At the Forefront of International Arbitration

ABOUT THE CENTER

The Center on International Commercial Arbitration provides a high-level academic forum for exchanging ideas on salient issues and current developments in the field of arbitration. The Center offers an LL.M. in International Arbitration and Business Law, online certificate courses in commercial and investment arbitration, a Summer Institute, a Practical Seminar, and an introduction to international arbitration for judges. The Center also organizes two moot arbitration competitions, an Annual Lecture, and a bi-annual Symposium, besides other conferences and workshops. 

The Center is directed by Horacio A. Grigera Naón, independent international arbitrator and former secretary general of the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce. The Center also benefits from the knowledge and strategic advice of a Board consisting of many of the most highly respected arbitrators and practitioners in the field.

Special Announcement!

The 2024 OAS Scholarship call for expressions of interest is out! Learn more about the comprehensive scholarships for the LL.M. in International Arbitration and Business Law (in-residence and online) HERE

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Las becas de la OEA para la maestría en arbitraje y derecho de los negocios, edición 2024, están publicadas. Más información AQUI.

Practical Skills at Play: Moot Competitions for J.D. and LL.M. Students

 
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Acompáñenos en la Conferencia de Apertura de la XI Competencia de Arbitraje de Inversión, lunes, 11 de marzo de 2024!

Nuevas Tendencias en el Arbitraje de Inversión y los grandes proyectos de infraestructuras

Keynote: Nigel Blackaby, Socio, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP

Panelistas: Mélida Hodgson, Socia, Arnold & Porter

Hernando Otero, árbitro independiente y Fellow, Center on International Commercial Arbitration, AUWCL

 
“Join us in Washington, D.C. for the LLM Moot Competition and the Competencia de Arbitraje de Inversiones during the AY 2023-24, as member of a law school team, or as arbitrator, supporting arbitral institution or law firm.”

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Opening Conference

Upcoming Event

Arbitrating Investment Disputes in Times of Transition: from NAFTA to USMCA

at the AUWCL, Ceremonial Classroom, on Thursday, 4 April 2024

Speakers:

Lindsay Gastrell, Independent Arbitrator, Member of Arbitration Chambers, New York

Gaela Gehring Flores, Partner, Allen & Overy, New York

John M. Townsend, Partner, Hughes Hubbard & Reed, Washington, D.C.

Moderator: 

Horacio A. Grigera Naón, Director, Center on International Commercial Arbitration

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Quick Facts
  • #5
    nationwide in International Law (U.S. News & World Report 2023/24)
  • A+
    in International Law (PreLaw Magazine 2022)
  • 1000+
    Alumni in international law and arbitration