| Matthias |
Schlingmann |
CMS Hasche Sigle |
Germany |
Germany |
Matthias Schlingmann
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Partner
CMS Hasche Sigle
- Address
-
1-3 Stadthausbruecke
Hamburg
Germany
- Tel.
1091
- E-mail
- Nationality
- Germany
- Languages
- German, English, French, Portuguese, Spanish
- Areas of specialisation
- Construction and engineering, Energy, Maritime and shipping, Transport
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| Alexandra |
Schluep |
Avizor advocates & arbitrators |
Belgium, Switzerland |
Netherlands |
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 Avizor, 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 Avizor advocates & arbitrators, 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 |
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 |
Michael Schneider
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Senior Counsel
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 |
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 |
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
- Energy, Investment and investment treaties, Public international law, State contracts/PPP
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| Lukas |
Schultze-Moderow |
Gleiss Lutz |
Germany |
Germany |
Lukas Schultze-Moderow
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Partner
Gleiss Lutz
- Address
-
Neuer Wall 86, Gleiss Lutz
Görtz-Palais
Hamburg
Germany
- Tel.
9241
- E-mail
- Nationality
- Germany
- Languages
- German, English
- Short Bio
- Lukas advises national and international clients on arbitration and on national as well as cross-border litigation before state courts. He has extensive expertise as counsel and arbitrator in both domestic and international arbitration proceedings (inter alia under the arbitration rules of the ICC, the DIS and the Swiss Chambers) with a special focus on project-related and construction disputes, post-M&A disputes, joint ventures and general commercial law. Lukas also specialises in litigation related to cartel damage claims, banking and finance and general commercial law.
- Positions or offices held
- Lukas is a member of the German-American as well as the German-British Lawyers' Associations. He is a lecturer at the Bucerius Law School for collective redress.
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| Susanne |
Schwalb |
CMS |
Germany |
Germany |
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 |
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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| Franz |
Schwarz |
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP |
Austria |
United Kingdom |
Franz Schwarz
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Partner
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP
- Address
-
49 Park Lane
London
United Kingdom
- Tel.
1096
- E-mail
- Nationality
- Austria
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| Lindsay |
Scott |
39 Essex Chambers |
United Kingdom |
United Kingdom |
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 |
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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| Vasanti |
Selvaratnam KC |
36 Stone, The 36 Group |
United Kingdom |
United Kingdom |
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 |
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 |
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.
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 |
Christophe Seraglini
-
Professor and Partner
Freshfields LLP
- Address
-
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 |
N/A |
Germany |
Germany |
Anke Sessler
-
Independent Arbitrator
N/A
- Address
-
6 Klaus-Groth-Str. 6
Frankfurt am Main
Germany
- Tel.
1113
- E-mail
- Nationality
- Germany
- Languages
- German, English
- Short Bio
- Dr. Anke Sessler is widely recognized as one of Germany’s leading disputes lawyers, with extensive experience in international and domestic arbitration and complex litigation proceedings.
Dr. Sessler represents industrial corporations and financial service providers in complex disputes relating to inter alia M&A and supply contracts, joint ventures and other commercial agreements, as well as in shareholder litigation and disputes relating to corporate boards. In recognition of her work in arbitration, she has been repeatedly recommended in rankings such as Chambers Global, Chambers Europe, Chambers Germany and Lexology Index (formerly Who’s Who Legal), as well as honored by Best Lawyers for international arbitration, litigation and mediation. She has also been named one of Lawdragon’s 500 Leading Global Litigators.
- 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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| Yehia |
Shahine |
ALC - Alieldean Weshahi & Partners |
Egypt |
Egypt |
Yehia Shahine
-
Partner & Head of Arbitration
ALC - Alieldean Weshahi & Partners
- Address
-
Building No.7 street no. 252
Degla, maadi
Egypt
- Tel.
9217
- E-mail
- Nationality
- Egypt
- Languages
- Arabic, English, French
- Short Bio
- I am the Head of both the Arbitration & Competition practices at ALC - Alieldean Weshahi & Partners. I am also Partner at Mithaq Law Firm in Association with ALC Alieldean Weshahi and Partners, a Saudi Law Firm established in Riyadh since January 2024.
I have more than 15 years of experience in the dispute resolution practice with top tier local and international law firms in Egypt and France. My experience also includes handling contentious (court proceedings without attendance and arbitration) and advisory non-contentious work in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates covering civil, commercial, employment and competition related matters.
My practice focuses on arbitration in civil and commercial complex disputes. I regularly act as counsel in large number of ad-hoc and institutional arbitration proceedings conducted under
- Areas of specialisation
- Antitrust, competition and trade, Communications, media and technology, Construction and engineering, Employment and pensions, Energy, Investment and investment treaties, Sport
- Publications
- Author, “The validity and enforceability of Hybrid Dispute Resolution Clauses under Egyptian Law” (to be published).
Author, “The evolving dispute resolution landscape in Egypt”, the In-House Lawyer, Autumn 2019.
Co-author, chapter on Egypt in the ‘’International Arbitration Handbook’’ published by Baker McKenzie, 2017.
Co-author, chapter on Egypt in the ‘’Global Privacy Handbook’’ published by Baker McKenzie, 2015.
Co-author, chapter on Egypt in the ‘’Global Employer’’ published by Baker McKenzie, 2014.
Co-author, Investment Treaty Arbitration know-how chapter for Egypt, the Global Arbitration Review (GAR), 2014.
Co-author, the international arbitration, and amicable dispute settlement mechanisms section in the “Business Climate Review of Egypt”, published by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (
- Positions or offices held
- Recognized as one of the “Top 10 Powerful Dispute Resolution Lawyers Shaping Egypt's Arbitration Landscape in 2023” by Business Today.
Recognized as a “Next Generation Partner” in the Arbitration Ranking by Legal 500, the EMEA edition.
Winner of Africa's 50 Most Promising Young Arbitration Practitioners Award in 2020.
Recognized as a “Up & Coming” arbitration practitioner by Chambers & Partners.
Former member of the IBA Arb40’s Steering Committee.
Former member of the Global Advisory Board (GAB) of the ICDR Young & International (ICDR Y&I) for a three-years term
Former member of Lagos Chamber of Commerce International Arbitration Centre (LACIAC) Board.
Country reporter from Egypt for the New York Convention 1958 (www.newyorkconvention1958.com ).
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| Weitong |
Shan |
Permanent Court of Arbitration |
China |
Netherlands |
Weitong Shan
-
Assistant Legal Counsel
Permanent Court of Arbitration
- Address
-
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 |
Avni Sharma
-
Assistant Legal Counsel
Permanent Court of Arbitration
- Address
-
Commonwealth Ave
Singapore
Singapore
- Tel.
9149
- E-mail
- Nationality
- India
- Languages
- Hindi, English
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| Piyush |
Sharma |
PIYUSH SHARMA ATTORNEYS & CO. |
Botswana |
Botswana |
Piyush Sharma
-
Managing Partner
PIYUSH SHARMA ATTORNEYS & CO.
- Address
-
P O Box Ad 34 ADC, Gaborone
Botswana
Gaborone
Botswana
- Tel.
1121
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/piyush-sharma-ai-aarb-botswana-aaarb-southern-africa-2887704/
- Nationality
- Botswana
- Languages
- English, Hindi
- Areas of specialisation
- Banking and finance, Communications, media and technology, Construction and engineering, Employment and pensions, Energy, Environmental law, Intellectual property, Real estate
- Publications
- • Top Tier Law Firm & Top Tier Lawyer — Legal 500 (2017, 2018)
• Top Lawyer in EMEA (Europe, Middle East & Africa) — 2017, 2018
• Top Lawyer Botswana — IFLR1000 (2018) | Leading Firm 2020/2021
• Commercial Law Firm of the Year — Global Law Experts (2019)
• CorporateINTL Global Corporate Awards Winner (2016)
• Sustained Excellence in Commercial Litigation — Offshore Excellence Awards (2014, 2015, 2016)
• Arbitrator of the Year — Dispute Resolutions Awards (2015)
• Independent and Official Election Observer — Botswana National Elections (2019)
• Over 35 publications for the World Bank Group Doing Business Reports and World Justice Project (2016–2025)
• Judge — Inter-University Law Debate Tournament (2026)
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| Jeremy |
Sharpe |
Independent Arbitrator; UNRoD |
United States of America |
Canada |
Jeremy Sharpe
-
Independent Arbitrator
Independent Arbitrator; UNRoD
- Address
-
108 ACACIA AVE
Ottawa
ON
Canada
- Tel.
9239
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://www.jeremyksharpe.com/
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Languages
- English
- Short Bio
- Jeremy Sharpe is an international arbitrator; Member of the Board of the United Nations Register of Damage (UNRoD); Lecturer in Law and Senior Fellow at Columbia Law School; and an editor of the ICSID Review – Foreign Investment Law Journal. He previously was a partner in Shearman & Sterling’s international arbitration and public international law practices in London and Paris; Chief of Investment Arbitration in the Office of the Legal Adviser at the U.S. Department of State; Legal Adviser to the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad; Attorney-Adviser in the State Department’s Office of African and Near Eastern Affairs and Office of International Claims and Investment Disputes; and a law clerk at the Iran-United States Claims Tribunal in The Hague.
- Areas of specialisation
- Investment and investment treaties, Public international law
- Publications
- Available at https://www.jeremyksharpe.com/publications
- Positions or offices held
- Board Member, United Nations Register of Damage (UNRoD);
Senior Fellow and Lecturer in Law, Columbia Law School;
Executive Council, American Society of International Law;
Editor (notes), ICSID Review--Foreign Investment Law Review
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| Tewfik |
Shehata |
Zaki Hashem, Attorneys at Law |
Egypt |
Egypt |
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 |
Audley 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 |
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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| Hi-Taek |
Shin |
Seoul National University School of Law |
Korea, Republic of |
Korea, Republic of |
Hi-Taek Shin
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Professor (emeritus)
Seoul National University School of Law
- Address
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72 Toegye-ro
Maple Tower 2801, Leaders' View, Namsan
Jung-gu, Seoul
Korea, Republic of
- Tel.
1134
- 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
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| Cyrus |
SIASSI |
SMBC LAW |
Switzerland, France |
Switzerland |
Cyrus SIASSI
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Solicitor Engalnd & Wales - Swiss Attorney at Law
SMBC LAW
- Address
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29 Avenue de Champel
29, avenue de Champel
Geneva
Switzerland
Switzerland
- Tel.
9225
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://smbclaw.ch/
- Nationality
- Switzerland, France
- Languages
- French, English, Persian
- Short Bio
- Cyrus Siassi is a dual-qualified lawyer, admitted to practice in both England & Wales, as Solicitor of the Senior Courts and Swiss Attorney-at-Law. He is also a certified Arbitrator and Mediator (Commercial, Commodities and Maritime). His work draws on three decades of experience in international commercial law, combining advisory, transactional, regulatory, and dispute resolution expertise across multiple jurisdictions.
Before establishing his practice, Cyrus held senior legal and compliance positions at Republic National Bank of New York (HSBC Republic), BNP Paribas (Suisse), and ING Belgium. This background gives him a distinctive perspective on risk and regulation, allowing him to advise clients with the insight of someone who has worked within major financial institutions. He understands how decisions are made in complex corporate e
- Areas of specialisation
- Banking and finance, Communications, media and technology, Energy, Intellectual property, Investment and investment treaties, Maritime and shipping, Regulatory
- Positions or offices held
- Founding Partner of SMBC LAW
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| Josefa |
Sicard-Mirabal, Esq. |
Sicard-Mirabal ADR, PLLC/ Fordham University School of Law |
United States of America, Dominican Republic |
United States of America |
Josefa Sicard-Mirabal, Esq.
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Independent Arbitrator, Adjunct Professor of Law
Sicard-Mirabal ADR, PLLC/ Fordham University School of Law
- Address
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601 West 57th Street
Suite 30E
New York
NY
United States of America
- Tel.
1138
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://www.sicard-mirabaladr.com
- Nationality
- United States of America, 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.
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| Paul |
Sills |
Arbitra International |
New Zealand |
United Kingdom |
Paul Sills
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Arbitrator
Arbitra International
- Address
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100 St Paul's Churchyard
London
United Kingdom
- Tel.
4269
- 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.
- 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
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| Katherine |
Simpson |
Simpson Dispute Resolution |
United States of America |
United States of America |
Katherine Simpson
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Arbitrator
Simpson Dispute Resolution
- Address
-
2370 E. Stadium Blvd
Suite 745
Ann Arbor
Michigan
United States of America
- Tel.
1142
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://www.simpsonadr.net/
- Nationality
- United States of America
- 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
- Professor of Practice, University of Arizona
Academic Affiliate, University of Michigan
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