Allen & Overy
Kate is a Partner in Allen & Overy’s International Arbitration Group, and has extensive expertise in both international commercial and investment treaty arbitration.
In relation to her commercial arbitration expertise, Kate has experience of both institutional (e.g. LCIA, ICC, PCA, VIAC, SIAC, ICSID) and ad hoc arbitrations sited in common and civil law jurisdictions. She has expertise in commercial disputes across a range of different industries (including the energy, telecommunications, automotive, technology, construction and pharmaceutical sectors) and arising out of a number of bespoke and industry specific agreements, including joint venture, shareholder, licensing, distribution, technology transfer, patent and construction agreements.
Vinson & Elkins
James heads our International Dispute Resolution practice, and focuses his practice on the arbitration and litigation of international commercial and investor-state disputes, and counseling in matters involving public international law and treaties. He acts both as counsel and as arbitrator.
His practice includes disputes involving all aspects of energy, construction, and infrastructure development; disputes under investment laws and treaties; and boundary disputes, cross-border technology disputes, and sovereign debt. He also represents and advises clients in reviews under U.S. national security law. Since 2009, James has been an adjunct professor at the University of Texas School of Law, where he teaches investor-state and international commercial arbitration.
9.00: Welcome coffee and registration
9.30: Chairs’ opening remarks
Kate Davies, Allen & Overy
James Loftis, Vinson & Elkins
9.40: Session one: Enforcement experiences and trends – is the final award now the new starting point?
Challenges in investor-state arbitrations are now more or less expected. Are unsuccessful parties increasingly challenging commercial awards, too? Is this a trend and, if it is, is it confined to “mega-arbitrations”?
Topics our esteemed panel are expected to discuss include:
Moderator:
James Loftis, Vinson & Elkins
Panel:
Stephen Fietta QC, Fietta
Iain McKenny, Profile Investment
Lucia Raimanova, Allen & Overy
Alexander Slade, Vinson & Elkins
10.55: Coffee break
11.30: Session two: The GAR Live Question Time for arbitrators
A twist on our usual Tylney Hall format. A panel of distinguished arbitrators will discuss the questions listed below, and others submitted by the audience and moderator in advance of the session.
Questions our esteemed panel are expected to discuss are:
Moderator:
Kate Davies, Allen & Overy
Panel:
Jane Davies Evans, 3 Verulam Buildings
Craig Tevendale, Herbert Smith Freehills
Chantal-Aimée Doerries QC, Atkin Chambers
12.45: Networking lunch
14.00: Session three: Disputes in developing economies and legal frameworks: examples from Africa
This session discusses Africa’s increasing integration into the international arbitration system and focuses on the issues that arise when that system is used in developing economies and legal frameworks.
Questions the panel will cover include:
Moderator:
James Loftis, Vinson & Elkins
Panel:
Mark Beeley, Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
Simon Sloane, Fieldfisher
Tafadzwa Pasipanodya, Foley Hoag
Steve Finizio, WilmerHale
15.15: Coffee break
15.45: Session four: Managing energy disputes with reputational risk
The risks that energy companies face are becoming increasingly removed from commercial relationships; they can be found outside of the four corners of their contracts and to some degree outside of their governmental and regulatory frameworks. Furthermore, the impact of risks are increasingly encroaching beyond the merely financial.
Some of the topics our esteemed panel are expected to discuss include:
Moderator:
Kate Davies, Allen & Overy
Panel:
Roman Khodykin, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner
Kevin O'Gorman, Norton Rose Fulbright
Kate Parlett, Twenty Essex
Andrew Tetley, Reed Smith
17.15: Chairs' closing remarks
Kate Davies, Allen & Overy
James Loftis, Vinson & Elkins
17.25: All delegates are invited to attend a drinks reception, kindly hosted by Fieldfisher
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