Past Events

The United States and its place in the International Arbitration system of the 21st century

April 15-17, 2012; Atlanta, Georgia

Conference Panel Materials

Below you’ll find the panel materials for the conference.
Restating the Law of International Commercial Arbitration in the United States:  Views from Within and Without (Panel 1)

  1. Restatement of the Law Third: The U.S. Law of International Commercial Arbitration, Council Draft No. 3, December 23, 2011.
  2. George A. Bermann, Jack J. Coe, Jr., Christopher R. Drahozal and Catherine Rogers, Restating the U.S. Law of International Commercial Arbitration, 113 Penn. St. L. Rev. 1333 (2009)
  3. Charles H. Brower II, Fault Lines in International Commercial Arbitration, Kluwer Arbitration Blog, January 20, 2012.

The Federal Arbitration Act: In Need of a Tune-up or Better Left Alone? (Panel 2)

  1. Thomas J. Stipanowich, The Third Arbitration Trilogy: Stolt-Nielsen, Rent-A-Center, Concepcion and the Future of American Arbitration, The American Review of International Arbitration, Vol. 22 No. 3 (2012)
  2.  Edna Sussman, The Arbitration Fairness Act: Unintended Consequences Threaten U.S. Business, The American Review of International Arbitration, Vol. 18 No. 4 (2007)

Manifest Disregard of the Law:  Truly a Sword of Damocles Hanging Over Arbitrations in the U.S.? (Panel 3)

  1. Overseas: A brief synopsis of the prevailing views outside the US in respect of ‘manifest disregard of the law’ by the arbitral tribunal in rendering an award, Marielle Koppenol-Laforce, March 2012.

Changing the Cost and Time Dynamic in International Arbitration:  The View from the User Community (Panel 4)

  1. John W. Hinchey,  Cost-Effective Protocols by the College of Commercial Arbitrators, The Choice is Yours.  (Draft presented at the 2012 ATLAS Conference).
  2. John W. Hinchey, Innovations in Reducing the Time and Cost of Resolving Construction Disputes.  (Draft presented at the 2012 ATLAS Conference).
  3. Thomas J. Stipanowich, Editor‐in‐Chief, Curtis E. von Kann and Deborah Rothman, Associate Editors, Protocols for Expeditious, Cost‐Effective Commercial Arbitration, Key Action Steps for Business Users, Counsel, Arbitrators & Arbitration Provider Institutions. The College of Commercial Arbitrators.

Lawyer Ethics in International Arbitration: Prospects for a Level Playing Field (Panel 5)

  1. Brian A. White, Challenges to Arbitrators and Disqualification of Counsel: Who Decides? Exploring the Intersection Between Arbitrator Ethics and Counsel Ethics, (Draft presented at the 2012 ATLAS Conference).
  2. Cyrus R. Benson, Can Professional Ethics Wait? The Need for Transparency in International Arbitration, Dispute Resolution International, Vol. 3 No. 1 (March 2009).
  3. Doak Bishop and Margrete Stevens, International Code of Ethics for Lawyers Practicing Before International Arbitral Tribunals, in A.J. van den Berg, ed., Arbitration Advocacy in Changing Times, ICCA Congress Series no. 15 (Kluwer 2011).

Judicial Assistance in International Arbitration: Striking a Balance Between Help and Hindrance (Panel 6)

  1. Judicial Assistance in Support of International Arbitration, presented by José I. Astigarraga, John Fleming, Richard Sheinis, and John Watkins.  Moderated by Professor Peter B. Rutledge.

The Changing Face of Investment Treaty Arbitration (Panel 7)

  1. Barton Legum, An Overview of Procedure in an Investment Treaty Arbitration, in Katia Yannaca-Small, ed., Arbitration Under International Investment Agreements:  A Guide to the Key Issues, Oxford University Press (2010).
  2. Barton Legum, Investment Treaty Arbitrration: An Option Not to be Overlooked.
  3. Carolyn B. Lamm, Rahim Moloo and Hansel T. Pham, Fraud and Corruption in International Arbitration (2009)
  4. ICSID Fact Sheet: Background Information on the International Centre For Settlement of Investment Disputes.
  5. The ICSID Caseload — Statistics (Issue 2012-1).

Disclosure and Discovery in International Arbitration:  Do the Revised IBA Rules on the Taking of Evidence in International Arbitration Finally Bridge the Gap? (Panel 8)

  1. A. Stephens Clay, IBA Revised Rules of Evidence and their effect on International Arbitration
  2. Meghan H. Magruder, Bridging the Divide: Litigation in Civil Law Jurisdictions, Common Law Jurisdictions, and the United States, and how the IBA Rules Strike a Compromise