ABA Section of International Law 2014 Fall Meeting
On October 21-25, 2014 the ABA Section of International Law 2014 Fall Meeting was held in Buenos Aires, at which several members of Marval, O’Farrell & Mairal gave presentations. Alfredo M. O’Farrell, as member of the panel “Growing Pains of Latin American Antitrust Enforcement: How National Agencies are Moving Away From US and EU Models While Enhancing Regional Cooperation” gave a presentation on “An overview on current competition issues in Argentina”; he also acted as moderator in the panel “El Sur se Pronuncia: What is the Appropriate Level of Regional Integration for the Legal Practice in Latin America?”; Clara Vela was a member of the panel on “OK, We Have to Observe the FCPA...But That’s It, Isn’t It?” and her presentation referred to “Anti-corruption legal framework in Argentina – Regulation of gifts and benefits granted or offered to public officials”. Ricardo W. Beller gave a presentation on “Shale Oil and Gas” at the panel on “Tsunamis, Shale and Sunshine: The Changing Face of Power Generation”; Enrique M. Stile gave a presentation on “Data Protection Law in Argentina” at the panel “Privacy and Data Protection: Business and Social Media”; Pablo J. Gayol gave a presentation on “Trade Policy Shift: From Import Substitution to Balance of Payment Crisis” at the panel “From Sunset to Dawn: Is International Trade Rising Again in Latin America After the Recession?”. María Eugenia Cantenys was a member of the panel on “Doom at the Loom?: The Push for Labor Standards in the Garment Industry” and Juan Pablo Rothschild of the panel on “Understanding Latin American Customs Valuation and Duty Relief”, where he gave a presentation on “Customs Valuation”.