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.

2020 Seminars

• Some issues to look forward to in 2021, 10 December 2020 (virtual program) | Register
• 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