22nd Annual IBA Arbitration Day

14 Mar - 15 Mar 2019

Session information

Trade sanctions

Committee(s)

Arbitration Committee (Lead)

Description

• Should arbitrators refuse to enforce contracts that are subject to international sanctions? • Is a party excused from performance on the grounds of force majeure? • How should arbitrators address allegations of unjust enrichment?

Session / Workshop Chair(s)

Caroline S Richard Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Speakers

Juan Fernández-Armesto Armesto & Asociados Arbitraje, S.L., Madrid, Spain
Paul Friedland White & Case LLP, New York, New York, USA; Member, Arbitration Committee Advisory Board
Hamid Gharavi Derains & Gharavi, Paris, France
Philippe Pinsolle Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP, Geneva, Switzerland; Senior Vice Chair, Arbitration Committee
Sungjean Seo Kim & Chang, Seoul, South Korea