Society Of Maritime Arbitrators

An internationally recognized leading forum for the arbitration of maritime and commercial disputes

Wednesday, October 9 at 3 West Club, NYC

SMA Fall speaker luncheon kick off



Speaker: Mark Friedman,
Senior Managing Director at Evercore
Topic: The US Capital Markets & International Shipping: an Overview

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October 1, 2024

The SMA Board of Governors has approved changes



The SMA Board of Governors has approved changes to the text of Sections 2 and 10 and to Appendix B of the SMA Rules, effective October 1, 2024.


Save the Date!

October 16, 2024, Association of the City Bar of New York

Join Us for the Book Launch of the Second Edition of Navigating Maritime Arbitration, co-sponsored by the City Bar Admiralty Committee, City Bar Arbitration Committee, NYMAR, Jus Mundi, and the SMA.

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SMA board member and past President Robert Shaw participated in a debate at the New York International Arbitration Center’s Grand Central Forum on September 24, 2024. The debate topic was: Preliminary Dispositions in Arbitration. In attendance were SMA members George Tsimis, Ilarion Marr, Bob Meehan, Jack Warfield and David Martowski (not pictured).

About The SMA

New York based SMA, a professional non-profit organization, is an internationally recognized leading forum for the arbitration and mediation of maritime and commercial disputes. The mission of the SMA is to establish commercially effective legal procedures for Alternative Dispute Resolution. The SMA trains and provides the maritime industry with experienced commercial professionals who resolve disputes in an impartial, timely and cost-efficient manner.

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