Submitted by ArbitralWomen Member Annie Lespérance On 13 May 2021, Canada announced the introduction of a modernized and inclusive Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement Model (“2021 Model FIPA”). According to Global Affairs Canada (“GAC”), this model will “help...
27 May, 2021 Read more
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
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