Legal Conference on
Business in and between India and the US: Legal and Regulatory Framework
Organized by
The Indo-American Chamber of Commerce (IACC)
&
The Center for American and International Law (CAIL) &
American Law Institute / American Bar Association (ALI-ABA) May 4, 5 & 6 2007 at Hotel Intercontinental The Grand, Barakhamba Avenue, New Delhi
Programme Outline
May 4, 2007
4.30 pm - 5.20 pm
INAUGURAL SESSION
Welcome Address by
Mr Lalit Bhasin
Chairman
Legal Affairs Committee
Indo-American Chamber of Commerce, Advocate, Bhasin & Co.& President, SIL
Address by
Mr Deepak Pahwa
National President
Indo-American Chamber of Commerce
Address by
Mr. Mark Smith
Vice President
CAIL
Special Address by
Mr Carmine D’Alosio
Minister Counselor for Commercial Affairs
US Embassy
Inaugural Address by Chief Guest
Mr Pranab Mukherjee
Hon’ble Minister of External Affairs
5.20 pm
Presidential Address by
Mr Fali Nariman
Senior Advocate
President, The Bar Association of India &
Former Member of Parliament
Vote of Thanks by
Mr Vinod Madhok
Regional President
Indo-American Chamber of Commerce
6.00 pm - 6.30 pm
Tea Break s
6.30 pm - 8.00 pm
SESSION 1
Legal Framework of Doing Business or Investing in India and in the U.S.A
Legal System and Legal Environment in India
Legal System and Legal Environment in the U.S.A.
(Comparison: Similarities and Differences) Session Chairman: Mr Rajiv Luthra
Luthra & Luthra
Speakers: Mr Sol Schreiber,
Former U.S. District
Court Magistrate Judge
Milberg Weiss, New York, NY
Mr Bijesh Thakker
Thakker & Thakker
Special presentation by
Mr. Raman Roy
Chairman, Quatrro BPO Solutions (P) Ltd
8.15 pm
Dinner
May 5, 2007
9.30 am -11.00 am
SESSION 2
Investing in India and in the U.S.A:
Rules, Regulations, Financing, Permissions, Restrictions, Incentives & Antitrust
In India:
FDI, Reserve Bank of India,
Press Notes of Ministry of Commerce
Custom tariffs; other hurdles
SEZ
Repatriation of Investments and Profits
Antitrust and Competition Laws
Other Governmental Issues
In the US
Special US issues
Session Chairman
Mr. R A Shah
Crawford Bayley & Co
Speakers:
Dr Anton G. Maurer
CMS Hasche Sigle, Stuttgart, Germany
Mr Amir S Pasrich,
International Law Affiliates
Mr Jai S. Pathak
Jones Day, Los Angeles, CA
Mr. G R Bhatia
Luthra & Luthra
11.00 am - 11.15 am
Tea-Break
11.15 am - 1.00 pm
SESSION 3
M & A (Share / Asset Deal, Due Diligence, Shareholder Agreements, Closing)
In the U.S.A.
In India
(Comparative Analysis)
Session Chairman:
Mr. Ashok Desai
Senior Advocate
Speakers:
Mr Jai S. Pathak
Jones Day, Los Angeles, CA
Mr Akil Hirani
Majmudar & Co.
Dr. Anton G. Maurer
CMS Hasche Sigle, Stuttgart, Germany
Ms. Manjula Chawla
Kochhar & Co.
1.00 pm - 2.00 pm
Lunch
2.00 pm - 3.30 pm
SESSION 4
Special Aspects in Buying a Financially Troubled Company
- In India
- In the U.S.A.
Session Chairman:
- Mr. R K P Shankardass
Senior Advocate
Speakers:
- Mr. Richard G. Goetz
Dykema Gossett PLLC, Detroit. MI
- Mr. Jidesh Kumar
King Stubb & Kasiva
- Mr Jai S. Pathak
Jones Day, Los Angeles, CA
3.30 pm - 4.00 pm
Tea-Break
4.00 pm - 5.30 pm
SESSION 5
Overview of Taxation Regimes and their Impact on Foreign Investment
- In India
- In the U.S.A,
(Direct / indirect taxes, capital gains, inheritance taxes)
Session Chairman: - Mr. Ajay Vohra
Managing Partner & Head, Taxation Group
Vaish Associates
Speakers:
- Mr Mark M. Foster
Nixon Peabody, San Francisco, CA
- Mr. Nishith Desai
Nishith Desai Associates
- Mr Balbir Singh
DSK Legal
5.30 pm - 7.00 pm
SESSION 6
Outsourcing and Globalization of Entertainment, IT and Healthcare - Protecting IP Rights
- In India
- In the U.S.A
Speakers:
- Ms Margaret G. Farrell
Adjunct Professor, Washington College of Law, American
University Washington, D.C.
- Ms. Poorvi Chothani
Law Quest
- Mr Blaine E. Templeman
Heller Ehrman LLP, New York, NY
- Mr. Ashim Sood
Skadden
7.15 pm
Cocktails
May 6, 2007
9.30 am - 11.00 am
SESSION 7
Resolving Legal Disputes in the Court System & Alternative Methods (Mediation, Arbitration)
- In India (including Company Law Board)
- In the U.S.A.
(Product liability, shareholder disputes, other commercial disputes, service of complaint abroad, and enforcement abroad, pre trial discovery)
Session Chairman
- Dr. Anton G. Maurer
CMS Hasche Sigle, Stuttgart, Germany
Speakers:
- Prof. Francis McGovern
Duke University Law School, Durham, NC
- Mr. Atul Chitale
A Y Chitale & Associates
- Mr Sol Schreiber
Former U.S. District Court Magistrate Judge
Milberg Weiss, New York, NY
- Mr. Sanjeev Puri
AZB & Partners
11.00 am - 11.15 am
Tea-Break
11.15 am - 1.00 pm
SESSION 8
Corporate Compliance (Export, Import, Anti-Corruption, Anti-Money Laundering, Economic Sanctions and Embargoes) and White Collar Crime
- In India
- In the U.S.A.
(Corporate governance, restrictions, consequences, actual situation)
Session Chairman
- Mr Sol Schreiber
Former U.S. District
Court Magistrate Judge
Milberg Weiss, New York, NY
Speakers:
- Mr Theodore Sonde
Patton Boggs LLP, Washington, DC
- Mr. U K Chaudhary
Senior Advocate
- Mr. Anil Roy
Head – Forensic & Investigation Services
Grant Thornton India
- Mr. Vipul Maheshwari
Managing Partner
Maheshwari & Co.
1.00 pm - 2.00 pm
Lunch
2.00 pm - 3.30 pm
SESSION 9
Buying or Operating Environmentally Polluted Real Estate and other Environmental Issues
- In India
- In the U.S.A.
(Limitation of exposure, other restrictions)
Session Chairman:
- Mr. Anil Divan
Senior Advocate
Speakers:
- Mr Michael B. Gerrard
Arnold & Porter LLP, New York, NY
- Ms. Reena George
Law Quest
- Mr. Satwinder Singh
Sr. Associate
Vaish Associates
3.30 pm - 4.00 pm
Tea-Break
4.00 pm - 5.30 pm
SESSION 10
Ten Errors to be avoided when investing in India / the U.S.A
- Indian Perspective
- U.S. Perspective
Session Chairman:
- Mr. Gautam Mahajan
President
Interlink Services Pvt. Ltd.
Speakers:
- Mr Richard G. Goetz
Dykema Gossett PLLC, Detroit, MI
- Ms. Vijaya Sampath
Group General Counsel & Company Secretary
Bharti Enterprises
- Mr Jai S. Pathak
Jones Day, Los Angeles, CA
- Dr. Anton G. Maurer
CMS Hasche Sigle, Stuttgart, Germany
5:30 pm
CLOSING SESSION
Summing up & concluding Remarks
- Dr. Anton G Maurer
- Mr. Sol Schreiber
- Mr Lalit Bhasin
