Latest Developments in International Arbitration and Mediation: The Singapore Convention and Japan

The New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) / Daini Tokyo Bar Association Joint Seminar (Niben)

Date: Monday, October 21, 2024

Time: 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. JST

Format of Participation: In person only

Venue:

Room 1006, 10^th floor

The Bar Associations Building 

1-1-3 Kasumigaseki 

Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0013 

With the coming into effect in Japan on April 1, 2024 of the Singapore Convention on Mediation, the NYSBA International Section and the Daini Tokyo Bar Association (known as Niben) have decided to host a joint seminar in Tokyo to discuss the expected impact of the Singapore Convention as well as other recent developments in international arbitration and mediation.  This seminar will start with comments from two lawyers from each of the NYSBA and Niben sides, followed by a panel discussion and a short Q&A.

The two bar associations hosted an earlier Tokyo joint seminar in March of this year in commemoration of the memorandum of understanding between the two bar associations that was signed in 2023.

Agenda (Tentative):

• 6:00pm to 6:10pm (10 mins) – Greetings, general comments on Singapore Convention and introduction of Niben speakers – M. Takahata, Niben
• 6:10pm to 6:15pm (5 mins) – Greetings and introduction of NYSBA speakers – T. Watanabe, NYSBA
• 6:15pm to 6:35pm (20 mins) – Keynote Comments – Carlos Ramos-Mrosovsky, NYSBA
• 6:35pm to 6:50pm (15 mins) – Supplemental Comments 1 – Neil Quartaro, NYSBA
• 6:50pm to 7:05pm (15 mins) – Supplemental Comments 2 – Aoi Inoue, Niben
• 7:05pm to 7:50pm (45 mins) – Panel Discussion, moderated by T. Watanabe and M. Takahata
• 7:50pm to 8:00pm (10 mins) – Q&A