Alan Lipkin to Teach Strafford’s Course on “Fraudulent Conveyance Exposure for Intercorporate Guaranties”

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Alan Lipkin to Teach Strafford’s Course on “Fraudulent Conveyance Exposure for Intercorporate Guaranties”

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January 2022- Alan Lipkin and Lisa Bonsall will co-teach a Strafford CLE course on Fraudulent Conveyance Exposure for Intercorporate Guaranties on Wednesday, January 12th at 1pm EST. The course will provide finance and bankruptcy counsel with a review of the legal and economic issues in fraudulent conveyance avoidance actions for intercorporate guaranties, integrated transactions, and designated-use loans. Register online here.

Strafford provides CLE and CPE courses designed for leading professionals in over 40 legal, accounting, and tax practice areas. The courses include speakers and advisory board members, recruited from top firms in the country, for highly-focused, content-rich CLE and CPE programs.

Marcel Engholm Cardoso to Present in CJA/CBMA’s Young Arbitration Practitioners’ Careers Webinar

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December 2021 — Marcel Engholm Cardoso, Associate at Chaffetz Lindsey will present at the Young Arbitrators Committee of the Brazilian Center for Mediation and Arbitration (Comitê de Jovens Arbitralistas do Centro Brasileiro de Mediação e Arbitragem – CJA/CBMA) webinar series “Young Arbitration Practitioners’ Careers.” The webinar will take place on Wednesday, December 15th at 6pm EST/8pm Brasilia Standard Time. In this round table event, Marcel Engholm Cardoso will be joined by international arbitration professionals André Luís Monteiro, Emily Westphalen, Mariana Almeida Issa, and Igor Ribeiro de Oliveira in a discussion highlighting international arbitration careers abroad. The panel will be moderated by Daniel Isaac Nino and Ana Paula Martins, Executive Directors of CJA/CBMA. The online event will be broadcast in Portuguese on the committee’s YouTube channel (no registration is required for viewing).

James Hosking and Yasmine Lahlou to Speak at ICCA’s 60th Anniversary Celebration

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December 2021 — James Hosking, Yasmine Lahlou and co-editor Giacomo Rojas Elgueta, with the help of national reporters across the globe, have published a comparative survey called “Does a Right to a Physical Hearing Exist in Arbitration?”  Amid the COVID-19 pandemic and the pivot to a prominently digital-based work environment, complex legal questions have arisen about when and how to conduct remote arbitration hearings. James, Yasmine and Giacomo will host two webinars to celebrate publication of the General Report discussing the key findings and global trends that emerged from this one-of-a- kind comparative survey. The launch is hosted by the project’s sponsor, The International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA), as part of its celebrations of its 60th Anniversary.

In order to cover multiple time zones, two webinar times are being offered. Prior registration is required and limited spots are available. Participants will be confirmed on a first come first served basis. These webinars will take place on:

  • Tuesday, December 7th at 15:30 CET (Central European Time) / 09:30 EST (Eastern Standard Time).  To register for the December 7th webinar, click here.
  • Thursday, December 9th at 14:00 Hong Kong Time/ 01:00 EST (Eastern Standard Time) / 07:00 CET (Central European Time). To register for the December 9th webinar, click here.

In the 60 years since its establishment in 1961, ICCA has held 25 Congresses across 6 continents, established 5 lines of publications that are a leading source of know-how in international arbitration, set up 12 project groups addressing important topics in the field, and has held judicial outreach sessions in 30 jurisdictions on 6 continents across the world.

Andy Frischknecht Moderates 2021 Cambridge Forum Discussion on International Treaties

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November 2021 – Together with Sergey Petrachkov of ALRUD, Chaffetz Lindsey partner Andy Frischknecht recently co-moderated a session on International Treaties at the Forum on International Enforcement of Judgments and Awards in the UK.  At this first in-person forum since the start of the pandemic, a group of leading practitioners from key jurisdictions convened to discuss recent trends and hot topics in the field of judgment and award enforcement and asset recovery.  Andy’s session focused on practical issues such as service of process, cross-border evidence gathering and the anticipated impact of the latest Hague Conventions designed to facilitate the enforcement of foreign judgments.

Aníbal Sabater to Speak at 2021 New York Arbitration Week

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November 2021 –The second annual New York Arbitration Week (NYAW), a joint event led by the New York International Arbitration Center (NYIAC) and the New York Branch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArbNY), is taking place virtually November 16th through 20th.  Chaffetz Lindsey’s Aníbal Sabater will speak on Tuesday, November 16th at 9am on a panel to discussion about “The Competition: International Arbitration, International Commercial Courts and the Singapore Convention.” Businesses facing international disputes have an increasing range of options beyond arbitration with the rise of international commercial courts and the increasing prominence of mediation following the launch of the Singapore Convention. The panel will examine and explore what such competition might mean for the future of international arbitration and the role arbitral institutions may play to preserve and progress the utility of arbitration in an increasingly crowded dispute resolution marketplace.  Topics for discussion include the relationship between commercial courts and international arbitration, effect of the Singapore Convention on international arbitration, and the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on each of these dispute resolution mechanisms.  Aníbal’s co-panelists include Professor Lawrence Boo (National University of Singapore, Singapore), Toby Landau QC (Counsel and Arbitrator, Duxton Hill Chambers); Lucy Reed (Independent Arbitrator, Arbitration Chambers); Dr. S.I. Strong (Associate Professor of Law – The University of Sydney Law School).

This program will be hosted by the Singapore International Arbitration Centre.  To register for this program,  click here.

Chaffetz Lindsey is pleased to be a sponsor of New York Arbitration Week.

Marcel Engholm Cardoso Moderates ICDR Y&I Webinar on “Identifying the Law Applicable to the Arbitration Agreement”

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November 2021 – On Thursday, November 11th, ICDR Young and International (Y&I) will be hosting two virtual panel discussions on the law applicable to the arbitration agreement, topics that are the subject of this year’s Vis Moot problem. The panels will discuss how to determine which jurisdiction’s law should apply and how different laws (i.e., substantive laws, procedural laws, specialized laws (such as the CISG)) can or should apply to interpret an arbitration agreement.  Chaffetz Lindsey’s Marcel Engholm Cardoso – along with Jessica Beess und Chrostin (King and Spalding) – will moderate esteemed panels that include: Maxi Scherer (Wilmer Hale, London); Patricia Shaughnessy (Stockholm University, Stockholm); Joseph Schwartz (WAGNER Arbitration, Berlin); Dana MacGrath (MacGrath Arbitration, New York); Franco Ferrari (New York University, New York); Samantha J. Rowe (Debevoise & Plimpton, London).

The program is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. EST / 3:30 p.m. CET / 8:00 p.m. IST.  To register for “Where to Go and What to Do When You Get There: Identifying the Law Applicable to the Arbitration Agreement,” click here.

Aníbal Sabater to Moderate UIA Panel on the Pandemic’s Impact on Law Firm Management

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October 2021 — The 2021 UIA Union Internationale des Avocats Congress is currently taking place in Madrid through Saturday in a hybrid format of in-person and virtual attendance.  Join Chaffetz Lindsey Partner Aníbal Sabater, who is President of “The Commission on The Future of the Lawyer,” as he co-moderates a panel on the “Impact of the Pandemic on the Management of Law Firms and the Practice of Law” this Saturday, October 30th, from 5pm to 7pm CEST (Madrid) with Commission’s Vice-President Nadia Darwazeh (Clyde & Co).

The speakers — including César Coronel Jones (Coronel & Pérez), Pilar Cortés (Esade), Pedro José Izquierdo (Sullivan & Cromwell LLP), Urquiola De Palacio (Palacio & Asociados), and Malgorzata Krzyzowska (Aliant Law) — represent big law firms, mid-size law-firms, in-house counsel, and solo practitioners from around the world and will exchange views on the legacy of the pandemic on the profession. Topics to be addressed include whether remote work is here to stay, challenges in the recruitment and retention of talent, how to service clients without the benefit of in-person meetings, and changes in the administration of legal practices.

Join remotely in person or at Hôtel Riu Plaza España Cibeles Puerta del Sol by registering online at http://madrid.uianet.org/. For more information, contact: uiacentre@uianet.org.

Lidia Rezende Moderates #YoungITATalks: “Arbitration & Insolvency: When Theory Meets Practice”

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October 2021 – On Friday, October 22, Young ITA will host a webinar titled, “#YoungITATalks: Arbitration & Insolvency: When Theory Meets Practice” as part of the São Paulo Arbitration Week.  Young ITA’s regional leaders for Brazil and North America will lead a discussion on the use of arbitration in the context of bankruptcies, corporate restructurings, and other scenarios related to corporate insolvency and financial distress. In a roundtable format, we will discuss practical issues that arise at the intersection of insolvency and arbitration, from both the Brazilian and the U.S. law perspectives, as well as recent developments in the area (including the new IBA Toolkit on Insolvency and Arbitration and the new Brazilian Bankruptcy Act).

Lidia Rezende, Chaffetz Lindsey and Young ITA North America Chair, will moderate the roundtable, which consists of speakers:

To register for this event, please click here.

ENERAP Launches NY Chapter with Oct 19th Webinar on Global Energy Market and Regulatory Impact on NY Practitioners

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October 2021 — Energy Related Arbitration Practitioners (ENERAP) is a worldwide forum that aims to promote the development of arbitration through the study of the characteristics, complexities and challenges involved in commercial and investment arbitration proceedings related to the energy sector.  Chaffetz Lindsey attorneys Gretta Walters and Silvia Marroquin are founding members of the newly launched NY Chapter, and Aníbal Sabater serves as an advisor to the organization.

The inaugural event for the New York Chapter takes place on October 19th from 10-11am ET.  The webinar, titled “Overview of the Global Energy Market and the Impact of Regulatory Changes on New York Practitioners” features an esteemed group of panelists including Liliana Diaz (Managing Director, FTI Consulting), Michael B. Gerrard (Andrew Sabin Professor of Professional Practice and Director, Sabin Center for Climate Change Law, Columbia Law School), and José V. Zapata (Partner, Holland & Knight).  Gretta Walters will moderate.

To attend this event, please register here.  Chaffetz Lindsey is pleased to co-sponsor the webinar.

2021 NYIAC Annual Grand Central Forum Features James Hosking as Speaker

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September 2021 – The New York International Arbitration Center will be hosting its Annual Grand Central Forum on Monday, October 4th from 12:30pm to 2pm EST.  Before an international arbitration tribunal is confirmed, counsel has a choice between seeking provisional measures from an emergency arbitrator or a judge.  What strategic considerations should guide counsel’s analysis in choosing the most appropriate route?  Are the same provisional measures available from an emergency arbitrator and a judge?  Under what standard?  How expedited is the process?  How enforceable is the order granting provisional relief?  Grand Central Forum will explore these topics with prominent experts:  a judge and attorneys serving both as counsel and arbitrators.

The Speakers

  • Barry R. Ostrager | Justice, State Supreme Court Commercial Division | New York
  • Stephanie Cohen | Independent Canadian Arbitrator & Chair, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators New York Branch | New York
  • James Hosking | Founding Partner, Chaffetz Lindsey & Co-Chair, ICC Task Force on Emergency Arbitration | New York
  • Teresa Giovannini | Founding Partner, Lalive & Member, NYIAC Global Advisory Board | Geneva
  • Moderator and Program Chair Daniel Schimmel | Partner, Foley Hoag & Co-Chair, NYIAC Program Committee | New York

 

The Agenda (in EDT)

  • 12:30pm: Opening Remarks
  • 12:35pm: Substantive Session
  • 1:45pm: Q&A
  • 2:00pm: Closing Remarks

 

CLE will be offered. Click here to register to attend this event.

Gretta Walters to Speak at the 16th ICC New York Conference

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September 2021 – On Wednesday, September 22nd, Gretta Walters will participate in a panel discussion titled “2020-21 North American Recap: What You Need to Know” at the 16th ICC New York Conference. Gretta will join Rahim Moloo, Charlene Sun and Noah Rubins to explore developments in North America that occurred during the past year and offer comparative perspectives on these developments that may affect proceedings in the region and elsewhere.

The virtual session will begin at 10:30am EST. Registration is available here.

Each year the ICC New York Conference attracts over two hundred participants for thought-provoking discussion and insights into the latest North America arbitration trends. This year’s conference will take place virtually during Paris Arbitration Week (PAW). Caline Mouawad is co-chair of the 16th ICC New York Conference Program Committee.

Aníbal Sabater to Speak About International Construction Arbitrations at ICDR Y&I

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September 2021 – On Tuesday, September 14th, Aníbal Sabater will participate in a panel discussion titled, “International Construction Arbitration: Core Concepts for Arbitration Practitioners – Webinar 3: Changes/Variations” hosted by ICDR Y&I. Anibal will join Fatima Balfaqeeh, Shona Frame, Rouven Bodenheimer and Santiago Peña to discuss key issues involving change orders and variation claims in construction disputes, including how they arise and the consequences of those changes. The panelists will also address related issues such as notices and value engineering.

The webinar begins at 10:00am EST. Registration is available here.

The webinar is part of a four part series hosted by ICDR Y&I aimed at addressing core concepts young practitioners should understand in complex construction disputes. ICDR Y&I is the networking group for arbitration and other ADR practitioners under 40 sponsored by the International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR).

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