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15th Annual International Law Institute

 


15th Annual International Law Institute

February 28, 2003
The Omni Richardson Hotel
Richardson, Texas

 

Time Description Presenter Paper
8:00 Welcome and Introductions

Lawrence W. Hanson
The Law Office of Lawrence W. Hanson, P.C. (Houston)

 
8:10 Perspectives on Pemex's Multiple Service Contract Initiative

William H. (Hunt) Buckley
Haynes and Boone, LLP (Dallas)

8:40 Strategies for Protecting Intellectual Property for the Global Company Anita E. Kadala and
David Healey
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP (Houston)
9:10 Current Techniques for Measuring and Handling Political Risk Mike Rodgers
PFC Energy (Washington, D.C.)
9:40 Break    
10:00 Enforceable Ethical Codes of Conduct for Overseas Manufacturing

Oscar Gonzalez
Braumiller and Rodriguez, LLP (Dallas)

10:30 Trade Update — WTO and Other International Trade Issues Edmundo Elias
Baker and McKenzie (Mexico)
 
11:00 Overview of Recent Mexican Legal Developments Alberto de la Peña
Haynes and Boone, LLP (Dallas)
11:30 Foreign Investments in Latin America: Recent Developments and Actions William Weiland
Vinson & Elkins L.L.P. (Houston)
12:00 Lunch — International Regulatory Issues in Aviation J. Otto Grunow
American Airlines, Inc. (Ft. Worth)
13:20 Foreigners in an Unknown Land: The Problems American Lawyers Overlook with International Clients Greg Huffman and
L. James Berglund
Thompson & Knight, LLP (Dallas)
 
13:50 Globalization in Reverse — Planning for the South American Divestiture Project (Panel Discussion)

Randel R. Young
Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP (Houston)

Jose A. Martinez de Hoz
Perez Alati, Grondona, Benites, Arnts y Martinez de Hoz (Argentina)

Ricardo Indacochea
Indacochea y Asociados (Bolivia)

15:00 Break    
15:20 Cross-Border Reorganizations — Bankruptcy, Insolvency and Restructuring in an International Context (Panel Discussion)

Robin Phelan
Haynes and Boone, LLP (Dallas)

Kyung S. Lee
Diamond McCarthy Taylor & Findley (Houston)

The Honorable Judge Leif Clark
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (San Antonio)

16:30 Ethical Decision Making and Recent Global Trends in Social Responsibility Joe W. "Chip" Pitts, III (Dallas)  
17:00 Concluding Remarks Lawrence W. Hanson
The Law Office of Lawrence W. Hanson, P.C. (Houston)