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Introduction
Young-OGEMID is a free discussion platform open to junior practitioners, junior academics, and law students. Join today and discuss international dispute management, arbitration, mediation, negotiation, investment disputes, and career development.
Like its "big sister" OGEMID, Young-OGEMID focuses on matters involving international dispute resolution, but with a special twist. Unlike OGEMID, which is open to everyone, Young-OGEMID is only open to junior practitioners (e.g., those who have not been made partner or counsel), junior academics (e.g., those who have not received tenure) and law students. This approach is meant to create a forum where young professionals can discuss and debate topics of interest on an equal basis and out of the eyes of more senior lawyers.
Although many of the substantive topics discussed on Young-OGEMID are similar to those addressed on OGEMID, Young-OGEMID also considers matters relating to career and professional development. Although the moderators attempt to provide some guidance on these issues, the best advice and information comes from fellow listserve members. Therefore, Young-OGEMID - like OGEMID itself - is meant to be participatory rather than solely led by the moderators.
Young-OGEMID has also developed a number of initiatives meant to address the unique needs of listserv members. These include "virtual" symposia and member research forums, among others.
Messages received through this email listserv may not be used, in whole or in part, to train any artificial intelligence or machine learning models, nor may messages received through this email listserv be used by AI models to generate new content intended for commercial benefit to any party.
Young-OGEMID Moderator(s)

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Earvin S. Delgado
Young-OGEMID moderator
Brief biography
Honorary Young-OGEMID Moderators

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Professor S.I. Strong
Young-OGEMID moderator (2015-2025)
K.H. Gyr Professor of Private International Law, Emory University School of Law
Brief biography

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Mallory B. Silberman
Young-OGEMID moderator (2025-2026)
MS Arbitration
Brief biography
Senior Young-OGEMID Rapporteurs - 2025/2026

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Wooseok SHIN
JAMS Scholar
Young-OGEMID Co-Senior Rapporteur

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Aayushi Singh
Young ITA (India) Co-Chair
Young-OGEMID Co-Senior Rapporteur

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Andrés Mazuera
Tobar & Romero Legal
Young-OGEMID Co-Senior Rapporteur
Senior Young-OGEMID Rapporteur (2024/2025)
- Dr. Stanislava Nedeva, School of Law and Politics, Cardiff University, Brief biography
Senior Young-OGEMID Rapporteur (2023)
- Earvin S. Delgado, Brief biography
Senior Young-OGEMID Rapporteurs (2022)
- Dr. Eva Litina, Hellenic Consumers' Ombudsman, Brief biography
- Dr. Piotr Wilinski, Erasmus School of Law, Brief biography
Member research forums
Young-OGEMID encourages doctoral candidates to share information about their research topics and pose general questions about their research to the listserv. In so doing, we hope to encourage substantive discussion on the listserv and help create networks among individuals working in the same field. At this point, the member research forums are limited to doctoral candidates, although the initiative may be expanded in the future. Other listserv members can always pose general research-oriented questions to the group, so long as the question does not seek to circumvent proper processes regarding graded work for students or law firm protocol.
Young-OGEMID Career Talks / #YOInterviewED
Hasit Seth, HLaw, Chambers of Hasit Seth
April 2026
Interviewees:
- Kelby Ballena - International Arbitration specialist at Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP, and Co-Host of the The Advocate Next Door Podcast (March 2026)
- Marieke Witkamp, FCIArb Arbitrator, Commercial and Maritime Judge, Attorney, and In-House Counsel (February 2026)
- Dr. Gustavo Moser, Arbitrator and consultant (January 2026)
- Christopher Campbell, Esq. (October 2024)
Young-OGEMID Series: Hot Topics
Young-OGEMID launched a new series in March 2022 for its members: Hot Topics. As part of this series, YO will invite experts to participate in a virtual (online) discussion/ rapid-response presentation on 'hot topics' of interest in international arbitration.
- Empirical study - Provisional measures in investor-state arbitration (February 2023). Expert panelists Professor Yarik Kryvoi (BIICL) and Ivan Philippov (White & Case).
- Investment Issues and Economic Sanctions Following Russian Aggression in Ukraine (March 2022). Expert panelists Markus Wagner (University of Wollongong) and J Benton Heath (Temple University).
Young-OGEMID Series: Author Interviews
These Email-only events takes the form of an online interview of the author of a recent book of interest.
- Edward Guntrip (September 2024) - Counterclaims in Investment Arbitration - Holding Foreign Investors Accountable for Violations of International Law.
- Xandra Kramer and Laura Carballo Piñeiro (March 2024) - Book: Research Methods in Private International Law - A Handbook on Regulation, Research and Teaching.
- Tonja Jacobi, Patrick Leslie & Zoë Robinson (February/March 2024) - discussing their empirical research to study judicial interruptions at oral arguments (AU, US).
- Noam Ebner & Jen Reynolds (March 2023) - Book: Star Wars and Conflict Resolution: There are Alternatives to Fighting.
- Lucas Clover Alcolea (December 2022) - Book: Arbitration of Trust Disputes.
- Dr Anna Howard (May 2022) - Book: EU Cross-Border Commercial Mediation - Listening to Disputants.
- Professor Luke Nottage (November 2021) - Book: International Commercial and Investor-State Arbitration: Australia and Japan in Regional and Global Contexts.
More information about the Young-OGEMID Author Interview series here.
Young-OGEMID Symposia and Reports
Young-OGEMID features a series of virtual seminars that offer information on matters relating to law, practice and career development. All Young-OGEMID listserv members are automatically enrolled in the virtual symposia as part of their subscriptions. If you are not already a member you can register here.
- Global Voices from the South: Rethinking Engagement with ISDS (16-18 February 2026)
- The Changing Landscape of State Defence Strategies in ISDS (17-24 November 2025)
- PhDs: A Cross-Jurisdictional Conversation (April 2025)
- Illegality and Corruption in ISDS (February/March 2025)
- Maritime Arbitration and Mediation (April 2024)
- The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Shaping ADR Practices (17 - 24 July 2023)
- Diversity in International Arbitration (24 October - 4 November 2022)
- Effective Oral Advocacy (18 - 27 July 2022)
- International Arbitration and International Commercial Courts: Competitive or Complementary? (21-30 March 2022)
- Effective Legal Writing: Written Submissions in International Arbitration (October 2021)
- The United Nations at 75: Looking Forward, Looking Back (October 2020)
- Enka v Chubb - UK Supreme Court Hearing Report (July 2020)
- Alternatives to In-Person Arbitration: Pandemics and Beyond (March 2020)
- Halliburton v Chubb - UK Supreme Court Hearing Report (November 2019)
- Mediation as the New Arbitration? Effects of the New Singapore Convention (Jun-Jul 2019)
- To Do or Not To Do - Top Ten Things Junior Lawyers Should or Should Not Do On the Job (Jan-Feb 2019)
- Doubletalk: The Problems and Pitfalls of Bilingual Lawyering (September 2018)
- Empirical Legal Research - How-To and Why-To (19-29 March 2018)
- Double Trouble: Parallel Proceedings in International Arbitration (October 2017)
- Alt-Facts and the Post-Truth Society Through an Arbitral Lens (March 2017)
- Move It! Lateral Hires in International Arbitration (October 2016)
- Prove It! Evidence in International Arbitration (June 2016)
- Sound Off: How to Get a Speaking Slot in International Arbitration (February 2016)
- Writing for publication and competitions (October 2015)
More information about the Young-OGEMID seminars and reports here.
Useful Resource
- How to Break Into International Arbitration - Useful Resources for Young Practitioners and Students
(31 October 2024, PDF, 45 pages)
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