Willem C. Vis Moot Team

Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot Team

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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