Asters invites you to join a webinar-interview with John Townsend, one of the top international arbitrators and arbitration counsels.
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Mr. Townsend is Partner and Co-Chair of Arbitration Practice at Hughes Hubbard & Reed in Washington, DC. Among his many awards, he is ranked by Chambers Global as one of the top international arbitration lawyers in the world. He regularly acts as counsel and sits as an arbitrator in high-profile international disputes. Notably, Mr. Townsend represented Ukrainian investors in five arbitrations against the Russian Federation under the Russia-Ukraine Bilateral Investment Treaty arising out of measures carried out after the Russian annexation of Crimea. His team was the first to prevail on thorny and novel jurisdictional issues pertinent to these cases.
Date: 10 June 2020, 4 - 5:30 p.m. Kyiv time / 9 – 10:30 a.m. Washington, D.C. time
The list of topics to be discussed will include:
- Advocacy against an absent adversary.
- Arbitration in the times of COVID-19.
- Critiques and Reform of Investor-State Arbitration.
- Cooperation of foreign and local counsel in arbitration cases.
Language: English
The interview will be held via Zoom by Asters Partner and Head of International Arbitration and Cross-Border Litigation Practice Group Markiyan Kliuchkovskyi and Associate Mykhailo Soldatenko. The event participants will have a possibility to join the discussion and ask their questions.
The participation is free of charge upon registration following the link.