NEWS

Cherine Foty will advise Arbitrator Intelligence on diversity and inclusion initiatives. She will spearhead its forthcoming global diversity campaign, which will bring together stakeholders from different diversity groups. Her history of creative leadership on diversity initiatives makes her a welcome addition to the Board of Advisers.

Founder and CEO Catherine Rogers has been invited to deliver an ‘Update on Arbitrator Intelligence’ at the forthcoming 'Dispute Resolution in the Digital Economy' Workshop, featuring Japan's Proposal on Stocktaking of Dispute Resolution in the Modern Context.

What is perhaps the greatest source of praise for an arbitrator? A party or lawyer who believes that they lost the case, but has positive things to say about that arbitrator. That is the criteria Arbitrator Intelligence started with to select its Arbitrators of the Year for 2020 and other Distinguished Arbitrators.

Eacho brings a wealth of business experience to Arbitrator Intelligence, spanning the energy, private equity, real estate and distribution sectors. His diplomatic, academic and entrepreneurial expertise make him a welcome addition to the Board, led by Chairman Alan Crain.

Arbitrator Intelligence is pleased to announce new Ambassador ExCo Members. The new ExCo members will be responsible for spearheading Ambassador initiatives and advancing the Ambassador program during 2021. Arbitrator Intelligence thanks to the 2020 ExCo members for their hard work and dedication, and welcomes the new members.

Zorn brings a wealth of knowledge and experience on statistics and data science applications to Arbitrator Intelligence. His areas of expertise include large scale data analytics on legal issues, including judicial decision-making, machine learning and natural language processing.

UNCITRAL: United Nations Commission on International Trade Law WGIII in the most recent version of the Secretariat's Note on 'Possible reform of investor-State dispute settlement (ISDS) Selection and Appointment of ISDS tribunal members' mentions Arbitrator Intelligence as an aid that enables users to make better-informed decisions about arbitrator selection and case strategy.

In recent years, there have been efforts to transition international arbitration research from manual, text-driven practices into the age of technology and data analytics—law firms have developed resources to organize their internal data and some important data tools have come on the market. Now, Arbitrator Intelligence (AI) Investment Reports represent a major breakthrough heralding a new era of data analytics in international arbitration.

Arbitrator Intelligence helps level the playing field in arbitrator selection by providing transparency and accountability in arbitrator appointments. "Parties go to international arbitration because neither party wants to be in another country's courts. They each pick three arbitrators for consideration, but all the information is confidential, so it's hard to know whom to select. So you can call your network and ask if they have appeared before the arbitrator and collect this 'collective gossip' by phone."