Apr 14 2008
conference: fundamentals of int’l business transactions, 5/8-5/10
The American Law Institute (ALI) and the American Bar Association (ABA) are co-hosting the 22nd annual “Fundamentals of International Business Transactions” on 5/8-5/10/2008 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada at the Four Seasons Hotel Toronto. You can attend the program, which sounds like a crash course in IBT, both live or via webcast.
Topics to be covered include:
After an introductory discussion of international law sources and researching skills, this annual course of study, comprising more than 18 hours of instruction, examines important topics, including:
• International sales of goods
• Regulation of imports and exports
• Contracting with agents and distributors
• Intellectual property rights and licensing
• E-commerce
• Foreign investment, including foreign law restrictions and insurance
• Joint ventures
• Dispute resolution
• Tax aspects of international transactions
• Immigration law
The program faculty:
Lorraine M. Brennan, Kilpatrick Stockton LLP, New York
Robert J. Cunningham, Baker & McKenzie LLP, Chicago
Riyaz Dattu, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP, Toronto, Ontario
Peter D. Ehrenhaft, Harkins Cunningham LLP, Washington, D.C.
William F. Fox, Purcell & Fox, LLP, Washington, D.C.
Cecil Hunt, Harris, Wiltshire & Grannis LLP, Washington, D.C.
Franklin C. Jesse, Jr., Gray Plant Mooty, Minneapolis
Margaret A. Niles, Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis LLP, Seattle
Roy Jack Watson, Jr., Watson Law Offices, Bedford, Massachusetts
The schedule and registration information can be found here. Enjoy!
