Chartered Institute of Arbitrators Arbitration Advocacy Program

Thu, Oct 1 2026 - Fri, Oct 2 2026 8:00am - 5:30pm CT Foley & Lardner LLP - 321 N. Clark St., Chicago, IL

The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) North America Branch and ChIAC are proud to present an advanced arbitration advocacy program. An internationally renowned faculty with deep experience serving as both advocates and arbitrators in domestic and international arbitrations will provide insights on the critical differences between U.S. court advocacy and arbitration. Significant discounts are offered for attorneys associated with ChIAC Founding Firm, law firm, individual and neutral members, Chicago Bar Association members, attorneys associated with Midwestern law firms and LLM students. For further information please contact Jim Reiman, Program Director (JReiman@ReimanADR.com). ChIAC has arranged discounted rates at the Fairmont Chicago for participants for this program. Please contact Grace Ha (grace.ha@chiac.org) for booking instructions.

Arbitration at the Frontier: Courage, Craft, and Technology

Fri, Oct 9 2026 12:00pm - 4:00pm CT Anheuser-Busch Hall, Washington University in St. Louis - 170 West Dr, St. Louis, MO

The Whitney R. Harris Institute Annual Arbitration and Dispute Resolution Symposium at the Washington University School of Law will address topics in international arbitration that are both timeless and on the cutting edge of technology. The symposium is co-chaired by Imad Khan, a partner at Winston Taylor, a ChIAC Founding Firm, and Professor MJ Durkee, the director of the Whitney R. Harris World Law Institute at the Washington University School of Law. ChIAC Board Members, Sarah Reynolds of Kaplan & Grady and Tiago Duarte-Silva of Charles River Associates, are featured speakers at the symposium.