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Kate Brown de Vejar
Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP
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Damien Nyer
White & Case LLP
New York, USA
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Sylvia Tonova
Jones Day
London, UK
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Introducing your two new
Young ICCA Co-Chairs
Young ICCA welcomes two new Co-Chairs, Sylvia Tonova and Damien Nyer, elected by you, the Young ICCA Membership. We asked the new Co-Chairs to share a bit more about themselves and their goals for Young ICCA during their two-year term.
Young ICCA’s mission deeply resonated with Sylvia’s from her first encounter: “I grew up behind the Iron Curtain in a small town in Bulgaria. I would not have had the experiences or opportunities I have enjoyed if doors had not been opened for me in the past.”
Both Co-Chairs agreed that Young ICCA is positioned to promote diversity within the practice of international arbitration. Damien pointed out that “rightly or wrongly, international arbitration continues to be perceived as a closed club. I am convinced that Young ICCA, with its uniquely diverse and enthusiastic membership has a prime role to play.”
Young ICCA’s membership has grown at an incredible rate. Damien recognizes that one challenge is to “maintain the quality and consistency of what we do”. Together with current Co-Chair Kate Brown de Vejar, the three will focus on developing and supporting the work of Young ICCA’s four core activities: skills training workshops, the Mentoring Programme, the scholarship programmes and the Young ICCA Blog. Sylvia highlighted the fact that each of these activities is uniquely designed to further the mission of “opening the doors of international arbitration”.
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5 March
New York, USA
Skills Training Workshop:
"Working with Clients in International Arbitration - a Young Practitioner's 'How To' Guide"
24 March
Manama, Bahrain
Skills Training Workshop
14 May
Hong Kong
Young ICCA Forum
PCA-ICCA
Internship
The PCA-ICCA internship programme in now accepting applications. Click here for more information.
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Ten successful workshops over the past few months
Since our last Newsletter, Young ICCA has held no less than 10 workshops worldwide! Young ICCA members had the opportunity to attend events in Istanbul, Geneva, Tokyo, Prague, Dublin, Sydney, Dubai, Warsaw, Brussels and London.
 The Brussels workshop (30 January 2015) was Young ICCA's first Moot Court. The participants were divided into three teams (one team pictured right): the claimants' team, the respondent's team and the arbitral tribunal. Each team was assigned a tutor, to guide and coach them throughout the day. After a bit of theory on interim measures, the participants were given the chance to immediately put their new knowledge into practice: the different teams were separated and with the help of their respective tutors, the claimants' team drafted the request for provisional measures, while the respondent's team drafted the objections, and each team defined its strategy for oral arguments. In the meantime, the tribunal's team, assisted by its tutor, drafted an outline order and prepared questions to be asked during the hearing.
The mock hearing took place in the afternoon: the claimants' team presented its case, followed by the respondent's team and by rebuttals for each team. After asking questions to the teams, the tribunal closed the hearing. Under the supervision of its tutor, it analyzed the different arguments and drafted the provisional measures order. During this time, the claimants' and the respondent’s teams received valuable feedback from their respective tutors. The tribunal then pronounced its order and the brave participants were welcomed by the President of ICCA himself, Professor Albert Jan van den Berg (Hanotiau & van den Berg), at a well-deserved cocktail reception.
The workshop's full report and pictures are available here.
In the following months, Young ICCA plans to host workshops in New York, Bahrein, Singapore, Philadelphia, Hong Kong, Houston and The Hague. More information will soon be posted on Young ICCA's website.
Young ICCA Blog Soliciting Contributors and Editors
 The Young ICCA Blog is looking for contributors. The Young ICCA Blog always accepts contributions from Young ICCA members, but we are also looking for people who will commit to writing an article, ahead of time. If you are interested in writing a 1000-word Blog post about any aspect of international dispute resolution, please send an email to blog@youngicca.org - we’d love to hear from you. Please help us build on the past years’ success!
The Blog is also looking for editors. Serving as a Blog Editor is an excellent opportunity to be involved in an exciting and growing Young ICCA project – whilst getting to know and work with practitioners from all over the world. If you’re interested in joining our team, please send an email to blog@youngicca.org.
Two Young ICCA Scholarships
Young ICCA is pleased to announce a new partnership with MIDS in Geneva to provide a great opportunity for Young ICCA Members. For the first time, a Young ICCA Member will be awarded a full tuition scholarship to attend the 2015-2016 Geneva LL.M. in International Dispute Settlement. The application deadline has passed and the scholarship winner will be announced by the end of March 2015. For more information, see http://www.mids.ch/the-students/financial-aid-scholarships/mids-young-icca-scholarship.html.
Last month we announced that applications for the 2015-2016 Young ICCA - Miami Law LL.M. Scholarship are now open. This is the fourth year that the scholarship is offered. The scholarship covers full tuition and is available to be awarded to an outstanding Young ICCA member. The application deadline is Friday, 1 May 2015. For more information, please see http://www.law.miami.edu/international-graduate-law-programs/young-icca.php.
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