The Tea on International Arbitration
Episodes
Litigation Finance Update: An Industry Under Attack
06 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A Tea with Stuart Grant of Bench Walk Advisors and Erika Levin of Fox Rothschild, where we learn about recent developments affecting the Litigation Fi...
Know Your Obligations & Rights in Securing Privileged & Confidential Information at the US Border
21 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we discuss best practices and the dos and don’ts of legal ethics when facing searches and seizures of your electronic devices at the...
An Investment in International Arbitration: Tea with Claus von Wobeser
12 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
To say that Claus von Wobeser took a road less traveled to his exemplary career in international arbitration is an understatement. Gaela and Nicole ta...
A Disappearing Act? Mexican Judicial Reform and its Impact on International Arbitration
23 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Gaela and Nicole – along with special guest, Diego Duran de la Vega of Hughes Hubbard & Reed – interview Mexican Federal Judges Angelica Ortuñ...
What is Litigation Insurance and Can it Help International Disputes Specialists?
07 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we discuss with Tamar Katamadze, a Production Specialist and Underwriter of Political Risk at Mosaic Insurance, various forms of liti...
Sipping Tea with Claudia Salomon, President of the ICC International Court of Arbitration
29 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we talk tea with Claudia Salomon, the first woman President of the ICC International Court of Arbitration in its 100-year history. ...
Beyond the Shadows: A Tea with Ashley Messick
04 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this Tea we indulge in the world of investigations and asset recovery. Ashley Messick, managing director and leader of the London disputes and sov...
Silicon Valley Weighs In on AI in International Arbitration
22 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we talk to thought leaders, Sofia Klot, Orlando Cabrera and Elizabeth Chan, about their organization's proposed guidelines: the S...
Reading the Tea Leaves: The future of AI in international dispute resolution
05 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Gaela and Nicole invite Alejandra Parra-Orlandoni, VP of Ethical Innovation & Privacy for the Global Portfolio Division at Takeda, to share her th...
The Tea on Enforcement: A peek into a complex web of laws and politics
08 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A conversation with Adrián Magallanes, Shaparak Saleh, and Lindsey Schmidt, three leading practitioners from Mexico, France, and the United States, a...
Tea with Prof. Anne Marie Whitesell of Georgetown University Law Center
27 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Talking Tea and the building blocks of modern day commercial arbitration with the one and only Ann Marie Whitesell. In this episode, we look back on A...
TRAILER: The Tea, 2023
08 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to our 2023 Season. First up: a trailer for 'Sippin' Tea with Prof. Anne Marie Whitesell' to come later this month. This episode will air in c...
Talking Tea with CAC Specialty: An Episode on Contingency Risk Insurance
19 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Join as we sip tea with Megan Easley and Andrew Mutter and discuss and learn about protecting against potential loss in arbitration. We bet you never ...
Talking Tea with Dmitri Evseev about his new Tech Venture: Arbitration City
21 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Join us as we dive into the world of tech, featuring a conversation with Dmitri about his new vision Arbitration City, a community and social platform...
Meg Kinnear, ICSID Secretary-General, Spills the Tea
24 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Gaela and Nicole share Tea with Meg Kinnear, Vice President of the World Bank Group and Secretary-General of the International Centre for Settlement o...
Talking Tea with Baiju Vasani
11 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Nicole and Gaela discuss with International Arbitration counsel and arbitrator Baiju Vasani his recent decision to withdraw from his r...
Talking Tea with Matthew Stennes of Medtronic
07 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Nicole and Gaela speak with Matthew Stennes, Vice President, Chief Litigation & Investigations Counsel for Medtronic. Our discuss...
Tea at 30,000 Feet with Karl Hennessee of Airbus
10 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Gaela and Nicole start the New Year off right, sharing tea with Karl Hennessee, Senior Vice President, and Global Head of Litigation, Investigations, ...
The Tea, Czech Edition (Part 2)
12 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Part 2 of 2. To listen to Part 1, CLICK HERE. Join Gaela, Nicole, and special guest Bart Wasiak, as they get the tea from Anna Bilanová and Jar...
The Tea, Czech Edition (Part 1)
05 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Part 1 of 2. Join Gaela, Nicole, and special guest Bart Wasiak, as they get the tea from Anna Bilanová and Jarek Kudrna, Deputy Head and Head o...
Third Party Financing with Dana MacGrath
08 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this International Women’s Day, join Nicole and Gaela as they interview Dana C. MacGrath, Investment Manager and Legal Counsel at Omni Bridgeway,...
The Tea on Damages, Part 2: Damages Experts Isabel Kunsman, Rebecca Vélez, & Yelena Aleksandrovich
14 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Part 2 of 2. International arbitration damages experts Isabel Kunsman, Rebecca Vélez, and Yelena Aleksandrovich sit down for another round with Gaela...
The Tea on Damages, Part 1: Damages Experts Isabel Kunsman, Rebecca Vélez, & Yelena Aleksandrovich
07 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Part 1 of 2. International arbitration damages experts Isabel Kunsman, Rebecca Vélez, and Yelena Aleksandrovich sit down with Gaela and Nicole to dis...
A Chat with Professor Zachary Douglas
09 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Nicole and Gaela sit down with Professor Douglas to hear his thoughts on best practices for counsel and arbitrators alike, as well as the current stat...
Diversity and Inclusion in International Arbitration - Part 2
05 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Part 2 of 2. Nicole and Gaela get into some of the thornier issues surrounding diversity and inclusion in international arbitration with Arif Ali, Co-...
Diversity and Inclusion in International Arbitration - Part 1
28 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Part 1 of 2. Nicole and Gaela get into some of the thornier issues surrounding diversity and inclusion in international arbitration with Arif Ali, Co-...
Critical Issues in International Arbitration: Present and Future
10 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Nicole and Gaela have a casual chat with Patrick Pearsall, Esq. about critical issues facing International Arbitration today and shaping the field for...
The Intersection of the U.S. Supreme Court & International Arbitration, Part 2
27 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Part 2 of 2. Nicole and Gaela are joined by independent Arbitrator Mark Kantor, Esq. to discuss recent U.S. Supreme Court Decisions and their impact o...
The Intersection of the U.S. Supreme Court & International Arbitration, Part 1
13 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Part 1 of 2. Nicole and Gaela are joined by independent Arbitrator Mark Kantor, Esq. to discuss recent U.S. Supreme Court Decisions and their impact o...
The Future of Investment Treaty Arbitration in the EU
29 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Nicole Silver, Esq. and Gaela Gehring Flores, Esq. speak with Mahnaz Malik, Esq., a barrister with Twenty Essex in London, about the recent Treaty ter...
The Tea on International Arbitration - Trailer
18 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Join the D.C. Bar International Law Community for "The Tea on International Arbitration," the latest channel on the D.C. Bar Communities Podcast Netwo...