Nappert Prize in International Arbitration Symposium
Made possible by the generosity and vision of noted arbitrator Sophie Nappert (BCL’86, LLB’86), the Nappert Prize in International Arbitration considers unpublished papers on commercial arbitration or investment arbitration. Join us for an evening of dynamic discussions in the field of International Arbitration, as the three winners of the 2022 edition of the Nappert Prize in International Arbitration present their papers and compete for the title of the Best Oralist to be decided by a jury. The event will be followed by a cocktail reception.Ìý
We are delighted to have Prof. Andrea Bjorklund (Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Faculty of Law), Dr. Joshua Karton (Queen’s University Faculty of Law) and Ms. Vasudha Sinha (Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer) join us as the jury for the Best Oralist segment.ÌýÌý
The winners of the Nappert Prize in International Arbitration 2022, who will be presenting their award-winning papers during the Symposium are:Ìý
First Prize ($4,000): Maxence Rivoire (PhD Candidate, Cambridge), “The Law Applicable to the Arbitrability of Registered Industrial Property Rightsâ€ÌýÌý
Second Prize ($2,000): Priyanshi Vakharia (Staff Attorney, Volterra Fietta, LLM’22 University of Cambridge), “The Trojan Horse in Financial Crisis Sovereign Debt in Investment Treaty Arbitrationsâ€ÌýÌý
Third Prize ($1,000): Juan Felipe Coy Gómez (Lawyer, Pérez-Llorca; LLM'19 King’s College London), “La Tensa Relación entre la Transición Ecológica y los Derechos del Inversor Extranjero: Implicaciones de las Medidas Protectoras del Medioambiente Sobre la Inversión Extranjera en Sectores Contaminantesâ€ÌýÌý
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