A conference co-presented by the Israel Bar Association

and the IBA Legal Practice Division

Effects of Globalization on the Legal Profession

17–19 February 2009

Hilton Hotel

Tel Aviv, Israel

Topics include:

• Employeesinaglobalcompany

• Managementofcross-bordertransactionsanddisputes

• Nationalandinternationalclassactions

• Theroleoflawyersandotherprofessionsas‘gate-keepers’–legalandethicalresponsibilitiesandpotentialliability

Who should attend?

Alllevelsofin-houselawyers,corporatecounsel,privatepractitionersandbusinessleadersinvolvedininternationalandcross-bordertransactions.

* UP TO 8.5 CPD

HOURS AVAILABLE

* A s p e r t h e S o l i c i t o r sRegulation Authority ofEngland and Wales. Thenumber of CPD points/hoursavailable may vary for otherbar associations and lawsocieties depending on theircriteria.

Tuesday 17 February

1800 – 2030Registration

2030Welcome receptionHilton Tel Aviv

Welcome greetingsYoriGeiron President of the Israel Bar DrFernandoPeláez-Pier Hoet Peláez Castillo & Duque, Caracas; IBA President

SpeakerDrYoramDanziger Israel Supreme Court Judge

Conference Co-ChairsEytanEpstein Epstein Chomsky Osnat & Co, Tel AvivRachelLevitan Levitan Sharon & Co, Tel Aviv; Senior Vice-Chair, IBA Senior Lawyers’ CommitteeDavidWRivkin Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, New York; Immediate Past Chair, IBA Legal Practice Division

Programme

Continuing Professional Development /Continuing Legal Education

For delegates from countries where CPD/CLE is mandatory, the International Bar Association will be pleased to provide a Conference Certificate of Attendance which, subject to the exact CPD/CLE requirements, may be used to obtain the equivalent accreditation in your jurisdiction.

This conference has been accredited for CPD/CLE by the Solicitors Regulation Authority of England and Wales. Delegates should ask staff at the registration desk for information as to how to obtain the hours.

Wednesday 18 February

0800 – 1500Registration

0845 – 0900Welcome remarks by the Conference Co-Chairs

0900 – 1030Employees in a global company

ChairOrnaLin Orna Lin & Co, Tel Aviv

SpeakersJudgeSteveAdler President, National Labour Court, JerusalemIritBen-Ari Former Head of Human Resources in global and multinational companies, Tel AvivElsdeWind Van Doorne, Amsterdam; Vice-Chair, IBA Employment and Industrial Relations Law CommitteeSalvadordelRey Cuatrecasas, MadridOrnaSher Feinberg & Co, Tel Aviv

1030 – 1045Coffee/tea break

1045 – 1330Management of cross-border transactions and disputes

Co-ChairsDrLipaMeir Lipa Meir & Co, Tel AvivDavidWRivkin Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, New York; Immediate Past Chair, IBA Legal Practice Division

SpeakersChristofBaert Europe Region Counsel, Senior Business Leader, MasterCard,BrusselsAchazBen-Ari Chief Legal Adviser, Ministry of DefenceTuviaErlich Herzog Fox & Neeman – Law Office, Tel AvivJonGrouf Duane Morris LLP, New York; Council Member, IBA Legal Practice DivisionUziKarniel Corporate Secretary & General Counsel, Teva Pharmaceuticals Industries LtdRellyLeshesm Meitar Liquornik Geva & Leshem Brandwein, Tel AvivHarryRubin Ropes & Gray LLP, New YorkDavidYahav Chief Legal Adviser, Israel Electric Corp

1330 – 1430Lunch

1500 – 2000Trip to JerusalemReception in the Israeli Supreme Court – hosted by Chief Justice Dorit Beinish – and visit to Davidson Center.

Note: this afternoon trip is included in the ‘rest of the world’ participants’ registration fee. Tickets can be purchased for Israel resident delegates.

2000DinnerMount Zion Hotel, Jerusalem

Keynote speakerTheRtHonLordGoldsmithQC Former UK Attorney General; Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, London

Thursday 19 February

0900 – 1100National and international class actions

Co-ChairsYossiBenkel Raved Magriso Benkel Lahav & Co, Tel AvivJonathanWood Clyde & Co, London

SpeakersAuroraCassirer Trourman Sanders, New YorkHagaiDoron S Horowitz & Co, Tel AvivPeterGadNaschitz Naschitz Brandes, Tel AvivRachelLevitan Levitan Sharon & Co, Tel Aviv; Senior Vice-Chair, IBA Senior Lawyers’ CommitteeDrGilOrion Fischer Behar Chen Well Orion & Co, Tel AvivPinhasRubin Gornitzky & Co, Tel AvivAlanSilberman Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP, Chicago, IllinoisBarakTal Yigal Arnon & Co, Tel AvivPaulVictor Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP, New York

1100 – 1115Coffee/tea break

1115 – 1330The role of lawyers and other professions as ‘gate-keepers’ – legal and ethical responsibilities and potential liability

Co-ChairsProfJosephGross Gross Kleinhendler Hodak Halevy Greenberg & Co, Tel AvivRamonMullerat KPMG Abogados, Barcelona

SpeakersProfAssafHamdani Hebrew University, JerusalemJamesKlotz Miller Thomson LLP, Toronto, Ontario; Vice-Chair, IBA Bar Issues CommissionGeneKleinhendler Gross Kleinhendler Hodak Halevy Greenberg & Co, Tel AvivDidiLachman-Messer Former Deputy Attorney General, JerusalemJonathanLux Ince & Co, LondonOrenTenenboim Epstein Chomsky Osnat & Co, Tel Aviv

1330Lunch