Friday, October 20

8:30AM – 10:15AM
Hospitality, Community Recreation and Common Interest Developments Group
Chair:  Sandra Porter, Carlton Fields, Tampa, FL

8:30am                  Ethical Challenges When Representing Clients Across Borders.  Due to the nature of current real estate development, in the hospitality/lodging industry clients outside our borders may solicit advice of their counsel.  This program will provide practical guidance on how lawyers in the industry can protect against these risks and remain within ethical bounds.   Panelist:  Gwendolyn C. Allen, Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, Denver, CO.

9:30am                  Planning Ahead - Protecting Clients Against the Loss of Privilege Protections. This program will discuss what transactional lawyers need to know when the transaction is being structured to best inform clients of the risks and protect clients from forced disclosure of confidential privileged information should private litigation or government inquiry arise later.   Panelists:  Francine Friedman Griesing, Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott LLC, Philadelphia, PA; K. Michael Fandel, Graham & Dunn PC, Seattle, WA.

8:30AM – 10:15AM
Real Estate Taxation and Governmental Incentives Group
Chair:  Richard Rivitz, Kahn Kleinman PA, Cleveland, OH

Real Estate Taxation and Governmental Incentives Group: The A.B.C.''s of T.I.F.  To many developers, those three letters - T.I.F. - are a magic bullet for filling holes in a development budget.  For others, Tax Increment Financing is more trouble than it''s worth.  This program will cover the basic structure of tax increment financing, highlighting the advantages and drawing attention to the pitfalls. The presenters will also discuss tax increment financing from the perspective of both lawyers and underwriters, and will describe some of the varied redevelopment projects that have utilized this structure.  Panelists: Greg Huth, Kahn Kleinman PA, Cleveland, OH; Scott J. Ziance, Vorys Sater Seymour & Pease LLP, Columbus, OH; Teresa M. Beasley, Vorys Sater Seymour and Pease LLP, Cleveland, OH; Timothy P. Offtermatt, A.G. Edwards & Sons, Cleveland, OH.

10:30am                Commercial Real Estate Transactions Group: Recent AIA Design-Build Contract Changes and Looking into the Crystal Ball for Future AIA Contract Changes. A thorough review of the all new Design-Build Contract, followed by a discussion on the possible changes the AIA may be making when they release their new 2007 edition series of standard form contracts.  Panelists:  George J. Meyer, Carlton Fields PA, Tampa, FL; John E. Kofron, Fennemore Craig Tucson, AZ.

10:30am                Residential, Multi-Family and Special Use Group: Financing Affordable Housing - A Primer.  This program will give an overview of how affordable housing is financed and will explain bond financing and credit financing in simple, understandable terms.  Panelists:  Jeffrey Adams, Arnall Golden Gregory LLP, Atlanta, GA; Wayne H. Hykan, Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll LLP, Denver, CO; Ellen O. Kauffman, Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll LLP, Denver, CO.

1:45pm                  Recharacterization in Sale and Leaseback Transactions.  An overview of recharacterization of sale and leaseback transactions in bankruptcy and factors courts consider in recharacterization.   Panelists:  Karl L. Marschel, Bell Boyd & Lloyd LLP, Chicago, IL; Jo-Ann Marzullo, Posternak Blankstein & Lund LLP, Boston, MA.

2:40pm                  The New ALTA/ACSM Survey Standards.  An overview of the new ALTA/ACSM survey standards with particular emphasis on which Table A optional matters should be considered.  Panelists:  R. Gibson Masters, Preston Gates & Ellis LLP, Portland, OR; Lin Yan , Xinghe Law Firm, Beijing, China.

1:45PM – 3:30PM
Special Investors and Investment Structure Group
Chair:  James C. Wine, Nyemaster Goode, Des Moines, IA

1:45pm                  Investing in Real Estate in China.  This program will provide an overview of current legal and practical issues in "acquiring" real property in China.  Panelist:  Richard E. Kozlowski, Baker & Hostetler LLP, Columbus, OH. 

2:40pm                  Alternative Vehicles for Foreign Investment in U.S. Real Property. This session will describe alternative vehicles and structures utilized to address multiple issues involved in investment in U.S. real estate by non-U.S. persons.  Panelist:  Stephen Tomlinson, Kirkland & Ellis, Chicago, IL.

3:45PM – 5:30PM
Land Use and Environmental Group
Chair: Professor Steven J. Eagle, George Mason University, Arlington, VA

3:45pm                  Land Use and Environmental Group: The Redevelopment of Stapleton Airport.  This program will be a panel discussion led by attorneys who have been involved in the redevelopment of Stapleton Airport in Denver, CO.  The 4,700-acre former airport facility is being developed into a mixed-use master planned community that will include commercial, industrial and institutional space, as well as residential neighborhoods with a "new urbanism" feel, regional parks and open space.  This project is the largest urban infill project in the nation.  Panelists:  Arlene V. Dykstra, Denver City Attorney''s Office, Denver, CO;  Polly B. Jessen, Kaplan Kirsch & Rockwell LLP, Denver, CO; Jerri L. Jenkins, Forest City Stapleton Inc., Denver, CO.

3:45PM – 5:30PM
Practice Management Group (RPPT)
Chair:  David L. Campbell, Campbell & Cobbe PC, Dallas, TX

3:45pm                  Practice Management Group: Stop Wasting Billable Time Looking for Paper – Go Paperless!  This program will focus on techniques for transactional and probate and trust lawyers to become more paperless without great expense, learning new programs, or adding staff. It will include discussion of scanners, image management programs such as Adobe Acrobat, PaperPort, and eCopy Desktop, paperless internet and software fax, making closing binders on CD, and extranets. Panelist:  Nancy N. Grekin, McCorriston Miller Mukai MacKinnon LLP, Honolulu, HI.

Saturday, October 21

8:00AM – 9:45AM
Leasing Group B
Chair:  John S. Hollyfield Fulbright & Jaworski, Houston, TX

8:00am                    Indemnification Provisions in Leases: What We Ask For and What Really Matters.  In lease negotiations, the parties frequently negotiate heatedly the allocation of liabilities.  These issues can often be resolved based on insurance and the degree to which the state''s law permits a party to shift responsibilites.   Panelist:  Marie A. Moore, Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert LLC, New Orleans, LA.

8:45am                    The Force is With You - Force Majeure and Rent Insurance Interactions.  A discussion of the history, application and wording of force majeure provisions in lesaes, as well as the interplay between insurance coverages for landlord''s rental receipt, rental value type coverage and tenant''s payment obligations, business income type and how they fit together (or don''t) including specifics of standard coverage and endorsements. Moderator:  Richard M. Frome, Law Office of Richard M. Frome, New York, NY.  Panelists:  Jessica S. Hoppe, Balch & Bingham LLP, Birmingham, AL; David Weisman, Greenspoon Marder PA, Ft Lauderdale, FL.