ArbitralWomen is pleased to share news of the launch of “Ladies and Law” in Australia, a new networking group focused on promoting and empowering women in the legal profession. Ladies and Law was co-founded by...
28 April, 2021 Read more
Submitted by Dana MacGrath and Ema Vidak Gojković In March 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic was becoming a new reality for Europe and North America, ArbitralWomen member Ema Vidak Gojković came across the article The...
14 April, 2021 Read more
Call for Participation in Questionnaire for the Cross-Institutional Task Force on Gender Diversity in Arbitral Appointments and Proceedings ArbitralWomen is an integral member of the Cross-Institutional Task Force on Gender Diversity in Arbitrator Appointments and...
6 April, 2021 Read more
The use of party-appointed experts in international arbitration has been the subject of debate for years. The primary role of experts is to assist the arbitral tribunal on matters within his or her expertise and...
30 March, 2021 Read more
Submitted by Svenja Wachtel and Sneha Ashtikar Arbitration Happy Hour is a new format launched by ArbitralWomen member Svenja Wachtel and Jus Mundi’s Sneha Ashtikar on Clubhouse. Clubhouse is a social networking app based on audio-chat, a mix between talkback...
30 March, 2021 Read more
Ema Vidak Gojkovic left King & Spalding to start her independent practice as counsel and arbitrator. Ema is qualified in New York, England & Wales, and Croatia. She has ten years of experience as counsel in...
27 January, 2021 Read more
Submitted by ArbitralWomen Members Eunice Shang-Simpson and Shayda Vance. This article reports on the “The New List: Arbitrators of African Descent with a U.S. Nexus” (“The New List”), which New York-based arbitrator Nancy M. Thevenin...
7 January, 2021 Read more
Racial Equality for Arbitration Lawyers (REAL) is a new initiative launched by a group of global lawyers practicing international arbitration who are committed to striving to achieve racial equality for arbitration lawyers. REAL is led...
28 December, 2020 Read more
ArbitralWomen is delighted to share that we have upgraded our website membership page to offer a more user-friendly application and renewal process. In order to renew membership or to apply for membership, click on LOGIN...
29 November, 2020 Read more
We are pleased to report on the latest initiative by the ERA Pledge, the launch of the Pledge Corporate Guidelines on 26 November 2020. The Pledge Corporate Guidelines are a set of guidelines specifically designed...
26 November, 2020 Read more
A Checklist of Best Practices for the Selection of Arbitrators and a Survey on the Selection of Arbitrators were launched by the Paris members of the ERA Pledge Steering Committee, Caroline Duclercq, Laurence Kiffer, Alison...
14 November, 2020 Read more
ArbitralWomen member Victoria Pernt has launched myArbitration, a series of short video interviews with people from the world of arbitration. The series provides a platform of prominent and rising practitioners, with the aim of making...
1 November, 2020 Read more
ArbitralWomen and the Abu Dhabi Global Market Arbitration Centre (ADGMAC) are pleased to announce that they have agreed to partner with the shared goal of raising awareness and promoting diversity in international dispute resolution. ArbitralWomen...
22 September, 2020 Read more
ArbitralWomen is pleased to share that several of our members have been appointed to the Permanent Court of Arbitration (“PCA”). Most recently, on 14 July 2020, Haiti appointed Rose Rameau, an ArbitralWomen Board member. There, she joins...
15 September, 2020 Read more
In 2019 the Commonwealth Secretariat undertook a Study of International Commercial Arbitration in the Commonwealth (Study). Members of the arbitration community were invited to participate in a survey and to share their attitudes towards international...
10 September, 2020 Read more
The Scottish Arbitration Centre, the “home of domestic and international arbitration in Scotland”, is currently conducting a search for candidates for the position of Non-Executive Chair of the Board, which will become vacant when the...
28 August, 2020 Read more
The Cross-Institutional Task Force on Gender Diversity in Arbitral Appointments and Proceedings is pleased to announce the release of its Report, the eighth volume of the International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA) Reports Series. This...
28 July, 2020 Read more
Arbitrator Intelligence, a global information aggregator that collects and analyses critical information about international arbitrator decision making, announced on 15 July 2020 that the first Arbitrator Intelligence Reports (Reports) are now available for sale via...
15 July, 2020 Read more
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE DISTRIBUTION 23 June 2020 ArbitralWomen Announces Leadership for 2020-2022 Term 23 June 2020 – ArbitralWomen is pleased to announce the results of the election of its incoming Board of Directors for...
23 June, 2020 Read more
ICCA has recently published its first Diversity and Inclusion Policy and a Diversity and Inclusion Implementation Plan, together with an updated Non-Discrimination and Harassment Policy. These publications were approved by the ICCA Governing Board at...
14 June, 2020 Read more
A group of arbitration practitioners from across the globe have launched ‘Virtual Arbitration’, a website https://virtualarbitration.info that provides a forum for the sharing of news and developments relating to the practice of arbitration via web-based...
6 June, 2020 Read more
The ICC International Court of Arbitration (“ICC Court”) of the International Chamber of Commerce (“ICC”) is currently conducting a search for candidates for the position of President of the ICC Court, which will become vacant...
24 May, 2020 Read more
Since its launch in 2016, the Equal Representation in Arbitration (ERA) Pledge has become a beacon in the pursuit of female representation in arbitration. From its inception, the Pledge has had two main objectives: to...
14 May, 2020 Read more
The ArbitralWomen Mentorship Programme links experienced dispute resolution practitioners (general counsel, lawyers in private practice, mediators, arbitrators and experts) with talented, ambitious women with high potential, enabling the latter to benefit from the advice and...
14 May, 2020 Read more