IBA Annual Conference Rome 2018
7 Oct - 12 Oct 2018
Session Room O, Level -1
Session information
Different perspectives on reforming investment arbitration
Wednesday 10 October (1115 - 1230)
Session Room O, Level -1
Committee(s)
Arbitration Committee
(Lead)
Investment Arbitration Subcommittee
Description
To follow up on the works of the Investment Arbitration Subcommittee, this panel will discuss recent controversies regarding the field of investment arbitration, including the proposal of the creation of an investment court whose judges will be the current investment arbitrators. Would the creation of an investment court made of well-known investment arbitrators overcome the problems raised in connection with investment arbitration?
Session / Workshop Chair(s)
| Reza Mohtashami KC | Three Crowns LLP, London, England; Chair, Investment Arbitration Subcommittee |
Speakers
| Professor Zachary Douglas KC | Matrix Chambers, London, England |
| Anna C Joubin-Bret | UNCITRAL, Vienna, Austria |
| Shannon Lazzarini | UniCredit S.p.A., Milan, Italy |
| Patrick Pearsall | Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Washington, District of Columbia, USA |
| Michele Potestà | Levy Kaufmann-Kohler, Geneva, Switzerland |