TMA International Law Seminars
TEACH ME AMERICA - INTERNATIONAL LAW FIRM OF MICHAEL R. POLIN
MBA & EMBA LEARNING
STRATEGIC TRAINING and SEMINARS

COURSE #1:  INTERNATIONAL CONTRACTS, STRUCTURES, & RISK ANALYSIS
TEACH ME AMERICA INTERNATIONAL LAW SEMINAR COURSE #1 COVERS:
  1. Crucial contract terms to know and understand
  2. Risks and scams to avoid
  3. Contract secrets only Americans know about
  4. Negotiation tactics that are win-win
  5. Tax considerations to understand
  6. Meaning of contracts from an American, European, and Chinese viewpoint.
  7. Mix of law and legal issues with different industries: commerce, property, contract, finance labor
  8. Cornerstone of American law and contracts is the LAW OF INTENDED CONSEQUENCE which does not exist in China. You must know this and understand its applications.
  9. American views of Chinese law and Confucian philosophies.
  10. Chinese contracts are very different than Americans and create a Culture clash
  11. Government versus private contracts
  12. American reference points versus Chinese lack of them: Culture clash
  13. American normal legal terms that do not exist in China
  14. Contracts enforceability under American law versus China standards
  15. Dispute resolution: What, How, and Where
  16. Confidentiality And Non-Competition Agreements
  17. Contract translations and translators matter
  18. Critical American legal assumptions you must know
  19. Laws concerning Investments and consequences
  20. Intellectual Property contracts
  21. Legal considerations with capital registration requirements
  22. Partner Sourcing and legal risks
  23. Contract Laws of hiring firing, and promoting employees
  24. Incentivization issues
  25. American versus Chinese court systems are very different:   Process, Judges,  Politics don't matter,  No Quanxi in America
  26. American Government regulations are very different than Chinese with law and legal issues
  27. Written agreements vs oral; performance matters but contracts have meaning and consequences
  28. In China, the Spirit of law is not the same as what is written but this is not true in America
  29. Exclusivity versus non-exclusivity deals
  30. Decision making process always concerns legal issues
  31. Ethics and the law

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Training Purpose:

1. To utilize the case methodology as an effective means of teaching students real life issues with
American and international laws and contracts so that management personnel will be able to take
advantage of real world opportunities and tackle real world legal and business problems.

2. The training will emphasize many important topics with a primary focus on legal issues and laws that
directly impact the company ability to have internationalization in operations, profit models,
social responsibility, mentality, and corporate culture.

3. In order for companies to grow into international successes the leaders must understand many
important legal issues multinational enterprises face every day. The companies need to understand how
to make reforms and create innovations in corporate systems with proper legal support and international
legal standards executing international leadership.

4. There are many legal issues for companies that concern internationalization of strategic
thinking of corporate operation, corporate governance, corporate culture and philosophy, competition
pattern and behaviors and if they
Presentation Style and Topics:

The Attorney Michael R. Polin TEACH ME AMERICA TRAINING program utilizes proven American teaching styles with a class focus on:
  • Principle lecture on a specific topic.
  • Open class discussion that will involve all students in a question and answer session.
  • Group discussions where all students’ ideas, analysis, and opinions will be considered and discussed.
  • Particular case analysis and studies highlighting the main issues of the lecture with an emphasis on results and reasons certain decisions were made.
  • At the end of each day there will be a summary of all topics discussed and examples of how each topic intersects and is related to the other legal and business topics.
  • The number of topics covered will follow the format below and can be from one day to seven days depending on the MBA and EMBA requirements.
Personal and institutional outcomes/Take-a-ways for students and University:

After attending the Attorney Michael R. Polin TEACH ME AMERICA TRAINING program the students will have the ability to think correctly and professionally about legal issues concerning:

• Legal Planning and strategic implementation of your launch and business development
• Risk-analysis evaluation with
    o Strategies
    o Operations
    o Technology
    o Intellectual property
    o Business and legal planning
    o Understanding legal and business philosophies from American and western economic viewpoints
• Legal Business model frameworks
• Avoiding scams and illegal conduct
• Proper legal structures
• Legal Training and hiring strategies
• Laws that differ between China and the United States
• Understanding the correct legal “thinking process” for doing business with America
• Legal and contemporary leadership theories and practice
• Utilize leadership ideas and concepts in analyzing critical legal issues
• Legal perspectives on decision making in complex organization and critical thinking
• Legal considerations with social, political, and behavioral models in which business organizations operate
Daily teaching structure will be:

8:30 - 10:00
First Class
10:00 - 10:20
Coffee & Tea Break
10:20 - 12:00
Second Class
12:00 - 13:30
Lunch
13:30 - 15:30
Third Class
15:30 - 15:50
Coffee & Tea Break
15:50 - 17:00
Fourth Class
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