The Fundamentals of International Legal Business Practice

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1 This course is part of an on-going programme devised by the International Bar Association to assist young lawyers and junior members of the profession with their understanding of the fundamentals of international legal practice. The Fundamentals of International Legal Business Practice Thursday 23 March 2006, São Paulo, Brazil Salão Nobre da OAB/SP Praça da Sé, 385, 1º andar São Paulo, Brazil This course will be presented by experienced practitioners from the IBA s substantive Committees. Course materials will be provided to all delegates. The Course will be conducted in Spanish/Portuguese.

2 Programme Course Co-Chairs Carlos Umaña Brigard & Urrutia, Bogota, Colombia Eduardo Mayora Mayora & Mayora SC, Guatemala City, Guatemala; Secretary, Latin American Forum, International Bar Association, Legal Practice Division George Augusto Niaradi International Trade Committee Executive Member OAB/SP, Lawyer- Professor Support Committee Member OAB/SP, Academic Development of Young Lawyers Committee Coordinator OAB/SP Registration Welcome and introductory remarks Dr. Luiz Flavio Borges D Urso President of OAB/SP, São Paulo, Brazil Fernando Peláez-Pier Hoet Peláez Castillo & Duque, Caracas, Venezuela; Secretary-General, International Bar Association Dr. Fabio Romeu Canton Chair, Young Lawyers Committee OAB/SP, São Paulo, Brazil Introduction to international contracts Marcelo Mansur Haddad Matos Filho, Veiga Filho, Marrey Jr e Quiroga Advogados, São Paulo, Brazil s Carlos Umaña This session will cover the following in outline: Sources of Law Institutions Elements of a Transaction Contracts of Sale Contracts of Carriage Documents of Title Transit Insurance Payment Terms and Security Dispute Resolution and International Arbitration Interactive session Tea / coffee break Introduction to intellectual property law Daniel Pezzutti Teixeira International Trade Committee OAB/SP, CESA International Trade Committee, American Trade Law Committee, Brazilian Arbitration Committee, International Law Association, São Paulo, Brazil Interactive session Lunch

3 Introduction to international taxation Ligia Maura Costa Lilla, Huck, Otranto, Camargo e Messina Advogados, São Paulo, Brazil; Professor of Business Administration, University of São Paulo FGV; Coordinator, International Relations Department of Business Administration, University of São Paulo FGV Francisco J Illanes Cariola Diez Perez-Cotapos, Santiago, Chile; Senior Vice-Chair, Latin American Forum, International Bar Association, Legal Practice Division Interactive session Tea / coffee break Introduction to international arbitration Ligia Maura Costa Gilberto Giusti Pinheiro Neto Advogados, São Paulo, Brazil; Vice-Chair, Arbitration Committee, International Bar Association, Legal Practice Division An introduction to international arbitration, focusing on the main features and various stages of the arbitration process, the major international arbitration institutions and rules, and the enforcement of international arbitral awards Interactive session Closing remarks Rodrigo Lopes do Espírito Santo Director, International Bar Association, São Paulo Regional Office

4 Registration form The fundamentals of International Legal Business Practice Salão Nobre da OAB/SP, Praça da Sé, 385, 1º andar, São Paulo, Brazil Please type or use block capital letters or attach a business card. Name IBA membership number (if applicable) Address Telephone Fax Registration details: For Sao Paulo City Residents only, please return the completed registration form to: Praça da Sé, 385 Piso térreo By telephone (for Portuguese speakers you will be required to answer the questionnaire above): +55 (11) or +55 (11) By (for non Portuguese speakers) please return the completed registration form to: jovemadvogado@oabsp.org.br with copy to flavia.alves@int-bar.org

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