36th Annual ITA Workshop and Annual Meeting

JAMS is a proud sponsor of the 36th Annual ITA Workshop and Annual Meeting, widely recognized as the leading conference in the field in the United States. JAMS neutrals Laura C. Abrahamson, Esq., FCIArb, Jeffrey G. Benz, Esq., FCIArb, FCollArb, CEDS, and Prof. Tom J. Stipanowich will be speaking at the conference this year. The theme of the Workshop will be Global Perspectives on Due Process in International Arbitration. Make your plans now to join us and the renowned faculty, members of the ITA community and other colleagues from around the globe for what is sure to be an important set of discussions and a memorable experience for all attendees.

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Panels Featuring JAMS Speakers

June 20, 2024

9:15 AM – 10:15 AM

The Parameters of Due Process - What are the Defining Influences on Due Process?

This inaugural panel will set the stage for our exploration of due process issues with an engaging overview of "due process" issues by grappling with scenarios highlighting the practices and perspectives of courts, arbitrators, and counsel against the backdrop of a variety of norms and influences. These include national laws / traditions / cultures (common law, civil law, Sharia, etc.), arbitration agreements (including one-off drafting), institutional rules, and soft law.

Moderator: Prof. Tom J. Stipanowich, JAMS and Pepperdine University, Malibu, CA, USA

Panelists:

• Laura C. Abrahamson, Esq., FCIArb, JAMS, Los Angeles, CA, USA
• Sarah Aranjo, Morgan Lewis, Dubai, UAE
• Prof. Jack Coe, Pepperdine University, Malibu, CA, USA
• Prof. Loukas Mistelis, Clyde & Co, London, UK

10:20 AM – 11:20 AM

Who Stays on the Island? Separating Reality and Hyperbole in Managing Due Process Challenges

While discussing hypothetical scenarios in which the panelists and audience, through interaction, this panel will explore the boundaries of due process considerations. When do choices about limitations on pleadings or testimony, or on the scope of document production and privileges, or perspectives on arbitral independence, implicate due process? So, how bad does something have to be to violate standards of due process? The islanders are from different jurisdictions. In the rounds that take place during this session, each will be asked to describe a scenario that occurs during an arbitration, and the audience will have to vote – using their phones and the conference App – to identify which scenario constitutes a violation of due process.

Moderator: Christian Leathley, Herbert Smith Freehills, London, UK

Panelists:

• Jeffrey G. Benz, Esq., FCIArb, FCollArb, CEDS, JAMS, Los Angeles, CA, USA
• Pierre-Yves Gunter, Gunter Arbitration, Geneva, Switzerland
• Elena Gutiérrez, EG Arbitration, Paris, France
• Dr. Elina Mereminskaya, Wagemann Arbitration, Santiago de Chile, Chile
• Laurence Shore, Bonelli Erede, Milan, Italy

5:45 PM

Concluding Remarks

Prof. Tom J. Stipanowich, Workshop Co-Chair, JAMS and Pepperdine University, Malibu, CA, USA