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Legal Issues in Oil and Gas
14th & 15th April 2010
Crowne Plaza Hotel, St. James, London, UK.

SMi’s 2nd annual Legal Issues in Oil & Gas conference will be taking a practical look at your legal challenges to help you mitigate risks that might affect your business operations globally.

The event has an expert line up of speakers including regulators, in-house counsel and private practice lawyers who will equip you with all the essential knowledge and solutions needed to overcome the legal impediments surrounding the oil and gas industry. Key Speakers Include:

Lennart Deridder, Directorate-General for Energy and Transport, European Commission
Marco Bollini, General Counsel Extra Europe, ENI
Quinten Peer, General Counsel, Gazprom Sakhalin Holdings BV
Gunnar Heiberg, Vice President Legal, International Exploration and Production, Statoil
Sean Rush, Senior Counsel, Petro Canada
Peter Hohaus, Head of German and International Energy Law, European Law, Gas Associations EU, E.ON Ruhrgas AG

For more information please visit; www.smi-online.co.uk/10legaloilandgas24.asp

For more information please contact Sam Hunter on Tel. +44 (0) 20 7827 6115 or E-mail. This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Global IP Exchange™

14th – 16th March, 2010, Munich, Germany

Intellectual Property has fast become one of the most important asset classes to companies worldwide and is now recognised as having an integral part in achieving the success and growth of business strategies today. In the face of budget cuts, pending regulatory changes and global obstacles, IP Departments are actively re-evaluating their IP Portfolios.

The Global IP Exchange™ has been designed to provide Europe’s Senior IP Counsel even more value for time out of the office. Unlike typical conferences, the Exchange focuses on networking, strategic conference sessions and one-on-one meetings with service providers.

Speakers include Senior IP Counsel from KPN Royal, Tandberg TV, Ericsson, Pfizer, Nestle, Gemalto, Qualcomm, Coca Cola, Ebay, UBS, WTO, OHIM, EPO and many more.

To request your complimentary invitation or for information on attending as a service provider, please contact Kate Bentley: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call +44 (0) 207 368 9340.

Corporate Counsel Exchange™

18th – 20th April 2010, Brussels, Belgium

As legal cost control continues to dominate the headlines, General Counsel’s commitment to developing strategic and innovative spend management methods has been growing by the day. It has become imperative to remove the risk of reactionary spending and work towards aligning legal team resources to meet key business goals, both internally and externally How are GC’s delivering the value that CEO’s and CFO’s expect from their legal department? Have legal departments really emerged in the post-economic crisis with streamlined and agile infrastructures?

The Corporate Counsel Exchange™ offers a perfect setting for senior legal professionals across Europe to debate, network and understand effective business strategies at a level that befits their role. This exclusive event tackles challenges and helps find solutions through a serious of conference sessions, roundtable discussions and one-one-one meetings with pre-selected service providers.

View the video testimonial from the Corporate Counsel Exchange™ 2009. click here.

Corporate Compliance Exchange™

16th – 18th May 2010, Brussels, Belgium

Business ethics, high profile fraud incidents and corporate blunders over the last few years have intensified the need for European companies to strengthen their GRC initiatives. Faced with budget cuts, unregulated markets and undefined compliance models, organisations are challenged with the daunting task of mitigating against risk and developing comprehensive governance and compliance policies.

Unlike typical conferences, the Corporate Compliance Exchange™ focuses on networking, strategic conference sessions and one-on-one meetings with service providers. This unique event provides Chief Compliance Officers and senior GRC executives the opportunity to source the right technologies, understand innovative training systems and leverage cost effective solutions.