Institute for Transnational Arbitration

On behalf of all of us at the Institute for Transnational Arbitration and Young ITA, including Thomas (T.L.) Cubbage, Dr. Darya Shirokova, Alliyah Robinson, Chip Brower and Karima Sauma, we wish all our Members and Friends a fabulous Holiday Season!

Grace Haidar, J.D., LL.M. of aramco will be speaking at the 13th Institute for Transnational Arbitration - Institute for Energy Law- ICC Arbitration 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲 𝐀𝐫𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 in Houston. Grace will be speaking on the panel "𝐓𝐰𝐨 𝐒𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐀𝐫𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞: 𝐍𝐞𝐠𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐧 𝐄𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲 𝐀𝐫𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 ". Panelists representing two sides of a negotiation over an arbitration clause will discuss key provisions, including those concerning applicable law, seat, and number of arbitrators, in the context of an energy project contract. As part of the discussion, panelists will consider a number of hypothetical scenarios that illustrate the pros and cons of different contractual provisions, and why parties might prefer certain provisions over others depending on their particular business needs and goals. To register for the conference, click here: https://lnkd.in/gVg6TFWp

Sylvia Leyva Martinez of Wood Mackenzie will be speaking at the 13th Institute for Transnational Arbitration - Institute for Energy Law- ICC Arbitration 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲 𝐀𝐫𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 in Houston. Sylvia will speak on the panel "𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐑𝐮𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐄𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐞𝐬? 𝐏𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐩𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐄𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐄𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐞𝐬". A panel of younger in-house practitioners will introduce new energy technologies such as carbon capture, utilization, and storage; renewable natural gas; and green hydrogen. The panel will discuss the potential for disputes related to these new technologies, particular considerations in resolving those disputes, as well as the business considerations that come into play when deciding whether, and how, to pursue dispute resolution in the context of an emerging industry. To register for the conference, click here: https://lnkd.in/gVg6TFWp

The Institute of Transnational Arbitration is happy to present Holiday Wishes from our Chair, Professor Chip Brower.

🏅 With the deadline for Young ITA #WritingCompetition approaching, we invite you to meet the judges for the 2024-2025 Award! Judging on the first-round panel are Karima Sauma (Young ITA Chair), Ciara Ros (Young ITA Vice Chair), Mevelyn Ong (Young ITA Thought Leadership Co-Chair), Meredith Craven (Young ITA External Communications Co-Chair), Harriet Foster (Young ITA Internal Communications Co-Chair), Patricia Snell (Young ITA Mentorship Program Co-Chair), and Cecilia Flores Rueda, FCIArb (Counsel, Institute for Transnational Arbitration). The First Round Judging Panel will evaluate all papers and select the top papers for review by the Final Judging Panel. All submissions must be received by January 17, 2025. For more information on the Young ITA Writing Competition and Award, including instructions on how to submit your paper, visit https://lnkd.in/gqwyvPYy. If you have any questions, please contact please contact Mevelyn Ong, Young ITA Thought Leadership Co-Chair, or Dr. Darya Shirokova, ITA Assistant Director, with copy to ita@cailaw.org, using the subject line “Young ITA Competition”. Angélica María Perdomo Luna Meredith Craven Sylvia Tonova Diora Ziyaeva Kelby Ballena Jadranka Jakovcic Lindsay Reimschussel Amanda Raymond Kalantirsky Chip Brower Thomas (T.L.) Cubbage

Today is the 9th Day of ITA #12DaysofChristmas Initiative, and we are looking back to September 2024. September 2024 came strong with a Young ITA event focused on “The Future of International Arbitration: Arbitration, Diplomacy and Diversity”. We thank our moderator Alejandro Martinez de Hoz, as well as distinguished panelists Celeste Mowatt, Soledad Peña Plaza, María Cecilia Alvarez Bollea, and our host Jonathan C. Hamilton. In the same month, we spent wonderful time at the "𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐓𝐀 𝐀𝐫𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬: 𝑺𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒂𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝑰𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝑨𝒓𝒃𝒊𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝑪𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒆 (𝑺𝑰𝑨𝑪) webinar discussing Rules of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre with Kevin Nash and Chiann Bao. We enjoyed attendance of prominent practitioners including Lucy Reed. An important joint Workshop by the Institute for Transnational Arbitration/Asociación Latinoamericana de Arbitraje - ALARB co-chaired by Sandra González Vila, Jaime Gray, and Julio Cesar Rivera (h) also took place in September. We enjoyed the welcoming remarks of ITA Chair Chip Brower and ALARB President María Inés Corrá. We thank ITA Americas Initiative past Chair Elina Mereminskaya (FCIArb) and current Chair Eric Franco FCIArb MSc for putting together this event, as well as ITA Counsel Cecilia Flores Rueda, FCIArb for being our special rapporteur. Young ITA and Asociación Latinoamericana de Arbitraje - ALARB Next Generation held their Roundtable. We thank Young ITA Programs' co-chair Santiago Lucas Peña and Young ITA North America co-chair Nazly Duarte for organization of this panel! Also in September 2024, ITA continued its series of roundtables at UNCITRAL: United Nations Commission on International Trade Law WG III, generously hosted and sponsored by KNOETZL. The discussion featured Anna Joubin-Bret, Jurgita Petkute, Dr Crina Baltag, FCIArb (LLM in International Commercial Arbitration Law (ICAL) at Stockholm University), Lorena Fatás Pérez, Florian Haugeneder, Professor Dr. August Reinisch (Universität Wien), and Tom Sikora. The second September webinar of "𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐓𝐀 𝐀𝐫𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬" had as its guests Umar Azmeh, Registrar at Qatar International Court and Dispute Resolution Centre (QICDRC), and Prof. Georgios Dimitropoulos of the College of Law, Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU). Special thank you to Susan Karamanian for helping this webinar to happen, Dr. Darya Shirokova for moderating and Wolters Kluwer for their support. We discussed the phenomenon of Qatar Financial Centre (QFC) Authority and the issues arising from the functioning of 𝑸𝑰𝑪𝑫𝑹𝑪, including questions of jurisdiction, applicable law, challenges of public policy and many others.

💡Another new issue of Institute for Transnational Arbitration 𝐀𝐫𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 is now available on 𝗞𝗹𝘂𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗔𝗿𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. This publication features timely reports on awards, cases, legislation and other current developments from over 60 countries, organized by country, together with reports on new treaty ratifications, new publications and upcoming events around the globe. ITA is grateful to the reporters for this issue including Joao Bosco L. of Lee Taube E Gabardo - Sociedade De Advogados, Reporter for Brazil; Stephan Adell of Adell & Merizalde, Reporter for the Dominican Republic; Anna-Maria Tamminen and Viktor Saavola of Hannes Snellman, Reporters for Finland; Ioannis Vassardanis of Ioannis Vassardanis & Partners Law Firm, Reporter for Greece; Fernando Cantuarias of Law School of Universidad del Pacífico (PE), Reporter for Peru;  Iñaki Carrera of VNA Advogados | VdA Legal Partners and Independent Arbitrator José-Miguel Júdice, Reporters for Portugal; and Ismail Esin of Esin Attorney Partnership and Stephan Wilske of Gleiss Lutz, Reporters for Turkey. Special thank you to General Editor Roger Alford and Co-Managing Editors, Monique Sasson and Dr Crina Baltag, FCIArb. Click here to read the full issue: https://lnkd.in/gNh4G5Kk

Fritha Wheeler-Ozanne of flour will be speaking at will be speaking at the 13𝐭𝐡 Institute for Transnational Arbitration - Institute for Energy Law- ICC Arbitration 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲 𝐀𝐫𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 in Houston. Fritha will be speaking on the panel "𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐩𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐄𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬 ". This panel will discuss what are the most effective methods to resolve construction disputes that arise in complex energy projects, including FIDIC contracts, dispute resolution boards and effective advocacy methods. To register for the conference, click here: https://lnkd.in/gVg6TFWp

Today we are highlighting one of the newest ITA #AdvisoryBoard Members and Young ITA Asia Co-Chair for 2024-2026, Angelia Thng, Partner at Braddell Brothers LLP in #Singapore. We asked her what top tip she would give to junior practitioners starting out in arbitration. Here is what she had to share with us: Angélica María Perdomo Luna Meredith Craven Sylvia Tonova Diora Ziyaeva Kelby Ballena Jadranka Jakovcic Lindsay Reimschussel Amanda Raymond Kalantirsky Chip Brower Thomas (T.L.) Cubbage Dr. Darya Shirokova

Today is the 8th Day of ITA #12DaysofChristmas Initiative, and we are looking back to August 2024 which was relatively calm! Young ITA was present in Singapore as a part of the Singapore Convention Week #SCWeek2024 with "Navigating Cultural Dynamics in International Dispute Resolution: Perspectives from the Asia Pacific Region". Aditya Singh (White & Case LLP), Mevelyn Ong (Norton Rose Fulbright), Young ITA Thought Leadership Co-Chair, Yating LIN, Young ITA Writing Competition 3rd place winner (The University of Hong Kong), Philip Tan, Young ITA Internal Communications Co-Chair, Earl Rivera - Dolera, Túlio Di Giacomo Toledo (Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) discussed the historical and present day use of different dispute resolution methods (in particular, arbitration and mediation) in the Asia-Pacific region. The last #YoungITATalks of Summer 2024 took place in Mexico with gathering at Universidad Panamericana, Guadalajara campus, for an insightful discussion on the challenges of international arbitration. Special thanks to Cecilia Flores Rueda, FCIArb, and Edgardo Muñoz for sharing their expertise on key topics such as selecting the presiding arbitrator, managing deliberations, and the nature of dissenting opinions. With the excellent moderation by Luis Eduardo de la Torre, the event fostered a deep and reflective debate that left all attendees with fresh perspectives on arbitral practice. We thank all the participants and organizers, as well as Young ITA Mexico co-chair Eduardo Lobatón G. (Hogan Lovells) for making this event successful! Angélica María Perdomo Luna Meredith Craven Sylvia Tonova Diora Ziyaeva Kelby Ballena Jadranka Jakovcic Lindsay Reimschussel Amanda Raymond Kalantirsky Thomas (T.L.) Cubbage Dr. Darya Shirokova