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Click on a day to view: Meeting Agenda - Young LawyersTuesday, April 143:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Law Student, LL.M., and New Lawyer Outreach Committee Meeting attendees will have the opportunity to be admitted to practice before the CIT and U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Only Spring Meeting registrants may be sworn in at this ceremony. Fees for admission will be payable by interested registrants to the courts. Attendance is open to registrants’ guests. If you are interested in being admitted to practice before the CIT and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, please check the correct box during the online registration process. Interested registrants will receive a personalized response with more details after the initial registration for the Spring Meeting is complete. On-site registration for this ceremony is not available. Program Chair: Law Student, LL.M., and New Lawyer Outreach Committee A “how to” for law students looking to launch their careers in international law—top practitioners speak frankly about their formative experiences and provide tips they have for students just starting to think about how to get their feet in the door, from job skills to interview tips. Program Chairs: Moderator: Speakers: 4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Wednesday, April 15Women’s Interest Network (WIN) Bring your business cards and get ready to meet international lawyers. Participants will have the opportunity to engage in a speed networking round to learn about each other or make 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! Program Chairs: Speaker: 8:45 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
Young Lawyers
Women’s Interest Network (WIN) In tough economics times, law firm management, corporate management and government directors are asking lawyers to be more accountable for business development and to become more business-minded. Many are asking the lawyers to develop business plans. Normally, lawyers are accustomed to drafting legal opinions and corporate documents; law schools do not teach them to develop business. Whether in your first or tenth year of practice, join us to discuss how to develop a business plan. This workshop will guide attendees through a precedent list of questions to answer in the development of such a plan and will discuss where one might focus to find the answers. Program Chair: Moderator: Speakers: 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Young Lawyers
Young Lawyers Interest Network (YIN) Our continuing series on key subjects in international law, “Nuts & Bolts of International Finance,” gives you the basics you need to understand the different types of international financial transactions and the implications of the credit crunch. Top practitioners give you an engaging substantive introduction—a great foundation for understanding some of the other programs and panels at the Spring Meeting! Program Chair: Moderator: Speakers: 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Taxation, Corporate Counsel/Transactional
International Tax Committee This panel will focus on and compare the key international tax issues that arise in several countries when local tax authorities decide to audit an affiliate of a multinational company, with emphasis on whether or not the local tax authorities can gain access to the audit working papers of the group, particularly the detailed and extremely revealing, itemized analysis of the income tax provision for the group’s financial statements. The panel will also highlight case law in certain countries that may suggest ways (planning opportunities) to better protect these audit working papers from the prying eyes of the local tax authorities. This program is not to be missed by tax and corporate lawyers representing multinational companies, since with the current economic crisis, governments tend to reassess foreign companies based on new tax grounds. Program Chair: Moderators: Speakers: 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. 4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
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Law Student, LL.M., and New Lawyer Outreach Committee Jessup Exhibition Match: Join a distinguished panel of judges and the winning oralists of the 2009 U.S. Mid-Atlantic Super Regional Competition for a mock round of oral arguments. The exhibition match will simulate oral pleadings before the International Court of Justice on a fictional dispute between states, exploring the legal issues of the Responsibility to Protect, the role of the United Nations and the International Court of Justice, and the viability of the death penalty under international law. The Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition is the world’s largest legal advocacy contest, engaging over 500 teams of students from more than 80 countries each year. This year marks the 50th Anniversary of the Competition, which was celebrated at the 2009 Shearman & Sterling International Rounds held last month in Washington, D.C. Program Chairs: Moderator: Speakers: The four student oralists were selected based on their performances at the 2009 Jessup Mid-Atlantic Super Regional competition, which was held February 19-22, 2009. A student bailiff from the 2009 Jessup Mid-Atlantic Super Regional competition, or ILSA Jessup Competition Coordinator Ashley Walker, will serve as bailiff during the exhibition match. Applicant: Adeel Bashir and Lucas Kline (George Mason University School of Law)
Thursday, April 1610:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Young Lawyers, Corporate Counsel/Transactional, Dispute Resolution/Litigation
International Commercial Dispute Resolution Committee This program will address common pitfalls in negotiating and drafting international agreements, such as transplanting and adapting foreign legal concepts and using dual language contracts and ensuring enforceability of the parties’ intent. Emphasis will be given to specific problems that the speakers have encountered in drafting international agreements and how they are resolved at the negotiation stage and otherwise subsequently dealt with by courts or arbitrators. Program Chairs: Moderators: Speakers: 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
SHOWCASE PROGRAM
Young Lawyers Young Lawyers Interest Network (YIN) Research shows that women in the legal profession continue to lag behind their male counterparts in terms of numbers, compensation and leadership in the senior ranks of legal practice. Come and join four remarkable women who have broken through the glass ceiling in an interactive open forum discussion where they will share their individual experiences, achievements and challenges they have confronted in their careers and their insights on the essential tools that women need to be successful as they advance in the legal profession. A significant portion of this program will be devoted to questions from the floor. Program Chair: Moderator: Speakers: 4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Young Lawyers, Corporate Counsel/Transactional
Information Services, Technology and Data Protection Committee U.S. multinational companies are continually faced with a new and increasingly burdensome challenge: compliance with U.S. and overseas privacy rules. In the U.S., the issues include employee monitoring, preservation of data, background checks, and health records (HIPAA, Fair Credit Reporting Act, Americans with Disabilities Act and Family and Medical Leave Act). Program Chairs: Moderators: Speakers: Friday, April 17
10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Young Lawyers, Corporate Counsel/Transactional, Regulatory/Regional
Foreign Consultants Committee Financial service entities from around the world are increasingly finding themselves enmeshed in U.S. litigation arising from the subprime mortgage crisis and its fallout. The need for electronic evidence, especially e-mail, will entail conflicts between non-U.S. privacy laws and the demands of U.S. litigation procedure. This interactive presentation, featuring attorneys from Europe and the U.S., will explore anticipated discovery landmines and potential legal and procedural solutions to the privacy vs. procedure dilemma. Program Chairs: Moderator: Speakers: 4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Young Lawyers Africa Committee Program Chairs: Moderator: Speakers: 4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Standards of Qualification: Transparency in U.S. Bar Eligibility for Foreign-Educated Law Graduates
Young Lawyers, Regulatory/Regional
Young Lawyers Interest Network (YIN) You: (i) An internationalist at heart; (ii) educated outside the U.S. and interested in taking a bar exam or otherwise gaining admission to one of the major commercial jurisdictions in the U.S.; (iii) a law firm manager interested in mobilizing the best group of lawyers where they are needed; (iv) all of the above. Program Chairs: Moderators: Speakers:
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