2nd Arab Regional Forum Conference
4 Nov - 5 Nov 2018
Session information
Foreign Investment – Lessons Learnt from 18 Arbitrations against Egypt in 7 Years
Monday 5 November (1145 - 1300)
Committee(s)
Arab Regional Forum
(Lead)
Description
This panel will address the phenomenal increase of investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) proceedings filed against Egypt following the so called Arab Spring and what lessons were learnt from such cases from the perspective of the State and the investors. • The sharp rise in disputes before ICSI involving Middle Eastern states following the Arab Spring • Egypt as a case study • Type of claims brought by investors • The response of the state • The development of the cases
Session / Workshop Chair(s)
| Amani Cherry Mohsen Khalifa | Freshfields, Dubai, United Arab Emirates; Officer, Arab Regional Forum |
Speakers
| Girgis Abd El-Shahid | Shahid Law Firm, Cairo, Egypt |
| Mahmoud Elkhrashy | Bahrain Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Manama, Bahrain |
| Samaa Haridi | King & Spalding, New York, New York, USA; Vice Chair, Arbitration Committee |
| Nagla Nassar | Nassar Law Firm, Cairo, Egypt |