Inter-American Bar Association

Establishing and Protecting Your Investment in the U.S.

March 8, 2008

(9a.m. to 5 p.m.)

PROGRAM:

1. Setting up your business.

•         Passive Investment

•         Corporate Vehicles. Avoiding personal liability.

•         Financing. Public Offering. Private Placement.

•         Employment

2. Tax Aspects You Need to Know.
   • Income taxation for nonresident alien individuals and corporations
   • Real Estate / FIRPTA
   • Transfer pricing
   • Estate and Gift Taxation
   • IRS Structure and enforcement

3. Lunch at UM Student Lounge (included)

 Key Note Speaker at Lunch: Governor Charles Crist  (invited)

4. Distributing Your Product

•         Distribution Agreements

•         Franchising

•         Intellectual property

5. The Legal System in Action

•         Litigation. State & Federal.

•         Arbitration. Ad-hoc. Institutional. ICSID.

6. Reception at the Westin Colonnade Hotel, Gables Salon, Coral Gables, Florida (6p.m. to 8p.m.)

Faculty:

Andrew J. Markus

Ivan A. Gomez

Raul J. Salas

Roland Sanchez-Medina, Jr.

Mario de Castro

Steven Hagen

George Harper

Jim Meyer

Jose (Tony) Santos

Craig Stokes

John Rooney

Cristina Cardenas

Nancy Thevenin

Inter-American Bar Association
Federación Interamericana de Abogados
Washington, DC
Tel. 202-466-5944
E-mail: iaba@iaba.org