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First name Last name Firm Nationality Country of residence
Shameer Janhangeer, FCIArb Employment Relations Tribunal Mauritius Mauritius
Mr. Shameer Janhangeer, FCIArb
Vice-President
Employment Relations Tribunal

Address
Sir William Newton Street
Level 18, Newton Tower
Port Louis
Mauritius
Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
https://ert.govmu.org/Pages/About%20US/Composition.aspx
Nationality
Mauritius
Languages
English, Creole, French
Areas of specialisation
Employment and pensions
Positions or offices held
State Counsel, Attorney-General's Office / Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, Mauritius;

District Magistrate, Mauritian Judiciary.
Adam Jankowski ICCA/PCA Poland Netherlands
Mr. Adam Jankowski
ICCA Deputy Executive Director (Operations) / PCA Legal Counsel
ICCA/PCA

Address
2 Carnegieplein
Peace Palace
Den Haag
Zuid-Holland
Netherlands
Tel.
E-mail
Nationality
Poland
Languages
Polish, English, French, Spanish
Justus Jansen GSK Stockmann Germany Germany
Dr. Justus Jansen
Managing Partner and Head of Dispute Resolution
GSK Stockmann

Address
69 Neuer Wall
Hamburg
Germany
Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-justus-jansen-7338a520/
Nationality
Germany
Languages
German, English, French
Short Bio
- Lawyer at GSK Stockmann
- Member of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Task Force Arbitration of Climate Change Related Disputes
- Admitted to practise law in Germany (2004)
- Studies at the universities of Hamburg, Konstanz, Bordeaux (Université Michel de Montaigne, France), Cambridge (Sidney Sussex College, Great
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
Publications
- Jansen, Justus/Mehlitz, Jenny: GSK Update 12.08.2019: Procurement procedures in packaging law in front of an arbitratior on the horizon
- Jansen, Justus/Jonetzki, Antonius: GSK Update 06.11.2018: Model Declaratory Proceedings – An Overview
- Jansen, Justus/Jonetzki, Antonius: GSK-Update 28.02.2018: New 2018 DIS Arbitration Rules
- Hangebrauck/Jansen/Jonetzki: „Avoidance and settlement of disputes in the construction of an offshore wind farm ", in the practical handbook" Interface Management Offshore Wind "of the Renewable Energies Hamburg Cluster Agency, 2016
- Jansen, Justus / Beyerlein, Birgit: Germany, in: Dispute resolution clauses in international contracts – A global guide, Schulthess Verlag 2013
Positions or offices held
- Member of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
- ICC Task Force Member "Arbitration of Climate Change Related Disputes"
- President of the International Business Law Commission of AIJA
- Lecturer at the Hamburg School of Business Adminsitration
- Honorary Member of the International Young Lawyers Association (AIJA)
Dyalá Jiménez DJ Arbitraje Costa Rica Costa Rica
Ms. Dyalá Jiménez
Arbitrator
DJ Arbitraje

Address
Oficentro Momentum of 03
Momentum Escazú
San José
San José
Costa Rica
Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
http://djarbitraje.com/
Nationality
Costa Rica
Languages
Spanish, English, French, Portuguese
Short Bio
Dyalá Jiménez is a Costa Rican national and specializes in international arbitration. She is frequently appointed as arbitrator in institutional and ad hoc arbitrations, both in commercial and investor-State disputes. She is Vice President of ICCA, member of the ICSID panel of conciliators and arbitrators for Costa Rica, member of the International Council of Arbitration for Sport, and former member of the ICC International Court of Arbitration.

She is a Fulbright Scholar and alumnus of Georgetown University Law Center, is author of numerous publications (visit www.djarbitraje.com) and has taught in several universities.

Dyalá served as Minister of Foreign Trade of Costa Rica (2018-2020).
Areas of specialisation
Construction and engineering, Energy, Investment and investment treaties
Publications
Please visit www.djarbitraje.com for a list of publications
Positions or offices held
Member of the ICSID Panel of Arbitrators and Conciliators upon appointment by Costa Rica
Member of the International Council of Arbitration for Sports, ICAS
Former member of the International Court of Arbitration, ICC
Member of the ICC Institute of Private International Law
Liyu (Denning) Jin Jin Partners, PRC Lawyers China China
Mr. Liyu (Denning) Jin
Founding & Managing Partner
Jin Partners, PRC Lawyers

Address
Rm 2207, Pudong Aviation Building, 18 Xin Jin Qiao Rd
Pudong New District
Shanghai
China
Tel.
E-mail
Nationality
China
Languages
Chinese, English
Short Bio
Mr. Jin is the founding and managing partner of Jin Partners, a PRC law firm headquartered in Shanghai, PRC, launched in 2024. Since the mid-1990s, Mr. Jin has focused his practice on complex commercial and financial litigation, international and domestic commercial arbitration, large-scale tort litigation, insurance litigation, patent litigation, IP-related antitrust litigation, unfair competition disputes, administrative and criminal litigation, and environmental liability cases. He was a partner of Han Kun Law Offices, Haiwen & Partners and King & Wood Mallesons. Mr. Jin is highly recommended in various legal rankings. He is also an active arbitrator with SIAC, HKIAC, CIETAC, SHIAC, SCIA, SAC, WIPO, etc.
Areas of specialisation
Antitrust, competition and trade, Energy, Environmental law, Intellectual property, Investment and investment treaties
Publications
Co-author: Commercial Litigation International Series, 2nd edition, Thomson Reuters, 2015;
Co-author: the Art Collecting Legal Handbook, 1st and 2nd editions, Thomson Reuters, 2013, 2016.
Positions or offices held
Founding & Managing Partner
Tom Johansson Tom Johansson Advokatbyrå Sweden Sweden
Mr. Tom Gunnar Johansson
Advokat/Owner
Tom Johansson Advokatbyrå

Address
15 Västra Trädgårdsgatan
Stockholm
Sweden
Tel.
E-mail
Nationality
Sweden
Languages
Swedish, English, Norwegian
Areas of specialisation
Antitrust, competition and trade, Banking and finance, Construction and engineering, Employment and pensions, Information technology, Intellectual property, Real estate, Restructuring and insolvency
Positions or offices held
Owner
Douglas Jones AO Independent International Arbitrator Australia, Ireland Australia
Prof. Douglas Samuel Jones AO
Chartered Arbitrator
Independent International Arbitrator

Address
15 Castlereagh Street
Suite 6.02, Level 6
Sydney
New South Wales
Australia
Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
https://au.linkedin.com/in/dougjonesao
Nationality
Australia, Ireland
Languages
English
Short Bio
Doug Jones AO is a leading independent international commercial and investor-state arbitrator with over 40 years' prior experience as an international transactional and disputes project lawyer. Doug is a door tenant at Atkin Chambers in London and has chambers in Sydney and Toronto. He is also an International Judge of the Singapore International Commercial Court.

He has been involved in over 190 arbitrations spanning over 30 jurisdictions around the world in disputes of values exceeding some billions $US.

Doug was awarded an Officer of the Order of Australia in 2012 for his distinguished service to the law and leadership in arbitration, and was elected an Honorary Bencher of The Honourable Society of Gray's Inn in 2020.
Areas of specialisation
Antitrust, competition and trade, Banking and finance, Construction and engineering, Energy, Investment and investment treaties, State contracts/PPP, Transport
Publications
See: https://dougjones.info/wp/publications/
Positions or offices held
See: https://dougjones.info/wp/professional-affiliations/
Shikha Joshi Law Spine Law Firm India India
Ms. Shikha Joshi
Founder
Law Spine Law Firm

Address
Gandhi colony, Churu Rajasthan Kuldeep Kumar Joshi, behind water works,
Law Spine Law Firm
Churu
Rajasthan
India
Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/shikha-joshi-law-spine
Nationality
India
Languages
Hindi, English
Short Bio
Shikha Joshi, is an accomplished legal professional with over 13 years of advocacy experience, specializing in commercial law, and intellectual property. She is the Founder of Law Spine, a law firm focused on dispute resolution, corporate advisory, and legal innovation.
She holds an LL.M. in Mercantile Laws and has pursued specialized academic training, including:
• International Law in Action: Arbitration of International Disputes – Universities Leiden (via Coursera)
• American Contract Law I – Yale University (via Coursera)
• General Course on Intellectual Property (DL-101E) – World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
• Introduction to the Patent Cooperation Treaty – WIPO
Shikha Joshi is scheduled to be empanelled as an Arbitrator and Online Arbitrator with the Indian Institute of Arbitration and Mediation (IIAM) in October 2025.
Areas of specialisation
Antitrust, competition and trade, Banking and finance, Environmental law, Information technology, Intellectual property, Investment and investment treaties, Real estate, Regulatory, Restructuring and insolvency
Publications
Author: Self published blogs at
https://lawspine.wordpress.com/
Positions or offices held
• Founder, Law Spine (Law Firm)
• Blog Writer
• Empanelled Arbitrator, IIAM (Effective October 2025)
• Certified Online Arbitrator (Effective October 2025)
• Young ICCA Member
John Judge Arbitra International Canada Canada
Mr. John Alfred Murray Judge
Arbitrator
Arbitra International

Address
26 Whitehall Road
TORONTO
Ontario
Canada
Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
https://arbitra.co.uk/arbitrators-mediators/profile/john-judge-
Nationality
Canada
Languages
English
Short Bio
John Judge is an Arbitrator with Arbitra International, an exclusive arbitrator chambers in London, England and a Resident Arbitrator at Arbitration Place in Toronto, specializing in international and Canadian domestic arbitration after a lengthy career as counsel at Stikeman Elliott in Toronto and then as arbitrator at 39 Essex Chambers in London. With over twenty years experience as arbitrator, he has sat as a sole arbitrator, party nominee or chair/presiding arbitrator on many substantial international arbitrations through the ICC, LCIA, ICDR (the international arm of the American Arbitration Association), SIAC, and VANIAC (Vancouver International Arbitration Centre) as well as on substantial ad hoc arbitrations.
Areas of specialisation
Banking and finance, Communications, media and technology, Construction and engineering, Energy, Information technology, Intellectual property, Investment and investment treaties, Real estate, Restructuring and insolvency, State contracts/PPP
Ashish Kabra Nishith Desai Associates India Singapore
Mr. Ashish Kabra
Head - Singapore Office
Nishith Desai Associates

Address
138 Market St.
Level 24, CapitaGreen
Singapore
Singapore
Singapore
Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashish-kabra-a1b7bba7/
Nationality
India
Languages
Hindi, English
Short Bio
Ashish heads the Singapore office of Nishith Desai Associates. He has successfully represented global private equity investors, S&P 500 companies and ultra-high net worth individuals before the courts in India and in international arbitrations (SIAC, LCIA, I.C.C. and others) in various jurisdictions such as India, Singapore and London.
Ashish has a postgraduate degree in International Commercial Arbitration. He is an honorary member of the Commercial Bar Association (England & Wales), a YSIAC Council Member and Young - ICCA Regional Representative. He was part of the Working Group of the Singapore International Commercial Court on its Model Clause for International Arbitration Act related Matters.
Areas of specialisation
Banking and finance, Construction and engineering, Energy, Information technology, Intellectual property, Investment and investment treaties, Real estate, Restructuring and insolvency, State contracts/PPP
Publications
1. Kabra, Loya & Desai, Arbitration in India: The Srikrishna Report – A Critique, Asian Dispute Review, January 2018
2. Kabra, An Evolved Approach to the Court-Subsidiarity Model for Interim Reliefs, Int. A.L.R. 2017, 20(5), 149-161
3. Kabra & Desai, Director and Officer Liability in India, Vol. 41, No. 4, Litigation, American Bar Association, Summer 2015
4. Kabra & Desai, The Age of Orwellian Arbitration - Arbitration & Conciliation(Amendment) Bill 2019, 18 July 2019, https://www.barandbench.com/columns/age-of-orwellian-arbitration-arbitration-conciliation-amendment-bill-2019
5. Kabra, Desai & Mahendra, Arbitration Bill 2018 – Regressive and Retrograde, 19 December 2018, https://www.barandbench.com/columns/arbitration-bill-2018-regressive-and-retrograde
6. Kabra, Arbitration Council: The birth of a new regulator?, Financial Express,
Sumeet Kachwaha Kachwaha and Partners India India
Mr. Sumeet Kachwaha
Managing Partner
Kachwaha and Partners

Address
1/6 Shanti Niketan
New Delhi
India
Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
https://kaplegal.com/
Nationality
India
Languages
Hindi, English
Short Bio
Sumeet Kachwaha is the founding partner of New Delhi based law firm Kachwaha & Partners. He has around 46 years’ standing in the profession. His work focuses on dispute resolution, contracts, construction, technology, infrastructure and procurement. He is regularly involved with high stakes cross-border disputes.
Sumeet has been appointed sole arbitrator by the High Court of Delhi in several arbitrations. He has also served as amicus curiae to the High Court of Delhi twice (including in relation to the first BIT dispute to come up before Indian courts). He has also stood as an expert witness on Indian law in the courts of England and Singapore.
Sumeet has been ranked in Band 1 in the arbitration section of leading law directories.
His detailed CV and clients testimonials are available at www.kaplegal.com.
Areas of specialisation
Construction and engineering
Publications
Illustratively:
2024: “Product Liability in the AI era”, India Business Law Journal
2024: “Ineffective Dispute Resolution”, The Indian Express (14.06.2024)
2024: India Chapter “The International Comparative Legal Guide: Construction & Engineers”, Global Legal Group, 11th Edition
2024: Third Party Litigation Funding: Overview (India), Thomson Reuters
2023: India Chapter “The International Comparative Legal Guide to: International Arbitration”, GLG, 20th Edition
2021: The Rule Against Bias and the Jurisprudence of Arbitrator’s Independence and Impartiality’(2021) 17 AIAJ pg. 103 (Kluwer)
2021: ‘Pros and Cons of Foreign Seated Arbitration’ (2021) India Business Law Journal pg. 26-27
2013: ‘The White Industries Australia Limited – India BIT Award –A Critical Assessment’, (2013) 29 Arbitration International, Issue 2, pp. 275-293

Positions or offices held
Currently Member Advisory Board, AIAC (formerly known as the Kuala Lumpur Regional Centre).
Former Chair, Dispute Resolution and Arbitration Committee, Inter Pacific Bar Association (IPBA).
Former Vice President APRAG (Asia Pacific Regional Arbitration Group).
Former Programme Co-ordinator, IPBA.
Former Co-chair in a subcommittee of the International Construction Project (ICP) committee, IBA.
Panel of Arbitrators – KLRCA; SIAC; CIETAC; HKIAC; Singapore Institute of Arbitrators; Indian Council of Arbitration; Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration; Hainan International Arbitration Court; THAC; SCIAHK, IIAC, DIAC.
John Kadelburger Advokat John Kadelburger AB Sweden Sweden
Mr. John Mikael Kadelburger
Partner
Advokat John Kadelburger AB

Address
2 Engelbrektsplan
PO Box 3104
Stockholm
Sweden
Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
http://kadelburgerlaw.com
Nationality
Sweden
Languages
Swedish, English, German, Italian
Areas of specialisation
Banking and finance, Construction and engineering, Energy, Investment and investment treaties, Public international law
Positions or offices held
Registered Foreign Lawyer, Ordine degli Avvocati di Verona, Italy
Former member of Sweden of the Commission on International Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce;
President and Member of the Board of Directors International Law Association (ILA), Swedish Branch. Member of the Committee on Conflict of Law Issues in International Arbitration;
Member of the ITA Board of Reporters to the Institute of Transnational Arbitration, Dallas Tx. USA ( Reporting on legal arbitration developments in Sweden) and to KluwerArbitration.com;
Directorships of several Swedish companies
Yusuf Kadiri SAN Jackson, Etti & Edu Nigeria Nigeria
Mr. Yusuf Asamah Kadiri SAN
Partner
Jackson, Etti & Edu

Address
3-5 Sinari Daranijo Street
off Ajose Adeogun street, Victoria Island
Victoria Island,
Lagos,
Nigeria
Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
https://www.linked.com/in/yusuf-asamah-kadiri-san-fciarb-uk-dipicarb-uk-llm-busl-boston-usa-llb-uniben-nig-bl-fbr-07127260
Nationality
Nigeria
Languages
English
Short Bio
I am a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and senior Partner in Jackson, Etti & Edu Law Firm. I specialize is diverse aspects of Commercial Litigation, Commercial Arbitration and Mediation. I hold LLB Law degree from the University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria; an LLM in International Business Law from Boston University School of Law, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America; and advanced practice Diploma in International Commercial Arbitration from Kebble College Oxford (in collaboration with the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, United Kingdom). I am a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, United Kingdom; a CEDR Accredited Mediator of the Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution, United Kingdom; a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Mediators and Conciliators; a SEC accredited Capital Market Consultant, etc.
Areas of specialisation
Banking and finance, Communications, media and technology, Construction and engineering, Employment and pensions, Energy, Environmental law, Intellectual property, Investment and investment treaties, Maritime and shipping, Public international law, Real estate, Regulatory, Restructuring and insolvency, Sport, State contracts/PPP, Transport
Positions or offices held
Senior Advocate of Nigeria; Partner at JACKSON, ETTI & EDU
Jean Kalicki Arbitration Chambers United States of America United States of America
Ms. Jean Engelmayer Kalicki
Independent Arbitrator
Arbitration Chambers

Address
201 West 72nd Street
#6A
New York
United States of America
Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
https://kalicki-arbitration.com/
Nationality
United States of America
Languages
English
Short Bio
Jean Kalicki is an independent arbitrator associated with Arbitration Chambers, specializing in investment disputes and complex international cases; until 2016, she was a Partner at Arnold & Porter LLP. She is a member of the ICCA Governing Board and formerly was a Vice President of the LCIA and a member of the ICC Commission and theAAA Board and Council. She is regularly ranked in Chambers’ Band 1 (“Most In-Demand” Arbitrators) for both Global Arbitration and Public International Law, and was its only “Star Arbitrator” (above Band 1) in the USA for 2019-2020. Best Lawyers in America has named her “Lawyer of the Year” five times in her jurisdiction and practice; Who’s Who Legal annually lists her as a “Thought Leaders: Global Elite”; and Global Arbitration Review named her the “Best Prepared/Most Responsive Arbitrator" worldwide in 2017.
Areas of specialisation
Energy, Investment and investment treaties, Public international law, State contracts/PPP
Publications
Ms. Kalicki is co-editor of two books, Reshaping the Investor-State Dispute Settlement System: Journeys for the 21st Century (Brill Nijhoff and TDM-OGEMID 2015) and Evolution and Adaptation: The Future of International Arbitation (ICCA Congress Series No. 20, Wolters Kluwer 2019). She is also a frequent writer and speaker on arbitration topics.
Positions or offices held
ICCA Governing Board
Ndanga Kamau Ndanga Kamau Law Kenya, Netherlands France
Ms. Ndanga Kamau
Arbitrator
Ndanga Kamau Law

Address
54-56 Avenue Hoche
Paris
France
Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
https://www.ndangakamau.com, https://www.linkedin.com/in/ndanga-kamau/
Nationality
Kenya, Netherlands
Languages
English, Dutch, French, Kikuyu, Kiswahili
Short Bio
Ndanga is an independent arbitrator. She has considerable expertise and experience in disputes related to Africa, and is proficient in issues related to compensation, damages, taxation, interest, and costs. Ndanga speaks, teaches, and writes on topics related to her areas of specialisation. She is a member of the ICCA Governing Board; council member of the ICC Institute of World Business Law; trustee and honorary senior fellow of BIICL; PRIME Finance expert in dispute resolution; and member of the advisory board of the UCT ADR Unit. Ndanga was vice president of the ICC Court from 2018-2024. She was called to the Bar of England and Wales by the Honourable Society of the Middle Temple.
Areas of specialisation
Banking and finance, Construction and engineering, Energy, Investment and investment treaties, Public international law, State contracts/PPP
Positions or offices held
- Member, ICCA Governing Board
- Trustee and Senior Honorary Fellow, British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL)
- Vice President, ICC International Court of Arbitration (2018-2024)
- Council Member, ICC Institute of World Business Law
- Member, Executive Committee, Foundation for International Arbitration Advocacy (FIAA)
- PRIME Finance Expert in Dispute Resolution
Mark Kantor Independent Arbitrator United States of America United States of America
Mr. Mark Kantor
Independent Arbitrator
Independent Arbitrator

Address
513 A ST SE
WASHINGTON
DC
United States of America
Tel.
E-mail
Nationality
United States of America
Languages
English
Areas of specialisation
Banking and finance, Energy, Investment and investment treaties, Public international law, State contracts/PPP
Neil Kaplan CBE, KC, SBS Arbitration Chambers United Kingdom Australia
Mr. Neil Kaplan CBE, KC, SBS
International Arbitrator
Arbitration Chambers

Address
644 Chapel Street
1906, COMO Centre
Melbourne
Victoria
Australia
Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
https://www.neil-kaplan.com
Nationality
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Short Bio
Mr. Neil Kaplan is an arbitrator with Arbitration Chambers in both England and Hong Kong. Mr. Kaplan was the Chairman of Hong Kong’s WTO Review Body on Bid Challenges from 2000 – 2004 and was formerly Chairman of Hong Kong’s Telecommunications (Competition Provision) Appeal Board. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and is a Chartered Arbitrator. He is also a Fellow of the Hong Kong Institute of Arbitrators as well as a panellist of CIETAC. In June 2001, he was awarded a CBE for services to international arbitration. In 2007, he was awarded the Silver Bauhinia Star by the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong SAR.
Areas of specialisation
Banking and finance, Communications, media and technology, Construction and engineering, Employment and pensions, Energy, Intellectual property, Investment and investment treaties, Public international law, State contracts/PPP, Transport
Publications
- Neil Kaplan & Chiann Bao, So, Now You Are an Arbitrator: The Arbitrator’s Toolkit (Kluwer, 2022)

- Kaplan, Spruce & Moser’s Arbitration in Hong Kong and China (Butterworths, 1994)

- Kaplan, Spruce & Cheng’s Hong Kong Arbitration - Cases & Materials (Butterworths, 1991)

- Editor of various books, including several Liber Amicorum.

Contributor, Journal of International Arbitration, Arbitration, American Journal of International Arbitration, and Bulletin ASA Numerous conferences and seminars on arbitration worldwide
Positions or offices held
- Deputy President of the Bahrain Court of Cassation
- President of the Court of the Mauritius Chamber of Commerce and Industry Arbitration and Mediation
Centre.
- President of the board of advisors of Delos Arbitration
- Honorary Professor at City University of Hong Kong and sometime Honorary Professor at Hong Kong University.
- Honorary Member, ICCA Governing Board
- Chairman, Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (1991-2004)
- President, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (1999- 2000)
- Judge, Supreme Court of Hong Kong (1990-1994)
- Chairman, Hong Kong’s WTO Review Body on Bid Challenges (2000-2004)
- Chairman, Hong Kong’s Telecommunications (Competition Provision) Appeal Board.
- Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
- Fellow, Hong Kong Institute of Arbitrators
- Fellow, Singapore Institute of Arbitrators
- Member, LCIA
Sanjeev Kapoor Khaitan & Co. LLP India India
Mr. Sanjeev Kumar Kapoor
Practitioner
Khaitan & Co. LLP

Address
Max Tower
7th and 8th Floors, Sector 16B Noida
Uttar Pradesh
India
Tel.
E-mail
Nationality
India
Languages
Hindi, English
Short Bio
Sanjeev Kapoor is a Partner in the Dispute Resolution team of Khaitan & Co. He is also Vice President of ICC International Court of Arbitration.
Alternative dispute resolution has been Sanjeev’s forte. He has assisted and represented clients before various domestic arbitral tribunals, international arbitral tribunals (both institutional and ad hoc) including tribunals constituted under the aegis of ICC, LCIA, SIAC, LMAA etc. He has also successfully assisted clients in proceedings for enforcement of international as well as domestic arbitral awards in India
Areas of specialisation
Banking and finance, Construction and engineering, Energy, Environmental law, Investment and investment treaties
Publications
IN ILO, BLOOMBURG
Vivek Kapoor 39 Essex Chambers India United Kingdom
Mr. Vivek Kapoor
Barrister
39 Essex Chambers

Address
81 Chancery Lane
London
London
United Kingdom
Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/vivek-kapoor-4a51829/
Nationality
India
Languages
English, Hindi, Punjabi
Short Bio
Vivek Kapoor is an experienced advocate and arbitrator, specialising in complex commercial disputes and investor-state disputes. He has particular expertise in multi-jurisdictional disputes arising from energy, natural resources, infrastructure and construction, banking and finance, technology and telecom sectors.
He is called to the English and Indian Bars. He regularly advises and appears as counsel before the English Courts, the Indian Courts, and international arbitral tribunals seated in numerous jurisdictions.
Vivek has a wide-ranging practice in the field of international arbitration. He has acted in arbitrations under a wide variety of international arbitration rules including ICSID, ICC, LCIA, SIAC, UNCITRAL, and ad-hoc arrangements. He has experience of arbitration applications before courts, and regularly sits as an arbitrator.
Areas of specialisation
Banking and finance, Communications, media and technology, Construction and engineering, Energy, Investment and investment treaties, Public international law, Sport, State contracts/PPP, Transport
Ghada Karbon Dr. Ghada M. Darwish Karbon Law Firm Qatar Qatar
Dr. Ghada M Darwish Karbon
Founder & Managing Partner
Dr. Ghada M. Darwish Karbon Law Firm

Address
Level 24, Tornado Tower West Bay
West Bay
Doha
Qatar
Tel.
E-mail
Nationality
Qatar
Languages
Arabic, English
Areas of specialisation
Antitrust, competition and trade, Communications, media and technology, Construction and engineering, Employment and pensions, Environmental law, Information technology, Intellectual property, Maritime and shipping, Public international law, Restructuring and insolvency, Sport, State contracts/PPP, Taxation and accountancy, Transport
MEHMET KARLI KABINE LAW OFFICE Turkey Turkey
Dr. MEHMET KARLI
PARTNER
KABINE LAW OFFICE

Address
Kabine Law Office Levent Loft 1
Buyukdere Cad. No 201/68 Levent
ISTANBUL
Turkey
Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
http://www.kabinelaw.com
Nationality
Turkey
Languages
Turkish, English, French
Short Bio
Mehmet Karlı is a partner at Kabine Law Office. Mr. Karlı focuses his practice on disputes and complex international transactions related to various sectors including construction, energy, telecommunications, and banking and finance. He has represented and advised a wide range of clients, including sovereigns, multinational corporations, and high net-worth individuals before local courts, ICSID, ICC, ISTAC, UNCITRAL, SCIA, LCIA arbitral tribunals and ECHR, as well as in their complex transactions. Mr. Karlı’s practice also covers the representation of the clients in the prosecution process of white-collar crimes both in Turkey and in foreign jurisdictions, and corporate and personal wealth restructurings.
Areas of specialisation
Antitrust, competition and trade, Construction and engineering, Energy, Information technology, Investment and investment treaties, Public international law, Regulatory, Restructuring and insolvency, Sport, State contracts/PPP
Positions or offices held
Assistant Professor of Law, University of Galatasaray, Faculty of Law
Senior Fellow, European Studies Centre, University of Oxford
Daniela Karollus-Bruner CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz RAe GmbH Austria Austria
Ms. Daniela Karollus-Bruner
Partner, Attorney
CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz RAe GmbH

Address
2 Gauermanngasse
Vienna
Austria
Tel.
E-mail
Nationality
Austria
Languages
German, English, French
Areas of specialisation
Banking and finance, Construction and engineering, Energy, Restructuring and insolvency
Minna Katajoki Avance Attorneys Ltd Finland Finland
Mrs. Minna Katajoki
Partner
Avance Attorneys Ltd

Address
20A Mannerheimintie
6th floor
Helsinki
Finland
Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
https://www.avance.com/meet-our-team/minna-katajoki/
Nationality
Finland
Languages
Finnish, English, Swedish
Short Bio
Minna Katajoki (née Vammeljoki) advises clients across various industries, especially software, energy, construction and manufacturing, in their corporate, commercial and regulatory disputes. Frequent topics include shareholder and post-M&A disputes, disputes regarding projects and construction, supply and distribution, and disputes over data. In international arbitration with connections to Finland Minna often represents the foreign party.

Minna also assists clients with internal, regulatory and criminal investigations, and advises in matters relating to, e.g., anti-bribery, data law and cybersecurity.

In the field of white collar crime, Minna represents companies, board members and top management in business-related criminal matters such as suspected securities market offences and environmental offenses.
Areas of specialisation
Construction and engineering, Energy, Environmental law, Information technology
Publications
"Arbitrator as a deployer of an AI system" (fin. Välitystuomari tekoälyjärjestelmän käyttöönottajana), Defensor Legis 2/2024

“Statutory personal liability of an advocate-shareholder – A comparative overview" (fin. Asianajajaosakeyhtiön osakkaan lakiin perustuva henkilökohtainen vastuu – Oikeusvertaileva katsaus) with P. Taivalkoski, Defensor Legis 5/2016
Gabrielle Kaufmann-Kohler Lévy Kaufmann-Kohler Switzerland Switzerland
Prof. Gabrielle Kaufmann-Kohler
Partner
Lévy Kaufmann-Kohler

Address
3-5 Rue du Conseil-Général
Geneva
Switzerland
Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
https://lk-k.com/team/gabrielle-kaufmann-kohler-lawyer/
Nationality
Switzerland
Languages
French, English, German, Italian, Spanish
Short Bio
Prof. Dr. Gabrielle Kaufmann-Kohler is a Founding Partner of Lévy Kaufmann-Kohler and has extensive experience as an international arbitrator, in commercial and investment cases. She is also Professor Emerita at Geneva University, and Visiting Professor at various universities. She is Honorary President of ICCA, the Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA), as well as the founder and former director of the Geneva LL.M. in International Dispute Settlement (MIDS).

Areas of specialisation
Banking and finance, Construction and engineering, Energy, Investment and investment treaties, State contracts/PPP
Publications
(full list available on www.lk-k.com):
International Arbitration Law is Like a Layer Cake – and Why it Matters, Brazilian Arbitration Review, publication forthcoming
Transparency in Trade and Investment Disputes, Encyclopedia of International Economic Law, in Krista Nadakavukaren and Thomas Cottier (Eds.), Cheltenham UK, Elgar Publishing, publication forthcoming
Commentaire des dispositions de la LDIP sur la faillite internationale (Chapitre 11, Articles 166-175 LDIP) [Commentary on the PILA provisions on cross-border insolvency (Chapter 11, Art. 166-175 PILA)] in: B. Foëx/N. Jeardin/A. Braconi/B. Chappuis (Eds), 2ème éd., Commentaire romand de la Loi fédérale sur la poursuite pour dettes et la faillite, Basel 2025, (co-authors Antonio Rigozzi and Fabrice Robert-Tissot), pp. 1997-2087
Positions or offices held
- Honorary President of ICCA
- Partner with Levy Kaufmann-Kohler
- Professor emerita , University of Geneva
- Honorary President, Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA)
Evelina Kaymedzhieva private practice:17B Lyuben Karavelov Street, 5 apartment, 2nd floor, Sofia 1142 Bulgaria Bulgaria
Ms. Evelina Hristova Kaymedzhieva
Attorney-at-Law
private practice:17B Lyuben Karavelov Street, 5 apartment, 2nd floor, Sofia 1142

Address
Nadezhda Complex, 304 block, V entrance, 6th floor, 61 apartment
Sofia
Bulgaria
Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/evelina-kaymedzhieva-aa4361343/
Nationality
Bulgaria
Languages
Bulgarian, English, Spanish
Short Bio
Evelina Hristova Kaymedzhieva is a Bulgarian attorney specializing in dispute resolution with experience at the national courts including Supreme Court level. She has worked with the late Assoc. Prof. and attorney Hristo Iliev Kaymedzhiev, PhD (Moscow) - fluent French and Russian; served as Vice Dean and Dean of Police Faculty at the Academy of the Ministry of Interior, member of the Academic Council of the Academy and the Specialized Scientific Council with the Higher Attestation Commission. Ms Kaymedzhieva is a Patent and Utility Model Attorney, Trademark, Geographical Indication and Industrial Design Attorney (Bulgarian Patent Office), European Trademark and Design Attorney (EUIPO) and Mediator. She has also gained experience as a member and Chair of Experts' Commission and Bulgarian representative at the European Lawyers'Programme.
Thomas Keenan IV Keenan Dispute Resolution Australia, United States of America France
Mr. Thomas Joseph Keenan IV
Advocate and Arbitrator
Keenan Dispute Resolution

Address
30 AVENUE PHILIPPE SOLARI
Aix-en-Provence
Provence-Alpes-Côte-d’Azur
France
Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
http://www.keenan-arbitration.com
Nationality
Australia, United States of America
Languages
English, Cantonese, Chinese, French, Italian
Short Bio
Very senior arbitration counsel based in France with strong experience in China-related matters, particularly corporate law, trade and commercial. Chinese, French and Italian speaking arbitration counsel.
Areas of specialisation
Communications, media and technology, Information technology, Investment and investment treaties
Positions or offices held
Advocate
Arbitrator
Mediator
Moritz Keller Clifford Chance Partnerschaft mbB Germany Germany
Prof. Dr. Moritz P.H. Keller
Partner
Clifford Chance Partnerschaft mbB

Address
14 Junghofstrasse
Frankfurt am Main
Germany
Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/moritz-keller-1684a9146/
Nationality
Germany
Languages
German, English
Short Bio
Moritz Keller is an arbitration partner in the Frankfurt office of Clifford Chance. He represents clients in commercial arbitration and investment arbitration proceedings under the ICC, ICSID, UNCITRAL and DIS rules, among others.
He specializes in energy, infrastructure, construction, post-M&A and banking disputes and is frequently instructed in pharmaceutical and consumer goods cases. He is recognized as a thought-leader on climate change-related risk.
Moritz acted as expert advisor to the Council of Europe on arbitration reform and sits on the ICC Commissions on Arbitration & ADR and Energy and the Environment. He is an accredited mediator on the Energy Community Panel of Mediators and also acts as party-appointed arbitrator in select cases. He is a member of numerous arbitration institutions and publishes frequently.
Areas of specialisation
Banking and finance, Construction and engineering, Energy, Information technology, Investment and investment treaties, Public international law, Transport
Publications
EU Investment Protection Law: Chapter Eight of CETA, the Vietnam and Singapore Free Trade Agreements and EU Regulations 1219/2012, 912/2014 and 2019/452 (ed. & author), CH Beck (2023),
Outlook from a Practitioner Perspective in: Scheu (ed.), Creation and Implementation of a Multilateral Investment Court, Nomos (2022) (with Dr. Caroline Kittelmann)
Commentary on Regulation 912/2014 and 1219/2002 addressing the interplay of EU law and investment arbitration for the leading German commentary on European law and trade law (Krenzler/Herrmann/Niestedt, EU-Außenwirtschafts und Zollrecht)
Commentary on Irmgard Marboe, Calculation of Compensation and Damages in International Investment Law; Oxford (2009) in: Herrmann (ed.): European Yearbook of International Economic Law; Springer (2013)
Ciaran Keller KC Essex Court Chambers United Kingdom United Kingdom
Mr. Ciaran Keller KC
Barrister
Essex Court Chambers

Address
24 Lincoln's Inn Fields
London
United Kingdom
Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
https://essexcourt.com/barrister/ciaran-keller
Nationality
United Kingdom
Languages
English, Portuguese
Short Bio
Ciaran acts in arbitrations across a wide range of commercial and chancery disputes under various institutional rules and hoc arbitrations, as well as claims to enforce or resist enforcement of foreign awards (including against states and state entities). He also sits as an arbitrator. Ciaran is recommended in the latest editions of the Legal Directories in 7 practice areas: commercial dispute resolution; chancery commercial; civil fraud; banking and finance; energy; partnership and offshore. His cases frequently involve jurisdictional issues and questions of foreign law.
Areas of specialisation
Banking and finance, Energy
Fathi Kemicha Kemicha Legal Consulting K.L.C. Tunisia, France, Bahrain Tunisia
Dr. Fathi Kemicha
Attorney at Law
Kemicha Legal Consulting K.L.C.

Address
Rue du Lac Léman
PO Box 27
Les Berges du Lac, Tunis
Tunisia
Tel.
E-mail
Nationality
Tunisia, France, Bahrain
Languages
Arabic, Arabic, English, French
Short Bio
Dr. Fathi Kemicha is the founder of Kemicha Legal Consulting K.L.C. He has acted as arbitrator and counsel in numerous institutional and ad hoc commercial arbitrations. He is a former member of the United Nations International Law Commission (ILC) and the World Bank Group Sanctions Board. He served as Vice-Chairman of the Commission on Arbitration at the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and was also a member of the Dubai International Arbitration Centre (DIAC) Board of Trustees. He was made Knight of the French Legion of Honor by President Jacques Chirac, President of the French Republic, and awarded by His Majesty King Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa, the King of the Kingdom of Bahrain, "The Order of Bahrain" (First Class).
Areas of specialisation
Construction and engineering, Investment and investment treaties, Public international law, State contracts/PPP, Transport
Publications
- Editor, Euro-Arab Arbitration – Arbitrage Euro-Arabe I, II, III (Lloyd’s of London Press, 1985 and Graham & Trotman, 1987 and 1989)
- “Memoirs in serach of a future: The journey of an itinerant lawyer”- Archway Publishing USA 2022
French version: Editions Vérone: “Mémoires en quête d’avenir: Le parcours d’un avocat itinerant”

Several articles on arbitration in various law reviews, including:
- "Future Perspectives on International Commercial Arbitration in the Arab Countries," in ICCA Congress Series No. 6, at 221 (Kluwer, 1994)
Positions or offices held
- Advisory Member, ICCA Governing Board
- Former Member, United Nations International Law Commission (ILC)
- Former Chair, World Bank Group Sanctions Board
- Former Vice-Chairman, Commission on Arbitration at the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
- Former Member, Dubai International Arbitration Centre (DIAC) Board of Trustees and Executive Committee.
- Former Secretary General, the Arbitration System of the Euro-Arab Chambers of Commerce in Paris
- Former Secretary General, Constitutional Court of the Kingdom of Bahrain
- Former vice president and member of the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA)
Bastiaan Kemp Loyens & Loeff N.V. Netherlands Netherlands
Prof. Dr. Bastiaan Kemp
Attorney at law
Loyens & Loeff N.V.

Address
300 Parnassusweg
Amsterdam
Netherlands
Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
https://nl.linkedin.com/in/bastiaan-kemp-5b24643a
Nationality
Netherlands
Languages
Dutch, English
Short Bio
Bastiaan Kemp, partner, is a member of the Litigation & Risk Management practice group of Loyens & Loeff. He focuses on corporate law, including corporate governance, corporate litigation and arbitration. Bastiaan works in high profile multi-jurisdictional litigation and corporate governance cases. His clients include private equity firms and funds, listed corporates and their Dutch based subsidiaries, investment firms, corporate service providers, and international joint ventures.

Bastiaan also sits as an arbitrator.

In addition, Bastiaan is a Professor at Maastricht University.