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Great topics, great speakers - great price!
Beautiful San Antonio will host the State Bar 2007 Annual Meeting
on June 21-22. The International Law Section has planned a special
program for Annual Meeting, including speakers from the United Kingdom,
Mexico and across Texas.
| Friday, June 22 |
| 8:45 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. |
Section Membership Meeting |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. |
Free CLE with your Meeting Registration! |
| 9:00 a.m. - 9:05 a.m. |
Introduction |
| 9:05 a.m. - 9:40 a.m. |
English Contract Law for the U.S. Practitioner
Mark Beeley, Vinson & Elkins, London, England
Many US companies encounter English law when they venture
outside the United States. This presentation will give the
US practitioner a basic understanding of the application of
English law in some common contractual settings, including
ways in which it might differ from US state law. The presentation
will also address issues arising as a result of selecting
England and Wales as the seat of an international arbitration.
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| 9:40 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. |
Current Trends in Infrastructure Development and Construction
Contracts
Karl Hopkins, Baker & McKenzie, Houston, Texas
Because of the construction boom in the Middle East, this
presentation
will focus on the members of the Gulf Cooperation Counsel,
including Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, UAE, Yemen and Oman.
Some of the issues discussed will include local agency requirements
on a comparative basis among GCC states, tax considerations,
negotiating strategies for Western companies operating in
the Middle East, comparative analysis of local tendering procedures,
and current opportunities in the region.
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| 10:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. |
Break |
| 10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. |
Comparison of International Arbitral Systems
Molly Steele & Andrew Melsheimer, Thompson & Knight,
Dallas, Texas
Two trial lawyers will describe some important pitfalls in
international arbitration clauses, and suggest practical considerations
when selecting which rules to apply.
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| 11:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. |
Oil and Gas Developments in Mexico
Marcelo Paramo, Haynes and Boone, Mexico City, Mexico
This talk will describe the basic legal structure of oil
and gas
activities in Mexico, the current decline in reserves, the
increasing
demand for natural gas, and deep water exploration and production
projects. There will also be a discussion concerning the need
for
private investment and efforts to amend the existing legal
framework.
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Register online at www.texasbar.com/annualmeeting
A full registration for two days is only $245 (a one-day registration
is $150). You will receive:
- Access to more than 70 hours of live CLE
- A flash drive loaded with a complete library of all the CLE
offered
at the meeting
- Two Breakfasts
- NYU School of Law Professor Noah Feldman, a constitutional
expert who
helped write the constitution in Iraq, is the perfect speaker
for the
Bench/Bar Breakfast on Friday morning
- Two Lunches
- John Grisham is the Thursday luncheon speaker. He has generously
donated the honorarium for his presentation, allowing a $20,000
grant to be made to the ATJ Summer Internship Program.
- The Litigation Section-sponsored luncheon on Friday features
Doug Kmiec and Richard Ben-Veniste arguing where the right
balance is between security and liberty
Reserved tables for 10 are available for each of these special
events plus for the Presidents' Gala on Thursday evening. You will
be thanked on signage at the Annual Meeting for your table sponsorship
of $1,200 ($1,500 for the gala). For more information about sponsoring
a table,
call Holly Wilkerson at 512.427.1515.
Take advantage of this great CLE value!
Visit www.texasbar.com/annualmeeting
to register online.
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