Prevention and Management of Investment Disputes Seminar

Join GW Law and the International Energy Charter for a seminar on the prevention and management of investment disputes. The seminar will explore practical issues: tools for preventing investment disputes, early assessment of the dispute, confidentiality, when to consider investment mediation, the role of the agent, and hiring external experts. In addition, participants will also discuss the draft Model Instrument on Investment Dispute Management prepared by the International Energy Charter.

Agenda

Noon - 12:15 pm: Welcoming Remarks

12:15 - 12:45 pm: Setting the Scene

Preventing Investment Disputes

• Eloïse M. Obadia, Senior Investment Legal Consultant, Investment Policy and Promotion, World Bank

Managing Investment Disputes

• Maka Gotsiridze, Head, Department of State Representation in Arbitration and Foreign Courts, Ministry of Justice, Georgia

12:45 - 3 pm: Moderated and Interactive Discussion

Speakers

• Pedro Claros, Partner, Co-Head of International Arbitration Practice, DAC Beachcroft
• Maka Gotsiridze, Head, Department of State Representation in Arbitration and Foreign Courts, Ministry of Justice, Georgia
• Iryna De Meyer, Legal Assistant, International Energy Charter
• Frauke Nitschke, Team Leader/Legal Counsel, International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
• Eloïse M. Obadia, Senior Investment Legal Consultant, Investment Policy and Promotion, World Bank
• Carlos Jose Valderrama, Foreign Counsel, Sidley Austin; Former President, Peru’s Inter-Agency Special Commission for the International Investment Disputes