International Arbitration "Across the Pond"

In the third episode of Season 2 of our 'Across the Pond' podcast, Charles Harris II and Kwadwo Sarkodie are joined by guest speaker Andrew Barton, Vice President at the American Arbitration Association, to explore the AAA's AI arbitrator initiative. Together, they discuss how AI is impacting arbitration, from evolving legal frameworks and real-world applications to ethical considerations and what it could mean for the future of dispute resolution.

In the second episode of Season 2 of our 'Across the Pond' podcast, Charles and Kwadwo are joined by colleague Gerard Moore, who leads the International Arbitration and Construction & Engineering practice in our Dubai office, and Andrew Sarraf, an associate in our London office with extensive experience in relation to projects and disputes in the Middle East.
Together, they take a deep dive into the world of international arbitration in the Middle East. The discussion covers the region's unique legal and commercial landscape, the complexities of navigating cross-border disputes, and the challenges that practitioners may encounter.

In the second episode of Season 2 of our 'Across the Pond' podcast, Charles and Kwadwo are joined by colleague Gerard Moore, who leads the International Arbitration and Construction & Engineering practice in our Dubai office, and Andrew Sarraf, an associate in our London office with extensive experience in International Arbitration, Construction, and Engineering.
Together, they take a deep dive into the world of international arbitration, with a particular focus on the Middle East. The discussion covers the region’s unique legal and commercial landscape, the complexities of navigating cross-border disputes, and the challenges that practitioners may encounter.

In the first episode of season 2 of our 'Across the Pond' podcast, Charles and Kwadwo are joined by colleague Rachael O'Grady, arbitration partner and head of Mayer Brown's Space & Satellite Group, as well as being joined also by Laura Zielenski, founder of the Space Arbitration Association.
They discuss all things space disputes touching on legal frameworks, commercial and private sector involvement, specific case studies of disputes that have occurred, future developments and challenges that may arise as a result of these and much more.

In this episode of our 'Across the Pond' podcast, Charles and Kwadwo are joined by guest Krista Lee KC, a barrister at Keating Chambers. They explore varying approaches to advocacy in the English and US legal systems and go on to discuss the importance of advocacy in making a case, particularly in International Arbitration. Our speakers then touch on the effective oral presentation of a case before an arbitral tribunal and a judge, share their thoughts on the proposed revision of the 1996 Arbitration Act and much more!