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In cooperation with:

• Inter-American Bar Association

• Inter-American Commercial Arbitration
Commission

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Seventh Annual Seminar on International Commercial Arbitration
How to Handle Competition Issues in an International Commercial Arbitration

Washington, DC
October 13-16, 2009

CO-SPONSORED BY:

The Center on International Commercial Arbitration has developed an intensive annual seminar designed to provide insights for handling arbitration cases and training legal practitioners to manage cases effectively in an international context. The seminar was conceptualized in collaboration with our co-sponsoring institutions, the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC); the American Arbitration Association; and the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID).

Seminar Overview

This three-day intensive seminar based on a mock arbitration case will provide critical skills and practical insight into handling competition issues in an international commercial arbitration primarily from the perspective of the ICC Rules of Arbitration . Through dynamic interactive lectures and scenario-based exercises, participants will have the opportunity to work in small groups in constant debate with international experts and will be taught skills, strategies, and tactics for successfully conducting competition issues in an international Arbitration.

The faculty, composed of leading practitioners in the field, will draw upon their experience as arbitrators and litigators to give detailed practical guidance on the various stages of the arbitration.

The seminar will discuss:

the preparation and filing of an arbitration request;
the answer to a request for arbitration;
the organization of arbitral proceedings;
the production of evidence;
how to conduct an arbitral hearing; and,
the making of an arbitral award.

Please click here to register online.

Program Schedule and Registration Specifics

For more details, review the program schedule and CLE credit information. Online registration is available subject to space availability and Early Bird Registration is available through September 1. Special rates are available for alumni and current law students are also eligible to participate.