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Dear Young Professional,
With this summer edition of the Y-ADR newsletter, we're excited to let you know of a few Y-ADR events happening this month and to remind you that applications are closing soon to join the Y-ADR Steering Committee, the leadership group of CPR's Y-ADR initiatives. Apply by June 30, 2024!
Even as our current Y-ADR Steering Committee members prepare to take a summer hiatus, they are working hard to bring you more great programming for Fall 2024, including a multi-part ADR Skills training series, another exciting speed mentoring event, a second year of the popular Africa Arbitration Day- New York (which includes an arbitration moot for students), and many other programs designed for young professionals as part of CPR's flagship events.
As always, if you have ideas for future Y-ADR programming, please drop me a line. I would love to hear from you and hope to see you at a Y-ADR event soon.
Enjoy your summer!
Knar A. Nahikian, Esq.
CPR Institute - Director, International Initiatives
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AI - Practical Perspectives in Dispute Resolution | |
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AI and Dispute Resolution Webinar On June 13
Join the CPR Institute on June 13, from 12:00pm - 1:00pm ET for panel a about AI in Dispute Resolution. Please join us for this timely program which will include a Q&A portion to engage with the audience. This program is eligible for 1.0 CLE in Professional Practice (see program description for full details).
Program introduction by CPR Institute Director, Knar Nahikian
Moderator:
Natalia Marina Zibibbo, Freshfields (New York office)
Speakers include:
Ken Figueroa, Foley Hoag
Nelson Gallardo, Secretariat
The panel will address the following:
- whether the use of AI is encouraged and to what extent should the parties and/or arbitrators rely on AI;
- whether there is a need for the parties to agree on specific types of AI that can be used in the arbitration proceeding;
- what AI tools are currently being used in arbitrations (both by counsel and by the experts); and
- the consequences arising out of using the AI if it leads to inaccurate information or conclusions.
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“Seven Questions” with the Y-ADR Steering Committee | |
Get to know the Y-ADR Steering Committee members and learn from young professionals in various industries who are passionate about dispute prevention and resolution! Each Y-ADR newsletter will feature a few Y-ADR Steering Committee members answering “Seven Questions”. | |
Africa Arbitration Webinar Series - June 18 | |
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Join us on June 18, 2024, 11:00 am ET (4:00 pm Nigeria) for this informative discussion that is free and open to the public:
Terms of Reference and Jurisdictional Challenges
Moderated by Tiwalade Aderoju, FCIArb, Olympus Solicitors & Advocates
Featuring guest: Adedoyin Rhodes - Vivour, SAN C.Arb, Managing Partner of Doyin Rhodes-Vivour & Co
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Diversity Task Force to Look at South Africa's Approach
CPR Institute invites the public to the National Task Force on Diversity Meeting on June 26th at 12:15 pm (ET) via Zoom. The topic is "Legislating Diversity: How South Africa Tackled the Challenge of Diversity in Labor/Employment Arbitration".
The speakers, Hilary Mofsowitz and Katy Khuduga, have both served as arbitrators on the largest public arbitration panel in South Africa and have deep knowledge of the training, mentoring and selecting of arbitrators in South Africa.
This event is free and open to the public. Registration is required.
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Y-ADR Steering Committee Application is Closing | |
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The Y-ADR Steering Committee is an international body composed of CPR member representatives from leading law firms and in-house legal departments as well as a select number of independent neutrals from around the world.
Applications for the current cycle are open and the deadline is approaching on June 30, 2024.
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2024 AAD-NY Arbitration Moot Competition | |
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CALL FOR STUDENT APPLICATIONS
APPLY BY SEPTEMBER 20, 2024!
CPR and the Steering Committee of the inaugural Africa Arbitration Day – New York are pleased to invite law students to participate in the program’s arbitration moot competition.
Please review the following documents for further information and apply by September 20, 2024!
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Comprehensive Course on International Arbitration | |
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Registration is now open for the Columbia Law School and Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) "Comprehensive Course on International Arbitration," taking place in New York City, September 9 - 12.
This four-day systematic and comprehensive examination of the law and practice of international arbitration includes lectures with interactive opportunities plus a number of engaging simulations. The renowned faculty features CPR members, staff, board members and arbitrators on the CPR Panel of Distinguished Neutrals.
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CPR Institute was pleased to present the ground-breaking new CPR Dispute Prevention and Management Board Rules at CanArbWeek 2024 in Toronto today, Monday, June 3rd in a program entitled “The In-House Counsel Wishlist: Practicalities of Utilizing Dispute Prevention and Management Boards.”
After opening remarks by Knar A. Nahikian, Esq., CPR Director for International Initiatives and liaison to CPR’s Canadian Advisory Board (“CAB”), the program was moderated by CAB member Martin Valasek, Partner and Co-Head of International Arbitration at Bennett Jones, and featured current and former in-house counsel including:
- CAB Co-Chair Elisabeth S. Preston, Chief Legal Counsel, Vice President International Compliance General Dynamics Mission Systems-International;
- Deborah Bovarnick Mastin, Co-Chair of CPR's Dispute Review Boards Task Force and independent neutral, former Assistant County Attorney for Miami-Dade County and Broward County;
- Michael Lampert, Co-Chair CPR's Dispute Review Boards Task Force and CPR Distinguished Neutral, former Deputy General Counsel/ Chief Litigation Counsel
Thank you to our speakers for an insightful presentation and to #CanArbWeek attendees for their thoughtful questions and interest.
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In these interviews, we speak with attorneys and others in the conflict management field, from in-house corporate counsel to ombuds. Each interviewee is asked to share their perspectives on dispute resolution mechanisms and their advice for young practitioners.
This series is part of Y-ADR’s goal of educating the next generation of leaders on the full spectrum of dispute prevention and resolution mechanisms and to provide an insider’s view into how CPR’s community of corporate counsel, law firm counsel, and other experts in the field are using dispute prevention and resolution techniques to manage conflict to enable purpose.
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CPR Dispute Resolution Services | |
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CPR Dispute Resolution is a boutique-style provider of leading-edge dispute management services – mediation, arbitration, custom appointing services, a panel of dispute prevention specialists, and more - that leverages resources generated by the CPR Institute.
Invite CPR Dispute Resolution to speak at your firm or organization about our services.
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Alternatives has moved!
All CPR members receive a free subscription to Alternatives.
NEW! Alternatives is now available to CPR members directly through the CPR website at cpradr.org/alternatives-newsletter. Members need to be logged in to the CPR website, cpradr.org, to access each issue starting with March 2024. For assistance setting up your log-in credentials, please email Micah Seigel, Programming & Membership Manager, at mseigel@cpradr.org.
If you would like to receive an email at the beginning of each month with a link to the new issue of Alternatives, please email Lili Schroppe, Director of Marketing & Membership, at lschroppe@cpradr.org.
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Alternatives has moved from Wiley and can now be found on the CPR website here.
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