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ACADEMIC PROGRAM

Legal track #1 | Session 5 - Global Procurement vs. Local Regulations: A Legal Tug-of-War in International Trade

Organized by the Public Procurement Law and T.R.A.D.E. Commissions

DATE & TIME​

LOCATION

🗓️ Thursday, August 28
🕐 10:00-11:00 EDT

📍 Waldorf Astoria

DESCRIPTION

Advising clients with an international supply chain and customer base is teamwork. Juggling frameworks that restrict both the import and export of goods requires multi-jurisdictional and multi-disciplinary collaboration. Whether it is international trade laws with the rise of sanctions in the western hemisphere, or requirements for approval/nationalization before a product can enter a new market, the end of globalization has made international trade more complex. When the customer is a government agency, public procurement and related laws can increase burdens and obstacles.

 

This session will examine the challenges of complying with different regulatory frameworks and how law firms, clients and public authorities can successfully work together for mutual benefit. In light of recent global trade disruptions, understanding these dynamics and passing on the lessons learned to best handle future challenges is essential. Join experts from the Public Procurement and T.R.A.D.E. Commissions to explore strategies for effectively managing cross-border trade.

SPEAKERS

Alexandra Barbee-Garrett

Crowell & Moring LLP, USA

Bio

Alexandra Barbee-Garrett is a counsel in Crowell & Moring LLP’s Washington, D.C. office, where she practices in the Government Contracts Group. Alex helps companies navigate the complex requirements around doing business with the U.S. government, with a particular focus on government contracts and grants compliance issues, supply chain, government ethics, and lobbying laws. Her practice spans a broad range of counseling, investigatory, and litigation matters.

Fabian Koch

CORE Attorneys, Switzerland

Bio

Fabian Koch is a partner at CORE Attorneys in Switzerland, a leading boutique law firm specialized in competition law, public procurement law, regulatory matters and distribution law. He has extensive experience with all matters concerning public procurement, particularly in contentious cases, and supports both contracting authorities and bidders.

Fabio Stefani

Dupont Spiller Fadanelli Advogados, Brazil

Bio

Partner at Dupont Spiller Fadanelli Advogados in Brazil. Bachelor of Laws from the University of Caxias do Sul, with a compact LLM in Business Law from UNISINOS, MBA in International Negotiation and Taxation from INEJE / FBT, postgraduate in Public and Private International Law and Integration Law, from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, with several complementary courses and programs, including: Training Cycle – OEA 2021 – AEO Academy, in progress; Developing Negotiation Skills Program of the Don Cabral Foundation; Le Fonti Antiche Del Diritto, from the institution Esperienza d’Arte Cultura e Storia; Training in Negotiation for Lawyers and Executives, with Coach Diego Faleck; Course Challenges and Opportunities of Advocacy in Mediation, with instructor Marcelo Girade Côrrea; Member of Group Study Exchange – North Carolina, USA, promoted by Rotary International; Private International Law Program, at The Hague Academy of International Law; University Extension International Contracts, from the University of Vale do Rio dos Sinos – UNISINOS, Business English Program, at Pacific Gateway International College; University Extension of Commercial Law – University of Caxias do Sul; University Extension in Business Law and Legal Issues; University Extension in Commercial Law, at the University of Caxias do Sul.

Ying Wu (Nola Wu)

HuiYe Law, China

Bio

Nola Wu, with a Master’s degree in Law from East China University of Political Science and Law and a Master’s degree in Common Law from Emory University, currently serves as the deputy director of the Compliance Committee of Shanghai Bar Association, a director of the 12th Shanghai Women Lawyers Association. Prior to her career as a lawyer, she worked for many years in the judicial system and gained a wealth of theoretical and practical experience.

She focuses on the field of domestic and foreign dispute resolution, and is skilled in resolving various complex commercial disputes, handling both litigation and arbitration.

Wu was honored by Asian Legal Business (ALB) as the “2024 ALB China Yangtze River Delta Rising Lawyer”, in recognition of her profound professional expertise and outstanding capabilities.

SESSION COORDINATORS AND MODERATORS

Christopher Wolters

BLOMSTEIN, Germany

Bio

Christopher Wolters is a specialist in public procurement law, foreign trade law, and all legal aspects of national security. Christopher is admitted to practice law in Germany. He is President of the Public Procurement Law Commission within AIJA.

Benjamin Schwartz

Norris McLaughlin, USA

Bio

Benjamin D. Schwartz is an attorney in Norris McLaughlin’s New York office and a member of the firm’s Intellectual Property and Litigation Groups. Ben concentrates his practice on a variety of matters relating to civil litigation and intellectual property, and is a registered patent attorney with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Ben has experience enforcing intellectual property and contract rights, prosecuting trademark and copyright applications, participating in Trademark Trial and Appeal Board proceedings, and counseling clients on their protection and utilization of trademarks, patents, copyrights, and associated exclusive rights.