In an effort to promote foreign investment in Iraq, the Commercial Law Development Program (CLDP), along with other key partners, has been developing material to guide potential investors.The present Legal Guide to Investment in Power Generation in Iraq (Legal Guide) follows those efforts by...

On November 13, CLDP organized a roundtable with Members of the Bahrain National Assembly, Council of Representatives and members of Bahrains business community. The Roundtable includedanexpert from the U.S. Senate and was held in coordination with American Chamber of Commerce Bahrain, Bahrain...

CLDP hosted a roundtable focusing on the role of the courts in adjudicating insolvency proceedings and the importance of a restructuring mechanism in domestic legislation that will both revive companies and maximize recovery for lenders. The workshop was led by a US Bankruptcy Judge and a lawyer...

On December 6 and 7, CLDP conducted a workshop in Naypyitaw for senior Burmese energy officials from the Ministry of Energy and Electricity on developing a legal and regulatory framework for the import of LNG (liquefied natural gas). The workshop sought to assist Burma to better understand LNG...

As part of its continued cooperation with the Tunis Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Government of Tunisia, CLDP organized workshops on franchising during the TunisMed Franchise Expo held in Tunis from December 7-8, 2016.

CLDP held a week-long U.S. Judicial Consultations on Bankruptcy and Insolvency for a delegation of judges from Armenia. The delegation included four Armenian judges and the rector of the Academy of Justice of Armenia.

CLDP sponsored the travel of four BiH law school teams and their instructors(to includeUniversity of Sarajevo Faculty of Law, theUniversity of Istocno Sarajevo Law faculty,the University of Zenica Faculty of Law, and the University of Mostar Faculty of Law) to participate in the 24th Vis...

From October 17-19, CLDP conducted a workshop, in cooperation with the Bahrain Supreme Judicial Council, on international best practices in the automation of court procedures. The workshop was led by US Federal Judges Sidney Stein and Kevin Castel in addition to the Chief Judge of the North Carolina...