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Second Annual Investment Treaty Arbitration Conference: A Debate and Discussion

Washington, D.C. 25 April 2008

Schedule

8:30 – 9:00 Registration
Coffee and Tea upon arrival

9:00 – 9:15 Opening Remarks by Conference Co-Chairs
Prof. Todd J. Grierson Weiler, U. Calgary Faculty of Law & publisher of NAFTAClaims.com

Ian A. Laird, Special Legal Consultant in the Washington, D.C. office of Fulbright & Jaworski, L.L.P.

9:15 – 10:45 Arbitrators and Issue Conflict - Treading a Tightrope of Legitimacy?

Authors:

· Addy Paola Velazquez, Fellow Student of the International Legal Studies of the Washington College of Law

· Martha Harrison, Heenan Blaikie LLP, Toronto

Moderator:

· Alexandre de Gramont, Partner, Crowell & Moring, Washington, D.C.

Panelists:

· C. Mark Baker, Partner, Fulbright & Jaworski, L.L.P. Houston

· Jean Kalicki, Partner, Arnold & Porter LLP, Washington, D.C.

· James Lloyd Loftis, Chair, Vinson & Elkins LLP International Dispute Resolution practice, London

10:45 – 11:00 Coffee/Tea Break
11:00 – 12:30 - Do Municipal Investment Laws Always Constitute a Unilateral Offer to Arbitrate?

Authors:

· Victorino J. Tejera Pérez, Attorney, Macleod Dixon LLP, Caracas

· Ignacio Suarez Anzorena, Latin America Specialist Adviser, Clifford Chance, Washington, D.C.

Moderator:

· Marco E. Schnabl, Partner, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, New York

Panelists:

· Michael D. Nolan, Partner, Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP, Washington, D.C.

· Margrete Stevens, Consultant, King & Spalding, Washington D.C.

· Mark Kantor, Independent Arbitrator

12:30 – 13:45 Lunch
Luncheon Speaker

· Judge Stephen Schwebel, Independent Arbitrator and Counsel, Washington D.C.

13:45 – 15:150 – Annulment and Judicial Review - How "Final" Is an Award?

Authors:

· Frédéric Gilles Sourgens, Attorney, Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy, Washington, D.C.

· Dmitri Evseev, Attorney, Arnold & Porter LLP, Washington, D.C.

Moderator:

· Christopher F. Dugan, Chair of the litigation department, Paul Hastings, Washington, D.C.

Panelists:

· Oscar M. Garibaldi, Partner, Covington & Burling LLP, Washington, D.C.

· Stanimir Alexandrov, Partner, Sidley Austin LLP, Washington, D.C.

· Dr. Ronald Goodman, Partner, Foley Hoag LLP, Washington, D.C.

· Stephen Jagusch, Partner, Allen & Overy, London

15:15 – 15:30 Coffee/Tea Break
15:30 – 17:00 Fair and Equitable Treatment - Evolution or Revolution?

Authors:

· Isabel Fernández de la Cuesta, Special Legal Consultant, King & Spalding, Houston

· Christophe Bondy, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Government of Canada

Moderator:

· Professor Susan D. Franck, Assistant Professor, University of Nebraska – Lincoln College of Law, Lincoln

Panelists:

· Alejandro A. Escobar, Baker Botts, LLP, London

· Abby Cohen Smutny, Partner, White & Case LLP, Washington, D.C.

· Nigel Blackaby, Partner, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Paris

· René Cadieux , Partner, Fasken Martineau DuMoulin, Montreal

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