IBA Annual Conference Toronto 2025
2 Nov - 8 Nov 2025
Room 701 B, Level 700, MTCC
Session information
Towards privilege harmonisation: levelling the playing field or raising the bar?
Monday 3 November (1615 - 1730)
Committee(s)
Arbitration Committee
(Lead)
Description
The IBA Arbitration Committee has embarked upon a project to review privilege laws and practices around the world, with a view to discussing whether they can be harmonised so as to develop international standards for applying privilege in international arbitration.
Session / Workshop Chair(s)
| Claudia Frutos-Peterson | Curtis Mallet-Prevost Colt & Mosle LLP, Washington, District of Columbia, USA; Co-Chair, IBA Arbitration Guidelines and Rules Subcommittee |
Speakers
| Alexis Mourre | MCL Arbitration, Paris, France |
| Joseph E Neuhaus | Neuhaus Arbitration LLC, New York, New York, USA |
| Hafsa Zayyan | Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP, London, England |
| Galina Zukova | Zukova Legal , Paris, France |