Structure & Topics Covered
The International arbitration and risk management course will take place over 3 days with classroom lessons for a total of 24 hours. At the end of the course, participants will put what they learned in practice through a business game, in which two teams will compete in front of a simulated board of directors (formed by three well-known professionals in the field) to present two alternative projects aimed at illustrating a strategic plan for managing a complex cross-border dispute their company is involved in.
Here is a list of the contents of the course:
1. Choosing international arbitration
- “International” arbitration: a brief introduction
- Best strategies and tactics in choosing a dispute resolution mechanism before and after a dispute arises. The advantages of resorting to international arbitration and the forum/law shopping approach
- Negotiation and drafting dispute resolution clauses and clauses on the applicable law
- Investment arbitration and treaty shopping: defining the architecture of a foreign investment in light of protections offered by international treaties
2. International arbitration as a “project”
- Preliminary SWOT analysis (in the different claimant’s and respondent’s perspectives)
- Early Case Assessment
- Creation of your dedicated team and identification of the in-house managers (legal, technical, commercial)
- Selection of external consultants (legal and technical)
- Alternative models of compensating external consultants and monitoring expensese
- Third party financing
3. The management of recurring issues in the practice of international arbitration
- Time and cost claims in international engineering, procurement and construction contracts
- Management of disputes over price adjustment or revision procedures in M&A and Oil & Gas sectors
- Quantification of damages
- Cross-examination a practical guide for witnesses, experts and lawyers. Practice with a specific case
4. Favorable and unfavorable arbitral awards: procedures for enforcement and appeal
- Arbitrators’ challenges
- Actions to set aside the arbitral award
- Opposition to the enforcement and/or recognition of the arbitral award
- Identification of the debtor’s assets and international circulation of the arbitral award from a forum/law shopping perspective
- Enforcement of the arbitral award in Italy and abroad
You will have the chance to examine your own journey in light of the experiences of those who are dealing with the same professional challenges.
Download the brochure to find out more about the expected learning outcomes, the learning model and the Faculty of the course.
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Why Join Us?
Benefits for the participant
- Acquire specific knowledge about handling cross-border disputes and international arbitrations, from the initial choice of the arbitrator to the final phase of dealing with a favorable or unfavorable award once it is issued
- Become familiar with the complexity of the processes triggered by international arbitration and with the different actors who play a role in their management
- Meet the expectations of managers and clients involved in international arbitrations
- Interact with some of the most well-known professionals in international arbitration
Benefits for you company
- Spread awareness of the need to manage arbitrations according to risk management criteria common to all businesses (cost-benefit analysis)
- Train in-house professionals to approach international disputes through efficient organization techniques, according to what would be required of any business project
- Understand how to best select external consultants and acquire the tools needed to monitor and minimize costs
- Learn how to control the dynamics of international arbitrations by playing an active role in the management of disputes (containing costs, controlling time, document processing and preparation of witnesses, experts, hearings, etc.)
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Program Agenda
The program lasts 3 days (24-hour time equivalent)
26-28 Nov 2024
9:00 - 18:00
Program Location
On-campus training will take place at:
Bocconi School of Management: Via Sarfatti 10, 20136 Milan (Italy)
Fee
€ 3.000 (+ VAT) fee includes educational materials and working lunches, but not VAT. A maximum number of participants is pre-determined. You can reserve and register online on the program’s web page.
Special Payment Terms
A 10% reduction on the program fees offered to applications sent in by the 26th of September 2024.
For further information and details on discounts, please refer to: www.sdabocconi.it/special-payment-terms
Apply ASAP
You can apply for the Program until the day before it is due to start. For organizational reasons, we encourage you to complete your registration process 10 days before the Program begins.
