International Commercial Law Seminar in Cologne, Germany

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We will be updating this information in the fall of 2009. The dates for summer 2010 are June 14-25.

International Dispute Resolution: Methods and Strategies for Today's Financial Environment

June 15-26, 2009

Download a 2009 program schedule (82 KB)

Presented by the faculties of law of the University of Cologne, University of California, Davis and private practitioners, in cooperation with the German Institution of Arbitration (DIS), the Arbitration Documentation and Information Center (ADIC) and the German Bar Association (DAV).

          

Recent volatility in many sectors of the global economy has created uncertainty in worldwide financial markets and other areas of international commerce. International attorneys are faced with numerous challenges and issues requiring dispute resolution skills. Join attorneys from around the globe for this two-week intensive seminar that will provide you with new perspectives and tools for resolving disputes in today's financial environment. For a complete list of topics, see the program schedule. These are some examples:

• Global Financial Crisis: Legal Tools of Crisis Management
• Cross-Border Securities Fraud: U.S. Civil Litigation
• U.S. Class Actions: Procedures and Use in Regulating Economic Behavior
• The Legal Framework of International Commercial Transactions
• Arbitrating International Investment Disputes
• Forum Shopping: Choice of Forum and Procedural Strategies Before Courts in Europe
• Financing Export/Import Transactions
• The Perils and the Promise of U.S. Cross-Border Litigation for Lawyers and Accountants
• Preparing for Cross-Cultural Dispute Resolution: Psychological and Cultural Factors

Certificates and credit

• The seminar qualifies for continuing legal education (CLE) credit in New York and California.
• All participants will receive a certificate of attendance if they attend class regularly. Participants who wish to take the course for credit can request an official transcript upon successful completion of course requirements and a final exam.
• Academic credit from any of these programs may be applied toward the part-time summer International Commercial Law LL.M. and/or the Licentiate in International Transactions Involving the United States.

Fees*

Application fee (non-refundable): $150 U.S.
Academic tuition: $2,750 U.S.
Course materials: $100 U.S.

Enroll by April 15, 2009 and receive a $100 discount. We strongly recommend enrolling and confirming travel and hotel reservations as soon as possible.

*All prices are subject to change.

Venue

German Institution of Arbitration (DIS)
Beethovenstrasse 5–13
50674 Cologne

Hotels

Participants are responsible for reservation, confirmation and payment of hotel rooms.

For your convenience, each year UC Davis holds rooms at the Esplanade Hotel (located close to the DIS).

Esplanade Hotel
Hohenstaufenring 56
D-50674 Köln

Phone: 0049-221-9215570
Fax: 0049-221-216822
Email: info@hotelesplanade.de
Web: www.hotelesplanade.de

There are many other hotels in Cologne. A helpful website for viewing other hotel options is: http://media.hotel.de/newsletter/newsletter_hotelde_en.htm.