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When Different Cultures Meet: Mastering Cross-Cultural Considerations in
International Business and Dispute Resolution
This program will offer important insights for handling the challenges posed by
cross-cultural interaction in international business dealings and dispute
resolution.
Moderator: Robert L. Gegios, shareholder, Kohner Mann & Kailas, S.C.,
Milwaukee, Wis.
Speakers: Diederik de Groot, partner, DLA Piper, Amsterdam, Netherlands;
Siegfried H. Elsing, partner, Holters & Elsing, Dusseldorf, Germany; Elena
Norman, partner, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP, Wilmington, Del.; and
David A. Lawson, III, partner, Bonnard Lawson International Law Firm, Genève,
Switzerland
Web 2.0: Wikis, Blogs, Mash-Ups and Avatars; or, the Explosion of User
Generated Content and the Legal Challenges that Arise
When a site encourages users to contribute content, what liability do the site
owners and Internet service providers have for what is uploaded to it? This
panel of legal experts will review and analyze recent legal issues, and how they
have been addressed in the copyright and trademark infringement, defamation,
privacy and criminal jurisdictions.
Speakers: Christopher Heather, vice president Legal Europe, Fox Interactive
Media — MySpace/IGN, London, England, U.K.; Michael Fleming, shareholder, Larkin
Hoffman Daly & Lindgren Ltd., Minneapolis, Minn.; Richard Kemp, partner, Kemp
Little LLP, London, England, U.K.; Dr. Andreas Peschel-Mehner, partner, Schwarz
Kelwing Wicke Westpfahl, Munich, Germany; Francesco Portolano, partner,
Portolano Colella Cavalloz, Rome, Italy; and Bradley L. Joslove, partner,
Franklin Law Firm, Paris, France
Societe Generale and Siemens: The Impact of Two Recent Corporate Scandals on
the Acceptance and Operation of Corporate Ethics and Compliance Programs
In light of the recent Societe Generale and Siemens scandals, what lessons might
be drawn from them? How might the experiences of U.S. companies in designing and
implementing corporate ethics and compliance programs prove of value to E.U.
companies in that regard? These issues and more will be examined in this program.
Speakers: Jenny Kim, senior associate, Miller & Chevalier Chartered,
Washington, D.C.; Richard H. Kreindler, partner, Shearman & Sterling LLP,
Frankfurt, Germany; and Kenneth Schoenholz, vice president and associate general
counsel, Philip Morris International Management SA, Lausanne, Switzerland
U.S./E.U. Mutual Recognition in Securities Markets
This program will focus on the recently announced initiative of the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission and the European Union to develop a joint
plan for the mutual recognition of securities regulation by the United States.
Panelists will examine the proposed mutual recognition framework, and the
expected impact on regulatory standards and practices, and securities markets.
Speakers: Erik R. Sirri, director, Division of Trading and Markets, U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C.; Marlon Paz, special
counsel to the director, Division of Trading and Markets, U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C.; Philipp Sudeck, head of international
policy/affairs, Securities Supervision/Asset Management, BaFin, Frankfurt,
Germany
Friday, May 30
The Impact of Privacy Regulation in the European Union on the Implementation
and Operation of Corporate Whistleblowing Hotlines
This program will examine privacy as a fundamental human right, the intersection
of privacy and whistleblowing, and the regulation of these hotlines in the
European Union due to privacy concerns.
Speakers: Paula Barrett, partner, Eversheds LLP, Leeds, England, U.K.; Robert
Bond, partner, Speechly Bircham, London, England, U.K.; Bradley Bryant, vice
president, Legal and Compliance, Morgan Stanley, London, England, U.K.; Jodie
Sangster, chief privacy & compliance officer, Acxiom Corporation, Sydney,
Australia; and Boris Wojtan, EMEA data privacy lead, Accenture, London, England,
U.K.
Tax Treaties and Anti-Treaty Shopping Initiatives
Bilateral tax treaties are fundamental to the international tax system, but
concerns about actual or perceived abuses are leading to increased efforts by
governments to limit treaty benefits. This program will discuss current treaty
issues, with a particular emphasis on the limitation on benefits provisions that
the United States requires.
Speakers: Edward Tanenbaum, partner, Alston & Bird LLP, New York; Peter
Blessing, partner, Shearman & Sterling LLP, New York; John Harrington,
international tax counsel, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Washington, D.C.;
Klaus Sieker, partner, Flick Gocke & Schaumburg, Frankfurt, Germany; and Diana
Wessells, associate, Alston & Bird LLP, Washington, D.C.
M&A Negotiation Trends and Practices in United States and European Union
Private Target, Public Target and LBO Deals
This session will compare and contrast market practices in the United States and
European Union in negotiating common yet distinct forms of acquisitions.
Speakers: Wilson Chu, partner, Haynes and Boone, LLP, Dallas; Keith A. Flaum,
partner, Cooley Godward Kronish LLP, Palo Alto, Calif.; Joel I. Greenberg,
partner, Kaye Scholer, LLP, New York; J. Freek Jonkhart, partner, Loyens & Loeff
N.V., Rotterdam, Netherlands; and Hendrik F. Jordaan, partner, Holme, Roberts &
Owen, Denver
For more information, visit the ABA Section of Business Law Global Business
Law Conference site at
http://www.abanet.org/buslaw/meetings/2008/gblc/index.shtml#site.
The American Bar Association Section of Business Law is one of the ABA’s
largest sections, bringing together 60,000 members from 65 countries to address
all aspects of corporate, financial and transactional practice. Through its
continuing legal education programs, publications and leadership in the
development and improvement of the law, the Section is committed to assisting
its members as they serve their clients and meet the challenges of the evolving
global economy.
With more than 413,000 members, the American Bar Association is the largest
voluntary professional membership organization in the world. As the national
voice of the legal profession, the ABA works to improve the administration of
justice, promotes programs that assist lawyers and judges in their work,
accredits law schools, provides continuing legal education, and works to build
public understanding around the world of the importance of the rule of law.
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