Arbitration - EDC´s view and experience and the view from Brazil

Arbitration

EDC's view and experience and the view from Brazil

Date: 17/9/09 (thursday)
Time: 8 a.m - 10 a.m.
Location: Place Golden Tulip Grand Plaza - Sala América, rua Leôncio de Carvalho, 201, Jardins, São Paulo/SP

The Câmara de Comércio Brasil-Canadá is pleased to invite members and friends to the Legal Affairs Committee breakfast to be held with the presence of Mr. James F. McArdle, Senior Vice-President Legal Services & Secretary Export Development Canada.

Arbitration - EDC's view and experience and the view from Brazil

-Mr. James F. McArdle
Senior Vice-President Legal Services & Secretary Export Development Canada.

Jim McArdle joined Export Development Canada (EDC) as Legal Counsel in 1993 and became Senior Legal Counsel in 1994. In these roles, he handled numerous project financing transactions in the mining, oil and gas, telecom and power sectors, as well as asset-backed financing and insurance. He was appointed General Counsel and Senior Assistant Secretary in July 2002. In February 2006, he was named Senior Vice-President, Legal Services & Secretary, responsible for Legal, Security and Secretariat. Since that time he has also become responsible for Access to Information, Record Information Management as well as Environmental Assessment and Corporate Responsibility at EDC.

Prior to joining EDC, Mr. McArdle was a member of a national law firm based in Toronto, Canada, for 10 years handling primarily M&Aand banking transactions.

Mr. McArdle holds a Bachelor of Arts degree (Economics) and a law degree from the University of Western Ontario. He was called to the Bar of Ontario, Canada, in 1983.

EDC is Canada's export credit agency, offering innovative commercial solutions to help Canadian exporters and investors expand their international business. EDC's knowledge and partnerships are used by more than 8,300 Canadian companies and their global customers in up to 200 markets worldwide each year. EDC is financially self-sustaining and is a recognized leader in financial reporting, economic analysis and has been recognized as one of Canada's Top 100 Employers for eight consecutive years.

The lecture will also have the presence of :

-Mr. Frederico José Straube
President of Centro de Arbitragem e Mediação da Câmara de Comércio Brasil Canadá. Who will share his experience in Arbitration in Brazil.

Enrollment

Fee R$ 80,00 members

R$ 100,00 non-members

Payment