Schedule
8:30 - 9:00 Registration
9:00 - 9:15 Welcoming remarks
9:15 - 11:00
Damages in international arbitration
Moderator: Hans Smit
- Doak Bishop: Lost profits and the discounted cash flow method of calculation
- Michael Pryles: Lost profits and capital investment
- Dana Freyer: Damages for unjust enrichment
- Michael Schneider: Loss of a chance - an approach for dealing with uncertainty
- Julian Lew: When should international arbitrators award punitive damages?
11:00 - 11:15 Coffee/Tea Break
11:15 - 12:30pm
Non-pecuniary remedies in international arbitration
Moderator: Joseph McLaughlin
- Sigvard Jarvin: The practice of declaratory relief and specific performance in international commercial arbitration
- Nancy Nelson: Interim measures
- Richard Mosk: Injunctive relief in connection with international arbitration
- Whitmore Gray: The effect of legal culture and contractual provisions on non-pecuniary remedies in international arbitration
12:30 - 2:15 Lunch
2:15 - 4:00pm
Arbitration in China and with Chinese parties
Moderator: Michael Moser
- Sally Harpole: Recent developments in Chinese arbitral procedure
- Andrew Aglionby: Mediation and conciliation in the PRC
- Patrick Norton: China trade and investment disputes: offshore arbitration options
- Steven Nelson: Arbitration law and practice in Hong Kong
4:00 - 4:15 Coffee/Tea Break
4:15 - 6:00pm
Recognition and enforcement in the United States of international arbitral awards
Moderator: Robert Davidson
- Linda Silberman: Lack of Jurisdiction and forum non conveniens as defenses to the enforcement of foreign arbitral awards
- James Carter: Arbitrator non-disclosure as a basis for challenging awards
- Tom Carbonneau: The impact of party provision on the enforcement of international arbitral awards in U.S. law
- Robert Davidson: Arbitrability defenses to the recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitral awards, and the effect of set-asides in the country in which the award was made.
6:00 - 7:00 Drinks Reception
