On December 6-7, in Rangoon, Burma, CLDP held the 2nd Burmese National Vis competition for teams from Yangon, Mandalay, and Dagon University Law Schools.

On July 22-26, the U.S. Department of Commerce, Commercial Law Development Program (CLDP) hosted Government representatives from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Washington, DC, and Houston, TX. The purpose of the ASEAN Council on Petroleum (ASCOPE) consultations was to enhance...

OnDecember 3-4, CLDP conducted a training on FIDIC (the International Federation of Consulting Engineers) contracts for an audience comprised of representatives from the Ministries of Finance, National Planning and Infrastructure, Housing and Urban Development, Environment and the Attorney Generals...

On October 20-22, in Abu Dhabi, CLDP held Phase I, which is the official launch, of the 10th Annual Middle East Vis Pre-Moot. The Vis Moot is one of the most prestigious commercial arbitration competition in the world, which is held annually in Vienna and Hong Kong. CLDPs Middle East program is a...

CLDP held a series of three workshops on September 9-11 13 on public-private partnerships (PPPs) in partnership with the Investment Board of Nepal (IBN) and the U.S. Embassy in Kathmandu. The first workshop was a two-day workshop for government ministries. The workshop covered the process for...

On August 23-25, 2019, in Male, Maldives, CLDP led workshops for Sri Lankan and Maldivian judges on mediation and arbitration. The event highlighted the importance of joining and implementing both the New York and Singapore conventions. Both countries have nascent Alternative Dispute Resolution...

On July 30-31, in Dhaka, CLDP conducted a training program for 25 officials from the Public Private Partnership Authority (PPP Authority) and other ministries. Due to an exponential need for infrastructure, the Government of Bangladesh has been building its PPP framework for the past six years. CLDP...

On May 13-16, CLDP conducted a workshop on Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) for a delegation from the Maldives, Nepal, and Sri Lanka.

On April 25 and 26, CLDP in partnership with SARI-E, hosted participants from Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka to discuss the development of governance structures for a regional market.