INSOLVENCY JUDGES’ FORUM July 2nd to 4th 2007 PARIS A European opportunity to promote judicial cooperation and communication in insolvency proceedings Training credits for participation in this forum qualify under the ENM continuing education program. École Nationale de la Magistrature Grip 21 – French Think Tank on Insolvency and its Prevention Programme Day One – Morning Domestic Proceedings – Brief overview Solutions, judicial and otherwise Speakers from Germany, France, Spain, Italy, United Kingdom, Eastern Europe, United States. Day One – Afternoon Financing options / reorganisations Buffet lunch compliments of HOCHE Law Firm Cocktail / Evening Buffet compliments of White & Case Law Firm Day Two – Morning Visit of the Nanterre Commercial Court – West Paris Official welcome by Monsieur le Président DRUMMEN, Nanterre Commercial Court and Commercial Court Justice Madame Brigitte PETIET Talk on Forum Shopping followed by a court audience Day Two- Afternoon European Regulation N° 1346 / 2000 COMI as applied by the European Courts Case studies: “ Euro food (Parmalat)”, “MG Rover”, “Daisytek”. Participation of: Mister Luciano PANZANI, Cour de Cassation, Italy; Judge Heinz VALLENDER, Germany; Judge Jean-Luc VALLENS, Department of Justice, France; Commercial Court Justice Yves MERLAT , Tribunal d’Evry. Buffet lunch compliments of Deloitte Partners, Neuilly sur Seine Evening dinner at the Restaurant du Palais Royal, compliments of Banque Themis.

Day Three – Morning Guided visit of the French Supreme Court (Cour de Cassation) Talk on judicial cooperation Protocols of Cooperation and examples in action Luncheon buffet, compliments of Eversheds Law Firm Day Three – Afternoon Foreign Parent Companies, Investors, risks. Principles of Common Law in application in Europe / disclosure, contempt of court. DEBATE: Is Forum Shopping a Solution? Animated by Isabelle Didier CLOSING QUESTIONNAIRE With the participation of French comparative law students and their professors. Parting Words French Academic and Law Professor Judge Jean-Luc VALLENS Other details: This forum being by invitation only will remain moderate in scope. There are no attendance fees, all meals during the three-day forum are provided free of charge. Judges invited to participate will have their room fees covered courtesy of the French Planning Committee. Judges will be staying at the L’Hôtel des Ducs d’Anjou, located in the heart of Paris. http://www.hotel-ducs-anjou-paris.federal-hotel.com/ For further information please contact: Louise Roussel Business Interface Consultant France / English-speaking countries Tel.: 33 3 44 09 28 11 Fax.: 33 3 44 09 28 11 Mobile: 33 6 76 47 18 90 E-mail: [email_address]