International Section Annual Meeting

- Location -
Hilton New York
1335 Avenue of the Americas
(Between 53rd & 54th) Sutton Parlor, 2nd Floor
New York, NY

Register at  http://www.nysba.org/am2013

Risk Management in Cross-Border Transactions - Risk Allocation, Compliance, Dispute Resolution, Ethical Considerations
4.5 MCLE Credits in the Area of Professional Practice

8:00 - 8:30 a.m.          Registration, Networking Breakfast

8:30 - 8:45 a.m.          Welcoming and Introductory Remarks - Section Chair, Andrew D. Otis - Program Chair, Thomas N. Pieper

8:45 - 10:00 a.m.        Risky Business:  How to Identify, Allocate and Deal with Risks in InternationalTransactions

Panel Chair:  M. Scott Peeler, Stroz Friedberg, New York City
Panelists:   David H. Burt, E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., Wilmington, DE  Andrew D. Otis, Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP, New York City

10:00 - 10:10 a.m.      Coffee break

10:10 - 11:25 a.m.      See Ya in … where? Is Arbitration a Viable Dispute Resolution Option in International Financial Transactions?    

Panel Chair:  Marc M. Rossell, Chadbourne & Parke LLP, New York City
Panelists:  Giselle Leonardo, Independent Arbitrator, Fort Lauderdale, FL - Pierre M. Gentin, Credit Suisse, New York City  - Valerie Verberne, P.R.I.M.E. Finance, The Hague, The Netherlands - Henry Weisburg, Shearman & Sterling LLP, New York City - Daniel Calhman de Miranda, Mattos Filho Advogados, Brazil - Chris MacLeod, Cambridge LLP, Toronto, Canada

11:25 - 11:35 a.m.       Coffee break

11:35 - 12:50 p.m.      Out of Bounds: Ethical Considerations for Lawyers Operating Outside Their Home Jurisdiction

Panel Chair:  Gerald J. Ferguson, BakerHostetler, New York City
Panelists:   Christian Hammerl, Wolf Theiss, Vienna, Austria - Marco Amorese, Studio Legale Amorese, Milan, Italy - Derek Jones, HSM Chambers, George Town, Cayman Islands -  Gonzalo S. Zeballos, BakerHostetler (formerly AIG),New, York City

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