Final Programme - International Bar Association

William Robinson III American Bar Association, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Antony Townsend Solicitors Regulation Authority, Redditch, England
Coffee and tea breaks will be held between 1100 – 1130 and
1600 – 1630. To accommodate the flow of delegates through the
Conference Centre please note the closest coffee/tea station to
this session is outside Conference Rooms 1-5, Level 1.
CONFERENCE ROOM 1, LEVEL 1
Blood, sweat and tears – money v sweat
equity: the competing rights of creditors and
pension holders of insolvent entities
Presented by the Reorganisation and Workouts Subcommittee, a
subcommittee of the Insolvency, Restructuring and Creditors’ Rights
Section (SIRC).
Session Co-Chairs
Bart de Man Kennedy van der Laan, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Mark Newton Heenan Blaikie, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
The competing rights of pension holders and creditors to the assets
of insolvent entities have been exacerbated with the downturn in
the economy. In some jurisdictions, companies have been able to
escape their pension liabilities at the expense of their former, and
sometimes even their present workforce. In other jurisdictions, the
laws protecting workers are so rigidly enforced that liquidation
results, benefiting no one. On the other hand, the present and
future financial obligations of many companies (and governments) to
pension holders have become so massive that it is these very liabilities
that are dragging the entities into insolvency proceedings.
The pension wars have resulted in a vicious cycle of increased
liquidations, increased unemployment and increased pressure on the
governments or government entities that either support or insure the
pension obligations. The fair resolution of these issues is essential to
the rehabilitation of the global economy.
Our panel of pension, insolvency and lending practitioners will
guide you through the key components of pension liabilities, how
they are treated in insolvency proceedings in different jurisdictions
and the factors that should be taken into consideration in dealing
with such liabilities in potential or actual insolvencies and in drafting
financing transactions.
Speakers
Corinne Ball Jones Day, New York, USA
Paul Kenny Pensions Ombudsman, Dublin, Ireland
Barbara Reinhard Kliemt & Vollstädt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Antoine Tchekhoff Foucaud Tchekhoff Pochet et Associés, Paris, France
John Verrill Chadbourne & Parke, London, England
Coffee and tea breaks will be held between 1100 – 1130 and
1600 – 1630. To accommodate the flow of delegates through the
Conference Centre please note the closest coffee/tea station to
this session is outside Conference Rooms 1-5, Level 1.
CONFERENCE ROOM 4, LEVEL 1
Damages for the victims of state crimes
Presented by the Negligence and Damages Committee.
Session Chair
Paul Emerson Lamb Chambers, London, England; Chair, Negligence
and Damages Committee
This session will be a collection of presentations from some leading
names in the legal world as to how different countries compensate
the victims of state crimes such as torture, false imprisonment and
state-sponsored violence.
It will also include references to the difficulties in proving such cases
and forcing governments to admit liability and properly compensate
the victims and their families.
Speakers
Ramón Bado Estudio Dr Mezzera, Montevideo, Uruguay
Timothy Brown Reynolds Porter Chamberlain, London, England
Patrick Martin Giblin SC Law Library Four Courts, Dublin, Ireland
Martin McCallion McCallion Keown Solicitors, Belfast, Northern
Ireland
Coffee and tea breaks will be held between 1100 – 1130
and 1600 – 1630. To accommodate the flow of delegates
through the Conference Centre please note the closest coffee/
tea station to this session is in the Wicklow Meeting Room
Corridor, Level 2.
WICKLOW MEETING ROOM 4, LEVEL 2
Get your IP house in order – the what, why,
and how – advising entrepreneurs and closely
held businesses in setting up an IP strategy
Joint session with the Closely Held and Growing Business Enterprises
Committee, the Intellectual Property and Entertainment Law
Committee and the Young Lawyers’ Committee.
Session Co-Chairs
Robert Falvey Minter Ellison Rudd Watts, Auckland, New Zealand
Agustín Mayer Ferrere, Montevideo, Uruguay; Vice-Chair, Young
Lawyers’ Committee
Matthias Nordmann SKW Schwarz Rechtsanwälte, Munich, Germany;
Co-Chair, Intellectual Property and Entertainment Law Committee
This session will focus on the common IP issues which face start-up
and closely held businesses (including family-owned businesses). These
will include ownership of trademarks, copyright and inventions, with
a particular focus on contributions from those both inside and outside
the circle of owners. The importance of assignments and IP audits will
be explored. Preparing for IP due diligence by investors will also be a
major topic. Strategies for protecting your brand, creative and technical
IP, growth financing and what venture capitalists and private equity
investors look at in terms of IP before they invest, succession issues
and maintaining the position of the founders through the business life
cycle, IP valuation and the protection and export of IP internationally
will all be considered, as will be the internationalisation of IP.
Speakers
Grant S Campbell Brodies, Edinburgh, Scotland
Andrew Frei Dale Lessmann, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Johan Kahn Delphi, Stockholm, Sweden
Martin Kelleher Mason Hayes & Curran, Dublin, Ireland
Yuichiro Nukada Anderson Mori & Tomotsune, Tokyo, Japan
Manus Rogan Foundation Healthcare, Dublin, Ireland
Coffee and tea breaks will be held between 1100 – 1130 and
1600 – 1630. To accommodate the flow of delegates through the
Conference Centre please note the closest coffee/tea station to
this session is outside Conference Rooms 1-5, Level 1.
Hot topics in arbitration
Presented by the Arbitration Committee.
CONFERENCE ROOM 3, LEVEL 1
Session Co-Chairs
Eduardo Gonçalves Mattos Filho Advogados, São Paulo, Brazil;
Website Officer, Arbitration Committee
Klaus Reichert SC Brick Court Chambers, Dublin, Ireland; Council
Member, Legal Practice Division
This session will address important current developments in the
practice of international arbitration, including:
• in laws and rules;
• new needs and trends of the practice;
• current debates; and
• the involvement of the IBA in the development of international
arbitration.
Working sessions – Wednesday
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