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Gabriela Mancero attended the conference on women in the legal profession in Colombia hosted by the Vance Center during the week of March 12 in Bogota. The conference presented the results of a survey of Colombian law firms on issues that affect the advancement of women lawyers in Colombia. The conference was co-hosted by the Vance Center, Cámara de Servicios Legales (ANDI), Latin Lawyer and Universidad de los Andes.

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Our partners Daniel Peña and Gabriela Mancero Bucheli participated as speakers at the Legal Forum which took place within the framework of the 2nd. International Congress of Naval Design and Engineering, organized by Cotecmar in the city of Cartagena, Colombia, with the conference "Social and economic impact of technology transfer: Contracts' best practices. " The event included an exhibition of the most advanced shipbuilding industry in Colombia and in several countries and was attended by thousands of foreign investors and dozens of specialized speakers.

MARCH 10, 2011

Our partner Gabriela Mancero Bucheli attended the breakfast hosted by the Bar of Mining and Petroleum lawyers, on the impact of the recent tax reform in Colombia's oil and mining sector. The event was held at Bogotá's Gun Club and included the participation of Dr. Alfredo Lewin Figueroa, recognized tax attorney, who spoke on the issues that were amended by Law 1430 of 2010 and their effects in the sector.

Partner Gabriela Mancero Bucheli, along with Dr. Luis Fernando Macías, published an article entitled "Las operaciones de integración empresarial frente a las exigencias ambientales en Colombia" (Mergers meet environmental requirements in Colombia), in the third volume of the Mining and Energy Regulation series, published by Universidad Externado de Colombia and compiled by Luis Ferney Moreno.

Daniel Peña, Peña Mancero Abogados' partner, was responsible for delivering an award-tribute to Professor Julio Tellez, a researcher at the Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) who has contributed to the development of computer law in Mexico with an extensive bibliographical work. This took place during a Tribute Dinner on Computer Law and digital journalism in Latin America, organized by ACODITIC, the Colombian Association of Computer Law and New Technologies of Information and Communication, with the support from the ADALID Association and the sponsorship of Pena Mancero Abogados.

FEBRUARY 16, 2011

Universidad Externado de Colombia's rector, Dr. Fernando Hinestrosa, and the University Board, composed among others by Jaime Bernal Cuellar, Saul Sotomonte, Mario Fernández and Roberto Hinestrosa, in a solemn ceremony held at the Main Auditorium of the University, discerned the appointment of Professor Daniel Peña for over 10 continuous years as chair, as well as his research work on legal matters. The chairs run include International Recruitment, New Technologies Law, Internet's Legal Regime and Electronic Commerce. Daniel Peña is Director of the Research Group on Electronic Commerce of his Alma Mater. Externado has one of the most recognized schools of law in the country and this year celebrates its 125 anniversary. The university enjoys international prestige as well as institutional recognition from the Ministry of Education for unprecedented timetables for the country.

DECEMBER 28, 2010

Partner Daniel Peña received a scholarship from the Andean Development Corporation, the Solventia Foundation (Spain), and the Bogotá Chamber of Commerce to participate in the International Diploma in International Commercial Arbitration, organized by the School of International Arbitration under the aegis of the Arbitration and Mediation Center at the Chamber of Commerce of Bogotá, which took place during the months of October, November and December of 2010. Several renowned international arbitrators participated, among them, Roque Caivano (Argentina), Anibal Sabater (US-Spain), Carlos Soto (Peru), Eduardo Zuleta (Colombia), Nicolas Gamboa (Colombia), Jorge Mas (Spain) and Francisco Orrego Vicuña (Chile).

DECEMBER 11, 2010

Partner Daniel Peña gave a lecture named "The Legal Aspects of the Valuation of Intangible Assets" on the first anniversary of the Colombian Association of New Technologies of Information and Communications Law, ACODITIC, after its wording in Spanish. The event was held in the auditorium of the Chamber of Commerce of Bogota in the district of Chapinero and was attended by over seventy people.

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DECEMBER 4-9, 2010

Partner Daniel Peña participated in the 39 Annual Conference of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers ICANN in Cartagena, Colombia. This meeting, the most important regarding Internet governance in the world, was held in Colombia for the first time. The meeting brought together nearly one thousand participants from various countries, where issues such as the launch of the new names of top-level domain (gTLDs) and the configuration of ICANN as an international organization with multiple layers of decision and several participant persons, groups and entities, were discussed. The host organization was the registrar of the .CO domain, the company .CO Internet SAS under the aegis of Juan Diego Calle y Eduardo Santoyo. The Government of Colombia had the representation of the Minister Diego Molano and the President Juan Manuel Santos.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2010

Partner Daniel Peña attended the Panel on the Evolution of the Concept of Arbitrability in International Arbitration with the participation of distinguished international arbitrators in the Chamber of Commerce of Bogotá. The event discussed the current thesis of arbitrable matters in international commercial arbitration in the United States, the European Union and Latin America and was attended by several leading international referees including Anibal Sabater, Nicolas Gamboa, Jorge Mas and Juan Pablo Cárdenas.

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

Partner Gabriela Mancero attended the training “Risks and Threats of Corruption and the Legal Profession” organized by the IBA’s Anti-Corruption Strategy for the Legal Profession, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development OECD, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime UNODC, with the support of the Chamber of Legal Services of the Colombian Association of Entrepreneurs, ANDI.

OCTOBER 3-7, 2010

Our firm’s partner Gabriela Mancero attended the most important annual meeting of the International Bar Association, which took place in Vancouver, Canada, and participated with the conference "Hot topics in International Sale of Goods, International Franchising and Product Law", organized by the Product Law and Advertising Committee.

AUGUST 26, 2010

Our partner Daniel Peña participated in XXXIV Seminar on Criminal Law at Universidad Externado de Colombia on "Criminal Law and Business", with a presentation on "Security of information systems as a paradigm of cybercrime." The Externado conference had the presence of more than 200 people. It is traditionally the most important academic event of the year on criminal law in Colombia. His conference will be published in a book titled "Enterprise Criminal Law".

The Electronic Commerce Subcommittee of the Paris International Chamber of Commerce and the Bogota Chamber of Commerce organized the event "Computer Crime: Trends and Prospects after Act 1273 of 2009." Partner Daniel Peña participated in the event’s overall coordination and with the conference "Cybercrime: The new reality of felony in the digital environment." The event was attended by over 150 entrepreneurs in Bogotá.

Daniel Peña was a speaker at the First Discussion on Computer Law organized by the Digital Certification Entity Certicámara and the Colombian Association of Specialists in Computer Law and New Technologies of Information and Communications, "ACODITIC", held at the main auditorium of the Chamber of Commerce of Bogotá with over 120 attendees. The conference focused on the New Age of the .CO domain.

Partner Daniel Peña gave a lecture on the New Challenges of the Electronic Signature and Digital Signature in the national and international seminar on "Electronic Bill 2010" organized by Channel Planet. The event had over 150 attendees.

Partner Daniel Peña gave a lecture on e-Procurement, Amendment of Law 80 of 1993 regarding electronic publishing and the electronic contractual in Colombian law. The discussion was held within the framework of the Conference on Update from law 1150 and related decrees organized by the Department of Administrative Law at the Universidad Externado de Colombia. The event had over 70 attendees.

Daniel Peña Valenzuela participated with a lecture on "Technology Transfer, Innovation and Science in Colombia" under the renowned Manuel Ancízar chair subject, organized by the Universidad Nacional de Colombia in its Leon de Greiff auditorium with more than 1,200 attendees.

Partners Gabriela Mancero and Daniel Peña attended the seminar "Corporate Arbitration Update" organized by the Arbitration and Conciliation Center of the Superintendence of Companies.

Partner Gabriela Mancero and associate Carolina Pastrana participated in the Seminar on "Reform of the Mining Code (Law 1382 of 2010)" organized by the Department of Mining and Energy Law at Universidad Externado de Colombia.

Daniel Peña Valenzuela was a speaker at the II International Congress of the conference “Television: Challenges of the Audiovisual Industry: Public Television & Digital Terrestrial Television - DTT. The event was held at Universidad Externado de Colombia with over 200 attendees. The title of the presentation was "Challenges and Future of Television in Colombia in a converging market: Analysis of an international experience. Public TV. "

MARCH 18, 2010

Daniel Peña and Erick Iriarte, main partners at Peña Mancero and Iriarte & Abogados Asociados, respectively, sealed in Bogotá a strategic alliance that seeks to combine the synergies of both companies in legal services with added value for their clients and provide support, advice and assistance to companies in both Colombia and Ecuador and major international players that are investing in two of the fastest growing economies in the region.

FEBRUARY 26, 2010

Daniel Peña Valenzuela was a speaker at the seminar workshop "New Rules for Domain Names in Colombia. The topic was "Implementation in Colombia of the Dispute Resolution Policy by WIPO-ICANN." The event was organized by LEGIS, the Colombian Association of Intellectual Property (ACPI) and the new entity administering the .CO domain in Colombia, CO Internet SAS. The conference had over 100 attendees.