07/28/2020

Paul Mason Speaks and Publishes Articles on the Singapore Convention and the Arbitration – Mediation connection

In May-June 2020, Paul Mason spoke about the Singapore Convention on International Settlement Agreements Resulting from Mediation in webinars presented by 4-5 Gray’s Inn Square/London and the Brazilian Center for Mediation and Arbitration/Rio de Janeiro. In July, he was a panel speaker on Visions of Commercial Mediation from Brazil, Portugal and the U.S., sponsored by the University of São Paulo and conducted in Portuguese.

Two of his articles were published in July:

“The Singapore Convention: a New Avenue for Corporate Counsel” in ALM’s LAW.COM|CORPORATE COUNSEL on July 28

“”Med-Arb, Arb-Med and Related Processes in Brazil and Beyond – Some Observations and Suggestions” in the Brazilian journal Temas de Mediação e Arbitragem, vol. 4 (2020), pp. 327-357.

Paul Eric Mason

Paul Eric Mason is an independent arbitrator and mediator affiliated with the major arbitral/ADR institutions in Asia, Europe, Latin America and the U.S.: the American Arbitration Association-International Centre for Dispute Resolution/AAA-ICDR, Beijing Arbitration Commission/BIAC, Baoshan Pan Asia International Commercial Mediation Center of Shanghai (a new center oriented towards tech disputes), Brazil-Canada Chamber/CAM-CCBC-São Paulo), CAMARB-Belo Horizonte, CBMA-Rio de Janeiro, Canadian International Internet Dispute Resolution Centre (CIIDRC/Vancouver), Guangzhou Arbitration Commission/Guangzhou, Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre/HKIAC, International Chamber of Commerce/ICC, International Mediation Institute/IMI, International Commercial Dispute Prevention and Settlement Organization (ICDPASO)/Beijing, London Court of International Arbitration/LCIA, Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration/SCIA, Singapore International Arbitration Centre/SIAC, Singapore International Mediation Centre/SIMC, Vienna International Arbitral Centre/VIAC, and the World Intellectual Property Organization/WIPO-Geneva). He conducted his first international arbitration on a panel with Willem Vis. His first mediation was a complex $53 million multi-party case, resolved successfully. He suggested, helped arrange, and participated in the world’s first...