Speaking Engagement

2026 ICDR Conference

April 30, 2026

Daniel Schimmel will be speaking at the 2026 ICDR Conference, Beyond the Playbook - Cutting-Edge Procedural Strategies in Cross-Border Dispute.

His panel, titled "The Enforcement Question: Securing Value in Cross-Border Arbitration", will examine where enforcement risk truly lies across jurisdictions and industries, and how companies are planning for recovery well before disputes arise-through asset mapping, counterparty structuring, and contract design. Panelists will explore the effectiveness and limits of interim relief, security mechanisms, and enforcement strategies involving sovereign and quasi-sovereign entities, with particular focus on challenges in technology, IP, and energy infrastructure disputes. The discussion will also address the growing role of funding and risk transfer in enforcement planning and conclude with what makes ICDR awards durable: procedural clarity, institutional neutrality, and resilience against set-aside and enforcement challenges.