Thomas F. Morante, Partner in the Miami office, will be part of the Speaker Faculty at the upcoming 3rd Annual Insurance & Annuity-Based Hedge Fund Investing Forum, on December 12-13, 2005 at The Harvard Club in New York, New York. He will be moderator for the "Partnerships: How to Play as a Team" session. This session will include discussion on how to establish and maintain a successful relationship with/between brokers, insurance companies and hedge funds; how to determine each entity's responsibilities, expectations, and limitations in order to efficiently work together to close transactions; and keys to effective communication.