MANILA, Philippines - A cancelled deal due to a defective government contract is one of the most frustrating experience one can have. To help the government and the private sector, the Center for Global Best Practices will hold an MCLE-accredited seminar titled “Best Practices in Government and PPP Contracts” on Nov. 24 & 25, 2011, at the Peninsula Hotel, Makati City.
With many government and Public-Private Partnership (PPP) projects up for grabs next year, we should all start drafting that perfect and defect-free government contract. This 1.5-day seminar will teach you everything–you-need-to-know about government contracts. This program will provide you with best practices contract templates, reveal those difficult to find contract clauses, and update you with the latest regulations, and share with you real case studies and actual lessons from the field so you can avoid those costly mistakes, pitfalls and traps in crafting government and PPP contracts.
And what do you do when you are stuck in a bad deal. The experts will provide you with the answers and equip you with the working knowledge so you can effectively forge a successful contract with the government. This unique program is accredited by the Supreme Court for Mandatory Continuing Legal Education. Lawyers attending will earn MCLE credits.
This one-time event offers early bird discounts for those who register and pay early and group discounts for attendees of three or more. For details and a complete list of seminars, you may log on to www.cgbp.org or contact program leader Alexies Zabala at 842-7148/59 and 556-8968/69.
This pioneering seminar will feature two of the most experienced government contract experts Jose A. Bernas and Alberto C. Agra who will teach you how to have a lawsuit-free contract.
Bernas holds the record of successfully winning in the Supreme Court the annulment of the biggest government contract in the Philippines – the PIATCO deal. He is the Managing Partner of Bernas Law Offices.