Benefits of Membership:

1. Opportunity to promote your arbitration and ADR practice by actively engaging in LACIAC’s Technical Committees [Please, click here] which operate in several sectors (energy, shipping, international trade, finance, construction and infrastructure, manufacturing, etc) and/or Regional Forums [Please, click here].
2. Access to free or discounted registration rates across LACIAC’s training and conferences, including flagship events such as the Dispute Management in Africa Infrastructure Projects (DiMAP) and free access to training modules offered by Africa Energy Arbitrators’ Forum (AEA). In the case of corporate members, the discounted rates will apply to up to two members of the organization.
3. By participating in AEA and DiMAP competitions, young practitioners have the opportunity to secure a range of career-building opportunities, including financial support for University diploma and post-graduate programmes and funded International Law Firm work experience placements.
4. Access to LACIAC’s quarterly e-newsletter and access to archived copies of the newsletter. The e-newsletter contains reports on newsworthy arbitration cases and developments, as well as interesting articles on arbitration practice locally and internationally. In addition to the e-newsletter, members would be occasionally provided with updates relating to the dispute resolution industry.
5. Opportunities to publish articles authored by members on LACIAC’s social media platform and in the e-newsletter.
6. Networking: Access to an international network of arbitrators and arbitration practitioners.
7. Membership Directory: membership directory which lists contact details of all members. The directory will be shared with all members at no charge and will be updated bi-annually.