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in cooperation with
* Mexican Law Committee, Section of International Law and Practice, American Bar Association
* Asociación Nacional de Abogados de Empresa
* University of New Mexico School of Law
PROGRAM
* POST-NAFTA CONFLICTS
* NEGOTIATED ACQUISITIONS IN MEXICO AND THE UNITED STATES
* CROSS-BORDER TORT LITIGATION AND ARBITRATION
* CROSS-BORDER COMMERCIAL LITIGATION
General MCLE Credits
The United States-Mexico Law Institute, Inc.
September 9-11, Santa Fe, New Mexico
THURSDAY
September 9, 2004 2:00 p.m. Introduction of Afternoon Program
John Stephenson, President of the Institute

2:05 p.m. Negotiated Acquisitions of Company Shares and Assets in Mexico - Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them.
Pablo Rión, Pablo Rión y Asociados, Mexico City, Mexico.

2:45 p.m. Negotiated Acquisitions of Company Shares and Assets in the United States - Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them
Wilson Chu, Esq., Haynes Boone, Dallas, Texas

3:25 p.m. Refreshments

3:40 p.m. Tax-Effective Structures for Negotiated Acquisitions in the United States and/or in Mexico
Lic. Manuel Rajunov, Jackson Walker L.L.P., Dallas, Texas

4:20 p.m. Current Techniques for Secured Financing of Negotiated Acquisitions in Mexico, including Analysis of Effective Use of Guaranty Trusts and Pledges without Possession.
Lic. Hans P. Goebel Caviedes, Jáuregui, Navarette, Nader y Rojas, Mexico City, Mexico

5:00 p.m. Panel Discussion, Questions for the Panel and Comments from Members of the Institute
John Stephenson, Moderator Panel: Pablo Rión, Wilson Chu, Lic. Manuel Rajunov and Lic. Goebel Caviedes

5:15 p.m. Adjourn
7:00 p.m. Informal Reception
Santa Fe Room, La Fonda Hotel

Review of Legal Developments in Mexico, 2003-2004
Lic. Miguel Jáuregui Rojas, Jáuregui Navarrete Nader y Rojas, S.C.

Open Discussion of future programs and activities of the United States-Mexico Law Institute
Friday
September 10, 2004
La Terraza, La Fonda Hotel


8:30 a.m. Opening Welcome and Introduction
John Stephenson, Esq., President of the Institute and Partner,
Jackson Walker LLP

8:45 a.m. Post-NAFTA Conflicts: Immigration,
Transportation and the Energy Sector
Introduction
Jimmie V. Reyna, Esq., Williams Mullen, Washington, D.C.

9:00 a.m. Immigration. Efforts towards regularization of illegal aliens were stalled by the 9/11 terrorist attacks, or were they?
This expert provides an overview of regularization efforts, pending legislation, and political and legal implications.
Judy Goleb, Esq., Sr. Director of Advocacy, American Immigration Lawyer's Association, Washington, DC.

9:40 a.m. Transportation. The NAFTA was among the first major regional trade agreements to address trade in services.
During the NAFTA transition period, several disputes in the transportation sector arose. Recent developments in Mexico have threatened liberalization efforts in the transportation sector. This speaker will address past, present and future issues in the transportation sector
Ernesto Romero, Managing Director, FedEx Mexico, Mexico City, D.F.

10:20 a.m. Refreshments

10:35 a.m. Energy Sector. The Mexican energy sector has alternatively opened and contracted to foreign participation. Recent developments suggest expanded participation in the Mexican energy sector by U.S. companies. This speaker provides an overview of U.S.-Mexican energy transactions.
Stuart Broom, Esq., Williams Mullen, Washington, D.C.

11:15 a.m. Panel Discussion: Post-NAFTA Conflicts
Jimmie V. Reyna, Esq., Moderator; Ms. Judy Goleb, Esq., Lic. Ernesto Romero, and Stuart Broom, Esq.

11:45 a.m. Questions for the Panel and Comments by Members of the Institute

12:30 p.m. Luncheon
La Terraza Terrace, La Fonda Hotel
Friday Evening
7:00-10:00 p.m. Reception and Dinner,
Ballroom South, La Fonda Hotel

Saturday, September 11, 2004
8:30 a.m. Announcements of General Interest

8:35 a.m. Introductory Remarks
Professor Michael Wallace Gordon, Professor of Law, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida

8:50 a.m. Issues in Cross-Border Tort Litigation: forum non conveniens, Choice of Law, and Other Matters.
Up-date on international litigation issues that affect Mexican-United States tort cases.
Lic. Carlos Loperena, Loperena, Lerch y Martin del Campo, S.C., Mexico, D.F.; and Jose Santos, Esq., Concepción, Rojas & Santos, Miami, Florida.

9:30 a.m. Enforcement of Foreign Judgments
Laws and decisions in the United States and Mexico governing the enforcement of foreign judgments in the other nation.
Lic. Leonel Pereznieto Castro, Von Wobeser y Sierra, Mexico D.F. (Invited); and Professor John A. Spanogle, Jr., George Washington University School of Law, Washington, D.C. (Invited)

10:10 a.m. Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards
Laws and decisions in the United States and Mexico governing the
enforcement of arbitral awards
Lic. Leonel Pereznieto Castro, Von Wobeser y Sierra, Mexico, D.F.; and Mark Rosenberg, Esq., Sullivan & Cromwell, New York, N.Y. (Invited)

10:50 a.m. Refreshments

11:05 a.m. Recent U.S. Supreme Court Decisions Affecting U.S.-Mexico Relations
Discussion of Sosa v. Alvarez-Machain, LaRoche v. __________, and other Supreme Court cases that affect doing business and other relations between the United States and Mexico.
Professor Michael Wallace Gordon, College of Law, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, consultant on Sosa and LaRoche cases.

11:45 a.m. Panel Discussion on International Tort Litigation Involving the United States and Mexico Moderator
Moderator: Larry Waks, Esq, Jackson Walker L.L.P., Dallas, Texas
Panel: Professor Michael Wallace Gordon, Lic. Carlos Loperena, Lic. Leonel Pereznieto Castro, Mark Rosenberg, Esq., Jose Santos, Esq., and Professor John A. Spanogle, Jr.

12:20 p.m. Questions for the Panel and Comments by the Members of the Institute

12:40 p.m. Luncheon
La Terraza Terrace, La Fonda Hotel

2:10 p.m. A Hypothetical Case Involving Commercial Litigation in the Sale of Insulation From a Manufacturing Firm in Kansas to a Purchaser in Monterrey, Mexico.
Part A: In the absence of the Convention on the International Sale of goods (CISG); Part B: When the CISG Applies; Part C: How to Plan the Sale to Avoid the Problems.
Moderator: Professor Michael Wallace Gordon, College of Law, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
Panel: Lic. Carlos Loperena, Lic. Leonel Pereznieto Castro, Mark Rosenberg, Esq., Jose Santos, Esq., and Professor John A. Spanogle, Jr.

5:40 p.m. Concluding Remarks
Dean Suellyn Scarnecchia, University of New Mexico School of Law
INFORMATION
THE U.S.-MEXICO LAW INSTITUTE, INC.
The Institute has been organized in cooperation with the Mexican Law Committee of the Section of International Law and Practice of the American Bar Association, the State Bar of New Mexico, the Asociación Nacional de Abogados de Empresa (ANADE) and the University of New Mexico School of Law. The purposes are to promote research on legal problems common to the United States and Mexico, to study the administration of justice in both countries, and to provide a regular forum for attorneys, judges, and legal scholars to meet and share opinions with their counterparts from the other country. Forms for application for membership in the Institute and for registration for the Conference are on the last page of this brochure.

REGISTRATION FEE
The Registration Fee for U.S. registrants at the conference is $600 if received by September 1, 2004. For full-time professors and government officials, the fee is $400. On or after September 1, the fees are $650 and $450 respectively. The fee for Mexican participants is $400 (U.S.) until September 1, and $450 (U.S.) after that date. The fee includes a reception on Thursday evening, dinner on Friday evening, luncheons on Friday and Saturday, and coffee and soft drinks during the days. The Friday evening banquet will be at the La Fonda Hotel - Santa Fe. The Registration Fee includes a Membership Fee of $50 which will be retained if registration is canceled. Payment may be made by VISA or MasterCard. The card number may be submitted by phone, FAX or the Registration Form.

HOTEL
The conference will be held at the La Fonda Hotel, Santa Fe, New Mexico. Rooms have been reserved until August 27 at the special price of $159 single or double. After August 27, the hotel will provide rooms at the same price if they are available. La Fonda does not require a deposit, though a credit card is required to guarantee a room at the time a reservation is made. Persons attending must make their own hotel reservations. The La Fonda Hotel address is: 100 East San Francisco, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501. Phone numbers are 1-505-982-5511 or 1-800-523-5002 ext. 1. The FAX number is 1-505-995-2324. Reservations can be made by on-line at: www.lafondasantafe.com/
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SANTA FE FIESTA & ZOZOBRA
The Santa Fe Fiesta & Zozobra will be held Thursday, September 9th-Sunday, September 12th, 2004. Fiestas de Santa Fe is one of the oldest continually celebrated civic festivals in North America. The Fiesta lasts a full weekend and includes parades through town, music & dance performances on the Plaza, and the fiery appearance of Zozobra, a fifty-foot tall monster made of recycled newspaper and fireworks, who is burned in an elaborate display of civic pride. For more info go to: www.santafe.org

AIR AND SURFACE TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM SANTA FE
Most flights arrive at and leave from the Albuquerque International Airport which is serviced by American, Delta, Frontier, Southwest, Northwest and United Airlines. Great Lakes Airlines in partnership with Frontier, 1-800-432-1359 has direct flights to Santa Fe from Denver. Rental cars should be reserved in advance of arrival. The Sandia Shuttle, 1-888-775-5696, provides service from the Albuquerque Airport to the La Fonda Hotel in Santa Fe. Reservations may be made by phoning in advance; $23 per person each way. For shuttle service from the Santa Fe Municipal Airport to the La Fonda contact Santa Fe Airport-Roadrunner at (505) 424-3367.

THE PROGRAM
Most presentations will be in the English language. A basic understanding of the Mexican legal system will be assumed. Supplemental materials will be furnished to participants at the Conference. The proceedings will be published in the United States-Mexico Law Journal which will be sent to Members of the Institute. Dress for the meetings is casual. Jackets and neckties are suggested for the Friday evening banquet but ties are not required.

CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION CREDIT
This conference is being cosponsored by CLE of New Mexico, Inc, and has been approved by the New Mexico MCLE Board for at least 16 General MCLE credits, based on a 50 minute hour.