International Arbitration
Commercial • Investment
Recent Speaking Engagements
Mr. Polebaum regularly speaks on international arbitration topics in a wide variety of settings all over the world. Here is a list of recent speaking engagements:
- Speaker, “Getting It Right,” New York Arbitration Week, November 2021
- Program Chair and Speaker, ICDR Conference on "Arbitrating Aerospace, Aviation, and National Security Disputes," April 2018, Washington, D.C.
- Speaker, "Expedited and Emergency Arbitrations," GAR Live Frankfurt, June 2017, Frankfurt
- Speaker, "So You Really Want to be an International Arbitrator?" Young International Arbitrators Forum, April 2017, New York
- Speaker, "The Hearing in International Arbitration," 19th Annual ABA Section of Dispute Resolution Spring Meeting, April 2017, San Francisco
- Speaker, "The Arbitrability of Economic Sanctions," Georgetown International Arbitration Society, February 2017, Washington, DC
- Moderator, "Parties, Counsel, and Arbitrators," Conference on Teaching Transnational Commercial Law, November 2016, Washington, DC
- Speaker, "The Hearing in International Arbitration," Joint American Arbitration Association/College of Commercial Arbitrators Program, October 2016, Orlando
- Moderator, Debate on The Use of Witness Statements in International Arbitration, College of Commercial Arbitrators Annual Meeting, October 2016, Orlando
- Speaker, Round Table on Legal Privilege in International Arbitration, Revue de Droit des Affaires Internationales, September 2016, Paris
- Speaker, USCIB Expatriate Subcommittee, "ICC Disclosure and Other Transparency Initiatives," April 2016, Paris
- Speaker, ABA Dispute Resolution Section Spring Meeting, "The International Arbitration Hearing," April 2016, New York
- Speaker, "L'Entreprise Face aux Conflits," November 2015, Paris
- Moderator, College of Commercial Arbitrators, Debate on the Appointment of Arbitrators, October 2015, New York
- Speaker, "The IBA Guidelines on Party Representation," New York International Arbitration Center, September 2015, New York
- Speaker, CIArb Centennial Celebration, March 2015, Hong Kong
- Speaker, Young ICCA, March 2015 New York
- Moderator, College of Commercial Arbitrators, Debate on Tribunal Authority To Remove Counsel, November 2014, Marina del Rey
- Speaker, Washington College of Law, "U.S. Supreme Court Decisions on Arbitration," Washington D.C., March 2014
- Speaker, Georgetown International Arbitration Month, "Advantages of International Arbitration," Washington D.C., March 2014
- Speaker, London Arbitration Almanac, "The U.S. Year in Review," November 2013, London
- Speaker, International Bar Association, "Mass Claims -- Abaclat and Ambiente," October 2013, Boston
- Debater, Hong Kong International Arbitration Week, "The Power of International Tribunals to Protect the Integrity of the Proceedings," October 2013, Hong Kong
- Speaker, College of Commercial Arbitrators, "Arbitration in Latin America," October 2013, New Mexico
- Speaker, PLI International Arbitration, "Pet Peeves of Arbitrators: Best (or at Least Good) Practices," June 2013, New York
- Speaker, "Investment Treaty Arbitration," December 2012, Ankara
- Speaker, "Litigation v. Arbitration: Pros and Cons," Hong Kong International Arbitration Symposium, June 2012, Hong Kong
- Speaker, "What Israeli Companies Need to Know About International Arbitration," May 2012, Tel Aviv
- Moderator, Panel on "Arbitration of Intellectual Property Disputes," Third Annual ICC Asia-Pacific Conference, March 2012, San Francisco
- Speaker, "Discovery in Complex International Arbitration," American University Washington College of Law Eighth Annual Seminar, October 2011, Washington D.C.
- Speaker, "Expert Witnesses in International Arbitration," CCH International Arbitration Summit, May 2011, Hong Kong