National Law Center for Inter-American Free Trade
Product Liability in Latin America: A Seminar for
US Manufacturers, Exporters and Lawyers
September 20-21, 2001, Sofitel Hotel, Miami, FL
Discussion and presentations on product liability in the US and Latin America. Keynote speakers will include Boris Kozolchyk, President and Director of National Law Center for Inter-American Free Trade, Jose Ramon Ximenez Carbo, Attorney General of Ecuador, Diana Droulers, ICC Venezuela,William Wood, partner at Fulbright & Jaworski.
Registration Information: Stacy Patterson
(520) 622 1200 or
spatterson@natlaw.com
www.natlaw.com
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Annual Meetings of the Boards of Governors of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund
September 29-30, 2001, Washington D.C
Conference will discuss World Bank and IMF perspectives on banking and finance, trade and investment, as well as global social issues.
Registration Information:
(202) 473 7272 or
bfcoffice@worldbank.org
www.imf.org/external/am/2001/index.htm
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Latin Summit & ExpoAmericas
October 1-2, 2001, Omni Shoreham Hotel, Washington DC
Conference will discuss the investment and economic development issues of the Americas including: regional integration and free trade, environmental protection, and foreign direct investment in Latin America. Keynote speakers will include President of Mexico,Vicente Fox; President of Chile, Ricardo Lagos Escobar; Minister of Economy of Peru, Pedro Pablo Kuczynski; Minister of Finance of Chile, Nicolas Eyzaguirre Guzman; President of Inter-American Development Bank, Enrique Iglesias.
Registration Information:
(212) 980 0002 or
info@latin-summit.com
www.latin-summit.com
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Brazil Economic Conference
October 1, 2001, Omni Shoreham Hotel, Washington DC
Conference will discuss the economic and political outlook of Latin America’s largest economy. Organized by the Brazilian American Chamber of Commerce.
Registration Information:
www.brazilcham.com/brazilconf/register.htm
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Computer Law Association’s 15th International Congress on Computer and Telecommunications Law
October 1-2, 2001, Renaissance Hotel, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Coverage of legal issues related to the computer law and telecommunications businesses, with emphasis on the Internet, intellectual property and e-commerce.
Registration Information: Correa & Conde Comunicacao +55 11 3885 8278 or
ccorrea@sagesse.com.br
www.cla.org
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American Bar Association
International Section Fall Meeting
October 10-13, 2001, Presidente Inter-Continental Hotel, Monterrey, Mexico
Conference panels will cover employment in international law, law reform and justice issues in Mexico and Latin America, the Mexican power sector, NAFTA disputes, and US-Mexico secured transaction issues.
Registration Information: (202) 662 1727
www.abanet.org/intlaw
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Hispanic National Bar Association
October 17 – 21, 2001, Philadelphia Marriott, Philadelphia, PA
The 26th annual convention of the Hispanic National Bar
Association.
Registration Information: (703) 610 9038
www.hnba.com
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2nd Annual Latin American Money Laundering Conference
October 18-19, 2001, Presidente Inter-Continental Hotel, Mexico City, Mexico
Coverage of legal issues in Latin America including: suspicious activity detection and reporting, compliance program management, and money laundering schemes in Latin America.
Registration Information: Dallie Leyva
(305) 530 0500 or
dleyva@moneylaundering.com
www.moneylaundering.com
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Offshore Trust Summit ? IBC’s 13th Annual International Trust & Tax Planning Event
October 16-19, 2001, The Biltmore Hotel, Coral Gables, FL
Conference will cover international tax, estate and wealth management.
Registration Information: (508) 616 5550
www.ibcusa.com
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New York State Bar Association International Law and Practice Section and
Brazilian Bar Association Fall Meeting
October 17-21, 2001, Copacabana Palace Hotel,
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Agenda will cover issues regarding conducting business in South America, including e-commerce, arbitration, multi-juris law firms and cross-border leasing.
Registration Information:
Linda L. Castilla at lcastilla@nysba.org
www.nysba.org
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Baker Botts 5th Annual Latin American Environmental Law Seminar
October 18, 2001, Crowne Plaza Hotel-Downtown,
Houston, TX
Topics will include: citizen suits, trends in regulations
affecting petroleum exploration and production,
intellectual property and environmental issues.
Registration Information: Carrie Martinez
(713) 229 1190 or
carrie.martinez@bakerbotts.com
www.bakerbotts.com
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London Court of International Arbitration
North American Council Symposium
October 25-27, 2001, The Biltmore Hotel, Coral Gables, FL
Members of all five LCIA Users’ Councils and guests are welcome to attend. The conference is in an open symposium format. Discussion topic suggestions welcomed.
Registration Information:
www.lcia-arbitration.com
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International Bar Association Business Law International Conference
October 28-November 2, 2001, Moon Palace Complex and Convention Center, Cancun, Mexico
Coverage of international legal and professional issues.
Registration Information:
+44 (0) 20 7629 1206
www.ibanet.org
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The 35th Annual Assembly of the Federation of
Latin American Banks
November 4-6, 2001, Hotel Inter-Continental, Miami, FL
The conference will feature presentations by John Taylor, Under Secretary of the US Treasury; Kathleen O’Day, Associate General Counsel for International Banking; and Enrique Marshall, Superintendente of the Superintendencia de Valores y Seguros, Chile.
Registration Information:
www.asamblea2001.net
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Computer Law Association IT Business in the Americas
November 29-30, 2001, Hotel Alvear Palace of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
The agenda will cover the topics of developments in verification and certification for electronic commerce, automatic mechanisms for digital rights management, ADR as applied to disputes involving the Internet, important case law and regulatory developments in the Americas.
Registration Information: www.cla.org/conferences.htm
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Figueroa Sierra & Asociados and the Colombian
American Chamber of Commerce of Miami Seminar
on Bi-National Tax Planning
October 16, 2001, Weston Hills Country Club, Weston, FL
October 23, 2001, Colombian Consulate, Coral Gables, FL
The Seminar will cover issues to assist Colombian
businesses in planning and implementing their
immigration, taxation and corporate needs according
to Colombian source requirements and US establishment factors.
Registration information: Jose Victor Lewis (305) 446 2542