Three Crowns LLP is pleased to be collaborating once more with hackathon co-founders, Global Arbitration Review (GAR) and the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA), on the second GAR-LCIA hackathon, a global competition that challenges teams to develop practical, high-impact AI tools for international arbitration. The firm’s CEO, Hugh Carlson, returns as a member of the judging panel.
Open to both student and professional teams, the hackathon will run in two phases. Teams must register by 26 November 2026 and submit their solutions by 14 January 2027. The top four teams in each category will then demonstrate their solutions live in February 2027, and winners will be announced at the GAR Awards in Paris on 18 March 2027.
Finalist teams will be invited to attend the GAR Awards, and student winners to the LCIA YIAG symposium at Tylney Hall.
Hugh Carlson is joined on the judging panel by Lucy Greenwood, Dr. Megan Ma, Kevin Nash, and David Samuels. The judging panel is supported by Raoul Renard, an associate in Three Crowns’ Washington, D.C. office, and Veronika Pavlovskaya, Counsel at the LCIA.
Reflecting on the launch of this year’s hackathon, Hugh Carlson said: “The best submissions to the inaugural hackathon came from teams that understood how arbitration is practiced. With many practitioners now rapidly adopting generative AI, we look forward to seeing what this year’s teams build.”
Further information, including the rules and FAQs, can be found on the hackathon website. The GAR announcement can be found here. To learn more about Three Crowns’ AI offerings and expertise, please visit AI & Legal Innovation | Three Crowns.