Steven Finizio

Partner, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr, WilmerHale

Steven Finizio is a partner in Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP. His practice focuses on international dispute resolution, and he also serves as an arbitrator.

Mr. Finizio has particular experience with energy, financial services, shareholder, joint venture and M&A, and manufacturing issues. He has advised clients regarding disputes under the rules of most of the well-recognized international arbitration institutions and governed by the laws of jurisdictions in Europe, Asia, Africa, South America, and the U.S., as well as under bilateral and regional investment treaties.

Mr. Finizio’s pro bono work has included assisting a Central European government to draft new arbitration legislation and he was part of a team that won a landmark decision in the first freedom of expression case in the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights in Issa Loha Konaté v Burkina Faso. He also has successfully represented clients in several cases in the European Court of Human Rights.

Mr. Finizio’s publications include “A Practical Guide to International Commercial Arbitration: Assessment, Planning and Strategy” and “International Commercial Arbitration,” in The Law of Transnational Business Transactions. He also teaches international arbitration as an adjunct professor. Mr. Finizio is a member of the LCIA Court and GIAC Advisory Council.

Mr. Finizio is recognized as a leading international arbitration lawyer in Global Arbitration Review’s Who’s Who in International Arbitration, Chambers UK, Legal 500, Chambers Global, Chambers Europe, PLC Which Lawyer?, the Euromoney Guide to the World’s Leading Experts in Commercial Arbitration, The Best of the Best and Best Lawyers in the United Kingdom. Mr. Finizio also is recommended for public international law in Legal 500.

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Remote hearings in international arbitration—a practical guide

Practice Notes

This Practice Note provides a comprehensive practical guide to conducting remote hearings in international arbitration. The Practice Note provides a broad overview of this highly practical topic, including sections on: considering the options for remote hearings (fully remote, partially remote, hybrid); potential benefits and concerns when conducting hearings remotely (advantages and disadvantages, pros and cons); potential legal issues related to remote hearings such as the arbitral tribunal’s power (jurisdiction, authority) to order a remote hearing without a party or all parties’ consent; and, all key aspects of planing and conducting remote hearings, including discussion of the technology required. This topic may be referred to as: virtual hearings, online hearings, video hearings, telephone hearings, socially distanced hearings in international arbitration proceedings; remote hearings in light of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic; what to do if your in-person hearing needs to move online in arbitration; the role of the parties, counsel and arbitrators in remote hearings. This Practice Note is produced in partnership with Steven Finizio at WilmerHale.

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