Agenda
4:45–5:00 PM | Registration
5:00–7:00 PM | Panel Discussion and Q&A
7:00–8:00 PM | Cocktail Reception
Albert Bates, Jr., a partner in the Construction Practice Group of Pepper Hamilton, will be speaking on the program titled "Understanding the Dispute Management Provisions Pursuant to the FIDIC and Other Industry Form Contract Documents and their Application to Mega Projects – An International and Domestic Construction ADR Overview" presented by the International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR), the international division of the American Arbitration Association (AAA), and sponsored by Pepper Hamilton. The panel discussion will cover the FIDIC, AIA, ConsensusDocs, EJCDC and other industry form contract documents and their application to mega projects along with the AAA-ICDR®’s perspectives on their construction cases.
Key topics include:
- The specific challenges you can face on these projects
- The dispute management provisions pursuant to the FIDIC, AIA, ConsensusDocs, EJCDC and other industry-form contract documents and their practical application to the successful execution of mega projects
- Differences to consider between a domestic and international arbitration of a mega project dispute including as it relates to:
- Discovery – Exchange of Information
- Experts
- Testimony
- Selecting your arbitrator
- Time and costs options and coordinating with in-house counsel.
Speakers
- Albert Bates, Jr., Partner, Pepper Hamilton LLP
- Aisha Nadar, Consultant, Advokatfirman Runeland AB and Board Member, FIDIC
- Michael De Chiara, Senior Partner, Zetlin & DeChiara LLP
- Kenneth W. Cobleigh, Managing Director and Counsel, The American Institute of Architects
Moderators
- Luis Martinez, Vice President, International Centre for Dispute Resolution®
- Michael Marra, Vice President, Construction Division, American Arbitration Association®