Dr. Shaheeza Lalani holds Common and Civil Law degrees from McGill University and a Ph.D. in Law from the University of Lausanne, where she won the Faculty Prize for her thesis and currently manages the LL.M. Program in International Business Law. Previously Senior Legal Counsel with the Swiss Chambers' Arbitration Institution and Legal Counsel to the Swiss Institute of Comparative Law, she has worked as an Assistant Legal Officer with The Hague Conference on Private International Law and has authored and edited several publications on international law and arbitration.Professor Steven G. Shapiro teaches, writes, and speaks on topics in complex hospitality issues and construction law at the American University, Washington College of Law. Steven earned his undergraduate degree from Georgetown University in 1984, a law degree from the Georgetown University Law Center in 1987, and a Masters of Law degree from Georgetown Law Center in 1991. In 2004, he received a Masters of Engineering Degree from the University of Maryland.