The Expectation: How Important is Enforcement in the Choice of International Arbitration? - WAMR 2014 Vol. 8, No. 4

Author(s):

Kevin O’Gorman

Michael S. Goldberg

Karl Hennessee

Gregory Odry

Page Count:

14 pages

Media Description:

1 PDF Download

Published:

February, 2015

Jurisdictions:

International

Practice Areas:

Enforceability of Arbitration Agreements,

Enforcement of Arbitral Awards,

International Litigation,

Enforceability

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Description:

Originally From World Arbitration and Mediation Review (WAMR)

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The topic of this presentation is “The expectation: how
important is enforcement in the choice of international

arbitration?” Now, as Doak Bishop mentioned, superficially we

have the New York Convention, which allows for the enforcement

of arbitration agreements and arbitration awards in as many as

145 countries. The reality, of course, is that it is much more

difficult and more complex, and in that context, how does

corporate counsel evaluate and manage arbitration risk and

enforcement risk? What input does outside counsel have in

dealing with enforcement risk?

With me today, we have a distinguished panel of experts. On

the far end of the table, we have Karl Hennessee, who is the Vice

President of Public Law & Technology for Halliburton. He is

currently the Chairman of the Governing Body of the ICC Court of

International Arbitration. Before Halliburton, he was the Vice

President of Litigation and Regulatory Affairs at Airbus. Karl

Hennessee has practiced and studied in both Europe and the U.S.,

and it is a bit of a homecoming for him today because he is a

graduate of Southern Methodist University Law School.

By videoconference, we have Gregory Odry, who is the

General Counsel of GDF Suez Energy Central America. Poor

Gregory Odry had his passport stolen just in the last day or so and

unfortunately cannot be with us in person, but he is so graciously

appearing from Panama by video. Gregory Odry is an expert in

international construction, operation, and maintenance contracts,

especially electricity and water services. Before GDF, he had been

in-house counsel at Electricité de France and Veolia Water.

Gregory Odry is a French lawyer with post-graduate degrees in