From NAFTA to USMCA

4 June 2020, Washington DC, USA

A conference co-presented by the IBA Arbitration Committee and the IBA North American Regional Forum

The termination of NAFTA and the entry into force of USMCA are of the utmost importance for international commerce and foreign investment protection in the United States, Canada and Mexico. This conference will focus on four main topics, all revolving around NAFTA and USMCA.

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TOPICS INCLUDE:

• Investment protection generally under USMCA and the differences between NAFTA’s Chapter 11 and USMCA’s Chapter 14 from a substantive perspective
• The differences between these two chapters from a procedural perspective
• The political and commercial factors that led to – and which impede/impeded, by the time of the conference – the entry into force of USMCA
• The protection of foreign investments at their inception

Speaker opportunities

If you would like to be considered as a potential speaker at this specialist conference then please contact the relevant Chair / Co-chairs in the Arbitration Committee or the North American Regional Forum with your request; please send your bio together with information on your qualification and expertise on the topic.