IMRE 2006 Fall Retreat Agenda
Saturday, September 30, 2007
8:00 AM Registration and Breakfast
9:00 AM Introduction and Opening Remarks
Patrick W. Martin, Esq. - Partner and Tax Team Leader, Procopio
John McCarthy - Chief Executive Officer, FONATUR
9:30 - 10:15 AM: Course 1
Vallarta IV
MCLE .75 hours
Simultaneous Translation
Overview of Mexican Real Estate Transactions
Moderator
Patrick W. Martin, Esq. - Partner and Tax Team Leader, Procopio
Speakers
Juan José Thomas-Moreno - Notary Public No. 7, Tijuana, Baja California
Mitch Creekmoore - Vice President and Manager, Houston Office, Stewart Title Guaranty de Mexico
Miguel Escudero Basurto - Director Fiduciario, Deutsche Bank Mexico, S.A.
10:15 – 11:00 AM: Course 2A
Vallarta IV
MCLE .75 hours
Simultaneous Translation
Master Planning, Permitting and Dealing with FONATUR
Moderator
Enrique Hernández, Esq. - Attorney, Procopio
Speakers
Lic. German Goldman Serafin - Notary Public No. 10 for Nayarit (Nuevo Vallarta – Punta Minta)
James J. Grogan - President and CEO, Loreto Bay Company
10:15 – 11:00 AM: Course 2B
Salon México
MCLE .75 hours
Mexican Immigration
Moderator
Liliana Sandoval, Esq. - Attorney, Procopio
Speakers
Lic. Vicente Martinez - Santillana, Hintze Abogados, S.C.
Carlos Murillo N. - Cuesta Campos y Asociados, S.C.
11:00 - 11:15 AM Break
11:15 AM – Noon: Course 3A
Vallarta IV
MCLE .75 hours
Simultaneous Translation
Ejido Conversion and Governmental Concessions
Co-Moderators
Lic. Miguel Gonzalez Guerra - Gonzales Orozco Rodriguez & Barajas S.C.
Liliana Sandoval, Esq. - Attorney, Procopio
Speakers
Lic. Roberto Orozco - Gonzales Orozco Rodriguez & Barajas S.C.
Juan José Thomas-Moreno - Notary Public No. 7, Tijuana, Baja California
Prof. Felix Mario Higuera Arce - Ejidatario del Ejido “La Purismia”
11:15 AM – Noon: Course 3B
Salon México
MCLE .75 hours
Financing Real Estate Transactions in Mexico
Moderator
Enrique Hernández, Esq. - Attorney, Procopio
Speakers
Adrian Aguayo - Conficasa
Jorge Ojeda - Vice President, Collateral International, LLC
Rafael Ramirez de Alba - Business Development Director, GE Money
Noon – 12:45 PM: Course 4
Vallarta IV
MCLE .75 hours
Simultaneous Translation
US Complex Tax Issues
Moderator
Patrick W. Martin, Esq. - Partner and Tax Team Leader, Procopio
Speakers
Enrique Hernandez, Esq. - Attorney, Procopio
Dennis Marquardt - Managing Director, International Tax, RSM McGladery, Inc.
Jon Schimmer, Esq. - Attorney, Procopio
12:45 – 2:00 PM: Lunch
Vallarta V
Speaker
Dr. Alejandro Reynoso Del Valle - Managing Director, Bolsa Mexicana de Valores
2:00 – 2:15 PM Break
2:15 – 3:00 PM: Course 5
Vallarta IV
MCLE .75 hours
Simultaneous Translation
Mexico Complex Tax Issues
Moderator
Patrick W. Martin, Esq. - Partner and Tax Team Leader, Procopio
Speakers
C.P.C. Daniel Cano Falomir - Gossler, S.C.
Enrique Hernández, Esq. - Attorney, Procopio
3:00 – 3:45 PM: Course 6
Vallarta IV
MCLE .75 hours
Simultaneous Translation
Issues of Marketing and Selling Mexican Real Estate Development in California
Moderator
Patrick W. Martin, Esq. - Partner and Tax Team Leader, Procopio
Speakers
Steven Games - Chairman of the Board and Founder, Prudential California Realty and Prudential Mexico
Liliana Sandoval, Esq. - Attorney, Procopio
3:45 – 4:00 PM Break
4:00 – 4:45 PM: Course 7
Vallarta IV
MCLE .75 hours
Simultaneous Translation
Case Study – A Developer’s Recent Experience in Mexico
Moderator
Enrique Hernández, Esq. - Attorney, Procopio
Speakers
James J. Grogan - President and CEO, Loreto Bay Company
Jose Luis Vazquez - Principal and Director of Construction and Development, Grupo JV, S.A. de C.V.
5:30 PM – 7:00 PM Reception