Seminars

Future seminars

• Taming Tigers - Managing risk in China

• Overview: Asia is leading the way out of recession, but conducting business there can throw up unexpected issues. This seminar covers some of the possible pitfalls – from dispute resolution and anti-competition issues, to Intellectual Property/Information Technology (IP/IT) matters.
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• Location:	London
  Date:	Tuesday 14 September 2010, 8:45am - 9:45am
  Speakers:	Peter Yuen, Connie Carnabuci and Michael Han

• Capping production sharing risks to maximise return

• Overview: Any PSA must strike a balance between maximising return to the host country and provide an incentive and stable investment framework for the investor. This session aims to unearth effective cost recovery, highlight tipping points on failed deals and actions to mitigate risk.
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• Location:	London
  Date:	Thursday 7 October 2010, 8am - 9.30am
  Speakers:	Alan Rae-Smith and John Rees

• Related practice areas: Energy

• Managing the risk of adverse government intervention through Bilateral Investment Treaties

• Overview: Governments in emerging markets often react to pressures, be they economic, political or other, by taking measures at the expense of foreign investors. The aim of this session is to highlight how the adverse impact of such risks can be mitigated both before and after a dispute arises.
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• Location:	London
  Date:	Thursday 18 November 2010, 8am - 9.30am
  Speakers:	Sylvia Noury and Constantine Partasides

• Related practice areas: Energy

• Security and local stakeholders: Conducting business in a safe, respectful and effective manner

• Overview: No business in the extractive sector is insulated from the difficulties associated with ensuring both the security of operations and the well-being of host communities. At this breakfast we hope to uncover actions that can be taken to implement effective security measures in this region, whether by means of state or private security providers, whilst promoting and maintaining good relationships with local stakeholders.
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• Location:	London
  Date:	Thursday 17 March 2011, 8am - 9.30am
  Speakers:	Patrick Dorris and Maz Jamnejad

• Related practice areas: Energy

• Bribery and corruption: Bringing ethical business practices in Africa to the fore

• Overview: Allegations, even if ill-founded, can taint a company for years and destroy individual reputations. At this breakfast we aim to show you how to protect your personal and business interests where you might have inadvertently failed to pay proper regards to bribery and corruption laws.
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• Location:	London
  Date:	Thursday 5 May 2011, 8am - 9.30am
  Speakers:	Geoff Nicholas

• Related practice areas: Energy

• Ohada vs English law

• Overview: Ohada law (Organisation for the Harmonization of Business Law in Africa) presents the sector some interesting challenges when doing business with the 16 plus member states. The law was put in place to enable that they can draw chiefly on a modernised French legal model to achieve their goals but there are opportunities of synergy that can be taken advantage of if you know the 'tricks-of-the-trade'.
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• Location:	London
  Date:	Thursday 23 June 2011, 8am - 9.30am
  Speakers:	Alan Rae-Smith and Elie Kleiman

• Related practice areas: Energy

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