ADVISORY/Corporate Governance Topic of March 25 Symposium at New York Law School Center for International Law.

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ADVISORY...for Tuesday (March 25)

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 17, 2003

  WHAT: Symposium on "Corporate Governance in the United States and
        Europe: An Emerging Consensus or Growing Disparity?"
        During the past year, issues concerning corporate governance
        have become a major concern for many Americans and Europeans.
        Allegations that executives and directors at large public
        companies (such as WorldCom and Enron) had engaged in
        financial and accounting improprieties led to a sharp decline
        in investor confidence that affected stock markets around the
        world.

    Panelists include:

    --  Marco Becht, Executive Director, European Corporate Governance
        Institute, Professor of Finance, Universite Libre de Bruxelles

    --  Amy L. Chua, Professor of Law, Yale Law School, Author, "World
        on Fire: How Exporting Free Market Democracy Breeds Ethnic
        Hatred and Global Instability"

    --  Holly J. Gregory, Partner, Corporate Governance Group, Weil,
        Gotshal & Manges, LLP

    --  James L. Gunderson, Former Secretary and General Counsel,
        Schlumberger Limited

    --  Sheldon Leader, Professor of Law, University of Essex, United
        Kingdom, Chairman, Pallas Consortium of Universities for
        European Law

    --  Arthur Lindenauer, Chairman, Schlumberger Technology
        Corporation, former partner for merger and acquisitions, Price
        Waterhouse

    --  Sydney M. Cone, III, panel moderator, C.V. Starr Professor of
        Law and Director, Center for International Law, New York Law
        School

  WHEN: Tuesday, March 25, 2003, 3 p.m. - 6 p.m. This event is open
        to the public.

 WHERE: New York Law School, 57 Worth Street, New York, Wellington
        Conference Center.

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