CLDP will travel to Geneva, Switzerland from June 27^th – July 1^st to conduct an assessment for its Eastern Europe Regional and Moldova Bilateral portfolios. CLDP will hold meetings with the WTO’s Institute for Training and Technical Cooperation, International Road Transport Union, the International...

SOUTHERN CAUCASUS The Southern Caucasus is a critical component of the “Middle Corridor of the New Silk Road” trade route that connects China to Europe. The United States has recognized the strategic and economic import of this corridor and has played a critical role in its development through joint initiatives that increase regional connectivity. CLDP’s regional programs in the Southern Caucasus...

On May 12, 2022, CLDP convened the first formal meeting of a working group on alternative dispute resolution (ADR) in the South Caucasus. The mission of the new working group, which consists of members from Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia, is to help make ADR an affordable, available, and effective...

On April 27, 2022, CLDP led a training on the basic tenants of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) for judges in Azerbaijan in coordination with U.S. Embassy Baku, the Azerbaijan Justice Academy, and USPTO. CLDP’s virtual program was a refresher on the basics of IP in preparation for an extensive...

On May 17-18, CLDP, in coordination with U.S. Embassy Baku and the Azerbaijan Justice Academy, led a workshop focused on IPR enforcement with respect software licensing and other areas of ICT for judges in Azerbaijan. The workshop included two judicial experts, including Sixth Circuit Court of...

On May 13, 2022, CLDP and the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) in Georgia co-hosted the Eastern Europe & CIS International Arbitration Conference in Tbilisi, Georgia. The conference was attended by leading arbitration specialists from within and outside of Georgia, including the President of...

CLDP partnered with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to hold a hybrid workshop in Yerevan, Armenia on March 28-29, 2022. This program aimed to support the Public Policy Investment Division of the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Armenia’s green procurement initiatives and draws upon...

CLDP will facilitate the first virtual meeting of a regional working group on alternative dispute resolution (ADR).  The working groups is comprised of ADR professionals from Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia and will focus on opportunities for regional collaboration on ADR issues. The initial meeting...

On March 4-6, CLDP, in coordination with Arbitration Initiative Georgia, will host the 11th Annual Tbilisi Vis Pre-Moot, a hybrid simulated oral advocacy competition that helped law students from the Caucasus prepare for the 29th Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot. As the...

CLDP partnered with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to hold a hybrid workshop in Tbilisi, Georgia on March 23-24, 2022. This program aimed to support the State Procurement Agency of Georgia’s green procurement initiatives and draws upon expertise from the EPA, Office of Federal Procurement...