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International Arbitration Summer Program
May 29 – June 14, 2012
The three-week intensive program is designed to provide practitioners with critical skills training in international commercial arbitration as well as CLE credit (12 CLE credits per course, 14 in NY). The session brings together world-renowned practitioners and arbitrators presenting five seminars in English and three in Spanish. Luncheons and networking activities provide participants with the opportunity to exchange information and interact with their peers and expert instructors.
Course offerings in English include: Nuts and Bolts of International Commercial Arbitration; Investor-State Arbitration: Current Developments; International Arbitration and Choice-of-Law Issues; Practical Skills and Cross-Examination in International Arbitration; and Contributions of the ICC Court of Arbitration to the Practice of International Commercial Arbitration. More
Programa de Verano an Arbitraje Comercial - Diploma
El Programa de Verano en Arbitraje Comercial Internacional e impartido por un equipo de docentes de renombre mundial, es único en la región ya que condensa en tres semanas los aspectos esenciales del Arbitraje Comercial Internacional.
Cursos en español: Arbitraje Comercial International; Arbitraje Inversionista – Estado; and Aspectos Prácticos del Proceso Arbitral. Opción Diploma
V Competencia Internacional de Arbitraje Comercial
September 26 – October 1, 2012
The competition aims to promote the study of International Commercial Law and Arbitration as a method of conflict resolution in international business and is conducted only in Spanish. The Competition will be co-organized with the University of Buenos Aires, (Argentina) and the University of El Rosario (Colombia). More
Ninth Annual Seminar on International Commercial Arbitration:
How to Handle a BIT Arbitration
October 2 - 4, 2012
Mock case will primarily focus on ICSID Rules of Arbitration.
Co-sponsored by the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), the American Arbitration Association, and the International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes.
PAST EVENTS
Seminar: Advanced Techniques for Handling an International Arbitration
April 12 - 13, 2012
Hotel Intercontinental São Paulo, Brazil
Alameda Santos, 1123 - Jardim Paulista, São Paulo, Brazil.
This practical seminar was co-organized by the Comitê Brasileiro de Arbitragem and the Center on International Commercial Arbitration of American University Washington College of Law, in partnership with the Arbitration Chamber of Centro das Indústrias do Estado de São Paulo/ Federação das Indústrias do Estado de São Paulo. More
Managing Disputes in the 21st Century: A Hong Kong Perspective
Wednesday, April 18, 2012, 9:00A.M – 10:00A.M.
American University Washington College of Law (Room 600)
4801 Massachusetts Ave N.W, Washington, DC
Ms. Chiann Bao, Secretary-General of the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre, (HKIAC) shared with the audience the HKIAC’s best practices in assisting parties in resolving cross-border disputes.
The event was sponsored by the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Washington D.C.
Ethical Issues in Commercial and Investment Arbitration
March 8, 2012, 2:00pm - 6:00pm
The conference discussed issues related to the ethical conduct of parties, counsel and arbitrators in international arbitration. Speakers included: Christian Albanesi, ICC International Court of Arbitration; Marinn Carlson, Sidley Austin LLP; Horacio Grigera Naón, Center on International Commercial Arbitration; Jean Kalicki, Arnold & Porter; Luis M. Martínez, International Centre for Dispute Resolution; Lorena Perez, International Arbitration Law Committee, Inter-American Bar Association; Jeffrey F. Pryce, Steptoe & Johnson LLP; Caroline Richard, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP; Andrés Rigo, Arbitrator; Catherine A. Rogers, Penn State Dickinson School of Law; Borzu Sabahi, Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle; Eduardo Siqueiros Twomey, Siqueiros y Torres Landa SC; and Ignacio Torterola, Embassy of Argentina.
This conference was sponsored by the Latin-American Arbitration Association, the International Arbitration Law Committee of the Inter-American Bar Association, and the New York-DC Chapter of the Spanish Arbitration Club. More
Careers in International Arbitration Panel Discussion
March 8, 2012, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Arbitration practitioners shared their thoughts and answer questions about the best ways to break into the field. Speakers included Marcelo Lamego Carpenter, Ricardo Loretti and Leonardo Campos Melo, attorneys at Sergio Bermudes Advocados, and Eckhard Hellbeck, Associate at White & Case. More
m: Symposium: Salient Issues in International Commercial Arbitration
November 16, 2011
Leading practitioners and academics analyzed salient issues in BIT and ICSID arbitration and current developments in international commercial arbitration in the Americas, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East and East Asia. Speakers included: Padideh Ala’i, American University Washington College of Law (WCL); Juan Fernandez-Armesto, Armesto & Asociados; George A. Bermann, Columbia University School of Law; Nigel Blackaby, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Bernardo Cremades, Cremades and Associate; Ahmed Sadek El-Kosheri, Kosheri, Rashed & Riad; Paul Friedland, White & Case; Horacio A. Grigera Naón, Center on International Commercial Arbitration; Hon. Dominique Hascher, Court of Appeal, Reims; Alastair Henderson, Herbert Smith; Joongi Kim, Professor of Law, Yonsei Law School; Pierre Mayer, Dechert; William Park , Boston University School of Law ; David Snyder, WCL; Perry Wallace, WCL; Todd Weiler, Investment Treaty Expert, Counsel & Arbitrator; and Anne Marie Whitesell, Dechert.
LLM Specialization in International Commercial Arbitration
The law school’s International Legal Studies LLM Program (ILSP) prepares lawyers to meet new international law challenges and become leaders in the global practice of law. The LLM program is intellectually and culturally diverse, and is consistently recognized as one of the top international law programs in the nation. The specialization in International Commercial Arbitration is designed to educate and train students in the theory and practice of International Commercial Arbitration by focusing on procedural and substantive law issues that arise in the practice of international commercial arbitration, as well as foreseeable future developments. Taught by leading practitioners in the field, the specialization covers the theory and practice of international commercial arbitration. Students will acquire working knowledge of the legal principles and practical implications underlying international commercial arbitration and international investment arbitration. Students will learn, among other skills, to negotiate and draft arbitration clauses, claims and responses. They will also learn strategies to perform in arbitration hearings, and key aspects of the enforcement of arbitral awards. More
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