| Edna |
Sussman |
Sussman ADR LLC |
United States, Israel |
United States |
Ms. Edna Sussman
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Arbitrator, Mediator
Sussman ADR LLC
- Address
-
5 Chateaux Circle
Apt 5M
Scarsdale
New York
United States
- Tel.
1184
- E-mail
- Nationality
- United States, Israel
- Languages
- English, French, Hebrew, Polish
- Areas of specialisation
- Banking and finance, Communications, media and technology, Energy, Environmental law, Intellectual property
- Publications
- - Everyone Can be a Winner in Baseball Arbitration, NY Dispute Resolution Lawyer, Spring 2019
- The Singapore Convention: Recognition of Mediated Settlement Agreements, ICC Bulletin, fall 2018
- Mock Arbitration for your Case: Optimizing your Strategies, Fordham International Law Journal, 2018
- Cyber Intrusion as the Guerrilla Tactic: An Appraisal of Historical Challenges, ICCA 2018
- The Conduct of International Arbitration Proceedings in the United States, in Int’l Arb. in the US 2017
-Biases and Heuristics in Arbitrator Decision-Making in Roles of Psychology in Int’l Arbitration 2017
- The Arbitrator Survey, Practices, Preferences and Changes on the Horizon, Am. Rev. Intl. Arb.2015
- The Path Forward: A Convention for Enforcement of Mediated Settlements, TDM 2015
- Evaluating the Advantages and Drawbacks of Emergency Arbitrators, NY Law Journal 2015
- Ethics in International Arbitration, in Soft Law in International Arbitration, Juris Publ. 2014
- Med-Arb: An Argument for Favoring Ex Parte Communications, World Arb. and Mediation Rev., 2013
-Improving your Arbitration Presentation with a Mock Arbitration: NY Disp. Res. Lawyer, 2012
- All’s Fair in Love and War: or is it?: Reflections on a Code of Ethics, ARIA, 2012
- Drafting the Arbitration Clause: A Primer, Dispute Resolution Journal, 2012
- Use of Dispositive Motions in Arbitration, NY Dispute Resolution Lawyer, Spring 2011
- Time and Cost Solutions for Commercial Arbitration, Dispute Resolution Journal, 2011
- A Multilateral Energy Sector Investment Treaty: International Lawyer, 2011
- Combinations and Permutations of Arbitration and Mediation: in ADR in Business, Kluwer Publ.2011
- The Advantages of Mediation in Investor State Disputes, Revista Brasileira de Arbitragem, 2011
Ethics in International Arbitration: Soft Law Guidance for Arbitrators and Party
Representatives, in Soft Law in International Arbitration, ed. Lawrence W
Newman and Michael J. Radine (Juris Publ.) 2014
Can Counsel Ethics Beat Guerrilla Tactics?: Background and Impact of the New IBA Guidelines on Party Representation in International Arbitration, NY Dispute Resolution Lawyer, fall 2013 Psychological Influences on Arbitrator Decision Making: Suggestions for Arbitrators and
Counsel, American Review of International Arbitration, winter 2013
10 Questions: New York as a Favored Arbitral Venue: Financier Magazine, July 2013
The Debate: Unilateral Appointment of Arbitrators, ABA Section of International Law,
Arbitration Committee Newsletter, July 2013
All's Fair in Love and War: or is it?: An International Code of Ethics for Counsel in Arbitration, American Review of International Arbitration, Spring 2012
Capturing the Benefits of Arbitration for Cross Border Insolvency Disputes, in Contemporary Issues in International Arbitration and Mediation, The Fordham Papers 2012, (ed. Arthur W. Rovine) Improving your Arbitration Presentation with a Mock Arbitration: Two Case Studies, NY Dispute Resolution Lawyer, Vol. 5 No. 2, Fall 2012
Drafting the Arbitration Clause: A Primer on the Opportunities and the Pitfalls, Dispute Resolution Journal, Spring 2012
Reflections on the Use of Dispositive Motions in Arbitration, NY Dispute Resolution
Lawyer, Vol. 4 No. 1, Spring 2011
Time and Costs Solutions for Commercial Arbitration, Dispute Resolution Journal, February/April 2011
The Advantages of Mediation and the Special Challenges to its Utilization in Investor State Disputes, Revista Brasileira de Arbitragem, February 2011
A Multilateral Energy Sector Investment Treaty: Is it Time for a Call for Adoption
by all Nations? International Lawyer, January 2011
Arbitration Agreements and Bankruptcy: Which Law Trumps When? NABTalk, Journal
of the National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees, Summer 2010
Combinations and Permutations of Arbitration and Mediation: Issues and Solutions, in
ADR in Business, editor Arnold Ingen-Housz (Kluwer Publisher) 2010
The Energy Charter Treaty Can Foster Solutions to Global Warming and Promote Sustainable Development, in Sustainable Development in International Investment Law, ed. Andrew Newcombe, (Kluwer Publisher) 2010
Law, Regulation and Climate Change, lead author, in New York City Panel on Climate Change, 2009 Report (publ. N. Y. Academy of Sciences) 2010
Adaptation to Climate Change: Fostering Progress Through Law and Regulation, lead author, New York University Law School Environmental Law Review, Feb. 2010
Reshaping Municipal and County Laws to Foster Green Building, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, NY Univ. Environmental L.J. Vol. XVI Issue 1 (2008)
The New Paradigm for Green Buildings and Energy Efficiency, Sustainable Energy, Bloomberg
Law Reports, Dec. 2008
Complexities of Designing a U.S. Federal Carbon Regime, Energy Law 360, July 2007
RGGI: New York Addresses Climate Change with the First Mandatory Greenhouse Gas
Program, N.Y. State Bar Association Journal, Vol. 78, No. 4, May 2006
- Positions or offices held
- American Arbitration Association, Board Member
New York International Arbitration Center, Chair and Board Member
College of Commercial Arbitrators, former President
Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, Fellow
American Bar Association (ABA)
Co-Chair, 2010-2012 Arbitration Committee, Section of International Law Co- Chair, 2009-2012 Arbitration Committee and Member of Council, Dispute Resolution Section,Chair, Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee (2008-2010) and Renewable Energy Resources Committee (2006-2008), Section of Environment Energy and Resources
New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) Chair, 2010-2011, Dispute Resolution Section
Co-Editor-In-Chief, New York Dispute Resolution Lawyer (2009-
New York City Bar Association (NYCBA) Chair, Energy Committee (2006-2009)
Member, International Commercial Disputes Committee
Energy Bar Association (EBA)
Chair, Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee (2008-2009)
ICC, U.S. Member of the ICC Consultative Task Force on the ADR Rules.
International Bar Association, Member subcommittee on IBA Rules on Investor State Mediation
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| Christopher |
Tahbaz |
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP |
|
United States |
Mr. Christopher K. Tahbaz
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Partner
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
- Address
-
919 Third Avenue
New York
United States
- Tel.
1187
- E-mail
|
| Yoshihiro |
Takatori |
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe |
Japan |
Japan |
Mr. Yoshihiro Takatori
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Partner
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe
- Address
-
Izumi Garden Tower, 28th Floor
6-1 Roppongi 1-Chome
Tokyo
Japan
- Tel.
1190
- E-mail
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese, English
|
| Winnie |
Tam SC |
Des Voeux Chambers |
Hong Kong, United Kingdom |
Hong Kong |
Ms. Winnie Tam SC
-
SC
Des Voeux Chambers
- Address
-
15 Queen's Road
38 Floor Gloucester Tower, The Landmark, Central
Hong Kong
Hong-Kong
Hong Kong
- Tel.
8618
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://dvc.hk/en/members-of-chambers/silks/winnie-tam-s.c/
- Nationality
- Hong Kong, United Kingdom
- Languages
- English, Chinese, English, Mandarin
- Short Bio
- Winnie Tam SC is a Senior Counsel of the Hong Kong Bar and international arbitrator in independent private practice, and a former Chairman of the Hong Kong Bar Association (2015-2017). Winnie is recognised in the region as a leading intellectual property and commercial dispute resolution expert, and holds qualifications to practise law in the Greater Bay Area, Singapore and England and Wales. Winnie has accepted numerous appointments under the HKIAC, UNCITRAL, ICC, CIETAC and SCIA rules as arbitrator or presiding arbitrator, and has been passionate in capacity building in both the international arbitration and intellectual property fields. Winnie currently serves as a member of the Appointments Committee, HKIAC. Winnie is a member of the Law Reform Commission of the HKSAR.
- Areas of specialisation
- Communications, media and technology, Environmental law, Information technology, Intellectual property, Sport
- Positions or offices held
- Chairman of Des Voeux Chambers
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| Samantha |
Tan |
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer |
Singapore |
Singapore |
Ms. Samantha Tan
-
Partner
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
- Address
-
2 Central Boulevard
#48-01
Singapore
Singapore
- Tel.
8858
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://www.freshfields.com/en-gb/contacts/find-a-lawyer/t/tan-samantha/
- Nationality
- Singapore
- Languages
- Chinese, English
- Short Bio
- Samantha represents clients in international commercial and construction disputes. She also represents both investors and States in ISDS. She has represented and advised clients in commercial and treaty arbitration under a wide range of arbitral rules, including ICSID, UNCITRAL, ICC, SIAC, AIAC, and HKIAC. These have arisen from private and public M&A, investments, joint ventures, and shareholder disputes, and have involved the energy, financial, life sciences, technology, real estate, automotive, consumer goods, and other sectors.
- Areas of specialisation
- Energy, Investment and investment treaties
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| Chuan Thye |
Tan SC |
Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP |
Singapore |
Singapore |
Mr. Chuan Thye Tan SC
-
Partner
Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP
- Address
-
9 Straits View
#06-07 Marina One West Tower
Singapore
Singapore
- Tel.
1193
- E-mail
- Nationality
- Singapore
- Languages
- English, Mandarin
- Short Bio
- Chuan Thye is a Senior Counsel of the Supreme Court of Singapore and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. He has a broad commercial, corporate and financial dispute resolution practice as lead counsel in various court and arbitration proceedings. Chuan Thye has sat on a significant number of arbitration proceedings both as sole arbitrator and as part of a tribunal. He is on the panel of arbitrators of the SIAC, the ICC, and other regional institutions. He is currently chair of the Singapore branch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and a council member of the ICC Institute.
- Areas of specialisation
- Banking and finance, Construction and engineering, Energy, Investment and investment treaties, Public international law, Real estate, Regulatory, Restructuring and insolvency, Sport, State contracts/PPP, Taxation and accountancy
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| Justin |
Tang |
Linklaters |
Hong Kong |
Hong Kong |
Mr. Justin Tang
-
Partner
Linklaters
- Address
-
Chater Road
11/F Alexandra House
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
- Tel.
8811
- E-mail
- Nationality
- Hong Kong
- Languages
- Cantonese, Chinese, English
- Areas of specialisation
- Banking and finance, Restructuring and insolvency
|
| Yasuhei |
Taniguchi |
Matsuo & Kosugi |
Japan |
Japan |
Prof. Yasuhei Taniguchi
-
Professor
Matsuo & Kosugi
- Address
-
2-2 Uchisaiwai-cho
Fukoku-Seimei Bldg. / 18th Floor
Tokyo
Chiyoda-ku
Japan
- Tel.
1196
- E-mail
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- English
- Short Bio
- Prof. Yasuhei Taniguchi is Professor Emeritus at Kyoto University in Japan. He is Judge of the Singapore International Commercial Court and Counsel at Matsuo & Kosugi. He is a former member of the Appellate Body of the World Trade Organization Dispute Settlement Body; Special Advisor of the Japan Commercial Arbitration Association and Former President, Japan Association of Arbitrators and Civil Procedure Association. He is internationally recognized for his expertise in comparative and transnational legal studies. He is a leading scholar in several areas of law including Civil Procedure, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Insolvency Law, and International Trade Law.
|
| Sami |
Tannous |
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP |
United Kingdom |
United Arab Emirates |
Mr. Sami Tannous
-
Partner
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
- Address
-
20th Floor, Al Fattan Currency House, Tower 2, DIFC
Dubai
United Arab Emirates
- Tel.
1197
- E-mail
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Languages
- English
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| Naomi |
Tarawali |
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP |
United Kingdom |
United Kingdom |
Mrs. Naomi Tarawali
-
Partner
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
- Address
-
2 London Wall Place
London
United Kingdom
- Tel.
8565
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://www.clearygottlieb.com/professionals/naomi-tarawali
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Languages
- English
- Short Bio
- Naomi Tarawali’s practice focuses on international dispute resolution.
She has represented corporates and high net worth individuals in commercial arbitration, investor-state arbitration and international litigation proceedings, as well as in mediation and ADR processes. She also has a focus on dispute resolution relating to African jurisdictions.
Naomi has been one of the lead lawyers in some of the firm’s most substantial and high-profile litigation and arbitration mandates. She has amassed an extraordinary range of experience across the full spectrum of disputes in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
Naomi joined the firm in 2017 and became partner in 2023.
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| Guido |
Tawil |
Arbitrator Chambers |
Argentina, Portugal |
Uruguay |
Prof. Dr. Guido Santiago Tawil
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Independent Arbitrator
Arbitrator Chambers
- Address
-
Ed. Aguas Azules II
Rbla. Lorenzo Batlle Pacheco , s/n
Punta del Este
Maldonado
Uruguay
- Tel.
1202
- E-mail
- Nationality
- Argentina, Portugal
- Languages
- Spanish, English
- Short Bio
- Prof. Dr. Guido Tawil is an Independent Arbitrator, former Chair Professor of Administrative Law at the University of Buenos Aires School of Law and Senior Partner at M. & M. Bomchil in Buenos Aires, where he headed the International Arbitration, Administrative Law and Regulatory Matters practices for over 25 years. He is Honorary President, Founding Member and Past Chair of the Latin American Arbitration Association (ALARB), Past Co-Chair of the IBA´s Arbitration Committee and Latin American Fora; Past Council member of the IBA´s Legal Practice Division, Past Court Member of the LCIA, of the Institute for Transnational Arbitration (ITA) Academic Council, of the ICC Latin American Arbitration Group, and of the ICC Institute of World Business Law, current member of SIAC’s Court of Arbitration, among other positions.
- Areas of specialisation
- Construction and engineering, Energy, Investment and investment treaties, Regulatory, State contracts/PPP
- Publications
- Books:
- "La responsabilidad del Estado y de los magistrados y funcionarios judiciales por el
mal funcionamiento de la Administración de Justicia", Depalma, Buenos Aires, 1989; 2ª.
ed, 1993.
- "Recurso ordinario de apelación ante la Corte Suprema de Justicia", Depalma, Buenos
Aires, 1990.
- "Administración y Justicia (Examen y reflexiones en torno al alcance del control
judicial de la actividad administrativa)", 2 vol., tesis doctoral, Depalma, Buenos Aires,
1993.
- "Proceso administrativo y constitucional", Ed. Ciencias de la Administración, Buenos Aires, 1992.
- “La motivación de los actos administrativos”, Depalma, Buenos Aires, 1998.
-"Estudios de Derecho Administrativo", Abeledo-Perrot, Buenos Aires, 2012
- Positions or offices held
- - Member, ICCA´s Advisory Board, Former Member ICCA´s Governing Board, Member ICCA´s Nominations Committee, Former Co-chair ICCA´s Initiatives Committee. Co-chair ICCA´s Task Force on Standards of Practice
- Former Chair Professor of Administrative Law, University of Buenos Aires Law School
- Former Senior Partner, M. & M. Bomchil, Buenos Aires
- Founding member and Past Chair, Latin American Arbitration Association (ALARB), Co-chair of its Observatory
- Past Co-Chair, IBA Arbitration Committee
- Past Council Member, IBA Legal Practice Division
- Past Court Member, London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA)
- Member, ICC Latin American Arbitrators Committee
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| Patrick |
Taylor |
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP |
United Kingdom, Ireland |
United Kingdom |
Mr. Patrick Taylor
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Partner
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
- Address
-
65 Gresham Street
London
United Kingdom
- Tel.
1203
- E-mail
- Nationality
- United Kingdom, Ireland
- Languages
- English, French, Spanish
- Areas of specialisation
- Communications, media and technology, Energy, Investment and investment treaties, Public international law, Restructuring and insolvency, Sport, State contracts/PPP, Taxation and accountancy, Transport
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| Pierre |
Tercier |
Bureau Pierre Tercier; Peter & Kim |
Switzerland |
Switzerland |
Prof. Pierre Tercier
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Independent Arbitrator; Senior Counsel at Peter & Kim
Bureau Pierre Tercier; Peter & Kim
- Address
-
5 ch. Guillaume Ritter
Fribourg
Switzerland
- Tel.
1205
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://www.tercier.net/
- Nationality
- Switzerland
- Languages
- French, English, German
- Short Bio
- Prof. Pierre Tercier is Professor Emeritus at the University of Fribourg, Switzerland and was Chairman of the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce. He has an extensive international arbitration and dispute resolution experience, having served on numerous occasions in ICC, ICSID and other cases. He is highly respected in the international legal and business community as an arbitrator, lecturer and author. Prof. Tercier is visiting professor of law at numerous universities, including Geneva and Paris. He is also affiliated with the law firm Peter & Kim, in Geneva, as Senior Counsel.
- Areas of specialisation
- Antitrust, competition and trade, Investment and investment treaties, Public international law, State contracts/PPP
- Publications
- - Les contrats spéciaux, 5e éd, Schulthess, 2016 (with Pascal Favre)
- Le droit des obligations, 5e éd, Schulthess, 2012 (with Pascal Pichonnaz)
- La recherche et la rédaction juridiques, 7e éd, Schulthess, 2016 (with Christian Roten)
- Numerous articles and contributions
- Positions or offices held
- - Member, ICCA Advisory Board
- Former Chairman, International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce
- Professor Emeritus, University of Fribourg, Switzerland
- Former Chairman, Swiss Antitrust Commission
- Professor at the Geneva LL.M. in International Dispute Settlement (MIDS)
- Visiting Professor at Georgetown University
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| Hiroyuki |
Tezuka |
Partner, Nishimura & Asahi (Gaikokuho Kyodo Jigyo)) |
Japan |
Japan |
Mr. Hiroyuki Tezuka
-
Partner
Partner, Nishimura & Asahi (Gaikokuho Kyodo Jigyo))
- Address
-
1-1-2 Otemachi
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo
Japan
- Tel.
1207
- E-mail
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese, English
- Areas of specialisation
- Communications, media and technology, Construction and engineering, Information technology, Intellectual property, Investment and investment treaties
- Publications
- Corruption Issues in the Jurisdiction Phase of Investment Arbitration, Dossier XIII, ICC Institute of World Business Law
Rise of Hybrid Arbitration/Mediation in the Era of the Singapore Mediation Convention,
International Arbitration: When East Meets West
Liber Amicorum Michael Moser, CHAPTER 23
- Positions or offices held
- Vice President, Japan Association of Arbitrators
Chief Director, Japan International Mediation Center
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| Naresh |
Thacker |
Economic Laws Practice |
India |
India |
Mr. Naresh Thacker
-
Partner
Economic Laws Practice
- Address
-
1401, SouthBay 31, NS Patkar Marg, Opp. Khareghat Colony, Babulnath
Mumbai
Maharashtra
India
- Tel.
1209
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://elplaw.in/people/naresh-thacker/
- Nationality
- India
- Languages
- Gujrati, English, Gujrati
- Short Bio
- Naresh Thacker is a Partner at ELP and heads the firm’s Litigation, Arbitration and Dispute Resolution practice.
Naresh has over 25 years of experience in mediation, domestic and international litigation and arbitration; particularly in large infrastructure project arbitrations and post M&A arbitrations, corporate litigation, commercial disputes, regulatory and tax disputes and white collar crimes.
A qualified lawyer and Solicitor (England & Wales), Naresh is recognized as a Band 1 lawyer for Dispute Resolution by Chambers & Partners; as a Distinguished Practitioner by Asialaw Leading Lawyers, World Tax Guide & Tax Controversy Leaders Guide and a Litigation Star by Benchmark Litigation. He also features in Forbes’ list of India’s top 100 lawyers.
- Areas of specialisation
- Construction and engineering, Intellectual property, Regulatory, Taxation and accountancy
- Positions or offices held
- Naresh is currently active in several professional organizations including The Law Society, UK; London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA); International Bar Association (IBA); International Chamber of Commerce (ICC). He is also part of the steering group for American Bar Association’s South Asia/Oceania and India Committee. Additionally, Naresh is a member of MCIA’s Executive Committee on Energy & Power. Naresh is the Vice Chair of the IPBA Dispute Resolution and Arbitration Committee. He is also a member of Legal & Corporate Affairs Committee - Western Region Council under Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and ICC Newly Constituted National Committee- India. He is also part of ABA’s International Arbitration Committee. Naresh has been appointed as the Joint Secretary for the western region of the Arbitration Bar of India.
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| William |
Thomas KC |
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP |
United Kingdom, France |
United Kingdom |
Mr. William Thomas KC
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Partner
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
- Address
-
100 Bishopsgate
London
United Kingdom
- Tel.
1212
- E-mail
- Nationality
- United Kingdom, France
- Languages
- English, French
- Areas of specialisation
- Investment and investment treaties, Public international law
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| Mary |
Thomson |
36 Stone Chambers, Pacific Chambers HK |
United Kingdom |
Hong Kong |
Mrs. Mary Bee Lay Thomson
-
Chartered Arbitrator, Mediator & Barrister
36 Stone Chambers, Pacific Chambers HK
- Address
-
11 Duddell Street
9/F, Dina House, Central
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
- Tel.
1213
- E-mail
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Languages
- Hokkien, English, Malaysian
- Short Bio
- Chartered Arbitrator, Barrister, Mediator and Adjudicator, Former Solicitor
Pacific Chambers, Hong Kong, 36 Stone Chambers, London & Singapore
International Arbitrator & Mediator
- Areas of specialisation
- Banking and finance, Communications, media and technology, Construction and engineering, Employment and pensions, Energy, Maritime and shipping, Real estate, Restructuring and insolvency, Transport
- Publications
- • Lexis Practical Guidance, Arbitration section, Editorial Board,
• Insurance arbitration chapter, Arbitration in Hong Kong: A Practical Guide, 2nd Edition by Sweet & Maxwell
• Maritime Law & Practice in Hong Kong by Sweet & Maxwell, General Editor
- Positions or offices held
- Director Scottish Arbitration Centre
Past Chair CIARB East Asia Branch
Immediate Past Chair ARIAS Asia
ICC Arbitration Commission
Director, ArbitralWomen
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| PETER |
THORP |
Thorp Arbitration |
New Zealand, France |
France |
Mr. PETER THORP
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Independent Arbitrator
Thorp Arbitration
- Address
-
29 Rue Louis Blanc
Paris
France
France
- Tel.
1214
- E-mail
- Nationality
- New Zealand, France
- Languages
- English, Chinese, French
- Short Bio
- Peter Thorp is an independent arbitrator based in Paris. He has conducted arbitrations under a wide range of rules and subject to many different systems of law. He has acted as Chairman, Sole Arbitrator and Co-Arbitrator on a large number of ICC, LCIA, SCC, CIETAC, HKIAC, SIAC and CAA (Taiwan) arbitrations, as well as ad hoc arbitrations under the UNCITRAL Rules. He is on the panel of numerous arbitration institutions, and is regularly selected by those institutions, such as the ICC and HKIAC, for appointments as arbitrator.
Peter has also frequently acted as emergency arbitrator and as sole arbitrator in expedited and fast-track arbitrations.
Peter is qualified in New Zealand, England & Wales, Hong Kong and France. He speaks and writes Chinese and French.
- Areas of specialisation
- Antitrust, competition and trade, Banking and finance, Communications, media and technology, Energy, Environmental law, Information technology, Intellectual property, Investment and investment treaties, Public international law
- Publications
- - Belt and Road Initiative Disputes: How and where will they be resolved?, New York Dispute Resolution Lawyer, Fall 2019, Vol.12, No.2.
- China Chapter of IBA Arbitration Guide, co-author, 2012 and 2018 editions
- Transactional Dispute Management Special Issue on China, co-editor, December 2010
- First ICC Award Enforced in China, Issue 6 of the International Law Review, co-author, 2009
- International Arbitration in China, Global Arbitration Review, Special Report, co-author, 2008
- Corruption, Bribery and Criminal Law Aspects of Business Disputes, Managing Business Disputes in Today’s China, Duelling with Dragons, Kluwer Law International, co-author, 2007
- Positions or offices held
- - Independent Arbitrator, Paris, since September 2013
- Partner, Allen & Overy LLP, Paris, 2012-August 2013
- Managing Partner, Allen & Overy LLP, Beijing, 2005-2011
- Part-time Lecturer, Université de Paris Dauphine, 2003-2004
- Senior Associate, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Paris, 1999-2004
- Solicitor, Freshfields, Hong Kong, 1995-1999
- Barrister & Solicitor, Simpson Grierson, Auckland, 1992-1995
- China Manager, Sandvik International AB, 1986-1989
- Consultant/Administrator, China New Zealand Agricultural Consultants Limited, 1984-1986
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| Lisa |
Timmons |
Lisa W. Timmons, PLLC |
United States |
United States |
Ms. Lisa W. Timmons
-
Arbitrator
Lisa W. Timmons, PLLC
- Address
-
PO Box 251715
West Bloomfield
Michigan
United States
- Tel.
8839
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://lisatimmonslaw.com/
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Short Bio
- Lisa W. Timmons, Esq., chair of the ADR Section of the Michigan State Bar, is an arbitrator, mediator, and case evaluator of labor, employment, and commercial cases with AAA, LRC, New Era ADR, NAM, USPS & APWU Detroit District, FINRA, CAP-Motors, AHLA, and several state arbitration and mediation boards. Timmons is on the advisory council of SheResolves, a member of Professional Resolution Experts of Michigan (PREMi), Michigan Regional Chair of Women in Dispute Resolution with the American Bar Association, and Chair of the ADR Section of the Wolverine Bar Association. She maintains memberships with LERA, the Society of Federal Labor and Employee Relations Professionals, ArbitralWomen, and the Labor Guild of the Archdiocese of Boston.
- Areas of specialisation
- Antitrust, competition and trade, Employment and pensions, Real estate, Sport
- Publications
- 1. Newly Neutral, Oakland County Legal News, February 27, 2024; PREMi, The ADR Blog, March 2, 2024; Macomb County Legal News, March 1, 2024; and mediate.com, March 7, 2024
2. Marketization and Its Discontents, Book Review, LERA Perspectives on Work, 2023, pp. 100-101.
3. Author, Book Review of “Coffee and Conversations: Inclusion and Belonging,” by Zenell B. Brown, Detroit Lawyer, Detroit Bar Association, (February 2021)
4. Featured in Detroit Lawyer, “From a Tiny Acorn into a Mighty Oak: The Story of Mediation/Case Evaluation in Michigan,” by Sheldon L. Miller, (February 2021)
- Positions or offices held
- LISA W. TIMMONS, PLLC: 2013 TO PRESENT: Attorney, arbitrator, mediator, and fact finder of domestic and international labor, employment, commercial, and consumer disputes.
Executive Director & ADR Clerk of the Court, March 1998 to Present: Mediation Tribunal Association, Detroit, Michigan
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| Lazar |
Tomov |
Tomov&Tomov law firm |
Bulgaria |
Bulgaria |
Mr. Lazar Tomov
-
Partner
Tomov&Tomov law firm
- Address
-
4 Svetoslav Terter street
Sofia
Other
Bulgaria
- Tel.
6026
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://bg.linkedin.com/in/lazar-tomov-95baba16
- Nationality
- Bulgaria
- Languages
- Bulgarian, English
- Areas of specialisation
- Banking and finance, Energy, Investment and investment treaties, Public international law, State contracts/PPP
- Publications
- “Arbitration in Bulgaria” in Getting the Deal Through – Arbitration (ed. 2009, 2010 and 2011);
“Arbitration in Bulgaria” in Global Arbitration Review Commercial Arbitration Know-how (online edition 2011-2016).
- Positions or offices held
- Member of the ICSID Panels of Arbitrators and Mediators;
Member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration;
Arbitrator at the Arbitration Court of the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI)
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| Yara |
Torbey |
Permanent Court of Arbitration |
Canada, Lebanon |
Mauritius |
Ms. Yara Torbey
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Assistant Legal Counsel
Permanent Court of Arbitration
- Address
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Port Louis Waterfront
Port Louis
Mauritius
- Tel.
9130
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- http://linkedin.com/in/yara-torbey-ab0250199
- Nationality
- Canada, Lebanon
- Languages
- Arabic, English, French, Spanish
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| Marco |
Torsello |
ARBLIT Radicati di Brozolo Sabatini Benedettelli Torsello St Legale |
Italy, United States |
Italy |
Prof. Marco Torsello
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Partner
ARBLIT Radicati di Brozolo Sabatini Benedettelli Torsello St Legale
- Address
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15 Via Alberto da Giussano
Via M. d'Azeglio 58 - Bologna
MILANO
MILANO
Italy
- Tel.
3928
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/marco-torsello-1938b0/
- Nationality
- Italy, United States
- Languages
- Italian, English, French
- Short Bio
- Marco is a name partner at ArbLit - Radicati di Brozolo Sabatini Benedettelli Torsello, a dispute resolution boutique where he leads the litigation department. Since the founding of ArbLit, Marco has effectively contributed to the establishment of the firm as the leading Italian boutique in the field of international arbitration and litigation.
A dual citizen (Italian and US), Marco uniquely combines the competences and experience of a successful transnational litigator and those of a highly-regarded transactional lawyer. Marco is also a Full Professor of Comparative Private Law at the School of Law of the University of Verona, and Global Professor of Law at NYU School of Law (Law-Abroad program in Paris).
- Areas of specialisation
- Banking and finance, Construction and engineering, Energy, Intellectual property
- Positions or offices held
- Full Professor of Law, University of Verona School of Law
Global Professor of Law, NYU School of Law, Law-Abroad Program, Paris
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| John |
Townsend |
Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP |
United States |
United States |
Mr. John Michael Townsend
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Partner
Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP
- Address
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1775 I Street NW
Washington
District of Columbia
United States
- Tel.
1223
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://www.hugheshubbard.com/attorneys/john-townsend
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English, French
- Short Bio
- See: https://www.hugheshubbard.com/attorneys/john-townsend
- Areas of specialisation
- Antitrust, competition and trade, Intellectual property, Investment and investment treaties
- Publications
- See: https://www.hugheshubbard.com/attorneys/john-townsend
- Positions or offices held
- See: https://www.hugheshubbard.com/attorneys/john-townsend
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| John |
Trenor |
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP |
United States |
United States |
Mr. John A. Trenor
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Partner
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP
- Address
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1875 Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington
District of Columbia
United States
- Tel.
1225
- E-mail
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English, French
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| Clovis |
Trevino |
Covington & Burling |
Venezuela, United States, Spain |
United States |
Mrs. Clovis Trevino
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Partner
Covington & Burling
- Address
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850 10th Street NW
Washington, D.C.
DC
United States
- Tel.
9121
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/clovistrevino/
- Nationality
- Venezuela, United States, Spain
- Languages
- Spanish, English
- Short Bio
- Clovis Trevino is a partner in Covington’s International Arbitration Practice with over 15 years of experience representing corporations, individuals, and states in high-stakes disputes before international courts and arbitral tribunals, including before the International Court of Justice. Fluent in Spanish, she advises on public international law, treaty and commercial arbitration, and complex cross-border litigation, with particular expertise in bilingual proceedings and U.S. transnational litigation related to arbitration. Recognized by Who’s Who Legal, Latinvex, and the CPR Institute as a rising leader in the field, she also teaches international arbitration as an adjunct professor at The George Washington University Law School.
- Areas of specialisation
- Investment and investment treaties, Public international law
- Publications
- Select Pulications: President Putin Signs Decree Further Threatening Foreign-Owned Property in Russia: Investment Treaties May Provide a Remedy for Foreign Investors, 28 May 2024; Protecting Against Russia’s Asset Seizures, 20 Jul 2023; Energy Investment Disputes in Latin America: The Pursuit of Stability, 2015, Berkeley Journal of International Law;
- State-to-State Investment Treaty Arbitration and the Interplay with Investor-State Arbitration under the Same Treaty, 2013, Journal of International Dispute Settlement; Treaty Claims by Dual Nationals: A New Frontier?, October 8, 2015, Kluwer Arb. Blog; Are Repsol’s Rights Under The Repsol-Argentina -Settlement Agreement an ‘Investment’ Under the Argentina-Spain BIT?, May 12, 2014, Kluwer Arb. Blog
- Positions or offices held
- Partner, Covington & Burling
Adjunct Professor, George Washington University Law School
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| Jaclyn |
Tsai |
Lee, Tsai & Partners Attorneys-at-Law |
Taiwan |
Taiwan |
Ms. Jaclyn Tsai
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Co-Founder
Lee, Tsai & Partners Attorneys-at-Law
- Address
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9F 218, Tun Hwa S. Rd., Sec. 2
Taipei
Taiwan
- Tel.
6263
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://www.leetsai.com/portfolio-item/jaclyn-tsai
- Nationality
- Taiwan
- Languages
- Chinese, English
- Short Bio
- Jaclyn has a great deal of experience in both the private sector and the public sector. She had previously served as a District Court judge from 1982 to 1991, after which she worked as IBM's General Counsel in Taiwan from 1991 to 1995, and later the Greater China region from 1995 to 1998. She founded Lee, Tsai & Partners with Dr. Lee in 1998 and specializes in technology law, M&A and investment matters. In 2013, Jaclyn was appointed as the Minister without Portfolio in the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) and became one of the few female ministers in the government. During her term as Minister without Portfolio, she was responsible for a number of inter-ministry affairs. Jaclyn returned to the firm in 2016, and she is currently the Chairwoman of Taiwan Fintech Association and the Honorary Chairwoman of Taiwan Women on Boards Association.
- Areas of specialisation
- Banking and finance, Communications, media and technology, Employment and pensions, Information technology, Intellectual property, Investment and investment treaties
- Positions or offices held
- Chairwoman, Taiwan FinTech Association
Honorary Chairwoman, Taiwan Women on Boards Association
Convener,Taiwan Blockchain Alliance Legal Compliance Working Group
Executive Supervisor, Monte Jade Science & Technology Association of Taiwan
Executive Supervisor, Taiwan Impact Investing Association
Municipal Consultant, Taipei City Government
Committee member, Taipei Smart City Committee
Committee member, Taipei Data Governance Center
Supervisor, AI Foundation
Board member, K.T. LEE Foundation of Science and Technology
Consultant, Taiwan Virtual Asset Anti-Money Laundering Association
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| Antonios |
Tsavdaridis |
Rokas Law Firm / Law School, Democritus University of Thrace |
Greece |
Greece |
Dr. Antonios Tsavdaridis
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Partner, Head of Arbitration / Lecturer, International Trade Law
Rokas Law Firm / Law School, Democritus University of Thrace
- Address
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25A Voukourestiou
Athens
Greece
- Tel.
1227
- E-mail
- Nationality
- Greece
- Languages
- Greek, English, French
- Areas of specialisation
- Antitrust, competition and trade, Construction and engineering, Energy, Investment and investment treaties, Maritime and shipping, State contracts/PPP
- Publications
- International Maritime Arbitration, Sakkoulas Publ., Athens, 1999 (in Greek);
The New International Uniform Law on International Interests in Aircraft Equipment, A.Sakkoulas, Athens, 2007 (in Greek);
numerous articles in legal periodicals.
- Positions or offices held
- Vice-president of the Hellenic Arbitration Association
Vice-president of the Piraeus Association for Maritime Arbitration
Secretary General of the European Court of Arbitration
Treasurer of AIDA's Greek Chapter
Member of the Executive Committee of the Hellenic Committee of International Arbitration (ICC Hellas)
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| Michael |
Tselentis KC |
Twenty Essex Chambers |
South Africa, Greece |
United Kingdom |
Mr. Michael Tselentis KC
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Barrister, Arbitrator
Twenty Essex Chambers
- Address
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20 Essex Street
London
United Kingdom
- Tel.
1229
- E-mail
- Nationality
- South Africa, Greece
- Languages
- English, Afrikaans
- Areas of specialisation
- Banking and finance, Construction and engineering, Energy, Maritime and shipping
- Publications
- Singapore Chapter in Arbitration World, 2015
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| Doe |
Tsikata |
Reindorf Chambers |
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Ghana |
Ms. Doe Tsikata
- Address
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20 Jones Nelson Road
Adabraka
Accra
Ghana
- Tel.
1230
- E-mail
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| Fui |
Tsikata |
Reindorf Chambers |
Ghana |
Ghana |
Mr. Fui Sokpoli Tsikata
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Senior Partner
Reindorf Chambers
- Address
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65 Jones Nelson Avenue
Adabraka
Accra
Ghana
- Tel.
1231
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://www.linkedin.com/feed/
- Nationality
- Ghana
- Languages
- English, Ewe, Ga
- Short Bio
- He has over forty years’ experience working on mineral and energy law and policy issues in Africa. He has served as consultant to the UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the Commonwealth Secretariat on mineral and related regulatory regimes on the African continent and particular sub-regions. He was one of Ghana’s advocates in proceedings at the International Tribunal on the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) relating to the maritime boundary between Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire conducted between December 2014 and September 2017. He assisted in the proceedings between Argentina and Ghana which arose out of the detention in Ghanaian waters (pursuant to a court order) of the Argentinian naval ship, the Ara Libertad. He has also assisted in several international commercial arbitration disputes involving Ghana.
- Areas of specialisation
- Banking and finance, Construction and engineering, Energy, Investment and investment treaties, Real estate, Regulatory, State contracts/PPP
- Publications
- "The Ghana Côte d'Ivoire Maritime Boundary Dispute: A View from the Ghana Side", Chapter 5 in Acheampong & Stephens (eds), Petroleum Resource Management in Africa: Lessons from Ten Years of Oil & Gas Production in Ghana (Palgrave MacMillan).
- Positions or offices held
- Advisory Board Member, Oxford Global Society
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