Chaffetz Lindsey to Host Upcoming ICC Young Arbitrators Forum (ICC YAF) Event

August 2015 – The ICC Young Arbitrators Forum (ICC YAF) and ICC Colombia are co-organizing a breakfast discussion on the “Key Aspects of International Arbitration.” The event will take place on August 21, 2015, in Medellín and is supported by Cámara de Comercio de Bogotá, Cámara de Comercio de Medellín para Antioquia, and Camara de Comercio de Cali.

Chaffetz Lindsey partner Aníbal Sabater will be speaking on a panel alongside Santiago Bejarano, Associate (WilmerHale, London); Claudia Benavides Galvis, Partner (Baker & McKenzie; ICC YAF Regional Coordinator for Latin America, Bogota); and Brian Diego Gosis, Foreign Consultant (Gomm & Smith, Miami), to discuss “Aspects International Arbitration, How does it work?”

For more information about this event, please click here.

August 2015 – The Centers of Conciliation and Arbitration Chambers of Commerce of Bogota, Cali and Medellin in Colombia, have united forces to spread, with greater impact, alternative methods of dispute resolution, in order to improve the competitiveness of entrepreneurs and contribute to the pacification of the country.

MASC (Métodos Alternos de Solución de Conflictos) is an organization that aims to bring together the most prominent arbitrators, conciliators and conciliators of these three centers – along with prestigious international experts in the field.  MASC is sponsoring the first International Congress on Alternative Dispute Resolution Methods on August 20 and 21, 2015.

Chaffetz Lindsey partner Aníbal Sabater will be speaking on a panel alongside Eduardo Silva Romero, Partner (Dechert, Paris) and Yves Derains, Partner (Derains & Gharavi, Paris) to discuss internationality criteria in arbitration.

This event will be held at the  Chamber of Commerce of Medellín for Antioquia, the Village Service Center, Carrera 44 Sur 16 – 170 from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. For more information, please click here.

August 2015 – To commemorate the tenth year of the ICC New York Conference, members of the ICC Court and Secretariat, along with world-renowned practitioners, will lead an interactive discussion on the leading questions being asked in international arbitration today. Taking place on September 21, 2015, the conference’s panel sessions will examine the trends that are presently changing the landscape of international dispute resolution. Chaffetz Lindsey partner Aníbal Sabater will speak on a panel called “Emergency Arbitrators: Is this institutional relief fulfilling its promise?” which will address:

• ICC emergency relief: Recent ICC Court experience and new trends since the entry into force of the 2012 Arbitration Rules;
• Choice of forum: Strategic considerations as to whether emergency relief should be sought from institutions or domestic courts; and
• Emergency order and beyond: Relevant standards to grant emergency relief and the enforceability of emergency orders in the face of party non-compliance

The panel will be moderated by Rocío Digón, Managing Director and Counsel, at ICC International Court of Arbitration, SICANA, Inc. (New York).  Other panelists include: Christian Leathley (Partner, Herbert Smith Freehills LLP, London), Ank Santens (Partner, White & Case LLP, New York), and Michael Young (Partner, Allen & Overy LLP, Paris). This conference appeals to arbitrators, legal practitioners, in-house counsel and academics who wish to learn more about developments in international arbitration.  For more information, please click here.

June 2015 – Aníbal Sabater, Partner at Chaffetz Lindsey LLP, will be a speaker at the upcoming International Arbitration 2015 Seminar sponsored by Practising Law Institute (PLI). Designed for private practitioners, in-house counsel, and other professionals who are involved in the arbitration of international disputes, this program will address the many ways in which arbitration can offer more choices than litigation.

The event is being held on Wednesday, June 10th at the PLI New York Center, 1177 Avenue of the Americas, (2nd floor), entrance on 45th Street, New York, New York 10036.

For more information about this seminar, or to register to attend, please click here.

May 2015 – James Hosking was a panelist at the XI Rio de Janeiro International Arbitration Conference hosted by leading Brazilian arbitrators and arbitral institutions. The conference was attended by over 300 arbitration professionals, mainly from Brazil. James spoke on a panel addressing developments in the powers exercised by arbitrators. James’ presentation focused on the powers of the arbitrator to compel third parties to participate in the arbitration proceeding.

January 2015 – James Hosking spoke at the ICDR Miami International Arbitration Conference: Dispute Resolution in the Americas. This is an annual event bringing together arbitration counsel, arbitrators and clients to discuss contentious issues affecting resolution of disputes involving Latin America. James spoke on a panel discussing recent legislative developments affecting international arbitration in popular jurisdictions in the region.

For more information about this event, please click here.

June 2015 – Chaffetz Lindsey partner Aníbal Sabater will be moderating “The Americanization of International Arbitration is a Good Thing” debate panel at the upcoming CIArb North American Branch’s one-day conference focusing on the challenges of arbitrating in North America.  Aníbal will be joined by panelists Louise Barrington (FCIArb), Kathleen Paisley (FCIArb, Ambos NBGO), and Maria Chedid (Baker & McKenzie).

The conference – themed “Arbitrating in North America – Now and Tomorrow” – has been organized in celebration of the Centenary of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.  Taking place at the University of California, Los Angeles School of Law on June 11, 2015, the event will feature dynamic speakers from across North America who will be addressing topics including status of international commercial arbitration in North America, the common law/civil law divide in arbitration, practical pointers on how to arbitrate in California and various emerging trends in North American arbitrations. The keynote speaker for the conference will be the President of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, Charles Brown.

For more information, or to register for this event, please click here.

May 2015 – Gretta Walters, attorney at Chaffetz Lindsey, will be speaking at the upcoming “Interim Measures: Current and Future Perspectives” seminar being sponsored by Stockholm University’s International Commercial Arbitration Law (ICAL) Alumni Association. The event is being held on May 21, 2015 in Stockholm at Delphi Advokatbyrå.

Gretta will be speaking on “Interim Measures from a U.S. perspective,” while Pontus Ewerlöf (of MAQS Law Firm, Stockholm) will present “Interim Measures in Sweden: Possible Changes to the Swedish Arbitration Act,” and Celeste E. Salinas Quero (of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce) will present “Emergency Arbitrator Proceedings from a SCC Perspective.”

More information about this event can be found here.

April 2015 – The ICC International Court of Arbitration and ICC Dominican Republic recently organized the “1st ICC International Arbitration Forum in Santo Domingo: The Arbitral Award – An integral view” which was held in Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) on April 23-24, 2015.  Chaffetz Lindsey partner Aníbal Sabater sat on a panel called “Award Motivation Analysis Test” alongside Adriana Bragheta (L.O. Baptista Advogados Associados SC, Sao Paolo , Brazil), Álvaro Castellanos (Consortium Centro America Abogados, Member of the International Court of Arbitration of the ICC by Guatemala) and Galina Zukova (White & Case LLP, Paris, France).  The panel moderator was Lorena Perez McGill (until recently, from the legal department of the OAS, in Washington, USA).

For more information on this event, please click here.

March 2015 – Chaffetz Lindsey partner Aníbal Sabater recently spoke at a seminar titled “ICDR Awards and Commentaries: Just How Different Is International Arbitration Than Domestic Arbitration?” which was sponsored by The American Arbitration Association.

In 1996, the International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR) – the international arm of the American Arbitration Association (AAA) – was given responsibility for the AAA’s international services and the AAA’s international rules were revised and rebranded as the ICDR. In 2003, the ICDR Rules were amended to provide for publication of redacted arbitration awards. It is now widely accepted that publication of arbitration awards, even in redacted form, contributes importantly to the development and standardization of international arbitration law, particularly regarding procedural matters.

During this webinar that took place on March 18th, Aníbal, Grant Hanessian (of Baker & McKenzie LLP), and Luis Martinez (Vice President of the International Centre for Dispute Resolution®), all distinguished international arbitration experts, discussed:

 

• published ICDR awards and the lessons they provide for counsel and parties;
• differences between international arbitration and domestic arbitration;
• recent ICDR Rules changes; and
• the perspectives of international arbitrators on the conduct of an international arbitration.

 

For more information about this seminar, please click here.