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International Section NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION NYSBA International Section Seasonal Meeting 2009 “New York and New Asia: A Partnership for the 21st Century” October 26-29, 2009 Swissôtel The Stamford Singapore MEDIA PARTNER About ALB: Asian Legal Business Magazine, together with its sister publications, ALB China and Australasian Legal Business magazines are the Asia-Pacific and Gulf region’s leading independent publications for in-house legal counsel, private practice lawyers and business leaders. With coverage on all the important and emerging areas of practice and business, ALB provides the most updated legal and business news from in and around the region. Each issue contains in-depth features examining changes in legislation, important areas of practice, overseas jurisdictions, deals and lateral hire updates along with revealing profiles of major industry leaders. www.legalbusinessonline.com NON-FINANCIAL SPONSORS Washington State Bar Association (WSBA) International Practice Section Michael W. Galligan, Section Chair Phillips Nizer LLP Eduardo Ramos-Gomez, Program Co-Chair Duane Morris LLP Wong Meng Meng, Program Co-Chair WongPartnership LLP Glenn G. Fox, Program Co-Chair Alston & Bird LLP NEW YORK STEERING COMMITTEE Philip M. Berkowitz, Nixon Peabody LLP Carl-Olof Bouveng, Advokatfirman Lindahl KB, Stockholm James P. Duffy, III, Tannenbaum Helpern Syracuse Hirschtritt LLP Brigitte R. Gambini, Sullivan & Worcester LLP William H. Schrag, Duane Morris LLP SINGAPORE STEERING COMMITTEE Steven Chong, Judge Singapore Supreme Court Lee Suet-Fern, Stamford Law Corporation Philip Jeyaretnam, Rodyk & Davidson LLP Kim Li KWA, Lee & Lee Lee Kim Shin, Allen & Gledhill LLP Chua Lee Meng, GIC Arfat Selvam, Arfat Selvam Alliance LLC Alvin Yeo, WongPartnership LLP Jimmy Yim, Drew & Napier LLC 3 4 INTRODUCTION Section Chair Michael W. Galligan, Phillips Nizer LLP, New York City Program Co-Chairs: Glenn G. Fox, Alston & Bird LLP, New York City Eduardo Ramos-Gomez, Duane Morris LLP, Singapore Wong Meng Meng, WongPartnership LLP, Singapore Important CLE Information The New York State MCLE Board requirement for Attorneys in practice beyond the first two years after admission to the Bar is 24 credit hours per biennial registration cycle, with four hours of these credit hours earned in the area of ethics and professionalism. This program will satisfy up to 18 MCLE credit hours including up to 3.5 hours in ethics and/or up to 14.5 hours in the general category. The ethics portion of this program will qualify for MCLE credit for newly admitted attorneys; however, the balance of the program will not qualify since it is not a basic practical skills program. Don’t miss your chance to earn these CLE credits. Sign up now! Social Programs Tours for spouses and guests to be advised. Discounts and Scholarships New York State Bar Association members and non-members may receive financial aid to attend this program. Under this policy, anyone who requires financial aid may apply in writing, not later than 20 working days prior to the start of the program, explaining the basis of his/her hardship, and if approved, can receive a discount or scholarship, depending on the circumstances. To apply, please send your request in writing to Linda L. Castilla at: New York State Bar Association, One Elk Street, Albany, New York 12207. 5 SCHEDULETITLE OF EVENTS Luncheon tables – As a unique bonus at this year’s conference, during the luncheons each day there will be ten tables dedicated to the countries of Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mauritius, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Vietnam. Each table will be clearly marked and an attorney from the designated country will be seated at the table and prepared to have an open discussion over lunch regarding legal issues in the representative country. Any attendee with an interest in the country should feel free to dine at a given table. Monday, October 26 10:00 am – 12:00 noon Chapter Chairs Meeting 12:00 noon – 2:00 pm Chapter Chairs Lunch 12:00 noon – 4:00 pm Registration 2:30 pm – 5:00 pm Executive Committee Meeting 5:30 pm Escorted Walk to Singapore Management University (“SMU”) 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm Welcome Address at SMU by K. Shanmugam, Singapore Minister of Law 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm Cocktail Dinner at SMU Tuesday, October 27 7:30 am – 5:00 pm Registration 8:45 am – 9:00 am Bus Transfer to Singapore Supreme Court 9:10 am – 9:20 am Opening Address – Michael E. Getnick, President, New York State Bar Association 9:20 am – 10:00 am Keynote Address by The Honorable Chief Justice of the Singapore Supreme Court, Chan Sek Keong 10:00 am – 11:00 am Dim Sum Breakfast at Supreme Court and Tour of Court 11:15 am – 12:30 pm Plenary A: (Supreme Court): Global Economic Crisis – Impact on Asia and Beyond Wong Meng Meng, WongPartnership LLP, Singapore Kevin Scully, Executive Chairman and Founder of NRA Capital, Singapore Ong Keng Yong, Ambassador-At-Large, Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Director of the Institute of Public Policy Studies, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore Charles Adams, Professor, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore Vikram Khanna, Associate Editor, The Business Times, Singapore 12:30 pm – 1:00 pm Bus Transfer to Swissotel 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Lunch Address – Bilahari Kausikan, Second Permanent Secretary of the Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs 6 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS Tuesday, October 27 (cont’d) 3:00 – 4:15 p.m. Track One – Corporate Track Two – Litigation Track Three – General Panel 1 Panel 2 Panel 3 Foreign Corruption, Money Cartel/Anti Trust Comparative Estate Law Laundering, and Ethics: New Co-Chairs: Co-Chairs: Compliance Controls Under Frank Fine Michael A. Heimos International Law EC Competition Law Advocates, S.P.R.L. Mullin Dean & Heimos LLP, Denver Co-Chairs: Brussels Professor Jennifer Stuckey-Clarke Rick F. Morris Ameera Ashraf, Singapore Management Univesity Goldman Sachs WongPartnership LLP Speakers: New York Singapore Nishith M. Desai Andy Yeo Speakers: Nishith Desai Associates, Mumbai Allen & Gledhill LLP Michael W. Galligan Singapore David Chen DeHeng Law Offices Phillips Nizer, LLP, New York Speakers: Bejing Masatami Otsuka Kenny Mok Robert Ian McEwin Jones Day, Tokyo Siemens Pte Ltd National University of Singapore David Graham Russell Singapore Han Li Toh Sir Harry Gibbs Chambers, Sydney Assistant Chief Executive, Competition Grace Tan This panel qualifies for Commission of Singapore Philippines 1.5 ethics credits. Hao Wang RayYin & Partners, Beijing 4:20-5:10 p.m. Panel 4 Panel 5 Panel 6 Securities Law - Fair Dealing/ Choosing the Place of Arbitration Immigration Investment Guidelines on Selling in Asia – Navigating the Plethora of Chair: Investment Products to Individual Jurisdictions and Institutions Kenneth A. Schultz Investors Co-Chairs: Satterlee Stephen Burke & Burke Co-Chairs: Nils Eliasson New York Hui Choon Yuen Mannheimer Swartling, Hong Kong Speakers: WongPartnership LLP, Singapore Christopher Lau Ranjit Malhotra Eberhard H. Röhm Independent Arbitrator Malhotra & Malhotra Associates, Duane Morris LLP, New York Singapore Chandigarh, India Speakers: John N. Fellas Wan Kai Chee Jonathan Gordon Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP, New York Zaid Ibrahim & Co. Blake Dawson, Sydney Speaker: Kuala Lumpur Han Ming Ho Suresh Divyanathan Clifford Chance, Singapore Drew & Napier, Singapore Kong Yam Tan Kadir, Andri & Partners, Kuala Lumpur 5:15-6:05 p.m. Panel 7 Panel 8 Panel 9 Sovereign Wealth Funds Family Law and Matrimonial Law After the Credit Crisis: The Chair: Co-Chairs: Implication for Insurance and Reinsurance. What Happens Next? Eduardo Ramos-Gomez John F. Zulack Duane Morris LLP Flemming Zulack Williamson Zauderer Co-Chairs: Singapore New York Howard A. Fischer Engelin Teh Schindler Cohen & Hochman LLP Speakers: New York Locknie Hsu Engelin Teh Practice Associate Professor of Law Singapore John Hanson Singapore Management University Speaker: Barlow Lyde & Gilbert LLP, Singapore Doris Lai Ranjit Malhotra Speakers: Sidley Austin LLP, Singapore Malhotra & Malhotra Associates Stuart S. Carruthers Chandigarh, India Stikeman Elliot, Toronto Yvonne Lee Assistant Professor of Law, Aruno Rajaratnam National University of Singapore Managing Director FINEX Asia, Singapore Lee Cheng Tan Rajah & Tann LLP, Singapore Lok Vi Ming Rodyk & Davidson LLP, Singapore 7 TITLESCHEDULE OF EVENTS 7:30 p.m. Escorted Walk to Downtown Singapore 8:00 – 10:00 pm Dinner Al Fresco in Downtown Singapore, SMU Campus Green Wednesday, October 28 7:30 – 8:30 a.m. Breakfast at Swissotel 8:30 – 9:45 a.m. Track One – Corporate Track Two – Litigation Track Three – General Panel 10 Panel 11 Panel 12 Best Practices in International In House Counsel – Legal Privilege Tax Strategies for Businesses Distribution Contract Drafting: A Chair: Investing in Asia Guide to Key Contract Provisions Chua Lee Ming Co-Chairs: Viewed from New York, Asia and Government of Singapore Investment James R. Shorter, Jr. Europe Corporation Pte Ltd (GIC) Shorter Law Offices Co-Chairs: Speakers: New York Andre R. Jaglom Bryan Ghows Pieter de Ridder Tannenbaum Helpern Syracuse & Ghows Loyens & Loeff Hirschtritt LLP Singapore and Bellevue, Washington Singapore New York George A. Pierce Speakers: Yew Woon Chooi Senior Vice President and General Marco A. Blanco Rodyk & Davidson LLP Counsel, Toyota Tsusho America, Inc. Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Singapore New York Mosle LLP Speakers: Jeffrey M. Tanenbaum Paris Franz Hepp de Sevelinges Nixon Peabody LLP Parul Jain Gide Loyrette Nouel A.A.R.P.I. San Francisco Hanoi Nishith Desai Associates Bangalore Andre H. Friedman Nagy & Trocsanyi LLP Julie H. Cheng New York/Budapest Jun He Law Offices Shanghai 9:45 – 10:00 am Coffee Break 10:00 – 11:15 am Panel 13 Panel 14 Panel 15 Employment Law Insolvency Health Tourism: A Traditionally Local Industry Goes Global Co-Chairs: Co-Chairs: Aaron J. Schindel William H. Schrag Chair: Proskauer Rose LLP Duane Morris LLP Kenneth G. Standard New York New York Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
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