The valuation of damages in an international arbitration is one of the most important phases of the procedure. Many lawyers leave this process completely to economists and other experts without trying to understand the valuation process.  However, the damages analysis, the expert’s preparation, and the lawyer’s ability to advocate on damages at a hearing can be limited if the lawyer does not partner with the expert to prepare the damages case.  In this course, students and practitioners will learn how to select a damages expert, understand the expert’s valuation techniques, and work with that expert to build a well-supported damages model (or identify flaws in the adversary’s model).

This 12-hour course provides practical knowledge to understand the determination of damages and compensation in international commercial and investment arbitration.  Students are guided from the preliminary stages of an arbitration to cover each aspect of the valuation process: identifying data and key assumptions, choice of methods, value, determination, and interest accrual.

Policies and Processes

Refunds:

The following is the refund policy for courses registered through our Professional and Lifelong Learning Portal (https://american.catalog.instructure.com/).

Learners will be eligible for a refund (minus any non-refundable fees) if they drop a course and request a refund no later than the date the course starts as per the dates in Canvas and/or Canvas Catalog platforms. If a learner registered for a course after the start date, they will be ineligible for a refund.

Learners registered for on-demand courses without a start date will be eligible for a refund if the course is dropped and a refund is requested within 24 hours of registration and when there is no record of page views or participation in the Canvas Platform.

Refund requests will be denied if requested after a course’s start date, 24 hours after registration in the case of on-demand courses without a start date, or when there is a record of page views or participation in the canvas Platform.

Payments and fees:

For payments with credit cards, debit cards or bank accounts, the tuition cost includes a non-refundable 4% administrative fee. In case an eligible refund is requested, the net funds returned will be the tuition minus 4%. 

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For Information about this course:

Please contact

Susana Castiglione at

arbitration@wcl.american.edu

1-202-460-6652