The State of International Arbitration in U.S. Courts

Join the International and Comparative Law Program for a conference that will explore where U.S. courts have come out on certain issues important to the field of international arbitration, including the enforcement of arbitration agreements, interim relief, judicial assistance in aid of discovery, enforcement of arbitration awards, sovereign immunity, and enforcement of annulled awards. Professor Steve Charnovitz will offer welcoming remarks. Two panels will be moderated by Chris Ryan, Partner, Shearman & Sterling; Professorial Lecturer in Law, The George Washington University Law School.

This event is co-sponsored by Shearman & Sterling and USCIB, ICC USA.

Agenda: 

3:30 – 3:45 pm: Introduction

Remarks by Steve Charnovitz, Associate Professor of Law, The George Washington University Law School

3:45 – 5 pm: Panel 1 (Pre-Award Issues)

• David Earnest, Associate, Shearman & Sterling
• Catherine Rogers, Professor of Law, Penn State Law and Queen Mary, University of London 
• Henry Weisburg, Partner, Shearman & Sterling

5 – 5:30 pm: Coffee Break

5:30 – 6:45 pm: Panel 2 (Post-Award Issues)

• Sasha Filippova, Associate, Shearman & Sterling
• Jon Greenblatt, Partner, Shearman & Sterling; Professorial Lecturer in Law, The George Washington University Law School
• Julian Mortenson, Professor of Law, University of Michigan 

7 – 8:15 pm: Reception