March 22, 2022 | 12:00 PM EST

The Washington, DC Chapter of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) is pleased to announce its inaugural event to commemorate the official “Re”-launch of the Chapter. All are welcome to this event to gather our existing Chapter members, “re”-introduce CIArb to the DC arbitration community, and attract new members, including law students.

Please contact Chapter Chair, Susan Franck, with any questions.

Keynote Speaker: Michael Nolan

This event will feature Katherine Smith-Dedrick, the Chair of the North America Branch of CIArb, who will introduce CIArb and explain the ways in which CIArb can help develop a career as an arbitrator. Michael Nolan, a CIArb Fellow and member of our Chapter, will deliver a thought-provoking keynote address entitled “The U.S.’s Distinctive Competence-Competence Law: Implications for Treaty-Based Arbitrations.” The event will conclude with a networking session in break-out rooms. A little bit of everything!

Katherine Smith-Dedrick is the Chair of the North America Branch of CIArb. Katherine has significant arbitration experience both as a party representative and a neutral. Katherine is a commercial neutral with the American Arbitration Association, an arbitrator with FINRA, a Fellow, Board and Executive Committee Member of the Certified Institute of Arbitrators headquartered in London (international arbitration), and a neutral with the International Institute of Conflict Prevention and Resolution.

Michael Nolan is an independent arbitrator based in New York and Washington, DC. He is a CIArb Fellow and a member of the Washington, DC Chapter of CIArb NAB. He specializes in international disputes arising from commercial contracts, concession agreements and other government contracts, and investment protection treaties. Before becoming a full-time arbitrator and member of Arbitration Chambers, Mr. Nolan practiced with Milbank LLP, where he was a partner for nearly 25 years.

This program is free, but space is limited. To register, please go to:
https://www.wcl.american.edu/secle/registration?event_id=308927&listonly

Closed Captioning Will Be Available
This program is presented by the North America Branch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
Registration assistance and closed captioning provided by Washington College of Law, American University