| Abdelmoneam |
Aazazy |
Abdelmoneam Aazazy law firm |
Egypt |
Egypt |
Abdelmoneam Aazazy
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Senior Corporate advisor
Abdelmoneam Aazazy law firm
- Address
-
Dr, Mahmoud Ebrahim
NASR CITY
Cairo
Egypt
- Tel.
9331
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://aazazy.com/
- Nationality
- Egypt
- Languages
- Arabic, English
- Areas of specialisation
- Investment and investment treaties, Regulatory
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| Aisha |
Abdallah |
Anjarwalla & Khanna LLP |
Kenya, United Kingdom |
Kenya |
Aisha Abdallah
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Partner - Head of Dispute Resolution Department
Anjarwalla & Khanna LLP
- Address
-
ALN House Eldama Ravine Close, off Elama Ravine Road, Westlands
Nairobi
Nairobi
Kenya
- Tel.
9025
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://aln.africa/team/aisha-abdallah-partner/
- Nationality
- Kenya, United Kingdom
- Languages
- English, English, Kiswahili
- Short Bio
- Aisha is a Partner at ALN Kenya | Anjarwalla & Khanna where she heads the regional Dispute Resolution department based at Nairobi . She is dual qualified in England and Wales and Kenya. Aisha has over 26 years of experience in handling complex, high-value cross-border disputes. She was appointed to the AFSA Court in 2026 and sits on the MARC Court in Mauritius. She was the first Kenyan appointed as arbitrator on the Court of Arbitration for Sport General Panel. Aisha represented the Kenya National Chamber of Commerce on the NCIA board 2021-2025 and also served on the Delos Board of Advisors. In December 2022, Aisha was appointed to the HKIAC governing council. She is also on the LCIA Africa Users Council.
- Areas of specialisation
- Banking and finance, Communications, media and technology, Construction and engineering, Employment and pensions, Energy, Environmental law, Information technology, Investment and investment treaties, Public international law, Real estate, Regulatory, Restructuring and insolvency, Sport, State contracts/PPP, Transport
- Publications
- Lead author of the Kenyan chapter of the 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th and 10th editions of the International Arbitration Review.
Lead author of Rethinking the Role of Arbitrator in Dispensing Justice ICCA Commercial Handbook
Part of expert team that drafted Anti-Money Laundering, Remittances and Mobile Money Bills for Somaliland.
Lead author of the Kenya chapter of the 2018 Chambers Anti-Corruption Global Practice Guide and the ALN Anti-Corruption Guide 2019.
- Positions or offices held
- Partner - Head of Dispute Resolution Department
HKIAC Governing council member
AFSA Court member, South Africa
MARC Court member, Mauritius
LCIA Africa Users Council, member
IBA Asset Recovery Officer for Africa
Director, ALN Academy, Mauritian charity
Commercial Bar Association, London, Honorary member
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| Mohamed |
ABDEL RAOUF |
Abdel Raouf Law Firm |
Egypt |
Egypt |
Mohamed ABDEL RAOUF
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Partner and Head of the International Arbitration Group
Abdel Raouf Law Firm
- Address
-
38 Cairo-Alexandria Desert Road
Polygon-Sodic West, Building 7, Unit C2, Kilo
Sheikh Zayed
Giza
Egypt
- Tel.
120
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/mohamed-abdel-raouf-a0790079/
- Nationality
- Egypt
- Languages
- Arabic, English, French
- Short Bio
- Egyptian Attorney at law, Partner and Head of the international Arbitration Group at ABDEL RAOUF LAW FIRM, Cairo-Egypt. Former Director of the Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (CRCICA [2012-2016]) and an Associate Professor at Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne. He has over 25 years of experience in international arbitration and ADR, specializing in commercial contracts, investment agreements, construction, real estate and sports-related disputes
- Areas of specialisation
- Communications, media and technology, Construction and engineering, Energy, Environmental law, Information technology, Investment and investment treaties, Real estate, Sport, State contracts/PPP, Transport
- Publications
- • Author of the special chapter on Egypt of the World Arbitration Reporter (WAR), Juris Publishing, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2023 and 2025.
• «Le recours en annulation contre les sentences arbitrales: L’apport de la jurisprudence étatique égyptienne», Liber Amicorum en l’honneur du Professeur Didier FERRIER, Lexis Nexus, Dalloz, 2021.
• Author of the special chapter on Egypt published in the Book titled: Arbitration in Africa: a practitioner's Guide, Kluwer Law International 2013, generally edited by Lise Bosman. Second Edition published in 2021.
• Evolution and Adaptation: The Future of International Arbitration, Edited by Jean Kalicki and Mohamed Abdel Raouf, published in 2019 by Wolters Kluwer.
• L’Arbitre International et les Contrats d’Etat, thèse de 1999, Editions Universitaires Européennes, 2017.
- Positions or offices held
- He is a member of the Advisory Board and former Vice President of the International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA), member of both the Board of Trustees and the Advisory Committee of the CRCICA, Egypt’s Alternate Member of the ICC International Court of Arbitration, Member of the Board of Directors of the Saudi Center for Commercial Arbitration (SCCA), Member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA), Arbitrator listed in the Panel of Arbitrators of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), Conciliator formerly designated by the President of the World Bank Group to serve on the Panel of Conciliators maintained by the ICSID, CEDR Accredited Mediator, Approved Faculty List Tutor and Course Director at the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb), former member of the Board of the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber
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| Mohamed |
Abdel Wahab |
Cairo University / Zulficar & Partners Law Firm |
Egypt |
Egypt |
Mohamed Abdel Wahab
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Professor of Law and Head of International Arbitration, Construction and Energy
Cairo University / Zulficar & Partners Law Firm
- Address
-
2005A Cornich El Nil
Nile City Building, South Tower, 8th Floor, Ramlet Beaulac
Cairo
Egypt
- Tel.
121
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- http://www.zulficarpartners.com/people/mohamed-s-abdel-wahab/
- Nationality
- Egypt
- Languages
- Arabic, English, French
- Short Bio
- Mohamed Abdel Wahab is Professor of International Arbitration, Private International Law and English Contract Law, Cairo University; Founding Partner and Head of International Arbitration, Construction and Energy Groups, Zulficar & Partners Law Firm (Egypt); Member of the Governing Board (ICCA); Dean of the Africa Arbitration Academy. Served as ‘Arbitrator’, ‘Legal Expert’ and ‘Counsel’ in more than 290 cases including complex, high value institutional and ad hoc arbitral proceedings involving parties from the Africa, Asia, Canada, Europe, the Middle East, the United States and Latin America. Received the GAR award for the “Best Prepared and Responsive Arbitrator” (2026), the LAW Magazine 2017 Best Legal Practitioner Award, the 2018 ASA International Arbitration Advocacy Prize, and the 2019 AYA Hall-of-Fame African Arbitrator Award.
- Areas of specialisation
- Antitrust, competition and trade, Banking and finance, Communications, media and technology, Construction and engineering, Energy, Environmental law, Information technology, Investment and investment treaties, Maritime and shipping, Public international law, Real estate, Sport, State contracts/PPP, Transport
- Publications
- “Al-Maqasid Al-Shar’iyah and Substantive Principles of Islamic Shari’ah: Considerations for Islamic Finance Disputes and Shari’ah-Based Arbitrations”, Special Issue of TDM (2021); “The Protection Equilibrium in ISDS: Strategic Considerations and Realistic Expectations in Times of Crisis and Beyond”, in P. Lorfing and Y. Leveshova (eds.), Balancing the Protection of Foreign Investors and States’ Responses in the (Post) Pandemic World (2022); “Evidence in Construction disputes: Guiding General Principles”, in A. Rouqette and T. Pröstler (eds.), International Construction Disputes (2022); “Party-Appointed Experts in International Commercial Arbitration”, in F. Ferrari and F. Rosenfeld (eds.), Handbook on Evidence In International Commercial Arbitration. (2022); “Petroleum Concessions in Egypt: A Recipe for Disputes?”, BCDR Journal (2021).
- Positions or offices held
- Professor of Law-Cairo University; Founding Partner and Head of International Arbitration, Construction and Energy-Zulficar & Partners Law Firm; Member of the ICCA Governing Board; Global President of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Ciarb) 2025; Chair, ICC Governing Body for Dispute Resolution Services; Co-Chair, IBA Arab Regional Forum (2020-2023); Member of the Advisory Board, Mauritius International Arbitration Centre (MIAC); Dean and Member of the Advisory Council of the Africa Arbitration Academy; Former Member of the CIArb Board of Trustees; Member of the LACIAC Court of Arbitration; Member of the Court, PCA.
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| Ihab |
Abdelghadir |
Saeed Ali Tahir Law Firm |
Sudan |
United Arab Emirates |
Ihab Abdelghadir
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Legal Consultant
Saeed Ali Tahir Law Firm
- Address
-
Golden Tower Buhaira Cournich
1204
Sharjah
United Arab Emirates
- Tel.
9285
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/ihabidris/
- Nationality
- Sudan
- Languages
- Arabic, Arabic, English
- Areas of specialisation
- Construction and engineering
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| Cecil |
Abraham |
Cecil Abraham and Partners |
Malaysia |
Malaysia |
Cecil Abraham
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Senior Partner
Cecil Abraham and Partners
- Address
-
1 Jalan Kiara
Suite 12.01, Level 12, Menara 1MK, Mont' Kiara
Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
- Tel.
123
- E-mail
- Nationality
- Malaysia
- Languages
- English
- Short Bio
- Cecil Abraham, Senior Partner of Cecil Abraham & Partners, is a Barrister and a Bencher of the Middle Temple. He is a Fellow of Queen Mary & Westfield College, the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators U.K., Malaysian Institute of Arbitrators, Singapore Institute of Arbitrators and the Australian Centre for International Commercial Arbitration. He is a Chartered Arbitrator and is a member of various arbitral tribunals. Cecil has an extensive arbitration practice and appears as counsel in domestic and international arbitrations. Cecil is a Member of the ICSID panel.
- Areas of specialisation
- Banking and finance, Energy, Environmental law, Investment and investment treaties, Maritime and shipping
- Publications
- Chapter on Arbitration (Malaysia)
- Positions or offices held
- - Member, ICCA Advisory Board
- Advocate and Solicitor, High Court of Malaysia
- Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
- Fellow, Malaysian Institute of Arbitrators
- Past Member, Advisory Council of Singapore International Arbitration Centre, SIAC
- Past Member, London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA)
- Past Vice-Chair, Committee D of the International Bar Association (IBA)
- Past Chairman, Kuala Lumpur Bar Committee
- Past President, Inter-Pacific Bar Association (IPBA)
- Past Chairman of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb), Malaysia Branch
- Founding Member, International Maritime Conciliation & Mediation Panel (IMCM)
- Past Vice President of the Asia Pacific Regional Arbitration Group (APRAG)
- Past Deputy President of the Malaysian Institute of Arbitrators (MIArb)
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| Laura |
Abrahamson, C.Arb, FCollArb |
JAMS |
United States of America |
United States of America |
Laura Abrahamson, C.Arb, FCollArb
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Arbitrator and Mediator
JAMS
- Address
-
515 Flower Street
45th Floor
Los Angeles
CA
United States of America
- Tel.
8709
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/laura-abrahamson-fciarb-42822b1/
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Languages
- English, French
- Short Bio
- Ms. Abrahamson has experience as an arbitrator in more than 150 arbitrations under CAS, CAM, JAMS, and ICC Rules and in more than 50 arbitrations as advocate and client in significant jurisdictions around the world, including matters involving antitrust, complex commercial contracts, energy, engineering and construction, environmental, labor and employment, insurance coverage, intellectual property, securities and sports and entertainment under JAMS, ICDR, DIAC, ICC, ICSID, LCIA, Thai and UNCITRAL rules. Before joining JAMS, she served for 5 years as Senior Vice President, Head of Global Disputes at AECOM, a multinational engineering and construction company and for 20 years i at Occidental Petroleum leading major international arbitration efforts. She is a Chartered Arbitrator and Fellow of the College of Commercial Arbitrators.
- Areas of specialisation
- Antitrust, competition and trade, Construction and engineering, Energy, Sport
- Publications
- “Is International Arbitration Adapting to the Speed of Business?”, Los Angeles Daily Journal February 28, 2023
“Insights from the General Counsel’s Office: Seven Steps to Success in Complex Construction Arbitration”, JAMS ADR Insights, 2023
“Value Engineering Construction Arbitration,” JAMS Global Construction Solutions, Fall 2021
“Enhancing Efficiency in Construction Disputes,” JAMS ADR Insights, July 2021
“Getting a Handle on It: Drafting Tips for In-House Counsel to Control Costs of Commercial Dispute Resolution”, Corpcounsel.com, May 2021
“Cost, Delay and Transparency: A Comment on Continued Legitimacy Concerns from a User’s Perspective,” Evolution and Adaption: The Future of International Arbitration, ICCA Congress Series No. 20, Kluwer Law International BV, 2020, pp. 354-360 (Jean Kalicki and Mohamed Abdel Raouf, Eds.)
- Positions or offices held
- President, California Arbitration (CalArb), 2024-2025, Vice President 2022-2024, Board Member, 2022 - present;
Board Member, Chartered Instititute of Arbitrators, NAB 2020- Present
Board Member, Institute for Corporate Counsel, 2019 -present
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| Alejandro |
Acevedo Juarez |
Clyde & Co |
Mexico |
United States of America |
|
| Laurie |
Achtouk-Spivak |
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP |
France |
France |
Laurie Achtouk-Spivak
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Partner
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
- Address
-
2 rue Meyerbeer
Paris
France
- Tel.
125
- E-mail
- Nationality
- France
- Languages
- French, Italian
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| Nicholas |
Adams |
Skadden Arps |
Ireland |
United Kingdom |
Nicholas Adams
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Counsel
Skadden Arps
- Address
-
40 Bank Street
London
United Kingdom
- Tel.
7259
- E-mail
- Nationality
- Ireland
- Languages
- English
- Areas of specialisation
- Banking and finance, Energy, Regulatory
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| Funke |
Adekoya SAN |
Funke Adekoya Arbitration Practice |
Nigeria, United Kingdom |
Nigeria |
Funke Adekoya SAN
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Arbitrator
Funke Adekoya Arbitration Practice
- Address
-
235 Igbosere Road
Lapal House, Lagos Island
Lagos
Lagos
Nigeria
- Tel.
126
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://funkeadekoya.com/
- Nationality
- Nigeria, United Kingdom
- Languages
- English, Yoruba
- Short Bio
- Olufunke Adekoya is an independent arbitrator, having retired as Head of the Disputes Practice Group at AELEX, a Lagos, Nigeria based law firm. She is regularly appointed as an arbitrator in commercial and investment related disputes in the energy and construction sectors. She is a Fellow and Chartered Arbitrator of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and sits on the Court of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre. She is listed on the panel of arbitrators of the Kigali International Arbitration Centre, SIAC, ICSID and CIETAC amongst others. She is also a member of the African Users Council of the London Court of International Arbitration and ArbitralWomen.
- Areas of specialisation
- Construction and engineering, Energy, Investment and investment treaties, Restructuring and insolvency
- Positions or offices held
- Governing Board
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| Tope |
Adeyemi |
33 Bedford Row Chambers |
United Kingdom, Nigeria |
United Kingdom |
Tope Adeyemi
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Barrister and Arbitrator
33 Bedford Row Chambers
- Address
-
33 Bedford Row
London
United Kingdom
- Tel.
7805
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/tope-adeyemi/
- Nationality
- United Kingdom, Nigeria
- Languages
- English, Yoruba
- Areas of specialisation
- Banking and finance, Public international law, Regulatory, Sport
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| Huala |
Adolf |
BANI Arbitration Centre |
Indonesia |
Indonesia |
Huala Adolf
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Vice Chairman
BANI Arbitration Centre
- Address
-
Wahana Graha 1st & 2nd Floor
Jl. Mampang Prapatan No. 2
Jakarta
Indonesia
Indonesia
- Tel.
127
- E-mail
- Nationality
- Indonesia
- Languages
- Indonesian, English
- Short Bio
- Professor of international (Indonesia) and arbitrator (having settled commercial disputes under BANI Rules, UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules, ICC Arbitration Rules).
- Areas of specialisation
- Construction and engineering, Energy, State contracts/PPP, Transport
- Publications
- Arbitration under Indonesian Arbitration Law (2019); Arbitrase Komersial Internasional (International Commercial Arbitration), 2002, etc.
- Positions or offices held
- Professor of International Law
Arbitrator at BANI Arbitration Center, Thai Arbitration Center, Shanghai International Arbitration Center.
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| Kwasi |
Adu-Mante |
HALES SOLICITORS |
Ghana |
Ghana |
Kwasi Adu-Mante
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Managing Partner
HALES SOLICITORS
- Address
-
F224/3 Dadebu Close
Accra/Osu
Ghana
- Tel.
9376
- E-mail
- Nationality
- Ghana
- Languages
- Twi, English, Ghanaian, Spanish
- Areas of specialisation
- Antitrust, competition and trade, Banking and finance, Construction and engineering, Information technology, Intellectual property, Investment and investment treaties, Maritime and shipping, Sport, State contracts/PPP
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| Martin |
Aebi |
Lenz & Staehelin |
Switzerland |
Switzerland |
Martin Aebi
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Counsel
Lenz & Staehelin
- Address
-
24 Brandschenkestrasse
Zurich
Switzerland
- Tel.
128
- E-mail
- Nationality
- Switzerland
- Languages
- German, English, French
- Areas of specialisation
- Antitrust, competition and trade, Construction and engineering, Communications, media and technology, Information technology, Intellectual property, Restructuring and insolvency
- Publications
- - Enforceability, in: Halket (ed.), Arbitration of International Intellectual Property Disputes, 2012 (co-author: Thierry Calame);
- Impact of Bankruptcy on International Arbitration Proceedings - A Special Case Does not Make a General Rule, in: ASA Bull. 1/2010, 113 (co-author: Harold Frey);
- Repetitorium Obligationenrecht, Allgemeiner Teil, 3rd ed. (2012) (co-author: Michael Fischer);
- Commentary to Art. 12-14 of the Swiss Rules of International Arbitration, in: Zuberbühler/Müller/Habegger (eds.), Swiss Rules of International Arbitration: Commentary, 2nd ed. (forthcoming) (co-author: Harold Frey);
- Patentfähigkeit von Geschäftsmethoden - Nach schweizerischem Recht unter Berücksichtigung des europäischen und internationalen Rechtsumfelds, Ph.D. Thesis, 2006
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| Georges |
Affaki |
AFFAKI |
France, Syria |
France |
Georges Affaki
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International Arbitrator, Professor, Justice of the QIC, Avocat
AFFAKI
- Address
-
43 rue de Courcelles
Paris
France
France
- Tel.
8986
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://www.affaki.fr
- Nationality
- France, Syria
- Languages
- Arabic, English, French
- Short Bio
- https://www.affaki.fr/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Brief-Bio-Georges-Affaki-2024.pdf
- Areas of specialisation
- Banking and finance, Construction and engineering, Energy, Investment and investment treaties, Public international law, Regulatory, Restructuring and insolvency, State contracts/PPP, Transport
- Publications
- https://www.affaki.fr/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/List-of-publications.pdf
- Positions or offices held
- Justice of the Qatar International Court
Professor of Law at Sciences-Po
Des Voeux Chambers, Neutral
Member of several governing bodies of arbitral institutions, academic bodies, and other non-profit organisations
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| Andrew |
Aglionby |
Aglionby ADR |
United Kingdom |
United Kingdom |
Andrew Aglionby
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Solicitor and Arbitrator
Aglionby ADR
- Address
-
12 Creffield Road
London
United Kingdom
- Tel.
129
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://www.aglionbyadr.com/
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Languages
- English
- Short Bio
- Andrew has over 35 years of legal practice in the areas of construction, energy, commercial contracts, technology and media. He has been involved in many complicated technical issues.
Andrew has experience of many common law and civil law countries and legal systems, including having lived in Asia Pacific for many years. He is now based in London, with a professional practice involving many different regions and countries, including Central Europe, Northern Europe, Africa, Asia Pacific and the Gulf States.
- Areas of specialisation
- Communications, media and technology, Construction and engineering, Energy, Information technology, State contracts/PPP, Transport
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| Sheila |
Ahuja |
Allen & Overy |
United Kingdom |
Singapore |
Sheila Ahuja
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Partner
Allen & Overy
- Address
-
50 Collyer Quay
#09-01 OUE Bayfront
Singapore
Singapore
- Tel.
8680
- E-mail
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Languages
- Sindhi, Chinese, English, Hindi
- Short Bio
- Sheila is a Partner at Allen & Overy, based in Singapore, who specialises in international arbitration. She is particularly experienced in advising clients in the automotive and oil & gas sector. She is qualified to practice in England & Wales, Hong Kong and more recently in India. She would be best placed in handling matters across multiple jurisdictions as she has worked in various major arbitration hubs and is multi-lingual (English, Sindhi, Hindi, Cantonese and Mandarin).
Clients commend her as one of the best advocates in Singapore. Her ability to understand and focus on not only the legal issues but also cultural issues is par excellence.
- Areas of specialisation
- Banking and finance, Energy, Investment and investment treaties
- Publications
- - Professional Conduct in International Arbitration – A Discipline of Its Own for a Discipline of Its Kind, co-authored with Matthew Gearing, for ASA Special Series No. 36, Advocacy in International Commercial Arbitration, July 2013
- Editor, HKIAC/HK45 Newsletter, 2013-2015
- Contributing Author of Alternative Dispute Resolution: the Indian Perspective (Oxford University Press)
- Positions or offices held
- Partner - Allen & Overy;
Joint Chair, A&O India Group - Allen & Overy;
Adjunct Associate Professor - National University of Singapore;
Member of the Appointments Committee of the HKIAC;
Committee Member of the IBA Asia Pacific Regional Forum
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| URAL |
AKUZUM |
KABINE LAW FIRM |
Turkey |
Turkey |
URAL AKUZUM
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PARTNER
KABINE LAW FIRM
- Address
-
Levent Loft 1 BÜYÜKDERE CAD. ESENTEPE MAH. 201/68
Şişli
İstanbul
Turkey
- Tel.
8697
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/uralakuzum/
- Nationality
- Turkey
- Languages
- Turkish, Azeri, English, French
- Short Bio
- Ural Aküzüm is a partner at Kabine Law Office. In his 20 years of professional life, Dr. Aküzüm has practiced in various fields of alternative dispute resolution in many national and international cases including as counsel, arbitrator, and mediator, founder of Alfa Mediation, a member of the Arbitration Center of Istanbul Bar Association, and the vice-chairman of the Istanbul Arbitration Association, a sister organization of the İstanbul Arbitration Centre (ISTAC), that seeks to popularize arbitration practices in Turkey. Dr. Aküzüm has undertaken various tasks in numerous NGOs and business organizations and served as a board member and an officer of Galatasaray Sports Club and its affiliates for 12 years. In his academic life, was the head of the department of Banking, Finance and Insurance at Bilgi University.
- Areas of specialisation
- Construction and engineering, Energy, Investment and investment treaties, Sport, State contracts/PPP
- Positions or offices held
- Dr. Aküzüm served as the head of the "Accounting and Tax Practices" department at Bilgi University VS, assumed the head of the "Banking, Finance and Insurance" department at the same university, and also contributed to the department of business administration. His academic journey extended to Gedik University, where his roles included Vice Dean of the Faculty of Law, Director of the VS of Justice, Advisor to the Rector, and Head of the Department of Constitutional Law. He also worked as a faculty member at Yeditepe University.
Aküzüm dedicated 11 years to his role as a member of the board of trustees and board of directors of Bilgi University's foundation trust. He was also a member of the Advisory Board of Bilgi University's Faculty of Law and he held the position of Vice Chairman of the Editorial Board of Bilgi University Publications.
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| Essam |
Al Tamimi |
Al Tamimi & Company |
United Arab Emirates |
United Arab Emirates |
Essam Al Tamimi
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Chairman
Al Tamimi & Company
- Address
-
Central Park Towers, Level 7, Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC)
Dubai
United Arab Emirates
- Tel.
136
- E-mail
- Nationality
- United Arab Emirates
- Languages
- Arabic, English
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| Mohammed |
Alamri |
Alzakari |
Yemen |
Saudi Arabia |
Mohammed Alamri
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Legal Consultant and Commercial Arbitrator
Alzakari
- Address
-
24 Abu Bakr Street
Riyadh
Saudi Arabia
- Tel.
9373
- E-mail
- Nationality
- Yemen
- Languages
- Arabic
- Areas of specialisation
- Antitrust, competition and trade, Communications, media and technology, Construction and engineering, Employment and pensions
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| Bolatito |
Alaofin (ACiArb) |
Ukiri Lijadu |
Nigeria |
Nigeria |
Bolatito Alaofin (ACiArb)
-
Senior Associate
Ukiri Lijadu
- Address
-
8 Kasunmu Ekemode
Victoria Island
Lagos
Lagos
Nigeria
- Tel.
1776
- E-mail
- Nationality
- Nigeria
- Languages
- Yoruba, English
- Short Bio
- Bolatito Alaofin has provided legal advisory and company secretarial services to local and international clients across various business sectors in Nigeria. She is an Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, UK, and is passionate about bringing effective dispute resolution services to clients. Bolatito is also an experienced mediator.
- Areas of specialisation
- Construction and engineering, Energy, Regulatory
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| Stanimir |
Alexandrov |
Stanimir A. Alexandrov PLLC |
Bulgaria |
United States of America |
Stanimir Alexandrov
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Principal and Founder
Stanimir A. Alexandrov PLLC
- Address
-
1717 K Street, NW
Suite 900
Washington
District of Columbia
United States of America
- Tel.
142
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://alexandrovlaw.com
- Nationality
- Bulgaria
- Languages
- Bulgarian, Bulgarian, English, French, Russian, Spanish
- Short Bio
- Mr. Stanimir Alexandrov serves as an arbitrator in numerous cases administered by the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA), and the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA), as well as ad hoc arbitrations under the UNCITRAL Rules. He has been appointed to the ICSID Panel of Arbitrators and is also a member of the panel of arbitrators of the Hong Kong International Arbitration Center (HKIAC), the Dubai International Arbitration Center (DIAC), the Chinese International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC), and the Arbitration Center at the Institute of Modern Arbitration (Moscow).
- Areas of specialisation
- Investment and investment treaties, Public international law
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| Cristina |
Alexe |
ACEADVISOR Attorneys at Law (Cristina Alexe Law Office) |
Romania |
Romania |
Cristina Alexe
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Partner
ACEADVISOR Attorneys at Law (Cristina Alexe Law Office)
- Address
-
40 Ardealului Street, apt. 2, District 1
Bucharest
Romania
- Tel.
143
- E-mail
- Nationality
- Romania
- Languages
- Romanian, English, French, Romanian
- Short Bio
- Partner with 29 years of experience as counsel and 12 years as international arbitrator in legal matters. Fellow with the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (2016). Graduated the ICC Advanced Arbitration Academy for Central and Eastern Europe (2015). SCC/Swedish Arbitration Association (SAA) Diploma Course for International Arbitrators (2024). PhD summa cum laude in Civil Procedure on “The Civil Trial Judge between a Pro-active Role and Arbitrariness”. Dr Cristina Alexe acted in over 90 mandates and continues to act as international arbitrator (ICC, DIS, VIAC, CICA CCIR, UNCITRAL Rules) with over 30 mandates as counsel in arbitration. Her arbitration experience is doubled by strong knowledge and continued practice as transactional lawyer in M&A/Privatisation, Banking & Finance, Real Estate and Project Finance areas.
- Areas of specialisation
- Banking and finance, Construction and engineering, Real estate, Regulatory, State contracts/PPP
- Publications
- The Civil Trial Judge Between an Active Role and Arbitrariness”, vol. I and vol. II, CH Beck Publishing House, Bucharest, 2008; (in Romanian, original title: “Judecătorul în procesul civil, între rol activ şi arbitrar”)
Co-author „The Binding Character of Arbitral Awards”, coord. By D. M. Şandru şi Andrei Săvescu, Universitaria Publishing House, Bucharest, 2012; (in Romanian, original title “Forţa juridică a hotărârilor arbitrale”).
List of publications may be provided upon request.
- Positions or offices held
- - Partner - ACEADVISOR Attorneys at Law
- Independent Arbitrator (2014-present)
- Assistant professor (lector univ) LLM International Arbitration, Faculty of Law University of Bucharest (2013-present)
- Editor in Chief- Romanian Arbitration Journal -Wolters Kluwer/Kluwer Arbitration publication (2019-present)
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| Ioannis |
Alexopoulos |
Signature Litigation LLP |
Greece |
United Kingdom |
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| Arif |
Ali |
AHALI Dispute Resolution LLC |
United States of America, Pakistan |
United States of America |
Arif Ali
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Arbitrator
AHALI Dispute Resolution LLC
- Address
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1775 Eye Street NW
Washington
District of Columbia
United States of America
- Tel.
146
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- http://www.ahalidisputes.com
- Nationality
- United States of America, Pakistan
- Languages
- English, Bengali, French, Hindi, Portuguese, Spanish, Urdu
- Short Bio
- Arif Hyder Ali, FCIArb, has more than three decades’ experience as an arbitrator and dispute resolution specialist. He is available for appointment as sole, presiding or party-appointed arbitrator in commercial, construction, investor-State and State-to-State disputes. He is listed on the panels of the major arbitral institutions and is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. Arif’s international arbitration experience spans continents and cultures, the common and civil law legal systems, Shari'a and international law, national political establishments and inter-governmental organizations, private companies and state-owned enterprises, sovereign governments and private individuals. Prior to establishing AHALI, he led the international arbitration practices at 3 global law firms.
- Areas of specialisation
- Banking and finance, Communications, media and technology, Construction and engineering, Energy, Information technology, Intellectual property, Investment and investment treaties, Public international law, Regulatory, State contracts/PPP
- Publications
- International Investment Law Protections in Global Banking and Finance – Empirical Study (2025, British Institute of International and Comparative Law), co-author
International Investment Protection for Global Banking and Finance: Legal Principles and Arbitral Practice (2021, WoltersKluwer, 591 pages), co-author.
The International Arbitration Rulebook: A Guide to Arbitral Regimes (2019, WoltersKluwer, 580 pages), co-author.
Inversiones Españolas en el Extranjero: Mecanismos de Protección (2017, Thompson Reuters Aranzadi, 140 pages), co-author.
A Liber Amicorum: Thomas Waelde: Law Beyond Conventional Thought (2009, Cameron May), co-editor.
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| Phillip |
Aliker |
Tanfield Chambers |
Uganda, United Kingdom |
United Kingdom |
Phillip Aliker
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Barrister, Advocate, Arbitrator
Tanfield Chambers
- Address
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2-5 Warwick Court
London
United Kingdom
- Tel.
8834
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/phillip-aliker-ba337a11/?originalSubdomain=uk
- Nationality
- Uganda, United Kingdom
- Languages
- English, Swahili
- Short Bio
- Philip is an English Barrister & Chartered Arbitrator with experience sitting alone and as presiding arbitrator in dozens of commercial arbitrations in energy, construction, mergers & acquisitions, mining, security contracts, banking, carriage of goods, telecommunications and shareholder disputes. He is on the CIArb president’s panel and until 2023 on the ICSID President’s Panel . A Contributor to World Arbitration Reporter (Uganda) and ICCA Handbook (Uganda). Designated to UNCITRAL Working Groups II and III as a state delegate since 2017. ABSA Bank Uganda INED and World Bank INVITE Trust Legal Expert.
- Areas of specialisation
- Antitrust, competition and trade, Banking and finance, Communications, media and technology, Construction and engineering, Energy, Investment and investment treaties, Real estate, State contracts/PPP
- Publications
- ICCA Handbook Uganda Chapter
World Arbitration Reporter Uganda Chapter
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| Elena |
Alistar |
Legalistar |
Romania |
Panama |
Elena Alistar
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Director
Legalistar
- Address
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Oceania Business Plaza Tower 2000 Isaac Hanono Missri
21 A
Panamá City
Panama
- Tel.
9209
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/elena-alistar-844b9834a/
- Nationality
- Romania
- Languages
- Romanian, English, Spanish
- Short Bio
- International lawyer registered with the Illustrious Bar Association of Madrid, Spain, graduated from the Faculty of Law at the International University of Rioja (UNIR), where I also earned a Master’s degree in International Arbitration and a Master's degree in International Trade Law.
Currently a PhD in Law, focusing the research on International Arbitration at the International University of La Rioja- Globalaw Investigation Group.
With 25 years of experience in international negotiation, logistics, and managing complex contracts in ports construction, dredging, mining infrastructure, geosynthetic engineering. General Manager at SIGSA in Panama for more of 10 years. Currently, I director of Legalistar - International Legal Consultancy.
- Areas of specialisation
- Construction and engineering, Transport
- Positions or offices held
- Director- Legalistar - International Legal Consultancy - Panama
General Manager- SIGSA Panamá - Geosynthetic Engineering company ( 10 years)
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| Folashade |
Alli SAN |
Folashade Alli and Associates |
Nigeria, United Kingdom |
Nigeria |
Folashade Alli SAN
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Principal Partner
Folashade Alli and Associates
- Address
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Foreshore Towers 2A Osborne Road
Suites 4 to 6
Ikoyi
Lagos
Nigeria
- Tel.
9406
- E-mail
- Nationality
- Nigeria, United Kingdom
- Languages
- English, French, Yoruba
- Short Bio
- Mrs Folashade Alli is a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Chartered Arbitrator and Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (UK), with over 39 years of legal experience in arbitration, commercial law and dispute resolution. She is the Principal Partner of Folashade Alli & Associates, Lagos, and Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association Section on Legal Practice (NBA-SLP).
She has extensive experience serving as Chairperson of arbitral tribunals, sole arbitrator and tribunal member in domestic and international proceedings, including ad hoc and institutional arbitrations. Her experience spans complex disputes in the oil and gas, energy, construction, maritime, telecommunications, technology, banking and commercial sectors. Notable appointments include chairing a tribunal in an oil and gas disp
- Areas of specialisation
- Communications, media and technology, Construction and engineering, Energy, Intellectual property, Maritime and shipping, Real estate
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| James |
Allsop |
Sydney Arbitration Chambers; Atkin Chambers |
Australia |
Australia |
James Allsop
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Independent Arbitrator
Sydney Arbitration Chambers; Atkin Chambers
- Address
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15 Castlereagh Street
Suite 6.02 level 6
Sydney
NSW
Australia
- Tel.
8801
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://www.jamesallsop.com/
- Nationality
- Australia
- Languages
- English, French
- Short Bio
- The Hon James Allsop AC was Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Australia from 2013 to 2023, prior to which he was President of the New South Wales Court of Appeal, a Judge of the Federal Court of Australia, and a barrister (Senior Counsel and Queen's Counsel) in New South Wales and Western Australia.
James is now an independent arbitrator at Sydney Arbitration Chambers and at Akin Chambers in London, as well as an NPJ of the HK Court of Final Appeal, an International Judge of the Singapore ICC and of the Qatar ICDRC. He is also available as a mediator, early neutral evaluator, chair of inquiries and legal expert.
James was made a Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) in 2023.
- Areas of specialisation
- Antitrust, competition and trade, Banking and finance, Construction and engineering, Energy, Intellectual property, Maritime and shipping, Real estate, Regulatory, Restructuring and insolvency, Taxation and accountancy, Transport
- Publications
- James's papers and speeches throughout his career as barrister, judge and arbitrator have been published in a number of Australian and international journals and edited books. He has published on such topics as alternative dispute resolution, company law, insurance, maritime law, public and constitutional law, and the nature and exercise of judicial power.
- Positions or offices held
- Non Permanent Judge of the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal (May 2024 to present)
International Judge of the Singapore International Commercial Court (January 2024 to present)
Judge of the Qatar International Court and dispute Resolution Centre (November 2024 to present)
Expert Member of the International Commercial Expert Committee of the Chinese International Commercial Court (September 2024 to present)
Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Australia (2013 - 2023)
President of the New South Wales Court of Appeal (2008 - 2013)
Justice of the Federal Court of Australia (2001 - 2008)
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