Preliminary list of speakers. To be updated and supplemented.

Monday, October 2, 2023

ICC YOUNG ARBITRATION & ADR FORUM; YOUNG ITA; AtlAS YOUNG PRACTITIONERS GROUP

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP, 1100 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 2800, Atlanta, Georgia 30309


11:50am - 12:20pmCheck in


12:20 - 12:30pmWelcome to the 12th Annual AtlAS Conference

Christopher Smith, Senior Associate, King & Spalding, Atlanta
AtlAS Vice President; ICC YAAF Regional Representative
Meredith Craven, Associate, White & Case LLP, Houston
Young ITA Representative


12:30 - 1:45pmPanel 1 – Commencing an Arbitration: Practical Insight into the Initiation of an International Arbitration Proceeding

Moderator: Grace Haidar, Associate, K&L Gates, Houston
Panel:
Abbey Hawthorne, Deputy Director, ICC Arbitration and ADR, New York
Nicholas Hill, Partner, McGuireWoods, Atlanta
Julianne Jaquith, Senior Associate, Quinn Emanuel, Houston


1:45 - 2:00pmCoffee Break & Networking


2:00 - 3:15pmPanel 2 – Key Issues in the Ethics of International Arbitration Practice

Moderator: Erin Collins, Associate, DLA Piper LLP, New York
Panel:
Eric Lenier Ives, Associate, White & Case LLP, New York
Mevelyn Ong, Associate, Sullivan & Cromwell, New York
M. Laughlin Allen, Associate, McGuireWoods, Atlanta


3:15 - 3:30pmCoffee Break & Networking


AtlAS TERTULIA SESSIONS

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP, 1100 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 2800, Atlanta, Georgia 30309


3:15 - 3:30pmCheck in


3:30 - 3:40pmWelcome and Introductory Remarks

Rebecca Kolb, Counsel, Councill Gunnemann & Chally LLC, Atlanta; AtlAS President
Nancy Baughan, Partner, Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP, Atlanta


3:40 - 4:50pmTertulia Panel 1A – Has Arbitration Lost Its Edge, and If So, How Do We Fix It? The Length and Costs of International Arbitration Proceedings

Facilitators:
Anna Kozmenko, Partner, Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd., Zurich, Switzerland
Shelby Grubbs, Arbitrator, Mediator, and Special Master, JAMS, Atlanta
Nancy Baughan, Partner, Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP, Atlanta
Olivier André, Client Relationship Advisor, Freshfields, Bruckhaus Deringer LLP, New York


3:40 - 4:50pmTertulia Panel 1B – Recent Developments in Arbitration Award Enforcement

Facilitators:
David Gallo, Of Counsel, Parker Hudson LLP, Atlanta
Brent Clinkscale, Independent Arbitrator, Mediator, and Litigation Consultant, Greenville
Sebastian Feiler, Partner, Bodenheimer, Cologne, Germany
Carly Miller, Partner, Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP, Birmingham


4:50 - 6:00pmTertulia Panel 2A – Recent Developments in Insurance and Reinsurance Arbitration

Facilitators:
Joseph Englert, Partner, McGuireWoods LLP, Atlanta
Leslie Davis, Partner, Troutman Pepper, Washington, D.C.
Paige Freeman, Chief Legal Officer, Munich Re, Atlanta
Lawrence Bracken, Partner, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP, Atlanta, New York


4:50 - 6:00pmTertulia Panel 2B – Recent Developments in Construction Arbitration

Facilitators:
Peter Crofton, Partner, Smith, Gambrell & Russell LLP, Atlanta
R. Zachary Torres-Fowler, Partner, Troutman Pepper, Philadelphia
Jessica Sabbath, Counsel, McDermott, Will & Emery LLP, Atlanta
Patricia Thompson, Mediator and Arbitrator, JAMS, Miami


6:30 - 9:30pmAtIAS Speakers Dinner

Ticketed event; separate registration required.
The Peachtree Club
999 Peachtree St. NE #2800
Atlanta, GA 30309


Tuesday, October 3, 2023

AtlAS CONFERENCE

Smith, Gambrell & Russell LLP, 1105 W. Peachtree St. NE, Suite 1000, Atlanta, GA 30309


9:00 - 9:30amWelcome Coffee and Registration


9:30 - 9:40amOpening Remarks

Christof Siefarth, Partner, Bodenheimer Law Firm, Cologne, Germany; AtlAS President-Elect


9:40 - 9:45amIntroduction of Keynote Speaker

Shelby Grubbs, Arbitrator, Mediator, and Special Master, JAMS, Atlanta


9:45 - 10:10amMorning Keynote Address

Chiara Giorgetti, Professor, University of Richmond School of Law


10:10-11:25amPanel 1 – Top 10 Developments in International Arbitration in 2023

Moderator: Timothy Tyler, Counsel, Vinson & Elkins LLP, Houston
Panel:
Alan Anderson, Founder, Alan Anderson Law Firm LLC, Minneapolis
Mark Kantor, Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, D.C.
Glenn Hendrix, Chairman, Arnall Golden Gregory LLP, Founding President, AtlAS, Atlanta


11:25 - 11:45amCoffee & Networking Break


11:45am - 1:00pmPanel 2 – Discovery and Disclosure in International Arbitration

Moderator: Anna Kozmenko, Partner, Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd., Zurich, Switzerland
Panel:
James Boykin, Partner, Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP, Washington, D.C.
Thomas Allen, Partner, Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP, Washington, D.C.
Rainbow Willard, Independent Arbitrator, Willard Arbitration, Washington, D.C.


1:00 - 2:00pmNetworking Lunch


2:00 - 2:05Introduction of Bridget M. McCormack

Presented by: Rebecca Kolb, Counsel, Councill Gunnemann & Chally LLC, Atlanta; AtlAS President


2:05 - 2:30pmFireside Chat

Speaker: Bridget M. McCormack, President and CEO, AAA-ICDR; New York
Facilitator: Rebecca Kolb, Counsel, Councill Gunnemann & Chally LLC, Atlanta; AtlAS President


2:30 - 3:45pmPanel 3 – Issues in Third-Party Funding

Moderator: Christof Siefarth, Partner, Bodenheimer, Cologne, Germany
Panel:
Jeffery Commission, Director, Burford Capital, Washington, D.C.
Kirk Watkins, Of Counsel, Davis, Zipperman, Kirschenbaum & Lotito, Atlanta
James Blick, Director and Co-Founder, Erso Capital, Irvine


3:45 - 4:15pmCoffee & Networking Break


4:15 - 5:30pmPanel 4 – The Risks and Benefits of New Technologies to International Arbitration

Moderator: Victoria Alvarez, Partner, Troutman Pepper, Charlotte
Panel:
Stephanie Cohen, Independent Arbitrator, Cohen Arbitration, New York
Mark Morril, Independent Arbitrator, Morril ADR, New York
Annie Lespérance, Head of Americas, Jus Mundi, New York
Sebastian Feiler, Partner, Bodenheimer, Cologne, Germany


5:30 - 5:40pmCo-Chairs' Closing Remarks

Meredith Craven, Associate, White & Case LLP, Houston
Timothy Tyler, Counsel, Vinson & Elkins LLP, Houston


5:45 - 6:40pmCocktail Reception


Wednesday, October 4, 2023

AtlAS FORUM

Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP, 600 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 3000, Atlanta, Georgia 30308


9:00 - 9:30amCoffee and Registration


9:30 - 9:40amOpening Remarks

Jeremy Heep, Partner, Troutman Pepper, Philadelphia


9:40 - 10:55amPanel 1 – Impartiality in Arbitration: Perspectives and Risks of a Party-Appointed Arbitrator

Moderator: Brian White, Partner, King & Spalding LLP, Atlanta
Panel:
Anthony Tatum, Partner, McGuireWoods LLP, Atlanta
Albee Bates, Jr., Partner, Troutman Pepper, Pittsburgh
Isabel Fernández de la Cuesta, Independent Arbitrator, Isabel Fernández de la Cuesta Arbitration, New York
Luis Martinez, Vice President, AAA/ICDR, New York


10:55 - 11:10amCoffee and Networking Break


11:10am - 12:25pmPanel 2 – Issues in Arbitration Award Enforcement

Moderator: Timothy Nelson, Skadden LLP, New York
Panel:
Thomas Childs, Counsel, King & Spalding LLP, New York
Nilufar Hossain, Investment Manager, Omni Bridgeway, San Francisco
Thomas Walsh, Partner, Freshfields, New York
Adriana Riviere-Badell, Partner, Kobre & Kim, Miami


12:25 - 1:25pmNetworking Luncheon


12:50pmClosing Remarks

Shelby Guilbert, Partner, McGuireWoods LLP; AtlAS Immediate Past President


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