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Resolving Commercial Disputes with Chinese Parties: Trends in International Arbitration and WTO Disputes Resolution

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Tuesday, December 04 2007
Washington, DC

The DC Bar in conjunction with support from the US-China Business Council, the American Society of International Law, and Arnold & Porter, LLP present a luncheon program with two panels that will offer their critical views on the latest trends in resolving commercial, investment and trade disputes with Chinese government parties and private enterprises through international arbitration and WTO mechanisms. The luncheon keynote speaker will be Mr. Yu Jianlong, Secretary-General of the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC), addressing international commercial arbitration in China. The panelists include practitioners from the United States and China, representatives of the Chinese and international arbitration and mediation centers, and trade experts from government and private practice. Our speakers will address the dramatic growth in commercial arbitration involving Chinese parties and review the various alternative forums available to resolve disputes inside or outside China. In addition, they will examine the latest cases involving Chinese parties filed before the WTO and discuss general trends in Sino-U.S. commercial dispute resolution.

Arbitration Panel:
Jennifer Kirby, Deputy Secretary-General of the ICC International Court of Arbitration
Zhang Ye, Director of Case Administration, CIETAC
Fei Ning, Managing Partner, Haiwen & Partners, Shanghai
Patrick Norton, Steptoe & Johnson LLP, Washington, D.C.
Jean Kalicki, Arnold & Porter LLP, Chair, International Dispute Resolution Committee, DC Bar International Law Section (Arbitration Panel) (Moderator)

WTO Panel:
Claire E. Reade, Chief Counsel for China Trade Enforcement, USTR
Jeffrey M. Winton, McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP, Washington, D.C.
Lucille Barale, Adjunct Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center
Mary Patricia Michel, McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP, Chair, Investment & Finance Committee, DC Bar International Law Section (WTO Panel) (Moderator)

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To listen to audio of the event, please click on the links below:
- Part 1
- Part 2