April 21 & 30, 2021 - International Arbitration in Japan and Asia” and “International Arbitration in the U.S. and the Americas
Miami Law, in collaboration with the Miami International Arbitration Society (MIAS), the Japan Commercial Arbitration Association (JCAA) and the Japan International Dispute Resolution Centre (JIDRC), organized a two-part Joint Lecture Series with segments focusing on “
International Arbitration in Japan and Asia” and “International Arbitration in the U.S. and the Americas” for legal practitioners in Japan and the greater Asia region, as well as the Americas.
October 15, 2020 - Domestic Sports Arbitration: Experiences from the NFL and MLB
Miami Law’s IA LL.M., Entertainment, Arts, and Sports Law (EASL) LL.M. and the Miami International Arbitration Society (MIAS) jointly organized a lecture on “Domestic Sports Arbitration: Experiences from the NFL and MLB.”
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October 13–14, 2021 – CIArb + Miami Law ADR Capacity Sharing Program 2021: Brazil
On Wednesday, October 13, and Thursday, October 14, 2021, Miami Law's International Arbitration Institute and The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) North America (NAB) and Brazil branches joined forces to offer an online, world-class arbitration training to arbitrators, practitioners, and students across Brazil for the
CIArb + Miami Law ADR Capacity Sharing Program 2021: Brazil event.
Other Events
November 9–10, 2021 – Environment, Social and Governance (ESG), Arbitration, and the Americas
The Universidad Externado de Colombia and the IA Institute jointly organized the two-day bilingual roundtable discussion V Jornadas de Arbitraje Nacional e Internacional / V Arbitration Talks on “Environment, Social and Governance (ESG), Arbitration, and the Americas,” featuring distinguished international arbitration practitioners and academics from Colombia, other parts of Latin America, and the U.S., including several Miami Law IA Faculty members and alumni.13 Virtual event with nearly 100 attendees from 15+ countries.
October 22, 2021 – Globalized Americas
On Friday, October 22, 2021, Miami Law's International Arbitration Institute hosted "Globalized Americas," a roundtable discussion based on a compendium of publications by Jonathan C. Hamilton, Partner and Head of Latin American Arbitration at White & Case, Miami Law Adjunct Professor and Distinguished Faculty Chair of the International Arbitration Institute. The event also featured: Luis Miguel Castilla, Former Minister of Economy and Finance of the Republic of Peru; Ambassador of Peru to the United States; Eric Farnsworth, Vice President and Washington Head, Council of America; Pablo Guidotti, Professor, Universidad Torcuato Di Tella; Former Deputy Minister of the Economy and Secretary of the Treasury, Republic of Argentina; and Estefania San Juan, White & Case LLP, Miami.
October 5, 2021 – Lecture & Welcome Reception
Miami Law’s IA LL.M. organized a Lecture & Welcome Reception for current and incoming students, featuring Carolyn Lamm (Miami Law J.D. ’73; University of Miami Board of Trustee Member (2020-Present); Partner & Chair, International Disputes-Americas, White & Case, Washington, D.C.; Distinguished Faculty Chair, White & Case International Arbitration LL.M. Program; former President of the American Bar Association (ABA), and Albert Jan van den Berg (Partner, Hanotiau & van den Berg; Miami Law IA Adjunct Professor), and focusing on international arbitration practice and set aside proceedings under the New York Convention
April 22, 2021 – Globalization & Arbitration: The Impact of an Era of Disruption on Investment and Commercial Arbitration
On Thursday, April 22, 2021, Miami Law’s International Arbitration Institute and Inter-American Law Review hosted a student panel discussion on “Globalization & Arbitration: The Impact of an Era of Disruption on Investment and Commercial Arbitration,” moderated by Jonathan C. Hamilton, Distinguished Faculty Chair, Miami Law International Arbitration Institute and Partner, White & Case LLP, Washington, DC.
March 18, 2021 - Conversation with IA LL.M. Alumni
Miami Law’s IA LL.M. organized a Conversation with IA LL.M. Alumni on career paths in the field, succeeding in law school, passing the New York and Florida Bar exams, and navigating the current job market in the international legal field featuring Adnan Alajaji (Intensive English + IA LL.M. ’18; Legal Advisor, ARAMCO, Saudi Arabia), Iván Ignacio Bracho González (IA J.D./LL.M. ’20; Associate, Hogan Lovells, Miami); Natalia Jaramillo (IA J.D./LL.M. ’20; Associate, White & Case, Washington, D.C.), Victoria Kigen (IA LL.M. ’17; Case Counsel, Nairobi International Arbitration Center, Kenya), Ana Lombardia (IA LL.M. ’16; International Case Director, International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR), Miami), and Somya Priyadarshini (IA LL.M. ’19; Senior Associate, MRP Advisory, Dubai) for current students.
November 18, 2020 - International Arbitration of Technology Disputes
Miami Law, together with the Miami International Arbitration Society (MIAS), the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Tourism of the Government of Spain, the Spanish Institute for Foreign Trade & Investment, and the Abogacia Española Consejo General, organized a Joint Lecture on “International Arbitration of Technology Disputes” for legal practitioners in Spain and the Americas
October 12, 2020 - The Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
Miami Law’s IA LL.M. organized a luncheon on “The Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)” with now-Miami Law Adjunct Professor Srilal Perera (Adjunct Professor, American University Washington College of Law; former Chief Counsel of the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) of the World Bank Group) for prospective and current students and alumni
August 26, 2020 - Conversation with Carolyn Lamm
Miami Law’s IA LL.M. organized a Conversation with Carolyn Lamm (Miami Law J.D. ’73; University of Miami Board of Trustee Member; Partner & Chair, International Disputes-Americas, White & Case, Washington, D.C.; Distinguished Faculty Chair, White & Case International Arbitration LL.M. Program; former President of the American Bar Association (ABA)) on practice and careers in international arbitration for current students.
August 19, 2020 - The State of Play: Evidence in Investor-State Arbitration
Miami Law’s IA LL.M. organized a luncheon on “The State of Play: Evidence in Investor-State Arbitration” with Rekha Rangachari (Miami Law J.D. ’10; Executive Director, New York International Arbitration Center (NYIAC)) and Kabir Duggal (Senior International Arbitration Advisor, Arnold & Porter; Lecturer-in-Law, Columbia Law School) for current students February 24, 2020 - Proposed Amendments to the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules on Issues Related to Expedited Arbitration Miami Law’s IA LL.M. organized a lecture on “Proposed Amendments to the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules on Issues Related to Expedited Arbitration” with John Barkett (Partner, Shook, Hardy & Bacon; Miami Law; Miami Law Adjunct Faculty) for current students.
November 14, 2019 - IA LL.M. Alumni Panel Discussion
Miami Law’s IA LL.M. organized an IA LL.M. Alumni Panel Discussion on Career Paths in International Dispute Resolution for current students
November 13, 2019 – Ethics in International Arbitration: Much More Than Just Arbitrator Conflicts
Miami Law’s IA Institute organized a lecture with Mark Kantor (Independent Arbitrator; Member, World Bank Group Sanctions Board; Editor-in-Chief, online journal of Transnational Dispute Management; Former Partner, Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLM), following the ICC Miami International Arbitration Conference, one of the largest conferences in the field
November 8, 2019 – Fair and Equitable Treatment: Past, Present and Future
Miami Law’s IA Institute co-organized with the Miami Law International Moot Court Program a lecture on “Fair and Equitable Treatment: Past, Present and Future” featuring Professor Rudolf Dolzer (Professor of Law at the University of Bonn and then-Miami Law IA Visiting Professor), in the keynote lecture of the Global Rounds of the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Moot Court hosted at Miami Law in 2019.
October 4, 2019 – The evolution of Arbitration in Latin America
Miami Law’s IA Institute organized a lecture on “The Evolution of Arbitration in Latin America” with Jonathan C. Hamilton (Partner and Head of Latin American Arbitration at White & Case, Miami Law IA Adjunct Professor and Distinguished Faculty Chair of the IA Institute) for current students.
September 6, 2019 – International Arbitration Day
On Friday, September 6, 2019, Miami Law highlighted International Arbitration Day with remarks from Carolyn Lamm, Partner at White & Case LLP and Distinguished Faculty Chair of Miami Law's International Arbitration LL.M. Program. Topics included: "The Idea of Arbitration, Commercial Arbitration, Investor-State Arbitration, and Careers in Arbitration" for Miami Law's International Arbitration Day.
November 7-10, 2019 - Foreign Direct Invest (FDI) International Arbitration Moot
Miami Law’s IA LL.M. and IA Institute spearheaded hosting the Foreign Direct Invest (FDI) International Arbitration Moot competition at Miami Law. Over 350 students, coaches, and arbitrators from around the globe attended the event on campus. As part of the FDI Moot, Miami Law’s IA LL.M., in collaboration with the young practitioners network of the International Council for Commercial Arbitration (Young ICCA) also organized a Skills Training Workshop on Interim and Provisional Measures International Arbitration, featuring Cristina Cardenas (Partner, Reed Smith; Miami Law IA Adjunct Professor), Juan C. Garcia (Counsel, Hogan Lovells), and Silvia Marchili (Partner, White & Case, Miami) for legal practitioners and current students.5 On-campus. In addition, Miami Law’s IA Institute, organized the FDI Moot Keynote Lecture.
October 14, 2019 - The Economics of International Commercial Arbitration”
Miami Law’s IA LL.M., in collaboration with the Miami Law International Arbitration Society, a student organization, hosted a student luncheon on“The Economics of International Commercial Arbitration” with Harout J. Samra (Miami Law J.D. ’08; Of Counsel, DLA Piper, Miami) for current students.
September 27, 2019 - International Trade Law Formulating Agencies (UNCITRAL, UNIDROIT and Hague Conference on Private International Law): Origin, Mandate, Composition, Working Methods, Key Texts and Careers
Miami Law’s IA LL.M., in collaboration with Miami Law’s International Graduate Law Programs (IGLP) and the International Moot Court Program, co-organized a lecture on “International Trade Law Formulating Agencies (UNCITRAL, UNIDROIT and Hague Conference on Private International Law): Origin, Mandate, Composition, Working Methods, Key Texts and Careers” with Spyridon V. Bazinas (LL.M. ‘84; Law Faculty, Sigmund Freud University) for current students
September 9, 2019 - Issues of Civil and Criminal Illegality in International Arbitration
Miami Law’s IA LL.M. organized a student luncheon on “Issues of Civil and Criminal Illegality in International Arbitration” with Diogo Pereira (J.D. ’10; Founding Partner, De Almeida Pereira) for current students.
September 6, 2019 - The Idea of Arbitration, Commercial Arbitration, Investor-State Arbitration, and Careers in Arbitration.
Miami Law International Arbitration Day with remarks from Carolyn Lamm (Miami Law J.D. ’73; University of Miami Board of Trustee Member; Partner & Chair, International Disputes-Americas, White & Case, Washington, D.C.; Distinguished Faculty Chair, White & Case International Arbitration LL.M. Program; former President of the American Bar Association (ABA)) on “The Idea of Arbitration, Commercial Arbitration, Investor-State Arbitration, and Careers in Arbitration.”
August 20, 2019 - Annulment, Revision, and Other Remedies: Responding to an ICSID Award
Miami Law’s IA LL.M. organized a student luncheon on “Annulment, Revision, and Other Remedies: Responding to an ICSID Award” with Quinn Smith (J.D. ’08; Managing Partner, GST) and Diogo Gosis (Partner, GST; former member of Argentina’s ICSID defense team) for current students.
February 8-9, 2019 - Sin Límites: Law & Business at the Gateway to the Americas
The University of Miami Law Review organized a Symposium on “Sin Límites: Law & Business at the Gateway to the Americas.” The IA Institute collaborated on Panel IV on International Disputes of the symposium with then-Institute Director, Marike Paulsson moderating, and now-Distinguished faculty chair, Jonathan Hamilton speaking on the panel.
January 18, 2019 - Site Visit to the Miami offices of the International Center for Dispute Resolution (ICDR)
Miami Law’s IA LL.M. organized a site visit to the Miami offices of the International Center for Dispute Resolution (ICDR) for a tour and presentation on the workings of this major arbitral institutions, hosted by IA LL.M. alumna Ana Lombardia (IA LL.M. ’16; International Case Director, International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR), Miami).
November 14, 2018 - Discussion with Alumni on Career Paths in International Dispute Resolution
Miami Law’s IA LL.M. organized a Discussion with Alumni on Career Paths in International Dispute Resolution, featuring Alejandro Alvarez (IA LL.M. '16; In-house counsel with Cisneros Group, a large multinational company), Ana Lombardia (IA LL.M. '16; International Case Director of the Miami office of the American Arbitration Association’s International Center for Dispute Resolution (AAA/ICDR), a prominent arbitral institution), Rekha Rangachari (J.D. '10; Director of the New York International Arbitration Center, an arbitral hearing center), and Thaisa Wosniack (IA LL.M. '18; Foreign Attorney at Shutts & Bowen, an Am200 law firm based in Florida).
August 15, 2018 - The Arbitrator as Manager
Miami Law’s IA LL.M. organized a luncheon on “The Arbitrator as Manager” with prominent Caribbean arbitrator Maurice J. Stoppi John H. Rooney, Jr. (Managing Partner, Stoppi Cairney Bloomfield, Chartered Quantity Surveyors, Kingston, Jamaica) and (Miami Law IA and J.D. Adjunct Professor) for current students
March 14, 2018 – Blockchain ADR Revealed: Conflict Resolution at the Onset of the Fourth Industrial Revolution
The Global Legal Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution Center in collaboration with the University of Miami School of Law’s International Arbitration Institute held a conference on blockchain technology at the University of Sao Paolo on March 14, 2018. Professor Marike Paulsson, Director of the International Arbitration Institute, and International Arbitration LL.M. Graduate Program Alumnus, Alexander Fischetti, participated in organizing the event and were among a group of diverse and renowned speakers. All of which can be viewed in the link below. The conference discussed how blockchain technology will provide solutions and enable the evolution of conflict resolution in the coming fourth industrial revolution.
Watch lectures from the conference.
February 12, 2018 – Emergency Relief: Institutional Role and Further Regulations – Lecture by Klaus Reichert SC.
Klaus Reichert SC presents “Emergency Relief: Institutional Role and Further Regulations”
November 8, 2017 – The CAM-CCBC: An Institutional Perspective on Arbitration in Latin America
The CAM-CCBC: An Institutional Perspective on Arbitration in Latin America" featuring Caroline Costa.
October 23, 2017: International Commercial Arbitration and Mediation: The Power of Data
“International Commercial Arbitration and Mediation: The Power of Data” featuring Bill Slate
April 12, 2017 - Site Visit to the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) in Vienna, Austria
Miami Law’s International Moot Court Program, in collaboration with the IA LL.M., organized a site visit to the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) in Vienna, Austria for current student on Miami Law’s Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot team, competing in the Vis Moot Global Rounds, in Vienna.
April 6, 2017: Q&A with the Honorable Herbert Stern
Miami Law’s IA Institute hosted the Global Pound Conference, organized by the International Institute for Mediation and JAMS.
October 28, 2016 - The Argentine Economic Crisis and Foreign Investment Explained
Miami Law’s IA LL.M. organized a student luncheon on “The Argentine Economic Crisis and Foreign Investment Explained,” featuring Veronica Lavista (Legal Counsel, ICSID; former member of Argentina’s ICSID defense team) for current students
September 18, 2016 – Book Launch: “The 1958 New York Convention in Action” by Marike Paulsson.
Marike Paulsson's book launch and discussion of "The 1958 New York Convention in Action." Professor Marike Paulsson's new book "The 1958 New York Convention in Action" held in September 2016 in conjunction with the International Bar Association Annual Meeting.
April 14, 2016 – Solving the Unsolvable: Sovereign Negotiations Across the Americas
Professor Jonathan C. Hamilton lectures on "Solving the Unsolvable: Sovereign Negotiations Across the Americas"
March 1, 2016 – Professor Jan Paulsson: Head of Jury Committee for the Isa Award for Service to Humanity.
March 1, 2016 – Professor Jan Paulsson served as the Head of Jury Committee that selected the recipient of the Isa Award for Service to Humanity.
February 26, 2016 – Florida Bar International Litigation Arbitration & Transactions (ILAT) Conference.
Arbitration LL.M. students, Jason Duey and Alejandro Alvarez, and Faculty attended the Florida Bar International Litigation Arbitration & Transactions (ILAT) Conference.
February 17, 2016 – New York Convention Roadshow – Jointly organized with ICCA in Costa Rica.
February 17, 2016 – International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA) & Miami Law International Arbitration Institute held New York Convention Roadshow at the Supreme Court in San Jose, Costa Rica, featuring Professor Jan Paulsson and Director of the Institute, Marike Paulsson with about 70 judges, judges-in-training and lawyers in attendance. The Roadshow focused on the proper appellation of the New York Convention in Costa Rica and established a platform for lawyers and judges to interact.
February 17, 2016 – Jan Paulsson and the Idea of Arbitration – Discussion at the University of Costa Rica.
“Jan Paulsson and the Idea of Arbitration” – discussion held at the University of Costa Rica with the support of the International Chamber of Commerce and Costa Rica Young Arbitrators for law students and professionals interested in arbitration. The panel was comprised of Professor Jan Paulsson, Marike Paulsson, Julieta Ovalle, Francisco Gonzalez de Cossio, and Dyala Jimenez.
February 15–16, 2016 – ICC Conference in Costa Rica – Included Miami Law faculty and students, and panels led by Jan Paulsson and Francisco Gonzalez de Cossio.
Miami Law International Arbitration Institute’s presence at the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Conference in Costa Rica: Miami International Arbitration Society Panel featuring Miami Law’s Arbitration students, Brian Vaca and Michael Lorigas, and Arbitration Faculty, Professor Luis O’Naghten, Professor John Rooney, Jose Astigarraga, an arbitration practitioner from Miami, and Director of the Arbitration LL.M. program, Sandra Friedrich.
A panel comprising of Jan Paulsson and Francisco Gonzallez de Cossio, and moderated by Marike Paulsson: a "Political Democrat Candidates Debate featuring Bernie Sanders (Jan Paulsson) and Hilary Clinton (Francisco Gonzalez de Cossio)."
February 8, 2016 – Book Launch: “Redfern and Hunter on International Arbitration, 6th Edition.”
The International Arbitration Institute, Shook, Hardy & Bacon, and Oxford University Press host the launch of "Redfern and Hunter on International Arbitration, 6th Edition." Authors include Nigel Blackaby, Constantine Partasides QC, Alan Redfern, and Martin Hunter.
October 31, 2015 – Young Arbitrators Forum of the ICC (ICC YAF) Roundtable – Arbitrator Bias v. Judicial Bias.
Young Arbitrators Forum of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC YAF) with Miami Law International Arbitration Institute Roundtable - Arbitrator Bias v. Judicial Bias featuring Marike Paulsson, Judge Jordan, Judge Walsh, former Chief Justice Farina and ICC’s deputy Secretary General Jose Ricardo Feris.
April 20, 2015 – Present State of International Arbitration in India – Lecture by Dr. N.L. Mitra.
Miami Law’s International Arbitration Institute lecture presented by Dr. N.L. Mitra, Chancellor of KIIT. In his lecture, Dr. Mitra addressed the present state of International Arbitration in India.
April 1, 2015 – The High Tide of International Adjudication and Arbitration – Lecture by Stephen M. Schwebel.
February 12, 2015 – What Makes or Unmakes a Place of International Arbitration? – Lecture by V.V. Veeder.
V.V. Veeder lecture on "What Makes or Unmakes a Place of International Arbitration?" at Hogan Lovells, Miami.
September 3, 2014 – A Conversation with Jan Paulsson and Jonathan Hamilton: “The Idea of Arbitration.”
A Conversation with Jan Paulsson and Jonathan Hamilton on Professor Paulsson's book, The Idea of Arbitration, at White & Case LLP in Miami.
Miami Law’s 2022 White & Case International Arbitration Lecture featured George A. Bermann (Professor, Columbia Law School) on “International Arbitration and EU Law: Still on a Collision Course?" Although international arbitration and the European Union – two of the world's most robust international law regimes – have coexisted peacefully for decades, hostility between them has erupted, to the point that each of the two regimes regards the other as the prime threat to its authority. The contestation has been waged on several fronts and, while the termination of intra-EU bilateral investment agreements will mitigate them, mutual antagonism persists. You may re-watch the lecture 
Miami Law’s 2021 White & Case International Arbitration Lecture featured international arbitration specialist David W. Rivkin (Partner, Debevoise & Plimpton) on “Post-Pandemic Arbitration: Will It Be Contact-Free?” The world of international arbitration moved rapidly to continue to serve its users during the pandemic. During the lecture, David W. Rivkin discussed the lessons we have learned and how they can be adapted to improve arbitration in the post-pandemic world. The lecture also discussed how the pandemic may impact damage claims. Read more about the lecture 
The 2020 Miami Law Annual White & Case Lecture on "International Arbitration: Rise and Reform" at the University of Miami School of Law’s International Arbitration Institute, featuring distinguished guest speaker 
The 2019 Miami Law Annual White & Case Lecture on “New Perspectives on the Liability of States for Complicity in the Wrong-Doing of Other States," featuring Jan Paulsson, Michael Klein Distinguished Scholar Chair & Professor of Law. Read more about the lecture 
The 2018 Miami Law Annual White & Case Lecture on “Reflections on the 60th Anniversary of the 1958 New York Convention," featuring Professor Dr. Albert Jan van den Berg, founding partner at Hanotiau & van den Berg, Brussels and the most prominent expert on the New York Convention. 
The 2017 Miami Law Annual White & Case Lecture on "The Empire Strikes Back: The Struggles to Reshape Investor-State Dispute Settlement," featuring W. Michael Reisman, the Myres S. McDougal Professor of International Law at Yale Law School. Read more about the lecture 
The 2016 Miami Law Annual White & Case Lecture on "Can Process Make up for Distrust in International Arbitration?" featuring Carolyn Lamm, Partner at White & Case LLP and Distinguished Faculty Chair of Miami Law's International Arbitration LL.M. Program. (This inaugural lecture was nominated for Best Speech Award by 
On Friday, October 22, 2021, Miami Law's International Arbitration Institute hosted "Globalized Americas," a roundtable discussion based on a compendium of publications by Jonathan C. Hamilton, Partner and Head of Latin American Arbitration at White & Case, Miami Law Adjunct Professor and Distinguished Faculty Chair of the International Arbitration Institute. The event also featured: Luis Miguel Castilla, Former Minister of Economy and Finance of the Republic of Peru; Ambassador of Peru to the United States; Eric Farnsworth, Vice President and Washington Head, Council of America; Pablo Guidotti, Professor, Universidad Torcuato Di Tella; Former Deputy Minister of the Economy and Secretary of the Treasury, Republic of Argentina; and Estefania San Juan, White & Case LLP, Miami.
On Friday, September 6, 2019, Miami Law highlighted International Arbitration Day with remarks from 
