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A Good Company Always Attracts a Buyer: Examining Pathways to Liquidity via Trade Sales, Secondaries and IPOs
3 April 2019
African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association
16th Annual AVCA Conference
Nairobi, Kenya
Speaking Engagements
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Keynote Address
25 February 2019
Swiss Chambers' Arbitration Institution
Tel Aviv Arbitration Day
Tel Aviv, Israel
Speaking Engagements
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Arbitral Institutions and the New York Convention
29-30 November 2018
Casablanca Finance City Authority and the Casablanca International Mediation & Arbitration Centre
Casablanca Arbitration Days 2018
Casablanca, Morocco
Speaking Engagements
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The New Arbitration Landscape in the UAE – Harmony or Challenges and Confusion
11-15 November 2018
The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
Dubai Arbitration Week
Dubai, UAE
Speaking Engagements
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US and EU Sanctions on Russia and Iran: Recent Developments and Expectations for the Future
13 November 2018
Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists, Cyprus Chapter
ACAMS Seminar - Tackling International Sanctions: An Expert View
Nicosia, Cyprus
Speaking Engagements
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Structuring PE Deals in Africa
20 September 2018
International Lawyers for Africa
ILFA 2018 – Advanced Training
London, UK
Speaking Engagements
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PE Funds 101
20 September 2018
International Lawyers for Africa
ILFA 2018 – Advanced Training
London, UK
Speaking Engagements
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Sub-Saharan Africa - Looking at the Positive Side: Can We See Results on Diversification to Counter-balance the Upheavals of the Oil Crisis?
20 June 2018
Iberian Lawyer
2018 Agenda Africa Breakfast Forum
London, UK
Speaking Engagements
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Private Equity Exits
12 June 2018
Private Equity Africa
PEA LP-GP Investor Summit
London, UK
Speaking Engagements
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U.S. Sanctions Against Russia and Iran: Latest Developments
31 May 2018
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
Debevoise Seminar
Debevoise & Plimpton, Moscow
Speaking Engagements
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Core Transaction Agreements – Shareholder Agreements
25 April 2018
African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association
AVCA Legal Agreements Training
Marrakech, Morocco
Speaking Engagements
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Management and Governance
15 November 2017
Strathmore University
Negotiating Impact Investments
Nairobi, Kenya
Speaking Engagements
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Term Sheet Negotiations
14 November 2017
Strathmore University
Negotiating Impact Investments
Nairobi, Kenya
Speaking Engagements
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Capital Structures
14 November 2017
Strathmore University
Negotiating Impact Investments
Nairobi, Kenya
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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Arbitration and the Rebuilding of Infrastructure in African Conflict Areas
16 May 2017
International Chamber of Commerce
ICC Africa Regional Arbitration Conference
Lagos, Nigeria
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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A Finger on the Pulse – Investments in Healthcare
5 April 2017
African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association
AVCA Conference
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
Speaking Engagements
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Best Practices on Corporate Governance: The Legal Perspective
30 March 2017
BNY Mellon
2017 DRIC EEMEA Conference (Depositary Receipt Issuers’ Conference, Emerging Europe, Middle East and Africa)
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Speaking Engagements
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Doing Business in Iran -- Sanctions, Politics, Risks and a Road Forward
2 February 2017
Debevoise & Plimpton
Debevoise & Plimpton, Paris
Speaking Engagements
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Doing Business in Iran -- Sanctions, Politics, Risks and a Road Forward
31 January 2017
Debevoise & Plimpton
Debevoise & Plimpton, London
Speaking Engagements
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The IBA Judicial Integrity Initiative
21 December 2016
International Bar Association
Signing of IBA Judicial Anticorruption Compact
Accra, Ghana
Speaking Engagements
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Address
14 December 2016
Israel Bar
Israel Bar Grand Ceremony
Tel Aviv, Israel
Speaking Engagements
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Implementation Debate: What Stage of the Investment Lifecycle has the Most Opportunity for Creating Sustainable Value?
25 October 2016
FT Live/Emerging Market Private Equity Association
Sustainable Investing in Emerging Markets 2016, co-hosted by EMPEA and FT Live
London, UK
Speaking Engagements
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Equity Investments Core Documentation
24 October 2016
African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association
AVCA Legal Agreements in Private Equity Training Programme
London, UK
Speaking Engagements
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EU: Solvency II and Implications for Private Investment Funds
17 October 2016
Bowman Gilfillan
SAM Roundtables
Johannesburg, South Africa
Speaking Engagements
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Voices of the Next Generation: Bringing Change to the Middle East
23 September 2016
International Bar Association
IBA Conference 2016
Washington, D.C.
Speaking Engagements
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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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Infrastructure-Private Sector Investment in the African Power Sector
29 June – 1 July 2016
International Bar Association
2nd Annual Investing in Africa Conference
London, UK
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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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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The Perception of Justice and its Distribution from the Anglo-American Perspective
16 December 2015
Institut d’Etudes sur le Droit et la Justice dans les Sociétés Arabes (Institute for the Study of Law and Justice in Arab Societies)
Delivering Justice in Arab Societies
Paris, France
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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African Insurance M&A: Global Insurers’ Next Frontier
19 November 2015
Debevoise & Plimpton
African Insurance M&A Roundtable Discussion
Debevoise & Plimpton, New York, New York
Speaking Engagements
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African Insurance M&A: Global Insurers’ Next Frontier
17 November 2015
Debevoise & Plimpton
African Insurance M&A Roundtable Discussion
Debevoise & Plimpton, London, United Kingdom
Speaking Engagements
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Private Equity in Africa
9 November 2015
Columbia Business School
Columbia Business School Lectures
New York, New York
Speaking Engagements
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Key Financing Options for Borrowers in Frontier and Emerging Markets and the Latest Market Trends
23 September 2015
Debevoise & Plimpton and OMNI Law Firm
Accessing the International Financial Markets: Key Issues and Trends
Baku, Azerbaijan
Speaking Engagements
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Infrastructure - Private sector investment in the Africa power sector (Moderator)
25 June 2015
International Bar Association North American Regional Forum
Investing in Africa: Opportunities for Businesses and the Lawyers Who Counsel Them
New York, NY
Speaking Engagements
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In Defence of Democracy & Human Rights Situation in Iran with Special Focus on the Residents of Camp Ashraf and Camp Liberty
13 June 2015
National Council of Resistance of Iran
National Council of Resistance of Iran Annual Conference
Paris, France
Speaking Engagements
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Welcome Address
9 June 2015
Africa Institutional Funds & Managers Series
2nd Africa Alternative Investment Intensive
Debevoise & Plimpton, New York, NY
Speaking Engagements
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Leveraging Institutional Capital to Power Africa
9-10 June 2015
Africa Institutional Funds & Managers Series
2nd Africa Alternative Investment Intensive
Debevoise & Plimpton, New York, NY
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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Equity Investments: Core Documentation
30 April 2015
AVCA
AVCA Legal Agreements Training
London
Speaking Engagements
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Legal Issues and Documentation in FMPE
6 March 2015
Stanford Business School
Frontier Markets Private Equity
Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA
Speaking Engagements