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Trial Tactics in International Arbitrations

Proceedings are Fast-Paced and Compressed

February/March 2012

Reprinted with permission from Executive Counsel, Feb/Mar 2012. © EXECUTIVE COUNSEL. All Rights Reserved.

Seasoned trial lawyers plan the timing and tactics of courtroom litigation around known procedural sign-posts. Depositions, discovery, motion practice and evidentiary hearings all serve to influence the flow of evidence and witness examination at trial.  

International arbitrations are different. Most international arbitrations of commercial disputes will involve restricted discovery, compressed proceedings and heavy reliance on prepared witness statements. International arbitrations are unique proceedings that can make successful advocacy a challenge. But by implementing tactics trial lawyers use to achieve courtroom success, parties can not only mitigate some of the challenges presented by the forum, but they can use those procedures to their advantage through the art of persuasion.

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Trial Tactics in International Arbitrations

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