CLDP hosted a webinar in partnership with By hand Consulting to increase the export preparedness of artisans in Tunisia. The presentation focused on how the U.S. market for global handmade products has been impacted by COVID-19. During this time of uncertainty, the path forward may be unclear for...

On June 16, CLDP, in cooperation with ITA, hosted a webinar for Algerian and Tunisian franchisees on sustaining operations amidst challenges posed by COVID-19.Carl Zwisler, Senior Counsel at Lathrop GPM, and Bill Schrieber, Executive Director of Mathnasium Inc., discussed the importance of updating...

CLDP, in collaboration with the Georgian Association of Arbitrators (GAA), has launched a series of bi-weekly webinars on topics in international commercial arbitration. The series is split into four sessions that take place on Wednesdays evenings at 5:00 pm Georgia Standard Time. For each session...

On July 1, CLDP, in coordination with U.S. Embassy Sarajevo and Association Arbitri, held a webinar to prepare faculty and coaches from Bosnia-Herzegovina, Belarus, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kosovo, and Georgia in their selection of students for the annual Willem C. Vis Moot competition (Vis Moot) that...

On June 25,  CLDP held the first of a series of webinars for CLDP’s Central Asia Women’s Economic Empowerment (WEE) working group which focuses on how to promote businesswomen in the Central Asia focusing on a variety of commercial law topics.  In this webinar, experts from the Women’s World Banking...

On August 19-21, 2020, CLDP launched Phase I of the 2020-21 Willem C. Vis International Arbitration Moot (the Vis Moot) with four Burmese universities.

On March 1-5, CLDP led a delegation from Sri Lanka to the P3C Conference in Dallas, which is the largest conference on Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) in the United States.

Amidst the global impact of the coronavirus, the Annual Willem C. Vis Moot in Vienna and Hong Kong was cancelled. More than 400 teams from over 80 countries had anticipated to compete in the premier program this April. In response, on March 10-14, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, CLDP, in cooperation...

To access the Understanding Series in French please visit: cldp.doc.gov/comprendre I n troduction Since 2013, the Power Africa initiative has sought to marshal technical, legal and financial resources to support the goal of doubling access to electricity in Sub-Saharan Africa. Through a substantial network of public and private sector partners, Power Africa is working alongside dozens of African...

CLDP, in collaboration with ITA and CBP, will conduct a regional trade facilitation workshop on public consultation and interagency cooperation for Guatemalan government and private sector representatives. Government officials from Costa Rica, El Salvador, Mexico, and Honduras will also participate...