Miami: Victor M. Alvarez chaired the Latin America Syndicated Loans Conference, organized by Euromoney Seminars and sponsored by White & Case. The event featured panelists and speakers from major banking institutions, including Citigroup, JP Morgan, BNP Paribas, ABN Amro, Calyon, SMBC, Barclays and Standard Bank.  Don Baker (São Paulo) moderated two panels, "Borrowers' Perspective from Brazil" and "The Role of Domestic Banks in Developing the Syndicated Loan Market in Latin America."