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IBA Annual Conference Paris 2023

29 Oct - 3 Nov 2023

Room 241, Level 2

Session information

Investment arbitration and insolvency

Wednesday 1 November (1615 - 1730)

Room 241, Level 2

Committee(s)

Arbitration Committee (Lead)

Description

Claims involving insolvency proceedings or brought by parties subject to those proceedings arise with increasing frequency under investment treaties and raise specific issues, including relating to jurisdiction, attribution, merits, causation/damages, and procedure. In this session we will discuss the preliminary findings of the Insolvency and Arbitration Group of the Arbitration Committee on the intersection between investment arbitration and insolvency.

Session / Workshop Chair(s)

Simon Batifort	Curtis Mallet-Prevost Colt & Mosle, New York, New York, USA
Athina Fouchard Papaefstratiou	Independent Arbitrator, Paris, France

Speakers

Christina Beharry	Foley Hoag LLP, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Jean-Paul Dechamps	Dechamps International Law, London, England
Lindsay Gastrell	Arbitration Chambers, New York, New York, USA
Michele Potestà	Levy Kaufmann-Kohler, Geneva, Switzerland

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