AIJAAMSTERDAM2011 August 23, 2011

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1 AIJAAMSTERDAM2011 August 23, 2011! AIJA 2011 Pre-Congress Seminar Seminar Program for Tuesday 23 August 2011 Managing a Modern Law Firm: A Dream Come True or a Complete Nightmare? One day it will be your turn. Maybe sooner than you would expect, you will be in charge. Or you already are. How then do you deal with the challenges imposed by the day-to-day management of your firm in today s world? pitfalls. Participate in our halfday seminar led by fellow firm managers from all over Europe, Asia and the United States. General Counsel of UBS explaining today s management challenges, and ending with a choice of three workshops on Billing, Human Resources and The seminar will open with a Client Retention. keynote address of one of the senior partners of Allen & Overy, Accreditation: This seminar is followed by a panel discussion eligible for CLE/CPD credits in Make sure your dream comes including the Head of the Hong selected jurisdictions. For more true by understanding the nuts Kong and Shanghai offices of information, please inquire onand bolts and avoiding the Vinge and a former chairman/ site.! 1

2 ! AIJAAMSTERDAM2011 August 23, 2011 Program for August 23, 2011 Managing a Modern Law Firm: A dream come true or a complete nightmare? - A SCILL Commission Seminar with the kind support of ABA Section of International Law This half day seminar will cover mega-trends in law, leadership challenges, impacts of cultural shifts and social networks on our profession as well as client retention and new billing issues: 14:00 Opening of seminar and welcome addresses Alessandra Tarissi De Jacobis, President of AIJA, Cocuzza & Associati, Milan, Italy Michael E. Burke, Chair, ABA Section of International Law, Williams Mullen, Washington DC, USA Dr. Beat Brechbühl, President SCILL Commission AIJA, Co-Managing Partner Kellerhals, Berne/Zurich, Switzerland 14:15 Key note: Leadership challenges in a multi-office, multi-cultural and multi-lingual environment Stephen R. N. Denyer, Global Markets Partner, Allen & Overy LLP Coffee break 15:45 Panel Discussion: From lawyer to (part time) manager: In spite of challenges and pitfalls to success Chair: Dr. Beat Brechbühl, Co-Managing Partner Kellerhals, Berne/Zurich, Switzerland Dr. Peter Kurer, former General Counsel and Chairman of UBS AG, now strategic advisor in Zurich, Switzerland; member of the Strategy Committee of Schönherr Rechtsanwälte (Austria & CE) Hugo Reumkens, Managing Partner Van Doorne N.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands Katarina Nilsson, Advokatfirman Vinge KB, Resident Partner in Hong Kong and Shanghai Steven De Schrijver, Managing Partner of Lorenz Law, Brussels, Belgium Dr. Gerhard J. Tanja, Partner, Temporal Tanja Consulting, Amsterdam & London Q&A from the audience 16:45 Workshops (Audience to be split in three groups): WS 1: Pricing (trends in pricing, alternatives to the hourly fees): Chair: Adriaan Krans, Associate Partner, Boer & Croon, Amsterdam, The Netherlands WS 2: HR (Career planning, challenges of flexible working): Chair: Nicole Van Ranst, Managing Partner, Marx Van Ranst Vermeersch & Partners, Brussels, Belgium WS 3: Client retention: Chair: John Spillman, Partner Smith Gambrell & Russell LLP, Atlanta, USA 18:00 Closing remarks by the chairs AIJAAMSTERDAM 2011CONGRESS 2

3 REGISTRATION FORM - FORMULAIRE D INSCRIPTION Return to A retourner à: Sue Percy - Judy Lane Consulting (JLC) P O Box 5098, Broadstone BH18 9WG, UK Tel: +44 (0) Fax: +44 (0) office@judylaneconsulting.com DELEGATES PERSONAL DETAILS IDENTIFICATION Please Print Clearly - Caractères imprimés Title Titre Mr M. Mrs Mme Ms Mlle Other (eg Dr, Prof etc) Family name (to appear on badge and list of participants) Nom (qui apparaîtra sur le badge et la liste des participants) First name (to appear on badge and list of participants) Prénom (qui apparaîtra sur le badge et la liste des participants) Firm/Company/Institution Cabinet/Société Address Addresse City - Ville State (if applicable) Country Pays Postcode Code Postal Telephone Fax (please print clearly as registration acknowledgement will be sent to address veuillez écrire lisiblement: l accusé de réception vous sera envoyé par courrier) REGISTRATION FEES INSCRIPTION Please note attendance at the Seminar is not included in the Congress registration fees but you may register for the Seminar without registering for the Congress Les frais du séminaire ne sont pas compris dans les droits d inscription au congrès mais vous avez la possibilité de vous inscrire au séminaire uniquement Pre-congress Seminar Séminaire Pré-congrès Before 15 June Avant le 15 juin 15 June to 15 July Entre le 15 juin et le 15 juillet After 15 July and on site Apres le 15 juillet et sur place TOTAL If registering and paying for the full congress En cas d enregistrement complet au séminaire Pre-congress Seminar only Séminaire Pré-congrès uniquement TOTAL REGISTRATION FEE TOTAL DROITS D INSCRIPTION EUR TOTAL FOR ALL FEES DUE: EUR PAYMENT - PAIEMENT Note : If you have Pre-Registered (ie submitted pre-regisration form and paid and been receipted for EUR 250) please indicate below and deduct from the Grand Total amount above Veuillez indiquer le montant payé pour votre pré-enregistrement et le déduire du montant total) Pre-Registration Fees Paid and Receipted: EUR (if applicable) TOTAL FEES DUE : EUR

4 PAYMENT METHODS OPTION 1: Credit Card Carte de credit (VISA/MASTERCARD ONLY ACCEPTED) (+ EUR 65 credit card surcharge) (PLEASE PRINT CLEARY VEUILLEZ ECRIRE LISIBLEMENT) Visa Mastercard Number Expiry Date / Security code Name of cardholder (as it appears on the card) / Nom du titulaire de la carte OPTION 2 : Bank Transfer Transfert bancaire HSBC St Davids Branch, Cross Square, ST Davids, SA62 6SE, UK Sort code Account number: IBAN: GB09 MIDL BIC: MIDL GB22 Please ensure Amsterdam Seminar + Participant s Name appears on the transfer and that you pay all relevant bank transfer charges. Veuillez vous assurer qu apparaissent sur votre transfert bancaire Amsterdam Seminar + le nom du participant. ACCOMMODATION Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky (Congress Venue Hôtel du Congrès) Please refer to the programme before completion Veuillez vous référer au programme avant de compléter The special Congress rate of EUR 145 for a single room and EUR for a double room (per room per night inclusive of breakfast and VAT, exclusive of 5% city tax) applies to the nights August 2011 inclusive. Other nights at this rate are subject to availability. Le tarif spécial de 145 EUR pour une chambre simple et de EUR pour une chambre double (par chambre, par nuit, petit-déjeuner et TVA compris, taxe de la ville de 5% non compris) s applique aux nuitées du 23 au 27 août inclus. Les autres nuitées sont sujettes à disposition. Arrival Date/Jour d arrivée Departure Date/Jour de départ Single Occupancy/Occupation simple Double Occupancy/Occupation double Special Requirements (including smoking room) / Exigences particulières (y compris chambre fumeur) (We will do our best to accommodate requests but cannot make any guarantees Nous ferons de notre mieux pour exécuter vos souhaits sans toutefois pouvoir les garantir)

5 Credit Card Guarantee Garantie sur carte de crédit The card number you give will be used to guarantee your reservation and for any cancellation charges (see under Cancellation/Amendment below) Le numéro de carte que vous nous avez communiqué sera utilisé pour garantir votre réservation et pour débiter les frais d annulation (cf Anulation/Changement ci-dessous) Type of card Type de carte Visa Mastercard Amex Name on card Nom du titulaire de la carte Number Expiry Date / ** Security code ** (Please note : expiry date must not be prior to date of arrival Attention : la date d expiration de doit pas précéder votre date d arrivée) Cancellation/Amendment Annulation/changement Should you need to cancel or amend your reservation, please contact JLC in writing (office@judylaneconsulting.com). You will receive an confirming receipt of your cancellation/amendment. If you do not receive this response your cancellation/amendment has not been received or processed so please contact us by telephone on +44 (0) We will make every effort to re-sell the room nights cancelled to another delegate but if this is not possible, the following cancellation penalty will apply: Full/partial cancellation of room nights From 8 August 2011, the room rate plus city tax for the room nights cancelled will be charged to the credit card number you have provided for the room guarantee, unless the cancelled room nights can be re-sold to another delegate. No-shows (non-arrival on the day of your reservation without prior notification) will be charged for the full stay plus city tax. Si vous devez annuler ou changer votre réservation, veuillez contacter JLC par écrit (office@judylaneconsulting.com ). Vous recevrez un courriel vous confirmant la réception de votre demande d annulation ou changement. Si vous ne recevez pas de réponse à une telle demande, veuillez nous contacter par téléphone au +44 (0) Nous ferons de notre mieux pour revendre les nuitées annulées à une autre participant, mais en cas d impossibilité les pénalités d annulation suivantes s appliqueront : Annulation complète ou partielle d une réservation A partir du 8 août 2011, le coût de la chambre augmenté de la taxe de ville pour les nuits annulées sera débité de la carte de crédit donnée en garantie, sauf si la chambre a pu être revendue à un autre participant. En cas de non-venue (non-venue le jour de votre réservation sans notification préalable), vous serez débité du coût du séjour complet augmenté de la taxe de ville. Cancellation/substitution of registration Any cancellation must be sent in writing to JLC (office@judylaneconsulting.com) by 30 June 2011 in order for fees to be refunded. A 20% administration charge will be deducted from registration fees paid. No fees can be refunded after this date. A delegate can be substituted in writing any time without charge. By registering I accept the general terms and conditions en m inscrivant j accepte les conditions générales de vente et d annulation (please tick box) Date Signature