{"id":9,"date":"2016-09-09T15:00:20","date_gmt":"2016-09-09T19:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www3.law.harvard.edu\/orgs\/mootcourt\/?page_id=9"},"modified":"2025-07-23T14:03:54","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T18:03:54","slug":"vis","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/orgs.law.harvard.edu\/mootcourt\/vis\/","title":{"rendered":"Willem C. Vis Moot Team"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot Team<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"478\" src=\"https:\/\/orgs.law.harvard.edu\/mootcourt\/files\/2018\/09\/Vis-2018-Team-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Moot court team members. \" class=\"wp-image-478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orgs.law.harvard.edu\/mootcourt\/files\/2018\/09\/Vis-2018-Team-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/orgs.law.harvard.edu\/mootcourt\/files\/2018\/09\/Vis-2018-Team-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/orgs.law.harvard.edu\/mootcourt\/files\/2018\/09\/Vis-2018-Team-800x1067.jpg 800w, https:\/\/orgs.law.harvard.edu\/mootcourt\/files\/2018\/09\/Vis-2018-Team.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"981\" height=\"993\" data-id=\"621\" src=\"https:\/\/orgs.law.harvard.edu\/mootcourt\/files\/2020\/08\/a405fd01-8b70-4596-ae12-92b0d5ac0d6e-2.jpg\" alt=\"Moot court team members. \" class=\"wp-image-621\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orgs.law.harvard.edu\/mootcourt\/files\/2020\/08\/a405fd01-8b70-4596-ae12-92b0d5ac0d6e-2.jpg 981w, https:\/\/orgs.law.harvard.edu\/mootcourt\/files\/2020\/08\/a405fd01-8b70-4596-ae12-92b0d5ac0d6e-2-296x300.jpg 296w, https:\/\/orgs.law.harvard.edu\/mootcourt\/files\/2020\/08\/a405fd01-8b70-4596-ae12-92b0d5ac0d6e-2-768x777.jpg 768w, https:\/\/orgs.law.harvard.edu\/mootcourt\/files\/2020\/08\/a405fd01-8b70-4596-ae12-92b0d5ac0d6e-2-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 981px) 100vw, 981px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"709\" data-id=\"622\" src=\"https:\/\/orgs.law.harvard.edu\/mootcourt\/files\/2020\/08\/IMG_0222-1024x709.jpg\" alt=\"Moot court team members. \" class=\"wp-image-622\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orgs.law.harvard.edu\/mootcourt\/files\/2020\/08\/IMG_0222-1024x709.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/orgs.law.harvard.edu\/mootcourt\/files\/2020\/08\/IMG_0222-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/orgs.law.harvard.edu\/mootcourt\/files\/2020\/08\/IMG_0222-768x532.jpg 768w, https:\/\/orgs.law.harvard.edu\/mootcourt\/files\/2020\/08\/IMG_0222-1536x1063.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/orgs.law.harvard.edu\/mootcourt\/files\/2020\/08\/IMG_0222-2048x1418.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-id=\"481\" src=\"https:\/\/orgs.law.harvard.edu\/mootcourt\/files\/2018\/09\/HK-2018-Team-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Moot court team members. \" class=\"wp-image-481\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orgs.law.harvard.edu\/mootcourt\/files\/2018\/09\/HK-2018-Team-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/orgs.law.harvard.edu\/mootcourt\/files\/2018\/09\/HK-2018-Team-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/orgs.law.harvard.edu\/mootcourt\/files\/2018\/09\/HK-2018-Team-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/orgs.law.harvard.edu\/mootcourt\/files\/2018\/09\/HK-2018-Team.png 1334w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"769\" data-id=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/orgs.law.harvard.edu\/mootcourt\/files\/2018\/09\/HK-2018-Team2-e1537197848510-1024x769.jpg\" alt=\"Moot court team members. \" class=\"wp-image-480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orgs.law.harvard.edu\/mootcourt\/files\/2018\/09\/HK-2018-Team2-e1537197848510-1024x769.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/orgs.law.harvard.edu\/mootcourt\/files\/2018\/09\/HK-2018-Team2-e1537197848510-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/orgs.law.harvard.edu\/mootcourt\/files\/2018\/09\/HK-2018-Team2-e1537197848510-768x577.jpg 768w, https:\/\/orgs.law.harvard.edu\/mootcourt\/files\/2018\/09\/HK-2018-Team2-e1537197848510-800x600.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"477\" src=\"https:\/\/orgs.law.harvard.edu\/mootcourt\/files\/2018\/09\/Vienna-2018-Team-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Moot court team members. \" class=\"wp-image-477\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orgs.law.harvard.edu\/mootcourt\/files\/2018\/09\/Vienna-2018-Team-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/orgs.law.harvard.edu\/mootcourt\/files\/2018\/09\/Vienna-2018-Team-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/orgs.law.harvard.edu\/mootcourt\/files\/2018\/09\/Vienna-2018-Team-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/orgs.law.harvard.edu\/mootcourt\/files\/2018\/09\/Vienna-2018-Team-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/orgs.law.harvard.edu\/mootcourt\/files\/2018\/09\/Vienna-2018-Team.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"479\" src=\"https:\/\/orgs.law.harvard.edu\/mootcourt\/files\/2018\/09\/Vienna-2018-Team-in-BP-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Moot court team members. \" class=\"wp-image-479\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orgs.law.harvard.edu\/mootcourt\/files\/2018\/09\/Vienna-2018-Team-in-BP-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/orgs.law.harvard.edu\/mootcourt\/files\/2018\/09\/Vienna-2018-Team-in-BP-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/orgs.law.harvard.edu\/mootcourt\/files\/2018\/09\/Vienna-2018-Team-in-BP-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/orgs.law.harvard.edu\/mootcourt\/files\/2018\/09\/Vienna-2018-Team-in-BP-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/orgs.law.harvard.edu\/mootcourt\/files\/2018\/09\/Vienna-2018-Team-in-BP.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"351\" src=\"https:\/\/orgs.law.harvard.edu\/mootcourt\/files\/2014\/04\/VIS-Team-Photo-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Moot court team members. \" class=\"wp-image-351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orgs.law.harvard.edu\/mootcourt\/files\/2014\/04\/VIS-Team-Photo-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/orgs.law.harvard.edu\/mootcourt\/files\/2014\/04\/VIS-Team-Photo-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/orgs.law.harvard.edu\/mootcourt\/files\/2014\/04\/VIS-Team-Photo-73x55.jpg 73w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About the Team<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>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\u2019s preeminent arbitrators, litigators, judges, and international law scholars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Harvard sends two teams to compete in the moot every year: one team to the Vienna competition (<a href=\"https:\/\/vismoot.pace.edu\/\">https:\/\/vismoot.pace.edu\/<\/a>), and one to the Hong Kong competition (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cisgmoot.org\/\">http:\/\/www.cisgmoot.org\/<\/a>). The Harvard team has performed well at the competitions in past years, winning multiple awards for both its written submissions and for oral advocacy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To contact the team, please email <a href=\"mailto:vismoot@mail.law.harvard.edu\">vismoot@mail.law.harvard.edu.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Recent Awards<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>27th Vis Moot 2019\u20132020 (Vienna)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Honorable Mentions for Best Claimant Memoranda<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Honorable Mentions for Best Respondent Memoranda<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>17th Vis East Moot 2019\u20132020 (Hong Kong)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Honorable Mentions for Best Respondent Memoranda<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fordham Vis Pre-Moot 2020<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Best Overall Team &#8211; Showcase Round<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">16th Vis East Moot 2018\u20132019 (Hong Kong)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Best Oralist Honorable Mentions: Jacob Omorodion<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Honorable Mention for Best Claimant Memoranda<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Honorable Mention for Best Respondent Memoranda<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>25th Vis Moot 2017\u20132018 (Vienna)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Eric E. Bergsten Award Team Orals Honorable Mentions<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Honorable Mention for Best Claimant Memoranda<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Honorable Mention for Best Respondent Memoranda<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">15th Vis East Moot 2017\u20132018 (Hong Kong)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Neil Kaplan Award (Best Oralist) Honorable Mentions: Abhinaya Swaminathan<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Honorable Mention for Best Claimant Memoranda<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First Runner Up for Best Respondent Memoranda<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot Team About the Team The Harvard Vis Moot Court Team participates in the annual Willem [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-9","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P5BZh1-9","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/orgs.law.harvard.edu\/mootcourt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/orgs.law.harvard.edu\/mootcourt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/orgs.law.harvard.edu\/mootcourt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orgs.law.harvard.edu\/mootcourt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orgs.law.harvard.edu\/mootcourt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/orgs.law.harvard.edu\/mootcourt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/orgs.law.harvard.edu\/mootcourt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}