This seminar provides an overview of compliance topics for U.S. exporters, E-Commerce, legal considerations, and shared import/export responsibilities. Also addressed are agent and distributor agreements, international contract provisions, negotiation strategies, and methods of ensuring payment on long-term ad progress payment contracts. Topics will include current topics in international trade laws for U.S. companies such as legal aspects of export compliance, e-commerce, deemed exports, foreign corrupt, and due diligence/successor liability. Attendees will gain insight in to informed compliance with import and export laws such as reasonable care and prior disclosure. Agent and distributor agreements will be discusses in regard to important contract provisions, as well as making your best case to get paid with emphasis on multiple stage contracts with progress payments and long-term contracts that involve substantial investments by U.S. exporters. Presenter, Timothy D. Charlesworth, Attorney at Law, is with Fitzpatrick Lentz and Bubba, P.C. Co-sponsored by the U.S. Commercial Service and Southwestern PA Commission.

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