| Neil |
Kaplan CBE, KC, SBS |
Arbitration Chambers |
United Kingdom |
Australia |
Mr. Neil Kaplan CBE, KC, SBS
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International Arbitrator
Arbitration Chambers
- Address
-
644 Chapel Street
1906, COMO Centre
Melbourne
Victoria
Australia
- Tel.
615
- 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
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| Sanjeev |
Kapoor |
Khaitan & Co. LLP |
India |
India |
Mr. Sanjeev Kumar Kapoor
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Practitioner
Khaitan & Co. LLP
- Address
-
Max Tower
7th and 8th Floors, Sector 16B Noida
Uttar Pradesh
India
- Tel.
616
- 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
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| Vivek |
Kapoor |
39 Essex Chambers |
India |
United Kingdom |
Mr. Vivek Kapoor
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Barrister
39 Essex Chambers
- Address
-
81 Chancery Lane
London
London
United Kingdom
- Tel.
4468
- 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
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| Ghada |
Karbon |
Dr. Ghada M. Darwish Karbon Law Firm |
Qatar |
Qatar |
Dr. Ghada M Darwish Karbon
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Founder & Managing Partner
Dr. Ghada M. Darwish Karbon Law Firm
- Address
-
Level 24, Tornado Tower West Bay
West Bay
Doha
Qatar
- Tel.
343
- 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
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| MEHMET |
KARLI |
KABINE LAW OFFICE |
Turkey |
Turkey |
Dr. MEHMET KARLI
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PARTNER
KABINE LAW OFFICE
- Address
-
Kabine Law Office Levent Loft 1
Buyukdere Cad. No 201/68 Levent
ISTANBUL
Turkey
- Tel.
8019
- 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
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| Daniela |
Karollus-Bruner |
CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz RAe GmbH |
Austria |
Austria |
Ms. Daniela Karollus-Bruner
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Partner, Attorney
CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz RAe GmbH
- Address
-
2 Gauermanngasse
Vienna
Austria
- Tel.
618
- E-mail
- Nationality
- Austria
- Languages
- German, English, French
- Areas of specialisation
- Banking and finance, Construction and engineering, Energy, Restructuring and insolvency
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| Minna |
Katajoki |
Avance Attorneys Ltd |
Finland |
Finland |
Mrs. Minna Katajoki
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Partner
Avance Attorneys Ltd
- Address
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20A Mannerheimintie
6th floor
Helsinki
Finland
- Tel.
8855
- 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
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| Gabrielle |
Kaufmann-Kohler |
Lévy Kaufmann-Kohler |
Switzerland |
Switzerland |
Prof. Gabrielle Kaufmann-Kohler
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Partner
Lévy Kaufmann-Kohler
- Address
-
3-5 Rue du Conseil-Général
Geneva
Switzerland
- Tel.
621
- 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)
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| Evelina |
Kaymedzhieva |
private practice:17B Lyuben Karavelov Street, 5 apartment, 2nd floor, Sofia 1142 |
Bulgaria |
Bulgaria |
Ms. Evelina Hristova Kaymedzhieva
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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.
623
- 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.
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| Thomas |
Keenan IV |
Keenan Dispute Resolution |
Australia, United States of America |
France |
Mr. Thomas Joseph Keenan IV
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Advocate and Arbitrator
Keenan Dispute Resolution
- Address
-
30 AVENUE PHILIPPE SOLARI
Aix-en-Provence
Provence-Alpes-Côte-d’Azur
France
- Tel.
8981
- 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
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| Moritz |
Keller |
Clifford Chance Partnerschaft mbB |
Germany |
Germany |
Prof. Dr. Moritz P.H. Keller
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Partner
Clifford Chance Partnerschaft mbB
- Address
-
14 Junghofstrasse
Frankfurt am Main
Germany
- Tel.
627
- 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)
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| Ciaran |
Keller KC |
Essex Court Chambers |
United Kingdom |
United Kingdom |
Mr. Ciaran Keller KC
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Barrister
Essex Court Chambers
- Address
-
24 Lincoln's Inn Fields
London
United Kingdom
- Tel.
8972
- 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
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| Joshua |
Kelly |
Freshfields LLP |
Australia, Portugal |
United Kingdom |
Mr. Joshua Kelly
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Partner
Freshfields LLP
- Address
-
Bishopsgate
London
United Kingdom
- Tel.
9198
- E-mail
- Nationality
- Australia, Portugal
- Languages
- English
- Short Bio
- Josh is a partner in Freshfields' international arbitration practice in London.
He specialises in international arbitration and cross-border litigation, with a focus on complex contractual commercial disputes (including claims relating to tortious or fraudulent conduct).
Josh holds a Master of Laws specialising in international law and conflict of laws from the Australian National University (with the Dean’s Prize), where he also studied Air Law. He is a lecturer at the Queen Mary University of London on commercial dispute resolution.
Prior to joining Freshfields, Josh was a military lawyer in the Australian Air Force, where he worked as the junior legal adviser to the Chief of the Air Force on a range of commercial and international law issues, including issues concerning the RAAF’s aircraft.
- Areas of specialisation
- Public international law
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| 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.
628
- 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)
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| Bastiaan |
Kemp |
Loyens & Loeff N.V. |
Netherlands |
Netherlands |
Prof. Dr. Bastiaan Kemp
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Attorney at law
Loyens & Loeff N.V.
- Address
-
300 Parnassusweg
Amsterdam
Netherlands
- Tel.
8572
- 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.
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| Courtney |
Kemp |
PCA/ICCA |
South Africa |
Netherlands |
Ms. Courtney Kirsten Kemp
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Assistant Legal Counsel
PCA/ICCA
- Address
-
2 Carnegieplein
Peace Palace
Den Haag
Netherlands
- Tel.
8695
- E-mail
- Nationality
- South Africa
- Languages
- English, Afrikaans
- Areas of specialisation
- Antitrust, competition and trade, Banking and finance, Construction and engineering, Employment and pensions, Energy, Environmental law, Investment and investment treaties, Maritime and shipping, Public international law, Regulatory, State contracts/PPP
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| Rachael |
Kent |
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP |
United States of America |
United States of America |
Ms. Rachael Kent
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Partner
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP
- Address
-
1875 Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington
District of Columbia
United States of America
- Tel.
630
- E-mail
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Languages
- English
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| David |
Kerstein |
Arcada Finance |
United States of America |
United States of America |
Mr. David J. Kerstein
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Founder and Managing Director
Arcada Finance
- Address
-
37H 235 E. 40th Street
New York
NY
United States of America
- Tel.
9246
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-kerstein-0b58513/
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Languages
- English
- Areas of specialisation
- Antitrust, competition and trade, Banking and finance, Intellectual property, Investment and investment treaties
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| Gülce |
Keskin |
Kabine Law Office |
Turkey |
Turkey |
Ms. Gülce Keskin
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Partner
Kabine Law Office
- Address
-
No. 195, D:6 Buyukdere Cad
Levent
Istanbul
Turkey
- Tel.
9220
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/g%C3%BClce-keskin/
- Nationality
- Turkey
- Languages
- Turkish, English
- Short Bio
- Gülce Keskin is a partner at Kabine Law Office. Ms. Keskin mainly focuses on commercial dispute resolutions and complex transactions related to several sectors including telecommunication, restaurant, banking and finance, industrial manufacturing and construction. She has represented and advised a wide range of clients, including business conglomerates, multinational corporations and high net-worth individuals before local courts, ICC, LCIA and ISTAC arbitral tribunals. She also provides advice for public and private companies on complex corporate restructuring.
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| Catherine |
Kessedjian |
Mediation for Better Business |
France |
France |
Prof. Catherine Kessedjian
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Emerita Professor
Mediation for Better Business
- Address
-
19 villa Seurat
Boite/Porte B
Paris
France
- Tel.
633
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/catherine-kessedjian-2548341a6/
- Nationality
- France
- Languages
- French, English, Spanish
- Areas of specialisation
- Energy, Environmental law, Investment and investment treaties, Public international law, Regulatory, State contracts/PPP
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| Paul |
Key KC |
Essex Court Chambers |
United Kingdom, New Zealand |
United Kingdom |
Dr. Paul Key KC
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Barrister
Essex Court Chambers
- Address
-
24 Lincoln's Inn Fields
London
United Kingdom
- Tel.
635
- E-mail
- Nationality
- United Kingdom, New Zealand
- Languages
- English, French
- Areas of specialisation
- Antitrust, competition and trade, Banking and finance, Communications, media and technology, Energy, Investment and investment treaties, Public international law, State contracts/PPP, Transport
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| Roman |
Khodykin |
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner |
|
United Kingdom |
Mr. Roman Khodykin
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Partner
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner
- Address
-
Adelaide House
London Bridge
London
United Kingdom
- Tel.
639
- E-mail
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| Grant |
Kim |
Independent Arbitrator |
United States of America |
United States of America |
Mr. Grant L Kim
-
Independent Arbitrator
Independent Arbitrator
- Address
-
1 Sansome Street
Suite 1400
San Francisco
California
United States of America
- Tel.
8660
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://kimarbitration.com
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Languages
- English, French, Korean
- Short Bio
- Served as arbitrator or counsel in numerous arbitrations in the US, Asia, and Europe, administered by the ICC, ICDR, AAA, SIAC, CPR, and KCAB International. Particular expertise with patent and other IP disputes; familiar with diverse technology, including biotech, computers, semiconductors, and medical devices. Substantial experience with a wide range of other commercial disputes, including M&A, joint venture, construction and engineering, and distribution and sales. Recently became an independent arbitrator after over 35 years at leading firms in San Francisco, Seoul, and Tokyo.
- Areas of specialisation
- Communications, media and technology, Information technology, Intellectual property
- Publications
- Agreements to Arbitrate Technology and Intellectual Property Disputes, chapter in INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION PRACTICE: 21ST CENTURY PERSPECTIVES (LexisNexis 2d Ed. 2021); California: the Next Hub for International Arbitration, KOREAN ARBITRATION REVIEW, 2018; East Asian Cultural Influences, THE ASIAN LEADING ARBITRATORS’ GUIDE TO INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION (Juris 2007).
- Positions or offices held
- Director and Tech List Member, Silicon Valley Arbitration and Mediation Center; Fellow and Former Director, North American Branch of Chartered Institute of Arbitrators; Fellow, College of Commercial Arbitrators; Former Overseas President, International Association of Korean Lawyers
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| Joongi |
Kim |
Yonsei Law School |
Korea, Republic of |
Korea, Republic of |
Prof. Joongi Kim
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Professor
Yonsei Law School
- Address
-
50 Yonseiro
Seodaemungu
Seoul
Korea, Republic of
- Tel.
3679
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/joongi
- Nationality
- Korea, Republic of
- Languages
- Korean, English
- Short Bio
- Joongi Kim is a Professor of Law at Yonsei Law School in Seoul, Korea. He has acted as a presiding arbitrator, sole arbitrator, and co-arbitrator in institutional and ad hoc proceedings under the rules of the GGGI, HKIAC, ICC, ICSID, JAMS, JCAA, KCAB, LMAA, QICCA, SIAC, UNCITRAL, and VIAC. In 2019, he was selected as International Arbitrator of the Year by KCAB International and the Korea Economic Daily .
A Member of the ICC Court, he also serves on the panel of arbitrators of AIAC, CAA, CIETAC, CRCICA, DIAC, HIAC, HKIAC, ICSID, JCAA, KCAB, PIAC, RIMA, SCCA, SCIA, SHIAC, SIAC, and VIAC. He sits on the editorial board of International Investment Law and Arbitration (Brill), Asian Journal of Comparative Law (Cambridge), and Jus Mundi Arbitration Review.
- 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, Sport, Transport
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| Kap-You (Kevin) |
Kim |
Peter & Kim |
Korea, Republic of |
Korea, Republic of |
Mr. Kap-You (Kevin) Kim
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Managing Partner
Peter & Kim
- Address
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#3805 Trade Tower 511 Yeongdong-daero, Gangnam-gu
Seoul
Korea, Republic of
- Tel.
644
- E-mail
- Nationality
- Korea, Republic of
- Languages
- Korean, English
- Short Bio
- Kap-You (Kevin) is a senior founding partner at Peter & Kim in Seoul, a dispute resolution practice with offices in Korea, Switzerland, Australia and Singapore. Over the past 35 years, he has acted as counsel, presiding arbitrator, co-arbitrator and sole arbitrator in more than 300 cases of international arbitration under various arbitration rules.
- Areas of specialisation
- Antitrust, competition and trade, Banking and finance, Construction and engineering, Energy, Investment and investment treaties, Maritime and shipping
- Publications
- - Co-author, “Arbitration Law & Practice”, Pakyoungsa, 2016;
- Co-author, “Arbitration Law of Korea: Practice and Procedure”, Bae, Kim & Lee LLC International Arbitration and Litigation Group, Juris Publishing, Dec 2011;
- Various articles on international arbitration and litigation.
- Positions or offices held
- - Senior Partner, Peter & Kim (2019–present)
- Partner and Senior Partner, Bae, Kim & Lee LLC (1996–2019)
- Advisory Governing Board Member, International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA) (2019–present)
- President, KCAB International Arbitration Committee (2017–present)
- Vice President, ICC International Court of Arbitration (2014–2021)
- Secretary General, International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA) (2010–2014)
- Council Member, American Arbitration Association (AAA) (2009–2020)
- Editorial Board Member, Global Arbitration Review (2009–present)
- Court member, London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) (2007–2012)
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| Madeline |
Kimei |
iResolve Tanzania |
Tanzania |
Tanzania, United Republic of |
Ms. Madeline Kimei
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Founder & Principal Director
iResolve Tanzania
- Address
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Plot 26 Isere/Mtetemia Street
Kinondoni Biafra
Dar es Salaam
Tanzania, United Republic of
- Tel.
6916
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/madeline-kimei-arbitrator/
- Nationality
- Tanzania
- Languages
- English, Swahili
- Short Bio
- Madeline is a seasoned independent arbitrator, mediator and as counsel in arbitration based in Dar es Salaam. Kimei has over 18+ years’ experience focusing on acting for private entities in complex, high-value disputes and providing corporate legal advisory. In 2025, Madeline joined 3 Verulam Building Chambers (UK) as Associate Member and recently established her stand-alone and independent neutral practice, Global Arbitration Square (GAS).
Madeline recently received various recognitions in the field namely the 2023 ADR recognition award from the Judiciary of Tanzania, Mediation Centre and being listed among 100 Tanzanian Changemakers 2023.
Ms Kimei boasts to have influenced public policy shaping the development of arbitration and ADR in Tanzania.
- Areas of specialisation
- Antitrust, competition and trade, Banking and finance, Construction and engineering, Energy, Information technology, Intellectual property, Investment and investment treaties, Real estate, Transport
- Publications
- - Survey Report on Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Usage By Businesses In Tanzania (APRIL 2025) (30 June 2025)
- ADR and DEI: A promising next generation of ADR practitioners (March 04, 2025).
- Evaluating Tanzania’s ICSID Representation, the verdict.
- Preparing for Mediation: Position Statements 2022
- Africa Construction Law –Outlawed foreign for a: the conundrum over Tanzania’s international investor – disputes resolution system.
- Lise Bosman, Kluwer Arbitration in Africa 2021, Chapter on Tanzania;
- Early Neutral Evaluation and its importance for the Civil Justice system in Tanzania;
- Collaboration for Efficient Dispute Resolution, Empower, 21 April 2020;
- Good or Bad Deal: The Rise in Investment Treaty Disputes - The Case for Tanzania (October 1, 2017);
- Mediation (Tanzania) - Getting the Deal Through, 2017/2018
- Positions or offices held
- - Co-Founder & Principal, iResolve™, (TZ)
- Associate Member, 3 Verulam Building Barristers, London (UK)
- Independent Arbitrator, Global Arbitration Square (GAS)
-Court Member, Lagos Chamber of Commerce International Arbitration Centre (LCIAC)
Emeritus President, Tanzania Institute of Arbitrators (TIArb) (June 2019 – July 2025)
- Ex-Court Member, International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) International Court of Arbitration – Paris (2018-2024);
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| Louis |
Kimmelman |
Kimmelman Arbitration |
United States of America, Poland |
United States of America |
Mr. Louis Benjamin Kimmelman
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Independent Arbitrator
Kimmelman Arbitration
- Address
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1348 Lexington Avenue
New York
NY
United States of America
- Tel.
646
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://www.kimmelmanarbitration.com
- Nationality
- United States of America, Poland
- Languages
- English
- Areas of specialisation
- Banking and finance, Construction and engineering, Energy, Intellectual property, Investment and investment treaties, Public international law
- Positions or offices held
- Chair, New York International Arbitration Center
Co-Chair, Fordham International Arbitration and Mediation Conference
Professor of Practice, Brooklyn Law School
Adjunct Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center
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| Meg |
Kinnear |
LKDR LLC - Low & Kinnear Dispute Resolution |
Canada |
United States of America |
Ms. Meg Kinnear
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Founding Member
LKDR LLC - Low & Kinnear Dispute Resolution
- Address
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4027 Mansion Drive, NW
Washington
District of Columbia
United States of America
- Tel.
647
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://LKDR.global
- Nationality
- Canada
- Languages
- English, French
- Short Bio
- Ms. Meg Kinnear is a founding member of LKDR LLC, a boutique firm dedicated to acting as neutrals in international dispute settlement. She was the Secretary-General of the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) and a vice-president of the World Bank (2009-2024). She was formerly the Senior General Counsel and Director General of the Trade Law Bureau of Canada, where she was responsible for the conduct of all international investment and trade litigation involving Canada. Prior to this, she was Executive Assistant to the Deputy Minister of Justice of Canada and Counsel at the Civil Litigation Section of the Canadian Department of Justice.
- Areas of specialisation
- Investment and investment treaties, Public international law, State contracts/PPP
- Publications
- Co-author, Investment Disputes under NAFTA (Kluwer).
Co-editor, The First 50 years of ICSID (Kluwer)
Multiple articles on investment law and practice; Full list available on LKDR website
- Positions or offices held
- Member, ICCA Governing Board; Former Secretary-General, International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) at the World Bank; Former Senior General Counsel and Director General, Trade Law Bureau of Canada; Former Executive Assistant to the Deputy Minister of Justice of Canada and Counsel, Civil Litigation Section of the Canadian Department of Justice.
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| Annette |
Kirethi |
Hallmark Legal |
Kenya |
Tanzania, United Republic of |
Ms. Annette Wangeci Kirethi
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Partner
Hallmark Legal
- Address
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18 Chole Road
Dar es Salaam
Tanzania, United Republic of
- Tel.
8702
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/annette-kirethi-b0b2223a/
- Nationality
- Kenya
- Languages
- English, English, Kikuyu, Kiswahili, Swahili
- Short Bio
- Annette is an Advocate of the High Court of Tanzania and courts subordinate thereto, with over 20 years of legal practice experience. She has led a successful career as a commercial law expert (including, M&A, IP, taxation and conveyancing) and litigation counsel. She is an active member of Tanganyika Law Society, Zanzibar Law Society, East African Law Society, International Bar Association (IBA), Commonwealth Lawyers Association, SADC Law Society, Pan-African Law Union (PALU) and Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (UK).
- Areas of specialisation
- Antitrust, competition and trade, Banking and finance, Construction and engineering, Energy, Intellectual property, Investment and investment treaties, Maritime and shipping, Real estate
- Positions or offices held
- Senior Counsel - Tanzania/Zanzibar
Partner - Hallmark Legal
Arbitrator - Tanzania
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| Anna |
Kirk |
Bankside Chambers |
New Zealand, United Kingdom |
New Zealand |
Dr. Anna Kirk
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Arbitrator; Barrister
Bankside Chambers
- Address
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88 Shortland Street
Level 22, Shortland & Fort
Auckland
Auckland
New Zealand
- Tel.
8580
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://www.bankside.co.nz/members/dr-anna-kirk
- Nationality
- New Zealand, United Kingdom
- Languages
- English
- Short Bio
- Dr Anna Kirk is a barrister and arbitrator at Bankside Chambers (Auckland and Singapore), with expertise in international arbitration and public international law. Anna is New Zealand’s Member of the ICC Court of International Arbitration and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators., ACICA and AMINZ. She regularly acts in arbitrations under the ICC, LCIA, SIAC, ICSID and UNCITRAL Rules. Prior to joining Bankside Chambers, Anna practised international arbitration at Herbert Smith Freehills in London and was tribunal secretary for renowned international arbitrator, Sir David Williams KC. Anna is a contributing author to New Zealand’s primary arbitration text Williams & Kawharu on Arbitration, co-lectures international arbitration at the University of Auckland and holds a PhD in international law from the University of Cambridge.
- Areas of specialisation
- Construction and engineering, Energy, Investment and investment treaties, Public international law, Restructuring and insolvency
- Publications
- A Kirk, "National Report for New Zealand", ICCA Hearing Project
A Kirk and D A R Williams ,"NZ Report" ICCA Handbook
A Kirk and L Lindsay “Arbitration” [2020] New Zealand Law Review 639
D Williams and A Kirk “The Appeal of Appeals? The Approach to Appeals on Questions of Law in Asia-Pacific Jurisdictions” in N Kaplan, M Pryles and C Bao (eds) International Arbitration: When East Meets West (Wolters Kluwer, 2020)
A Kirk and Hon P Heath QC “Arbitration & Insolvency Disputes: A question of arbitrability” INSOL International, Special Report (July 2020)
A Kirk and P Larvin “Legislative developments in business and human rights/modern slavery” [2020] NZLJ 110
A Kirk and A Kawharu “Arbitration” [2018] New Zealand Law Review 723
Contributing author to "Williams & Kawharu on Arbitration" (2nd ed), LexisNexis (Wellington, 2017)
- Positions or offices held
- Member for NZ of the ICC International Court of Arbitration
Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
Fellow of the Arbitrators' and Mediators' Institute of New Zealand
Fellow of the Australian Center for International Commercial Arbitration
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