EMTA SPECIAL SEMINAR: RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN EMERGING MARKETS ARBITRATION: CRISIS, CHAOS and OPPORTUNITY
Wednesday, September 26, 2018
160 Queen Victoria Street
London EC4V 4QQ
This EMTA Special Seminar is aimed at both EM investors and legal advisors and will be led by an expert panel of counsel, arbitrators and third-party fund advisors. They will provide analysis and commentary on how arbitration affects investments in the Emerging Markets, and will address the following questions:
- Will investment arbitration in the EU survive the CJEU's decision in Achmea?
- Why are claims of corruption on the rise in Emerging Markets arbitration?
- Will the trade wars and political battles initiated by the Trump Administration affect Emerging Markets arbitration?
- Will the crises in jurisdictions like Turkey and Venezuela spread elsewhere?
- Amidst the chaos, will third party funders continue to seek to invest in Emerging Markets arbitration cases and awards?
2:45 p.m. Registration
3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Panel Discussion
Alexandre de Gramont (Dechert) – Moderator
Maddi Azpiroz (ClaimTrading Ltd.)
Peter Griffin (Slaney Advisors)
Sophie Nappert (3VB Barristers' Chambers)
Dalibor Valinčiḉ (Wolf Theiss)
Henry Weisburg (Shearman & Sterling)
5:00 p.m. Cocktail Reception
Additional Support Provided by Shearman & Sterling.
Registration fee for EMTA Members: US$95/US$695 for Non-members.
Register online quickly and securely with your credit card. (If you prefer to pay by check or wire, contact us.)
Cancellation policy: Cancellations must be received by 2:45 p.m. (London time), Tuesday, September 25, 2018, or you will be charged the full amount. Substitute delegates may be sent at no extra charge. Please contact Nadine Simonelli at nsimonelli@emta.org.
This Special Seminar is part of a continuing series of panels and presentations that EMTA is pleased to sponsor on various topics of interest to Emerging Markets investors and other market participants, and is part of EMTA’s Legal & Compliance Seminars*.
*CLE credit will be available for NY attorneys. This seminar is non-transitional and appropriate for experienced attorneys only. Please click here for details on EMTA’s Financial Hardship Policy.