| Lawrence |
Schaner |
Schaner Dispute Resolution LLC |
United States of America |
United States of America |
Mr. Lawrence Schaner
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Managing Member
Schaner Dispute Resolution LLC
- Address
-
77 West Wacker Drive
Suite 4500
Chicago
Illinois
United States of America
- Tel.
1085
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://schanerlegal.com/
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Languages
- English
- Short Bio
- Lawrence Schaner serves as an arbitrator in international and domestic cases. He is a Fellow of the College of Commercial Arbitrators, a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, member of the ICC Commission on Arbitration, and Adjunct Professor at Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, where he teaches international arbitration. Until April 2017, he was a partner and co-chair of the international arbitration practice at Jenner & Block. He is a graduate of Stanford Law School (JD) and Duke University (BA). He is a member of the bars of California, Illinois and New York.
- Publications
- Editor, Dispute Resolution International (2013-2018); Co-Editor, International Arbitration in the United States (Wolters Kluwer 2018)
- Positions or offices held
- Adjunct Professor of Law, Northwestern University School of Law; Fellow, College of Commercial Arbitrators, Co-Chair, International Committee; Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators; Member, Nominations Commission, ICC USA; Member, ICC Commission on Arbitration
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| Matthias |
Scherer |
LALIVE |
Switzerland |
Switzerland |
Mr. Matthias Scherer
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Partner
LALIVE
- Address
-
35 Rue de la Mairie
Geneva
Switzerland
- Tel.
1087
- E-mail
- Nationality
- Switzerland
- Languages
- German
- Areas of specialisation
- Investment and investment treaties, Sport
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| Maxi |
Scherer |
ArbBoutique |
Germany |
United Kingdom |
Prof. Dr. Maxi Scherer
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Co-Founder
ArbBoutique
- Address
-
1 Paternoster Lane
London
United Kingdom
- Tel.
1088
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://www.arb-boutique.com/
- Nationality
- Germany
- Languages
- German, English, French
- Short Bio
- Maxi Scherer has over 20 years of experience in international arbitration in both civil and common law systems. She is admitted to the bar in Paris (France) and as a solicitor in England and Wales. Maxi has represented clients and served as arbitrator or legal expert in more than 150 commercial and investor-State arbitrations. Her arbitrations regularly involve States, concern multi-billion amounts in dispute and are conducted in English, French and German.
Regularly ranked by Who’s Who Legal, The Legal 500 etc. as a leading arbitration practitioner, she has been identified amongst the top 20 “Global Elite Thought Leaders” She has received the 2023 GAR Award for “Best Prepared Arbitrator".
- Areas of specialisation
- Banking and finance, Communications, media and technology, Construction and engineering, Energy, Environmental law, Information technology, Intellectual property, Investment and investment treaties, Public international law, State contracts/PPP, Transport
- Publications
- See: https://www.arb-boutique.com/lawyers/maxi-scherer#Hero
- Positions or offices held
- Queen Mary University of London, Professor of Law, Chair for International Arbitration, Dispute Resolution and Energy Law
London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA): President of the Court
International Bar Association (IBA): Co-chair of the Arbitration Rules and Guidelines Subcommittee
German Arbitration Institute (DIS): Arbitration Council member
Casablanca International Mediation and Arbitration Centre (CIMAC): Court member
Vienna International Arbitral Centre (VIAC): International Advisory Board
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| Lester |
Schiefelbein Jr. |
SCHIEFELBEIN Global Dispute Resolution |
United States of America |
United States of America |
Mr. Lester Willis Schiefelbein Jr.
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US and International Arbitrator and Mediator
SCHIEFELBEIN Global Dispute Resolution
- Address
-
18544 Beck Avenue
Monte Sereno
CA
United States of America
- Tel.
1089
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- http://schiefelbeingdr.com/
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Languages
- English, German
- Short Bio
- Les Schiefelbein serves as an independent commercial Arbitrator and Mediator in domestic and international disputes. Les founded Schiefelbein Global Dispute Resolution to bring his more than 40 years of industry and government experience, as Vice President and Deputy General Counsel at Lockheed Martin and as an Air Force Judge Advocate Reserve (Colonel), in resolving international and domestic legal and business matters to the practice of dispute resolution.
Les has handled over 400 cases in the course of his career, and has gained particular expertise as a sole, chair or panel arbitrator in commercial and government disputes to include aerospace, aviation, satellites, cybersecurity, national security, information technology, trade secrets, intellectual property, software licensing, energy and construction.
- Areas of specialisation
- Communications, media and technology, Construction and engineering, Energy, Environmental law, Information technology, Intellectual property, Public international law, Regulatory, Restructuring and insolvency, Sport, State contracts/PPP, Transport
- Publications
- "Case Management Issues in Aviation Arbitration," Global Arbitration Review, 2024.
"Traversing Cyber, Indigenous, New Space, Mediator and COVID-19 Disputes." Kluwer Arbitration Blog, 2021.
“Arbitration Business Strategy: A London School of Economics Look.” SVAMC Special Report, 2019.
“Arbitration of Disputes in Aerospace Industry.” NYSBA New York Dispute Resolution Lawyer, 2017.
“Dispute in Space- Arbitrate!” SVAMC, 2017.
“Cost is the Top Tech Litigation Problem, Survey Shows: Arbitration Strongly Preferred for Specialized Expertise.” SVAMC Special Report, 2017.
“Engines by GE, Body by Houdini: State Secrets as a Procedural Restraint to the Resolution of Disputes.” Air and Space Law Commons, 2015.
“The Android Wars: International Technology Arbitration in an Alternate Universe.” Association of Corporate Counsel, 2014.
- Positions or offices held
- Silicon Valley Arbitration and Mediation Center’s 2024 list of leading arbitrators and mediators in the technology sector; Former Vice President and Deputy General Counsel Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company; Founding Member, Silicon Valley Arbitration & Mediation Center; Member, American Arbitration Association (Large Complex Case) and International Centre for Dispute Resolution Panel of Arbitrators (Aerospace, Aviation and National Security Panel); International Chamber of Commerce Court of Arbitration (Task Force on ADR and Arbitration); International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution, Panel of Distinguished Neutrals and Technology Specialty Panel; International Panel of Arbitrators, London Court of International Arbitration; Panel of Arbitrators, Singapore International Arbitration Centre.
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| Stephan |
Schill |
University of Amsterdam - Faculty of Law |
Germany |
Netherlands |
Prof. Dr. Stephan Schill
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Faculty of Law
University of Amsterdam - Faculty of Law
- Tel.
1090
- E-mail
- Nationality
- Germany
- Languages
- German, English, French, Spanish
- Short Bio
- Stephan W. Schill is General Editor of ICCA Publications, the Yearbook Commercial Arbitration, and the ICCA Awards Series. He is Professor of International and Economic Law and Governance at the University of Amsterdam, specializing in international investment law and investor-State dispute settlement and its connections to general public international law, specialized international legal regimes, such as human rights or international environmental law, regional economic integration, as well as domestic administrative and constitutional law and international commercial arbitration. He is admitted as a Rechtsanwalt to the bar in Germany and as an Attorney-at-Law in the State of New York, is a Member of the ICSID Panel of Arbitrators, and regularly sits as arbitrator in investor-State proceedings under all major institutional and ad hoc rules. He is the General Editor of Schreuer’s Commentary on the ICSID Convention (3rd edn, CUP 2022), has served as Editor-in-Chief of The Journal of World Investment and Trade (2014-2023), and has published widely on international investment law and investment arbitration.
- Areas of specialisation
- Environmental law, Investment and investment treaties, Public international law, Regulatory, Sport, State contracts/PPP
- Publications
- See http://www.uva.nl/en/about-the-uva/organisation/staff-members/content/s/c/s.w.b.schill/s.w.b.schill.html
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| Marzia |
Schilleci |
CMS von Erlach Partners AG |
Switzerland, Italy |
Switzerland |
Ms. Marzia Schilleci
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Senior Associate
CMS von Erlach Partners AG
- Address
-
7 Dreikoenigstrasse
6th
Zurich
Switzerland
- Tel.
9040
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/marzia-schilleci-58b91590/
- Nationality
- Switzerland, Italy
- Languages
- Italian, English, French, Portuguese, Spanish
- Short Bio
- Marzia's practice focuses on state litigation and international commercial arbitration. She represented clients in disputes involving agency, distribution, sale and purchase agreements, construction contracts, director liability, and international sanctions. She also advises clients in enforcement proceedings.
With her dual qualifications in civil law and common law, Marzia effectively represent clients in cross-border cases. Marzia holds a bilingual joint master's degree in law from the Universities of Zurich and Lausanne summa cum laude. She joined CMS in 2019. Marzia received her LL.M. degree with the highest GPA of her year from Georgetown University as an international arbitration scholar and Kronstein Foundation scholar. During her time in the U.S., she passed the New York bar and worked at a commercial law firm in New York.
- Areas of specialisation
- Banking and finance, Construction and engineering, Investment and investment treaties, Public international law, Restructuring and insolvency, Sport
- Publications
- - Successor Jurisdiction in New York for Buyers in Asset Deals: Lelchook v Société Générale de Banque au Liban SAL (2024), in: WG Client Alert 07/2024 (Co-author)
- Enforcement under Article V(2)(a) of the New York Convention: Impacts of Sanctions Concerning Russia on Arbitrability, in: TDM 01/2024 (Co-author)
- Aktuelle rechtliche Neuerungen per 'Governance, Risk and Compliance' (GRC)-Ansatz angehen, in: Recht relevant, in: Recht relevant, 4/2022 (Co-author)
- Corporate Criminal Liability: Commodity Trader Pays Sfr 94 Million for Lack of Organisational Corruption Prevention, in: ILO Newsletter 12/2019 (Co-author)
- Positions or offices held
- - Zurich Bar Association (ZAV)
- Swiss Bar Association (SAV)
- ASA below 40 – Swiss Arbitration Association's young practitioners' group
- AIJA – International Association of Young Lawyers
- ASDS – Association Suisse de Droit du Sport
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| Anne Véronique |
Schlaepfer |
White & Case SA |
Switzerland, France |
Switzerland |
Mrs. Anne Véronique Schlaepfer
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Partner
White & Case SA
- Address
-
5 Quai du Mont-Blanc
Geneva
Switzerland
- Tel.
5703
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://www.whitecase.com/people/anne-veronique-schlaepfer
- Nationality
- Switzerland, France
- Languages
- French, English, German, Italian
- Short Bio
- Anne Véronique has acted as counsel in more than 150 arbitration proceedings, ranking among the top ten influential arbitration counsels in Switzerland. Renowned for her expertise, extensive experience, and strategic acumen, she specializes in construction arbitration on a global scale, handling disputes in regions such as the EU, UK, South America, Australia, and the Middle East.
As lead counsel, Anne Véronique has successfully managed cross-border teams in high-stakes cases, securing notable victories, including the dismissal of multimillion-dollar claims against EPC contractors. Her broad practice spans the energy sector, pharmaceuticals, nuclear industry, and inspection services. Additionally, she sits as an arbitrator in various disputes and actively contributes to the development of international arbitration rules.
- Areas of specialisation
- Construction and engineering, Energy
- Publications
- "Les applications du précédent en arbitrage international : le précédent dans le cadre de la même affaire ou d'affaires liées (aspects substantiels)", Charles Jarrosson & Claire Debourg (ed.), Revue de l'arbitrage, Vol. 2023, Issue 1, pp. 21-36.
"Energy Disputes – Switzerland", in: Holly Stebbing and India Furse (eds.), Lexology, Getting The Deal Through, 2023, pp.110-130 (co-authored with Alexandre Mazuranic).
"Does the collection of information about arbitrators impede arbitral appointments?", in: Leadership, Legitimacy, Legacy: A Tribute to Alexis Mourre, 2022, pp. 231-236.
"Drafting Arbitration clauses in M&A Agreements", Amy C. Kläsener (ed.) GAR's The Guide to M&A Arbitration, 4th edition 2022, pp. 9-19 (co-authored with Alexandre Mazuranic).
- Positions or offices held
- - Partner at a leading Swiss law firm (2002-2015)
- Member of the ICC Executive Board (2016-2022)
- Vice-President of the ICC Court (2015-2021)
- Co-Chair of the Arbitration Committee of the IBA (2015-2016)
- President of the Arbitration Court administering Swiss Rules arbitrations (2010-2013)
- Member of the LCIA Court (2015-2018)
- Member of inter alia ASA, ICCA, London International Arbitration Club.
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| Matthias |
Schlingmann |
CMS Hasche Sigle |
Germany |
Germany |
Dr. Matthias Schlingmann
- Address
-
1-3 Stadthausbruecke
Hamburg
Germany
- Tel.
1091
- E-mail
- Nationality
- Germany
- Languages
- German, Portuguese, Spanish, English, French
- Areas of specialisation
- Construction and engineering, Energy, Maritime and shipping, Transport
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| Alexandra |
Schluep |
Avizor advocates & arbitrators |
Belgium, Switzerland |
Netherlands |
Ms. Alexandra Schluep
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Partner
Avizor advocates & arbitrators
- Address
-
131-III De Lairessestraat
Amsterdam
Netherlands
- Tel.
7026
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://sshj.eu/
- Nationality
- Belgium, Switzerland
- Languages
- French, Dutch, English, German
- Short Bio
- Alexandra has been a partner with SSHJ Advocaten, a boutique law firm in Amsterdam, since 2010. She specializes in international commercial litigation and arbitration, mainly in the field of general contract law, energy and construction and engineering. Besides her counsel work for clients, Alexandra sits as arbitrator in ICC, NAI, CEPANI and UNUM arbitrations. She also represents foreign parties in injunction proceedings and in setting aside and enforcement proceedings before the Dutch courts.
She is dual qualified in Switzerland (University of Fribourg) and in the Netherlands (University of Amsterdam).
Next to her work as counsel and arbitrator, Alexandra lectures on Private International Law at the University of Amsterdam.
Since 2011, Alexandra is the Honorary Consul of Switzerland in Amsterdam.
- Areas of specialisation
- Construction and engineering, Energy
- Publications
- Netherlands Chapter in: Practitioner's Handbook on International Commercial Arbitration, 3rd edition, OUP 2019 (co-authored with Vesna Lazic)
- Positions or offices held
- Partner with SSHJ Advocaten, a litigation and arbitration boutique in Amsterdam
Lecturer on Private International Law at the University of Amsterdam
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| Richard |
Schmidt |
SMARTLEGAL Schmidt & Partners |
Hungary |
Hungary |
Dr. Richard Schmidt
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Managing Partner
SMARTLEGAL Schmidt & Partners
- Address
-
56 Margit Körút
4/4
Budapest
Hungary
- Tel.
1093
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://smartlegal.hu/
- Nationality
- Hungary
- Languages
- Hungarian, English, French, German
- Short Bio
- Richard is graduated from the Faculty of Law of Budapest, Hungary, and acquired his LL.M degree in Belgium. He holds a Phd in law, his thesis is entitled "The freedom and limits of the choice of international forum in the light of asymmetric jurisdiction and arbitration agreements."
Richard is founder and managing partner of SMARTLEGAL Schmidt&Partners, a boutique firm in Budapest, focusing on international arbitration & litigation.
Richard is enrolled as arbitrator at the Hungarian Permanent Arbitration Court and he is listed by the Vienna International Arbitration Court, as well. He is board member of the Hungarian Arbitration Association.
Besides supporting his Alma mater in Budapest as a university lecturer, Richard frequently publishes articles in contemporary issues of dispute resolution and commercial law.
- Areas of specialisation
- Antitrust, competition and trade, Construction and engineering, Employment and pensions, Information technology, Intellectual property, Real estate, Regulatory, Restructuring and insolvency, Transport
- Publications
- The Freedom and Limits of the International Choice of Forum – Asymmetric Jurisdiction and Arbitration Agreements. ORAC, 2024
60 Years of the New York Convention in Hungary - A Formalistic, Yet Pro-Arbitration Approach - Hungarian Yearbook of International & European law 2022. Eleven Publishing, 2023
ICCA Yearbook Commercial Arbitration Vol. XLVIII (2023) Court decisions on the NY Convention 1958 - Hungary
DOES A RIGHT TO A PHYSCAL HEARING EXIST IN INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION? National Report – Hungary
ICCA’s GUIDE TO THE INTERPRETATION OF THE NEW YORK CONVENTION (co-translation of book)
SETTING ASIDE ARBITRAL AWARDS IN LAST 25 YEARS IN HUNGARY: A Pro-Arbitration Approach with Minor Derailments (Yearbook of Hungarian Arbitration Court 2019-2020);
ICCA YEARBOOK Vol. XLIV (2019) - Court decisions on the NY Convention 1958 - Hungary
- Positions or offices held
- Board Member of Hungarian Arbitration Association
ICCA Yearbook of Commercial Arbitration - Rapporteur for Hungary
Vice President of International Law Firms Network
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| Michael |
Schneider |
LALIVE |
Germany |
Switzerland |
Mr. Michael E. Schneider
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Partner
LALIVE
- Address
-
35 Rue de la Mairie
Geneva
Switzerland
- Tel.
1094
- E-mail
- Nationality
- Germany
- Languages
- German, English, French
- Areas of specialisation
- Communications, media and technology, Construction and engineering, Energy, Environmental law, Information technology, Investment and investment treaties, Public international law, State contracts/PPP
- Positions or offices held
- Immediate past president of the International Academy of Construction Lawyers (IACL). Honorary President of the Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA). Member of the Board of Trustees of the Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (CRCICA) and member of the Court of Arbitration of the Siingapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC). Past chairman of the UNCITRAL Working Group II (Arbitration) at its Sessions in New York and Vienna (2006-2010) on the revision of the Arbitration Rules and on the revision of the Notes on Organizing Arbitral Proceedings (2014-2015) and Vice-chair of the Commission (2015-2017). Past Vice chair of the ICC Commission on Arbitration until 2014, and member of several of its working groups (1998 and 2012 revisions of the ICC Arbitration Rules, Construction, Pre-arbitral Referee).
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| Dorothee |
Schramm |
SwissArbitrator.com |
Switzerland, Germany |
Switzerland |
Dr. Dorothee Schramm
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Independent Arbitrator, FCIArb, CEDR-Accredited Mediator
SwissArbitrator.com
- Address
-
4 Rue du Commerce
Geneva
Switzerland
- Tel.
7523
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://swissarbitrator.com, https://www.linkedin.com/in/dorothee-schramm-35512933/
- Nationality
- Switzerland, Germany
- Languages
- German, English, French
- Short Bio
- Dorothee Schramm is an independent arbitrator with 20+ years of arbitration experience who has been deciding complex commercial disputes around the world since 2011. She is one of few arbitrators who have hands-on advocacy experience in billion-dollar cases but are fully independent with few conflicts of interest. A Swiss lawyer by qualification and former partner at Sidley Austin, she feels at home in both civil law and common law contexts, having been part of a common law team for over a decade. As such, Dorothee has extensive experience with “translating” between common law and civil law concepts and understanding legal concepts under different laws. While Dorothee’s experience spans many industries, she has a particular focus on and understanding of technology, engineering, energy, and life sciences.
- Areas of specialisation
- Communications, media and technology, Construction and engineering, Energy, Information technology, Intellectual property, Sport
- Publications
- See for a list of recent publications https://swissarbitrator.com/insights/
- Positions or offices held
- Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA) – Member of the Executive Committee and the Board
Silicon Valley Arbitration and Mediation Centre (SVAMC) - Vice President and Member of the Board
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| Sarah |
Schröder |
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP |
France, Germany |
France |
Mrs. Sarah Schröder
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Senior Associate
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
- Address
-
2 rue Meyerbeer
Paris
France
- Tel.
9171
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-schr%C3%B6der/
- Nationality
- France, Germany
- Languages
- French, German
- Areas of specialisation
- Investment and investment treaties, Public international law, State contracts/PPP
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| Susanne |
Schwalb |
CMS |
Germany |
Germany |
Ms. Susanne Schwalb
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Partner
CMS
- Address
-
12 Nymphenburger Strasse
Munich
Germany
- Tel.
4683
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://cms.law/en/deu/people/susanne-schwalb
- Nationality
- Germany
- Languages
- German, English, French, Spanish
- Short Bio
- Susanne primarily advises and represents clients in international arbitration proceedings. She has a focus on international commercial arbitration and the protection of foreign investments where she advises both on the structuring of investments and in contentious proceedings. Susanne also has extensive practical experience in third-party funding.
- Areas of specialisation
- Communications, media and technology, Energy, Investment and investment treaties, Public international law, Restructuring and insolvency
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| Eric |
Schwartz |
Schwartz Arbitration |
United States of America, France |
United States of America |
Mr. Eric Schwartz
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Independent Arbitrator
Schwartz Arbitration
- Address
-
150 E. 58th St.
29th Floor
New York
United States of America
- Tel.
1095
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://schwartzarbitration.com/
- Nationality
- United States of America, France
- Languages
- English, French
- Short Bio
- See www.schwartzarbitration.com
- Areas of specialisation
- Construction and engineering, Energy, Investment and investment treaties, State contracts/PPP
- Publications
- See www.schwartzarbitration.com
- Positions or offices held
- Vice-President, ICC Institute of World Business Law
Secretary General, ICC International Court of Arbitration
Vice-President, ICC International Court of Arbitration
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| Lindsay |
Scott |
39 Essex Chambers |
United Kingdom |
United Kingdom |
Ms. Lindsay Scott
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Chief Executive
39 Essex Chambers
- Address
-
81 Chancery Lane
London
United Kingdom
- Tel.
1099
- E-mail
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Languages
- English
- Areas of specialisation
- Banking and finance, Communications, media and technology, Construction and engineering, Employment and pensions, Energy, Environmental law, Information technology, Intellectual property, Investment and investment treaties, Maritime and shipping, Public international law, Real estate, Regulatory, Sport, State contracts/PPP, Taxation and accountancy, Transport
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| Matthew |
Secomb |
White & Case |
Australia |
Singapore |
Dr. Matthew Secomb
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Partner and Head of International Arbitration (Asia Pacific)
White & Case
- Address
-
88 Market Street
#41-01 CapitaSpring
Singapore
Singapore
- Tel.
8745
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://www.whitecase.com/
- Nationality
- Australia
- Languages
- English, French
- Short Bio
- Dr Matthew Secomb is a partner in White & Case’s International Arbitration Group in Singapore and heads the group in the Asia Pacific. Matthew specializes in international commercial arbitration with a focus on construction and energy-related disputes. Before moving to Singapore in 2015, he was based in White & Case’s Paris office for nearly ten years. Prior to joining White & Case in 2006, Matthew was counsel to the ICC International Court of Arbitration in Paris.
Matthew has a B.Com. and an LL.M. from the University of Melbourne, an LL.B. (hons) from Deakin University, and a Doctorat en droit (summa cum laude) from the Université de Fribourg (Switzerland). He is qualified as an avocat at the Paris bar, a solicitor-advocate in England & Wales, and a barrister and solicitor in Victoria, Australia.
- Areas of specialisation
- Construction and engineering, Energy, Investment and investment treaties, State contracts/PPP
- Publications
- Interest in International Arbitration (2019) OUP
1. Specific Performance of Contractual or Other Pre-Existing Obligations in Provisional and Emergency Measures in International Arbitration (Julien Fouret ed) (2023) 168-192 (with Clemency Wang)
Project Finance in Managing ‘Belt and Road’ Business Disputes: A Case Study in Legal
Problems and Solutions (Michael Moser, Chiann Bao eds) (2021) (with Philip Tan)
The J.J. Agro Decisions: What Makes a Judge ‘Arbitration-Friendly’? in International
Arbitration: Issues, Perspectives and Practice: Liber Amicorum Neil Kaplan (2019) (HKIAC
eds) (with Anne Secomb)
Singapore in The Third Party Litigation Funding Law Review (2019, 3rd ed) (Leslie Perrin,
ed) (with Adam Wallin) (2018, 2nd ed; 2017, 1st ed)
- Positions or offices held
- Adjunct Professor, National University of Singapore (Energy Arbitration)
Adjunct Lecturer, Queen’s University
Vice-Chair, ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR
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| Dr. Ismail |
SELIM |
Cairo Regional Center for International Commercial Arbitration |
Egypt |
Egypt |
Prof. Dr. Ismail Ahmed Abdelwahab SELIM
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Director
Cairo Regional Center for International Commercial Arbitration
- Address
-
1 Al Saleh Ayoub Street
Zamalek
Cairo
Egypt
- Tel.
1105
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://crcica.org/Default.aspx
- Nationality
- Egypt
- Languages
- Arabic, Chinese, English, French
- Short Bio
- Prof. Dr Selim started off his career as a Public Prosecutor in the Office of the Prosecutor General of Egypt, then a civil Judge, until he joined Zulficar & Partners Law Firm in 2009, as a leading member of its Arbitration Group and where he was promoted to Partner in 2013. Further, in May 2015, He joined Nour and Selim in association with Al Tamimi and Company as Partner and Head of Dispute Resolution, Cairo. In parallel to his former judicial career, Dr Selim was seconded to the CRCICA from 2003 until 2007 where he acted as Legal Advisor.
He has been constantly appointed as Presiding arbitrator, Sole Arbitrator and Co-Arbitrator and has acted as a Counsel under various rules such as CRCICA, ICC, DIAC DIFC-LCIA, ADCCAC, BCDR, UNCITRAL, CAS, Swiss Rules and CIMAC.
- Areas of specialisation
- Banking and finance, Communications, media and technology, Construction and engineering, Information technology, Investment and investment treaties, Maritime and shipping, Real estate, Sport, State contracts/PPP, Taxation and accountancy, Transport
- Publications
- Prof. Dr Selim has published several articles in learned Egyptian and International journals and was a speaker in several national and international conferences, especially in the field of arbitration and investment.
- Positions or offices held
- Director of the Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (CRCICA),
President of the International Federation of Commercial Arbitration Institutions (IFCAI),
Chairman of the Egypt Branch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) and Vice-President of the African Arbitration Association (AfAA).
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| Vasanti |
Selvaratnam KC |
36 Stone, The 36 Group |
United Kingdom |
United Kingdom |
Ms. Vasanti Selvaratnam KC
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King's Counsel and Independent Arbitrator
36 Stone, The 36 Group
- Address
-
4 Field Court
Gray's Inn
London
United Kingdom
- Tel.
1106
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://36group.co.uk/members/vasanti-selvaratnam-kc/
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Languages
- English
- Short Bio
- Vasanti is a senior KC and independent arbitrator who accepts arbitral appointments under all the major institutional rules, as well as ad hoc, across a wide range of industry sectors, including banking and finance, infrastructure projects, pharmaceutical disputes, share holder and joint venture disputes and all aspects of shipping and commodities
- Areas of specialisation
- Banking and finance, Construction and engineering, Energy, Environmental law, Maritime and shipping, Public international law, Transport
- Positions or offices held
- Recent arbitral appointments:
1. Chair of an LCIA Panel (sitting with Sir Bernard Eder and Charles Kimmins QC) in relation to disputes under contract relating to the sale of crude oil.
2. Chair of an ICC Panel (sitting with Michael Black QC and Andrew Bartlett QC) relating to contractual disputes governed by Iraq law concerning removal of unexploded materials at Basrah port
3. Sole arbitrator in an UNCITRAL governed dispute relating to disputes under a guarantee (appointed by the LCIA)
4. Co-arbitrator in an ICC India law governed and seated matter in the pharmaceutical sector.
5. Numerous LOF appointments by Lloyds Salvage Arbitration Branch, including an ongoing matter which involves the largest LOF fund since records began.
6. Numerous LMAA party appointments, including by well know oil and commodity traders.
7.Numerous LCIA appointmen
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| Jinyoung |
Seok |
Permanent Court of Arbitration |
Korea, Republic of |
Netherlands |
Ms. Jinyoung Seok
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Legal Counsel
Permanent Court of Arbitration
- Address
-
2 Carnegieplein
Peace Palace
The Hague
Netherlands
- Tel.
1109
- E-mail
- Nationality
- Korea, Republic of
- Languages
- Korean, Chinese, English
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| Colin |
Seow FCIArb FSIArb FACICA |
Colin Seow Chambers LLC |
Singapore |
Singapore |
Mr. Colin Seow FCIArb FSIArb FACICA
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Managing Director
Colin Seow Chambers LLC
- Address
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10 Marina Boulevard
Level 39, Marina Bay Financial Centre Tower 2
Singapore
Singapore
- Tel.
7005
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- http://linkedin.com/in/colin-seow-5a219611a
- Nationality
- Singapore
- Languages
- English, Chinese, Mandarin
- Short Bio
- Colin is the founder of Colin Seow Chambers LLC (www.colinseowchambers.com). He brings with him more than twelve years of judicial and adjudicatory experience in the Supreme Court of Singapore dealing with matters involving, among other things, trade financing, building and construction disputes, corporate disputes, financial and banking disputes, shipping and commodities disputes as well as matters falling within the ambit of Singapore’s International Arbitration Act 1994 and the Arbitration Act 2001. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, and an accredited mediator with the Singapore Mediation Centre. He is also a board member of the European Chinese Arbitrators Association based in Vienna. He is available for appointment as arbitrator or mediator in respect of all disputes.
- Areas of specialisation
- Banking and finance, Construction and engineering, Energy, Environmental law, Information technology, Investment and investment treaties, Maritime and shipping, Public international law, Restructuring and insolvency, State contracts/PPP
- Publications
- See www.colinseowchambers.com
- Positions or offices held
- Managing Director, Colin Seow Chambers LLC
District Judge, Singapore
Deputy Divisional Registrar, Supreme Court of Singapore
Justices' Law Clerk, Supreme Court of Singapore
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| Christophe |
Seraglini |
Freshfields LLP |
France |
France |
Dr. Christophe Seraglini
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Professor and Partner
Freshfields LLP
- Address
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9 avenue de Messine
Paris
France
- Tel.
1111
- E-mail
- Nationality
- France
- Languages
- French, English
- Short Bio
- Avocat à la Cour and Professor of Law, Christophe Seraglini is a partner and head of the International Arbitration Group of Freshfields in Paris.
Christophe has extensive experience as Counsel and Arbitrator in complex and sensitive cases relating to Engineering & Construction, Environment, Energy, Aerospace, Defence, High Technology sectors of industry, Sale of goods, Joint-venture, Industrial Cooperation and post-M & A.
Christophe Seraglini has also considerable experience in handling international investment disputes both in the role of Counsel and Arbitrator, brought under the auspices of the ICC, ICSID and in international ad hoc arbitration proceedings.
- Areas of specialisation
- Communications, media and technology, Construction and engineering, Energy, Investment and investment treaties, Sport, State contracts/PPP, Transport
- Publications
- Publications (among others)
“The Use by French Courts of Article VII of NYC: The Presumption of a More Favourable Law?, in Enforcement Under the New York Convention: Universalism or Exceptionalism?, Jus Mundi Arbitration Review, vol. 2, Special Edition, Issue 1, 2025, p. 56
Chapter “The arbitration agreement: legal nature, the contractual and the jurisdictional aspect” et “Provisional Measures”, avec J. Fouret, in Cambridge Compendium of International Commercial and Investment Arbitration, A. Björklund, F. Ferrari, S. Kroll (dir.), Oxford University Press, 2023
“Droit de l’arbitrage interne et international”, Domat Montchrestien, Ch. Seraglini with J. Ortscheidt, 2nd ed. 2019.
Chapter on “Arbitrage international”, in Traité de droit du commerce international, J. Béguin, M. Menjucq and alii., Litec, 3rd ed., 2019.
- Positions or offices held
- Professor of law, Director of the Master 2 in Domestic & International Contract law University of Paris Sud-11 (Sceaux)
Teaching Private International Law, International Arbitration Law, Litigation and Contract Law and
French Law of International Arbitration Sciences Po, LLM in Transnational Arbitration & Dispute Settlement
President of the International Arbitration Institute (IAI)
French Representative in the Arbitration Law Committee of the International Law Association
Member of the:
- International Council for Commercial Arbitration
- International Bar Association
- French Committee on Private International Law
- Board of French Committee on Arbitration
- Editorial board (committee) of the Cahiers de l’Arbitrage (Paris Journal of International Arbitration) and
- Scientific Council of La Semaine Juridique -Ed Entreprises (LexisNexis)
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| Anke |
Sessler |
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP |
Germany |
Germany |
Dr. Anke Sessler
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Partner
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
- Address
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1 Taunustor
TaunusTurm
Frankfurt am Main
Germany
- Tel.
1113
- E-mail
- Nationality
- Germany
- Languages
- German, English
- Short Bio
- Dr. Sessler is a Partner in the Frankfurt office of Skadden,
Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP. She is widely recognized as one of Germany's leading disputes lawyers, with extensive experience in international and domestic arbitration and complex litigation proceedings. She represents industrial corporations and financial service providers in disputes relating to inter alia M&A and supply contracts, joint ventures and other commercial agreements, as well as in shareholder litigation and disputes to corporate boards. She also represents states and investors in treaty arbitration proceedings. Dr. Sessler holds positions in various arbitration institutions, including the ICC Court of Arbitration, the ICC Commission on Arbitration and the AAA board.
- Areas of specialisation
- Antitrust, competition and trade, Banking and finance, Construction and engineering, Energy, Investment and investment treaties, Public international law, Restructuring and insolvency, State contracts/PPP
- Publications
- Sessler/Stein, Climate change litigation in Germany, ILO Newsletter, 31 August 2021
Sessler, Pitfalls to Avoid in the Drafting of Investor-State Contracts, in: Hobe/Scheu (eds.), Evolution, Evaluation and Future Developments in International Investment Law, 2021, p. 79
Sessler/Heckel, Commentary on Articles 8 and 17 to 20 DIS Arbitration Rules, in: Flecke-Giammarco et al. (eds.), The DIS Arbitration Rules –An Article-by-Article Commentary, 2020
Sessler/Ruß, Dissenting Opinion, SchiedsVZ 2020, 2021
Sessler et al., Report of the ICCA-Queen Mary Task Force on Third-Party Funding in International Arbitration, The ICCA Reports No. 4, April 2018
Sessler/Sättler, Chapter on Germany, in: Pitkowitz (ed.), Handbook on Third-Party Funding in International Arbitration, 2018, p. 225
- Positions or offices held
- ICC International Court of Arbitration
ICC Commission on Arbitration
ICC National Committee Germany
AAA Board
ICCA Advisory Board
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| Weitong |
Shan |
Permanent Court of Arbitration |
China |
Netherlands |
Ms. Weitong Shan
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Assistant Legal Counsel
Permanent Court of Arbitration
- Address
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Carnegieplein 2
The Hague
Netherlands
- Tel.
9134
- E-mail
- Nationality
- China
- Languages
- Chinese, English
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| Avni |
Sharma |
Permanent Court of Arbitration |
India |
Singapore |
Ms. Avni Sharma
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Assistant Legal Counsel
Permanent Court of Arbitration
- Address
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Commonwealth Ave
Singapore
Singapore
- Tel.
9149
- E-mail
- Nationality
- India
- Languages
- Hindi, English
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| Subhash |
Sharma |
Supreme Court of India |
India |
India |
Mr. Subhash Chander Sharma
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Advocate
Supreme Court of India
- Address
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F-21/22 Haus khas
New Delhi
India
- Tel.
8856
- E-mail
- Nationality
- India
- Languages
- English, Hindi
- Short Bio
- Was with Fali Sam Nariman for 38 yrs .
1 .Appeared before the Permanent Court of Arbitration for India against Pakistan in the Kishanganga water dispute from 2010 to 2013.
2 .Appeared before the Swiss Umpire in the Balighar Water Dam case in London, Paris and Washington DC 2006 to 2007.
3.Assisted Mr Nariman as Arbitrator in 5 ICSID( Washington DC) matters . 2003 to 2014 .
- Publications
- Writing the ICCA Arbitration India chapter (yearly) for last 32 yrs (Ms Lisa Bosman knows it).
- Positions or offices held
- Associate Advocate with Fali Sam Nariman Sr Advocate for 38 years
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| Nicola |
Sharpe-Phiri |
Judiciary of Seychelles |
Zambia |
Zambia |
Justice Nicola Ann Sharpe-Phiri
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Justice of Appeal
Judiciary of Seychelles
- Address
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Plot 2753/M Leopards Hill Road
PO Box 32587
Lusaka
Lusaka
Zambia
- Tel.
9073
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicola-sharpe-phiri-llb-llm-fciarb-b7217473/?lipi=urn%3Ali%3Apage%3Ad_flagship3_detail_base%3BJ2shUW6VQ4u5Ge5Dk8VkYw%3D%3D
- Nationality
- Zambia
- Languages
- English
- Short Bio
- I am a legal professional with 33 years of experience in arbitration, mediation, and judicial practice—19 years as an Advocate in private practice and 14 years in the Zambian Judiciary, including roles as Judge of the Court of Appeal, Judge-in-Charge of the Family & Children’s Court, and High Court Judge. I currently serve as a Non-resident Justice of Appeal in Seychelles.
As a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (London), I have presided over domestic arbitrations, conducted arbitrator training, and served as President and Honorary Secretary of the Zambia Association of Arbitrators (2001–2019). I hold a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Zambia, a Master’s degree in Human Rights, Conflict, and Justice from SOAS, and diplomas in international arbitration and business law.
- Positions or offices held
- Hon. Secretary, Legal Practitioners Committee, Law Association of Zambia
Vice President of the Female Lawyers Association
President of the Zambia Association of Arbitrators
Judge of the Court of Appeal
Judge-in-Charge of the Family & Children’s Court
High Court Judge, Zambia
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| Tewfik |
Shehata |
Zaki Hashem, Attorneys at Law |
Egypt |
Egypt |
Mr. Tewfik Shehata
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Senior Partner, Head of Litigation & Arbitration
Zaki Hashem, Attorneys at Law
- Address
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23 Kasr El Nil
Cairo
Egypt
Egypt
- Tel.
1127
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://hashemlaw.com/
- Nationality
- Egypt
- Languages
- Arabic, English, French
- Areas of specialisation
- Banking and finance, Construction and engineering, Employment and pensions, Real estate, State contracts/PPP
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| Audley |
Sheppard |
Twenty Essex |
New Zealand, Ireland |
United Kingdom |
Mr. Audley William Sheppard
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Arbitrator
Twenty Essex
- Address
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20 Essex Street
London
London
United Kingdom
- Tel.
1130
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://www.twentyessex.com/people/audley-sheppard/
- Nationality
- New Zealand, Ireland
- Languages
- English
- Short Bio
- Mr Audley Sheppard KC is a an Arbitrator Member of Twenty Essex, London.
He is a former partner of Clifford Chance LLP and co-head of the firm's international arbitration group.
He is a Vice-President of ICCA . He has been Chair of the LCIA Board and a Vice-President of the LCIA Court, Member of the ICC Court, Co-Chair of the IBA Arbitration Committee, and Rapporteur of the ILA Arbitration Committee.
He is also Chair of Sport Resolutions.
- Areas of specialisation
- Banking and finance, Construction and engineering, Energy, Investment and investment treaties, Public international law, Sport
- Publications
- 'Tax and ISDS (an ISDS Update)', in Arb. Int. (vol 39, 2023);
‘Loss of Chance Damages’, in "Achieving the Arbitration Dream: Liber Amicorum for Prof. Julian D M Lew" (2023);
‘The Lawyer's Duty to Arbitrate in Good Faith and with Civility’, in Arb Int (vol. 37, 2021);
‘Remedies for Breach of the India Model Bilateral Investment Treaty’, in "International Arbitration and the Rule of Law: Essays in Honour of Mr Fali Nariman" (PCA, 2021);
‘The Risk of Groupthink in a Multilateral Investment Court’, in ICCA Congress Series No. 20 (Kluwer, 2019)(with Daphna Kapeliuk);
'The Approach of Investment Treaty Tribunals to Evidentiary Privileges' in ICSID Review (vol. 31, 2016);
‘Third Party Non-Signatories in English Arbitration Law’, in “The Evolution and and Future of International Arbitration" (Kluwer, 2016)/
- Positions or offices held
- President-elect of ICCA (2025-), Vice-President (2023-2025) and member of Governing Board (from 2020);
Chair, Sport Resolutions (2021 - present);
Former Chair of LCIA Board (2017-2022) and a Vice-President of LCIA Court (2011-16);
Former Member of ICC Court and Commission (2008-2012);
Former Co-Chair of IBA Arbitration Committee (2006-08);
Former Rapporteur of ILA Arbitration Committee (1996-2006).
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| Jingxia |
Shi |
Renmin University of China (RUC) |
China |
China |
Prof. Jingxia Shi
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Professor of Law
Renmin University of China (RUC)
- Address
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26 Xirongxian Hutong
Apt. 1-1501, Xicheng District
Beijing
China
- Tel.
8623
- E-mail
- Nationality
- China
- Languages
- Chinese, English
- Short Bio
- Dr. Jingxia Shi is a professor (international business & economic law) at School of Law, Renmin University of China (RUC). Previously she was a professor and the former Dean (04/2014-09/2019) at School of Law, China University of International Business & Economics (UIBE). She has been retaining extensive research interests in the areas of international investment and trade law, as well as cross-border insolvency, with abundant publications both in English and Chinese.
Professor Shi earned her B.A & LL.B in 1992, Ph.D in International Law (1998) from Wuhan University, China. She also holds LL.M degree (2007) and J.S.D degree (2011) from Yale Law School. She joined the UIBE law faculty in August 1998 and moved to RUC in July 2021. A member of New York Bar since June 2011, Chinese Bar Association since 2001.
- Areas of specialisation
- Antitrust, competition and trade, Communications, media and technology, Investment and investment treaties, Restructuring and insolvency, State contracts/PPP
- Publications
- 1.Services Domestic Regulation from A Perspective of Digital Economy, Oriental Law (CSSCI), No, 2, March 2023;
2.Core Rules of Digital Trade under the DEPA and China’s Negotiation to Join (co-authored with LU Yige), Journal of Digital Law (Launching issue), Vol. 1, No. 1, 2023.
3.JSI Open Plurilaterals Negotiation: The Way to Reinvigorate the WTO Negotiation Function? Studies in Law and Business (CSSCI), November 2022;
4.A Commentary on “Six Faces of Globalization”: How the Globalization Narratives Play Out in China, China Legal Science, No. 2, 2022, March 2022;
5.China-EU Comprehensive Agreement on Investment – A New Paradigm for China’s Conclusion of Economic and Trade Agreements, Journal of International Law, No. 5, 2021, September 2021;
6.Annual Review on International Trade in Services in China , Beijing Arbitration Quarterly.
- Positions or offices held
- 1.Conciliator, International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID, 2017-2030);
2.Member of Governing Council, Institute for Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT, Rome, 2014-2023);
3.Member, Experts Committee, China International Commercial Court (CICC), appointed by the Supreme Court of China, 08/2018-present;
4.Arbitrator, Asia International Arbitration Center (AIAC), 10/2022-present;
5.Arbitrator, Korean Commercial Arbitration Board (KCAB) International, 06/2022-present;
6.Arbitrator, Hong Kong International Arbitration Center (HKIAC), 04/2022-present;
7. Arbitrator, Singapore International Arbitration Center (SIAC), 06/2023-present;
8. Arbitrator, China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC);
9.Arbitrator, Beijing Arbitration Commission (BAC);
10. Arbitrator, Shanghai Arbitration Commission.
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