This one-day seminar has a litigation track (0998R) and an arbitration track (1080R). The litigation track will include developments in international litigation, developments in international intellectual property litigation, managing the multi-jurisdictional case, and international discovery and U.S.C. § 1782. The arbitration track will include regional developments in international arbitration, rise of class action in arbitration, clash of international cultures in international arbitration, enforcement of international arbitral awards. Available to both tracks are the following topics: international aspects of the Chinese dry wall litigation and challenges in managing the international case from the judicial perspective. Audio cds of each separate track is available for purchase. In addition, both the litigation and arbitration tracks are available for purchase under course number 1081R.
8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Late Registration
9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
International Aspects of the Chinese Dry Wall Litigation
Moderator: Nicolas Swerdloff, Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP, Miami
Panelists: Ervin A. Gonzalez, Colson Hicks Eidson, Coral Gables
Victor M. Diaz, Jr., Podhurst Orseck P.A., Miami
Mark A. Salky, Greenberg Traurig P.A., Miami
Jan Douglas Atlas, Adorno & Yoss, Coral Gables
10:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
Break
10:15 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.
Breakout Sessions
(A) Developments in International Litigation
Moderator: Amanda M. McGovern, Gilbride, Heller & Brown, P.A., Miami
Panelists: Gary E. Davidson, Diaz, Reus & Targ, LLP, Miami
Rima Y. Mullins, United States District Court, Southern District of Florida, Miami
Jorge A. Mestre, Rivero Mestre & Castro LLP, Miami
Eleanor Barnett, Heller Waldman, PL, Miami
(B) Regional Developments in International Arbitration
Moderator: Christopher N. Johnson, Hunton & Williams LLP, Miami
Panelists: John W. Hinchey, JAMS, Atlanta, GA
Marlyn Narkis, Mizrachi Davarro & Urriola, Panama
Frederico Straube, Brazil - Canada Chamber of Commerce (BCCC), São Paulo, Brazil
Humberto Sáenz, Sáenz & Asociados, San Salvador, El Salvador
Ernesto Gamboa, Gamboa y Acevedo Abogados, Bogotá, Colombia
11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Breakout Sessions
(A) Developments in International Intellectual Property Litigation
Moderator: Manjit S. Gill, Christopher & Weisberg, P.A., Fort Lauderdale
Panelists: James A. Gale, Feldman Gale P.A., Miami
Penelope Perez-Kelly, McClane Partners, Orlando
Francesca Russo, Espinosa Trueba PL, Miami
(B) The Rise of Class Action in Arbitration
Moderator: Edward M. Mullins, Astigarraga Davis Mullins & Grossman P.A., Miami
Panelists: Jaime A. Bianchi, White & Case LLP, Miami
Lewis Murphy, Squire, Sanders & Dempsey LLP, Miami
Sarah Clasby Engel, Harke & Clasby, LLP, Miami
12:15 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.
Lunch (included in registration)
Keynote Speaker – Jan Paulsson, University of Miami School of Law, Coral Gables
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Breakout Sessions
(A) Managing the Multi-Jurisdictional Case
Moderator: Adolfo E. Jimenez, Holland & Knight LLP, Miami
Panelists: Carlos Nuñez, Waserstein, Nuñez & Foodman, , Miami
Martin Kenney, Martin Kenney & Co. Solicitors, Tortola, British Virgin Islands
Otto Lobo, Motta Fernandes Rocha Advogados, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Alexander T. Sarafoglu, Director and Senior Litigation Counsel, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Miami
(B) Clash of International Cultures in International Arbitration
Moderator: Jan Paulsson, University of Miami School of Law, Coral Gables
Panelists: John M. Barkett, Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP, Miami
Francisco González de Cossío, González de Cossío Abogados, S.C., D.F., Mexico
Nadia de Araujo, Pontifícia Universidade Católica, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Breakout Sessions
(A) International Discovery and U.S.C. § 1782
Moderator: Richard Lorenzo, Hogan & Hartson, Miami
Panelists: Louis O’Naghten, Akerman Senterfitt, Miami
Luis Perez, Shook Hardy & Bacon, LLP, Miami
Gary Kovacs, Proskauer Rose LLP, Boca Raton
(B) Enforcement of International Arbitral Awards
Moderator: C. Ryan Reetz, Squire, Sanders & Dempsey LLP, Miami
Panelists: John H. Rooney, Jr., Shutts & Bowen LLP, Miami
Lydie Nadia Cabrera Pierre-Louis, St. Thomas University, Miami
Annemarie Grosshans, Annemarie Grosshans Rechtsanwältin, Schorndorf, Germany
Lisa Bench Nieuwveld, NautaDutilh, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
4:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.
Break
4:15 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.
Challenges in Managing the International Case from the Judicial Perspective
Moderator: Edward H. Davis, Jr., Astigarraga Davis Mullins & Grossman P.A., Miami
Panelists: Honorable Rosemary Barkett, United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, Atlanta, GA
Honorable Ursula Ungaro, United States District Court, Southern District of Florida, Miami
Honorable Vance Salter, Florida Third District Court of Appeal, Miami
Honorable Kevin Emas, 11th Judicial Circuit Court Miami-Dade County, Miami
5:15 p.m. – 6:45 p.m.
Reception (included in registration)
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