Groups and organisations
Salomon shares tips with rising arbitrators
To get consistent appointments as an arbitrator, you need to build a strong reputation in your first few cases, the future ICC International Court of Arbitration president Claudia Salomon has told the recently launched Rising Arbitrators Initiative.
29 January 2021
Green campaign seeks feedback on draft protocols
The campaign for “Greener Arbitrations” has launched a public consultation on its draft protocols to reduce the carbon footprint of the international arbitration community.
29 January 2021
New leadership at CIArb young group
The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators’ young members group has appointed CMS and Schellenberg Wittmer practitioners as chair and vice-chair of its global steering committee.
28 January 2021
Kimmelman takes helm as NYIAC plans move
The New York International Arbitration Centre has elected Louis Kimmelman, who recently retired from private practice, as its new chair as it takes advantage of the pandemic-related slump in New York real estate prices to find new premises in Manhattan.
26 January 2021
German lawyer takes helm at ASA
Korinna von Trotha, who heads the Berlin office of the German Arbitration Institute, is to take over as executive director of the Swiss Arbitration Association after Alex McLin steps down to focus on governance and arbitration in international sport.
25 January 2021
Nigerian institution unveils committee
The Lagos Court of Arbitration has unveiled a new arbitration committee as it prepares to review its rules and build its reputation as a world-class international arbitral institution.
25 January 2021
New group puts spotlight on race
A new group, Racial Equality for Arbitration Lawyers, will seek to bring about more racial diversity and equality in the international arbitration field.
18 January 2021
New president and trustees at CIArb
Ann Ryan Robertson of Locke Lord in Houston has taken over as president of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, or CIArb, with six others joining as trustees.
12 January 2021
Abdel Wahab to lead Chinese construction law group
Mohamed Abdel Wahab has been appointed chair of the international expert advisory committee of the Permanent Forum on China Construction Law, during its latest congress in Beijing.
11 December 2020
Delos names Kaplan as president
Delos Dispute Resolution's board of advisers has elected Neil Kaplan QC as its first president and made founding adviser Pierre Mayer honorary president, among a spate of other appointments.
10 December 2020