Young Arbitration Practitioners Symposium to be co-organized by ICC YAF

Mark Friedman will provide the ten things that young practitioners need to know to pursue career in international arbitration and then, a panel of discussion will follow on the different perspectives on the international arbitration process.

4:00 pm – Registration

4:30 pm – Welcome and Opening remarks
Michael Collins SC, President, Arbitration Ireland
Reza Mohtashami, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP, Young Lawyers Liaison Officer, IBA Arbitration Committee

4:40 pm – Keynote Speech: So you want a career in international arbitration? The ten things young practitioners need to know
Mark Friedman, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, Co-Chair, IBA Arbitration Committee

5:20 pm – Panel Discussion: Meeting expectations: Different perspectives on the international arbitration process

• The counsel’s perspective: what should we expect from arbitrators?
• The arbitrator’s perspective: the dos and don’ts that arbitration counsel should remember
• The client’s perspective: what arbitration gets right and what it gets wrong?

Karl Hennessee, Vice President and Head of Litigation, Airbus SAS
Jennifer Kirby, Kirby Arbitration
Klaus Reichert SC, Brick Court Chambers

Moderated by Lucy Martinez, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP, Executive Board Member, ICDR Young & International

6:20 pm – Closing remarks
José Ricardo Féris, Deputy Secretary General, ICC International Court of Arbitration
Mark Appel, Senior Vice-President, International Centre for Dispute Resolution® (ICDR)

6:30 pm – Reception

7:30 pm – Close

Venue

City Wall Space

Civic Offices

Wood Quay

Dublin 8

Registration at 4:00 pm