Madrid Arbitration Day on WTO/ISDS

If you are in or near Madrid, there is an interesting seminar on the WTO and investment arbitration, this Friday, May 22.  Details here and here:

Policy development challenges with WTO dispute settlement and international arbitration: why is the interface between trade and investment relevant from a political, economic and legal point of view?

Moderator: Antoine Romanetti, Romanetti Avocats, Geneva/Paris

Round Table One (“Substantive rules”, 10:00-11:10)

Convergence and divergence within the substantive rules: what are the standards of protection; how are they different or similar to one another; what are the convergences and divergences?

Moderator: Fernando Lanzón, CEA member, Clifford Chance, Madrid

Coffee Break (11:10-11:40)

Round Table Two (“Remedies”, 11:45-13:00)

Effective implementation of trade & investment protection: what are the remedies available; what are the challenges and opportunities of using one or the other, or both?

Moderator: Fernando Bedoya, CEA-40 Member, Pérez Llorca Madrid

Lunch (13:00-14:00)

Round Table Three (“Multiple Fora”, 14:00-15:30)

Trade and investment disputes in real life: are they complementary; what are the pros and cons of parallel proceedings; how should they be coordinated?

Moderator: Alejandro García, CEA-40 Member, Winston & Strawn, London

Round Table Four (“Companies in Spain and in the EU at the crossroads of trade and investment”, 15:30-17:00)

How can Spanish and European companies be affected by the overlap between trade and investment regimes: will there be disputes; how will they be tackled from a legal, regulatory and policy angle?

Moderator: Melanie Riofrío Piché, CEA-40 Member, Armesto & Asociados

Antonio Fernández-Martos (Spanish Government, Director General of the Spanish Ministry of Commerce, Madrid)

Lourdes Catrain (Partner, Hogan Lovells International LLP, Brussels)

Rocío Ingelmo (General Counsel, Altadis, Madrid)

Beatriz Martínez-Falero (General Counsel, Mahou-San Miguel, Madrid)