NEW YORK, June 11, 2012 – R. Doak Bishop and Edward G. Kehoe, partners with King & Spalding and co-leaders of the firm’s international arbitration practice group, will be featured speakers at Global Arbitration Review’s inaugural North American GAR Live conference at the University Club in New York City on September 19.
Bishop will chair a panel discussion on investment arbitration, and Kehoe will be on a panel that addresses the relationship between the U.S. courts and international arbitration.
In addition to Bishop and Kehoe’s sessions, the day-long conference will include a Q&A of questions submitted by delegates in advance and a debate on the motion: This house believes that international arbitration has become too “Americanized.”
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Bishop has over 27 years’ experience focusing on international arbitration and litigation of oil and gas, energy, construction and environmental disputes. He has developed a national reputation for his experience in international arbitration, serving as both an arbitrator and counsel in large business disputes. He is vice chairman of the executive committee of the Institute for Transnational Arbitration and a member of the U.S. delegation to the NAFTA Advisory Committee on Private Commercial Disputes. Bishop is resident in King & Spalding’s Houston office.
Kehoe has more than 20 years’ experience in business arbitration and litigation, with a focus on energy, professional services liability, construction, joint ventures, environmental matters, finance/banking, real estate and insurance. He has been recognized by Chambers USA and Legal 500 as one of the top international arbitration lawyers. He is a member of the board of editors of Global Arbitration Review and the advisory board of the Institute for Transnational Arbitration. Kehoe is resident in King & Spalding’s New York office.
Global Arbitration Review is the world's leading international arbitration law journal and news service. GAR provides breaking news, updates five days a week and in-depth features covering issues in international arbitration around the world.
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