7 December 2007 - Richard Ghueldre (Paris) spoke on the topic of "les programmes internationaux d'assurance et la responsabilité civile des mandataires sociaux" at the "RCMS & programme international" breakfast meeting organised by Marsh in Paris.

29 November 2007 - Frédéric Nouel (Paris) ran the panel "OPCI : c'est enfin parti" (Investors Session) at the S.I.M.I. (Salon de l'Immobilier d'Entreprise) that was held in Paris.

13-14 November 2007 - Frédéric Nouel, Stéphane Puel, Antoine de La Gatinais and Laurent Modave (Paris) ran the training session organised by Les Echos Formation "Fonds d'investissement immobilier français" (French Real Estate Investment Funds) (Structuration, due diligence et financement - OPCI, SIIC, SCPI, FCPR, SCI et SAS), held in Paris (Résidence Maxim's).

7 November 2007 - The Casablanca Office and CB Richard Ellis Morocco jointly organised a conference in London on the topic of "Investing in Real Estate and Tourism Projects in Morocco".

1-2 November 2007 - Maria Minskova (Moscow) spoke on the topic of "First Results and Perspectives of Russian Public-Private Partnership Project Development in the Sphere of Public Utilities Infrastructure" at the Energy Sector: Effective and Safe Methods of Energy Supply to Cities conference in Moscow.

26 October 2007 - Olga Revzina (Moscow) spoke on the topic of "Development of PPP legal framework in Russia" at the PPP Transport Infrastructure Projects in Russia - Initial Results and Immediate Prospects conference, organised jointly by The Moscow Office and KPMG.

23 October 2007 - Philippe Dupichot (Paris) spoke on the topic of "Réforme des sûretés et actualité du droit du cautionnement : quel impact sur les voies d'exécution ?" at the EFE seminar "Procédures civiles d'exécution", held in Paris (8.45 a.m. to 5.45 p.m.).

22 October 2007 - Frédéric Nouel (Paris) spoke on the topic "How to take advantage of European and French REITs structures and improve portfolio diversification?" at the Paris Europlace Forum - How are US and European capital markets challenging globalization?, held in New York.

22 October 2007 - Richard Ghueldre (Paris) spoke at the HEC/CPA Conference on the topic of "Intermédiation en assurance", held in Paris (from 6.30 to 9.00 p.m.).

15-16 October 2007 - Adela Horakova (Prague), David Lasfargue (Moscow), Jacques de Servigny and Franz Hepp de Sevelinges (Budapest) participated at the Third Annual PPP in CEE Conference in Prague.

11-13 October 2007 - Yan Lan (Beijing) is appointed as member of the global council of the Women's Forum for Economy & Society. She was a speaker at the Women's Forum that was held in Deauville and was accompanied by a delegation of women made up of Chinese business leaders.

17 September 2007 - Marc Solovei (Moscow) was a speaker at the Real Estate breakfast organised by Clud France in Moscow.

21-22 June 2007 - Karl Hepp de Sevelinges (Kyiv) participated in the Rencontres Ukraine 2007 organised by Ubifrance, to be held in Paris, with Jean-Paul Veziant, French Ambassador to Ukraine and Anatoliy Kinakh, Minister of the Economy in Ukraine.

11 June 2007 - Olga Revzina (Moscow) spoke on the topic of public-private partnerships at the round table "Public-Private Partnership to implement socially important projects: Culture, Healthcare, Affordable Housing" during the XI International Economic Forum held in St. Petersburg.

5 June 2007 - Olivier Prost and Erwan Berthelot (Brussels) spoke at the seminar entitled "Comprendre la procédure antidumping et ses enjeux" (Understanding the Antidumping Procedure and What is Involved?), organised in Paris by the Paris Chamber of Commerce and Industry in association with the Euro Info Centres network and European Commission Representation in France.

1 June 2007 - David Desforges (Paris) ran the seminar on brownfields management organised by EFE in Paris.

29-31 May 2007 - Olga Revzina (Moscow) spoke on the topic of "Development of Transport Infrastructure in Russia: Public-Private Partnership's Opportunities" at the Adam Smith conference entitled "Transport Infrastructure in Russia: Opportunities for Private Investment ", held in St. Petersburg.

29-30 May 2007 - Frédéric Nouel, Stéphane Puel, Olivier Dauchez, Gilbert Ladreyt, Antoine de La Gatinais, Laurent Modave and Hugues Moreau (Paris) ran a seminar on French Real Estate Investment Funds: structuring, due diligence and financing (OPCI, SIIC, SCPI, FCPR, SCI and SAS), organised by Les Echos Formation in Paris (Résidence Maxim's, 42 avenue Gabriel, Paris 8e).

22-23 May 2007 - Philippe Dupichot (Paris) spoke at the seminar entitled "Réforme des sûretés" (Reform of the law governing security interests) organised by EFE in Paris.

21 May 2007 - Alban Caillemer du Ferrage and Philippe Goutay (Paris) spoke on the topics of "Schedule for use with European asset managers" and "Regulatory developments in France" at the ISDA Documentation Conference held in Paris (Marriott Hotel Champs-Elysées).

20-21 May 2007 - Olga Revzina (Moscow) spoke on the topic of "Public-Private Partnership's Legal Framework in Russia: Current Opportunities" at the 2007 EBRD Annual Meeting & Business Forum held in Kazan (Russian Federation).

18 May 2007 - Charles-Edouard Renault (Paris) spoke on the topic of "The Announced Reform of State Aid at European Community Level" at the 21st Conference on International Audiovisual Law (Film Finance and Distribution: What's New?), organised in Cannes by ICC Institute of World Business Law and Marché du Film.

27 April 2007 - The Moscow Office organised a breakfast meeting in Paris on the topic of "Anti-Monopoly Law in Russia" with the exceptional participation of Mr. Andrey Tsyganov, Deputy Head of Federal Antimonopoly Service of the Russian Federation.

17-18 April 2007 - Bruno Leroy (Bucharest) and John Crothers (Paris) spoke on the topic of "Highway concession agreement: key terms for an optimal allocation of risks" at a seminar on "Transportation Infrastructures and Public Private Partnerships" organised by Ubifrance in Bucharest.

13, 16, 17 & 19 April 2007 - Gide Loyrette Nouel and Loyens & Loeff organised seminars in four cities in China concerning Chinese outbound investment to Europe. These seminars took place in Beijing on April 13, Hangzhou on April 16, Shanghai on April 17 and Shenzhen on April 19.

19-20 March 2007 - GLN offices in Vietnam and in London co-sponsored the 2nd Annual Vietnam Investment Forum organised by Euromoney. Michael Doran spoke on the role of private equity in Vietnam.

15 March 2007 - Frédéric Nouel (Paris) spoke on the topic of "OPCI: impacts on the French real estate market" on the occasion of the MIPIM at the Palais des Festivals of Cannes (Auditorium A) (3.00 - 4.00 p.m.).

16 February 2007 - Gilles Saint Marc and Xavier de Kergommeaux (Paris) spoke on the following topics:

Developments in the Securitisation Market: Diversification of the Categories of Securitisable Assets;
Public and Public-Private Partnership Project Financing;
Increasingly Sophisticated Real Estate Financing

at the "Structured Finance" 11th annual conference organised by Les Echos Conférences, to be held in Paris (Pavillon Gabriel) from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

15 February 2007 - François d'Ornano (Belgrade) spoke on the topic of "The Legal Rules Governing Foreign Investment in the Balkans" at the seminar entitled "The Western Balkans: Land of Development at the Gates of Europe", organised by Ubifrance in Paris.

14 February 2007 - Michel Guénaire and Paul Ravetto (Paris) spoke on the following topics:

Opening Up of the Electricity and Gas Markets to the General Public on 1 July 2007: Practical Considerations and Implementation of Competition Rules;
Optimising Energy Costs and Managing Environmental Constraints: How to Increase Efficiency;

at the "Energy" 10th annual conference organised by Les Echos Conférences, to be held in Paris (Lutetia Hotel) from 8:30 a.m. to 5:45 p.m.

6 February 2007 - Nicolas Audier (Hanoi) was invited to speak on the topic of "Vietnam financial and investment framework" at a conference organised in Singapore by Lexis Nexis.

31 January 2007 - Tatiana Kirgetova (Moscow) spoke on the topic "Envisaged Changes to Dividend Taxation in Russia" at the seminar entitled "Foreign Tax Planning Experience Prospects for Russia" organised by the Association of European Business (AEB) in Moscow. Click here to view her presentation.

31 January 2007 - Frédéric Nouel spoke on the subject "New Provisions Governing French Real Estate Investment Trusts (OPCI "1") at the Business Immo Real Estate Breakfast Meetings.

30 January 2007 - Bruno Leroy (Bucharest) spoke on the topic "Le nouveau cadre juridique des affaires à partir du 1er janvier 2007" at the seminar entitled "Les défis de la Roumanie après son entrée dans l'Union européenne", organised by the CCIP of Paris in Paris (27, avenue de Friedland, Paris, 8th District) from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

26 January 2007 - Alban Caillemer du Ferrage, Philippe Goutay and Gilles-Antoine Frot (Paris) ran a training seminar on derivative products entitled "Réglementation, documentation, collatéralisation - ISDA/FBF - Maîtriser les contrats sur produits dérivés", organised by Development Institute International in Paris from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.