The College of Commercial Arbitrators (CCA) and the Center on International Commercial Arbitration at Washington College of Law (WCL) will host Summit II at WCL in Washington, D.C. to mark the 100th Anniversary of the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) and to supplement the CCA’s Protocols for Expeditious, Cost-Effective Commercial Arbitration. The event will bring together thought leaders, legal professionals, and arbitrators to reflect on the history of the FAA, evaluate its impact, and discuss its future, while focusing on an update of the CCA Protocols to account for changes in arbitration since they were first published in 2010.
Featured JAMS Panels:
Updating Arbitration Procedures for the 21st Century: The Protocols Revisited and the Opportunities and Risks Posed by Generative Artificial Intelligence
8:30 – 9:45 AM
Panel:
Moderator: Dana Welch, Principal, Welch ADR and President of the College of Commercial Arbitrators (2024-2025)
Speakers:
- Serena K. Lee | President and CEO, CPR Institute and CPR Dispute Resolution Services
- Bridget McCormack | President and Chief Executive Officer, American Arbitration Association
- Sheila Oretsky | Greenberg Traurig
- Kimberly Taylor, Esq. | President and CEO, JAMS
- Albert Ravell | Managing Counsel, ConocoPhillips
- Stephen G. Yusem | Arbitrator, Blue Bell
What We Have Learned Today: The Future of the FAA and the CCA Protocols
3:20 – 5:00 PM
Panel:
Moderator: Thomas J. Stipanowich, Esq. | Arbitrator and Mediator, JAMS
Speakers:
- John K. Boyce III | Boyce ADR
- Thomas Hanrahan | T.P. Hanrahan Dispute Solutions
- The Honorable Faith Hochberg | Principal, HochbergADR LLC
- John Holsinger | John R. Holsinger, LLC
- Barbara A. Reeves, Esq., CEDS | Arbitrator, JAMS, and Immediate Past President of the College of Commercial Arbitrators, California