A heartfelt thank you to our Platinum Sponsor, Gaillard Banifatemi Shelbaya Disputes, for its historic and generous support of the Arbitration Academy and its students, and for organizing and fully sponsoring the Emmanuel Gaillard Debate and the subsequent cocktail cruise on the Seine. Gaillard Banifatemi Shelbaya Disputes is helping to keep Emmanuel Gaillard's intellectual legacy alive by fostering the thoughtful exchange of ideas that he valued throughout his career. The 5th Gaillard Debate, which took place on Thursday, 16 July 2026, featured Professor August Reinisch and Professor N. Jansen Calamita debating the following topic: “Most-Favored-Nation Treatment and Arbitration Clauses: Fundamental Incompatibility or Standard Treaty Mechanism?”, and was truly inspiring. By supporting the Arbitration Academy, Gaillard Banifatemi Shelbaya Disputes is helping to build a more diverse and truly international arbitration community while reinforcing Paris as one of the world's leading places of arbitration. With our sincere gratitude, The Bureau of the Academy Diego P. Fernández Arroyo, President Benjamin Siino, Secretary General Julien Fouret, Secretary General Marina Matousekova, Treasurer #ArbitrationAcademy #InternationalArbitration #ParisArbitration #GaillardBanifatemiShelbayaDisputes Gaillard Banifatemi Shelbaya Disputes Yas Banifatemi Benjamin Siino Mohamed Shelbaya
