AtlAS August Plenary Meeting

AtlAS, the Atlanta International Arbitration Society, will meet on August 19 with a program dedicated to international mediation and the new Georgia Uniform Mediation Act, legislation drafted by and passed with the society’s support.  Georgia’s new statute incorporates the UNCITRAL Modal Law on International Mediation, making Georgia the first state in the United States to pass this law, which is designed to create a more favorable legal framework for international dispute resolution. Speakers will include individuals who were instrumental in the legislative process, including AtlAS President-Elect Shelby Guilbert, a partner at McGuireWoods LLP; Mary Donovan, Mercer University Law School and member of the Georgia Dispute Resolution Commission; and Stephen McKinney, Immediate Past Chair of the Georgia Bar Dispute Resolution Section.  Also joining the discussion will be Bernard Taylor, Sr., Esq. of JAMS, Alya Ladjimi, Manager at the ICC International Centre for ADR in Paris, France, and Luis Martinez, Vice President of the International Center on Dispute  Resolution (“ICDR”), who will provide their remarks on the potential impact of the new statute and the growing use of mediation as an alternative mechanism for expediting and resolving international arbitrations.   CLE status for this event is pending, and the meeting will use a hybrid format.  Registrants can attend live at McGuireWoods’ Atlanta office (Suite 2100, 1230 Peachtree Street, NE, Atlanta, GA 30309), or virtually using Zoom.  Due to the fluid nature of the COVID-19 pandemic, be mindful that in-person attendees may need to bring masks.

View the video recording of the lecture below: