Preface: Preface by Gary Born, Chair, International Arbitration and Litigation Groups, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP General Chapters: 1 New Seats, New Challenges - Kate Davies & Valeriya Kirsey, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP 2 The Use of Section 1782 Applications in aid of International Arbitration - Marc S. Palay & Katherine von der Weid, Sidley Austin LLP 3 Mandatory Arbitration and Consumer Class Actions in Canada and the United States - Lawrence Thacker, Lenczner Slaght 4 The New EU Policy on Foreign Direct Investment - Karel Daele, Mishcon de Reya Asia Pacific: 5 Overview Dr. Colin Ong Legal Services: Dr. Colin Ong 6 Australia Ashurst Australia: Georgia Quick & Peter Ward 7 Brunei Dr. Colin Ong Legal Services: Dr. Colin Ong 8 China Boss & Young, Attorneys at Law: Dr. Xu Guojian 9 Hong Kong Clayton Utz in association with Haley & Co: Glenn Haley & Patrick Daley 10 India Kachwaha and Partners: Sumeet Kachwaha & Dharmendra Rautray 11 Indonesia Ali Budiardjo, Nugroho, Reksodiputro: Sahat A.M. Siahaan & Ulyarta Naibaho 12 Japan Anderson Mori & Tomotsune: Aoi Inoue 13 Singapore Baker & McKenzie.Wong & Leow: Gerald Kuppusamy & Jennifer Fong 14 Taiwan Lee and Li, Attorneys-at-Law: Angela Y. Lin & Jeffrey Li 15 Vietnam Tilleke & Gibbins: Michael K. Lee & Doan Ngoc Tran Central and Eastern Europe: 16 Overview Clifford Chance CIS Limited: Timur Aitkulov & Julia Popelysheva 17 Albania Shuke Law: Enyal Shuke & Mariola Saliu 18 Bulgaria Georgiev, Todorov and Co.: Alexander Katzarsky & Georgi Georgiev 19 Cyprus George Z. Georgiou & Associates LLC: George Z. Georgiou & Socrates Eliades 20 Czech Republic Johnson Aetastny Kramarik, advokatni kancelar, s.r.o.: Roman Kramarik & Karolina Cerna 21 Estonia Aivar Pilv Law Office: Pirkka-Marja Poldvere & Ilmar-Erik Aavakivi 22 Hungary Lendvai Partners: Andras Lendvai & Gergely Horvath 23 Lithuania Motieka & Audzevicius: Ramunas Audzevicius & Rimantas Daujotas 24 Poland Soltysinski Kawecki & Szlezak: Dr. Marcin Olechowski & Slawomir Uss 25 Romania Chiuariu & Associates Attorneys at Law: Dr. Tudor Chiuariu & Roxana Giurea 26 Russia Clifford Chance CIS Limited: Timur Aitkulov & Julia Popelysheva 27 Turkey Akinci Law Office: Ziya Akinci 28 Ukraine Vasil Kisil & Partners: Oleksiy Filatov & Pavlo Byelousov Western Europe: 29 Overview Gleiss Lutz: Stefan Rutzel & Stephan Wilske 30 Austria Weber & Co.: Stefan Weber & Ewald Oberhammer 31 Belgium Linklaters LLP: Joost Verlinden 32 England & Wales Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP: Wendy Miles & Kate Davies 33 France Lazareff Le Bars: Benoit Le Bars & William Kirtley 34 Germany DLA Piper: Dr. Frank Roth & Dr. Daniel H. Sharma 35 Ireland Matheson: Nicola Dunleavy & Gearoid Carey 36 Italy Nunziante Magrone Studio Legale Associato: Prof. Dr. Gabriele Crespi Reghizzi 37 Liechtenstein Batliner Gasser: Dr. Johannes Gasser & MMag. Benedikt Konig 38 Luxembourg Loyens & Loeff: Veronique Hoffeld 39 Netherlands Van Doorne N.V.: Jasper Leedekerken & Bas van Zelst 40 Portugal Abreu Advogados - Sociedade de Advogados, RL.: Jose Maria Correa de Sampaio & Nuno Pimentel Gomes 41 Sweden Advokatfirman Vinge: Krister Azelius & Lina Bergqvist 42 Switzerland Homburger: Felix Dasser & Balz Gross Latin America: 43 Overview Akerman Senterfitt: Luis M. O'Naghten 44 Brazil Vieira, Rezende, Barbosa e Guerreiro Advogados: Mauro Vinicius Sbrissa Tortorelli & Claudia Fabiana Correa Lisboa 45 Colombia Cardenas & Cardenas Abogados Ltda.: Alberto Zuleta-Londono & Silvia Patino-Rodriguez 46 Dominican Republic Medina & Rizek Abogados: Fabiola Medina Garnes & Jose Alfredo Rizek 47 Mexico Von Wobeser y Sierra, S.C.: Victor M. Ruiz Middle East / Africa: 48 Overview - MENA Baker & McKenzie.Habib Al Mulla: Gordon Blanke & Soraya Corm-Bakhos 49 Overview - Sub-Saharan Africa Werksmans: Des Williams 50 OHADA Geni & Kebe: Mouhamed Kebe & Hassane Kone 51 Angola Miranda Correia Amendoeira & Associados RL: Agostinho Pereira de Miranda & Claudia Leonardo 52 Equatorial Guinea Miranda Correia Amendoeira & Associados RL: Agostinho Pereira de Miranda & Claudia Leonardo 53 Kuwait Dentons & Co: Stuart Cavet & Aisha Al Nesef 54 Morocco Hajji & Associes - Avocats: Amin Hajji 55 Mozambique Ferreira Rocha Advogados in Partnership with Abreu Advogados: Rodrigo Ferreira Rocha 56 Nigeria PUNUKA Attorneys & Solicitors: Anthony Idigbe & Omone Tiku 57 South Africa Werksmans: Des Williams 58 UAE Baker & McKenzie.Habib Al Mulla: Gordon Blanke & Soraya Corm-Bakhos North America: 59 Overview Baker Botts L.L.P.: Michael S. Goldberg & Ryan E. Bull 60 Bermuda Sedgwick Chudleigh: Mark Chudleigh & Nick Miles 61 BVI Kobre & Kim LLP: Tim Prudhoe & Timothy P. de Swardt 62 Canada Borden Ladner Gervais LLP: Daniel Urbas & Robert J.C. Deane 63 Cayman Islands Kobre & Kim LLP: James Corbett QC & Alison Maxwell 64 USA K&L Gates LLP: Peter J. Kalis & Roberta D. Anderson