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First name Last name Firm Nationality Country of residence
Francesco Rossi American Arbitration Association / ICDR United States, Italy United States
Mr. Francesco Rossi
Executive Vice President, COO & CRO
American Arbitration Association / ICDR

Address
120 Broadway - Floor 21
New York
New York
United States
Tel.
E-mail
Nationality
United States, Italy
Languages
English
Short Bio
Frank Rossi is an EVP, Chief Operations Officer, and Chief Revenue Officer for the American Arbitration Association (AAA) and its international division, the International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR). He is responsible for the case management operations and business development of the AAA-ICDR, and has served as Treasurer of the AAA-ICDR Foundation. In addition, Frank spearheads the AAA’s Strategic Planning. He serves on the AAA’s Information Systems Steering Committee and has led AAA’s Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) initiatives. He was was previously a director on the Board of the International Mediation Institute. Mr. Rossi has also managed State Insurance case operations, and Finance, IT, Human Resources, Facilities Management, Internal Audit, and Intake & Statistics departments at the AAA.
Jerry Roth Roth Global United States United States
Mr. Jerry Roth
Principal
Roth Global

Address
1278 Clayton Street
San Francisco
CA
United States
Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
http://www.Roth-Global.com
Nationality
United States
Languages
English, French, Italian, Spanish
Short Bio
Jerry Roth brings almost 40 years of experience as an international litigation and arbitration specialist to his arbitration and mediation practice. He is a former partner and headed up the San Francisco office of Munger, Tolles & Olson. Jerry is the former President of UIA (Union International des Avocats) in Paris, the world's oldest international lawyers' association. In addition to his JD magna cum laude from Harvard Law School, Jerry has a French language LLM in European and International Business Law from the University of Paris (Assas) and works in French and Spanish. He also sits on the Asia Law Council of the ABA.
www.Roth-Global.com
Areas of specialisation
Antitrust, competition and trade, Communications, media and technology, Environmental law, Information technology, Intellectual property
Positions or offices held
Former Partner, Munger, Tolles & Olson (1995-2022)
President, Union International des Avocats (2019-2020)
European Desk Director, FedArb (2022- present)
Samantha Rowe Debevoise & Plimpton LLP United Kingdom, Ireland United Kingdom
Ms. Samantha Rowe
Partner
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP

Address
65 Gresham Street
London
United Kingdom
Tel.
E-mail
Nationality
United Kingdom, Ireland
Languages
English
Areas of specialisation
Investment and investment treaties, Public international law
Noah Rubins Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP United States, France France
Mr. Noah Daniel Rubins
Partner
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP

Address
2 rue Paul Cézanne
Paris
France
Tel.
E-mail
Nationality
United States, France
Languages
English, Russian, French
Dorothee Ruckteschler Dorothee Ruckteschler Dispute Resolution Germany Germany
Dr. Dorothee Ruckteschler
Independent Arbitrator
Dorothee Ruckteschler Dispute Resolution

Address
Haussmannstrasse 2
Stuttgart
Germany
Tel.
E-mail
Nationality
Germany
Languages
German, English, French
John Rundell John Rundell & Co Australia, Hong Kong Australia
Mr. John Warwick Rundell
Chartered Accountant, Arbitrator, Expert Determiner, Mediator
John Rundell & Co

Address
6 Adamson Street
Brighton
VICTORIA AUSTRALIA
Australia
Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
http://www.johnrundell.com
Nationality
Australia, Hong Kong
Languages
English
Short Bio
Accountant admitted: 1984
International Arbitration Panels: HKIAC-since 2004, ACICA-2011, Australian Dispute Centre and more
Accredited Mediator: since 2008
Academic/Other Qualifications: BE BEc, MBA, LLM, FCA, FCPA, FHKICPA, FIAMA, FCIArb, FACICA, FAICD, Qualified Security Assessor
Website: http://www.johnrundell.com
Email: john@johnrundell.com
John is an internationally accredited arbitrator and mediator and has practised as a chartered accountant for over 30 years. John regularly mediates in Australia and also Hong-Kong particularly in cases referred to Mediation by the High Court under PD31. He is a registered tax agent and has sat on Civil and Administrative Tribunals.
Areas of specialisation
Banking and finance, Communications, media and technology, Information technology, Intellectual property, State contracts/PPP, Taxation and accountancy
Positions or offices held
Former Member Risk and Audit Committee - Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
Former Treasurer Resolution Institute Australia and New Zealand and former board member
Jane Russell Essex Court Chambers United Kingdom United Kingdom
Ms. Jane Elizabeth Russell
Barrister
Essex Court Chambers

Address
24 Lincoln's Inn Fields
London
United Kingdom
Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
https://essexcourt.com/barrister/jane-russell/
Nationality
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Short Bio
Jane is ranked as a top tier leading Junior for Employment in Legal 500 and is described by Chambers and Partners (2021) as “extremely bright, very approachable and very quick to respond”, as having “really brilliant expertise in the law” and being “really good at communicating it”.
Jane primarily specializes in employment law including statutory employment law (discrimination and whistleblowing), commercial employment law (breaches of confidence, fiduciary duty and injunctions) and industrial action.
Jane accepts arbitral appointments and has acted as arbitrator, mediator, adjudicator and expert determinator.
Areas of specialisation
Employment and pensions
Positions or offices held
Committee Member, Employment Law Barristers Association
Committee Member, European Circuit
Stefan Rützel Gleiss Lutz Germany Germany
Dr. Stefan Rützel
Partner
Gleiss Lutz

Address
Taunusanlage 11
Frankfurt
Germany
Tel.
E-mail
Nationality
Germany
Languages
German
Levent Sabanogullari Permanent Court of Arbitration Germany Netherlands
Dr. Levent Sabanogullari
Legal Counsel
Permanent Court of Arbitration

Address
Carnegieplein 2
The Hague
Netherlands
Tel.
E-mail
Nationality
Germany
Languages
German, English, French
Aníbal Sabater Chaffetz Lindsey LLP Spain United States
Mr. Aníbal Sabater
Partner
Chaffetz Lindsey LLP

Address
505 Fifth Avenue, 4th Floor
New York
United States
Tel.
E-mail
Nationality
Spain
Languages
Spanish, English
Areas of specialisation
Banking and finance, Construction and engineering, Communications, media and technology, Energy, Intellectual property, Investment and investment treaties, Maritime and shipping, Public international law, State contracts/PPP, Taxation and accountancy, Transport
Michele Sabatini ARBLIT - Radicati di Brozolo Sabatini Benedettelli Torsello Italy Italy
Mr. Michele Sabatini
Partner
ARBLIT - Radicati di Brozolo Sabatini Benedettelli Torsello

Address
Via Alberto Da Giussano n. 15
Milan
Italy
Italy
Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
http://www.arblit.com
Nationality
Italy
Languages
Italian, English, French
Short Bio
Michele focuses on commercial and investment arbitration and international litigation. He regularly assists and advises Italian and foreign clients in complex arbitrations on contracts involving private and public parties and different sets of rules (ICC, UNCITRAL, LCIA, EDF). Michele has acquired a specific experience in construction disputes and in FIDIC contracts where he assists clients from the preparation of claims to the Engineer, to adjudication before DABs and arbitration. As to investment treaty arbitration, Michele is currently co-representing foreign investors in UNCITRAL proceedings on a renewable energy dispute and, int e past, he represented two groups of Italian bondholders in two ICSID arbitrations against the Republic of Argentina.
Areas of specialisation
Construction and engineering, Energy, Investment and investment treaties, Sport
Publications
Co-authored various "panorama" of Italian jurisprudence in Les Cahiers de l’Arbitrage | The Paris Journal of International Arbitration. Co-authored several reviews of international arbitration cases (“Rassegna di giurisprudenza e prassi dell’arbitrato internazionale") in Diritto del Commercio Internazionale. Coordinated the Part II, devoted to international arbitraiton, of the Commentario breve al diritto dell’arbitrato interno e internazionale, Cedam, Padova, 2010, (co-edited by Luca Radicati di Brozolo, Massimo Benedettelli and Claudio Consolo).
Positions or offices held
Founding partner at ArbLit - Radicati di Brozolo Sabatini Benedettelli Torsello
Dipen Sabharwal White & Case United Kingdom United Kingdom
Mr. Dipen Sabharwal
Partner
White & Case

Address
5 Old Broad Street
London
United Kingdom
Tel.
E-mail
Nationality
United Kingdom
Languages
English, Hindi
Klaus Sachs CMS Hasche Sigle Germany Germany
Prof. Dr. Klaus Sachs
Lawyer
CMS Hasche Sigle

Address
Nymphenburger Strasse 12
Munich
Germany
Tel.
E-mail
Nationality
Germany
Languages
German, English, French
Short Bio
Prof. Dr. Klaus Sachs is a senior partner at CMS Hasche Sigle and an honorary professor on international arbitration law at the Ludwig-Maximilian-University of Munich. He has more than 25 years of experience as chairman, sole arbitrator, co-arbitrator and counsel in more than 200 national and international arbitrations concerning commercial and investment disputes. He is a member of the board of the German Arbitration Institute (DIS). He is a former Vice President of the ICC International Court of Arbitration and a former Vice President of the London Court of International Arbitration. He is also on the Panel of Arbitrators maintained by ICSID and is a co-editor of the German Arbitration Journal.
Areas of specialisation
Antitrust, competition and trade, Banking and finance, Communications, media and technology, Construction and engineering, Energy, Environmental law, Investment and investment treaties, Public international law, Restructuring and insolvency, State contracts/PPP
Positions or offices held
Partner
Steve Saeger Analysis Group, Inc United States United States
Dr. Steve Saeger
Vice President
Analysis Group, Inc

Address
800 17th Street, NW
Suite 400
Washington
DC
United States
Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevesaeger/
Nationality
United States
Languages
English
Areas of specialisation
Banking and finance, Investment and investment treaties, Regulatory
Publications
“Globalization and Deindustrialization: Myth and Reality in the OECD,” Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv, 133/4 (1997)
Positions or offices held
Senior Manager, International Supervision, Banking Supervision & Regulation, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
Deputy Director and Acting Director, Office of East Asian Nations, US Department of the Treasury
MARIETA SAFTA University Titu Maiorescu, Bucharest Romania Romania
Dr. MARIETA SAFTA
Professor
University Titu Maiorescu, Bucharest

Address
BD IULIU MANIU NR 18-20
BL 15 A+B ET 11 AP 62
BUCURESTI
Romania
Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/marieta-safta-2b018825/
Nationality
Romania
Languages
Romanian, English
Short Bio
Marieta Safta is Professor Hab. Ph.D. at the Titu Maiorescu University of Bucharest – Faculty of Law, and Member of the Doctoral School of Law within the Academy of Economic Studies in Bucharest. She has been an Assistant Magistrate at the Constitutional Court of Romania (CCR) since 2003, being the First Assistant Magistrateof the same Court between 2010-2022. She was a liaison officer of the CCR at the Venice Commission between 2012-2017 and held the position of Secretary of State in the Ministry of Justice between 2017-2018. Marieta Safta is a founding member and co-editor of the Revista de drept constituțional/Constitutional Law Review published by Universul Juridic Pubishing House and member of the IACL - The International Association of Constitutional Law, member of ELI- European Law Institute, member of the Romanian Association
Areas of specialisation
Public international law, Regulatory
Publications
https://titumaiorescu.academia.edu/MarietaSafta/CurriculumVitae
Positions or offices held
Professor hab PhD
https://titumaiorescu.academia.edu/MarietaSafta/CurriculumVitae
Claudio Salas Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP United States, Argentina United States
Mr. Claudio Salas
Special Counsel
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP

Address
7 World Trade Center
New York
United States
Tel.
E-mail
Nationality
United States, Argentina
Languages
English, Spanish
Manohar Samal MCIArb Ratan Samal & Associates; Asia Pacific Centre for Arbitration and Mediation India India
Mr. Manohar Samal MCIArb
Advocate; Arbitrator
Ratan Samal & Associates; Asia Pacific Centre for Arbitration and Mediation

Address
Office No. 1107, 11th Floor, Shiv Sabari Park, Meraki Arena, Above Croma, Opposite RK Studios, VN Purav Marg, Chembur (E)
Mumbai
Maharashtra
India
Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/manohar-samal-aciarb-820035195/
Nationality
India
Languages
Hindi, English, Marathi
Short Bio
Manohar Samal MCIArb is a Principal Associate at Ratan Samal & Associates specialising in dispute resolution of cases under tax law, customs law, securities law, technology law and commercial arbitration. He is also empanelled as an Arbitrator with the Asia Pacific Centre for Arbitration and Mediation (APCAM), Indian Institute of Arbitration and Mediation (IIAM) and the Centre for Online Resolution of Disputes (CORD). He has presided over few arbitrations under banking law as a Sole Arbitrator.
Areas of specialisation
Banking and finance, Information technology, Investment and investment treaties, Public international law, Taxation and accountancy
Ank Santens White & Case LLP Belgium United States
Ms. Ank Santens
Partner
White & Case LLP

Address
1155 Avenue of the Americas
New York
United States
Tel.
E-mail
Nationality
Belgium
Dan Sarooshi KC Essex Court Chambers United Kingdom United Kingdom
Prof. Dan Sarooshi KC
Barrister, Professor of International Law
Essex Court Chambers

Address
24 Lincoln's Inn Fields
London
United Kingdom
Tel.
E-mail
Nationality
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Areas of specialisation
Communications, media and technology, Energy, Investment and investment treaties, Public international law
Publications
Issues of State Responsibility Before International Judicial Institutions; 2 other award-winning books on international law; and over 40 articles on international law and international arbitration.
Gadepalli Sastry PROFDRGVR India India
Prof. Gadepalli V. R. Sastry
FOUNDER
PROFDRGVR

Address
Flat No 70 Anupam Appartments , Mb Road Saket
New Delhi
Delhi
India
Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/gvrsastry/
Nationality
India
Languages
Telugu, English, Hindi
Short Bio
PROF. (DR.) GVR Sastry
Strategic Visionary, Senior Economist & Author
SEP Stanford, SELP Harvard, MBA - IIT DELHI,Ph.D. IIT Delhi, Fellow Member ICAI
Alumini of
Key Strengths Integrated Coastal Development Vision Document
 Economist & Financial Expert
 Strategic Policy Expert
Core Technology Expert
 24 years leadership experience
 Expert in defining New Industry Dynamics
Expert in National Inclusive Growth in
Technology Projects
 Coastal Infrastructure Development Expert
AIOIDA Dredging Fishing Rivermouth Tri-nation Multilevel Fisheries
Harbour Harbour Reservoir Expressway Warehousing University
Key Affiliations
 Chairman, Coastal India Development Council (CIDC), New Delhi
Harvard Business school, Boston Alumni
Stanford - Graduate School of Business, Sanfransico Alumni
Indian Institute of Technoloy , IIT DELHI Alumni
FCMA -

Areas of specialisation
Banking and finance, Communications, media and technology, Maritime and shipping, Regulatory, Transport
Publications
6 books
Positions or offices held
chairman
coastal india development council, new delhi
John Savage King & Spalding LLP Singapore
Mr. John Savage
Partner
King & Spalding LLP

Address
9 Raffles Place # 31-01, Republic Plaza
Singapore
Singapore
Tel.
E-mail
Abdulhay Sayed Sayed and Sayed SAS Syria France
Dr. Abdulhay Sayed
Managing Partner
Sayed and Sayed SAS

Address
8 rue de la Libération
Gaillard
France
Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
http://www.sayedarbitration.com
Nationality
Syria
Languages
Arabic, English, French
Short Bio
ABDULHAY SAYED, is an independent arbitrator and legal counsel. He is a graduate of the universities of Damascus, Geneva and Harvard, and is admitted at the Syrian Bar. Dr. Sayed is a member of the ICC Court of Arbitration, the ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR, the Board of Reporters of the Institute of Transnational Arbitration, and the Swiss Arbitration Association. He acts as arbitrator, legal counsel and legal expert appearing before arbitral tribunals and domestic courts on a variety of international, investments and commercial law matters involving many Middle Eastern legal jurisdictions.
Areas of specialisation
Antitrust, competition and trade, Banking and finance, Communications, media and technology, Construction and engineering, Employment and pensions, Energy, Environmental law, Information technology, Intellectual property, Investment and investment treaties, Public international law, Real estate, Regulatory, State contracts/PPP, Transport
Publications
Corruption in International Trade and Commercial Arbitration, (The Hague, London, Boston: Kluwer Law International, 2004), 483 pages. A second updated edition is in progress.
“Duplicity in Corruption and Arbitration: Dealing with the Evidentiary Gap,” in International Arbitration and the Rule of Law: Contribution and Conformity, Andrea Menaker (ed), ICCA Congress Series, Volume 19 (The Hague: Kluwer Law International, 2017) pp. 266 – 282.
“Towards a Reflexive Sociology of the Arbitration Field in the Arab World,” Journal of International Arbitration, (2008) 25, pp. 289-294.
« Sur la règle odieuse dans le commerce international : Le cas de la corruption », Revue belge de droit international, 2003, No. 1, pp. 91-109.
Positions or offices held
Visiting professor at the MIDS Program - Graduate Institute - University of Geneva. Course taught: Transnational Corruption in International Arbitration.
2005-2011, Visiting professor, "Formation délocalisée (filière francophone) Université Panthéon-Assas Paris II - Faculté de droit de l'Université de Damas -Diplôme d'Université de droit des affaires interne et international." Course taught: International Arbitration.
Erik Schäfer Bodenheimer Germany Germany
Mr. Erik G. W. Schäfer
Rechtsanwalt (Attorney at Law)
Bodenheimer

Address
Bodenheimer
Torhaus Gerling Quartier, Von-Werth-Str. 2
Köln
NRW
Germany
Tel.
E-mail
Nationality
Germany
Languages
German, English, French, Spanish
Short Bio
Erik Schäfer is Counsel at BODENHEIMER GbR, a boutique law firm based in Berlin/Cologne (Germany), specializing in domestic and international dispute resolution. His main areas of practice are arbitration and litigation before state courts, mainly in matters involving technical issues (mainly IP and ICT). Since 1994 he has acted as counsel and arbitrator in national and international arbitration proceedings. Since 2022 ha focusses on arbitrator and mediation work.
As a retired partner of Cohausz & Florack (12/2022), he has decades of experience in the field of intellectual property law and all related areas as well as distribution and sales organization, both in an advisory capacity and as a party representative. His experience in contract law includes international private and commercial law.
Areas of specialisation
Antitrust, competition and trade, Communications, media and technology, Construction and engineering, Information technology, Intellectual property
Publications
The publications of Mr. Schäfer cover a variety of topics pertaining to the fields in which he is active, such as „Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit und Mediation“, Torggler (Ed.) „Praxishandbuch Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit“, „Arbitration of Intellectual Property Law Disputes in Germany“ in Böckstiegel et al (Ed.), „Arbitration in Germany“, and “Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit in IT/IP-Prozessen” in Kilian/Heussen (Ed.) “Computerrechtshandbuch”, Loosleaf N°28/2010.
Positions or offices held
Was delegate to the ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR. He was member of the eDisclosure Task Force and chaired the Austrian German Section of the CEA. He is member of LES, CEA, DIS, and the KLRCA , JCCA and SIAC lists of IP arbitrators.
Jan Schäfer King & Spalding LLP Germany Germany
Mr. Jan K. Schäfer
Partner
King & Spalding LLP

Address
Taunusanlage 1
Frankfurt am Main
Germany
Tel.
E-mail
Nationality
Germany
Languages
German, Dutch, English, French
Areas of specialisation
Construction and engineering, Energy, Investment and investment treaties, State contracts/PPP
Stefan Schäferling Permanent Court of Arbitration Germany, United States Netherlands
Dr. Stefan Schäferling
Assistant Legal Counsel
Permanent Court of Arbitration

Address
308 Obrechtstraat
The Hague
Netherlands
Tel.
E-mail
Nationality
Germany, United States
Languages
English, French, German, Italian
Areas of specialisation
Environmental law, Investment and investment treaties, Public international law
Silja Schaffstein Lévy Kaufmann-Kohler Germany Switzerland
Dr. Silja Schaffstein
Counsel
Lévy Kaufmann-Kohler

Address
3-5 rue du Conseil-Général
PO Box 552
Geneva 4
Switzerland
Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
https://lk-k.com/team/silja-schaffstein-lawyer/
Nationality
Germany
Languages
German, English, French
Short Bio
Silja Schaffstein is counsel at Lévy Kaufmann-Kohler in Geneva. She frequently serves as arbitrator and acts as counsel or co-counsel, or secretary of the tribunal, in international and domestic ad hoc and institutional arbitration proceedings. Her experience spans all major arbitration rules and a variety of national arbitration acts and substantive laws, both common law and civil law. Silja also advises and represents clients in arbitration-related court proceedings in Switzerland, in particular in connection with actions to set aside Swiss arbitral awards and to recognise or enforce foreign awards. Silja is admitted to the Geneva and New York Bars. She holds a PhD from Queen Mary, University of London and the University of Geneva; an LLM from Columbia University; and a law degree and a postgraduate degree from the University of Geneva
Areas of specialisation
Banking and finance
Publications
The Doctrine of Res Judicata Before International Commercial Arbitral Tribunals, Oxford 2016, 368 pages

Res Judicata in International Arbitration
in: M. Arroyo (Ed.), Arbitration in Switzerland - The Practitioner's Guide, Alphen aan den Rijn 2018, pp. 2645-2663

The Law Governing Res Judicata, in: F. Ferrari/S. Kröll (Eds), Conflict of Laws in International Arbitration, 2nd ed. 2019, pp. 287-317
Lawrence Schaner Schaner Dispute Resolution LLC United States United States
Mr. Lawrence Schaner
Managing Member
Schaner Dispute Resolution LLC

Address
77 West Wacker Drive
Suite 4500
Chicago
Illinois
United States
Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
https://schanerlegal.com/
Nationality
United States
Languages
English
Short Bio
Lawrence Schaner serves as an arbitrator in international and domestic cases. He is a Fellow of the College of Commercial Arbitrators, a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, member of the ICC Commission on Arbitration, and Adjunct Professor at Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, where he teaches international arbitration. Until April 2017, he was a partner and co-chair of the international arbitration practice at Jenner & Block. He is a graduate of Stanford Law School (JD) and Duke University (BA). He is a member of the bars of California, Illinois and New York.
Publications
Editor, Dispute Resolution International (2013-2018); Co-Editor, International Arbitration in the United States (Wolters Kluwer 2018)
Positions or offices held
Adjunct Professor of Law, Northwestern University School of Law; Fellow, College of Commercial Arbitrators, Co-Chair, International Committee; Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators; Member, Nominations Commission, ICC USA; Member, ICC Commission on Arbitration
Rogier Schellaars Van Doorne N.V. Netherlands Netherlands
Mr. Rogier Schellaars
Partner
Van Doorne N.V.

Address
PO Box 75265
Jachthavenweg 121
Amsterdam
Netherlands
Tel.
E-mail
Nationality
Netherlands
Languages
Dutch, English
Areas of specialisation
Banking and finance, Construction and engineering, Energy, Investment and investment treaties
Publications
IBA Arbitration Guide Netherlands 2012-2019

Chambers Country Guides Netherlands

NAI report for Max Planck Institute

Various other publications, incl. on emergency arbitration proceedings and the application of ICC, LCIA, DIS and other rules under the Netherlands Arbitration Act.
Positions or offices held
Netherlands Arbitration Institute under 40
Matthias Scherer LALIVE Switzerland Switzerland
Mr. Matthias Scherer
Partner
LALIVE

Address
35, rue de la Mairie
Geneva
Switzerland
Tel.
E-mail
Nationality
Switzerland
Languages
German
Areas of specialisation
Investment and investment treaties, Sport
Maxi Scherer Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP Germany United Kingdom
Prof. Dr. Maxi Scherer
Special Counsel
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP

Address
WilmerHale
49 Park Lane
London
United Kingdom
Tel.
E-mail
Nationality
Germany
Languages
German, English, French
Short Bio
Professor Maxi Scherer is a Special Counsel at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP in London and a Professor of Law at Queen Mary University of London, where she holds the Chair for International Arbitration, Dispute Resolution and Energy Law. She has practiced international arbitration for more than 20 years and represented clients, served as arbitrator or legal expert in more than 120 commercial and investor-state arbitrations. She is Vice-President of the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA), a member of the Governing Board of International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA), a co-chair of the IBA Investment Arbitration Subcommittee and holds many other public appointments and commissions of trust, including being a member of the panel of arbitrators (ICSID). Maxi has been regularly ranked by Who’s Who Legal, Chambers, The Legal 500, BestLawyer etc. as leading arbitration practitioner and is identified amongst the top “Global Elite Thought Leaders” in the field.
Areas of specialisation
Banking and finance, Communications, media and technology, Construction and engineering, Energy, Environmental law, Information technology, Intellectual property, Investment and investment treaties, Public international law, State contracts/PPP, Transport
Publications
1. Books
• International Arbitration and the COVID-19 Revolution (co-ed.), Kluwer, 2020
• International Arbitration in the Energy Sector (ed.), Oxford University Press, 2018
• Transparency in International Investment Arbitration (A Guide to the UNCITRAL Standard on Transparency in Treaty-Based Investor-State Arbitration) (co-ed.), Cambridge University Press, 2015
• Arbitrating Under the 2014 LCIA Rules (co-author), Wolters Kluwer, 2015
2. Book Contributions and Articles (selection)
• The Principle of Equal Treatment in International Arbitration, with D. Prasad & D. Prokic, in: A. Björklund, F. Ferrari & S. Kröll (eds), Cambridge Compendium of International Commercial and Investment Arbitration, Cambridge University Press, (forthcoming) https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3377237
• Article II(2) of the New York Convention is Dead! Long Live Article II(2)!, in: Festschrift für H. Kronke, Gieseking, (2020)
• Remote Hearings in International Arbitration: An Analytical Framework, Journal of International Arbitration, 2020, issue 37(4) https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3599814
• Commentary on ICSID Rules 46, 47, 48 and 79, with D. Morris, in: G. Alvarez, J. Fouret & R. Gerbay (eds), The ICSID Convention, Rules and Regulations: A Commentary, Hart Publishing, 2019
• Commentary of New York Convention Articles III, IV and V(1)(b), in: R. Wolff (ed.), The New York Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards, C. H. Beck München & Hart Publishing Oxford, 2nd edn, 2019
• Artificial Intelligence and Legal Decision-Making: The Wide Open? Study on the Example of International Arbitration, Journal of International Arbitration, 2019, pp. 539-573 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3392669
• International Arbitration 3.0 – How Artificial Intelligence Will Change Dispute Resolution, Austrian Yearbook of International Arbitration, C.H. Beck, 2019, pp. 503-514 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3377234
• Inherent Powers to Sanction Party Conduct, in: F. Ferrari & F. Rosenfeld (eds), Inherent Powers, Juris Publishing, 2018, pp. 105-132 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3377228
• Confidentiality in the New 2017 Bahrain Chamber for Dispute Resolution BCDR Rules, with N. Allen, BCDR International Arbitration Review, 2018, pp. 431-446
• Transparency in Dispute Settlement, with D. Euler, in: T. Cottier & K. Nadakavukaren Schefer (eds), Elgar Encyclopedia of International Economic Law, Edward Elgar Publishing, 2017
• The Fate of Parties’ Agreements on Judicial Review Awards: A Comparative and Normative Analysis of Party Autonomy at the Post-award Stage, Arbitration International, 2016, pp. 437-457
• Effects of International Judgments Relating to Awards, Pepperdine Law Journal, 2016, pp. 101-118
• Limits to Party Autonomy during the Post-Award Review Stage, with L. Silberman, in: F. Ferrari (ed.), Limits to Party Autonomy in International Commercial Arbitration, Juris Publishing, 2016, pp. 441-492 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2832429
• L’autorité de chose jugée des décisions relatives au contrôle des sentences [Res Judicata of foreign judgments relating to arbitral awards], Revue de l’arbitrage, 2016, pp. 1-35
• The New Emergency Arbitrator Provisions and Other Options for Urgent Relief Under the 2014 LCIA Rules, European International Arbitration Review, 2015, pp. 81-105
• Ethical Questions Regarding Counsel Conduct in Arbitration, in: V. Foncke & B. Kohl (eds), What a Counsel in Arbitration Can Do, Must Do or Must not Do?, Bruylant, 2015, pp. 17-38
• Transparency in International Investment Arbitration, in: A. Asoskov, A. Muranov & R. Khodykin (eds), New Horizons of International Arbitration, 3rd edn, 2015, pp. 166-172
• Les effets des jugements étrangers relatifs aux sentences arbitrales, Travaux du Comité français de droit international privé (2013-2014), Pedone, 2015, pp. 101-135
• Set-Off In International Arbitration, Austrian Yearbook of International Arbitration, C.H. Beck, 2015, pp. 451-474
• A Cross-Channel Divide Over Unilateral Dispute Resolution Clauses, Dossier XII of the ICC Institute of World Business Law, 2015, pp. 10-20
• Effects of Foreign Judgments Relating to International Arbitral Awards: Is the ‘Judgment Route’ the Wrong Road?, Oxford Journal of International Dispute Settlement (JIDS), 2013, pp. 587-628 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2348658
• Forum Shopping and Post-Award Judgments, with L. Silberman, in: F. Ferrari (ed.), Forum Shopping in the International Commercial Arbitration Context, Sellier, 2013, pp. 313-345 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2348709
Positions or offices held
• QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON, School of International Arbitration (2012-present)
Professor of Law, Chair in International Arbitration, Dispute Resolution and Energy Law
• London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA): member of the Court
• German Arbitration Institute (DIS): member of the Arbitration Council
• Casablanca International Mediation and Arbitration Centre (CIMAC): member of the Court
• Vienna International Arbitral Centre (VIAC): member of the International Advisory Board
• Delos Dispute Resolution: member of board of advisors and co-chair of The Delos Guide to Arbitration Places (GAP)
• Arbitration Foundation of South Africa (AFSA): Chair of Drafting Committee and Advisory Board for the revision of the international arbitration rules
• Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA): member of the Drafting Committee for new protocols to the PCA Arbitration Rules
• Swiss Chambers’ Arbitration Institution (SCAI): member of the Rules Revision Review Committee
• Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (SCC) Treaty Lab: member of the Advisory Board
• International Chamber of Commerce (ICC): member of Task Force on emergency arbitration proceedings, 2016-2019
• Kluwer Journal of International Arbitration: General Editor
• Oxford Journal of International Economic Law: member of the Editorial Board
• German Arbitration Journal (SchiedsVZ): member of the Editorial Board