Silicon Valley Arbitration & Mediation Center (SVAMC)

Please join us in congratulating Ata Turkfiliz, SVAMC Executive Committee member, in being named to the inaugural NSS 30 Under 30 Class of 2026 by the National Space Society! The recognition celebrates individuals under age 30 contributing to the future of space exploration, development, and settlement. ➡️ Meet the class: https://lnkd.in/gN3tBXre #30Under30”

SVAMC is excited to co-present a hybrid program with Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Ciarb) examining the opportunities and limitations surrounding the use of artificial intelligence in international arbitration. The event will take place October 23 as part of São Paulo Arbitration Week. Two panels will address the regulation of AI across key arbitral jurisdictions and the role of institutional guidelines and self-regulation in promoting its responsible use. Topics will include efficiency, privacy, accuracy, reliability, and ethics. The international faculty includes leading practitioners, academics, and institutional representatives. Paul Eric Mason of the SVAMC Board of Directors and AI Task Force will serve as a co-moderator, while SVAMC AI Task Force Co-Leads Orlando 奥兰多 Cabrera and Marta Garcia Bel will participate as panelists. Date: Friday, October 23, 2026 Time: 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Brasília time, 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time Format: In person and virtual Location: Trench Rossi Watanabe, Ed. EZ Towers, São Paulo, Brazil ➡️ Register here:  https://lnkd.in/eZHCtJyU

Happening tomorrow! SVAMC is pleased to see Ata Turkfiliz, Co-Chair of SVAMC-YP and a member of our Executive Committee and AI Task Force, featured in this timely discussion on the use of AI in investor-state arbitration.The webinar will examine practical applications of AI, the SVAMC Guidelines on the Use of AI in Arbitration, and emerging regulatory frameworks. We encourage our network to tune in!#SVAMC #ArtificialIntelligence #InternationalArbitration #InvestorStateArbitration

Join Ata Turkfiliz, Co-Chair of the Silicon Valley Arbitration and Mediation Center Young Professionals (SVAMC-YP) for an insightful webinar exploring the growing role of AI in investor-state arbitration. 📅 7 October 2026 🕔 5:00 PM BST 📍 Online More information below ⬇️

Tech List Spotlight: Sherman Kahn acts as an arbitrator and mediator and represents clients in international and domestic proceedings presenting complex technical and commercial issues. He also arbitrates technology issues ranging from life sciences to semiconductors to software to IT outsourcing and involving patent and trademark issues, research and development, collaboration, licensing and distribution. Sherman is a member of the International Centre for Dispute Resolution® (ICDR) Panel of Arbitrators, the AAA Roster of Commercial Arbitrators, the CPR Institute- International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution Distinguished Panel of Neutrals, the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) Panel of Arbitrators, the World Intellectual Property Organization – WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center’s List of Mediators and Arbitrators and the KCAB International Panel of arbitrators. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Ciarb) and a Fellow of the College of Commercial Arbitrators. He is also a member of the New York International Arbitration Club and the CPR Institute Arbitration Committee. He is co-chair of the Technology Committee of the New York International Arbitration Center. Sherman received his JD from the UC Berkeley School of Law in 1993. He is admitted in California, New York and Washington DC. To learn more, visit: https://lnkd.in/g_qRNmJ2 #Mediation #Arbitration #SVAMC #TechList

The Silicon Valley Arbitration & Mediation Center is pleased to co-sponsor the 2026 AAA-ICDR Technology Conference, taking place Tuesday, November 3, 2026, in New York City. Through interactive panels, case studies, Shark Tank-style sessions, and TED-style talks, the program will provide practical insights while helping shape the future of technology dispute resolution. 🗓️ Date: Tuesday, November 3, 2026 🧭 Location: American Arbitration Association, 150 E. 42nd Street, 17th Floor, New York, NY 💲 Registration: $295 ➡️ Register Here: https://lnkd.in/gFM92ter American Arbitration Association International Centre for Dispute Resolution® (ICDR)

Tech List Spotlight: Thomas Brewer has served as an arbitrator in more than eight hundred domestic and international commercial arbitrations. The cases have typically involved business contract disputes, intellectual property and trade secret, pharmaceutical, technology and other types of licensing or product development disputes, M&A/business purchase and sale, international sales, distribution and breach of warranty disputes, energy, and broad range of other commercial contract arbitrations. He regularly serves as a sole arbitrator, party-appointed panelist arbitrator or panel chair in such cases. Tom is a member of the International Centre for Dispute Resolution® (ICDR)’s International Roster of arbitrators, the AAA’s Commercial and Large Complex Case panels, and of the CPR Institute’s International/Cross-Border Energy and Health Care & Life Science panels of arbitrators. He is a Fellow of the College of Commercial Arbitrators and of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Ciarb). He is listed in Best Lawyers in America for arbitration and was selected as the Lawyer of the Year for arbitration in Seattle for 2015, 2017, 2019 and again in 2024. He is a member of the AAA/ICDR’s Aviation, Aerospace and National Security panel of arbitrators for high-value defense, cyber and security-related disputes in the aerospace, aviation and national security sectors, and has frequently served as an ICDR Article 37 Emergency Arbitrator. He writes and speaks frequently on arbitration topics, and has been a contributing author to all four editions of the College of Commercial Arbitrators’ “Guide to Best Practices in Commercial Arbitration” (Juris Net). He is a graduate of Dartmouth College, Oxford University, which he attended as a Rhodes Scholar, and of the Harvard Law School, where he was an editor of the Harvard Law Review. ➡️ To learn more, visit: https://lnkd.in/gX7_j2Kk #Arbitration #Mediation #SVAMC #TechList

Tech List Spotlight: Stephen Gilbert has arbitrated and mediated dozens of commercial, licensing, technology, and intellectual property disputes, both provider-administered and self-administered. His legal experience includes litigation, appeals, licensing, counseling, due diligence (e.g., for M&A), and prosecution. Before working as a patent, trademark, and copyright attorney, he was a computer programmer, a chemical process engineer, and a consulting engineer. Steve is on many arbitration and mediation panels, including those of the AAA/ICDR, CPR, WIPO, the New York City Bar Association, and a Federal Court, and has made continuing legal education presentations concerning the use of ADR for resolving technology/IP disputes, mediation ethics, drafting arbitration clauses, intellectual property, software, and licensing. He is a Fellow of the College of Commercial Arbitrators, a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Ciarb), a Fellow of the American College of e-Neutrals, a Member of the National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals, a Member of the CPR Panel of Distinguished Neutrals, an American Arbitration Association Commercial Master Mediator, a Member of the ICDR Panel of International Mediators, and a CEDR Accredited Mediator. ➡️ To learn more, visit: https://lnkd.in/gCWztBHC #Arbitration #Mediation #SVAMC

Tech List Spotlight: Philipp Groz has more than 20 years of experience in representing clients in domestic and international litigation, arbitration and mediation proceedings with a focus on disputes related to technology, IP, trade secrets, unfair competition, licensing, distribution, and product liability. He regularly sits as an arbitrator and has acted as presiding, sole, and co-arbitrator. Philipp is listed as a neutral with the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center and with the Patent Mediation and Arbitration Center of the Unified Patent Court. He is the president of the Licensing Executives Society Switzerland and also serves on the WIPO Mediation and Arbitration Advisory Committee and on AIPPI's Standing Committee on ADR. He is recognized, inter alia, in the Lexology Index Arbitration rankings for his expertise at the cross-section between IP and arbitration, and in Legal500 as a leading partner in IP and Life Sciences. He regularly speaks and publishes on matters related to IP, life sciences, licensing and IP-related arbitration. In 2023, he received the LMG Life Sciences Award EMEA as "Licensing & Collaboration Lawyer of the Year". Philipp graduated from the law school of the University of Zurich (2001) and earned a Master of Laws (LL.M.) from NYU Law (2007). ➡️ To learn more, visit: https://lnkd.in/gvKvdjUS #SVAMC #Arbitration #Mediation  

Tech List Spotlight: Cynthia Cwik, FCIArb, is an arbitrator and mediator with JAMS. She has significant experience with ADR proceedings, including domestic and international arbitrations and mediations and mass arbitrations. She has handled numerous high-value commercial ADR matters. She is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, the Academy of Court-Appointed Neutrals and is a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/US). Throughout her career, she has been a nationally recognized leader in issues at the intersection of science, technology, and the law. She has developed extensive experience regarding emerging technologies, including Artificial Intelligence. She has handled high-stakes commercial legal disputes in diverse fields, and has extensive experience with class actions and mass torts. She is widely acclaimed for her success in the legal profession, including being selected numerous times as one of “California’s Top Female Litigators” by the Los Angeles/San Francisco Daily Journals.  Cynthia graduated summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa from Yale College, and received her JD from Yale Law School. After graduation, she clerked for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit (Honorable Thomas J. Meskill). To learn more, visit: https://lnkd.in/giifMsF9 #SVAMC #Arbitration #Mediation