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International Section Seasonal Meeting 2012 October 10-13, 2012 Pestana Palace Lisbon, Portugal Pre-Meeting October 8, 2012 Hyatt Regency Hotel Casablanca, Morocco NY S BA Integration and Growth in Europe and the World NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION

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International SectionSeasonal Meeting 2012October 10-13, 2012 Pestana Palace Lisbon, Portugal

Pre-MeetingOctober 8, 2012Hyatt Regency HotelCasablanca, Morocco

NYSBA

Integration and Growth in Europe and the World

N E W Y O R K S T A T E B A R A S S O C I A T I O N

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NEW YORK STEERING COMMITTEENeil A. Quartaro Watson Farley & Williams LLP

Andrew D. Otis Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP

Andre R. Jaglom Tannenbaum Helpern Syracuse & Hirschtritt LLP

Glenn G. Fox Alston & Bird LLP

Gerald Ferguson Baker Hostetler

Thomas Pieper Chadbourne & Parke LLP

Nancy Thevenin Baker & McKenzie LLP

Diane O’Connell PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

LOCAL STEERING COMMITTEEPedro Pais de Almeida Abreu Advogados

Pedro Rebelo de Sousa SRS Advogados

Tiago Mareiros Moreira Vieira de Almeida & Associados

Ivone Rocha JPAB – José Pedro Aguiar-Branco & Associados

Rafael Lucas Pires Serra Lopes, Cortes Martins & Associados

CASAbLANCA STEERING COMMITTEE

Mehdi M. bennani Bennani & Associes, LLP

Abd El Karim Khoukhi Khoukhi At Qwedar PLLC

Mohamed Zaanouni Zaanouni Law Firm

N O N - f I N A N C I A l S p O N S O R S

IBERIAN LAWYER

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Monday, October 8

Casablanca Pre-Meeting Program Hyatt Regency Casablanca Place des Nations Unies Casablanca, Morocco

12:30 – 2:15 p.m. Attorney Lunch Speakers: Mehdi M. bennani, Program Co-Chair, Bennani & Associes LLP, Casablanca, Morocco Andrew D. Otis, Section Chair, Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle, LLP, New York City Ahmed Chami, Former Minister of Commerce and Industry, Current member of the Moroccan Parliament Jane Kitson, US Consulate Regional Commercial Counselor Morocco and Tunisia

Welcome Remarks: President Maître Driss Chater, UIA (Union Internationale des Avocats), Fez, Morocco

2:30 – 3:45 p.m. Panel 1: The Investment Climate in North Africa: Now and in the Future Co-Chair: Co-Chair: Karim Khoukhi, Esq., Khoukhi At Qwedar Pllc, Algiers, Algeria Speakers: Mehdi bennani, Bennani & Associes LLP, Casablanca, Morocco Mohamed Zaanouni, Zaanouni Law Firm, Tunisia Hassan Yacine, Thompson & Knight LLP, Algiers3:45 – 4:00 p.m. Refreshment break

4:00 – 5:15 p.m. Panel 2: Choice of New York Law and Forum in International Agreements Co-Chair: Michael W. Galligan, Philips Nizer LLP, New York City Speakers: Omar T. Mohammedi, The Law Office of Omar T. Mohammedi, LLC Neil A. Quartaro, Watson Farley & Williams LLP, New York 5:15 – 5:30 p.m. Closing Remarks

5:30 – 7:30 p.m. Reception Hotel reservation information: Hyatt Regency Casablanca room block October 7 & 8, 2012. Go to: www.nysba.org/morocco2012 for more details.

CASAbLANCA, MOROCCO

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Thursday, October 11 — Program Tracks

10:30 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.

11:50 a.m. – 1:05 p.m.

TRACK ONE Corporate PROGRAM 1International Opinion Practice

CO-CHAIRSC. Gregory ChaseWatson Farley & Williams LLP New York

PANELISTSLisa Mantello Goodmans LLP Toronto

Ronnen J. Gaito RJ Gaito Law Firm Luxemburg

TRACK TWO Litigation/ArbitrationPROGRAM 2 International Commercial Mediation: Shaping the Future of Commercial Dispute Resolution?

CO-CHAIRSThomas Gaultier Miranda Law Firm Lisbon

Nancy M. Thevenin Baker & McKenzie LLP New York

PANELISTSJessica Fei Herbert Smith LLP Beijing

Clifford J. Hendel Araoz & Rueda Abogados Madrid

Ann Ryan RobertsonLocke Lord LLP Houston

TRACK THREE GeneralPROGRAM 3 Cross-border Investments by Sovereign Funds

CO-CHAIRSAlexandra Maia de Loureiro SRS Advogados Lisbon

Lutz Hartmann Buse Heberer Fromm Germany

PANELISTSMaria Antónia CameiraCL@CAMEIRA LEGALLondon

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Tuesday, October 97:00 p.m. Dinner – Executive Committee, the Lisbon Steering Committee, and the leaders of the Lisbon and

Portuguese Bar Associations – “A Travesa” Restaurant

Wednesday, October 109:30 – 6:00 p.m. Registration – Crioulo Room, The Stables – Pestana Palace Hotel

10:00 – 12:00 p.m. Chapter Chair Meeting – Lusitano II, The Stables – Pestana Palace Hotel

12:00 – 2:00 p.m Chapter Chair and Executive Committee Lunch – Lusitano I, The Stables – Pestana Palace Hotel

3:00 – 5:00 p.m. Executive Committee Meeting – Alter Real, The Stables – Pestana Palace Hotel

6:45 p.m. bus from Pestana Palace Hotel

7:00 – 9:30 p.m. Welcome Cocktail Reception and Dinner at the United States Embassy, Lisbon Avenida das Forças Armadas, 1600-081 Lisboa

9:45 p.m bus Transfer to Pestana Palace Hotel

Thursday, October 117:30 – 8:30 a.m. Continental breakfast – Andaluz e Campolina, The Stables – Pestana Palace Hotel

8:30 – 9:00 a.m. Welcoming Remarks – Lusitano I, The Stables – Pestana Palace Hotel Andrew D. Otis, Section Chair, Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle, LLP, New York, NY Seymour W. James, President, New York State Bar Association, The Legal Aid Society, New York, NY Pedro Pais de Almeida, Program Co-Chair, Abreu Advogados, Lisbon Neil A. Quartaro, Program Co-Chair, Watson, Farley & Williams (New York) LLP, New York, NY

9:00 – 10:15 a.m. Plenary Session One – The Sovereign Debt Crises in Europe: Where Is it Headed? Lusitano I, The Stables – Pestana Palace Hotel Professor António borges, Economic Special Advisor to the Portuguese Government and former Director of the European Department of the International Monetary Fund,

10:15 – 10:30 a.m. Coffee break – Andaluz e Campolina, The Stables – Pestana Palace Hotel

TRACK ONE CorporatePROGRAM 4Cross-border Finance: A brave New World?

CO-CHAIRSCarlos Mauricio MirandolaSzazi & Bechara São Paulo

André Figueiredo PLMJ e Associados Portugal

PANELISTSNarun Papattanachai Columbia University New York

Jean-François Adelle Avocat à la Cour Paris

TRACK TWO Litigation/ArbitrationPROGRAM 5Labor Law and Employment Law Issues

CO-CHAIRSKenneth G. Standard Epstein, Becker & Green, P.C. New York

Tiago Cortes PLMJ Law Firm, Lisbon

PANELISTSAnna birtwistle CM Murray LLP Solicitors, London

Junlu Jiang King & Wood Mallesons, Beijing

Shalini Agarwal Clasis Law New Delhi, India

Tiffani Lee Holland & Knight, Miami

Ernesto Velarde-Danache Ernesto Velarde-Danache, Inc. Mexico

TRACK THREE GeneralPROGRAM 6

Investments Into and from the Euro Zone in the Current Economic Climate

CO-CHAIRSLarry Shoenthal Weiser Mazars LLP New York

Miguel Torres TORRES, MARTÍN & ZARAGOZA Barcelona

PANELISTSSalvo Arena Chiomenti Studio Legale, L.L.C. New York City

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Friday, October 12

Friday, October 12 — Program Tracks

8:00 – 8:30 a.m. Continental breakfast – Andaluz e Campolina, The Stables – Pestana Palace Hotel

8:30 – 10:00 a.m. Plenary Session Two – Lusitano I, The Stables – Pestana Palace Hotel

Privacy Law: Primer and Update Co-Chair: Gerald Ferguson, Chair, Baker Hostetler, New York Co-Chair: Jonathan P. Armstrong, Duane Morris LLP, London

Panelists: ben beeson, Cyber Risks, Lockton David Evans, Information Commissioner’s Office, Wilmslow Christian Hammerl, Wolf Theiss Rae, Austria

10:00 – 10:15 a.m. Coffee break – Andaluz e Campolina, The Stables – Pestana Palace Hotel

10:15 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

TRACK ONE CorporatePROGRAM 13Political Activities of Corporations and Shareholders

CO-CHAIRSWilliam Candelaria Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle, LLP New York

Pedro Rebelo de Sousa SRS Advogados

PANELISTSVincent bettonville AKD Lawyers Amsterdam

Matteo Tonello The Conference Board New York

Javier Villasante Cuatrecasas, Gonçalves Pereira Madrid

TRACK TWO Litigation/ArbitrationPROGRAM 14International Insolvency and Creditor’s Rights

CO-CHAIRSNeil A. Quartaro Watson Farley & Williams LLP New York

José Carlos Soares Machado SRS Advogados Lisbon

PANELISTSDavid J. Nadler Goodmans LLP Toronto

James Stonebridge Norton Rose London

Dr. H. Philipp Esser Schultze & Braun GmbH Germany

David Harrell Locke Lord, LLP, Houston

TRACK THREE GeneralPROGRAM 15Where is the Love? . . . We Can Work It OutIP/Competition Law/Dominant Firms

CO-CHAIRSJay L. Himes Labaton Sucharow LLP, New York

Prof. Amedeo Arena University of Naples Federico II, Italy

PANELISTSbettina bergmann Bergmann Rechtsanwaltskanzlei Germany

Prof. Ariel Katz University of Toronto, Toronto

Elai Katz Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP New York

Hill b. Wellford Bingham McCutchen LLP Washington, D.C.

S C h E d u l E O f E v E N T S

2:40 p.m. – 3:55 p.m.

4:05 p.m. – 5:20 p.m.

TRACK ONE CorporatePROGRAM 7 Trade Compliance Issues Affect-ing Multinationals and Counsel

CO-CHAIRSRobert J. Leo Meeks, Sheppard, Leo & Pillsbury New York

PANELISTSGina Hung Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Taiwan

Dolores Sancha Barcelona Bar Council Barcelona

TRACK TWO Litigation/ArbitrationPROGRAM 11Litigating With Class: Recent Developments in the Class Action Arena

CO-CHAIRSThomas Pieper Chadbourne & Parke New York

Miguel Castro Pereira Abreu Advogados, Lisbon

PANELISTSProf. Henrique Antunes Universidad Catolica Portuguesa Lisbon

Prof. Carlos Alberto Carmona Marques Rosado Toledo Cesar e Carmona Advogados, Sao Paulo

Calvin Hamilton Hamilton Advogados, Madrid

TRACK THREE GeneralPROGRAM 9 Transfer Pricing: A Multi-jurisdictional Review

CO-CHAIRSMiguel Teixeira de Abreu Abreu Advogados Lisbon

PANELISTSJaime EstevesPwC, Lisbon

Lourdes Perez-Luque Salans Madrid

Michael MerwinErnst & Young LLPNew York

1:15 – 2:30 p.m. Lunch – Lusitano II, The Stables – Pestana Palace Hotel The Honorable Allan J. Katz, United States Ambassador to Portugal

6:00 p.m. bus transfer from Pestana Palace to Luso-American Development Foundation

6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Cocktail Reception and Dinner – Luso-American Development Foundation

8:30 p.m. bus transfer from Luso-American Foundation to Pestana Palace Hotel

TRACK TWO Litigation/ArbitrationPROGRAM 8 Tips, Tricks and Pitfalls: Commercial Debt Collection in the European Union

CO-CHAIRSDavid Franklin Franklin & Franklin, Montreal

PANELISTSJohn Rochman England

Rui Amendoeira Miranda Law Firm, Lisbon

Max Krasnik Denmark

Ela blasco Villanueva Spain

François Laforgue France

TRACK ONE CorporatePROGRAM 10Mergers and Acquisitions: Trends in buyer’s Protection

CO-CHAIRSCarl-Olof bouveng Advokatfirman Lindahl KB Stockholm

Ana Sofia batista Abreu Advogados Lisbon

PANELISTSWayne Gray McMillan, Toronto

Abhijit Joshi AZB, Mumbai

Greg Ostling Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz New York

Ronaldo C. Veirano Veirano Advogados, São Paulo

TRACK THREE GeneralPROGRAM 12International Tax Planning for Investment in the European Union

CO-CHAIRSJames ShorterShorter Law Offices, New York

Pedro Pais de Almeida Abreu Advogados, Lisbon

PANELISTSMariana Eguiarte-Morett Sánchez Devanny Eseverri Mexico CityJosep Marsal Cuatrecasas, Gonçalves Pereira BarcelonaPeter Utterström Advokatfirman Delphi, StockholmJochem van der Wal Loyens & Loeff NV, Amsterdam

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3:50 p.m. – 5:05 p.m.

5:15 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.

TRACK TWO Litigation/ArbitrationPROGRAM 23Securing Your Claim: Pre- and Post-Judgment Remedies

CO-CHAIRSNeil A. Quartaro Watson Farley & Williams LLP New York

Ruth breitenfeld CEPSA Portuguesa Lisbon

PANELISTSbradley D. Simon Simon & Partners LLP New York

Pedro Sousa Uva Abreu Advogados Lisbon

TRACK THREE GeneralPROGRAM 27Treatment of Trusts in Europe and US Taxation of Foreign Trusts

CO-CHAIRSGlenn G. FoxAlston & Bird LLP New York

Paula Gomes Freire VdA Law Firm Lisbon

PANELISTSMiguel Teixeira de Abreu Abreu Advogados Lisbon

Jean-Marc Tirard Tirard Naudin Paris

Florentino Carreño Cuatrecasas Gonçalves Pereira S.L.P. Madrid

Kinga Weiss Walder Wyss Ltd. Zurich

TRACK THREE GeneralPROGRAM 24International Harmonization of Inheritance, Trust and Family Law

CO-CHAIRSMichael W. Galligan Phillips Nizer LLP New York

João Gama Universidade Católica Portuguesa Lisbon

PANELISTSRichard Frimston Russell -Cooke LLP, London

Michael A. Heimos Michael A. Heimos P.C. Denver | Punta del Este, Uruguay

Michael Stegman Kohnen & Patton, LLPCincinnati, Ohio

Antonio Frada Universidade Católica Portuguesa Porto and Lisbon

TRACK ONE CorporatePROGRAM 22Centers of Excellence: The Legal Aspects of Attracting Research and Development Investment

CO-CHAIRSPeter Utterström Delphi, Stockholm

Tiago Marreiros Moreira VdA Law Firm, Lisbon

PANELISTSAnne Fairpo Atlas Chambers, London

Ronnen J. Gaito RJ Gaito Law Firm, Luxemburg

Pierodavide Leardi Studio Leardi - Intellectual Property Management, Milano

James ShorterShorter Law Offices, New York

Manuel Duraes Rocha Trocado, Perry da Câmara, Durães Rocha & Associados, Lisbon

TRACK TWO Litigation/ArbitrationPROGRAM 26International Capital Markets and Securities Regulations: Cur-rent Cross-border Legal Issues and Legislation

CO-CHAIRSEberhard H. Rohm Duane Morris LLP California

Rafael Lucas Pires Serra Lopes, Cortes Martins & Associados Lisbon

PANELISTSHector Arangua Mexico

Carine Feipel Arendt & Medernach LLC Luxembourg

S C h E d u l E O f E v E N T S

1:00 – 2:20 p.m. Lunch – Lusitano II, The Stables – Pestana Palace Hotel

11:40 a.m. – 12:55 p.m.

2:25 p.m. – 3:40 p.m.

TRACK ONE CorporatePROGRAM 19Anti-Corruption Legislation: Developments in the Internation-al Anti-Corruption Regime

CO-CHAIRSIsabel Franco KLA Advogados, Brazil Sao Paolo

Carlos Almeida Lemos Abreu Advogados Lisbon

PANELISTSGianluca Mule Tonucci & Partners Rome

Sophie Scemla Heenan Blaikie Paris

Daniel J. Greenwald, III Chadbourne and Parke Dubai

TRACK TWO Litigation/ArbitrationPROGRAM 20Hot Topics in International Dispute Resolution

CO-CHAIRSClifford J. Hendel Araoz & Rueda Abogados Madrid

Jay G. SaferLocke Lord LLPNew York

PANELISTSMark Alcott Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP New York

Virginia Allen Uría Menéndez, Madrid

Aren Goldsmith Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton, Paris

José-Miguel Júdice PLMJ Lisbon

TRACK TWO Litigation/ArbitrationPROGRAM 17Stolen Masters: The Sale of Stolen and Plundered Art

CO-CHAIRSLes Reizes Reizes Law Firm Chartered Boynton Beach

Thomas O. Verhoeven Cologne, Germany and Cannes France

António Sampaio Caramelo Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva Lisbon

PANELISTSOtto Wächter Graf & Pitkowitz Austria

TRACK ONE CorporatePROGRAM 16To Market, To Market: The Pros and Cons of Alternative Methods of Distribution

CO-CHAIRSAndre R. JaglomTannenbaum Helpern Syracuse & Hirschtritt LLP New York

Sofia Cerqueira Serra MLGTS Law Firm Oporto

PANELISTSHernan PachecoPacheco Coto Attorneys At LawCosta Rica

TRACK THREE GeneralPROGRAM 18Just Whose Asset Is On The Line? Intellectual Property Licensing in International bankruptcies

CO-CHAIRSEric Stenshoel Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle, LLP New York

António de Magalhães Cardoso VdA Law Firm Lisbon

PANELISTSCarol Plunkett William Fry Dublin

Robert Loef Noerr LLP New York

TRACK THREE GeneralPROGRAM 21The Role of the Madrid System in International Trademark Protection

CO-CHAIRSDonald Prutzman Tannenbaum Helpern Syracuse & Hirschtritt LLP New York

João Veiga Gomes Abreu Advogados Lisbon

PANELISTSFederico González Sánchez Devanny Mexico City

João Mioludo Furtado Lisbon

TRACK ONE CorporatePROGRAM 25Energy: How to Develop Projects

CO-CHAIRS Andrew D. Otis Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP New York

Ivone Rocha JPAB Law FirmLisbon

PANELISTSVanda Cascão VdA Law Firm Lisbon

Rodrigo Ferreira Rocha Ferreira Rocha & Associados Maputo, Mozambique

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E v E N T S p O N S O R S – G A l A d I N N E R

E v E N T S p O N S O R S – G A l A C O C K T A I l R E C E p T I O N

E v E N T S p O N S O R S – C O C K T A I l R E C E p T I O N

S C h E d u l E O f E v E N T S

6:45 p.m. bus Transfer to Law Firm Dinners

7:00 p.m. Dinner Reception at local Law Firms

9:00 p.m. bus Transfer to Pestana Palace Hotel

8:00 – 8:30 a.m. bus Transfer to the Portuguese bar Association

Portuguese bar Association (Ordem dos Advogados) Largo de São Domingos, 14, Salão Nobre

8:50 – 9:00 a.m. Welcoming Remarks António Albergaria Samara, Vice-President of the General Council of the Portuguese Bar Association

9:00 – 11:00 a.m. Plenary Session Three

Alternative Law Firm Structures: Around the World Chair: Kenneth G. Standard, Epstein Becker & Green, P.C., New York

Panelists: Vasco Marques Correia, President of the Lisbon District Council of the Portuguese Bar Association Junlu Jiang, King & Wood Mallesons, Beijing Steven Younger, Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP, New York

11:00 – 5:00 p.m. Free Time

11:15 a.m. bus Transfer to Pestana Palace Hotel

5:00 p.m. bus Transfer to S/V PRINCIPE PERFIETO

5:30 – 7:30 p.m. Lisbon Harbor Cruise Aboard S/V PRINCIPE PERFIETO Reception onboard Dress Code: business attire

7:30 p.m. bus Transfer to Gala Dinner - Portuguese National Pavillion

8:00 – 10:00 p.m. Gala Dinner - Portuguese National Pavillion

10:15 p.m. bus Transfer to Pestana Palace Hotel

Saturday, October 13

Pestana Palace | Lisbon, Portugal

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