Taming the Beast – The Case for Limiting Document Production

ASA Town Hall 2024

Hotel Bellevue Palace, Bern, Switzerland
27 Sep, 2024

Summary

Experience ASA Town Hall 2024, the September Conference focused on advancing arbitration together. Join us for a unique event with interactive workshops, networking, expert speakers, and moderated discussions on controlling document production. The day will kick off with the ASA below 40 Seminar, followed by the ASA General Meeting!

Agenda:

09:00 – 11:00 ASA below 40 Seminar – “Trust Me, I’m an Expert – Working with Experts in International Arbitration”

  • Hélène Taberlet, LALIVE
  • Cyril Roche, BDO
  • Andreas Wehowsky, Schellenberg Wittmer

11:15 – 12:15 – ASA General Meeting (only for ASA Members)

13.15 – 13.30  Welcome and Introduction

13.30 – 14.00  Keynote speeches:

  • James Hosking, Chaffetz Lindsey LLP
  • Carmen Núñez-Lagos, International Arbitrator

14.00 – 15.15  Roundtable discussions

Moderators:

  • Alison R. Pearsall, Eviden International
  • Anya George, Schellenberg Wittmer
  • James Menz, rothorn legal
  • John Adam, Squire Patton Boggs
  • Lara Hammoud, Arbitra International
  • Steven Finizio, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr
  • Thomas Rohner, Pestalozzi
  • Tobias Zuberbühler, Zuberbühler Arbitration
  • Wolfgang Junge, MSC

Roundtable 1 (three groups): Measures to be taken before an arbitration / by the Parties

Roundtable 2 (two groups): Measures to be taken by arbitral tribunals

Roundtable 3 (two groups): Applicable standard of relevance and materiality

Roundtable 4 (two groups): Reviewing the context – policy considerations, stakeholder interests and technology.

15.15 – 15.45  Coffee break

15.45 – 16.45  Plenary wrap-up

16.45 – 17.00  Closing

ASA Town Hall 2024: where arbitration is developed.

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