ICCA Membership Directory

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First name Last name Firm Nationality Country of residence
Yaman Gürsel Curtis Mallet-Prevost Colt &Mosle Turkey United States of America
Dr. Yaman Gürsel
Junior Associate
Curtis Mallet-Prevost Colt &Mosle

Address
1300 1717 Pennsylvania Ave NW
1717 Pennsylvania Ave NW
Washington DC
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
United States of America
Tel.
E-mail
Nationality
Turkey
Languages
Turkish, English, French
Short Bio
Dr. Yaman Gürsel is a qualified lawyer in Turkey, holding a Ph.D. in comparative private law from the University of Fribourg. His practice areas are diverse, encompassing energy trade, construction of power plants and refineries, public infrastructure, and food retail and distribution. Yaman has worked on investor-state arbitrations under the arbitration rules of ICSID and UNCITRAL, representing both foreign states and private entities. Additionally, he has participated in multiple proceedings in international commercial arbitrations administered by ICC. Yaman worked in Swiss arbitration boutiques in Bern, Geneva, and Zurich.
Areas of specialisation
Construction and engineering, Energy, Investment and investment treaties, Public international law, Sport, State contracts/PPP
Matthias Hadding Dentons Europe LLP Germany Germany
Dr. Matthias Hadding
Partner
Dentons Europe LLP

Address
Breite Straße 22
Düsseldorf
Germany
Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthias-hadding/
Nationality
Germany
Languages
German, English
Areas of specialisation
Banking and finance, Construction and engineering, Energy
David Haigh DavidHaighKCArbitration Inc. Canada Canada
Mr. David R. Haigh
Arbitrator
DavidHaighKCArbitration Inc.

Address
24 Rockcliff Point NW
Calgary
Alberta
Canada
Tel.
E-mail
Nationality
Canada
Languages
English
Areas of specialisation
Communications, media and technology, Construction and engineering, Energy, Intellectual property, Investment and investment treaties
Positions or offices held
- National chairman of the Canadian ICC Committee for 6 years;
- Director of the American Arbitration Association for 12 years;
- Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators for many years;
- Chartered Arbitrator;
- Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers;
- Founding Member of the Western Canada Commercial Arbitration Society
Glenn Haley CMS Hong Kong LLP Australia Hong Kong
Mr. Glenn Rex Allen Haley
Partner
CMS Hong Kong LLP

Address
41 8th Floor, Nexxus Building, 41 Connaught Road Central Connaught Road Central
8th Floor, Nexxus Building
Central
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
https://cms.law/en/hkg/people/glenn-haley
Nationality
Australia
Languages
English
Short Bio
Glenn has over 40 years’ experience in contentious and non-contentious aspects of major projects within infrastructure, construction and engineering sectors. Glenn is considered one of Hong Kong's pre-eminent dispute resolution practitioners, as recognised in Who's Who (Construction Lawyers), Legal 500 Asia Pacific, Chambers & Partners Greater China Region and Asia Law. He has been listed in Legal 500's "Hall of Fame, Construction, Hong Kong" since 2021.

Glenn has been involved in most if not all of the largest infrastructure projects in Hong Kong in the past 35 years. He has extensive experience in handling and successfully resolving disputes using all forms of dispute resolution processes, including litigation, arbitration, adjudication, mediation and negotiation, and is a Chartered Arbitrator (CIArb).
Areas of specialisation
Construction and engineering, Energy, Sport, State contracts/PPP, Transport
Positions or offices held
Past Branch Chair, East Asia Branch, Ciarb
CArb, FCiarb, Ciarb
Grant Hanessian Hanessian ADR, LLC United States of America United States of America
Mr. Grant Hanessian
Independant Arbitrator
Hanessian ADR, LLC

Address
465 1st Street
Brooklyn
New York
United States of America
Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
https://www.hanessianadr.com/
Nationality
United States of America
Languages
English, Spanish
Short Bio
Grant Hanessian is an independent arbitrator in New York, specializing in international, investor-state and complex commercial disputes. He has acted as an arbitrator in more than 75 international cases. Prior to July 2020, he was a partner at Baker McKenzie, where he practiced for 33 years, and served as global co-head of the firm's International Arbitration Practice, head of its International Arbitration Practice in North America and head of its New York office Litigation Department.
Areas of specialisation
Antitrust, competition and trade, Banking and finance, Communications, media and technology, Construction and engineering, Energy, Environmental law, Information technology, Intellectual property, Investment and investment treaties, Public international law, Real estate, Regulatory, Restructuring and insolvency, Sport, State contracts/PPP, Taxation and accountancy, Transport
Publications
Please see www.hanessianadr.com
Positions or offices held
Please see www.hanessianadr.com
Bernard Hanotiau Hanotiau Tossens Goldman Belgium Belgium
Prof. Dr. Bernard Hanotiau
Partner, Professor
Hanotiau Tossens Goldman

Address
480 Avenue Louise
IT Tower, 9th Floor
Brussels
Belgium
Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
https://www.htgo.be/lawyers/bernard-hanotiau
Nationality
Belgium
Languages
French, Dutch, English, Italian
Short Bio
Prof. Dr. Bernard Hanotiau is a member of the Brussels and Paris Bars. He is a founding partner of Hanotiau & van den Berg. Since 1978, he has been actively involved in more than 600 international arbitration cases as party-appointed arbitrator, chairman, sole arbitrator, counsel and expert in all parts of the world. He is professor emeritus of the law school of Louvain University (Belgium). He is a member of the Council of the ICC Institute. He is also a former vice-president of the Institute of Transnational Arbitration (Dallas) and a former vice-president of the LCIA Court. He is a member of the Court of Arbitration of SIAC, of the Consultative board of HKIAC and a former Vice-President of the Governing Board of DIAC (Dubai).
Areas of specialisation
Banking and finance, Construction and engineering, Energy, Information technology, Investment and investment treaties
Publications
- Co-editor, Multiparty Arbitration (ICC Pub. No. 701, 2010) (with E.A. Schwartz)

- Complex Arbitrations - Multiparty, Multicontract and Multi-Issue (Kluwer, 2006 ,second edition 2020)

Numerous articles on international commercial arbitration and international commercial law
Positions or offices held
- Member, ICCA Advisory Board
- Emeritus Professor of Law, Universities of Louvain and Namur (Belgium)
- Member, Council of the ICC Institute
- Member, ICC International Arbitration Commission
- Former Vice-President, LCIA Court
- Former Vice-President, Institute of Transnational Arbitration (Dallas)
- Former Vice-President of CEPANI (Belgian Arbitration Center)
- Member, International Arbitration Club (London)
- Former Chairman, Club of International Arbitrators (Milan)
- Member, board of editors of International Business Law Journal (Paris), of the Revista de Arbitragem e Mediação (Brazil) and of the Journal of International Arbitration
- Former co-chair of Committee D (Arbitration) of the IBA
Richard Happ Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft Germany Germany
Dr. Richard Happ
Partner
Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft

Address
45 Gänsemarkt
Hamburg
Germany
Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardhapp/
Nationality
Germany
Languages
German, English
Short Bio
1990-1996 Law Studies, University of Kiel
1996-1999 Research associate, University of Kiel
1998-2001 Referendariat (Law clerkship)
1997-2000 Doctoral Studies, Dissertation on Article 26 ECT
2001 - today Lawyer at Luther lawfirm (including predecessor), partner since 2009
Areas of specialisation
Energy, Investment and investment treaties, Public international law
Publications
Main Publications:
- Happ/Wilske (eds), ICSID Rules and Regulations 2022, Article-by-Article Commentary
- Happ/Rubins, Digest of ICSID Awards and Decisions 2008-2010
- Happ/Rubins, Digest of ICSID Awards and Decisions 2003-2007
Positions or offices held
- President, Arbitration Council, German Institution of Arbitration (since 2022)
- Board Member, German Institution of Arbitration (since 2022)
Jean Pierre Harb Jones Day France, Lebanon France
Mr. Jean Pierre Harb
Partner
Jones Day

Address
2 rue Saint Florentin
Paris
France
Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
https://www.jonesday.com/en/lawyers/h/jeanpierre-harb?tab=overview
Nationality
France, Lebanon
Languages
French, Arabic, English
Short Bio
Counsel in the field of international arbitration since 1998. Regularly acting as sole arbitrator, co-arbitrator, presiding arbitrator and emergency arbitrator .
Full bio on www.jonesday.com/jpharb
Areas of specialisation
Communications, media and technology, Construction and engineering, Energy, Environmental law, Investment and investment treaties, Public international law, Real estate, State contracts/PPP
Publications
Books
- The Bake & McKenzie International Arbitration Yearbook (Wolters Kluwer, 2007, 2008 and 2009 editions, Juris Publishing, 2010 edition), Contributing author and co-editor;
- Global Attorney – Client Privilege Handbook (Baker & McKenzie, 2011), contributing author;
- International Arbitration Checklists (Juris Publishing, 2009), contributing author (Enforcement of Awards chapter);
- Comment Vendre et S’Implanter à Shanghai, Guide Juridique et Fiscal, (CFCE, 2003), contributing author.

Articles
- Recent French Construction Law Lessons – Good Faith And Implied Acceptance, International Construction Law Review, Vol. 38 Part 4 [2021] ICLR 376, October 2021
- Construction Projects and Disputes: A Look Beyond the COVID-19 Lockdown, Lexology, June 2020
- What to Expect When Arbitrating in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Transnational Dispute
Positions or offices held
Partner, International Arrbitration - Jones Day Paris
Sally Harpole Independent Arbitrator and Mediator United States of America United States of America
Ms. Sally A. Harpole
Independent Arbitrator and Mediator
Independent Arbitrator and Mediator

Address
236 West Portal Ave.
#129
San Francisco
California
United States of America
Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
http://www.sallyharpole.com
Nationality
United States of America
Languages
English, Chinese, French, Mandarin, Spanish
Short Bio
Arbitrator since 1989. Qualified to practice law in California (active) and the Hong Kong SAR (non-practicing). Resident in Asia for 36 years (Beijing, Hong Kong & Taipei) .
Areas of specialisation
Antitrust, competition and trade, Banking and finance, Communications, media and technology, Construction and engineering, Energy, Information technology, Intellectual property, Investment and investment treaties, Sport, State contracts/PPP, Transport
Positions or offices held
Co-Chair, Arbitration Committee, International Bar Association
Council, Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre
Commission, CIETAC
Board of Directors, American Arbitration Association-ICDR
Douglas Harrison Harrison ADR Professional Corporation Canada Canada
Mr. Douglas Forsyth Harrison
Arbitrator
Harrison ADR Professional Corporation

Address
333 Bay Street
Arbitration Place, Suite 900
Toronto
Ontario
Canada
Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
https://harrisonadr.com/
Nationality
Canada
Languages
English
Short Bio
Douglas Harrison is an independent international commercial arbitrator. He has acted as a presiding arbitrator, as a party-appointed arbitrator and as a sole arbitrator in AAA, ADRIC, ICC, ICDR, ICDR Canada, SCC, NADAP and ad hoc arbitrations. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, a member of the CPR Panels of Distinguished Neutrals as both an arbitrator and mediator (Global Panel, Product Liability Panel and Pro Bono Panel), and is on the arbitration rosters of ICDR Canada and ICC Canada, among others. He has been recognized by Best Lawyers in Canada as Lawyer of the Year for 2025 - International Arbitration in Toronto and is listed in Chambers as one of Canada's Most in Demand Arbitrators (Band 2). He is a Co-Chair of the University Tribunal of the University of Toronto.
Areas of specialisation
Banking and finance, Communications, media and technology, Construction and engineering, Energy, Environmental law, Restructuring and insolvency, Sport, State contracts/PPP, Transport
Publications
State Instrumentalities - Piercing the Corporate Veil - Canada, in Enforcing Arbitral Awards Against States, IAI Series on International Arbitration No. 12, Forthcoming

Book Review: UNIDROIT Principles of International Commercial Contracts - An Article-by-Article Commentary by Eckart Brodermann, Canadian Business Law Journal, vol. 63(3), 2020

Removing an Arbitrator for Incapacity or Undue Delay, Canadian Journal of Commercial Arbitration, vol. 1, 2019 (excerpted in New York Dispute Resolution Lawyer, Fall 2019 and Spring 2020)

The Law of Product Warnings and Recalls in Canada (LexisNexis Canada, 2019 (2nd Ed.)) (with Alex Colangelo)
Positions or offices held
The Toronto Commercial Arbitration Society, Chair
ICC Canada Arbitration Committee, Executive
CanArbWeek, Executive
TCAS Gold Standard Course on Commercial Arbitration, Course Director
Luke Harrison Keidan Harrison LLP United Kingdom United Kingdom
Mr. Luke Tucker Harrison
Partner & Solicitor-Advocate
Keidan Harrison LLP

Address
44 Southampton Buildings
Holborn
London
United Kingdom
Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/luke-tucker-harrison-6a07a65/
Nationality
United Kingdom
Languages
English, English, French, German
Short Bio
Luke co-founded Keidan Harrison LLP in May 2020, having formerly led a substantial team at a mid-sized firm. He is recognised by Chambers and Partners 2019 as being a “very commercial litigator with a real eye for detail” and “especially adept at insolvency-related commercial disputes”. The Legal 500 2022 credit him for being “innovative in his approach”, finding “practical solutions to problems” and being a “dedicated solicitor” who “works tireless for clients” to “get good results”.

Luke’s practice covers a broad spectrum of commercial disputes, but he has particular expertise in contentious insolvency and restructuring advisory, fraud and asset recovery, banking and financial services, company and partnership, professional negligence claims and technology disputes. He also has expertise in media, data protection and defamation claims
Areas of specialisation
Banking and finance, Communications, media and technology, Construction and engineering, Energy, Information technology, Restructuring and insolvency, Sport
Positions or offices held
Former Co Chair of London International Disputes Week and member of the LIDW Strategy Group International Arbitration Day.
Dominique Hascher Supreme Judicial Court (Cour de cassation) France France
Hon. Dominique T. Hascher
Former Judge
Supreme Judicial Court (Cour de cassation)

Address
10 Rue du General Betrand
Paris
France
Tel.
E-mail
Nationality
France
Languages
French, English, Russian
Short Bio
Judge Dominique Hascher is an International Judge at the Supreme Court of Singapore. Previously, he was a Judge at the Supreme Judicial Court of France and served as General Counsel and Deputy-Secretary General at the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce, Hon. Bencher of Gray’s Inn in London.
Areas of specialisation
Antitrust, competition and trade, Communications, media and technology, Construction and engineering, Energy, Environmental law, Information technology, Investment and investment treaties, Public international law, Sport, State contracts/PPP
Publications
books, journal articles and reports
Positions or offices held
Member, ICCA Governing Board; Former Judge at the Supreme Judicial Court (Cour de cassation, France); Past Adjunct Professor of Law (University Panthéon-Sorbonne) and Visiting Professor (University College London, University of Texas at Austin School of Law); Past General Counsel and Deputy-Secretary General, International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce, Hon. Bencher of Gray’s Inn (London), Member, American Law Institute
Felipe Hasson Hasson Advogados Brazil United States of America
Dr. Felipe Hasson
Partner
Hasson Advogados

Address
1201 Fannin st
Suite 262
Houston
Texas
United States of America
Tel.
E-mail
Nationality
Brazil
Languages
Portuguese, Dutch, English, French, Spanish
Areas of specialisation
Communications, media and technology, Intellectual property, Sport
Wulf Hauser HAUSER PARTNERS Rechtsanwälte GmbH & Co KG Austria Austria
Dr. Wulf Gordian Hauser
Attorney at Law
HAUSER PARTNERS Rechtsanwälte GmbH & Co KG

Address
2/14 Plankengasse
WIEN
Austria
Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
https://www.hauserpartners.com/
Nationality
Austria
Languages
German, English, French
Short Bio
Wulf Gordian Hauser
ARBITRATION

• Member of the ICC Commission on Arbitration;

• Austrian member of the ICC International Court of Arbitration from 2012 to 2018;

• Member of the Austrian Takeover Commission from 2005 to 2011;

• ICC Bulletin has published two of his cases, one about the FIDIC Red Book, the other procedural.

• Fully trained in Common Law: LL.M. from Georgetown, admitted to the bars of New York and Washington, D.C. and four years practical experience in Washington, D.C.

• In-depth accounting training due to several years' work at Ernst & Young.
° Over 100 arbitration cases.
• Appointed by the ICC Centre for Expertise as expert to resolve issues of American GAAP.

• Very in-depth experience in cross-border M&A transactions, has done about 400. Therefore special emphasis on post-M&A arbitration.
Areas of specialisation
Antitrust, competition and trade, Banking and finance, Communications, media and technology, Construction and engineering, Energy, Information technology, Investment and investment treaties, Maritime and shipping, Real estate, State contracts/PPP, Taxation and accountancy, Transport
Publications
Commentary to Article 36 (Award) of official commentary to VIAC Rules.
Various articles in
Positions or offices held
Member of ICC Comission on Arbitration 2012 - now
Austrian member ICC Court 2012 - 2018
Jennifer Haworth McCandless Baker Botts LLP United States of America United States of America
Ms. Jennifer Haworth McCandless
Partner
Baker Botts LLP

Address
700 K Street NW
Washington
dc
United States of America
Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-haworth-mccandless-85283642/
Nationality
United States of America
Languages
English, Spanish
Short Bio
Jennifer Haworth McCandless is a partner at Baker Botts and has served as counsel in international arbitration cases with a focus on investment treaty arbitration for over 20 years. She has advised and represented private sector investors and sovereign respondents in proceedings before ICSID and its Additional Facility, the ICC and other arbitral institutions, as well as in ad hoc arbitrations such as under the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules.

Her cases span the full range of economic sectors, including electricity, mining, oil and gas, infrastructure, real estate development, and financial services, and cover the globe, with a particular emphasis on the Americas.
Areas of specialisation
Investment and investment treaties
Siobán Healy KC Chambers of Gavin Kealey KC Ireland, United Kingdom United Kingdom
Ms. Siobán Healy KC
Barrister
Chambers of Gavin Kealey KC

Address
7 King's Bench Walk
Temple
London
United Kingdom
Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
https://7kbw.co.uk/barrister/sioban-healy-kc/
Nationality
Ireland, United Kingdom
Languages
English
Areas of specialisation
Banking and finance, Energy, Maritime and shipping, Sport
Publications
Carver on Charterparties 2017; Fault lines in the international arbitration community in London? Part 1 (H v L) [2017] EWHC 127 (Comm) Lexis PSL Arbitration 16.3.17
Positions or offices held
Arbitrator, Barrister, King's Counsel, FCIArb, member of SIAC, KLRCA, ARIAS and CAS panels of arbitrators
Paul Heath KC Bankside Chambers New Zealand New Zealand
Hon. Paul Robert Heath KC
Arbitrator and Mediator
Bankside Chambers

Address
88 Shortland Street
Level 22
Auckland
Auckland
New Zealand
Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-heath-kc/
Nationality
New Zealand
Languages
English
Short Bio
Hon Paul Heath KC was called to the New Zealand Bar in 1978 and was appointed Queen’s Counsel in 1998. In March 2002, after serving for five years as a consultant (two years) and member (three years) of the New Zealand Law Commission, Paul was appointed as a Judge of the High Court of New Zealand. Between 2003 and 2017, he sat as an ad hoc member of the Court of Appeal on numerous occasions, on both the Civil Appeal Division and Criminal Appeal Division. Paul was also a Commercial List Judge and a member of the Commercial Panel of the High Court when he retired from the Bench in April 2018. Paul is now a member of Bankside Chambers, Auckland and Singapore, and practises as an international and domestic arbitrator. He is a panel member for SIAC, HKIAC, ACICA, AIAC , P.R .I.M.E. Finance and AMINZ
Areas of specialisation
Antitrust, competition and trade, Banking and finance, Regulatory, Restructuring and insolvency, Sport
Publications
Heath & Whale on Insolvency (LexisNexis Wellington, NZ)
See generally
https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-heath-kc/
Positions or offices held
Judge of the High Court of New Zealand 2002-2018
(sitting on an ad hoc basis in the Court of Appeal of New Zealand 2003-2017)
Judge of the Court of Appeal of Vanuatu (2011)
Judge of the Court of Appeal of Kiribati (2019-2022)
Judge of the Court of Appeal of Tonga (2022 - present)
President of the Court of Appeal of Pitcairn Islands (2019-2022)
Chief Justice of the Pitcairn Islands (2022 - present)
Commissioner, New Zealand Law Commission (law reform agency) 1999-2002 (responsible primarily for arbitration, insolvency and electronic commerce projects)
Veijo Heiskanen Arbitra Finland Switzerland
Dr. Veijo Heiskanen
Independent Arbitrator
Arbitra

Address
Heiskanen Legal Sàrl
PO Box / Case Postale 52
Coppet
Switzerland
Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
https://arbitra.co.uk/our-members/profile/veijo-heiskanen
Nationality
Finland
Languages
English, English, Finnish, French, German, Swedish
Short Bio
Veijo Heiskanen is a leading independent arbitrator and distinguished figure in the field of international arbitration, boasting an impressive career spanning over three decades. His expertise encompasses both commercial and investment arbitration, making him a sought-after arbitrator on the global stage. Prior to embarking on his career as an independent arbitrator, Veijo was a Partner at a leading international law firm.

Veijo has sat as arbitrator and counsel in over 100 substantial international arbitration cases, under all the major institutional rules including ICC, ICSID, UNCITRAL, LCIA, HKIAC, DIFC, SAC, SCC, SIAC, FAI, WIPO, and the Cairo Regional Center for International Commercial Arbitration (CRCICA).

His expertise lies in various sectors, including energy, encompassing oil & gas, construction and engineering, infrastructure
Areas of specialisation
Banking and finance, Construction and engineering, Energy, Environmental law, Information technology, Intellectual property, Investment and investment treaties, Public international law, Regulatory, State contracts/PPP
Publications
Veijo regularly publishes articles and is the author and co-author of many books relating to international commercial and investment arbitration. To request a complete list of publications, please click here.

Recent publications include:

Three Simple Rules for Conducting a Cross-Examination
Veijo Heiskanen, 2022
Lexology online, 11 May 2022

The virtual matrix: re-thinking hearings in international arbitration
Veijo Heiskanen, Sam Moss, Anita Subedi, 2020
LALIVE Blog, 31 August 2020

Entretemps: Is There a Distinction Between Jurisdiction Ratione Temporis and Substantive Protection Ratione Temporis?
Veijo Heiskanen, 2018
In: Y. Banifatemi (Ed.), Jurisdiction in Investment Treaty Arbitration, IAI Series on International Arbitration No. 8, Juris Publishing, 2018, pp. 297- 320
Positions or offices held
Independent Arbitrator 2024 - Present with Arbitra International

Partner, LALIVE 2002 - 2024
Legal Adviser at the Iran-United States Claims Tribunal (1990 – 1994)
Deputy Chief of the Legal Service of the United Nations Compensation Commission (1994 –1998)
Pierre Heitzmann Jones Day United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates
Mr. Pierre Robert Heitzmann
Attorney registered with the Paris Bar and in Dubai as legal consultant
Jones Day

Address
Al Fattan Currency House, Tower 2, Floor 33
Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC)
Dubai
Dubai
United Arab Emirates
Tel.
E-mail
Nationality
United Arab Emirates
Languages
French, English, Spanish
Short Bio
Pierre Heitzmann's main areas of practice are international arbitration and complex cross-border litigation related to, inter alia, construction and engineering projects, joint ventures, investment disputes, license agreements, distribution agreements, and share and purchase agreements. He has represented private companies, sovereigns, and state-owned entities in international disputes.

Pierre acts both as arbitrator and counsel in international arbitration proceedings, including but not limited to investment treaty and commercial arbitration proceedings under the ICC, ICSID, DIAC, SCC, DIFC-LCIA, and UNCITRAL rules. He is registered with the DIFC Courts with full rights of audience.
Areas of specialisation
Construction and engineering, Intellectual property, Investment and investment treaties
Positions or offices held
Of Counsel, Jones Day
Elizabeth (Betsy) Hellmann Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP United States of America United States of America
Ms. Elizabeth (Betsy) Anne Hellmann
Counsel
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Address
Four Times Square
New York
United States of America
Tel.
E-mail
Nationality
United States of America
Languages
English
Emad Hendawy hendawy law Egypt, Egypt Egypt
Dr. Emad Ghareb Hendawy
lawyer
hendawy law

Address
Al tagma AL KAMS Nargas Area Villa 262 - First Floor
Cairo
Egypt
Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/prof-dr-emad-hendawy-95538466/
Nationality
Egypt, Egypt
Languages
Arabic, Arabic, English
Areas of specialisation
Banking and finance, Employment and pensions, Investment and investment treaties, Real estate
Positions or offices held
Lawyer @Arbitrator
Alastair Henderson Herbert Smith Freehills LLP United Kingdom Singapore
Mr. Alastair Henderson
Partner
Herbert Smith Freehills LLP

Address
50 Raffles Place
#24-01 Singapore Land Tower
Singapore
Singapore
Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
https://www.herbertsmithfreehills.com/our-people/a/alastair-henderson
Nationality
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Short Bio
Alastair has been based in Southeast Asia since 1999 and is one of the region's best-known arbitration names, with deep knowledge of the countries of the region.

He handles arbitrations across a wide variety of trade, commercial and financial activities. In addition to high-value commercial and investment disputes, he has particular expertise in major infrastructure and construction projects; oil, gas and power; and shareholder, JV and M&A disputes. Alastair has handled more than a hundred cases as counsel under the rules of the SIAC, ICC, LCIA, HKIAC, UNCITRAL, VIAC, KLRCA, SIArb, Thai Arbitration Institute and Indonesian National Arbitration Institute (BANI), as well as pure ad hoc. He has also served numerous times as sole arbitrator, co-arbitrator and presiding arbitrator appointed by parties, institutions and co-arbitrators.
Areas of specialisation
Construction and engineering, Energy, State contracts/PPP, Transport
Positions or offices held
Head of International Arbitration Practice in Southeast Asia (2015 - 2024)
Managing Partner, Southeast Asia (2015 - 2023)
Glenn Hendrix Hendrix Dispute Resolution United States of America, United Kingdom United States of America
Mr. Glenn Paul Hendrix
Independent Arbitrator
Hendrix Dispute Resolution

Address
171 17th Street, NW
Suite 2100
Atlanta
Georgia
United States of America
Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
https://hendrixadr.com/
Nationality
United States of America, United Kingdom
Languages
English, Russian
Short Bio
Glenn has served as an arbitrator or counsel in cases administered by ICDR, ICC, AAA, CPR, JAMS, AHLA, and MKAS, among others.
GAR has described him as “determined, efficient and effective, the chairperson you wish to have” and as “very, very knowledgeable on international legal matters.” Chambers has described him as “a hugely respected litigator with an impressive track record in complex cross-border business disputes.” Best Lawyers in America recognized him as “International Arbitration Lawyer of the Year” for Atlanta in 2021 and 2024.
He is a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, the founding president of the Atlanta International Arbitration Society (AtlAS), and a past chair of the ABA International Law Section.
Areas of specialisation
Banking and finance, Intellectual property, Investment and investment treaties, Maritime and shipping, Real estate, Regulatory, Sport, Transport
Publications
Numerous pieces on international dispute resolution topics, including chapters appearing in Third Party Funding in International Arbitration, Commercial Arbitration Practice in the 21st Century, International Litigation Strategies and Practice, Private Law, Private International Law & Judicial Cooperation in the EU-US Relationship, Assessing the Value of Law in Transition Economies, Legal Guide to Doing Business in Russia & the Former Republics of the USSR, and The Corporate Counsel’s Guide to Doing Business in Russia, as well as articles appearing in The International Lawyer, Вестник Высшего Арбитражного Суда Российской Федерации [Journal of the Russian High Commercial Court], East/West Executive Guide, Health Lawyer News, Provider and other publications.
Positions or offices held
• Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
• Fellow, College of Commercial Arbitrators
• Immediate Past Chair, Review Board for the American Health Lawyers Association (AHLA) Dispute Resolution, which rules on petitions to remove arbitrators
• Executive Committee Member, American Society of International Law (2013-16)
• Immediate Pasat President, Georgia Arbitrators Forum
• Member, IBA Arbitration Committee
• Member, Advisory Board, Institute for Transnational Arbitration
• Member, German Arbitration Institute (DIS)
• Founding President, Atlanta International Arbitration Society (AtlAS)
• Private sector advisor to U.S. State Department delegation to The Hague Conference on Private International Law Working Group on matters related to jurisdiction in transnational litigation
Karl Hennessee Airbus United States of America, Germany France
Mr. Karl Hennessee
Senior Vice-President, Head of Litigation, Investigations & Regulatory Affairs
Airbus

Address
2 rond-point Emile Dewoitine
Blagnac
France
Tel.
E-mail
Nationality
United States of America, Germany
Languages
German, English, French
Short Bio
Karl Hennessee, FRAeS, is SVP Litigation, Investigations & Regulatory Affairs at Airbus, where he leads the Group’s global activities in these areas. Separately, he occasionally sits as arbitrator and serves on the board of directors of companies and nonprofits. Until July, 2019, he also served as Chairman of the Governing Body of the ICC Court of International Arbitration and is now a member of the HKIAC Council as well as its Proceedings Committee. He also serves on the Advisory Council for the School of International Arbitration at Queen Mary University of London.
Areas of specialisation
Antitrust, competition and trade, Information technology, Maritime and shipping, Public international law, Regulatory, Transport
Duarte Henriques Victoria Associates Portugal Portugal
Mr. Duarte Henriques
Lawyer
Victoria Associates

Address
Av. Duque de Ávila, nº 23 - 3º Dto.
Lisbon
Portugal
Tel.
E-mail
Nationality
Portugal
Languages
Portuguese, English, French, Spanish
Areas of specialisation
Antitrust, competition and trade, Banking and finance, Communications, media and technology, Information technology, Intellectual property, Investment and investment treaties, Real estate
Publications
- ‘Motivation of arbitral awards: a few notes’ – Young Arbitration Review, July 2013, on-line edition (www.yar.com.pt)
- ‘Fundamentação de laudos arbitrais no direito português : algumas notas," Rev. Arb. Med., Vol. 10, No. 39, at 155 (2013)
- ‘Arbitrability of disputes in computer program rights under the Portuguese Law: General Overview’ – forthcoming
- ‘Notas sobre a Arbitrabilidade de Litígios no Âmbito dos Direitos sobre Programas de Computador' – THEMIS Revista da Faculdade de Direito da UNL, Ano XII, Nºs24/25, 2013, at. 233-293.
- ‘Asymmetrical arbitration clauses under the Portuguese Law’ - Young Arbitration Review, October 2013, on-line edition (www.yar.com.pt)
- 'Cláusulas Arbitrais Assimétricas: uma perspectiva portuguesa' - Rev. Arb. Med., Vol. 11, No. 41, at 45 (2014)
- ‘The New York Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards 1958 in the Portuguese Case Law’ – Romanian Arbitration Journal, year 8, nr. 4, oct-dec 2014, vol. 32, at 29
- ‘A Convenção de Nova Iorque sobre o Reconhecimento e Execução de Sentenças Arbitrais de 1958 na Jurisprudência Portuguesa’ – www.arbitragem.pt (2013)
- The Extension of Arbitration Agreements: A "Glimpse" of Connectivity? – ASA Bulletin, Volume 32, No. 1, 2014, at. 18.
- Dealing with the “BUTs” of “BATs” within the Portuguese jurisdiction - Young Arbitration Review, April 2014, on-line edition (www.yar.com.pt)

- Contributor, New York Convention Guide Project (www.newyorkconvention1958.org)
Positions or offices held
Lawyer / Arbitrator
Levent Herberstein Permanent Court of Arbitration Germany Austria
Dr. Levent Herberstein
Senior Legal Counsel
Permanent Court of Arbitration

Address
Heldenplatz Hofburg
Vienna
Austria
Tel.
E-mail
Nationality
Germany
Languages
German, English, French
Gerold Herrmann UNCITRAL Germany Austria
Dr. Gerold Herrmann
Former director of UNCITRAL
UNCITRAL

Address
16 Reimersgasse
B2
Vienna
Austria
Tel.
E-mail
Nationality
Germany
Languages
German, English
Short Bio
Dr. Gerold Herrmann was President of ICCA from 2002 until 2010. Until his retirement in 2001 he worked for 26 years for UNCITRAL (United Nations Commission on International Trade Law), the last ten years thereof as its Director. His major achievement was the elaboration and promulgation of the UNCITRAL Model Law and the concomitant assistance in establishing or internationalising arbitration centres all over the world. Dr. Herrmann is Honorary Professor of Vienna University, Honorary Vice President of the LCIA Court and former President of the LCIA Court. In 2001 INSOL International presented to him the Scroll of Honour and the International Insolvency Institute honoured him in 2006 with the Outstanding Contributions Award.
Publications
Too many to list, especially most UNCITRAL texts on arbitration
Positions or offices held
- Member, ICCA Governing Board
- President, ICCA (2002-2010)
- Former Director, UNCITRAL (United Nations Commission on International Trade Law)
- Honorary Professor, Vienna University
- Honorary Vice President, LCIA Court
- Former President, LCIA Court
Axel Herzberg BODENHEIMER Germany, Israel Germany
Mr. Axel Benjamin Herzberg
Rechtsanwalt (Germany), Solicitor (England & Wales)
BODENHEIMER

Address
151 Hohenzollerndamm
Berlin
Germany
Tel.
E-mail
Nationality
Germany, Israel
Languages
German, English, French, Spanish
Gary Hickinbottom 39 Essex Chambers United Kingdom United Kingdom
The Rt Hon Sir Gary Robert Hickinbottom
Arbitrator and Mediator
39 Essex Chambers

Address
81 Chancery Lane
London
United Kingdom
Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
https://www.39essex.com
Nationality
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Areas of specialisation
Construction and engineering, Environmental law, Regulatory, Sport
Publications
I have written widely in academic and professional periodicals and books on procedural and substantive law, particularly in the fields of public and regulatory law, and complex dispute resolution.
Positions or offices held
Partner, CMS Cameron McKenna (1986-2000); Circuit Judge (2000-09); Chief Social Security, Child Support and Pensions Appeal Commissioner of Great Britain (2003-09); Judge of the Supreme Court of the Falkland Islands (2006); Deputy Senior President of Tribunals (2007-09); High Court Judge (2009-17); Lord Justice of Appeal (2017-21); Justice of Appeal, Bermuda Court of Appeal; Sole Commissioner, Comm of Inq into Governance and Corruption in the BVI (2021-22); Chair, Patrick Finucane Inquiry; Chair, Horizon Convictions Redress Scheme Independent Assessment Panel; Judicial Panel Chair Premier League, Lawn Tennis Assoc and British Wrestling ; President, National Safeguarding Panel; Chartered Inst of Arbitrators (Fellow); Master Arbitrator, Worshipful Company of Arbitrators (2018-19).
Damian Hickman IDRC United Kingdom United Kingdom
Mr. Damian Charles Hickman
CEO
IDRC

Address
1 Paternoster Lane
St Pauls
LONDON
United Kingdom
Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
https://www.idrc.co.uk/
Nationality
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Positions or offices held
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