The SAM is an international commercial arbitration competition where students are given a legal case that includes evidence, exhibits, correspondence between parties and clients with varying concerns and legal issues. Second, third and fourth year law students from the same university act as counsel for each party as part of a team composed of two to eight students, advocating for both the Claimant and the Respondent. Each team is required to prepare two (2) legal memoranda based on the facts of the case provided, then participate in oral pleadings. The SAM competition is carried out completely in English. Four members of the winning team of the SAM are fully sponsored by the Firm to participate the following year in the renowned Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot competition in either Vienna or Hong Kong.
If you wish to participate in this year’s SAM, kindly send an email rokaya.ghoneim@shalakany.com or ahmad.abdelnaby@shalakany.com
