Trade Finance Seminars

Sullivan's Trade Finance Seminars offer insight and analysis on issues affecting global trade finance from our attorneys and occasional guest speakers. We invite you to join our mailing list to receive invitations to future events. Our seminar archives are below. Video links, where available, are indicated beside each event.

2022 Seminars

The Value and Problems of Using an IPU (Irrevocable/Independent Payment Undertaking) in Trade Receivables Transactions, 14 July 2022 | video
The Anatomy of Non-Payment Insurance Policies: What Should Policy Holders Look (and Look Out) For?, 26 May 2022 | video
2022 Compliance and Regulatory Update, 24 March 2022 | video
A Practitioner’s Guide to Trade and Commodity Finance – a new edition and beyond, 27 January 2022 | video

2021 Seminars

Can You Make Your Trade Finance Transactions More Secure With Or Without Security?, 25 November 2021 (virtual program) | video
Structuring Trade Finance Transactions Using SPVs: How to Balance the Risks and Rewards, 21 October 2021 (virtual program) | video
Some Things To Look Out For In Trade Finance In 2021 and Beyond, 23 September 2021 (virtual program) | video
Digitisation In Trade Finance — How the Landscape Is Looking and What to Expect Next , 22 July 2021 (virtual program) | video
Payments, Problems and Practical Solutions for Trade and Export Finance Transactions, 24 June 2021 (virtual program) | video
ESG in Trade and Export Finance, 27 May 2021 (virtual program) | video
Modernising Disputes: Practical Points to Consider for Litigation and Arbitration, 22 April 2021 (virtual program) | video
Financing Receivables — Structures and Issues, 25 March 2021 (virtual program) | video
Structuring Financings Using Physical Commodities and Documents Representing Them, 25 February 2021 (virtual program) | video
What 2021 Holds In Store for Trade and Commodity Finance, 21 January 2021 (virtual program) | video

2020 Seminars

Some Issues to Look Forward To In 2021, 10 December 2020 (virtual program) | video
Trade Finance in 2020: Annus Horribilis, Lessons for the Future or a Bit of Both?, 5 November 2020 (virtual program) | video
How Would You Address Current Issues When Documenting Trade Finance Transactions?, 20 February 2020 | video
Challenges to Trade and Commodity Finance in 2020, 23 January 2020 | video

2019 Seminars

Fintech in Trade Finance – Where are We?, 28 November 2019 | video
Trade Finance update: recent developments affecting trade finance documentation, 17 October 2019 | video
How to structure your transactions without taking security, 19 September 2019 | video
Taking, amending and enforcing security in trade finance transactions, 18 July 2019 | video
Trade finance — where do we go from here?, 20 June 2019 | video
Should I, shouldn’t I? Answering some of the tricky legal and drafting questions we often get asked, 29 May 2019 | video
Update on the PRA consultation paper — use of insurance and other guarantees for capital relief, 25 April 2019 | video
Trade, Export and Project finance Compliance Refresher – Part Two, 21 March 2019 | video
Payment Instruments and Other Trade Documentation – An Overview and Some Current Issues, 28 February 2019 | video
Trade, Export and Project Finance Compliance Refresher, 24 January 2019 | video

2018 Seminars

Thoughts from 2018 for structuring trade and related financings – avoiding pitfalls and getting deals done, 13 December 2018
Insurance and finance case law update, 22 November 2018
Fintech in Trade and Trade Finance — legal issues now and going forward, 24 October 2018
The new BAFT Master Participation Agreement (English law version) — All you need to know!, 20 September 2018
How can careful drafting in documents remove or mitigate risk of regulatory non-compliance?, 24 July 2018
Uses of Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs) in structuring financing transactions, 21 June 2018
Recapping Receivables, 24 May 2018
Insurance claims in trade and project finance projects — how to maximise your chances of recovery, 26 April 2018
Regulatory and Compliance Headwinds (and Crosswinds) for 2018, 29 March 2018
Refresher on Taking Security and Credit Support in Trade and Commodity Finance Transactions, 28 February 2018
What Structures and Techniques Can Still Work in Trade and Commodity Finance?, 26 January 2018

2017 Seminars

A Wish List and a Watch List for 2018 - Beneficial or Detrimental Impacts on Trade Finance, 14 December 2017
Risk and Derisking — What Risk Should Really Mean for Banks in Trade Finance and How to Mitigate Them, 23 November 2017
The Equator Principles — A Refresher and an Update, 26 October 2017
Litigation or Arbitration? — The New York - v - English Law Perspective, 28 September 2017
Bills of Exchange, Promissory Notes and Other Independent Payment Undertakings, 27 July 2017
Letters of Credit from Basics and Beyond to the Current Issues, 15 June 2017
Developments Involving FinTech and BlockChain Initiatives, 18 May 2017
Preparing for Brexit, 27 April 2017
Risk Sharing Techniques — Similarities, Differences and Consequences, 23 March 2017
Relationships In and Around Letters of Credit and What to Watch Out For, 23 February 2017
Some of Those Annoying Technical Issues in Trade Finance, 26 January 2017

2016 Seminars

Where Are We On Some Current Trade-Related Issues?, 15 December 2016
Payment Instruments and Other Trade-Related Documents, 24 November 2016
How Far Can Digitalisation End Paper-based Trade? To What Extent is it Happening Now?, 27 October 2016
Insurance Act 2015: Practical Tips for Policyholders, 29 September 2016
“Crisis, What Crisis?” – What has the industry worried and what should the industry be worried about?, 21 July 2016
Restructurings Involving Trade Finance Obligations, 23 June 2016
Can you take the risk out of trade finance and, if not, how can you deal with risks?, 26 May 2016
Thoughts on the uses for insurance products in trade finance, 20 April 2016
Sullivan & Worcester’s Annual post-Budget Update, 31 March 2016
Supply chain finance, securitisations and other receivables finance structures – some issues and possible solutions, 23 February 2016
Ten Pointers for Trade Finance in 2016, 21 January 2016

2015 Seminars

The effect of commercial contracts and other third party agreements on trade finance transactions, 8 December 2015
Learning to Love Conflict, 3 November 2015
Sullivan & Worcester’s Annual Export Credit Agency Finance Update, 8 October 2015
Problems and solutions in cross-border receivables transactions, 8 September 2015
An Update on Current Issues in the Trade and Commodity Finance World, 18 June 2015
Sullivan & Worcester's Article 194 Opinion on the BAFT Master Participation Agreement, 28 May 2015
When Is a Sale of Commodities Not a True Sale?, 23 April 2015
Financing Goods In and Out of Warehouses: What Issues to Look For, Deal With and Avoid, 26 March 2015
Likely Issues Affecting Trade Finance in 2015 and How to Respond, 19 February 2015
Taking Security in African Countries — How to Approach It and How to Solve Problems, 20 January 2015

2014 Seminars

The Role and Responsibilities of Various Parties in Trade Finance Transactions, 17 December 2014
Financial Crime in Trade Finance -- Targeting the Issues and Suggesting Solutions, 14 November 2014
Cross-Border Receivables Financing, 24 October 2014
Payment Obligations: An Update and How They Affect Banks and Other Parties, 8 September 2014
Case Studies On What To Do And Not To Do In Trade Finance Transactions, 26 June 2014
Financings in Lusophone Africa and Africa More Generally, 27 May 2014
What to Do About Risk in Your Trade Finance Transactions, 28 April 2014
Export Credit Agency Finance: A Post-Budget Legal and Regulatory Update, 24 March 2014
Gearing Up for FATCA and Dodd-Frank: Next Steps for Trade Finance, 25 February 2014
Inaugural Trade Finance Breakfast Seminar, 3 December 2013