Columbia Law School – Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
Comprehensive Course on International Arbitration
September 9-12, 2024 – 9:30 A.M. – 5:00 P.M. (EDT/GMT-4)
LOCATION: HOGAN LOVELLS 390 MADISON AVE., NEW YORK, NY 10017
A four-day systematic and comprehensive examination of the law and practice of international arbitration. The Comprehensive Course (“Course”) features a renowned faculty offering lectures with interactive opportunities plus a number of simulations. The Course is designed for arbitrators, advocates, in-house counsel, academics and others interested in international arbitration.
This Course will take place in person in New York City.
A systematic and comprehensive examination of the law and practice of international arbitration.
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The Course features a renowned faculty offering lectures with interactive opportunities plus a number of simulations and is designed for arbitrators, advocates, in-house counsel, acdemics, and others interested in international arbitration.
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Upon completion, all attendees will receive a certificate of completion from Columbia Law School and the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators New York Branch. Application for CLE credit for New York State is pending.
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An opening reception for registrants, faculty and invited guests including CIArbNY Branch Members is expected to take place at the end of the first day. A faculty/registrant dinner will be held at the end of the second day.
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Course fee includes electronic course materials, breakfasts and lunches each day as well as the opening reception. Attendees are responsible for their own travel, lodging and related expenses, and any meals not specified in this brochure.
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Registrants must comply with any health and safety measures of the host venue, and/or as the organizers may deem appropriate in their discretion for the safety and wellbeing of faculty and participants. Registrants assume the risk that applicable health and safety measures may change following registration.
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Registrants assume the risk that technical difficulties may arise from time to time that notwithstanding the organizers’ reasonable efforts may impair participation.
2024 Comprehensive Course Faculty
George A. Bermann,
FCIArb and Patron, CIArb New York Branch; Jean Monnet Professor of EU Law, Walter Gellhorn Professor of Law, and the Director of the Center for International Commercial and Investment Arbitration (CICIA), Columbia University School of Law; Professeur Affilié, Ecole de droit, Sciences Po (Paris).
Matthew E. Draper,
FCIArb; Partner, Draper & Draper LLC; Chair, CIArb New York Branch; Member, ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR; Fellow, American Bar Foundation.
Richard L. Mattiaccio,
FCIArb, Chartered Arbitrator; Adjunct Professor, Fordham University School of Law; past Chair, CIArb New York Branch and NY City Bar Association International Commercial Disputes Committee (ICDC); Fellow, College of Commercial Arbitrators (CCA Fellow).
Kabir Duggal,
FCIArb, Chartered Arbitrator; Ph.D.; Lecturer, Columbia University School of Law; Managing Editor, American Review of International Arbitration; Senior International Arbitration Advisor, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP.
Nancy M. Thevenin
FCIArb; Independent Arbitrator; Adjunct Professor, Fordham University School of Law and St. John’s University School of Law; immediate past General Counsel, United States Council for International Business (USCIB/ICC USA); past chair, International Section, New York State Bar Association.
2024 Comprehensive Course Faculty
Oliver J. (Ollie) Armas,
Partner and Global Head of International Arbitration, Hogan Lovells US LLP.
Pamela Bookman,
Professor of Law, Fordham University School of Law.
Tai-Heng Cheng,
Global Co-Head of International Arbitration and Trade, Sidley Austin LLP; CCA Fellow; Former Vice President, American Society of International Law.
Eugene I. Farber,
FCIArb; Partner, Farber, Pappalardo & Carbonari; Adjunct Professor of Law, Pace Univ. School of Law; Former President, College of Commercial Arbitrators.
Grant Hanessian,
FCIArb; Independent Arbitrator, Hanessian ADR; Former US Member, ICC Court of Arbitration; Former Chair, USCIB Arbitration Committee; Editor, ICDR Awards and Commentaries; Adjunct Professor of Law, Fordham Law School.
Lea Haber Kuck,
MCIArb; Independent Arbitrator; Chair, NY City Bar Association Arbitration Committee; Member, ICCA-NY City Bar-CPR Working Group on Cybersecurity in International Arbitration.
Samaa A. Haridi,
Partner, King & Spalding; Vice President, ICC Court of Arbitration; Former Senior Co-Chair, IBA Arbitration Committee.
Mélida Hodgson,
Partner, Arnold & Porter LLP; Vice Chair, ICC Institute of World Business Law; Member, ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR.
Marek Krasula,
Director, Arbitration and ADR, North America, ICC Dispute Resolution Services, SICANA Inc., New York.
Louis B. (Benno) Kimmelman,
FCIArb; Independent Arbitrator, Kimmelman Arbitration; Chair, New York International Arbitration Center (NYIAC); Professor of Practice, Brooklyn Law School and Adjunct Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center.
Serena Lee,
President and CEO, CPR Institute.
Dana MacGrath,
FCIArb; Independent Arbitrator, MacGrath Arbitration; Former President, ArbitralWomen; Former Chair, NY City Bar Arbitration Committee; Adjunct Professor of Law, Fordham Law School.
Luis Martinez,
Vice President, International Centre for Dispute Resolution, New York; Co-Chair, ABA International Law Section International Arbitration Committee.
Bridget M. McCormack,
President and CEO, AAA-ICDR; Strategic Advisor to the Future of the Profession Initiative, University of Pennsylvania Law School; Michigan Supreme Court, Chief Justice (2019-22), Associate Justice (2013-19).
Caline Mouawad,
Vice-Chair, IBA Arbitration Committee” instead of “Co-Chair, IBA Investment Arbitration Subcommittee
Timothy G. Nelson,
Partner, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP.
Joseph E. Neuhaus,
FCIArb; Of Counsel, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP; Adjunct Professor of Law, New York University School of Law.
Natalie L. Reid,
Partner, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, New York; Board Member, LCIA; Member, ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR.
Peter J. W. Sherwin,
Partner, Proskauer Rose LLP; U.S. Member, ICC Court of Arbitration; Chair, ICC USA/USCIB Arbitration Committee; Vice Chair, New York International Arbitration Center, Inc.
Steven Skulnik,
FCIArb; Arbitrator and Mediator; Senior Legal Editor, Practical Law (Thomson Reuters); Former Chair, Arbitration Committee of the New York City Bar Association.
Robert H. Smit,
Independent Arbitrator; Adjunct Professor of Law, Columbia Law School; Co-Editor-in-Chief of the American Review of International Arbitration; former Co-Chair, International Disputes Resolution Practice, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; former U.S. Member, ICC Court of Arbitration.
Adriana Uson,
Director & Head, Americas, Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC); experienced as arbitrator, international arbitration lawyer, and as Counsel, SIAC Secretariat.
Richard F. Ziegler,
FCIArb; Independent Arbitrator; Principal, AcumenADR; Board Member, CPR Dispute Resolution Services; CCA Fellow.
COMPREHENSIVE COURSE – MAJOR TOPICS
The Course includes simulations of both a Preliminary Conference and an Evidentiary Hearing. The Course’s substantive discussions focus on essentially every aspect of the international arbitration process – hence the “Comprehensive Course” title — such as:
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The New York Convention, Model Law and Other National Statutes, UNIDROIT Principles
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The Arbitration Agreement
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Separability, Allocation of Competence
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Illegality, Arbitrability, Scope and Other Factors Relating to the Nature of the Dispute
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Appointment of Arbitrators; Challenges to Arbitrators
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The Arbitral Seat
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Arbitral Institutions and Ad Hoc Arbitration
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Arbitrator Terms and Conditions of Appointment; Arbitrator Power and Jurisdiction; Obligations of the Tribunal; Responsibilities and Obligations of the Parties
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Emergency Relief; Security for Costs and Interim Measures
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Procedural Issues: Discovery, Evidence and Confidentiality
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Non-signatories; Multi-Party Issues
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Choice of Law
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Deliberation and Award; Costs, Interest and Attorneys’ Fees
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Overview of Investor State Arbitration
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Ethical Issues for Arbitrators & Counsel
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Annulment and Interlocutory Matters
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Recognition and Enforcement
Sponsors
CORE TEXT RESOURCE FOR THE COURSE:
Redfern & Hunter Seventh Edition Student Version
NEW YORK CLE NOTICE
Application for New York accreditation of this program for CLE credit is pending.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Cancellation by Registrants
Registration will be confirmed on receipt of payment of the applicable fee. If a registrant is unable to attend, another person may be substituted with a minimum of one week prior written notice at no additional cost.
Any registrant who cancels their registration will be entitled to a refund based on the following schedule:
Request received on or before August 9, 2024… 90% of the registration fee
Request received from August 10 to August 22, 2024… 50% of the registration fee
Request received after August 23, 2024… No Refund
Course Changes or Cancellation
The Course Directors reserve the right, in their sole discretion, to make changes to the faculty, speakers, content and order of presentation of the program, or to cancel the Course should circumstances so indicate.
In the event of cancellation by the Course Directors, a full refund of the registration fee paid will be made to registrants who shall remain solely responsible for any expenses incurred or other consequences related to their planning to attend the Course.
Discounts
Discounts (if applicable) may not be combined; i.e., only one discount may be applied per registrant.
If you have any questions about discounts, please write to: education@ciarbny.org
Privacy Matters
Information provided upon registration will be used to administer the Course and registrants’ contact information may be included in materials distributed by the Chartered Institute and Columbia Law School to faculty and other Course attendees for educational, networking and marketing purposes.
The Course may be recorded and the recording may capture the images and voices of the registrants. The recording may be used by the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and/or Columbia Law School for educational, networking and marketing purposes.
Technical Issues
Technical difficulties may arise from time to time that notwithstanding the organizers’ reasonable efforts may impair the participation of one or more registrants. Any registrant who is allowed, in exceptional circumstances, to participate remotely, will be responsible for having suitable equipment and adequate internet connectivity.
FINANCIAL AID POLICY
Full-time law students enrolled in a law school in New York, Connecticut, or New Jersey (i.e., U.S. states within CIArbNY Branch Territory) and New York-admitted attorneys seeking CLE credit may be eligible for financial assistance in the form of a reduced or waived registration fee.
Applicants for assistance should (a) register online using the registration link provided above, and (b) submit a scholarship request (also online, as directed following completion of the registration form) no later than August 23, 2024. Requests should detail in a few sentences the basis of the applicant’s financial need, including the nature of their current employment, if any, and gross annual income as well as a description of the applicant’s interest in taking the Comprehensive Course. The Course Directors may request additional information to complete the scholarship request. Please understand that without a completed scholarship request, the applicant may be notified that the scholarship registration has been canceled and the request denied. All timely completed requests will be considered. Decisions will be made on or about August 30, 2024.
* If you are unable to complete registration or payment online, please write to treasurer@ciarbny.org for assistance.