Steven G. Shapiro, FCIArb, teaches, writes, and speaks on hospitality issues and construction law at the American University Washington College of Law. He holds degrees from Georgetown University, plus a Masters of Engineering Degree from the University of Maryland.Shaheeza Lalani holds law degrees from McGill University and the University of Lausanne, where she currently manages the LL.M. Program. She has worked with the Swiss Chambers' Arbitration Institution and has authored and edited several publications on international arbitration.Derek Heath is an LL.M. student at the University of Lausanne, where he specialized in international business disputes. He is licensed to practice law in the state of New York in the US. He holds a BA from Louisiana State University and a JD from Loyola University New Orleans College of Law.

• Foreword Hospitality and Construction – Two Candidates for Legal HarmonisationList of Figures and TablesNotes on ContributorsPart 1Introduction: Hospitality DisputesHadrian Beltrametti-Walker1 Funding Construction and Hospitality Disputes in the Time of covidFernando Ortega and Giacomo Lorenzo2 After covid, Unintended Economic Partners and Adversaries When Banks Foreclose on Properties – a Game Theory Approach: CoopetitionAmadeu Blasco Muñoz3 The Importance and Impact of Risk Allocation Clauses for Payment Obligations in Hospitality Contracts as Demonstrated by covid-19 LitigationJohn D. Wilburn, Richard D. Holzheimer, Jr. and Kang He4 Disputes under Hotel Management Agreements: before, during, and After covid-19Thomas R. Snider and Greig Taylor5 Government Measures and Investment Treaty-Based ClaimsEckhard Hellbeck6 The Private and Public International Law Dimension of Arbitrations Arising Out of the Hospitality Industry as a Result of the covid-19 PandemicBernhard Maier and Olivia FlaschPart 2Introduction: Construction DisputesKatherine Simpson7 Abeyance to Resuscitation – Construction Arbitration in the Post-covid EraGautam Mohanty and Yasaschandra Devarakonda8 Investor-State Arbitration and the International Construction SectorR. Zachary Torres-Fowler, Jamey Collidge, and Cindy Lee9 Expedited Arbitration as an Alternative to Dispute Boards during the Course of International Construction ProjectsPierre Yves Gunter and Anya Marinkovich10 To What Port You Sail: Make Your Call on Demand GuaranteesMartina Magnarelli11 covid and Construction Disputes: Lessons Learnt and the Future OutlookOluwaseun OloruntimehinConclusionSteven G. ShapiroIndex