New York Arbitration Week 2023

JAMS is a proud participant and supporter of New York Arbitration Week (NYAW). JAMS will be hosting a panel discussion titled "Digital Dilemma: Adapting Arbitration to Technology Evolution – A NY Perspective" on Tuesday, November 14, 2023 at 2:00 PM ET at the JAMS New York Resolution Center in Midtown Manhattan. Robert B. Davidson, Esq., FCIArb will be giving his opening and closing remarks and Ryan Abbott, M.D., Esq., FCIArb will be a speaker on the panel discussion. 

Later that evening, JAMS Director of Diversity Outreach, Joanne Saint Louis, will be speaking on a panel hosted by ArbitralWomen. Panelists will share insights on the extent to which differing cultural backgrounds of parties, counsel and arbitrators in an international arbitration influences their arbitration advocacy style. 

Additionally, on November 15, 2023, JAMS neutral Conna A. Weiner, Esq., FCIArb will join a panel of speakers providing insights into the current issues in pharmaceutical and life sciences disputes.

Read on for more information regarding these panel discussions.

JAMS Tech Module:

Emerging technologies have transformed the business and legal landscape, ushering in a new era of opportunities and challenges. As technology companies continue to push the boundaries of innovation, they also find themselves at the forefront of complex legal disputes. In this rapidly evolving environment, it is crucial for companies, legal and ADR practitioners to stay ahead of the curve to navigate a rapidly changing ecosystem of regulations, disputes, and technologies. Covering the range from technology services agreements to artificial intelligence, the speakers will shed light on the next generation of business opportunities and related dispute resolution. They will introduce emerging technologies, provide different perspectives on related challenges, and share practical strategies for effective dispute resolution.

Among the topics that will be covered are:

• How technological developments are giving rise to new substantive disputes and creating new challenges for cross-border disputes.
• How to balance transparency and confidentiality in technology arbitrations.
• How to comply with an increasingly complex global regulatory framework.
• How best to introduce procedural efficiency and avoid enforcement challenges for arbitration in the technology services sector.

Program Agenda:

2:00 – 2:10 PM – Welcome and Opening Remarks: Robert B. Davidson, Esq., FCIArb, Executive Director of JAMS Arbitration Practice, Arbitrator & Mediator, JAMS – New York

2:10 – 3:45 PM – Digital Dilemmas: Adapting Arbitration to Technological Evolution – An NY Perspective

Moderator: Kiran Nasir Gore, International Arbitrator and Professorial Lecturer at George Washington University Law School – Washington, D.C.

Speakers:

• Ryan Abbott, M.D., FCIArb, Arbitrator & Mediator, JAMS – New York
• Paul R. Gupta, Partner, Rimon – New York
• Hon. Shira Scheindlin, Of Counsel, Mediator and Arbitrator, Boies Schiller Flexner – New York
• Rachel Thorn, Partner, Cooley – New York

3:45 - 3:50 PM – Closing Remarks: Robert B. Davidson, Esq., FCIArb, Executive Director of JAMS Arbitration Practice, Arbitrator & Mediator, JAMS – New York

3:50 – 4:15 PM – Audience Q&A / Meet & Greet

JAMS is certified by the New York State Continuing Legal Education Board as an Accredited Provider. The JAMS featured program below has been approved in accordance with the requirements of the CLE Board for a maximum of 1.5 credit hours which can be applied towards the Skills requirement. This program is suitable for both transitional and non-transitional New York attorneys.

The New York International Arbitration Center (NYIAC) and the New York Branch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArbNY) are pleased to continue their joint leadership of New York Arbitration Week for the fifth consecutive year. This year, the event will take place in person from November 13–17, 2023 under the theme “New York, New York: A Celebration of New York Law and Arbitration.”

Further details on the complete schedule of NYAW programs and events will be announced. Learn more about NYAW through the joint press release published by NYIAC and CIArbNY.