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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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Pressing Global Debates on International Women’s Human Rights
4 April 2024
Harvard Law School
Harvard Law School Celebration 70+
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Speaking Engagements
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Silenced Voices: Gender Persecution and Women's Rights in Afghanistan and Iran
8 March 2024
Massey College/University of Toronto
Gender-Based Persecution and the Difficulties that Women Face in Their Daily Lives
Toronto, Canada
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
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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
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Ecocide: Voices of the Victims
11 December 2023
Permanent Missions of Vanuatu and Samoa to the United Nations
Assembly of the States Parties to the ICC - 22nd Session
New York, New York
Speaking Engagements
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30 Years of UNCLOS: Past, Present and Future
16 November 2023
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP and Essex Court Chambers
London, UK
Speaking Engagements
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UNCLOS’ Role in Developing International Law and Supporting Boundary Dispute Resolution
16 November 2023
Essex Court Chambers & Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
London, UK
Speaking Engagements
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Keynote Panel: Access to Justice – The State of Play
15 November 2023
Institute of Small and Micro States, British Institute of International and Comparative Law
Small States’ Conference
London, UK
Speaking Engagements
-
Universal Criminal Jurisdiction: A Key Tool in the Fight Against Impunity for Atrocity Crimes in Ukraine and Beyond
25 October 2023
The Centre for International Law and Policy in Africa, the International Bar Association and Debevoise & Plimpton
New York, New York
Speaking Engagements
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Empowering the UN Security Council to Address Modern Threats to Peace and Security
20 October 2023
International Law Association
International Law Weekend 2022
New York, New York
Speaking Engagements
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The Changing Face of Global Content Moderation
20 October 2023
Fordham Law School
International Law Weekend
New York, New York
Speaking Engagements
-
Reproductive Rights in Latin America and Pro Bono: From Abortion to Obstetric Violence
18 October 2023
PILnet
PILnet Global Forum
Brussels, Belgium
Speaking Engagements
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Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in Armed Conflict: Practical Approaches to Improving Compliance and Accountability
11 October 2023
OSCE
Warsaw Human Dimension Conference 2023
Warsaw, Poland
Speaking Engagements
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Career Paths in International Law
30 June 2023
American Society of International Law: Women in International Law Interest Group
Webcast
Speaking Engagements
-
Careers in International Law
8 June 2023
New Professionals Interest Group of the American Society of International Law
Webcast
Speaking Engagements
-
Good Faith and Abuse of Rights in Public International Law
11 May 2023
Arbitra/ADGM
Colloquium on Good Faith and Contract Interpretation in MENA and Beyond
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Speaking Engagements
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International Adjudication & Global Crises: the Devil in the Details
4 May 2023
LALIVE and the Geneva Graduate Institute Geneva
LALIVE Annual Lecture
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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The Reach and Limits of International Law to Solve Today's Challenges
30 March 2023
International Courts and Tribunals Interest Group
2023 ASIL Annual Meeting
Washington, DC
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
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The U.S. Government and the ICC Trust Fund for Victims
21 March 2023
Public International Law & Policy Group
Expert Roundtable
Washington, DC
Speaking Engagements
-
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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Role of International Courts in Resolving Armed Conflicts
2 March 2023
Harvard Law School
Harvard International Arbitration Conference
Boston, Massachusetts
Speaking Engagements
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Challenges and Pathways for Accountability and Justice in Tigray
7 December 2022
American Bar Association International Law Section
International Criminal Law Committee
Webcast
Speaking Engagements
-
SIDS & COP27: What Next for Loss and Damage and Climate Justice?
5 December 2022
The Faculty of Law, UWI, Cave Hill Campus and Caribbean Branch of the International Law Association
Webcast
Speaking Engagements
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The Review of the Arbitration Act 1996: How Do We Maintain English Arbitration Law as State of the Art?
16 November 2022
British Institute of International and Comparative Law (“BIICL”)
BIICL Seminar
London, UK
Speaking Engagements
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Foreign Investment in North Africa: Political and Legal Trends
9 November 2022
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
Virtual Roundtable
Webcast
Speaking Engagements
-
International Law Careers Panel
7 November 2022
The University of Tulsa College of Law
Virtual
Speaking Engagements
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The Safety of Journalists and the Problem of Arbitrary Detention
2 November 2022
The High Level Panel of Legal Experts on Media Freedom
IBA Annual Conference Miami 2022
Miami, Florida
Speaking Engagements
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The Intersection of Climate Change, Sustainability, Corporate Governance, and the Role of Lawyers
1 November 2022
International Bar Association
IBA Annual Conference Miami 2022
Miami, Florida
Speaking Engagements
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Legal Trends Hampering Media Freedom
26 October 2022
Thomson Reuters Foundation
Thomson Reuters Foundation Trust Conference 2022
London, UK
Speaking Engagements
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Emerging Trends in Private International Law
20-22 Oct0ber 2022
International Law Association
International Law Weekend: The Next 100 Years of International Law
New York, New York
Speaking Engagements
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Law of the Rising Sea: Where Do We Go From Here?
22 October 2022
International Law Association
International Law Weekend: The Next 100 Years of International Law
New York, New York
Speaking Engagements
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Recent Developments in International Immunities Law
21 October 2022
American Branch of the International Law Association
International Law Weekend: 100th Annual Meeting of the American Branch
New York, New York
Speaking Engagements
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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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Access to Remedy
13 October 2022
United Nations Human Rights
African BHR Forum
Webcast
Speaking Engagements
-
Arbitration and Human Rights
13 October 2022
ArbitralWomen
ArbitralWomen Breakfast Meeting at the Istanbul Arbitration Week
Istanbul, Turkey
Speaking Engagements
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Adaptation and Loss and Damage
5 October 2022
Chatham House
London, UK
Speaking Engagements
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Reproductive Rights: Where Do We Go From Here?
20-22 October 2022
International Law Weekend
International Law Weekend 2022
New York, New York
Speaking Engagements
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ICCA-ASIL Task Force on Damages Breakfast
19 September 2022
International Council for Commercial Arbitration and American Society for International Law
2022 ICCA Congress
Edinburgh, UK
Speaking Engagements
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An Advisory Opinion by the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) on the Legal Consequences of Climate Change on the Ocean
7 September 2022
International Peace Institute (IPI) and the Permanent Mission of the Principality of Liechtenstein to the United Nations
Workshops on Legal Avenues to Fight Climate Change
New York, New York
Speaking Engagements
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Reimagining Remedy: Developing Effective Grievance Mechanisms and Remedies
22 June 2022
International Bar Association
UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights Webinar Series
Webcast
Speaking Engagements
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The View from the Private Sector
16 June 2022
American University Washington College of Law
The Evolving Face of Cyber Conflict & International Law: A Futurespective
Washington, D.C.
Speaking Engagements
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Specific Challenges to Achieving Accountability for Acts of Torture and Other Ill-treatment in Armed Conflicts and How to Overcome Them
13 June 2022
IAPB
OSCE International Conference on Fighting Impunity for Acts of Torture
Hofburg, Austria
Speaking Engagements
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Arbitrating Human Rights Disputes
9 June 2022
Mute Off Thursdays
Webcast
Speaking Engagements
-
From Diplomatic Fora to International Litigation
9 June 2022
BIICL/King’s College London
Expert Workshop on Inter-State Communications before UN Human Rights Treaty Bodies
London, UK
Speaking Engagements
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Reimagining Remedy: Where Do We Go From Here?
8 June 2022
International Bar Association
IBA Webinar Series: Business and Human Rights
Webcast
Speaking Engagements
-
International Law: Ordering a Disordered World
23 May 2022
Global Arbitration Review
GAR Live Vienna
Austria, Vienna
Speaking Engagements
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Walking the Thin Line: Jurisdiction and Admissibility
17 May 2022
ICC International Court of Arbitration
10th ICC MENA Conference
Dubai
Speaking Engagements
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Securing Democracy and Human Rights in the Digital Age
5 May 2022
IBA/High Level Panel of Legal Experts
European Conference on Democracy and Human Rights
Uruguay
Speaking Engagements
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Surveillance Out of Control: How to Put an End to the Pegasus Crisis
2 May 2022
UNESCO
World Press Freedom Day
Uruguay/Webcast
Speaking Engagements
-
Investment Treaties & Climate Change
29 April 2022
EU Council: Trade Policy Committee
Paris, France
Speaking Engagements
-
The United Kingdom and International Law: Can the UK Fill the Vacuum at the Helm of International Legal Order?
11 April 2022
Centre for the Study of United Nations & Jindal Society of International Law
Colloquium on Challenges to Global Governance and Humanities in the 21st Century
Webcast
Speaking Engagements
-
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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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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Contracting for Human Rights: Aligning Fashion Contracts with the UNGPs and OECD Guidance
25 February 2022
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
OECD Forum on Due Diligence in the Garment and Footwear Sector
Webcast
Speaking Engagements
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Developing U.S. Sanctions Against Russia: What Banks and Other Financial Institutions Should Know
24 February 2022
The Risk Management Association
Webcast
Speaking Engagements
-
Sustainability in Fashion
23 February 2022
New York City Bar Association, Fashion Law Committee
Fashion Law Committee Speakers Series
Webcast
Speaking Engagements
-
International Law Panel
2 February 2022
Warwick Law Society
Warwick Law Society Career-Focused Discussions
Webcast
Speaking Engagements
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Tribunals Aiding Tribunals
14 January 2022
Schiefelbein Global Dispute Resolution
Fourth Annual Schiefelbein Global Dispute Resolution Conference
Tempe, Arizona
Speaking Engagements
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The Global Multilateral System, the Role of the U.S., and the Prospects for Addressing Today’s Greatest Challenges
7 December 2021
New York City Bar
International Rule of Law Forum
Webcast
Speaking Engagements
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What Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Require of International Law
2 December 2021
UCLA and American Society of International Law
Webcast
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
-
Evacuating Afghanistan’s Women Judges
8 November 2021
Duke Law School
Roundtable Discussion for Judicature International:
Virtual
Speaking Engagements
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Digital Disruption: Human Rights, Tech, and Reimagining Accountability
5 November 2021
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
Webcast
Speaking Engagements
-
Disappearing Land and Displaced Persons: Climate Change and International Law
28-30 October 2021
American Branch of the International Law Association
International Law Weekend - 99th Annual Meeting of the American Branch of the ILA
Webcast
Speaking Engagements
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Environmental Degradation and Indigenous Rights: Is International Law Fit for Purpose?
30 October 2021
American Branch of the International Law Association
Webcast
Speaking Engagements
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Small Satellites, Big Possibilities: How to Build a Fair Legal Regime for a Developing Technology
28-30 October 2021
International Law Association, American Branch
International Law Weekend 2021 – Reinvesting in International Law
Webcast
Speaking Engagements
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The Role of the ICJ in State Intervention by Non-Parties to a Dispute
28-30 October 2021
American Branch of the International Law Association
International Law Weekend 2021
Webcast
Speaking Engagements
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Fraud in Arbitration: Overcoming Limitations on Tribunal Powers
25-28 October 2021
HKIAC
Hong Kong Arbitration Week
Webcast
Speaking Engagements
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Authoritarian State Accountability via Private Sector Strategies
26 October 2021
Australian National University
Webcast
Speaking Engagements
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Business and Human Rights: The Next Ten Years of the UN Guiding Principles
25 October 2021
BritishAmerican Business
Corporate Citizenship and Sustainability Series
Webcast
Speaking Engagements
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Human Rights – Review of the UN Guiding Principles on Business & Human Rights
18-22 October 2021
International Chamber of Commerce
ICC International Trade & Prosperity Week
Webcast
Speaking Engagements
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Global Rule of Law: "Growing your Business Responsibly"
20 October 2021
British American Business
BAB Corporate Citizenship and Sustainability Series
Webcast
Speaking Engagements
-
Practical Perspectives on Cross-Border Insolvency and Arbitration
Tuesday, 21 September 2021, 14.00-15.00 CET
-
International Law and Post-Pandemic Asia: New Economic Challenges and Opportunities
4 August 2021
ILA-Taiwan Branch and the ASIL Asia-Pacific IG
ILA-ASIL Asia-Pacific Research Forum
Webcast
Speaking Engagements
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The Mauritanian
25 June 2021
American Society of International Law & ABILA International Humanitarian Law Committee
ASIL Film Series: The Mauritanian and the Future of Guantanamo
Webcast
Speaking Engagements
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Advancing Sustainability in UN Procurement
16 June 2021
United Nations Global Compact
United Nations Global Compact Leaders Summit 2021
Webcast
Speaking Engagements
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Banks and Climate Change
29 April 2021
Debevoise & Plimpton and Risk Management Association
Webcast
Speaking Engagements
-
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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America… How Does it See Itself and Its Place in the World
13 April 2021
Compass Group
Webcast
Speaking Engagements
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Reengagement with Treaties and Other International Arrangements Under the Biden Administration
13 April 2021
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
Webcast
Speaking Engagements
-
Use of Trusts to Mitigate Political Risk – The U.S. and Switzerland
24-25 March 2021
Stikeman Elliott (London) LLP
Advising LatAm Families
Webcast
Speaking Engagements
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After Brexit: Arbitration in the Civil and Common Law Worlds at a Crossroads
11 December 2020
Latham & Watkins and Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP
Young ITA
Virtual
Speaking Engagements
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A Transnational Approach: the Practical Use of UNIDROIT Principles for International Commercial Contracts
19 November 2020
International Bar Association
Webinar
Speaking Engagements
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Ethics and Professional Conduct Across Different Cultures and Jurisdictions: The Interplay Between National Rules and International Standards
18 November 2020
International Bar Association
IBA’s Virtually Together Conference 2020
Virtual
Speaking Engagements
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THE CLASH: Contract Terms v. Applicable Law
17 November 2020
New York International Arbitration Center and CIArb
New York Arbitration Week
Webcast
Speaking Engagements
-
Human Rights, Social and Human Capital Considerations
12 November 2020
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
ESG Webinar Series
Webinar
Speaking Engagements
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Disclosures of Environmental Risks and Adverse Impacts – Categorising Sustainable Investments for the Taxonomy Regulation
5 November 2020
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
ESG Webinar Series
Webinar
Speaking Engagements
-
International Law in Challenging Times
23 October 2020
ILA American Branch’s Investment Law Committee
2020 International Law Weekend
Webinar
Speaking Engagements
-
Strategic Litigation
19 October 2020
PILnet Global Forum
Webinar
Speaking Engagements
-
International Law Careers Panel
1 October 2020
The University of Tulsa College of Law
International Law Careers Panel
Webinar
Speaking Engagements
-
Legal Options and Institutional Responses to the Impacts of Sea-Level Rise on Maritime Zones, in the Context of International Law
9 September 2020
Nola Petelō Faasau - Acting International Legal Adviser, International Legal Team; Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat
2020 Regional Conference on Securing the Limits of the Blue Pacific
Webinar
Speaking Engagements
-
Constitutional Law
1 August 2020
Fountain Court Chambers
Webinar
Speaking Engagements
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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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Rebooting International Law for the Cyber Age: Avoiding and Responding to Cyberattacks
9 July 2020
Debevoise & Plimpton
Paris Arbitration Week
Webinar
Speaking Engagements
-
Human Rights Cases in Natural Resources
11-14 June 2020
Center for International Legal Studies
CILS International Arbitration Symposium
Salzburg, Austria
Speaking Engagements
-
Issues of Arbitrability, Cyber-Security and Public Law
25 May 2020
Moot Court Society of National Law School of India University
13th edition of National Law School Trilegal International Arbitration Moot
Webinar
Speaking Engagements
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Human Rights Cases: Procedure and Fact Finding Strategy
22 April 2020
Qatar University
Guest Lecture
Virtual
Speaking Engagements
-
Climate Risk and Sustainable Finance
10 March 2020
The Institute of International Bankers
Annual Washington Conference
Washington, DC
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
-
International Law Beyond the Horizon
8 November 2019
American Society of International Law
2019 ASIL Research Forum
New York, New York
Speaking Engagements
-
Rebooting International Law for the Cyber Age
29 October 2019
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
Debevoise Roundtable
New York, New York
Speaking Engagements
-
Sanctions – Politics, Procedures and Private International Law
24-25 October 2019
International Bar Association
3rd IBA Litigation Committee Conference on Private International Law
Milan, Italy
Speaking Engagements
-
Emerging Voices in International Law
11-12 October 2019
American Branch of the International Law Association
International Law Weekend 2019
New York, New York
Speaking Engagements
-
Hitting a Boundary: Is the U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea Still Fit for Its Purpose?
11-12 October 2019
American Branch of the International Law Association
International Law Weekend 2019
New York, New York
Speaking Engagements
-
Prosecutorial Discretion: Sword or Shield of the International Criminal Court?
11-12 October 2019
American Branch of the International Law Association
International Law Weekend 2019
New York, New York
Speaking Engagements
-
Provisional Measures at the International Court of Justice: Possibilities for Plausibility
11-12 October 2019
American Branch of the International Law Association
International Law Weekend 2019
New York, New York
Speaking Engagements
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Strengthening International Law to Combat Trafficking-in-Persons in the 21st Century
11-12 October 2019
American Branch of the International Law Association
International Law Weekend 2019
New York, New York
Speaking Engagements
-
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
-
Political Dynamics in Play in the Country and the Humanitarian Situation on the Ground
10 October 2019
Council on Foreign Relations
Council on Foreign Relations: An Inside Look at Yemen
New York, New York
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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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
-
Geopolitics in Court – Part II Human Rights
9 May 2019
International Bar Association
IBA Annual Litigation Forum: Disruption in Litigation – New Types of Disputes in a New World Order
Berlin, Germany
Speaking Engagements
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The Impact of the New Ethics of Human Rights on International Energy and Mineral Projects
10 April 2019
Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation Institute
Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation Institute – Human Rights
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Speaking Engagements
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A State’s Many Roles in International Adjudication
27-30 March 2019
American Society of International Law
2019 ASIL Annual Meeting
Washington, D.C.
Speaking Engagements
-
International Lawyers
11 February 2019
Elsa King’s College
International Lawyer’s Panel
London, UK
Speaking Engagements
-
Investment Treaties
23 January 2019
Moscow Seminar and Alumni Reception
Investment Treaty Seminar
Moscow, Russia
Speaking Engagements
-
Introduction to Transnational Legal Methods
15 January 2019
Columbia Law School
New York, New York
Speaking Engagements
-
Increasing Climate Ambition, A Public Private Dialogue
6 December 2018
International Chamber of Commerce, International Bar Association, Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce, and the Permanent Court of Arbitration
COP24 Official Side Event
Katowice, Poland
Speaking Engagements
-
A New Rigor in the Approach to Damages in International Arbitration
2 November 2018
Fordham University School of Law
The 13th Annual Conference on International Arbitration and Mediation Key Issues in International Commercial and Treaty Arbitration: 2018
New York, New York
Speaking Engagements
-
Climate Change Technology
18-20 October 2018
American Branch of the International Law Association
International Law Weekend
New York, New York
Speaking Engagements
-
General Principles of Law and International Due Process
16 October 2018
New York International Arbitration Center
Book Launch
New York, New York
Speaking Engagements
-
Business and the Rule of Law
12 October 2018
International Bar Association
IBA Rule of Law Forum
Rome, Italy
Speaking Engagements
-
Opening Remarks
26 September 2018
Global Arbitration Review
Global Arbitration Review 7th Annual GAR Live New York
New York, New York
Speaking Engagements
-
Sexual Violence as Gender-Based Violence in Conflict in the Context of the UN Guiding Principles
14 September 2018
NYU Stern Center for Business and Human Rights
BHR Scholars Association
New York, New York
Speaking Engagements
-
A Career in Public International Law
29 August 2018
Young Public International Law Group
YPILG Seminar
Debevoise & Plimpton, London
Speaking Engagements
-
Business, Human Rights and Corruption
23 August 2018
Kobe University & Hanang University School of Law
Kobe University Summer School of Asian Law and Dispute Management Summer Program
Kobe, Japan
Speaking Engagements
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Erasing the Distinction Between "Hard" and "Soft" Law: Trends in Human Rights Law that Every Natural Resources Lawyer Should Know
19-21 July 2018
Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation
64th Annual Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Institute
Victoria, Canada
Speaking Engagements
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Reparations and Remedies
12 July 2018
Leiden University
Human Rights, Transitional Justice and Environmental Protection
The Hague, Netherlands
Speaking Engagements
-
Reparations
29 June 2018
Leiden University
Expert Seminar on International Law and Environmental Peacebuilding
Leiden, The Netherlands
Speaking Engagements
-
Non-refoulement Under International Humanitarian Law
31 May 2018
International Committee of the Red Cross
ICRC’s 11th Annual International Humanitarian Law Seminar for Policymakers
Charlottesville, Virginia
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
-
Justice in Our Time: Faster and Fairer Solutions to the Military Commissions at Guantánamo Bay
8 May 2018
New York City Bar Association
Justice in Our Time: Faster and Fairer Solutions to the Military Commissions at Guantánamo Bay
New York, New York
Speaking Engagements
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Intractable Conflicts: To What Extent is Litigation Powerless?
6 April 2018
American Society of International Law
ASIL Annual Meeting
Washington, DC
Speaking Engagements
-
Law of War Military Commissions 15 Years On: Lawful and Worth It?
6 April 2018
American Society of International Law
ASIL Annual Meeting 2018
Washington, D.C.
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
-
Business Integrity, International Boundary Disputes & Legal Risk
7 March 2018
Conoco/Phillips
In-house Legal Presentation
Houston, Texas
Speaking Engagements
-
Women Practitioners in International Law
1 February 2018
University of Exeter
Women Practitioners in International Law
Exeter, UK
Speaking Engagements
-
‘Careers in International Law’ and ‘International Courts and Tribunals’
8 December 2017
Leiden University
Leiden University lecture series
Leiden, The Netherlands
Speaking Engagements
-
Exploring Grievance Mechanisms: Lessons from Transitional Justice
27-29 November 2017
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
2017 United Nations Forum on Business and Human Rights
Geneva, Switzerland
Speaking Engagements
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Corruption as a New PIL Norm
16 November 2017
Oxford University
Oxford PIL Discussion Group
Oxford, England
Speaking Engagements
-
Rising Sea Levels and the Extinction of States in International Law
24 October 2017
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
Sixth Committee Event
New York, New York
Speaking Engagements
-
Habeas, PRBs and Military Commissions: What Legal Redress Would New Captures Sent to Guantanamo Have?
21 October 2017
International Law Weekend 2017
The International Law Students Association
New York, New York
Speaking Engagements
-
Constitutions in Flux – What is the Bar Association’s Role and SPPI Showcase Panel
9-12 October 2017
International Bar Association
IBA 2017 Annual Conference
Sydney, Australia
Speaking Engagements
-
Preventing Climate Chaos
9-12 October 2017
International Bar Association
IBA 2017 Annual Conference
Sydney, Australia
Speaking Engagements
-
BIC Showcase - The Balance Between Migration, International Security, Rule of Law and Terrorism
9 October 2017
International Bar Association
IBA 2017 Annual Conference
Sydney, Australia
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
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The Role of Common Law Criminal Procedures at the International Criminal Tribunals
29 September 2017
Spanish Department of Justice and the French Embassy to Spain
Developing International Criminal Justice for the 22nd Century
Madrid, Spain
Speaking Engagements
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Business and Human Rights Grievance Mechanisms & Transitional Justice
15-16 September 2017
The Santa Clara University School of Law, the Leavey School of Business at Santa Clara University, the University of Washington School of Law, the NYU Stern Center for Business and Human Rights, the Rutgers Center for Corporate Law and Governance
BHR Scholars Conference
Santa Clara, California
Speaking Engagements
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International Arbitral Awards: A Fundamental Perspective
28 August 2017
ICC International Court of Arbitration
Boosting the Use of Arbitration in the Caribbean
Kingston, Jamaica
Speaking Engagements
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The UN Dynamic and Political Constraints
17 July 2017
British Institute for International and Comparative Law and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office
International Criminal Justice Achievements and Challenges in Syria and Beyond
London, UK
Speaking Engagements
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International Boundary Disputes and Energy Related Natural Resources
15 June 2017
Global Arbitration Review
GAR Live Energy Disputes
London, UK
Speaking Engagements
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Legitimacy of the Decision-Makers
15 June 2017
Institute of Transnational Arbitration
Challenges to the Legitimacy of International Arbitration, 29th Annual ITA Workshop and Annual Meeting
Dallas, Texas
Speaking Engagements
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Obligations to Prevent and Punish Genocide
12 June 2017
Global Justice Center
Legal Expert Brain Trust
New York, New York
Speaking Engagements
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Brazil: A Case Study
1 June 2017
British Virgin Islands 2nd Annual International Arbitration Conference
Building an Arbitration Culture in the Caribbean and Latin America
Tortola, British Virgin Islands
Speaking Engagements
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Enforcement of Arbitral Awards
31 May 2017
British Virgin Islands International Arbitration Week
Arbitral Women Panel
Tortola, British Virgin Islands
Speaking Engagements
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Plenary Address
23 May 2017
Global Forum on Law, Justice and Development (Global Forum)
International Judicial Relations Committee
Washington, D.C.
Speaking Engagements
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International Arbitration and Its Conformity with the Rule of Law
10 May 2017
International Council for Commercial Arbitration
Conference Plenary Session
Pailles, Mauritius
Speaking Engagements
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Climate Change Arbitration
26 April 2017
American Bar Association
Section of International Law Spring Meeting
Washington, D.C.
Speaking Engagements
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Perspectives from the Obama Administration’s State Department
24 April 2017
The International Arbitration Club of New York
New York, New York
Speaking Engagements
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Adjudicating International Environmental Disputes: Lessons from Recent Jurisprudence
13 April 2017
American Society of International Law
What International Law Values, 111th ASIL Annual Meeting
Washington, D.C.
Speaking Engagements
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Brexit, Devolution, and Dissolution in Europe: Can the Center Hold
13 April 2017
American Society of International Law
2017 ASIL Annual Meeting
Washington, D.C.
Speaking Engagements
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ASIL Council Meeting Speech
12 April 2017
American Society of International Law
2017 ASIL Annual Meeting
Washington, D.C.
Speaking Engagements
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Damages in International Arbitration
11 April 2017
International Congress and Convention Association & American Society of International Law
Task Force on Damages
Washington, D.C.
Speaking Engagements
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The UN Guiding Principles and Business Causation, Contribution and Direct Linkage
4 April 2017
International Petroleum Industry Environmental Conservation Association
Houston, Texas
Speaking Engagements
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Arbitrating Environmental and Human Rights Disputes Under Investment Treaties
31 March 2017
Harvard University
3rd Annual Harvard International Arbitration Conference
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Speaking Engagements
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Welcome Speech
16 March 2017
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
Debevoise & Plimpton Young Public International Law Group Event
London, UK
Speaking Engagements
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International Law and the Trump Administration: The Future of International Agreements
1 February 2017
American Society of International Law
American Society of International Law
Washington, DC
Speaking Engagements
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Arbitration Seats versus Arbitration Centers: How to be Competitive in the Global Marketplace
30 January 2017
World Jurist Association
5th Annual Arbitration & Investment Summit
Nassau, Bahamas
Speaking Engagements
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An Insight into Careers in Public International Law
18 January 2017
British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL)
BIICL Evening Seminar
London, UK
Speaking Engagements
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The Challenge of Human Rights Due Diligence in the Financial Sector
17 January 2017
Debevoise & Plimpton
Human Rights Risk for Financial Institutions
Debevoise & Plimpton, London
Speaking Engagements
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The Rule of Law and Legal Institutions in Addressing Climate Change-Related Adaptation, Mitigation and Litigation
5 December 2016
World Bank
World Bank Legal Conference
Washington, DC
Speaking Engagements
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Careers and Opportunities in International Law and Arbitration
28 November 2016
University of Chicago Law School
International Law Society Luncheon
Chicago, Illinois
Speaking Engagements
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Women in International Law: Charting the Path
14 November 2016
New York Bar Association
International Law Committee of the NYC Bar Association
New York, New York
Speaking Engagements
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Leadership Transitions and International Law
27 October 2016
American Branch of the International Law Association & the International Law Students Association
International Law Weekend
New York, New York
Speaking Engagements
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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 Impact of Corruption on Human Trafficking
21 September 2016
International Bar Association
IBA Annual Conference 2016
Washington, D.C.
Speaking Engagements
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Preventing Climate Chaos: The Latest Judicial, Legal and Policy Developments in Achieving Justice and Human Rights in an Era of Climate Disruption
20 September 2016
International Bar Association
IBA Annual Conference 2016
Washington, D.C.
Speaking Engagements
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Application for Interim Relief: A Practicum
18 September 2016
International Bar Association
New Frontiers in International Arbitration: Regional and Cross-Cultural Perspectives
Washington, D.C.
Speaking Engagements
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Drawing from Legal Concepts in Analysing Expectations Under the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises
17 September 2016
Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development in Coordination with the IBA and George Washington University
The OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and the Law: Key Considerations for Legal Practitioners
Washington, DC
Speaking Engagements
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Keynote Address: The IBA and Responsible Business Conduct
17 September 2016
Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development in Coordination with the IBA and George Washington University
The OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and the Law: Key Considerations for Legal Practitioners
Washington, DC
Speaking Engagements
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Mining and Human Rights
20 July 2016
Mongolian Bar Association
27th Presidents of Law Associations of Asia Summit 2016
Paris, France
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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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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Climate Change and Human Rights – Adapting to the Post-COP21 World
14 June 2016
Debevoise & Plimpton
Energy & Natural Resources Roundtable – The New Frontier of Risk
Debevoise & Plimpton, London
Speaking Engagements
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Climate Change and Human Rights - Reporting Requirements and Future - Proofing Organisations Against Emerging Climate Change Related Risks
14 June 2016
Debevoise & Plimpton
Energy & Natural Resources Roundtable – The New Frontier of Risk
Debevoise & Plimpton, London
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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Responsible Growth: The Business and Economic Incentive for the Rule of Law
3 May 2016
British American Business
Responsible Growth: The Rule of Law
New York, New York
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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Promoting Comparative and International Law
30 March 2016
Foreign Lawyers At Georgetown
Foreign Lawyers - Georgetown Law University Center
Washington, D.C.
Speaking Engagements
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Legal Convergence in Asia: Learning From Global Harmonization Initiatives
21 January 2016
Asian Business Law Institute
Doing Business Across Asia: Legal Convergence in an Asian Century
Singapore
Speaking Engagements
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Ethics and the IBA Guidelines on Party Representation
Central Standard Time
The Center for American and International Law
Annual ITA-IEL-ICC Joint Conference on International Energy Arbitration
Houston, Texas
Speaking Engagements
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Has the time come for the establishment of a permanent investment court?
14 January 2016
Allen & Overy
The Allen & Overy Public International Law Debate
London, UK
Speaking Engagements
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Keynote Address
10 December 2015 12:00 AM Dateline Standard Time
Paris Bar Association
Business and Human Rights
Paris, France
Speaking Engagements
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Opening Address
9 December 2015
International Bar Association and Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
The Judicial Integrity Initiative: The Judicial System and Corruption
London, UK
Speaking Engagements
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Introduction to IBA Task Force on Climate Change Justice and Human Rights and the Importance of Accessible and Enforceable Dispute Resolution Mechanism Frameworks
7 December 2015
ICC, IBA, PCA & SCC
COP21 Climate Change Related Disputes: A Role for International Arbitration and ADR
Paris, France
Speaking Engagements
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Maintaining Limits on Government Power
5 December 2015
International Bar Association
Magna Carta 800th Anniversary – Foundation of Democracy and the New Trends of Dispute Resolution in India
New Delhi, India
Speaking Engagements
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Negotiation Skills: Mediation, Arbitration, Litigation; Energy: Dispute Resolution
17 November 2015
Association of Caribbean Corporate Counsel
Association of Caribbean Corporate Counsel 3rd Annual Conference
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Speaking Engagements
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Introduction Address
13 November 2015
International Bar Association
“800th Anniversary of the Magna Carta and Rule of Law” Conference
Sao Paolo, Brazil
Speaking Engagements
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The Courts, the Arbitration Process, and a Successful Practice
13 November 2015
Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb)
Chartered Institute of Arbitrators Centenary Celebrations Bahamas Branch Conference
Nassau, Bahamas
Speaking Engagements
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The Courts and Arbitration and Regional Developments Regarding ADR
12 November 2015
Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb)
Chartered Institute of Arbitrators Centenary Celebrations Bahamas Branch Conference
Nassau, Bahamas
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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The Latest Judicial, Legal and Policy Developments in Achieving Justice and Human Rights in an Era of Climate Disruption
7 October 2015
International Bar Association
IBA Annual Conference
Vienna, Austria
Speaking Engagements
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Developments in the Law of Sovereign Immunity
5 October 2015
International Bar Association
IBA Annual Meeting
Vienna, Austria
Speaking Engagements
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International Arbitration in and for the Caribbean
11 September 2015
Debevoise Events
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IBA's Climate Change and Human Rights Report
3 September 2015
Legal Sustainability Alliance
Annual Meeting of Executive Firms
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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Global Corporations and the Rule of Law
13 June 2015
American Bar Association
ABA Magna Carta Program
Grosvenor House, London
Speaking Engagements
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Credibility: The role of bar associations in business and human rights (Session Co-Chair)
20-21 May 2015
IBA
10th Annual Bar Leaders Conference
Intercontinental Hotel, Prague, Czech Republic
Speaking Engagements
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Welcome Address: Maintaining limits on government power in modern states
16 May 2015
Bowman Gilfillan and Hogan Lovells
Celebrating Magna Carta and the Rule of Law
The University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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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Disputes with States: Policies, Politics and the Rule of Law
30 April 2015
Oxford University / Oxford University Press / International Law Association
Public International Law Discussion Group in conjunction with Oxford University Press and ILA
The Oxford Martin School Lecture Theatre
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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Business and Climate Justice: What role can business play in tackling the human rights impacts of climate change?
16 April 2015
United Nations Global Impact and the Mary Robinson Foundation – Climate Justice
Business and Climate Justice: What role can business play in tackling the human rights impacts of climate change?
New York, NY
Speaking Engagements
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Dispute Resolution in the Energy Sector, Climate Change and Human Rights
23 March 2015
IAE
International Arbitration and Energy
Queen Mary, University of London
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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Investment arbitration
27 February 2015
IBA
International Arbitration Day
Washington, D.C.
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