Caline Mouawad Speaks on Corruption in Arbitration at CanArb Week 2025

June 2025– Chaffetz Lindsey’s Caline Mouawad participated in the panel titled “Corruption in your case? How would you know, and what would you do?” during Canada Arbitration Week 2025 in Montreal. The session took place on Tuesday, June 10^th, exploring best practices for identifying and managing corruption allegations in international arbitration.

The discussion spotlighted:

• Key evidentiary thresholds for proving corruption
• An arbitrator’s proactive duty to investigate
• The interface between criminal proceedings and award enforcement
• Insights from the ICC Task Force on Corruption in International Arbitration

Caline brings a wealth of expertise from both her role advising on investment treaties and her leadership position with the ICC Task Force on Corruption Issues.

Caline was joined by esteemed panelists:

• Scott Lucyk, Lawson Lundell (Moderator)
• Andrea Björklund, McGill University
• Artem Barsukov, Bennett Jones
• Ekin Cinar, Dentons

CanArbWeek is an annual gathering of leading organizations from across Canada and beyond, who come together to engage with arbitration professionals on topics of current and continuing interest. Learn more about the event here.