Stanford International Arbitration Association

🌟 As Presidents of the Stanford International Arbitration Association, we, Andrii Chornous, Vaishali Movva, and Grace Yang, are proud to reflect on an incredible year of promoting and advancing international arbitration at Stanford Law School. Through a series of 12 diverse and insightful events, we have dedicated ourselves to promoting and advancing international arbitration at Stanford Law School. From panels on corporate governance and crypto-related disputes to debates on AI in arbitration, our events spanned a wide array of topics. A notable milestone was our participation in the 3rd California International Arbitration Week, showcasing SIAA's growing presence in the robust California dispute resolution community. We extend our heartfelt thanks to all SIAA members, SLS faculty, and all the speakers and participants who made these events possible. Your support and enthusiasm have been invaluable. To learn more about our events during the 2023/2024 year, follow the link below. #InternationalArbitration #StanfordLaw #SLS #SIAA #DisputeResolution #California

It's with great pleasure that we concluded our last offline event at Stanford Law School this quarter with a truly stellar panel - Maria Chedid (Partner, Arnold & Porter), Steven K. Andersen (Vice President, International Development International Centre for Dispute Resolution® (ICDR)) and Joshua W. (Co-Founder of CodeX, The Stanford Center for Legal Informatics and CEO of System.Legal). The panel (or what eventually became a conversation!) was on "Reinventing International Technology, IP, and Life Sciences Disputes: Is AI the Key?". Steve and Maria kicked off the discussion by explaining the problems in using arbitration as a form of dispute resolution in technology, IP and life sciences disputes. Maria proceeded to explain the survey conducted by ICDR and helped the audience narrow down these problems with specific statistics. With Steve's expert moderation, Joshua stepped in to discuss potential AI solutions including ways to obtain clean data, eliminating bias, training large language models and potential ways practitioners and arbitrators can increase AI usage in arbitrations with minimal risks. While our attendants were largely SLS students, we were also very happy to welcome back AI and dispute enthusiasts including Colin Rule, Les Schiefelbein, Ken Korea and Leonard Park- who contributed with their own practical insights. The speakers were introduced by Vaishali Movva, Co-President of the SIAA, and the event was conducted with the help of Grace Yang and Andrii Chornous (Co-Presidents of SIAA).

The Stanford International Arbitration Association is thrilled to wrap this quarter with an event designed to discuss shaping the future of IP and Life Sciences disputes - "Reinventing International Technology, IP, and Life Sciences Disputes: Is AI the Key?". We have four fantastic speakers coming in - Joshua W. (Co-Founder of CodeX, The Stanford Center for Legal Informatics, and CEO of System.Legal Corp), Maria Chedid (Global chair of Arnold & Porter's International Arbitration Practice Group), Steven K. Andersen (Vice President, International Development, International Centre for Dispute Resolution® (ICDR)) and Zeb Anderson (Co-founder and CEO of LegalQ). With both tech and ADR backgrounds, the speakers will discuss potential technology solutions using AI for tech and life sciences disputes, including policy reforms suggested by AAA. The event will include an interactive Q&A session. Lunch will be served! 📅 When: May 16, 2024 (Thursday), 12:50-2:00 PM PDT. 📍 Where: Room 280A, Stanford Law School. 🔗 Register here: https://lnkd.in/gMy4uCCz

The Stanford International Arbitration Association held a fireside chat with Steven L. Smith, Of Counsel at Jones Day at Stanford Law School on the origins of arbitration in the United States and California. Steve graciously explained the Libyan Nationalization, the revolution in Iran and the Iranian hostage crisis, the Algiers Accords, the establishment of the Iran-United States Claims Tribunal and Warren Christopher's key role, how his own practice developed post the Iranian claims, opportunities to look out for in international disputes - and most importantly, invaluable advice to young students on building their careers as practitioners. Thank you Steve for taking the time out and speaking to SLS students! The panel was moderated by the Co-President of SIAA, Vaishali Movva.

Congratulations, Sabri, on passing the State Bar of California examination! Sabrina Ramos is the former co-President of the Stanford International Arbitration Association and a Stanford Law IELBP graduate, class of 2023.

Join the Stanford International Arbitration Association for what is one of our last few events this quarter - a fireside chat with Steven L. Smith, Partner at Jones Day at Stanford Law School. This chat allows its participants to travel back in time to the origins of arbitration in California. With over 40 years of experience in this field, Steve addresses topics like the Libyan nationalization, the Calasiatic case involving what is now Chevron and its California counsel, the Iranian hostage crisis and how the establishment of the Iran-United States Claims Tribunal led to the rise of international arbitration in the United States. The event will be moderated by the Co-President of SIAA, Vaishali Movva. Lunch will be served! 📅 When: May 6, 2024 (Monday), 1:00-2:00 PM PDT. 📍 Where: Room 230, Stanford Law School. 🔗 Register here: https://lnkd.in/gBqVU_SR

The Stanford International Arbitration Association (SIAA) held a webinar today on 'Investor State Dispute Settlement and Energy Transition', with Viren Mascarenhas (Partner, Milbank LLP), Ankita Ritwik (Of Counsel, Gibson Dunn ), Sven Volkmer, FCIArb (Partner, White & Case LLP) and moderated by Professor Alan Sykes (Professor of Law, Stanford Law School). Our participants included law students, law firms, independent arbitrators and financial institutions. The panel discussed many pertinent issues, including kinds of international disputes that have emerged out of the energy transition movement (State action and inaction), the Rockhopper arbitration, clauses often invoked in investor claims, disputes under the ECT, whether there's a bright-line test in ascertaining whether a claim is successful, potential ways for investors to safeguard investments in a project cycle and calculating compensation in fossil fuel phase-outs, We would like to thank our panelists for taking the time out and providing their valuable insights on this topic! The Co-Presidents of SIAA, Vaishali Movva and Grace Yang introduced the panelists and rendered a thank you note at the end of the session.

⭐ Investor State Dispute Settlement and Energy Transition: The Path Ahead ⭐ Join the Stanford International Arbitration Association for an online panel discussion regarding potential disputes between States and investors which emerge from the energy transition movement. The panel intends to discuss practical solutions/steps that can be taken at various stages in a project/dispute cycle for investors to maximize investment treaty protection while promoting energy transition. We have fantastic speakers lined up, including Ankita Ritwik (Of Counsel, Gibson Dunn ), Kathryn McQueen Barnes (Senior Counsel, Chevron), Viren Mascarenhas (Partner, Milbank LLP) and Preeti Bhagnani (Partner, White & Case LLP) with our very own Professor Alan Sykes (Professor of Law, Stanford Law School) moderating the panel. 📅 When: April 29, 2024 (Monday), 12:45-2:00 PM PDT 📍 Where: Online. Link will be sent to registrants. 🔗 Register here: https://rb.gy/zh5lmj #InvestmentTreatyArbitration #energytransition #investors #BIT #stanfordarbitration

We were very fortunate to have Marek Krasula meet a few members of the Stanford International Arbitration Association yesterday at Stanford Law School, for a small fireside chat on the International Chamber of Commerce. Amongst other topics, Marek spoke to the students about his career trajectory, what it's like to work at the ICC, the value of the scrutiny process at the ICC (with some hilarious examples!), difficult positions that an institution encounters during an arbitration, ICC's report on dispute prevention, issues of enforceability and dos-and-don'ts for young practitioners forging a career in international disputes. The event was moderated by the Co-President of SIAA, Vaishali Movva. Thanks Marek, and we hope to see you again!

We are thrilled to hold a fireside chat with Marek Krasula, the Director for Arbitration and ADR in North America at the International Chamber of Commerce (SICANA Inc.), New York on 18 April between 1:00-2:00 PM at Stanford Law School. This event gives participants a unique opportunity to speak to Mr. Krasula about his journey at the ICC, areas to focus in international disputes and discuss recent ICC thought leadership in dispute prevention and resolution such as the ICC Commission’s report on Facilitating Settlement in International Arbitration. It will also include an interactive Q&A session. Register using the QR Code or here: https://t.ly/cefKy.