Seminar: Sanctions and commercial arbitration
Welcome to an in-person panel discussion on sanctions and commercial arbitration!
This panel discussion will address both substantive and procedural issues arising out of the various Western sanctions and Russian “counter-sanctions” adopted in response to Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Experts from different jurisdictions will discuss the challenges facing businesses in resolving their contractual disputes in an evolving geopolitical landscape.
Time and place
Time: Thursday, 5 June at 14.00-16.00 (CET)
Place: Fleminggatan 14, Stockholm, 10 floor
Topics:
- the limitations placed by the various sanction packages on commercial activities
- the conflict between obligations to comply with sanctions and obligations to comply with contracts
- force majeure clauses
- the suitability of different arbitral seats
- conflicts between different jurisdictions (including by way of procedural mechanisms such as anti-suit, and anti-arbitration injunctions)
- challenges in enforcing arbitral awards against assets.
Moderators:
- Paschalis Paschalidis, counsel at Arendt, Luxembourg, and
- Joel Dahlquist, international arbitration advisor at Arnold & Porter’s London office.
Speakers:
- Shirin Saif, partner at Roschier, Stockholm
- Charles Claypoole, partner at Latham & Watkins, London
- Elena Fedorova, founder at Fedorova Avocat, Paris
- David Sandberg, partner at Mannheimer Swartling, Göteborg