Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot Team
About the Team
The Harvard Vis Moot Court Team participates in the annual Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot Court Competition. The moot attracts over 300 participating schools from around the world every year, and is judged by some of the world’s preeminent arbitrators, litigators, judges, and international law scholars.
Harvard sends two teams to compete in the moot every year: one team to the Vienna competition (https://vismoot.pace.edu/), and one to the Hong Kong competition (http://www.cisgmoot.org/). The Harvard team has performed well at the competitions in past years, winning multiple awards for both its written submissions and for oral advocacy.
To contact the team, please email vismoot@mail.law.harvard.edu.
Recent Awards
27th Vis Moot 2019–2020 (Vienna)
Honorable Mentions for Best Claimant Memoranda
Honorable Mentions for Best Respondent Memoranda
17th Vis East Moot 2019–2020 (Hong Kong)
Honorable Mentions for Best Respondent Memoranda
Fordham Vis Pre-Moot 2020
Best Overall Team – Showcase Round
16th Vis East Moot 2018–2019 (Hong Kong)
Best Oralist Honorable Mentions: Jacob Omorodion
Honorable Mention for Best Claimant Memoranda
Honorable Mention for Best Respondent Memoranda
25th Vis Moot 2017–2018 (Vienna)
Eric E. Bergsten Award Team Orals Honorable Mentions
Honorable Mention for Best Claimant Memoranda
Honorable Mention for Best Respondent Memoranda
15th Vis East Moot 2017–2018 (Hong Kong)
Neil Kaplan Award (Best Oralist) Honorable Mentions: Abhinaya Swaminathan
Honorable Mention for Best Claimant Memoranda
First Runner Up for Best Respondent Memoranda
24th Vis Moot 2016–2017 (Vienna)
Honorable Mention for Best Claimant Memoranda
14th Vis East Moot 2016–2017 (Hong Kong)
Neil Kaplan Award (Best Oralist): Desmond Chong
Best Oralist Honorable Mentions: Nicholas R. Gersh, Samantha Henderson
Honorable Mention for Best Claimant Memoranda
Honorable Mention for Best Respondent Memoranda