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November 5 - 7, 2008 Bolsa Mexicana de Valores, S.A.B. de C.V. n México City, México Patron Sponsor Kansas City Southern de México, S.A. de C.V. Diamond Sponsors Haynes and Boone, LLP n Greenberg Traurig, LLP n LexisNexis Martindale Hubbell in cooperation with Bolsa Mexicana de Valores, S.A.B. de C.V. Asociacion Nacional de Abogados de Empresa, A.C. Barra Mexicana Colegio de Abogádos, A.C. U.S. - Mexico Bar Association n Barra de Abogados México - Estados Unidos 2008 Annual Meeting and Conference Investing in the Future of Cross Border Relations: Examining the Laws that Bind and Separate Mexico and the United States Invirtiendo en el Futuro de Las Relaciones Fronterizas: Examinando las Leyes que Unen y Separan a Mexico y los Estados Unidos

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November 5 - 7, 2008Bolsa Mexicana de Valores, S.A.B. de C.V. n México City, México

Patron SponsorKansas City Southern de México, S.A. de C.V.

Diamond SponsorsHaynes and Boone, LLP n Greenberg Traurig, LLP n LexisNexis Martindale Hubbell

in cooperation withBolsa Mexicana de Valores, S.A.B. de C.V.

Asociacion Nacional de Abogados de Empresa, A.C. Barra Mexicana Colegio de Abogádos, A.C.

U.S. - Mexico Bar Association n Barra de Abogados México - Estados Unidos2008 Annual Meeting and Conference

Investing in the Future of Cross Border Relations:Examining the Laws that Bind and Separate Mexico and the United States

Invirtiendo en el Futuro de Las Relaciones Fronterizas:Examinando las Leyes que Unen y Separan a Mexico y los Estados Unidos

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Bolsa Mexicána de Valores, S.A.B. de C.V.Bolsa Mexicana de Valores SAB de CV is a Mexico-based company primarily engaged in the financial sector. The Company facilitates the trading of listed securities and provides services, systems and mechanisms for the brokerage of publicly offered securities, derivatives and non-mass issued instruments. Its services include registration and listing of securities, as well as their trading and sale of information concerning the trading and the securities listed. The operations are conducted by means of an electronic trading system.

Sheraton Maria Isabel Hotel & TowersNamed “One of the Top 10 Hotels in Mexico” by Latin Trade magazine in 2007, the AAA four-diamond Sheraton Maria Isabel Hotel & Towers offers a great location in the heart of Mexico. Centrally located on Paseo de la Reforma, overlooking the famous Angel of Independence and just two blocks from the Casa de Bolsa stock exchange building, this traditional hotel is located only 30 minutes from Mexico International Airport.

Car rental services, a travel agency, wireless high-speed internet access and currency exchange are available onsite to make your stay more convenient and our multilingual staff is always available with attentive service. Discover Mexico at the Sheraton Maria Isabel Hotel & Towers.

Sheraton Maria Isabel Hotel & Towers Paseo de la Reforma No. 325

Col, CuauhtemocMexico, DF

Mexico 06500Call or reserve online:

1.800.325.3535 · www.sheraton.com

Bolsa Mexicana de Valores SAB de CVPaseo de la Reforma No 255

Col, CuauhtemocMexico, DF

Mexico 06500 Tel: +5255.534290

On behalf of the US-Mexico Bar Association (USMBA), we are pleased to invite you to a very special 2008 Annual Conference to be held in Mexico City on 5 - 7 November 2008, in cooperation with the Bolsa, the Barra Mexicana and ANADE. We hope you will make plans to join us and take this opportunity to meet with international practitioners (both in-house and outside counsel), academics, notarios, judges, accountants, business leaders, current and past government officials, and representatives of the financial sector from Mexico, Canada and the US and to network with old friends and meet new friends. All seminars will be presented at the Bolsa, our welcome reception and Thursday evening Annual Dinner will be held at the Sheraton Maria Isabel Hotel & Towers, our conference headquarters hotel. We look forward to seeing you at the Conference.

En nombre de la Barra de Abogados México - Estados Unidos (USMBA), tenemos el gusto de invitarlos a nuestra Conferencia Anual 2008 que se llevará a cabo del 5 al 7 de Noviembre de 2008 en la ciudad de México. Este evento se organiza en conjunto con la Bolsa Mexicana de Valores, la Barra Mexicana de Abogados y la Asociación Nacional de Abogados de Empresa (ANADE). Esperamos puedan asistir a este evento y aprovechen esta oportunidad para conocer a practicantes internacionales del derecho, académicos, notarios públicos, jueces, contadores públicos, empresarios, actuales y anteriores funcionarios de gobierno, así como a representantes del sector financiero de México, Canadá y Estados Unidos. En esta Conferencia Anual, podrás convivir con viejos amigos y conocer a otros nuevos. Todos los seminarios se llevarán acabo en la Bolsa. La recepción de bienvenida y la Cena Anual el jueves por la noche, se llevarán a cabo en el Hotel Sheraton María Isabel, hotel en donde se presentarán las respectivas conferencias. Esperamos poder contar con su asistencia a este evento!

Wayne FaganU.S. Chair

U.S.-Mexico Bar Association

Juan Carlos Velazquez de LeonMexico Chair U.S.-Mexico

Bar Association

WeDNeSDAy / MIeRCOLeS

3:00 - 6:00 p.m. Registration | Registro [Sheraton ]

7:00 - 9:00 p.m. Opening Reception Sponsor: LexisNexis Martindale Hubbell and DLA Piper US LLP Presiding Officers & Host Committee Chairs/ Coordinadores del Módulo y Presentadores: Felix Todd Piñero Dr. Jose Antonio Lozano Díez

THURSDAy MORNING / JUeVeS POR LA MAñANA

8:00 - 9:00a.m. Registration | Registro [Bolsa]

9:00 - 9:30 a.m. Welcome | Bienvenida Presiding Officer/Coordinador del Módulo: Juan Carlos Velazquez de Leon, Mexico Chair U.S.-Mexico Bar Association, Monterrey, NL Guillermo Prieto Treviño, Presidente, Bolsa Mexicana de Valores, Mexico, DF Guillermo Narvaez Lora, Presidente, Asociacion Nacional de Abogados de Empresa, A.C., Mexico, DF Dr. Luis Enrique Graham Tapia, Presidente, Barra Mexicana Colegio de Abogados, A.C., Mexico, DF Presiding Officer/Coordinador del Módulo: Charles A. Beckham,Jr., Houston, TX

9:30 - 10:30 a.m. Importance and Perspectives of the Stock Market | Importancia y Perspectivas del Mercado de Valores Moderator/Moderador: Felix Todd Piñero, Mexico, DF Guillermo Prieto Treviño, Mexico, DF Pedro Zorilla Velasco, Director Generál de Adjunto de Bolsa, Mexico, DF

10:30 - 10:45 a.m. BReAk/ReCeSO

10:45 - 11:45 a.m. Financing/Banking Issues in Mexico | Financiamiento/ Aspectos de la Banca en México Moderator/Moderador: Timothy E. Powers, Dallas, TX Guillermo Ortiz, Mexico, DF ( Invited) Terry DeWitt, Dallas, TX

11:45 - 12:45 p.m. The extra-Territorial effect of U.S. Laws in Mexico (Patriot Act, SeC Regulations, Product Safety) el efecto extraterritorial de las Leyes de estados Unidos en México Moderator/Moderador: Hugh E. Hackney, Dallas, TX Jeremy Heep, Philadelphia, PA Ray Thomas, McAllen, TX Carlos Loperena Ruiz, Mexico, DF

1:00 - 2:20 p.m. Lunch | Almuerzo [Bolsa] Host Sponsors: Haynes and Boone, LLP and Basham, Ringe y Correa, S.C. Presiding Officer/Coordinador del Módulo: Aisa Isabel Mendoza, Mexico, DF Special Guest : Ministra Olga Sánchez Cordero, Mexico, DF Speaker: To Be Announced

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PRe-ReGISTRATION To ensure sufficient materials are available for all conference attendees, pre-registration is strongly encouraged. Door registration is an additional $50.

ReGISTRATION By TeLePHONe You may register by calling 210/858-8178. Please provide an AMERICAN EXPRESS®, VISA®, or MasterCard® number, expiration date, security code and billing address.

CANCeLLATIONS & ReFUNDS Refunds, less a $50 processing fee will be given to registrants who cancel by 5:00 pm on the Friday preceding the conference. No refunds will be granted thereafter.

ReCORDING DeVICeS Audio and video recording devices are not permitted in the conference.

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STUDeNT ReGISTRATIONS Student registrations will be accepted on a “space available” basis and will include written materials and the Wednesday Night Social Event. It does not include Thursday lunch or Special Event. Students may attend Thursday lunch and/or Special Event by ordering “guest” tickets under Event Registration where indicated.

SPeCIAL ACCOMMODATIONS If special arrangements are required for a person with a disability to attend this program, please contact us at 210/858-8178.

THURSDAy AFTeRNOON / JUeVeS POR LA TARDe

CONTROVeRSy TRACk / SeGUIMIeNTO De LAS CONTROVeRSIAS Presiding Officer/Coordinador del Módulo: Murray Smith, Vancouver, B.C.

2:30 - 3:30 p.m. Dispute Resolution | Why Can’t We Be Friends – Update on Arbitration, Mediation and Other Alternative Dispute Resolution and Complex litigation Resolucion de Controversias Moderator/Moderador: Marisa Marinelli, New York, NY Dean Fleming, San Antonio, TX Juan Alcala, Austin, TX Carlos McCadden Martinez, Mexico, DF Gerry Yarnell, New York, NY

3:30 - 4:30 p.m. Two Countries – One Border, One Airshed, One Watershed – environmental Issues and Solutions Dos Países - Una frontera, una división aérea, una división en las aguas - Aspectos Ambientales y sus Soluciones Moderator/Moderador: Ana Paola Simon, Grupo Bal, Mexico, DF Leopoldo Burguete Stanek, Mexico, DF Gregory M. Bergman, Los Angeles, CA Polly Towill, Los Angeles, CA

4:30 - 4:45 p.m. BReAk/ReCeSO

4:45 - 5:30 p.m. Cross Border Insolvency | La Insolvencia más allá de las fronteras Moderator/Moderador: Eduardo Martinez, Mexico, DF Deborah Williamson, San Antonio, TX Alfonso Lopez Melih, Mexico, DF

5:30p.m. Membership Meeting | Junta de Miembros [Bolsa] Presiding Officers/Coordinadores del Módulo: Wayne I. Fagan & Juan Carlos Velazquez de Leon

THURSDAy AFTeRNOON / JUeVeS POR LA TARDe TRANSACTIONAL TRACk / SeGUIMIeNTO De LAS TRANSACCIONeS Presiding Officer/Coordinador del Módulo: Joaquin Cabrera, Hermosillo, Sonora

2:30 - 3:30 p.m. Real estate Development and Investment in Mexico | Desarrollo Inmobiliario e Inversión en México Moderator/Moderador: Jose Palli, Miami, FL Carlos Ibarra, Mexico, DF Richard Krumbein, Denver, CO & Phoenix, AZ Roberto Nuñez y Bandera, Mexico, DF

3:30 - 4:30 p.m. Tax Issues: Doing Business in the U.S. and Mexico Aspectos Fiscales de hacer negocios en México y estados Unidos Moderator/Moderador: Michelle Graham, San Diego, CA Alfredo Sanchez Torrado, Mexico, DF John B. McNeese III, San Diego, CA

4:30 - 4:45 p.m. BReAk/ReCeSO

4:45 - 5:30 p.m. “Scotty – We Need More Power” - energy Issues in Mexico Today el tema energético en México en la Actualidad Moderator/Moderador: Raul Felix, Cd. Juarez, CHIH Scott Arrington, Houston, TX Alfonso Tenorio Paulín, Mexico, DF

5:30 p.m. Membership Meeting | Junta de Miembros [Bolsa] Presiding Officers/Coordinadores del Módulo: Wayne I. Fagan & Juan Carlos Velazquez de Leon

7:00 p.m. Annual Dinner | Cena Annual [Sheraton Maria Isabel] Host Sponsor: kansas City Southern de México & Greenberg Traurig, LLP Presiding Officer/Coordinador del Módulo: Wayne I. Fagan Speaker: Eduardo Perez Mota, Chairman, Comisión Federál de Competéncia, Mexico, DF

FRIDAy MORNING / VIeRNeS POR LA MAñANA

Presiding Officer/Coordinador del Módulo: Jose Zozayacorrera–kuri, Guadalajara, JAL

9:00-10:00 a.m. Corporate Counsel Panel/Panel sobre el Asesor Jurídico Corporativo Moderator/Moderador: Manuel Pelaez-Prada, San Antonio, TX Luis Lozano, Mexico, DF Monica Soto, Mexico, DF Francisco J. Orellana, San Ramón, CA

10:00 - 11:00 a.m. Customs, Trade, and Transportation Issues – Getting the Goods Across the Border is easy? Aduanas, Comercio, y Transporte- ¿es fácil llevar los bienes a través de la frontera? Moderator/Moderador: Lawrence W. Hanson, Houston, TX Adrian B. Vazquez, Mexico, DF Julia Padierna-Peralta, Washington D.C. Jose Zozaya Delano, Mexico, DF Luis F. Martinez, Monterrey, NL 11:00 - 11:15 a.m. BReAk/ReCeSO

11:15 - 12:00 p.m. Immigration & employment Issues - The Goods Were easy – Getting People Across the Border is the Problem La Migración y el empleo- el traslado de bienes es fácil, llevar a las personas a través de la frontera es difícil Moderator/Moderador: Hugo Hernandez-Ojeda Alvirez, Mexico, DF Terry Weir, Houston, TX Erika Lopez Muñoz, Cd. Juarez, CHIH

12:00 - 12:45 p.m. Legal education in the US & Mexico: Adapting to a Post-NAFTA World La educación Legal en México y estados Unidos- Adaptándose al mundo posterior al TLCAN Moderator/Moderador: Prof.Barbara Bader Aldave, University of Oregon School of Law, Eugene, OR Dr. Jose Maria Serna de la Garza, Instituto de Investigaciones Juridicas, UNAM, Mexico, DF Dr. Jose Antonio Lozano Díez, Universidad Panamericana, Mexico, DF Prof. Patricia Isela Hansen, University of Texas School of Law, Austin, TX

12:45 - 1:45p.m. The Tie that Binds Us: 15 years of NAFTA - Where Have We Been, Where Are We Going? el lazo que nos une: 15 años del TLCAN- ¿Dónde estamos? ¿A dónde vamos? Moderator/Moderador: Philip A. Robbins, Phoenix, AZ Raul Rodriguez, San Antonio, TX Hon. Ira S. Shapiro, Washington D.C.

Ambassador Guillermo E. Rishchynski, Canada & Mexico

1:45 p.m. Conference Concludes | Conclusión de la Conferencia

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MCLe ACCReDITATION: THIS COURSe HAS BeeN APPROVeD FOR MINIMUM CONTINUING LeGAL eDUCATION CReDIT By THe STATe BAR OF TexAS COMMITTee ON MCLe IN THe AMOUNT OF 11.25 HOURS INCLUDING, 0.75 HOURS OF eTHICS. PLeASe LeT US kNOW AT CHeCk-IN WHeTHeR yOU NeeD CReDIT IN ANOTHeR STATe.

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U.S. CHAIRCharles A. Beckham, Jr.Haynes and Boone, LLPHouston, TX

MÉxICO CHAIRJose Miguel Zozayacorrea-kuri Baker & McKenzie Abogados, S.C. Zapopan, JAL

Gerry GumpelSheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton, LLPSan Diego, CA

Marisa MarinelliHolland & Knight, LLPNew York, NY

enrique J. MartinGreenberg Traurig, LLPMiami, FL

Michelle GrahamLuce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps LLPSan Diego, CA

Lawrence W. HansonThe Law Office of Lawrence W. Hanson, PCHouston, TX

Deborah WilliamsonCox Smith Matthews IncorporatedSan Antonio, TX

Murray SmithSmith BarristersVancouver, BCCanada

Manuel Pelaez-PradaToyota Motor Manufacturing North America, Inc.San Antonio, TX

Alejandro TouletToulet, Gottfried, Davila y Martinez, S.C. Mexico, DF

Ricardo Cervantes Vargas Chevez, Ruiz, Zamarripa y Cia, S.C. Mexico, DF

Leopoldo Burguete Stanek Gonzalez Calvillo S.C. Mexico, DF

Prof. Jose Maria Serna de la Garza Universidad Nacional Autonoma de México Instituto de Investigaciones Jurídicas Mexico, DF

Monica Soto Chief Counsel Corporate & Legal Affairs Kraft Foods de México, S. de R.L. de C.V.Mexico, DF

Raúl Félix -SaúlBaker & McKenzie Abogados, S.C. Cd. Juarez, CHIH

Jorge Ogarrio kalbOgarrio Daquerre, S.C.Mexico, DF

Juan M. AlcalaDLA PiperAustin, TX

Barbara Bader AldaveUniversity of Oregon, School of LawEugene, OR

Scott J. ArringtonMcDermott Will & Emery LLPHouston, TX

Charles A. Beckham, Jr. Haynes and Boone, LLP Houston, TX

Gregory M. BergmanBergman & Dacey IncLos Angeles, CA

Leopoldo Burguete Stanek Gonzalez Calvillo S.C. México, DF

Joaquin CabreraTapia, Robles y Cabrera S.C.Hermosillo, Sonora, MX

Hon. Olga Sánchez CorderoMinistra de la Suprema Corte de Justicia de la NaciónMexico, DF

Terry DeWittFirst City Financial CorpDallas, TX

Wayne I. FaganGlast, Phillips & Murray, P.C.San Antonio, TX

Raúl Félix-SaúlBaker & McKenzie Abogados, S.C.Cd. Juarez, CHIH

Dean FlemingFulbright & Jaworski LLPSan Antonio, TX

Luis enrique GrahamChadbourne & Parke S.C.Mexico, DF

Michelle GrahamLuce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps LLPSan Diego, CA

Hugh e. HackneyGreenberg Traurig, LLPDallas, TX

Patricia Isela HansenUniversity of Texas, School of LawAustin, TX

Lawrence W. HansonThe Law Office of Lawrence W. Hanson PCHouston, TX

Jeremy HeepPepper Hamilton LLPPhiladelphia, PA

Hugo Hernandez-Ojeda AlvirezBarrera, Siqueiros y Torres Landa, S.C.Mexico, DF

Carlos IbarraCreelyGarcia-Cuellar, S.C. Mexico, DF

Richard krumbeinSnell & Wilmer LLPDenver, CO

Carlos Loperena RuizLoperena, Lerch, Martin del CampoMexico, DF

Marisa MarinelliHolland & Knight LLPNew York, NY

eduardo MartinezMartinez y Narvaez, S.C.Mexico, DF

Alfonso Lopez MelihLopez, Melih, Gonzalez, Facha y Estrada, S.C.Mexico, DF

Aisa Isabel MendozaJáuregui, Navarrette y Nader, S.C.Mexico, DF

erika Lopez MuñozFraccionamiento San JeronimoCd. Juarez, CHIH

Dr. Jose Antonio Lozano DíezPanamerican UniversidadMexico, MX

Luis Lozano Toyota Motor Sales, MX Mexico, DF

Luis F. MartinezBasham, Ringe y Correa, S.C.Monterrey, NL

Carlos J McCadden MartinezLoperena, Lerch y Martin del CampoMexico, DF

John B McNeece IIILuce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps LLPSan Diego, CA

Guillermo Narvaez LoraMartinez y Martinez Abogados S.C.Mexico, DF

Roberto Nuñez y BanderaNotary Public No. 1 of the Federal DistrictMexico, DF

Frank J OrellanaChevron San Ramon, CA

Guillermo OrtizBanco de MexicoMexico, DF

Juliana S Padierna-PeraltaHogan & HartsonWashington D.C.

Jose PalliWorld Wide TitleMiami, FL

Manuel Pelaez-PradaToyota Motor Manufacturing North America, Inc.San Antonio, TX

eduardo Perez MotaComisión Federál de CompeténciaMexico, DF

Guillermo Prieto TreviñoPresidente de la Bolsa Mexicana de ValoresMexico, DF

Timothy e PowersHaynes and Boone LLPDallas, TX

Ambassador Guillermo e RishchynskiEmbassy of CanadaMexico, DF

Philip A RobbinsJennings Strouss & Salmon PLCPhoenix, AZ

Raul RodriguezFree Trade Alliance San Antonio, TX

Alfredo Sanchez TorradoChevez, Ruiz, Zamarripa y Cia, S.C.Mexico, DF

Dr. Jose Maria Serna de la GarzaInstituto de Investigaciones Juridicas de la UNAMMexico, DF

Hon. Ira S. ShapiroGreenberg Traurig LLPWashington, D.C

Anna Poala Simon GalvezTecnica Administrative Bal, SAMexico, DF

Murray SmithSmith BarristersVancouver, BC, CA

Monica SotoKraft Foods de Mexico,S.de R.L. de C.V.Mexico, DF

Alfonso Tenorio PaulínDirector JuridicoMexico, DF

Raymond L ThomasKittleman Thomas & Gonzales LLPMcAllen, TX

Felix Todd PiñeroTubos de Acero de Mexico SAMexico, DF

Polly TowillSheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLPLos Angeles, CA

Adrian VazquezVazquez Tercero y Asociados S.C.Mexico, DF

Pedro Zorilla VelascoBolsa Mexicana de ValoresMexico, DF

Juan Carlos Velazquez De Leon Basham, Ringe y Correa, S.C.Monterrey, NL

Terry WeirDunbar Harder PLLCHouston, TX

Deborah WilliamsonCox Smith Matthews IncSan Antonio, TX

Gerard L. yarnellDeloitte Financial Advisory Services LLPNew York, NY

Jose Guillermo Zozaya DelanoKansas City Southern de MexicoMexico, DF

Jose Miguel Zozayacorrea-kuriBaker & McKenzie Abogados, S.C. Zapopan, JAL

SPeAkeRS COMMITTee

CONFeReNCe FACULTy

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Please register me for the conference as follows: (indicate if you are attending the Wednesday night social, Thursday lunch, and/or Thursday night event, and if you are planning to bring a guest.

USMBA Member, ANADe, Barra Mexicanao Early Bird Registration (Due by 5:00pm, Oct. 3) .........................................................................................................................................$375o Registration (Due by 5:00 pm, Oct. 17) ......................................................................................................................................................$425o After 5:00 pm, Oct. 17 and Door Registration Fee ......................................................................................................................................$475USMBA Student Membero Registration ................................................................................................................................................................................................$125Non-Membero Early Bird Registration (Due by 5:00 pm, Oct. 3) ........................................................................................................................................$475o Registration (Due by 5:00 pm Oct. 17) .......................................................................................................................................................$525o After 5:00 pm, Oct. 17 and Door Registration Fee ......................................................................................................................................$575Non-Member Studento Registration .................................................................................................................................................................................................$175Full-Time Academics, Judges, or Government Officialso Registration .................................................................................................................................................................................................$250

event Registration (Important: Please complete in order to guarantee your reservation)o I will attend the Wednesday Night Social Event at no charge o I will bring _____ guests at $30 each ............................................................................................................................................ $ ______o I will attend the Thursday Lunch at no charge o I will bring _____ guests at $45 each (student register here) ........................................................................................................ $ ______o I will attend the Thursday Night Special Event at no charge (cash bar will be available) o I will bring _____ guests at $60 each (student register here) ........................................................................................................ $ ______

I cannot attend the Conference. Please forward the following:Audio and Course Materials .............................................................................................................................................................................$375Course Materials ..............................................................................................................................................................................................$215

TOTAL eNCLOSeD ..................................................................................................................................................................................$ ______No refunds after 5:00 pm, Friday, October 17, 2008. See cancellation policy

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ReGISTRATION / CUOTAS De INSCRIPCIONUSMBA 2008 ANNUAL MEETING & CONFERENCE • NOVEMBER 5 - 7, 2008 • MÉXICO CITY, MÉXICO

Fax: 210/928-7474 orPhone: 210/858-8178(must be accompanied by credit card information)

Mail to: USMBA 485 Quentin Roosevelt Rd., Suite 607 San Antonio, Texas 78226

2008 Annual Meeting and ConferenceNovember 5 - 7, 2008 n Bolsa Mexicána de Valores, S.A.B. de C.V. n México City, México

—————Investing in the Future of Cross Border Relations:

Examining the Laws that Bind and Separate Mexico and the United States

Invirtiendo en el Futuro de Las Relaciones Fronterizas:Examinando las Leyes que Unen y Separan a Mexico y los Estados Unidos

—————Platinum Sponsor

DLA Piper US LLP n Basham, Ringe y Correa, S.C.Gold Sponsors

Kittleman, Thomas & Gonzales, LLP n Fulbright & Jaworski, LLP n Cox Smith Matthews, Inc.Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. n Baker & McKenzie

Silver SponsorsLuce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps, LLP n Snell & Wilmer, LLP n Dunbar Harder, PLLC

Law Office of Lawrence W. Hanson, PC n Glast Phillips & Murray, PC n Vazquez Tercero y Asociados Holland & Knight, LLP n Chevez, Ruiz, Zamarripa y Cia. S.C. n Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton, LLP

Deloitte Financial Advisory Services LLP - U.S. Mexico Initiative n Pepper Hamilton LLP

Log on to www.usmexicobar.org for more information.

U.S.-Mexico Bar Association485 Quentin Roosevelt Rd., Suite 607San Antonio, Texas 78226

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