Arbitrator Appointment Procedures of Arbitral Institutions in Commercial Arbitrations

The Arbitration Committee (Dana C. MacGrath, Chair) issued a report describing arbitrator appointment procedures of various arbitral institutions in commercial arbitrations. The report provides guidance on arbitrator appointment options that may not be readily apparent from the institution’s arbitration rules and website. The arbitral institutions discussed in the Report are the American Arbitration Association (AAA) and its international arm, International Centre for Dispute Resolution ICDR), the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), the International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution (CPR), JAMS, and the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA). The report is designed to be user-friendly so that corporate in-house and outside litigation counsel can quickly learn about the arbitrator appointment procedures of various arbitral institutions with respect to commercial arbitrations.