Webinar: International Business Transactions: A Guide for the Practitioner

This webinar will discuss fundamentals of international business law, applicable conventions, and good practice tips.  In particular, presenters will discuss the general legal and commercial framework for international business transactions examining different commercial models and the various levels of juridical regimes around the world; the basics of creating and interpreting international sales contracts especially the use of INCOTERMS; payment and financing contracts to include an overview of letters of credit, bank guarantees, and other payment arrangements; shipping contracts with emphasis on bills of lading; insurance contracts; and the various means of dispute resolution.

Presented by the International Law Section

About the Presenters

Dr. Frank Emmert, Professor of Law and Executive Director, Center for International and Comparative Law, Indiana University

Dr. Emmert is a John S. Grimes Professor of Law and the Executive Director of the Center for International and Comparative Law at Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, as well as being a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.   Dr. Emmert teaches a number of courses to include European Union Law, International Business and Trade Law, Comparative Law, Public International Law, International Protection of Human Rights, and a number of Interdisciplinary Courses and Methodological Courses.  He has presented on a variety of private and public international law topics around the globe during the last thirty years to include a presentation on Blockchains and Smart Contracts; The Importance of High Quality Dispute Settlement Options for Business and Trade, and the Contribution of ADR; Choice of Law and Choice of Forum in International Business Contracts and its Consequences; World Trade, National Interests & International Governance; The Restatement of the Law Third – The U.S. Law of International Commercial Arbitration – an Introduction; The Past, Present, and Future of EU Enlargement; How and Why to Become an International Lawyer.  Dr. Emmert has coached and mentored international mock trial teams, and judged international mock trials.  He has earned a number of prestigious awards to include a Fulbright Scholarship and the John S. Grimes Research Fellowship.  He is the author of more than two dozen books and over sixty scholarly articles.  Dr. Emmert has advised a number of international corporations and foreign countries on the structuring of their laws and activities in the realm of international business.

Moderator: David Wemhoff, Founder and Principal Attorney, Wemhoff Law

David is the Chair of the International Trade and Customs Law Committee of the International Law Section. His practice is centered in South Bend, Indiana where he practices primarily in Federal Courts.  Mr. Wemhoff taught undergraduate courses in Procedural Criminal Law, Criminal Justice in America, Business Law, Employment Law, and American Constitutional Government at two universities.

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CLE: 1 CLE Credit (60min state) / 1.2 CLE Credit (50min state)

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