Gretta Walters to Speak at the 2024 IBA M&A Latin America Conference

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Gretta Walters to Speak at the 2024 IBA M&A Latin America Conference

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March 2024—Gretta Walters is set to speak at the 2024 International Bar Association’s Mergers & Acquisitions in Latin America Conference on March 14th. Gretta will join Gabriel Mesa (Covington & Burling), Andrea Saffie (Cariola Diez Perez-Cotapos), Laura Sinisterra (Debevoise & Plimpton) and Jose Felix Zaldivar de la Rica (Uria Menendez) for the panel titled “Closing Litigation Issues: Controversies Related to the Use of Escrow Agreements, Representations and Guarantees, and Price Adjustment”.

The panel will:

  1. Explore how the overcrowding of justice systems in countries around Latin America plays a role in the lack of M&A related litigation;
  2. Discuss the preference by parties to M&A deals for arbitration, rather than domestic courts or alternative dispute resolution procedures;
  3. Discuss problems between parties where claims are more commonplace and frequently contested or challenged, including: post-closing indemnification, purchase price adjustments, concerns about escrow agreements and possible sums that may be retained;
  4. Explore mechanisms used for funding and securing an indemnity (ie, escrow agreements) and other mechanisms such as set-offs against future payments (particularly earn-out payments) and a partial holdback of the purchase price;
  5. Discuss and explore how tribunals have handled such situations.

Session co-chairs are Tomas Araya (Bomchil) and Carlos del Rio (Creel Garcia-Cuellar Aiza y Enriquez).

The IBA M&A Latin America Conference will take place from March 13th-March 15th in Miami, Florida. For more information about the event, click here.

Gretta Walters Gives Keynote Address at 17th Annual International Centre for Dispute Resolution® (ICDR) Practice Moot and Lecture Series

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March 2024—Gretta Walters gave the keynote address at the 17th Annual International Centre for Dispute Resolution® (ICDR) Practice Moot and Lecture Series that took place on Friday, February 16th.

Gretta’s speech, “When Arbitrators’ and Institutions’ Authority Clash”, took a practical examination of one of the issues of this year’s Vis moot problem.

Each year, the program brings together preeminent arbitrators and practitioners in the field of international commercial arbitration with the aim of helping law students from around the world sharpen their advocacy skills in anticipation of the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot competitions held in Vienna and Hong Kong.

Learn more here.

Andy Frischknecht to Speak on 2024 Transatlantic Legal Conference Panel “Attorney Client Privilege Reloaded” in Frankfurt

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February 2024 — Chaffetz Lindsey’s Andy Frischknecht will speak as a panelist at the upcoming Transatlantic Legal Conference at the Institute for Law and Finance in Frankfurt on March 1st, 2024. At the conference, organized by the German-American Lawyers’ Association (DAJV), experts from Germany and the US in working groups including Arbitration, Litigation, Mediation (ALM), and Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A), will tackle current topics and cases of transatlantic relevance.

Andy will be speaking on the panel “Attorney Client Privilege Reloaded,” moderated by Dr. Anke Meier (Noerr), with Max D. Stein (Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom). The panel will address a range of issues, including choice of law and waiver, and explore how to avoid common privilege pitfalls in cross-border litigation.

The panel will be followed by a reception and dinner with a welcome address delivered by U.S. Consul General Norman Thatcher Sharpf. Learn more and register for the event here.

May Khoury to Speak on ICC YAAF Panel in Dubai

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February 2024—Chaffetz Lindsey’s May Khoury will join the upcoming the ICC Young Arbitration & ADR Forum (YAAF) event taking place in Dubai on February 28th. The event “Wrestling the Leviathan – Illegality and Corruption in Arbitration” takes place parallel to the 12th ICC MENA Conference on International Arbitration and will feature an interactive discussion on illegality and corruption issues in international arbitration.

Practitioners from diverse jurisdictions will address questions on the subject, such as the difference between illegality and corruption, the arbitrability of corruption allegations, the burden and standard to prove corruption in arbitral proceedings, public policy considerations, sua sponte investigation of corruption issues by arbitral tribunals, the sanctions available to arbitrators, and how practitioners can best address these issues in practice.

May will join the panel composed of Yacine Francis (Allen & Overy), Rami Chahine (Meltem Avocats), Salma Abdelaziz (Meysan Partners) and Fakhruddin Valika (ICC International Court of Arbitration).

The panel discussion will be followed by a networking reception to continue the dialogue. Learn more and register for the event here.

Chaffetz Lindsey is pleased to sponsor the event.

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.

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