Save the date – 15th Annual AtlAS Conference

October 1-2, 2026

We are excited to announce the upcoming 2026 Annual Conference of the Atlanta International Arbitration Society! This year’s conference will be particularly special, because 2026 marks the 15th anniversary of AtlAS’s founding.

Please mark your calendars for what promises to be an excellent conference co-chaired by Alexandre de Gramont (Womble Bond Dickenson; Washington, D.C.); AtlAS Vice President Katie Gonzalez (Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; New York); and AtlAS Vice President David Gallo (Krevolin & Horst; Atlanta).

The Welcome Reception will occur the evening of Wednesday, September 30, on Smith Gambrell & Russell’s SkyTerrace. McGuireWoods will host the conference on Thursday, October 1, and Bradley Arant Boult Cummings will host on Friday, October 2.

Apart from the Co-Chairs, the Conference Planning Committee this year includes AtlAS President Christopher Smith (Smith Gambrell Russell; Atlanta); AtlAS President-Elect Michael Sullivan (Womble Bond Dickinson; Atlanta); AtlAS Immediate Past President Chris Campbell (Baker Hughes; Florence); AtlAS Secretary Usher Winslett (Independent Arbitrator; New York); former AtlAS President Christof Siefarth (BODENHEIMER; Cologne); founding AtlAS President Glenn Hendrix (Independent Arbitrator; Atlanta); former AtlAS Secretary Shelby Grubbs (JAMS Arbitrator; Atlanta); former three-time conference co-chair Wheaton Webb (Smith Gambrell Russell; Atlanta); AtlAS Vice President Isabel Fernandez de la Custa (Independent Arbitrator; New York); former conference co-chair Nancy Thevenin (Independent Arbitrator; New York); Angelica Maria Perdomo Luna (Harvard Law School; Cambridge); Sebastian Feiler (BODENHEIMER; Cologne); Jessika Rocha (Von Wobeser y Sierra; Mexico City); David MacArthur (Yulchon; Seoul); Annie Lespérance (Jus Mundi; Montreal); and Daniel Allen (Mori Hamada Matsumoto; Tokyo).

Further details on the event program and registration will be shared soon. We look forward to seeing you at what is sure to be a valuable and engaging event.

Should you have any questions in the meantime, feel free to reach out to:

Christopher Smith, AtlAS President: +1 404 815 3617, chris.smith@sgrlaw.com

Usher Winslett, AtlAS Secretary: +1 646 688 5424, uwinslett@wsmblaw.com

Thank you for being part of AtlAS. We hope to see you at the conference!