The effect of Covid-19 on contractual obligations

Babajide Ogundipe

Babajide Ogundipe is Senior partner at the Lagos law firm, Sofunde, Osakwe, Ogundipe & Belgore. He has practised, primarily, as an advocate in commercial disputes in Nigeria for more than forty years. He specialises in asset tracing and recovery work on behalf of private and public sector clients, as well as advising on anti-bribery and anti-corruption matters, corporate compliance and the conducting of internal investigations. He also sits as an arbitrator, and has acted in cases conducted under the arbitration rules of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, the Lagos Court of Arbitration, the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules, the ICC Arbitration Rules, the London Court of International Arbitration and the International Rules of the Arbitration Foundation of Southern Africa. He currently serves as co-Executive Director of ICC FraudNet, an international network of asset recovery practitioners organized under the auspices of the International Chamber of Commerce’s ICC Commercial Crime Services.

Théra van Swaay de Marchi

Théra De Marchi’s practice encompasses civil and consumer law in domestic and international litigation and arbitration, with specialization in the field of healthcare law. Théra co-heads the Life Sciences &Healthcare practice of Pinheiro Neto Advogados. Théra was listed in Chambers 2020, Best Lawyers in Brazil 2020, Latin Lawyer 250 2020 and Most Admired Lawyers in Brazil published by Análise Jurídica in 2018 and 2019. Théra is a consulting member of the Study Committee of Health Care and Medical Assistance of the Bar Association of São Paulo. Théra graduated at LL.B. degree from the São Paulo Catholic University (19) and at LL.M. degree from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland (1996), sponsored by the Chevening Award (British Chamber and Pinheiro Neto Advogados).

Dorothy Siron

Dorothy heads up the Litigation and Dispute Resolution practice in the Hong Kong office of Zhong Lun Law Firm, one of the leading full service Chinese law firms. She is best known for complex cross-border commercial litigation as well as arbitration and international trade, and is experienced in handling matters of commercial fraud, white collar crime, cyber fraud, professional negligence, international trade disputes and enforcement of foreign judgments, contentious trust, probate and estate disputes.

Dorothy is a Director of TerraLex, one of the world’s leading international network of independent law firms; and a past Committee Member of the International Committee of the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA) and an associate member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, UK. She is also a member of the prestigious International Academy of Financial Crime Litigators and the International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC), membership of which are both by invitation only.

Frederick Acomb

Frederick Acomb is Chair of Miller Canfield’s International Disputes Group. He devotes nearly all of his practice to transnational litigation and international arbitration matters for clients located throughout the world. Fred routinely represents foreign companies in the U.S. federal courts, and has appeared before arbitration tribunals in Asia, Europe, and North America. Headquartered in Detroit, he has represented international and domestic clients in well over 70 automotive supply chain disputes. He is a Senior Vice Chair of the IBA Litigation Committee. He is happily married with five children, two cats, seven siblings, and a keen interest in learning to meditate.

Jacques Bouyssou

Jacques Bouyssou heads the Litigation, Arbitration and White-collar crime practice as well as the Spanish desk. He represents French and international clients before State courts and arbitral tribunals in connection with commercial disputes, as well as white-collar crime. He is recognized for his expertise in complex international litigation.

As a member of the Paris Bar Council from 2015 to 2017, he was in charge of the Paris Bar international committee and formed the NGO Observatoire International des Avocats en Danger, as well as the association, Paris Place de Droit, which brings together different key players who contribute to the international development of the Paris legal market. As the founder and General Secretary of Paris Place de Droit, Jacques organizes a number of conferences at the Paris Court of Appeals, the Paris Commercial Court, as well as the ICC and the Senate.

Keith Oliver

Keith Oliver is a renowned litigator and excellent practitioner, Keith is recognised as one of the world’s best investigative lawyers and leads the firm’s international strategy at Peters & Peters Solicitors LLP.

Keith specialises in commercial, regulatory and trust litigation, and heads the specialist commercial litigation and civil fraud and asset freezing team at Peters & Peters. He has spent his career specialising in international disputes and the location, freezing and recovery of misappropriated assets involving emergency relief procedures and the management of legal teams from many jurisdictions. His work often involves multi-jurisdictional actions in the USA, continental Europe and worldwide. He is widely recognised as one of the UK’s leading lawyers in civil fraud with a reputation for addressing and resolving the most intractable of disputes and crises faced by individuals and companies.

Yvette Borrius

Yvette Borrius co-heads Florent’s Litigation and Dispute Resolution practice. She is recognized for her expertise in complex cross border liability proceedings, corporate governance / corporate litigation, class actions and commercial litigation and arbitration. Yvette is regularly appointed as examiner or trustee by the Dutch Enterprise Chamber and frequently involved in (forensic) investigations. Yvette publishes articles in her field of expertise and is lecturer at (post-doctoral) universities. She is member of the Dutch Corporate Legislative Advisory Committee, board member of the Corporate Litigation Association and Senior Vice Chair of the IBA Litigation Committee. She loves outdoor adventures with her family.