In close collaboration with the Pakistan Supreme Court through its Federal Judicial Academy (FJA), CLDP organized a three-week (October 25-November 12) judicial capacity building program focusing on the topics of judicial enforcement of intellectual property rights and foreign arbitral awards.

The Global Shale Gas Initiative (GSGI) is a cross-governmental effort led by the Department of State (Office of International Energy Affairs) to help key U.S. allies strengthen their energy security through the production of shale gas.

CLDP worked with Department of Defense representatives to ensure local business opportunities were created in the procurement of local products for humanitarian assistance projects, and thereby mitigated any potential market distortion as unintended second- or third-order effects.

CLDP, in close cooperation with Ukraines Customs Service and Ukraines private industry, held a two-day workshop on identification and interdiction of counterfeit and pirated products on February 22-23.

At the request of Iraqs Chief Justice and the State Department, CLDP is providing significant assistance to Iraq as the country is creating commercial courts. In close cooperation with Iraqs Judical Development Institute (JDI), CLDP has launched a multi-phase program to train Iraqi judges in...

The First Annual Willem C. Vis Middle East International Commercial Arbitration Pre-Moot took place April 12-13, 2011 in Vienna, Austria

CLDP, in cooperation with US and Ukrainian partners, held a two-day workshop in Kyiv, April 5-6, 2011 on Opportunities and Challenges for Agricultural Biotechnology in Ukraine, April 5-6, 2011.

Part of a multiyear program to improve the environment for resolving commercial disputes in the Arabian Peninsula, in November 2009 CLDP and the Kuwait Institute for Judicial and Legal Studies organized a regional conference for judges to share best practices in the resolution of international...

This event marked the culmination of a three-year effort by CLDP, the Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE) and the National Committee on Corporate Governance to develop a corporate governance code, under the auspices of the Bahrain Ministry of Industry and Commerce and the Central Bank...

In recent years, CLDPs Southeast Europe Initiative program has assisted the countries of Southeast Europe, under the auspices of the Stability Pact, to develop a legal/business environment better suited to attract increased trade and investment. In addition to assistance with trade liberalization...