On March 3-7, 2015 in Amman Jordan, CLDP hosted the 5th Annual Middle East Vis Pre-Moot Program under the auspices of the Judicial Council of Jordan, and in collaboration with the University of Jordan and several international law organizations including UNCITRAL and the International Court of...

From January 26 through January 30, CLDP, in association with the World Bank, conducted a workshop in Istanbul, Turkey, on technology incubators. This workshop was organized for two Iraqi ministries that play a key role in the development of technology-based entrepreneurship in Iraq: the Ministry of...

From January 12-16, CLDP, in cooperation with Iraqs Ministry of Industry and Minerals, Ministry of Trade, and the National Investment Commission, hosted 13 government lawyers for the initial phase of a three-phased program to develop a cadre of effective transactional lawyers in the Iraqi government...

From December 15-18 in Dubai, UAE, CLDP conducted an Arbitration Clause Drafting workshop for legal and contracting directorates in Iraq’s Ministries of Transportation, Justice, Housing and Construction, and Municipalities.

In support of the Department of States initiative to promote participation from the Middle East and North Africa at the fifth annual Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES), CLDP, in cooperation with the US Mission in Iraq, sponsored an Iraqi delegation to attend the GES from November 19-21, 2014 in...

From November 16-20, CLDP, in cooperation with the Foreign Commercial Service and Iraqs National Investment Commission, hosted a franchise workshop for 20 Iraqi investors on Negotiating Franchise Agreements in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

CLDP, under the auspices of the Judicial Council of Jordan, and in collaboration with the LEAD Advisory Group, the Bahrain Chamber for Dispute Resolution (BCDR), the University of Jordan, and the Center for International Legal Education (CILE) at the University of Pittsburg, kicked-off the 5th...

CLDP hosted a senior delegation from Iraqs Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) for meetings and workshops in Washington DC designed to help Iraq improve its technology transfer and valuation capabilities.

On October 27-30, 2014, CLDP conducted a four-day workshop, in Istanbul, Turkey, to strengthen the capacity of Iraqs Provincial Investment Commissions (PICs) to effectively draft and negotiate construction contracts using FIDICs standard terms.

From September 15-17 in Dubai, UAE, CLDP conducted a workshop to help several Iraqi agencies develop a guidebook for drafting arbitration clauses consistent with international best practice.