Alaco
Sovereign & States Disputes and Enforcement Summit 2024
Uniquely bringing the Sovereign Disputes and FIRE communities together
to address the latest in Sovereign and States Disputes and Enforcement.
In-person
6 & 7 February 2024 | The Law Society, 113 Chancery Lane, London
Join this two-day conference uniquely bringing the sovereign disputes and international asset recovery communities together.
Hear from global elites on key topics including developments in sanctioned sovereign disputes, enforcement measures, latest disputes developments around the world, practical out of court strategies and much more.
Network with Disputes Practitioners Around the World
State Sovereignity and Boundary Disputes
Developments in Sanctioned Sovereign Disputes
Identifying and Enforcing Against Assets
Arbitration and Alternative Dispute-Resolution Methods
Exploring International Claims Tribunals
Key international speakers for 2024 include:
Tim Marshall
New York Times Bestselling Author of 'Prisoners of Geography'
Thomas Eymond-Laritaz
Founder & CEO
Highgate
Highgate
Apoorva Patel
Counsel
Alston & Bird (US)
Alston & Bird (US)
Paul Austin
Senior Vice President
Highgate
Highgate
Lim Wei Lee
Partner
Wong Partnership (Singapore)
Wong Partnership (Singapore)
Dmytro Marchukov
Partner, Head of Cross-Border Litigation
INTEGRITES (Ukraine)
INTEGRITES (Ukraine)
Marija Šobat
Associate
Gaillard Banifatemi Shelbaya Disputes (France)
Gaillard Banifatemi Shelbaya Disputes (France)
Jean-Paul Dechamps
Founding Partner
Dechamps International Law (Argentina)
Dechamps International Law (Argentina)
Anya George
Partner
Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd (Switzerland)
Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd (Switzerland)
Trevor Withane
Partner
Ironbridge Legal (Australia)
Ironbridge Legal (Australia)
Dr. Alia Al-Gazzar
Senior Associate
Zulficar & Partners (Egypt)
Zulficar & Partners (Egypt)
Dániel Dózsa
Partner
Queritius (Hungary)
Queritius (Hungary)
Maria-Clara Van den Bossche
Senior Associate - Attorney at Law
Loyens & Loeff (Belgium)
Loyens & Loeff (Belgium)
Axel Benjamin Herzberg
Partner
Bodenheimer (Germany)
Bodenheimer (Germany)
Barbara Concolino
Partner
BonelliErede (Italy)
BonelliErede (Italy)
Laure-Hélène Gaicio-Fievez
Partner
BSP (Luxembourg)
BSP (Luxembourg)
Robert K. Kry
Founding Partner
MoloLamken LLP (US)
MoloLamken LLP (US)
Maureen Ward
Partner
Bennett Jones (Canada)
Bennett Jones (Canada)
Daniele Geronzi
Partner
Legance (Milan, Italy)
Legance (Milan, Italy)
Alberto Fortún
Partner
Cuatrecasas (Spain)
Cuatrecasas (Spain)
Elena Fedorova
Lawyer - Of Counsel
Bonifassi Avocats (France)
Bonifassi Avocats (France)
James Ramsden KC
Barrister
Astraea Group
Astraea Group
Fabio Trevisan
Partner
BSP (Luxembourg)
BSP (Luxembourg)
Solomon Ebere
Partner
DWF Law LLP
DWF Law LLP
Natasha Harrison
Founder & Managing Partner
Pallas Partners LLP
Pallas Partners LLP
Kian Meshkat
Principal Attorney
Meshkat Law, P.C. (US)
Meshkat Law, P.C. (US)
Mikhail Vishnyakov
Partner
Cooke, Young & Keidan
Cooke, Young & Keidan
Tomas Vail
Founder & Principal
Vail Dispute Resolution
Vail Dispute Resolution
Daniel Rubel
Partner
Zeichner Ellman & Krause LLP (US)
Zeichner Ellman & Krause LLP (US)
Robert Amsterdam
Partner
Amsterdam & Partners
Amsterdam & Partners
Raphael Kaminsky
Partner
Teynier Pic
Teynier Pic
Nicolae Reutoi
Associate Director - Disputes
Alaco
Alaco
Antreas Koualis
Partner
Erotocritou
Erotocritou
Marco Eliëns
Attorney-at-Law / Partner
Lemstra Van Der Korst
Lemstra Van Der Korst
Steven Friel
Chief Executive Officer
Woodsford
Woodsford
Jennifer Younan
Partner
Shearman & Sterling LLP
Shearman & Sterling LLP
Prosha Dehghani
Partner
Archipel
Archipel
Ankita Ritwik
Of Counsel
Gibson Dunn (USA)
Gibson Dunn (USA)
Tim Rauschning
Partner
Luther
Luther
Dirk Schütz
Editor-In-Chief
BILANZ
BILANZ
Olivier Marquais
Senior Associate
Loyens Loeff
Loyens Loeff
Ginta Ahrel
Partner
Westerberg & Partners
Westerberg & Partners
Robert Heuchling
Director of Investigations
Alaco
Alaco
Andrew Short
Partner
Mishcon de Reya LLP
Mishcon de Reya LLP
Conway Blake
Partner
Debevoise & Plimpton
Debevoise & Plimpton
Peter Griffin
Director
Slaney Advisors
Slaney Advisors
Stephanie Collins
Associate Attorney
Gibson Dunn
Gibson Dunn
Anastasia Bondarenko
Senior Vice President
Fortress Investment Group
Fortress Investment Group
Key Topics You Will Hear Addressed:
Recent Attempts to
Deal with Achmea
- Steps Within and Outside of the EU
- Claims to Sovereign Immunity
- Exploring Anti-Enforcement Injunctions
The Inside Track –
Views from Within a State
- Bringing Claims to Light and Defending Claims
- Legal, Domestic and International Political Perspectives
- Broader Perspectives Outside of The Legal Lense
Worldwide Developments
in Enforcement
- Asset Discovery
- Use of RICO
- Claims Against State Agents
Disputes with the Additional
Element of Sanctions
- Perspectives from Around the World
- Pursuing the Underlying Litigation or Arbitration
- Enforcement of Awards and Judgements
Billion Dollar Whales:
Recent Issues in Claims For and Against States
- Malaysia: 1MDB and The Sultan of Sulu
- Mozambique: The Tuna Bond Scandal
- Nigeria: The PID Case
Developing in Sovereign Immunity:
Worldwide Perspectives
- Australia (CCDM Holdings v India)
- UK: State Hacking, Terrorist Funding and Enforcement Action
- US: Central Bank Immunity
Meet our sovereign disputes advisory board
Baiju Vasani
Arbitrator
Twenty Essex
Twenty Essex
Nikos Asimakopoulos
Director - Disputes
Alaco (UK)
Alaco (UK)
Jon Felce
Partner
Cooke, Young & Keidan
Cooke, Young & Keidan
Emmanuel Kaspereit
Partner
Archipel (France)
Archipel (France)
Samantha J. Rowe
Partner
Debevoise & Plimpton (UK)
Debevoise & Plimpton (UK)
Event Partners
Drinks Partner
Event Partner
Contact Us
Partnerships
For Partnerships enquiries please contact Chloe on +44 (0) 20 3398 8575 or email chloe.gibbs@thoughtleaders4.com
Speaker Queries
For Speaker Queries enquiries please contact Danushka on +44 (0)20 3580 5891 or email danushka@thoughtleaders4.com