GJIL Symposium: Sovereign Wealth Funds
Monday, 3/30/2009 9:30 AM (EST)
The 2009 Georgetown Journal of International Law Symposium explored emerging legal issues raised by the increasing activity of sovereign wealth funds (SWFs). Controlling vast pools of capital and investing globally, SWFs often operate without full regulatory supervision and with objectives other than maximizing return on investment. These powerful funds raise legal, economic, and strategic security issues that private investors do not. As the number and size of sovereign funds continue to grow, the global legal community is confronted by novel issues of both public and private international law. Complicating matters, global financial crisis has led sovereign investors to new roles and tested the limits of the passivity that most funds proclaim. Held on March 30th, the symposium brought together diverse panelists from academia, government, and private practice to discuss and present the latest scholarship addressing SWFs.
Country Studies: SWF Form & Function
David Marchick, (moderator) Managing Director, Global Gov't & Regulatory Affairs, The Carlyle Group
Prof. Larry Cata Backer, Penn State University, Dickinson School of Law
Prof. Yvonne C.L. Lee, National Universiy of Singapore
Arina V. Popova, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
Dr. Brad W. Setser, Fellow for Geoeconomics, Council on Foreign Relations
Can SWFs Further Development & Human Rights
Prof. Rumu Sarkar, (moderator) Africa Center for Strategic Studies
Prof. Patrick Keenan, University of Illinois College of Law
Prof. Chrictiana Ochoa, Indiana University, Maurer School of Law - Bloomington
Prof. Donald Langevoort, (moderator) Professor of Law, Georgetown Law
Prof. Paul Rose, Ohio State University, Moritz School of Law
Anne W. Salladin, Senior Councel (International Affairs), U.S. Department of the Treasury (OFF THE RECORD)
Joel Slawatski, Lecturer, Interdisciplinary Center, Herzliya (Israel)
Governing SWFs: Strategies to Achieve Accountability
Prof. William W. Bratton, (moderator) Professor of Law, Georgetown Law
Wouter Bossu, Senior Counsel, International Monetary Fund
Prof. Anna Gelpern, Rutgers School of Law - Newark
Amb. Alan P. Larson, Senior International Policy Advisor, Covington & Burling LLP
Dr. Edwin M. Truman, Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics
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