Council Nahila Cortés took part in a joint ICC Young Arbitration and ADR Forum (YAAF) network and Institute for Transnational Arbitration (ITA) event titled “Myths and Realities of Arbitration Across the Americas,” Oct. 20, 2026, in Buenos Aires City, Argentina. Using an interactive “myth or reality” format, the session followed the life cycle of an international arbitration, from the early stages of a dispute through enforcement of the award.
Key topics included:
- Litigation holds and document preservation duties before arbitration
- Document production, electronic discovery and practical differences from IBA-style disclosure
- Attorney-client privilege, work-product doctrine and waiver
- Parallel U.S. court proceedings and Section 1782 evidence-gathering tools
- Recognition and enforcement of awards under the New York Convention
- Attachments, asset recovery, alter ego and veil-piercing theories
- Sovereign immunity and execution against State assets
