Paris 2006 Program

Thursday 18 May

6:00 PM

OPENING COCKTAIL RECEPTION

Friday 19 May

9:00 - 9:15 AM

WELCOME

9:15 – 10:45 AM

CURRENT DEVELOPMENTS IN PLAINTIFFS’ PRACTICE:

9:15 – 9:45 AM

FRANCE
  • Michel Pitron, FRANCE
  • Christofer Claude, FRANCE
  • Duncan Fairgrieve, U.K./FRANCE

9:45 – 10:15 AM

CHINA/ASIA
  • Edward Lehman, CHINA
  • David Abraham, INDONESIA

10:15 – 10:45 AM

AMERICAS
  • Leonardo Amarante, BRAZIL
  • Enrique Serna, U.S./MEXICO
  • Joel Rochon, CANADA
  • Prof. Garry Watson, CANADA

10:45 – 11:00 AM

MORNING TEA AND COFFEE BREAK

11:00 – 11:45 AM

MEDIATION
  • Judge Daniel Weinstein (ret.), U.S.
  • Lizbeth Hasse, U.S.

11:45 – 12:30 PM

COMMERCIAL LITIGATION – SECURITIES & ANTITRUST
  • David Carden, U.S.
  • Allan Hutchinson, CANADA

12:30 – 1:30 PM

LUNCH

1:30 – 2:15 PM

AVIATION LAW DEVELOPMENTS
  • Nigel Taylor, U.K.
  • Carlos Villacorta, SPAIN/FRANCE

2:15 – 3:00 PM

PRODUCT LIABILITY DEVELOPMENTS
  • Stefano Bertone, ITALY
  • Silina Pavlakis, GREECE
  • Mark Mildred, U.K.

3:00 – 3:15 PM

AFTERNOON TEA AND COFFEE BREAK

3:15 – 4:00 PM

HUMAN RIGHTS LAW
  • Andrea Saccucci, ITALY
  • Prof. Peter Rosenblum, U.S.
  • Shaheed Fatima, U.K

4:00 – 4:30 PM

UNIQUE PROBLEMS IN INTERNATIONAL LIGATION – FORUM NON CONVENIENS & SETTLEMENT ISSUES
  • Judge Daniel Weinstein (ret.), U.S.
  • Richard Berkman, U.S.

4:30 – 5:00 PM

CASE STUDY – RED SEA FERRY DISASTER
 • Prof. Marco Bona, ITALY
 • Carlos Villacorta, SPAIN/FRANCE
 • Nigel Taylor, U.K.

5:00 – 5:15 PM

CLOSING COMMENTS

5:30 PM

COCKTAIL RECEPTION