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LAWDRAGON: Interview with Ayse Yazir
Ayse Lowe Ellen White Ayse Lowe Ellen White

LAWDRAGON: Interview with Ayse Yazir

Istanbul Arbitration Week kicks off next week, running October 10 to 14. This is the second year for the event, hosted by the Energy Disputes Arbitration Center, or EDAC. Topics include collecting on claims, ADR mechanisms, the Energy Charter Treaty, litigation funding and other subjects pertinent to arbitration.

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HALL OF FAME LIMELIGHT: STUART GRANT
Allison Holland Allison Holland

HALL OF FAME LIMELIGHT: STUART GRANT

Stuart Grant, known internationally for his plaintiff advocacy work on behalf of stockholders, co-founded Bench Walk Advisors in 2017. The company has since invested nearly half a billion dollars into over 150 commercial cases and portfolios. They have offices in New York, Delaware and London.

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Access to International Arbitration and Third-Party Funding in Kosovo
Ayse Lowe, Hasan Tahsin Azizagaoglu Ellen White Ayse Lowe, Hasan Tahsin Azizagaoglu Ellen White

Access to International Arbitration and Third-Party Funding in Kosovo

Kosovo has made significant efforts toward building a successful legal framework for protecting foreign

investments. Kosovo became a party to the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes

(“ICSID”) convention in 2009; has passed a number of domestic laws and regulations promoting foreign

investments; has signed and ratified various bilateral investment treaties (“BIT”); and has passed a

domestic arbitration law that is largely based on the UNCITRAL Model Law. In little more than a decade

of state-building, Kosovo has clearly recognized the importance of foreign direct investments for

developing its emerging economy.

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Investor Protection in Europe: What does the future hold?
Ayse Lowe Ellen White Ayse Lowe Ellen White

Investor Protection in Europe: What does the future hold?

What does the future hold for investment protection in Europe? A colossal question that resonates across board rooms and government halls on both sides of the Channel. With a consortium of investment law experts including Nikos Lavranos (NL Investment Consulting), Ayse Lowe (Bench Walk), Gordon Nardell QC (Twenty Essex), and Laura Rees-Evans (Fietta LLP) joining together, the webinar held on 30 June 2021 provided multi-disciplinary viewpoints that will be of interest to both investors and States alike.

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