The Eighteenth Annual Investment Treaty Arbitration Conference: A Debate & Discussion

JURIS Conferences is very excited to present this upcoming program, hosted for the first time in New York City at the new office location of Crowell & Moring. This four-panel program will feature leading arbitration practitioners and scholars who will tackle important questions of international investment law and arbitration.

Eight rising superstars from the global arbitration community will present their argument papers, which will then be debated by panels of experienced professionals. The program will include notable figures in the field of arbitration, including Crowell & Moring's own Ian Laird and Irina Goga:

• Ian Laird
  Moderator of Panel 1:
  True or false: The recent decision of the Paris Court of Appeal, in DIT v. Port Autonome de Douala, calls into question the continuing relevance of the IBA Rules on Conflict of Interest?
• Irina Goga
  Panelist of Panel 3:
  Are sovereign wealth fund "investors" protected by investor-state arbitration? Should they be?