ICC YAAF: Pre Arbitration Steps: Challenges and Pitfalls. All you need to know

14 Mar 2023

Doha English
Start: 17:30 (AST) | 15:30 (CET) || End: 20:00 (AST) | 18:00 (CET)

Join us in Doha on 14 March 2023 to discuss the challenges faced by legal practitioners, arbitrators and clients dealing with the implications of Pre-Arbitrationsteps on proceedings and the award in different jurisdictions.

Our speakers will tell you all you need to know and more !

All arbitration and ADR practitioners, lawyers, experts and students are welcome to attend the event.

Open to those aged 40 and under, YAAF provides opportunities for individuals to gain knowledge, develop their skills and understand ICC’s arbitral procedure and other dispute resolution services.

What is ICC YAAF?

At ICC, we believe that through training and mentorship, we can mould the next generation of leading international arbitration and ADR experts. Through the ICC Young Arbitration and ADR Forum (YAAF) network, we are able to better inform, connect and inspire young professionals with interests in dispute resolution and dispute avoidance.

Throughout the world, ICC YAAF organises a number of educational and social events that allow young professionals to discover best practices, discuss topical issues, network and create meaningful connections with experienced practitioners. 

Learn more about ICC YAAF  | Join the network

AST Time Zone

17:30-17:45

Registration

17:45-17:55

Introductory Remarks

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

17:55-19:15

Pre Arbitration Steps: Challenges and Pitfalls

Speakers:

  • Professor Lara Karam Boustany, President of La Sagesse University, Partner, Boustany Law Offices, Beirut
  • Carol Khouzami, Lebanon BITs Chief Negotiator from 1996 to 2011, Beirut
  • Floriane Lavaud, Counsel, Debevoise & Plimpton, New York
  • Bachir Carl Sayegh, Senior Associate, White & Case, Paris

Moderated by:

  • Michelle Ancona Reynolds, Legal Counsel, Rheinmetall Barzan Advanced Technologies, Doha
  • Anthony E. Feghali, ICC YAAF Representative for Middle East & Turkey,  Senior Associate, Boustany Law Offices, Doha

19:15-19:30

Q&A session

19:30 – 20:15

Networking cocktail 


Michelle Ancona Reynolds

Legal Counsel, Rheinmetall Barzan Advanced Technologies, Doha

Professor Lara Karam Boustany

President of La Sagesse University, Partner, Boustany Law Offices, Beirut

Dania Fahs

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

Anthony E. Feghali

ICC YAAF Representative for Middle East & Turkey,  Senior Associate, Boustany Law Offices, Doha

Carol Khouzami

Lebanon BITs Chief Negotiator from 1996 to 2011, Beirut

Floriane Lavaud

Counsel, Debevoise & Plimpton, New York

Bachir Carl Sayegh

Senior Associate, White & Case, Paris

Venue

Four Seasons Hotel, West Bay, Doha, Qatar 

For further information, please contact:

Anthony E. Feghali

ICC YAAF  Representative for Middle East & Turkey, Senior Associate, Boustany Law Offices, Doha

+974 55291474

afeghali@boustanylaw.com

Organisers

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