ICC Argentine Arbitration Day

8:00-8:40

Registration and Breakfast

8:40-8:45

Institutional Welcome

• Mario Grinman, President, Argentine Chamber of Commerce and Services, Buenos Aires

8:45-9:00

Opening Remarks

• Marcelo Elizondo, Chair, ICC Argentina, Buenos Aires
• Patricia Ferraz, Director, Arbitration and ADR, Latin America, ICC Dispute Resolution Services

9:00-10:00

Dialogue with Sandra González, Vice-President of the ICC International Court of Arbitration

Moderated by:

• María Inés Corrá, President, Commission on Arbitration and ADR of ICC Argentina; Partner, Bomchil, Buenos Aires

10:00-11:00

Panel I: New horizons of arbitration

• Tech Businesses: Is arbitration an option? Diagnosis and possible responses
• How does arbitration respond to the needs of SMEs? Contributions for efficient case management
• Dispute resolution or problem solving? Interaction between ADR methods and arbitration

Speakers:

• Leandro Caputo, Partner, CDC Abogados, Buenos Aires
• Federico Deyá, Legal Central Head, Mercado Libre, Buenos Aires
• Ana Vermal, Partner, Proskauer; Member, ICC International Court of Arbitration, Paris

Moderated by:

• Verónica Sandler Obregon, Professor, University of Buenos Aires; Independent arbitrator, Buenos Aires

11:00-11:30

Coffee Break

11:30-12:45

Panel II: Developments in arbitration with state parties

• Experience of the ICC Court in cases involving States and State Entities
• ESG and energy transition: current situation and perspectives in the region. Impact on arbitration in regulated sectors
• Project finance and arbitration: expectations and rights of lenders

Speakers:

• Claudia Frutos-Peterson, Partner, Curtis, Washington D.C.
• Silvia Marchili, Partner, White & Case, Miami
• Ignacio Zapiola, Director, Disputes and International Affairs, YPF S.A., Buenos Aires

Moderated by:

• Ignacio Minorini Lima, Partner, Bruchou Funes de Rioja, Buenos Aires

12:45-14:15

Lunch

14:15-15:35

Panel III: Debate on economic sanctions: a high impact phenomenon

• Economic Sanctions. Moral Dilemma. Impact on arbitrators, lawyers, experts and arbitral institutions
• Impact on the parties: contracts compliance, initiation and follow-up of compliance with arbitration awards. Problems in investment arbitration.

Speakers:

• Juan Pablo Argentato, Managing Counsel, ICC International Court of Arbitration
• Valeria Galíndez, Partner, Galíndez Arb, Sao Paulo
• Diego Gosis, Partner, GST LLP, Miami
• Christa Mueller, Partner, Mueller Abogados, Mexico City
• Laura Sinisterra, Partner, Debevoise & Plimpton, New York
• Eduardo Zuleta, Partner, Zuleta & Asociados, Bogotá

Moderated by:

• José Martínez de Hoz (h), Partner, MHR Abogados, Buenos Aires

15:35-16:35

Panel IV: Allegations of corruption in arbitration. Lessons learned

• Cases in Latin America and the standard to be considered. Who has the burden and how is a case of corruption proven? Red flags. Should the arbitrators investigate ex officio?
• How does a criminal case and an arbitration process coexist when the existence of corruption is debated?
• Judicial control of awards on corruption issues.

Speakers:

• Claudia Benavides, Partner, Baker Mckenzie, Bogotá
• Sandra González, Partner, Ferrere ; Vice President, ICC International Court of Arbitration, Montevideo
• Ricardo Ostrower, Partner, Marval, Mairal & O’Farrel, Buenos Aires

Moderated by:

• Guido Barbarosch, Partner, Richards, Cardinal, Tützer, Zabala, Zaefferer, Buenos Aires

16:35-17:00

Coffee Break

17:00-18:20

Panel V: Argentina as a seat of international arbitration

• New legal framework for arbitration in Argentina: International Commercial Arbitration Law
• The review of arbitration awards: the positive path marked by commercial courts and the Supreme Court. The end of “Cartellone Doctrine”?
• The response of jurisprudence regarding the review and recognition of foreign arbitral awards: milestones that consolidate Argentina as an arbitration-respectful country

Speakers:

• Roque J. Caivano, Professor, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
• Federico Campolieti, Partner, Bomchil; Alternate Member, ICC International Court of Arbitration, Buenos Aires
• Mariana Lozza, Director, International Affairs and Dispute, Procuración del Tesoro de la Nación, Buenos Aires
• Maria Inés Sola, Senior Legal Counsel, Pan American Energy, Buenos Aires

Moderated by:

• Joaquín Vallebella, Partner, Brons & Salas, Buenos Aires

18:20-19:00

Closing keynote speech

• Carlos F. Rosenkrantz, Vicepresident, Supreme Court of Justice of the Argentine Republic, Buenos Aires

20:00

Cocktail

08:30-09:00

Registration and welcome coffee

09:00-09:10

Welcoming address, introduction and presentation of the ICC Institute of World Business Law

09:10-10:10

Oral versus written advocacy: counsel and tribunal perspectives

• Defining the elements of “oral advocacy”: pleadings, witnesses, experts, demonstratives, other features
• Early assessment of the pros and cons of the elements of “oral advocacy”: the opportunities and the limitations depending on the initial presentation of the dispute
• Perspectives as claimant versus as respondent
• The interrelationship between the assessment and the selection of the tribunal members: party autonomy vs. tribunal direction
• The interrelationship between the assessment and the applicable law(s) including respecting burden of proof and burden of persuasion 
• The assessment and the desired role for the tribunal: “inquisitorial” vs. “adversarial” vs. something in between

10:10-10:40

Q&A session 

10:40-10:55

Coffee break

10:55-11:40

• Oral advocacy, party autonomy and the determination of the facts of the dispute: the opening statement at the hearing
• The hearing and oral opening statements: good practices, bad practices, best practices
• Orally pleading the case “through” prior written memorials: counsel perspectives, tribunal perspectives
• Opening statements and post-hearing briefs: the desired relationship
• Exhibits and visuals and their role in oral advocacy and decision-making

11:40-12:45

Case scenarios and Q&A session

12:45-13:45

Lunch

13:45-14:15

Focus on cross-examination 

• Effective preparation for cross examination
• Effective styles of cross-examination
• “Remember the dead horse”: knowing when to let go
• “Putting your case to the witness” versus character assassination
• Lay witnesses and expert witnesses

14:15-15:10

Case scenarios and Q&A session

15:10-15:25

Coffee break

15:25-15:55

Oral advocacy at the main hearing

• Orally pleading the case “through” witness examination: counsel perspectives, tribunal perspectives
• Closing statements and post-hearing briefs: transcripts, recency and the new emphasis on speed in rendering the award

15:55-16:50

Case scenarios and Q&A session

16:50-17:00

Concluding remarks