You’re invited!
The National Section on International Law invites you to join us for a speaker session and cocktail reception to kick off the ABA Section of International Law Fall Meeting
Tuesday, October 20, 2015
Presentation: 4:00–6:00pm
Reception: 6:00–7:30pm
Fairmont, The Queen Elizabeth
900 Rene Levesque Blvd.
Montréal, QC
Speaker Session: Negotiating the Canada-EU Trade Agreement: A Prologue of Things to Come
Canada and the United States are currently engaged in separate yet parallel trade agreement negotiations with the European Union. In these negotiations, the Canada-EU negotiations were the first to set the tone.
You are invited to come hear what the Canadian experiences in these negotiations have been so far and how the relationship between the U.S., Canada and the European Union may be called upon to change.
Panel Chair:
René Cadieux, Fasken Martineau, Montréal, QC, Canada
Moderator:
Raymond Chrétien, OC, Former Canadian Ambassador to France, the United States, Belgium, Mexico and the Congo, Fasken Martineau LLP, Montréal, QC, Canada
Speakers:
Marie-Anne Coninsx, Ambassador of the European Union to Canada, Ottawa, ON Canada
Pierre-Marc Johnson, G.O.Q., MSRC, former Premier of Québec, Lavery Lawyers, Montréal, QC, Canada
Sylvie Tabet, General Counsel and Director of the Trade Law Bureau of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada
This program is offered free of charge
Reception:
6:00–7:30pm
Joint Reception with the American Bar Association, Québec Bar and Montréal Bar. Sponsored by the Canadian Bar Insurance Association.
The 2015 Fall Meeting’s kickoff event will be an excellent opportunity to reconnect with friends from prior meetings and make new ones. Light hors d’oeuvres & drinks will be served.
Registration Information:
To register for the panel and purchase tickets for the reception please email: intlawmeetings@americanbar.org
Full conference registration information and pricing is available at: http://shopaba.org/ILFall2015
One reception ticket per person is included for meeting attendees who have registered for the entire ABA conference as part of your Fall Meeting registration fee. CBA members are entitled to the Section of International Law Member Discount for the conference. When registering online, use the discount code “ICFM1020” on the checkout page.