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The Difficulties of Enforcing BIT Arbitral Awards Against Sovereign States
19 April 2024
Stanford International Arbitration Association
Breaking Through Sovereign Immunity When Enforcing BIT Arbitral Awards
Stanford, California
Speaking Engagements
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International Law through the Looking Glass of ISDS
3-5 April 2024
American Society of International Law
118th Annual Meeting
Washington, DC
Speaking Engagements
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Does International Investment Law Promote the Rule of Law? Does the Justice System of Investor-State Dispute Settlement Promote the Rule of Law?
18 March 2024
Institute for Transnational Arbitration's Rule of Law Task Force and Sciences Po
Paris Roundtable on the Rule of Law Update
Paris, France
Speaking Engagements
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ISDS Tech Disputes – An Incoming Wave?
13 March 2024
GAR Live with California International Arbitration Week
GAR Live: Technology Disputes 2024
San Francisco, California
Speaking Engagements
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Protection of Foreign Investments through International Arbitration
7 March 2024
ICC Mexico
Mexico City, Mexico
Speaking Engagements
-
Chairperson’s Closing Remarks
7 February 2024
Thoughtleaders4U
Sovereign & States Summit
London, UK
Speaking Engagements
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Exploring International Claims Tribunals
7 February 2024
Thoughtleaders4U
Sovereign & States Summit
London, UK
Speaking Engagements
-
Sovereign State Horizon Scanning for 2024: Anticipating Future Disputes and Geopolitical Issues
6-7 February 2024
Thoughtleaders 4 Fire
Sovereign & States Disputes and Enforcement Summit 2024
London, UK
Speaking Engagements
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The Inside Track - Views from Within a State
7 February 2024
Thoughtleaders4U
Sovereign & States Summit
London, UK
Speaking Engagements
-
Chairperson’s Closing Remarks
6 February 2024
Thoughtleaders4U
Sovereign & States Summit
London, UK
Speaking Engagements
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The ECT Running Out of Energy
6 February 2024
Thoughtleaders 4
Sovereign & States Summit
London, UK
Speaking Engagements
-
Investment Arbitration and ICSID: Perspectives Following Ecuador’s Recent Ratification
5 December 2023
Ecuadorian Arbitration Institute
The Award: Enforcement Under the ICSID Convention
Webcast
Speaking Engagements
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Good Faith in Investment Arbitration: What's Different?
28 November 2023
ICC
43rd ICC Institute of World Business Law Annual Conference
Paris, France
Speaking Engagements
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Manejo Efectivo de Controversias Entre Inversionistas y Estados: Estrategias y Tips Prácticos para Inversionistas Extranjeros en Colombia
20 November 2023
FTI Consulting
Conferencia
Bogotá, Colombia
Speaking Engagements
-
What is the Status and Future of the Enforcement of Intra-EU Awards in the UK and the US?
10 November 2023
Herbert Smith Freehills
Young European Federation for Investment Law & Arbitration
London, UK
Speaking Engagements
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Times of Political Turmoil: Is Your Investment Protected?
7 November 2023
CGS Colombia 2023
Regulatory & Social Environment
Medellin, Colombia
Speaking Engagements
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The Art of Impactful Opening and Closing Statements
6 November 2023
ICC YAAF, IBA, Columbia International Arbitration Association
New York City, New York
Speaking Engagements
-
Investor-State Arbitrations in LatAm
20 October 2023
Universidad de Los Andes and Local Firms
Second M&A Congress
Bogota, Colombia
Speaking Engagements
-
State Investment Disputes
18 October 2023
The Association of International Energy Negotiators and the London Court of International Arbitration
Energy Dispute Conference
London, UK
Speaking Engagements
-
State Investment Disputes
18 October 2023
The Association of International Energy Negotiators & London Court of International Arbitration
AIEN/LCIA Energy Disputes Conference
London, UK
Speaking Engagements
-
Future Leaders Symposium
23 June 2023
Global Arbitration Review
GAR Live: Istanbul 2023
Istanbul, Turkey
Speaking Engagements
-
Fireside Chat
22 June 2023
Global Arbitration Review Events
GAR Live: Istanbul 2023
Istanbul, Turkey
Speaking Engagements
-
Opening remarks
22 June 2023
Global Arbitration Review Events
GAR Live: Istanbul 2023
Istanbul, Turkey
Speaking Engagements
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Commercial Arbitration vs. Investor-State Arbitration: Is Commercial Arbitration a Suitable Option for Investors in LatAm?
7-8 June 2023
AMCHAM Ecuador, Ecuadorian Arbitration Institute
XIV International Arbitration Conference
Quito, Ecuador
Speaking Engagements
-
2023 The Year of Near or Full Financial Crisis? An Update of Investment Arbitration In Financial Services: The World of Banking, Prudential Measures, and Sovereign Bonds
25 May 2023
World Arbitration Update
WAU 2023
Virtual
Speaking Engagements
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Ukraine, Russia and Issues of Territory
17 May 2023
Global Arbitration Review
GAR Live: BITs
London, UK
Speaking Engagements
-
Enforcement in Armed Conflicts
10 May 2023
ICSID-ADGM Joint Conference
Investment Protection and Armed Conflict
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Speaking Engagements
-
International Investment Law
3 April 2023
ILA Paris, Prof. Manjiao Chi (Cliff)
ILA 150 Anniversary Webinar on International Investment Law
Paris, France
Speaking Engagements
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Where to Draw the Line on Confidentiality? The Role of the Seat in Protecting Privacy in Arbitration
22 March 2023
BVI International Arbitration Centre
BVI Arbitration Week
Webcast
Speaking Engagements
-
Climate Change and International Investment Law & Arbitration Challenges and Uncertainties
16 March 2023
European Federation for Investment Law and Arbitration
EFILA Annual Conference
Madrid, Spain
Speaking Engagements
-
International Investment Arbitration
16 March 2023
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP and Payet, Rey, Cauvi, Pérez Abogados
Peru
Speaking Engagements
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Future of Dispute Settlement: Comparison Between International Trade & Investment Regimes
2-3 March 2023
Harvard International Arbitration Law Students Association
9th Harvard International Arbitration Conference International Arbitration: Fostering & Adapting to Change
Boston, Massachusetts
Speaking Engagements
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Corruption Defenses in Investor-State Arbitrations – A Case of Odious Debt?
22-24 February 2023
International Bar Association
7th IBA Asia Pacific Regional Forum Biennial Conference
Singapore
Speaking Engagements
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ESG in Investment Arbitration: Status and Trends
3 February 2023
Swiss Arbitration Association
ASA Winter Conference 2023
Zurich, Switzerland
Speaking Engagements
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Tips for Working for a Sovereign
25 January 2023
ThoughtLeaders4
Sovereign & States Disputes and Enforcement
London, UK
Speaking Engagements
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The Illegality Defense in Investment Treaty Arbitration
23 November 2022
Al Yaqout & Al Fouzan Legal Group, LexisNexis
Kuwait Business Law Forum
Kuwait City, Kuwait
Speaking Engagements
-
Efficiencies in International Arbitration
18 November 2022
Arbitration Ireland
Dublin International Arbitration Day
Dublin, Ireland
Speaking Engagements
-
Vientos de Cambio: Protección a la Inversión Extranjera en Colombia
10 November 2022
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP co-hosted with Brigard Urrutia
Vientos de Cambio: Protección a la Inversión Extranjera en Colombia
Hybrid (in-person & live streaming)
Speaking Engagements
-
Foreign Investment in North Africa: Political and Legal Trends
9 November 2022
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
Virtual Roundtable
Webcast
Speaking Engagements
-
Debate on Dual Nationals as Claimants in Investor-State Arbitration
30 October 2022
Miami International Arbitration Society
First Annual MIAS Latin American Investor-State Arbitration Conference
Miami, Florida
Speaking Engagements
-
Investment Claims and Climate Change Mitigation
19 October 2022
ICC YAAF
12th Investment Treaty Arbitration Conference
Prague, Czech Republic
Speaking Engagements
-
The US BIT Policy in light of NAFTA Cases
14 October 2022
Juris Conferences LLC
16th Annual Investment Treaty Conference
Washington, DC
Speaking Engagements
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Bilateral Investment Treaties, Currency in M&A, and IPOs of African Corporates
16 September 2022
International Lawyers for Africa
ILFA Training
London, UK
Speaking Engagements
-
Identifying the Change – Novel Types of Disputes and Practices Relevant to International Commercial and Investment Arbitration Across the Asia-Pacific Region
31 August 2022
Inter-Pacific Bar Association
IPBA Arbitration Day 2022: International Arbitration in the Endemic Age
Speaking Engagements
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Climate Change Disputes before the ICJ and ITLOS: What to Make of Loss and Damage?
28 June 2022
Alliance of Small Island States
Alliance of Small Island States Conference
Webcast
Speaking Engagements
-
After Achmea, Komstroy and PL Holdings: Is the EU Still an Attractive Investment Destination?
8 June 2022
European Federation for Investment Law and Arbitration
7th EFILA Annual Conference
Amsterdam
Speaking Engagements
-
Legal Abuse in Investment Arbitration
2-3 June 2022
Conferencia Latinoamericana de Arbitraje
XIII Conferencia Latinoamericana de Arbitraje
Montevideo, Uruguay
Speaking Engagements
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Investment Treaties & Climate Change
29 April 2022
EU Council: Trade Policy Committee
Paris, France
Speaking Engagements
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The New Space Race: Risks and Opportunities
Thursday 31 March, 17.00 – 18.00 CET, 16.00-17.00 BST, 11.00 – 12.00 EDT
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Arbitration, Investment and the Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards in the State of Qatar
23 March 2022
Qatar International Center for Conciliation & Arbitration
4th International Arbitration Conference: Impact of Arbitration on Achieving Satisfactory Environment for Investment
Doha, Qatar
Speaking Engagements
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Notion of Investment: Definition, Legality, and Corruption
17 March 2022
Investment Treaty Arbitration in the Middle East
ICSID-ADGM Joint Conference
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Speaking Engagements
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The Future of Investment Law in the EU after Komstroy v. Moldova
1 December 2021
Joint ITA and IBA Arbitration Committee
ITA IBA Conference Programme 3.0
Webcast
Speaking Engagements
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Damages and Compensation Issues in Investment Arbitrations – Part 1: Legal Principles
25 November 2021
YMCIA/FTI/DLA
Investment Treaty Arbitration Series
Webcast
Speaking Engagements
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Investment Treaty Arbitration in the Construction Sector
19 October 2021
Debevoise and Japan Institute for Overseas Investment
Webcast
Speaking Engagements
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Investment Treaty Protections for the Banking Sector
15 October 2021
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
Speaking Engagements
-
Practical Perspectives on Cross-Border Insolvency and Arbitration
Tuesday, 21 September 2021, 14.00-15.00 CET
-
Developments in International Commercial Litigation and Investment Treaty Arbitration Case Funding
13 September 2021
Information Management Network
IMN Litigation Finance Conference
New York, New York
Speaking Engagements
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Investor State Arbitration: Where Is It Headed?
15 July 2021
Latin American Arbitration Association
Webcast
Speaking Engagements
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Investor State Arbitration Along the Belt and Road - Towards More Innovation
16 June 2021
Inter-Pacific Bar Association
IPBA Virtual Conference
Webcast
Speaking Engagements
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Investment Treaty Protections for the Banking Sector
19 May 2021
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
IDRG Series
Webcast
Speaking Engagements
-
Approaches to Burden and Standard of Proof in ISDS
29 April 2021
BIICL
ITF Conference on evidence in ISDS
Webcast
Speaking Engagements
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Recent Developments in International Commercial & Investment Arbitration in North America
27 April 2021
American University Washington College of Law
2020-2021 Regional Arbitration Conference Series
Webcast
Speaking Engagements
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Financing Development in Emerging Economies
14 April 2021
Jamaica International Arbitration Centre
Webcast
Speaking Engagements
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The Choice of Valuation Date in Unlawful Expropriations: The Cleaver Should Fall on the State
14 April 2021
FTI Consulting
Expert Witness Debating Series 2021
Webcast
Speaking Engagements
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Litigating Health and Security Exceptions in Investment Treaties – A Simulation
24-27 March 2021
American Society of International Law
ASIL's 2021 Annual Meeting Committee
Webcast
Speaking Engagements
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Hardship Situations Giving Recent Rise to International Commercial and Investment Arbitrations
8 March 2021
International Chamber of Commerce Institute of World Business Law / Queen Mary University of London
36th Annual Joint Symposium of Arbitrators
Webcast
Speaking Engagements
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The Renewed Role of States in Arbitration Proceedings
14-15 January 2021
European Federation for Investment Law and Arbitration
EFILA Annual Conference
Webcast
Speaking Engagements
-
The Commercial and Investment Arbitration Perspectives
10 December 2020
International Centre for Dispute Resolution
Arbitrating Emergencies in Banking and Finance Disputes
Webinar
Speaking Engagements
-
The Future of Investment Arbitration in Asia
11 November 2020
Chartered Institute of Arbitrators East Asia Branch Young Members Group
CIArb/YMG 2nd Annual Conference
Webinar
Speaking Engagements
-
Vodafone v. India Investment Treaty Arbitration: Issues and Implications for Foreign Investors & States
4 November 2020
Nishith Desai Associates, International Centre For Dispute Resolution & American Arbitration Association
On-Line Webinar
Speaking Engagements
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Enforcement of Investment Treaty Awards
30 October 2020
FTI Consulting
Investment Treaty Arbitration
Webinar
Speaking Engagements
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International Law in Challenging Times
23 October 2020
ILA American Branch’s Investment Law Committee
2020 International Law Weekend
Webinar
Speaking Engagements
-
Investor-State Arbitration in the Asia Pacific
29 July 2020
Debevoise and Corrs
Webinar
Speaking Engagements
-
Regional Perspectives of Investor State Claims in light of Covid-19
17 July 2020
American Bar Association (ABA)
ABA ILS Webinar Series: COVID-19: Its impact on International Law and You
Webinar
Speaking Engagements
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Rebooting International Law for the Cyber Age: Avoiding and Responding to Cyberattacks
Thursday, 9 July 2020, 3:30-4:30 pm CET, 9:30-10:30 am EST
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Topics in Arbitration
24 June 2020
London Court of International Arbitration
LCIA Biennial Tylney Hall Symposia
Webinar
Speaking Engagements
-
Efficiency in Arbitration
22 June 2020
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
Webinar
Speaking Engagements
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Human Rights Cases in Natural Resources
11-14 June 2020
Center for International Legal Studies
CILS International Arbitration Symposium
Salzburg, Austria
Speaking Engagements
-
Expropriation and Denial of Justice
1 May 2020
British Institute of International and Comparative Law
International Investment Law & Dispute Resolution
Online course
Speaking Engagements
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Latin American Investment in Times of Change -- A Spotlight on Chile and Peru
5 March 2020
Debevoise & Plimpton
New York, New York
Speaking Engagements
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Representing Private Sector Parties against States and State Entities
24 February 2020
Herbert Smith Freehills
35th Annual SIA-ICC Joint Symposium of Arbitrators
London, UK
Speaking Engagements
-
Keynote: Alternative Dispute Resolution in Investment – The Role of Complementary Mechanisms
30 January 2020
European Federation for Investment Law and Arbitration
5th EFILA Annual Conference
London, UK
Speaking Engagements
-
Emergency and Interim Measures in Commercial and Investor-State Arbitration
18-22 November 2019
Young ITA, Corrs Chambers Westgarth, and Debevoise & Plimpton
Australian Arbitration Week
Brisbane, Australia
Speaking Engagements
-
The Nuts and Bolts of Multilateral Treaty-Making
9 November 2019
American Society of International Law
ASIL 2019 Research Forum Lunch Plenary
New York, New York
Speaking Engagements
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Reforming Investor-State Dispute Resolution
15 October 2019
Commercial Dispute Resolution
CDR Arbitration Symposium
London, UK
Speaking Engagements
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The Fragmentation of International Law: Resolving the Conflict Between EU Law and International Investment Law
11 October 2019
International Law Association
International Arbitration Workshop
New York, New York
Speaking Engagements
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Using International Arbitration as an Investment Strategy
9 October 2019
Emerging Markets Private Equity Association
EMPEA Africa Council Meeting
London, UK
Speaking Engagements
-
Third-Party Funding/Funders
26-27 September 2019
Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chambers of Commerce (SCC)
Colloquium on Actors in International Investment Law
Paris, France
Speaking Engagements
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An introduction to investment arbitration and Cross-examination in arbitration
10 September 2019
ILFA
ILFA IFSP Training
Debevoise & Plimpton, London
Speaking Engagements
-
Developments in International Commercial Litigation and Investment Treaty Arbitration Case Funding
4 June 2019
IMN
The 2nd Annual Financing, Structuring & Investing in Litigation Finance
New York, New York
Speaking Engagements
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Reforming Investor-State Dispute Settlement: Walk the Talk?
16 May 2019
Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation, The State Hermitage Museum, and the Saint-Petersburg International Legal Forum Foundation
St. Petersburg Legal Forum
St Petersburg, Russia
Speaking Engagements
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Contributory Fault, Responsibility for Continuous and Composite Acts, Cumulative Effect of a Series of Acts
10 May 2019
British Institute of International and Comparative Law
Thirty Second ITF Public Conference: State Responsibility in Investment Law
London, UK
Speaking Engagements
-
Parallel Domestic Proceedings in Investor-State Arbitration
Tuesday, 2 April 2019
Debevoise & Plimpton
Debevoise, Paris
Speaking Engagements
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Designing the Investor-State Dispute Resolution from Scratch
27-30 March 2019
American Society of International Law
ASIL's 2019 Annual Meeting
Washington, D.C.
Speaking Engagements
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The Specificities of Private-Public Arbitration as Compared to Private-Private Arbitration
27 March 2019
ITA Academic Council with the American Society for International Law
16th Annual ITA-ASIL Conference
Washington, D.C.
Speaking Engagements
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Consistency, Coherence, Predictability and Correctness of Arbitral Decisions by ISDS Tribunals
13-14 February 2019
The United Nations Commission on International Trade Law
The 2nd Inter-Sessional Regional Meeting on Investor-State Dispute Statement Reform
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Speaking Engagements
-
Investment Treaties
23 January 2019
Moscow Seminar and Alumni Reception
Investment Treaty Seminar
Moscow, Russia
Speaking Engagements
-
Protecting Climate Change Investment
11 December 2018
Queen Mary University of London
QMUL Paris
Paris, France
Speaking Engagements
-
Protecting Climate Change Investment
3 December 2018
International Chamber of Commerce
COP 24
Warsaw, Poland
Speaking Engagements
-
ICSID-SIA-BIICL Conference on Proposed Revision of the ICSID Rules
13 November 2018
International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
ICSID New Rules Seminar
London, UK
Speaking Engagements
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The Future of USD’s in the Context of the Free Trade Agreements Overhaul: Will Investment Arbitration Also Be “Walled Off”
6-9 November 2018
American Bar Association
ABA International Conference
Mexico City, Mexico
Speaking Engagements
-
Arbitrating with a Sovereign: Legal and Practical Implications
5 November 2018
NYU Law School
NYU IAA Conference
New York, New York
Speaking Engagements
-
Transparency in Investment Arbitration: Latest Developments
25 October 2018
Ministry of Finance of the Czech Republic
8th Investment Treaty Arbitration Conference
Prague, Czech Republic
Speaking Engagements
-
Investor-State Arbitration: Crisis Confirmed
23 October 2018
Columbia Law School
Columbia Law Investor-State Arbitration: Crisis Confirmed
New York, new York
Speaking Engagements
-
Foreign Investors' Responsibilities
19 October 2018
International Law Association
ILA American Branch International Law Weekend
New York, New York
Speaking Engagements
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Is Investment Arbitration Under Fire?
19 October 2018
International Law Association
ILA American Branch International Law Weekend
New York, New York
Speaking Engagements
-
Arbitral Awards Annulled on the Grounds of Breach of Due Process
10 October 2018
IBA–International Arbitration Committee, Co-presented with Recognition and Enforcement of Arbitral Awards Subcommittee
IBA Annual Conference
Rome, Italy
Speaking Engagements
-
The Commercial Activity Exception in Domestic Law: A Comparative Approach
4-5 October 2018
International Arbitration Institute
IAI Conference - Enforcing Arbitral Awards Against States
Paris, France
Speaking Engagements
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Damage Calculations in International Arbitration
11 September 2018
Stockholm Chamber of Commerce, Energy Charter Secretariat, ICSID, PCA
2018 Energy Charter Treaty Conference
Paris, France
Speaking Engagements
-
The Changing Face of Investor-State Dispute Settlement
4 July 2018
Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
Chartered Institute of Arbitrators Young Members
London, UK
Speaking Engagements
-
Arbitration on the Move
28 June 2018
Jamaica International Arbitration Centre
Reform of the Investor-State Dispute Settlement System
Kingston, Jamaica
Speaking Engagements
-
Overview of Investor State Arbitration
4 June 2018
Columbia Law School/Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
International Arbitration course
New York, New York
Speaking Engagements
-
Third-party Funding in International Commercial and Investment Treaty Arbitration
30 May 2018
Information Management Network
Financing, Structuring and Investing in Litigation Finance
New York, New York
Speaking Engagements
-
The GAR Live Inquisition: Hiring Counsel for Treaty Cases – Are Governments Getting the Process Right?
17 May 2018
Global Arbitration Review
4th Annual GAR Live BITs
Washington, DC
Speaking Engagements
-
Relevant Issues in Investor State Arbitration
3-4 May 2018
The Center for American and International Law
1st ITA-ALARB Joint Conference on International Arbitration
Santiago, Chile
Speaking Engagements
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Investor-State Dispute Settlement as A Norm-Generating System
31 March 2018
Harvard International Law Journal
Harvard ILJ 2018 Symposium: Frontiers of International Law
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Speaking Engagements
-
Launch of the Climate Obligations for Enterprises
25 January 2018
London School of Economics
London School of Economics Seminar
London, UK
Speaking Engagements
-
Investment Protection and Environmental Law
19 January 2018
Cambridge University
Cambridge University Lecture
Cambridge, UK
Speaking Engagements
-
Legal Challenges
11 January 2018
University of Basel Faculty of Law
Arbitration and Crime – Dealing with Allegations of Economic Crime in Arbitration
Basel, Switzerland
Speaking Engagements
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The Art of Advocacy - The Civil and Common Law Styles
7 December 2017
The Chartered Institute of Arbitration
CIArb International Arbitration Conference
Paris, France
Speaking Engagements
-
The New Global Order and Arbitration
7 December 2017
The Chartered Institute of Arbitration
CIArb International Arbitration Conference
Paris, France
Speaking Engagements
-
Investment Dispute Settlement in the Americas – Hot Topics and Recent Developments
24 October 2017
American Bar Association
2017 Fall Meeting of the ABA Section of International Law
Miami, Flordia
Speaking Engagements
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Debate: What Stands under BIT’s Umbrella? On the Proper Interpretation of Umbrella Clauses in Bilateral Investment Treaties
20 October 2017
University of Warsaw FDI Moot Court Team
7th Warsaw Investment Arbitration Debate
Warsaw, Poland
Speaking Engagements
-
International Investment Law Training Workshop: “Expropriation”
8 October 2017
Mr. Fali S. Nariman
PCA India Conference, Delhi
New Delhi, India
Speaking Engagements
-
Enforcement of Decisions in Inter-State Arbitration: The Last Frontier
7 October 2017
Percy Billimoria
PCA India Conference, Delhi
New Delhi, India
Speaking Engagements
-
International Investment Law & the Law of Armed Conflict
5-6 October 2017
Athens PIL of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Faculty of Law (Greece); the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS); the Research Centre on Procurement Law and International Investment (CREDIMI) of the University of Burgund
Colloquium on International Investment Law & the Law of Armed Conflict
Athens, Greece
Speaking Engagements
-
Keynote Address
22 September 2017
Eastern European Dispute Resolution Forum
Eastern European Dispute Resolution Forum
Minsk, Belarus
Speaking Engagements
-
Arbitrators: Appointments, Disclosure and Challenges
16 September 2017
London Court of International Arbitration
LCIA European Users’ Council Symposium
Basingstoke, UK
Speaking Engagements
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Intellectual Property Rights as an Investment Protected by IIAs: Recent Jurisprudence
9 August 2017
Korean Commercial Arbitration Board
Seminar on Investor-State Dispute Settlement
Seoul, Korea
Speaking Engagements
-
Arbitration
20 July 2017
Arbitration and Drafting Arbitration Agreements
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Speaking Engagements
-
International Boundary Disputes and Energy Related Natural Resources
15 June 2017
Global Arbitration Review
GAR Live Energy Disputes
London, UK
Speaking Engagements
-
ICC Arbitration & ADR Training Programme
9 June 2017
International Court of Arbitration
ICC Training Program
Krakow, Poland
Speaking Engagements
-
Practical Exercises for Post-Award Proceedings
9 June 2017
International Chamber of Commerce
ICC Training Programme
Krakow, Poland
Speaking Engagements
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Oil Concessions and Territorial Definition
5 June 2017
Kings College London, Volterra Fietta
The London International Boundary Conference
London, UK
Speaking Engagements
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Debate judge: "This House Believes that Investor-State Arbitration will Remain an Essential Component to the Success of Future Investment Treaties"
23 May 2017
Global Arbitration Review
GAR Live BITs
Washington, D.C.
Speaking Engagements
-
The GAR Live Debate
23 May 2017
Global Arbitration Review
3rd Annual GAR Live BITs
Washington, D.C.
Speaking Engagements
-
BITs in the Background
26 April 2017
Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation, in cooperation with the International Bar Association
14th International Mining and Oil & Gas Law, Development, and Investment Special Institute
Quito, Ecuador
Speaking Engagements
-
Arbitrating Environmental and Human Rights Disputes Under Investment Treaties
31 March 2017
Harvard University
3rd Annual Harvard International Arbitration Conference
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Speaking Engagements
-
Investment Arbitration
25 March 2017
Moot Alumni Association
The 12th Annual Generations in Arbitration Conference
Hong Kong
Speaking Engagements
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Debate: Increasing Transparency In Commercial & Investment Arbitration -- A Welcome Reform?
18 March 2017
University of Cambridge
4th Annual Cambridge Arbitration Day
Cambridge, UK
Speaking Engagements
-
Institutional Arbitration
1-5 March 2017
D.S. National Law University, India
Arbitration Study Tour, London
London, UK
Speaking Engagements
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Time and Costs in International Arbitration - “Whose Responsibility”
1-5 March 2017
Narmdeshwar Singh DS National Law University India
Star Speaker: Centre for Advanced Research in Dispute Settlement (CARDS) – Arbitration Study Tour London
London, UK
Speaking Engagements
-
Investment Disputes
1 February 2017
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
Seminar
Tokyo, Japan
Speaking Engagements
-
Investment Disputes
31 January 2017
Nishimura & Asahi and Debevoise & Plimpton
Joint Seminar
Tokyo, Japan
Speaking Engagements
-
Key Developments in Arbitration
26 January 2017
New York State Bar Association
2017 DRS Annual Meeting
New York, New York
Speaking Engagements
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How the Relationship and Bidding Dynamics Between Public Bodies and Private Contractors give Rise to Disputes
9 December 2016
AAA/ICC/ICSID
33rd AAA/ICC/ICSID Joint Colloquium on International Arbitration
Paris, France
Speaking Engagements
-
Keynote Address
2 December 2016
Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb)
CIArb’s Dispute Appointment Service Convention 2016
London, UK
Speaking Engagements
-
Panel: Innovations in International Trade and Investment Agreements
29 October 2016
American Branch of the International Law Association & the International Law Students Association
International Law Weekend 2016
New York, New York
Speaking Engagements
-
State's Right to Regulate under International Investment Law
21 October 2016
Radwan-Röhrenschef Sp. k.
Warsaw Investment Arbitration Day
Warsaw, Poland
Speaking Engagements
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The Ballad of East and West: Will Local Approaches to Litigation Affect TPP Investment Cases?
21 October 2016
ABA Section of International Law, International Litigation Committee
ABA Section of International Law Fall Conference
Tokyo, Japan
Speaking Engagements
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Parallel Proceedings in Construction Claims: Overlap between Commercial and Investment Arbitration
22 September 2016
International Bar Association
2016 IBA Annual Conference
Washington, D.C.
Speaking Engagements
-
The Role of Good Faith in MENA Region Arbitration
20 September 2016
Civil Law Focus Group
Arab Arbitration Forum; Civil Law Focus Group (CFL) Session
Washington, D.C.
Speaking Engagements
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Are Arbitrators Under Attack?
19 September 2016
International Bar Association
International Bar Association Conference
Washington, D.C.
Speaking Engagements
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Investment Arbitration
12 September 2016
Hanoi Law University
Seminar on International Arbitration
Hanoi, Vietnam
Speaking Engagements
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Appellate and Standing Bodies
8 September 2016
Centre for Commercial Law Studies
Inaugural SIA/QMUL and ICSID Joint Arbitration Symposium: “Current Trends in Investor-State Arbitration: Annulment and Appeals, Challenge to Arbitrators and Transparency”
London, UK
Speaking Engagements
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Investor-State Arbitration
5 September 2016
Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb)
CIArb Diploma in International Commercial Arbitration
Oxford, UK
Speaking Engagements
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Complications of Pluralism - the Role of Public Law Notions of Proportionality in Investment Arbitration and in Contemporary Treaty Practice
30 June 2016
British Institute of International and Comparative Law
Dialogues between International and Public Law
London, UK
Speaking Engagements
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Emergency Measures as a Response to New Forms of Government Interference - Interim Measures as a Strategy for Dealing with Interference Relating to Corruption Allegations and Threats to Break Contracts
14 June 2016
Debevoise & Plimpton
Energy & Natural Resources Roundtable – The New Frontier of Risk
Debevoise & Plimpton, London
Speaking Engagements
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Emergency Measures as a Response to New Forms of Government Interference - Interim Measures in Taxation-Related Disputes with States
14 June 2016
Debevoise & Plimpton
Energy & Natural Resources Roundtable – The New Frontier of Risk
Debevoise & Plimpton, London
Speaking Engagements
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Investment Protection in Europe – Brexit and its Implications for the Protection of Investments in Europe for UK Plc
14 June 2016
Debevoise & Plimpton
Energy & Natural Resources Roundtable – The New Frontier of Risk
Debevoise & Plimpton, London
Speaking Engagements
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Investment Protection in Europe – Quo Vadis TTIP?
14 June 2016
Debevoise & Plimpton
Energy & Natural Resources Roundtable – The New Frontier of Risk
Debevoise & Plimpton, London
Speaking Engagements
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Dealing with Evidence in International Arbitration: the Application of the IBA Rules on the Taking of Evidence in International Arbitration
3 June 2016
International Bar Association Asia Pacific Arbitration Group
APAG Training Day - Best Practices in International Arbitration
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Speaking Engagements
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Panel Forging the Path in Asia: Unveiling the New SIAC Rules on Investment Arbitration
27 May 2016
Singapore International Arbitration Centre
SIAC Congress 2016
Singapore
Speaking Engagements
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Companies’ and In-House Counsel’s Perspectives on the Future of Arbitration – How Should it Be
26 May 2016
The Finland Arbitration Institute
Helsinki International Arbitration Day
Helsinki, Finland
Speaking Engagements
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Will Russia Become A More Comfortable Jurisdiction for Arbitration?
20 May 2016
SPBILF Ltd.
St. Petersburg International Legal Forum
St. Petersburg, Russia
Speaking Engagements
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The GAR Live Debate
18 May 2016
Global Arbitration Review
6th Annual GAR Live London
London, UK
Speaking Engagements
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Recent Developments in the Determination of Damages in International Investment Arbitration
12 May 2016
Juris Conferences
Tenth Annual Investment Treaty Arbitration Conference
Washington, DC
Speaking Engagements
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International Arbitration and its Conformity with the Rule of Law
10 May 2016
International Council for Commercial Arbitration
ICCA 2016 Congress Mauritius (International Arbitration and the Rule of Law: Contribution and Conformity)
Mauritius
Speaking Engagements
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Settlement Opportunities In Arbitration
6 May 2016
CPR: International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution
CPR Brazil Business Mediation Congress
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
Speaking Engagements
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Behind the Scenes at the ICC Court: Demystifying the Decisions, Procedures and Practices
May 3 2016
ICC International Court of Arbitration
ICC West Coast Conference on International Arbitration
San Francisco, California
Speaking Engagements
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Conflict of Interest in Arbitration
26 April 2016
McNair Chambers
International Disputes Seminar
London, UK
Speaking Engagements
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Financial Aspects in Investment Arbitration
22-23 April 2016
Bucerius Law Journal
Bucerius Law Journal Conference on Investment Law & Arbitration
Hamburg, Germany
Speaking Engagements
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W(h)ither ICSID jurisdiction
18 April 2016
Quadrant Chambers
Quadrant Chambers Seminar
London, UK
Speaking Engagements
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Year in Review
18 April 2016
Global Arbitration Review
2nd Annual Global Arbitration Review Live Bilateral Investment Treaty Conference
Washington D.C.
Speaking Engagements
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Reviewing, Analyzing and Using the Deposition Transcript
13 April 2016
Practising Law Institute
Fundamentals of Taking and Defending Depositions 2016
New York, New York
Speaking Engagements
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Effective Presentation of Evidence – Including Witness Statements and Cross Examination
21 March 2016
Juris Conferences LLC
Juris Conferences’ Twelfth Annual Leading Arbitrators’ Symposium
Vienna, Austria
Speaking Engagements
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What are the Challenges and Particularities of Arbitrations Involving States and State-Owned Entities?
17 March 2016
Global Arbitration Review
4th Annual GAR Live Brazil
São Paulo, Brazil
Speaking Engagements
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Witness Statements: Are In-Person Examinations Necessary?
26 February 2016
International Court of Arbitration of the ICC & the Chair for Private Law, International Corporate & Financial Markets Law, EU Business Law at University of Mannheim
Effective Fact Finding vs. Information Overload: Too Much Paper in Arbitration?
Mannheim, Germany
Speaking Engagements
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Establishing Your Authority over the Parties and the Framework for the Arbitration
22 February 2016
The ICC Institute of World Business Law
ICC Institute Masterclass for Arbitrators
New York, New York
Speaking Engagements
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The Rising Global Debate Regarding Ethics in International Arbitration
17 February 2016
The International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution (CPR)
CPR’s 2016 Annual Meeting
New Orleans, Louisiana
Speaking Engagements
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Arbitration in Africa: Recent and Future Developments
4 February 2016
Debevoise & Plimpton, International Council for Commercial Arbitration, New York International Arbitration Center
Arbitration in Africa: Recent and Future Developments
New York, New York
Speaking Engagements
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Commercial arbitration involving states: public interests and private justice?
22 January 2016
ASA
ASA Annual Conference 2016
Zurich 22
Speaking Engagements
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The Debate: This House Sees No Legitimacy Deficit in Arbitrations Involving States
22 January 2016
Association Suisse de l’Arbitrage
ASA Annual Conference 2016
Zurich, Switzerland
Speaking Engagements
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Emergency Arbitrators in Energy Disputes
15 January 2016
The Institute for Transnational Arbitration, the Institute for Energy Law, and the ICC International Court of Arbitration
ITA-IEL-ICC Joint Conference on International Energy Arbitration
Houston, Texas
Speaking Engagements
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Keynote Address
12 December 2015
Casablanca Arbitration Days
Making International Arbitration Work for Africa
Casablanca, Morocco
Speaking Engagements
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Opportunities and Challenges Presented by Australia’s New Free Trade Agreements’
24 November 2015
The Law Council of Australia & Business Law Section
3rd International Arbitration Conference
Sydney, Australia
Speaking Engagements
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The GAR Live Debate: “This House Believes Aggressive Enforcement of Investment Arbitration Awards Will Decrease Support for That Type of Arbitration”
20 November 2015
Global Arbitration Review
3rd Annual GAR Live Paris
Paris, France
Speaking Engagements
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Transparency in International Arbitration - the future
4 November 2015
Fordham Law School
10th Annual Fordham Law School Conference on International Arbitration
New York
Speaking Engagements
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Recent Development of Arbitration Practice: Ethics & Corruption in International Arbitration
3 November 2015
UNCITRAL, Ministry of Justice, Korean Commercial Arbitration Board, International Court of Arbitration
4th Asia Pacific ADR Conference
Seoul, Korea
Speaking Engagements
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Enforcement of Awards – Have Contracting States Been True to the Letter and Spirit of Article V?
21 October 2015
Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) and UNCITRAL
The New York Convention: Back for the Future
New York, New York
Speaking Engagements
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Mediation Past, Present and Future in the Oil & Gas Sector
7 October 2015
International Bar Association
IBA Annual Conference
Vienna, Austria
Speaking Engagements
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Towards More Effective Fact-finding in Arbitration and Litigation
7 October 2015
International Bar Association
IBA Annual Conference
Vienna, Austria
Speaking Engagements
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Investment Arbitration
5 October 2015
International Bar Association
IBA Annual Conference
Vienna, Austria
Speaking Engagements
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Country Risk Premiums
2 October 2015
Juris Conferences LLC
Fourth Annual Damages in International Arbitration
Grand Hotel Wien, Vienna, Austria
Speaking Engagements
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Damages - Why Do Arbitrators Always get it Wrong?
24 September 2015
Global Arbitration Review
4th Annual GAR Live New York
New York, NY
Speaking Engagements
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The New London Principles
23 September 2015
Australian Disputes Centre
The Development and Adoption of an 'Australian Commercial Law'
Sydney, Australia
Speaking Engagements
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Transparency: Incumbent on Institutions as Well?
21 September 2015
ICC International Court of Arbitration / International Centre for ADR
Tenth Annual ICC New York Conference
New York, NY
Speaking Engagements
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International Arbitration in and for the Caribbean
11 September 2015
Debevoise Events
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Role of the State in Protecting the System of Arbitration
3 July 2015
Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
CIArb London Centenary Conference
Guildhall, London
Speaking Engagements
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Strategic Objectives Behind Preliminary Measures in Arbitral Proceedings
24 June 2015
International Chamber of Commerce
ICC UK Arbitration Seminar: Emergency and Preliminary Measures
London
Speaking Engagements
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Is International Arbitration Really Open to New Faces?
17 June 2015
The Institute for Transnational Arbitration
The 27th Annual ITA Workshop: Subconscious Influences in International Arbitration
Westin Galleria, Dallas, Texas
Speaking Engagements
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Where in The World is Your Evidence? The Challenges of Gathering Electronic Information Worldwide for Litigation, Arbitration and Investigations
12 June 2015
American Bar Association
ABA Magna Carta Program
Grosvenor House, London
Speaking Engagements
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Arbitration 2015: The best of times or the worst of times? A debate
4 June 2015
International Bar Association
5th IBA-IEL-SEERIL International Oil & Gas Law Conference
Waldorf Hotel, London, England
Speaking Engagements
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Why Arbitrate?
21 May 2015
Oyster Global Marketing
Breaking New Ground - BVI and International Arbitration
British Virgin Islands
Speaking Engagements
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A Brave New World - Can the new Arbitration Centre knock New York, London and Paris off their Perch?
20 May 2015
Oyster Global Marketing
Breaking New Ground - BVI and International Arbitration
British Virgin Islands
Speaking Engagements
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The Public Debate Over the Future of Investor State Dispute Settlement
15 May 2015
New York International Arbitration Club
Monthly Lunch Meeting
New York, New York
Speaking Engagements
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Carnival & Conflicts! An Introduction to Dispute Resolution in Latin America
14 May 2015
HKIAC
Carnival & Conflicts! An Introduction to Dispute Resolution in Latin America
Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre, Central, Hong Kong
Speaking Engagements
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An Alleged Democracy Deficit: What is the Future for Investment Treaty Arbitration
30 April 2015
ABA
American Bar Association Spring Meeting
Washington, D.C.
Speaking Engagements
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Fair and Equitable Treatment - What is its role, how has the standard evolved and has it gone too far? And where next?
27 April 2015
Global Arbitration Review
GAR Live BITs
Washington, D.C.
Speaking Engagements
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Opening remarks
27 April 2015
Global Arbitration Review
GAR Live BITs
Washington, D.C.
Speaking Engagements
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Session four: Accommodating human rights and environmental obligations
27 April 2015
Global Arbitration Review
GAR Live BITs
Washington, D.C.
Speaking Engagements
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Current Issues in Valuation & Quantum in Investor-State Arbitration "Determining the Appropriate Approach to Quantum - Market Approach"
22 April 2015
BIICL
BIICL - Investment Treaty Forum Special Conference
Charles Clore House, 17 Russell Square, London
Speaking Engagements
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How to conduct a powerful cross-examination, prepare a succinct witness statement and effectively structure the discovery stage
22 April 2015
New York University School of Law
Conference on the Taking of Evidence in International Arbitration
New York, New York
Speaking Engagements
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Investment Treaty Arbitration
20 March 2015
IBA
4th Asia Pacific Regional Forum Conference: Borderless Asia
Singapore
Speaking Engagements
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Mass Claims and Multiparty Claims in Treaty Arbitration
16 March 2015
Columbia Law School
The King's-Columbia Praelium 2015
Edmond J. Safra Lecture Theatre, Strand, King's College London
Speaking Engagements
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The Scope and Effect of Umbrella Clauses in Investment Treaties
6 March 2015
Columbia International Arbitration Association
Speaking Engagements
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The Taking of Evidence in International Arbitration
5 March 2015
NYIAC/NYCLA/C
NYIAC/NYCLA/Columbia International Arbitration Association and International Arbitration Association
Speaking Engagements
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The Role of Domestic Property Rights in Investment Treaty Arbitration - A Misleading Rubric?
25-26 February 2015
Juris Conferences LLC
Ninth Annual Investment Treaty Arbitration Conference
Washington Plaza Hotel, Washington, D. C.
Speaking Engagements
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"Procedural Efficiencies in International Arbitration"
25 February 2015
Debevoise Events