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- In May, 2009, the Fondation and the international stakeholders in continental law organized the first European-U.S. summit in Washington, D.C., on the legal practices, experiences, and techniques employed to deal with the financial crisis and curtail its effects.
The speakers’ presentations:
Round table 1 :
What kind of system offers the best security of ownership at reasonable cost?, by Mr. Jacques Pourciel
What kind of system offers the best security of ownership at reasonable cost?, by Mr. Peter Murray
How to best reduce risks on the mortgage market?, by Mrs. Silke Rochelois
How to Best Reduce the Risk in the Mortgage Market, the U.S. Approach, by Mr.Egon Guttman
What is the best way to manage mortgage foreclosures?, by Mr. Patrick Safar
Conclusion, by Mr. Jean-Paul Decorps
Round table 2 :
Framing credit worthiness for homebuyers, by Mr. Alain Gourio
Lessons to be learnt from the consumer credit crunch, by Mr. Achim Albrecht
Regulation on the road to Damascus: how Continental jurists can help American Sauls become Pauls, by Mr. James Maxeiner
Round table 3 :
Anticipating failure: Field tested prevention techniques. The Eurotunnel case, by Mr. Vincent Gladel, & Mr. Laurent Le Guerneve
Sailing troubled waters efficiently: Balancing receivership and liquidation, by Mr. Marc André
Round table 4 :
The role of competition agencies in the regulation of the state interventions, by Mrs. Sylviane Baker & Mr. John S. Martin
The changing scope of E.U. competition rules in the financial storm, by Mr. Dominique Voilllemot
Workshops :
The relationship between the socio-economic nature of the infrastructure services and the institutional and contractual framework, by Mr. Marc Frilet
How the above considerations may renew the interest of the financial sector for innovation PPP? by Mr. Roger Fiszelson
The civil law notary profession, a fair balance between regulation and liberalization, by Mr. Jean-Paul Decorps
- In November, 2010, the second summit was organized by the Fondation in Washington on the topic of "Evidence as an Element of Legal Certainty."
This summit was held over a two day period in the form of discussions and case studies conducted by legal professionals and was rounded out by providing an academic approach as well.