THE CONCEPT The last decades of the twentieth century have seen a phenomenal boom in international arbitration, with all the hazards and vagaries that come with sudden success. Anyone dealing with business transactions crossing borders now needs to be familiar with the special features of international commercial arbitration. The f ive-day Düsseldor f International Arbitration School aims at providing young practitioners, post graduates and advanced students – especially Moot Cour t par ticipants – with the requisite specif ic knowledge. The School is based on a highly practical, inter-active teaching concept. Par ticipants get the rare oppor tunity to improve their skills and knowledge in both the law and practice of international commercial arbitration. The teaching faculty consists of some of the world´s leading arbitration practitioners. The par ticipants may accompany these practitioners on an exciting quest: the search for ef f icient and fair dispute resolution in a world where there is no “non-national commercial cour t of compulsory jurisdiction” - a world where the two major legal systems come together and merge. Each day will have a dif ferent theme - with a special focus on EU law and arbitration on the f inal day.

THE VENUES September 20th to 23rd Heinrich Heine University, Lecture Hall 6 G (Building 26.11)September 24th Industrie-Club e.V., Elber felder Strasse 6

THE REGISTRATION

Participation is limited. Early application is highly recommendable. The fee is EUR 600 for practitioners, EUR 300 for full-time academics, EUR 150 for students/legal trainees and EUR 300 for Moot Cour t teams (team fee for up to four team members, additional fee of EUR 50 per person for fur ther team members). Scholarships can only be awarded on a rare basis and in exceptional cases.

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CONTACT

Düsseldor f International Arbitration School• Düsseldor f Law School •

Organizing Committee

Alexandra Diehl, LL.M. Clif ford ChanceKönigsallee 5940215 Düsseldor fGermanyPhone: + 49 211 4355-0Fax: +49 211 4355-5600

Prof. Dr. R. Alexander Lorz, LL.M.Dr. Heiko SauerHeinrich Heine UniversityChair of German and Foreign Public Law, European Law and Public International LawUniversitätsstr. 1D - 40225 Düsseldor fGermanyPhone: +49 211 81-11436Fax: +49 211 81-11456

For fur ther information or other requests please

contact arbitration@uni-duesseldor f.de or

alexandra.diehl@clif fordchance.com

www.jura.uni-duesseldor f.de/arbitration

September 20th to 24th, 2010IV. DÜSSELDORF INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION SCHOOLA Five-Day Intensive Course

15:15-17:30 Bridging the Gap between Common Law and Civil Law in International ArbitrationA Discussion between John V.H. Pierce, Wilmer Hale (New York) • Prof. Dr. Siegfried H. Elsing, LL.M. (Yale), Orrick Hölters & Elsing (Düsseldor f) • Prof. Doug Jones, Clayton Utz (Sydney) • Dr. Rolf Trit tmann, LL.M. (Berkeley), Freshf ields Bruckhaus Deringer (Frankfur t)Moderator: Jan Schäfer, LL.M. (Singapore), Allen & Overy (Frankfur t)

20:00 Brewery Night: Brauerei “Im Füchschen”, Old Town of Düsseldor f

Wednesday September 22nd • DRAFTING DAY9:30-11:00 Choosing Arbitrators, Draf ting Skills, Case Analysis

Dr. Stephan Wilske, LL.M. (Chicago), Gleiss Lutz (Stuttgar t)

11:00-11:15 COFFEE BREAK11:15-12:30 Cont.

Dr. Stephan Wilske, LL.M. (Chicago), Gleiss Lutz (Stuttgar t)

12:30-14:00 LUNCH BREAK14:00-15:30 Written Advocacy in International Arbitration

Christian P. Alber ti, LL.M. (Tulane), ICDR (New York)15:30-15:45 COFFEE BREAK15:45-16:30 Cont.

Christian P. Alber ti, LL.M. (Tulane), ICDR (New York)16:30-18:00 “Split ting the Baby” - Interactive Seminar on the Role

of Arbitrators in Settlement Proceedings Dr. Mar tin Rothermel, Taylor Wessing (Munich)

19:30 Reception at the Düsseldor f Of f ice of Clif ford Chance, Königsallee 49

Thursday September 23rd • PLEADING DAY9:30-11:15 Recognition and Enforcement of Arbitral Awards

Dr. Thomas Kreifels, Freshf ields Bruckhaus Deringer (Düsseldor f)

11:15-11:30 COFFEE BREAK11:30-12:45 Cont.

Dr. Thomas Kreifels, Freshf ields Bruckhaus Deringer (Düsseldor f)

12:45-13:45 LUNCH BREAK13:45-14:45 Oral Pleadings, Opening Statements, Closing

Speech, Delivery Techniques and the Art of PersuasionDr. David Quinke, LL.M. (Boston), Gleiss Lutz (Düsseldor f)

14:45-15:00 COFFEE BREAK

PRELIMINARY PROGRAM

Monday September 20th • INTRODUCTION DAY9:00 Registration9:30 Welcome Remarks:

Prof. Dr. Jan Busche, Dean, Faculty of Law, Heinrich Heine University and Alexandra Diehl, LL.M. (SU Boston), Clif ford Chance (Düsseldor f)

9:45-11:00 Introduction to ADR Prof. Dr. Siegfried H. Elsing, LL.M. (Yale), Orrick Hölters & Elsing (Düsseldor f)

11:00-11:15 COFFEE BREAK11:15-12:30 Basic Principles of International Commercial

Arbitration (Main Arbitral Institutions, Rules and Procedures, Ad Hoc Arbitration, Institutional Arbitration, Pros and Cons of Arbitration) Prof. Dr. Siegfried H. Elsing, LL.M. (Yale), Orrick Hölters & Elsing (Düsseldor f)

12:30-14:00 LUNCH BREAK14:00-15:15 UNCITRAL MODEL LAW on International

Commercial Arbitration and Proceedings under the UNCITRAL Regime Dr. Marie Louise Seelig, LL.M. (Stanford), Shearman & Sterling (Frankfur t)

15:15-15:30 COFFEE BREAK15:30-17:00 Arbitration Clauses: Pit falls & Challenges

Thomas Weimann, Clif ford Chance (Düsseldor f)17:00-17:30 The Chamber of Arbitration of Milan and its Rules

Benedetta Coppo, Head Of f icer of the Chamber of Arbitration (Milan)

18:00 Welcome Reception: Faculty of Law of Heinrich Heine University

Tuesday September 21st • LEGAL CULTURE DAY9:30-11:00 United Nations Convention on Contracts for the

International Sale of Goods Ulrike Gantenberg, Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek (Düsseldor f) and Dr. Denis Gebhardt, LL.M. (Sacramento), Beiten Burkhardt (Düsseldor f)

11:00-11:15 COFFEE BREAK11:15-12:30 Cont.

Ulrike Gantenberg, Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek (Düsseldor f) and Dr. Denis Gebhardt, LL.M. (Sacramento), Beiten Burkhardt (Düsseldor f)

12:30-14:00 LUNCH BREAK14:00-15:00 Section 1782 and Discovery in Aid of Arbitration

Proceedings Birgit Kur tz, Crowell & Moring (New York)

15:00-15:15 COFFEE BREAK

15:00-16:30 Cont. Dr. David Quinke, LL.M. (Boston), Gleiss Lutz (Düsseldor f)

16:30-17:30 Interactive Pleading Exercises Dr. David Quinke, LL.M. (Boston), Gleiss Lutz (Düsseldor f)

OPTIONAL AFTERNOON EVENT: INTERACTIVE SEMINAR FOR YOUNG PRACTITIONERS

• in cooperation with Deutsche Institution für Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit DIS e.V. •

19:00 Guided City Walks Meeting Point Old Town Tour: Tourist Info Altstadt (Marktstrasse/Corner of Rheinstrasse) Meeting Point Media Harbor Tour: Main Entrance Apollo Varieté (Haroldstrasse 1)

Friday September 24th • INVESTMENT and EU DAY9:30-9:45 Welcome Speech

Alexandra Diehl, LL.M. (SU Boston), Clif ford Chance (Düsseldor f)

9:45-10:30 Evolution of Investment Arbitration Prof. Dr. Christoph Schreuer, Wolf Theiss (Vienna)

10:30-11:00 COFFEE BREAK11:00-12:30 MORNING PANEL: THE LAW OF INVESTMENT

ARBITRATION AND RELATED AREAS OF LAW: SOLITAIRE OR MOSAIC?Moderator: Prof. Dr. Christoph Schreuer, Wolf Theiss (Vienna)Panelists: Dr. Pieter H.F. Bekker, LL.M. (Harvard), Crowell & Moring (New York) • Dr. David J. A.Cairns, B Cremades y Asociados (Madrid) • Prof. Christopher Gibson, Suf folk University Law School (Boston) • Audley Sheppard, LL.M. (Cantab.), Clif ford Chance (London)

12:30-13:30 LUNCH BREAK13:30-13:45 Introductory Remarks on EU Law & Arbitration

Prof. Dr. R. Alexander Lorz, LL.M. (Harvard), Heinrich Heine University

13:45-15:45 AFTERNOON PANEL: INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION AND EUROPEAN LAW: A DIFFERENT BALLPARK AFTER WEST TANKERS AND THE LISBON TREATY?Moderator: Rober t Hunter, Hogan Lovells (Frankfur t) Panelists: Dr. Christoph Benedict, Alstom Germany AG (Mannheim) • Representative of the European Commission tbc • Prof. Guido Carducci, Paris • Adam Johnson, Herber t & Smith (London) • André von Walter, Ministry of Foreign Af fairs (Paris)