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A conference co-presented by the IBA Private Investment Funds Subcommittee of the IBA Investment Funds Committee and the American Bar Association Business Law Section’s Federal Regulation of Securities Committee Hedge Funds Subcommittee, supported by the IBA European Regional Forum

17th Annual International Conference on Private Investment Funds 6–8 March 2016, InterContinental London Park Lane, London, England

In its 17th year, this leading conference brings together top legal, business and fund professionals from around the globe to analyse the current market and future of private investment funds, and the prospects of changes and updates to regulatory and tax regimes, among other current topics.

This interactive conference will, as always, feature a mix of plenary sessions and focused workshop sessions.

Headline conference sponsors

Plenary session topics include:

• Current trends in marketing private funds

• General counsel perspectives on the state of the industry

• Regulatory enforcement trends

• Activist funds

• Current trends in manager mergers and acquisitions: seed and strategic deals

Workshop session topics include:

• Current terms: private equity funds

• Current terms: hedge funds

• Separately managed accounts and single investor funds

• Gatekeepers, placement agents and funds of funds

• Remuneration

• Fund spotlight: debt and distressed funds

• Fund spotlight: shadow banking funds

• Fund spotlight: real estate funds

• Alternative registered funds

• Update on legal developments: in selected principal fund jurisdictions in the EU and offshore

• Update on AIFMD implementation

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ProgrammeConference Co-ChairsBarry Barbash Willkie Farr & Gallagher, New York; Subcommittee Vice-Chair, American Bar Association Business Law Section’s Federal Regulation of Securities Committee Hedge Funds SubcommitteeStephanie R Breslow Schulte Roth & Zabel, New York

Organising CommitteeJohn Broadhurst Shartsis Friese, San Francisco, CaliforniaKees Groffen De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek, AmsterdamDaniel Lavon-Krein Kirkland & Ellis International, New YorkMarco Masotti Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison, New York; Chair, IBA Private Investment Funds SubcommitteePaul N Roth Schulte Roth & Zabel, New York; Subcommittee Chair, American Bar Association Business Law Section’s Federal Regulation of Securities Committee Hedge Funds SubcommitteeRebecca Silberstein Debevoise & Plimpton, New York; Senior Vice-Chair, IBA Investment Funds CommitteeStephen Sims Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom, London; Senior Vice-Chair, IBA Private Investment Funds SubcommitteePatricia Volhard P+P Pöllath + Partners, Frankfurt

0800 – 1745 Registration

0800 – 0830 Welcome coffee/tea

0830 – 0845 Welcome and IntroductionStephanie Breslow

0845 – 1000 Plenary session one

Current trends in marketing private fundsThis panel will examine current trends in marketing private funds, including the impact of a more regulated environment in Europe, and a number of other jurisdictions. Topics will include the interaction between the national private placement regimes and the AIFMD passport in Europe, the approaches managers are taking to marketing in Europe including in relation to reverse solicitation, the impact of US legislation and regulatory initiatives, and how potential developments may affect marketing in the future.

ModeratorChristopher Braunack Kirkland & Ellis International, London

SpeakersPeter H Gilman Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, LondonMichael S Hong Paul Weiss, New YorkMichael McDonough Permal Group, London

1000 – 1030 Coffee/tea break

1030 – 1145 Plenary session two

General counsel perspectives on the state of the industryThis panel will address the issues general counsels of large fund complexes are facing in the current marketplace and their views on the state of the industry, including regulatory challenges, investor expectations and evolving investment strategies.

ModeratorDavid Efron Schulte Roth & Zabel, New York

SpeakersSusanne Clark General Counsel, Managing Director, Centerbridge, New YorkFred Fogel The Baupost Group, Boston, Massachusetts Scott Kislin Chief Legal Officer, Hutchin Hill Capital, New YorkEric Komitee General Counsel, Viking Global Investors, New York

Monday 7 March

Headline social event sponsors

1800 – 2000 Welcome receptionGrays Suite, InterContinental London Park Lane

Sunday 6 March

1145 – 1300 First workshop sessions

Workshop 1

Current terms: private equity fundsThis workshop will focus on hot topics in structuring and negotiating private equity funds in the current market, primarily focusing on the state of certain key terms. Participants will contrast the viewpoints of both limited partner investors and general partner sponsors, including with respect to transparency, offsets, fees and expenses, key-person provisions and the role and authority of the limited partner advisory committee.

SpeakersAmran Hussein Paul Weiss, New YorkDavid King The Carlyle Group, Washington DCAmanda Persaud Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz, New YorkJoe Smith Schulte Roth & Zabel, New York Sol Wifa Willkie Farr & Gallagher, London

Workshop 2

Current terms: hedge fundsThis workshop will discuss current hedge fund terms in the evolving hedge fund market. It will cover current trends in fees and liquidity terms, new and/or improved disclosures, particularly with respect to expense allocations, and transparency requirements. Additionally, the workshop will cover recent legislation and developments in side letters, and fund structures.

SpeakersAshley Gunning Walkers, Cayman IslandsBradley Howard Sidley Austin, Chicago, Illinois Richard Perry Simmons & Simmons, LondonEric Wagner Kleinberg Kaplan, New York

Conference reception (6 March) sponsors

Workshop 3

Separately managed accounts and single investor fundsThis workshop will focus on current terms and trends in structuring and negotiating separately managed accounts. Topics will include structuring alternatives, economic terms, side pockets, segregated withdrawal assets, redemption and liquidity rights, termination rights, exculpation and indemnification, transparency and other issues.

SpeakersErica Berthou Debevoise & Plimpton, New YorkJohn Caccia Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom, New YorkMichael A Gerstenzang Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, New York Sean J Hill Proskauer Rose, Boston, MassachusettsWilliam Sturman Covington & Burling, New York

Workshop 4

Gatekeepers, placement agents and funds of fundsThis workshop will explore the unique issues faced by general partners, limited partners and gatekeepers in managing fund and separate account investments by discretionary and non-discretionary advised accounts. Special issues include allocating investment and co-investment opportunities, transparency and confidentiality of fund and portfolio company information and beneficial owner identity, bundling of investor rights and economic benefits, the impact of ILPA, and transparency of economic arrangements.

SpeakersJanet Bauman Hamilton Lane, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Ronald Friend JP Morgan, LondonMary Hornby Abbot Capital Management, New YorkLeor Landa Davis Polk & Wardwell, New York

Monday continued

Monday continued

Workshop 5

RemunerationRecent regulatory initiatives have sought to influence remuneration policies and practices of alternative investment fund managers. This workshop will focus on the requirements imposed on managers by the AIFM Directive in the EU, including governance and disclosure requirements, and their impact on managers’ flexibility.

SpeakersLora Froud Macfarlanes, LondonTim Lewis Travers Smith, LondonAlistair Woodland Clifford Chance, London

1300 – 1430 Lunch

1430 – 1545 Plenary session three

Regulatory enforcement trendsRegulators throughout the world, and the SEC in particular, have continued to focus significant time and attention on the operations of private funds and their managers. Over the past year, some of the best known alternative asset managers have settled well publicised enforcement cases with the SEC. This panel will focus on recent regulatory and enforcement actions aimed at alternative asset managers and the funds they advise. Topics will include recent insider trading prosecution, developments in the law of fiduciary duty and the regulatory focus on conflicts of interest, valuation, cross-trades, custody of assets, use of consultants and expense and trade allocations. Panellists will also consider potential liability of legal and chief compliance officers for compliance failures and shortcomings.

ModeratorAmelia Cottrell Willkie Farr & Gallagher, New York

SpeakersStephanie Biggs Travers Smith, LondonBarry Goldsmith Gibson Dunn & Crutcher, Washington DCTram N Nguyen Stroock & Stroock & Lavan, Washington DCJahan Raissi Shartsis Friese, San Francisco, California


1615 – 1745 Second workshop sessions

Workshop 6

Fund spotlight: debt and distressed fundsThis workshop will focus on unique structuring issues associated with credit funds (including distressed debt funds). Topics will include structuring alternatives, trends regarding fee structures and liquidity provisions, ECI/withholding tax considerations, custody issues, special valuation considerations and planning for securitisations.

SpeakersAlex Amos Macfarlanes, LondonHeather Cruz Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom, New YorkMichael Halford King and Wood Mallesons, LondonStuart Leblang Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, New York

Workshop 7

Fund spotlight: shadow banking fundsIncreasingly, investment funds lend directly to companies and perform bank-like activities. How do regulators deal with these funds? How will the regulatory landscape develop? How do the funds deal with the lack of liquidity and where do they get their expertise?

SpeakersJacques Elvinger Elvinger Hoss & Prussen, Luxembourg; Co-Chair, IBA Investment Funds CommitteeJames Frolik Shartsis Friese, San Francisco, CaliforniaSean Donovan-Smith K&L Gates, London

Workshop 8

Fund spotlight: real estate fundsThis workshop will focus on terms and regulation of real estate funds. Topics will include trends in structuring and marketing of real estate funds.

SpeakersJuan Carlos Machuca Uría Menéndez, LondonChristian Schmies Hengeler Mueller, Frankfurt am MainEdward Sopher Gibson Dunn & Crutcher, New YorkJoshua Sternoff Paul Hastings, New York

Conference reception (7 March) sponsor Conference refreshment break sponsor Conference luncheon sponsor

Monday continued

Workshop 9

Alternative registered fundsThis workshop will take a close look at alternative asset funds registered as investment companies under the US Investment Company Act of 1940. Specific topics considered will include: the keys to successful marketing; the principal challenges managing the assets of a registered alternatives fund; governance considerations; and the continuing wariness of regulators towards alternative registered funds.

SpeakersStephen H Bier Dechert, New York Rajib Chanda Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, New York Sean Graber Morgan Lewis, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Workshop 10

Update on legal developments: in selected principal fund jurisdictions in the EU and offshoreAlternative investment funds have grown in size and complexity, including in terms of investment parameters and in terms of structure, over the last decade. At the same time, regulatory requirements have increased substantially in the various jurisdictions involved, sometimes with conflicting approaches and requirements. This panel will compare and contrast the regulatory environment (e.g. governance and compliance issues) applicable to fund managers and the funds in the principal jurisdictions in which funds and fund managers are established and also discuss the impact of such regulatory environment on crossborder structures.

SpeakersChristopher Anderson Carey Olsen, Guernsey Hermann Beythan Linklaters, Luxembourg Iain McMurdo Maples and Calder, Cayman IslandsMark Newman 3i, London

Workshop 11

Update on AIFMD implementationAgainst the background that: (i) the third country passport is not (yet) available; (ii) private placement into the EU is( becoming more) difficult; and (iii) reverse solicitation presents challenges; this workshop will provide an overview of marketing and alternate structuring solutions for third country (US) managers, including third party AIFM solutions, parallel funds and master/feeder solutions. In addition, we will discuss how managers are dealing with the AIFMD requirements.

SpeakersAnn G Baker Gide Loyrette Nouel, ParisGregg Beechey Fried Frank, LondonDavid Crosland Carey Olsen, GuernseyClaude Niedner Arendt & Medernach, Luxembourg

1745 – 1945 Cocktail ReceptionBallroom 3, InterContinental London Park Lane

Exhibitors

Tuesday 8 March

0800 – 1715 Registration

0800 – 0830 Welcome coffee/tea

0830 – 0945 Plenary session four

Activist fundsThis panel will explore the unique challenges of managing activist funds, including the choice between hedge, hybrid and private equity structures; the use and structure of one-off and pooled co-investment structures, including SPVs and managed accounts; regulatory filings; MNPI; investor concerns about confidentiality and reputational risk; and the rise of ‘constructive’ activism.

ModeratorStephen Fraidin Pershing Square, New York

SpeakersRichard M Brand Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft; New York Louis G Hering Morris Nichols Arsht & Tunnell, DelawareJosh Targoff Third Point, New York

0945 – 1030 Keynote speechMichael Chertoff Executive Chairman and Co-Founder, The Chertoff Group, Washington DC


1100 – 1215 Plenary session five

Current trends in manager mergers and acquisitions: seed and strategic deals This panel will address the issues and trends relating to acquisitions, minority investments, joint ventures and spin off transactions in the alternative asset management industry. In addition, it will explore developments in seeding arrangements and will consider the impact of regulation on structuring considerations. This panel will discuss the different players both in terms of emerging/developing managers looking for seeding, emerging sources of seed capital for sector-specific funds and the practical issues in negotiating seeding arrangements.

ModeratorJoseph D Glatt General Counsel, Apollo Capital Management, New York

SpeakersWhitney A Chatterjee Sullivan & Cromwell, New YorkChristopher Ewan Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson, New YorkJordan Murray Debevoise & Plimpton, New YorkPeter Vaglio The Blackstone Group, New York

1215 – 1345 Lunch

1345 – 1500 Plenary session six

Cybersecurity and AML and disaster recovery This panel will examine current issues around the increasing threat of cyber-attacks and how it affects private equity firms, their investors and portfolio companies. Many, particularly large, asset managers are facing daily attacks on their systems and have recently been forced to increase their budgets to protect highly sensitive data and ensure that enhanced disaster recovery plans are in place. Topics will include steps taken by private equity firms to ensure that data is protected; what firms are starting to do in order to ensure that their portfolio companies also follow best practices and what policies and procedures are in place to ensure the foregoing. The panellists will also discuss the regulatory focus on cybersecurity, including the SEC’s recent announcement that cybersecurity will be an examination/audit priority for 2016.

ModeratorTBC

SpeakersNorman Champ Partner, Kirkland & Ellis and former Director of Investment Management at the SEC, New YorkRichard Cumbley Linklaters, LondonChristina Lema Vista Equity Partners, San Francisco, CaliforniaMax Rijkenberg PAAMCO, London

1500 – 1515 Closing remarksBarry Barbash


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Tuesday continued

1545 – 1715 Third workshop sessions

Workshop 12

Current terms: private equity fundsThis workshop will focus on hot topics in structuring and negotiating private equity funds in the current market, primarily focusing on the state of certain key terms. Participants will contrast the viewpoints of both limited partner investors and general partner sponsors, including with respect to transparency, offsets, fees and expenses, key-person provisions and the role and authority of the limited partner advisory committee.

SpeakersAmran Hussein David King Amanda Persaud Joe Smith Sol Wifa

Workshop 13

Current terms: hedge fundsThis workshop will discuss current hedge fund terms in the evolving hedge fund market. It will cover current trends in fees and liquidity terms, new and/or improved disclosures, particularly with respect to expense provisions, and transparency requirements. Additionally, the workshop will cover recent developments in side letters, fund governance and fund structures.

SpeakersAshley Gunning Bradley Howard Richard PerryEric Wagner

Workshop 14

Separately managed accounts and single investor fundsThis workshop will focus on current terms and trends in structuring and negotiating separately managed accounts. Topics will include structuring alternatives, economic terms, side pockets, segregated withdrawal assets, redemption and liquidity rights, termination rights, exculpation and indemnification, transparency and other issues.

SpeakersErica BerthouJohn Caccia Michael A Gerstenzang Sean J Hill William Sturman

Workshop 15

RemunerationRecent regulatory initiatives have sought to influence remuneration policies and practices of alternative investment fund managers. This workshop will focus on the requirements imposed on managers by the AIFM Directive in the EU, including governance and disclosure requirements, and their impact on managers’ flexibility.

SpeakersLora Froud Tim Lewis Alistair Woodland

Workshop 16

Update on AIFMD implementationAgainst the background that: (i) the third country passport is not (yet) available; (ii) private placement into the EU is( becoming more) difficult; and (iii) reverse solicitation is not a strategy; this workshop will provide an overview of alternate structuring solutions for third country (US) managers, including third party AIFM solutions, parallel funds and master/feeder solutions. In addition, we will discuss how managers are dealing with the AIFMD requirements.

SpeakersAnn G Baker Gregg BeecheyDavid Crosland Claude Niedner

Continuing Professional Development/Continuing Legal Education*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.

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.

InformationDate6–8 March 2016

VenueInterContinental London Park LaneOne Hamilton PlacePark LaneLondon W1J 7QYUnited KingdomTel: +44 (20) 7409 3131Fax: +44 (20) 7493 3476www.intercontinental.com

LanguageAll working sessions and conference materials will be in English.

How to registerRegister online by 29 February at www.ibanet.org/conferences/conf681.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 Sophie Boudoc at the IBA together with your payment. You should receive emailed confirmation of your registration within five days; if you do not then please contact Sophie Boudoc at [email protected].

FeesOnline registrations received:

on or before until 5 February 29 February

IBA/ABA member £860 £950

Non-member* £995 £1,085

Young lawyers (under 30 years) £645 £1,085

Academics/judges (full-time) £645 £1,085

Public lawyers £645 £1,085

Corporate counsel £775 £1,085

After 29 February registrations must be received in hard copy at the IBA office.

Hard copy registration forms and fees received:

on or before after 5 February 5 February

IBA/ABA member £955 £1,055

Non-member* £1,105 £1,205

Young lawyers (under 30 years) £715 £1,205

Academics/judges (full-time) £715 £1,205

Public lawyers £715 £1,205

Corporate counsel £860 £1,205

*By paying the non-member fee, we welcome you as a delegate member of the IBA for the year in which this conference is held, which entitles you to the following benefits:1) Password access to certain parts of the IBA website.2) Receipt of IBA E-news and access to online versions of IBA Global Insight.3) Pay the member rate for any subsequent conference registrations for

this calendar year.

If you would like to become a full or general member of the IBA, which includes membership of one committee or more – and inclusion in and access to our membership directory – we encourage you to do so now in order to register for this conference at the member rate. Full details of how to join can be found at www.ibanet.org.

A reduced rate is offered to lawyers who are over the age of 65, have been an IBA member for more than 20 years and are no longer practising law.

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

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

submitted to the IBA before 26 February.• Access to the above conference working materials from the IBA website

(www.ibanet.org) approximately seven days prior to the conference• Access to mobile delegate search application• Buffet lunch on 7 and 8 March• Tea and coffee during breaks• Welcome reception on Sunday 6 March• Cocktail reception on Monday 7 March• UK VAT at 20 per cent

Please note that registrations are not transferable.

List of participantsIn order for your name to appear in the list of participants, which will be distributed at the conference, your registration form must be received by 29 February at the latest.

Mobile delegate search applicationAll registered delegates will receive a printed list of participants at the conference; however delegates are now also able to use the 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/conf681.

Registration confirmationAll 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 bedistributed 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 [email protected].

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Please apply for your visa in good time.

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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.

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Hotel accommodationThe IBA has reserved a limited number of guestrooms for the nights of 6–7 March at the InterContinental London Park Lane at the following rates:

Classic Single/Double: £295 per room, per night

This rate is exclusive of breakfast, tax and service charges

Subject to availability, the rates quoted apply if booked by 4 March via the official accommodation agent, Judy Lane Consulting (JLC). This is a limited block of rooms so please book early as rates and availability cannot be guaranteed. To make a reservation:

Complete the ‘Accommodation form’ and return to JLC as soon as possible to benefit from the special IBA rate:

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Cancellations may be made up until 72 hours prior to the date of arrival.Please note that in the event of any cancellations or no-shows, the full amount will be charged to the individual guest’s credit card given at the time of booking.

By completing the ‘Accommodation form’, you enter into an agreement with the hotel regarding credit card guarantees, cancellation/no-show terms and conditions and room rates. Neither the IBA nor JLC can accept responsibility for hotel accommodation disputes between a delegate and the hotel.

Disabled accessThe InterContinental London Park Lane is wheelchair accessible. Please notify us if you require special assistance.

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Social programme

Sunday 6 March

1800 – 2000 Welcome receptionGray’s Suite, InterContinental London Park Lane

Monday 7 March

1745 – 1945 Cocktail receptionBallroom 3, InterContinental London Park Lane

Washington DC will give the 2016 IBA Annual Conference the perfect blend of opportunities for business, cultural

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

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17th Annual International Conference on Private Investment Funds

6–8 March 2016, InterContinental London Park Lane, London, England

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Workshop sessions

Space at the workshop sessions is limited and places will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. If you do not indicate your chosen sessions at the time of registration for the conference then your place will be allocated at the conference on an availability basis only. The organisers reserve the right to change or cancel sessions.

Please use the workshop number to indicate your first and second choice for each set of workshop sessions.

First workshop sessions: Monday 7 March 1145 – 1300

Workshop 1 Current terms: private equity funds

Workshop 2 Current terms: hedge funds

Workshop 3 Separately managed and single investor funds

Workshop 4 Gatekeepers, placement agents and funds of funds

Workshop 5 Remuneration

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Second workshop sessions: Monday 7 March 1615 – 1745

Workshop 6 Fund spotlight: debt & distressed funds

Workshop 7 Fund spotlight: shadow banking funds

Workshop 8 Fund spotlight: real estate funds

Workshop 9 Alternative registered funds

Workshop 10 Update on legal developments: offshore fund domiciles

Workshop 11 Update on AIFMD implementation


Third workshop sessions: Tuesday 8 March 1545 – 1715

Workshop 12 Current terms: private equity funds

Workshop 13 Current terms: hedge funds

Workshop 14 Separately managed and single investor funds

Workshop 15 Remuneration

Workshop 16 Update on AIFMD implementation


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29 FEBRUARY – 1 MARCH 2016 CLARIDGE’S, LONDON, ENGLAND 21st Annual International Wealth Transfer Practice Law Conference

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3–4 MARCH 2016 PUDONG SHANGRI-LA HOTEL, SHANGHAI, CHINA 19th Annual IBA International Arbitration Day

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9–11 MARCH 2016 SHERATON HOTEL, RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL Biennial IBA Latin American Regional Forum Conference

10–11 MARCH 2016 SINGAPORE2nd IBA Asia-based International Financial Law Conference

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