Mar 02^nd

The impact of economic sanctions on international arbitration

Caroline Kleiner is a tenured professor at the Université Paris Cité, where she specialises in the fields of international arbitration, international banking and financial law, and private international law. As a member of the Haut Comité Juridique de la Place financière de Paris (the leading think tank in France that conducts legal analysis in full independence, mainly on banking and financial law), she is involved in discussions on banking and financial legislation. In addition to her involvement in domestic fora, she is also active in international fora. For instance, she is a member of the working group on the legal regime for carbon credits at Unidroit, and she is a member of the French delegation to the The Hague Conference on Private International Law for two expert groups on digital tokens and carbon credits. Furthermore, she has been elected chair of the central bank digital currencies expert group. Professor Kleiner’s expertise extends to international monetary, banking and financial law and arbitration, with a particular focus on economic sanctions and arbitration. Caroline Kleiner is an arbitrator and legal expert who is frequently consulted on matters of international litigation.

Mar 03^rd

The conduct of international arbitration proceedings

Diego P.  Fernández Arroyo is a professor at Sciences Po Law School in Paris and director of its LLM in Transnational Arbitration & Dispute Settlement. He is the current president of the Curatorium of the Hague Academy of International Law, and of the International Academy of Arbitration Law, and a member of the Institut de droit international. He has been invited in many universities around the world. He is actively involved in the practice of international arbitration as an independent arbitrator in many jurisdictions and in five languages. He has authored and/or edited 28 books and more than 200 articles in publications of more than 20 countries.

Mar 05^th

Conflict of interests and duty of disclosure

Thiago Marinho Nunes is PhD in International and Comparative Law. Law School of the University of São Paulo. Thesis: Analysis of the Effects of the Statute of Limitations in Domestic and International Arbitration from a Brazilian Law perspective; 2003-2004 –  Masters of Law (DESS) in Litigation, Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution MethodsUniversity of Paris II (Panthéon-Assas), France Paper: “La pratique des anti-suit injunctions à l’encontre de l’arbitrage et son émergence en droit brésilien” (The practice of anti-suit injunctions against arbitration and its emergency in Brazilian law), with the guidance of Professor Charles Jarrosson; 2002-2003 – Post graduation (DSU) in Civil Law University of Paris II (Panthéon-Assas), France.; 1995-2000 -Bachelor of Laws (LLB) Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. Professor at the Brazilian Institute of Capital Markets (IBMEC-SP); Independent Arbitrator.

Mar 06^th

Conception and drafting of an arbitral award

Professor at Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio). PhD and Master’s Degree in Law at State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ). Researcher at Cambridge University (England) and at Max Planck Institute (Luxembourg). Director at the Brazilian Center for Mediation and Arbitration (CBMA). Partner at Galdino Advogados, representing Brazilian and foreign clients in judicial and arbitral litigation involving complex and strategic disputes. Participation as a member and president of Arbitral Tribunals in disputes involving contracts, obligations, civil liability, securities,corporate disputes, mining, construction, energy and gas distribution. Referred by the Arbitrators’ Lists of Arbitration and Mediation Center of the Brazil-Canada Chamber of Commerce (CAM-CCBC), Brazilian Center for Mediation and Arbitration (CBMA), Business Arbitration Chamber – Brazil (CAMARB), Arbitration Chamber of AMCHAM and Arbitration and Mediation Chamber – Brazil (CAMES) and FGV Câmara de Mediação e Arbitragem (Câmara FGV).