Subcommittee Hearing "Resolving Issues With Confiscated Property in Cuba, Havana Club Rum and Other Property"

On February 11, 2016, the House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet held a hearing titled “Resolving Issues With Confiscated Property in Cuba, Havana Club Rum and Other Property” in which pending claims against the government of Cuba were discussed. Witnesses included US government officials, victims of property confiscation and trafficking in Cuba, as well as PobleteTamargo partner, Mauricio Tamargo.

The following list of witnesses includes links to submitted testimony.

Witness Panel 1

Honorable Kurt Tong

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs (Department of State)

Ms. Mary Denison

Commissioner for Trademarks, US Patent and Trademark Office

Witness Panel 2

Mr. Rick Wilson

Senior Vice President, Bacardi-Martini, Inc.

Mr. William A. Reinsch

President, National Foreign Trade Council

Mr. Mauricio J. Tamargo

PobleteTamargo LLP, Former Chairman, Foreign Claims Settlement Commission

Ms. Lilliam Escasena

Cuban Property Claimaint, Miami, FL