Seminar - Energy and Extraction: Current Trends and Likely Developments

Event Information

Description:

The CIArb London Branch invites you to join us for our next seminar, which focuses on disputes in the energy sector. CMS is kindly hosting and sponsoring.

This three-panel, half-day event is designed to engender analysis and discussion of the underlying commercial and political drivers in various energy markets, regions and disputes: what is happening now, what looks likely to happen going forward, and how current trends, difficulties, risks and opportunities are impacting - and will continue to impact - cross-border investments and the disputes deriving from them.

Panels and Timings:

In Person Registration & Coffee (1330-1400)

Introduction (1400-1415):

• Welcome by Karina Albers FCIArb, Chair of the CIArb London Branch
• Introduction by Paul Kinninmont FCIArb, CIArb London Branch Committee, Arbitrator, Partner at CANDEY (https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulkinninmont/)

Panel I: Translating business risk into legal risk (and opportunity!) (1415-1515)

• Tom Melbye Eide – Legal Executive, Independent Consultant, Arbitrator and Mediator, former General Counsel of Statoil, BG and Shell (https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-melbye-eide-181b2217/?originalSubdomain=uk)
• George Comyn – Chief Counsel (International) at Harbour Energy plc (https://www.linkedin.com/in/george-comyn-242b956b/?originalSubdomain=uk)
• Oliver Irwin – International Project Finance Partner at Bracewell (UK) LLP (https://bracewell.com/people/oliver-irwin)
• Milena Szuniewicz-Wenzel – Energy Disputes Partner at Clyde & Co (https://www.clydeco.com/en/people/s/milena-szuniewicz-wenzel)
• Moderated by Phillip Ashley, Energy Disputes Partner at CMS (https://cms.law/en/gbr/people/phillip-ashley)

Coffee break (1515-1530)

Panel II: Are investors or taxpayers likelier to pay for the transition from hydrocarbons to renewables? What are the potential ramifications? (1530-1630)

• Norah Gallagher – International Dispute Resolution Specialist with a particular focus on Energy (https://www.qmul.ac.uk/law/people/academic-staff/items/gallagher.html)
• José Manuel Gutierrez Delgado – Former Head of the International Arbitration Department of the Attorney General’s Office of Spain, Legal Counsellor of the Spanish Permanent Representation to the European Union (https://www.italaw.com/counsel/jos%C3%A9-manuel-guti%C3%A9rrez-delgado)
• Diego Santacruz Descartin – Former Head of the International Arbitration Department of the Attorney General’s Office of Spain, Director of LCS Abogados (https://www.italaw.com/counsel/diego-santacruz-descartin)
• Shai Wade – Head of International Arbitration at RPC, Arbitrator (https://www.rpc.co.uk/people/shai-wade/)
• Moderated by Paul Kinninmont FCIArb (https://candey.com/team/paul-kinninmont/)

Coffee break (1630-1645)

Panel III: Around the world in eighty disputes: investment risks in specific jurisdictions (1645-1745)

• Süleyman Bosca – Chair of the Energy Disputes Arbitration Centre in Turkey, Senior Partner at Bosca Law (https://bosca.av.tr/avukat/suleyman-bosca/)
• Tunde Fagbohunlu SAN – Senior Partner at Aluko & Oyebode, Arbitrator and a Director of the LACIAC (https://www.aluko-oyebode.com/attorneys/babatunde-fagbohunlu/)
• Veronika Korom – Independent Arbitrator and Counsel, President of the Hungarian Arbitration Association and Assistant Professor at ESSEC (https://faculty.essec.edu/en/cv/en-korom-veronika/)
• Rashid Gaissin – Partner and Head of Central Asian Desk at Armstrong Teasdale, formerly Central Asia Head of Legal at KPMG and PWC (https://www.armstrongteasdale.com/rashid-gaissin/)
• Moderated by Tunde Ogunseitan, CIArb London Branch Committee, Independent Arbitrator, Mediator and Counsel, formerly Counsel at the ICC (https://tundeogunseitan.com/)

Concluding remarks (1745-1800)

Karina Albers FCIArb, Chair of the CIArb London Branch (https://karinaalbers.com)

Drinks, canapés and networking from 1800 onwards

Registration:

There will be no charge to attend this event, whether in-person or online, but prior registration is required, and limited in-person spaces are available.

Whether you will attend in-person or online, please confirm by contacting Elinor Pritchard by email (see details below). A Teams link will be circulated closer to the event date.

Contact:

Elinor Pritchard, Administrator, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, London Branch:

Tel: 00 44 (0)208 546 2613

Mob: 00 44 (0)7780 676976

Email: elinor@thevirtualpartnership.co.uk