CLDP hosted a workshop on the fundamentals if international and Ukrainian IP law focused on law students from throughout Ukraine. This workshop was the kick-off event for a school-year-long IP Moot competition that CLDP will sponsor along with local Ukrainian partners including key universities and...

CLDP hosted a workshop for Ukrainian investors on best practices in identifying and attracting U.S. franchises to Ukraine. The participant group was identified and selected by the U.S. Foreign Commercial Service at Embassy Kyiv (FCS-Kyiv). Most participants are either current Ukrainian franchisors...

On September 23-24, CLDP held assessment meetings in Vilnius, Lithuania with counterparts from the Belarusian legal community. This included a brief workshop at the European Humanities University (EHU), a Belarusian university that has relocated to Vilnius, Lithuania due to academic freedom concerns...

On September 20-21, CLDP, in coordination with USPTO, several Ukrainian universities, and the Ukrainian National Bar Association hosted a workshop for Ukrainian law students on intellectual property law and legal writing/oral advocacy. This event was the kick-off event for the CLDP-organized 2021-22...

On September 20-24, CLDP will be conducting interviews with various Albanian government agencies to craft an assessment of gaps in foreign direct investment (FDI), procurement, and tech procurements. Additionally, CLDP will present to Post an assessment of legislation on untrusted vendors in other E...

On July 19, 2021, CLDP, in coordination with USAID and Embassy Pristina, held a webinar on international arbitration. The webinar featured an expert on international arbitration from Kosovo, Ms. Njomeza Zejnullahu, who provided an overview of status and application of international arbitration in...

On June 15-16, 2021, CLDP hosted the fourth meeting of the Western Balkans Trade Facilitation Working Group. Utilizing the expertise of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the meeting focused on regional and international best practices in post-clearance audits and risk analysis. CBP...

On April 28, CLDP, in coordination with Embassy Skopje, hosted a webinar on bid protests in public procurement with judges and government officials from the Balkans.  The workshop focused specifically on best practices in adjudicating bid protests. A robust bid protest system has the potential to...

On April 28, CLDP, in coordination with Embassy Skopje, hosted a webinar on bid protests in public procurement with judges and government officials from the Balkans.  The workshop focused specifically on best practices in adjudicating bid protests. A robust bid protest system has the potential to...

On March 4th, CLDP presented at Export Control and Border Security Program (EXBS) two-day online workshop titled Addressing National Security Risks in International Transactions.