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In Global Arbitration Review’s newly published The Arbitration Review of the Americas 2025, Kurt G Strunk, Jorge Baez, and Robert Patton, CFA discuss the challenging environment for infrastructure and energy projects in the Americas, identifying implications for future international arbitration cases. The authors note factors such as economic volatility, regulatory hurdles, and geopolitical tensions continue to fuel international arbitration cases, necessitating comprehensive economic and legal analysis to resolve claims effectively. Read more: https://bit.ly/4g6treJ

In their recent white paper, Richard Marsden and Zoe Pangalos explain steps sports organizers may take to maximize their revenue allocation goals from the sale of sports media rights by selecting the optimal auction format, packaging media rights appropriately, and setting intelligent reserve prices. Read more: https://bit.ly/4i7u9cR

Julie Carey participated in a session at Washington Arbitration Week 2024 titled “Workshop for Counsel and Arbitrators on Quantum and Cross Examination of Damages Experts: How to Conduct an Effective Cross-Examination.” The interactive expert witness cross-examination training session provided a unique opportunity for lawyers to practice cross-examining a quantum expert based on a mock investment arbitration case. https://bit.ly/49lfKGj

On 12 December, Rasmus Jørgensen will speak at the 2024 Business Valuation and Financial Litigation Super Conference hosted by the National Association of Certified Valuators and Analysts (NACVA). Dr. Jørgensen’s panel “Patent Infringement Damages and Related Economic Concepts” will discuss how economic lost profits and reasonable royalty analyses are calculated in patent infringement cases and other related issues. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3YKJGXf

Historically, transmission infrastructure has been built to link electricity generation with demand centers. Accordingly, it has been common to levy transmission infrastructure charges on customers’ peak demand, which has tended to drive these costs. However, the drivers of transmission costs are changing. Large scale integration of utility scale renewables requires significant investment in transmission infrastructure. In their recent white paper, Richard Druce and Michael Dawes offer insight into transmission tariff design and how to recover transmission infrastructure costs. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3OBlRws

On 3 December, Vinita Juneja will participate in a session at Washington Arbitration Week 2024. The panel will explore various interpretations of causation in international law, particularly within the context of Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS). Dr. Juneja will focus on how a financial economist examines causation using different approaches including regression analysis and event studies. She will also address the implications for assessments of quantum, based on what can be shown about causation. Register here: https://bit.ly/3B6d0zP

We’re very proud to share that Lawrence Wu has been recognized by the ABA Antitrust Law Section Diversity.Advanced and ABA.Women.Connected Committees as part of the “Thankful for Our Allies” campaign. Congratulations, Lawrence!

Richard Marsden and Zoe Pangalos explore how sports organizations can leverage intelligent auction design to capitalize on the changing dynamics of the media rights market, ensuring they stay ahead in a rapidly shifting landscape. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3APGzFM

On 5 December, David Matthew will discuss the new DMCC/DMU, regulatory appeals, and consumer protection in “A Changing Regulatory Landscape” at the 6th Annual UK Competition Litigation Conference. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4fXVjRw

In their article “Thoughts on the Amount B Framework: Considerations for Contributions Within and Beyond the Baseline Scope” published in International Transfer Pricing Journal, Ronald Bernstein and Yves Hervé discuss implications for the application of the Amount B pricing framework under consideration of various aspects in cases in which the baseline scope as defined by the OECD is either met or exceeded. They provide suggestions on how to approach and deal with the intricacies of the application in practice. The authors hope their insights contribute to further useful implementation guidance by the OECD in the future. Read more here: https://bit.ly/3OoI54J