Programa Y.A.P.

February 2010

On Wednesday, May 26, 2010, the eighth Colloquium organized by the Young Arbitration Practitioners ("YAP") and hosted by the Comitê Brasileiro de Arbitragem (Brazilian Arbitration Committee, "CBAr") will be held at the Sofitel Rio in Rio de Janeiro, on the topic of Arbitration in Changing Times.

As in 2006 in Montreal and in 2008 in Dublin, this 2010 YAP event will take place directly after the ICCA Congress.

The seven previous YAP Colloquia held in Paris, Geneva, Cologne, Montreal, Brussels and Dublin were all a huge success thanks to the quality of the speakers as well as that of the audience.

The "YAP VIII" Colloquium adopts the same format as the previous Colloquia. It will be conducted under the guidance of V.V. Veeder and Guillermo Aguillar-Alvarez.

We look forward to seeing you at this event.

Philippe Bärtsch, Louis Degos, Marike Paulsson, Roland Ziadé

8th Colloquium

hosted by Young Arbitration Practitioners and Brazilian Arbitration Committee [CBAr]

Arbitration in Changing Times

May 26, 2010 – Sofitel Rio, Rio de Janeiro

14:30 Welcoming address

14:45 THE STATUS AND DUTIES OF ARBITRATORS – WHERE DO WE STAND?

Moderators: V.V. Veeder (Essex Court Chambers, London) and Katherine González Arrocha (Director for Latin America ICC Dispute Resolution Services)

  • Double hatting and Facebook friendships in question: Are arbitrators under increased pressure and scrutiny? Are we going too far or not far enough?
    Jennifer Kirby (Herbert Smith LLP, Paris)
  • Personal mission and personal liability: How personal? How much liability is too much liability?
    Adriana Braghetta (L O Baptista Advogados, São Paulo)

15:45 Debate

16:15 Coffee Break

16:45 ARBITRATION AND SOVEREIGN ENTITIES – A SELECTION OF CURRENT ISSUES

Moderators: Guillermo Aguillar-Alvarez (Weil, Gotshal, & Mange LLP) and Valeria Galindez (Barretto Ferreira Kujawski Brancher e Gonçalves (BKBG), São Paulo)

  • The trends and future of investment arbitration: A government lawyer perspective
    Patrick Pearsall (Office of the Legal Adviser, International Claims & Investment Disputes, US State Department)
  • Arbitration and public law issues: A comparative approach of current trends in Europe and Latin America
    Thomas Clay (Professor of Law, Dean of Versailles University)

17:45 Debate

18:15 Closing speech

Cocktail reception