Micula vs Achmea = Investment Law vs EU Law?

The Center is pleased to announce a seminar entitled “Micula vs Achmea = Investment Law vs EU Law?”. The event will take place on Wednesday, October 16, 2019, from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM, in the Lester Pollack Colloquium Room, Furman Hall 900 (245 Sullivan Street, New York, NY 10012).

It is a great pleasure to be able to announce that Ms. Nathalie Colin, Mr. Alexandre Hublet and Kevin D. Benish agreed to present their views on different aspects of the relationship between EU and Investment Law.

Nathalie Colin is a partner and the head of the Disputes practice of the Brussels office of White & Case. Nathalie has been a commercial litigator since 1994, and has extensive experience of cross-border and domestic litigation, arbitration and white collar/investigations. In the field of arbitration, Nathalie acts as counsel and arbitrator, and was recently appointed President of a CEPANI arbitral tribunal. Nathalie obtained a landmark decision from the Brussels Court of Appeal in 2016 in an important precedent for enforcement of foreign arbitral awards under Belgian law.  She regularly publishes articles and is a speaker at conferences on international arbitration matters. Since June 2019, she has been a member of the Board of Directors of the CEPANI.  Nathalie is currently working on the Belgian enforcement efforts in the Micula case.

Alexandre Hublet is an associate at the Brussels office of White & Case .We represents domestic and foreign clients in litigation, arbitration and white collar/investigations. Alexandre was recently appointed sole arbitrator by the CEPANI, and often acts as secretary of arbitral tribunals. Alexandre is a teaching assistant in international private law at the Université Libre de Bruxelles. He is a regular speaker at conferences and has also authored various publications on international arbitration. He holds an LLM degreed from NYU, where he specialized in international arbitration. He is admitted to the New York bar. Like Nathalie, Alexandre is currently working on the Belgian enforcement efforts in the Micula case

Kevin D. Benish is an associate at Holwell Shuster & Goldberg LLP, were he represents domestic and international clients in matters involving transnational litigation, arbitration, and matters of constitutional law. He is also an adjunct professor at the New York University School of Law, where he co teaches International Litigation and Arbitration with Professor Linda Silberman. As an experienced litigator, Kevin has advised clients on judgment- and award-enforcement matters under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act and the ICSID Convention, and is regularly involved in U.S. proceedings in aid of foreign litigation and arbitrations. In addition to his practice, Kevin is a frequent author and commentator on topics related to transnational litigation, civil procedure, conflict of laws, and comparative law. Recently, he was an External Scientific Fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Procedural Law in Luxembourg.

Please note that the Chatham House rule applies.