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Duane Morris Partners Steven Richman and Marvin Pickholz to Speak at the American Bar Association International Law Section Fall 2009 Meeting
October 27, 2009 | Miami
| Eden Roc
Duane Morris partners Steven M. Richman and Marvin G. Pickholz will be speaking at the American Bar Association International Law Section Fall 2009 Meeting, to be held on October 27-31, 2009, in Miami, Florida.
Mr. Richman will be the program chair for the discussion on "Old Law, New Facts: Madoff, Fraud and the TransAtlantic Perspective Dispute Resolution/Litigation, Latin America/Caribbean," and Mr. Pickholz will speak during this session, which will take place on Wednesday, October 28, from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
There is nothing new about Ponzi schemes, but there is something new about the magnitude and global involvement of the frauds perpetrated by Bernie Madoff and others. This program looks at financial fraud in the new millennium from both legal and practical perspectives, focusing on the civil remedies available to practitioners where both common and civil law jurisdictions are involved, the search for assets and how the applicable law transcends national boundaries.
Mr. Richman will also be speaking during the discussion on "CISG Hot Spots for Commercial Lawyers and Litigators Business/Transactional, Dispute Resolution/Litigation, Young Lawyers," taking place on Friday, October 30, from 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.
This program will look at current issues that affect contract drafting and interpretation by commercial lawyers and litigators alike. Given that the CISG can have automatic application to contracts involving parties from Contracting States and may seriously modify their terms (a fact which many still not realize), potentially determining the outcome of litigation, this is a must-attend program.
Topics include:
- Default Applicability: A Conflict of Laws Analysis of Articles 1(1)(a), 1(1)(b) and 6 of the CISG;
- Modification to the Parol Evidence Rule under Articles 8, 9, 11 and 29 of the CISG;
- Navigating the goods/services waters of Article 3(2) of the CISG;
- Modification to Damages and Remedies: Articles 74-77 of the CISG; and
- Evolution of CISG jurisprudence in Argentina, Chile, Ecuador and Mexico—A Comparative Analysis.
For more information about the meeting or to register to attend, please visit the American Bar Association website.
