James Hosking Chairs and Anibal Sabater Speaks at GAR Live NY 2017

April 2017 – Partner Yasmine Lahlou will be speaking at the inaugural Latin Lawyer–Global Arbitration Review Live Arbitration Summit on April 27, 2017 in Miami.  The conference will focus on the latest developments in arbitration in Latin America with perspectives from private practice and in-house counsel.

Yasmine will be debating the topic of “Are we moving to an era of too much transparency in international arbitration?”  Her fellow debaters will be Ari MacKinnon of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, Chloe Carswell of Reed Smith, and Julissa Reynoso of Chadbourne & Parke.  The debate will be moderated by Klaus Reichert SC of Brick Court Chambers and judged by Valeria Galíndez of Uría Menéndez, Carlos Suplicy de Figueiredo Forbes of the Center for Arbitration and Mediation of the Chamber of Commerce Brasil–Canada (CAM/CCBC), and Prof. Marike Paulsson of the International Arbitration Institute & University of Miami.

Yasmine advises and represents U.S. and international clients in both international arbitration and litigation proceedings.  Initially trained in Paris and admitted in New York, she fluently speaks English, French and Italian and is experienced in civil and common law systems.  Yasmine has represented clients in arbitration proceedings conducted under the ICC, ICDR, LCIA, UNCITRAL and ad hoc rules.  She has acted as chair, sole arbitrator, and co-arbitrator in ICC and Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (SCC) arbitrations.

April 2017 – Associate Meredith Craven will be speaking at the Eleventh Annual Juris Conferences’ Investment Treaty Arbitration Conference on April 25, 2017 in Washington, D.C.  The conference will focus on the intersection of investor-state arbitration and the technology sector.

Meredith’s panel, entitled “IP and ‘investment’ under BITS,” will consider the Philip Morris cases against Uruguay and Australia and how “investment” is defined in current treaties and may be defined in future treaties.  Her co-panelists include Helene Gogadze of Fried Frank, Amal Bouchenaki of Herbert Smith Freehills, Maria Chedid of Baker McKenzie, Kabir Duggal of Baker & McKenzie, Joseph LoBue of Fried Frank, and Jennifer Haworth McCandless of Sidley Austin.  The panel will be moderated by Michael Nolan of Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy.

Meredith represents domestic and international clients in complex litigation and international arbitration matters. She has experience with commercial and investor-state disputes administered under the ICC, AAA/ICDR, HKIAC, ICSID and UNCITRAL rules. She also has experience representing U.S. and foreign entities in disputes with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers.

April 2017 – Partner Yasmine Lahlou will be moderating a panel at an upcoming ICDR conference, “Looking Ahead: Effectively Arbitrating Complex Disputes in the Global Energy Sector.”  The conference will take place April 20, 2017 in Houston, TX.  Yasmine’s panel is entitled “Top 10 Most Important Considerations in Oil & Gas Damages.”  She will be joined by Jennifer Price (independent arbitrator), Lisa Richman (McDermott Will & Emery), Herfried Wöss (Wöss & Partners), and Laura Hardin (Alvarez & Marsal).

Yasmine Lahlou has over 15 years of experience in international arbitration and litigation.  She advises and represents U.S. and international clients on a range of commercial disputes, in both international arbitration and litigation proceedings.  Her recent cases have involved the oil & gas industry, construction/engineering, licensing, energy/power projects, pharmaceuticals, and financial services.  Initially trained in Paris and admitted in New York, Yasmine is experienced in civil and common law systems.

April 2017 – James Hosking, partner and co-founder of Chaffetz Lindsey, spoke at an event hosted by INOVARB-AMCHAM, ICAL AA and YAAP in Vienna, Austria during the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot.  The event took place on April 11, 2017 and featured an interactive discussion between arbitration practitioners and academics on the topic of “Successful strategies for launching your career in international arbitration.”

James Hosking has over 20 years of international dispute resolution experience.  He is a recognized expert in international arbitration, having handled disputes under the rules of all the leading institutions, including ICC, AAA/ICDR, SIAC, LCIA, WIPO, CRCICA and ICSID, as well as the UNCITRAL Rules.  His recent cases have involved international commercial contracts, corporate acquisitions, construction/engineering, insurance and reinsurance, licensing, energy/power projects, JV/shareholder disputes, mining, and investment treaty claims.  James also sits as an arbitrator, having been appointed in arbitrations under the ICC, ICDR, AAA and CRCICA Rules.  He has experience as a sole arbitrator, chairperson, co-arbitrator and emergency arbitrator.

April 2017 – HILSA has invited Chaffetz Lindsey partner Aníbal Sabater to give a talk on Friday, April 14th titled “In Search for the Perfect Arbitrator: Trier of Facts, Appellate Lawyer, or Both?”

The recent surge in rules and soft law concerning arbitrator behavior and qualifications appears to emphasize the importance of procedure over results, of form over substance.  Is the arbitration community neglecting the importance of having arbitrators who, in addition to knowing the law, can tell when a witness is lying or when a party is holding a commercially unreasonable position?

Aníbal is an international arbitration specialist with over 20 years of experience, representing clients from around the world and industries as diverse as construction, energy, mining, shipping, technology, and telecommunications, in arbitrations under all major international arbitration rules, including AAA/ICDR, ICC, LCIA, and UNCITRAL. He has also acted in several investment arbitration cases under the UNCITRAL Rules and the ICSID Convention/Rules, as well as in commercial disputes involving states and state-owned entities. Licensed in several US jurisdictions, England and Wales (solicitor), and Spain, Aníbal has represented clients in disputes governed by the laws of more than 20 nations across Latin America, North America, Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East.

For more information, please visit Harvard International Arbitration Law Students Association.

April 2017 – The ICC recently held their Fifth Annual ICC Middle East-North Africa (MENA) Conference on Arbitration in Dubai over April 3-5, 2017.  The conference presented a series of discussions on the latest arbitration developments in the MENA region as well as an advanced level training on oral advocacy in international arbitration.

Chaffetz Lindsey partner Yasmine Lahlou spoke on a panel titled “Parallel proceedings, tactics and remedies: Overview of available options, prevailing practices and anti-suit injunctions.”  Her co-panelists were Andrea Carlevaris of the ICC International Court of Arbitration, Alexander B. Blumrosen of Kuckenburg Bureth Boineau et Associés, and Anne K. Hoffmann of Clyde & Co.

Yasmine advises and represents US and international clients on a range of commercial disputes, in both international arbitration and litigation proceedings. Initially trained in Paris and admitted in New York, Yasmine is experienced in civil and common law systems.  She has represented clients in arbitration proceedings conducted under the ICC, ICDR, LCIA, UNCITRAL and ad hoc rules, as well as acted as an arbitrator.

March 2017 – Chaffetz Lindsey will be sponsoring the 13th Annual ICDR Y&I Coffee House Debate at which associate Gretta Walters will be speaking.  The ICDR Y&I event takes place annually on the event of the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot in Vienna, Austria.

The event will take place on April 9, 2017 at the Palais Daun-Kinsky, located at Freyung 4, Vienna, Austria.  Registration will begin at 12:00 with the debate taking place from 12:30-14:30.  The two debate propositions are:

• You spilled my coffee – I’m not paying for you!  Debate proposition:  A party allegedly harmed by another’s conduct shouldn’t have to advance the other’s costs just to get justice.
• Waiter, just bring our coffees and stay out of it!  Debate proposition: The increased power of arbitral institutions has come at the expense of party autonomy.

For more information or to RSVP, please email ICDRYI@adr.org.

Gretta was recently chosen to serve on the Global Advisory Board of the ICDR Y&I.  She also co-coaches the Foreign Direct Investment and Vis International Commercial Arbitration moot court teams at New York University Law School.  For more information on Gretta, please click here.