MARK KANTOR
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110 MARYLAND AVENUE, N.E.
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20002
TEL. 202-544-4953
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[email protected]
HOW TO BREAK INTO ARBITRATION: USEFUL RESOURCES FOR
STUDENTS AND YOUNG PRACTITIONERS
By Mark Kantor1
There are excellent resources for students and young practitioners interested in
arbitration, but they are scattered across the Web. This list is intended to be a one-stop
detailed reference, and includes links to young arbitration groups; arbitration websites;
publications and podcasts; moots; Who's Who lists; law firm newsletters; law schools
with specialized international arbitration programs; arbitration blogs and online
discussion groups; and arbitration centres and events. The list focuses on international
arbitration, not more general dispute resolution, and we have limited inclusion
accordingly. The list cannot be exhaustive, although we have tried hard. We apologize
in advance for inadvertent omissions, and we invite any organization to contact us about
inclusion of inadvertently omitted links.
This resource is the product of a collaborative effort between students of the Georgetown
International Arbitration Society (“GIAS”) and members of the DC Bar International
Dispute Resolution Committee. GIAS is a non-profit association at the Georgetown
University Law Center of students and lawyers who are dedicated to the promotion of
international arbitration and dispute settlement, created in 2008 to facilitate discussion
between students, academics and practitioners on issues concerning international
arbitration. To learn more, e-mail the leadership at ([email protected]). You
should also consider attending events sponsored by the DC Bar’s International Dispute
Resolution Committee. You can be added to the distribution list for further events by
sending an email to co-chairs Jean Kalicki ([email protected]) Prof. Marsha
Echols ([email protected]) or Mark Kantor ([email protected]).
Young Arbitration Groups
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Grateful thanks to Cody D. Constable and Vik Kapoor of GIAS for doing all the hard
work on this list.
Below are links to a number of international arbitration groups catering to students and
junior practitioners. Almost all of them are free to join.
ICC (http://www.uscib.org/index.asp?documentID=3722) - Also ICC Young
Arbitrators Forum (http://www.iccwbo.org/yaf/).
ICDR/AAA - ICDR Young & International
(http://www.adr.org/sp.asp?id=24986)http://www.lcia-arbitration.com/
LCIA (http://www.lcia.org/) - (click YIAG at the top).http://www.arbitrationch.org/below-40/
ASA Below 40 (http://www.arbitration-ch.org/below-40/) - The Swiss Arbitration
Association (ASA) young practitioners' group holds events twice a year, in English.
Topics and presentations are made available online. Membership is free. For events
hosted by the ASA, contact Lucas Wangler ([email protected]).http://www.aija.org/modules/motionmill/index.php?pid=1
AIJA (http://www.aija.org/modules/motionmill/index.php?pid=1) - The International
Association of Young Lawyers operates in a similar fashion to the IBA. Its International
Arbitration Commission
(http://www.aija.org/modules/aija_commission/index.php?id=20) is very active.
Membership is not free but reasonable. The International Arbitration Commission has an
e-mail newsletter.
Young Austrian Arbitration Practitioners (YAAP) (http://www.cm.arbitrationaustria.at/index.php?main=2&sub=nix&lang=EN).
CEPANI (Centre Belge d'Arbitrage et de Médiation) (http://www.cepani.be/EN/#) (click on CEPANI 40 at the top right of the page).
Institute for Transnational Arbitration (http://www.cailaw.org/ita/) - ITA sponsors a
number of roundtable conferences for young arbitrators, in cooperation with several other
“young arbitration” groups.
Young Arbitrators Stockholm at the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of
Commerce (http://www.sccinstitute.com/hem-3/syj-2.aspx).
Deutsche Institution für Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit (DIS) (German Arbitration Institute)
(http://www.dis-arb.de) (click on DIS40 in the middle of the page).
American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division (http://www.abanet.org/yld) ABA YLD Dispute Resolution Committee.
International Association of Young Lawyers (AIJA), International Arbitration
Commission (http://www.aija.org/modules/aija_commission/index.php?id=20).
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Club Español de Arbitraje (http://www.clubarbitraje.com) - Click on CEA-40 on the
left side of the page (the below 40 group).
Young Canadian Arbitration Practitioners (YCAP) (http://www.ycap.ca/).
Australian Forum for International Arbitration (AFIA) (http://www.afia.net.au) Membership is free.
Belgian Centre for Mediation and Arbitration – (http://www.cepani.be/en/) Click on
CEPANI 40 on the top right of the page (the below 40 group), and then select one of the
items in the dropdown list.
The CPR International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution’s Young Attorneys
in Alternative Dispute Resolution (Y-ADR)
(http://cpradr.org/TrainingEvents/YADR/tabid/414/Default.aspx) is open to practicing
attorneys 45 years old and younger.
Young ICCA – (http://www.arbitration-icca.org/YoungICCA/Home.html) Applications
for membership in Young ICCA and participation in its Mentoring Programme are now
open.
ArbitralWomen
Anyone may take advantage of the website for ArbitralWomen
(http://www.arbitralwomen.org), but women would particularly benefit by becoming
members. In addition to providing mentoring, the group holds networking meetings and
social gatherings, often on the sidelines of other arbitration conferences. ArbitralWomen
have also just established an ArbitralWomen Award, which aims to support young
lawyers from developing countries and promote the advancement of women in arbitration
and other forms of dispute resolution.
Publications, Podcasts and Websites
Global Arbitration Review (http://www.globalarbitrationreview.com) - You can sign up
for free “breaking news” e-mail alerts from Global Arbitration Review, a bi-monthly
journal, as well as subscribing.
Investment Treaty News (http://www.investmenttreatynews.org) - This periodic e-mail
briefing covers cases and treaty developments in the area of investment treaty arbitration.
It is a service of the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD). IISD is
an NGO that is often very critical of the system of investment and trade treaties,
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including investment arbitration. Its weekly update is an excellent (if mildly biased)
source of news.
Investment Arbitration Reporter (http://www.iareporter.com) is a “by subscription”
specialised news publication tracking developments in the area of international
investment law. You can sign up for free “breaking news” email alerts.
At Transnational Dispute Management (http://www.transnational-disputemanagement.com/members/articles/welcome.asp), an online journal, you can sign up for
free e-mail alerts and news digests (http://www.transnational-disputemanagement.com/news/tdmnewsdigest.htm). In addition, you can learn about OGEMID
and YOUNG-OGEMID, very active e-mail discussion lists. YOUNG-OGEMID is aimed
in particular at young professionals. You can subscribe to TDM for a fee, but it may be
available through your law library. Participation on OGEMID requires a TDM
subscription, but participation on Young-OGEMID is not similarly restricted.
You can sign up for Arbitrage-ADR, the French arbitration discussion list.
http://fr.groups.yahoo.com/group/arbitrage-adr/.
IBA (http://www.ibanet.org/LPD/Dispute_Resolution_Section/Arbitration/Default.aspx)
- If you are a member of the International Bar Association, you can access World
Arbitration News, a LexisNexis search updated daily, from the Arbitration Committee's
website.
AIA (http://www.arbitration-adr.org) - The Belgian-based Association for International
Arbitration has a monthly newsletter, In Touch.
Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (http://www.ciarb.org/about/) - The Chartered
Institute of Arbitrators has a Young Members' Group, but it is only open to qualified
members of CIArb. You can join (http://www.ciarb.org/joining-us) as an associate,
which is not the same as a member, but Associate-level participation is being rethought
right now to make it more accessible to young lawyers. The CIArb runs a number of
easily accessible London-based events. CIArb has a number of regional branches (see
http://www.ciarb.org/branches/), some of which also have their own websites. For
example, the North American Branch website is here http://www.internationalarbitrators.org/.
Institute for Transnational Arbitration (http://www.cailaw.org/ita/publications.html).
The ITA publishes “News and Notes,” a quarterly newsletter with a regularly updated
Scoreboard of Adherence to Transnational Arbitration Treaties, and World Arbitration
and Mediation Review.
Richard Happ's arbitration links (http://www.arbitration-links.de/).
IDN Podcast Series
(http://www.cpradr.org/NewsArticles/Podcasts/tabid/319/Default.aspx) - International
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Dispute Negotiations is a CEDR award-winning podcast series about international
disputes moderated by Michael McIlwrath. Each audio file is downloadable or within the
iTunes Music Store (search for "arbitration podcast"). In iTunes, you can click
“subscribe” to receive new episodes/updates for free.
The recently revamped International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA)
website (http://www.arbitration-icca.org/index.html). A comprehensive source of
information and links.
International Arbitration Institute (http://www.iaiparis.com/)
Juris International Arbitration and Mediation Centres
(http://www.jurisint.org/en/ctr/index.html) - Information on commercial arbitration,
mediation, conciliation, expertise centres and other alternative dispute resolution centers
or services including the full text of their rules and model clauses.
Permanent Court of Arbitration in the Hague (http://www.pcacpa.org/showpage.asp?pag_id=363)
UNCTAD Virtual Institute (http://vi.unctad.org/) or contact Vlasta Macku
([email protected]) who is in charge of the program.
UNCITRAL United Nations Commission on International Trade Law
(http://www.uncitral.org/uncitral/en/index.html)
WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center (http://www.wipo.int/amc/en/index.html)
Moots and other Hands-on Training
Two moots focus on investment treaty arbitration - The Frankfurt Investment
Arbitration Moot (“FIAC”) (http://www.merton-zentrum.unifrankfurt.de/Startseite/FIAC_International_Student_Moot_Court/index.html) and the FDI
Moot (http://www.fdimoot.org).
The International Maritime Law Arbitration Moot
(http://www.law.murdoch.edu.au/maritimemoot/index.html).
Moot Madrid (http://www.mootmadrid.es) occurs in the summer and is conducted
entirely in Spanish.
National Law School of India University International Arbitration Moot Court
Competition (http://www.nls.ac.in/interarbimootcourt.htm)
The Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot – The Willem C. Vis
International Commercial Arbitration Moot is the premier arbitration competition for law
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students. Year 2009-10 marked the seventeenth year for Vienna (http://www.cisg.law.
pace.edu/vis.html) and the 7th year in Hong Kong. (http://www.cisgmoot.org). Teams
from law schools from all countries are eligible. The Vis Moot involves a dispute arising
out of a contract of sale between two countries that are party to the United Nations
Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods. The contract provides that
any dispute that might arise is to be settled by arbitration in "Danubia", a country that has
enacted the UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration and is a
party to the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards.
The arbitral rules to be applied rotate yearly among the arbitration rules of co-sponsors of
the Moot. Participants in the Vis can later become members of the Moot Alumni
Association (the MAA). (http://www.maa.net). The MAA publishes the Vindobona
Journal, provides members of the Board of the CISG review, sponsors conferences, has
observer status at UNCITRAL for the ongoing revisions to the UNCITRAL Arbitration
Rules and throws great parties.
The Foundation for International Arbitration Advocacy (www.fiaa.com) runs a series
of hands-on advocacy training workshops in Switzerland, on topics including witness
examination, cross-examination, oral argument and written advocacy.
The Centre of Arbitration and Conciliation of the Chamber of Commerce of Bogotá
offers a Specialized Course on International Arbitration as part of its School of
International Arbitration
(http://www.cacccb.org.co/ingles/contenido/contenido.aspx?catID=165&conID=530) .
The Specialized Course on International Arbitration is aimed at Latin American lawyers
between the ages of 30 and 45 years with an interest and experience in the area of
international commercial arbitration.
La Competencia Internacional de Arbitraje Comercial
(http://www.urosario.edu.co/jurisprudencia/IIICompetencia_Internacional_de_Arbitraje/ur/Presentacion.aspx) is an international
arbitration moot competition organized jointly by the law schools of the University of
Buenos Aires (Argentina) and the Universidad del Rosario (Colombia). Almost thirty
teams from different countries (including Argentina, Colombia, Perú, Chile and Uruguay,
among others) participated in 2009's competition, and the organizers expect the event will
continue growing. The competition is similar to the Vis Moot. The written memoranda
and the oral hearings are conducted in Spanish.
Who's Who Lists
The purpose of including these links is not to endorse any particular law firms or
lawyers, or the rankings in these lists, but solely to provide useful information to
students and young lawyers.
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You can learn about individual arbitration practitioners and firms with strong arbitration
practices on various lists of prominent practitioners; among others, Who’s Who Legal
(http://www.whoswholegal.com/), Chambers & Partners (http://www.chambers
andpartners.com/), Best Lawyers (http://www.bestlawyers.com/), Legal 500
(http://www.legal500.com) and Global Arbitration Review 100
(http://www.globalarbitrationreview.com/surveys/survey/156/GAR-100). FYI,
subscribers see all of the lawyers listed in Best Lawyers. Non-subscribers see only the
names of lawyers who have purchased links to their firm pages.
Newsletters and Publications
ADR World Report (www.adrresources.com)
American University Arbitration Newsletter
http://www.wcl.american.edu/arbitration/news/arbitration_newsletter.cfm)
Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce
(http://www.sccinstitute.se/contact-2/nyhetsbrev-5.aspx)
The Commercial, Shipping and Investment Arbitration Watch
(http://www.arbitrationwatch.com/e-subscription/)
Aggregators of Law Firm Newsletters - Three “aggregators” of law firm newsletters
are Linex Legal (http://www.linexlegal.com/), Lexology (http://www.lexology.com) and
Mondaq (http://www.mondaq.com/) (see the Litigation and Arbitration section). You can
subscribe on a subject-by-subject basis to their periodic e-mails (with summaries and
links to the relevant newsletter articles) at their websites.
Law Firm Newsletters and Publications
The purpose of including links to law firm newsletters is not to endorse any
particular law firms, but solely to provide useful information to students and young
lawyers. These links are based on responses to an open request made on OGEMID.
We are glad to add additional inadvertently omitted links to newsletters and similar
media focused on international arbitration.
Allen & Overy LLP
(http://www.allenovery.com/AOWEB/AreasOfExpertise/PracticeHub.aspx?aofeID=302
&practiceID=314&selectedPage=International%20Arbitration&prefLangID=410)
Arnold & Porter on Facebook (http://bit.ly/AP_Arbitration) and Twitter
(http://twitter.com/AP_Arbitration)
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Ashurst LLP (http://www.ashurst.com/publicationlist.aspx?id_content=1361&expandExpertiseList=true&id_queryContent=194)
Beretta Godoy http://www.berettagodoy.com/en/site.php (click on “Press Center”, then
“Newsletters”, then “Arbitration”)
Blake Dawson
(http://www.blakedawson.com/Templates/Publications/x_publication_list_page.aspx?id=
20141&folderid=2449)
Chapman Tripp (http://www.chapmantripp.com/Pages/Publication.aspx?ItemID=730)
Clayton Utz
(http://www.claytonutz.com/area_of_law/international_arbitration/publications.page)
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
(http://www.cgsh.com/news/List.aspx?practice=19&type=be5ab453-d403-4521-8b176caac98eeda6)
Cripps Harries Hall LLP
(http://www.crippslink.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=16:inte
rnational-arbitration-publications&Itemid=537&layout=default)
DLA Piper LLP (http://www.dlapiper.com/global/services/detail.aspx?service=614)
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
(http://www.freshfields.com/practices/dispute/arbitration/publications/)
Fulbright & Jaworski LLP (http://www.fulbright.com/IAR)
Herbert Smith LLP
(http://www.herbertsmith.com/Publications/PublicationsGrouping/Default.htm?parentCh
anGuid=%7b5B92E71A-7771-4277-BF25BBD5961A828B%7d&isArchived=False&postingguid=%7b233E9949-E7FF-40BB97F3-594F7B8BC38B%7d)
Hogan Lovells LLP
(http://www.hoganlovells.com/PracticeAreas/areas_pubs.aspx?op=&firmService=351)
Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP
(http://www.hugheshubbard.com/practices/ServiceDetail.aspx?service=fe62b0ba-68ca44a6-bb81-68703708d39c&tabId=4)
King & Spalding LLP
(http://www.kslaw.com/portal/server.pt?space=KSPublicRedirect&control=KSPublicRed
irect&PageId=963)
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K&L Gates LLP (http://www.klgates.com/newsstand/Detail.aspx?publication=6442)
Lalive (http://www.lalive.ch/e/publications/index.php?area=118&author=&year=)
Lévy Kaufman-Kohler (http://www.lk-k.com/uk/publications/list-all-articles.html)
Mallesons Stephen Jacques
(http://www.mallesons.com/expertise/international_arbitration/7141112W-05.htm)
Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP (http://www.milbank.com/en/Attorneys/mo/Nolan_Michael.htm)
Norton Rose LLP
(http://www.nortonrose.com/expertise/disputeresolution/arbitration/expertise5188_knowl
edge.aspx?lang=en-gb)
Ogilvy Renault LLP (http://www.ogilvyrenault.com/en/app/SignUpForNews.aspx)
Olswang LLP (http://www.olswang.com/registration.asp)
Quinn Emanuel (http://www.quinnemanuel.com/practice-areas/domestic-andinternational-arbitration--mediation.aspx) (click on “Arbitration Trends” near bottom
of page)
Shearman & Sterling LLP
(http://www.shearman.com/publications/list.aspx?KeywordPhrase=arbitration)
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
(http://www.skadden.com/Index.cfm?contentID=232&practiceID=13)
White & Case LLP (http://www.whitecase.com/internationalarbitration/) - Links to
news, publications and events.
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP (“WilmerHale”)
(http://www.wilmerhale.com/litigation/international_arbitration) (click on “Practices”,
then “Litigation/Controversy”, then “International Arbitration” then “News”)
Law Schools with Specialized International Arbitration Programs
This list of schools is intended to cover those that have specializations in
international arbitration, and cannot be exhaustive. We welcome suggestions about
other law school international arbitration programs to include. Of course, there are
a large number of extraordinary LL.M and other legal education programs
worldwide where students can obtain a valuable education covering inter alia
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international arbitration, even without specialized programs in the field. See, for
example, the programs listed at LLM Guide: Master of Laws Programs Worldwide
(http://www.llm-guide.com/) , LLMStudy.com (http://www.llmstudy.com/) , LLM
Uniiks (http://llm.uniiks.com/) and the ABA Section on International Law Student
Headquarters (http://www.abanet.org/intlaw/students/llm.html). By no means are we
suggesting that a program specializing in international arbitration is a requisite for
success in this field.
University of Cape Town Faculty of Law
Postgraduate Diploma in Conciliation and Arbitration
http://www.law.uct.ac.za/generic.php?m=/departments/idll/research.php?n=arbitration
University of Dundee, Scotland (on-site and distance learning)
LLM in International Dispute Resolution
http://www.dundee.ac.uk/law/dl/idr/index.htm
Geneva University Law School / Graduate Institute of International & Development
Studies Master of International Dispute Settlement (MIDS)
http://mids.ch
Georgetown University Law Center
LLM in International Business and Economic Law (broad range of arbitration courses)
http://www.law.georgetown.edu/graduate/LLM_IBEL.htm
George Washington University
LLM in Litigation & Dispute Resolution
http://www.law.gwu.edu/Academics/FocusAreas/litigadr/Pages/overview.aspx
American University Washington College of Law
(http://www.wcl.american.edu/arbitration/)
Center on International Commercial Arbitration
University of Hong Kong
LLM in Arbitration and Dispute Resolution
http://www.hku.hk/law/programmes/pp_taught_programmes.html
Kings College London
(http://www.kcl.ac.uk/schools/law/prospective/grad/llm/intcomm)
Kingston University London
LLM in Dispute Resolution
http://www.kingston.ac.uk/postgraduate-course/dispute-resolution-llm/
University of London - Queen Mary (QMUL)
LLM in Comparative and International Dispute Resolution
http://www.law.qmul.ac.uk/postgraduate/llm/programmes/internationaldispute
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University of London - University College London (UCL)
LLM, with specialization in International Arbitration and Litigation
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/laws/prospective/llm/index.shtml?llm_spec_14
University of Miami
LLM Specialization in International Arbitration
http://www.law.miami.edu/iglp/international_arbitration/index.php
University of Missouri, Columbia
LLM in Dispute Resolution
http://law.missouri.edu/csdr/llm
Penn State University
International Law, concentration in Arbitration, Mediation & Negotiation
http://law.psu.edu/academics/llm/degree_requirements/arbitration
Pepperdine University
LLM in Dispute Resolution
http://law.pepperdine.edu/straus/academics/master-laws-dispute-resolution
National University of Singapore
Graduate Diploma in Maritime Law & Arbitration
http://law.nus.edu.sg/current/course/courses_disp2.asp?MT=LLD&Sem=ALL&MGC=3
Stockholm University · Stockholms Universitet
Master of International Commercial Arbitration
http://www.juridicum.su.se/jurweb/utbildning/comm_law_linkpage.asp?lang=eng
Blogs
International Arbitration (http://arbitration-blog.eu)
International Law and Economic Policy Blog
(http://worldtradelaw.typepad.com/ielpblog)
Kluwer Arbitration Blog (http://kluwerarbitrationblog.com)
Lex Arbitri - the Indian Arbitration Blog (http://lexarbitri.blogspot.com/)
Marc J. Goldstein Litigation & Arbitration Chambers (http://arbblog.lexmarc.us/)
Opinio Juris (http://opiniojuris.org)
Trade Lawyers Blog (http://tradelawyersblog.com/select_category/40)
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World Directory of ADR blogs (http://adrblogs.com) (great reference point for general
ADR topics)
Facebook Groups
ABA Section of Litigation International Litigation Committee
http://www.facebook.com/search/?init=srp&sfxp=1&o=69&q=arbitration&s=80 !/group.php?gid=177307638463&ref=search
Association des Juristes en Arbitrage
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=8588781622&ref=search
Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (East Asia Branch) Young Members Group
http://www.facebook.com/search/?init=srp&sfxp=1&o=69&q=arbitration&s=80 !/group.php?gid=11802910207&ref=search
ICDR Young and International
http://www.facebook.com/home.php? - !/group.php?gid=2379832976&ref=search
International Arbitration
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/pages/Washington-DC/InternationalArbitration/85745673591?ref=ts&__a=30&ajaxpipe=1
International Commercial Arbitration
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/group.php?gid=4470171265&ref=search
Young ICCA
http://www.facebook.com/home.php? - !/group.php?gid=120769844624092&ref=search
LinkedIn Groups
Arbitration
(http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=105659&trk=anetsrch_name&goback=.gdr_12793
99820110_1)
ADR, Conflict Resolution and Mediation Exchange
http://www.linkedin.com/groups?home=&gid=935617&trk=anet_ug_hm&goback=%2Eg
dr_1276836978449_1%2Eanb_1964382_*2
ADR Resources > Dispute Resolution > Arbitration & Mediation
http://www.linkedin.com/groups?home=&gid=1779330&trk=anet_ug_hm&goback=.gdr
_1276836978451_1
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Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
(http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=83588&trk=anetsrch_name&goback=.gdr_127939
9820112_1)
Commercial Dispute Resolution - Europe and Middle East
http://www.linkedin.com/groups?home=&gid=2794941&trk=anet_ug_hm&goback=.gdr
_1276836978451_3
Commercial and Industry Arbitration and Mediation Group
http://www.linkedin.com/groups?home=&gid=1964382&trk=anet_ug_hm&goback=.gdr
_1276836978449_1.anb_1964382_*2
Georgetown International Arbitration Society
(http://www.linkedin.com/groups?mostPopular=&gid=3319537)
Greater American Arbitration Association (AAA) Connection
(http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=1808609&trk=anetsrch_name&goback=.gdr_1279
399820114_1)
International Arbitration by Charbel Moarbes
http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=129101&trk=anetsrch_name&goback=.gdr_12775
88309485_1
Young ICCA
http://www.linkedin.com/groups?home=&gid=3063377&trk=anet_ug_hm&goback=%2E
gdr_1276836978451_2
Arbitration Centres
The following is a listing of websites for arbitration centres, including those that
engage in arbitration education and those that administer arbitrations. This
borrows from the contribution of Constance Kim of Connon Wood Scheidemantle
LLP. The list is not exhaustive, and we would be glad to have additional links to
include in an updated version of this document.
AFRICA
Al-Insaf Centre
(http://www.al-insaf.com.tn)
Association of Arbiters (South Africa)
(http://www.icon.co.za/~arbitrators)
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The Association of Arbitrators (Southern Africa)
(http://www.arbitrators.co.za/arbsnew/arb-new1.htm)
Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration
(CRCICA)
(http://www.crcica.org.eg)
Center for Conciliation and Arbitration of Tunis
(http://www.ccat.org.tn/?lang=en)
Dr. A. Kheir Law and Arbitration Center (AKLAC)
(http://www.kheirlaw.com.eg/docs/aklac/aklac.htm)
Equillore (formerly the Arbitration Forum)
(http://www.equilore.com/index.html)
Lagos Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration
(http://www.rcicalagos.org)
Mauritius Chamber of Commerce & Industry (MCCI) Permanent Arbitration
Court
(http://www.mcci.org/arbitration.htm)
Organisation pour l'harmonisation du droit des affaires en afrique/Organization for
the Harmonization of Business Law in Africa
(http://www.ohada.com)
AMERICAS
ADR Atlantic Institute
(http://www.adratlantic.ca)
ADR Institute of Canada, Inc
(http://www.adrcanada.ca)
ADR Institute of Ontario, Inc
(http://www.adrontario.ca)
ADR Institute of Saskatchewan, Inc
(http://www.adrsaskatchewan.ca)
Alberta Arbitration and Mediation Society
(http://www.aams.ab.ca)
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American University Washington College of Law, Center on International
Commercial Arbitration
(https://www.wcl.american.edu/arbitration/about.cfm)
American Arbitration Association
(http://www.adr.org)
Arbitration Center of Mexico
(http://www.camex.com.mx/english)
Arbitration Centre of Caracas Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Services
(http://www.arbjeccc.org)
Arbitral Tribunal of São Paolo (Portuguese)
(http://www.arbitragem.com.br)
Arbitration and Mediation Institute of Manitoba, Inc.
(http://www.amim.mb.ca)
Arbitration Tribunal of the Argentine Chamber of Commerce (Spanish)
(http://www.cac.ar/ver_pagina.asp?id=224)
British Columbia Arbitration and Mediation Institute
(http://www.amibc.org)
British Columbia International Commercial Arbitration Centre
(BCICAC)
(http://www.bcicac.com)
Canadian Commercial Arbitration Centre
(http://www.caniq.org/en/default.asp)
Canadian Foundation for Dispute Resolution
(http://www.cfdr.org)
Center of Arbitration and Conciliation of the Bogotá Chamber of Commerce
(Spanish)
(http://www.cacccb.org.co/ingles/portal/default.aspx)
Center of Arbitration of the Chamber of Commerce of Lima (Spanish)
(http://200.37.9.27/ccl/ccl_arbitraje/en/ccl_arbitraje.aspx)
The Center for Public Resources Institute for Dispute Settlement (CPR)
(http://www.cpradr.org)
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The Chicago International Dispute Resolution Association
(http://www.cidra.org)
Conciliation and Arbitration Centre - Uruguay Stock Exchange
(http://www.alca-ftta.org/busfac/comarb/Uruguay/estat_s.asp)
Commercial Arbitration and Mediation Center for the Americas (CAMCA)
(http://www.adr.org/sp.asp?id=22092)
Dispute Resolution Centre at the Trinidad & Tobago Chamber of Industry &
Commerce, Inc.
(http://www.chamber.org.tt/pagedisplay.aspx?i=160)
Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA)
(http://www.alca-ftaa.org)
General Arbitration Tribunal of the Buenos Aires Stock Exchange
(http://www.bcba.sba.com.ar)
International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID)
(http://www.worldbank.org/icsid)
International Center of Conciliation and Arbitration (Costa Rica)
(http://www.cica.co.cr/index.php)
JAMS The Resolution Experts
(http://www.jamsadr.com)
Mediation and Arbitration Center of the Mexico City National Chamber
of Commerce (CANACO)
(http://www.arbitrajecanaco.com.mx)
National Academy of Arbitrators
(http://www.naarb.org)
National Arbitration Center (CNA) (Chile)
(http://www.cna.cl)
National Arbitration Forum
(http://www.adrforum.com)
National Chamber of Commerce and Services (Uruguay) (Spanish)
(http://www.cncs.com.uy)
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
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(http://www.nafta-sec-alena.org/DefaultSite/index.html)
Paraguay Arbitration and Mediation Centre
(http://www.ccparaguay.com.py/v5/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5
7&Itemid=64)
Mediation and Arbitration Institute of Québec (French)
(http://www.imaq.org)
Organization of American States (OAS) (Trade Unit)
(http://sice.oas.org)
Santiago Arbitration and Mediation Center (Spanish)
(http://www.camsantiago.com)
Society of Maritime Arbitrators
(http://www.smany.org)
United States Council for International Business, Dispute Resolution (USCIB)
(http://www.uscib.org/index.asp?documentID=1407)
USA&M United States Arbitration & Mediation
(http://www.usam.com)
Vale Columbia Center on Sustainable International Investment
(http://www.vcc.columbia.edu)
Vancouver Maritime Arbitrators Association
(http://www.vmaa.org)
ASIA PACIFIC
The Arbitration Chambers, Singapore
(http://www.arbiter.com.sg)
The Arbitration Association of Taiwan
(http://www.arbitration.org.tw)
Australian Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (ACICA)
(http://www.acica.org.au)
Australian Commercial Disputes Center (ACDC)
(http://www.acdcltd.com.au)
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Beijing Arbitration Commission
(http://www.bjac.org.cn/en.index.asp)
China Chamber of International Commerce (China Council for the Promotion of
International Trade) (CCPIT)
(http://english.ccpit.org)
China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission
(CIETAC)
(http://www.cietac.org/index.cms)
China Maritime Arbitration Commission (CMAC)
(http://www.cmacsh.org/en/home.asp)
Council for National and International Commercial Arbitration (CNICA)
(http://www.cnica.org/home.htm)
Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC)
(http://www.hkiac.org/HKIAC/HKIAC_English/main.html)
Indian Council of Arbitration (ICA)
(http://www.ficci.com/icanet)
Institute of Arbitrators and Mediators Australia
(http://www.iama.org.au)
The International Centre for Alternative Dispute Resolution (ICADR)
(http://www.icadr.ap.nic.in)
International Chamber of Commerce (India)
(http://www.iccindiaonline.org)
Japan Commercial Arbitration Association (JCAA)
(http://www.jcaa.or.jp/e/jcaa-e/index.html)
Korean Commercial Arbitration Board (KCAB)
(http://www.kcab.or.kr/jsp/kcab_en/index.jsp)
LCIA India
(http://www.lcia-india.org)
Mongolian National Chamber of Commerce & Industry
(http://www.mongolchamber.mn/en/index.php)
Regional Centre for Arbitration Kuala Lumpur (RCAKL)
(http://www.rcakl.org.my)
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Shanghai Arbitration Commission (SHAC)
(http://www.accsh.org/accsh/english/index.html)
Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC)
(http://www.siac.org.sg/cms)
Thai Arbitration Institute of the Office of the Judiciary
(http://www.judiciary.go/th/andro/sub/tai/en)
Tokyo Maritime Arbitration Commission of the Japan Shipping Exchange
(http://www.jseinc.org/en/tomac/index.html)
EUROPE
Academy of Experts
(http://www.academy-experts.org)
ADR Center: Rome and Catania Branch
(http://www.arbcenter.com)
ARBITEC - Asociación Española de Arbitraje Tecnológico (Spanish)
(http://www.onet.es/arbitec)
Arbitral Tribunal of Barcelona
(http://www.tab.es)
Arbitration Chamber of Paris
(http://www.arbitrage.org/us/index_us.htm)
Arbitration Court at the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
(http://www.bcci.bg/arbitration/index.html)
Arbitration Court attached to the Economic Chamber of the Czech Republic and
Agricultural Chamber of the Czech Republic
(http://www.soud.cz/en/index/.php)
Arbitration and Dispute Resolution Institute of the Oslo Chamber of Commerce
(http://www.chamber.no/tekster.cfm?artid=52)
Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (SCC)
(http://www.sccinstitute.com/uk/home)
Association Suisse de l’Arbitrage - Swiss Arbitration Association
(http://www.arbitration-ch.org)
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Athens Chamber of Commerce & Industry Department of Arbitration
(http://www.acci.gr/about/en/e_3_53.htm)
Austrian Arbitration Association
(http://www.arbitration.austria.at)
Baltic International Arbitration Court
(http://www.arbitration.lv/?language-2)
Beijing-Hamburg Conciliation Centre
(http://www.hk24.de/share/hkcourt24/beijing.htm)
Belgian Center for Arbitration and Mediation (CEPANI)
(http://www.cepani.be/EN)
Board of Arbitration at the Central Chamber of Commerce (Finland)
(http://arbitration.fi/en/indexen.html)
Chambre Arbitrale Maritime de Paris (CAMP) (Maritime Arbitration Chamber of
Paris) (http://www.arbitrage-maritime.org)
Chamber of Commerce of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg Arbitration Centre
(http://www.cc.lu/index.php?type=art&id=499)
Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia
(http://www.randburg.com/si/gzs/.html)
Chamber of National and International Arbitration of Milan
(http://www.camera-arbitrale.com/show.jsp?page=169821)
Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR)
(http://www.cedr.co.uk)
Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, London
(http://www.ciarb.org)
Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, Irish Branch
(http://www.arbitration.ie/Arbitration/Index.html)
Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, Scottish Branch
(http://www.scottish-arbitrators.org)
Comité Français de l'Arbitrage
(http://www.arbitrage-fr.org/html-fr/default.html)
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Court of Arbitration at the Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
(http://www.mkik.hu/index.php)
Court of Arbitration and Mediation of the Chamber of Commerce and
Industry of Lille (http://www.caren-adr.org/english/indexV4.htm)
Court of Arbitration at the Polish Center of Commerce
(http://www.sakig.pl/en_index.php)
Court of Conciliation and Arbitration of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (http://www.osce.org/cca)
Court of International Commercial Arbitration at the Chamber of Commerce
and Industry of Romania and Bucharest
(http://www.arbitration.ccir.ro/engleza/index.htm)
Danish Institute of Arbitration
(http://www.denarbitra.dk/index/index.asp?lang=gb)
Estonian Chamber of Commerce – Arbitration Court
(http://www.koda.ee/?id=1364)
European Court of Arbitration
(http://cour-europe-arbitrage.org/content.php?lang=en&delegation)
German Institution of Arbitration (German)
(http://www.dis-arb.de)
German Maritime Arbitration Association (GMAA)
(http://www.gmaa.de/englisch/ge_gmaa.htm)
Hamburg Chamber of Commerce
(http://www.hk24.de/servicemarken/englische_website/index.jsp)
Hamburg Friendly Arbitration (Hamburger Freundschaftlicher Arbitrage)
(http://www.hk24.de/produktmarken/recht_und_fair_play/schiedsgerichtmediationschlich
tung/Schiedsgericht/freundschaftliche_arbitrage/platzusance/arbitrage2.asp)
International Arbitral Centre of the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber
(http://www.wk.or.at/arbitration)
International Chamber of Commerce, Paris
(http://www.iccwbo.org/court)
ICC UK (http://www.iccuk.net) or contact its Director, Andrew Hope
([email protected])
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Iceland Chamber of Commerce
(http://www.chamber.is/page.asp?ID=554)
International Arbitration Centre of the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber
(http://portal.wko.at/wk/startseite_dst.wk?angid=1&dstid=8459)
Latvian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
(http://www.chamber.lv/pub/?id=46)
Law Society of Ireland Arbitration Committee
(http://www.lawsociety.ie/displayCDAContent.aspx?node=159&groupID=159&code=so
ciety_committees)
London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) (http://www.lciaarbitration.com)
London Maritime Arbitrators Association (LMAA) (http://www.lmaa.org.uk)
Lisbon Trade Association: Arbitration and Mediation
(http://www.portchambers.com/eng/arbit_arbit.htm)
Madrid Chamber of Commerce & Industry Court of Arbitration
(http://www.camaramadrid.es/index.php?elem=87&sec=6&idsec=9)
Malta Arbitration Center
(http://www.mac.com.mt)
Netherlands Arbitration Institute
(http://www.nai-nl.org/english)
Permanent Arbitration Court and Conciliation Center at the Croatian Chamber
of Commerce
(http://www.hgk.biznet.hr/hgk/tekst.php?page=tekst&id=245)
Permanent Court of Arbitration at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of
Slovenia
(http://www.sloarbitration.org/english/index-e.html)
Permanent Court of Arbitration at the Economic Chamber of Macedonia
(http://www.mchamber.org.mk/default.asp.?tld=38&lan=en)
Portuguese Chamber of Commerce & Industry Arbitration Centre
(http://port-chambers.com/eng/home_uk.asp)
Riga International Arbitration Court
(http://www.rsst.lv/index_first.php?lang=en)
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Russian International Commercial Arbitration Court under the Russian
Federation Chamber of Commerce
(http://www.tpprf-mkac.ru/en)
Scottish Council for International Arbitration (SCIA)
(http://www.scia.co.uk)
Society of Construction Arbitrators (UK)
(http://www.constructionarbitrators.org)
St. Petersburg Chamber of Commerce and Industry Arbitration Tribunal
(http://www.spbcci.ru/eng)
St. Petersburg International Commercial Arbitration Court
(http://www.pravocom.sbp.ru/English/index.html)
Supreme Arbitration Court of the Russian Federation
(http://www.arbitr.ru/eng)
Swiss Arbitration (combined Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Basel, Berne,
Geneva, Lausanne, Lugano, Zürich)
(http://www.scaam.org/sa/en)
Swiss Arbitration Association
(http://www.arbitration-ch.org)
Swiss Chambers’ Arbitration
(http://www.swissarbitration.ch)
Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and Industry International Commercial
Arbitration Court and Maritime Arbitration Commission
(http://www.ucci.org.ua/en/arb.html)
Venice Court of National and International Arbitration
(http://www.venca.it/uk/index.html)
Versailles International Chamber of Commerce
(http://www.versaillescci.fr)
Vilnius Court of Commercial Arbitration (VCCA)
(http://www.arbitrazas.it)
Vilnius International and National Commercial Arbitration p.i.
(http://www.arbitration.it)
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MIDDLE EAST
Abu Dhabi Commercial Conciliation and Arbitration Centre
(http://www.adcci-uae.com)
Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry
(http://www.bahrainchamber.org/bh/english)
Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry Arbitration Chamber
(http://www.ccci.org.cy)
DIFC LCIA Arbitration Centre
(http://www.difcarbitration.com)
Dubai International Arbitration Centre
(http://www.diac.ae/idias)
Gulf Cooperation Council Commercial Arbitration Centre (GCC)
(http://www.gcac.biz/en/news/news.php?newsid=222)
Israeli Institute of Commercial Arbitration
(http://www.borerut.com/e-enter.asp)
State of Kuwait Judicial Arbitration Department of the Ministry of Justice
(http://www.moj.gov.kw/English/JudicialArbitration/newindexeng1.html)
Tehran Regional Arbitration Centre (TRAC)
(http://www.trac.ir)
Tunis Center for Conciliation and Arbitration
(http://www.ccat.org.tn)
UCCET Arbitration - The Union of the Chambers of Commerce, Industry,
Maritime Commerce and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey
(http://www.tobb.org.tr/organization/hukukmusavirligi/arbitration.php)
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