Private Client Forum Europe 2010 - Speakers

Conference chairman

Henry Christensen III, partner, McDermott Will & Emery, USA
HENRY CHRISTENSEN III is a member of the international law firm of McDermott Will & Emery, LLP, where he is the managing partner of their private clients practice group in New York City, and of their international private clients practice. Mr. Christensen conducts an active world wide practice advising clients in connection with their tax and estate planning and in tax and probate dispute work, and has an extensive international estate planning practice. He is the former Chair of the International Committee of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (“ACTEC”) and is a Regent of ACTEC. He is the President of the International Academy of Estate and Trust Law (“IAETL”). He is an honors graduate of Yale College and Harvard Law School.

Mr Christensen teaches courses in International Estate Planning in the graduate estate planning program at the University of Miami Law School and in the graduate tax program at New York University Law School. He has written and lectured widely on various tax and estate planning subjects, including at the Heckerling Institute, ALI-ABA, ACTEC, the IAETL and PLI. He is the author of the treatise, International Estate Planning, published by Matthew Bender & Co. (2d edition, Sept. 1999), updated annually.

Speakers

Olga Boltenko, partner, Withers Worldwide
Laurent Chambaz, partner, UGGC & Associés, France
Sara Collins, partner, Conyers Dill & Pearman, Cayman Islands
John Conder, head of private client, Macfarlanes, UK
Martyn Gowar, partner, McDermott Will & Emery, UK
Miguel Jauregui Rojas, partner, Jáuregui, Navarrete y Nader, Mexico
James Johnston, partner, Bircham Dyson Bell, UK
Ineke Koele, Koele PC, The Netherlands
Paolo Ludovici, partner, Maisto e Associati, Italy
Claire Maurice, senior partner, Maurice Turnor Gardner, UK
Marnin Michaels, partner, Baker & McKenzie, Switzerland
Anthony Morton-Hooper, partner, Mishcon de Reya, UK
Duncan Osborne, Osborne Helman Knebel & Deleery, USA
Chip Poncy, director, office of strategic policy, terrorist financing and financial crimes office, United States Department of the Treasury
Henk Potts, equity strategist, Barclays Wealth
Bruce Ross, partner, Holland & Knight, USA
Joshua Rubenstein, co-managing partner, Katten Muchin Rosenman, USA
Simon Rylatt, partner, Boodle Hatfield, UK
Gurbachan Singh, senior partner, KhattarWong, Singapore
Paul Stibbard, joint head of wealth management, Baker & McKenzie, UK
Jean-Marc Tirard, partner, Tirard Naudin, France
Shân Warnock-Smith QC, 5 Stone Buildings, UK
Simon Weil, partner, Bircham Dyson Bell, UK
Basil Zirinis, partner, Sullivan & Cromwell, USA