(Raleigh, N.C.)—The American College of Trial Lawyers (ACTL) will feature Catharine Biggs Arrowood, a partner with Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP in Raleigh, as a speaker at their upcoming seminar, “International Commercial Arbitration: What You Need to Know.” The September 23 event will be held in Washington, DC.

Arrowood, who also acted as course planner, will give an overview of international commercial arbitration from U.S. and Canadian perspectives. Her co-presenters include Shelia Block of Torys LLP. Panel discussions on case law and current issues will follow their presentation.

Other speakers at the event include Thomas L. Sager, Senior Vice President and General Counsel of DuPont Legal, E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company and PD Villarreal, Senior Vice President of Global Litigation at GlaxoSmithKline, Inc., among others.

About the American College of Trial Lawyers
The American College of Trial Lawyers is composed of the best of the trial bar from the United States and Canada and is widely considered to be the premier professional trial organization in America. Founded in 1950, the College is dedicated to maintaining and improving the standards of trial practice, the administration of justice and the ethics of the profession. Through its Board of Regents, its general committees and its state and province committees, the College engages in a wide variety of activities to further those purposes. For more information, visit online at www.actl.com.

About Parker Poe
Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP has 225 lawyers in six offices located in major markets across North Carolina and South Carolina. The Firm provides legal counsel to large commercial and public organizations on litigation, corporate and regulatory matters. It has been recognized in recent years as one of the fastest growing law firms in the United States and as an award-winning leader in the use of technology to provide better and more efficient service to domestic and international clients.