AIJA 60th International Young Lawyers’ Congress, Singapore

Academic PROGRAMME

OLD TRICKS, NEW TRICKS: CORRUPTION IN ARBITRATION

Organised by the International Arbitration Commission

Session #3

Date & Time

Location

Tuesday, 23 August

14:00 – 15:15

Melati Main Ballroom 4001AB-2 + 4101AB-2 – Level 4/Sands Convention Centre

Description

Corruption is an evergreen and multifaceted hot topic both in international commercial and investor-state arbitrations. Whether the charge is levied against commercial entities, host States, or even the arbitral tribunals themselves, current stakeholders must increasingly grapple with the pernicious effects of corruption in order to ensure procedural and substantive fairness to protect the institution of international arbitration.

Here we will discuss highly-sensitive issues such as the arbitral tribunals’ rights and obligations to investigate corruption and the consequences of positive findings of fraud by the arbitrators. Further, with a pragmatic approach, discussions will include a series of hypothetical scenarios pulled from actual cases to consider the evolving definitions and standards of proof of corruption that have been developed in recent years, including some notable decisions arising from Singapore.

Speakers & Moderators

Jacopo Piemonte

De Berti Jacchia, Italy

Bio

Jacopo Piemonte joined De Berti Jacchia Franchini Forlani in 2008.

Jacopo’s practice mainly focuses on International and Domestic Arbitration, Litigation and Compliance.

Jacopo has particular experience in International Arbitration and ADR. He has assisted clients in ad hoc and institutional arbitrations mainly under the rules of the ICC, UNCITRAL, the Milan Chamber of Arbitration and Vienna International Arbitration Centre. Jacopo has also served as sole arbitrator, co-arbitrator and secretary in a number of arbitrations mainly under the Milan and AIA Rules. Jacopo’s practice also focuses on Compliance and anti-bribery law. He advises Italian and foreign multinational companies on internal compliance matters with a specific focus on the adoption of the compliance models pursuant to Legislative Decree 8 June 2001, n. 231 on the liability of legal entities and sits as secretary in the Supervisory Board for compliance of several multinational groups.

Timothy Cooke

Reed Smith LLP, Singapore

Bio

Timothy Cooke represents clients in substantial disputes across a range of sectors and industries arising in or concerning southeast Asia. He has particular experience of complex joint venture and shareholder disputes, and cases involving energy and natural resources, technology and transportation. Timothy is frequently appointed as sole, presiding and emergency arbitrator.

Timothy is the author of the leading title on international arbitration in Singapore – International Arbitration in Singapore: Legislation and Materials. He also designed and coded the Reed Smith Arbitration Pricing Calculator, a first-of-its-kind free mobile app (shortlisted for “Best Innovation” at both the 2022 GAR and The Lawyer Awards) that helps users budget for the institutional costs of arbitrating at over 35 arbitral institutions.

Timothy appears in all the leading legal directories, most recently The Legal 500 Asia Pacific (2022): “Timothy Cooke is a pleasure to work with. Wide and deep experience in many sectors. Over-arching expertise in arbitration, particularly in the region, but also more widely.” He is “a superb international arbitrator.”

Anouk Rosielle

Dentons, The Netherlands

Bio

Anouk Rosielle is a dispute resolution partner in the Dentons Amsterdam office. She specialises in litigation and arbitration in international corporate and commercial disputes, including commercial contracts, shareholders’ disputes, and directors’ liability. Anouk regularly acts in energy, pharmaceutical, manufacturing and distribution disputes. She is experienced in both national and international arbitration (amongst which ICC, ICDR and NAI), where she acts for private and state-owned companies.

Dirk Wiegandt

Hanefeld, Germany

Bio

Dirk Wiegandt is a Senior Associate with HANEFELD in Hamburg, Germany, where he focuses on international arbitration and litigation. His practice spans various sectors and areas of law with an emphasis on corporate (joint ventures and post-M&A), EU and antitrust law (in particular antitrust damages actions), energy as well as trade and distribution matters. Dirk primarily acts as counsel in arbitration and court proceedings. In addition, he acts as arbitrator or as secretary to arbitral tribunals in large-volume and complex disputes. Dirk currently serves as Regional Representative for Europe of the Young International Arbitration Group (YIAG), the young professionals association of the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA), and lectures international sales law (CISG) at the European Business School (EBS).

Before joining HANEFELD, Dirk worked at a major international law firm in the field of antitrust litigation. Prior to that, he was a research fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law, where he earned a PhD. Dirk studied law at the universities of Freiburg, Geneva and Cambridge (LL.M.). He speaks German, English, French and Dutch.

Hannah Fry

39 Essex Chamber, United Kingdom

Bio

Hannah has a broad commercial, construction and public law practice. She has a particular interest in international litigation and arbitration. Hannah regularly appears as sole counsel in the County Court and High Court and has appeared (led) in the Privy Council and the Supreme Court. She also appears before international arbitral tribunals. Hannah is a member of the Government Legal Department’s Panel of Junior Junior Counsel.
Prior to joining Chambers, Hannah obtained a First-Class law degree, followed by a Distinction in her LLM in Comparative and International Dispute Resolution, at Queen Mary, University of London. Hannah worked as a paralegal and research assistant to a construction silk. Additionally, she has worked as a legal intern at a software company in London and the litigation, banking and finance departments of a Kuala-Lumpur based law firm.

Lin Yuankai

RPC Premier Law, Singapore

Bio

Yuankai Lin is a Partner at RPC Premier Law and specialises in complex and high-stakes international litigation and arbitration. As an experienced dispute resolution lawyer, Yuankai frequently does his own advocacy in both litigation and arbitration matters. He has a very international practice having acted in disputes involving a wide range of jurisdictions including Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei, Thailand, China, Russia, South Korea, Bangladesh, India and the United States. He has acted for clients at all levels of the Singapore Courts as well as in arbitrations administered by the SIAC, ICC, KLRCA (now AIAC), LCIA, UNCITRAL Rules as well as ad hoc proceedings. He has also been emplaced on the panel of arbitrators for numerous arbitral institutions.

He acts for clients across a range of sectors including technology, communications & media; retail; entertainment & sport; consumer life sciences & healthcare and aviation.

Yuankai is an accredited mediator, he has been on the Singapore Mediation Centre’s Panel of Associate Mediators since 2014. He has experience mediating disputes at the Supreme Court and State Courts of Singapore and, as counsel, frequently acts for clients in mediations as well.

Academic PROGRAMME

OLD TRICKS, NEW TRICKS: CORRUPTION IN ARBITRATION

Date & Time

Location

Description

Speakers & Moderators

Jacopo Piemonte

De Berti Jacchia, Italy

Timothy Cooke

Reed Smith LLP, Singapore

Anouk Rosielle

Dentons, The Netherlands

Dirk Wiegandt

Hanefeld, Germany

Hannah Fry

39 Essex Chamber, United Kingdom

Lin Yuankai

RPC Premier Law, Singapore

Session Coordinators

Jacopo Piemonte

De Berti Jacchia, Italy

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