In an effort to promote foreign investment in Iraq, the Commercial Law Development Program (CLDP), along with other key partners, has been developing material to guide potential investors.The present Legal Guide to Investment in Power Generation in Iraq (Legal Guide) follows those efforts by...

On November 13, CLDP organized a roundtable with Members of the Bahrain National Assembly, Council of Representatives and members of Bahrains business community. The Roundtable includedanexpert from the U.S. Senate and was held in coordination with American Chamber of Commerce Bahrain, Bahrain...

CLDP hosted a roundtable focusing on the role of the courts in adjudicating insolvency proceedings and the importance of a restructuring mechanism in domestic legislation that will both revive companies and maximize recovery for lenders. The workshop was led by a US Bankruptcy Judge and a lawyer...

As part of its continued cooperation with the Tunis Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Government of Tunisia, CLDP organized workshops on franchising during the TunisMed Franchise Expo held in Tunis from December 7-8, 2016.

On October 5-11, 2016, representatives from the Trade Policy Office (TPO) of Iraqs Ministry of Trade visited Washington, D.C. for consultations on trade policy analysis and trade facilitation. The visit constituted the third stage of a cooperation program designed and led by CLDP, conductedwith the...

From October 17-19, CLDP conducted a workshop, in cooperation with the Bahrain Supreme Judicial Council, on international best practices in the automation of court procedures. The workshop was led by US Federal Judges Sidney Stein and Kevin Castel in addition to the Chief Judge of the North Carolina...

CLDP, in cooperation with Kuwait International Law School (KILAW) conducted a preparatory training in Kuwait City, Kuwait aimed to prepare Afghan, Middle East and North Africa law students to compete in the 2017 Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot, to be held in Vienna, Austria...

From October 11-13 in Tunis, CLDP, in close cooperation with Tunisias National Agency for the Promotion of Scientific Research (ANPR), led a Workshop on Promoting Innovation Ecosystems through Technology Transfer in Tunisia.

On April 26 in Tunis, CLDP co-sponsored a Workshop for Future Franchisees in Tunisia with AC Franchise.