*The number of CPD/CLE hours available may vary depending on the rules applied by the members’ bar association/law society on time recording criteria. The IBA will provide a Certificate of Attendance on request.

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Celebrating Magna Carta and the Rule of Law

12–13 November 2015 Faculdade de Direito da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

The International Bar Association is proud to celebrate the 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta with three conferences in 2015. The second of these essential one-day conferences takes place in São Paulo, Brazil.

The idea of the essential characteristics of a free society – that all, including kings and presidents, are subject to the law –

originated with the Magna Carta and other medieval charters such as the Oath of Aragon. The Magna Carta has survived as

a key document passing the ‘seed of freedom’ down the generations to modern times. As the basis of the rule of law, this

historic document was instrumental in the development – and is crucial to the continuing realisation – of the principal aims

and objectives of the IBA.

Sessions include:

• The relevance of the principles of Magna Carta and other charters such as the Oath of Aragon, to Latin America today

• Challenges to the rule of law in Latin America

• The lawyers’ role in upholding democracy

• Independence of the judiciary and limits on government power

Who should attend?

Lawyers in private practice, lawyers in government, in-house counsel, international business

professionals, members of the judiciary and legal academics from across the world.

ALL CONFERENCE WORKING SESSIONS AND CONFERENCE MATERIALS WILL BE IN ENGLISH, PORTUGUESE AND SPANISH. SIMULTANEOUS TRANSLATION INTO PORTUGUESE AND SPANISH WILL BE PROVIDED.

ProgrammeConference Co-ChairsBruno Barata Correa de Mello Tolomei Giglio Damian e Barata Advogados, Rio de Janeiro; Communications Officer, IBA Young Lawyers’ CommitteeHoracio Bernardes Neto Motta Fernandes Rocha Advogados, São Paulo; IBA Secretary GeneralJaime Carey Carey, Santiago; Vice-Chair, IBA Legal Practice DivisionAndres Cerisola Ferrere, Montevideo; Senior Vice-Chair, IBA Closely Held and Growing Business Enterprises CommitteeHector A Mairal Marval O’Farrell & Mairal, Buenos Aires

Host CommitteeA&F - Allende Ferrante AbogadosAguilar Castillo LoveAidar SBZ AdvogadosAlfaro-AbogadosAndrade GC Advogados Associados Araujo e Policastro AdvogadosArias Fabrega & FabregaAzevedo Sette AdvogadosBaker & McKenzieBarretto Ferreira e Brancher (BKBG)Bergstein AbogadosBerkemeyer Attorneys & CounselorsBryan Gonzalez Vargas & Gonzalez BazBullo Abogados CareyChirgwin Larreta Peñafiel AbogadosCorrea de Mello Tolomei Giglio Damian e Barata AdvogadosDalgalarrando Romero y CiaDemarest AdvogadosEstudio Beccar VarelaEstudio Dr MezzeraFerrereGarcia Magliona y CiaGomez-Pinzon ZuletaHoet Pelaez Castillo & DuqueHonorato Delaveau y CiaJimenez de Arechaga Viana & BrauseJones Day

LatamLex Lefosse AdvogadosLobo & de Rizzo AdvogadosM. & M. BomchilMachado Meyer Sendacz e OpiceMarvall O’Farrell & MairalMattos Filho Veiga Filho Marrey Jr e Quiroga AdvoagdosMattos Muriel Kestner Advogados Mitrani Caballero Ojam & Ruiz Moreno AbogadosMotta Ferandes Rocha AdvogadosMundie e AdvogadosNavarro Castex AbogadosNegri & Pueyrredon AbogadosNicholson y Cano AbogadosNuñez Muñoz & CiaPacheco CotoPinheiro Neto AdvogadosPosse Herrera RuizRueda Abadi PereiraSanguinetti & AsociadosSkadden Arps Slate Meagher & FlomSouza Cescon AdvogadosStocche Forbes AdvogadosTorres Plaz & AraujoTozziniFreire AdvogadosVeirano AdvogadosVouga AbogadosWürth Bedoya & Costa du Rels AbogadosZang Bergel & Viñes Abogados

Headline social event sponsor

2000 – 2200 Opening Cocktail provided by the Host Committee Avenida Morumbi 847

Transport will be provided.

Thursday 12 November

1130 – 1300

Importance of lawyers for upholding democracy

ModeratorsBruno BarataAndres Cerisola

SpeakersJoaquim Falcão Director, Fundação Getulio Vargas Law School, Rio de Janeiro Marcos Fuchs Director, Instituto Pro Bono, São PauloFarith Simon Dean, Universidad San Francisco de Quito Law School, QuitoPedro Teixeira Vice-President, Legal and Compliance, ThyssenKrupp Companhia Siderurgica do Atlantico, Rio de JaneiroStephen Todd Crider Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, New York

1300 – 1430 LunchCafe Girondino, Rua Boa Vista 365 (walking distance)

1430 – 1700

Independence of the judiciary and limits on government power

ModeratorHoracio Bernardes Neto

SpeakersJaime Arancibia Constitutional and Administrative Law Professor, Los Andes University, SantiagoModesto Carvalhosa Carvalhosa e Eizirik Advogados, São PauloJorge Chediak President, Uruguay Supreme Court of Justice, MontevideoPaulo Dias de Moura Ribeiro Minister, Superior Court of Justice, BrasiliaJose Luis Sardon Justice, Constitutional Tribunal of Peru, Lima

1700 – 1730 Coffee/tea break

1730 – 1800

Magna Carta’s relevance for the rule of law

SpeakerRoberto Delmanto Jr Delmanto Advocacia Criminal, São Paulo

1800 – 1810 Closing remarks

0800 – 1730 RegistrationFaculdade de Direito da Universidade de São Paulo

0900 – 0930 Welcome remarksJose Rogerio Cruz e Tucci Director, Universidade de São Paulo Law School, São Paulo Marcus Vinicius Furtado Coelho President, Ordem dos Advogados do Brasil Federal Council, BrasiliaDavid W Rivkin Debevoise & Plimpton, New York; IBA President

0930 – 1030 Keynote speeches

Introduction to Keynote SpeakersHector A Mairal

Magna Carta’s relevance in the birth of Europe’s freedom institutions and its impact on Latin AmericaMarta Lorente Law History Professor, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Madrid

Magna Carta’s relevance for today’s Latin American institutions and rule of lawCarlos Mesa Former President of Bolivia, La Paz

1030 – 1100

Interactive dialogue: Magna Carta and the challenges for a free society in the 21st century

ModeratorHector A Mairal

SpeakersMarta LorenteCarlos Mesa

1100 – 1130 Coffee/tea break

Friday 13 November

Continuing Professional Development/Continuing Legal Education

For conference delegates from jurisdictions where CPD/CLE is mandatory, the IBA will provide a Certificate of Attendance for the conference. Subject to CPD/CLE requirements, this can be used by conference delegates to obtain the relevant number of hours’ accreditation.

A CPD/CLE Certificate of Attendance is available to conference delegates on request. Please ask at the IBA conference registration desk for information on how to obtain the certificate.

Kindly supported by

Host Committee

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Information

Date12–13 November 2015

VenueFaculdade de Direito da Universidade de São Paulo Largo São Francisco 95, CentroSão Paulo01005-010 BrazilTel: +55 (11) 3111 4000www.direito.usp.br

LanguageAll conference working sessions and conference materials will be in English, Portuguese and Spanish. Simultaneous translation into Portuguese will be provided.

How to registerRegister online at www.ibanet.org/conferences/conf655.aspx and make payment by credit card to avail of the ten per cent online registration discount or complete the attached registration form and return it to Suzana Su at suzana.su@int-bar.org together with your payment. You should receive emailed confirmation of your registration within five days; if you do not please contact Suzana Su.

FeesOnline registrations received:

on or before until 30 October 9 November

US$100 US$150

Hard copy registration forms and fees received:

on or before after 30 October 30 October

US$110 US$165

Full payment must be received in order to process your registration.

Fees include:• Attendance at all working sessions• Conference materials, including any available speaker’s papers submitted

to the IBA before 30 October• Access to the above conference working materials from the IBA website

(www.int-bar.org) approximately seven days prior to the conference• Access to mobile delegate search application• Lunch on Friday• Coffee/ tea during breaks• Invitation to Opening cocktail on 12 November

List of participantsIn order for your name to appear in the list of participants, your registration form must be received by 9 November at the latest.

Mobile delegate search applicationDelegates are now able to use a mobile delegate search. This application has been developed to aid networking by giving delegates instant access to an up-to-date list of their fellow attendees, and comes with the added benefit of a built-in messaging service. All registered delegates with an internet or Wi-Fi-enabled device will have access, using their IBA username and password. Simply visit: m.ibanet.org/conf655

Registration confirmation All documentation regarding your attendance at the conference can now be obtained from the IBA website. Upon receipt of your payment for the conference a confirmation email will be sent containing instructions on how to download the documents. Registration confirmation will not be distributed by post.

Photography and filmingCertain sessions and/or social functions may be photographed and/or filmed and some of this content may be used for future IBA marketing materials, member communications, products or services. Should you have any concerns with regard to this, or do not wish to be featured in any of these materials please contact the IBA Marketing Department on ibamarketing@int-bar.org

Promotional literaturePlease note that no individual or organisation may display or distribute publicity material or other printed matter during the conference, unless by prior arrangement with the IBA. Organisations and companies wishing to discuss promotional opportunities should contact the Sponsorship Department at sao.paulo@int-bar.org

Payment of registration feesUS dollars: by bank transfer to the IBA account number: 01286498 (Sort Code 56- 00-03) at the National Westminster Bank, St James’s & Piccadilly Branch, 208 Piccadilly, London W1A 2DG, United Kingdom. SWIFT address NWBKGB2L, IBAN GB55NWBK60730101286498. Please ensure that a copy of the bank transfer details is attached to your registration form.

Please pay all bank charges so that the IBA receives the full invoiced amount.

Please ensure that your name and ‘CONF655’ appear on any transfer.

Credit card payments: by Visa, MasterCard or American Express. No other cards are accepted.

No deductions or withholdingsAll fees payable to us by you in accordance with the terms contained in this ‘Information’ section shall be paid free and clear of all deductions or withholdings whatsoever. If any deductions or withholdings are required by law to be made from any fees payable to us by you under the terms contained in this ‘Information’ section you shall pay such sum as will, after the deduction or withholding has been made, leave us with the same amount as we would have been entitled to receive in the absence of any such requirement to make a deduction or withholding.

If we obtain the benefit of any tax credit or other relief by reference to any such deductions or withholdings, then we shall repay to you such amount as, after such repayment has been made, will leave us in no worse position than we would have been had no such deductions or withholdings been required.

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Conference sell-outsThe IBA places its conference in venues of a suitable size for the event; however there are times when our conferences may sell out. Should this happen, prospective delegates will be informed and a waiting list will operate. The waiting list will function on a ‘first come, first served’ basis, subject to receiving registered delegate cancellations. The IBA will not be liable for any travel or accommodation expenses incurred by an individual who travels to the conference without a confirmed place at the event.

Cancellation of registrationIf cancellation is received in writing at the IBA office by 30 October, fees will be refunded less a 25 per cent administration charge. We regret that no refunds can be made after this date. Registrations received after 30 October will not be eligible for any refund of registration fees.

Provided you have cancelled your registration to attend an IBA conference in accordance with the terms of the ‘cancellation of registration’ clause included in the ‘Information’ section of the relevant conference programme, you must then confirm to us in writing at the IBA office as soon as possible but in no event later than one year (12 calendar months) from the date of any such conference all necessary details to enable any reimbursement owed to you to be paid. We regret that no refunds will be made after the date that is one year (12 calendar months) after the date of the relevant conference.

WeatherThe climate in São Paulo in mid-November is warm with temperatures averaging 19-26°C (66.2-78.8°F). Precipitations are common in this time of year.

Travel arrangements and visasParticipants are responsible for making their own travel arrangements. It is recommended that you check your visa requirements with your local embassy or consulate. We are unable to dispatch visa invitation letters to support your visa application prior to receipt of your registration form and full payment of registration fees.

Please apply for your visa in good time.

Airport Aeroporto Internacional Governador Andre Franco Montoro (Guarulhos) is 25 km (15.6 miles) northwest of São Paulo city centre.

TaxiThe most convenient form of transport from the airport to the city centre is by taxi – a trip which takes about 45-60 minutes and costs around R$160 (approximately US$45) plus a ten per cent tip. The journey back from the city centre to the airport costs around R$240 (approximately US$65 plus a ten per cent tip.

Hotel accommodation

L’Hotel Porto Bay São Paulo

Alameda Campinas 266, Jardim PaulistaSão Paulo01404-000 BrazilTel: +55 (11) 2183 0500www.portobay.com/pt/hoteis/brasil/sao-paulo-brasil/lhotel-porto-bay-sao-paulo/

The following rate is per room, per night and inclusive of breakfast. Service charges and local taxes are not included.

Executive single: R$660 (approximately US$180)Executive double: R$760 (approximately US$210)

Subject to availability, the rate quoted applies if booked until 26 October. Please note that any reservation made after 26 October cannot be guaranteed at the special IBA rate.

Please complete the attached accommodation form and send it direct to the hotel to make your reservation. The hotel requires a credit card number to secure your reservation.

Dates to remember

• 26 October is the deadline for the L’Hotel Porto Bay São Paulo to receive accommodation bookings at the IBA discounted rate.

• 30 October is the date by which your registration form and payment must be received at the IBA office if you are taking advantage of the early registration fee and is the date by which any cancellation must be received at the IBA office in order for fees to be refunded, less a 25 per cent administration charge. No refunds can be made after this date.

• 9 November is the date by which your registration form and payment must be received at the IBA office in order for your name and company to be included in the list of participants. After this date no registration forms can be accepted at the IBA office – please therefore register at the conference.

Cancellation and no-show policyCancellations received within 24 hours prior to check-in date and no-shows incur in the charge of one night room.

Please note that in the event of any cancellations or no-shows, rooms will be charged to the individual guest’s credit card given at the time of the booking.

Delegates are responsible for making accommodation reservations and entering into an agreement with the hotel regarding credit card guarantees, cancellation terms and conditions, and room rates (should these differ from the special IBA rate). The IBA cannot accept responsibility for hotel accommodation disputes between a delegate and the hotel.

Disabled accessThe L’Hotel Porto Bay São Paulo is wheelchair accessible. Please notify us if you require special assistance.

The organisers may at any time, with or without giving notice, in their absolute discretion and without giving any reason, cancel or postpone the conference, change its venue or any of the other published particulars, or withdraw any invitation to attend. In any case, neither the organisers nor any of their officers, employees, agents, members or representatives shall be liable for any loss, liability, damage or expense suffered or incurred by any person, nor will they return any money paid to them in connection with the conference unless they are satisfied not only that the money in question remains under their control but also that the person who paid it has been unfairly prejudiced (as to which, decision shall be in their sole and unfettered discretion and, when announced, final and conclusive).

Social programme

Thursday 12 November

2000 – 2200 Opening Cocktail provided by the Host Committee

Registration form

Celebrating Magna Carta and the Rule of Law

12–13 November 2015, Faculdade de Direito da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Please read the ‘Information’ section before completing this form and return it together with your payment to Suzana Su at the address overleaf.

Personal details (Please attach your business card or write in block capitals)

Title _____________ Given name _________________________________________ Family name _________________________________________________

Name and country to be shown on badge (if different from above) _________________________________________________________________________

IBA membership number (if applicable) __________________________________________________________Date of birth ___________________________

Firm/company/organisation ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Address ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________ Country________________________________________________________________

Tel ___________________________________________________________ Fax _________________________________________________________________

Email ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Special dietary requirements __________________________________________________________________________________________________________

TO OBTAIN A TEN PERCENT DISCOUNT ON THE FEES BELOW, PLEASE REGISTER BY 30 OCTOBER ONLINE AT WWW.IBANET.ORG/CONFERENCES/CONF655.ASPX

PLEASE SEE ‘INFORMATION’ FOR FURTHER ONLINE REGISTRATION DETAILS

Hard copy registration forms and fees received: on or before 30 October after 30 October amount payable

US$110 US$165 US$

TOTAL AMOUNT PAYABLE US$

Social function

Opening cocktail on 12 November I would like to attend the opening cocktail NIL

One opening cocktail ticket for each registered delegate is permitted.Social ticket reservations are subject to availability and cannot be guaranteed unless payment has been received by 30 October.

FULL PAYMENT MUST BE RECEIVED IN ORDER TO PROCESS YOUR REGISTRATION. PLEASE NOTE THAT REGISTRATIONS ARE NOT TRANSFERABLE.

Payment details

I have transferred to the IBA bank account the total amount payable and have attached a copy of the bank transfer details.

(By bank transfer to the IBA account number: 01286498 (Sort Code 56-00-03) at the National Westminster Bank, St James’s & Piccadilly Branch,

208 Piccadilly, London W1A 2DG, United Kingdom. SWIFT address NWBKGB2L, IBAN GB55NWBK60730101286498.)

Please ensure that a copy of the bank transfer details is attached to your registration form.

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Rua Helena 170, 14º andar, São Paulo, SP 04552-050, Brasil

Tel: +55 (11) 3046 3320 Fax: +55 (11) 3046 3324

Email: suzana.su@int-bar.org

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Accommodation formCelebrating Magna Carta and the Rule of Law

12–13 November 2015, Faculdade de Direito da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Please refer to the ‘Hotel accommodation’ section before completing this form

Personal details (Please attach your business card or write in block capitals)

Title _____________ Given name _________________________________________ Family name _________________________________________________

Firm/company/organisation ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Address ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________ Country________________________________________________________________

Tel ___________________________________________________________ Fax _________________________________________________________________

Email ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Accommodation requirements – L’Hotel Porto Bay São Paulo

Executive single: R$660 (approximately US$180)

Executive double: R$760 (approximately US$210)

Arrival date ______________________________________________________ Departure date ___________________________________________________

Subject to availability, the rate quoted applies if booked until 26 October. Please note that any reservation made after 26 October cannot be guaranteed at the special IBA rate.

THE RATE INCLUDES BREAKFAST AND EXCLUDES SERVICE CHARGES AND LOCAL TAXES. ANY RESERVATION MADE AFTER 26 OCTOBER CANNOT BE GUARANTEED AT THE SPECIAL IBA RATE.

Please reserve:

Executive single Executive double

IF YOU NEED AN EARLY OR LATE CHECK IN OR CHECK OUT, PLEASE CONTACT THE HOTEL IN ADVANCE. TO SECURE YOUR BOOKING THE HOTEL REQUIRES ONE NIGHT’S DEPOSIT PER ROOM.

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Card number ______________________________________________________________ Start date _______________ Expiry date ______________________

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Signature _________________________________________________________________ Date ____________________________________________________

Please send the completed form to

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(Reservations Department)

Alameda Campinas 266, Jardim Paulista

São Paulo

01404-000 Brazil

Tel: +55 (11) 2183 0541/2183 0542

reservassp@portobay.com.br / vendassp@portobay.com.br

Magna Carta 800th Anniversary – Foundation of Democracy and the New Trends of Dispute Resolution in India

5 December 2015 The Taj Mahal Hotel, New Delhi, India

The IBA is proud to celebrate the 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta with three conferences in 2015.

The third of these essential one-day conferences takes place in New Delhi, India.

Topics include:

• Introducing Magna Carta – What is it and why is it still relevant today?

• Improvements in the Indian Judicial System and lessons learnt from the West

• Maintaining limits on government power

• The future of dispute resolution in India

Who should attend?

Lawyers in private practice, lawyers in government, in-house counsel, international business

professionals and legal academics from across the world.

4th Floor, 10 St Bride Street, London EC4A 4AD, United Kingdom

Tel: +44 (0)20 7842 0090 Fax: +44 (0)20 7842 0091 www.ibanet.org

London São Paulo Seoul The Hague Washington DC

FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO BOOK VISIT WWW.IBANET.ORG/CONFERENCES/CONF672.ASPX

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UP TO 6 CPD/CLE HOURS

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The 2016 IBA Annual Conference will be held in Washington

DC, home to the federal government of the USA and the

three branches of US government – Congress, the President

and the Supreme Court. Washington DC is also an important centre

for international organisations and is home to the International

Monetary Fund and the World Bank. As well as being the political

centre of the USA, Washington DC is home to some spectacular

museums and iconic monuments clustered around the National Mall.

Washington DC will give the 2016 IBA Annual Conference the perfect

blend of opportunities for business, cultural exploration and to develop

a unique set of new contacts. This mix makes Washington DC an ideal

location for the world’s leading conference for international lawyers.

WHAT WILL WASHINGTON DC 2016 OFFER YOU? • Access to the world’s best networking and business development event

for lawyers – with over 6,000 lawyers and legal professionals attending from around the world

• Up-to-date knowledge of the key developments in your area of the law – with nearly 200 working sessions covering all areas of practice

• The opportunity to generate new business with the leading fi rms from around the globe

• Up to 25 hours of continuing legal education and continuing professional development

• A variety of social functions providing ample opportunity to network and see the city’s famous sights

OFFICIAL CORPORATE SUPPORTER

ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE INTERNATIONAL BAR ASSOCIATIONWASHINGTON MARRIOTT WARDMAN PARK, WASHINGTON DC, USA

TO REGISTER YOUR INTEREST: Visit: www.ibanet.org/Conferences/Washington2016.aspx

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