The Early-Career in Arbitration series was created by The Arbitration Event Tracker to provide a space for early-career professionals to ask the questions they do not always have the opportunity to raise, to gain a clearer sense of the market, and to develop the soft skills that are increasingly essential in arbitration practice.
Previous media coverage on the series here.
Upcoming sessions
Previous sessions
16 September 2026: From Theory to Strategy: Cross-Examination for the Early-Career Arbitration Practitioner
Speakers:
- Pilar Álvarez, Associate, Gaillard Banifatemi Shelbaya Disputes (Paris, France and Montevideo, Uruguay)
- Rishab Gupta, Indian Counsel and Barrister, Twenty Essex (Mumbai, India)
- Tanya Landon, Independent Arbitrator, Landon Arbitration (Geneva, Switzerland and Paris, France)
- Bogyung Hwang, Associate, White & Case (Paris, France)
- Moderator: Despina Doneva, Senior Economist, Compass Lexecon (Madrid, Spain and Lisbon, Portugal)
21 June 2026: Building Careers at International Arbitral Institutions: Perspectives from India-Qualified Lawyers
Speakers:
- Arpan Banerjee, Deputy Counsel, ICC International Court of Arbitration (Singapore)
- Avni Sharma, Assistant Legal Counsel, Permanent Court of Arbitration (Singapore)
- Shivam Patanjali, Counsel (Team Lead), Singapore International Arbitration Centre (Singapore)
- Vishnu Menon, Former Senior International Case Counsel, Asian International Arbitration Centre (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
- Moderator: Natasha Singh, Judicial Law Clerk, Supreme Court of India and Executive Committee Member, India Very Young Arbitration Practitioners (IVYAP) (New Delhi, India)
14 May 2026: From Theory to Toolkit: How AI is Redefining the Junior Associate’s Role in International Arbitration
Speakers:
- Catalina Echeverri Gallego, Partner at Wordstone (Paris, France)
- Felipe Nazar, Partner at Akin (New York City, USA)
- Fernanda Carvalho Dias, Moderator at ArbTech (London, UK)
- Ricardo Cruzat, Associate at White & Case (New York City, USA)
- Moderator: Martín Álvarez, LLM Candidate at Columbia Law School (New York City, USA)
15 April 2026: Academic Writing for Arbitration Practitioners: Balancing Work and Unlocking Opportunities
Speakers:
- Alina Papanastasiou, Associate at Three Crowns (London, UK)
- Anna Chiara Amato, Assistant Legal Counsel at the Permanent Court of Arbitration (Vienna, Austria)
- Kabir Duggal, Partner at Akin (New York City, USA)
- Moderator: Camilo Narváez López, International Arbitration Clerk at Arnold & Porter (London, UK)
11 March 2026: Standing Out in Arbitration: Navigating Organizational Culture While Growing Your Reputation
Speakers:
- Efat Elsherif, Associate at White & Case (New York City, USA)
- Laura Arboleda Gutiérrez, Legal Counsel at ICSID (Washington DC, USA)
- Vanessa Y. Lo, Associate at Quinn Emanuel (London, UK)
- Eva Y. Chan, Associate at Skadden (New York City, USA)
- Erica Franzetti, Independent Arbitrator and Counsel at Franzetti Arbitration (Washington DC, USA)
- Moderator: Line Taha, Trainee at Trinity International (Paris, France)
18 February 2026: Outside the Firm: Exploring Career Paths in the Arbitration Ecosystem
Speakers:
- Nazli Morali, Legal Counsel at VIAC (Vienna, Austria)
- Amory Martin, Managing Engineer at Exponent (New York City, USA)
- Zeyad Abouellail, Senior Global Relations Officer for MENA at Jus Mundi (Paris, France)
- Susannah Moody, Senior Reporter at Global Arbitration Review (GAR) (London, UK)
- Moderator: Cherif Greiss, LLM Candidate at Queen Mary University (Paris, France)
21 January 2026: Building Effective Advocacy Skills for Arbitration Practice
Speakers:
- Hafsa Ahmad, International Associate at Three Crowns (Washington, D.C., USA)
- María Pilar Perales Viscasillas, Professor of Commercial Law and Director of the Moot Madrid (Madrid, Spain)
- Rebecca Shorter, Barrister at Crown Office Chambers (London, UK)
- Helena Acker, Associate at FCDG (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
- Moderator: Clara El-Semman, Graduate student at Columbia Law School, Sciences Po and Université Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne
Resources:
- The Moot Madrid: 2026 | Moot Madrid XVII
- The Vis Moot competition (both in Vienna and in Hong Kong): Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot – Vis Moot / Vis East Moot |
- The Cross-Examination Moot: Cross-Examination Moot 2025 | Sciences Po École de droit (2026’s edition to be announced)
- Advocacy: A Practical Guide by Peter Lyons: Advocacy: A Practical Guide – Peter Lyons (Lawyer) – Google Livres
- The Delos Remote Oral Advocacy Programme (ROAP): REMOTE ORAL ADVOCACY PROGRAMME | Delos Dispute Resolution
- Three Crowns x Stanford CodeX AI tool: Three Crowns and Codex, The Stanford Center for Legal Informatics announce launch of AI powered cross examination training platform | Three Crowns
29 October 2025: Beyond the Law: Navigating the Everyday of Your First Arbitration Job
Speakers:
- Maria Andraos, Senior Associate at Clyde & Co (Dubai, UAE)
- Shadia Ajam, Associate at WilmerHale (London, UK)
- Moderator: Inès Armanath, Graduate student Sciences Po (Paris, France)
24 September 2025: Early Careers in Arbitration: from Internships to Long-Term Opportunities
Speakers:
- Elena Leyva Ruiz, Associate at GBS Disputes (Paris, France)
- Elizabeth Oger-Gross, Partner at White & Case (Paris, France)
- Diego Agulló Agulló, Assistant Professor of Law at Universidad Pontificia Comillas – ICADE (Madrid, Spain)
- Moderator: Emma Laconte, Trainee at Quinn Emanuel (Paris, France)
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