Tug of War: The Tension Between Regulation and International Cooperation
Thursday, October 25th, 2012.
9:00-9:30 a.m.
WELCOME AND OPENING REMARKS
Richard Revesz, Dean, Lawrence King Professor of Law, NYU School of Law
José E. Alvarez, Herbert and Rose Rubin Professor of International Law, NYU School of Law
Herbert Rubin ’42, Founding Partner, Herzfeld & Rubin, PC
9:30-11:00 a.m.
PANEL ONE: REGULATING FORUM SHOPPING: COURTS’ USE OF FORUM NON CONVENIENS IN TRANSNATIONAL LITIGATION
Moderator: Franco Ferrari, Professor of Law, Director, Center for Transnational Litigation and Commercial Law, New York University School of Law
Ronald A. Brand, Professor of Law, University of Pittsburg School of Law
Peter B. “Bo” Rutledge, Herman E. Talmadge Chair of Law, University of Georgia School of Law
Commentator: John Fellas, Partner, Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP
11:10 a.m.-12:40 p.m.
PANEL TWO: U.S. APPLICATION OF FOREIGN LAW: COMPETENCY AND DIPLOMACY
Moderator: José E. Alvarez, Herbert and Rose Rubin Professor of International Law, NYU School of Law
Louise Ellen Teitz, Professor of Law, Roger Williams University School of Law, currently serving as First Secretary, Hague Conference on Private International Law, The Netherlands
Matthew J. Wilson, Associate Dean of Student Affairs, Associate Professor of Law, University of Wyoming College of Law
Commentator: Judge Diane P. Wood, United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
1:40-3:10 p.m.
PANEL THREE: JUDGMENT ENFORCEMENT AND RECOGNITION: IS THE STATUS QUO WORKING?
Moderator: Linda J. Silberman, Martin Lipton Professor of Law, New York University School of Law
Samuel P. Baumgartner, Professor of Law and Director of Faculty Research and Development, University of Akron School of Law
Stephen B. Burbank, David Berger Professor for the Administration of Justice, University of Pennsylvania Law School
Commentator: John B. Bellinger III, Partner, Arnold & Porter LLP
3:20-4:20 p.m.
THE EFFECT OF CORRUPTION IN FOREIGN COURTS
Lord Collins of Mapesbury, Former Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
Commentator: Judge Diane P. Wood, United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
4:20-4:30 p.m.