Investment Arbitration in Latin America

Providing a forum for academic debate on recent procedural and substantive issues arising from bilateral investment treaty arbitrations involving Latin American States as respondents, the conference will assess current and future developments in this continuing evolving area of the law.

Simultaneous interpretation into and from Spanish will be provided

CLE Credit Available!

On-site registration available, no advance registration required.

Investment Arbitration in Latin America October 24, 2007 Mooers-Morella Ceremonial Courtroom (603) American University Washington College of Law Washington, D.C.
2:00 P.M. – 2:15 P.M.	Opening Remarks Dean Claudio Grossman Professor of Law and Raymond I. Geraldson Scholar for International and Humanitarian Law American University Washington College of Law, Washington
2:15 P.M. –3:15 P.M.	New developments in Investment Treaty Arbitration Moderator: Ignacio L. Torterola Procuración Nacional del Tesoro - ICSID Liaison Embassy of Argentina, Washington Mark A. Clodfelter Partner Winston & Strawn LLP, Washington Sarah François-Poncet Partner Salans LLP, Paris Eloïse Obadia Senior Counsel, International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes The World Bank Group, Washington
3:15 P.M. – 3:45 P.M.	Coffee Break
3:45 P.M. – 4:45 P.M.	State of Necessity: the Argentine Case Moderator: Perry Wallace Jr. Professor of Law American University Washington College of Law, Washington William W. Burke-White Assistant Professor of Law University of Pennsylvania Law School, Philadelphia Osvaldo Guglielmino Procurador del Tesoro de la Nación Argentina, Buenos Aires Philippe Sands QC Professor of Law and Director of the Centre of International Courts and Tribunals at *University College, London*
4:45 P.M. – 5:45 P.M.	Current Legal Issues in Latin American BIT Arbitration Moderator: Ronald E.M. Goodman Partner Foley Hoag LLP, Washington Xavier Garaicoa Ortiz Procurador General del Estado de Ecuador, Quito Jonathan Hamilton Partner White & Case LLP, Washington J. Christopher Thomas QC Partner Thomas & Partners, Vancouver
5:45 P.M. – 6:00 P.M.	Closing Remarks Horacio Grigera Naón Director, International Arbitration Program American University Washington College of Law, Washington
6:00 P.M. – 7:00 P.M.	Reception

Investment Arbitration in Latin America

Simultaneous interpretation into and from Spanish will be provided CLE Credit Available!

On-site registration available, no advance registration required.

Investment Arbitration in Latin America October 24, 2007

Mooers-Morella Ceremonial Courtroom (603) American University Washington College of Law Washington, D.C.

2:00 P.M. – 2:15 P.M.

2:15 P.M. –3:15 P.M.

3:15 P.M. – 3:45 P.M.

Coffee Break

3:45 P.M. – 4:45 P.M.

State of Necessity: the Argentine Case

4:45 P.M. – 5:45 P.M.

Current Legal Issues in Latin American BIT Arbitration

6:00 P.M. – 7:00 P.M.

Reception

Simultaneous interpretation into and from Spanish will be provided

CLE Credit Available!

Investment Arbitration in Latin America
October 24, 2007

Mooers-Morella Ceremonial Courtroom (603)
American University Washington College of Law
Washington, D.C.