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  • date(s):

    October 7, 2004
print event

Hotel InterContinental Miami
100 Chopin Plaza, Miami, Florida

Morning Program
Moderator: Clyde E. McFarland, Jr., Esq.
Corporate Counsel
Caribbean/Latin America Region
Lucent Technologies

8:15 – 8:45 a.m.

  • Registration and Continental Breakfast

8:45 – 9:00 a.m.

  • Welcome - Mark E. Zelek, Esq. Miami Office Managing Partner, Morgan Lewis

9:00 – 9:20 a.m.

  • Drafting International Commercial Contracts – Avoiding Pitfalls and Drafting Tips
  • Case of Distributor or Agency Protections in Latin America

- Speakers:

Armando J. Tirado, Esq. – Topic Coordinator, Director and Regional Counsel, Latin America Export Division, Ingram Micro Inc.
Eduardo R. Cardenas, Esq. - Partner, Cardenas y Cardenas | Colombia

9:20 – 10:20 a.m.

  • International Commercial Arbitration
  • Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards

- Speakers:

Mark N. Bravin, Esq. - Partner, Morgan Lewis, Washington DC
Osvaldo J. Marzorati, Esq. - Partner, Allende & Brea, Argentina
Ordelio Azevedo Sette, Esq. - Partner, Azevedo Sette Advogados, Brazil
Cristobal Eyzaguirre, Esq. - Partner, Claro y Cia , Chile
Oscar de la Vega, Esq. - Partner, Basham, Ringe & Correa, Mexico

10:20 – 10:35 a.m.

  • Coffee Break

10:35 – 11:35 a.m.

  • Competition Laws
  • Antitrust and Other Issues

- Speakers:

Peter E. Halle, Esq. - Partner, Morgan Lewis, Washington DC
Pablo G. Louge, Esq. - Partner, Allende & Brea, Argentina
Ordelio Azevedo Sette, Esq. - Partner, Azevedo Sette Advogados, Brazil
Cristobal Eyzaguirre, Esq. - Partner, Claro y Cia, Chile
Amilcar Peredo, Esq. - Associate, Basham, Ringe & Correa, Mexico

11:35 – 11:55 a.m.

  • Alien Tort Claims Act
  • Recent Trends of Litigation

- Speaker:

Robert M. Brochin, Esq. - Partner, Morgan Lewis, Miami

12:00 – 2:00 p.m.

  • Luncheon

Bayfront Room | Lobby Level

- Welcome Remarks:

Keith S. Rosenn, Professor, University of Miami School of Law

  • Update of the FTAA Agreement

- Keynote Speaker:

J. Antonio Villamil, Chief Executive Officer, The Washington Economics Group, Inc.

Afternoon Program
Moderator:
Malvina Camejo Longoria, Esq.
Vice President, Regional Counsel
Latin America/Caribbean MasterCard International

2:00 – 3:00 p.m.

  • Intellectual Property – Fight Against Piracy
  • Recent Trends

- Speakers:

Ron N. Dreben, Esq. - Partner, Morgan Lewis, Washington DC
Osvaldo J. Marzorati, Esq. - Partner, Allende & Brea, Argentina
Juan Carlos Guzman, Esq. - Senior Attorney, Microsoft Corporation, Brazil
Luis Felipe Claro, Esq. - Partner, Claro y Cia, Chile
Martin Michaus, Esq. - Partner, Basham, Ringe & Correa, Mexico

3:00 – 3:20 p.m.

  • An Overview of the USA Patriot Act

- Speaker:

Gary S. Smuckler, Esq. - Partner, Morgan Lewis, Washington DC

3:20 – 3:35 p.m.

  • Coffee Break

3:35 – 4:35 p.m.

  • The Rule of Law and Corporate Governance
  • Sarbanes-Oxley Issues

- Speakers:

Eduardo Vidal, Esq. – Topic Coordinator, Partner, Morgan Lewis, New York
Christian R. Bartholomew, Esq. - Partner, Morgan Lewis, Miami
Pablo G. Louge, Esq. - Partner, Allende & Brea, Argentina
Ordelio Azevedo Sette, Esq. - Partner, Azevedo Sette Advogados, Brazil
Cristobal Eyzaguirre, Esq. - Partner, Claro y Cia, Chile
Amilcar Peredo, Esq. - Associate, Basham, Ringe & Correa, Mexico

4:35 – 5:35 p.m.

  • General Counsel Roundtable – Managing a Legal Team

in Good Times and Bad

- Speakers:

José E. Gonzalez, Esq. - Topic Coordinator, Chief Legal Officer, Terremark Worldwide Inc.
José Sariego, Esq. - Topic Coordinator, Senior Vice President, Business & Legal Affairs HBO Latin America Group
Juan Carlos Mencio, Esq. - General Counsel, North America, LanChile
Arnaldo Perez, Esq. - General Counsel, Carnival Cruise Lines
Silvia M. Garrigo, Esq. - Senior Counsel, Chevron Texaco, Latin America Products
Sofia Ioannou, Esq. - Vice President and General Counsel, MTV Networks Latin America

5:35 – 5:45 p.m.

  • Wrap-Up

Reception
5:45 – 7:30 p.m.
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