[ALST-L] INTERNATIONAL LAW WEEKEND

[Agron Alibali]

THE AMERICAN BRANCH  

of the 

INTERNATIONAL LAW ASSOCIATION 

presents: 

International Law Weekend '99 

"International Law in 2000: A Bridge Between the 20th and 21st Centuries"


November 4 - November 6, 1999 

Held at the House of the Association  
of the Bar of the City of New York 
42 West 44th St. 
New York City 

33 exciting panels open to all without charge or advance registration!*








* Meals and CLE credit require payment and advanced registration.  
  


INTERNATIONAL LAW WEEKEND/99 

"International Law in 2000: A Bridge Between the 20th and 21st Centuries"








The sponsors of International Law Weekend/99 invite you to participate in
an exciting program for practitioners, academics, students, government
officials, NGO members, and U.N. diplomats that explores the intricacies
of the practice of international law, both public and private. 

The three-day conference, featuring over 150 distinguished speakers on 33
panels, will be held from November 4 - November 6, 1999, at the House of
the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, 42 West 44th Street,
NYC. Due to the generosity of its sponsors, the program is open to all
without charge or advance registration, except for those registered for
CLE credit, and those registered for the following events at which meals
are served: 

The Friday luncheon seminars are $16 for those who want a box lunch.
Without lunch, admission is free. 

The cost for the Friday evening cocktails and dinner at the Harvard Club
is $80 (students: $45). 

The Saturday luncheon cost is $34 (students: $20). 

Register for CLE and meals (see registration forms printed in the back of
this brochure) by Monday, October 25, 1999. Refunds will not be made on
registrations canceled after this date. 

CLE credit will be available for four of the panels, indicated with an *,
and pre-registration for these events is requested. The cost for
participants receiving CLE credit is $50 per panel. 

Conference cassettes will be available of the 33 panels and 2 keynote
speeches at a price of $10 per panel. Tapes may be ordered in advance by
filling out the form on the last page of this brochure, or purchased at
the Conference. 

There is no official hotel for the Conference; for your reference the
nearest hotels are: Algonquin: (212)840-6800, Iroquois: (212)840-3080,
Paramount: (212)764-5500, Royalton: (212)869-4400, Mansfield: (212)
944-6050. Reservations should be made early since this is traditionally a
very busy weekend.  
  


THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1999
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM 
  

Opening Session: "The 100th Anniversary of the 1899 Hague Conventions and
the 50th Anniversary of the 1949 Geneva Conventions: Their Past, Current,
and Future Impact on the Development of International Humanitarian Law" 

1999 celebrates key anniversaries of the two primary instruments
regulating armed conflicts. The effect these international humanitarian
law instruments have had on providing protection to combatants and
civilians during war or occupation with be discussed and analyzed,
particularly in light of recent developments in the ICTY, ICTR, and ICC. 

Hon. Patricia Wald, US Court of Appeals, DC Circuit; future Judge,
International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia 

Professor M. Cherif Bassiouni, DePaul University School of Law; Chair,
Drafting Committee, the Plenipotentiary Conference on the International
Criminal Court  

Benjamin Ferencz, Former Prosecutor, Nuremberg War Crimes Trials; Chief
Prosecutor, the Einsatzgruppen Trial 

Hon. Gabrielle Kirk McDonald, President, International Criminal Tribunal
for the former Yugoslavia, The Hague; Presiding Judge, Appeals Chamber,
International Criminal Tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and for Rwanda


Professor Theodor Meron, New York University Law School; Visiting
Professor, Harvard Law School 

R. John Pritchard, Director, Robert M.W. Kempner Collegium; Editor, The
Tokyo Major War Crimes Trials (124 vols.) 
  

9:00 PM - 10:30 PM 
  

Complimentary Cocktail Reception Courtesy of the International Law and
Practice Section of the American Bar Association. 
  
  


FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1999
_______________________________
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM  
  

Complimentary Coffee and Bagels 
  

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM 
  

"The International Criminal Court: Where Do We Go From Here?" 

This panel will explore the Statute of the International Criminal Court
adopted in Rome, as well as the Preparatory Commission drafting Elements
of Crimes and Rules of Procedure and Evidence, and discuss the impact of
the Statute and future Court on the U.S. and the world
community.Professor Leila Nadya Sadat, Washington University School of
Law 

Professor Roger Clark, Rutgers University School of Law, Camden 

Richard Dicker, Associate Counsel, Human Rights Watch 

Amb. David Scheffer, Ambassador at Large for War Crimes Issues, U.S.
Department of State 

Salah Suheimat, Third Secretary, Permanent Mission of Jordan to the U.N.;
Rapporteur, Preparatory Commission  

Philippe Kirsch, Chair, Preparatory Commission for the International
Criminal Court (Invited) 
  

"Recent Developments in Private International Law" 

This panel will discuss projects that are under way or recently completed
at UNCITRAL, the Hague Conference on Private International Law and other
international institutions. This will include the UNCITRAL receivables
project and the Hague judgments project. 

Houston Putnam Lowry, Esq., Brown & Welsh, PC 

Professor Peter Winship, Southern Methodist University Law School  

Harold S. Burman, Legal Adviser's Office, U.S. Department of State 

Professor Alan Swan, University of Miami Law School 
  

"Law of the Sea: Current Issues and Trends"  

This panel willset forth current issues involving law of the sea such as
environmental problems, decisions handed down by the International Law of
the Sea Tribunal, the Senate's failure to act in connection with the LOS
treaty and its implications, fishery scarcity, etc. 

Professor Barry Dubner, Barry University, Orlando School of Law  

Margaret Tomlinson, Chair, Law of the Sea Committee, ABA Section of
International Law and Practice 

Professor John Noyes, California Western School of Law 

Professor James Bailey, Lewis and Clark Law School 

Professor Samuel Pyeatt Menefee, University of Virginia School of Law 

George Taft, U.S. Department of State 
  

"The Alien Tort Claims Act" 

This panel will review the most recent US caselaw brought under ATCA and
assess how this Act can be used more effectively in the future in
providing redress for violations of international law. 

Charles Curlett, Esq., New York City 

Professor Beth Stephens, Rutgers Univ. School of Law 

Michael Ratner, Center for Constitutional Rights 

Beth Van Schaack, Center for Justice and Accountability  

Professor Catharine MacKinnon, University of Michigan Law School  

Jennifer Green, Center for Constitutional Rights  
  

10:45 AM - 12:15 PM 
  

"Multilateral Controls of Economic Sanctions" 

This panel will explore, among other things, the present and possible
future relationship between multilateral controls and unilateral economic
sanctions. 

John Murphy, Villanova Law School 

Arthur T. Downey, Esq.,Vice-President Government Affairs, Washington,
D.C. office of Baker Hughes; former Deputy Asst. Secretary of Commerce
for East-West Trade 

Professor Alan C. Swan, University of Miami Law School 


"Humanitarian Armed Intervention" 

This panel will discussthe dichotomies of humanitarian intervention both
as an intrusion into state sovereignity and integrity and as a vital tool
in some formulations of international law and humanitarian assistance.  

Professor Steve Sheppard, Columbia Law School 

Professor William Michael Reisman, Yale Law School 

Professor Louis Henkin, Columbia Law School 

Professor Sean Murphy, George Washington University Law School 

John Crook, Assistant Legal Adviser for U.N. Affairs, U.S. Department of
State  

* This is a CLE Panel offering 1.5 credit hours of CLE 
  

"Comparative Corporate Governance" 

The governance of corporations in Europe has evolved in recent years, due
partly to the growing power of institutional investors, privatization of
many state-owned companies, and restrictions on management produced by
takeover battles. This panel will review current developments in France,
Germany, and the U.K., as well as the influence of EC rules, and draw
comparisons with the U.S. 

Professor Roger J. Goebel, Fordham Law School; Director, Center on
European Union Law 

Dr. Hans-Michael Giesen, Bruckhaus, Westrick, Heller, Lober 

Ellie Kleiman, Jeantet & Associates 

Professor Arthur R. Pinto, Brooklyn Law School  
  

"Evolving Law: International Human Rights in Flux" 

This panel will canvass recent changes in how human rights treaties are
being interpreted and applied, and how some areas of the law have
undergone rapid expansion, while progress in others has been somewhat
slower. Panelists will focus on the evolution of international law
relating to children, women, war, and the environment.Valerie Oosterveld,
University of Toronto, Faculty of Law; Director, International Human
Rights Programme  

Widney Brown, Human Rights Watch, Women's Rights Division 

Professor Mark Drumbl, University of Arkansas at Little Rock School of
Law 

Katherine Liao, Columbia Law School 

Vahida Nainar, Women's Caucus for Gender Justice 
  

12:45-2:15 - BOX LUNCH SEMINARS 
  

"Cross-Border Crime and Crime-fighting" 

This panel will address issues and strategies in fighting cross-border
crime, particularly in relation to computer crime, mutual assistance, the
international war on drugs/money laundering, and the rights of the
accused in a global enforcement arena. 

Professor Diane Marie Amann, University of California, Davis, School of
Law 

Bruce Zagaris, Esq., Berliner, Corcoran & Rowe LLP 

Betty Shave, Esq., Computer Crime & Intellectual Property Section, U.S.
Department of Justice 

Rodrigo Labardini, Esq., Counselor for Drug-Trafficking Issues, Embassy
of Mexico 

* This is a CLE Panel offering 1.5 credit hours of CLE 
  

"Enhancing Women's International Human Rights" 

This panel willreview certain international or regional instruments or
bodies currently or potentially providing protection for women, and
analyze how they can be used under international law to more effectively
redress violations of women's human rights. 

Kathy Hall Martinez, Deputy Director, International Program, Center for
Reproductive Law and Policy 

Professor Christine Chinkin, London School of Economics, Faculty of Law 

Elizabeth Abi-Mershed, Senior Human Rights Specialist, Inter-American
Commission on Human Rights 

Jane Connors, Chief, Women's Rights Unit, United Nations Division for the
Advancement of Women 

Patricia Viseur Sellers, Office of the Prosecutor, Legal Officer for
Gender-Related Crimes, International Criminal Tribunal for the former
Yugoslavia (Invited)  

* This is a CLE Panel offering 1.5 credit hours of CLE 
  

Luncheon Meeting of the Executive Committee of the American Branch of the
ILA  
  

2:30 PM - 4:00 PM 
  

"International Securities Regulation: Newton's Third Law in Action."  

This panel will discuss the "Big Bang" of securities activity in
cyberspace and the equaland opposite reaction in the international
regulatory universe. Three experienced pilots will take you into the eye
of the cybersecurities storm, to describe its present status and to
predict its future direction -- as well as to assess the alternatives
available to the regulators. 

Edward H. Fleischman, Esq., Linklaters 

Alan L. Beller, Esq., Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton 

Guy P. Lander, Esq., Rosenman & Colin LLP  

Michael D. Mann, Esq., Richards Spears Kibbe & Orbe  
  

"The Trials of Pan-Am 103" 

This panel will examine the international legal developments that arose
from the terrorist bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 on December 21, 1988. The
panel will discuss the wrongful death suit against Pan American World
Airways, the civil action against Libya, the International Court of
Justice case brought by Libya against the U.S. and U.K., and the trial
against the two suspected Libyan intelligence officers scheduled to begin
in The Netherlands in February 2000.Mark Zaid, Esq.,Washington, DC;
Co-counsel for plaintiffs in the Pan Am Flight 103 civil suit against
Libya 

Professor Michael P. Scharf, New England School of Law; former Counsel to
the Counter-Terrorism Bureau at the U.S. Department of State 

Michel Baumeister, Baumeister & Samuels, New York; Co-counsel for the
plaintiffs in the Pan Am Flight 103 civil suit against Pan American World
Airways  

John Crook, Assistant Legal Adviser for U.N. Affairs, U.S. Department of
State 

"States, Amnesties, and International Criminal Jurisdiction" 

This panel willexamine areas of complexity in the relationship between
international and national courts in the enforcement of international
criminal law, with particular focus on jurisdiction of the ICC over
nationals of non-state parties, national amnesties and the ICC,and
competing jurisdictional claims of states and the ICTY and ICTR.  

Paul VanZyl, Esq. 

Professor Madeline Morris, Duke University Law School 

Professor Ruth Wedgwood, Yale Law School 

John T. Holmes, Counsellor, Legal Affairs, Permanent Mission of Canada to
the United Nations 

Professor William Schabas, University of Quebec  
  

"The Presentation of Evidence in International Commercial Arbitration" 

The promulgation of the new IBA rules on the receipt of evidence by
international arbitral tribunals focuses attention once again on this
critical aspect of the international arbitration process. 

Donald F. Donovan, Debevoise & Plimpton, New York 

Howard M. Holtzmann, Former Judge, Iran-US Claims Tribunal, New York 

Jack Berg, Experienced Maritime Arbitrator, New York 

Joseph E. Neuhaus, Sullivan & Cromwell, New York 

Abby Cohen Smutny, White & Case, Washington, D.C. 

* This is a CLE Panel offering 1.5 credit hours of CLE 
  

4:15 PM - 5:45 PM 
  

"Pending Litigation of Native Americans' Rights in New York and Hawaii" 

This panel will explore current indigenous peoples rights litigation,
including cases pending in upstate New York and before the U.S. Supreme
Court. It will also discuss work done in the United Nations to
protect/promote these rights. 

Professor Sherri Burr, University of New Mexico School of Law  

Hon. John Carey, New York State Trial Judge 

Arlinda Locklear, Esq., Counsel for the Oneida Tribe 

Sam Deloria, American Indian Law Center 

Harry Sachse, Esq., Counsel in Rice v. Cayetano 
  

"The Proposed Hague Judgements Convention" 

This panel will address the subjects covered by the latest draft of the
convention on Jurisdiction and the Recognition and Enforcement of
Judgements in Civil Matters, issues regarding jurisdiction and
recognition of judgments, and proposals for a federal implementing
statute to supersede the patchwork of state law concerning foreign
judgments. 

Conrad Harper, Esq., Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett 

Professor Andreas F. Lowenfeld, New York University Law School 

Professor Linda Silberman, New York Univ. Law School 
  

"Disability and International Law" 

This panel will explore the current status of disability in international
legal fora and instruments, as well as propose suggestions to increase
and implement the rights of disabled persons and to improve their status
in the 21st Century. 

Akiko Ito, Social Affairs Officer, DESA/DSPD/Programme on Disability,
United Nations 

Professor Alison Dundes Renteln, University of Southern California 

Professor Theresia Degener, Boalt Hall School of Law, University of
California, Berkeley 

Professor Charles Siegal, Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP 
  

"The Law and Politics of the Pinochet Case" 

This panel will consider the law and politics of the Pinochet case in
terms of the background, the case itself, and the implications of the
various judgments for the future development and enforcement of
international criminal law. 

Professor Michael Byers, Duke University School of Law; Member of legal
team representing Amnesty Int'l et al.James Cameron, University of
London; Baker & McKenzie; Member of legal team representing Pinochet 

Reed Brody, Advocacy Director, Human Rights Watch  

Professor Richard Wilson, American University, Washington College of Law 
  

6:15 PM - 9:30 PM 
  

Cocktail Reception (Sponsored by the American Society of International
Law) and Dinner at the Harvard Club (27 West 44th St.) (Reservation and
Prepayment Required). Keynote Speaker: Hon. John Carey: "The Struggle for
Law in the United Nations." Having spent 33 years as editor of UN Law
Reports, Judge Carey will examine who is and who is not promoting the
rule of law in the SC, GA, and other UN bodies, and with what results. 
  


SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 6
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8:30 AM - 9:00 AM  
  

Complimentary Coffee and Bagels  
  

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM 
  

"Genocide: Recent Developments and Prosecutions" 

This panel will review the most recent developments in regards to
prosecuting genocide in international and national fora.  

Professor William Schabas, University of Quebec at Montreal 

Jan Perlin, Counsel to Guatemala Commission for Historical Clarification;
American University, Washington College of Law 

Pierre Prosper, U.S. Department of State; Former Prosecutor in Akayesu
case in the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda 

Brenda-Sue Thornton, U.S. Department of Justice; Former Prosecutor in
Kayishema case in the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda 
  

"Human Rights, Development, and the Environment: Some Asian Experiences" 

This panel will explore the human rights impact of economic globalization
in Asia. It will also examine the interlinkages between protecting and
promoting human rights, environment, and sustainable human development.
It will examine specific cases (and responses) and assess such
experiences against the backdrop of international standards and
mechanisms developed within the U.N. 

Clarence Dias, International Center for Law in Development 

Ali Qazilbash, Pakistani lawyer and activist  

Sidney Jones, Executive Director, Asia Watch  


"Innovations in Teaching International Law: International Law Clinics" 

These panelists will share their experiences in working in international
law clinics, and discuss how to set up a clinic, the pros and cons of the
different specialty areas, grading policies, and the responsibilities of
the clinical supervisor. 

Professor Valerie Epps, Suffolk University Law School 

Professor Michael Scharf, New England School of Law 

Professor Deborah Anker, Harvard Law School 

Professor Patty Blum, University of California at Berkeley, School of Law


Professor Richard Wilson, American University, Washington College of Law 

Professor George Edwards, Indiana University School of Law 
  

10:45 AM - 12:15 PM  
  

"The Development of International Law" 

This panel will review both how international law is developed and recent
developments in international law, with special emphasis on UN bodies or
treaties. 

Ted McWhinney, President, Institut de Droit International 

Allegra Pacheco, Human Rights Attorney, Israel 

Bruce Broomhall, Lawyers Committee for Human Rights 

Benedict Kingsbury, Visiting Professor, New York University School of Law
(Invited)  
  


SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 6 (con't) 
  

"The European Union: New Challenges" 

With the entry into force of the Treaty of Amsterdam on May 1, 1999, the
European Union confronts new challenges, new powers and new issues. This
panel will discuss the preparations for enlargement of the EU to include
five new Central European countries plus Cyprus, the development of  

the Trans-Atlantic partnership with the US, the new legislative fields of
action in Justice and Home Affairs, and current developments in the
Economic and Monetary Union.Richard Lutringer, Esq., Morgan, Lewis &
Bockius LLP 

Professor Roger J. Goebel, Fordham Law School; Director, Center on
European Union Law 

Wouter Wilton, Director of Press and Public Affairs, Delegation of the
European Commission to the U.N.  

Professor George Bermann, Director, European Legal Studies Center,
Columbia Law School 

Professor Kurt Schelter, former Secretary of State, Ministry of the
Interior, German Federal Republic; University of Munich Law Faculty 
  

"The World Trade Organization Dispute Settlement System: Better Late Than
Never?" 

This panel, sponsored by the Committee on International Trade ABCNY,
willconsider the developments over the last three years of the WTO
Dispute Settlement System. 

Stephen De Luca, Middlebrooks & Shapiro, PC, Parsipany, NJ;
Member,Comm.on Int'l Trade (ABCNY) 

Terence P. Stewart, Managing Partner, Stewart and Stewart, Washington, DC


Amelia Porges, Senior Counsel for Dispute Resolution, Office of the U.S.
Trade Representative (Invited) 

Professor Raj Bhala,George Washington University Law School  

Professor William Davey, Former Director, Legal Affairs Division, WTO;
University of Illinois College of Law 

Hugo Paemon, Delegation of the European Commission, Washington DC
(Invited) 
  

"Self Determination After Kosovo and East Timor" 

This panel will explore the concept of self-determination as it applies
to peoples within larger societies, including  
indigenous peoples, particularly in light of the NATO intervention in
Kosovo and recent events in East Timor. It will also examine the Supreme
Court of Canada's advisory opinion on the right of Quebec to secede from
the federation. 

Professor Valerie Epps, Suffolk University Law School 

Professor Ved Nanda, Univ. of Denver College of Law 

Professor Paul Williams, American University, Washington College of Law 

Professor John Quigley, Ohio State Univ.College of Law 

Professor Lorie Graham, Suffolk University Law School 


12:30 PM - 2:00 PM  
  

Luncheon With Keynote Speaker EDWIN WILLIAMSON, Sullivan & Cromwell;
Legal Advisor to the Department of State during the Bush Administration
(Regis. & Prepayment Rqrd). 
  

2:15 PM - 3:45 PM  
  

"Current Trends in Expatriation: Its Effects on Nations' Sovereignty,
Citizenship & Non-Loyalty" 

U.S. citizens are moving assets offshore and some are giving up their
citizenship. This panel will examine the causes and effects of this
trend, how it is affecting the US and other nations, the government's
role in reversing the trend, and what management can do to counteract.  

Hon. George G. Janis, Administrative Law Judge, NY 

Joseph Testa, President, Testa Financial Management, Inc. 

Amb. Edward R. Finch, Former U.S. Special Ambassador Jerome Schneider,
author of book on money havens 
  

"Liability for Environmental Harm in Antarctica" 

This panel will discuss the on-going negotiations for an international
legal instrument on liability for environmental harm in Antarctica. It
will describe the current status of the negotiations and the prospects
for reaching agreement.  

Professor Dinah Shelton, Notre Dame Law School 

Professor Alexandre Kiss, President, European Council on Environmental
Law 

Don MacKay, Deputy Secretary of Foreign Affairs, NZ  

Evan Bloom, US Department of State (Invited) 

Alan Hemmings, Antarctic and Southern Oceans Coalition 
  

"International Humanitarian Law & International Trials: In Pursuit of
International Justice" 

This panel will review the progress made in international humanitarian
law in light of the ICTY and ICTR, and will consider how this development
may impact the establishment of other bodies to redress past or
contemporary atrocities.Dr. Kelly Askin, War Crimes Research Office,
American University, Washington College of Law 

Professor Ruth Wedgwood, Yale Law School 

Craig Etcheson, International Monitor Institute 

Professor Hurst Hannum, Tufts University, Fletcher School of Law and
Diplomacy 

Judge Navanethem Pillay, President, International Criminal Tribunal for
Rwanda (Invited) 

Carla Del Ponte, Chief Prosecutor, International Criminal 

Tribunals for the Former Yugoslavia and for Rwanda (Inv.) 
  

"Foreign Direct Investment: Future Directions" 

Panelists from academe, practice and government will explore the
ramifications of the collapse of the OECD negotiations for a Multilateral
Agreement on Investment, seek to predict the course of future regulatory
attempts, and survey developments, including in dispute settlement. 

Professor José Alvarez, Columbia Law School 

Professor David Wirth, Boston College of Law 

Dan Price, Esq., Powell, Goldstein 

Jonathan Fried, Assistant Deputy Minister, Canadian Dept. Foreign Affairs
and International Trade  
  

4:00 PM - 5:30 PM 
  

"The Death Penalty in the World Community: Bringing the U.S. Into the
21st Century" 

This panel compares international and U.S. trends on the abolition of the
death penalty, including the U.N. Resolution for a Moratorium on
Executions and the ABA Resolution for a Moratorium and draft protocols. 

Professor Dorean Koenig, T.M. Cooley Law School 

Professor William Schabas, University of Quebec; President, "Hands Off
Cain" 

Ronald Tabak, Co-chair, ABA Death Penalty CommitteeJane Rocamora, Suffolk
University School of Law; Amnesty International, 

Professor John Quigley,Ohio State University Law School 

Asma Jahangir, U.N. Rapporteur on Extrajudicial Executions (Invited) 
  

"The Imprint of Kosovo on International Law" 

This panel will cover a wide range of issues concerning the impact of the
international response to Kosovo on the development (or regression) of
international law. Panelists will discuss secession, post-war
re-construction, sovereignty, humanitarian intervention, and humanitarian
law.  

Professor Julie Mertus, Ohio Northern Univ. Law School 

Professor Diane Orentlicher, Director, War Crimes Research Office,
Washington College of Law  

Professor Douglass Cassel, Northwestern University School of Law 

Professor Gerry Simpson, London School of Economics; Visiting Researcher,
Harvard Law School 

Belinda Cooper, World Policy Institute 
  

"Genetically Modified Food: Friend or Foe?" 

This panel will consider the various responses to genetically modified
food, including the actions taken by the EPA and the US to this
phenomenon. 

Professor Ved Nanda, Univ.of Denver College of Law 

Professor Nicholas Robinson, Pace University Law School 

Professor Steve McCaffrey, McGeorge School of Law  

Dan McGraw, EPA Counsel 
  

5:30 PM - 6:15 PM  
  

Closing Cocktail Reception Sponsored by the International Law and
Practice Section of the New York State Bar Association. 

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