1. 1 "Legal Services & Business" Panel II: Lessons from the Economic Crisis (case studies of successful internal reforms and how they improve our client services) Moderator: Peter F. Hoffmann CHSH Cerha Hempel Spiegelfeld Hlawati Partnerschaft von Rechtsanwälten Parkring 2, 1010 Wien www.chsh.at

2. 2 CHSH Areas of Practice: Banking & Finance Capital Markets Distribution, Antitrust, Competition Employment Law Litigation & Arbitration Mergers & Acquisitions and Corporate Law Privatisations Public Commercial & European Law Real Estate & Construction Tax Law Lex Mundi Partner Offices CHSH Offices: Austria Belarus Belgium Bulgaria Hungary Romania Serbia* Slovak Republic * In cooperation with Janković, Popović & Mitić

3. 3 Peter F. Hoffmann FunctionPartner Focus- Corporate, M&A - Real Estate - Banking & Finance - Central and Eastern Europe (since 1998) Admitted1989, Avocat, Barreau du Quebec 1993, Barrister & Solicitor, Law Society of Upper Canada 1998, Solicitor, Law Society of England and Wales 2004, Registered European Lawyer, Slovak Republic Positions- Senior International Lawyer, Linklaters, Emerging Europe Team (2000-2007) - Senior Legal Counsel, Burns Schwartz, Vienna, Austria (1998-1999) - Senior Associate, McCarthy Tétrault, Montreal, Canada (1994-1998) - Associate, Simon Wakefield & Co, London, UK (1993-1994) - Associate, Ogilvy Renault, Montreal, Canada (1989-1992) LanguagesEnglish, German, French