News & Key Events
Contract & Tender Management in Abu Dhabi
09 January 2012
Bill ran a successful training course in bu Dhabi just before Christmas for delegates from a subsidiary of the national petroleum company. The week long programme covered the essentials of contracts, procurement principles, the tender initiation and evaluation process, and negotiation skills.
Networking for Lawyers - Buy Pippa's Book Now
02 May 2011
Pippa's new book "Networking for Lawyers - the Pocket Guide to building new business relationships" is an essential networking manual for all lawyers.
Read more about the book here or buy it now for £9.95 plus p+p
Primerus Annual Conference October 2011
01 May 2011
Pippa will present "Effective Networking Skills" on Friday 21st October 2011 at the Charleston Place Hotel, Charleston, South Carolina.
She will also present "The RAINBOW Strategy: Winning more work from current clients" on Saturday 22nd October 2011.
Click here for more information.
IBA Annual Conference Nov 2011 - Dubai
30 April 2011
Pippa will be presenting 3 sessions on developing your practice:
- Win more work – turn contacts into clients and referrers: Pippa’s COPACABANA approach to international networking - Monday, 14:30-17:30
- Increase your value to current and future clients: Pippa’s RAINBOW strategy - Wednesday, 14:30-17:30
- Give a winning presentation - Thursday, 14:30 - 17:30
For more information, visit http://www.int-bar.org/conferences/Dubai2011/info_10.cfm
Nigerian Bar Association - Abuja
16 April 2010
Pippa wows the Nigerian Bar Association's 5th Business Law Conference
Pippa attracted star billing at this month's 5th Section on Business Law Conference, for the Nigerian Bar Association.
Pippa's contribution at the event, which took place at the Sheraton Hotel in Abuja, focused on one of her most popular topics "Turning Contacts into Clients".
The audience was made up of lawyers from all over the country and included a former Nigerian Vice President , and a king from the Niger Delta area.
Read the press coverage of Pippa's event from "This Day"
Watch the video slideshow of Pippa's session:
"Demystifying the EU" - Bill at the IPT
17 November 2009
Bill spoke at an Industry & Parliament Trust event on Tuesday 17th November at Scotland House in Brussels.
The event, which was part of the IPT's European Study Programme for Industry, was attended by executives and officials from the UK private and public sectors.
Bill's session, entitled entitled "From Theory to Practice," included
- working examples of cooperation with the European Commission
- Recommendations of how to influence European legislation
- Networking on the Brussels scene and demystifying the process
Bill's presentation can viewed here.
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