The Steven C. Bennett Annual Program: Cutting Edge Issues in Commercial Arbitration 

DATE: Tuesday, April 21, 2026

TIME: 5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. ET

PLACE: In-person and Virtual (via Zoom)
Events Center, Second Floor
New York Law School
185 West Broadway
New York, NY 10013

COST: Free of charge

CLE: 1.5 credits in Areas of Professional Practice (NY transitional and nontransitional)

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Seven arbitration experts return for their annual and provocative discussion of some of the most pressing challenges facing arbitrators. Topics include:
• Emerging New Approaches to the Preliminary Conference/Initial Case Management Conference
• The Conundrum of Arbitral Jurisdiction and Arbitrability
• AI Practices for the Arbitrator

MODERATOR: 
Jeffrey Zaino, Vice President, American Arbitration Association

PANELISTS:  
Leslie Berkoff, Moritt Hock & Hamroff LLP
Jennifer Lupo, Lupo Law, Arbitration and Mediation, PLLC
Dana MacGrath, MacGrath Arbitration
Richard Mattiaccio, Chartered Arbitrator
Richard Silberberg, Silberberg Dispute Resolution LLC
David C. Singer, SingerADR Neutral Services
Steven Skulnik, Thomson Reuters