Technology Advisory Committee Meeting

Committee meeting and presentation on digital dispute resolution. 

Please join us for the next meeting of the Technology Advisory Committee. 

Co-Chairs Thomas Walsh of Freshfields and Cindy Randall of Microsoft will lead the next meeting of the Technology Advisory Committee with a featured presentation on resolving digital disputes; web 3.0, cryptocurrencies, NFTs, and the metaverse by Elizabeth Chan (Allen & Overy) and Bernardo Regueira Campos (Guandalini, Isfer & Oliveira Franco Advogados).

This presentation will introduce the concept of Web 3.0 and its main components (cryptocurrencies, smart contracts, non-fungible tokens, and the metaverse), explain the types of disputes that might arise in relation to the metaverse, and explore the potential dispute resolution options for resolving metaverse-related disputes, including litigation, arbitration, and decentralized justice systems. 

Presenters

Elizabeth Chan is a Registered Foreign Lawyer (England and Wales) in Allen & Overy’s Asia-Pacific Arbitration team, based in Hong Kong. She specialises in international commercial arbitration and investment treaty arbitration, and is ranked as a Future Leader in Who’s Who Legal. Elizabeth previously practised at leading specialist international arbitration practices in London, New York and Hong Kong. She graduated from Yale Law School as a Fulbright Scholar. Elizabeth also hosted the first-ever virtual reality arbitration gathering in January 2022 and the first-ever virtual reality arbitration conference in March 2022, as part of Paris Arbitration Week.

Bernardo R Campos, Lawyer at Guandalini, Isfer & Oliveira Franco Advogados. Professional Master’s Degree Student in Law, Cryptocurrencies and Blockchain at Esmafe-PR, and in Business Law at FGV-SP, Brazil. President of the Council for Digital Assets and Blockchain of the State of Paraná’s Commercial Association (ACP), Host of the Metacast RIC (podcast), and Metaverse Legal administrator. Vice-president of ACP and a member of the Fiscal Council of Boa Vista Serviços S/A (SCPC).

Please register in advance for this meeting. 

CPR Institute members only.