Felton (Mac) Johnston, editor of this Newsletter and adviser on political risk and arbitration for robert wray PLLC, is interviewed by Jordan Dansby, the newest member of the firm.
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Interviews
Interviews
MIGA
Ana-Mita Betancourt, Director and General Counsel, Legal Affairs and Claims Group at the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), sat down with Geraldine Mataka, managing member of robert wray PLLC, to discuss her career in international economic development and business, and why it’s such an exciting time to be a part of the MIGA team.
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Bilateral Investment Treaties
Interviews
Investment Disputes and Arbitration
OPIC
PRI Wordings
Reports of Overseas Private Investment Corporation Determinations is a forthcoming publication of Oxford University Press (www.oup.com/us/law), edited by three distinguished international legal experts: international arbitrator Mark Kantor; Michael Nolan, a partner at Milbank Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP and adjunct professor at Georgetown University Law Center; and Karl P. Sauvant, Executive Director of the Vale...
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Interviews
Microfinance
Microfinance
PRI Products and Coverages | November 2010
We conducted an interview jointly with Loïc De Cannière, Managing Director of Incofin, the prominent microfinance investor and fund management company, and Lieven Dupon, Senior Underwriter at ONDD, Belgium’s national export credit and political risk insurer. The result is a candid discussion, interesting and informative, and not just with respect to coverage for microfinance...
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ICSID
Interviews
Investment Disputes and Arbitration
Meg Kinnear became Secretary-General of the International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) in June of this year, prior to which she served as Senior General Counsel and Director General of Canada’s Trade Law Bureau and in other Canadian government positions. We invited Ms. Kinnear, an expert in international investment law and procedure,...
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Mediation
Lorin (Laddy) Weisenfeld heads the Washington office of Felsgberg e Associados, a leading Brazilian corporate law firm based in São Paulo. The firm handles a variety of trade and investment matters out of its Washington office. Mr. Weisenfeld’s practice concentrates on the structuring of investments overseas, financial workouts, and the resolution of investment disputes. We...
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Interviews
PRI Marketplace
Richard Stern recently retired as General Counsel of EIC Corporation (Exporters), ending a 32-year career in the trade credit and political risk insurance industry. Prior to joining Exporters in 2001, he had been General Counsel of Citicorp International Trade Indemnity for over 14 years, and prior to that, Assistant General Counsel and Deputy General Counsel...
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PRI Marketplace
Looking out a few years, do you see any major trends or changes in store for the PRI and Trade Credit marketplace? We’re in the risk business, and major trends will be driven by the risk environment. Any clear-eyed assessment indicates more negative developments than positive ones. Of most concern is the loss of faith...
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PRI Syndications
You specialize in syndicating placements. What are the benefits of PRI syndication? I am a great fan of the syndicated market, partly because I believe the PRI market has to accept the inevitability of real losses, ones that won’t necessarily be recoverable over time, like war risks and terrorism risks. Therefore it is important to...
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PRI Marketplace
PRI Wordings
Q: To what extent do you see an erosion in the boundaries between (a) PRI and Trade Credit Insurance and (b) PRI and financial guaranties. In each case, what are the implications of this erosion? A: It seems to me that the whole market for PRI, Trade Credit Insurance and Investment Insurance/PRI is in a...
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MIGA
Luis Dodero, Vice President and General Counsel of the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), will retire this year after holding that position since the agency’s inception sixteen years ago. He has played a major role in MIGA’s development and its success as a leading provider of political risk insurance. We asked Mr. Dodero to respond...
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