ICSC Latin American Law Conference: Legal Issues Relating to Retail Real Estate in Latin America This is ICSC s first Latin American Law Conference created as a forum for attorneys throughout the region to engage on legal issues relating to the retail real estate industry in Latin America. The Law Conference provides retail real estate legal professionals the opportunity to gain industry-specific knowledge and insight from leading authorities and network with industry peers. Thursday June 4 7:00PM- 8:30PM Pre-conference evening reception Friday June 5 8:00AM 3:00PM Registration 8:00AM 8:45AM Continental Breakfast 8:45AM 9:00AM Program Welcome 9:00AM 10:00AM The success of Mexican REITs: a Model for Other Latin American Countries? Real Estate Investment Trusts ( REITs or Fibras ) have emerged in Mexico as a popular way to invest in real estate projects and as an alternative to the purchase of individual equities with several success stories. Regulation in this field in Mexico throughout the years has provided certainty to managers and investors. Is this instrument and structure feasible in other Latin countries in order to increase real estate activity? Diego Covarrubias General Counsel and Chief Institutional Relations Officer Planigrupo LatAM
Rodrigo Castelazo Creel, García Cuéllar, Aiza y Enríquez, S.C. Jorge Combe Vice President Investment Banking Goldman, Sachs & Co. Bryan Lepe Director General Comisión Nacional Bancaria y de Valores Guillermo Uribe Holland & Knight LLP 10:00AM 11:00AM Government Relations and their Importance for in Development A governmental relation is a topic of concern for every commercial real estate entrepreneur. Real Estate law is a strictly regulated field of law in many jurisdictions. Land use and construction law, as well as consumer-protection law can have a serious impact on business initiatives. Shopping center entrepreneurs must therefore be constantly aware of policy and law-making. In this panel, top specialists in the field will address these and other issues of concern throughout the region Ricardo Ramalho Almeida Company: Lobo & Ibeas Sao Paulo, Brazil Juan Enrique Aigster Hoet Pelaez Castillo & Duque Abogados Caracas, Venezuela Cátilo Cândido Director of Institutional Relations ABRASCE (Brazilian Association of Shopping Centers) Brasilia, Brazil Andrés Montoya Posse Herrera Ruiz Bogotá, Colombia Enrique Lorente Woodhouse Lorente Ludlow, S.C. 11:00AM 11:30AM Networking Coffee Break
11:30AM 12:30PM Legal and Cultural Idiosyncrasies in Latin America This session will explore the legal and cultural differences among countries in Latin America and in the United States as they relate to legal terminology, rules, and customs impacting the practice of law. Ignacio Bolelli General Counsel Grupo Patio Santiago, Chile Ricardo Ramalho Almeida Lobo & Ibeas Advogados São Paulo, Brazil Edgar González Lawyer Notaría Pública 151 de DF Pedro Nicholson Estudio Beccar Varela Buenos Aires, Argentina 12:30PM 1:30PM Negotiating Today s Complex Leasing Issues Leasing is the key to the shopping center industry. This panel will address current lease trends and key issues that are being discussed among landlords and tenants in today s business deals. Among them are co-tenancy, operating covenants and additional charges. Oscar Rivera Shareholder Siegfried, Rivera, Hyman, Lerner, De La Torre, Mars & Sobel, P.A. Miami, Florida, USA Rodrigo Conesa Ritch, Mueller, Heather y Nicolau, S.C. José-Ricardo Pereira Lira Lobo & Ibeas Advogados Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Vivian Holness Senior Associate Arias, Fábrega & Fábrega Panamá, Panamá 1:30PM 3:00PM Networking Lunch
3:00PM 4:00PM What Do General Counsels Look For when Hiring an Outside Counsel General Counsel of shopping centers and real estate companies will discuss what general counsels expect from outside counsel in terms of quality of legal services, responsiveness, legal fees and alternative fees arrangements. Juan Enrique Aigster Hoet Pelaez Castillo & Duque Abogados Caracas, Venezuela Diego Covarrubias General Counsel and Chief Institutional Relations Officer Planigrupo LatAM Ignacio Bolelli General Counsel Grupo Patio Santiago, Chile Fernanda Tavernari Senior Legal Manager Ancar Ivanhoe Shopping Centers Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 4:00PM 5:00PM Technology, Cyber Security & Intellectual Property Data breaches are now daily occurrences in all sectors and industries around the world, causing serious reputational risks and other damages. Retailers, real estate developers and shopping center operators must be prepared to traverse this evolving mine field. This panel includes some of the leading experts in the fields of data privacy and cybersecurity. With the evolution of data privacy laws in Latin America, this team will address how to build and maintain an integrated global framework for data protection, privacy and compliance. Gregory Peterson Staff Vice President and General Counsel ICSC (International Council of Shopping Centers) New York, NY, USA Luis Díaz Director and Chief Diversity Officer Gibbons P.C. Newark, NJ, USA Korin A. Neff, Senior Vice President and Corporate Compliance Officer Wyndham Worldwide Corporation New York, NY, USA Timothy P. Ryan Managing Director, Cyber Security Kroll Associates, Inc. New York, NY, USA
Planning Committee Chair: Oscar Rivera Shareholder Siegfried, Rivera, Hyman, Lerner, De La Torre, Mars & Sobel, P.A. Miami, Florida, USA Juan Enrique Aigster Hoet Pelaez Castillo & Duque Abogados Caracas, Venezuela Ricardo Ramalho Almeida Company: Lobo & Ibeas Sao Paulo, Brazil Ignacio Bolelli General Counsel Grupo Patio Santiago, Chile Diego Covarrubias General Counsel and Chief Institutional Relations Officer Planigrupo LatAM Luis Díaz Director and Chief Diversity Officer Gibbons P.C. Newark, NJ, USA José-Ricardo Pereira Lira Lobo & Ibeas Advogados Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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