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
Agenda
Registration
09.30am
Chairperson's Opening Remarks
10:00am
Jon Felce, Partner
Cooke, Young & Keidan
Baiju Vasani, Arbitrator
Twenty Essex
Keynote: Tim Marshall - New York Times Best Selling Author of 'Prisoners of Geography'
10.10am
Tim Marshall, New York Times Bestselling Author of 'Prisoners of Geography'
Recent Attempts to deal with Achmea (Part 1)
10:50am
- Steps Within and Outside of the EU
- Claims to Sovereign Immunity
- Exploring Anti-Enforcement Injunctions
Jon Felce, Partner
Cooke, Young & Keidan
Alberto Fortún, Partner
Cuatrecasas (Spain)
Marco Eliëns, Attorney-at-Law / Partner
Lemstra Van Der Korst
Ankita Ritwik, Of Counsel
Gibson Dunn (USA)
Olivier Marquais, Senior Associate
Loyens Loeff
Nicolae Reutoi, Associate Director - Disputes
Alaco
Networking & Refreshment Break
11:50am
Disputes with the Additional Element of Sanctions
12:10pm
- Perspectives from Around the World
- Pursuing the Underlying Litigation or Arbitration
- Enforcement of Awards and Judgements
Baiju Vasani, Arbitrator
Twenty Essex
Mikhail Vishnyakov, Partner
Cooke, Young & Keidan
Elena Fedorova, Lawyer - Of Counsel
Bonifassi Avocats (France)
Laure-Hélène Gaicio-Fievez, Partner
BSP (Luxembourg)
Kian Meshkat, Principal Attorney
Meshkat Law, P.C. (US)
Around the World: Latest Disputes' Developments From:
12:55pm
- Africa
- LATAM
- Asia
- Middle East
Baiju Vasani, Arbitrator
Twenty Essex
Dr. Alia Al-Gazzar, Senior Associate
Zulficar & Partners (Egypt)
Solomon Ebere, Partner
DWF Law LLP
Jean-Paul Dechamps, Founding Partner
Dechamps International Law (Argentina)
Apoorva Patel, Counsel
Alston & Bird (US)
Networking & Lunch Break
1:40pm
The ECT Running Out of Energy
2:40pm
- The Impact of Claims Involving EU States
- Use of Court Systems Instead of Arbitration
- What the Future Holds for the ECT
Samantha J. Rowe, Partner
Debevoise & Plimpton (UK)
Dániel Dózsa, Partner
Queritius (Hungary)
Marija Šobat, Associate
Gaillard Banifatemi Shelbaya Disputes (France)
Tomas Vail, Founder & Principal
Vail Dispute Resolution
Stephanie Collins, Associate Attorney
Gibson Dunn
The Fall Out from the Collapse of Credit Suisse
3.25pm
- Exploring the Different Rights and Remedies Available
- The Pursuit of Different Strategies
Nikos Asimakopoulos, Director - Disputes
Alaco (UK)
Natasha Harrison, Founder & Managing Partner
Pallas Partners LLP
Anya George, Partner
Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd (Switzerland)
Dirk Schütz, Editor-In-Chief
BILANZ
Networking & Refreshment Break
4.10pm
Recent attempts to deal with Achmea (Part 2)
4:20pm
- Attempts to Downgrade Credit Ratings
- Attempts to Cause a Sovereign Debt Default
- Other Out of Court Strategies
Jon Felce, Partner
Cooke, Young & Keidan
Nick Cherryman, Partner
Kobre & Kim
Steven Friel, Chief Executive Officer
Woodsford
Maria-Clara Van den Bossche, Senior Associate - Attorney at Law
Loyens & Loeff (Belgium)
Tim Rauschning, Partner
Luther
Ginta Ahrel, Partner
Westerberg & Partners
Chairpersons Closing Remarks
5.20pm
Samantha J. Rowe, Partner
Debevoise & Plimpton (UK)
Emmanuel Kaspereit, Partner
Archipel (France)
Baiju Vasani, Arbitrator
Twenty Essex
Drinks Reception and End of Day 1
5:30pm
Welcome Refreshments
10:00am
Chairpersons Opening Remarks
10:20am
Emmanuel Kaspereit, Partner
Archipel (France)
Nikos Asimakopoulos, Director - Disputes
Alaco (UK)
Baiju Vasani, Arbitrator
Twenty Essex
Billion Dollar Whales: Recent Issues in Claims For and Against States
10:30am
- Malaysia: 1MDB and The Sultan of Sulu
- Mozambique: The Tuna Bond Scandal
- Nigeria: The PID Case
Nikos Asimakopoulos, Director - Disputes
Alaco (UK)
James Ramsden KC, Barrister
Astraea Group
Lim Wei Lee, Partner
Wong Partnership (Singapore)
Thomas Eymond-Laritaz, Founder & CEO
Highgate
Raphael Kaminsky, Partner
Teynier Pic
Andrew Short, Partner
Mishcon de Reya LLP
Networking & Refreshment Break
11:20am
The Inside Track - Views from Within a State
11:40am
- Bringing Claims to Light and Defending Claims
- Legal, Domestic and International Political Perspectives
- Broader Perspectives Outside of The Legal Lense
Samantha J. Rowe, Partner
Debevoise & Plimpton (UK)
Daniele Geronzi, Partner
Legance (Milan, Italy)
Axel Ben Herzberg, Partner
BODENHEIMER (Germany)
Jennifer Younan, Partner
Shearman & Sterling LLP
Robert Heuchling, Director of Investigations
Alaco
Exploring International Claims Tribunals
12:30pm
- Iran-US Claims Tribunal
- Ukraine-Russia: What Does the Future Hold?
Samantha J. Rowe, Partner
Debevoise & Plimpton (UK)
Barbara Concolino, Partner
BonelliErede (Italy)
Dmytro Marchukov, Partner, Head of Cross-Border Litigation
INTEGRITES (Ukraine)
Antreas Koualis, Partner
Erotocritou
Networking & Lunch Break
1:20pm
Developing in Sovereign Immunity: Worldwide Perspectives
2:20pm
- Australia (CCDM Holdings v India)
- UK: State Hacking, Terrorist Funding and Enforcement Action
- US: Central Bank Immunity
Emmanuel Kaspereit, Partner
Archipel (France)
Paul Austin, Senior Vice President
Highgate
Fabio Trevisan , Partner
BSP (Luxembourg)
Trevor Withane, Partner
Ironbridge Legal (Australia)
Worldwide Developments in Enforcement
3:10pm
- Asset Discovery
- Use of RICO
- Claims Against State Agents
Prosha Dehghani, Partner
Archipel
Maureen Ward, Partner
Bennett Jones (Canada)
Robert K. Kry, Founding Partner
MoloLamken LLP (US)
Antreas Koualis, Partner
Erotocritou
Daniel Rubel, Partner
Zeichner Ellman & Krause LLP (US)
Networking & Refreshment Break
4:00pm
Sovereign State Horizon Scanning for 2024: Anticipating Future Disputes and Geopolitical Issues
4:20pm
- Forecasting Predictions Based on Geopolitical Trends and Upcoming Government Elections
Jon Felce, Partner
Cooke, Young & Keidan
Robert Amsterdam, Partner
Amsterdam & Partners
Conway Blake, Partner
Debevoise & Plimpton
Peter Griffin, Director
Slaney Advisors
Anastasia Bondarenko, Senior Vice President
Fortress Investment Group
Chairperson's Closing Remarks
5:10pm
Samantha J. Rowe, Partner
Debevoise & Plimpton (UK)
Jon Felce, Partner
Cooke, Young & Keidan
Close of Conference
5:20pm
Jon Felce - Partner - Cooke, Young & Keidan
Baiju Vasani - Arbitrator - Twenty Essex
Tim Marshall - New York Times Bestselling Author of 'Prisoners of Geography' -
- Steps Within and Outside of the EU
- Claims to Sovereign Immunity
- Exploring Anti-Enforcement Injunctions
Alberto Fortún - Partner - Cuatrecasas (Spain)
Marco Eliëns - Attorney-at-Law / Partner - Lemstra Van Der Korst
Ankita Ritwik - Of Counsel - Gibson Dunn (USA)
Olivier Marquais - Senior Associate - Loyens Loeff
Nicolae Reutoi - Associate Director - Disputes - Alaco
- Perspectives from Around the World
- Pursuing the Underlying Litigation or Arbitration
- Enforcement of Awards and Judgements
Mikhail Vishnyakov - Partner - Cooke, Young & Keidan
Elena Fedorova - Lawyer - Of Counsel - Bonifassi Avocats (France)
Laure-Hélène Gaicio-Fievez - Partner - BSP (Luxembourg)
Kian Meshkat - Principal Attorney - Meshkat Law, P.C. (US)
- Africa
- LATAM
- Asia
- Middle East
Dr. Alia Al-Gazzar - Senior Associate - Zulficar & Partners (Egypt)
Solomon Ebere - Partner - DWF Law LLP
Jean-Paul Dechamps - Founding Partner - Dechamps International Law (Argentina)
Apoorva Patel - Counsel - Alston & Bird (US)
- The Impact of Claims Involving EU States
- Use of Court Systems Instead of Arbitration
- What the Future Holds for the ECT
Dániel Dózsa - Partner - Queritius (Hungary)
Marija Šobat - Associate - Gaillard Banifatemi Shelbaya Disputes (France)
Tomas Vail - Founder & Principal - Vail Dispute Resolution
Stephanie Collins - Associate Attorney - Gibson Dunn
- Exploring the Different Rights and Remedies Available
- The Pursuit of Different Strategies
Natasha Harrison - Founder & Managing Partner - Pallas Partners LLP
Anya George - Partner - Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd (Switzerland)
Dirk Schütz - Editor-In-Chief - BILANZ
- Attempts to Downgrade Credit Ratings
- Attempts to Cause a Sovereign Debt Default
- Other Out of Court Strategies
Nick Cherryman - Partner - Kobre & Kim
Steven Friel - Chief Executive Officer - Woodsford
Maria-Clara Van den Bossche - Senior Associate - Attorney at Law - Loyens & Loeff (Belgium)
Tim Rauschning - Partner - Luther
Ginta Ahrel - Partner - Westerberg & Partners
Samantha J. Rowe - Partner - Debevoise & Plimpton (UK)
Emmanuel Kaspereit - Partner - Archipel (France)
Baiju Vasani - Arbitrator - Twenty Essex
Emmanuel Kaspereit - Partner - Archipel (France)
Nikos Asimakopoulos - Director - Disputes - Alaco (UK)
Baiju Vasani - Arbitrator - Twenty Essex
- Malaysia: 1MDB and The Sultan of Sulu
- Mozambique: The Tuna Bond Scandal
- Nigeria: The PID Case
James Ramsden KC - Barrister - Astraea Group
Lim Wei Lee - Partner - Wong Partnership (Singapore)
Thomas Eymond-Laritaz - Founder & CEO - Highgate
Raphael Kaminsky - Partner - Teynier Pic
Andrew Short - Partner - Mishcon de Reya LLP
- Bringing Claims to Light and Defending Claims
- Legal, Domestic and International Political Perspectives
- Broader Perspectives Outside of The Legal Lense
Daniele Geronzi - Partner - Legance (Milan, Italy)
Axel Ben Herzberg - Partner - BODENHEIMER (Germany)
Jennifer Younan - Partner - Shearman & Sterling LLP
Robert Heuchling - Director of Investigations - Alaco
- Iran-US Claims Tribunal
- Ukraine-Russia: What Does the Future Hold?
Barbara Concolino - Partner - BonelliErede (Italy)
Dmytro Marchukov - Partner, Head of Cross-Border Litigation - INTEGRITES (Ukraine)
Antreas Koualis - Partner - Erotocritou
- Australia (CCDM Holdings v India)
- UK: State Hacking, Terrorist Funding and Enforcement Action
- US: Central Bank Immunity
Paul Austin - Senior Vice President - Highgate
Fabio Trevisan - Partner - BSP (Luxembourg)
Trevor Withane - Partner - Ironbridge Legal (Australia)
- Asset Discovery
- Use of RICO
- Claims Against State Agents
Maureen Ward - Partner - Bennett Jones (Canada)
Robert K. Kry - Founding Partner - MoloLamken LLP (US)
Antreas Koualis - Partner - Erotocritou
Daniel Rubel - Partner - Zeichner Ellman & Krause LLP (US)
- Forecasting Predictions Based on Geopolitical Trends and Upcoming Government Elections
Robert Amsterdam - Partner - Amsterdam & Partners
Conway Blake - Partner - Debevoise & Plimpton
Peter Griffin - Director - Slaney Advisors
Anastasia Bondarenko - Senior Vice President - Fortress Investment Group
Samantha J. Rowe - Partner - Debevoise & Plimpton (UK)
Jon Felce - Partner - Cooke, Young & Keidan
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