Resolving Business Disputes in Today’s China
New York City 11 May 2009
Schedule
8:30 - 9:15 Registration
Coffee and Tea Upon Arrival
9:15 - 9:30 Opening Remarks by Conference Chair
The China Disputes Explosion: The Other Side of the “China Boom”- Michael J. Moser, Chair, Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC)
9:30 - 11:00 Arbitration Roundtable: Part I
Dispute practitioners from China, Europe and the US exchange views on arbitrating disputes with Chinese parties, looking at the following issues:
-China's arbitration institutions: Why arbitrate in China?-Drafting effective arbitration clauses
-Provisional remedies and role of the courts
-Chinese arbitration practice and procedures
-Enforcement of arbitral awards
- Michael J. Moser, (Moderator) Chair, (HKIAC)
- Graeme Johnston, Partner, Herbert Smith, Shanghai
- Mark Lin, Partner, Lovells, Hong Kong
- Peter Yuen, Partner, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Hong Kong
- Friven Yeoh, Partner, O’Melveny & Myers, Hong Kong
- Wan Jie, Deputy Secretary General of the China International Economic & Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC), Beijing
11:00-11:30 Coffee/Tea Break
11:30-12:30 Arbitration Roundtable Part II
This session focuses on the following issues:
--Alternatives to Arbitration in China: Stockholm? Hong Kong? Taiwan? ICC? ICDR?JAMS?
- Michael J. Moser, (Moderator) Chair, (HKIAC)
- Robert Davidson, Director, JAMS Arbitration Practice, New York
- Ulf Franke, Secretary General of the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce
- Simon Greenberg, Deputy Secretary General, ICC Arbitration Court, Paris
- Nigel Li, Partner, Lee & Li, Taiwan
- Richard Naimark, Senior Vice President, ICDR, New York
- Gary Soo, Secretary General, HKIAC
- Yang IngLoong, Sidley Austin LL, Singapore
12:30-14:00 Lunch
Luncheon Speaker-
Jerome Alan Cohen, Co-Director, Us-Asia Law Institute, NYU Law School.
"Resolving US-CHINA Business Disputes: What Can Each Side Do Better?"
14:00-14:45 Mediating Chinese-Foreign Business Disputes
Mediation plays an important role in Chinese dispute resolution practice. This session examines mediation as a stand-alone procedure and the role of “med-arb” in China.
- James Kwan, Parnter , Simmons & Simmons, Hong Kong
- Danny McFadden, Director Asia, CEDR, London
14:45-15:30 Litigating Claims in the People’s Courts
- Michael J. Moser, (Moderator) Chair, (HKIAC)
- Fei Ning, Partner, Jun He Law Offices, Shanghai
- Huang Tao, Partner, King & Wood, Beijing
15:30-16:00 Coffee/Tea Break
16:00-17:15 Investor-State Arbitration and China: The "New, New Thing"?
Bilateral investment treaties (BITs) and China’s accession to the ICSID Convention now allow foreign investors to pursue claims directly against the Chinese government in certain cases.
- Kaj Hobér, Partner, Mannheimer Swartling, Stockholm (Moderator)
- Kim Rooney, Partner, White & Case, Hong Kong
- Peter Thorp, Partner, Allen & Overy, Beijing
17:15-17:30 Questions and Closing Remarks
- Michael J. Moser, Chair, (HKIAC)
17:30 Cocktail Reception