Final Programme - International Bar Association

Section and Committee information
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Consumer Litigation 35
Chair
Tara A Archer Higgs & Johnson, Nassau, Bahamas
The aim of the Consumer Litigation Committee is to consider
international aspects of liability and the consumer’s rights.
Litigation 35
Co-Chairs
Florian Kremslehner Dorda Brugger Jordis Rechtsanwälte, Vienna,
Austria
Antonio Bravo Eversheds Nicea, Madrid, Spain
The Litigation Committee focuses on the legal, practical and
procedural issues involved in conducting litigation. Differences and
developments in individual jurisdictions are compared. The issues
arising in international litigation receive particular attention, including
issues such as jurisdiction, choice of law and the role of international
judicial assistance in dispute resolution.
Mediation 35
Chair
Babak Barin Barin Avocats, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
The Mediation Committee focuses on laws, practices and
procedures relating to the mediation, conciliation and negotiation of
transnational disputes, as well as other alternate dispute resolution
(ADR) processes.
Negligence and Damages 35–36
Chair
Paul Emerson Lamb Chambers, London, England
The Negligence and Damages Committee has the objective of
providing practical information from a range of jurisdictions to
personal injury and other litigation lawyers worldwide.
Energy, Environment, Natural
Resources and Infrastructure
Law Section (SEERIL) 36–37
Council Liaison Officer
Arent van Wassenaer Allen & Overy, Amsterdam, the Netherlands;
Chair, Energy, Environment, Natural Resources and Infrastructure Law
Section (SEERIL)
The Section on Energy, Environment, Natural Resources and
Infrastructure Law (SEERIL) has a membership of over 2,300 lawyers in
private practice, oil and mining companies, international organisations,
government and academia. The section coordinates the activities of six
committees that aim to advance the development and understanding
of the law affecting oil and gas, mining, power, water, international
construction projects and environment, health and safety law.
Environment, Health and Safety Law 36
Chair
Eugene E Smary Warner Norcross & Judd, Grand Rapids, Michigan,
USA
The objective of the committee is to promote knowledge and
awareness in all areas of environmental, health and safety law and
related issues, as well as the interrelationships between them.
International Construction Projects 36
Co-Chairs
Thomas P Wilson Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton, Dubai, UAE
John Wright Goodman Derrick, London, England
This committee is for lawyers interested in construction law and in
exchanging experiences from construction projects around the world.
All aspects and types of construction and engineering projects are
dealt with, from traditional building and civil engineering contracts to
state-of-the art project finance infrastructure projects.
Mining Law 36–37
Chair
Luis Carlos Rodrigo Prado Rodrigo Elias & Medrano Abogados,
Lima, Peru
The objective of the Mining Law Committee is to promote an
interchange of information and views and to advance knowledge
among individual members of the section and others as to laws,
practices and procedures affecting all activities concerning minerals
and mining throughout the world.
Oil and Gas Law 37
Chair
Jean-André Díaz Total, Paris, France
The Oil and Gas Law Committee focuses on issues such as:
exploration and production for all forms of hydrocarbons; onshore
and offshore oil and gas; joint operating agreements and other usual
contracts used by the industry; financing and insurance; comparative
tax regimes; state participation and national oil companies; natural
gas transportation and distribution; LNG chain; and hydrocarbons
regulatory bodies and agencies.
Power Law 37
Chair
Juan Francisco MacKenna Carey y Cía, Santiago, Chile
The mission of the Power Law Committee is to provide a forum where
energy lawyers with different legal backgrounds from around the
world can interact and learn from one another in a setting encouraging
collegiality and the friendly exchange of ideas. The committee
explores various topics to provide its membership with practical and
useful advice to better serve clients, and to offer the opportunity for
collaboration, networking and friendships among its members.
Water Law 37
Chair
Pia L Nielsen Molt Wengel, Copenhagen, Denmark
The Water Law Committee looks at the following issues: quantity and
quality rights in international rivers; national water allocation systems;
national water quality protection systems; water resource related
aspects of natural resource development; hydroelectric development;
water transfers; alternate dispute resolution mechanisms; and
institutional issues in water resources development and distribution.
Financial Services Section 37–38
Council Liaison Officers
Lisa Curran Allen & Overy, Rome, Italy
Hendrik Haag Hengeler Mueller, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
The Financial Services Section is one of the largest sections in the
Legal Practice Division, comprising over 3,400 members.