ALI-ABA - Coursebook - Fundamentals of International Business Transactions

Fundamentals of International Business Transactions

22nd Annual ALI-ABA Course of Study

Thursday-Saturday
May 8-10, 2008
Four Seasons Hotel Toronto
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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1.	European Union Law: An Introduction By Paul H. Vishny; Submitted by Charles Routh	1
2.	Distribution Law in the European Union By Paul H. Vishny; Submitted by Charles Routh	13
3.	Notes on Trade Terms By Paul H. Vishny; Submitted by Charles Routh	27
4.	Letters of Credit: An Overview By Paul H. Vishny; Revised by Charles Routh	37
	Study Outline	39
	Appendix A: Sample Letter of Credit--Commercial	50
	Appendix B: Sample Letter of Credit--Standby	52
5.	Trade Terms: Letters of Credit By Charles Routh	55
6.	Contracting in the Global Marketplace: The UN Conventions on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods and the Limitation Period in the International Sale of Goods By Anita C. Esslinger, as updated by Margaret A. Niles	63
	Study Outline	65
	Presentation Slides	85
7.	Contracting in the Global Marketplace: The UN Conventions on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods By Margaret A. Niles and Charles Routh	89
8.	International Contracts for the Sale of Goods--Selected Issues By William F. Fox	95
9.	The International Chamber of Commerce's GUIDEC Principles: Private-Sector Rules for Digital Signatures By William F. Fox	103
10.	Electronic Commerce--An Outline of Issues By William F. Fox	115
11.	Introduction to International Taxation By Robert J. Cunningham	121
12.	Remedies Against "Unfair" International Trade Practices--2008 By Peter D. Ehrenhaft	131
	Table of Contents	133
	Study Outline	135
13.	Don't Let Your Client Import Trouble: A Few Pointers on Customs Law By Charles Routh	173
	Study Outline	175
	Presentation Slides	187
14.	U.S. Export Controls and Economic Sanctions--An Overview By Cecil Hunt	193
15.	Boycott Alert By Cecil Hunt	213
	Study Outline	215
	Presentation Slides	223
16.	Recent Multilateral Measures to Combat Corruption By Cecil Hunt	227
	Study Outline	229
	Presentation Slides	234
17.	Illicit Payments and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of the United States By Paul H. Vishny; Submitted by Charles Routh	239
18.	Contracts with Foreign Sales Representatives By Franklin C. Jesse, Jr.	245
	Study Outline	247
	Flowchart: Methods of Expansion Into a Foreign Market	255
	Presentation Slides	257
19.	Foreign Business Entities By Margaret A. Niles	269
	Study Outline	271
	Presentation Slides	278
20.	Tax Considerations in Selecting Form of Doing Business or Investing Abroad By Robert J. Cunningham	285
21.	Review of Foreign Acquisitions of U.S. Businesses: The CFIUS Process under FINSA By Cecil Hunt	305
22.	Litigating with Foreign Governments: Sovereign Immunity and the Act of State Doctrine By Paul H. Vishny; Submitted by Charles Routh	313
23.	International Joint Ventures: Setting Them Up, Taking Them Apart By Peter D. Ehrenhaft	325
	Table of Contents	327
	Study Outline	329
	Sample Joint Venture Agreement	350
	Sample Limited Liability Company Operating Agreement	389
	Joint Venture Agreement Workshop Hypothetical	411
	Equity Joint Venture Checklist	412
	Entering Foreign Markets Due Diligence Checklist	416
24.	Taxation of International Business--Cross Border Considerations By Robert J. Cunningham	421
25.	Alternative Dispute Resolution By Lorraine M. Brennan	441
26.	How To Think About International Commercial Dispute Resolution By William F. Fox	455
27.	Dispute Resolution--Representing the Foreign Client in Arbitration and Litigation By Charles Routh	477
	Study Outline	479
	Presentation Slides	509
28.	Professional Responsibility and International Business Transactions: Five Tough Questions By William F. Fox	515
29.	Immigration and International Business in the Year of the Rat By Roy J. Watson, Jr.	523
30.	Political Risk Investment Insurance: Government-Backed and Private Market By Cecil Hunt	555
	Study Outline	557
	Presentation Slides	568
31.	International Joint Ventures By Franklin C. Jesse, Jr.	571
32.	Drafting Clauses for International Arbitration (with Forms) By Charles Routh	583
	Study Outline	585
	Appendix A: Sample Long Mediation and Arbitration Clause	595
	Appendix B: Sample Shorter Arbitration Clauses	604
33.	Agency, Representation, and Distribution Agreements in Asia By Charles Routh	609
	Study Outline	611
	Appendix A: Translation of Japanese Product Liability Law	635
	Presentation Slides	637
34.	Sample Distribution Agreement By Paul H. Vishny; Submitted by Charles Routh	643
35.	Documentary Standards System (Handout) By Cecil Hunt	659
36.	Proposed CFIUS Regulations (Handout) By Cecil Hunt	663
37.	High Court to Hear Unranium Case: Bethesda's USEC Argues To Impose Anti-Dumping Duties on French Firm, April 22, 2008, Page D01 (reprinted from http://www.washingtonpost.com) (Handout) By Robert Barnes; Submitted by Peter D. Ehrenhaft	667
38.	*Opinion in Texaco Inc. v. Dagher, 126 S. Ct. 1276 (2006) (Handout)* Submitted by Peter D. Ehrenhaft	671
39.	*Joint Ventures and The Supreme Court's Decision in Texaco, Inc. v. Dagher: A Win for Substance Over Form (Handout)* By James H. "Hart" Holden; Submitted by Peter D. Ehrenhaft	683
40.	Contracting in the Global Marketplace: The UN Conventions on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods and the Limitation Period in the International Sale of Goods (Handout) By Anita C. Esslinger, as updated by Margaret A. Niles	693
41.	Foreign Business Entities (Handout) By Margaret A. Niles	697
42.	Immigration Due Diligence Merger Checklist (Handout) By Roy J. Watson, Jr.	721
43.	Checklist (Handout) By Roy J. Watson, Jr.	733
44.	Employment Based Immigration Law: Issues and Overview (Handout) By Roy J. Watson, Jr.	737
45.	Common Foreign Business Structures By Franklin C. Jesse, Jr.	755
46.	International Joint Ventures By Franklin C. Jesse, Jr.	763
47.	International Licensing and Franchising By Franklin C. Jesse, Jr.	773