Fourth Annual Conference of the Atlanta International Arbitration Society

Setting Sail with International Arbitration: A one-day conference celebrating the launch of the Atlanta Center for International Arbitration and Mediation

September 30th, 2015

“Rapporteur Reports on Conference Proceedings”

Law students from law schools in Georgia were invited to serve as volunteer rapporteurs for the Conference.  Each session was reported by one student in accordance with instructions, except that the reporting of one longer session was undertaken by two students. Each report was edited by a member of the Society for publication on this Society website. The editors were Allen L. Hirsch of Arnall Golden Gregory LLP, Stephen L. Wright of Taylor English Duma LLP, and Hon. Dorothy Toth Beasley of Henning Mediation & Arbitration Service, Inc. Technical assistance was supplied by Magaly Cobian and Shaw Strothers. Below is the collated version of the edited reports, which includes the student names and law schools represented.

Table of Contents

All Rapporteur Reports: Click here to download all Rapporteur Reports, or select from individual reports below.
Panel 1: Outfitting for our Cruise: The AtlAS Story, ACIAM, Attracting International Arbitration Business to Atlanta, Building an International Arbitration Practice.
Panel 2: Smooth Sailing: Negotiating, Drafting, and Revising the Arbitration Clause with a View toward Enforcement, Sample Clauses, Selecting the Right Seat and Choosing the Right Rules, Limitations on the Ability to Contract for Arbitration.
Keynote Address: William W. Park
Panel 3: Rough Weather Ahead: Preserving the Right to Arbitrate, Compelling Arbitration, Jurisdictional Challenges, Interlocutory Relief, Third-Party Practice.
Panel 4: Lull Before the Storm: Pre-Hearing Conferences: Motions, Disclosure – Discovery.
Panel 5: The Storm Breaks and Passes: The Hearing, the IBA Rules on Taking of Evidence, Award Enforcement, Finding and Recovering Assets and Annulment.