Tuesday, May 29, 2007

Conference: Fordham Conference on International Arbitration and Mediation

Fordham Law School is sponsoring its Second Annual Conference on International Arbitration and Mediation, June 18-19, 2007. The program is here. Why attend?

The conference will bring together leading international arbitrators, mediators, practitioners and scholars to discuss contemporary issues in international arbitration and mediation. Arbitration topics will include how international arbitrations are conducted and decisions made, jurisdiction issues, ethics issues, and investor/state arbitration, including fair and equitable treatment, performance requirements, property takings, damages, and choice of law. Mediation topics will consider where mediation practice is going in the next few years and why, mediation in the U.S., Europe and Asia, ethical issues in mediation, and mediation techniques.