Temple University, Investors Beware! – Pitfalls in Commercial Contracts in Asia: Focus on China and Singapore, February 22nd, 2016 (Tokyo)

Caroline Berube was a guest speaker at the seminar organized by the Temple University Japan Campus. The seminar was titled “Investors Beware! – Pitfalls in Commercial Contracts in Asia: Focus on China and Singapore” and covered topics such as 1. Key terms in sale and purchase agreements, distribution agreements and joint ventures; 2. Validity and meaning of MOU, Letter of Intent and NDA: their consequences; 3. How to find the right International sales agents/ distributors and tools to assess your partner; 4. How to get paid by your clients overseas?; and 5. Suing in the US or overseas: the challenges, costs and timeframe. It was Caroline’s first time working with Temple University and she looks forward to future joint events together.