Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot Nan Sato nansato1@law.illinois.edu Casey Ayer ayer2@law.illinois.edu Stuart Wallace wallace4@law.illinois.edu

Competition Overview Willem C. Vis Moot is a prestigious international moot court competition Held annually in Vienna, Austria Areas covered: International commercial/business laws International arbitration laws and procedures Over 250 law schools around the world compete http://cisgw3.law.pace.edu/vis.html

VICAT Vis International Commercial Arbitration Team Purpose Money https://illinois.collegiatelink.net/organization/vicat Purpose Money Organization Succession

What to Expect Network with law students, professors, practitioners from around the world Organized events Teams write claimant’s brief and then write a respondent’s brief Minimum of 4 rounds of oral arguments before eliminations Competitors will typically be in final year of legal education with coaches Professor Maggs will coach but not travel with the team

Legal Issues The problem always consists of two parts Part I: Procedural Issues Arbitration-specific rules Part II: Substantive Legal Issues Contract law Commercial law Trade law

Timelines By first week of October 2012 – Registration First week of October 2012 – Distribution of the problem First week of December 2012 – Claimant Memo DUE By third week of January 2013 – Respondent Memo DUE Late March/Early April 2013 – Oral Arguments in Vienna, Austria

Logistics Vienna, Austria Costs Registration roughly 175 Euros per person (for a team of 4. Total 700 Euros/team) Travel/Transportation – 700 Euros (Flight and local transportation) Food/Housing – 140/350 Euros per person Conservative estimation (1400 Euros per person) Minimum of 1 week absence within 1 month of finals

Tips 4-person teams are ideal Practice, Practice, Practice Enjoy the free time We will provide recommendations on hotels, restaurants, activities Be open-minded, make friends, attend the planned activities, eat