NEW YORK — Michael A. Fernández spoke on a panel entitled “The proposed TRIPS waiver and its Relevance to the Ugandan Law Profession” at the virtual 4th Annual Law Conference of the Uganda Law Society on August 26.

The Uganda Law Society is the Bar Association for lawyers in Uganda that provides professional services, resources, support, and benefits to its members and engages in activities designed to improve access to justice.

Fernández’s practice is focused on complex commercial litigation, international arbitration, and regulatory compliance issues. Fluent in Spanish and Portuguese, he has experience representing foreign and domestic companies and individuals involved in arbitrations, litigations, and with investigations in the U.S., as well as parties to international commercial and investment treaty arbitrations conducted under the major international rules including UNCITRAL, ICSID and ICDR.

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