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Chicago International Dispute Resolution Association
For Immediate Release |
February 20, 2008 |
CIDRA, Loyola University Chicago School of Law and CIArb, North American
Branch
Co-Sponsor Mini-Moot Competition
Chicago, Illinois – The Chicago International Dispute Resolution Association (CIDRA), co-sponsored along with Loyola University and the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, North American Branch (CIArb), a Mini-Moot for regional law schools in advance of the 2008 Willem C. Vis Moot Competitions in Vienna and Hong Kong. The Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot Competition is an international competition designed to foster the study of international commercial law and arbitration for resolution of international business disputes.
At the Mini-Moot on February 9, 2008, about 20 teams argued before panels of three arbitrators. The following law schools competed: Loyola University Chicago School of Law, DePaul University College of Law, Chicago-Kent College of Law, John Marshall Law School, University of Wisconsin Law School, Hamline University School of Law and Michigan State University College of Law. Congratulations to all the competitors.
CIDRA members were among the 30 arbitrators from several countries and included: Peter Baugher, President of CIDRA and partner at Schopf & Weiss LLP, and Lawrence Schaner, partner at Jenner & Block and Chair of the Chicago Chapter of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and Professor Philip Hablutzel of Chicago-Kent College of Law and other CIArb members. A surprise arbitrator was immediate Past President of CIArb, Hew Dundas.
Pictured from left to right: Peter V. Baugher of
Schopf & Weiss LLP and President of CIDRA, Professor Margaret Moses
of Loyola University Chicago School of Law, Hew Dundas immediate Past
President of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and Lawrence Schaner
of Jenner & Block and Chair of the Chicago Chapter of the Chartered
Institute of Arbitrators. CIDRA Law Associate M. Scott Leonard is not
pictured.
The Mini-Moot was organised by Professor Margaret Moses and the student team led by Jean LaViolette from Loyola University and CIDRA Law Associate M. Scott Leonard. Loyola provided the facilities and hosted lunch for the arbitrators and the students.
Pictured from left to right: First Place Oralist,
Josh Heffernan of Loyola University Chicago School of Law, Peter V. Baugher
of Schopf & Weiss LLP and President of CIDRA, Lawrence Schaner of
Jenner & Block and Chair of the Chicago Chapter of the Chartered Institute
of Arbitrators, and Second Place Oralist, Jared Kemper of Hamline University
School of Law.
Peter V. Baugher,
President
One South Wacker Drive, Suite 2800, Chicago, IL 60606 USA
312-409-1373 (Telephone), 312-701-9335 (Facsimile),