1. Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot
Nan Sato
Casey Ayer
Stuart Wallace

2. 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

3. VICAT Vis International Commercial Arbitration Team Purpose Money
Purpose
Money
Organization
Succession

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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