HKA is proud to be a Platinum Sponsor of the 13th Annual Fraud Conference, hosted by the Houston Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) Chapter. This year’s theme, “Illuminating Truth in a Complex Digital Age,” sets the stage for three days of impactful learning and collaboration.
Join HKA’s Rob Shull and Edward Poon as they lead their teams to pedal for a cure at this year’s annual Breakthrough T1D Ride in Toronto on October 16! This is Canada’s premier stationary bike cycling event, where teams from across corporate Canada come together to challenge themselves, build camaraderie, and participate in friendly competition to pedal toward breakthroughs in type 1 diabetes (T1D).
Two teams will represent HKA:
Team Squeaky Wheels:
Rob Shull (Team Captain), Mike Haddad, Praveen Perera, and two guests. Rob’s son, Connor Shull, who was diagnosed with T1D at the age of 11, will be an honorary rider this year.
HKA is delighted to announce that Ekrem Kaya, Partner and expert witness in our Construction, Claims and Expert Services practice, will be speaking at Azerbaijan Arbitration Days 2025, taking place on 24–25 October at the Marriott Hotel in Baku.
Hosted by the Baku Arbitration Centre and the Azerbaijan Arbitration Association, this landmark two-day event will convene leading arbitration professionals, advocates, in-house counsel, and academics from Azerbaijan, the Turkic region, and beyond. The conference will explore key developments in international arbitration and celebrate the official inauguration of the Baku Arbitration Centre, a major milestone for the region’s dispute resolution landscape.
As a featured speaker, Ekrem Kaya will share insights from his 29 years of experience in construction disputes, delay analysis, and quantum. A civil engineer by training and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, Ekrem has served as a Dispute Adjudication Board (DAB) Chair and arbitrator on complex international matters, bringing deep technical and procedural expertise to the forum
Register here (Free of charge, but places are limited)
HKA Expert Michael Laming to speak at this unique working lunch and panel discussion in Madrid hosted by Women in Arbitration (WIA) and CEIA Mujeres, with the support of HKIAC and CIAM-CIAR.
30 September @ 13.30 – 16.00
Michael Laming, Principal, Forensic Accounting and Commercial Damages Services, will be speaking on a panel exploring how capital, culture, and arbitration intersect across Asia and Ibero-America, featuring leading voices from these regions.
HKA Expert to speak at Paul Darling KC Construction Conference on Wednesday 8 October 2025, hosted by 39 Essex Chambers in London.
The conference, named in honour of the late Paul Darling KC, is a flagship event in the construction law calendar, bringing together leading barristers and industry professionals to discuss the evolving landscape of construction disputes.
8 October @ 12.30 – 13.25 Panel 2 : Causation
Gerry Brannigan, Partner, Forensic Technology Services, will be speaking on a panel about Causation where he will be offering insights into the complexities of proving causation in construction claims and the role of expert evidence in navigating these challenges.
Partner John Levitske hopes to see you at The Chicago Bar Association’s Joint Meeting of the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Committee, Business Divorce & Complex Ownership Disputes Committee, and Corporate Law & Business Organizations Committee on October 14, beginning at 12:15 PM CT.
The TF Compliance Annual Meeting is a key event for professionals working at the intersection of trade finance and compliance. This year’s programme brings together leading experts from financial institutions, law firms, advisory practices, and technology providers to address the sector’s most pressing challenges from sanctions and AI manipulation to ECCTA.
HKA Partner, Priya Giuliani, will be joining a powerhouse speaker lineup on 30 September to tackle the sector’s toughest challenges from sanctions and AI manipulation to ECCTA. She’s speaking on the ECCTA: “Failure to Prevent Fraud” and Corporate Liability panel with Alan Ward and Justin McClelland from Stephenson Harwood at 09.30AM.
Held under the Chatham House Rule, the event offers a unique opportunity for open dialogue and practical insight. Expect real conversations, practical guidance, and unfiltered insights you can apply immediately. Whether you’re in trade finance ops, legal, or compliance, this is your chance to stay ahead of the curve.
ECCTA: “Failure to Prevent Fraud” and Corporate Liability Tuesday, September 30, 2025 @ 09.30 – 10:30
We are proud to partner with the Association Française d’Arbitrage (AFA) and contribute to this important conversation and support the AFA’s mission to promote integrity and excellence in arbitral practice.
In sponsoring the upcoming “L’arbitre et la corruption” Annual Conference we look forward to engaging with the AFA community, in France and beyond, and to continuing our support for initiatives that shape the future of international arbitration.
This year moderated by the renowned Professor Gabrielle Kaufmann-Kohler, the conference will explore the sensitive and evolving role of arbitrators in addressing corruption.
HKA is delighted to be taking part in this year’s ESCL Conference “Construction Projects and the cultural context”.
Dr. Franco Mastrandrea, Partner, will be speaking about “Delay as the basis for construction disputes”
26 September @ 16.30 – 18.00 Delay as the basis for construction disputes Why do some cultures so obsess over delay?
Franco will explore Delay as the Basis of Construction Disputes considering the increasingly prevalent use of time-limited notice provisions in international construction contracts questioning whether they truly deliver on their promise of clarity and fairness. He’ll challenge: whether these provisions reflect a balanced allocation of risk; how well they align with local legal cultures; and if they genuinely serve the interests of both parties in complex, high-stakes projects.
Franco posits the following hypothetical:
The FIDIC 2017 Red Book Conditions apply The Employer, under obligation to hand over the Site to the Contractor on 3 March 2025, failed to do so, and instead did so on 1 September 2025. Neither Party furnished an advance warning. The Contractor first issued a Sub-Clause 20.2.1 notice on 2 April 2025, and on every monthly anniversary thereafter, until 3 September 2025. The Contractor’s prolongation Cost ran at an average of USD 0.5million/week over the period. The Employer’s Delay Damages were pre-determined and specified at USD 1million/week.
What is the appropriate financial outcome?
Can/should Sub-Clause 20.2.5 aid the hapless Contractor?
Can Article 7.1.2 of the UNIDROIT Principles of International Commercial Contracts (2016) do so?
Does/should the governing law of the contract make any difference?
This promises to be a thought-provoking session at the intersection of law, culture, and commercial reality.
We’re pleased to announce that Anthony Charlton, Partner will be speaking at the 6th International Construction Arbitration Conference, hosted by the Centre for Construction Law and Dispute Resolution, King’s College London.
This flagship event brings together leading voices from the construction, infrastructure, and energy sectors to explore the latest developments in arbitration and dispute resolution.
Anthony will join the morning panel discussion: “Hot Tubbing Experts: The Antidote to Non-Interventionalist Arbitrators?” Time: 9:30am – 6:00pm (Anthony’s session: 11:40am)
