19th-20th of November 2014 JW Marriott Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Center for Transnational Litigation, Arbitration and Commercial Law
schedule
8:30 Registration of participants 9:00 Opening Ceremony Opening remarks: Wednesday 19th November 2014 9:10 Dr. Servio Tulio Castaños G., Executive vice-president of the Fundación Institucionalidad y Justicia, inc. 9:15 Dr. César Pina Toribio, Legal Consultant of the Executive Branch. 9:20 Lic. José del Castillo Saviñón, Ministry of Industry and Commerce. 9:25 Prof. Franco Ferrari, Director of the Center for Transnational Litigation, Arbitration and Commercial Law at New York University (NYU) and Academic Coordinator of the Seminar. 9:30 Keynote Lecture: The Convergence of Legal Cultures: Internationalizing International Treaty Based Arbitration. The Metaphor of Section 1782. Dr. Pedro J. Martínez-Fraga, Bryan Cave LLP. 10:10 Comments by: Lic. Enrique de Marchena Kaluche, DMK Abogados-Central Law; Dr. Friedrich Rosenfeld, Hanefeld Rechtsanwälte; Prof. Stefan Kröll, Rechtsanwalt Kröll/Bucerius Law School. 10:20 Questions and Answers 10:30 Coffee break 10:50 Commercial and Investment Arbitration Towards a unified theory? Brian King, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP. 11:10 Comments by: Ryan Reetz, Bryan Cave LLP. 11:20 Questions and Answers 11:30 Consent to arbitrate. Emma Lindsay, Bryan Cave LLP. 11:50 Panel Discussion: Mag. Juan Biaggi, Civil and Commercial Chamber of San Cristóbal Court of Appeals; Lic. Jaime Senior Fernández, Headrick Rizik Álvarez & Fernández; Lic. Nathanael Concepción, I-Global. Moderator: Lic. José Pantaleón, Legal Consultant of the Executive Branch. 12:20 Questions and Answers 12:30 Lunch Break 14:30 Standards for Challenges of Arbitrators. Prof. Stefan Kröll, Rechtsanwalt Kröll /Bucerius Law School. 14:50 Questions and Answers 15:10 The Value of the IBA Guidelines on Taking of Evidence. Dr. Inka Hanefeld, Hanefeld Rechtsanwälte. 15:30 Comments by: Lic. Llilda Solano, DMK Abogados-Central Law; Lic. Marcos Peña, Jiménez Cruz Peña. 15:50 Questions and Answers 16:00 Internationalism and mercatorism in investment arbitration. Prof. José Carlos Fernández Rozas, Complutense University of Madrid. 16:20 Comments by: Dr. Jean Alain Rodríguez, Dominican Republic Export & Investment Center, Dr. Flavio Darío Espinal, FDE Legal. 16:40 Questions and Answers 16:50 Panel Discussion:New York Convention and Investment Arbitration (focusing on the issue of arbitral awards as investment). Prof. Franco Ferrari, Center for Transnational Litigation, Arbitration and Commercial Law at New York University (NYU); Dr. Friedrich Rosenfeld, Hanefeld Rechtsanwälte.
17:20 Comments by: Prof. Stefan Kröll, Rechtsanwalt Kröll /Bucerius Law School; Lic. Guillermo Estrella, Estrella & Tupete. 17:50 Questions and Answers 18:00 Toast sponsored by JW Marriot Hotel Thursday 20th November 2014 9:00 Procedural Aspects of Jurisdictional Decisions in Investment and Commercial Arbitration. Keynote Lecture: Dr. Andrea Carlevaris, ICC International Court of Arbitration, Secretary General. 9:30 National Panel led by: Lic. Llilda Solano, DMK Abogados-Central Law; Lic. Luis Miguel Decamps, De Camps Vásquez & Valera Abogados; Lic. Guillermo Estrella, Estrella y Tupete. Moderator: Dr. Flavio Darío Espinal, FDE Legal. 10:00 Questions and Answers 10:10 Forum non Conveniens; Issues and Recent Development. Carlos F. Concepción, Concepción Martínez & Puente. 10:30 Comments by: Dr. Inka Hanefeld, Hanefeld Rechtsanwälte; Lic. Emma Lindsay, Bryan Cave LLP. 10:50 Questions and Answers 11:00 Coffee break 11:20 Inconsistency in Investment Arbitration; Interpretative Authority in Investment Agreements; Appellate Bodies or Similar Mechanisms and other Proposals. Dr. Leidylin Contreras, Legal Consultancy of the Presidency. 11:40 Comments by: Prof. Franco Ferrari, Center for Transnational Litigation, Arbitration and Commercial Law at New York University (NYU); Dr. Pedro J. Martínez-Fraga, Bryan Cave LLP; Carlos F. Concepción, Concepción Martínez & Puente. 12:10 Questions and Answers 12:30 Lunch Break 14:30 Enforcing Commercial and Investment Arbitration Awards. Ryan Reetz, Bryan Cave LLP. 14:50 Questions and Answers 15:10 Standards of Review of Arbitral Awards in Commercial and Investment Arbitration. Prof. Franco Ferrari, Center for Transnational Litigation, Arbitration and Commercial Law at New York University (NYU). 15:30 Comments by: Brian King, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP; Dr. Leidylin Contreras, Legal Consultancy of the Presidency; Lic. Richard Benoit, Benoit-Domínguez Abogados Consultores. 15:50 Questions and Answers 16:00 Panel Discussion: Application and Implementation of Arbitral Awards in Dominican Republic. Mag. Julio César Castaños Guzmán, President of the Civil and Commercial Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice; Mag. Samuel Arias, State Judicial Council; Lic. Marcos Peña, Jiménez Cruz Peña Abogados. Moderator: Dr. Andrea Carlevaris, ICC International Court of Arbitration, Secretary General. 17:00 Comments by: Prof. Franco Ferrari, Center for Transnational Litigation, Arbitration and Commercial Law at New York University (NYU); Dr. Pedro J. Martínez-Fraga, Bryan Cave LLP; Prof. José Carlos Fernández Rozas, UCM. 17:30 Questions and Answers 17:45 Closing Remarks and Acknowledgments. Prof. Franco Ferrari, Academic Coordinator of Arbitration Santo Domingo 2014; Lic. Jason Grullón, Co-Chair of Arbitration Santo Domingo 2014.
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