Mica Nguyen Worthy - Charlotte, NC

Overview

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • Campbell University School of Law, Raleigh, North Carolina, 2008
    J.D.
    Honors: Order of Old Kivett
    Honors: Book Awards: Workers' Compensation, Trial Advocacy
    Honors: Book Awards: International Commercial Arbitration, Public International Law

• Non Legal Education

  • St. Andrews Presbyterian College, 2005
    B.A.
    Honors: summa cum laude
  • Universidad de Cuenca Exchange, 2002

Current Employment Position(s)

• Attorney

• Partner

Classes and Seminars

• “The Power of the New York Convention”, Business NC (November 2022)
  
• “Hot Topics” in Employment and Business Law Panel”, International Arbitrations Trends Presenter, Cranfill Sumner LLP Legal Summit (October 20, 2022)
  
• “May the Clause Be with You”, Presenter, Cranfill Sumner LLP Webinar (July 28, 2022)
  
• Moderator for the Charlotte International Arbitration Society Fall Symposium – Virtual War Room on Hybrid and Virtual Arbitrations (October 2021)
  
• Guest lecturer on the political, legal, and technological environment of international business for the International Business course for the MBA program at Pfeiffer University (June 2, 2021)
  
• Panelist on the International Dispute Resolution and Litigation panel for the 2021 Timely Aspects and Updates on International Law program with the South Carolina Bar Association. (January 19, 2021)
  
• Guest lecturer on International Business and International Arbitration at UNC-Charlotte’s Belk College of Business (March 2020)
  
• “Handling Spoliation of Evidence Issues in Aviation Cases,” Aviation Insurance Association 2019 Conference (May 2019)
  
• “International Commercial Contracts” International Freight Forwarders & Customs Broker Association of Charlotte (August 2017) Charlotte, NC
  
• “International Commercial Arbitration – What Global Trade Creditors Should Know!” Association of International Credit and Trade Finance Professionals (June 2017) Webcast
  
• “Basics on International Contracts for US Exporters” Wake Technical Community College (April 2017) Cary, NC

Pro Bono Activities

• Charlotte International Arbitration Society, Board of Directors
• NCBA, International Law & Practice Section Council, Chair ex officio
• International Association of Defense Counsel ("IADC"), International Arbitration Committee Chair
• Charlotte Asian Pacific American Bar Association (“CAPABA”), Board Member, President ex officio
• Mecklenburg County Bar Association, Member

Published Works

Articles

• "CISG 2010 Year in Review", April, 2011
  
• “Discovering the Widening U.S. Circuit Split on Discovery Orders from “Foreign and International Tribunals” under U.S.C. § 1782,” IADC Defense Counsel Journal Vol. 88, No. 3 (July 2021)
  
• “Disputes that Raise Public Policy Issues: Special Problems in International Disputes,” IADC Defense Counsel Journal Vol. 86, No. 2 (April 2019)
  
• New Year, New Commercial Invoice! LinkedIn publication (January 3, 2017)
  
• Post-Election TPP Discussion hosted by CIAS LinkedIn publication (December 3, 2016)
  
• How do aerospace suppliers and manufacturers win big contracts? LinkedIn publication (August 21, 2016)
• International Anti-Suit Injunctions (a Double-Edged Sword), LinkedIn publication (April 2016)
• Orienting Your Moral Compass During an International Law Crisis, LinkedIn publication (February 2016)
• £148,516.75 Scottish judgment not repugnant to NC law, LinkedIn publication (November 2015)
• Follow up note on the TPP deal – Is ISDS still a part of the deal?, LinkedIn publication (October 2015)

Bar Admissions

• North Carolina, 2008
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of North Carolina
• U.S. District Court Middle District of North Carolina
• U.S. District Court Western District of North Carolina

Specialties and Certifications

• Nasbite Certified Global Business Professional

Other Affiliations

• North Carolina Bar Association (Workers' Compensation Section)
• North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys
• Mecklenburg County Bar Association