Arbitration & Dispute Resolution

The Lawyer’s 2nd annual conference on dispute resolution will this year focus on bridging the gap between the parties and practitioners of international arbitration. It will also provide in-depth comparative analysis of litigation, mediation and arbitration, discussing how the best solution often differs depending on circumstances and jurisdiction.

To this end, this year’s speaker faculty showcases an unprecedented level of expertise from corporate counsel. This, combined with the presence of a number of VIP General Counsel, will ensure this conference provides the world’s leading form for corporates and practitioners active in dispute resolution to network and share knowledge.

Chaired by Sir Anthony Evans and Peter Leaver QC, this year’s keynote address will be given by John Beechey, the Chair of the ICC Court of Arbitration, who will discuss ICC initiatives to streamline and improve the arbitration process.

Other highlights include:

• Andrew Clarke of Exxon Mobil plus leading counsel from Orange-FT, SGS, Schindler Management, Total and Eni Spa will discuss their experiences and expectations of the dispute resolution – plus give 5 key suggestions on what outside counsel can do to improve
• Robert S. Pé, Partner and Head of Asia Dispute Resolution, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP as well as senior counsel from Veolia Water, BAE Systems, BP and Northrop Grumman give the user perspective on forum shopping and their preferred methods of dispute resolution
• Leading experts from Slaughter and May, Clifford Chance, Lovells, Herbert Smith, Skadden, Ashurst and Hogan & Hartson will provide cutting edge analysis of the major challenges faced by arbitration practitioners today
• Jan Eisjbouts, consultant to, and former General Counsel of Azko Nobel, will show you how he incorporated dispute resolution mechanisms into corporate governance, legal risk and compliance practices
• Irena A. Vanenkova, Executive Director of the International Mediation Institute will examine the conundrum of why mediation has an 80% success rate, but is used only 20% of the time
• The event’s unique format includes 4 interactive roundtable discussions on solutions to the challenges associated with the length of arbitrations, advocacy and cross examination in the context of international arbitration, international investment agreements and investor-state disputes & transparency and confidentiality in dispute resolution (see the agenda for full details)
• Plus an in-depth workshop on interim relief in international arbitration, expertly led by James Hargrove of Hogan & Hartson