

Implementation of 

the 1970 UNESCO 

Convention on 

Cultural Property: 

A Look Back and 

Prognosis for the 

Future 

The American Assault on Tax Havens - 

Status Report 

Economic Development and Rule of Law 

in Post-Conflict Africa 

Linking Corporate Practices to Human 

Rights Abuses: The New Paradigm in 

Accountability 

The Role of International Criminal Courts and 

Tribunals: How Do We Measure Success? 

Liberalizing the Gambling Sector in Europe 

and in the United States 

The Transatlantic Defense Trade: A New 

Divide Between Europe and the U.S.? 

Internet Piracy Folie 

a Deux: Society’s 

Stake in Initiatives 

for IP, Commerce, 

Arts and Pop 

Culture 

Enforcement of 

Foreign Judgments 

in the United States 

and in Europe 

EU Privacy Regulations: 

Conducting 

Due Diligence, 

Internal Inquiries 

and Discovery 

from the U.S. 

SHOWCASE 

Control vs. 

Freedom? 

Negotiating International 

Franchise 

Agreements 


Enforcement 

of Foreign 

Judgments in the 

United States and 

in Europe 

ICANN and its Planned 

Expansion of the Internet 

Domain Name System: A 

Return to the Wild West? 

Ephemeral Boundaries: 

Cross-Border 

Implications of Cloud 

Computing 


Enforcement of the 

Foreign Corrupt Practices 

Act and Related Anti- 

Corruption Efforts 

SHOWCASE 

MINI-TRACKS 

ANTITRUST LAW 

“HOW TO” SERIES 

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2010 

9:00-10:30 Recent Trends in Antitrust Enforcement by National Competition Authorities in Europe 

10:30-11:00 “Developing Programs with the Section”, “Section Publishing – How to Get Your Name in Print” and “Policy and the Section” 

11:00-12:30 Two Wrongs Don’t Make A Right? The Rise of Private Litigation and the Interplay with Public Antitrust Enforcement Around the Globe 

2:30-4:00 Multi-Jurisdictional Merger Review: A 12 Step Program for Corporate Counsel and Transactional Lawyers 


4:30-6:00 Pricing and Distribution Across Borders: How to Avoid Antitrust Exposure 

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2010 

9:00-10:30 Open Sesame: Demystifying Doing Business in Emerging Economies Class Actions: Will Emerging Concepts in U.S. Class Actions Find Their Way into 

European Judicial Systems and What Might the U.S. Learn from Europe? 


11:00-12:30 

2:30-4:00 


4:30-6:00 

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2010 

9:00-10:30 


11:00-12:30 

2:30-4:00 


4:30-6:00

FALL MEETING - International Law Students Association

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