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This article includes information regarding investing in Latin America (focus on Mexico), including cross-border distribution, joint venture agreements, NAFTA and the Inter-American Investment Corporation.

General information on global issues, including IP, selecting a court and forum shopping in Europe, the Brussels Convention and European patent & trademark law.

803 - Doing Business in China

With so many companies turning to contractors to perform tasks outside of their core business, compliance with federal and state safety and health laws can be a challenge for your clients. In this program we will look at the ways to use contracts to mitigate your company's safety liabilities. We will examine each of the phases of a contract, pre-qualification, qualification, bidding, contract formation, administration, enforcement, corrective action, and disengagement. You will receive an overview of the legal issues involving use of contractors within your facilities.

The procurement of IT services, whether in-bound procurement or outsourcing of IT and business processes, is complex and expensive. Most software transactions now involve significant services, including software development, so even modest procurements can cost hundreds of thousands or millions of dollars. IT outsourcing often involves multi-year commitments valued in the tens or hundreds of millions of dollars. This advanced course will focus on these two sides of IT services procurement, exploring common issues and ways to limit monetary and outcome risks.

Take a closer look at the variations between civil and common law jurisdictions as they relate to contracts. A panel of your in-house peers guide you through the relevant issues as they address such topics as implied duties of good faith, concepts of equity, the power of the parties to contract and more.

In the last few years, the rules have been changing all over. There are mandatory requirements in the US, and "recommended practices" in Canada, plus required disclosures. If you are listed on one side of the border and traded or do business on the other, compliance can be complicated. This session will explore some of the issues your company needs to know, and your role in the process as the attorney.

In-house counsel face a number of ethical issues and challenges unique to their practice. In this memorandum, we discuss some of the ethical duties and obligations owed by a solicitor to his client in light of the Law Society of Upper Canada’s Rules of Professional Conduct as well as recent Canadian and American decisions.

Annual Meeting 2006: Is Latin America an untapped market for your organization? If so, expanding business into the region can be a great benefit for your company. Knowing the rules of the game in advance can only make your foray there that much more successful. In this session, you will learn how to effectively manage government and media relations, labor and employment law issues unique to the region, including those related to ex-pats, conducting M&A activities, including dealing with competition law issues, and running operations in Latin America.

Annual Meeting 2006: Counsel practicing at multinationals will benefit from this practical guide to managing cross-border transactions. Learn key approaches to identifying and retaining qualified counsel, identifying legal and regulatory issues, anticipating differences in legal and business cultures, maintaining consistent quality, efficiency and cost effectiveness, and much more.

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