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International Arbitration Team members 2022

Pepperdine Caruso Law International Arbitration Team Competes in Hong Kong Pre-Moot for the Frankfurt Investment Arbitration Moot Court

This month, a team of students from the Pepperdine Caruso Law International Arbitration Society competed in the Hong Kong Pre-Moot for the Frankfurt Investment Arbitration Moot Court.

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Professor Stephanie Blondell Presents on Negotiation to Beverly Hills Bar Association

Professor Stephanie Blondell presented, “Negotiating and Gender Intelligence - Tips and Techniques for Everyone,” to the Beverly Hills Bar Association.

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Professor Maureen Weston Participates in International Roundtable on Arbitral Immunity

Professor Maureen Arellano Weston participated in an international roundtable examining "Arbitral Immunity" with arbitrators and academics from Nepal, India, and Vietnam.

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Ashton McKinnon (JD '15) and Melissa Barcena (JD/MDR '13) Elected to Senior Counsel at Wood Smith Henning and Berman LLP

Pepperdine Caruso Law alumnae Ashton McKinnon (JD '15) and Melissa Barcena (JD/MDR '13) have been elected to senior counsel at Wood Smith Henning and Berman LLP.

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Professor Sukhsimranjit Singh, "In the Shadow of the Pandemic: Unearthing Unequal Access to Justice Vis a Vis Dispute Resolution" -- Washington University Journal of Law and Policy (forthcoming)

Professor Sukhsimranjit Singh's article, "In the Shadow of the Pandemic: Unearthing Unequal Access to Justice Vis a Vis Dispute Resolution" will be published in the Washington University Journal of Law and Policy (forthcoming 2022).

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Adjunct Professor William Nix Moderates "The Power of Storytelling: Human Rights at Home and Around the World" -- Producers Guild of America

Straus Institute Adjunct Professor William Nix will moderate a workshop that highlights stories of human rights.

Shaphan Roberts with Champion of Justice award

Western Justice Center Honors Shaphan Roberts with Champion of Justice Award

The Western Justice Center honored Straus adjunct professor Shaphan Roberts at its annual Empower Gala with a Champion of Justice award.

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Judge Danny Weinstein and Professor Sukhsimranjit Singh Present “Dispute Resolution in the Law and Business Context” -- Prince Mohammad University

Judge Danny Weinstein, who serves as the Straus Institute Distinguished Mediator-in-Residence, co-presented with Professor Sukhsimranjit Singh on what lies ahead in mediation and ADR in the legal and business world.

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Professor Sukhsimranjit Singh Delivers “The Present and the Future of Mediation,” -- Employment Regional Court (Brazil)

Professor Sukhsimranjit Singh presented a lecture on The Present and Future of Mediation to an online audience of judges and public servants at the invitation of the Employment Regional Court in the Ninth Circuit of Parana, Brazil.