IMRE 2007 Spring Conference Agenda
Saturday, February 17, 2007
* Language Spoken (with translation available on some courses8:00am: Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:10am: Introduction
9:30am-10:20am: Course 1A
Theatre
MCLE: 0.75 hours
* English
Mexican Real Estate Acquisitions - Due Diligence, Letters of Intent and Purchase Agreements
Moderator
Enrique Hernandez Pulido, Esq. - Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP
Speakers
Lic. Guillermo Valencia Backhoff - Fernández & Valencia, S.C.
Ricardo Cevallos Valdez
Robert Brown, Esq. Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP
9:30am-10:20am: Course 1B
Room A
MCLE: 0.75 hours
* English
Cross Border Construction Contracts - Sub-Contracting with U.S. and Mexican Sub-Contractors
Moderator
David B. Kuhlman, Esq. - Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP
Speakers
Sebastian Mariscal, Designer-Builder - Sebastian Mariscal Studio
Lic. Aureliano Gonzalez Baz - Bryan, Gonzalez, Vargas Y Gonzalez Baz, S.C.
10:30am-11:20am: Course 2A
Room A
MCLE: 0.75 hours
* English
Sales and Marketing the Project in the U.S. - Educating Mexican Sales Force - Licensing Requirements and Securities Laws
Moderator
Liliana Sandoval, Esq. - Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP
Speakers
Lorne R. Polger, Esq. - Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP
John C. Lee, Esq. - Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP
Eduardo Valadés - Dreamhousing.com & iHispanic
Gabriel Robles - Managing Partner, Baja Resort Advisors, LLC
10:30am-11:20am: Course 2B
Theatre
MCLE: 0.75 hours
* English
Mexican Land Entitlements and Permitting - PROFEPA, zoning, etc.
Moderator
Enrique Hernandez Pulido, Esq. - Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP
Speakers
Jonathan A. Pikoff, Esq. - Pikoff & Associates
Lic. Rodrigo Armada - Notario 3 de Ensenada
Maria del Consuela Ceseña Arce Biol
11:35am-12:30am: Course 3A
Room A
MCLE: 0.75 hours
* English
Sales & Dispositions - Notary Attorneys, Withholding Tax - Calculating U.S. and Mexican Taxable Gains, Rates and Basis
Moderator
Patrick W. Martin, Esq. - Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP
Speakers
Juan Jose Thomas - Notaría Pública Número Siete
Enrique Hernandez Pulido, Esq. - Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP
Phil Webber, Esq. - Bull, Housser & Tupper LLP
11:35am-12:30pm: Course 3B
Theatre
MCLE: 0.75 hours
* Spanish
Ejido Property Conversions - Legal Process, Risks, Pitfalls - Case Study
Moderator
Liliana Sandoval, Esq. - Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP
Speakers
Miguel Gonzalez Guerra - González, Orozco, Rodríguez & Barajas, S.C.
Lic. Miguel Angel Martínez L. - Marrón, Martínez & Gallardo
Elias Bemeras
12:45pm-2:00pm: Lunch
MCLE: 0.50 hours
* English/Spanish
Ambassador, Jeffrey Davidow
Immediate Past U.S. Ambassador to Mexico and Director of the Institute of the Americas
2:10pm-2:30pm: Networking Break
2:30pm-3:20pm: Course 4A
Theatre
MCLE: 0.75 hours
* English
Fractional Ownership, Partial Ownership - Mexican Current Legal Trends
Moderator
Enrique Hernandez Pulido, Esq. - Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP
Speakers
Lic. Teresa Paillés - Romo, Paillés y Guzmán, S.C.
Lorne R. Polger, Esq. - Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP
2:30pm-3:20pm: Course 4B
Room A
MCLE: 0.75 hours
* English
Escrows and Deposits - U.S. and Mexican Regulations and Fundings (Financings and Encumbranceds through Escrow)
Moderator
Patrick W. Martin, Esq. - Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP
Speakers
Lic. Hugo G. Cuesta - Cuesta Campos Abogados
Adrian Campo
3:30pm-4:30pm: Course 5
Theatre
MCLE: 1.00 hours
* English
FIBRAs - Revised Mexican Legislation; Fund Investors and Tax Benefits
Moderator
Patrick W. Martin, Esq. - Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP
Speakers
Dr. Alejandro Reynoso del Valle - Bolsa de Valores Mexicana
Guillermo Arana - Scotia Capital - Banca de Inversión
Mauricio Monroy
4:45pm-5:30pm: Course 6A
Theatre
MCLE: 0.75 hours
* English
Mexican Fideicomisos (Residential and Business Trusts) - Bank Trustees and Tax Return Filing Requirements
Moderator
Patrick W. Martin, Esq. - Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP
Speakers
Miguel Escudero - Deutsche Bank Mexico, S.A.
Adrian Campo
Phil Webber, Esq. - Bull, Housser & Tupper LLP
5:45pm-6:15pm: Course 7
Theatre
MCLE: 0.50 hours
* English
Recap - Avoiding Major Pitfalls - Mexican Real Estate Investment and Development
Moderator
Enrique Hernandez Pulido, Esq. - Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP
Speakers
Patrick W. Martin, Esq. - Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP
Juan Jose Thomas - Notaria Publica Numero 17
Lic. Ricardo Cevallas Valdez - Notario Publico Numero 18
Lic. Rodrigo Armada - Notario 3 de Ensenada
6:30pm-7:30pm: Reception