A program with four experienced and diverse arbitrators, all of whom are members of the Silicon Valley Arbitration & Mediation Center’s (SVAMC) 2021 Tech List will participate in a panel during the ABA's Annual Dispute Resolution Conference. They will present and discuss techniques and new methods for making arbitrations involving science, technology and underlying intellectual […]

Silicon Valley Arbitration & Mediation Center (SVAMC) is proud to sponsor this Fast Track to International CEDR Accreditation course and offer a special discount to SVAMC and YP members. During 4 days, not only do you receive extensive coaching, but also a detailed one-to-one personal feedback from senior practicing mediators. 4-day course outline to be […]

Co-sponsored by SVAMC-YP and Stanford Law School’s Gould Center, CIArb North America’s Young Members Group will be hosting a series of webinars in April, May, and June on “Climate Change, Decarbonisation, and International Dispute Resolution.” The series will bring together leading practitioners, in-house counsel, and experts to discuss the nexus between climate change law/policy and […]

Please join us for our annual SVAMC Members Meetings taking place on April 27-28, 2021. SVAMC Annual Members Meeting - Part I (Asia/Americas/Oceania) Please join us for an SVAMC Annual Members Meeting focused on Asia/Americas/Oceania on the morning of April 27, 2021, Asia time (8 a.m. in China/Hong Kong/Singapore/Malaysia and 9 a.m. in Korea/Japan), which […]

SVAMC is pleased to sponsor this program hosted by CIArb on arbitration solutions for life sciences problems. Cross-border arbitrations in the life sciences sector have become increasingly common.  This CLE-approved program* will examine common issues that arise in life sciences arbitrations about which arbitrators should be aware using a fact pattern derived from a variety […]

This is the fourth in the inaugural series of roundtables focused on the status of the DLT/blockchain industry, the legal transactions that arise from it, and the dispute resolution mechanisms relied upon by users, developers, and other parties.  The event will take place on Friday May 14, 2021 from 16:00 to 17:30 CEST.  We will […]

The Corporate Counsel Task Force of the Silicon Valley Arbitration and Mediation Center and Debevoise & Plimpton are pleased to invite you to a series of informal discussions between current and former in-house counsel to share practical insights on planning and managing technology disputes. For our fifth session, Ina Popova (Debevoise & Plimpton) will invite special guests PD […]

Please join us for our next SVAMC-YP Tech Talk featuring a discussion with Benjamin Amaudric du Chaffaut, Deputy General Counsel and Head of Litigation and Law Enforcement at Google France on the topic of “Trends in Dispute Resolution.” Benjamin’s practice involves a variety of issues, from trademark to copyright cases to defamation and privacy lawsuits as […]

The Silicon Valley Arbitration and Mediation Center (SVAMC) and Fox Williams are pleased to invite you to a discussion on Arbitrating IP disputes: how to anticipate and manage them. A panel of in-house counsel and law firm practitioners will share practical insights on arbitral disputes involving IP rights, covering issues such as: • strategic considerations […]

Please join us for a virtual conference in partnership with the Young Croatian Arbitration Practitioners (YCAP) on Tech, Start-ups and Dispute Resolution. 6:00 - 6:15pm: Tech Disputes From the Eyes of Counsel and Arbitrator Claire Morel de Westgaver, SVAMC Steering Committee Member and Partner at Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, London Ema Vidak Gojković, Principal, Vidak Arbitration, New York […]

The Corporate Counsel Task Force of the Silicon Valley Arbitration and Mediation Center (SVAMC) and Debevoise & Plimpton are pleased to invite you to a series of informal discussions between current and former in-house counsel to share practical insights on planning and managing technology disputes. For our sixth session, Chiann Bao (Arbitrator) will invite special guests […]

Join SVAMC CEO, Les Schiefelbein and SVAMC Board Member, Sarah Reynolds for the upcoming JAMS/Loyola webinar on selecting the right arbitrator. Selecting the arbitrator is the most important step in an arbitration, and attorneys often miss or do not know of opportunities to identify the right arbitrator. Hear experts address issues such as: Evaluating disclosures How […]