Ritch Mueller sponsored the XVIII International Congress of the Spanish and Ibero-American Arbitration Club (CEIA for its acronym in spanish) and the XVII CEIA -40 Meeting in Madrid. Our partner Adriana Padilla and associate Sara Hardy attended on behalf of the firm's arbitration and dispute resolution practice. 

Both events covered essential topics in the field of arbitration under the following titles: 

  • Arbitration and the State - A Complex Symbiosis 
  • The State and anti-arbitration measures
  • State liability for denial of recognition and enforcement of agreements and awards
  • The State as an anti-corruption enforcer in arbitration
  • A 360º LATAM perspective on administrative activity as a subject of arbitration disputes
  • Cases of the year on procedural situations when the state is a party

State of Arbitration: Prisoners of Geopolitics? 

  • Geopolitical tensions in arbitration
  • Litigation against sovereign entities: key players and their roles 
  • State of international arbitration: opportunities for young professionals