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Cross-Border Litigation in the Digital Economy: How to Avoid Getting Lost in Translation

SAN FRANCISCO , UNITED STATES

from March 12 to March 13, 2020

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#UIAInternationalLitigationSummit

International Litigation Summit presented by UIA with the support of The Bar Association of San Francisco (BASF)

In March 2020, UIA will travel to the San Francisco Bay Area to host an international summit on cross-border litigation in the digital economy.  The summit will bring together in-house counsel of major Bay Area and Silicon Valley companies along with the US and non-US lawyers and forensic experts they work with to confront an increasingly global litigation portfolio.

Through six panels over the course of a day and a half at the downtown SF headquarters of the San Francisco Bar Association, participants will engage in interactive discussions of key areas of cross-border disputes: general litigation, intellectual property, antitrust, employment law, data privacy and platform liability questions, criminal investigations, and other international litigation issues.  The panels will discuss best practices for cooperation among company lawyers and their domestic and foreign outside lawyers and experts both at the substantive legal level (including vexing questions about cross-border legal privilege and ethical obligations), down to practical logistics such as translation, document collection and review, and retention of expert witnesses.  With speakers from both the Bay Area and countries around the world, the summit is a must for lawyers who work in-house on cross-border litigation, interact with foreign lawyers, or represent clients in cross-border disputes.

San Francisco is the ideal locale for the summit. With the most prominent technology and new economy companies headquartered there and in nearby Silicon Valley, the summit will provide extraordinary opportunities for learning, exchange and networking.  And of course the city is famous for its spectacular scenery and diverse culture, world-class cuisine, and urban landscape – many consider it the most beautiful and international city in the United States. Plus the Sonoma and Napa wine-growing regions are only an hour away, creating the opportunity for an extraordinary weekend in the vineyards.   

Mark your diaries now, save the dates and make sure to register! We are looking forward to welcoming you to San Francisco!

Organising Committee

  • Organising Committee

    Rosemarie T. RING Munger Tolles & Olson LLP // San Francisco, CA, USA
    Jonathan H. BLAVIN Munger Tolles & Olson LLP // San Francisco, CA, USA
    Ian DE FREITAS UIA Deputy Director of Commissions, Farrer & Co. // London, UK
    Gavin LLEWELLYN Immediate Past President of the UIA Intellectual Property Commission, Stone King LLP // London, UK
    Robert CALDWELL Immediate Past President of the UIA Litigation Commission, Kolesar and Leatham // Las Vegas, NV, USA
    Antonio MUÑOZ VICO Garrigues // Madrid, Spain
    Natalie A. PIERCE Littler Mendelson, P.C. // San Francisco, CA, USA

Place

  • The Bar Association of San Francisco (BASF)

Programme

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SEMINAR VENUE

The Bar Association of San Francisco (BASF)
301 Battery St, San Francisco, CA 94111, USA
T +1 415-982-1600

REGISTRATION FEES

UIA MEMBER

On or before February 12: € 395 / $ 450
From February 13 : € 445 / $ 500

UIA MEMBER  - YOUNG LAWYER (<35) *

On or before February 12: € 345 / $ 400
From February 13 : € 395 / $ 450

NON-MEMBER

On or before February 12: € 445 / $ 500
From February 13 : € 495 / $ 550

NON MEMBER  - YOUNG LAWYER (<35) *

On or before February 12: € 395 / $ 450
From February 13 : € 445 / $ 500

CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION

Every participant attending the seminar will receive a “Certificate of Participation” at the end of the event that may be to obtain “Credits” for “Continuing Legal Education” - “Continuing Professional Development” purposes, depending on national rules.  For more information, please contact the UIA.
CLE Certification:  This program will provide CLE credit in California and New York.  For all other jurisdictions, attendees will receive a Uniform Certificate of Attendance.

LANGUAGE

The working language will be English.

HOTEL RESERVATION

We recommend the following nearby hotels for your stay in San Francisco.

LE MÉRIDIEN SAN FRANCISCO (4*)
at 33 ft. / 10 meters from the Seminar Venue
333 Battery St, San Francisco, CA 94111
T +1 415 296 2900 /
Hotel Website

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HILTON SAN FRANCISCO FINANCIAL DISTRICT (4*)
at 0.3 mi. / 550 meters from the Seminar Venue
750 Kearny St, San Francisco, CA 94108
T +1 415 433 6600
Hotel Website

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LOEWS REGENCY SAN FRANCISCO (5*)
at 0.19 mi. / 300 meters from the Seminar Venue
222 Sansome St, San Francisco, CA 94104
T +1 415 276 9888 / Reservation +1 877 589 0269
Email: loewshotelsreservations@loewshotels.com
www.loewshotels.com/regency-san-francisco

CANCELLATION CONDITIONS

All cancellations will be subject to a 50% deduction and will have to be sent in writing, to be received by the Union Internationale des Avocats no later than February 12, 2020. No refund will be made for cancellations received after this date.

VISAS
Anyone who requires a visa invitation letter in order to attend the seminar should register and pay their registration fees no later than February 12, 2020 to ensure there is enough time to obtain a visa.

All cancellations will be refunded in full, minus €50 to cover administrative costs, provided that the UIA has received the registration documents and total registration fees no later than February 12, 2020.

If you register after this date, only 50% of the amount paid minus €50 to cover administrative costs will be refunded for cancellations due to visa refusals.

All cancellations due to a visa refusal must be sent in writing and reach the UIA before the seminar. Cancellations must be accompanied by a proof of visa refusal
If your visa is issued after the seminar date or if you do not have proof of visa refusal, you will not be entitled to a refund.

GENERAL CONDITIONS

All registrations received by the Union Internationale des Avocats (UIA) along with the full payment of fees corresponding to the events selected will be confirmed in writing.

The UIA reserves the right to cancel or postpone the seminar to a later date, change the seminar venue and/or programme, make any corrections or modifications in the information published in the seminar programme and cancel any invitation to participate in the seminar, at any time and at their entire discretion, without having to provide any reasons for the same.
Neither the UIA, nor any of its managers, employees, agents, members or representatives shall be held responsible for any loss or damage, of any nature, suffered (directly or indirectly) by a delegate, accompanying person or a third party following any cancellations, changes, postponements or modifications.
The UIA strongly advises participants to subscribe to modifiable and/or refundable services, as well as to take out a cancellation insurance.

Neither the UIA, nor any of its managers, employees, agents, members or representatives shall be held responsible for any loss or damage, of any nature whatever, suffered (directly or indirectly) by a delegate or accompanying person, except in case of death or personal injury due to gross negligence by the UIA.

The contractual relations between the UIA and each participant (delegate or accompanying person) in relation to the seminar are subject to French law and jurisdiction, to the exclusion of any other law. Paris is the city of jurisdiction.

FORMALITIES
It is the responsibility of participants to ensure compliance with police, customs and health formalities for their journey. Participants unable to take part in the seminar because of their inability to take a flight or any other means of transportation due to being unable to provide the documents required (passport, visa, vaccination certificate, etc.) cannot claim any reimbursement.

FORCE MAJEURE
“Force majeure” means any events external to the parties, of both an unforeseeable and insurmountable nature that prevents either the client or the participants, or the agency or service providers involved in organising the seminar, from executing all or part of the obligations provided for in the present agreement. By express agreement, such will be the case in the event of a strike affecting the means of transport, hotel staff, air traffic controllers, an insurrection, a riot or any prohibition whatsoever decreed by governmental or public authorities.

It is expressly agreed that for the parties, a case of force majeure would suspend the execution of their reciprocal obligations. At the same time, each of the parties shall bear the burden of all the expenses incumbent upon them, resulting from the case of force majeure.

HEALTH
The organisers decline any responsibility in case of any health problems existing prior to the seminar that may lead to complications or be aggravated during the entire period of the stay: pregnancy, cardio-vascular problems, any allergies, special diets, any disorders under treatment and not yet consolidated on the day the seminar starts, psychic or mental or depressive illness, etc. (Non exhaustive list).

PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION

The personal data that you communicate to us shall be processed by the International Association of Lawyers (UIA – Union Internationale des Avocats), with its registered office at 20 rue Drouot, 75009 Paris (Tel: +33 1 44 88 55 66 - Fax: +33 1 44 88 55 77 - privacy@uianet.org), in accordance with Act No. 78-17 of January 6, 1978 relating to data, files and freedoms and Regulation No. 2016/679 on data protection, as of its entry into force on May 25, 2018. Your data will be managed by UIA's General Services, Events and Accounts Section:
• For the purpose of administering your registration for the event and your on-site access to the event;
• In order to pay for the selected services - your bank details will be deleted after receipt of your payment;
• In order to communicate information messages from UIA.
To the extent necessary for the execution of their respective tasks, our subcontractors in charge of our seminar organisation, our IT infrastructure, our management, the production and maintenance of our website and extranet, are likely to gain access to your data from time to time. Their servers are located in the European Union.
Data relating to your participation in the event shall be stored for a period of 10 years. We are obliged to archive billing data until the end of the period required for our tax and accounting obligations, i.e. for 7 full tax years. We shall store your contact information to keep you informed until you ask us to stop. You have the right to access your data and have it corrected if necessary.
You may object to any processing of your data undertaken by us for the purposes of our legitimate interests. If you wish for more information, or to lodge a complaint, please contact CNIL (French Data Protection Authority).

This program will provide CLE credit in California and New York. 

For all other jurisdictions, attendees will receive a Uniform Certificate of Attendance.

Information and Registration

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Credits

The UIA had obtained the following accreditations :

  • 9 hours of legal training

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