Learning and outreach event on scaling-up 14-15 June presentation by SI

1. BEIJING BRUSSELS CHICAGO DALLAS FRANKFURT GENEVA HONG KONG LONDON LOS ANGELES NEW YORK SAN FRANCISCO SHANGHAI SINGAPORE SYDNEY TOKYO WASHINGTON, D.C.
Scaling Up Legal Assistance
Sidley Africa-Asia trade, investments & finance
Pro bono program (“Sidley TIF Program”)
Jung-ui Sul and Elizabeth Uwaifo
IFAD Workshop on Scaling Up, 14 June 2012

2. Sidley TIF program: Legal services enhancing
trade and development
 Pro bono legal assistance
 Working with African & Asian farm
associations/cooperatives and small agribusiness
processors and input providers
 To enable them to access better market opportunities
 Through trade, investments and financing
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3. Past & current Scaling-Up projects
 Seed potatoes in East Africa
– Client: TransFarm Africa and Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable
Agriculture
– Target beneficiaries: 150,000 potato farmers in Tanzania
– Legal assistance: Registration and licensing for improved seed varieties
 Shea butter in West Africa
– Client: Alliance of African Shea Associations
– Target beneficiaries: 4 million shea nut collectors in West Africa
– Legal assistance: Access to US market for shea butter in chocolate
 Shrimp in Bangladesh
– Client: Bangladesh Shrimp and Fish Foundation
– Target beneficiaries: 600,000 fisherfolk in Bangladesh
– Legal assistance: Regulatory compliance/challenge for export to EU
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4. Further pathways for scaling up legal assistance
 Sidley Working Groups researching areas most likely to be relevant for
future TIF projects:
– Land rights - Cooperatives
– Contracts - Intellectual Property
– Microfinance - Trade disputes
– Trading Platforms - Insurance
– Investments
 Network of local lawyers in Africa and Asia being developed:
– Increasing local legal capacity on TIF issues
– Sidley lawyers can support local counsel with international best
practices
– Collaboration between Sidley and local counsel on concrete client
projects: On-the-job transfer of knowhow
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5. Jung-ui Sul – Brussels
Director
Sidley TIF Africa-Asia Program
+32-2-504-6404 jsul@sidley.com
Elizabeth Uwaifo – London
Managing Partner – Investment Group
Sidley TIF Africa-Asia Program
+44-20-7360-2051 euwaifo@sidley.com
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