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09:00 10:00
Registration & Morning coffee
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10:00 10:10
Opening & Welcome
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10:10 10:20
ICC Court Welcome Address
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10:20 11:40
Session I: Hot topics in M&A arbitration
▪ Impact of impecunious party on arbitration agreement
▪ Post M&A ESG disputes - sources; is the arbitration a fitting forum?
▪ Interim relief around M&A: emergency arbitrators limiting state courts?
▪ W&I Insurance: procedural challenges in arbitration dealing with ‘insurance towers’
▪ Share Transfer Agreement + Shareholders’ Agreement + Accession Agreement – How does Cour d'appel de Paris interpret the parties’ agreement to arbitrate in the case of multiple arbitration clauses. -
11:40 12:10
Coffee break
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12:10 12:30
Howden M&A Case study: Insuring Known Legal Risks in M&A Transactions
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12:30 13:40
Session II: Dialogue between counsel on legal nature of M&A award
▪ Price adjustment made by the tribunal
▪ Is the award declaratory or constitutive and what are its practical effects?
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13:40 14:00
Dentons M&A Case study: From the transaction closing party to the post closing hangover
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14:00 15:00
Lunch
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15:00 15:40
Keynote speech: The paradigm of arbitration – yesterday, today and tomorrow – Yves Derains in conversation with Beata Gessel
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15:40 16:50
Session III: Voice of reason or hired gun? The independence and impartiality of party-appointed experts in M&A disputes
▪ The difference between party-appointed and tribunal-appointed experts
▪ The role of geography
▪The role of soft laws
▪ Expectations of the parties and the tribunalModerator: -
19:30
Gala Dinner
Venue – Look Up! Skyliner building, 67 Prosta Street (upon separate registration)
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09:00 10:00
Morning coffee
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10:00 10:05
Opening & Welcome
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10:05 10:35
Special Guest
Special Guest's address: The Permanent Court of Arbitration: 125 years of Peace through JusticeMarcin Czepelak, Secretary General, Permanent Court of Arbitration, Netherlands
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10:35 10:55
Presentation: M&A Arbitration in Wartime under the SCC Rules
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10:55 11:15
Clifford Chance Case Study: Is it a case for an expert or arbitrator? Financial disputes under M&A contracts
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11:15 12:45
Session: M&A Arbitration in Wartime - Breaking up is never easy
▪ M&A disputes risks when exiting high-risk jurisdictions
▪ Case studies from jurisdictions in the Middle East, Eastern Europe and AfricaModerator: -
12:45 12:50
Closing of the conference
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…and yes, bubbles and strawberries!!
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14:00 16:30
ICC YAAF: Decoding the ESG: Passing Buzzword or Future Frontier for Dispute Lawyers?
Eduardo Vázquez de Prada, J. Almoguera Abogados, Spain
Monique Sasson, DELISASSON, United Kingdom/Italy