Congratulations to Mr. Elbek Suvonov (LL.M.), Ms. Kieu Thoa Nguyen (LL.M.), Ms. Erkhee Sukhbaatar (G30), Mr. Lennert Grafe (NUPACE), and Ms. Suglegmaa Chimidtseren (G30) on receiving the Honourable Mention for Best Memorandum at the 23rd Willem C. Vis East International Commercial Arbitration Moot in Hong Kong. 

The Willem C. Vis Moot is the world’s preeminent moot court competition focusing on international commercial arbitration, and it welcomed a record-breaking more than 160 teams from around the world this year. Despite this intense competition, the Nagoya University team received the Honourable Mention for Best Memorandum on Behalf of Claimant for its written submission, once again demonstrating the school’s strong research capabilities.

Moreover, the team emerged as the runner-up at the 19th Vis Moot Japan, held earlier this year in Kyoto. This year’s competition saw a record number of 16 teams from Switzerland, Singapore, Brazil, Mexico, Vietnam, Taiwan, and Japan. The Nagoya University team achieved the best result among Japanese universities, maintaining its dominance in Japan for the fourth consecutive year.

The team would like to thank Prof. Yokomizo and Prof. Carapeto for their constant and generous support. The team also expresses their gratitude to their coaches, Dmytro Izotov (Foreign Attorney at the Meilin International Law Firm) and Thanh Thao Do (Intern at Baker McKenzie Hanoi), for their guidance and invaluable advice. 

This activity is financially supported by the Shinnippon-Hoki Foundation.