CLE CREDIT

NEW! Included in the QLTT Course packet, option to earn 24 MCLE credit hours. Courses presented by distinguished English Solicitors in conjunction with NYU School of Law. Our last CLE was held on Dec. 4 at New York University. Details below.

DVDs of the presentation are provided upon request.

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
AND TAX LAW
MCLE / CPD Seminar

NYU School of Law, Furman Hall, 9th Floor
245 Sullivan Street, New York, NY 10012

With one billion dollars in European-American trade conducted daily, American lawyers can no longer afford to limit their practice to domestic law. To claim a share of this burgeoning global market, seasoned practitioners and newly qualified attorneys alike must stay current with developments in International Law.

NYU School of Law and QLTT International are pleased to announce their first joint International Law conference.

Meet Solicitors from the pre-eminent British firm, Farrer & Co., distinguished legal specialists from leading cross-border US firms, accountants & bankers.
Learn how business is conducted in the UK today and get current with developments in International Law.
Tea and scones served following.

Earn 8 MCLE / CPD (English equivalent) credit hours.

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Program Schedule

8:30-9:00		Registration
9:00-9:15		Introductory Remarks
9:15-10:00		Economic Climate in the UK. International Policy Executive of the Law Society of England & Wales to discuss future direction, principal financial markets, business opportunities in the UK, etc.
		Doing Business with the UK
10:00-10:50		Project Finance. How to structure, negotiate and implement agreements. Transactions examined involving multilateral agencies, monoline insurers, multiple export credit agencies, etc.
11:00-11:40		International Litigation. Topics to include US enforcement of foreign laws, the expanded Federal Securities Laws, and issues surrounding why US courts are increasingly the forum of choice in International Disputes.
11:45-12:30		Incorporating British Project Finance and PFIs tips into your Stateside practice.
12:30-1:30		Lunch
		International Taxation
1:30-2:30		International Private Client Taxation. Taxation of foreign domiciliaries, use and tax treatment of offshore trusts, succession planning and the new ‘pre-owned asset’ legislation. Case study involving strategies for limiting UK tax liability.
2:30-3:15		Incorporating British International Tax tips into your Stateside practice.
3:15-3:30		Questions / Break
3:30-4:15		Transatlantic Alternative Dispute Resolution To cover: (a) Consequences of rule changes in the courts and changes in the statutory framework for arbitration, (b) Growth in mediation, (c) Agreed escalation processes.
4:15-5:00		Tea and scones served.

Presenters

Sharon Baynham - Tax Senior Manager with KPMG LLP and heads the UK Centre of Excellence in New York, focusing on the UK tax aspects of M&A activity and cross border transactions for large multinationals. Sharon is a qualified accountant and tax advisor in the UK.
Deborah Mansfield - International Policy Executive (The Americas and Caribbean) of the Law Society of England & Wales.
Richard Martin - Managing Partner of NY office of Heller Ehrman White & McAuliffe will speak on the expanded Federal Securities Laws, and issues surrounding why US Courts are increasingly the forum of choice for International Disputes.
James McNeile - Partner of Farrer & Co., and member of the firm's International Private Client Team and Tax Group. Particular expertise in tax advice for non-UK domiciled individuals with UK tax exposure. more
Adrian Parkhouse - Partner of Farrer & Co. and head of both the Disputes Team and the Art & Heritage Group. more
Lawrence Pollack - International tax partner with KPMG LLP, specializing in all aspects of US corporate international taxation. A CPA and attorney, graduate of NYU Law School's Tax LLM program.
David Robbins - Partner at White & Case in NY, specializing in transactions involving emerging markets, project development and financing, mergers and acquisitions, cross-border joint ventures, and commercial transactions. more
Felix Weinacht - Associate at White & Case in NY and member of the firm's International Arbitration and Litigation Group.