Mar. 16th, 2016 – Participating to the UNCTAD Expert Meeting on Investment, Innovation & Entrepreneurship

Feb. 25th, 2016. Prof. Vaccaro-Incisa has been invited to participate to the next meeting of Experts on International Investment Agreements organized by the United Nations Commission for Trade and Development (UNCTAD), held at the United Nations headquarters in Geneva, on Mar. 16th-17th.

The Firm is pleased to note that Prof. Vaccaro-Incisa’s participation has been greeted by UNCTAD with the following words:

“Your participation will greatly contribute to the debate exploring how IIA reform is being undertaken at all levels of policymaking and what can be done to effectively reform international investment governance in line with today’s sustainable development imperative.”

Prof. Vaccaro-Incisa will participate as faculty member of IESEG School of Management.

[PRO BONO] Mar. 10-11, 2016 – Serving as arbitrator for the Frankfurt Investment Arbitration Moot Court (DE)

Mar. 10-11, 2016: Serving as arbitrator for the Frankfurt Investment Arbitration Moot Court (DE)

[PUBLICATION] Mar. 2016 – Chapter in recently published book “Legal Risks in EU Law”

Vaccaro-Incisa - Book coverMar. 2016. The book Legal Risks in EU Law, published by Springer (ISBN 3319285955), has been released. The contributors are all members of the Global Legal Networks of jurists. Flowing from the research initially presented at the C3RD conference of Oct. 2014, Prof. Vaccaro-Incisa authored the chapter on “Protection of Foreign Investment and the EU: Framework, Legal Risks, and First Fruits”.

[PUBLICATION] Feb. 2nd, 2016 – Book review of “Corruption – Economic Analysis and International Law” on LJIL

Feb. 2nd, 2016: The book review of Prof. Vaccaro-Incisa on “Corruption – Economic Analysis and International Law” (M. Arnone & L. Borlini, Edward Elgar Publishing, 2014) has been published on the latest issue of the Leiden Journal of International Law (n. 29, 2016, pp. 275–283).

[ACADEMIA] Jan. 4th, 2016 – Vaccaro-Incisa appointed Professor of International Law at IESEG Paris

Jan. 4th, 2016. The Firm is proud to announce that Dr. Vaccaro-Incisa has been appointed Assistant Professor of International Law, and permanent faculty member, at IESEG School of Management, in Paris, world-top 20 institution in its category and among France’s best and most appreciated schools. He will join IESEG on Feb. 1st, 2016.

While retaining his practice of law on selected international legal issues, and carrying out the academic research in the domains of public international law and international investment law, Dr. Vaccaro-Incisa will contribute to the establishment of the Double Degree in International Business Law, that will be inaugurated in Sept. 2016.

[LITIGATION] Nov. 2015 – Vaccaro-Incisa delivers an expert opinion on the interpretation of the Radio Regulations Articles

Nov. 27, 2015 – In connection with a cross-border dispute over interference between Italian and Slovenian radio broadcasting stations, with the Italian and Slovenian relevant Ministries disputing the interpretation of the International Articles on Radio Regulations, Dr. Vaccaro-Incisa delivered an opinion on the interpretation of several sections from the International Telecommunication Union Constitution, Convention, and the Radio Regulations.

[PRO BONO] Oct. 20th, 2015 – Vaccaro-Incisa invited to speak at the conference ‘Europa 2020’ in Padua

Oct. 20th, 2015. Dr. Vaccaro-Incisa will speak as panelist (in Italian) at the conference ‘Europa 2020‘ on the topic ‘Investment and immigrants: who decides what in the EU?‘.

The event is organized by the Italian cultural association ‘Filofia di vita’ and will be held in the elegant setting of the ‘Paladin room’ of XVI century ‘Palazzo Moroni‘, seat of Padua’s municipal Council (IT).

The other event speakers will be Mr. Giampaolo Scarante (inter alia, former Italian plenipotentiary in Turkey and Greece), and Ms. Isabella Chiodi (IBM Vice President).

 

Aug. 18th, 2015 – Dr. Vaccaro-Incisa’s draft work ranking Top-10 on leading Research Network

Aug. 18th, 2015. The Firm is proud to announce that Dr. Vaccaro Incisa’s draft research papers recently published on the Social Science Research Network (or SSRN, the most established and prestigious academic network on social sciences worldwide) have consistently ranked, for the past weeks, among the Top-10 downloads in several categories.

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The Firm wishes to express its congratulations to Dr. Vaccaro-Incisa.

 

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Jul.-Sept. 2015 – Visiting Research Fellow at University of Buenos Aires

Between July and September, 2015, Dr. Vaccaro-Incisa will be Visiting Research Fellow at the University of Buenos Aires (UBA).

He will work with Prof. Raúl Vinuesa and Prof. Silvina Gonzalez Napolitano. Professor Vinuesa, the most respected Argentine arbitrator in the field of international investment law, is Professor of Public International Law and Director of the Degree in International Law at UBA. Professor Gonzalez Napolitano is Professor of Public International Law at UBA, and Member of the Argentine State Prosecutor Office on international investment law matters and cases.

During his permanence, Dr. Vaccaro-Incisa will deliver two seminars: first, the evolution of the regime for the protection of foreign investment in the three principal investment areas (EU, US, PRC); second, an alternative legal rationale for the Crimean transfer, from Ukraine to Russia.

 

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Jun. 1st, 2015 – Senior Research Fellow at Bocconi University

Starting June 1st, 2015, Dr. Vaccaro-Incisa is Senior Research Fellow in International Public and Investment Law at Bocconi University of Milan (IT).