On April 18, the International Arbitration Society, in collaboration with the Clarke Program in East Asian Law and Culture, hosted the International Arbitration Symposium at Cornell Law School.

Founded in 2017, the International Arbitration Society holds a variety of lecture series each year with diverse panels of experts, aimed at providing students with an array of international arbitration discussion topics.

Consisting of a morning and afternoon panel, the morning panel featured four experts with Sinophone backgrounds, as they shared their insights on how international arbitration frequently involves cross-border collaboration, and how understanding the practices and contexts of different jurisdictions is crucial.

Dr. Yuh-Ming Yan, associate professor at National Chengchi University, discussed the developments in arbitration in Taiwan. Dr. Weixia Gu, associate professor at the University of Hong Kong, offered perspectives on arbitration in Hong Kong. Dr. Wei Gao, associate professor, Peking University, provided an analysis of mainland China’s arbitration landscape, and Bianca Lin, partner, Allegaert Berger & Vogel, shared her experiences of combining an East Asian background with her law practice in the United States.

Together, their presentations provided a rich understanding of international arbitration. The morning panel was moderated by Yun-chien Chang, Jack G. Clarke Professor in East Asian Law and Culture at Cornell Law School.

The afternoon panel focused more on American perspectives of international arbitration. Lee Caplan, leader of Arent Fox Schiff’s international arbitration practice group and a former assistant attorney at the State Department Office of the Legal Adviser, kicked things off by explaining the politics of investment arbitration in the United States.

Ted Lynch, partner of International Arbitration at Jones Day, then discussed the enforceability of international arbitral awards in the United States. Stephen Anway, global co-chair of International Dispute Resolution at Squire Patton Boggs, compared the practice of arbitration in mainland China to the United States. And finally, Muna Ndulo, William Nelson Cromwell Professor of International & Comparative Law and director of the Berger International Legal Studies Program, outlined the work being done at UNCITRAL to reform the global practice of international arbitration.

The afternoon panel was moderated by Justice Gambino 26′, president of the International Arbitration Society at Cornell Law School.