5th Athens International Arbitration Forum: Issues of Enforcement in International Arbitration
Divani Caravel Hotel - 21 November 2024
The area of enforcement of arbitral awards, especially against States, is currently one of the most interesting and fertile areas of international arbitration and international law.
On the one hand, States seek to resist enforcement relying on various defences, such as sovereign immunity and (in the area of European Union) EU law and CJEU jurisprudence prohibiting arbitration in investment disputes.
On the other hand, claimants seek new approaches to enforcing awards, such as enforcing awards against non-signatory parties.
The speakers of the Forum, from several jurisdictions and diverse backgrounds ranging from academia, commercial and investor-state arbitration practice, will examine a wide range of new legal and practical issues in relation to enforcement of international arbitral awards.
SCHEDULE
5th Athens International Arbitration Forum
Divani Caravel Hotel | 21.11.2024
9:15-17:45
Welcome address
Professor Constantin Calavros, President of the Greek Association for Arbitration, Managing Partner, Calavros Law Firm-Filios-Kloukinas
Enforcement against States and state entities: EU law as a defence against enforcement
Chair: Professor Stavros Brekoulakis, National University of Singapore, Arbitrator, 3 Verulam Buildings, London
Panel members:
- Dr. Christopher Boog, Partner, Schellenberg & Wittmer, Singapore & Zurich
- Dr. Tariq Baloch, Barrister, Essex Court Chambers, London
- Paschalis Paschalidis, Counsel, Arendt & Medernach, Luxembourg
- Dr. Katia Yannaca Small, Lecturer in Law, USC Gould School of Law, Senior International Arbitration Advisor, Arnold & Porter
- Dr. Sotiris Dempegiotis, Dr. jur., Partner, Lambadarios Law Firm
Review of Arbitral Awards by National Courts
Chair: Epaminontas Triantafilou, Partner, Quinn Emanuel, London
Panel members:
- Constantine Partasides KC, Partner, 3C, London
- Maarten Draye, Partner, Hanotiau & van den Berg, Brussels
- Emily Monastiriotis, Partner, Simmons & Simmons, London
- Dimitrios Babiniotis, Associate Professor, Democritus University of Thrace Law School, Partner, Zepos & Yannopoulos
- Theodora Souma, Senior Associate, POTAMITISVEKRIS
Enforcement of awards against non-signatories
Chair: Yves Derains, Partner, Derains & Gharavi International
Panel members:
- Dr. Stefan Riegler, Partner, Wolf Theiss, Vienna
- Athina Fouchard Papaefstratiou, Independent Arbitrator, Paris
- Professor Mohamed Abdel Wahab, Cairo University, Partner, Zuflicar & Partners, Cairo
- Professor Anastassios Valtoudis, Faculty of Law, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Anastassios Valtoudis & Partners
- Ioanna Vergeti, Partner, Calavros Law Firm-Filios-Kloukinas
Arbitration and sanctions
Chair: Dr. Anna Mantakou, Arbitrator, Mantakou-Dougka Law Firm
Panel members:
- Gregory Logothetis, Partner, Head of Dispute Resolution, Koutalidis Law Firm
- Claire Sergaki, Senior Associate, Dryllerakis Law Firm
- Professor Spyridon Tsantinis, Democritus University of Thrace Law School, Managing Partner, Tsantinis Law Firm
- Panayiotis Yiannopoulos, Associate Professor, Democritus University of Thrace Law School, Managing Partner, Yiannopoulos & Kozi LLP
Issues of arbitrations against the Greek State
Chair: Professor Haris Pamboukis, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Managing Partner, Pamboukis-Maravelis-Nikolaidis & Associates Law Firm
Panel members:
- Petros Selekos, Associate Professor, Democritus University of Thrace Law School, Chief Legal Officer, Metlen, Energy and Metals
- Eugenia Papathanasopoulou, Director, Legal Affairs & Corporate Governance, Secretary to the BoD, AIA
- Thorsten Schröter, Head of Dispute Resolution & Litigation, Hochtief
Concluding remarks
Professor Stavros Brekoulakis, National University of Singapore, Arbitrator, 3 Verulam Buildings, London
