The American Review of International Arbitration at Columbia Law School

🎊 We have a new blog post written by Saloni Jaiswal and Kabir Duggal, Ph.D. on the intriguing and timely topic "The Way Forward: An Analysis of India’s New Guidelines for Arbitration and Mediation in Contracts of Domestic Public Procurement". 📌 Kabir Duggal, Ph.D. is a Senior Fellow at the Center for International Commercial & Investment Arbitration at Columbia Law School, a lecturer-in-law at Columbia Law School, and an attorney in Arnold & Porter’s New York office focusing on international arbitration and public international law matters, serving as both as arbitrator and mediator. He is also a Course Director and Faculty Member for the Columbia Law School-Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArbNY) Comprehensive Course on International Arbitration 📌 Saloni Jaiswal is a third-year law student at the University of Chicago Law School. Prior to law school, she obtained her MPhil in Politics and International Studies from the University of Cambridge, an MA in Middle Eastern Studies from the University of Chicago, and a BA in Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations from the University of Chicago. 🔎 Check out their post here: https://lnkd.in/e7s986xN Columbia International Arbitration Association (CIAA), Center for International Investment and Commercial Arbitration (CIICA), Columbia Arbitration Day

🎊 We have a new blog post written by Rana Sajjad on the fascinating topic "Arbitrators vs Bot-rators: Can AI Make International Arbitration Fairer and More Just?" 📌 Rana Sajjad is a dual-qualified lawyer (licensed in New York and Pakistan). He is the Managing Partner of Triage Law, a Lahore-based commercial and arbitration law firm, and the Founder & President of the Center for International Investment and Commercial Arbitration (CIICA), Pakistan’s first international arbitration center. 🔎 Check out his post here: https://lnkd.in/enpekPz2 Columbia International Arbitration Association (CIAA), Center for International Investment and Commercial Arbitration (CIICA), Columbia Arbitration Day

Meet ARIA’s 2024-2029 Senior Arbitration Board! ⚖️📗🗺️ 📍Timothy Nelson | Partner, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates 🚀 Timothy Nelson is an experienced advocate in international commercial and investment disputes, including arbitration before ICSID, ICC, ICDR-AAA, LCIA. JAMS, SIAC, HKIAC and UNCITRAL tribunals. Lead counsel in wide variety of arbitration disputes -- oil and gas/LNG, solar/renewables, nuclear, banking, M&A, telecommunications/satellites, private equity, hotel/hospitality, tax indemnities, retail and sports/motor racing. Has argued numerous large Bilateral Investment Treaty/Energy Charter Treaty arbitrations involving expropriation and allegedly unfair investor treatment by host states; he also acts as counsel for private companies and sovereigns in U.S. cross-border litigation, sovereign bond and arbitral award enforcement disputes under the New York Convention and ICSID Convention – as well as cases involving the Hague Conventions on Service and Evidence, the Alien Tort Claims Act, "Section 1782" (cross-border discovery) and diplomatic/consular immunity.  He is experienced also in cases involving alleged misappropriation of artwork and cultural artifacts. Admitted in both New York and England, he is a Council Member of the Australian Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (ACICA) as well as a member of the International Institute of Space Law (IISL).  He is frequently published and quoted on issues concerning international arbitration, public international law and space law, and is the co-editor of “Take the Witness:  Cross Examination in International Arbitration.” 😄 Fun Fact: Timothy once argued a case in Darwin, in Australia’s Northern Territory (which is literally the home of Crocodile Dundee). 👉 For further information, please see https://lnkd.in/eewbXyQW and for our blog, please see https://lnkd.in/e3897azc. Kabir Duggal, Ph.D., Olga Krasnenkova, Alexandra Desmedt, Ziz Zhou, Center for International Investment and Commercial Arbitration (CIICA), Columbia International Arbitration Association (CIAA), Columbia Arbitration Day, JURIS Legal Information

Meet ARIA’s 2024-2029 Senior Arbitration Board! ⚖️📗🗺️ 📍Tai-Heng Cheng | Partner, Sidley Austin LLP 🚀 Tai-Heng Cheng is global co-head of international arbitration and trade at Sidley. Clients turn to him to solve their most significant legal problems. He has won and collected nine-figure awards for clients both in commercial and investment-treaty arbitrations. With over 20 years of experience, he is also a trusted advisor to companies, boards, and governments on issues beyond business disputes. He uses the full range of subject matter specialists at Sidley to devise and execute strategies that efficiently achieve his clients’ goals. Often this has involved a multi-pronged approach before courts, tribunals, regulators, and directly with counter-parties, in multiple countries. His clients span many industries, including energy and infrastructure, pharmaceuticals, real estate, manufacturing and financial services. While he is resident in the New York and Singapore offices, he also spends substantial time in Europe and Latin America representing clients. Tai is ranked as one of the top 10 arbitration practitioners in North and South America under 45 by Who’s Who Legal, and has also been recognized in Chambers Global and Chambers USA for international arbitration, Euromoney’s Guide to the World’s Leading Experts in Commercial Arbitration, Benchmark Litigation’s Rising Stars and Benchmark Litigation’s Under 40 Hot List. 😄 Fun Fact: Tai is bilingual in English and Mandarin. 👉 For further information, please see https://lnkd.in/eewbXyQW and for our blog, please see https://lnkd.in/e3897azc. Kabir Duggal, Ph.D., Olga Krasnenkova, Alexandra Desmedt, Ziz Zhou, Center for International Investment and Commercial Arbitration (CIICA), Columbia International Arbitration Association (CIAA), Columbia Arbitration Day, JURIS Legal Information

Meet ARIA’s 2024-2029 Senior Arbitration Board! ⚖️📗🗺️ 📍Sherina Petit | Partner, Stewarts 🚀 Based in London, Sherina is a partner, Head of International Arbitration and Head of India Practice at Stewarts. She is also on the managing committee of the firm.    She specialises in international commercial arbitration, investor-state arbitration, litigation and alternative dispute resolutions (ADR). Described as a “powerhouse in the international arbitration world, particularly as regards India-related work”, Sherina has a wide range of experience in all key aspects of international arbitration across all the major arbitral institutions and also sits as an arbitrator.   Sherina is on the board of the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) and the European Federation of Investment Law and Arbitration (EFILA). She is on the City of London Law Society (CLLS) Arbitration Committee, the ICC Indian Arbitration Group and the SIAC Users Counsel, a member of the Chamber of Arbitration of the India International Arbitration Centre (IIAC), the advisory council of the School of International Arbitration of the Queen Mary University of London and the Steering Committee of the Pledge for Equal Representation for Women as well as the Chair of the India Pledge Committee. She is a member of the Task Force of the IBA Arbitration Guidelines and Rules Subcommittee for the revision of the 2014 IBA Guidelines on Conflicts of Interest.   Sherina is widely recognised as an expert in international arbitration having won numerous awards and maintaining rankings across several leading industry directories. 😄 Fun Fact: If she weren’t a lawyer, Sherina would likely be a travel and food writer. 👉 For further information, please see https://lnkd.in/eewbXyQW and for our blog, please see https://lnkd.in/e3897azc. Kabir Duggal, Ph.D., Olga Krasnenkova, Alexandra Desmedt, Ziz Zhou, Center for International Investment and Commercial Arbitration (CIICA), Columbia International Arbitration Association (CIAA), Columbia Arbitration Day, JURIS Legal Information

Meet ARIA’s 2024-2029 Senior Arbitration Board! ⚖️📗🗺️ 📍Samira Sulejmanovic | Head of Department for Bilateral Trade Relations, Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations of Bosnia and Herzegovina 🚀 Samira Sulejmanovic is a Head of the Department for Bilateral Trade Relations in the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Even though originally a trade negotiator, the investment treaties became part of her portfolio ever since she had taken over Department at the end of 2010. She has been very active in the investment treaties’ reform process and advocated the need to rethink the policy objectives particularly on a national level. Special emphasis of her effort were out on establishing a critical level of awareness and pursuing joint action among countries in the Western Balkans region and contributing multilateral work and debate under the auspices of various international fora. Almost a decade long process of reform of the national policy reflected in investment treaties of Bosnia and Herzegovina is among Samira’s major professional achievements in the recent time. She has published a number of professional articles related to the most recent developments in investment and trade policies in the world, reflecting the position of Bosnia and Herzegovina, co-authored studies/commentaries, and delivered many lectures. 😄 Fun Fact: In an effort to establish and maintain a balance in life, Samira has planted a small botanical garden in her office. 👉 For further information, please see https://lnkd.in/eewbXyQW and for our blog, please see https://lnkd.in/e3897azc. Kabir Duggal, Ph.D., Olga Krasnenkova, Alexandra Desmedt, Ziz Zhou, Center for International Investment and Commercial Arbitration (CIICA), Columbia International Arbitration Association (CIAA), Columbia Arbitration Day, JURIS Legal Information

Meet ARIA’s 2024-2029 Senior Arbitration Board! ⚖️📗🗺️ 📍Samaa Haridi | Partner, King & Spalding 🚀 Samaa Haridi is a Partner at King & Spalding LLP, based in New York.  Samaa is common and civil law trained and has significant experience representing clients in multi-jurisdictional international commercial and investment arbitration proceedings under the arbitration rules of all the major arbitral institutions. Samaa also frequently sits as an arbitrator in international commercial and investment disputes. Samaa is currently serving as an officer in a number of arbitral organizations, including as Vice-President of the ICC International Court of Arbitration, and Member of ICCA’s Governing Board.  She is a Past Co-Chair of the IBA Arbitration Committee. Samaa has been recognized by clients and peers and repeatedly listed in Chambers USA and Chambers Global for International Arbitration. She is also recognized by The Legal 500, and by Who’s Who Legal: Global Elite Thought Leaders – Arbitration 2023. She has been singled out by clients as a “global leader” for her “brilliant,” “really, really phenomenal,” “no-nonsense and impressive” approach, with a “very good sense of diplomacy.” She is a member of the bars of New York, California, and England & Wales and is fluent in French and Arabic. 😄 Fun Fact: Samaa has spent many years singing in a choir as a soprano. 👉 For further information, please see https://lnkd.in/eewbXyQW and for our blog, please see https://lnkd.in/e3897azc. Kabir Duggal, Ph.D., Olga Krasnenkova, Alexandra Desmedt, Ziz Zhou, Center for International Investment and Commercial Arbitration (CIICA), Columbia International Arbitration Association (CIAA), Columbia Arbitration Day, JURIS Legal Information

Meet ARIA’s 2024-2029 Senior Arbitration Board! ⚖️📗🗺️ 📍Peter J.W. Sherwin (CLS Alum)| Partner, Proskauer Rose LLP 🚀 Peter Sherwin is a partner and head of the international arbitration practice at Proskauer Rose LLP.  His practice focuses on complex cross-border commercial disputes, often involving a joint venture, a licensing or distribution relationship, or an acquisition, most of which are resolved in international arbitration, and he has significant experience in the pharmaceutical, lodging, real estate, and sports industries. Peter also regularly serves as an arbitrator in proceedings before the ICC International Court of Arbitration or the International Centre for Dispute Resolution. He is the U.S. member of the ICC International Court of Arbitration and the Chair of the USCIB/ICC U.S.A. Arbitration Committee. Peter is a graduate of Columbia University School of Law. 😄 Fun Fact: Peter is the proud parent of two Great Danes, one of whom was a spokesdog for the launch of the BMW X7. 👉 For further information, please see https://lnkd.in/eewbXyQW and for our blog, please see https://lnkd.in/e3897azc. Kabir Duggal, Ph.D., Olga K., Alexandra Desmedt, Ziz Zhou, Center for International Investment and Commercial Arbitration (CIICA), Columbia International Arbitration Association (CIAA), Columbia Arbitration Day, JURIS Legal Information

Meet ARIA’s 2024-2029 Senior Arbitration Board! ⚖️📗🗺️ 📍Patricia Saiz | Arbitrator, SAIZ Arbitration 🚀 Prof. Patricia Saiz is a faculty member at Esade Law School, where she teaches investment and commercial arbitration. She is also a professor at the MIDS and a lecturer at Columbia Law School’s U.S. Business Law Academy.   As arbitrator and counsel, she has handled arbitrations under many of the major arbitral rules (such as ICSID, ICC, LCIA, UNCITRAL) and in a broad range of sectors (including energy, construction & engineering, M&A, corporate, finance, insurance, technology, among others). She is also a member of the International Court of Arbitration of the ICC. Before becoming an arbitrator and professor of law based in Spain in 2014, she practiced in the United States for more than 10 years, and she is licensed to practice in New York, Washington DC and Spain. Additionally, before turning to arbitration, she practiced as a tax lawyer for seven years. Her transactional and tax planning background gives her a unique insight into the inbound and outbound structuring of investments, contractual risk allocation, and damages calculations. She is an active member of the arbitration community, as an officer of the IBA Arbitration Committee, a member of the ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR, and a member of the Board of the Spanish and Ibero-American Arbitration Club and Chairman of its Scientific Committee. 😄 Fun Fact: She has tried various avenues as a musician, including drumming and dj’ing, but it turns out she is much better as an arbitrator. 👉 For further information, please see https://lnkd.in/eewbXyQW and for our blog, please see https://lnkd.in/e3897azc. Kabir Duggal, Ph.D., Olga Krasnenkova, Alexandra Desmedt, Ziz Zhou, Center for International Investment and Commercial Arbitration (CIICA), Columbia International Arbitration Association (CIAA), Columbia Arbitration Day, JURIS Legal Information

Meet ARIA’s 2024-2029 Senior Arbitration Board! ⚖️📗🗺️ 📍Miriam Harwood | Partner, Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 🚀 As a partner and chair of Katten’s International Arbitration practice, Miriam Harwood is a recognized leader in the space with decades of experience handling high-profile, high-stakes disputes in commercial and investment treaty arbitrations, as well as litigation in US courts. She has represented sovereign states, state-owned entities and private corporations in a broad array of cases, including matters involving construction and infrastructure projects, renewable energy, telecommunications, mining, oil and gas projects, and other commercial disputes.   Miriam has served as lead counsel in dozens of international arbitrations, with experience at the major arbitral organizations, including the World Bank’s International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA), the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (SCC), and under the rules of the United Nations Commission on International Trade and Law (UNCITRAL). She has also advised states on the drafting of investment treaties and domestic investment laws, and taught courses on international law and arbitration. In 2020, Miriam was appointed to the prestigious ICSID Panel of Arbitrators for a six-year term. 👉 For further information, please see https://lnkd.in/eewbXyQW and for our blog, please see https://lnkd.in/e3897azc. Kabir Duggal, Ph.D., Olga Krasnenkova, Alexandra Desmedt, Ziz Zhou, Center for International Investment and Commercial Arbitration (CIICA), Columbia International Arbitration Association (CIAA), Columbia Arbitration Day, JURIS Legal Information