ICC Dubai Arbitration Week Discussion on Multiparty Arbitration

15 Nov 2022

Dubai English
Start: 17:00 (Dubai time)

Join us for this short conference to discuss Multiparty Arbitration; Piercing the corporate veil and other substantive and procedural considerations.

This ICC panel co-organized with White&Case will discuss  the complexities and some of the intricate procedural and substantive issues  that arise in multiparty arbitrations. The procedural mechanism of joinder and its implications on the arbitral proceedings will be discussed along with the main underlying theories with a comparative approach. Insights and real life examples will be shared from the institutional, the counsel’s  and in house counsel’s  perspective.

Who should attend?

  • Practicing lawyers;
  • Arbitrators;
  • Magistrates;
  • Academics;
  • Corporate counsel;
  • In-house Counsel from Chambers and
  • LLM and PhD students

(Dubai Time Zone)

17:00 - 17:15

Registration

17:15 - 17:20

Opening remarks

  • Nour Davis, Partner, White& Case LLP, Paris

17:20 - 18:00

Roundtable discussion

Speakers:

  • Alexander G. Fessas,Secretary General, ICC International Court of Arbitration; Director, ICC Dispute Resolution Services
  • Samy Markbaoui, Partner, White & Case LLP, Paris
  • Faris Nasrallah, Senior Legal Counsel, Crescent Petroleum, Dubai
  • Muhammad Ussama, Partner, Shalakany Law Firm, Cairo

Moderator:

  • Dania Fahs, Director, Arbitration and ADR, Middle East, ICC Dispute Resolution Services

18:00 - 18:10

Q&A

18:10 - 18:15

Closing remarks and invitation to network

18:15 - 19:15

Networking reception

Nour Davis

Partner, White& Case LLP, Paris

Dania Fahs

Director, Arbitration and ADR, Middle-East, ICC Dispute Resolution Services

Alexander G. Fessas

Secretary General, ICC International Court of Arbitration; Director, ICC Dispute Resolution Services

Samy Markbaoui

Partner, White & Case LLP, Paris

Faris Nasrallah

Senior Legal Counsel, Crescent Petroleum, Dubai

Muhammad Ussama

Partner, Shalakany Law Firm, Cairo

Venue: Waldorf Astoria, DIFC, Burj Daman, Dubai, UAE

For further information, please contact:

Laura Russell

Legal Secretary

+971 4 381 6246

laura.russell@whitecase.com

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