Reviews of 'Ethics in International Arbitration'

Ethics in International Arbitration Reviews

"At last, not only a book that addresses the long-neglected topic of ethics in international arbitration, but THE definitive book on the subject. Prof. Catherine Rogers' treatise… covers the field comprehensively, both in terms of theory and existing international norms. Prof. Rogers was the first commentator to publish articles that attempted a methodical approach to counsel ethics in international arbitration, more than a decade ago, and now this book takes the broader subject to its logical conclusion. This book is a necessary addition to the library of any specialist, or anyone aspiring to be a specialist, in the field of international arbitration. It will one day be considered a classic, necessary reading in the field, around which courses will be designed. I highly recommend it."

                        — Doak Bishop, chair, International Arbitration Group, King & Spalding; chair of the Institute of Transnational Arbitration

“In this seminal book, Professor Rogers now demonstrates just how important her work on international arbitration is for more general theoretical debates about legal ethics, legal theory, and the foundations of the global legal order. … Professor Rogers has produced a dazzling synthesis of theory and practice. Whether one is interested in dispute resolution, regulation, the sociology of the legal profession, or global governance — or the intersection of all of the above — this book will be required reading for anyone seeking to understand the power of grounded theory to shape how we understand and act in the world.”

                        — David B. Wilkins, Lester Kissel Professor of Law & vice dean for global initiatives on the legal profession, Harvard Law School

“Rogers has a gift for seeing both sides of an argument, yet pointing us firmly to the path of principles likely to enhance arbitration’s role in fair and efficient vindication of economic rights.”

                        — William W. “Rusty” Park, president of the London Court of International Arbitration; professor of law, Boston University

"Catherine Rogers has done the arbitration community an immense service with this book. The issue of ethics in international arbitration is one that is of the highest importance. As the industry grows exponentially and as those who are engaged in this vital enterprise come from the many diverse regions of the world, there is now, more than ever, an urgent need for practitioners to have access to an authoritative source that analyses the issues, lays out the considerations and presents thoughtful answers to the many facets of ethicality in international arbitration. This book is that source. Catherine has examined the issue of ethics from all the significant vantage points - of arbitrators, lawyers, experts and even funders - in this magnificent work which is destined to become an essential part of the knowledge base of every serious practitioner and student of arbitration."

           — Sundaresh Menon, chief justice, Supreme Court of Singapore

"Under the concept of "ethics", [this book] embraces all the challenges international arbitration faces today, and it does so in a comprehensive and captivating way."

           — Isabelle Haoutot, in-house counsel for ORANGE, Paris, and chair of the Corporate Counsel International Arbitration Group

"Reconciling highly territorial and often varied rules of professional responsibility with the increasingly borderless responsibilities of lawyers is one of the great challenges facing today's legal profession. The challenge is most acute in the context of international arbitration, where lawyers from different nations represent parties from different nations before arbitrators from different nations, often in a nation different from all of these. Catherine Rogers' book addresses head-on the numerous practical questions that arise in this complex context, while offering a brilliant and sensible prescription for the future regulation of professional responsibilities across borders. Ethics in International Arbitration is a seminal contribution to the literature on transnational law practice by one of the leading scholars of our time."

           — Philip J. McConnaughay, dean of Peking University School of Transnational Law and former dean of Penn State Law

"Lawyers consider themselves to be professionally ethical. But ethics is relative and not everyone plays by the same rules. This book provides a masterful insight into the ethical issues affecting international arbitration and analyses many of the questions that will need to be addressed by the arbitral community if arbitration to be retain its legitimacy."

          — ​Audley Sheppard, global co-head of the International Arbitration Group and the International Law group, Clifford Chance, London

"Having regularly used Professor Catherine Rogers' articles and other ethics work in our day-to-day practice, I enthusiastically join the chorus of appreciation for her new book: 'at last!'"

          — Lucy Reed, global head of Freshfields' international arbitration practice, former president of the American Society of International Law