FALL MEETING

2014

BUENOS AIRES A R G E N T I N A

HILTON BUENOS AIRES OCTOBER 21-25, 2014

PRELIMINARY SCHEDULE-AT-A-GLANCE

ABA SECTION OF INTERNATIONAL LAW

Dear Colleagues,

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n behalf of the ABA Section of International Law (ABA International), we are pleased to invite you to a very special Fall Meeting in Buenos Aires, Argentina, October 21-25, 2014. ABA International’s Fall Meeting is one of the world’s most important gatherings of international lawyers. The 2013 Fall Meeting in London, England, welcomed more than 1000 attendees from 61 countries.

FALL MEETING ATTENDEES WILL INCLUDE: • • • • •

high-level practitioners with the largest and most respected global law firms lawyers from the most prominent regional and national firms inside and outside the U.S. corporate and in-house counsel small-firm and solo practitioners with significant international practices lawyers serving in government or with non-governmental organizations and inter-governmental organizations; and • academics. ABA International is the home within the ABA for the world’s leading international practitioners, and the 2014 Fall Meeting is a true “Must-Attend” meeting for lawyers with a practice or interest in international legal issues.

WHAT WILL ATTENDANCE AT THE 2014 FALL MEETING OFFER YOU? • Over 70 substantive continuing legal education sessions with world-class speakers; • Cutting edge programming on the latest international legal and ethics issues; • Networking opportunities with counterparts, decision makers and potential clients from around the world who are active in international practice areas; • An entire year’s worth of CLE credits; • Special programming for young lawyers, law students, and legal educators; • Off-site events that will entertain registered spouses, guests and significant others; and • Special Buenos Aires related events including a home hospitality dinner hosted by the Buenos Aires City-Chapter, free tango classes and city tour (both subject to capacity limitations), Chairs Run/Power Walk, a day out at the Gaucho Pampas, as well as free Malbec and a leather iPad case for all paid registrants.

OUTSTANDING NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES! • • • •

Tuesday, Hospitality Night (New !! Complimentary activity subject to availability) Wednesday, Opening Reception at the Hilton Buenos Aires Thursday, Reception at the Palacio Paz Friday, Chair’s Closing Reception/Dinner/Dance at the Yacht Club Puerto Madero

LEARN, NETWORK, PARTICIPATE • Learn the latest from top experts and receive information that is relevant to you in your international law practice area; • Network with the best and brightest international lawyers throughout the meeting, particularly at our twice daily networking breaks, evening events and ticketed luncheons; • Participate in specialized meetings with colleagues who share your areas of interest by attending committee working business meetings, division breakfasts and committee dinners; and • Visit exhibitors of dynamic products and services for the legal profession. Join us at the crossroads of the world in the magical city of Buenos Aires for a spectacular Fall 2014 Meeting! Sincerely,

Marcelo Bombau Chair-Elect, ABA Section of International Law

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Manuela Cavallo

Fabian Pal

Marcos Ríos

Sara Sandford

Carlos Velázquez

2014 Fall Meeting Co-Chairs

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2014 Fall Meeting Programs Over 70 sessions will be held at the 2014 Fall Meeting. Below are the programs listed by their topics/tracks:

Business / Regulation / Compliance Q We Can’t Stop the Fire!: Impact of Environmental and Social Aspects on Current Investment and Financing Opportunities Q Implementing Corporate Anti-Bribery Programs and Conducting Effective Internal Investigations in Different Legal Environments Q Nowhere to Hide: Leveling the Playing Field & Recent Developments in Anti-Corruption Law Around the World Q The Growing Pains of Latin American Antitrust Enforcement: How National Agencies are Stepping Away From the U.S. and EU Models While Managing Regional Cooperation Q Navigating Antitrust Laws in Product Distribution in Latin America Q The Hidden Traps of Foreign Sales Intermediaries Q Global Anti-Corruption Enforcement Efforts in the Post-Recession World: Latin America and Beyond Q Privacy and Data Protection - Business and Social Media Q Trends and Challenges of International Trade in the Latin American Post-Recession Scenario Q Latin American Expropriations: Biting Off More Than One Can Chew Q Below the Surface: Drilling Deep in Law and Regulation to Reach the Americas’ New Energy Frontier Q Telecommunications and Broadcasting Regulation: Are the Regulatory Systems in Place in Mexico, Brazil and Argentina Poised to Bring Latin American Content and Companies into Global Markets, or are They Archaic and in Need of Reform? Q Understanding Latin American Customs Valuation and Duty Relief Q Customs Enforcement Strategies in Civil and Common Law Jurisdictions Q Bridging the Gap between Europe and Latin America in Cross-Border Corporate, M&A and Other Transactions: Bringing Brussels to Buenos Aires and Sao Paulo to Zurich and Crossing the Culture and Legal Practice Tradition Divide in the Pprocess! Q The Challenges of Anti-Corruption Compliance and its Impact on Global Mobility Q M&A in the Defense and Aerospace Industry: Tales From the Trenches and Lessons Learned Q Undoing Business in Latin America: Rule of Law and the Informal Economy Q Global Distribution of Entertainment Content in the Digital Era: Rights, Action, Roll ‘em Q PE/VC in Latin America: Challenges and Opportunities in a Growth but Challenging Market Q Doom at the Loom?: The Push for Labor Standards in the Garment Industry Q IP Licensing in Brazil and Argentina: Problems and Opportunities Q The Third Way: Managing Business Relationships and Disputes between Latin America and Northeast Asia

Dispute Resolution / Litigation Q Q Q Q Q

Remedies For Technology Venture Capitalists in Latin America: An Uncharted Journey Cross-Border Enforcement of Judgments in the Americas: A Comparative Case Study Ye of Little ‘Full Faith’ and Even Lesser ‘Credit’: The Argentinean Sovereign Debt Litigation Slogs On The Uruguay-Argentina Paper Mill Dispute: A River Runs Through It Do it the American way: The Rise of Plea Bargaining, Leniency Agreements & Criminal Settlements in Civil Law Jurisdictions Q Cross-Border Enforcement of Court Judgments and Arbitral Awards: Opportunities, Pitfalls, Flaws, Remedies Q Convincing Reluctant Counterparties to Mediate International B2B Disputes Across Borders Q International Arbitration and Discovery 10 years after. Intel v. AMD

Environmenal / Energy Q Tsunamis, Shale and Sunshine: The Changing Face of Power Generation Q Environmental Developments after Macondo ? An African Perspective

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ABA SECTION OF INTERNATIONAL LAW Human Rights Q From Argentina and the United States to RUIN: Advances and Set-Backs in LGBT Rights Around the World Q Adoption/Re-Homing of Children and Human Rights Q Business and Human Rights: A Troubled but Healing Relationship? Implementation, Effectiveness ans Sustainable Company-Community Engagement Q Voting Rights for Indigenous People in the Americas Q The Future of Asylum Systems in Latin America Q Freedom of the Press and the Law Q Are Quotas for Women on Boards the Answer in Latin America?: How We Can Leverage Best Practices Across Regions Q The Right to be Forgotten in Latin America: Legislation, Cases in Law and Trends Q Killing the Messenger: The Prosecution and Persecution of Journalists and Human Rights Defenders Q No Woman, No Peace!: A Scrutiny of UNSCR 1325 & the Role of Gender In Global Peace & Security Q Maputo Protocol: The Journey So far Q Being the Good Global Corporate Citizen: Dealing with the Current Business Guidelines and Standards of Conduct for Multinational Corporations Q Women’s Empowerment through Land Ownership: New Strategies in the Global Agenda for Human Rights and Development

Legal Practice / Ethics Q Challenges for Women Professionals in the 21st Century Q Market Access for Foreign Lawyers: Are We Closer to Consensus? Q El Sur se Pronuncia: What is the Appropriate Level of Regional Integration for the Legal Practice in Latin America? Q Taming the Hydra: The Role of Corporate Counsel in Inter-Jurisdictional Legal Issues Q Managing Ethics in the Global Law Firm Q Ethics in Billing: What Every International Law Practitioner Must Know Q More Art than Law?: What a Lawyer Needs to Know about Drafting a Legal Opinion Q The Changing Landscape of the Legal Profession in Latin America Q Educating the Future Transnational Lawyer: Models of Legal Education and Legal Scholarship in Latin America Q Kicking Older Lawyers Out? Mandatory Retirement Policies in the Legal Profession Q Current Concerns/Issues involving the Ethics of Transnational Practice Q Get in the Driver’s Seat? What is Driving Changes in the Legal Marketplace

M&A / Finance / Tax Q Developing and Financing Renewable Energy Projects in Latin America and the Caribbean: Challenges and Opportunities Q LATAM Investments Reviewed: Keep Your Friends Close and Your Enemies Closer Q International Tax Planning in Emerging Countries Q Key Drivers for Latin American Investing in United States Public Companies Q Will the Investors Come to Help You Build It? How to Succeed with Needed Redevelopment and Infrastructure Projects Q Doing your Due Diligence Deals with International Players

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NAFTA, Mercosur and CAFTA: Should They Merge into One Hemispheric Free Trade Agreement Private International Law in a Post-Recession World: The Theberge Prize Award Winners’ Panel Closing Courts Down: Residual Mechanisms and the After-Life of International Criminal Courts Investment in Latin America: Available Protections and Potential Pitfalls Sovereignty Rules? Implications of Recent U.S. Court Decisions Involving Argentina Rough Waters: Developing International Legal Protections for Underwater Cultural Heritage OK, We Have to Observe the FCPA...But That’s It, Isn’t It?

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2014 Fall Meeting Planning Committee Section Chair Marcelo Bombau • M. & M. Bomchil Abogados • Buenos Aires, Argentina

Steering Committee Manuela Cavallo • Portolano Cavallo Studio Legale • Rome, Italy Robert L. Brown • Bingham Greenebaum Doll LLP • Louisville, Kentucky, USA Christine M. Castellano • Ingredion Incorporated • Westchester, IL, USA Taylor Croley • American Bar Association Section of International Law • Washington, DC, USA Michelle Mattingly • American Bar Association Section of International Law • Washington, DC, USA Dixon F. Miller • Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP • Columbus, Ohio, USA Lelia Mooney • Partners for Democratic Change • Washington, DC, USA Fabian Pal • Fowler White Burnett • Miami, FL, USA Steven Richman • Duane Morris LLP • Princeton, NJ, USA Marcos Ríos • Carey • Santiago, Chile Sara Sandford • Garvery Schubert Barer • Seattle, WA, USA Jessica Smith • American Bar Association Section of International Law • Washington, DC, USA Carlos Velázquez • Basham Ringe Y Correa SC • Monterrey, Mexico

Buenos Aires Honorary Host Committee Mariana Ardizzone • Maciel, Norman & Asociados • Buenos Aires, Argentina Roberto P. Bauzá • Rattagan, Macchiavello, Arocena & Peña Robirosa • Buenos Aires, Argentina Horacio E. Beccar Varela • Estudio Beccar Varela • Buenos Aires, Argentina Marcelo Bombau • M. & M. Bomchil Abogados • Buenos Aires, Argentina Hernán Camarero • Richards, Cardinal, Tützer, Zabala & Zaefferer • Buenos Aires, Argentina Gustavo Cedrone • Mitrani Caballero Ojam & Ruiz Moreno • Buenos Aires, Argentina Alejandro Ciero • Tanoira Cassagne Abogados • Buenos Aires, Argentina Pablo Crescimbeni • Curutchet-Odriozola Abogados • Buenos Aires, Argentina Saúl Feilbogen • VMF Vitale Manoff & Feilbogen • Buenos Aires, Argentina Pablo Ferraro Mila • GFM Gonzalez & Ferraro Mila • Buenos Aires, Argentina Guillermo Malm Green • Brons & Salas Abogados • Buenos Aires, Argentina Ignacio Randle • Estudio Randle • Buenos Aires, Argentina Julio Rivera (jr) • Estudio Rivera • Buenos Aires, Argentina Hernán Slemenson • Marval O´Farrell & Mairal • Buenos Aires, Argentina Laurence P. Wiener • WSC Wiener-Soto-Caparros • Buenos Aires, Argentina For the list of the full planning committee please go to Ambar.org/ILFall2014.

PLEASE NOTE: PRE-Early Bird Registration Deadline is April 5, 2014. If you register by April 5th you receive up to $100 off the regular early bird fee! Early Bird Registration Deadline is September 8, 2014. Take advantage of the low registration rates for both individual and group attendees! For more information about group registration rates, please contact Michelle Mattingly at [email protected]. Pre-Registration Final Deadline is October 6, 2014. Online registration will be closed after this date. Onsite registration will be available as of October 21st. Hotel room block at the Hilton Buenos Aires Deadline is September 28, 2014. We have reserved a special nightly rate of $269 (USD) plus VAT per room for single/double occupancy. This rate includes free wifi. Reservations may be made online at http://bit.ly/1bwXqI9. The number of rooms available at this special rate is limited and subject to selling out, so early booking is recommended.

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