Endorsements
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"Very well organized and the presentations were excellent"

   Claudia Arrazola
   Associate
   Holguin, Neira & Pombo
   Bogotá, Colombia
   carrazola@hnpabogados.com.co
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"It is a well-focused and up-to-date program."

   Felipe Ayerbe
   Ayerbe Abogados
   Bogotá, Colombia
   Fayerbe@ayerbeabogados.com
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“…Great opportunity for meeting international colleagues, exchange
experiences and, above all, create new potential liaisons for the future.”

   Marta C. Cabrera
   Partner
   Abogados y Notaria Ulises Cabrera
   Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
   Ulises.Cabrera@codetel.net.do
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"It is a good idea and of value for the international law/business practice."

   Guillermo Camargo, General Counsel
   Philip Morris
   Mexico City, Mexico
   Guillermo.Camargo@la.pm.com
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"Best mini-course on international legal practice."

   Joseph S. Cha
   Heller, Ehrman, White & McAuliffe LLP
   Singapore
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"I have been to many conferences and this one was the best. The conference atmosphere was almost magical."

   Ta-Shiou Chang
   Partner
   Perkins Coie
   Taipei, Taiwan
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“This was very interesting for me. A truly practice-oriented conference”

   Charles Ya-Wen Chiu
   Partner
   Far East Law Offices
   Taipei, Taiwan
   felo@tpts7.seed.net.tw
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“A very useful program for non-U.S. international practitioners who will benefit from structured presentations on topics which we encounter on a daily basis.”

   Anthony Cook
   Partner
   Deloitte & Touche
   Santiago, Chile
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“At the program Strategic Directions for International Practice you are guaranteed a high-level professional and personal experience, with skilled speakers and colleagues.”

   Roberto Hernandez Garcia
   Partner
   Corporacion Mexicana de Asesores en Derecho, S.C. (“Comad S.C.”)
   Mexico, DF, Mexico
   Comad@mail.internet.com.mx
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"Excellent job. Beautiful friendly environment. High level. I highly recommend it."

      Georgia Iatrov-Nikitiades
      Partner
      Nikitiades and Associates
      Athens, Greece

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"A program that works and is truly international."

      Eduardo Martinez Rodriguez
      Martinez Rodriguez y Asociados
      Mexico City, Mexico
      Eaemartinez@mryalaw.com.mx
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"Just wanted to congratulate you on the success of the recent [2001]
conference, and thank you for giving me the opportunity to participate in a very interesting and worthwhile program. The caliber of both your speakers and your audience was very high, and I certainly met a lot of interesting people. I hope to have the opportunity to do business with some of them in the future."

   Maureen W. McCarthy
   Partner
   Patterson, Belknap, Webb & Tyler LLP
   New York, NY
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"I recommend this program to my colleagues who can benefit from a
practice-oriented introduction to the practice of law at the international level"

   Jose Miguel Olivares,
   Partner
   Vial y Palma Abogados
   Santiago de Chile, Chile
   jolivares@vialpa.cl
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“Very practical training with professional presentations.”

   Jose Eduardo Ribe
   Partner
   Sanchez, Mejorada, Velasco y Valencia
   Mexico, DF, Mexico
   eribe@smvv.com.mx
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"It is a very organized conference which provides to law practitioners in different countries an excellent update on current legal matters from U.S. leading experts in their field. I am delighted with the quality of the program and the efficient way in which it was conducted. Excellent!"

   Sergio Sardenberg
   Cameron & Hornbostel, LLP
   Washington, DC
   Sardenberg@worldnet.att.net
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"Interesting issues are raised and valuable input is given not only by lecturers from leading law schools and firms, but also from attorneys from around the world who attend the conference. The value of the program goes beyond the classroom environment. It extends to every person you've met in the program, and the connection that is established with their law firms."

   Sofia Santos Serra
   Carlos Osorio de Castro, Eduardo Verde Pinho e J.J. Vieira Peres
   Sociedade de Advogados
   Oporto, Portugal
   sofia.serra@castropinhoperes.pt
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"It was an excellent event/conference, which I hope that I will have
the opportunity to attend also next year."

   Evangelos Spiridakis
   Elias Sp. Paraskevas Attorneys at Law 1933
   Athens, Greece
   spiridakis@paraskevaslaw.gr
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"A comprehensive set of lectures/seminars by high quality industry leaders in their fields. Many Thanks!"

   Ray Wearmouth
   Harney, Westwood & Riegels
   British Virgin Islands
   Ray.wearmouth@harneys.com
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"The program was very well organized. The lecturers were easily understood and it was very nice to share experiences with lawyers from all over the world"

   Aysegul Yalcinmani
   Law Offices of M. Fadlullah Cerrahoglu
   Istanbul, Turkey