Inter-State Disputes and the Global Energy System
Hosted by the International Practice Committee
Webinar begins at 11:00 am Central
Duration: 1 hour
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Overview
Energy issues have long been a driver of inter-State conflict, from disputes over energy agreements to wars over resource-rich territories. When conflict erupts, it can in turn create risks in the global energy market: threatening critical infrastructure; disrupting reliable and affordable energy supply; and affecting prices. These impacts may themselves give rise to a broad range of international commercial disputes and investor-State arbitration.
On the other hand, energy flows between two States may decrease the likelihood that those States engage in armed conflict. It’s also common for States to seek resolution of broader conflicts (at least in part) through energy-related legal proceedings, as in the case of claims brought by Ukraine against Russia.
This panel will consider the interrelationship between inter-State conflicts and the global energy system; the role of law in mitigating risks and resolving inter-State energy disputes; and emerging “hot spots” for new disputes, including in the clean and renewable energies sectors.
Webinar begins at 11:00 am Central
Duration: 1 hour
Speakers
Taylor LeMay
Norton Rose Fulbright (US) LLP
Houston, TX
Taylor LeMay is a Senior Associate in Norton Rose Fulbright’s International Arbitration group. His practice focuses on complex cross-border disputes, including international arbitration, the enforcement of arbitration clauses and awards, and complex commercial litigation in US federal and state courts. His experience includes advising foreign and domestic entities on cross-border contract and business tort disputes, with an emphasis on high-value cases arising from projects and business ventures in Europe and the Middle East in the construction, engineering, energy, and transportation sectors.
Floriane Lavaud
Withersworldwide
New York, NY
Floriane Lavaud is a Partner in the litigation and arbitration group at Withers LLP. Her practice focuses on public international law, international arbitration, and complex litigation, with a particular emphasis on the Middle East. Floriane regularly advises and represents sovereign states, state-owned entities, and multinational corporations in a variety of jurisdictions and fora on issues of civil and common law, public international law, and treaty and contract interpretation, including before the International Court of Justice. She also advises sovereign wealth funds, private equity funds and hedge funds, including in connection with investments in the Middle East.
Frédéric Sourgens
James McCulloch Chair in Energy Law
Tulane Energy Law Center
New Orleans, LA
Frédéric Sourgens is the James McCulloch Chair in Energy Law at Tulane Law School and Director of the Tulane Center for Energy Law. He regularly speaks and publishes on international energy law, international dispute resolution and transnational law issues. Freddy is the co-lead investigator of the energy transition policy and regulatory briefs project for the Organization of Petroleum Producing States (OPEC), the Chair of the Southwest Institute for International and Comparative Law, and chair of the Academic Outreach Committee for the Institute for Energy Law.
Luke Wochensky
Kinstellar
New York, NY
Luke Wochensky is a Partner and Head of the firm-wide Risk and Investigations Service Line at Kinsteller. He has extensive experience representing US and multinational corporations operating in Central & Eastern Europe and Central Asia and regularly counsels clients in risk mitigation, compliance, and integrity issues, particularly those involving cross-border internal and government investigations. He has led business, legal, and organizational audits involving financial and anti-money laundering compliance, as well as cases involving allegations of corruption and commercial bribery.
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