Tales of The Tribunal

🎧 33rd Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot — Audio Case Record This episode presents an audio rendition of the case record through Procedural Order No. 2 from the Thirty-Third Annual Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot, produced by Tales of the Tribunal. The recording has been lightly adapted for spoken delivery while remaining faithful to the official Vis...

🎬 Season 7 Finale Dispute finance, strategy, and the business of arbitration. In the Season 7 finale of Tales of the Tribunal, Chris Campbell is joined by Ayşe Yazıcı Açı, Investment Manager at Bench Walk Advisors, for a deep dive into third-party funding and dispute finance. Ayşe explains how funders assess risk, how data and human judgment intersect in funding decisions, and what lawyers often...

Aisha Abdallah, ALN Kenya Anjarwalla & Khanna Building world-class disputes practices in Africa — on your own terms. Chris Campbell sits down with Aisha Abdallah, Head of Dispute Resolution at ALN Kenya | Anjarwalla & Khanna, for a powerful conversation on leadership, culture, and the evolution of arbitration and disputes work across Africa. Aisha shares her journey building a female-led,...

Roman Kramařík, JSK Law Firm Navigation, judgment, and re-imagining arbitration through maps. In this episode of Tales of the Tribunal, Chris Campbell is joined by Dr. Roman Kramarik — arbitrator, partner in Prague, aviation pioneer, and the founder of Arbitration Atlas. Roman reflects on building an independent practice outside Big Law, the value of technical literacy for lawyers, and how his exp...

🎧 Episode Description – Live with Ann Ryan Robertson (AtlAS Conference) Our first-ever LIVE episode of Tales of the Tribunal — recorded at the 2025 Atlanta International Arbitration Society (AtlAS) Annual Conference — features none other than Ann Ryan Robertson. Ann is one of the most respected voices in international arbitration: Former President of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb)...

🎧 Podcast Feed Caption (Episode Description) Double Feature Week – Tales of the Tribunal: AtlAS Conference Special + Live with Ann Ryan Robertson We’re doing something new — and a little historic — for Tales of the Tribunal. This week features two special episodes recorded during the Atlanta International Arbitration Society (AtlAS) Annual Conference. Episode 1: The AtlAS Conference Compilation J...

Prof. Joongi Kim, Yonsei University From Seoul to The Hague, from the classroom to the tribunal — this week’s guest has seen it all. We sit down with Dr. Joongi Kim, Professor of Law at Yonsei University and a leading figure in the development of arbitration across Asia and beyond. In this wide-ranging conversation, Dr. Kim shares: His journey from studying in the U.S. to shaping Korea’s arbitrati...

From orbit to arbitration—this week we’re talking with Laura Yvonne Zielinski, co-founder of the Space Arbitration Association. Laura is part of a new generation of arbitration professionals redefining what the field can be—linking law, technology, developing a brand, and even outer space. From Germany to France to Mexico, her journey is as international as it gets. In this episode, Laura and I ta...

🎧 Podcast Feed Caption (Episode Description – Gustavo Moser) From Brazil to Geneva to London—Dr. Gustavo Moser has seen international arbitration from every angle. This week on Tales of the Tribunal, we sit down with Gustavo to talk about his unique path through roles at WIPO, the LCIA, and now LexisNexis, and the lessons he’s learned as a judge, counsel, academic, and arbitrator. In this convers...

Welcome back to Season 7 of Tales of the Tribunal! After a short August break, we’re back with another global voice shaping the practice of international arbitration: Kevin Nash, Director General of the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA). Kevin’s career spans Canada, Asia, and now London, where he’s helping lead one of the world’s most prominent arbitral institutions into a new era....

This week we travel (virtually) to Mexico City for a powerful conversation with arbitrator, law firm founder, entrepreneur, wine enthusiast—and CIArb North America Chair—Cecilia Flores Rueda! 🎙️ In this episode, Cecilia shares: Her early legal journey, how she discovered arbitration by accident, and helped build Canaco’s ADR center from the ground up What it means to be a woman in arbitration and...

S7E2 – Dr. Emilia Onyema Welcome back to Season 7 of Tales of the Tribunal! We’re thrilled to bring you another powerful conversation in this week’s episode. Our guest is the incomparable Dr. Emilia Onyema, professor at SOAS University of London, international arbitrator, and global thought leader on justice, inclusion, and reform in international dispute resolution. 🎙️ In this episode, Emilia sha...

Welcome back to Tales of the Tribunal – Season 7 is here! After a bit of a break, we’re thrilled to be back with a new season of global stories, personal journeys, and bold conversations from the world of international law and dispute resolution. Thanks for sticking with us! We’re kicking off this season with a long-overdue conversation with none other than Tafadzwa “Tafi” Pasipanodya, Partner at...

Show Notes: Welcome back to another edition of Tales of the Tribunal! This week, we bring you an exciting deep dive into the first-ever AtlAS Pre-Moot, a premier event in the Southeast U.S. designed to sharpen the skills of aspiring arbitration advocates before the Vis Moots in Vienna and Hong Kong. Hosted in Atlanta, Georgia, this inaugural Pre-Moot featured teams from: 🏛️ University of South Car...

DISPUTES DIGEST Week of February 24, 2025 Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/40833847/admin/ Check out our website: TalesOfTheTribunal.com For Feedback, comments or submissions contact TalesOfTheTribunal@Gmail.com News: How Russia’s legal tactics are undermining international dispute resolution; here and here The Senegal-ArcelorMittal dispute: can a billion-dollar settlement c...

DISPUTES DIGEST Week of February 20, 2025 Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/40833847/admin/ Check out our website: TalesOfTheTribunal.com For Feedback, comments or submissions contact TalesOfTheTribunal@Gmail.com News: LCIA appoints a new President – that’s Maxi Scherer, here SIAC Rules 2025: a Fresh Approach to Flexibility and Efficiency in Arbitration, here The Updated Ener...

In a Tales of the Tribunal exclusive, we provide an audio version of the 32nd Wilhelm C. Vis Moot Case Problem.  The same will be loaded on our forthcoming YouTube Channel. This was an ambitious and exciting undertaking and we are eager to know your thoughts! If you would like your work--legal article, arbitral rules, or other documents produced in similar fashion, please get in touch at: TalesOfT...

We are saddened to learn of the passing of friend of the show and previous guest, Calvin Hamilton.  Calvin was a dear friend and he will be missed by those that knew him including a number of institutions in the international and commercial legal worlds.  He was a champion for the underrepresented, especially those in the Caribbean and for supporting international law. This episode is a re-air of...

Dr. S.I. Strong  Season 6 Finale! It has been action packed season here at Tales of the Tribunal and we have exciting new content and initiatives to bring you in the weeks and months ahead.  But before we get there, we bring you one more conversation --   This week, Chris sits down with Dr. Stacie Strong—a Californian at heart who built a career in international law, spanning continents and discip...

Dean Joel Samuels, College of Arts and Sciences at the University of South Carolina In this episode of Tales of the Tribunal, host Chris Campbell sits down with Joel Samuels, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of South Carolina. Joel shares his incredible journey, from his childhood in Washington D.C. and Sierra Leone to becoming a leader in international law and academia....

Ng Jern-Fei, KC Developing a global career is uniquely difficult task.  Doing that while building a reputation as an experienced King’s Counsel is even more amazing - In this episode of Tales of the Tribunal, we sit down with Jern-Fei Ng, a King's Counsel and barrister with a truly global practice spanning multiple jurisdictions including London, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, and Hong Kong. Jern-Fei sh...

Mélida Hodgson Careers in international arbitration will usually span the globe.  Across locations, cultures, industries and employers.  Mélida Hodgson has seen all of that in her career as an international practitioner and arbitrator.   On this week’s episode she gives great insights and tips for jr. practitioners, LLM students and those actively practicing in the commercial arbitration space.  W...

SVAMC-Y: Mauricio Duarte, Nathan Aduddell, Viktor Rykov The tech-industry is one of the fastest industries across the globe.  From AI, to Crypto, to how we live and work. Technology is every where!  And where there is interest, there are also disputes, in particular, arbitration!  On this week’s episode we welcome Mauricio Duarte, Nathan Auddell, Viktor Rykov and (Me)  - leaders of the SVAMC-Y to...

Karl Hennessee, Airbus   SUMMER TIME is here and with that we bring to you our final conversation from the ICCA Series as well as our final episode before our mid-season break.  Its a conversation with Karl Hennessee of Air Bus.  Karl is a seasoned in-house counsel with decades of experience in the aerospace and aviation industry and has been a champion of international arbitration.  He gives some...

Deborah Tomkinson, ACICA   Last year we ran a special informational campaign for the Australian Arbitration week hosted by the Australian Center for International Commercial Arbitration.  We ran ads and even hosted several of the organizers on the show.  This season, we are glad to team up with ACICA again to bring a special conversation with ACICA Secretary General, Deborah Tomkinson.  Deborah ha...