Members Directory

• Contributor to The International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution’s Guidelines for Arbitrator Disclosure (2024).

• Mesa Power v. Canada, PCA Case No. 2012-17, 20 ICSID Rep 267 (Eduardo Silva Romero, David L. Attanasio and Rose Marie Wong 2022). 

• Caratube International v. Kazakhstan, ICSID Case No. ARB/08/12, 19 ICSID Rep 423 (Eduardo Silva Romero, David L. Attanasio, Rose Marie Wong, and Panos Theodoropoulos 2021).

"More New York Convention: U.S. Court Interpretations On Jurisdiction and Venue for Actions and Proceedings"

International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution, Alterantives to the High Cost of Litigation, Volume 42, Issue 2, p.1,32-36 (Feb 2024), Wiley Online Library (Jan 2024)

"The New York Convention: How Courts Interpret Jurisdiction on Awards - A U.S. Perspective"

- International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution, Alternatives to the High Cost of Litigation, Volume 42, Issue 1, p. 9-12 (Jan 2024), Wiley Online Library (Dec 2023)

"Interpreting the New York Convention - A U.S. Perspective"

- ICDR Handbook on International Arbitration Practice - Second Edition, Chapter 26 (Juris 2017)

- American Arbitration Association, Handbook on International Arbitration Practice, Chapter 27 (Juris 2010)

- CIETAC, Judicial Practice of New York Convention and International Commercial Arbitration (in Chinese), Chapter 1, China Law Publishing (May 2010)

- Arbitration and Law (in Chinese), Feb 2007, China International Economics & Trade Arbitration Commission ("CIETAC")

- Dispute Resolution Journal, Feb-Apr 2006, American Arbitration Association

• US Supreme Court to Consider whether Federal Courts May Compel Discovery for Use in Private Foreign Arbitrations (with Charles E. Harris, II, B. Ted Howes, Michael Lennon and Nicole Saharsky) (March 29, 2021, Mayer Brown Client Alert)
• Ninth Circuit Distinguishes Non-Signatory Question from US Supreme Court’s Outokumpu Decision (with James Coleman) (January 27, 2021, Mayer Brown Client Alert)
• International Arbitration Experts Discuss the Impact on the Global Economy (November 24, 2020, Mealey’s International Arbitration Report, Commentator)
• United States Supreme Court Rules that New York Convention Does not Preclude Non-Signatories from Enforcing Arbitration Agreements (November 18, 2020, ICC Dispute Resolution Bulletin 2020—Issue 3)
• The Seventh Circuit Picks a Side in the Debate Regarding Section 1782(a) (with Charles E. Harris, II and Michael Lennon) (November 2020, Asian Institute of Alternative Dispute Resolution, International ADR Forum 2020 Vol. 1—Issue 2)
• Arbitration Developments—U.S.A. (with James Coleman) (November 2020, Young ITA Newsletter)
• Split Arbitration Clauses: An International Overview (with Venna, Y.W. Cheng, Rosalyn J. Han, Rachael O’Grady and Patricia Ugalde Pevilla) (October 2020, American Review of International Arbitration, Columbia Law School – Vol. 30, No. 4 )
• U.S. Section 1782 Discovery in International Arbitrations (with Cristina Henriquez) (August 27, 2020, Silicon Valley Arbitration & Mediation Center Summer Newsletter)
• Japan Allows Foreign Lawyers Greater Participation in Alternative Dispute Resolution (with Marcia Goodman and Rupert Burrows) (August 3, 2020, Mayer Brown Client Alert)
• International Arbitration Experts Discuss the Impact of COVID-19 on Arbitration in 2020 and Beyond (June 2020, Mealey’s International Arbitration Report, Commentator)
• Emerging Trends in Litigation Management (with Charles E. Harris, II, Marjan Batchelor, Samantha Booth, David Dowd and Eric Evans) (June 11, 2020, Full Court Press)
• New “Rule of Origin” Provisions in the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement May Lead to Increased Litigation Regarding Regional Value Content (with Matthew H. Marmolejo and James Coleman) (May 4, 2020 Transactional Dispute Management)
• California Supreme Court Reverses Appellate Court Ruling that Prevented Chinese Parties from Waiving Hague Convention Service Requirements (with Linda Shi) (April 25, 2020, Lexology)
• NAFTA Arbitration Panel Expands Opportunities to Consent to Arbitration in B-Mex, LLC v. Mexico (August 26, 2019, Mayer Brown Client Alert)
• The New Year Brings New Requirements for California Lawyers Representing Clients in Mediation (January 2, 2019, Mayer Brown Client Alert)
• CA Appellate Court: Chinese Parties Cannot Agree to Waive Hague Convention Service Requirements and Must Be Served Through China’s Central Authority (November 19, 2018, Mayer Brown Client Alert)
• The “New NAFTA” and Its Revised Dispute Resolution Mechanisms (October 8, 2018, Mayer Brown Client Alert)
• Ninth Circuit Reverses Order Compelling UAE Bank to Arbitrate Fintech Disputein California (with Hannah C. Banks and James Coleman) (September 14, 2018, Mayer Brown Client Alert)
• 8 Ways ICSID Proposal Would Change Arbitration (with James Coleman)
  (August 31, 2018, Law360)
• Extensive Revisions to ICSID’s Rules Amid Challenges to Investor-State Arbitration (with James Coleman) (August 23, 2018, Inter-Pacific Bar Association)
• California Opens the Door to International Arbitration (with Hannah C. Banks) (August 15, 2018, Law360)
• What You Should Know About Nevada’s Specific Authorization Rule for Arbitration Agreements (with Charles E. Harris, II) (July 10, 2017, Kluwer Arbitration Blog)
• Does the FAA Preempt California’s Severability Rule as Applied to Arbitration Agreements? (with Charles E. Harris, II) (June 1, 2016, American Bar Association)
• The Delaware Rapid Arbitration Act: Cost-Efficient Resolution of Business Disputes (with Charles E. Harris, II) (March 1, 2016, American Bar Association)
• International Chamber of Commerce Enacts New Expert Rules Aimed at Efficiency (May 21, 2015, Mayer Brown Client Alert)
  Lessons Learned from In re Colorado Energy Management (with Charles E. Harris, II) (May 12, 2015, American Bar Association)
• Control Costs in Arbitration (January 2014, First Chair)
• Sovereign Immunity and Enforcement of Arbitral Awards: Navigating International Boundaries (with Dr. Jan Kraayvanger, Armineh Gharibian, Eduardo Maccari Telles and Menachem M. Hasofer) (February 21, 2012, White Paper)
• When International Arbitration, US Bankruptcy Collide (August 11, 2010, Portfolio Media)

Books:

1.    Emilia Onyema (ed) Rethinking the Role of African National Courts in Arbitration, Kluwer Law International, 2018, 417 pages. 

2.    - (ed), The Transformation of Arbitration in Africa: The Role of Arbitral Institutions, Kluwer Law International, 2016, 209 pages.

3.    -, International Commercial Arbitration and the Arbitrator’s Contract, Routledge Cavendish, 2010, 257 pages.

Articles in Refereed Journals:

1.    Emilia Onyema, “Corruption, Access to Arbitral Justice for Local Communities: Mitigating the Cost of Corruption and Providing access to justice for local communities”, Arbitration: The International Journal of Arbitration, Mediation and Dispute Management, Vol 90 Issue 4 (2024) 536-554.

2.    Emilia Onyema, “Sub-Saharan African Courts Decisions on the Challenge of arbitrators”, Paris Journal of International Arbitration (Les Cahiers de l’Arbitrage) 2023-2; pages 1-20.

3.    -, “African Participation in the ICSID System: Appointment and Disqualification of Arbitrators”, ICSID Review – Foreign Investment Law Journal (2020).

4.    -, “Reimagining the Framework for resolving Intra-African Commercial Disputes in the Context of the African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement”, World Trade Review (2019), pp 1-25.-,

Chapter in Books/collections:

5.    Emilia Onyema, “Costs in International Arbitration: Synergy between civil and common law principles” in 'The Plurality and Synergies of Legal Traditions in International Arbitration: Looking Beyond the Common and Civil Law Divide', edited by Nayla Comair Obeid and Stavros Brekoulakis, 2024 (Kluwer Law International) pp. 485-499.

6.    -, “African Practitioners, International Arbitration and Inclusivity” in “Arbitration’s Age of Enlightenment?” in Cavinder Bull SC, Loretta Malintoppi, and Constantine Partasides KC (general editors) “Arbitration’s Age of Enlightenment?”, ICCA Congress Series No 21, 2022 (Kluwer Law International) pp 575-588.

7.    -, “The Concept and Scope of the Arbitrator’s Autonomy”, in Stavros Brekoulakis, Romesh Weeramantry and Lilit Nagapetyan (eds.), Achieving the Arbitration Dream: Liber Amicorum for Professor Julian D.M. Lew, KC, 2023, Kluwer law International, pages 327-333.

8.    -, “OHADA Arbitration and Common Law African Countries”, in A. Ngwanza (ed), Vingt ans d’arbitrage OHADA: bilan et perspectives, LexisNexis, 2019, pages 427-441.

9.    -, “The Jurisdictional Tensions Between Domestic Courts and Arbitral Tribunals” in Menaker, Andrea (ed) International Arbitration and the Rule of Law: Contribution and Conformity, ICCA Congress Series No 19, Kluwer (2017) pp 481-500

Blogs:

1.    Emilia Onyema, “Arbitration needs the support of vigilant courts”, published on 5 January 2024 by Africa Legal and available at: https://www.africa-legal.com/news-detail/arbitration-needs-the-support-of-vigilant-courts/

2.    -, “Thoughts on the Chairing Styles adopted by Presiding Arbitrators”, published on 30 January 2023 and available at: https://afas-global.org/thoughts-on-the-chairing-styles-adopted-by-presiding-arbitrators/ 

3.    -, “What is wrong with the international investment regime”, published on 18 January 2018 and available at https://oxia.ouplaw.com/page/676