Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP is pleased to announce that the Campaign for Greener Arbitrations has appointed Mohamed Sweify to serve a two-year term, starting in 2026, as the Co-Chair of its Outreach & Events Task Force on the Global Steering Committee. 

Read Mohamed F. Sweify's article published in the September 2025 issue of the New York State Bar Association’s New York Dispute Resolution Lawyer, examining the historical and modern application of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) in Islamic and Arab cultures.

Discover the evolving landscape of third-party funding in Egyptian arbitration and its legal implications, doctrines, and practices that Mohamed F. Sweify covers in his International Journal of Arab Arbitration article.

Read Ed Lenci's Law360 insights on how the Second Circuit's landmark ruling favoring international arbitration for hurricane damage claims marks a significant shift in the insurance industry.

New York-based attorney Mohamed F. Sweify will participate in the Practising Law Institute's (PLI) one-day conference focused on international arbitration, offered both virtually and in-person in New York City on June 23, 2025.

Mohamed F. Sweify will moderate a panel titled "The Role of Arbitral Institutions: U.S. Perspectives on Handling Arbitration Cases" on May 27, 2025, in New York City.

Partners Ed Lenci and D.L. Morriss will travel to Japan as part of a series of events organized by the New York State Bar Association’s International Section, May 18–23, 2025.

Mariam Chubinidze co-moderates the New York City Bar webinar "Alternative Dispute Resolution: What Lawyers Must Know," on December 3, 2025. 

New York-based attorney Mohamed F. Sweify, chair of the Egypt Chapter of the New York State Bar Association's (NYSBA) International Section, and past chair of NYSBA’s International Dispute Resolution Committee, will participate in a virtual CLE panel titled "Nuances of Intellectual Property & Tech-Related Disputes Before WIPO" on August 20, 2025.

Mohamed F. Sweify, is set to deliver opening remarks for the first global event organized by NYSBA’s Egypt Chapter at a virtual panel titled "Crypto, ESG and Global Markets: U.S., Egypt and Brazil Regulatory Shifts & Trends," on April 30, 2025.

Learn key takeaways from a recent district court ruling that clarified the distinction between clickwrap and browsewrap agreements, finding that one, but not the other, manifested an intent to arbitrate disputes. 

The US Supreme Court has issued its ruling in a case that considered whether a federal court that had sent a dispute to arbitration retains jurisdiction to vacate or confirm a subsequent arbitration award.

Our new blog post examines the US Supreme Court’s recent oral argument on whether district courts can confirm or vacate arbitration awards under the FAA after compelling arbitration.