Description
Join us for this in-depth ethics webcast and learn the key ethics issues for lawyers and arbitrators and how those issues apply in the actual operation of international arbitration, particularly in U.S. courts. Hear from the drafters of the Restatement as they examine:
• What is the scope of arbitral immunity?
• How has arbitral immunity developed under U.S. law?
• What disciplinary power are attorneys licensed in the U.S. subject to when appearing in international arbitral proceedings?
• Can arbitrators disqualify counsel?
• Where do procedural guidelines for arbitration come from?
• When can the way a tribunal conducted proceedings lead to the invalidity of an award, or denial of its recognition or enforcement?
• What discretion does an arbitral tribunal have regarding evidentiary issues relating to attorney-client privilege?
• What kind of “fraudulent activity” can prevent the enforcement of an arbitration clause? Under what authority?
If you are licensed in New York, this content is appropriate for both newly admitted and experienced New York attorneys. Although, this content is appropriate for all New York attorneys, newly admitted attorneys cannot earn CLE credit for the completion of the course when presented via on-demand.