10 June 2016

The Centre for Commercial Law Studies (CCLS) is proud to announce the 2016 Alumni Conference organised by the Alumni and Friends of the School of International Arbitration (AFSIA). The first part of the afternoon will address the need for regulation of international arbitration, with particular attention for administrative secretaries and third party funding. The second part will explore the importance of specialist knowledge in region- and industry-specific arbitration at different stages of the proceedings. The conference is organised by and for Alumni and Friends of the School of International Arbitration (AFSIA). External delegates are equally welcome. The AFSIA Conference takes place on the afternoon before the School of International Arbitration’s Dispute Resolution LLM Ball. Both events offer a great opportunity to network and reconnect with fellow alumni of the school.

Programme

1pm: Registration

1:30 - 1:45pm: Welcome

• Audley Sheppard QC, Partner, Clifford Chance LLP (London)
• Roman Khodykin, Partner, Berwin Leighton Paisner LLP (London)
• Maarten Draye, Senior Associate, Hanotiau & van den Berg

Part I: Regulation of International Arbitration

1:45 - 2:45pm

Introduction: To regulate or not? – Views from the Field

• Rutger Metsch
  White & Case Research Fellow in International Arbitration, School of International Arbitration, CCLS, Queen Mary University of London

Session 1: Regulation of Administrative Secretaries

Chair: Gloria Maria Alvarez
Scientific Guest, Max Planck Institute Luxembourg for Procedural Law (Luxembourg) and PhD Research Fellow, School of International Arbitration, CCLS, Queen Mary University of London

“Rules and Pitfalls in using Administrative Secretaries”

• Roman Khodykin
  Partner, Berwin Leighton Paisner LLP (London)

“How to become an Administrative Secretary: Assessing the Heilbron Call”

• Jennifer Hartzler
  Associate, Herbert Smith Freehills LLP (London)
• Athina Fouchard Papaefstratiou
  Associate, Lazzareff Les Bars (Paris)

Session 2: Regulation of Third Party Funding

2:45 - 3:45pm

Chair: Audley Sheppard QC
Partner, Clifford Chance LLP (London)

“An update from the ICCA – Queen Mary Task Force on Third Party Funding”

• Ania Farren
  Partner, Berwin Leighton Paisner LLP (London)

“Insights from the Funders”

• Mick Smith
  Partner, Calunius Capital LLP (London)
• Hannah van Roessel
  Senior Legal Counsel, Omni Bridgeway (Amsterdam) (requested)

3:45 - 4:15pm: Tea break

Part II: The Role of Specialist Knowledge in International Arbitration

4:15 - 5:15pm

Moderator

• Maarten Draye
  Senior Associate, Hanotiau & van den Berg (Brussels)

Commentators

• David McIlwaine
  Partner, Pinsent Masons LLP (London)
• Sherina Petit
  Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright LLP (London)
• Ioannis Avgoustis
  Legal Counsel, Thenamaris (Ships Management) Inc. (Greece)
• Paul Brumpton
  Associate, White & Case LLP (London)

5:15 - 6:15pm: Drinks reception

Sponsor

This event is kindly sponsored and hosted by Berwin Leighton Paisner LLP.

Directions

For directions to the venue, please refer to the map [PDF] [PDF 97KB].

Contact

For more information, please contact the CCLS Events Team on ccls-events@qmul.ac.uk.

Photography, video and audio recording

Please note that CCLS events may be photographed or video and audio recorded. These materials will be used for internal and external promotional purposes only by Queen Mary University of London. If you object to appearing in the photographs, please let our photographer know on the day. Alternatively you can email the CCLS Events Team on ccls-events@qmul.ac.uk in advance of the event that you are attending.