International Section

9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

Executive Committee Meeting

2nd Fl, Sutton South

10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

Chapter Chairs Meeting

2nd Fl, Sutton South

11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Latin American Council Meeting

2nd Fl, Sutton South

12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Luncheon and Awards Ceremony

2nd Fl, Sutton North

Albert S. Pergam International Law Writing Competition Award

Presenter: Kristopher Peters Duane Morris New York, NY Recipient: TBD

Distinction in International Law and Affairs Award

Presenter: Carlos-Ramos-Mrosovsky International Section Chair, NYSBA Partner, Baker & Hostetler LLP New York, NY Recipient: Michael W. Galligan Phillips Nizer LLP New York, NY

2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

MCLE Program

2nd Fl, Sutton Center

2:00 p.m. – 2:05 p.m.

Welcome and Introduction

Speaker

Carlos Ramos-Mrosovsky | International Section Chair, NYSBA | Partner, Baker & Hostetler LLP, New York, NY

2:05 p.m. – 3:20 p.m.

Global Challenges for the Rule of Law

The International Section is at the forefront of promoting the NYSBA mission of promoting the rule of law, and highlighting the global aspects of this role. This panel will address jurisdictions in which the rule of law is under attack or subsumed by authoritarian regimes, and discuss ways in which lawyers, among others, can respond to these challenges.

Speaker

Faiza Patel | Brennan Center New York, NY

Dennis Kwok | Kwok Levine Jaroslaw Neils LLP, former HK lawmaker, Senior Fellow at Harvard Kennedy School New York and Massachusetts

Eduardo Mayora | Mayora & Mayora, S.C. Guatemala

Ian Gary | Executive Director at The Financial Accountability and Corporate Transparency (FACT) Coalition, Washington, DC.

3:20 p.m. – 03:35 p.m.

Break

3:35 p.m. – 4:50 p.m.

How Will Non-U.S. Entities Be Affected by the Trump Administration?

This panel will discuss potential policy changes that might be implemented by the Trump Administration, and will explore how non-US parties might be affected by them.

Speaker

Andrew Otis | Kramer Levin New York, NY

Howard Fischer | Moses Singer LLP New York, NY

4:50 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Election of Officers, 2025-26 Term

Speaker

Carlos Ramos-Mrosovsky | International Section Chair, NYSBA Partner | Baker & Hostetler LLP New York, NY

Closing Remarks

Speaker

Carlos Ramos-Mrosovsky | International Section Chair, NYSBA Partner | Baker & Hostetler LLP New York, NY