London VYAP - London Very Young Arbitration Practitioners

There are still a few places available for the London VYAP x BRG Christmas Drinks this Wednesday evening - do sign up if you haven’t yet!

That's a wrap - thank you to everyone who joined our last workshop of 2024 – we hope you enjoyed the Gift of Valuation! A huge thank you to Compass Lexecon for hosting and to Vladimir Tsimaylo, CFA for delivering excellent insights from a financial economist's perspective on valuing anything — from disputes assets in arbitration and litigation cases to festive case studies that matched the pre-holiday spirit! Don’t miss out on our next events! Be sure to subscribe to our newsletter on our website (https://lnkd.in/dyVZ9km). We hope to see you there! 🥂 London VYAP Executive Committee: Lilit Nagapetyan Katherine Ratcliffe Georg Stigelbauer Svetlana Portman Erica Li Nusaybah M.

Last few places left - do not miss our final workshop in 2024! 🎅 🎄

🌟 Exciting Announcement: London VYAP November Event 🌟 Join us for a pre-holiday workshop, hosted by Compass Lexecon, on the valuation of damages in international arbitration. The workshop will be showcasing how almost anything can be valued using a range of professional tools and approaches. Expect some festive examples to keep it light, balanced with serious insights and examples from real case practice. ✅ This is an excellent opportunity to learn about and refresh your knowledge of damages valuation! The workshop will then be followed by networking drinks. 📅 When: Wednesday, 27th November at 6:30 pm (for registration) 📍 Where: Compass Lexecon’s offices, 5 Aldermanbury Square, Barbican, EC2V 7HR Places for this event are limited, so will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis to individuals meeting the following criteria: 1️⃣ NQ-5PQE solicitor (or equivalent, if a barrister or a foreign lawyer); and 2️⃣ Must have a strong connection with the arbitration market in London. Don't miss out and secure your admission by sending an email to londonvyap@gmail.com . London VYAP and Compass Lexecon are hosting and managing registration for this event (London VYAP’s privacy policy is available here: https://lnkd.in/eNEHKM77 ); Compass Lexecon’s privacy policy is available here: https://lnkd.in/ejxW6P8A ).

With December just around the corner, Christmas is almost here! Join us for the London VYAP x BRG Christmas Drinks as we come together to celebrate the festive season over a glass of bubbly. 🥂 🎅 When? Wednesday, 11 December 2024, 6:30pm onwards 🎄 Where? Berkeley Research Group (BRG), 8 Salisbury Square, London EC4Y 8AP 🤶 RSVP to londonvyap@gmail.com. As always, places will be allocated on a first come, first served basis to anyone who fits the following criteria: 1️⃣ NQ-5PQE (or equivalent, if barrister or a foreign lawyer); and 2️⃣ must have a strong connection with the arbitration market in London. We look forward to seeing you all there!

We are delighted to share a recent article, authored by London VYAP member Jack Bownes as part of our partnership with Jus Mundi. The article focuses on the recent efforts of the UNCITRAL Working Group III in reforming ISDS, and explores: 💡 The development of UNCITRAL’s Advisory Centre, aimed at supporting states in managing international investment disputes. 💡 Challenges faced in advancing a standing mechanism for structured dispute resolution. 💡 Efforts to finalise draft guidelines for preventing and mitigating investment disputes. 💡 The next steps for the UNCITRAL Working Group III in driving ISDS reform forward. ➡️ Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/e_-WfJJU

London VYAP is excited to support Lawyering Plus's upcoming session, S1E5: Oral Advocacy, on Wednesday, 13 November, at 2:00pm. With Aníbal Sabater (Chaffetz Lindsey LLP) as guest speaker and Executive Committee Member Svetlana Portman as moderator, this webinar promises to be invaluable for anyone looking to enhance their oral advocacy skills. 👉 Register here: https://lnkd.in/d2kMkYdW

🎉 What a night! The London VYAP’s first-ever pub quiz, “𝘼𝙧𝙗𝙞𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝘼𝙛𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝘿𝙖𝙧𝙠: 𝘼 𝙎𝙥𝙤𝙤𝙠𝙮 𝙋𝙪𝙗 𝙌𝙪𝙞𝙯 𝙉𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩” was a fantastic success! 👻🍻 With four thrilling rounds of arbitration and Halloween pop culture questions (plus bonus rounds in between), our quizmasters (Nusaybah M. and Mihika Gupta) kept everyone on their toes! 🧠✨ 🥇 Congratulations again to the winning team: 𝕊𝕜𝕖𝕝𝕖𝕥𝕠𝕟 𝔸𝕣𝕘𝕦𝕞𝕖𝕟𝕥𝕤 (Zoe Hughes-Nind, Denis Sarvarov, William Lister, Sagar Gupta, and Henry S.) 🎃 Most creative team name goes to: ℍ𝕒𝕓𝕖𝕒𝕤 ℂ𝕠𝕣𝕡𝕤𝕖𝕤 (Vishal Aggarwal, Mariya U., Avita Rajoo, and Subhiksh Vasudev) 🧟♀️ Special mention to creative name runner-ups: 𝔾𝕙𝕠𝕦𝕝-𝕣𝕚𝕝𝕝𝕒 𝕋𝕒𝕔𝕥𝕚𝕔𝕤 and 𝔸𝕟𝕥𝕚-𝕊𝕡𝕠𝕠𝕜 𝕀𝕟𝕛𝕦𝕟𝕔𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟 A huge thanks again to everyone who joined us on a busy Tuesday night – we hope you had as much fun as we did! The event was way overbooked, so apologies to those who couldn’t join this time. 🙏 Don’t miss out on our next events! Be sure to subscribe to our newsletter on our website (https://lnkd.in/dyVZ9km). We hope to see you there! 🥂 Anne Wang Fernanda Nemr İpek İnce Atta Chiu Smriti Kalra Cressida S. Jason Czerwiec Erin Thompson Vrishank Singhania Samantha O'Brien O'Reilly Aphiwan Natasha King Richard N. Alex Carn Alessandro Angelico Bryher Rose Myra Sanbar Raza Ali Joao Bofill Bernardo Kahn Mariam Hassaballah Robyn MacDonald Alice Logan Bethan Linton London VYAP Executive Committee: Lilit Nagapetyan Katherine Ratcliffe Georg Stigelbauer Svetlana Portman Erica Li Nusaybah M.

🎃 𝑨𝒓𝒃𝒊𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝑨𝒇𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝑫𝒂𝒓𝒌: 𝑨 𝑺𝒑𝒐𝒐𝒌𝒚 𝑷𝒖𝒃 𝑸𝒖𝒊𝒛 𝑵𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 🎃 We are thrilled to invite you to London VYAP’s first-ever Arbitration Pub Quiz Night! Get ready for a mix of arbitration trivia and Halloween pop culture. 👻 📅 𝕎𝕙𝕖𝕟: Tuesday, 29 October 2024, 7pm onwards 📍 𝕎𝕙𝕖𝕣𝕖: Old Bank of England, 194 Fleet Street, London EC4A 2LT The pub quiz will be moderated by our quizmasters: London VYAP member Mihika Gupta and Executive Committee member Nusaybah M.. ⚖️ Who can join? • NQ-5PQE solicitors (or equivalent barristers/foreign lawyers) • Must have a strong connection with the arbitration market in London Spots are limited—so act fast! Register your team of 4-5 people, or let us match you with others for a night of spooky fun. 🦇 𝐑𝐒𝐕𝐏 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐲𝐚𝐩@𝐠𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐥.𝐜𝐨𝐦 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞: "𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐲 𝐏𝐮𝐛 𝐐𝐮𝐢𝐳 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭".✉️ We can’t wait to see you there! Come ready to win, and don’t be shy—costumes are highly encouraged! 🏆 London VYAP is hosting and managing registration for this event (London VYAP’s privacy policy is available here: https://lnkd.in/eNEHKM77).

🌟 LVYAP Gastronomic Gurus social 🌟   Want to get to know some arbitration practitioners over some incredible Sri Lankan food? Come along to the LVYAP Gastronomic Gurus dinner on 10 October 2024 and Hoppers in Marylebone! There are a few spots left and registration is on a first come basis.   📍 Where: Hoppers, 77 Wigmore Street, W1U 1QE 📆 When: 10 October 2024, 7.30pm   RSVP: Gastronomic Gurus group leaders, Vanessa Tsang (vanessa.tsang@valerecapital.com) and Tarek Badrakhan (tarek.badrakhan@nera.com)