What it Means to Be an Associate in a Leading International Arbitration Practice?

WCC 1023 1585 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, United States

Lee Rovinescu (Senior Associate, Freshfields), Michelle Grando (Associate, White & Case) and Matthew Catalano (Associate, Latham & Watkins) will address the main features and challenges of working as an associate in a leading international arbitration practice. The panelists will discuss both their personal experience and give career advice more generally. Non-pizza lunch will be served.

“Being an Arbitrator: Mission and Challenges”: Conversation with the “Father of Hong Kong Arbitration”

WCC 1023 1585 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, United States

Interested in international arbitration? Interested in practicing law in Asia? Please join lunch talk & coffee with Neil Kaplan - a living legend in international arbitration and the “Father of Hong Kong Arbitration”. Neil Kaplan is a British international arbitrator who has been engaged for over 40 years in dispute resolution as a barrister in […]

40 years of ICSID disputes: what (not) to expect? A critical conversation with Diego Gosis of GST LLP

WCC 3019 HLS, Cambridge, MA, United States

On the 40th anniversary of the resolution of the first ICSID case, Diego Gosis (partner of Miami boutique GST LLP) will embark on a critical analysis of some of the most controversial shortcomings of the international investment law regime and will analyse some key proposals for reform. Mr Gosis has participated as counsel for and […]

HIALSA Reception & Workshop Sessions 3, 4

Milstein East C 1585 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA, United States

Join HIALSA for an engaging evening of discussion and debate on Monday, October 22. At 4:00 pm, Workshop Panel 3—featuring five prominent practitioners from Washington, D.C., New York, and London—will address written submissions in international arbitration. Thereafter, at 6:00 pm, in Workshop Session 4, Mr. Brian King and Mr. Luke Sobota will engage in a […]

The Legitimacy Crisis of Investment Arbitration: Fake News or Valid Criticism?

Hauser Hall Room 104 Cambridge, MA, United States

Discussion with Mr. James Boykin, a Partner at Huges Hubbard & Reed on investment treaty arbitration. Investment treaty arbitration has been under increasing attack from critics who contend that the system limits states’ authority to regulate. This “regulatory chill” criticism is often accompanied by criticism that the participants in the system – arbitrators and counsel […]

“The 1958 New York Convention: 60 and Still Modern” – A Conversation with Professor Emmanuel Gaillard and Dr. Yas Banifatemi

WCC 1023 1585 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, United States

Please join HIALSA for a lunch talk with Professor Emmanuel Gaillard and Dr. Yas Banifatemi, two of the most renowned thought leaders in international arbitration. They will present the UNCITRAL Secretariat Guide on the New York Convention (the Convention’s spirit and philosophy), the newyorkconvention1958.org website (an interactive platform tracking the interpretation, application and evolution of the New […]