Harvard International Arbitration Conference

Harvard Faculty, Fellows, Staff, and Students

The Politics and Policy of International Arbitration

Speakers: Andrea Menaker, White & Case; Former Chief of the NAFTA Arbitration Division at the US Department of State; Nicole Ducles, Covington & Burling; Oliver Armas, Hogan Lovells; Grant Hanessian, Baker & McKenzie; Kevin Mohr, King & Spalding; Prof. William Park, Boston University; Samantha J. Rowe, Debevoise & Plimpton; Steve Anway, Squire Patton Boggs; Marney Cheek, Covington & Burlington; Moderated by Mushegh Manukyan, HLS LLM '16 and Amanda Tuninetti, HLS JD '16

Date: Thu, Mar 31, 2016 Time: 12:00pm - 07:00pm Location: Wasserstein Hall, Milstein East

Registration: goo.gl/DhhWoF

hialsa@mail.law.harvard.edu

12:00-1:00 pm: Keynote & Lunch

Andrea Menaker, "Will the EU's Proposal for an Investment Court Fare Better than the US's Pursuit of an Appellate Mechanism?"

1:00-1:30 pm: Coffee Break

1:30-3:00 pm: Commerical Panel: "Public Policy and Recognition & Enforcement of Arbitral Awards"

Speakers: Nicole Ducles, Covington & Burling; Oliver Armas, Hogan Lovells; Grant Hanessian, Baker & McKenzie; Kevin Mohr, King & Spalding

Moderator: Mushegh Manukyan, HLS LLM '16

3:00-3:30 pm: Coffee Break

3:30-5:00 pm: Investment Panel: "Policy Implications and Political Challenges

Speakers: Prof. William Park, Boston University; Samantha J. Rowe, Debevoise & Plimpton; Steve Anway, Squire Patton Boggs; Marney Cheek, Covington & Burlington

Moderator: Amanda Tuninetti, HLS JD '16

5:00-7:00 pm: Reception

Sponsored by Squire Patton Boggs, HIALSA, DOS Grant Fund, and Harvard Law School's Dean of Students Office

Harvard International Arbitration Conference

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