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Not So Fast! Proper Jurisdiction for Award Confirmation

by Lionel M. Schooler, FCIArb Jackson Walker LLP1 Introduction. In Conti 11. Container Schiffarts-GMBH & Co. KG M.S., MSC Flaminia v. MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company, S.A., ____ F.4th ____, 2024 U.S. App. LEXIS 1928 (5th Cir. 2024), the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit recently addressed a rare arbitration problem: proper personal […]

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Wednesday, July 26, 2023, at 1:00 p.m. EST/10:00 a.m. PST CIArb-NAB’s monthly webinar series “Ask the Arbitrator” will feature Brent Clinkscale, Esq., L. Tyrone “Ty” Holt, Esq., Jeanne Charles, Esq. and CIArb Board member, Chris Campbell Esq., MCIArb, and will be moderated by Dr. Katherine Simpson, FCIArb. Speakers will discuss the 30 days leading up […]

Excellent Class at the Successful ARF Course in Austin, Texas

The Accelerated Route to Fellowship Course Plus Exam was held in Austin, Texas, on June 12-13. The course took place in McGinnis Lochridge’s relatively new offices, and the discussion leaders have advised there was an exceptional and knowledgeable group. There is every reason to expect that there will be 11 new Fellows in due course. […]

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Friday, June 23, 2023, at 1:00 p.m. EDT/10:00 a.m. PDT CIArb-NAB’s monthly webinar series “Ask the Arbitrator” is proud to present “Navigating the World of Arbitration: An interview with Arbitrator, Amanda J. Lee, FCIArb, founder of ‘Careers in Arbitration’ and ‘ARBalance,’ on Friday, June 23, 2023, at 1:00 p.m. EST/ 10:00 a.m. PDT. Amanda lee […]

VIRTUAL HAPPY HOUR WITH SPECIAL GUESTS AT THE SIAC

We are delighted to warmly invite all NAB Members to join us for a virtual networking happy hour with Ms Adriana Uson, Head (Americas) of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC), and other SIAC members on May 5, 2022, (Thursday) at 5pm PT / 8pm ET. To join us, please sign up at this link: […]

Arbitration offers several advantages over litigation. One of them is time and expense, a benefit that partly comes from a curtailed scope of potential discovery against third parties. Creative lawyering over the past few decades has begun to change this. The Federal Arbitration Act (9 U.S.C. § 7) empowers arbitrators to issue third-party subpoenas, and […]

As you may know from the post in Upcoming Events and Featured Programs, three NAB members and a Fellow from the New York Branch are presenting during California International Arbitration week. However, did you know that there are at least the 14 additional NAB members who are speaking during the event?  The following will be […]

The Hon. Louise LaMothe FCIArb, will be one of the women featured in a video at CIArb’s International Women’s Day. CIArb’s International Women’s Day Event is Free and takes place virtually on March 8 at 10 am GMT. Read about it and register: https://www.ciarb.org/events/international-womens-day-2022-break-the-bias/ It promises to be a good program. After you hear from […]

New Chapter Being Formed for Pennsylvania and Ohio

A new chapter of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators is being formed to cover Pennsylvania and Ohio. The effort is led by Professor Charles T. Kotuby Jr. FCIArb from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, who left the international arbitration practice at Jones Day in Washington DC last year to focus on academic and […]

California International Arbitration Week

California International Arbitration Week North America Branch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and Chartered Institute of Arbitrators Registration is free and is here: https://pheedloop.com/register/CAInternationalArbitrationWeek2022/attendee/   March 16, 2022, 1 p.m. PT Necessary Symbiosis:  Strong Judicial Systems and Evolving Case Precedent Strengthen International Arbitration and Define a Desirable Seat A well-established, functioning and ADR-knowledgeable judiciary is […]

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