Center on International Commercial Arbitration
Past Events
Careers in Arbitration
Alumni Mar铆a Julia Milesi, Senior Associate at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP and Charles (Chip) Rosenberg, Caunsel at King & Spalding LLP, will provided important guidance for students looking to enter this growing field of dispute resolution. This event is part of the International Suite Talks organized by the International & Comparative Legal Studies.聽
Read moreArbitrating Breach of Fiduciary Duty Claims
This conference has been organized to welcome the participants of the VIII LL.M. International Commercial Arbitration Moot Competition.
Read moreInternational Arbitration: Friend or Foe of Corporations
Organized by 小蓝视频 Business Law Review, this symposium will discuss topics related to International Arbitration, aimed to bring the corporate and legal fields together in a discussion that is highly beneficial to both sides. Please join us!聽Registration is free but required 鈥撀2 CLE Credits will be applied for 鈥 cost is $110.
Read moreHandling Allegations of Corruption in International Arbitration and judicial Dispute Resolution
This discussion is timely as in practice more and more parties attempt to reject the jurisdiction of courts of justice and arbitral tribunals on the ground that the contract at issue is tainted by corruption. This type of allegations have an impact on the admissibility of claims as well as on the merits. They also pose important questions on international and domestic public policy and the relationship of civil or private adjudication with the criminal justice system.
Read moreThe Confidentiality-Transparency Spectrum In International Arbitration: Where Do You Stand?
On February 聽7, 2019, 聽from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. in Room N101, young practitioners will discuss the Confidentiality-Transparency Spectrum. Speakers include: 脕lvaro Awad, Partner, Contreras Velozo from Chile; Javier Jaramillo, Senior Associate, P茅rez Bustamante & Ponce in Ecuador; and Francisco Sep煤lveda, Senior Associate, Sep煤lveda Figueroa in Chile and LLM Candidate at 小蓝视频WCL. 聽Pizza will be served. Registration is not required.聽
Read moreInternational Dispute Resolution Involving States: Key Decisions in 2018
Distinguished academics, arbitrators and practitioners will discuss the most relevant decisions involving disputes between States and investors and States. Speakers include: Rebecca Hamilton, Assistant Professor of Law, WCL; Padideh Ala鈥橧, Professor of Law & Faculty Director, ILSP, WCL;聽 Claudio Grossman, Professor of Law & Dean Emeritus, WCL; Lucinda Low, Partner, Steptoe & Johnson LLP; Hern谩n Salinas Burgos, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Chile to the OAS; Nigel Blackaby, Partner, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP; Kenneth Juan Figueroa, Partner, Foley Hoag LLP; and Claudia Frutos-Peterson, Managing Partner, Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP. This event is free and open to the public. Please register at聽https://www.wcl.american.edu/secle/registration聽
Seminar: Introduction to International Commercial & Investment Arbitration
This seminar will present an introduction to commercial and investment arbitration. 聽This event is organized for a group of Italian attorneys who are participating in an exchange organized by the Amerigo Association. 聽Amerigo is an Italian association that aims at establishing a network of Italian alumni in the US, easing partnerships with the academia, Governments and the business sector.
Read moreSolutions Without Borders: Transnational Mediation and Arbitration
On Thursday, September 20, 2018, from 2:00 to 6:00 PM. ET, 小蓝视频 Washington College of Law Center on International Commercial Arbitration and CPR Institute will co-organize a half-day symposium on Mediation in Transnational Arbitration. The event is free and open to the public. Registration is required.聽
Read moreMesa de di谩logo sobre controversias internacionales entre Estados y particulares
Esta mesa di谩logo organizada por la Secci贸n de Promoci贸n y Capacitaci贸n de la CIDH y Centro de Arbitraje聽Comercial Internacional de 小蓝视频 Washington College of Law. La misma tiene por fin ofrecer un foro de di谩logo sobre la perspectiva de los Estados en mediaciones y resoluci贸n de disputas internacionales, la perspectiva de usuarios particulares de sistemas internacionales de facilitaci贸n en negociaciones con Estados y los retos y oportunidades de los sistemas de facilitaci贸n internacional de disputas entre Estados y particulares.聽No se requiere registro.聽
Read more2018 International Arbitration Summer Program
May 29 - June 14, 208 | Taught by leading practitioners and arbitrators from around the world, the Specialized Summer Program is a unique and concentrated three-week program that addresses fundamental issues of international commercial arbitration from a theoretical and a practical point of view. Courses are available in English and Spanish.聽