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ICSID Beyond Treaties: Rethinking Its Role in Contract-Based Disputes

Wed, Feb 18

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Baker Botts


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Time & Location

Feb 18, 2026, 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM

Baker Botts, 700 K St NW, Washington, DC 20001, USA

About the event

This panel explores ICSID’s expanding role beyond treaty arbitration, with a focus on contract-based disputes involving States and State entities. Speakers will discuss why parties choose ICSID for contractual claims, key procedural and strategic implications, and what this trend means for the future of State-related dispute resolution.


Speakers:

Govert Coppens - Legal Counsel, ICSID

Lucinda Low - Founding Member, Low & Kinnear

Maria Carolina Duran - Special Counsel, Baker Botts


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