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Launch Ceremony of the Asia Pacific International Arbitration Chamber Canada Arbitration Center

Release time：2024-06-03 17:06:33

On May 31, Beijing time, and the afternoon of May 30, local time, the inauguration ceremony for the Asia Pacific International Arbitration Chamber Canada Arbitration Center was grandly held in Montreal, the second largest city in Canada. Mr. Ma Zhanjun, President of the Asia Pacific International Arbitration Chamber, and Ms. Anne-France Goldwater, Director of the renowned Canadian law firm Goldwater Dube, attended the inauguration ceremony. In addition, those in attendance at the ceremony included: Lawyers Vanna Vong, Daniel Romano, Danny Ablacatoff, Chen Zhang, Christian Ferron, Emre Barak, and Ms. Yang Lin, Manager of the Financial Markets Department at OTT Financial Inc., as well as other representatives from major local law firms and business leaders.

President Ma Zhanjun delivered the opening remarks for the inauguration ceremony. President Ma pointed out that the Asia Pacific International Arbitration Chamber Canada Arbitration Center, as the first branch of the arbitration court established in North America, carries an important mission. the Asia Pacific International Arbitration Chamber Canada Arbitration Center will leverage the mature and well-established international commercial arbitration system in North America to develop its own characteristics and expand its business territory. By integrating and collaborating with the local mature system, the center aims to better leverage its professional advantages to provide a professional, efficient, fair, and convenient multi-faceted dispute resolution approach for all types of disputes arising from international commercial trade in the North American region and even globally, to build a stable, harmonious, flexible, and inclusive rule of law mechanism to safeguard international economic and trade cooperation and exchange in the context of economic globalization. President Ma also stated that in the future, the Canada Arbitration Center will exchange information and work closely with other branch organizations of the Asia Pacific International Arbitration Chamber worldwide, and aim to construct a complete and closed-loop international arbitration legal service system to jointly promote the stable development of international commercial arbitration.

Director Anne-France Goldwater of Goldwater Dube law firm gave a speech, she expressed that as a legal practitioner, years of experience have made her deeply aware that court litigation is a long and tedious process, Montreal has always served as a bridge between Canada and other countries, the establishment of more international arbitration institutions in Montreal can not only promote the development of services for the rapid resolution of legal disputes locally, but also further promote commercial trade and economic and cultural exchanges between Canada and other countries around the world.

Subsequently, under the joint witness of the guests present, the Asia Pacific International Arbitration Chamber Canada Arbitration Center was officially inaugurated. This milestone signifies another critical step in the global business layout of the Asia Pacific International Arbitration Chamber, following the establishment of branch representative offices in Indonesia, Malaysia, Hong Kong China, and service centers in the East China and Southwest China regions.

The final item on the agenda for the ceremony was a panel discussion on the theme of "International Arbitration." During the panel discussion, the keynote speakers engaged in a discussion on the topics of international exchange and cooperation in the North American region, as well as the role of international arbitration in resolving international commercial disputes. And reached the following consensus: As the global economic integration continues to deepen, arbitration, as one of the important paths in the diversified dispute resolution mechanism, highlights its unique advantages in the field of international dispute resolution with complex subjects and diverse types. It is increasingly favored and recognized by entities with cross-border dispute resolution needs. At the same time, the North American region has a well-developed and advanced economic infrastructure on a global scale, making it a core active area in the global economic and trade system. Its inclusive and open trade and investment market, as well as its diverse and rich market entity structure, further stimulate the generation of cross-border dispute resolution needs. International arbitration, with its high degree of autonomy, economic efficiency, and friendly negotiation, will continue to play an important role in North America and around the world.

The establishment of the Asia Pacific International Arbitration Chamber Canada Arbitration Center is a new chapter and new opportunity in the global business of the Asia Pacific International Arbitration Chamber. In the future, the APIAC Canada Arbitration Center will continuously improve its service level, committed to providing professional, efficient, and comprehensive international arbitration legal services for all parties involved in disputes, together with all partners, will continue to promote the positive development of the international arbitration cause.

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