Emerging from COVID crisis to build back business relationships: Now the hard work begins…

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Register here: https://www.jamsadr.com/events/2021/confronting-chaos-embracing-conflict-emerging-from-covid-crisis-to-business-relationship-catastrophe-now-the-hard-work-begins

Thursday, December 16, 2021 | 9:00 am – 10:40 am (PT) / 12:00 noon – 1:40 pm (ET)
Confronting Chaos, Embracing Conflict Series | Emerging from COVID crisis to build back business relationships: Now the hard work begins…
Zoom webinar & hybrid event
NY and CA CLE available

I. Welcome & Introductions
Master of Ceremonies
Carolina Núñez | JAMS Weinstein Fellow | Associate General Counsel, BayWa r.e. Solar Projects LLC / Americas (Mexico City/New York/Irvine)

II. Keynote Presentation
Keynote Speaker
Amb. (Ret.) David Huebner, C.Arb | Mediator, Arbitrator and Referee/Special Master, JAMS (San Francisco)

III. Panel 1: Collaborative Solutions for Cross Border Disputes
Moderator:
Hon. Hugh L. Fraser (Ret.), FCIArb | Mediator, Arbitrator and Referee/Special Master, JAMS (Toronto)
Speakers:
Jacqueline Bart | Managing Partner, B ARTLAW LLP (Toronto) - UIA Member
Jerome C. Roth | Partner, Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP (San Francisco) - UIA President of Honour
Luis Sarabia | Partner, Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP (Toronto)

The global supply chain has developed a delicate balance, with manufacturers sourcing components from a vast collaborative network reliant on effective and efficient delivery mechanisms. Companies across the world have realized that while they had benefited financially from these supply networks, it also meant that they were exposed to higher risks from unexpected disruption. Quickly, discussions turned to how to find local sourcing options and what options were available through contractual dispute resolution clauses. No one imagined the state of global uncertainties would last so long.

This panel will identify some of the ‘emergency/interim’ measures that have been introduced, and as this ‘emergency’ continued, what impact these measures have had on previous relationships. The panel will also examine how stakeholders were able to identify commercial difficulties and consider what kinds of dispute resolution mechanisms should be included to anticipate disruption, delay and cancellation with a particular focus on Canada-US cross-border challenges.

IV. Panel 2: The Business Case for Appropriate Dispute Resolution
Moderator:
N. Damali Peterman, Esq. | Mediator, Arbitrator and Ombudsman, JAMS (New York)
Speakers:
Ben Campbell | General Counsel, Deloitte (New York)
Ashley James | Global Legal Director, Lime (DC)
Carolina Núñez | JAMS Weinstein Fellow | Associate General Counsel, BayWa r.e. Solar Projects LLC / Americas (Mexico City/New York/Irvine)
Noah Waisberg | Co-Founder & CEO – Zuva (Toronto)
Vanessa Kaye Watson | Senior Vice President, Assistant General Counsel, Consumer Solutions, Mastercard (USA)

Multinational companies with operations spanning many jurisdictions continue to adjust to the evolving freedom of movement restrictions and cautious reopening of cross-border business and trade.

This panel will discuss the current and future impact of the restrictions on cross-border business, trade, and collaboration in Canada, the US, and beyond. The panel will also examine ongoing challenges companies face when considering cross-border investments in a period of heightened risk and amidst a patchwork of fast-changing restrictions and regulations. Speakers will examine how dispute management clauses might provide efficient mechanisms for resolution and risk reduction