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World Arbitration And Mediation Review (WAMR)

 
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The World Arbitration and Mediation Review (WAMR) provides its readers with a thorough assessment of contemporary developments in the worldwide regulation and practice of arbitration and mediation. The Review addresses, through scholarly and practical articles, comments, notes, and other sources, both the international and domestic aspects of arbitration and mediation.

WAMR is a journal that provides value to arbitrators, mediators and counsel who have many demands on their time and thus seek a professional publication that is trustworthy, succinct, and current. Therefore WAMR provides both timely viewpoints as well as special groupings of articles that focus on issues of concern to the arbitration and mediation community. The goal is to provide a resource for practitioners that addresses often difficult and complicated subjects, but presents them in a quick to search and easy to read format. In doing this, the Editors in Chief seek as a point of perspective both the global reach of international arbitration and mediation, as well as the viewpoint and needs of those practicing in this area from the United States. In addition, the journal will include instructive notes on important cases, writings on current events and editorial commentary provided by our esteemed Board of Editors. The WAMR Board of Editors is drawn from the most distinguished representatives of arbitration and mediation around the world and these Editors will add to WAMR the insights gleaned from their many years in these fields.

It is our pleasure to announce that the Institute for Transnational Arbitration (ITA) has assumed the editorship of the World Arbitration and Mediation Review. Founded in 1986 as a division of The Center for American and International Law, the ITA was created to promote global adherence to the world’s principal arbitration treaties and to educate business executives, government officials and lawyers about arbitration as a means of resolving transnational business disputes.   The Institute for TA provides advanced, continuing education for lawyers, judges and other professionals concerned with transnational arbitration. Through its programs, scholarly publications and membership activities, ITA has become an important global forum on contemporary issues in the field of transnational arbitration. The Institute’s record of educational achievements has been aided by the support of many of the world’s leading companies, lawyers and arbitration professionals. Further information about the ITA can be found online at:  www.cailaw.org/ita

Table of Contents

Table of Contents from Each Issue:


Volume 6 2012 Number 4

24TH ANNUAL WORKSHOP OF THE INSTITUTE FOR TRANSNATIONAL ARBITRATION

"THE FINAL CURTAIN: POST-HEARING SUBMISSIONS, DELIBERATIONS AND ENFORCEMENT"

WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION
Lucy F. Reed, ITA Chair

 

ITA 24th ANNUAL WORKSHOP PROGRAM

 

BIOGRAPHIES OF WORKSHOP FACULTY

 

INTRODUCTION TO WORKSHOP AND ACT I
Jennifer M. Smith, Workshop Co-Chair

 

ACT I: POST-HEARING ISSUES

     SCENE I: CLOSING AND COSTS SUBMISSIONS

     SCENE II: REACHING A DEAL OR WAITING FOR THE AWARD, LATE SETTLEMENT ISSUES

     PANEL DISCUSSION / QUESTION AND ANSWER

 

INTRODUCTION TO ACT II
Phillippe Pinsolle

 

ACT II: DELIBERATION: THE UGLY, THE BAD AND THE GOOD

     SCENE I: THE UGLY

     SCENE II: THE BAD

     SCENE III: THE GOOD

     PANEL DISCUSSION / QUESTION AND ANSWER

 

LUNCHEON PRESENTATION: THE QUALITY OF ARBITRAL DECISION-MAKING AND JUSTIFICATION
R. Doak Bishop

 

INTRODUCTION TO ACT III

 

ACT III: RECONSIDERATION - CHALLENGE - ENFORCEMENT

     SCENE I: DEBRIEFING

     SCENE II: LOCAL ENFORCEMENT CHALLENGES

     PANEL DISCUSSION / QUESTION AND ANSWER

 

CORPORATE COUNSEL AND ARBITRATOR PERSPECTIVES
Mark C. Morril, Moderator
Dominique Brown-Berset
Teresa Cheng
Fred G. Bennett
Mark L. Greenberg

 

CLOSING REMARKS
Lucy F. Reed

 

BIBLIOGRAPHY - "THE FINAL CURTAIN: POST-HEARING SUBMISSIONS, DELIBERATIONS AND ENFORCEMENT"

 

ITA SERVICES AND EVENTS

SCOREBOARD OF ADHERENCE TO TRANSNATIONAL ARBITRATION TREATIES, AS OF JANUARY 15, 2013
Elina Mereminskaya
Monique Sasson

 

ITA 2013 CALENDAR OF EVENTS

 

ITA MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION
 


Volume 6 2012 Number 3

9TH ANNUAL ITA-ASIL CONFERENCE ARBITRATION IN TIMES OF CRISIS

INTRODUCTION BY THE CONFERENCE CO-CHAIRS
Andrew Newcombe
John R. Crook

 

KEYNOTE ADDRESS: THE ARGENTINE CASES: AN EVALUATION OF 10 YEARS OF ARBITRATION -- POSSIBLE LESSONS FOR ICSID
V.V. Veeder

 

ARGENTINA'S ICSID ARBITRATIONS AND THE UNCC EXPERIENCE: CONSISTENCY AND CAPABILITY IN MASS CLAIMS
Cymie R. Payne

 

DIVINING THE CONTENT OF THE CUSTOMARY INTERNATIONAL LAW MINIMUM STANDARD OF TREATMENT FROM THE JURISPRUDENCE OF THE U.S.-MEXICO GENERAL CLAIMS COMMISSION
Jennifer Thornton

 

THE PARADOXICAL ARGENTINA CASES
José E. Alvarez
Gustavo Topalian

 

INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION AND THE ARGENTINE CASES: AN EVALUATION OF 10 YEARS OF ARBITRATION -- INSTITUTIONAL ASPECTS
L. Yves Fortier

 

1ST ANNUAL ITA WINTER FORUM

INTRODUCTION BY THE CONFERENCE CO-CHAIRS
Susan D. Franck
Leah D. Harhay

 

NO ARBITRATION IS AN ISLAND: THE ROLE OF COURTS IN AID OF INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION
Charles C. Correll
Ryan J. Szczepanik

 

THE DEATH OF THE TWO-HEADED NIGHTINGALE: WHY THE PAULSSON-VAN DEN BERG PRESUMPTION THAT PARTY-APPOINTED ARBITRATORS ARE UNTRUSTWORTHY IS WRONGHEADED
Charles N. Brower
Charles B. Rosenberg

 

BOOK REVIEWS

WHEN INTERNATIONAL LAW WORKS REALISTIC IDEALISM AFTER 9/11 AND THE GLOBAL RECESSION BY TAI-HENG CHENG
John R. Crook

 

SINGAPORE LAW ON ARBITRAL AWARDS BY CHAN LENG SUN SC
David D. Caron


Volume 6 2012 Number 2

LIBER AMICORUM ABASCAL
PART II*

INTRODUCTION AND DEDICATION TO LIBER AMICORUM JOSÉ MARÍA ABASCAL
David D. Caron

 

INVESTOR STATE ARBITRATION

FRAMING THE WORK OF ICSID ANNULMENT COMMITTEES
David D. Caron

 

THE NEW ICC ARBITRATION RULES IN CASES INVOLVING STATES AND STATE ENTITIES
Ignacio Torterola

 

INTERNATIONAL RULES AND PROCEDURES

GOOD FAITH IN INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION
Bernardo M. Cremades

 

A COMMENT ON THE ARBITRATION REGIME UNDER THE ROTTERDAM RULES: A BALANCED ONE
Rafael Illescas Ortiz

 

PRACTICAL CONSIDERATIONS IN INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION

THE SELECTION OF THE RIGHT ARBITRATOR: PRACTICAL CONSIDERATIONS
Luis Enrique Graham

 

UNCITRAL IN FAVOR OF USING ELECTRONIC MEANS IN ARBITRATION
Agustín Madrid-Parra

 

THE ARBITRAL TRIBUNAL'S DECISION TO SUSPEND THE ARBITRATION
Claus von Wobeser

 

RIGHTS IN INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION: INVESTOR AND ARBITRATOR

INVESTMENT PROTECTION RIGHTS: SUBSTANTIVE OR PROCEDURAL?
Francisco González de Cossío

 

WHAT ARE THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF AN ARBITRAL TRIBUNAL FACED WITH A BREACH OF INTEGRITY OF ONE OF ITS MEMBERS?
Eduardo Siqueiros T

 

ARBITRATION IN SPAIN

COMPANY ARBITRATION IN SPANISH LAW
Manuel Olivencia

 

ARBITRATION IN SPAIN: AN INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE ON THE MODIFICATIONS INTRODUCED BY LAW 11/2011
Pilar Perales Viscasillas


Volume 6 2012 Number 1

LIBER AMICORUM ABASCAL
PART I

INTRODUCTION AND DEDICATION TO LIBER AMICORUM JOSÉ MARÍA ABASCAL
Luis Enrique Graham
Pilar Perales Viscasillas
Aníbal Sabater

 

UNCITRAL RULES AND MODEL LAW

GENERALIZING ABOUT THE VIRTUES OF SPECIFICITY: THE SURPRISING EVOLUTION OF THE LONGEST ARTICLE IN THE UNCITRAL MODEL LAW
James Castello

 

AD HOC INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATIONS -- THE WAY OF THE FUTURE?
C. Mark Baker
Efrén C. Olivares

 

INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION IN MEXICO

FROM THE ABSTRACT TO REALITY: CHALLENGES IN RECOGNIZING AND ENFORCING COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION AWARDS IN MEXICO
Luis Omar Guerrero Rodríguez
Ximena Suárez Enríquez

 

THE MEXICO CITY NATIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION AND MEDIATION COMMISSION
Yanett Quiroz Valdovinos

 

MEXICO'S AMENDMENT TO FACILITATE JUDICIAL COOPERATION IN ARBITRATION
Rodrigo Zamora

 

EQUITY AND CULTURE: ANALYZING PERSPECTIVES

EX AEQUO ET BONO ARBITRATION
Gerardo Lozano Alarcón

 

"CULTURAL CONFLICTS" IN INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION: MYTHS, MISUNDERSTANDINGS, AND LESSONS FROM DEALING WITH THE UNUSUAL
Aníbal Sabater

 

INSOLVENCY PROCEEDINGS: INTERNATIONAL LAW'S ANSWER TO A WORLD CRISIS

UNCITRAL ON INSOLVENCY LAW: THIRD ACT -- FIRST SCENE
David Morán Bovio

 

ARBITRATION AS A TOOL IN SUPPORT OF INSOLVENCY PROCEDURES (CONCURSO MERCANTIL)
Thomas S. Heather


Volume 5 2011 Number 4

22ND ANNUAL WORKSHOP OF THE INSTITUTE FOR TRANSNATIONAL ARBITRATION

"THE MERITS HEARING: GETTING THE MESSAGE TO THE TRIBUNAL"

WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION
Lucy Reed, ITA Chair

 

22ND ANNUAL ITA WORKSHOP PROGRAM

 

FACULTY BIOGRAPHIES

 

ACT I: THE MERITS HEARING: ASSEMBLING YOUR CASE AND EVIDENCE
Professor Guido Tawil, Workshop Co-Chair

     INTRODUCTION TO THE WORKSHOP AND ACT I
    
     SCENE I: DOCUMENT PRODUCTION IN INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION: A COMPROMISE OF CIVIL AND COMMON LAW APPROACHES
    
     SCENE II: DOCUMENT PRODUCTION IN INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION: ROLE OF PROFESSIONAL ETHICS
    
     SCENE III: WITNESS PREPARATION IN INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION: A COMPROMISE OF CIVIL AND COMMON LAW APPROACHES
    
     SCENE IV: WITNESS PREPARATION IN INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION: ROLE OF PROFESSIONAL ETHICS
    
     PANEL DISCUSSION / QUESTION AND ANSWER

 

ACT II: THE MERITS HEARING: PRESENTING YOUR CASE
Wendy J. Miles, Workshop Co-Chair

     INTRODUCTION TO ACT II

     SCENE I: PRELUDE: PRELIMINARY ISSUE ON NON-DISCLOSURE OF DOCUMENTS

     SCENE II: THE TRIBUNAL REACTS: A REQUIREMENT FOR COMPROMISE OF CIVIL AND COMMON LAW APPROACHES AND SANCTIONS FOR ETHICAL BREACHES

     SCENE III: THE EVIDENTIAL HEARING COMMENCES: OPENING STATEMENTS

     PANEL DISCUSSION / QUESTION AND ANSWER

 

LUNCHEON ADDRESS: ADVOCACY IN INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION
Toby Landau, Q.C.

 

ACT III: THE MERITS HEARING: PRESENTING YOUR TESTIMONIAL EVIDENCE
Michael S. Goldberg, Workshop Co-Chair

     INTRODUCTION TO ACT III

     SCENE I: TESTIMONIAL EVIDENCE: EXAMINATION-IN-CHIEF, CROSS-EXAMINATION, RE-EXAMINATION

     SCENE II: PROCEDURAL ANTICS -- DEMONSTRATING THE UNPREDICTABLE NATURE OF ARBITRATION

     SCENE III: DEMONSTRATION OF CROSS-EXAMINATION AND RE-EXAMINATION OF TORGAS FACT WITNESS

     PANEL DISCUSSION / QUESTION AND ANSWER

 

PERSPECTIVES FROM THE CORPORATE COUNSEL: CHALLENGES TO DELIVERING THE PARTY'S MESSAGE EFFECTIVELY AND EFFICIENTLY
Alan R. Crain, Jr., Moderator
Dennis Grindinger
Eric C. Liebeler
Javier Rubinstein

 

BIBLIOGRAPHY -- "THE MERITS HEARING: GETTING THE MESSAGE TO THE TRIBUNAL"

 

ITA SERVICES AND EVENTS

SCOREBOARD OF ADHERENCE TO TRANSNATIONAL ARBITRATION TREATIES, AS OF OCTOBER 3, 2011
Seem Maleh
Kathleen Amanda Zugsay

 

ITA 2012-13 CALENDAR OF EVENTS

 

ITA MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION


Volume 5 2011 Number 3

WORLD ARBITRATION& & MEDIATION REVIEW VOL. 5 2011 NO. 3

* EDITORIAL COMMENT *

THE INDEPENDENCE AND IMPARTIALITY OF LEGAL SYSTEMS
David D. Caron

 

* FAULT LINES IN INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION: PAPERS AND COMMENTS FROM THE 8TH ANNUAL ITA-ASIL CONFERENCE *

INTRODUCTION
Lucy Reed

 

KEYNOTE ADDRESS: THE QUIET CONVERGENCE OF ARBITRATION AND LITIGATION
Diane P. Wood

 

HOW NATIONAL IS INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION: INTRODUCTION TO SESSION ONE
William Dodge

 

ARBITRABILITY AND PUBLIC POLICY
Gary Born

 

PARTY AUTONOMY AND ITS LIMITS: INTRODUCTION TO SESSION TWO
Margaret L. Moses

 

THE SUPREME COURT'S RECENT PERSPECTIVE ON PARTY AUTONOMY IN ARBITRATION: WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR THE PROPOSED ALI RESTATEMENT ON INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION?
Linda J. Silberman

 

PARTY AUTONOMY AND ITS DISCONTENTS: THE LIMITS IMPOSED BY ARBITRATORS AND BY MANDATORY LAWS
J. William Rowley and Robert Wisner

 

* RECENT EVENTS IN THE AMERICAS *

COMMENT: NUOVO PIGNONE V. PETROMAC: AMICUS CURIAE BY THE ICC BRAZILIAN COMMITTEE
Arnoldo Wald

 


Volume 5 2011 Number 2


* GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION *

FOREWORD
Bernard Hanotiau

 

GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF LAW IN INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION: HOW TO FIND THEM -- HOW TO APPLY THEM
Klaus Peter Berger

 

THAT RARE BIRD: NON-NATIONAL LEGAL STANDARDS AS APPLICABLE LAW IN INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION
Felix Dasser

 

GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF LAW IN INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION -- CHALLENGING THE MYTHS
Emmanuel Gaillard

 

THE APPLICATION OF TRANSNATIONAL RULES IN ICC ARBITRAL AWARDS
Yves Derains

 

GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF LAW AND TRANSNATIONAL RULES IN INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION: AN ENGLISH PERSPECTIVE
Loukas Mistelis

 

TRANSNATIONAL PRINCIPLES IN U.S. COURTS
David W. Rivkin

 


Volume 5 2011 Number 1

 

* THE MATH ISSUE: DAMAGES & INTEREST *

 

INVALID ROUND TRIPS IN SETTING PRE‐JUDGMENT INTEREST IN INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION
Manuel A. Abdala, Pablo D. López Zadicoff and Pablo T. Spiller


THE LAW APPLICABLE TO THE AWARD OF INTEREST: A ROADMAP THROUGH THE MAZE
Angeline Welsh


HISTORICAL ANALYSIS OF ICSID CONCLUDED CASES
Linda A. Ahee, Leonardo Giacchino and Richard E. Walck

 

* DEVELOPMENTS WITH RESPECT TO THE UNITED STATES *

GROWING PAINS: BUILDING AMERICAN ARBITRATION’S LEGITIMACY THROUGH EVERYDAY ARBITRAL DECISIONS
John Burritt McArthur

 

RECOGNITION AND ENFORCEMENT OF FOREIGN ARBITRAL AWARDS IN MEXICO: AN UPDATE
Efrén C. Olivares

 


Volume 4 2010 Number 4-5

 

"COMMENCING AN INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION: FUNDAMENTALS AND STRATEGY"

WELCOMING REMARKS
Lucy Reed, ITA Chair

 

21ST ANNUAL ITA WORKSHOP PROGRAM

FACULTY BIOGRAPHIES

MOCK SCENARIO

 

 

ACT I: DRAFTING AND NEGOTIATING THE ARBITRATION CLAUSE 
Professor Christopher Gibson, Workshop Co-Chair

 

INTRODUCTION TO THE WORKSHOP AND ACT I 

SCENE I: WHAT SHOULD BE IN THE DISPUTE RESOLUTION CLAUSE?

SCENE II: CAN WE GET WHAT WE WANT: NEGOTIATING THE DISPUTE RESOLUTION CLAUSE

PANEL DISCUSSION: DRAFTING AND NEGOTIATING THE DISPUTE RESOLUTION CLAUSE

 

ACT II: REQUEST FOR ARBITRATION, RESPONSE, AND COUNTERCLAIM AND ARBITRATOR 
Klaus Reichert, Workshop Co-Chair

 

APPOINTMENT ISSUES

 

INTRODUCTION TO ACT II

SCENE I: PUTTING THE SHOW ON THE ROAD - TORGAS STARTS THE ARBITRATION

SCENE II: DRILL-BD RISES TO MEET THE CHALLENGE

PANEL DISCUSSION: HOW IMPORTANT ARE THE INITIAL FILINGS? REALITY VS. PERCEPTIONS

 

ACT III: THE PRELIMINARY HEARING TO ORGANIZE THE ARBITRATION PROCEDURE 
Jean E. Kalicki, Workshop Co-Chair

 

INTRODUCTION TO ACT III

SCENE I: TORGAS PREPARES FOR THE PRELIMINARY HEARING

SCENE II: DRILL-BD PREPARES FOR THE PRELIMINARY HEARING

SCENE III: THE PRELIMINARY HEARING

 

TRIBUNAL'S DELIBERATIONS

 

QUESTIONS FOR CONSIDERATION FOLLOWING ACT III: THE PRELIMINARY HEARING TO ORGANIZE THE ARBITRATION PROCEDURE

 

BIBLIOGRAPHY - "COMMENCING AN INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION: FUNDAMENTALS AND STRATEGY"

 

ITA SERVICES AND EVENTS

 

SCOREBOARD OF ADHERENCE TO TRANSNATIONAL 
Seem Maleh

 

ARBITRATION TREATIES, AS OF MARCH 28, 2011 
Tracy Matlock

 

ITA 2011 PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES CALENDAR

ITA MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION

 

 

 


Volume 4 2010 Number 3

* ENFORCEMENT *

 

ARTICLES

RECOGNITION AND ENFORCEMENT OF FOREIGN ARBITRAL AWARDS IN MEXICO: CASES AND LEGISLATION 
Efren C. Olivares

 

HOW TO ENFORCE FOREIGN ARBITRAL AWARDS IN UKRAINE
Yaroslav Petrov, Oleksiy Demyanenko, Liudmila Dudnik

 

COMMENTS

 

RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE ENFORCEMENT OF INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION AWARDS IN ENGLAND & WALES 
Lucy Greenwood

 

* DEVELOPMENTS WITH RESPECT TO EVIDENCE PRODUCTION IN THE UNITED STATES *

 

WHAT IS THE EFFECT OF INTERNATIONAL ARBITRAL RULES ON THE AVAILABILITY OF ASSISTANCE IN THE PRODUCTION OF EVIDENCE PURSUANT TO 28 U.S.C. § 1782? 
David M. Orta, Giselle Fuentes

 

 


Volume 4 2010 Number 2

* ARBITRATION: THE END OF THE GOLDEN AGE? *

PAPERS AND COMMENTS FROM THE 7TH ANNUAL ITA-ASIL CONFERENCE

INTRODUCTION
Leah D. Harhay

 

PAPERS

LEGISLATIVE THREATS TO THE HISTORICALLY STRONG RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION IN THE U.S.
Rachael D. Kent

 

WHY ARE WE "RE-CALIBRATING" OUR INVESTMENT TREATIES?
José E. Alvarez

 

COMMENTS

THE EVOLUTION OF ARBITRATION WITH RESPECT TO CONSUMER AND EMPLOYEE DISPUTES
Richard W. Naimark

 

INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION FROM THE CORPORATE PERSPECTIVE
Elpidio ("PD") Villarreal

 

U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT SUBCOMMITTEE REPORT ON THE U.S. MODEL BIT -- IDENTIFYING THE QUESTIONS RAISED
Jack J. Coe, Jr.

 

A DEFENSE OF THE 2004 UNITED STATES MODEL INVESTMENT TREATY
Barton Legum

 

 


Volume 4 2010 Number 1

ARTICLES

 

-William G. Whitehill
 
-Wei Shen
 
COMMENTS
 
-Piotr Nowaczyk
 
-Michael D. Schafler

 

 


Volume 3 2009 Number 4-5

*WHEN ARBITRATIONS GO BAD*
PAPERS FROM THE 6TH ANNUAL ITA-ASIL CONFERENCE


THE CONVENIENT MYTH OF DAVID AND GOLIATH IN TREATY ARBITRATION
Lucy Reed & Lucy Martinez

YOU CAN BET THE COMPANY BUT NOT THE STATE: THE PROPER AND IMPROPER CONDUCT OF SOVEREIGNS IN ARBITRATION
Laurence Shore

DOCUMENT PRODUCTION IN INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION: WHAT DOES IT HAVE TO DO WITH DISCOVERY?
Nathalie Voser

MESSAGE FROM A CLIENT
Charles A. Beach

*ISSUES IN INVESTMENT ARBITRATION*
ARTICLES


ISSUES OF PROOF OF GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF LAW IN INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION
Michael D. Nolan & Frédéric Gilles Sourgens

ICSID PROVISIONAL MEASURES TO ENJOIN PARALLEL DOMESTIC LITIGATION
Rodrigo Gil

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PROTECTION THROUGH INVESTMENT AGREEMENTS: CHALLENGES OF A DIFFERENT HORIZON OF INVESTMENT PROTECTION
Javier Ferrero


Volume 3 2009 Number 3

20TH ANNUAL WORKSHOP OF THE INSTITUTE FOR TRANSNATIONAL ARBITRATION

"CONFRONTING ETHICAL ISSUES IN INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION"
INTRODUCTION
David D. Caron, ITA Chair

20TH ANNUAL ITA WORKSHOP PROGRAM

FACULTY BIOGRAPHIES

INTRODUCTION TO THE WORKSHOP AND ACT I
Kenneth B. Reisenfeld, Workshop Co-Chair

ACT I: ETHICAL ISSUES IN SELECTING THE ARBITRAL TRIBUNAL

SCENE I: INTERVIEWING PROSPECTIVE ARBITRATORS

SCENE II: ARBITRATOR DISCLOSURES AND CHALLENGES

COMMENTARY AND PANEL DISCUSSION: INSIDERS' PERSPECTIVES ON CHALLENGES BEFORE THE ICC INTERNATIONAL COURT OF ARBITRATION
Jon Beechy, Jennifer Kirby

KEYNOTE ADDRESS: ARBITRATOR INTEGRITY: THE TRANSIENT AND THE PERMANENT
Professor W.W. (Rusty) Park

INTRODUCTION TO ACT II
James E. Castello, Workshop Co-Chair

ACT II: THE ARBITRATION: ETHICAL ISSUES IN PRESENTING THE CASE

SCENE I: INFORMATION GATHERING

SCENE II: HEARING ON DOCUMENT DISCLOSURE REQUESTS

LUNCHEON ADDRESS: WHOSE ARBITRATION IS IT ANYWAY?
Carla Powers Herron

ACT II, SCENE III: ARBITRATOR DELIBERATIONS ON MOTIONS FOR DISCLOSURE AND POSSIBLE CORRUPTION ISSUES

INTRODUCTION TO ACT III
Catherine A. Rogers, Workshop Co-Chair

ACT III: DECISIONS AND CHALLENGES AFTER THE ARBITRAL PROCEEDINGS

SCENE I: ATTORNEY AND CLIENT STRATEGY SESSION

SCENE II: DISCIPLINARY HEARING

SCENE III: HEARING TO ENFORCE/CHALLENGE AWARD

REMARKS ON THE CHANGE OF CHAIR IN THE ITA
David D. Caron

BIBLIOGRAPHY - ITA WORKSHOP 2009: CONFRONTING ETHICAL ISSUES IN INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION
Catherine A. Rogers

ITA SERVICES AND EVENTS

SCOREBOARD OF ADHERENCE TO TRANSNATIONAL ARBITRATION TREATIES, AS OF SEPTEMBER 25, 2009
Seem Maleh, Rami Zoubi

ITA 2010 CALENDAR OF EVENTS

ITA MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION


Volume 3 2009 Number 2

* MANDATORY LAW *

ARTICLES


THE IMPACT OF INTERNATIONALLY MANDATORY LAWS ON THE ENFORCEABILITY OF ARBITRATION AGREEMENTS
Jan Kleinheisterkamp


NEW TOOLS FOR AN OLD QUEST: A COMMENTARY ON KLEINHEISTERKAMP, THE IMPACT OF INTERNATIONALLY MANDATORY LAWS ON THE ENFORCEABILITY OF ARBITRATION AGREEMENTS
Tai-Heng Cheng


COMMENT: MANDATORY LAW AND THE ENFORCEABILITY OF ARBITRATION AGREEMENTS
Alan Scott Rau


* PRACTICAL INSIGHTS FOR THE ARBITRATION BAR *

ARTICLES


GOODBYE BOILER-PLATE: PRACTICAL ADVICE FOR DRAFTERS OF DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION AGREEMENTS
Noel Rodriguez, Pamela Fulmer, M. Anderson Berry

TAX AND CURRENCY ISSUES IN INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION
Richard E. Walck


Volume 3 2009 Number 1

* THE MEDIATION ISSUE *

ARTICLES

THE CHALLENGE OF DEVELOPING COMMON MEDIATION  LAW REGIMES IN EUROPE AND THE UNITED STATES: FROM "PATCHWORK" TO COHERENCE?
Siegfried H. Elsing & Alexandra N. Diehl 

USER PREFERENCES AND MEDIATOR PRACTICES:CAN THEY BE RECONCILED WITHIN THE  PARAMETERS SET BY ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS 
Edna Sussman       

ESSAY: FINDING CREATIVE SOLUTIONS IN ADR   
Richard M. Calkins

CURRENT DEVELOPMENTS IN MEDIATION

CERTIFYING INTERNATIONAL COMPETENCY STANDARDS  FOR MEDIATORS: A LOOK AT IMI'S INITIATIVE
Neil Carmichael   
   


Volume 2 2008 Number 5

EDITORIAL COMMENTARY

DISENCHANTED?  BUSINESS SATISFACTION WITH INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION    
Christopher R. Drahozal   

ARTICLES

STEMMING THE TIDE OF JUDICIALISATION IN INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION    
Alan Redfern   


THE ARBITRATION-LITIGATION RELATIONSHIP IN TRANSNATIONAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION:  EMPIRICAL INSIGHTS FROM THE U.S. FEDERAL COURTS
Christopher Whytock   


TRENDS AND CHALLENGES IN INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION: TWO SURVEYS OF IN-HOUSE  COUNSEL OF MAJOR CORPORATIONS
Loukas Mistelis & Crina M. Baltag

IGNORING THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM: INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION: CORPORATE ATTITUDES AND PRACTICES (2008)
Michael McIlwrath   


INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION - THE FACTS IN NEED OF DATA AND METRICS LESS RELIANCE ON ANECDOTES 
William K. Slate II

 


Volume 2 2008 Number 4

19TH ANNUAL WORKSHOP OF THE INSTITUTE FOR TRANSNATIONAL ARBITRATION
"DAMAGES IN INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION: STRATEGIES, TECHNIQUES & PRESENTATION"


INTRODUCTION  TO THE WORKSHOP  
Prof. David D. Caron, ITA Chair   

19TH ANNUAL ITA WORKSHOP PROGRAM    

FACULTY BIOGRAPHIES     

INTRODUCTION TO ACT I   
Stephen Jagusch, Workshop Co-Chair
   
ACT I:  REACTIONS TO AWARD ON LIABILITY AND ENGAGING EXPERTS            

SCENE I:      UNITED AND PARAGONIA LEARN OF AWARD

SCENE II:     UNITED'S EXPERT BEAUTY PARADE (PT I-II) 
    Commentary and Discussion        

KEYNOTE ADDRESS: FRAMING THE CASE ON QUANTUM
Prof. William W. (Rusty) Park    

INTRODUCTION TO ACT II   
Prof. Andrea K. Bjorklund, Workshop Co-Chair   

ACT II:  PREPARING FOR THE QUANTUM HEARING            

SCENE I:       PROBLEMS WITH EVIDENCE IN VALUATION    

SCENE II:  PREPARING FOR THE HEARING WITH THE EXPERTS  (PTS I & II)        

Commentary and Discussion        
        
LUNCHEON ADDRESS:  LESS IS MORE, MORE OR LESS   
Lucy Reed

INTRODUCTION TO ACT III   
Claudia T. Salomon Workshop Co-Chair  
       
ACT III:  HEARING ON QUANTUM        

SCENE I: THE HEARING ON QUANTUM (PART I)  

SCENE II: THE HEARING ON QUANTUM (PART II)

INTRODUCTION TO ACT IV 
Claudia T. Salomon, Workshop Co-Chair 

ACT IV:  COST SUBMISSIONS AND THE TRIBUNAL'S DELIBERATIONS            

SCENE I:     COST SUBMISSIONS

SCENE II:     THE TRIBUNAL'S DELIBERATIONS 
    Commentary and Discussion  

CLOSING REMARKS     

BIBLIOGRAPHY - ITA WORKSHOP 2008  "DAMAGES IN INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION:  STRATEGIES, TECHNIQUES & PRESENTATION"
Jeffrey Sullivan       

GLOSSARY OF TERMS USED IN THE ASSESSMENT OF DAMAGES IN INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION
Dr. Manuel A. Abdala, LECG 

ITA SERVICES AND EVENTS

SCOREBOARD OF ADHERENCE TO TRANSNATIONAL ARBITRATION TREATIES, AS OF JANUARY 1, 2009  
Seem Maleh & Tracy Matlock   

ITA 2009 CALENDAR OF EVENTS       
   
ITA MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION

 


Volume 2 2008 Number 3

Editorial Commentary

A New Partnership: The Institute for Transnational Arbitration and World Arbitration and Mediation Review
Charles H. Brower, II, David D. Caron, Abby Smutny Cohen

Introduction to the Board of Editors                  
Leah D. Harhay               

Anticipating the 2009 US "Fairness in Arbitration Act"
David D. Caron, Seth Schreiberg                                                                                         

Articles

Hall Street Assocs. v. Mattel, Inc.: Supreme Court Denies Enforcement of Agreement to Expand
the Grounds for Vacatur Under the Federal Arbitration Act 

Charles H. Brower, II                  

Glamis Gold, Ltd. v. United States of America
:
A Case Study on Document Production and Privilege in International Arbitration

Véronique Camerer, Christina G. Hioureas

Towards A Presumption of Transparency in Investment Arbitration 
Ruth Teitelbaum                  

The UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules and First Options: Failing to Clearly and Unmistakably Evince
the Intent to Arbitrate Issues of Arbitrability  

Thomas W. Walsh                  

 


Volume 2 2008 Numbers 1-2

 
INVESTMENT ARBITRATION
Issues of State Responsibility and Jurisdiction

Arbitration Involving States
Kaj Hobér   

Investment Treaty Arbitration: An Asian Perspective
John Savage   

Arbitrating Investment Disputes: Issues of Jurisdiction         
Francisco Orrego Vicuña   

EXPROPRIATION

The Concept of Expropriation under the ECT and Other Investment Protection Treaties                   
Christoph H. Schreuer  
      
Indirect Expropriation and the Right of the Governments to Regulate Criteria to Articulate the Difference    
Katia Yannaca-Small    

The Distinction Between Lawful and Unlawful Expropriation     
Audley Sheppard       

THE UMBRELLA CLAUSE

Where's My Umbrella? An "Ordinary Meaning" Approach to Answering Three Key Questions That Have Emerged from the "Umbrella Clause" Debate  
Craig S. Miles   
 
Containing the Scope of the Umbrella Clause 
Laura Halonen   



Volume 1 2007 Number 6

RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN ARBITRATION:

PRIVATIZATION OF PUBLIC SERVICES: UNCITRAL AND TRANSPARENCY
Jessica L. Cambridge

 

LANDIS' LAST CHANCE: RISING CONCERNS OVER ANTI-DOPING ARBITRAL PROCEEDINGS
Emily J. Tucker

RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN ARBITRATION: IN BRIEF
Richard Holmes Snyder


AMERICAN DECISIONAL LAW ON ARBITRATION:

1. FEDERAL CIRCUIT COURTS OF APPEALS

SECOND CIRCUIT VACATES ARBITRAL AWARD AFTER FINDINGMANIFEST DISREGARD OF THE LAW
Christian DeGuzman

THIRD CIRCUIT EXPANDS THE ROLE OF ARBITRATORS IN CERTAIN UNDERWRITERS V. WESTCHESTER FIRE
Jason Blose

FOURTH CIRCUIT HOLDS THAT THE ARBITRAL FORUM IS APPROPRIATE FOR ANTITRUST CLAIMS
Brian Doyle

AGREEMENTS MAY BE ENFORCEABLE AGAINST NON-SIGNATORIES IN FIFTH CIRCUIT
Jamie L. Coleman

SIXTH CIRCUIT OVERRULES MOOG AND HOLDS TIMELIMITATION BAR TO BE THRESHOLD QUESTION FOR ARBITRATOR
Samantha Weidner


NINTH CIRCUIT HOLDS EMPLOYEE DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROGRAM UNCONSCIONABLE IN DAVIS V. O'MELVENY & MYERS
Alexis Grieco


NINTH CIRCUIT HOLDS THAT CLASS ARBITRATION WAIVERS IN CELL PHONE CONTRACTS
ARE UNENFORCEABLE

Benjamin Schaefer


FAILURE BY ARBITRATOR TO DISCLOSE INFORMATION ABOUT DEALINGS WITH PARTY TO ARBITRATION CONSTITUTES EVIDENT PARTIALITY; VACATUR OF ARBITRATION AWARD GRANTED BY NINTH CIRCUIT
Terrence Burke

TENTH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS RULES ALL CLAIMS RELATING TO A PREVIOUSLY ARBITRATED DISPUTE ARE PRECLUDED
Andrew Flenner

2. STATE SUPREME COURTS

THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA ASSERTS THAT PROCEDURAL UNCONSCIONABILITYWARRANTS JUDICIAL SCRUTINY TO DETERMINE SUBSTANTIVE UNCONSCIONABILITY
Taisha L. Chambers


THE COLORADO SUPREME COURT REJECTS THE INTERTWINING DOCTRINE
Samantha Weidner


FOREIGN DECISIONAL LAW ON ARBITRATION

TRIBUNAL FINDS THAT CONTRACTS ARISING OUT OF BRIBES WILL BE DEEMED VOID AB INITIO AND UNENFORCEABLE TO EQUITABLE OR LEGAL PROTECTION: WORLD DUTY FREE COMPANY V. THE REPUBLIC OF KENYA
Augusto I. Molina


THE PROCEDURAL INTEGRITY OF PROCEEDINGS DEEMED PRIMORDIAL DESPITE THE GENERAL TREND TOWARDS GREATER TRANSPARENCY: BIWATER GAUFF V. UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA, PROCEDURAL ORDER NUMBER THREE
Augusto I. Molina


TRIBUNAL REJECTS AMICUS CURIAE STATUS TO A THIRDPARTY BUT LEAVES OPEN THE POSSIBILITY FOR FURTHER INVOLVEMENTWITHIN THE ARBITRAL PROCEEDINGS: BIWATER GAUFF V. UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA, PROCEDURAL ORDER NUMBER FIVE
Augusto I. Molina


ARGENTINA'S CRUMBLING INVESTMENTS: THE FAIR AND EQUITABLE TREATMENT DOCTRINE IN ENRON CORPORATION V. ARGENTINE REPUBLIC
Aridaman Shah Singh


THE BATTLE BETWEEN COUNTRIES AND CORPORATIONS CONTINUES AND ARGENTINA FALLS AGAIN: VIVENDI V. ARGENTINA
Aridaman Shah Singh


SUMMARIES OF RECENT LITERATURE ON ARBITRATION


SUMMARY: THE PUBLIC-PRIVATE DISTINCTION IN THE INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION OF INDIVIDUAL CLAIMS AGAINST THE STATE BY GUS VAN HARTEN
Alex Hvizda


SUMMARY: ARBITRATION OF INTERNATIONAL OIL, GAS, AND ENERGY DISPUTES IN LATIN AMERICA BY ALEXIA BRUNETAND JUAN AGUSTIN LENTINI
Alex Hvizda


SUMMARY: IF YOU (RE)BUILD IT, THEY WILL COME: CONTRACTS TO REMAKE THE RULES OF LITIGATION IN ARBITRATION'S IMAGE BY HENRY S. NOYES
Alex Hvizda


SUMMARY: FROM "NORTH-SOUTH DIVIDE" TO "PRIVATEPUBLIC DEBATE": REVIVAL OF THE CALVO DOCTRINE AND THE CHANGING LANDSCAPE IN INVESTMENT LAW BY WENHUA SHAN
Alex Hvizda


SUMMARY: PRECEDENT AND CONTROL IN INVESTMENT TREATY ARBITRATION BY TAI-HENG CHENG
Alex Hvizda


BOOK REVIEWS

BEYOND REASON: USING EMOTIONS TO NEGOTIATE
REVIEWED BY NANCY A. WELSH

LANGUAGE AND TRANSLATION IN INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION: FROM THE CONSTITUTION OF THE ARBITRAL TRIBUNAL THROUGH RECOGNITION AND ENFORCEMENT
PROCEEDINGS

Shant H. Zakarian

JAMES BOSKEY ADR WRITING COMPETITION

TEN DOLLARS FOR TWENTY-FOUR YEARS: PROVIDING JUSTICE FOR EXONEREES USING VICTIM-OFFENDER MEDIATION
BY KIMBERLY N. GRANT

EVENTS IN ARBITRATION AND ADR

CALENDAR

 


Volume 1 2007 Number 5


INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION

A COMPARATIVE LAW ANALYSIS OF U.S. JUDICIAL ASSISTANCE
Anna Conley

 

STEPS TOWARD AN INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION CULTURE? ADISSENTING VIEW FROM THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
Anne-Marie Loong

 

A NAZI-LOOTED ART TRIBUNAL
Jennifer Anglim Kreder

THE FORUM REPORT ON DEVELOPMENTS IN U.S. ARBITRATION LAW AND PRACTICE

NATIONAL ARBITRATION FORUM CASE SUMMARIES
Kirk Knutson & Ryan Chandlee

 

NATIONAL ARBITRATION FORUM DOMAIN NAME DISPUTE DECISIONS
Kristine Fordahl Dorrain


RECENT PUBLICATIONS ON ARBITRATION AND ADR

BIBLIOGRAPHIC RESOURCES
Gail Partin

EVENTS IN ARBITRATION AND ADR

CALENDAR
 

 


Volume 1 2007 Number 4

INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION

VOLUNTARY INTERVENTION AND OTHER PARTICIPATION OF THIRD PARTIES IN ONGOING INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATIONS: A SURVEY OF THE CURRENT STATE OF PLAY
Thomas Bevilacqua


THE WTO AND NAFTA - A COMPARISON OF DISPUTE RESOLUTION SYSTEMS AND OUTCOMES INVOLVING THE UNITED STATES, MEXICO, AND CANADA
Sue Ann Mota & Divya Rao


SAFEGUARDING AGAINST EXPROPRIATION OF ASSETS IN LATIN AMERICA: THE BOLIVIAN WATER DECISION, DISTILLED
Timothy G. Nelson & Marco E. Schnabl


INTERNATIONAL MEDIATION

THE "THIRD OPTION": INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL MEDIATION
Antonin I. Pribetic


A CASE FOR MEDIATION: FAMILY MEDIATION IN INTERNATIONAL CHILD CUSTODY
Christoph C. Paul & Dr. Jamie Walker


DEVELOPMENTS IN U.S. ARBITRATION LAW

NATIONAL ARBITRATION FORUM CASE SUMMARIES
Kirk Knutson & Ryan Chandlee

EVENTS IN ARBITRATION AND ADR

CALENDAR

 


Volume 1 2007 Number 3

Developments in US Mediation

Mediation Litigation Trends: 1999-2007
James R. Coben & Peter N. Thompson

 

Mediation Case Law Review Part II: July-January 2006
James R. Coben & Peter N. Thompson

 

Recent Developments in International Arbitration

Ten Years of UNCITRAL Model Law in Germany
Stefan Kroll & Peter Kraft

 

New Arbitration Rules for this Stockholm Chamber of Commerce
Marie Ohrstrom

 

Recent Precedents in Brazil Regarding Service of Process in International Arbitrations
Joaquim de Paiva Muniz

 

An Approach to International Arbitration: China & Chile
Nicolás Ossa G.

 

Book Review:
Review of "Global Trends in Mediation"

Michael Leathes 

 

Bibliographic Resources

Recent Publications on Arbitration and ADR 
Gail A. Partin

Events in Arbitration & ADR

Calendar



Volume 1 2007 Number 2

Symposium on Latin American Arbitration

Introduction: Latin American Arbitration
Mary Helen Mourra, Esq.

 

Bolivian Gas Nationalization: Negotiation V. Arbitration
Mauricio Ipina Nagel


Arbitration in Panama
Leonardo Bonadies Mora


Recognition of Forign Judgments in Brazil: The Experience of the Supreme Court and The Shift to the Superior Federal Court
Nadia de Araujo & Frederico de Valle Magalhaes Marques


The Development of Brazilian Decision Law Favoring the Arbitrability of Disputes Involving State Entities
Joaquim de Paiva Muniz


Recent Precedents in Brazil Regarding Service of Process in International Arbitrations
Joaquim de Paiva Muniz


An Approach to International Arbitration: China & Latin America
Nicolas Ossa G.


Arbitration in the United States:

Nagrampa v. MailCoups, Inc.

Bd. of Tr., Sheet Metal Workers' Nat'l Pension Fund v. BES Serv., Inc.

 

FORUM Case Summaries

Arbitration in Foreign Courts:

Federal Court of Australia: Comandate Marine Corp. v. Pan Australia Shipping Pty. Ltd.
[2006] FCAFC 192

Scholarly Commentary on Arbitration

An Empirical Study of Cost-based Challenges to Arbitration Agreements
Christopher R. Drahozal

Nadja Alexander's Worldwide Perspectives on Mediation: 

Mediation in Timor-Leste: Opportunities and Challenges
Santina Soares & Jennifer Laakso

Scholarly Commentary on Mediation

Keeping the Essence of Mediation
Antoine Masson & Fiona Breen

Bibliographic Resources

Recent Publications on Arbitration and ADR
Gail A. Partin

Events in Arbitration and ADR



Volume 1 2007 Number 1

Articles

Lost Profit and Capital Investment
Michael Pryles


Recovering Damages for Unjust Enrichment in International Arbitration
Dana H. Freyer


Lost Profits and the Discounted Cash Flow Method of Calculation
R. Doak Bushop & Craig S. Miles


Conference Proceedings

First Annual Leading Arbitrators' Symposium on the Conduct of International Arbtiration

Recent International Developments

Private International Arbitration Panel Qualifies as  1782 Tribunal, U.S. Court Held Canada Ratifies ICSID

National Arbitration Forum Case Summaries

I.  California Court Errs By Holding Hearing After, Not Before, Motion to Compel Arbitration
II.  Supreme Court of South Dakota Upholds Accepted, But Unsigned, Settlement Agreement
III.  Arbitrator Exceeds Powers by Committing Legal Error
IV.  Lack of Evidence is Fatal to Motion to Vacate an Arbitration Award
V.  California Federal Court Stays Litigation While Ninth Circuit Decides Issue of Arbitral Class Waiver
VI.  Confidentiality Protections Apply to Hybrid Procedure Consisting of Arbitration and Mediation
VII.  Missouri Court Refuses to Enforce Agreement to Arbitrate on An Individual Basis

 

Mediation Case Law Review Part I: January-June 2006
James R. Coben & Peter N. Thompson

Nadja Alexander's Worldwide Perspectives on Mediation: Interview with UK Mediator Michael Leathes

Bibliographic Resources

Recent Publications on Arbitration and ADR
Gail A. Partin

Calendar

Author Detail

Leah D. Harhay provides legal assistance and secretariat services to international tribunals, arbitrators and experts. Currently she is the Legal Secretary of the Tribunal in Glamis Gold, LTD. v. United States of America and Cargil, Inc. v. United Mexican States, both arbitrations under Chapter 11 of the North American Free Trade Agreement. Previously, Ms. Harhay practiced with Latham & Watkins, LLP in San Francisco, with a focus on litigation and arbitration, and clerked for the United States Department of Justice, Environment and Natural Resources Division.

Charles H. Brower, II  has taught International Business Transactions, International Commercial Arbitration, and Public International Law at the University of Mississippi for over a decade. He has also served as Visiting Fellow at Cambridge University’s Lauterpacht Research Centre forInternational Law, Tillar House Sabbatical Fellow at the American Society of International Law (ASIL), and as Visiting Associate Professor and Scholar-in-Residence at American University. Emphasizing investment treaty disputes, his publications have appeared in the American Journal of International Law, Arbitration International, the Columbia Journal of Transnational Law, the Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law, and the Virginia Journal of International Law. He has also contributed chapters to several books.

In addition to his academic work, Professor Brower is an arbitrator who currently enjoys membership on the Commercial Panel of the American Arbitration Association.  He also serves on the Executive Committee of the Institute for Transnational Arbitration (ITA), andis the Chair of its Academic Council in January 2009. Additionally, he has served as Advocate for the Government of the Republic of Costa Rica in advisory proceedings before the International Court of Justice, as a member of the Executive Council of the American Society of International Law (ASIL), co-chair of the ASIL’s 97th Annual Meeting, and co-chair of the ITA’s 18th Annual Workshop.

David D. Caron is the C. William Maxeiner Distinguished Professor of Law at the University of California at Berkeley. He currently serves as Chair of the Advisory Board for the Institute of Transnational Arbitration, as a Co-Director of the Law of the Sea Institute, and as a member of the Board of Editors of the American Journal of International Law. He presently serves as a member of the NAFTA Chapter 11 Arbitration Panels in the matters of Glamis Gold v. The United States and Cargill, Inc. v. The United Mexican States. Professor Caron is a member of the U.S. Department of State Advisory Committee on Public International Law and of the World Economic Forum Global Agenda Council on the International Legal System.

Professor Caron served from 1996 to 2003 as a Commissioner with the Precedent Panel (E2) of the United Nations Compensation Commission in Geneva resolving corporate claims arising out of the 1990 Gulf War which, over a series of seven installments, addressed several thousand corporate claims in the construction, insurance, banking, transportation, export, tourist and aviation sectors. He also served as Counsel for the Government of Ethiopia before the Eritrea - Ethiopia Claims Commission in 2004-2005, as President of the ICSID Tribunal in the matter of Aguas del Tunari v. The Republic of Bolivia (2002 to 2006), as Counsel to the Marshall Islands Nuclear Claims Tribunal, and as legal counsel to various Governments.  He is included as one of the top international arbitrators listed in Chambers USA, Chambers Global  and Who’s Who Legal, California.  He is a member of the panel of arbitrators for the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC) and the International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR); and is a founding Fellow of the College of Commercial Arbitrators.

Abby Cohen Smutny is a Partner of White & Case LLP, residing in Washington, DC. Ms. Smutny specializes in international arbitration and regularly serves as lead counsel in high-stakes cases involving contentious political issues, complex claims for compensation and legal issues of first impression. She has particular expertise in matters involving investment disputes with State parties, including issues of State responsibility, sovereign immunity and investment treaty protections. Ms. Smutny represents both sovereign and private parties in arbitrations before ICSID, its Additional Facility, the ICC, the Vienna International Arbitral Centre, the LCIA, as well as in ad hoc arbitration, such as under the UNCITRAL Rules and before other major international arbitral institutions.

Ms. Smutny is Vice-Chair of the International Bar Association’s Arbitration Committee, and was formerly Chair of the Investment Treaty Sub-committee. She serves as a member of the Advisory Board of the Swiss Arbitration Academy, the Institute for Transnational Arbitration, Investmentclaims.com, and Transnational Disputes Management; and sits on the Editorial Boards of Global Arbitration Review and the Journal of International Arbitration. She has been a member of the Executive Council and Executive Committee of the American Society of International Law, the Executive Committee of the Institute for Transnational Arbitration, and was Chair of the International Law Section of the Washington, DC Bar Association. She writes and speaks frequently on topics involving international arbitration and investor-State dispute resolution.