Spring 2015 International Investment Law and Policy Speaker Series
Date: January 22 – April 2, 2015 12:10-1:00pm
Location: Columbia Law School, Jerome Greene Hall, Room 546
Spring 2015
International Investment Law and Policy Speaker Series
Moderated by: Ian Laird (Crowell & Moring LLP) and Borzu Sabahi (Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP)
January 22nd
JOSH KALLMER
Counsel, Crowell & Moring LLP
“Sturm und Drang: Separating Real Concerns from Background Noise in International Investment Agreements”
View video here.
January 29th
DIANE DESIERTO
Assistant Professor of Law, University of Hawai’i Richardson School of Law
“The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and International Investment Law”
View video here.
February 5th
GIORGIO SACERDOTI
Professor of International Law and European Law, Bocconi University, Milan
“Can BITs Be Made Supportive of Sustainable Development Friendly Foreign Investments?”
“Investment protection and sustainable development: key issues”
View video here.
February 11th
EMMANUEL GAILLARD
Visiting Professor, Yale Law School; Head of International Arbitration, Shearman & Sterling LLP
“Concurrent Proceedings in Investment Arbitration”
March 12th
ELOISE OBADIA
Partner, Derains & Gharavi
“The TTIP Debate: A Necessary Evil?”
View PPT presentation here.
March 26th
CLAUDIA FRUTOS-PETERSON
Partner, Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP
“International Commercial Arbitration Awards as “Investments”?”
April 2nd
XAVIER CARIM
Ambassador, Permanent Representative of South Africa to the WTO, Geneva
“The Evolution of South Africa’s Policy on Bilateral Investment Treaties”
View video here.
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