Matilde Flores to Speak on Fordham International Law Association Panel

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Matilde Flores to Speak on Fordham International Law Association Panel

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February 2023—Chaffetz Lindsey’s Matilde Flores will speak on the upcoming Fordham International Law Association panel “The Impact of international Backgrounds on Arbitration Advocacy Styles”.

Matilde will join Rebeca E. Mosquera  (Reed Smith), Peter L. Schmidt (Arnold & Porter) Charlene Valdez Warner (Linklaters), Kabir Duggal (Arnold & Porter) and Sofía Klot (Klot Arbitration). The group will take part in a discussion on arbitration advocacy, exploring the nuances introduced by the varied backgrounds of both parties and arbitrators.

The event will take place on Wednesday, February 28th at Fordham Law School. Learn more and register here.

 

Anibal Sabater to Speak at 2024 iLaw Conference

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February 2024—Chaffetz Lindsey’s Aníbal Sabater will join Katie Gonzalez (Cleary Gottlieb), L Andrew S. Riccio (Baker & McKenzie) and Bridget M. McCormack (President & CEO, AAA-ICDR) for a panel discussion at the 2024 iLaw conference on Friday, February 16th. The session titled “The AAA-ICDR Updates on the Current State of Affairs in International Arbitration” will feature a quick-moving discussion covering key legal and practice developments pertaining to the latest global highlights with a focus on international arbitration. The panel will take place at 10am during the AAA-ICDR International Arbitration track morning sessions.

Hosted by the Florida Bar International Law Section and the American Arbitration Association, iLaw is the International Law Section’s flagship event attended by legal practitioners around the globe providing a full day of programming on issues in international litigation, business transactions and the AAA-ICDR international arbitration track. Find the full conference program and more information here.

Chaffetz Lindsey is a proud sponsor of the event.

Conference details:

iLaw 2024

Friday, February 16, 2024

JW Marriott Marquis (255 Biscayne Boulevard Way, Miami, Florida 33131)

Register for the conference here.

May Khoury to Speak at 2024 Riyadh International Disputes Week

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February 2024— May Khoury is set to speak during Riyadh International Disputes Week on Sunday, March 3rd. May will join the panel “International Arbitration: Enforcement under the NY Convention – theory vs reality: a Saudi, U.K., and U.S. perspective for GCC in-house counsel and practitioners”.

The discussion will present a deep-dive into enforcing GCC-based international arbitral awards in the U.K. and U.S. under the New York Convention, with a particular focus on issues that may arise and what in-house counsel and practitioners should be aware of in drafting arbitration agreements and enforcing or challenging arbitral awards.

Panelists include:

The event is presented by California Arbitration, in collaboration with Harasani & Alkamees Law Frim, Monckton Chambers and Musick Peeler.

Riyadh International Disputes Week will take place from March 3rd-March 7th bringing together key players in the dispute resolution market to explore ADR realities and opportunities in the Middle East’s largest economy. Learn more and register for the event here.

Silvia Marroquin to Speak at Harvard International Arbitration Conference

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January 2024—Chaffetz Lindsey’s Silvia Marroquin will moderate a panel at the upcoming 10th Annual Harvard International Arbitration Conference on Thursday, February, 1st.

Silvia will be joined by Suzana Blades (Kimberly-Clark), Karl Hennessee (Airbus) and Jared Hubbard (Scytáles AB) for the panel “The Crises of Arbitration: An In-House Perspective.”

The event is organized by the Harvard International Arbitration Law Students Association. Learn more and register here.

 

Marcel Engholm to speak at Georgetown Brazilian Arbitration Day

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January 2024—Chaffetz Lindsey’s Marcel Engholm will speak at Georgetown Brazilian Arbitration Day on Wednesday, January 24th. Marcel will join Pedro Maciel (Lefosse Advogados), Mauricio Gomm Santos (GST) and Erica Franzetti (King & Spalding) for the panel “Considerations about the Seat of Arbitration.” The discussion will be moderated by Gustavo Ramos (Georgetown).

The event will be held at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP in Washington D.C. and is organized by the Georgetown Brazilian Law Association and the Georgetown International Arbitration Society.

Learn more and register here.

Gretta Walters to Teach AAA-ICDR CLE Course

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January 2024—Chaffetz Lindsey’s Gretta Walters will co-teach two courses as part of AAA-ICDR’s CLE webinar “International Commercial Law and Practice: A Deep Dive for American Litigators and In-House Counsel” January 18th-January 19th.

During the event, attendees will become knowledgeable about the law and practice of international commercial arbitration seated in the United States. Topics will include applicable law, arbitrability, stays and orders compelling arbitration, the administration of an international case with a focus on ICDR® practices, cross-examination technique, ethical obligations of counsel and arbitrators, form and necessary content of awards, confirmation and set aside of awards, and enforcement of awards.

The first course taking place on January 18th will cover “Cross-Examination: International vs. Domestic U.S. Practice” from 1:30pm-2:30pm. The next day Gretta will co-teach a course on “Set Aside, Recognition and Enforcement” from 12:20pm-1:30pm.

For more information and to register, click here.

James Hosking Delivers Keynote Address “Arbitration Law in the United States: Adventures in Barbie Land” at Miami Arbitration Week

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January 2024— Chaffetz Lindsey’s James Hosking gave the keynote address at the recent kick-off event for the inaugural Miami Arbitration Week.  In his speech – “Arbitration Law in the United States: Adventures in Barbie Land” – he took inspiration from the blockbuster Barbie movie, to argue that like Barbie, international arbitration law is suffering from an existential crisis.  The speech set the scene for a panel discussion on the impact of legislation and court reform on arbitration friendliness in the Americas.

To find out what the arbitration world can learn from the wit and wisdom of Barbie, watch the full speech below.

To learn more about the event click here.

 

 

 

Karina Miranda Speaks on CAM AMCHAM Panel

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December 2023—Chaffetz Lindsey’s Karina Miranda recently spoke on the panel “Carreiras Pós-LL.M.” (“Careers Post-LLM”). The event, organized by the Arbitration and Mediation Center of the American Chamber of Commerce in Brazil, took place virtually on Monday, November 27th. Karina was joined by Guilherme Guidi (Castro Barros) and Laura França Pereira (Three Crowns) to discuss careers in arbitration. Luis Henrique Fernandes (Pinheiro Neto Advogados) moderated the discussion.

Watch the event in full here.

Matilde Flores to Speak on ICDR Y&I International Construction Arbitration Series

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December 2023—Chaffetz Lindsey’s Matilde Flores will join a panel for the ICDR Y&I 2023 International Construction Arbitration series “International Construction Arbitration: Core Concepts for Arbitration Practitioners” taking place Wednesday, December 13th. Construction experts from around the world will discuss the core concepts young arbitration practitioners should understand when tasked with overseeing complex construction disputes.

Matilde will join Meera Wagman (Secretariat) and Emily Elliott (White & Case) for a conversation on ”The Nuts and Bolts of Delay Analysis.”  Giorgio A. Sassine (Musick, Peeler & Garrett) will moderate the discussion. The webinar will focus on introducing audience members to the more granular issues associated with schedule and delay analysis. Panelist will discuss, among other things, the practice of project scheduling, the methods delay experts implement to measure project delays, and how those methods factor into delay claims in connection with construction arbitrations.

The virtual event is presented by ICDR Young & International, American Bar Association, Society of Construction Law South America and Young International Construction Practitioners. Learn more and register here.

Caline Mouawad to Speak at International Court of Arbitration (ICC) Annual Events

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November 2023—Chaffetz Lindsey’s Caline Mouawad will participate in the ICC Institute Annual Colloquium on Monday, November 27th and the ICC Institute of World Business Law Annual Conference on Tuesday, November 28th.

The 26th Annual Colloquium of the ICC Institute of World Business Law “Arbitrators in Corporate Disputes: How far can they go?” is a members-only event held at the ICC Global Headquarters in Paris, France. The Colloquium will explore the limits of arbitrators’ powers in resolving corporate disputes and will be introduced by Institute members Olivier Caprasse, Caline Mouawad and José Maria Perez.

The next day, Caline will speak on a panel at the 43rd ICC Institute of World Business Law Annual Conference. The conference titled “Good Faith in International Arbitration: A Versatile Chameleon?” will assess when good faith comes into play at various stages of the international arbitration process and examine the efficacy and limitations of good faith as a legal tool supporting the arbitral process. The conference will take place in Paris, France at Les Salons de l’Hôtel des Arts et Métiers.

Caline will join the Tuesday afternoon panel “Good Faith in Investment Arbitration: What’s different?” and moderate a discussion between Laurie Achtouk-Spivak (Cleary Gottlieb), Sabrina Aïnouz (Squire Patton Boggs), Kabir Duggal (Arnold & Porter) and Samantha Rowe (Debevoise & Plimpton). The session will look at the importance of the good faith principle in international investment law, and how it affects and guides the tribunal’s consideration of the parties’ conduct and arguments at different stages of the proceeding, from making the investment, pre-dispute admissibility requirements, jurisdictional elements, and on the merits of the claims.

Learn more about the conference here.

Yasmine Lahlou to Speak at VII Oxford Arbitration Day

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November 2023—Chaffetz Lindsey’s Yasmine Lahlou will speak at the upcoming VII Oxford Arbitration Day on Friday, November 24th. The event, taking place at the University of Oxford, is it is co-organized by the Commercial Law Centre (University of Oxford), the Oxford International Arbitration Society, the EDUCA Foundation, and Canal Arbitragem.

The event is comprised of four panels, with 19 speakers and 4 moderators, discussing (i) arbitration and insolvency, (ii) ethics in international arbitration, (iii) energy disputes and international sanctions, and (iv) climate change and ESG disputes. The final session is a fireside chat with Paula Hodges KC and Eduardo Silva Romero.

Learn more about the event here.

Chaffetz Lindsey is a proud co-sponsor of the event.

Marcel Engholm to Speak at Université Côte d’Azur Conference

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November 2023– Chaffetz Lindsey’s Marcel Engholm will speak at the upcoming conference “La Justice à la Croisée des Chemins: entre marchandisation et algorithmization” (“Justice at a Crossroads: between commodification and algorithmization”) on Monday, November 20th. The event, hosted by the Universite Côte d’Azur under the direction of Gustavo Cerqueira (Université Côte d’Azur) and Marina Teller (Université Côte d’Azur) will take place from November 20th-November 21st in Nice, France.

Marcel will participate in the Monday afternoon session to discuss Efforts and Perspectives on Third Party Funding Regulation (“Tentatives et Perspectives de Régulation – Approche Comparée”). Additionally, he will join a roundtable on Third Party Funding in Arbitration and Courts (‘Le Traitement Judiciaire et Arbitral”) with Elena Fedorova (Bonifassi Avocats), Jacques-Alexandre Genet (Archipel Avocats), Alain Grec (Profile Investment) and Cécile Schwal (L’Ordre des Avocats de Nice).

For more information and a full program of events, click here.

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