[SMULA] International Commercial Arbitration Workshop <Dan Tan Law>

Rigorous and practical 3-day workshop on international commercial arbitration, consisting of a plenary day lecture and instructor-led discussions on key considerations and practicalities on every stage of the arbitration process. This will be followed by a mock international arbitration workshop consisting of a hands-on, practical exercise that immerses participants in the procedural and substantive realities of international arbitration, building advocacy skills and strategic insight in a controlled, supportive environment.

Participants can choose the session(s) that best fit their schedule and interests.

Day 1 (July 29): Plenary

The following topics will be covered: 

• Case analysis: Strategizing claims and defenses
• Managing multi-jurisdictional and cross-cultural challenges
• Pre-dispute negotiation and mediation
• Filing and commencing the case
• Arbitrator selection and constitution of the Tribunal
• Agreeing and advocating for procedure in an arbitration
• Filing principal submissions in the case (Statement of Case, Statement of Defense, Statement of Reply, and Statement of Rejoinder)
• Witness selection and witness statements and how to respond to them
• Expert selection and use of expert reports and how to respond to them
• Written and oral openings
• Use of demonstratives in international arbitration
• Openings and cross-examination of witnesses
• Closings
• Post hearing briefs
• Post-award procedures – setting aside and enforcement of awards

Discussion on Technology and AI in Arbitration

Practical demonstrations and discussions on the use of technology and AI in arbitration proceedings. 

Cybersecurity, confidentiality, and remote hearings.

Day 2 and 3 (July 31 and Aug 1): Mock International Arbitration Workshop
Unique opportunity for participants to practice advocacy, examining witnesses, and presenting arguments in a simulated arbitral setting.

Day 2: Focus on drafting and presenting opening statements

Day 3: Examination in chief and cross examination of witnesses.

The SMU Law Academy Expert Masterclasses are advanced skills and case-study based programmes where participants will learn from the industry’s top experts in a specific area of practical importance. Typically taught in a face-to-face format, such sessions will help participants to acquire practical in-depth knowhow to aid their development. All the masterclass instructors are specially curated and are recognised as experts in their areas.

Dan Tan
Dan Tan is principal of Dan Tan Law, a boutique law firm based in Singapore, San Francisco and New York. The firm has been repeatedly ranked amongst the top 100 of all arbitration practices in the world. Dan acts as counsel in arbitrations all over the world, and has also sat as arbitrator in more than 50 international arbitrations. He is admitted to practice in New York, California, District of Columbia, England & Wales, and Singapore and frequently appears in the courts in international litigation cases.

Dan is ranked as a leading arbitration lawyer by Chambers USA and Legal 500 and is ranked in Band 1 for enforcement of arbitration awards and foreign court judgments. Dan is Lecturer on Law at Harvard Law School (teaching international arbitration for the past 17 years) and Lecturer in Law at Stanford Law School (teaching international arbitration and international investment law for the past 8 years). He was previously Lecturer in Law at Oxford University (teaching contract law). He has an associate tenant at 36 Group, a commercial barristers’ set in London.


Mark Beckett
Mark has over thirty years of experience as an arbitration practitioner and was formerly head of the international arbitration at major international law firms in their New York and Paris offices. He has served as counsel in over 150 international arbitrations including commercial and treaty arbitrations.  He has served as a Lecturer on Law for the past 17 years at Harvard Law School teaching international arbitration with Dan and has also taught a course on Dispute Resolution and Technology at the University of Miami Law School.  Mark has also served on the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce as the US member.  He practices with Dan Tan Law in international arbitrations, international litigation in the U.S. courts, and multi-jurisdictional disputes and investigations.
 

All prices are inclusive of GST. 

Participant can register for one or all sessions. Sign up for all 3 days and enjoy a discount!

Please note that there will be no refund of any fees should the participant cancel the registration/ fail to attend the event. However, registration is transferable. Notice of any change in participant should be sent to SMULA, by 23 July 2025. 

SMU Law Academy reserves the right to cancel or postpone any event. In such case, we will arrange for the refund of fees paid. 

The SMU Law Academy has an established track record of providing the legal profession with high quality seminars and other opportunities to remain fully informed about contemporary legal developments in Singapore and beyond. Its carefully curated listing of seminars is developed with the profession’s multi-faceted needs in mind and meets the requirements of the CPD scheme. The Academy also administers the Auditing Scheme which enables members of the legal profession to consolidate and upgrade their understanding of the law by auditing courses in the School’s LL.B., J.D. and LL.M. programmes. For an overview of upcoming SMU Law Academy events, please click here.


 

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