International Disputes Breakfast and Webinar
Please join BakerHostetler’s International Disputes practice team on Thursday, October 29, 2015, from 7:30 - 9:00 a.m. CDT (WEBINAR will start at 8:00 a.m. CDT), for the first program in a series of in-depth presentations and discussions that explore key legal and commercial issues unique to these considerations. Each presentation will be taught by experts from the legal and commercial sectors.
Planning and Protecting Your Projects Through International Contracts – Beyond the Boilerplate will explore the legal and commercial issues to customize contracts and use or avoid traps of boilerplate provisions. Our presenter will cover the following topics:
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Choice of law – avoiding unintended consequences
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Choice of forum – choosing between arbitration or litigation in a foreign land
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Comparison of international arbitration forums – the difference between various international arbitration tribunals
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How to limit the length, scope, and cost of proceedings
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Currency repatriation – how do you make sure you can get paid or return the money home?
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Enforceability or avoidance of an award or judgment
About Our Speaker:
Sashe Dimitroff, a partner in the Houston office of BakerHostetler, has successfully represented U.S. and international companies in courts and arbitral tribunals around the world, including International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes in Paris (ICSID), the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA), the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), the International Centre for Dispute Resolution in Miami (ICDR), the International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution (CPR), the International Trade Commission in Washington, D.C. (ITC), and others. Sashe has won multimillion-dollar awards prosecuting his clients' claims and has successfully defended Fortune 100 companies in multiplaintiff lawsuits alleging up to $300 million in damages. He also devotes a significant amount of his domestic practice to representing clients in the energy industry. His experience also includes protecting assets or obtaining fraudulently hidden assets in foreign jurisdictions, and he develops "preventive law" strategies for corporations to avoid future claims and, if the need arises, prepare them for defense. Sashe is currently listed as a neutral for both the International Centre for Dispute Resolution and the international division of the American Arbitration Association, as well as its complex commercial arbitration panels.
Agenda:
TIME - 7:30 a.m.-9:00 p.m. CDT
7:30 a.m. - Registration
8:00 a.m. - Program and Webinar
Registration is complimentary. Parking validation available.
MCLE credit is approved in California and New York, and available in Colorado via reciprocity. BakerHostetler is also applying for CLE credit in Illinois, Ohio, and Texas.
For more information, please contact Cassie Blaine at 216.861.7704.
