Arbitration Program Webcasts
John Rooney
Horacio Grigera Naón, Marcelo Muriel, Carlos Bianchi and Dan Gonzalez
International Arbitration in the Americas: Procedural, Evidentiary and Current Issues
March 4, 2009
Leading practitioners in the field analyzed recent practice trends and developments in the Americas in the area of international arbitration focusing specifically on evidentiary issues and recent court decisions. Speakers included: Jay L. Alexander, Baker Botts, LLP; Carlos Bianchi, Arbitrator and Mediator; Claudia Frutos-Peterson, International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID); Daniel E. Gonzalez, Hogan & Hartson LLP; Raul E. Herrera, Arnold & Porter; Horacio Grigera Naón, International Arbitration Program, WCL; Lucinda A Low, Steptoe & Johnson; Luis Martinez, International Centre for Dispute Resolution, AAA; Marcelo Muriel, Mattos Muriel Kestener Advogados; Henry Saint Dahl, Inter-American Bar Association; Lorena Perez, International Arbitration Law Committee, IABA; and John H. Rooney, International Arbitration Law Committee, IABA and Shutts & Bowen LLP.
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David Plant
Christine Haight Farley, David Kelly, Jay Alexander and Eun-Joo Min
Private Resolution of International Intellectual Property Disputes
June 2, 2008
The seminar, part of the International Arbitration Summer Session, took place on June 2, 2008 and was co-sponsored with the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center. Faculty experts included: Jay I. Alexander Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP; M. Scott Donahey, Independent Arbitrator and Mediator; Deborah Enix-Ross, Litigation Practice Group Manager, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP; Christine Haight Farley, Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, Associate Director, Glushko-Samuelson Intellectual Property Law Clinic, and Co-Director, Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property American University Washington College of Law; David Kelly, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP; Eun-Joo Min, Head Legal Development Section, WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center; David W. Plant, Independent Arbitrator and Mediator; and Joshua Sarnoff, Assistant Director, Glushko-Samuelson Intellectual Property Law Clinic, American University Washington College of Law.
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Lorena Perez
Scott Donahey and Deborah Enix-Ross
International Arbitration in the Americas: A Look Ahead
April 14, 2008
Leading practitioners in the field will analyze recent practice trends and developments in the Americas in the area of international arbitration focusing specifically on the challenges and progress experienced by numerous countries in the region. Conference panels will focus on North, Central, and South America respectively. Special emphasis will be given to the involvement of local courts in decisions made by arbitral tribunals.
- International Commercial Arbitration in the AmericasA Look Ahead - Recent practice and trends in International Arbitration in North America (01:34:38)
- International Commercial Arbitration in the AmericasA Look Ahead - Salient Issues in International Commercial Arbitration in Central America (01:19:25)
- International Commercial Arbitration in the AmericasA Look Ahead - International Commercial Arbitration in South America: Current developments (01:35:38)
Luis Martinez, Raul Herrera, Amauri Costa
Janis Brennan, Jay Taylor, Peter Carney and Jay Alexander
Investment Arbitration in Latin America
October 24, 2007
The conference assessed current and future developments in this continuing evolving area of the law. Speakers included William W. Burke-White, Assistant Professor of Law, University of Pennsylvania Law School; Sarah François-Poncet, Partner, Salans LLP; Horacio Grigera Naón, Director, International Arbitration Program; Xavier Garaicoa Ortiz, Procurador General del Estado de Ecuador; Ronald Goodman, Foley Hoag LLP; Osvaldo Guglielmino, Procurador del Tesoro de la Nación Argentina; Jonathan Hamilton, Partner, White & Case LLP; Philippe Sands, Professor of Law and Director of the Centre of International Courts and Tribunals at University College London; J. Christopher Thomas QC, Partner, Thomas & Partners; and Perry Wallace, Professor of Law, American University Washington College of Law. See agenda...
- Investment Arbitration in Latin AmericaOpening Remarks / New developments in Investment Treaty Arbitration (01:15:35)
- Investment Arbitration in Latin AmericaState of Necessity: the Argentine Case (00:42:00)
- Investment Arbitration in Latin AmericaCurrent Legal Issues in Latin American BIT Arbitration / Closing Remarks (00:42:30)
Christopher Thomas QC
Mark Clodfelter, Sarah François-Poncet, Eloïse Obadia, Ignacio Troterola
Does National Court Involvement Undermine the International Arbitration Process?
October 15, 2007
Sponsored by Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner LLP, the Second American University Washington College of Law Annual Lecture on International Commercial Arbitration, was presented by DR. JULIAN D M LEW QC, 20 Essex Street, London.
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Philippe Sands QC
Zachary Douglas and Yoram Dinstein
Current Issues in International Arbitration
International Legal Studies Program 25th Anniversary
March 27, 2007
The panel explored some of the legal and practical issues that arise in the arbitration of international commercial disputes including enforcement of arbitral awards, the allocation of jurisdiction between international arbitral tribunals and local courts in investor-state disputes arbitration, and other novel issues that were presented and briefly analyzed from the particular background of each panelist. Speaker included: Eckhard R. Hellbeck, Associate, White and Case LLP, Washington; Daniel Tan, Associate, Latham & Watkins LLP, New York; Nora Claudia Luzi, Commercial Law-Legal Security Specialist, of Justice Program; and Tanya Golden, Advocate of the High Court of South Africa. Moderator: Horacio Grigera Naón, Director of the International Arbitration Program.
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Osvaldo Guglielmino and Professor Perry Wallace
Rudolf Dolzer and Margrete Stevens
Investment Law Arbitration and Human Rights
March 21, 2007
The conference addressed issues surrounding the Arbitration of Investment Disputes and Human Rights and include 2 panels. Panel I will discussed possible conflicting concerns between International Human Rights and Investment Law in International Arbitration. Panel II addressed procedural issues, including Role of Human Rights Law in Investment Disputes, Amici Briefs and Access to Information and transparency in Investment Arbitration.