Lucy will be part of a panel presenting on “ethics of arbitrator conduct and challenges” where panelists will consider whether the standards for challenging an arbitrator’s independence and impartiality align with user expectations of arbitrator conduct.

The group will examine concrete examples of arbitrator disclosures and conduct, and will poll the audience on whether the conduct should reasonably result in the challenge/removal of the arbitrator. Panelists will then discuss whether that conduct intuitively appears ethical from their perspective, and whether the conduct could support a valid challenge.

Reed Smith international arbitration lawyers Antoine Smiley, Francisco Rivero, Will Russell, and Daniel Avila will also attend the conference.