Simon Consedine will speak on a panel titled “Corruption in International Investment and Commercial Projects” during Washington Arbitration Week, hosted by Baker Botts LLP. This session will examine how corruption affects liability, damages, enforcement, and the credibility of the arbitral process in investment and commercial disputes, including tribunal powers, evidentiary tools, public policy, and the consequences for proceedings where corruption is present at the jurisdictional or merits stage.
Simon will speak alongside Lucinda Low (Low and Kinnear Dispute Resolution), Alexandre de Gramont (Womble Bond Dickinson), and Jonathan Ulrich (Paul Hastings LLP). The session will be moderated by Jennifer Haworth McCandless (Baker Botts).
The panel will take place on Tuesday, October 27, 2026, from 4:25 PM to 5:40 PM EDT at Baker Botts LLP, 700 K St NW, Washington, D.C., and is also available virtually. To register, visit: https://calendar.worldarbupdate.com/dashboard