Media Mentions
2007
Pieter H.F. Bekker was quoted in the December 4 issue of Global Arbitration Review regarding his appointment as an adjunct faculty member of Columbia Law School. He will teach international investment arbitration starting in January. "My course is designed to prepare the students for the actual conduct of an investment arbitration, by focusing on the ins and outs of settling disputes through arbitration - from the initiation of the case through to the enforcement of the award," Mr. Bekker said.
Pieter Bekker is listed among some 600 entries in the first edition of Who's Who in Public International Law (Crestwall, 2007), a publication masterminded by Sir Elihu Lauterpacht, Professor of International Law Emeritus at the University of Cambridge.
Pieter Bekker was quoted in an August 7 article published by Compliance Week regarding the need for defensive strategies in foreign litigation, as shown by the latest U.S. company to be involved with overseas regulators, the Bank of New York. Mr. Bekker commented on the $22.5 million lawsuit by Russian authorities for illegal money transfers, even though the Bank of New York claims that they neither have an office nor conduct any business within the Russian Federation. "There is no universal treaty that provides for the recognition and enforcement of judgments. U.S. courts are not bound to enforce a Russian judgment," he said. Mr. Bekker went on to state that the best way to get protection is to file a competing lawsuit in U.S. courts to seek an anti-trust injunction.
Pieter Bekker, International Dispute Avoidance and Resolution, Trial
