Mastering Cross-Border Dispute Resolution: Jurisdiction, Enforcement, and Best Practices for Legal Professionals
This course offers an in-depth exploration of the complexities involved in international arbitration, providing legal professionals with the strategies and insights needed to navigate cross-border disputes effectively. Participants will gain a comprehensive understanding of jurisdictional challenges, enforcement of arbitral awards, and the impact of international treaties such as the New York Convention.
The course also covers practical considerations for drafting arbitration agreements, selecting arbitrators, and managing the arbitration process from start to finish. Through real-world examples and expert guidance, lawyers will learn how to minimize risks, manage costs, and achieve favorable outcomes for their clients in international arbitration.
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Partner at McDermott Will & Emery
Lisa M. Richman focuses her practice on international dispute resolution matters, with a particular emphasis on international commercial arbitration and public international law. She has experience representing clients in a broad range of matters, including in the areas of international commercial and investment arbitrations, securities enforcement, securities litigation, general commercial litigation and disputes, and insurance coverage. Lisa’s clients have included investors, governments, corporations, corporate officers and directors, and individuals in disputes seated in common law and civil law jurisdictions worldwide. Her work has included disputes conducted under ICC, ICSID, ICSID AF, AAA/ICDR, SIAC, HKIAC, JAMS, DIS, LCIA, CPR, Swiss Rules and UNCITRAL Rules as well as pure ad hoc arbitrations. She has handled disputes in a wide variety of industries with a particular focus on disputes relating to energy, oil and gas, intellectual property, pharmaceuticals, infrastructure, licensing, securities, telecommunications, joint ventures, and construction.
