World Arbitration Update 2022 –The Actions of Russia, Countermeasures and Resulting International Disputes, Including Investor-State and Commercial Arbitration

K&L Gates Straits Law, the Singapore office of global law firm of K&L Gates, and World Arbitration Update will co-host a panel entitled: "The Actions of Russia, Countermeasures and Resulting International Disputes, Including Investor-State and Commercial Arbitration."

This program will provide a brief summary of recent developments in relation to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and identify key legal issues, including the interplay between international sanctions and customary international law (e.g., the characterization of countermeasures) and the application of the law of State Responsibility (including State Defences) in public international law, as well as issues arising in private international law and international commercial arbitration (such as force majeure). The panel discussion will be followed by a Q&A and networking session.

Moderator: Gene Burd (FisherBroyles, LLP)

Presenter: Robert Houston (K&L Gates)

Panelists: 

• Raja Bose (K&L Gates)
• Tatyana Slipachuk (Sayenko Kharenko)
• J. Romesh Weeramantry (Clifford Chance Asia)
• Hamish Egan, CFA, CA, CVA (HKA)