Speaking Engagements June 12, 2025  |  3:00 PM - 4:00 PM ET

Witness Statements vs. Direct Examination: ‎How International Arbitration Practices Are Being Applied in Domestic Construction ‎Arbitration

New York Law School
185 West Broadway
New York, NY 10013

Speakers

Albert Bates Jr.

Thursday, June 12 • 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. ET

Albert Bates will be speaking on the panel “Witness Statements vs. Direct Examination: ‎How International Arbitration Practices Are Being Applied in Domestic Construction ‎Arbitration” at the 20th Annual AAA Construction Conference. The panel will take place in New York, New York on Thursday, June 12, 2025 from 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. ET.

This session will explore the growing use of witness statements in domestic ‎construction arbitration and will cover how this practice streamlines proceedings, ‎allows for more focused cross-examination and provides arbitrators with early insight ‎into key testimony. The panel will highlight actionable strategies for determining when ‎witness statements may be more advantageous than traditional direct examination, and ‎how to leverage both methods to present the strongest case possible.‎