2024 CPR Africa Arbitration Day – New York (AAD-NY)
About CPR's 2nd Annual AAD-NY
The 2024 CPR Africa Arbitration Day – New York (AAD-NY) was held on November 1, 2024, hosted by White & Case LLP.
For full program information including list of sponsors, view event page at https://www.cpradr.org/events/cpr-2024-africa-arbitration-day-new-york.
The purpose of AAD-NY is to: (i) highlight important issues in international arbitration pertinent to the Africa region (ii) foster greater community among international arbitration practitioners in North America and Africa; and (iii) help develop the next generation of Africa-related arbitration practitioners.
AAD-NY 2024 included an arbitration moot for students, two substantive panels, and a cocktail reception with hors d'oeuvres.
**The recording is available below but please note that CLE credits are no longer available for this program.**
Panel 1 - Unpacking the SOAS Arbitration in Africa Survey Reports
The SOAS Arbitration in Africa Survey Reports have offered invaluable insight into the state of arbitration in Africa since the first Report was published in 2018. This panel will explore how the conclusions in those Reports continue to inform our understanding of the state of arbitration in Africa today and how the 2024 Report may deepen that understanding.
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Panel 2 - Arbitrating Natural Resources Disputes in Africa
Disputes are inevitable as Africa’s natural resources continue to attract foreign investments. Arbitration is expected to play a vital role in resolving those disputes. This panel will discuss the role of arbitration in revolving natural resources disputes in Africa and the impact that African states’ reforms of their laws related to natural resources could have on the future of foreign investment in Africa.
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2024 AAD-NY Moot Competition Results:
Best Written Submission
Feven Negussie (Scalia Law School, George Mason University)
Best Oralist
Wanjiru Vicky Mwangi (University of Nairobi, School of Law)
Other Student Participants
Helen Bamiro (Fordham University School of Law)
Lennox Kimathi Kirianki (University of Nairobi, School of Law)
Moot Alternates
Akshatha Achar (Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law)
Charlotte Danquah (New York Law School)
Arbitral Tribunal
Shayda Vance (Hughes Hubbard)
Efat Elsherif (White & Case) *Chair
Prince-Alex Iwu, Diaz, Reus & Targ LLP, Miami
Coaches
Oladimeji Ojo (International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes)
Udodilim Nnamdi (Georgetown Law School’s Human Security Project)
2024 AAD-NY STEERING COMMITTEE
Chair
Nawi Ukabiala, Debevoise & Plimpton, New York
Members
Alice Adu Gyamfi, DLA Piper LLP, New York
Knar Nahikian, CPR Institute, New York
Mohannad A. El Murtadi Suleiman, Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP, New York
Prince-Alex Iwu, Diaz, Reus & Targ LLP, Miami
Tiwalade Aderoju, Olympus Solicitors and Advocates, Lagos, Nigeria