Patricia López Aufranc lectured on "Asset Protection and Estate Planning" at the meetings of the Academy of Finance (Geneva, Switzerland) held on October 24-25, 2002. She also attended the 75th Anniversary Congress of the Union Internationale des Avocats, held in Sydney (Australia) on October 27-31, 2002 and she participated in the Corporate Governance and Foreign Investments Commissions. Finally, Patricia López Aufranc attended the XII Latin American Congress on Trust, held in Lima (Peru) on October 18, 2002 where she lectured on "Financial Trusts and Asset Securitization. Argentina".