2013 Symposium on Salient Issues in International Commercial Arbitration
Biannual event hosted by the American University Washington College of Law where leading arbitrators gather to discuss salient issues in international commercial arbitration.
Opening Remarks and Symposium Introduction
Horacio A. Grigera Naón
Director, Center on International Commercial Arbitration
Panel I: Salient issues in BIT and ICSID Arbitration
Moderator:
Jean Kalicki
Partner, Arnold & Porter LLP
Panelists:
Marinn Carlson
Partner, Sidley Austin LLP
Abby Cohen Smutny
Partner, White & Case LLP
Mark Kantor
Independent Arbitrator
Panel II: Salient Issues in International Commercial Arbitration in Europe
Moderator:
David Snyder
Professor of Law & Director, Business Law Programs, American University Washington College of Law
Panelists:
Yas Banifatemi
Partner, Shearman & Sterling
Antonio Crivellaro
Counsel, Bonelli Erede Pappalardo
Julian Lew Q.C.
Arbitrator, 20 Essex Street
Panel III: Salient Issues in International Commercial Arbitration in the Middle East and East Asia
Moderator:
Sirilal Perera
Adjunct Professor of Law and International Research Scholar in Residence American University Washington College of Law
Panelists:
Chiann Bao
Secretary-General, Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre - HKIAC
Nayla Comair-Obeid
Partner, Obeid Law Firm
Joongi Kim
Professor, Yonsei Law School
Dan Tan
Principal, Dan Tan Law
Panel IV: Salient Issues in International Commercial Arbitration in the Americas
Moderator:
Perry Wallace
Professor of Law & Director, JD/MBA Dual Degree Program American University Washington College of Law
Panelists:
Adrián Magallanes
Partner, Von Wobeser Sierra
José Emilio Nunez Pinto
Partner, Jose Emilio Nunes Pinto Advogados
Anne Marie Whitesell
Of Counsel, Dechert LLP
Closing Remarks
Horacio A. Grigera Naón
Director, Center on International Commercial Arbitration
PUBLICATIONS
Panel I - Salient issues in BIT and ICSID Arbitration
A.A. Mezgravis; C. González; Denunciation of the ICSID Convention: Two Problems, One Seen and One Overlooked, TDM 7 (2012), www.transnational-disputemanagement.com/article.asp?key=1914
S.W. Schill; B. Kingsbury; Investor-State Arbitration As Governance: Fair and Equitable Treatment, Proportionality and the Emerging Global Administrative Law, TDM 2 (2011), www.transnational-disputemanagement.com, www.transnational-dispute-management.com/article.asp?key=1700
Panel II - Salient Issues in International Commercial Arbitration in Europe
J. Delaney, A. Sheppard, Overview of Recent Development in Commercial Arbitration in UK (2013), The European, Middle Eastern and African Arbitration Review 2013, Section 3, http://globalarbitrationreview.com/reviews/50/sections/173/chapters/1948/united-kingdom/
T. Portwood, The New French Law on Arbitration (2013), The European, Middle Eastern and African Arbitration Review 2013, Section 3, http://globalarbitrationreview.com/reviews/50/sections/173/chapters/1931/france/
Panel III - Salient Issues in International Commercial Arbitration in the Middle East and East Asia
Chong Yee Leong, P. Singh, Singapore and Hong Kong’s international arbitration journey: A tale of two cities, The Asia-Pacific Arbitration Review 2013, Section 2
M. Marrone, G.A. Smith, Recent Developments in Arbitration Law in the Middle East, Weinberg Wheeler Hudgins Gunn & Dial publications (2010)
Panel IV - Salient Issues in International Commercial Arbitration in the Americas
P. F. Richards, Controversial Court Decisions, Forthcoming Legislation. An Opportunity to Change?, The Arbitration Review of the Americas 2013, Section 3, pp. 21-26 URL: http://globalarbitrationreview.com/reviews/48/sections/166/chapters/1862/Richards
Cardinal Tützer Zabala & Zaefferer F. Peláez-Pier, J.G. Torrealba R. Duque, Arbitration Agreements in Contracts with the Venezuelan State and its Instrumentalities, The Arbitration Review of the Americas 2013, Section 3, pp. 48-52 Hoet Peláez Castillo, http://globalarbitrationreview.com/reviews/48/sections/167/chapters/1870/venezuela/