Sponsored by The Center for International Commercial & Investment Arbitration at Columbia Law School, The Dickson Poon School of Law at King's College London, and Three Crowns, the David D. Caron Praelium was first introduced in 2015, an annual celebration of advocacy, with two leading international advocates deploying their oratorical and advocacy skills in the service of important current legal issues before a distinguished three-member tribunal. 

This year, in commemoration of its inaugural session in the U.S., the Praelium will take place on the evening before the annual Columbia Arbitration Day.  The Praelium will take place on Thursday, 5 March 2020 at 6:00pm at the Metropolitan Club (1 East 60th St) in New York City.

The distinguished tribunal will comprise Jean Kalicki (Arbitration Chambers), Professor George A. Bermann (Columbia Law School), and The Honorable Charles N. Brower (20 Essex Street).