Global Arbitration Review is delighted to publish The Arbitration Review of the Americas 2010, one of a series of special reports that deliver business-focused intelligence and analysis designed to help general counsel, arbitrators and private practitioners to avoid the pitfalls and seize the opportunities of international arbitration. Like its sister reports The European and Middle Eastern Arbitration Review and The Asia-Pacific Arbitration Review, The Arbitration Review of the Americas provides an unparalleled annual update - written by the experts - on key developments.

In preparing this report, Global Arbitration Review has worked exclusively with leading arbitrators and legal counsel. It is their wealth of experience and knowledge - enabling them not only to explain law and policy, but also to put theory into context - which makes the report of particular value to those conducting international business in the Americas today.

Global Arbitration Review would like to thank our contributors, specialists in arbitration across the Americas, who have made it possible to publish this timely regional report.

Although every effort has been made to provide insight into the current state of domestic and international arbitration across the Americas, international arbitration is a complex and fast-changing field of practice, and therefore specific legal advice should always be sought.

Subscribers to Global Arbitration Review will receive regular updates on changes to law and practice throughout the year.