International Dispute Resolution LL.M. - Berlin

⭐️ The Humboldt Advocacy Workshops and Panel Discussion on the occasion of the Berlin Premoot 2024 - it's a wrap ⭐️

۫1️⃣ Opening with a panel discussion
6️⃣ Engaging, soft-skills workshops
1️⃣7️⃣ Vis teams from 8️⃣ countries
5️⃣9️⃣ Rounds of oral pleadings in two days
💯 ⬆️ Arbitrators from all over the 🌍🇪🇺🇦🇺🇵🇷🇺🇦🇮🇳🇨🇳🇵🇭🇧🇷🇹🇷
2️⃣0️⃣0️⃣⬆️ Participants over 3 days‼️
5️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ (or so) of ☕️

Together with Humboldt-University of Berlin Vis Moot Team, we had a blast! Thank you to all the amazing teams who participated, and congrats on surviving the gruelling rounds with some of the toughest questions this season.

We kicked off the event with empowering workshops:
🔹 "The Art of Oral Advocacy" by Marine de Bailleul and David Weiss from Baker McKenzie
🔹 "The Power of Storytelling for Advocacy" by Sebastian Feiler and Tobias A. Strecker from BODENHEIMER
🔹 "Dealing with Difficult Arbitrators" by Deborah Keller from CMS Germany and Vasileios Regkakos from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

And wrapped up with insightful Q&A panels on international law and career advice, with a keynote by Prof. Dr. Giesela Rühl.

Huge thanks to our esteemed speakers:
🇪🇪 Dr. Eveli Lume, Partner at Squire Patton Boggs
🇩🇪 Dr. Sebastian Feiler, Partner at BODENHEIMER
🇩🇪 Dr. Ole Jensen, Senior Associate at WilmerHale
🇫🇷 Marine de Bailleul, Senior Associate at Baker McKenzie
🇮🇳 Kanwar Vivswan, LL.M. (Humboldt), Associate at Osborne Clarke
🇮🇪 Aina Hannisa, LL.M. (Humboldt), Research Fellow at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
🇺🇦 Oleksandra (Sasha) Hnatiuk, LL.M. (Humboldt), Dispute Resolution Support Lawyer at Squire Patton Boggs
🇵🇱 Alicja Zielinska-Eisen, LL.M. (Humboldt), Of Counsel at Queritius, for closing remarks 🛍️

Special thanks to Josephine Matschie and Clemens Wendt, smashing their debuts as conference moderators 👏

⭐️ Huge thanks to the Humboldt Advocacy Workshops and Panel Discussion sponsors:
Baker McKenzie Deutschland
Squire Patton Boggs
WilmerHale
BODENHEIMER, and
Osborne Clarke.

Your Berlin Premoot Committee:
Over and out: Aina and Alicja
Handing over for the 2025 adventure to: Josephine and Clemens 🚀

Dear Community (and beyond!) 🗺️

✨ Arbitrator registration for the Berlin Premoot is now open! ✨

Together with the Humboldt University of Berlin Willem C. Vis (East) Moot Team, we need your help as an arbitrator to make it happen!

If you wish to participate as an arbitrator, please register by indicating your availability and commitment for one or more rounds on Saturday, 2nd March and Sunday, 3rd March:

➡️ https://lnkd.in/ehgR8Jyc

The Berlin Premoot will be taking place in person at the law faculty of Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin.

Register by Friday, 16th February!

To you and yours: Merry Festive Season!

In the picture: the students, alumni and some of their lecturers celebrating the festive season at the Christmas Market taking place in front of the Humboldt Law School. Card design thanks to Carolina Solis Villares, Class of 2024 Co-representative 💙