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Jul 30, 2026The New York-based organization said the panel is intended for commercial conflicts that combine familiar contract questions with technical evidence and cross-border activity. The official AAA announcement said the organization will continue recruiting specialists as the panel expands.
AAA Web3 panel covers code, custody and governance disputes
The AAA said the panel may hear disagreements over contract formation, governance, asset control, cybersecurity, transaction records and cross-border enforcement. Its dedicated Web3 dispute-resolution page also lists smart-contract bugs, exchange restrictions, wallet custody, stolen-asset recovery, DAO voting and tokenized-asset rights.
Five initial members combine legal and technical experience
The initial roster includes Kabir Duggal of Akin Gump, technology disputes lawyer David Evans and University of Pennsylvania law professor David Hoffman. Nelson Mullins partner Paula Pendley and Google Cloud Web3 strategy head Rich Widmann also joined the panel.
Existing arbitration rules will still govern cases
Business-to-business technology disputes will generally proceed under the AAA’s Commercial Arbitration Rules. Disputes between consumers and exchanges, wallet providers or other businesses will usually use its Consumer Arbitration Rules.
What happens next for the AAA Web3 panel
Companies seeking access to the panel can add an AAA arbitration clause to commercial agreements. They can also submit an existing dispute when their contract already names the AAA or its rules.
The organization says blockchain transactions are generally not reversed by arbitration itself. Instead, an award or settlement may require repayment, a new asset transfer or another remedy conducted outside the original transaction.
Sources >> AAA launches Web3 panel for crypto disputes