Editors
Ian A. Laird is a Partner in the Washington, D.C. office of Crowell & Moring. His practice is focused in the field of international investment law and arbitration. He is the co-founder and Editor-in-Chief of Investmentclaims.com. He is a Lecturer-in-law at Columbia University Law School and Co-Director of the International Investment Law Center at the International Law Institute (ILI) in Washington, D.C.
Borzu Sabahi is an Associate in the International Arbitration group of Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle’s Washington, D.C. office. Dr. Sabahi’s experience includes serving as counsel and expert in cases brought under a number of bilateral investment treaties, NAFTA Chapter 11, and DR-CAFTA Chapter 10 and under the rules of UNCITRAL, ICC, ICDR and the LCIA. He is an adjunct professor of law at Georgetown University Law Center where he co-teaches a seminar on investor-state dispute resolution.
Frédéric G. Sourgens practices international arbitration in Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy’s Washington, D.C. office. He has worked as counsel in ICSID, UNCITRAL, ICC and LCIA arbitrations where he represents both states and investors in international investment disputes. He is an adjunct professor of law at Georgetown University Law Center and publishes regularly on questions of public international law, international investment law and international arbitration.
Todd J. Weiler is an independent counsel, arbitrator and expert consultant on investment treaty arbitration. Highly regarded for his engaging and creative style, Dr. Weiler is widely recognized as a leading expert on the NAFTA and CAFTA, the history of international investment law, and on investor-state dispute settlement generally.
Associate Editor
Kabir Duggal is an associate in the International Arbitration group of Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt and Mosle’s New York office. He has been involved in some of the largest investor-state arbitrations. He is a graduate of the University of Mumbai, University of Oxford (Faculty of Law), and NYU School of Law. He is also an Assistant Adjunct lecturer at the Columbia University Law School assisting Professor Ian Laird.
Authors
Devin Bray, Clerkship and Legal Research Associate, Juris Publishing
Heather Bray, Clerkship and Legal Research Associate, Juris Publishing
Hugh Carlson, Associate at Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy’s Washington, D.C.
Philippe Charest-Beaudry, Attorney, Fasken Martineau in Montreal
Matthew Hodgson, Associate at Allen & Overy, Prague
Justin M. Jacinto, Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle, International Arbitration Group
Jose Antonio Rivas, Foreign Attorney, Arnold and Porter, Washington, D.C.
Ashley R. Riveira, Associate, Crowell & Moring, International Dispute Resolution Group
Faculty
Andrea Bjorklund, Professor, University of California (Davis) School of Law
Charles N. Brower, Arbitrator and member of 20 Essex Street Chambers
Marinn Carlson, Partner, Sidley Austin’s Washington, D.C. office
Mark A. Clodfelter, Partner, Foley Hoag’s Washington, D.C. office
John Crook, George Washington University Law School
Claudia Frutos-Peterson, Senior Consultant, Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle
Alvaro Galindo, International Counsel, Dechert in Washington, D.C.
Alex de Gramont, Litigation Partner, Weil, Gotshal & Manges, Washington, D.C.
David Gantz, Professor of Law, University of Arizona, Rogers College of Law
Mark Kantor, Independent Arbitrator & Mediator, Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University Law Center
Andrea J. Menaker, Partner, White & Case Washington, D.C.
Andrew D. Mitchell, Professor, Melbourne Law School, The University of Melbourne
Mark H. O’Donoghue, Partner, Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle, New York
Anthea Roberts, Lecturer, London School of Economics
Christopher M. Ryan, Partner, International Arbitration Group, Shearman & Sterling
Stephen M. Schwebel, Former Judge and President of the International Court of Justice
Natalí Sequeira, Counsel, International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID)
Don Wallace, Jr., Chairman, International Law Institute; Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center
Moderators
Alexander Bělohlávek, Founder and Senior Partner of The Bělohlávek Law Offices in Prague
Joseph Profaizer, Partner, Paul Hastings’ Washington, D.C.
Marco E. Schnabl, Partner, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, New York City
Matthew D. Slater, Partner, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, Washington, D.C.
Speakers
Hugo Perezcano Attorney and Professor of Law
