Supplemental Materials

Tuesday, October 27

Associates Boot Camp:  Nuts and Bolts of Drafting for Clients
Young Lawyers
Jason Palmer - Letter Writing

Associates Boot Camp:  Nuts and Bolts of Ethical Considerations in International Business
Young Lawyers
(This program to qualify for ethics CLE)
ABA International Conference Ethics Presentation Document
Ethics Presentation Materials
Ethics Presentation

Associates Boot Camp:  Pathways to Employment in International Law
Young Lawyers

Speed Networking - Opportunity to Meet ABA Leadership and International Lawyers
Young Lawyers, Law Practice

Wednesday, October 28

Who are Mareva, Anton Piller and What are they Doing in my Court?
Dispute Resolution/Litigation, Corporate Counsel

Managing Acquisitions in a Fire Sale Environment – Opportunities and Pitfalls in Latin America
Business/Transactional, Latin America/Caribbean

Public Private Partnerships-  Opportunities Worldwide for Your Clients
Business/Transactional, International Trade/Regulatory
Douglas M. Fried - TOLL ROAD UPDATE – JULY 2009
Douglas M. Fried - Information About Chadbourne & Parke LLP and Experience in Transportation, Infrastructure and Project Finance

American Diversity Objectives: Demands of In-House Counsel and Latin American Business
Corporate Counsel, Law Practice, Latin America/Caribbean

Determination of Foreign Law Before National Courts
Dispute Resolution/Litigation

Climate Change and the Looming North/South Trade Battle
International Trade/Regulatory, Latin America/Caribbean
Andrew Shoyer - U.S. Climate Change Legislation and Regulation – State of Play and Cross-Border Aspects
Gray E. Taylor - The Challenge of International Greenhouse Gas Control Agreements: The UNFCCC, The Kyoto Protocol and Beyond 2012

Damned If You Do, Damned If You Don’t:  Navigating Conflicting U.S. and Foreign Regulation of Investment and Trade With Cuba
Cuba, Latin America/Caribbean, International Trade/Regulatory, Young Lawyers
(This program to qualify for ethics CLE)
Damned If You Do Presentation
Damned If You Do Presentation 2
H. SCOTT FAIRLEY - BETWEEN SCYLLA AND CHARYBDIS: THE U.S. EMBARGO OF CUBA AND CANADIAN FOREIGN EXTRATERRITORIAL MEASURES AGAINST IT
Foreign Trade Controls E-Alert 9/16/09

Trends & Recent Developments in Regulating Non-Governmental Organizations
Public International Law/Rule of Law, International Trade/Regulatory
Adriana Ruiz-Restrepo - Active Without Recognition: Obstacles to Development of the Colombian Third Sector
Adriana Ruiz-Restrepo - A LEGAL EMPOWERMENT STRATEGY FOR LATIN AMERICAN POOR: A READING OF THE NATIONAL CONSULTATIONS OF THE COMMISSION ON LEGAL EMPOWERMENT OF THE POOR
Adriana Ruiz-Restrepo - Defending Civil Society
Eduardo Szazi - NGOs: an antibiotic against Bureaucracy, democracy’s degenerative illness

Ethical and Legal Considerations in Dealing with Compliance, Document Management and eDiscovery in the Global Financial Crisis:  View from the Inside
Corporate Counsel, Dispute Resolution/Litigation
(This program to qualify for ethics CLE)

Old Law, New Facts: Madoff, Fraud and the TransAtlantic Perspective
Dispute Resolution/Litigation, Latin America/Caribbean
Marvin G. Pickholz - Shipping Corp vs Jaldhi

Cartel and Leniency in Latin America at Times of Crisis:  Lessons to be Learned from the U.S. and EU Experiences
International Trade/Regulatory, Latin America/Caribbean
A new stage for cartel and antitrust enforcement in Colombia
Brazilian Experience in Cartel Investigation – History and Recent Trends
Cartel Prosecution in Argentina
BRIEF REFLECTIONS ON THE EU FINING AND LENIENCY POLICY IN
THE CONTEXT OF INTERNATIONAL CARTELS
Deterrence of Cartel Activity in Peru
Recent Developments and Key Issues in U.S. Cartel Enforcement

The U.S. and Post-Fidel Cuba: History, Opportunities, and Challenges for the Future
Cuba, Latin America/Caribbean, International Trade/Regulatory

Trafficking in Persons: The Challenges of Victim Protection
Public International Law/Rule of Law
Ambassador Luis CdeBaca - Presentaiton
Andreea Vesa - Trafficking in Persons: The Challenges of Victim Protection

Cybercrime Across Borders: The Pitfalls and Remedies
Business/Transactional, Dispute Resolution/Litigation

State of Necessity and Force Majeure in an Age of Global Economic Crisis
Corporate Counsel, Dispute Resolution/Litigation
Roberto Aguirre Luzi - BITs & Economic crises: Do States have carte blanche?
Ian Laird - International Law and Treaty Emergency Exceptions and their Relation to Domestic Investment Review

Effective Use of American Discovery Methods in Disputes Before Foreign Courts
Dispute Resolution/Litigation
(This program to qualify for ethics CLE)
Lawrence S. Schaner - Recent Decisions of U.S. Courts Concerning 28 U.S.C. § 1782
Christof Siefarth - Effective Use of American Discovery Methods for Use in Foreign Proceedings

Cuba in Transition: The Future of Property
Cuba, Latin America/Caribbean, Business/Transactional

Mediating International Child Abduction Cases and Other High Conflict Cross-Border Custody Disputes
Public International Law/Rule of Law, Young Laywers

Thursday, October 29

Transfer Pricing:  More than Income Tax
Business/Transactional, International Trade/Regulatory, Corporate Counsel
Dalton Albrecht - Determining Transaction Value Presentation
Dalton Albrecht - Transfer Pricing Presentation
Dalton Albrecht - Case Studies

Protecting Your Brand:  Trademark Infringement and Counterfeiting
Corporate Counsel, Business/Transactional
Sandra Bell - U.S. CBP Intellectual Property Border Enforcement
Laurie H. van Löben Sels - Protecting Your Brand

The Compleat "Toolbox" of International Procedure:  How to Perfect Service, Obtain Evidence and Enforce Judgments Abroad
Dispute Resolution/Litigation, Young Lawyers

Managing Partner Forum - Responses to Challenges and Pressures U.S. Law Firms Face in the Recession
Law Practice
Robert Vineberg and Justin Vineberg - How to Maximize your Opportunity to Work a Room

The Latin American Petrochemical Revolution:  Opportunities and Challenges for the Region’s Ground-Breaking Petrochemical Infrastructure Development Projects
Latin America/Caribbean, Business/Transactional, Global Financial Crisis

“How To” Series:  Developing Programs and Publishing with the Section

The Essential Aspects of IP Due Diligence
Corporate Counsel, Young Lawyers

Should We Stay or Should We Go?
Dispute Resolution/Litigation, Young Lawyers
Ed Mullins - Forum Non Conveniens—The Defendant’s Toolbox

Career Success Strategies in Turbulent Times:  A Program for Experienced Lawyers
Law Practice, Business/Transactional
Nick Rumin - Opportunities in International Markets

Mexico's Introduction of Adversarial Criminal Procedure:  A Judicial Earthquake Propelled by Constitutional Amendment
Latin American/Caribbean, Public International Law/Rule of Law
(This program to qualify for ethics CLE)
Eduardo Amerena Minvielle Bio
Mexico criminal procedure reform update Oct 21/2009

Piracy:  An International Problem in Search of a Solution
Public International Law/Rule of Law, International Trade/Regulatory
Bruce G. Paulsen - Legality and Insurance Issues

Cross-Examination in International Arbitrations:  One Person’s Meat is Another Person’s Poison
Dispute Resolution/Litigation, Young Lawyers

Internet Based Social Networking
Law Practice, Young Lawyers

Taking the Gain Out of Corruption:  Asset Recovery from Corrupt Actors Using a Public-Private Partnership
Latin American/Caribbean, Dispute Resolution/Litigation, Global Financial Crisis

The American Dilemma:  A Transparent Immigration Policy and Border Security -- Is It Possible?
Public International Law/Rule of Law, International Trade/Regulatory, Young Laywers

Nuts and Bolts of Islamic Finance
Young Lawyers, Business/Transactional

Will the American Assault on Tax Havens Finally Succeed?
Corporate Counsel, Business/Transactional, International Trade/Regulatory

The Evolving State of Commercial Arbitration in China – Can a Foreign Party Get a Fair Hearing and an Enforceable Award?
Dispute Resolution/Litigation, Business/Transactional
Joan Grafstein - Letter
Joan Grafstein - CIETAC Arbitration Awards

Becoming An ExPat Lawyer: Part I
Law Practice, Young Lawyers, Corporate Counsel
Robert Brown - Becoming an ExPat Lawyer Presentation

Cross-Border Insolvency in Latin America
Latin America/Caribbean, Dispute Resolution/Litigation, Global Financial Crisis
Argentine Bankruptcy Law Nº 24,522
Tomás M. Araya - Cross Border Insolvency in Latin America: the Argentine approach
Fernando Quiroga - A REAL LIFE EXAMPLE
Fernando Quiroga - Table
Hypothetical Cases and Proposed Questions for Panel Discussion
How Latin America’s jurisdiction embrace the UNCITRAL’S Model Law on Cross Border Insolvency...

Rule of Law and Anti-Corruption:  Initiatives, Strategies and Impact
Public International Law/Rule of Law
James Goldston - Public Interest Litigation
Richard Messick - Writing an effective anticorruption law
Richard Messick - The origins and development of courts
Richard Messick - INCOME AND ASSETS DECLARATIONS: GLOBAL EXPERIENCE OF THEIR IMPACT ON CORRUPTION
Olga Nazario, PhD - RULE OF LAW AND ANTI-CORRUPTION: INITIATIVES, STRATEGIES AND IMPACT PANEL
Alpita Shah - UNIFORM FRAMEWORK FOR PREVENTING AND COMBATING FRAUD AND CORRUPTION
Alpita Shah - IFC Participation in IFI Harmonization on Fraud & Corruption

Friday, October 30

Cultural Differences in the Americas; Lemons to Lemonade:  Unique Perspectives of Hispanic In-House Counsel
Corporate Counsel, Business/Transactional, Law Practice
(This program to qualify for ethics CLE)
Luis Artime Sr. - Current Issues of Concern Paper

Dealing with Damages
Dispute Resolution/Litigation, Young Laywers
(This program to qualify for ethics CLE)
Richard Walck - Golden Sunrise Trading Co. v. United Additives

United States International Trade Policy under the Obama Administration
International Trade/Regulatory, Public International Law/Rule of Law
Phillip A. Buhler - Presentation
Stephen J. Powell - Is the WTO Quietly Fading Away? Impact of the New Regionalism on Global Trade Rules and Human Rights Compliance

Enforcing and Terminating Commercial Relations in Latin America After the Sub Prime Crisis
Latin America/Caribbean, Corporate Counsel, Global Financial Crisis
Guillermo Malm Green - Contractual Obligations Under the International Bubble Burst Crisis
Guillermo Malm Green - International Execution Against Judgment Debtors
Guillermo Malm Green - New Era for Choice Of Court Agreements
Guillermo Malm Green - UNWINDING COMMERCIAL RELATIONSHIPS IN LATIN AMERICA
Guillermo Malm Green - ENFORCING AND TERMINATING COMMERCIAL RELATIONS IN LATIN AMERICA AFTER THE SUB PRIME CRISIS
Guillermo Malm Green - Rulings entered by the Appellate Commercial Court for the City of Buenos Aires

Revisiting the International Criminal Court:  What to Expect from the Review Conference
Public International Law/Rule of Law
Elizabeth Andersen - U.S. Policy Toward the International Criminal Court: Furthering Positive Engagement

CISG Hot Spots for Commercial Lawyers and Litigators
Business/Transactional, Dispute Resolution/Litigation, Young Lawyers
Prof. Peter Mazzacano - Damages Under the UN Convention of Contracts for the International Sale of Goods
Prof. Peter Mazzacano - Damages in the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG)
Steven M. Richman - Navigating the Goods/Services Waters of Article 3(2) of the CISG
by Antonin I. Pribetic - An “Unconventional Truth”: Conflict of Laws Issues Arising under the CISG
James M. Klotz, LL.B. and Miller Thomson LLP - Modification to the Parol Evidence Rule by the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG)
Prof. Peter Mazzacano - Damages Under the UN Convention of Contracts for the International Sale of Goods

It’s a Small World:  The Internationalization of Government Anti-Bribery Investigations
Corporate Counsel, Public International Law/Rule of Law, Global Financial Crisis

A View from the Inside – A Conversation with Some of the Today’s Leading Arbitrators
Dispute Resolution/Litigation

The Shifting Trade Winds of the Americas: The Stalling of the FTAA and the Rush to Negotiate Bilateral and Subregional Trade and Investment Agreements in the Americas
International Trade/Regulatory

Speeding in Opposite Directions:  A Survey of the Foreign Investment Landscape in Latin America
Latin America/Caribbean, Corporate Counsel
Hernán Pérez Loose - Speeding In Opposite Directions

Cross-Border Real Estate Transactions in a Slow Market
Business/Transactional
Philip G. Skinner, Esq. - Structuring or Restructuring U.S. Real Estate Joint Ventures During Harsh Economic Times

The Global Economic Crisis and Employment Agreements:  Cross-Border Challenges and Litigation Risks
Corporate Counsel, Business/Transactional, Global Financial Crisis
Salli A. Swartz - Labor and Employment Law in France

DR-CAFTA:  Towards an Appellate Mechanism in Investor/State Arbitration
Dispute Resolution/Litigation, Public International Law/Rule of Law, International Trade/Regulatory
Mélida Hodgson - CAFTA Appellate Mechanism
Theodore R. Posner - An Appellate Mechanism for Investor-State Dispute Settlement: A Perspective Based on the WTO Appellate Body Experience

Sovereign Debt Litigation:  Lessons from the Front Line
Latin America/Caribbean, Dispute Resolution/Litigation, Public International Law/Rule of Law

Law Unification in the Americas:  Status and Prospects
Latin America/Caribbean
Judith Freedberg - Law Unification in the Americas: Status and Prospects - The New York Convention: Is Enforcement Always its Goal?
Professor Vesna Lazik - Cross-border Insolvency: Effects of Insolvency Proceedings on Arbitration

Port of Miami Visit - A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Cargo Screening and Import Inspections: Part I
International Trade/Regulatory, Business/Transactional, Young Laywers
Kelly Chen - The Port of Miami: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Cargo Screening and Import Inspections at the Cruise Capital of the World and the Cargo Gateway of the Americas

The Future of Microfinance in Latin America and the Caribbean
Business/Transactional, Latin America/Caribbean
Barbara R. Llanes - Microfinance in Latin America
Annie Guérard-Langlois - Regulation of Microfinance Institutions in Latin America and the Caribbean
Robert Scarlett - The Future of Microfinance in Latin America

Challenging Times for the Engagement of International Legal Counsel:  A Worldwide Vision for the Same Problem
Corporate Counsel, Business/Transactional

Third Party Funding in International Litigation and Arbitration:  Opportunities and Challenges
Dispute Resolution/Litigation
(This program to qualify for ethics CLE)
Nina Hall - Litigation Funding & Funding of International Arbitration
Nathan M. Crystal - Professional Ethical Issues Involved in Litigation Finance
Timothy D. Scrantom - Sources and Structures of Claim Investments

The Impact of the Crisis in Latin America:  Going to Bed Alone and Waking up with the Government
Latin America/Caribbean, Corporate Counsel
Gabriel Wilkinson - Presentation
Christine M. Castellano - The Impact of the Crisis in Latin America: A Changing Role for Legal Counsel