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The Investment Treaty Arbitration Review: The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership
Lars Markert and Shimpei Ishido co-authored the chapter on The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership in The Investment Treaty Arbitration Review - Eighth Edition, published by Law Business Research.
The chapter provides a comprehensive and up-to-date analysis of the investment protections and investor-State dispute settlement provisions of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), which is currently in force among all the 11 original signatories (Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore and Vietnam). On 16 July 2023, the CPTPP member states formally agreed to the accession by the United Kingdom. Other states, including Colombia, Thailand, South Korea, the Philippines, China, Taiwan, Ecuador and Ukraine, have also submitted a formal request for accession or have expressed interest in acceding to the CPTPP.
Lars’ practice is focused on commercial and investment arbitration. He has particular expertise in contentious proceedings involving post-M&A, commercial, manufacturing, construction, and distribution matters, in areas such as life sciences, automotive, and energy. Lars also deals with cases involving governments, and has advised foreign investors and sovereign states on issues of foreign direct investment and public international law, including related negotiations and investor-state disputes. He has been involved in more than 60 international arbitrations as counsel and as arbitrator under the arbitration rules of institutions such as the ICC, DIS, SAC, NAI, ICDR, KCAB, JCAA, SIAC, and ICSID, as well as under the UNCITRAL Rules.