ADVISORY/The British American Business Council, Los Angeles and The State Bar of California, International Law Section Present ``Doing Business in the Expanding European Union''

Business Wire, May 24, 2004

Business Editors/Legal Writers

ADVISORY...for Wednesday (June 9)

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Event Advisory

Wednesday, June 9, 2004 at

Los Angeles Center Studios

WHAT:     "Doing Business in the Expanding European Union," a
          conference to learn about new business opportunities and
          guidelines for doing business between the U.S. and the newly
          expanded European Union.  Topics include: Doing Business in
          the EU, EU Trade & Investment, Overview of EU Law and
          Practice, EU Litigation, Transatlantic Alternative Dispute
          Resolution and Media and Entertainment Investment
          Opportunities.

WHY:      On May 1, 2004, the European Union added ten new member
          states including Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia,
          Slovenia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Cyprus and Malta.
          This larger region now includes 450 million consumers and
          bilateral investment between the EU and the US exceeds $1
          trillion.

WHEN:     Wednesday, June 9, 2004
          Program:  12:30 PM to 5:30 PM
          Reception:  5:30 PM to 7:30 PM

WHERE:    Los Angeles Center Studios
          450 South Bixel Street, Los Angeles, California  90017

WHO:      Co-hosted by the British American Business Council,
          Los Angeles
          And The State Bar of California, International Law Section
          MCLE Credit for Attorneys:  4.0 hours general credit

Speaker Highlights:

--  Welcome address via live satellite link from London by Rt. Hon.
    Alderman Robert Finch, Lord Mayor of London, and EU Ambassador to
    the US Guenther Burghardt

--  Distinguished legal specialists from leading cross-border law
    firms in the EU and the US will address attendees via live
    satellite link from London and in person from the Los Angeles
    conference site, including:  Beaumont & Son; Condon & Forsyth;
    Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher; Ince &
    Co.; Lord Bissell Brook; Morrison & Foerster; Quinn, Emanuel,
    Urquhart, Oliver & Hedges; White & Case

--  Trade representatives from Austria, Britain, Germany, Hungary,
    Ireland, Netherlands, Poland and Sweden

--  Film Councils from Croatia, Ireland, Italy, Romania, Spain and the
    UK

Web links for full program agenda:  www.babcla.org  and
                                    www.calbar.ca.gov/ils

Event Cost:   $125.00 for BABC and California State Bar Members,
              $195.00 non-members (including Reception)

Press Information:

Complimentary admission for qualified editorial media available through pre-registration ONLY. Press will not be admitted at the door without prior written approval.