We are happy to present all panels that we will be hosting during the 9th Harvard International Arbitration Conference “International Arbitration: Fostering & Adapting to Change” on March 2-3.

In our first panel, we have Ms. Alison Macdonald KC (Barrister, Essex Court Chambers), Ms. Floriane Lavaud (Counsel, Debevoise & Plimpton), and Mr. Yuri Parkhomenko (Partner, Foley Hoag) discussing the role of international courts during armed conflicts. Ms. Katelyn Horne (Senior Associate, Arnold & Porter) will moderate the discussion and engage with the panelists to share their views on how international courts can help in the potential resolution of global conflicts, what their role is under the current global order, their experience of inter-State litigation and more.

During the second panel, we will have the opportunity to host Mr. Aníbal Sabater (Chaffetz Lindsey), Ms. Isabel Fernandez de la Cuesta (King & Spalding), Mr. Richard Lorenzo (Hogan Lovells), and Ms. Katie Gonzalez (Cleary Gottlieb) discussing arbitration developments in the context of Energy Transition.

The third panel of the Conference will focus on ESG disputes. Join us to listen to the discussion between Mr. Ari MacKinnon, MCIArb (Cleary Gottlieb), Mr. Christian Leathley (Herbert Smith Freehills), Mr. Hansel Pham (White & Case), and Ms. Macarena Bahamonde V. (Three Crowns).

During the fourth panel, we will have Mr. John V. H. Pierce (Latham & Watkins), Mr. Lee Rovinescu (Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer), Mr. Luke Sobota (Three Crowns), and Ms. Florencia Villaggi (Herbert Smith Freehills) discussing the role of modern technologies in international arbitration.

Introducing our next panel, we will have Mr. Gregory Spak (Partner, White & Case), Ms. Jennifer Haworth McCandless (Partner, Sidley Austin), and Ms. Laura Sinisterra (Partner, Debevoise & Plimpton) discussing the future of dispute settlement in international investment and international trade regimes. Mr. Pablo Nilo Donoso (International Associate, Foley Hoag) will moderate the panel and engage with the panelists on the recent debates in the UNCITRAL Working Group III on the reforms for dispute settlement in ISDS as well as the proposals for an alternative appellate mechanism to the WTO Appellate Body, the parallels between the regimes and the future of international courts in a changing landscape, and more!

Last but not least, we have Mr. Andrew B. Loewenstein (Partner, Foley Hoag), Ms. Diora Ziyaeva (Counsel, Dentons), Mr. Rahim Moloo (Partner, Gibson Dunn), and Mr. Remy Gerbay (Partner, Hughes Hubbard & Reed) discussing the impact of economic sanctions on international arbitration. Mr. Julio Rivera Ríos Rivera Rios (Associate, Debevoise & Plimpton) will moderate the panel and engage with the panelists on how sanctions have an impact on the arbitrability and substance of the dispute, the enforceability of arbitral awards, the role of the counsel and arbitrators, and more!

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We are happy to present to you the updated program for the upcoming conference “International Arbitration: Fostering & Adapting to Change” taking place March 2-3!

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We are happy to announce that the main theme of the 9th Harvard International Arbitration Conference is “International Arbitration: Fostering & Adapting to Change”.

In this edition of the Conference, we will have the honor of hosting the Honorable L. Yves Fortier as the event’s keynote speaker. The Conference will also feature many of the world’s leading practitioners who will discuss some of the most relevant issues that practitioners face in the field. The Conference will have several networking spaces, including an evening reception.

The Conference will be held in person at Harvard Law School on March 2-3, 2023. In the upcoming days, we will share descriptions of all panels together with information about our guests and panelists.

Please register under this link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/9th-harvard-international-arbitration-conference-tickets-539630698947

Are you interested in a career in international arbitration? Join us for this conversation next Tuesday with Debevoise & Plimpton lawyers Sarah Lee and Marta Canneri. They will share their experience as young practitioners in the field.

Registration is now open for the 9th Harvard International Arbitration Conference – “International Arbitration: Fostering and Adapting to Change”!

In this edition of the Conference, HIALSA will have the honor of hosting the Honorable L. Yves Fortier as the event’s keynote speaker. The Conference will also feature many of the world’s leading practitioners who will discuss some of the most relevant issues that practitioners face in the field. The Conference will have several networking spaces, including the evening reception that will be held on March 2.

Registration for Harvard students is free. For non-Harvard students and the general public, Early Bird rates are available until February 15.

Register under this link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/9th-harvard-international-arbitration-conference-tickets-539630698947

Come to learn from White & Case lawyers Kristen M. Young and Brody K. Greenwald about the strategy behind the landmark case Metal-Tech v Uzbekistan – one of the very few investment treaty cases dismissed on grounds of corruption.

The event will take place on January 26 in person. Find all the information in the flyer below.

Our speakers will be Professor Harold Hongju Koh, Sterling Professor of International Law at Yale Law School who acts as Ukraine’s lawyer in a suit filed against Russia at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), and Professor Patrick W. Pearsall, partner at Allen & Overy, who is advising Ukraine’s government on reparations as the director of Columbia University Law School’s International Claims and Reparations Project. Koh and Pearsall will consider possible legal avenues for enforcing Russia’s responsibility for the acts committed in relation to Ukraine’s invasion. The discussion will be moderated by Professor Gabriella Blum, Rita E. Hauser Professor of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law at Harvard Law School.

The event will take place on November 16 from 4-5 PM in Millstein East (Wasserstein Students Center, Harvard Law School) followed by a reception. Those who cannot join in person are welcome to join the live stream.

RSVP is required: https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_l7Pf8aHnSfSxG-RTugZqZw

HIALSA is pleased to invite you to the 8th Harvard International Arbitration Conference — taking place virtually on March 31 – April 1. This year’s title is: “Clash of Cultures? Civil & Common law traditions in international arbitration.” This year our esteemed co-chairs are Dietmar W. Prager, Claudia Annacker, and Mohamed Shelbaya.

Free registration for all audiences: https://lnkd.in/eYTQH6R5

We have one of our most ambitious programs, featuring three keynote speeches and six different panels from among the most well-regarded arbitration practitioners worldwide:

PANEL 1: “Good faith in civil and common law traditions – antagonistic doctrines?”, featuring Nigel Blackaby QC, Roland Ziade, and Sarah Vasani FCIArb

PANEL 2: “Arbitrators’ powers to review contracts – hardship and force majeure in comparative perspectives”, featuring Nicole Duclos, Johannes Willheim, and Sven Volkmer

PANEL 3: “Taking of evidence in international arbitration – mix of traditions”, featuring James Hosking, Patricia Saiz, and Ari MacKinnon, MCIArb

PANEL 4: “Quantification of damages in international arbitration – inherent differences between civil and common law jurisdictions?”, featuring Juliette Fortin, Peter Rosher, and Deva Villanúa

PANEL 5: “Interim measures in commercial and investment arbitrations – where do we stand today?”, featuring Philippe Pinsolle, Rafael Rincón, and Isabel Fernandez de la Cuesta

PANEL 6: “Enforcement of awards and local courts – dialogue between traditions and the New York Convention”, featuring Adrián Magallanes, Eva Chan, and Leah Njoroge-Kibe

We are truly grateful to our most generous sponsors of this year’s Harvard International Arbitration Conference! We reiterate our thanks to our gold sponsors: White & Case LLP and Debevoise & Plimpton; our silver sponsor: Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP and Von Wobeser; and our bronze sponsors: Chaffetz Lindsey LLP, Covington & Burling LLP, and Dechert LLP.

Check out the conference brochure here for more details: 8th HIAC Brochure 2022 (FFV)