Dispute Resolution Law Journal - Annual Symposium

ICA 2020: THE NEW RESTATEMENT

The History and Future of the ALI Restatement on International Commercial and Investor-State Arbitration

Overview

In conjunction with the American Law Institute (ALI), the Institute for Transnational Arbitration (ITA), and the Straus Institute, the annual Dispute Resolution Law Journal Symposium will engage in a comprehensive discussion of the recent Restatement, outlining the history of the twelve-year project and considering the future uses of the Restatement.

This two-day event begins on Thursday, February 27 at 4 pm with a discussion and networking reception, hosted by Young ITA, Mayer Brown LLP, and Flores Rueda Abogados. On Friday, February 28, the event continues with a day-long conference, featuring a lunch ALI Reporters' Roundtable and an evening reception.

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RSVP HERE FOR THURSDAY: Young ITA Discussion and Networking Reception (Hosted by Mayer Brown LLP and Flores Rueda Abogados)

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PLEASE NOTE that if you plan to attend both days, you must RSVP using both links above!

SCHEDULE

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2020

4:00pm	Registration
4:30pm	Welcome Remarks Jack J. Coe Jr., Professor of Law and Faculty Director of the LL.M. Concentration in International Commercial Arbitration, Caruso School of Law
4:35pm	Introduction to the ALI Restatement on International Commercial and Investor-State Arbitration A group of experienced practitioners will provide an overview of the Restatement, focusing on its key provisions, as well as shed light on the process of drafting the Restatement. PANELISTS: Sarah Reynolds, Partner, Mayer Brown Cecilia Flores Rueda, Partner, Flores Rueda Abogados Marcio Vasconcellos, Associate, Musick Peeler MODERATOR: Jack Coe, Jr. SENIOR COMMENTATOR: Lee Boyd, Pierce Bainbridge
5:35pm	Break
6:00pm	Why California? This California-focused panel will explore recent statutory and other developments affecting California as a seat for international commercial arbitration. PANELISTS: Robert E. Lutz, Professor of Law Emeritus, Southwestern Law School Neil Popovic, Partner, Sheppard Mullin and Lecturer, University of California, Berkeley School of Law MODERATOR: Jack Coe, Jr.
6:30pm	Networking Reception Hosted by Mayer Brown LLP and Flores Rueda Abogados

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2020

9:00am	Introduction and Welcome Remarks Professor and Associate Dean of the Straus Institute Tom Stipanowich and Savannah Billingham-Hemminger, Editor-in-Chief of the Dispute Resolution Law Journal
9:15am	Remarks Introducing Judge Margaret McKeown Dean Paul L. Caron, Pepperdine Caruso School of Law
9:20am	Restatements Writ Large--A Judicial Perspective Judge Margaret McKeown, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
9:40am	Comments on the ICA Projects--Its Origins and Promise Moderated by Barbara Reeves, JAMS Arbitrator and Mediator
10:15am	The Restatement as "Soft Law"--Comparative Processes and Functions PANELISTS: Stephanie Middleton, Deputy Director, American Law Institute Jan Schaefer, Partner, King & Spalding Guy Struve, Senior counsel, Davis, Polk, and Wardwell MODERATOR: Maureen Weston, Professor of Law, Caruso School of Law
11:30am	The Restatement and the Bench PANELISTS: Elizabeth Strong, Bankruptcy Judge for the Eastern District of New York Diane Wood, Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit MODERATOR: Jennifer Dorsey, Judge, U.S. District Court, District of Nevada
12:40pm	Lunch and Reporters' Roundtable REPORTERS: George Berman, Professor, Columbia Law School Jack J. Coe, Jr. Christopher Drahozal, Professor, University of Kansas School of Law Catherine Rogers, Professor, Penn State Law and Queen Mary, University of London QUESTIONERS: Roger Alford, Professor of Law, Notre Dame Law School Julie Bedard, Partner, Skadden Arps Cedric Chao, Founder, Chao ADR MODERATOR: Tom Stipanowich
2:00pm	The Restatement--Forks in the Road PANELISTS: Pedro Martinez-Fraga, Partner, Bryan Cave Jan Schaefer Linda Silberman, Professor, NYU School of Law John Townsend, Partner, Hughes Hubbard MODERATOR: Maria Chedid, Partner, Arnold & Porter
3:15pm	Coffee Break
3:35pm	The Restatement and States as Parties PANELISTS Andrea Bjorklund, Professor of Law, McGill University William Dodge, Professor, University of California Davis School of Law Jeff Kovar, Assistant Legal Adviser for the Western Hemisphere Affairs, US Department of State Abby Cohen Smutney, Partner, White & Case MODERATOR: Trey Childress, Counselor on International Law in the Office of Legal Adviser in the U.S. Department of State
4:45pm	Closing Remarks
5:30pm	Speakers' Reception at Paul and Courtney Caron's Home Sponsored by Hughes, Hubbard & Reed and Sheppard Mullin

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