Young ICCA – GIAC Joint Workshop - Practical Tips for Commencing International Arbitration Proceedings

Young ICCA will be co-hosting together with the Georgian International Arbitration Centre (GIAC) an in-person event entitled “Practical Tips for Commencing International Arbitration Proceedings.” 

The event forms part of the GIAC Arbitration Days and will be taking place in Tbilisi on Friday, October 13, 2023, beginning at 4:15pm Tbilisi time.

The event will bring together experienced practitioners and arbitrators to explain what factor should be considered when initiating an international arbitration and how international arbitration proceedings are commenced. Among others, the panel will explain what a request for arbitration (“RFA”) is and why does it matter. The panel will also share practical tips on how to draft and file the RFA in accordance with applicable arbitration rules.

The panel is composed of:

• Emmanuel Foy – Partner at Derains & Gharavi
• Małgorzata Surdek-Janicka – Independent Arbitrator
• Nata Ghibradze – Counsel at Hogan Lovells
• Selim Can Bilgin – Senior associate at Kabine Law
• Shirin Gurdova – Associate at Derains & Gharavi (moderator)
• Nikita Kondrashov – Private practice (Young ICCA Regional Representative)

The event is free of charge. To register please click here.

Additional information about the GIAC Arbitration Days is available here.

We look forward to seeing you at the event!

Dragana Nikolić (Young ICCA Regional Representative)

Nikita Kondrashov (Young ICCA Regional Representative)

Saemee Kim (Young ICCA Events Co-Director)

Paul Kleist (Young ICCA Events Co-Director)

Shirin Gurdova (Young ICCA Co-Chair)

Maanas Jain (Young ICCA Co-Chair)

Rohit Bhat (Young ICCA Co-Chair)