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Force Majeure and Potential Acts of War Time to Revisit How We Define “Act of War” in Force Majeure Provisions On May 4th, 2020, the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) intelligence service issued an unclassified four page report which stated in part: [DHS Intelligence Service] assess the Chinese Government [“Peoples Republic of China” (“PRC”)] intentionally…
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Mediation Before Litigation or Arbitration andOf CounselCarstens Allen & Gourley, LLP Summary This article highlights the potential advantages of seeking dispute resolution between parties through mediation (informally or formally), before the commencement of litigation or arbitration. 1 Engaging in mediation prior to litigation or arbitration may help facilitate clearer communication between the parties and reveal…
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Trump Administration Potential 301 Tariffs Time to Review and Update the Force Majeure Clause byS. George AlfonsoOf CounselCarstens Allen & Gourley, LLPandThe Law Offices of S. George Alfonso, PLLC Summary: This article outlines a critical issue for international U.S. businesses regarding the potential impact of 301 tariffs on the imported products and components, which may…
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Dispute Resolution Section Check-Up No-Billed Dispute Resolution Section Review Offer A One-Time No-Billed Review and Marked Text Analysis of the Dispute Resolution Section of One of Your Company’s International Contracts With over 25 years of experience, my boutique international commercial contract law firm focuses on contract review and negotiations, including the often neglected but critical…
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Six Tips for Successfully Negotiating Commercial Contracts Six Best Practices for Negotiating International Contracts Small businesses interested in expanding into global markets will need to enter into one or more agreements with the various parties to a contract, such as local sales agents and freight forwarders. Negotiating international agreements require all the due diligence needed…
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International Dispute Resolution Section One Clause can Prevent Many Problems Companies large and small which deal in international commercial commerce, learn all too often the serious ramifications of what the absence of a clear, concise and well drafted “Dispute Resolution Sectcion” can mean only after a serious dispute has already arisen. This belated realization can…
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Force Majeure and the Coronavirus [COVID-19] Definitions Matter The month of March, 2020 brought a deluge of cancellations of international conferences, travel and severely affected markets around the world, all due to the spread of “COVID-19” – the newest strain of the “Coronavirus” which was first discovered last December in Wuhan, China. Force Majeure Section:…
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Avoid the Billable Hour Bottomless Pit While Obtaining the Legal Counsel You Require The idea that a law firm would offer a flat fee for complex commercial consulting and even litigation and international arbitration is a revolutionary concept that I am proud to have championed over the past two decades through my boutique commercial firm.…
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“The Wild Wild East”… PPE Trade with Asia During the Pandemic PPE: The Inverted Profit Potential in the Age of the Pandemic Since the outbreak of the COVID 19 pandemic we’ve witnessed a myriad of businesses in all areas of commerce crash or even succumb all together to the drastic, unforeseen and continuing prohibitions and…
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