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New focus of
international
business:
Asia, the centre stage
17–19 September 2008
The Grand Hyatt, Hong Kong SAR
UP TO 7.45 CPD HOURS
AVAILABLE* (10 hours if
attending the Bar Leaders’ Topics will cover leading issues in a range of business and investment
session in addition to the practice areas including:
business programme)
• private equity • corporate counsel issues
*As per the Law Society of
England and Wales. The • competition issues • banking, finance & securities
number of CPD points/hours
available may vary for other
• mergers and acquisitions • insolvency
bar associations and law • arbitration and ADR • intellectual property
societies depending on their
criteria.
Hong Kong CLE
CLE accreditation for the Who should attend?
conference from the Law Private practitioners, corporate counsel,
Society of Hong Kong is
investment bankers, fund managers,
pending.
investment advisers and crisis managers.
Programme
Conference Chair
Vivien Chan JP Vivien Chan & Co, Hong
Thursday
Kong SAR; Chair, IBA Asia Pacific Forum
0830 – 1730 Registration 1130 – 1245 CONCURRENT SESSIONS
Wednesday 0830 – 0915 Welcome coffee SESSION A
How to reconcile corporate
0915 – 1100
PLENARY SESSION
governance laws in Asia for
1800 – 1900 Registration
Welcome remarks private equity investors
1800 – 2000 David W Rivkin Debevoise & Plimpton This panel will discuss regulatory issues such
Welcome reception LLP, New York; Chair, IBA Legal Practice as cornerstone investors, and valuation and
Grand Room I-III & Annex, Grand Hyatt Division misvaluation of the worth target business
and relevant case studies.
Opening address
Welcome remarks Session Chair
Vivien Chan JP
Vivien Chan JP Vivien Chan JP
Fernando Peláez-Pier Hoet Pelaez Castillo The panel will address the optimum balance
Speakers
& Duque, Caracas; IBA Vice-President achievable within regulatory exigencies and
Thomas Britt III Debevoise & Plimpton LLP,
free market interests in Greater China and
Keynote speaker Hong Kong SAR
beyond.
Mr Wong Yan Lung SC JP Secretary for Kwon-Hoe Kim Yoon Yang Kim Shin & Yu,
Justice, Hong Kong SAR Speakers Seoul
The Hon James Tien Pei-Chun GBS JP Cyril Shroff Amarchand Mangaldas, New
2000 Chairman, Hong Kong Tourism Board; Delhi
Conference dinner Chairman, Liberal Party, Hong Kong SAR Bryan T Southergill Executive Director,
Café Deco Mr Paul Man-yiu Chow SBS JP Chief Principal Investment Management, JP
Located at the summit of Victoria Peak, Executive, Hong Kong Exchanges and Morgan Securities (Asia Pacific) Ltd, Hong
the restaurant’s sheer glass walls are all Clearing Limited, Hong Kong SAR Kong SAR (invited)
that stand between the diner and some of Mr F X Reider CEO, Aon Affinity Asia
the most spectacular views of the world Pacific, Aon Aisa Regional Management, SESSION B
overlooking Hong Kong’s busy harbour and Hong Kong SAR
Intellectual property in Asia
world-famous skyline. Café Deco also holds Akira Kawamura Anderson Mori &
Asia is moving from a mere manufacturing
Hong Kong’s largest collection of original Tomotsune, Tokyo; IBA Secretary-General
base to the hub of research and
Art Deco artefacts and memorabilia sourced development – and heaven for marketeers.
from all over the world. 1100 – 1130 Coffee/tea break
Session Chair
Ticket price: £65 Annie Tsoi Deacons, Hong Kong SAR
Dress code: business suit
Speakers
Return transport will be provided.
Todd Bontemps Cooley Godward Kronish
LLP, Palo Alto, California
Riccardo G Cajola Cajola & Associati,
Milan
Stephen Jiew Regional IP Counsel, Cadbury
Schweppes Asia Pacific Pte Ltd, Singapore
1245 – 1430 Lunch
Grand Ballroom, Grand Hyatt
Social events kindly sponsored by
1430 – 1545 CONCURRENT SESSIONS Session Chair SESSION B
Hiroshige Nakagawa Anderson Mori &
Acquisition finance – a world
SESSION A Tomotsune, Tokyo
round-up
Acquiring regulated Speakers Different regional acquisition finance
investments in Asia and Sumant Batra Vice-President, INSOL markets have been adapting in different
International, New Delhi
the Pacific – overcoming Chi Yong Rim Bae Kim & Lee, Seoul
ways to changing conditions in 2007
– 2008:
the regulatory hurdles and Louise Verrill Brown Rudnick, London • in the case of recently active markets,
controlling your JV partners Zheng Zhibin King & Wood, Beijing by pulling back from some of the more
The session will examine regulatory aggressive techniques of 2005 – 2007;
prohibitions against foreign control in 1545 – 1615 Coffee/tea break • in some new markets, by adapting local
once sacred industries in Asia/Pacific
laws and regulations to an emerging
countries, common and new modes or 1615 – 1730 CONCURRENT SESSIONS
investment structures adopted by foreign practice;
investors to secure control, including • and in others, by taking a cautious
SESSION A approach.
over voting power, business scope and
diversification, application of funds and Latest developments in
Leading practitioners from the United
income distribution. The speakers will also arbitration and ADR in Asia
address the usual pitfalls and how new laws States, Europe and Asia give a global
This panel will discuss procedural market update.
and practice increase exposure or may be
developments, investment treaties,
interpreted to overcome the same. Session Chair
court support and intervention, growth
Session Chair George Goulding Slaughter and May,
of regional institutions and recent
George Ribeiro Vivien Chan & Co, Hong Kong SAR
development in China and India.
Shanghai Speakers
Session Chair
Speakers Padraig Cronin Slaughter and May,
David W Rivkin
Richard Hall Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP, Hong Kong SAR
Speakers David Liu Dali Jun He Law Offices,
New York
Teresa Cheng QC Senior Counsel, Hong Shanghai
Yi Seong Hoon Shin & Kim, Seoul
Kong SAR Patrick Naughton Simpson Thacher &
Jun-ichi Kondo Anderson Mori &
Dinesh Dhillon Allen and Gledhill, Bartlett, Hong Kong SAR
Tomotsune, Tokyo
Singapore Young-Jay Ro Kim & Chang, Seoul
Gary Pryke Drew & Napier LLC, Singapore
Sally Harpole Sally Harpole & Co, Hong
Glyn Taylor Nabarro, London
Kong SAR; Chair, IBA Arbitration
1900 – 2100
Committee
SESSION B Hosted Reception
Kevin Kim Bae Kim & Lee LLC, Seoul
Expansion of insolvency Michael Moser O’Melveny and Myers,
China Club
13F The Old Bank of China Building, Bank
practice in emerging-market Hong Kong SAR
Street, Central
countries Amir Z Singh Pasrich International Law
This session will examine: Affiliates, New Delhi; Vice-Chair, IBA Asia Kindly hosted by the local host firms.
• insolvency regimes in Asian countries that Pacific Forum
meets with international standards;
• harmonisation of bankruptcy regulations;
• recent development in international
insolvency practice;
• PRC and Korean bankruptcy law and its
practical implication;
• importance of sound insolvency and
credit systems.
Friday
0900 – 1700 Registration Session Chair Speakers
Jeffrey A Blount Fulbright & Jaworski LLP, Elliot Feldman Baker and Hostetler,
0900 – 1015 CONCURRENT SESSIONS Hong Kong SAR; Vice-Chair, IBA Asia Washington DC
Pacific Forum Dan Horovitz Holman Fenwick and Willan,
SESSION A Brussels
Speakers
Doing business across Asia: Evan Blanco Principal International Tax Yvonne Ping-Yik Choi Permanent
Secretary for Commerce and Economic
best practices for corporate Services, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, Hong
Kong SAR Development, Hong Kong SAR (invited)
counsel in navigating
Steven Tseng Partner in Charge, China
different legal and & Hong Kong SAR Asia Pacific Leader, SESSION C
regulatory systems Global Transfer Pricing Services KPMG Establishment of offshore
Session Chair Huazhen, Shanghai funds and trusts
Mike Yeh Microsoft Corporation, Beijing Jeffrey Vanderwolk Managing Director, This session will examine:
Head of Pacific Rim Tax, Merrill Lynch, • update on the offshore funds
Speakers
Hong Kong SAR environment and developments;
Cara Atha Sun Life Financial,
Hong Kong SAR • overview of the recent trends in the
1015 – 1045 Coffee/tea break structuring of offshore vehicles;
Thomas Hickey Amerada Hess, Kuala
Lumpur • allocation trends to Asian-focused funds
1045 – 1200 CONCURRENT SESSIONS and how Asian economics and market
Scott Kissinger LexisNexis, Singapore
Mysore Prasanna Adyta Birla, Mumbai developments are shaping the funds
SESSION A market;
Further speakers to be announced
Merger control in Asia • country focus on funds in Japan, PRC,
SESSION B There are new merger control legislation India and Vietnam;
regimes in Asia including China and India. • private equity, real estate and hedge
International cartels This session will examine: funds.
Cartel enforcement has been tightened
• what are the new rules in these Session Chair
around the world and international cartel
jurisdictions? Piers Alexander Conyers Dill & Pearman,
cases have increased. This session will
• how to coordinate the different Hong Kong SAR
examine:
approaches in each jurisdiction.
• what is the most recent practice of cartel Speakers
enforcement in each jurisdiction in Asia Session Chair Stewart Bent Head of New Business, Asia
as well as US and Europe? Jacques Buhart ex-Japan, Fortis Prime Fund Solutions
• what are the issues that have been Speakers (Asia) Limited, Hong Kong SAR
discussed in each jurisdiction? Sheng Ming Head of Antimonopoly Office, Sherri Egbert Head of Legal and
• how should counsel advise their clients Ministry of Commerce, Beijing Compliance, SPARX International (Hong
on international and domestic cartel Nguyen Ngoc Bich IMAC Law Office, Ho Kong) Limited, Hong Kong SAR
cases? Chi Minh City Duncan Jepson Regional Legal Counsel,
Session Chairs Dave Poddar Mallesons Stephen Jacques, ING Investment Management Asia Pacific,
Jacques Buhart Herbert Smith LLP, Paris Sydney, NSW; Secretary, IBA Antitrust Singapore
Kimitoshi Yabuki Yabuki Law Office, Committee
Tokyo; Senior Vice-Chair, IBA Asia Pacific Mike Yeh 1200 – 1400 Lunch
Forum Roy Zou Hogan & Hartson, Beijing (invited) Tiffin Lounge, Grand Hyatt
Speakers
SESSION B
Ingo Brinker Gleiss Lutz, Munich
Youngjin Jung Yulchon, Seoul International trade
Jeff Kessler Dewey & LeBoeuf, New York This session will examine:
• current and future international trade
SESSION C issues between China, Hong Kong, the
United States and the European Union
Recent legal and regulatory
• current trade issues
developments and • discussion on where the experts see
enforcement practices in the China trade in the next few years
tax area in Asia • are we headed for free and open trade or
This session will examine: a return to protectionism?
• how these developments and practices • What can the parties do to avoid trade
are affecting foreign investors in the wars in the upcoming decade?
region, and how they are stimulating Session Chair
foreign investment in, and ownership and Joel Simon Serko Simon Gluck & Kane LLP,
operation of, businesses in the region; New York; Co-Chair, IBA International
• key aspects of effective tax planning for Sales Committee
foreign investors in Asia.
Friday
1400 – 1700 Continuing Professional
Session for bar associations and individual lawyers Development/Continuing Legal
Education
The IBA Bar Issues Commission (BIC) invites bar leaders across the APF region to attend a
half-day forum to engage in discussion about the future of legal services in Asia. For delegates from countries where
CPD/CLE is mandatory, the International
Delegates of the business conference are welcome to attend this session at no extra Bar Association will be pleased to
charge. Please tick box on the registration form if you wish to attend this session. provide a Conference Certificate of
Attendance which, subject to the exact
International trade in legal services v home jurisdiction CPD/CLE requirements, may be used to
services: The future for the Asian legal market obtain the equivalent accreditation in
your jurisdiction.
BIC Host
Margery Nicoll Law Council of Australia, Canberra, ACT; Officer, IBA Bar Issues This conference has been accredited for
Commission CPD/CLE by the Law Society of England
and Wales. CLE Accreditation by the
Session Co-Chairs Law Society of Hong Kong is pending.
Lester G Huang President of the Law Society of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR Delegates should ask staff at the
Rimsky Yuen SC Chairman of the Hong Kong Bar Association, Hong Kong SAR registration desk for information as to
how to obtain the hours.
The liberalisation of legal services worldwide is a key issue facing the Asian legal
profession and remains a politically contentious matter. Governments and bar
associations may have very different views on the advantages and disadvantages of
allowing foreign law firms to set up practice. In China, the market has opened up, The organisers may at any time, with or
but with some restrictions in place. In India, the issue is a very hot topic with no easy without giving notice, in their absolute
resolution in sight. discretion and without giving any reason,
cancel or postpone the conference, change
This session will explore the views of both bar associations and individual lawyers on the its venue or any of the other published
liberalisation of legal services and will offer practical suggestions on achieving harmony particulars, or withdraw any invitation to
attend. In any case, neither the organisers
between home-country law, host-country law and international law.
nor any of their officers, employees, agents,
members or representatives shall be liable
for any loss, liability, damage or expense
suffered or incurred by any person, nor
will they return any money paid to them
in connection with the conference unless
they are satisfied not only that the money
in question remains under their control
but also that the person who paid it has
been unfairly prejudiced (as to which,
decision shall be in their sole and unfettered
discretion and, when announced, final and
conclusive).
Conference kindly supported by
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A limited number of rooms have been Cancellations received at the Grand Hyatt Disabled access
reserved at the Grand Hyatt for the nights 72 hours prior to your scheduled arrival The Grand Hyatt is wheelchair accessible.
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Tel: +852 2588 1234 blocked at the hotel, availability cannot be
Fax: +852 2802 0677 guaranteed once the room block is full.
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and are exclusive of breakfast, service the hotel and enter into an agreement with
charges and local taxes: the hotel regarding credit card guarantees,
cancellation terms and conditions, and
Grand room: Single: HK$2800
room rates (should these differ from the
Double: HK$3000
special IBA rate). The IBA cannot accept
Grand harbour
responsibility for hotel accommodation
view room: Single: HK$3400
disputes between a delegate and the hotel.
Double: HK$3600
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secure your reservation.
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International Bar Association
The International Bar Association (IBA), established in 1947, is the world’s leading organisation of international
legal practitioners, bar associations and law societies. The IBA influences the development of international
law reform and shapes the future of the legal profession throughout the world. It has a membership of over
30,000 individual lawyers and more than 195 bar associations and law societies spanning all continents. It
has considerable expertise in providing assistance to the global legal community as well as being a source of
distinguished legal commentators for international news outlets.
Grouped into two divisions – the Legal Practice Division and the Public and Professional Interest Division – the
IBA covers all practice areas and professional interests, providing members with access to leading experts and
up-to-date information. Through the various committees of the divisions, the IBA enables an interchange of
information and views among its members as to laws, practices and professional responsibilities relating to
the practice of business law around the globe.
Asia Pacific Forum Overview
In addition to offering an unrivalled opportunity to establish contact among lawyers within and outside
the region, and with acknowledged experts on different areas of law, specialist forum activities provide an
unparalleled opportunity to keep abreast of legal business developments in the region. Members also benefit
from excellent working relations with national bars, the Inter-Pacific Bar Association and LAWASIA.
International Bar Association
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The organisers may at any time, with or without giving notice, in their absolute discretion and without giving any reason, cancel or postpone
the conference, change its venue or any of the other published particulars, or withdraw any invitation to attend. In any case, neither the
organisers nor any of their officers, employees, agents, members or representatives shall be liable for any loss, liability, damage or expense
suffered or incurred by any person, nor will they return any money paid to them in connection with the conference unless they are satisfied
not only that the money in question remains under their control but also that the person who paid it has been unfairly prejudiced (as to
which, decision shall be in their sole and unfettered discretion and, when announced, final and conclusive).
Buenos Aires, often considered the cultural capital of South America, is also
one of the most important and dynamic business centres of the region. As
Argentina’s largest and capital city, it provides a perfect location for both
business and pleasure, while its cosmopolitan population and culture perfectly
reflect the ethos of the International Bar Association.
What will Buenos Aires 2008 offer?
• The largest gathering of the international legal community in the
world
• A meeting place for more than 3,000 lawyers and legal professionals
from around the world
• More than 150 working sessions covering all areas of practice relevant
to international legal practitioners
• The opportunity to generate new business with many of the leading
firms in the world’s key cities
• Registration fee which entitles you to attend as many working sessions
throughout the week as you wish
• Continuing legal education and continuing professional development
• A variety of social functions providing ample opportunity to network
and see the city’s key sights
• Integrated guests’ programme
• Excursion and tours programme
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