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International SectionSeasonal Meeting 2012October 10-13, 2012 Pestana Palace Lisbon, Portugal
Pre-MeetingOctober 8, 2012Hyatt Regency HotelCasablanca, Morocco
NYSBA
Integration and Growth in Europe and the World
N E W Y O R K S T A T E B A R A S S O C I A T I O N
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NEW YORK STEERING COMMITTEENeil A. Quartaro Watson Farley & Williams LLP
Andrew D. Otis Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP
Andre R. Jaglom Tannenbaum Helpern Syracuse & Hirschtritt LLP
Glenn G. Fox Alston & Bird LLP
Gerald Ferguson Baker Hostetler
Thomas Pieper Chadbourne & Parke LLP
Nancy Thevenin Baker & McKenzie LLP
Diane O’Connell PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
LOCAL STEERING COMMITTEEPedro Pais de Almeida Abreu Advogados
Pedro Rebelo de Sousa SRS Advogados
Tiago Mareiros Moreira Vieira de Almeida & Associados
Ivone Rocha JPAB – José Pedro Aguiar-Branco & Associados
Rafael Lucas Pires Serra Lopes, Cortes Martins & Associados
CASAbLANCA STEERING COMMITTEE
Mehdi M. bennani Bennani & Associes, LLP
Abd El Karim Khoukhi Khoukhi At Qwedar PLLC
Mohamed Zaanouni Zaanouni Law Firm
N O N - f I N A N C I A l S p O N S O R S
IBERIAN LAWYER
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Monday, October 8
Casablanca Pre-Meeting Program Hyatt Regency Casablanca Place des Nations Unies Casablanca, Morocco
12:30 – 2:15 p.m. Attorney Lunch Speakers: Mehdi M. bennani, Program Co-Chair, Bennani & Associes LLP, Casablanca, Morocco Andrew D. Otis, Section Chair, Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle, LLP, New York City Ahmed Chami, Former Minister of Commerce and Industry, Current member of the Moroccan Parliament Jane Kitson, US Consulate Regional Commercial Counselor Morocco and Tunisia
Welcome Remarks: President Maître Driss Chater, UIA (Union Internationale des Avocats), Fez, Morocco
2:30 – 3:45 p.m. Panel 1: The Investment Climate in North Africa: Now and in the Future Co-Chair: Co-Chair: Karim Khoukhi, Esq., Khoukhi At Qwedar Pllc, Algiers, Algeria Speakers: Mehdi bennani, Bennani & Associes LLP, Casablanca, Morocco Mohamed Zaanouni, Zaanouni Law Firm, Tunisia Hassan Yacine, Thompson & Knight LLP, Algiers3:45 – 4:00 p.m. Refreshment break
4:00 – 5:15 p.m. Panel 2: Choice of New York Law and Forum in International Agreements Co-Chair: Michael W. Galligan, Philips Nizer LLP, New York City Speakers: Omar T. Mohammedi, The Law Office of Omar T. Mohammedi, LLC Neil A. Quartaro, Watson Farley & Williams LLP, New York 5:15 – 5:30 p.m. Closing Remarks
5:30 – 7:30 p.m. Reception Hotel reservation information: Hyatt Regency Casablanca room block October 7 & 8, 2012. Go to: www.nysba.org/morocco2012 for more details.
CASAbLANCA, MOROCCO
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Thursday, October 11 — Program Tracks
10:30 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
11:50 a.m. – 1:05 p.m.
TRACK ONE Corporate PROGRAM 1International Opinion Practice
CO-CHAIRSC. Gregory ChaseWatson Farley & Williams LLP New York
PANELISTSLisa Mantello Goodmans LLP Toronto
Ronnen J. Gaito RJ Gaito Law Firm Luxemburg
TRACK TWO Litigation/ArbitrationPROGRAM 2 International Commercial Mediation: Shaping the Future of Commercial Dispute Resolution?
CO-CHAIRSThomas Gaultier Miranda Law Firm Lisbon
Nancy M. Thevenin Baker & McKenzie LLP New York
PANELISTSJessica Fei Herbert Smith LLP Beijing
Clifford J. Hendel Araoz & Rueda Abogados Madrid
Ann Ryan RobertsonLocke Lord LLP Houston
TRACK THREE GeneralPROGRAM 3 Cross-border Investments by Sovereign Funds
CO-CHAIRSAlexandra Maia de Loureiro SRS Advogados Lisbon
Lutz Hartmann Buse Heberer Fromm Germany
PANELISTSMaria Antónia CameiraCL@CAMEIRA LEGALLondon
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Tuesday, October 97:00 p.m. Dinner – Executive Committee, the Lisbon Steering Committee, and the leaders of the Lisbon and
Portuguese Bar Associations – “A Travesa” Restaurant
Wednesday, October 109:30 – 6:00 p.m. Registration – Crioulo Room, The Stables – Pestana Palace Hotel
10:00 – 12:00 p.m. Chapter Chair Meeting – Lusitano II, The Stables – Pestana Palace Hotel
12:00 – 2:00 p.m Chapter Chair and Executive Committee Lunch – Lusitano I, The Stables – Pestana Palace Hotel
3:00 – 5:00 p.m. Executive Committee Meeting – Alter Real, The Stables – Pestana Palace Hotel
6:45 p.m. bus from Pestana Palace Hotel
7:00 – 9:30 p.m. Welcome Cocktail Reception and Dinner at the United States Embassy, Lisbon Avenida das Forças Armadas, 1600-081 Lisboa
9:45 p.m bus Transfer to Pestana Palace Hotel
Thursday, October 117:30 – 8:30 a.m. Continental breakfast – Andaluz e Campolina, The Stables – Pestana Palace Hotel
8:30 – 9:00 a.m. Welcoming Remarks – Lusitano I, The Stables – Pestana Palace Hotel Andrew D. Otis, Section Chair, Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle, LLP, New York, NY Seymour W. James, President, New York State Bar Association, The Legal Aid Society, New York, NY Pedro Pais de Almeida, Program Co-Chair, Abreu Advogados, Lisbon Neil A. Quartaro, Program Co-Chair, Watson, Farley & Williams (New York) LLP, New York, NY
9:00 – 10:15 a.m. Plenary Session One – The Sovereign Debt Crises in Europe: Where Is it Headed? Lusitano I, The Stables – Pestana Palace Hotel Professor António borges, Economic Special Advisor to the Portuguese Government and former Director of the European Department of the International Monetary Fund,
10:15 – 10:30 a.m. Coffee break – Andaluz e Campolina, The Stables – Pestana Palace Hotel
TRACK ONE CorporatePROGRAM 4Cross-border Finance: A brave New World?
CO-CHAIRSCarlos Mauricio MirandolaSzazi & Bechara São Paulo
André Figueiredo PLMJ e Associados Portugal
PANELISTSNarun Papattanachai Columbia University New York
Jean-François Adelle Avocat à la Cour Paris
TRACK TWO Litigation/ArbitrationPROGRAM 5Labor Law and Employment Law Issues
CO-CHAIRSKenneth G. Standard Epstein, Becker & Green, P.C. New York
Tiago Cortes PLMJ Law Firm, Lisbon
PANELISTSAnna birtwistle CM Murray LLP Solicitors, London
Junlu Jiang King & Wood Mallesons, Beijing
Shalini Agarwal Clasis Law New Delhi, India
Tiffani Lee Holland & Knight, Miami
Ernesto Velarde-Danache Ernesto Velarde-Danache, Inc. Mexico
TRACK THREE GeneralPROGRAM 6
Investments Into and from the Euro Zone in the Current Economic Climate
CO-CHAIRSLarry Shoenthal Weiser Mazars LLP New York
Miguel Torres TORRES, MARTÍN & ZARAGOZA Barcelona
PANELISTSSalvo Arena Chiomenti Studio Legale, L.L.C. New York City
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Friday, October 12
Friday, October 12 — Program Tracks
8:00 – 8:30 a.m. Continental breakfast – Andaluz e Campolina, The Stables – Pestana Palace Hotel
8:30 – 10:00 a.m. Plenary Session Two – Lusitano I, The Stables – Pestana Palace Hotel
Privacy Law: Primer and Update Co-Chair: Gerald Ferguson, Chair, Baker Hostetler, New York Co-Chair: Jonathan P. Armstrong, Duane Morris LLP, London
Panelists: ben beeson, Cyber Risks, Lockton David Evans, Information Commissioner’s Office, Wilmslow Christian Hammerl, Wolf Theiss Rae, Austria
10:00 – 10:15 a.m. Coffee break – Andaluz e Campolina, The Stables – Pestana Palace Hotel
10:15 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
TRACK ONE CorporatePROGRAM 13Political Activities of Corporations and Shareholders
CO-CHAIRSWilliam Candelaria Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle, LLP New York
Pedro Rebelo de Sousa SRS Advogados
PANELISTSVincent bettonville AKD Lawyers Amsterdam
Matteo Tonello The Conference Board New York
Javier Villasante Cuatrecasas, Gonçalves Pereira Madrid
TRACK TWO Litigation/ArbitrationPROGRAM 14International Insolvency and Creditor’s Rights
CO-CHAIRSNeil A. Quartaro Watson Farley & Williams LLP New York
José Carlos Soares Machado SRS Advogados Lisbon
PANELISTSDavid J. Nadler Goodmans LLP Toronto
James Stonebridge Norton Rose London
Dr. H. Philipp Esser Schultze & Braun GmbH Germany
David Harrell Locke Lord, LLP, Houston
TRACK THREE GeneralPROGRAM 15Where is the Love? . . . We Can Work It OutIP/Competition Law/Dominant Firms
CO-CHAIRSJay L. Himes Labaton Sucharow LLP, New York
Prof. Amedeo Arena University of Naples Federico II, Italy
PANELISTSbettina bergmann Bergmann Rechtsanwaltskanzlei Germany
Prof. Ariel Katz University of Toronto, Toronto
Elai Katz Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP New York
Hill b. Wellford Bingham McCutchen LLP Washington, D.C.
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2:40 p.m. – 3:55 p.m.
4:05 p.m. – 5:20 p.m.
TRACK ONE CorporatePROGRAM 7 Trade Compliance Issues Affect-ing Multinationals and Counsel
CO-CHAIRSRobert J. Leo Meeks, Sheppard, Leo & Pillsbury New York
PANELISTSGina Hung Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Taiwan
Dolores Sancha Barcelona Bar Council Barcelona
TRACK TWO Litigation/ArbitrationPROGRAM 11Litigating With Class: Recent Developments in the Class Action Arena
CO-CHAIRSThomas Pieper Chadbourne & Parke New York
Miguel Castro Pereira Abreu Advogados, Lisbon
PANELISTSProf. Henrique Antunes Universidad Catolica Portuguesa Lisbon
Prof. Carlos Alberto Carmona Marques Rosado Toledo Cesar e Carmona Advogados, Sao Paulo
Calvin Hamilton Hamilton Advogados, Madrid
TRACK THREE GeneralPROGRAM 9 Transfer Pricing: A Multi-jurisdictional Review
CO-CHAIRSMiguel Teixeira de Abreu Abreu Advogados Lisbon
PANELISTSJaime EstevesPwC, Lisbon
Lourdes Perez-Luque Salans Madrid
Michael MerwinErnst & Young LLPNew York
1:15 – 2:30 p.m. Lunch – Lusitano II, The Stables – Pestana Palace Hotel The Honorable Allan J. Katz, United States Ambassador to Portugal
6:00 p.m. bus transfer from Pestana Palace to Luso-American Development Foundation
6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Cocktail Reception and Dinner – Luso-American Development Foundation
8:30 p.m. bus transfer from Luso-American Foundation to Pestana Palace Hotel
TRACK TWO Litigation/ArbitrationPROGRAM 8 Tips, Tricks and Pitfalls: Commercial Debt Collection in the European Union
CO-CHAIRSDavid Franklin Franklin & Franklin, Montreal
PANELISTSJohn Rochman England
Rui Amendoeira Miranda Law Firm, Lisbon
Max Krasnik Denmark
Ela blasco Villanueva Spain
François Laforgue France
TRACK ONE CorporatePROGRAM 10Mergers and Acquisitions: Trends in buyer’s Protection
CO-CHAIRSCarl-Olof bouveng Advokatfirman Lindahl KB Stockholm
Ana Sofia batista Abreu Advogados Lisbon
PANELISTSWayne Gray McMillan, Toronto
Abhijit Joshi AZB, Mumbai
Greg Ostling Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz New York
Ronaldo C. Veirano Veirano Advogados, São Paulo
TRACK THREE GeneralPROGRAM 12International Tax Planning for Investment in the European Union
CO-CHAIRSJames ShorterShorter Law Offices, New York
Pedro Pais de Almeida Abreu Advogados, Lisbon
PANELISTSMariana Eguiarte-Morett Sánchez Devanny Eseverri Mexico CityJosep Marsal Cuatrecasas, Gonçalves Pereira BarcelonaPeter Utterström Advokatfirman Delphi, StockholmJochem van der Wal Loyens & Loeff NV, Amsterdam
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3:50 p.m. – 5:05 p.m.
5:15 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
TRACK TWO Litigation/ArbitrationPROGRAM 23Securing Your Claim: Pre- and Post-Judgment Remedies
CO-CHAIRSNeil A. Quartaro Watson Farley & Williams LLP New York
Ruth breitenfeld CEPSA Portuguesa Lisbon
PANELISTSbradley D. Simon Simon & Partners LLP New York
Pedro Sousa Uva Abreu Advogados Lisbon
TRACK THREE GeneralPROGRAM 27Treatment of Trusts in Europe and US Taxation of Foreign Trusts
CO-CHAIRSGlenn G. FoxAlston & Bird LLP New York
Paula Gomes Freire VdA Law Firm Lisbon
PANELISTSMiguel Teixeira de Abreu Abreu Advogados Lisbon
Jean-Marc Tirard Tirard Naudin Paris
Florentino Carreño Cuatrecasas Gonçalves Pereira S.L.P. Madrid
Kinga Weiss Walder Wyss Ltd. Zurich
TRACK THREE GeneralPROGRAM 24International Harmonization of Inheritance, Trust and Family Law
CO-CHAIRSMichael W. Galligan Phillips Nizer LLP New York
João Gama Universidade Católica Portuguesa Lisbon
PANELISTSRichard Frimston Russell -Cooke LLP, London
Michael A. Heimos Michael A. Heimos P.C. Denver | Punta del Este, Uruguay
Michael Stegman Kohnen & Patton, LLPCincinnati, Ohio
Antonio Frada Universidade Católica Portuguesa Porto and Lisbon
TRACK ONE CorporatePROGRAM 22Centers of Excellence: The Legal Aspects of Attracting Research and Development Investment
CO-CHAIRSPeter Utterström Delphi, Stockholm
Tiago Marreiros Moreira VdA Law Firm, Lisbon
PANELISTSAnne Fairpo Atlas Chambers, London
Ronnen J. Gaito RJ Gaito Law Firm, Luxemburg
Pierodavide Leardi Studio Leardi - Intellectual Property Management, Milano
James ShorterShorter Law Offices, New York
Manuel Duraes Rocha Trocado, Perry da Câmara, Durães Rocha & Associados, Lisbon
TRACK TWO Litigation/ArbitrationPROGRAM 26International Capital Markets and Securities Regulations: Cur-rent Cross-border Legal Issues and Legislation
CO-CHAIRSEberhard H. Rohm Duane Morris LLP California
Rafael Lucas Pires Serra Lopes, Cortes Martins & Associados Lisbon
PANELISTSHector Arangua Mexico
Carine Feipel Arendt & Medernach LLC Luxembourg
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1:00 – 2:20 p.m. Lunch – Lusitano II, The Stables – Pestana Palace Hotel
11:40 a.m. – 12:55 p.m.
2:25 p.m. – 3:40 p.m.
TRACK ONE CorporatePROGRAM 19Anti-Corruption Legislation: Developments in the Internation-al Anti-Corruption Regime
CO-CHAIRSIsabel Franco KLA Advogados, Brazil Sao Paolo
Carlos Almeida Lemos Abreu Advogados Lisbon
PANELISTSGianluca Mule Tonucci & Partners Rome
Sophie Scemla Heenan Blaikie Paris
Daniel J. Greenwald, III Chadbourne and Parke Dubai
TRACK TWO Litigation/ArbitrationPROGRAM 20Hot Topics in International Dispute Resolution
CO-CHAIRSClifford J. Hendel Araoz & Rueda Abogados Madrid
Jay G. SaferLocke Lord LLPNew York
PANELISTSMark Alcott Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP New York
Virginia Allen Uría Menéndez, Madrid
Aren Goldsmith Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton, Paris
José-Miguel Júdice PLMJ Lisbon
TRACK TWO Litigation/ArbitrationPROGRAM 17Stolen Masters: The Sale of Stolen and Plundered Art
CO-CHAIRSLes Reizes Reizes Law Firm Chartered Boynton Beach
Thomas O. Verhoeven Cologne, Germany and Cannes France
António Sampaio Caramelo Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva Lisbon
PANELISTSOtto Wächter Graf & Pitkowitz Austria
TRACK ONE CorporatePROGRAM 16To Market, To Market: The Pros and Cons of Alternative Methods of Distribution
CO-CHAIRSAndre R. JaglomTannenbaum Helpern Syracuse & Hirschtritt LLP New York
Sofia Cerqueira Serra MLGTS Law Firm Oporto
PANELISTSHernan PachecoPacheco Coto Attorneys At LawCosta Rica
TRACK THREE GeneralPROGRAM 18Just Whose Asset Is On The Line? Intellectual Property Licensing in International bankruptcies
CO-CHAIRSEric Stenshoel Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle, LLP New York
António de Magalhães Cardoso VdA Law Firm Lisbon
PANELISTSCarol Plunkett William Fry Dublin
Robert Loef Noerr LLP New York
TRACK THREE GeneralPROGRAM 21The Role of the Madrid System in International Trademark Protection
CO-CHAIRSDonald Prutzman Tannenbaum Helpern Syracuse & Hirschtritt LLP New York
João Veiga Gomes Abreu Advogados Lisbon
PANELISTSFederico González Sánchez Devanny Mexico City
João Mioludo Furtado Lisbon
TRACK ONE CorporatePROGRAM 25Energy: How to Develop Projects
CO-CHAIRS Andrew D. Otis Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP New York
Ivone Rocha JPAB Law FirmLisbon
PANELISTSVanda Cascão VdA Law Firm Lisbon
Rodrigo Ferreira Rocha Ferreira Rocha & Associados Maputo, Mozambique
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E v E N T S p O N S O R S – G A l A C O C K T A I l R E C E p T I O N
E v E N T S p O N S O R S – C O C K T A I l R E C E p T I O N
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6:45 p.m. bus Transfer to Law Firm Dinners
7:00 p.m. Dinner Reception at local Law Firms
9:00 p.m. bus Transfer to Pestana Palace Hotel
8:00 – 8:30 a.m. bus Transfer to the Portuguese bar Association
Portuguese bar Association (Ordem dos Advogados) Largo de São Domingos, 14, Salão Nobre
8:50 – 9:00 a.m. Welcoming Remarks António Albergaria Samara, Vice-President of the General Council of the Portuguese Bar Association
9:00 – 11:00 a.m. Plenary Session Three
Alternative Law Firm Structures: Around the World Chair: Kenneth G. Standard, Epstein Becker & Green, P.C., New York
Panelists: Vasco Marques Correia, President of the Lisbon District Council of the Portuguese Bar Association Junlu Jiang, King & Wood Mallesons, Beijing Steven Younger, Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP, New York
11:00 – 5:00 p.m. Free Time
11:15 a.m. bus Transfer to Pestana Palace Hotel
5:00 p.m. bus Transfer to S/V PRINCIPE PERFIETO
5:30 – 7:30 p.m. Lisbon Harbor Cruise Aboard S/V PRINCIPE PERFIETO Reception onboard Dress Code: business attire
7:30 p.m. bus Transfer to Gala Dinner - Portuguese National Pavillion
8:00 – 10:00 p.m. Gala Dinner - Portuguese National Pavillion
10:15 p.m. bus Transfer to Pestana Palace Hotel
Saturday, October 13
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