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ACADEMIC PROGRAM

Legal track #1 | Session 2 - Risk, Regulations, and Rollercoasters: Arbitration and International Business Law in Times of Uncertainty

Organized by the International Arbitration and the International Business Law (+ Sports Law) Commissions

DATE & TIME​

LOCATION

🗓️Tuesday, August 26
🕐 11:30-12:30 EDT

📍 Waldorf Astoria

DESCRIPTION

Amid geopolitical tensions, economic volatility, and regulatory fragmentation, corporate resilience is being tested like never before. This session will examine how international business law is evolving to address these uncertainties, with arbitration and mediation playing an increasingly critical role in resolving cross-border disputes. We will explore shifting contractual risk management, the rise of investment disputes driven by regulatory changes and economic shifts, and how arbitration is adapting to a tech-driven world, including AI-powered dispute resolution. As businesses seek faster, cost-effective and enforceable solutions, understanding these developments is essential for legal practitioners navigating contractual risk mitigation and international disputes.

 

Join us for an insightful discussion on how businesses and legal practitioners—especially young lawyers—can stay ahead in a world where risk is constant, regulations are evolving, and dispute resolution is more critical than ever.

SPEAKERS

Fabian Clausen

World Bank's Integrity Vice Presidency (INT), USA

Bio

Fabian Clausen is a Senior Litigation Specialist at the World Bank’s Integrity Vice Presidency (INT), handling administrative sanctions cases and investigating fraud and corruption in World Bank-financed projects. He contributes to integrity policy reforms across multilateral development banks and leads INT’s trainee program for emerging legal talent. As a university lecturer, Fabian has taught courses on transnational corruption. Prior to joining the World Bank in 2014, he practiced law in Berlin, Germany, advising clients on regulatory compliance in the renewable energies sector.

Rocío Olea Salgado

Greenberg Traurig, Mexico

Bio

Rocío Olea Salgado focuses her practice on business and competition law, including compliance and transactional issues in the technology, e-commerce, product manufacturing, pharmaceutical, and other industries. She is experienced advising on the implementation of comprehensive compliance programs from a digital technology, data privacy and consumer protection standpoint, as well as economic and competition issues, including the review and notification of mergers, concentrations, and investigations of alleged antitrust activities, among other regulatory compliance matters. 

Roxana Sharifi

CMS, Switzerland

Bio

Roxana Sharifi is an attorney at CMS Zurich, focusing on international arbitration, litigation, and corporate law. Her involvement in matters across a broad range of industries — including emerging areas such as artificial intelligence and the blockchain, as well as the automotive and energy sectors — has given her a nuanced understanding of the legal challenges in diverse business environments.

With experience in both Swiss and German law, she is well equipped to handle cross-border matters. Roxana Sharifi is a strong advocate for the integration of AI into legal practice and leads the CMS Switzerland Artificial Intelligence Task Force.

Giancarlo Cueto

Shutts & Bowen, USA

Bio

Giancarlo Cueto is an attorney in the Miami office of Shutts & Bowen LLP. Giancarlo focuses his practice on representing international and domestic clients in complex litigation, arbitration, and business transactions. Giancarlo has participated in complex, commercial litigation disputes in federal and state court and ICDR, AAA, and ICC arbitration matters. Giancarlo’s experience includes litigating corporate shareholder disputes, aviation disputes, investment disputes, corporate fraud, asset recovery, and cases involving the recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitral awards. A fluent Spanish speaker, Giancarlo assists foreign clients in navigating multijurisdictional disputes, foreign investment, and cross-border business transactions.

SESSION COORDINATORS AND MODERATORS

Rachel Tao

Hui Ye Law Firm, China

Bio

Rachel Tao is a partner at Hui Ye Law Firm. She specializes in international dispute resolution, international trade and distribution, and cross-border investment. She regularly represents foreign and Chinese companies in international commercial arbitration administered by renowned institutions including ICC, SIAC, CIETAC and SHIAC, with a focus on cross-border investment and international trade disputes. She also advises foreign and Chinese clients on cross-border mergers and acquisitions and cross-border distribution.

Rachel Tao is a HKIAC-Accredited Tribunal Secretary and regularly serves as the guest arbitrator in various Moot Court Competitions.

Rachel Tao graduated from China University of Political Science and Law (BLaw) and the University of Hong Kong (LLM).

Daniela Jara

OBPO, Mexico

Bio

Daniela Jara Cruz is a Mexican lawyer specializing in corporate and transactional law, with a particular focus on cross-border transactions. Daniela advises both domestic and international clients on mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, regulatory matters and anti-money laundering obligations under Mexican law. She holds a law degree from Universidad Panamericana and a Master of Corporate Law (MCL) from the University of Cambridge. She currently serves as Vice President of the International Business Law (+ Sports Law) Commission of AIJA.