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DESCRIPTION:Please join our speakers\, Ali Gursel\, managing\npartner of Cu
 rtis\, Mallet-Prevost\, Colt & Mosle LLP\ninТ Istanbul and Ashgabat\, and M
 artin Valasek\,\npartner in the Montreal office of Norton Rose OR LLP\, fo
 r a\nlivelyТ discussion on the general legal framework pertaining to\nthe r
 esolution of investor-state disputes\, and onТ what\nconstitutes an investm
 ent for the purposes of the International\nCentre for Settlement of Invest
 ment Disputes (ICSID) and bilateral\ninvestment treaties.\nThe speakers wi
 ll focus on specific cases giving rise to\ndiffering approaches to definin
 g an investment\, drawing upon\nexamples from their rich international pra
 ctice.\nThis discussion will be moderated by Professor Fabien\nGУЉlinas.\nA
  cocktail reception will follow. RSVP:Т mcgill [at] arbitrationsociety.ca.
 \nThis event has been accredited by the Barreau du QuУЉbec for\n1.5 hours o
 f continuing legal education. Activity no.\n10044566.\nSpeakers\nMartin Va
 lasek\, a partner in the Montreal\noffice of Norton Rose OR LLP\, is a lea
 ding practitioner in the area\nof international arbitration and regularly 
 acts as lead counsel in\ninvestor-state and commercial contract disputes.Т 
 Т Mr.\nValasek has acted in numerous international arbitrations\, covering
 \na wide range of legal systems and industries\, including aerospace\,\nai
 rport development\, banking\, construction\, mining\, energy\,\nenvironmen
 tal remediation\, pharmaceuticals\, IT outsourcing\,\nlotteries and steel 
 manufacturing.Т Т He has extensive\nexperience with arbitrations conducted u
 nder the ICC\, LCIA\, ICSID\nand UNCITRAL Rules.Т Т He also sits as arbitrat
 or\, and has\nacted as tribunal secretary in several important arbitration
 s\,\nincluding the Yukos Energy Charter Treaty\narbitration.Т Т Mr. Valasek 
 is a frequent speaker\, lecturer\nand contributor to various publications 
 in his areas of\nexpertise.Т Т He was recently named to Global Arbitration\n
 Review's '45 under 45' list of leading young members of the\ninternational
  arbitration bar.\nAli Gursel is the managing partner of Curtis\,\nMallet-
 Prevost\, Colt & Mosle LLP inТ Т Istanbul and\nAshgabat\, and a partner in t
 he firm's International Arbitration\,\nCorporate and Finance groups.Т Т Mr. 
 Gursel has represented\nforeign sovereignsТ in state-investor related inter
 national\narbitrationsТ in Europe\, Central Asia\, the Middle East\, and\nN
 orth and Central America\, focusing on projects in the oil and gas\nindust
 ry.Т Т His international arbitration experience\nincludes representation of 
 states in ICSID\, ICC and UNCITRAL\ndisputes.\nOrganized by the 91ЫПЙЯЪгЦЕ Arb
 itration Society.\n
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LOCATION:Chancellor Day Hall\, CA\, QC\, Montreal\, H3A 1W9\, 3644 rue Peel
SUMMARY:The 'Investment' Debate: An Expert Discussion on the Boundaries of 
 'Investment' in the Context of Investor-State Arbitrations
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