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Upcoming events

Past events

YSIAC New York Event – Arbitration: 2024 Year-in-Review and 2025 Outlook

9 January 2025 – 18:30 (EST)

New York City, NY, United States of America

Careers in International Arbitration – Pathways to Big Law: Navigating Careers in International Arbitration & Arbitration and Beyond: Insights from Institutions and Multilateral Investment Banks

15 January 2025 – 17:45 (EST)

Washington D.C., United States of America

Conflicts in International Arbitration: Reassessing Parties’ and Arbitrator’s Duties in a Digital World

15 January 2025 – 11:30 (UTC-6)

Houston, TX, United States of America

ITA Americas Initiative Latin America Roundtable: Recent Developments in Latin America and Impacts on Business, Investments, and International Arbitration

16 January 2025 – 11:30 (UTC-6)

Houston, TX, United States of America

13th ITA-IEL-ICC Joint Conference on International Energy Arbitration

16-17 January 2025

Houston, TX, United States of America

The Dynamics of Infrastructure Dispute Mitigation

22 January 2025 – 12:30 (PST)

San Francisco, CA, United States of America and online

Artificial Intelligence in International Arbitration

23 January 2025 – 12:45 (PST)

Stanford, CA, United States of America

IV Georgetown Brazilian Arbitration Day

28 January 2025 – 13:30 (EST)

Washington D.C., United States of America

Harvard International Arbitration Law Students Association (HIALSA) 2024-2025 Masterclass Series – Navigating Arbitration Across Industries: Freshfields’ Masterclass on Extractive Industries Arbitration

29 January 2025 – 12:20 (EST) —

Cambridge, MA, United States of America

Panel Discussion on The Research Handbook on International Claims Commissions

29 January 2025 – 18:00 (EST)

Washington D.C., United States of America

Symposium: ADR and Diversity

30 January 2025 – 16:30 (EST)

New York City, NY, United States of America

Columbia Arbitration Day

31 January 2025

New York City, NY, United States of America

Georgetown Arbitration Month

February 2025

Washington DC, United States of America

Our team sponsored the event.

Choosing International Arbitration or National Court Litigation: How is the Decision-Making Different?

4 February 2025 – 18:00 (EST)

Miami, FL, United States of America and online

Preparing for an International Arbitration Hearing: Insights from Leading Women in the Field

4 February 2025 – 12:10 (EST)

New York City, NY, United States of America

Georgetown Arbitration Month – First Event « Decentralizing Arbitration: The Rise of Regional Hubs »

5 February 2025 – 17:30 (EST)

Washington D.C., United States of America

Our team sponsored and participated to the event.

Raising Red Flags: Addressing Claims of Corruption in Arbitration

5 February 2025 – 17:00 (EST)

Washington D.C., United States of America

Empowering Women in Law: Pathways to ADR

6 February 2025 – 17:30 (EST)

Miami, FL, United States of America

iLaw 2025 Conference: AAA-ICDR International Arbitration Track

7 February 2025

Miami, FL, United States of America

5th NYU/Sciences Po Intergenerational Arbitration Symposium: Hot Topics in International Arbitration

10 February 2025 – 09:00 (EST)

New York City, NY, United States of America

Practicing International Arbitration: Real-Life War Stories from a Global Perspective

10 February 2025 – 12:20 (EST)

Cambridge, MA, United States of America

Georgetown Arbitration Month – Keynote Address by Andrés Jana, followed by a GIAS – Young ICCA Panel: The First Five Years: Practical Tips for Emerging Practitioners

11 February 2025 – 17:30 (EST)

Washington D.C., United States of America

Our team sponsored the event.

Harvard Law School Vis Pre-Moot 2025

15-16 February 2025

Cambridge, MA, United States of America

Georgetown Arbitration Month – Tour of ICSID (World Bank Group)

18 February 2025 – 13:00 (EST)

Washington D.C., United States of America

Our team sponsored the event.

Joint Lecture Series – Arbitral Awards and Article V(1)(d) of the New York Convention: The Deadliest Sin with Gary Born

18 February 2025 – 18:00 (EST)

Miami, FL, United States of America and online

Moot Alumni Get-Together in New York City

19 February 2025 – 18:30 (EST)

New York City, NY, United States of America

From Today to Tomorrow: Tech-Driven Arbitration

19 February 2025

New York City, NY, United States of America

HIALSA Masterclass Series: Navigating Arbitration Across Industries – Pharmaceuticals & Life Sciences

19 February 2025

Cambridge, MA, United States of America

GAR Live: Technology Disputes 2025

20 February 2025

New York City, NY, United States of America

Georgetown Arbitration Month – Switzerland, USA and the EU: Diverging Paths in Investment Arbitration

20 February 2025 – 17:30 (EST)

Washington D.C., United States of America

Our team sponsored the event.

19th ICC/USCIB New York Vis Pre-Moot

21 February 2025 – 08:30 (EST)

New York City, NY, United States of America

Nineteenth Annual Fordham Vis Pre-Moot

22-23 February 2025

New York City, NY, United States of America

Georgetown Arbitration Month – IBA Arb40 Workshop: The Art of Impactful Opening Statements

24 February 2025 – 17:30 (EST)

Washington D.C., United States of America

Our team sponsored the event.

Global Perspectives: Insights of Chinese Cross-Border Investments in Latin America

25 February 2025 – 18:00 (EST)

New York City, NY, United States of America

International Arbitration and Finland: Efficient Procedures for Client-Centric Outcomes

25 February 2025 – 16:00 (EST)

New York City, NY, United States of America

HIALSA Masterclass Series: Navigating Arbitration Across Industries – Renewable Energy

25 February 2025

Cambridge, MA, United States of America

Women in Arbitration: Opportunities and Challenges featuring Cherine Foty

26 February 2025

Washington, D.C., United States of America

Georgetown Arbitration Month – Keynote Address by Diego P. Fernández Arroyo, followed by a Roundtable discussion on the Enforcement of Foreign Awards: A Comparative Look at Commercial Arbitration and ISDS

27 February 2025 – 17:30 (EST)

Washington, D.C., United States of America

Construction Arbitration – U.S. Perspectives: Navigating Technical Complexity, Multi-Party Involvement, and Evidence Reliance

27 February 2025 – 12:00 (EST)

Philadelphia, PA, United States of America

18th Annual AAA-ICDR Practice Moot and Lecture Series

28 February 2025

New York City, NY, United States of America and online

17th Annual Michael Thorsnes International Commercial Arbitration Pre-Moot

1-2 March 2025

San Diego, CA, United States of America

The Future of International Arbitration – Thought Leadership Series (with Martina Polasek of ICSID)

4 March 2025 – 17:30 (EST)

Washington, D.C., United States of America

Arbitration Webinar with Zyad Loutfi and Gursehaj Singh

4 March 2025 – 17:00 (EST)

Ithaca, NY, United States of America

3rd ITA Conference on International Arbitration in the Mining Sector

5-6 March 2025

Toronto, Canada

HIALSA Masterclass Series: Navigating Arbitration Across Industries – Human Rights & Public International Law

5 March 2025

Cambridge, MA, United States of America

Empowering the Future: A Dialogue Between Women Arbitrators and Law Students

6 March 2025 – 18:00 (EST)

New York City, NY, United States of America

Harvard Annual Arbitration Conference – Arbitration 100: Shaping the Next Century of International Dispute Resolution

6-8 March 2025

Cambridge, MA, United States of America

Atlanta International Arbitration Society (AtlAS) Pre-Moot

7-8 March 2025

Atlanta, GA, United States of America

New York City Bar Vis Pre-Moot

10 March 2025 —

New York City, NY, United States of America

California International Arbitration Week

10-13 March 2025

Los Angeles, CA, United States of America

ITA Americas Initiative: Latin American Forum

11 March 2025 – 18:00 (EST)

New York City, NY, United States of America

Young ICCA: Arbitration and the Future of Intellectual Property Disputes

12 March 2025

Los Angeles, CA, United States of America

Passion for Justice, Prosecco, and Petit Fours: A Conversation with Judge Tiffany Williams Brewer and Networking Event

12 March 2025 – 17:30 (EST)

Washington, D.C., United States of America

ITA Americas Initiative: Latin American Forum

13 March 2025

New York City, NY, United States of America

Shaping a Greener Future for International Arbitration: Experiences from East and West

13 March 2025

Los Angeles, CA, United States of America

Foreign Investment and the Environment: Local Communities, Human Rights, and Dispute Resolution

20 March 2025

Washington, D.C., United States of America

7th Penn Law International Arbitration Conference

21 March 2025

Philadelphia, PA, United States of America

Loyola University of Chicago School of Law Pre-Moot

22 March 2025

Chicago, IL, United States of America

Chat with Toby Landau KC

24 March 2025

Cambridge, MA, United States of America

The Inhouse Perspective in an Era of Change

25 March 2025

Cambridge, MA, United States of America

Book Talk: Fair and Equitable Treatment and the Rule of Law

26 March 2025 – 12:10 (EST)

New York City, NY, United States of America

2025 Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition

29 March – 5 April 2025

Washington D.C., United States of America

Book Talk with Author Sarah Staszak: Privatizing Justice: Arbitration and the Decline of Public Governance

1 April 2025 – 16:00 (EST)

New York City, NY, United States of America

Miami: Women in Arbitration

1 April 2025 – 07:45 (EST)

Miami, FL, United States of America

Cross-Border Litigation in Focus: Insights from International Arbitration and Beyond

2 April 2025

Cambridge, MA, United States of America

Arbitrating Commercial Disputes under the ICC Rules of Arbitration

3 April 2025

Washington, D.C., United States of America

Twelfth LL.M. International Commercial Arbitration Moot Competition

3-5 April 2025

Washington D.C., United States of America

International Arbitration in Latin America: Dynamic Contexts Call for Dynamic Lawyers

4 April 2025

New York City, NY, United States of America

The SCC and Construction Disputes in Arbitration

7 April 2025

New York City, NY, United States of America

HIALSA Masterclass Series: Navigating Arbitration Across Industries – Masterclass on Cross-Border Commercial Disputes in the Hydrocarbons Sector

8 April 2025

Cambridge, MA, United States of America

Columbia Law School x JAMS: Across Borders and Barriers: Insights into International Legal Negotiations

10 April 2025

New York City, NY, United States of America

CodeX FutureLaw 2025 on Generative and Agentic AI

10 April 2025

Stanford, CA, United States of America

HIALSA Masterclass Series: Navigating Arbitration Across Industries – Masterclass on Oil and Gas Arbitration

10 April 2025 – 14:30 (EST)

Cambridge, MA, United States of America

Private Sector Careers in International Litigation and Arbitration

14 April 2025

Berkeley, CA, United States of America

Tirteenth Annual Charles N. Brower Lecture – From Wannabe to Where to Be: Becoming the Next Arbitration Capital

15 April 2025 – 17:00 (EST)

Washington DC, United States of America

22nd ITA-ASIL Conference – (Re)considering the Enduring Role of Public International Law in Commercial and Investment Disputes Involving State Parties

16 April 2025

Washington DC, United States of America

Cornell International Arbitration Symposium: Discussing International Arbitration Developments Across Asia and the U.S.

18 April 2025

Ithaca, NY, United States of America

HIALSA 2024-2025 Gibson Dunn’s Lunch Talk – Why Artificial Intelligence Can’t Deliver Justice?

21 April 2025

Cambridge, MA, United States of America

HIALSA Masterclass Series: Navigating Arbitration Across Industries – Mining

22 April 2025

Cambridge, MA, United States of America and online

Inter-Pacific Bar Association Annual Meeting and Conference

23-26 April 2025

Chicago, IL, United States of America

Ancient & Traditional Approaches to Dispute Resolution; What Modern Practitioners Can Learn

23 April 2025

New York City, NY, United States of America

The Role of Sanctions in Ending the War in Ukraine

24 April 2025

Washington, D.C., United States of America and online

Arbitrate & Celebrate: USCIB Cocktails in Chicago

25 April 2025

Chicago, IL, United States of America

ABA Section of Dispute Resolution – 2025 Spring Conference

25-26 April 2025

Chicago, IL, United States of America and online

HIALSA Masterclass Series: Navigating Arbitration Across Industries – Sovereign Boundary Disputes

28 April 2025

Cambridge, MA, United States of America and online

Recent Developments in International Arbitration and Fireside Chat with Gary Born

29 April 2025

Cambridge, MA, United States of America

International Arbitration Seminar – Investment Arbitration Seminar

29 April 2025

Washington, D.C., United States of America

ICC YAAF/YCAP: Emergency Arbitrations and Interim Measures: Mastering Strategies for Urgent Relief

5 May 2025

Calgary, Canada

Navigating Legal Challenges in Transportation Projects: Strategies for Dispute Avoidance and Resolution

9 May 2025

Toronto, Canada

French Arbitration Day: Reforming Arbitration Acts: A UK–France Comparative Dialogue

12 May 2025

Washington D.C., United States of America

Miami’s Pro-Arbitration Courts: Insights from the Bench and Bar

13 May 2025

Miami, FL, United States of America and online

Stanford International Arbitration Association

13 May 2025

Stanford, CA, United States of America

ICC YAAF: Inside the Clause: What In-House Counsel Need to Know About Dispute Resolution

15 May 2025

New York City, NY, United States of America

Resetting the Clock: International Legal and Economic Challenges Facing Syria in Transition

15 May 2025

Washington D.C., United States of America

World Arbitration Update

19-23 May 2025

Worldwide

Le Pacte pour l’avenir : un droit international des générations futures (in French)

2-6 June 2025

Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada

The 100th Anniversary of the Federal Arbitration Act

5 June 2025

Washington D.C., United States of America

CanArbWeek 2025

8-10 June 2025

Montréal, Canada

ICC YAAF/YCAP: Persuasion on Paper: Crafting Effective Witness Statements and Skeleton Arguments

10 June 2025

Montréal, Canada

37th Annual ITA Workshop and Annual Meeting

11-13 June 2025

Houston, TX, United States of America

2025 Arbitration Institute

12-13 June 2025

Denver, CO, United States of America

2025 International Arbitration Summer Institute

27 May – 20 June 2025

Washington D.C., United States of America

Practicing Law Institute (PLI): International Arbitration 2025

23 June 2025

New York City, NY, United States of America and online

63rd International Young Lawyers’ Congress

25-30 August 2025

Washington D.C., United States of America

Young Members Group & AAA-ICDR Advanced International Arbitration Mock Trial & Seminar

4-5 September 2025

Miami, FL, United States of America

Early Career ADR Network: Peace in Progress: Night for Conflict Resolution

6 September 2025

Los Angeles, CA, United States of America

NYIAC International Lawyers’ Committee Presents Workshop 1: South America

9 September 2025

New York City, NY, United States of America

The Brazilian-American Chamber of Commerce and DLA Piper Present Investing in Data Centers in Brazil

10 September 2025

New York City, NY, United States of America

Arbitration Ireland North America Chapter Presents The Future of Arbitration: Technology, Efficiency & Trust Across Borders – New York & Dublin in Focus

10 September 2025

New York City, NY, United States of America

GAR Live: North America 2025 – Power, Policy, and Precedent – Arbitration at a Crossroads

16 September 2025

New York City, NY, United States of America

NYIAC Presents Grand Central Forum: The Last Hurdle – Enforcement Issues in International Arbitration

17 September 2025

New York City, NY, United States of America

GAR Academy: Advocacy Skills Workshop 2025 (in association with JAMS)

17 September 2025

New York City, NY, United States of America

The Brazilian-American Chamber of Commerce Presents Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Agenda: Shaping Corporate Responsibility for the Next Generation

18 September 2025

New York City, NY, United States of America

ICC YAAF: Communicating Your Best

18 September 2025

New York City, NY, United States of America

Lee & Ko, the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC), JunHe, and Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu: Asian Arbitration Summit

18 September 2025

New York City, NY, United States of America

20th ICC New York Conference on International Arbitration 

18-19 September 2025

New York City, NY, United States of America

The American Arbitration Association-International Centre for Dispute Resolution (AAA-ICDR) and Jus Mundi: Case Closed: Launch of Jus AI 2

30 September 2025

New York City, NY, United States of America

Miami International Arbitration Society (MIAS) x Reed Smith: Damages

30 September 2025

Miami, FL, United States of America

Atlanta International Arbitration Society: 14th Annual Conference

2-4 October 2025

Atlanta, GA, United States of America

ICC YAAF: Practical Uses of AI for IA Practitioners

2 October 2025

Atlanta, GA, United States of America

6th Washington Arbitration Week

6-10 October 2025

Washington, DC, United States of America

ICC: Arbitration Committee Annual Conference 2025

8-9 October 2025

Ottawa, Canada

YCAP/ICC YAAF 2025 Fall Symposium

8 October 2025

Ottawa, Canada

The Convergence of International Trade Law and Investment Arbitration

8 October 2025

New York City, NY, United States of America

AAA-ICDR and International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution (CPR): 3rd Future Dispute Resolution Conference: Technology & AI’s Impact on Alternative Dispute Resolution

9-10 October 2025

New York City, NY, United States of America

ICC YAAF: Ethics in Action: Real-World Dilemmas in Third-Party Funding

9 October 2025

San Francisco, CA, United States of America

The Many Faces of Arbitration: Big Law, Boutique Firms, and Arbitral Institutions

9 October 2025

New York City, NY, United States of America

Litigation or Arbitration? Determining the Best Path for Successful Dispute Resolution

14 October 2025

New York City, NY, United States of America

Resolving Financial Disputes: Arbitration Strategies and Best Practices

15 October 2025

New York City, NY, United States of America

Consumer Arbitration Clauses in the Mass Filing Era

15 October 2025

New York City, NY, United States of America and online

Funding the Fight: Third-Party Funding & the Future of Dispute Resolution

16 October 2025

Seattle, WA, United States of America

ICC YAAF: Mega Arbitration Disputes in Central Asia: Where the West, Russia, China, and the Middle East Meet

20 October 2025

Washington, DC, United States of America and online

ADR Week

20-24 October 2025

Phoenix, AZ, United States of America

Fireside chat with Burford Capital and Three Crowns

21 October 2025

Cambridge, MA, United States of America

Lunch with Nicholas Renzler: Combining International Law Work and Firm Practice

22 October 2025

New York City, NY, United States of America

Arbitration Conversation: Arbitrating Disputes in the Middle East

23 October 2025

Washington, DC, United States of America

Keeping Business Moving: Risk, Dispute Resolution, and Innovation

27 October 2025

Palo Alto, CA, United States of America

NYIAC, JAMS, and SIAC: 2nd Annual Joint Session: Trick or Treat — Ghostbusting Procedural Issues in International Arbitration

29 October 2025

New York City, NY, United States of America

Litigation Funding and Alternative Dispute Resolution: Exploring Positives and Negatives

29 October 2025

New York City, NY, United States of America

19th Annual Investment Treaty Arbitration Conference: A Debate & Discussion

31 October 2025

Toronto, Canada

LCIA Tylney in Town Symposium in Toronto

2 November 2025

Toronto, Canada

2025 IBA Annual Conference

2-7 November 2025

Toronto, Canada

International Lawyers’ Committee Workshop 2: Europe

4 November 2025

New York City, NY, United States of America

Melnick Symposium: The Next Century of Challenges for the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA)

7 November 2025

New York City, NY, United States of America

An Evening with the ICC: Insights on International Arbitration

11 November 2025

Portland, OR, United States of America

Arbitration 2 Worlds – 4rd Edition in New York City

13-14 November 2025

New York City, NY, United States of America

How to Design Contractual Clauses with the Aim of Preventing Disputes

13 November 2025

New York City, NY, United States of America and online

New York Arbitration Week

17-21 November 2025

New York City, NY, United States of America and online

Flipping the Lens on Project Bankability: What Does It Take To Fund and Build a New Energy Project

18 November 2025

New York City, NY, United States of America

32nd Annual Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Institute

19 November 2025

Atlanta, GA, United States of America

Africa Arbitration Day – New York Conference

20 November 2025

New York City, NY, United States of America

#YoungITATalks: Arbitration 2035: Charting the Future

20 November 2025

New York City, NY, United States of America

Miami International Arbitration Society (MIAS) Presents Privilege Across Borders

20 November 2025

Miami, FL, United States of America

4th Annual LatAm Investor-State Arbitration Conference

30 November 2025

Miami, FL, United States of America

23rd ICC Miami Conference (in English, Spanish, and Portuguese)

30 November – 2 December 2025

Miami, FL, United States of America

Miami Arbitration Week

29 November – 5 December 2025

Miami, FL, United States of America

AAA-ICDR: International Life Sciences Conference: Shaping the Future of Dispute Resolution in Life Sciences

4 December 2025

Boston, MA, United States of America