International Commercial Arbitration in the Americas:
Procedural, Evidentiary and Current Issues
March 4, 2009

American University Washington College of Law
4801 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, DC
Mooers-Morella Ceremonial Courtroom (Room 603)

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Program Agenda

9:00 - 9:15am	Opening Remarks
9:00 - 9:15am	HORACIO GRIGERA NAON, Director, International Arbitration Program, Washington JOHN H. ROONEY, Chair, International Arbitration Law Committee, Inter-American Bar Association and Partner, Shutts & Bowen LLP, Miami
9:15 - 10:15am	PANEL 1: Procedural and Evidentiary Issues in Latin American Arbitration Cases
9:15 - 10:15am	Moderator: HORACIO GRIGERA NAON, Director, International Arbitration Program, Washington CARLOS J. BIANCHI, Arbitrator and Mediator, New York DANIEL E. GONZALEZ, Partner, Hogan & Hartson LLP, Miami MARCELO MURIEL, Partner, Mattos Muriel Kestener Advogados, São Paulo
10:15 - 10:30am	Break
10:30 - 11:30am	PANEL 2: Analysis of Recent Arbitration Cases in Latin America
10:30 - 11:30am	Moderator: HENRY SAINT DAHL, Council Member, Inter-American Bar Association, Washington LUIS ALFREDO ARAQUE, Partner, Araque Reyna Sosa Viso & Pittier, Caracas RAUL R. HERRERA, Partner, Arnold & Porter, Washington JOHN H. ROONEY, Chair, International Arbitration Law Committee, Inter-American Bar Association; Partner, Shutts & Bowen LLP, Miami
11:30am - 12:30pm	PANEL 3: Current Issues in International Commercial Arbitration in USA and Canada
11:30am - 12:30pm	Moderator: LORENA PEREZ, Council Member and Vice Chair, International Arbitration Law Committee, IABA, Washington JAY L. ALEXANDER, Partner, Baker Botts LLP, Washington LUCINDA A. LOW, Partner, Steptoe & Johnson, Washington LUIS MARTINEZ, Vice President, International Centre for Dispute Resolution, American Arbitration Association, New York
12:30 - 1:30pm	Luncheon

The conference is free and open to the public, however, registration is required.

International Commercial Arbitration in the Americas: Procedural, Evidentiary and Current Issues March 4, 2009

American University Washington College of Law 4801 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, DC Mooers-Morella Ceremonial Courtroom (Room 603)