EPAM Law and Vedomosti to hold workshop on “Contracts with Foreign Companies: a User’s Guide”

On December 15, 2009 the Grand Hall of the Saint Petersburg Property Fund will host a workshop entitled “Contracts with Foreign Companies: a User’s Guide”. Experts from EPAM in collaboration with the Vedomosti newspaper will conduct a workshop on common legal and economic tools used in international commerce.

The program includes:

- Model Foreign Trade Contracts

Review of widely used foreign trade contracts and their applications

- Pre-contractual work. Memorandum of Understanding

Helpful tips and typical mistakes at this stage of transaction

- Financial Statements: a Counterparty Estimate

Review of new and familiar types of Russian and international accounting and ways to verify counterparty’s good faith.

- A Collection of Standard Clauses

Review and explanation of standard clauses and terms in international agreements

- Stabilization clauses. Restrictive conditions

Protective clauses at the time of economic instability. How to contractually safeguard your company from currency fluctuations and other similar effects

- Dispute Resolution Clauses

Review and recommendations on applying conflict resolution clauses

- Terms of Delivery – INCOTERMS 2000

Model delivery terms widely used in foreign trade: review, application, typical mistakes, helpful tips

- Model FIDIC Construction Contracts

Model terms of construction contracts: review and recommendations on efficient application