Research Sources and Strategies in International Commercial Arbitration: An Insider's Guide
Why Attend?
Know the strategies you’ll need to research international commercial arbitration and get information about the specialized source materials in this growing field of law! Until very recently, the field of international commercial arbitration was populated entirely by specialists who knew the sources and strategies for researching relevant authorities. The situation has changed in recent years, with the practice and business of law becoming more international, which has in turn encouraged general practitioners to enter this highly profitable market. Although newcomers to the field may have a great deal of expertise in litigation or domestic arbitration, they do not realize how different international arbitration is from other forms of dispute resolution. Their lack of knowledge not only hurts these lawyers’ ability to research the relevant issues, it also affects the way they present research to the arbitrators. Too often this lack of specialized expertise leads to a decreased likelihood of success on the merits.
What You Will Learn
This program cures the knowledge gap between experienced and inexperienced international counsel by (1) teaching the special techniques associated with research in this field and (2) identifying the special materials used by expert practitioners and arbitrators.
Who Should Attend
The course is appropriate not only for those who already have an international caseload, but for those practitioners and arbitrators who want to get into this growing field. The program is suitable for lawyers of every level, from junior associate to senior partner.
Planning Chair
Stacie I. Strong, Associate Professor, University of Missouri School of Law, Columbia, Missouri. Professor Strong is the author of a guide to the strategies employed in international commercial arbitration as well as the sources associated with this field of law, Research and Practice in International Commercial Arbitration: Sources and Strategies (Oxford University Press, forthcoming).
International Commercial Arbitration: What You Can Learn from the ALI Restatement Project – On May 17, you are invited to attend this ALI/ALI-ABA CLE Program and Members Consultative Group meeting via live video webcast. More information
Program Schedule
Total 60-minute hours of instruction: 1.5; total 50-minute hours of instruction: 1.8
Times
12 noon – 1:30 pm Eastern
11 am – 12:30 pm Central
10 am – 11:30 noon Mountain
9 am – 10:30 am Pacific and Arizona
8 am –9:30 am Alaska
6 am – 7:30 am Hawaii
