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First name Last name Firm Nationality Country of residence
Anne Véronique Schlaepfer White & Case SA Switzerland, France Switzerland
Mrs. Anne Véronique Schlaepfer
Partner
White & Case SA

Address
5 Quai du Mont-Blanc
Geneva
Switzerland
Tel.
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.
Matthias Schlingmann CMS Hasche Sigle Germany Germany
Dr. Matthias Schlingmann

Address
1-3 Stadthausbruecke
Hamburg
Germany
Tel.
E-mail
Nationality
Germany
Languages
German, Portuguese, Spanish, English, French
Areas of specialisation
Construction and engineering, Energy, Maritime and shipping, Transport
Alexandra Schluep Avizor advocates & arbitrators Belgium, Switzerland Netherlands
Ms. Alexandra Schluep
Partner
Avizor advocates & arbitrators

Address
131-III De Lairessestraat
Amsterdam
Netherlands
Tel.
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
Richard Schmidt SMARTLEGAL Schmidt & Partners Hungary Hungary
Dr. Richard Schmidt
Managing Partner
SMARTLEGAL Schmidt & Partners

Address
56 Margit Körút
4/4
Budapest
Hungary
Tel.
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
Michael Schneider LALIVE Germany Switzerland
Mr. Michael E. Schneider
Partner
LALIVE

Address
35 Rue de la Mairie
Geneva
Switzerland
Tel.
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).
Dorothee Schramm SwissArbitrator.com Switzerland, Germany Switzerland
Dr. Dorothee Schramm
Independent Arbitrator, FCIArb, CEDR-Accredited Mediator
SwissArbitrator.com

Address
4 Rue du Commerce
Geneva
Switzerland
Tel.
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
Susanne Schwalb CMS Germany Germany
Ms. Susanne Schwalb
Partner
CMS

Address
12 Nymphenburger Strasse
Munich
Germany
Tel.
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
Eric Schwartz Schwartz Arbitration United States, France United States
Mr. Eric Schwartz
Independent Arbitrator
Schwartz Arbitration

Address
150 E. 58th St.
29th Floor
New York
United States
Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
https://schwartzarbitration.com/
Nationality
United States, 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
Franz Schwarz Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP Austria United Kingdom
Mr. Franz Schwarz
Partner
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP

Address
49 Park Lane
London
United Kingdom
Tel.
E-mail
Nationality
Austria
Lindsay Scott 39 Essex Chambers United Kingdom United Kingdom
Ms. Lindsay Scott
Chief Executive
39 Essex Chambers

Address
81 Chancery Lane
London
United Kingdom
Tel.
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
Matthew Secomb White & Case Australia Singapore
Dr. Matthew Secomb
Partner and Head of International Arbitration (Asia Pacific)
White & Case

Address
88 Market Street
#41-01 CapitaSpring
Singapore
Singapore
Tel.
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
Ismail Selim Cairo Regional Center for International Commercial Arbitration Egypt Egypt
Dr. Ismail Ahmed Abdelwahab Selim
Director
Cairo Regional Center for International Commercial Arbitration

Address
1 Al Saleh Ayoub Street
Zamalek
Cairo
Egypt
Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
https://crcica.org/Default.aspx
Nationality
Egypt
Languages
Arabic, Chinese, English, French
Short Bio
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
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).
Vasanti Selvaratnam KC 36 Stone, The 36 Group United Kingdom United Kingdom
Ms. Vasanti Selvaratnam KC
Queen's Counsel and Arbitrator
36 Stone, The 36 Group

Address
4 Field Court
Gray's Inn
London
United Kingdom
Tel.
E-mail
Nationality
United Kingdom
Languages
English
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.
Jinyoung Seok Permanent Court of Arbitration Korea, Republic of Netherlands
Ms. Jinyoung Seok
Legal Counsel
Permanent Court of Arbitration

Address
2 Carnegieplein
Peace Palace
The Hague
Netherlands
Tel.
E-mail
Nationality
Korea, Republic of
Languages
Korean, Chinese, English
Colin Seow FCIArb FSIArb FACICA Colin Seow Chambers LLC Singapore Singapore
Mr. Colin Seow FCIArb FSIArb FACICA
Managing Director
Colin Seow Chambers LLC

Address
10 Marina Boulevard
Level 39, Marina Bay Financial Centre Tower 2
Singapore
Singapore
Tel.
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
Christophe Seraglini Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP France France
Dr. Christophe Seraglini
Professor and Partner
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP

Address
9 avenue de Messine
Paris
France
Tel.
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 Freshfield Bruckhaus Deringer in Paris.
Christophe has extensive experience as Counsel and Arbitrator in complex and sensitive cases relating to Engineering & Construction, Environment, Energy, 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 an 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
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.

“Lois de police et justice arbitrale internationale”, Dalloz, Nouvelle Bibliothèque des thèses, 2001

Co-author of the Arbitration Law Reviews of the Semaine Juridique.

Member of the Editorial board (committee) of the Cahiers de l’Arbitrage (Paris Journal of International Arbitration).


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 Law and Contract Law

Teaching French Law of International Arbitration. Sciences Po, LLM in Transnational Arbitration & Dispute Settlement

Secretary General of the Arbitration Academy

French Representative in the Arbitration Law Committee of the International Law Association

Member of the International Arbitration Institute

Member of the International Council for Commercial Arbitration

Member of the International Bar Association

Member of the French Committee on Private International Law

Member of the Board of French Committee on Arbitration

Member of the Editorial board (committee) of the
Cahiers de l’Arbitrage (Paris Journal of International Arbitration)

Member of the Scientific Council of La Semaine Juridique - Edition Entreprises (LexisNexis)
Anke Sessler Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Germany Germany
Dr. Anke Sessler
Partner
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Address
1 Taunustor
TaunusTurm
Frankfurt am Main
Germany
Tel.
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
Subhash Sharma Supreme Court of India India India
Mr. Subhash Chander Sharma
Advocate
Supreme Court of India

Address
F-21/22 Haus khas
New Delhi
India
Tel.
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
Nicola Sharpe-Phiri Judiciary of Seychelles Zambia Zambia
Justice Nicola Ann Sharpe-Phiri
Justice of Appeal
Judiciary of Seychelles

Address
Plot 2753/M Leopards Hill Road
PO Box 32587
Lusaka
Lusaka
Zambia
Tel.
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

Tewfik Shehata Zaki Hashem, Attorneys at Law Egypt Egypt
Mr. Tewfik Shehata
Senior Partner, Head of Litigation & Arbitration
Zaki Hashem, Attorneys at Law

Address
23 Kasr El Nil
Cairo
Egypt
Egypt
Tel.
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
Audley Sheppard Twenty Essex New Zealand, Ireland United Kingdom
Mr. Audley William Sheppard
Arbitrator
Twenty Essex

Address
20 Essex Street
London
London
United Kingdom
Tel.
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
Vice-President of ICCA (2023-present) 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).
Jingxia Shi Renmin University of China (RUC) China China
Prof. Jingxia Shi
Professor of Law
Renmin University of China (RUC)

Address
26 Xirongxian Hutong
Apt. 1-1501, Xicheng District
Beijing
China
Tel.
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.

Hi-Taek Shin Seoul National University School of Law Korea, Republic of Korea, Republic of
Prof. Hi-Taek Shin
Professor (emeritus)
Seoul National University School of Law

Address
72 Toegye-ro
Maple Tower 2801, Leaders' View, Namsan
Jung-gu, Seoul
Korea, Republic of
Tel.
E-mail
Nationality
Korea, Republic of
Languages
Korean, English, Japanese
Short Bio
Prof. Hi-Taek Shin is a professor (emeritus) at Seoul National University School of Law. He is an independent arbitrator at Twenty Essex Chambers (practice based in Seoul, Korea). He has taught the resolution of commercial and investment disputes arising from cross-border transactions. Prior to moving to academia, he was a partner of Kim & Chang, the leading Korean law firm. He regularly sits as an arbitrator both in international investment treaty arbitrations and international commercial arbitrations.
Areas of specialisation
Banking and finance, Construction and engineering, Energy, Information technology, Investment and investment treaties, State contracts/PPP
Publications
"ICSID Administrative and Financial Regulations" in "ICSID Rules and Regulations 2022" (Happ/Wilske eds)
"Annulment", in Building International Investment Law, The First 50 Years of ICSID (Meg Kinnear et. al. eds, 2016)
Korea’s Experience with International Investment Agreements and Investor-State Dispute Settlement, The Journal of World Investment & Trade 16 (2015) (co-author)
The Regionalization of Investment Treaty Arrangements: Developments and Implications, Investment Treaty Law Current Issues V, British Institute of International and Comparative Law (2014)
Korean Chapter, Commentaries on Selected Model Investment Treaties(Oxford Commentaries on International Law (C. Brown & D. Krishan eds. to be published in 2013)
Positions or offices held
Professor (emeritus), Seoul National University
Arbitrator, Twenty Essex Chambers
Richard Siberry KC Essex Court Chambers United Kingdom United Kingdom
Mr. Richard Siberry KC
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Essex Court Chambers

Address
24 Lincoln's Inn Fields
London
United Kingdom
Tel.
E-mail
Nationality
United Kingdom
Languages
English, French
Josefa Sicard-Mirabal, Esq. Sicard-Mirabal ADR, PLLC/ Fordham University School of Law United States, Dominican Republic United States
Ms. Josefa Sicard-Mirabal, Esq.
Independent Arbitrator, Adjunct Professor of Law
Sicard-Mirabal ADR, PLLC/ Fordham University School of Law

Address
601 West 57th Street
Suite 30E
New York
NY
United States
Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
https://www.sicard-mirabaladr.com
Nationality
United States, Dominican Republic
Languages
Spanish, English, French
Short Bio
Josefa Sicard-Mirabal has vast experience in international arbitration and international business transactions. Her experience includes acting as arbitrator and counsel in numerous international arbitrations under the ICC, AAA and UNCITRAL Rules, as well as representing international and domestic clients in mergers and acquisitions, project finance, banking and securities matters in the construction, energy, telecommunications, consumer products and intellectual property matters. Additionally, she sits as an arbitrator for FINRA arbitrations.
Ms. Sicard-Mirabal is an Adjunct Professor of Law at Fordham University School of Law in New York City. She teaches International Business Transactions since 2017, International Arbitration Practicum for LLM students since 2019, and Introduction to Investor-State Arbitration from 2010-2016.
Areas of specialisation
Banking and finance, Construction and engineering, Energy, Intellectual property, Investment and investment treaties, Public international law, State contracts/PPP
Publications
Introduction to Investor-State Arbitration, Yves Derains and Josefa Sicard-Mirabal
Positions or offices held
Chief Judge of the Civil, Commercial and Labor Court of La Vega, Dominican Republic; Executive Director for Arbitration and ADR for North America the ICC International Court of Arbitration; Member of the InterAmerican Development Bank; Of Counsel, Greenberg Traurig, and Winston & Strawn.
Tomasz (Tom) Sikora Exxon Mobil Corporation Poland, United States United States
Mr. Tomasz (Tom) Jacek Sikora
Senior Counsel
Exxon Mobil Corporation

Address
8007 Clearwater Crossing
Humble
Texas
United States
Tel.
E-mail
Nationality
Poland, United States
Languages
Polish, English, French, German
Short Bio
Tom is Senior Counsel in the International Disputes Group of the ExxonMobil Law Department. He manages international investment and commercial arbitration for Exxon Mobil Corporation. Prior to joining ExxonMobil, he spent ten years at El Paso Corporation managing the company’s international arbitration and complex litigation. Tom initially practiced international arbitration of energy, construction and insurance disputes at Vinson & Elkins LLP in Houston, Texas.

Tom graduated from Harvard with an A.B. in History and Literature and from the University of Virginia School of Law with a J.D.

Areas of specialisation
Energy
Positions or offices held
Chair, Institute for Transnational Arbitration; Chair, Corporate Counsel International Arbitration Group; Vice President of the LCIA North American User Counsel; former member of the Board of Directors AAA/ICDR, former officer of the IBA Arbitration Committee and former member of the ICC Commission on Arbitration
Paul Sills Arbitra International New Zealand United Kingdom
Mr. Paul Sills
Arbitrator
Arbitra International

Address
100 St Paul's Churchyard
London
United Kingdom
Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-sills/
Nationality
New Zealand
Languages
English
Short Bio
Paul Sills is a globally recognised international arbitrator, mediator, and dispute board member with over 30 years of experience in resolving complex commercial disputes. Based in London and working across multiple jurisdictions, Paul is regularly appointed in high-value, multi-party cases spanning sectors such as construction, energy, transport, marine, and finance. His work is rooted in both common law and civil law systems, reflecting his versatility and global reach.
Paul’s dispute resolution expertise is underpinned by a career that includes practice as a civil and commercial barrister and executive leadership roles in international business. He has served as CEO and director in industries ranging from construction to corporate recovery, including acting as a company receiver during the global financial crisis. This commercial acume
Areas of specialisation
Banking and finance, Construction and engineering, Energy, Maritime and shipping, Restructuring and insolvency, Transport
Publications
Law Society Gazette - England & Wales
The Barrister's Magazine UK
Kluwer mediation Blog
Lexology
Law Talk
LegalWise
Prime Disputes
The Law - Eqypt
Positions or offices held
AMINZ Director of Professional Studies
AMINZ mediation & arbitration panels
NZ Ministry of Justice Landlod/tenant mediation and arbitration panels
Netball New Zealand Disciplinary Chairman
New Zealand Sport and Recreation Complaints Service - panel
Maritime Mediation Centre (Athens) panel
ADGM Arbitration Centre Mediation panel
Katherine Simpson Simpson Dispute Resolution United States United States
Dr. Katherine Simpson
Arbitrator
Simpson Dispute Resolution

Address
2370 E. Stadium Blvd
Suite 745
Ann Arbor
Michigan
United States
Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
https://www.simpsonadr.net/
Nationality
United States
Languages
English, German
Short Bio
Dr. Katherine Simpson, Esq., FCIArb. is an arbitrator based in the US and UK (33 Bedford Row Chambers). Her broad ADR practice includes commercial, international, investor-state,
consumer, employment, and labor arbitration. Dr. Simpson is an attorney (Maryland, New Jersey) and a Fellow of the College of Commercial Arbitrators. She taught ADR and Conflict Management at Cornell University's School of Industrial and Labor Relations, as a Postdoctoral Fellow. Her pro bono diversity advocacy was twice for Global Arbitration Review’s “Equal Representation in Arbitration Pledge”-Award.
Areas of specialisation
Antitrust, competition and trade, 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, Sport, State contracts/PPP, Transport
Publications
Kluwer Arbitration Templates and Examples series: https://www.wolterskluwer.com/en/solutions/kluwerarbitration/practical-tools

BREAKING - Did Romania's Lawyer Strip Jordan Chiles of a Bronze Medal? (with Benjamin G. Davis and Odette Lagace): https://www.cpradr.org/news/breakingdid-romanias-lawyer-strip-jordan-chiles-of-her-bronze-medal

The Olympics Chiles Arbitration Debacle, Part 3: A Sham Award Following a Sham Arbitration? https://www.cpradr.org/news/the-olympics-chiles-arbitration-debacle-part-iii-a-sham-award-following-a-sham-arbitration

Arbitrator 'Intelligence' and the Mysterious Brown M&M:
https://05822ab2-040d-4ab2-b655-01eb3b695887.filesusr.com/ugd/09cd0f_d77013724c7940ad88ddee358c285f4b.pdf

More at https://www.simpsonadr.net/publications.php
Positions or offices held
Postdoctoral Fellow, Cornell University
Academic Affiliate, University of Michigan
Anthony Sinclair Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP New Zealand United Kingdom
Dr. Anthony Charles Sinclair
Partner
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP

Address
90 High Holborn
London
United Kingdom
Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
http://www.quinnemanuel.com/attorneys/sinclair-anthony
Nationality
New Zealand
Languages
English
Areas of specialisation
Communications, media and technology, Construction and engineering, Energy, Investment and investment treaties, Public international law, State contracts/PPP, Transport
Aditya Singh White & Case LLP India Singapore
Mr. Aditya Singh
Partner
White & Case LLP

Address
88 Market Street
#41-01 CapitaSpring
Singapore
Singapore
Tel.
E-mail
Nationality
India
Languages
Hindi