Leader in International Arbitration and Cross-Border Litigation Joins CPR Board Of Directors

New York, NY, November 15, 2024 – The International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution (CPR), a global non-profit organization that helps others manage conflict so that they might better pursue their purpose, is pleased to announce that Reginald R. (Reggie) Smith has joined the CPR Board of Directors.

CPR’s Board of Directors comprises thought leaders from a variety of backgrounds with a shared goal of preventing disputes and finding ways to resolve them more effectively and efficiently when they do arise.

Smith is a partner at King & Spalding LLP. His practice is focused on international commercial arbitration and cross-border litigation, specializing in commercial disputes within the energy sector and investor-sovereign disputes. Smith has represented investors in a number of high-profile suits against sovereigns, notably serving as co-lead counsel in a case against Argentina that led to the largest judgment ever rendered against a sovereign in a United States court. He earned a J.D. from the University of Georgia, magna cum laude; a M.A. from Emory University; and a B.A. from Emory University, summa cum laude.

“CPR is fortunate to have Reggie join the CPR Board of Directors,” said CPR President & CEO Serena Lee. “His extensive experience in resolving high-profile and high-stakes disputes provides him with a wealth of knowledge and an important perspective that will strengthen CPR’s mission to manage conflict to enable purpose.”

ABOUT CPR
Established in 1977, CPR is an independent nonprofit organization that promotes the prevention and resolution of conflict to better enable the pursuit of purpose through the CPR Institute and its subsidiary, CPR Dispute Resolution Services LLC.

The CPR Institute builds capacity for dispute prevention and resolution through the thought leadership of its diverse members – companies, leading mediators and arbitrators, law firms, individual practitioners, and academics – who share best practices and develop innovative tools for dispute management through committee discussions and projects, publications, education and training, and hosting events.

CPR Dispute Resolution is a boutique-style provider of leading-edge dispute management services – mediation, arbitration, custom appointing services, a panel of dispute prevention specialists, and more - that leverages resources generated by the CPR Institute. The case administrators have extensive backgrounds in alternative dispute resolution (ADR). The Panel of Distinguished Neutrals is a carefully curated, diverse group of prominent, experienced subject matter and ADR professionals based in 35 countries. And CPR Dispute Resolution’s Complete Case platform, a holistic end-to-end digital environment designed for ADR, handles matters efficiently and securely. To learn more about CPR Dispute Resolution, visit drs.cpradr.org.

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