Dear Colleagues,

I am writing to share with you information regarding our 2012 activities. We will begin with an event on March 8 on “Ethical Issues in Commercial and Investment Arbitration” which will be followed by the first LL.M. International Commercial Arbitration Moot Competition. Below you will also find the dates of our annual events.

We are very pleased to be the venue for such exciting events and hope you will join us.

Best wishes for the New Year.

Sincerely,

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

2012 Events

Ethical Issues in Commercial and Investment Arbitration 
March 8, 2012

The conference will discuss issues related to the ethical conduct of parties, counsel and arbitrators in international arbitration. Speakers included: Christian Albanesi, ICC International Court of Arbitration; Claudia Frutos-Peterson, Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle; Horacio Grigera Naón, Center on International Commercial Arbitration; Jean Kalicki,  Arnold & Porter; Luis M. Martínez, International Centre for Dispute Resolution; Caline Mouawad,  King & Spalding LLP; Jeffrey F. Pryce, Steptoe & Johnson LLP; Andrés Rigo, Arbitrator; Nancy Thevenin, Baker & McKenzie LLP; and Eduardo Siqueiros Twomey, Siqueiros y Torres Landa SC.

This conference is sponsored by the Latin-American Arbitration Association (Asociación Latinoamericana de Arbitraje – ALARB –), the International Arbitration Law Committee of the Inter-American Bar Association, and the New York-DC Chapter of the Spanish Arbitration Club.

The event is free and open to the public, however, registration is required. In addition, CLE ethics credits will be available. For more information please click here.

LL.M. International Commercial Arbitration Moot Competition
March 9-10, 2012

This unique activity provides an opportunity for LL.M. students to compete
in an arbitration moot exercise. Registration for the event is now closed since all slots available have been filled. The following are the schools participating in the competition: Stetson University School of Law; Wake Forest University School of Law; University of Pennsylvania Law School; Fordham School of Law; Cardozo Law; Washington College of Law; Columbia Law School; University of Houston Law Center; Duke University School of Law; University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law; UC Berkeley School of Law; Dickinson School of Law, Penn State University; Pepperdine School of Law; and Georgetown Law Center. If you are interested in serving as an arbitrator, please send an email to arbitration@wcl.american.edu. More

2012 International Arbitration Summer Program
May 28 – June 15, 2012

Our three-week intensive program is designed to provide practitioners critical skills training in international commercial arbitration -- and provides the opportunity to earn 12 CLE credits per course.

Course offerings in English Include: Nuts and Bolts of International Commercial Arbitration; Investor-State Arbitration; Advanced Seminar: Practical Skills and Cross-Examination in International Arbitration; International Arbitration and Choice-of-Law Issues; and Contributions of the ICC Court of Arbitration to the Practice of International Commercial Arbitration.

Course offerings in Spanish include: Arbitraje Comercial International;  Arbitraje Inversionista – Estado; and  Aspectos Prácticos del Proceso Arbitral.

Featured Seminars: Cross-Examination in International Arbitration and The U.S. Federal Arbitration Act in Practice: Overview, Selected Issues, and a Case Study.

All courses are taught by leading practitioners in the field, including: Janis Brennan, Foley Hoag LLP; Claudia Frutos-Peterson, Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle; Michael Evan Jaffe, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman; Jean Kalicki, Arnold & Porter; Louis B. Kimmelman, Allen & Overy; Dana MacGrath, Allen & Overy; Fernando Mantilla Serrano, Shearman & Sterling; Loukas Mistelis, School of International Arbitration at the Centre for Commercial Law Studies, Queen Mary University of London; R. Aaron Rubinoff, Perley-Robertson, Hill & McDougall; Eduardo Silva Romero, Dechert; Laurence Shore, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher; and Anne Marie Whitesell, Dechert.

For more information, please visit www.wcl.american.edu/arbitration or call 202-274-4321.

Competencia Internacional de Arbitraje Comercial
September 27-October 1, 2012

WCL will host the Fifth International Commercial Arbitration Competition from September 27 to 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 in Spanish. The Competition is co-organized with the University of Buenos Aires, (Argentina) and the University of El Rosario, (Colombia). If you are interested in serving as an arbitrator, please send an email to arbitration@wcl.american.edu. More

Ninth Annual Seminar on International Commercial Arbitration: How to Handle a BIT Arbitration
October 2-4, 2012

This three-day intensive seminar based on a mock arbitration case will provide critical skills and practical insight into handling BIT arbitration cases primarily under the auspices of the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID). 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 a BIT arbitration. The seminar is co-sponsored by the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC); the American Arbitration Association; and ICSID. More


Seventh Annual Lecture on International Commercial Arbitration
October 22, 2012

The annual lecture offers an eminent figure in international arbitration a platform on which to share his or her ideas on novel issues and current trends in international arbitration. This year's lecture will be presented by VV Veeder QC, Essex Court Chambers, London.

News from the Center on International Commercial Arbitration

International Commercial Arbitration Brief

We are pleased to announce that the second issue of the International Commercial Arbitration Brief has been released. The Brief is a student publication of the Washington College of Law produced with the assistance of the Center for International Commercial Arbitration. The Brief welcomes pieces from both practitioners and students.

Pieces should be on a timely topic in international commercial arbitration, broadly defined to include both business and investment disputes. Papers should be no more than 15 pages in length, although longer pieces will be considered on a case by case basis. Adapted works and excerpts of longer works are also welcome. For information on how to submit an article for publication please contact wclarbitrationbrief@gmail.com.

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