On October 27, WashU Law brought together international arbitration counsel, arbitrators, and legal technology professionals for a virtual discussion examining how artificial intelligence is changing dispute resolution.
Hosted by Oliver Roberts, Co-Director of the WashU AI Collaborative and Adjunct Professor of Law, “AI and the Future of Dispute Resolution”, explored AI’s growing role in international arbitration, mediation, legal research, case analysis and attorney workflows. Speakers shared perspectives from across the legal profession and academic community, considering how emerging technologies are influencing the way legal professionals approach disputes and manage their work.
The discussion featured Joseph Choe, attorney at Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP and member of the WashU Law AI Advisory Board; Andrew Barton, vice president of the American Arbitration Association; Annie Lespérance, FCIArb, head of Americas at Jus Mundi and an arbitrator and mediator; Sabrina Darbali, professor of international arbitration and cross-border dispute resolution at Mohammed V University in Rabat, Morocco, and founder of MIAMoot – The Moroccan International Arbitration Moot; and Dr. Amnart Tangkiriphimarn, assistant professor and director of the ADR and Arbitration Law Center at Thammasat University Faculty of Law in Thailand.
The program was sponsored by Wickard, the American Arbitration Association, Jus Mundi, Mohammed V University in Rabat, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University School of Law, Koç University Faculty of Law and Thammasat University Faculty of Law.
