Mediation: Theory & Practice (14 hours or 1 credit)
Tuesday, May 30 to Friday, June 2
9:00 AM to 12:10 PM
Registration deadline: May 29, 2023 subject to space availability
CLE:* Total 60-minute hours: 12 (substantive law) | Total 50-minute hours: 14 (substantive law)
Professor: Hernando Otero
The curriculum reviews the phases of a typical mediation, from start to finish. The professor discusses each phase with the students. Following the general discussion, participants will take on the roles of mediators and advocates and actively conduct a simulated mediation process. They will receive expert coaching advice along the way. In addition, the course touches on issues associated with building a practice as mediator, applicable ethical codes and guidelines, an analysis of the international growth in the field, and much more.
Evidence in international arbitration (14 hours or 1 credit)
Tuesday, May 30 to Friday, June 2
2:00 PM to 5:10 PM
Registration deadline: May 29, 2023 subject to space availability
CLE:* Total 60-minute hours: 12 (substantive law) | Total 50-minute hours: 14 (substantive law)
Professor: Gaela Gehring Flores (TBD)
The course will cover how handle witnesses in international arbitration; document production; expert evidence; privilege in international arbitration; and procedural powers of international arbitration tribunals.
International Arbitration and Choice-of-Law Issues (14 hours or 1 credit)
Tuesday, May 30 to Friday, June 2
6:00 PM to 9:10 PM
Registration deadline: May 29, 2023 subject to space availability
CLE:* Total 60-minute hours: 12 (substantive law) | Total 50-minute hours: 14 (substantive law)
Professor: Horacio A. Grigera Naón
This course covers practical aspects of choice-of-law problems in international arbitration cases related to the procedure and the merits. The course analyzes a diverse array of arbitral awards to teach the various choice-of-law approaches observed by international commercial arbitrators when making applicable law or rules of law determinations. By looking at actual arbitral practice, this approach allows to obtain a solid understand of the evolution over time of some general rules and principles applicable to choice of law that substantially differ from the classical approach. The course also aims to contrast the choice-of-law reasoning of arbitrators with those of national courts of law when confronted with the same or similar issues.
Damages and Compensation in International Commercial and Investment Arbitration (14 hours or 1 credits)
Monday, June 5 to Thursday, June 8
9:00 AM to 12:10 PM
Registration deadline: June 5, 2023 subject to space availability
CLE:* Total 60-minute hours: 12 (substantive law) | Total 50-minute hours: 14 (substantive law)
Professors: Leonardo Giacchino and Alden L. Atkins
The course will provide practical knowledge for understanding the determination of damages and compensation in arbitration. The course is designed to navigate the economic, financial and accounting aspects of an arbitration. The course will also give the tools for successful participation in discussions of all aspects of valuation in arbitration.
Corruption, Illegality, and Misconduct in International Arbitration (14 hours or 1 credits)
Monday, June 5 to Thursday, June 8
6:00 PM to 9:10 PM
Registration deadline: June 4, 2023 subject to space availability
CLE:* Total 60-minute hours: 12 (substantive law) | Total 50-minute hours: 14 (substantive law)
Professors: Aloysius (Louie) Llamzon
In international arbitration, issues of corruption, fraud, misrepresentation, and other forms of illegality are increasingly becoming a central issue. For investors, extortion and bribe solicitations are raised with greater frequency, while for States, the corrupt conduct of investors and their own public officials are issues of great concern that are often raised to defend against claims. This course will provide in-depth focus on corruption and illegality- related issues as they arise in international dispute settlement.
CLE information:
The course are approved for 12 CLE credit hours in Pennsylvania.
Attorneys licensed in Alaska, Connecticut, Colorado, Maine, Montana, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, and Wisconsin may obtain CLE credit for courses approved by Pennsylvania or Virginia. Attorneys licensed in California and Hawaii may obtain CLE credit hours through reciprocity only if they were physically outside of their state while attending the online course.
Per request, the Continuing Legal Education Program at American University Washington College of Law will provide attorneys with all necessary documents and information to obtain CLE credits for all other MCLE jurisdictions that have not specifically approved this course. Please contact cle@wcl.american.edu if you have any questions.