Sale of goods agreements: relationships, trade wars and their influence on the global legal practice

Caroline Berube is the Managing Partner of HJM Asia Law (with offices in China and Singapore). She is admitted to the New York Bar, the Singapore Bar, holds a BCL (civil law) and an LL.B. (common law) from McGill University in Montreal and studied Chinese law at the National University of Singapore. Caroline has been working in Asia for more than 27 years with SMEs, MNCs and foreign banks, advising them in the field of commercial law, intellectual property, human resources and M&A in the Asia Pacific region. With an extensive presence on the ground in Asia for 27 years. Caroline is well versed in the opportunities and risks associated with most Asian jurisdictions.

Daniela Flores is a partner at EC Rubio, a top full-service law firm in Mexico, in its Corporate M&A and transactional team, where her practice since 15 years ago covers all aspects of corporate law to domestic and international companies, including foreign investment, corporate governance and compliance. She focuses her practice advising foreign clients doing business in Mexico, in corporate, M&A, commercial, real estate matters, and advising as Mexico counsel in cross-border and multi-jurisdictional mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, and corporate restructures. Daniela is admitted to practice law in Mexico, and earned her Master of Laws degree from New York University School of Law in 2014 as a Fulbright alumna.

Mr. Eric Jiang is a Senior Partner at Jingtian & Gongcheng, one of the top eight “Red Circle” law firms in China. He is admitted to practise law in All Mainland Provinces/China, New York/USA, and Ontario/Canada. He studied and researched laws for 14 years in reputable law schools within and outside China, receiving LL.B. and M.Jur. from Peking University, LL.M. from Queen’s University, and J.D. from York University. Mr. Jiang was researching and teaching administrative law and other laws at Perking University but has since been practising law for over 20 years. He is known for his practice in crossborder investments, international transactions, customs and international trade, sanctions and export control, crossborder litigation and international arbitration, and regulatory and compliance. Mr. Jiang has published mutiple law books and articles, both in English and in Chinese.

Lawyer, TV Show Host, Litigator, Transactor from Pakistan.

Gan Khong Aik graduated from the University of Malaya and is a partner of Gan Partnership. Khong Aik is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb), United Kingdom, who sits on the panel of arbitrators and mediators of the Asian International Arbitration Centre and the Borneo International Centre for Arbitration and Mediation Center. He is also a mediator with the Malaysian International Mediation Centre. Throughout his practice since 1995, Khong Aik often acts as Counsel and represents directors, shareholders and companies in a wide range of high value corporate dispute focusing on corporate governance and commercial disputes including property disputes, company restructuring & liquidation, insolvency, employment and industrial relations disputes with particular reference to restrictive covenants, protection of trade secrets and confidential information as well as defamation at all tiers of the Malaysian Courts and arbitration.