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Volatility in Global Trade and Supply Chain Structures - challenges of constant adaptation

15 Apr - 16 Apr 2026

Session information

Workshop: nuts and bolts of contract drafting to address the unexpected

Thursday 16 April (1400 - 1530)

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Description

Join in a lively exercise of clauses drafting workshop, structured around four different topics, moderated by two facilitators assigned to each table, where participants will be divided. Attendees will be provided with a simple case study and shall be required to jointly draft a contractual clause protecting one party or the other. Such clause shall then be presented to the participating audience which will interact on the presentation.

Topics will include:

  • Price escalation clauses: best practices to address tariff risk
  • Market disruption and unusual price increases
  • Prepare for trade sanctions
  • Long term supply contracts

Session / Workshop Chair(s)

Alessandro Barzaghi COCUZZA, Milan, Italy; Secretary, International Commerce and Distribution Committee
Dietmar Huemer Huemer | Legal Solutions, Vienna, Austria

Speakers

Renato Bucher MLL Legal Ltd, Zürich, Switzerland
Oliver Korte ADVANT Beiten, Hamburg, Germany
Isibor Oaikhinan Central Bank of Nigeria, Abuja, Nigeria; Commissioner, IBA Professional Wellbeing Commission
Maria Letizia Patania CMS Adonnino Ascoli & Cavasola Scamoni, Rome, Italy; Chair, International Conventions and Trade Agreements Subcommittee
Jameson Rice Holland & Knight, Washington, District of Columbia, USA; Chair, Government Procurement Subcommittee
Marcio Sperling Sperling Advogados, São Paulo, Brazil; Deputy Webinar Officer, International Commerce and Distribution Committee
Emmanuelle Voisset Panta Rhei Avocats, Paris, France; Scholarship Officer, International Commerce and Distribution Committee
Peter Wagner Jordan & Wagner Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH, Stuttgart, Germany; Programme Officer, International Commerce and Distribution Committee

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