Drafting and Enforcing Cross Border Contracts in Asia

The webinar will cover the key issues that should be addressed when considering a joint venture. These issues include the form and scope of the joint venture, capital and funding requirements, corporate governance and reserved matters, deadlock and dispute resolution arrangements and exit and termination events. Participants will also learn what factors should be considered when drafting dispute resolution clauses for inclusion in joint venture agreements, and also to learn what sort of clauses may prove difficult to enforce were litigation to ensue over such agreements, as a result of illegality or other grounds.

Attend this 90 minutes session and learn more on:
• Form and scope of joint ventures
• Regulatory Framework
• Share transfer policy
• Exit and Termination strategies
• Choice of law clauses and court system
• Alternative dispute resolution
• Unenforceability of clauses in joint venture agreements
• Arbitration, mediation and negotiation clauses

About our Speakers

Nick Norris, Partner, Skadden
Nick Norris is a partner and co-head of the firm's corporate practice in Asia (ex-Japan). He advises major corporates, investment banks and private equity firms on a broad range of corporate matters, including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, private equity and international corporate finance transactions. Mr. Norris has been based in Hong Kong since 1992 and is currently a member of the Hong Kong Takeovers and Mergers Panel. Recently, Mr. Norris was named one of "Asia's Top 25 M&A Lawyers" by Asian Legal Business and he has been selected repeatedly as one of the "leading lawyers" for corporate/M&A, private equity and capital markets work in Hong Kong and China by leading commentators including Chambers Asia and Chambers Global, 2009; and IFLR 1000, 2010. He is also recognized as a "leading individual" for Hong Kong corporate/M&A and capital markets by Asia Pacific Legal 500, 2008-9.

Richard Hudson, Partner, Deacons
Richard Hudson has extensive experience of a broad range of Commercial Litigation matters, including Contentious Insolvency, Contentious Probate, Banking Litigation, Property Litigation, Cross-Border Disputes, Employment Litigation (notably relating to restraint of trade issues) and Shareholders' and Partnership Disputes. He also advises clients in relation to investigations brought and proceedings conducted in Hong Kong by the Securities and Futures Commission and the Independent Commission Against Corruption. Richard also regularly advises clients in relation to the effect of Hong Kong Gambling Law upon their operations. He is a member of The Insolvency Interest Group of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants and Tutor for HKICPA Diploma in Insolvency Programme, 2009-2010

Date: 13 April 2010, Tuesday
Time: 12pm – 1.30pm (SIN/HK time, GMT +8)
Early Bird Special: US$149 + GST  (Save US$50. Register prior 31 March – US$199 +GST thereafter)
Early Bird Total: US$159.43 (includes GST)

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• Computer with Internet Connection
• Telephone / Headset

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