Investing in the Future of Cross Border Relations: Examining the Laws that Bind and Separate Mexico and the United States

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1 U.S. - Mexico Bar Association n Barra de Abogados México - Estados Unidos 2008 Annual Meeting and Conference Investing in the Future of Cross Border Relations: Examining the Laws that Bind and Separate Mexico and the United States Invirtiendo en el Futuro de Las Relaciones Fronterizas: Examinando las Leyes que Unen y Separan a Mexico y los Estados Unidos November 5-7, 2008 Bolsa Mexicana de Valores, S.A.B. de C.V. n México City, México Patron Sponsor Kansas City Southern de México, S.A. de C.V. Diamond Sponsors Haynes and Boone, LLP n Greenberg Traurig, LLP n LexisNexis Martindale Hubbell in cooperation with Bolsa Mexicana de Valores, S.A.B. de C.V. Asociacion Nacional de Abogados de Empresa, A.C. Barra Mexicana Colegio de Abogádos, A.C.

2 On behalf of the US-Mexico Bar Association (USMBA), we are pleased to invite you to a very special 2008 Annual Conference to be held in Mexico City on 5-7 November 2008, in cooperation with the Bolsa, the Barra Mexicana and ANADE. We hope you will make plans to join us and take this opportunity to meet with international practitioners (both in-house and outside counsel), academics, notarios, judges, accountants, business leaders, current and past government officials, and representatives of the financial sector from Mexico, Canada and the US and to network with old friends and meet new friends. All seminars will be presented at the Bolsa, our welcome reception and Thursday evening Annual Dinner will be held at the Sheraton Maria Isabel Hotel & Towers, our conference headquarters hotel. We look forward to seeing you at the Conference. Wayne Fagan U.S. Chair U.S.-Mexico Bar Association Juan Carlos Velazquez de Leon Mexico Chair U.S.-Mexico Bar Association En nombre de la Barra de Abogados México - Estados Unidos (USMBA), tenemos el gusto de invitarlos a nuestra Conferencia Anual 2008 que se llevará a cabo del 5 al 7 de Noviembre de 2008 en la ciudad de México. Este evento se organiza en conjunto con la Bolsa Mexicana de Valores, la Barra Mexicana de Abogados y la Asociación Nacional de Abogados de Empresa (ANADE). Esperamos puedan asistir a este evento y aprovechen esta oportunidad para conocer a practicantes internacionales del derecho, académicos, notarios públicos, jueces, contadores públicos, empresarios, actuales y anteriores funcionarios de gobierno, así como a representantes del sector financiero de México, Canadá y Estados Unidos. En esta Conferencia Anual, podrás convivir con viejos amigos y conocer a otros nuevos. Todos los seminarios se llevarán acabo en la Bolsa. La recepción de bienvenida y la Cena Anual el jueves por la noche, se llevarán a cabo en el Hotel Sheraton María Isabel, hotel en donde se presentarán las respectivas conferencias. Esperamos poder contar con su asistencia a este evento! Bolsa Mexicana de Valores SAB de CV Paseo de la Reforma No 255 Col, Cuauhtemoc Mexico Tel: Bolsa Mexicána de Valores, S.A.B. de C.V. Bolsa Mexicana de Valores SAB de CV is a Mexico-based company primarily engaged in the financial sector. The Company facilitates the trading of listed securities and provides services, systems and mechanisms for the brokerage of publicly offered securities, derivatives and non-mass issued instruments. Its services include registration and listing of securities, as well as their trading and sale of information concerning the trading and the securities listed. The operations are conducted by means of an electronic trading system. Sheraton Maria Isabel Hotel & Towers Paseo de la Reforma No. 325 Col, Cuauhtemoc Mexico Call or reserve online: Sheraton Maria Isabel Hotel & Towers Named One of the Top 10 Hotels in Mexico by Latin Trade magazine in 2007, the AAA four-diamond Sheraton Maria Isabel Hotel & Towers offers a great location in the heart of Mexico. Centrally located on Paseo de la Reforma, overlooking the famous Angel of Independence and just two blocks from the Casa de Bolsa stock exchange building, this traditional hotel is located only 30 minutes from Mexico International Airport. Car rental services, a travel agency, wireless high-speed internet access and currency exchange are available onsite to make your stay more convenient and our multilingual staff is always available with attentive service. Discover Mexico at the Sheraton Maria Isabel Hotel & Towers. 2

3 3:00-6:00 p.m. Registration Registro [Sheraton ] Wednesday / MIERCOLES 7:00-9:00 p.m. Opening Reception Sponsor: LexisNexis Martindale Hubbell and DLA Piper US LLP Presiding Officers & Host Committee Chairs/ Coordinadores del Módulo y Presentadores: Felix Todd Piñero Dr. Jose Antonio Lozano Díez Thursday MORNING / Jueves por la mañana 8:00-9:00a.m. Registration Registro [Bolsa] 9:00-9:30 a.m. Welcome Bienvenida Presiding Officer/Coordinador del Módulo: Juan Carlos Velazquez de Leon, Mexico Chair U.S.-Mexico Bar Association, Monterrey, NL Guillermo Prieto Treviño, Presidente, Bolsa Mexicana de Valores, Guillermo Narvaez Lora, Presidente, Asociacion Nacional de Abogados de Empresa, A.C., Dr. Luis Enrique Graham Tapia, Presidente, Barra Mexicana Colegio de Abogados, A.C., Presiding Officer/Coordinador del Módulo: Charles A. Beckham,Jr., 9:30-10:30 a.m. Importance and Perspectives of the Stock Market Importancia y Perspectivas del Mercado de Valores Moderator/Moderador: Felix Todd Piñero, Guillermo Prieto Treviño, Pedro Zorilla Velasco, Director Generál de Adjunto de Bolsa, 10:30-10:45 a.m. Break/RECESO 10:45-11:45 a.m. Financing/Banking Issues in Mexico Financiamiento/ Aspectos de la Banca en México Moderator/Moderador: Timothy E. Powers, Dallas, TX Guillermo Ortiz, (Invited) Terry DeWitt, Dallas, TX 11:45-12:45 p.m. The Extra-Territorial Effect of U.S. Laws in Mexico (Patriot Act, SEC Regulations, Product Safety) el Efecto Extraterritorial de las Leyes de Estados Unidos en México Moderator/Moderador: Hugh E. Hackney, Dallas, TX Jeremy Heep, Philadelphia, PA Ray Thomas, McAllen, TX Carlos Loperena Ruiz, 1:00-2:20 p.m. Lunch Almuerzo [Bolsa] Host Sponsors: Haynes and Boone, LLP and Basham, Ringe y Correa, S.C. Presiding Officer/Coordinador del Módulo: Aisa Isabel Mendoza, Special Guest : Ministra Olga Sánchez Cordero, Speaker: To Be Announced PRE-REGISTRATION To ensure sufficient materials are available for all conference attendees, pre-registration is strongly encouraged. Door registration is an additional $50. REGISTRATION BY TELEPHONE You may register by calling 210/ Please provide an AMERICAN EXPRESS, VISA, or MasterCard number, expiration date, security code and billing address. CANCELLATIONS & REFUNDS Refunds, less a $50 processing fee will be given to registrants who cancel by 5:00 pm on the Friday preceding the conference. No refunds will be granted thereafter. RECORDING DEVICES Audio and video recording devices are not permitted in the conference. 3

4 Thursday Afternoon / Jueves por la tarde Controversy Track / Seguimiento de las Controversias Presiding Officer/Coordinador del Módulo: Murray Smith, Vancouver, B.C. 2:30-3:30 p.m. Dispute Resolution Why Can t We Be Friends Update on Arbitration, Mediation and Other Alternative Dispute Resolution and Complex litigation Resolucion de Controversias Moderator/Moderador: Marisa Marinelli, New York, NY Dean Fleming, Juan Alcala, Austin, TX Carlos McCadden Martinez, Gerry Yarnell, New York, NY 3:30-4:30 p.m. Two Countries One Border, One Airshed, One Watershed Environmental Issues and Solutions Dos Países - Una frontera, una división aérea, una división en las aguas - Aspectos Ambientales y sus Soluciones Moderator/Moderador: Ana Paola Simon, Grupo Bal, Leopoldo Burguete Stanek, Gregory M. Bergman, Los Angeles, CA Polly Towill, Los Angeles, CA 4:30-4:45 p.m. Break/RECESO 4:45-5:30 p.m. Cross Border Insolvency La Insolvencia más allá de las fronteras Moderator/Moderador: Eduardo Martinez, Deborah Williamson, Alfonso Lopez Melih, 5:30p.m. Membership Meeting Junta de Miembros [Bolsa] Presiding Officers/Coordinadores del Módulo: Wayne I. Fagan & Juan Carlos Velazquez de Leon Thursday Afternoon / Jueves por la tarde TRANSACTIONAL Track / Seguimiento de las Transacciones Presiding Officer/Coordinador del Módulo: Joaquin Cabrera, Hermosillo, Sonora 2:30-3:30 p.m. Real Estate Development and Investment in Mexico Desarrollo Inmobiliario e Inversión en México Moderator/Moderador: Jose Palli, Miami, FL Carlos Ibarra, Richard Krumbein, Denver, CO & Phoenix, AZ Roberto Nuñez y Bandera, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Tax Issues: Doing Business in the U.S. and Mexico Aspectos Fiscales de hacer negocios en México y Estados Unidos Moderator/Moderador: Michelle Graham, San Diego, CA Alfredo Sanchez Torrado, John B. McNeese III, San Diego, CA 4:30-4:45 p.m. Break/RECESO 4:45-5:30 p.m. Scotty We Need More Power - Energy Issues in Mexico Today el tema Energético en México en la Actualidad Moderator/Moderador: Raul Felix, Cd. Juarez, CHIH Scott Arrington, Alfonso Tenorio Paulín, STUDENT REGISTRATIONS Student registrations will be accepted on a space available basis and will include written materials and the Wednesday Night Social Event. It does not include Thursday lunch or Special Event. Students may attend Thursday lunch and/or Special Event by ordering guest tickets under Event Registration where indicated. 4 SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS If special arrangements are required for a person with a disability to attend this program, please contact us at 210/

5 5:30 p.m. Membership Meeting Junta de Miembros [Bolsa] Presiding Officers/Coordinadores del Módulo: Wayne I. Fagan & Juan Carlos Velazquez de Leon 7:00 p.m. Annual Dinner Cena Annual [Sheraton Maria Isabel] Host Sponsor: Kansas City Southern de México & Greenberg Traurig, LLP Presiding Officer/Coordinador del Módulo: Wayne I. Fagan Speaker: Eduardo Perez Mota, Chairman, Comisión Federál de Competéncia, FRIDAY MORNING / VIERNES POR LA MAÑana Presiding Officer/Coordinador del Módulo: Jose Zozayacorrera Kuri, Guadalajara, JAL 9:00-10:00 a.m. Corporate Counsel Panel/Panel sobre el Asesor Jurídico Corporativo Moderator/Moderador: Manuel Pelaez-Prada, Luis Lozano, Monica Soto, Francisco J. Orellana, San Ramón, CA 10:00-11:00 a.m. Customs, Trade, and Transportation Issues Getting the Goods Across the Border is Easy? Aduanas, Comercio, y Transporte- Es fácil llevar los bienes a través de la frontera? Moderator/Moderador: Lawrence W. Hanson, Adrian B. Vazquez, Julia Padierna-Peralta, Washington D.C. Jose Zozaya Delano, Luis F. Martinez, Monterrey, NL 11:00-11:15 a.m. Break/RECESO 11:15-12:00 p.m. Immigration & Employment Issues - The Goods Were Easy Getting People Across the Border is the Problem La Migración y el Empleo- El traslado de bienes es fácil, llevar a las personas a través de la frontera es difícil Moderator/Moderador: Hugo Hernandez-Ojeda Alvirez, Terry Weir, Erika Lopez Muñoz, Cd. Juarez, CHIH 12:00-12:45 p.m. Legal Education in the US & Mexico: Adapting to a Post-NAFTA World La Educación Legal en México y Estados Unidos- Adaptándose al mundo posterior al TLCAN Moderator/Moderador: Prof.Barbara Bader Aldave, University of Oregon School of Law, Eugene, OR Dr. Jose Maria Serna de la Garza, Instituto de Investigaciones Juridicas, UNAM, Dr. Jose Antonio Lozano Díez, Universidad Panamericana, Prof. Patricia Isela Hansen, University of Texas School of Law, Austin, TX 12:45-1:45p.m. The Tie that Binds Us: 15 Years of NAFTA - Where Have We Been, Where Are We Going? el lazo que nos une: 15 años del TLCAN- Dónde estamos? A dónde vamos? Moderator/Moderador: Philip A. Robbins, Phoenix, AZ Raul Rodriguez, Hon. Ira S. Shapiro, Washington D.C. Ambassador Guillermo E. Rishchynski, Canada & Mexico 1:45 p.m. Conference Concludes Conclusión de la Conferencia MCLE ACCREDITATION: This course has been approved for Minimum Continuing Legal Education CREDIT by the State Bar of Texas Committee on MCLE in the amount of hours including, 0.75 hours of ethics. Please let us know at check-in whether you need credit in another state. 5

6 U.S. CHAIR Charles A. Beckham, Jr. Haynes and Boone, LLP MÉXICO CHAIR Jose Miguel Zozayacorrea-Kuri Baker & McKenzie Abogados, S.C. Zapopan, JAL Gerry Gumpel Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton, LLP San Diego, CA Marisa Marinelli Holland & Knight, LLP New York, NY Enrique J. Martin Greenberg Traurig, LLP Miami, FL Michelle Graham Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps LLP San Diego, CA Lawrence W. Hanson The Law Office of Lawrence W. Hanson, PC Deborah Williamson Cox Smith Matthews Incorporated Murray Smith Smith Barristers Vancouver, BC Canada Speakers Committee Manuel Pelaez-Prada Toyota Motor Manufacturing North America, Inc. Alejandro Toulet Toulet, Gottfried, Davila y Martinez, S.C. Ricardo Cervantes Vargas Chevez, Ruiz, Zamarripa y Cia, S.C. Leopoldo Burguete Stanek Gonzalez Calvillo S.C. Prof. Jose Maria Serna de la Garza Universidad Nacional Autonoma de México Instituto de Investigaciones Jurídicas Monica Soto Chief Counsel Corporate & Legal Affairs Kraft Foods de México, S. de R.L. de C.V. Raúl Félix -Saúl Baker & McKenzie Abogados, S.C. Cd. Juarez, CHIH Jorge Ogarrio Kalb Ogarrio Daquerre, S.C. Juan M. Alcala DLA Piper Austin, TX Patricia Isela Hansen University of Texas, School of Law Austin, TX Conference Faculty John B McNeece III Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps LLP San Diego, CA Hon. Ira S. Shapiro Greenberg Traurig LLP Washington, D.C Barbara Bader Aldave University of Oregon, School of Law Eugene, OR Lawrence W. Hanson The Law Office of Lawrence W. Hanson PC Guillermo Narvaez Lora Martinez y Martinez Abogados S.C. Anna Poala Simon Galvez Tecnica Administrative Bal, SA Scott J. Arrington McDermott Will & Emery LLP Jeremy Heep Pepper Hamilton LLP Philadelphia, PA Roberto Nuñez y Bandera Notary Public No. 1 of the Federal District Murray Smith Smith Barristers Vancouver, BC, CA Charles A. Beckham, Jr. Haynes and Boone, LLP Hugo Hernandez-Ojeda Alvirez Barrera, Siqueiros y Torres Landa, S.C. Frank J Orellana Chevron San Ramon, CA Monica Soto Kraft Foods de Mexico,S.de R.L. de C.V. Gregory M. Bergman Bergman & Dacey Inc Los Angeles, CA Carlos Ibarra CreelyGarcia-Cuellar, S.C. Guillermo Ortiz Banco de Mexico Alfonso Tenorio Paulín Director Juridico Leopoldo Burguete Stanek Gonzalez Calvillo S.C. México, DF Richard Krumbein Snell & Wilmer LLP Denver, CO Juliana S Padierna-Peralta Hogan & Hartson Washington D.C. Raymond L Thomas Kittleman Thomas & Gonzales LLP McAllen, TX Joaquin Cabrera Tapia, Robles y Cabrera S.C. Hermosillo, Sonora, MX Carlos Loperena Ruiz Loperena, Lerch, Martin del Campo Jose Palli World Wide Title Miami, FL Felix Todd Piñero Tubos de Acero de Mexico SA Hon. Olga Sánchez Cordero Ministra de la Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación Terry DeWitt First City Financial Corp Dallas, TX Wayne I. Fagan Glast, Phillips & Murray, P.C. Raúl Félix-Saúl Baker & McKenzie Abogados, S.C. Cd. Juarez, CHIH Dean Fleming Fulbright & Jaworski LLP Luis Enrique Graham Chadbourne & Parke S.C. Michelle Graham Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps LLP San Diego, CA Hugh E. Hackney Greenberg Traurig, LLP Dallas, TX 6 Marisa Marinelli Holland & Knight LLP New York, NY Eduardo Martinez Martinez y Narvaez, S.C. Alfonso Lopez Melih Lopez, Melih, Gonzalez, Facha y Estrada, S.C. Aisa Isabel Mendoza Jáuregui, Navarrette y Nader, S.C. Erika Lopez Muñoz Fraccionamiento San Jeronimo Cd. Juarez, CHIH Dr. Jose Antonio Lozano Díez Panamerican Universidad Mexico, MX Luis Lozano Toyota Motor Sales, MX Luis F. Martinez Basham, Ringe y Correa, S.C. Monterrey, NL Carlos J McCadden Martinez Loperena, Lerch y Martin del Campo Manuel Pelaez-Prada Toyota Motor Manufacturing North America, Inc. Eduardo Perez Mota Comisión Federál de Competéncia Guillermo Prieto Treviño Presidente de la Bolsa Mexicana de Valores Timothy E Powers Haynes and Boone LLP Dallas, TX Ambassador Guillermo E Rishchynski Embassy of Canada Philip A Robbins Jennings Strouss & Salmon PLC Phoenix, AZ Raul Rodriguez Free Trade Alliance Alfredo Sanchez Torrado Chevez, Ruiz, Zamarripa y Cia, S.C. Dr. Jose Maria Serna de la Garza Instituto de Investigaciones Juridicas de la UNAM Polly Towill Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP Los Angeles, CA Adrian Vazquez Vazquez Tercero y Asociados S.C. Pedro Zorilla Velasco Bolsa Mexicana de Valores Juan Carlos Velazquez De Leon Basham, Ringe y Correa, S.C. Monterrey, NL Terry Weir Dunbar Harder PLLC Deborah Williamson Cox Smith Matthews Inc Gerard L. Yarnell Deloitte Financial Advisory Services LLP New York, NY Jose Guillermo Zozaya Delano Kansas City Southern de Mexico Jose Miguel Zozayacorrea-Kuri Baker & McKenzie Abogados, S.C. Zapopan, JAL

7 REGISTRATION / CUOTAS DE INSCRIPCION USMBA 2008 ANNUAL MEETING & CONFERENCE NOVEMBER 5-7, 2008 MÉXICO CITY, MÉXICO Mail to: USMBA 485 Quentin Roosevelt Rd., Suite 607 San Antonio, Texas Fax: 210/ or Phone: 210/ (must be accompanied by credit card information) Please register me for the conference as follows: (indicate if you are attending the Wednesday night social, Thursday lunch, and/or Thursday night event, and if you are planning to bring a guest. USMBA Member, ANADE, Barra Mexicana o Early Bird Registration (Due by 5:00pm, Oct. 3)...$375 o Registration (Due by 5:00 pm, Oct. 17)...$425 o After 5:00 pm, Oct. 17 and Door Registration Fee...$475 USMBA Student Member o Registration...$125 Non-Member o Early Bird Registration (Due by 5:00 pm, Oct. 3)...$475 o Registration (Due by 5:00 pm Oct. 17)...$525 o After 5:00 pm, Oct. 17 and Door Registration Fee...$575 Non-Member Student o Registration...$175 Full-Time Academics, Judges, or Government Officials o Registration...$250 Event Registration (Important: Please complete in order to guarantee your reservation) o I will attend the Wednesday Night Social Event at no charge o I will bring guests at $30 each... $ o I will attend the Thursday Lunch at no charge o I will bring guests at $45 each (student register here)... $ o I will attend the Thursday Night Special Event at no charge (cash bar will be available) o I will bring guests at $60 each (student register here)... $ I cannot attend the Conference. Please forward the following: Audio and Course Materials...$375 Course Materials...$215 TOTAL ENCLOSED...$ No refunds after 5:00 pm, Friday, October 17, See cancellation policy Name Firm Address City State Zip Country Phone Fax Tx Bar Card # (if applicable) Make checks payable to USMBA or please charge: o AMEX o VISA o MASTERCARD Account Number Name on Card (Please print) Expiration Date 3 or 4 Digit Security Code Signature Billing Address (including zip code, if different than above) 7

8 2008 Annual Meeting and Conference November 5-7, 2008 n Bolsa Mexicána de Valores, S.A.B. de C.V. n México City, México Investing in the Future of Cross Border Relations: Examining the Laws that Bind and Separate Mexico and the United States Invirtiendo en el Futuro de Las Relaciones Fronterizas: Examinando las Leyes que Unen y Separan a Mexico y los Estados Unidos Platinum Sponsor DLA Piper US LLP n Basham, Ringe y Correa, S.C. Gold Sponsors Kittleman, Thomas & Gonzales, LLP n Fulbright & Jaworski, LLP n Cox Smith Matthews, Inc. Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. n Baker & McKenzie Silver Sponsors Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps, LLP n Snell & Wilmer, LLP n Dunbar Harder, PLLC Law Office of Lawrence W. Hanson, PC n Glast Phillips & Murray, PC n Vazquez Tercero y Asociados Holland & Knight, LLP n Chevez, Ruiz, Zamarripa y Cia. S.C. n Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton, LLP Deloitte Financial Advisory Services LLP - U.S. Mexico Initiative n Pepper Hamilton LLP Log on to for more information. U.S.-Mexico Bar Association 485 Quentin Roosevelt Rd., Suite 607 San Antonio, Texas PRESORTED STANDARD U.S. POSTAGE PAID AUSTIN, TEXAS PERMIT NO This event will fill up fast - make your reservations today!