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First name Last name Firm Nationality Country of residence
Katrine Tvede Ashurst Denmark United Kingdom
Katrine Tvede
Senior Associate
Ashurst

Address
1 London Fruit & Wool Exchange Duval Square
London
United Kingdom
Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/katrinerittotvede/
Nationality
Denmark
Languages
Danish, English, Norwegian, Swedish
Alexander Uff Quadrant Chambers United Kingdom United Kingdom
Alexander Uff
Barrister
Quadrant Chambers

Address
10 Fleet Street
Quadrant House
London
United Kingdom
Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
https://www.quadrantchambers.com/our-people/alexander-uff
Nationality
United Kingdom
Languages
English, French
Areas of specialisation
Communications, media and technology, Construction and engineering, Energy, Investment and investment treaties, Public international law, State contracts/PPP
Dorothy Ufot Dorothy Ufot & Co. Nigeria Nigeria
Dorothy Ufot
Managing Partner
Dorothy Ufot & Co.

Address
5 Idowu Taylor Street
2nd Floor, Okoi Arikpo House
Victoria Island
Lagos
Nigeria
Tel.
E-mail
Nationality
Nigeria
Languages
English
Gökçe Uyar Permanent Court of Arbitration Turkey Netherlands
Gökçe Uyar
Legal Counsel
Permanent Court of Arbitration

Address
Carnegieplein 2, Den Haag, Zuid-Holland 2517 KJ
The Hague
Netherlands
Tel.
E-mail
Nationality
Turkey
Languages
Turkish
Martin Vainstein Marval O'Farrell Mairal Argentina Argentina
Martin Vainstein
Partner
Marval O'Farrell Mairal

Address
Av. Leandro N. Alem 882
City of Buenos Aires
Argentina
Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/martin-vainstein/
Nationality
Argentina
Languages
Spanish, English
Short Bio
Martín Vainstein is a Partner in the Litigation & Arbitration Department at Marval O’Farrell Mairal (Buenos Aires). He focuses his practice on international arbitration, investment arbitration, and complex cross-border litigation, with particular experience in the energy and infrastructure sectors.

He has represented clients in arbitrations under major institutional rules (ICC, ICSID, LCIA, ICDR, CPR) as well as in ad hoc proceedings, and has acted as administrative secretary to ICC arbitral tribunals. Prior to rejoining Marval, he worked as an International Lawyer in the Litigation & Arbitration Department of Cleary Gottlieb in New York and interned at ICSID in Washington, D.C.

Martín holds an LL.M. from Georgetown University (with distinction and Dean’s List, Certificate in International Arbitration & Dispute Resolution) and a law deg
Areas of specialisation
Energy, Regulatory, State contracts/PPP
Publications
Argentina: Commentary on BSEU v INdeR (Exequatur), ICC Argentina Arbitration Bulletin (2023)
Five Trends in International Arbitration for 2023, Cleary Gottlieb Alert Memorandum (2023)
International Commercial Arbitration in Argentina, Latin America Arbitration Guide (2022)
Pathological Arbitration Clauses in Latin America – Argentina Chapter, Fundación de Cultura Universitaria (2022)
Emergency Arbitrator under the ICC Rules, elDial.com (2021)
The term “commercial” under the Argentine International Arbitration Law, IBA Arbitration Committee Bulletin (2020)
Entry into force of the new ICC Rules, Marval News (2017)
Positions or offices held
Partner, Litigation & Arbitration Department, Marval O’Farrell Mairal (2023–present)
International Lawyer, Litigation & Arbitration, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, New York (2022–2023)
Administrative Secretary to ICC arbitral tribunals
Coordinator, Young Arbitration Forum, Centro Empresarial de Mediación y Arbitraje (CEMA) (2020–2022)
Coordinator (Argentina Chapter), Energy Related Arbitration Practitioners (ENERAP) (since 2020)
Secretary to the Board, Centro de Mediación y Arbitraje Comercial (CAC)
Secretary, ICC Argentina Arbitration Commission – Working Group No. 4 (Harmonization of Legal Framework)
Lecturer, University of Buenos Aires (International Commercial & Investment Arbitration)
Professor, Universidad Austral (Damages in International Contracts)
Kunal Vajani Chambers of Kunal Vajani India India
Kunal Vajani
Advocate, Arbitrator & Mediator
Chambers of Kunal Vajani

Address
Vasant Kunj
New Delhi
India
Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kunalvajani
Nationality
India
Languages
English, Gujrati, Hindi, Marathi
Areas of specialisation
Antitrust, competition and trade, Banking and finance, Communications, media and technology, Construction and engineering, Energy, Environmental law, Information technology, Intellectual property, Investment and investment treaties, Maritime and shipping, Public international law, Real estate, Regulatory, Restructuring and insolvency, Sport, State contracts/PPP, Taxation and accountancy, Transport
Willem van Baren Van Baren Arbitration Netherlands Netherlands
Willem van Baren
Independent Arbitrator
Van Baren Arbitration

Address
12 Jan van Goyenkade
Amsterdam
Netherlands
Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
https://www.arbitration.nl
Nationality
Netherlands
Languages
Dutch, English, German
Positions or offices held
President Netherlands Arbitration Institute 2011-2018
Albert Jan van den Berg van den Berg Arbitration Netherlands Belgium
Albert Jan van den Berg
Professor of Law, Partner
van den Berg Arbitration

Address
480 Avenue Louise
IT Tower, 9th Floor
Brussels
Belgium
Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
https://www.vdb-arbitration.com/team/albert-jan-van-den-berg
Nationality
Netherlands
Languages
Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Spanish
Short Bio
Professor Albert Jan van den Berg is a partner at van den Berg Arbitration (Brussels, Belgium). He is Honorary President of ICCA, having served as President from 2014–2016. He is a Visiting Professor at Georgetown University Law Center, Tsinghua University School of Law and University of Miami School of Law; Emeritus Professor (Arbitration Chair) at Erasmus University, Rotterdam. He is Honorary President of the Netherlands Arbitration Institute, and former Vice-President of the London Court of International Arbitration. Professor van den Berg has published extensively on international arbitration (see www.hvdb.com), in particular, the New York Convention of 1958 (see www.newyorkconvention.org.
Areas of specialisation
Banking and finance, Communications, media and technology, Construction and engineering, Energy, Information technology, Intellectual property, Investment and investment treaties, Public international law, Regulatory, Sport, State contracts/PPP
Publications
- The New York Arbitration Convention of 1958 (Kluwer, 1981)

- General editor, Yearbook Commercial Arbitration, ICCA

Numerous other articles and book chapters on international arbitration
Positions or offices held
-Honorary President, ICCA
-Emeritus Professor of Law, Erasmus University, Rotterdam
-Co-chair and Visiting Professor, University of Miami School of Law
-Partner, Hanotiau & van den Berg, Brussels (until August 2025)
-General Editor, ICCA Yearbook
-Member, ICC (Paris)
-Member, LCIA Company (London)
-Member, Advisory Board of the Geneva University Master in International Dispute Settlement
-Member, Editorial Board of Global Arbitration Review (London)
-Member, Editorial Board of Tijdschrift voor Arbitrage (Rotterdam).
-Former Partner, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Amsterdam
-Former Partner, Stibbe Simont Monahan Duhot, Amsterdam
-Former Partner, Van Doorne & Sjollema Advocaten, Rotterdam
-Former Secretary-General and Former President of the Netherlands Arbitration Institute
-Former Private Assistant to Professor Pieter Sanders
Roelien van den Berg Avizor Advocates and Arbitrators Netherlands Netherlands
Roelien van den Berg
partner
Avizor Advocates and Arbitrators

Address
131-135 III De Lairessestraat
Amsterdam
Netherlands
Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
https://avizor.eu/
Nationality
Netherlands
Languages
Dutch, English
Areas of specialisation
Antitrust, competition and trade, Banking and finance, Communications, media and technology, Construction and engineering, Energy, Environmental law, Information technology, Investment and investment treaties, Maritime and shipping, Real estate, Restructuring and insolvency, Sport, State contracts/PPP, Transport
Positions or offices held
Senior associate at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Senior legal counsel at Omni Bridgeway
Taco van der Valk AKD N.V. Netherlands Netherlands
Taco van der Valk
Advocaat
AKD N.V.

Address
1 Wilhelminakade
Rotterdam
Netherlands
Netherlands
Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/taco-van-der-valk-9376b74/
Nationality
Netherlands
Languages
Dutch, English
Short Bio
Experienced lawyer with a demonstrated history of working in the law practice industry. Strong legal professional skilled in Shipping Law (both sea-going and inland shipping), (Marine) Insurance Law, Transport Law, International Law, and Litigation (cross border litigation, appeals, arbitration, ship arrest). Added experience of sitting as a deputy appeal court judge and arbitrator in transport and trade matters (Fenex, Tamara/Unum, Ad hoc).
Areas of specialisation
Maritime and shipping, Transport
Positions or offices held
Member Advisory Board Nederlands Arbitrage Instituut
Past Member Executive Board Dutch Arbitration Association
Annet van Hooft van Hooft Netherlands France
Annet van Hooft
Independent Arbitrator
van Hooft

Address
93 avenue Raymond Poincaré
Paris
France
Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
https://vanhooft-legal.com
Nationality
Netherlands
Languages
Dutch, English, French, German
Short Bio
Annet van Hooft is a Dutch independent arbitrator and counsel based in Paris. She is admitted to practice in both common and civil law jurisdictions (New York, Rotterdam, and Paris). Annet set up her own firm after having practiced for more than 20 years at major U.S. and U.K. law firms in Brussels, New York, and Paris, and having been a Counsel at the ICC Court of Arbitration.

Annet Annet van Hooft is an independent arbitrator based in Paris. After having practiced for more than 20 years at major U.S. and U.K. law firms in Brussels, New York, and Paris, and having been a Counsel at the ICC Court of Arbitration, she decided to set up her own law firm, focusing on international arbitration.

Annet has acted in more than 100 arbitrations either as counsel or arbitrator.
Areas of specialisation
Antitrust, competition and trade, Construction and engineering, Energy, Intellectual property
Publications
Annet van Hooft, Netherlands, in Enforcement of Investment Treaty Arbitration Awards, Julien Fouret, Globe Law and Business, December 2020.
 
Annet van Hooft, The Netherlands: Reinstatement of the Yukos Awards, ICC Bulletin, 3, 2020.
 
Annet van Hooft, Arbitration and Intellectual Property, in Liber Amicorum, 50 years of solutions Cepani 1969 – 2019, Dirk De Meulemeester, Maxime Berlingin, Benoît Kohl, Wolters Kluwer, November 2019.
 
Annet van Hooft, Julia Kroes-Lastochkina, Case study: the legislator’s perspective, in Arbitration in the Digital Age, Maud Piers, Christian Aschauer, Cambridge University Press, January 2018.
 
Jacob Grierson, Annet van Hooft, Arbitrating Under the 2012 ICC Rules: An Introductory User’s Guide, Kluwer Law International 2012. 
 
Positions or offices held
Former Vice-Chair of the ICC Commission

Visiting Professor Collège de Bruges - European Legal Studies Department

President (with Andrea Pinna) of the International Arbitration Commission of the Paris Bar
Marieke van Hooijdonk Van Hooijdonk Arbitration Netherlands Netherlands
Marieke van Hooijdonk
Independent Arbitrator
Van Hooijdonk Arbitration

Address
1065 Prinsengracht
Amsterdam
Netherlands
Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
https://vanhooijdonkarbitration.com
Nationality
Netherlands
Languages
Dutch, English
Short Bio
Marieke is an independent arbitrator with over 30 years’ experience in international arbitration under a variety of rules, seats and applicable laws. Prior to founding her independent practice, Marieke was a partner at Allen & Overy / A&O Shearman, where she headed the Arbitration Group in Amsterdam.
Positions or offices held
Vice-President ICC Court
Deputy Judge Court of Appeal Arnhem-Leeuwarden (the Netherlands)
Melanie van Leeuwen Vanguard International Dispute Resolution Netherlands France
Melanie van Leeuwen
Partner
Vanguard International Dispute Resolution

Address
25 rue Balzac
7th floor
Paris
France
Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
https://www.vanguard-disputes.com/
Nationality
Netherlands
Languages
Dutch, English, French, German
Areas of specialisation
Banking and finance, Communications, media and technology, Construction and engineering, Energy, Information technology, Investment and investment treaties, Real estate, Regulatory
Cosmin Vasile Zamfirescu Racoti & Partners Attorneys at Law Romania Romania
Cosmin Vasile
Managing Partner
Zamfirescu Racoti & Partners Attorneys at Law

Address
12 Plantelor Street
District 2
Bucharest
Romania
Tel.
E-mail
Nationality
Romania
Languages
Romanian, English
Areas of specialisation
Construction and engineering, Energy, Intellectual property, Sport
Publications
• Thomson Reuters Practical Law Global Arbitration Multi-Jurisdictional Guide 2014: Romanian Arbitration Rules Analysis, co-author
• “Romania – Law & Practice”, Chambers Legal Practice Guide – Litigation, 2014, co-author
• “Legal Focus on International Arbitration”, Lawyer Monthly, 2014, author
• “Dispute Resolution in Romania”, Getting the Deal Through, 2014, author
• “Considerations on the Possibility to Enforce a Binding but not Final DAB Decision, through an Interim or Partial Arbitral Award, Analysed from the Perspective of the Romanian Law”, Romanian Arbitration Journal No. 3, Volume 31, 2014, co-author
• “About Suing Claim Regularization in Terms of its Facultative Elements. Special Analysis of the Defendant’s Situation in Non-Contentious Matter”, Juridice Publication, April 2014, co-author
• “New Provisions Regarding the Written Form of the Arbitration Agreement, Arbitration Watch, No 18, April-June 2013, author
• “Absolute Nullity of the Arbitral Convention Concluded without Notary Public Authentication. An Extravagance of the NCPC”, Juridice Magazine, November 2013, co-author
• “New Provisions Governing International Arbitration under Romanian Law”, Arbitration News Publication, February 2013, author
• “Trademarks in Romania”, Getting the Deal Through, 2013, author
• “Legal Regime of Suing Claim Inadmissibility for Failure to Meet the Obligation to Participate in the Session for Information about Mediation”, Curierul Judiciar No. 11, 2013, author
• “How the New Civil Procedure Code Repositions Court Competence”, Capital Magazine, October 2012, author
• “Inadmissibility of Stay by Means of Injunction of the Minute Allowing Enforcement”, Revista Romana de Drept Comercial No. 12, 2004, co-author
Positions or offices held
Bucharest
Marc Veit LALIVE Switzerland United Kingdom
Marc Veit
Attorney at Law
LALIVE

Address
9 Cloak Lane
London
United Kingdom
Tel.
E-mail
Nationality
Switzerland
Languages
German, English, French, Spanish
Areas of specialisation
Construction and engineering, Energy, Information technology, Investment and investment treaties
Herman Verbist Everest attorneys Belgium Belgium
Herman Verbist
Attorney
Everest attorneys

Address
2A Bollebergen
Bus 20
Ghent
Belgium
Tel.
E-mail
Nationality
Belgium
Languages
Dutch, English, French, German
Areas of specialisation
Antitrust, competition and trade, Construction and engineering, Employment and pensions, Energy, Intellectual property, Investment and investment treaties, Maritime and shipping, Sport, Transport
Publications
a) “Expedited International Arbitration : Policies, Rules and Procedures”, co-editor with Alan Anderson, Wolters Kluwer, 2024
b) “Belgium”, co-author with Hans van Houtte, in F.-B. Weigand and A. Baumann (Editors), Practitioner’s Handbook on International Commercial Arbitration – Third edition, Oxford, OUP, 2019, 156-225.
c) “ICC Arbitration in Practice", Second Edition, co-author with Erik Schäfer and Christophe Imhoos, Wolters Kluwer, 2015
d) “Challenges on Grounds of Due Process pursuant to Article V(1)(b) of the New York Convention”, in 'Enforcement of Arbitration Agreements and International Arbitral Awards – The New York Convention in Practice', E. Gaillard and D. Di Pietro (Editors), London, Cameron May, 2008, 679-728
f) Numerous articles on arbitration and alternative dispute resolution published in various legal journals
Positions or offices held
Attorney at the Ghent Bar and at the Brussels Bar; Guest Lecturer, Europa-Institute Law School, Saarland University,
Germany; Co-chair, Forum for International Conciliation and Arbitration, United Kingdom; Former President of the arbitrators, Belgian Court of Arbitration for Sport, Brussels, Belgium; Former Counsel, Secretariat of ICC International Court of Arbitration, Paris, France; Former Visiting Professor, University of Ghent, Belgium; Former Member of Board, Belgian Centre for Arbitration and Mediation (CEPANI); Member of Editorial Board, b-Arbitra; Member of Editorial Board, Tijdschrift voor Arbitrage; Member of Editorial Board, Tijdschrift voor Mediation and Conflict Management; Member of ICCA Publications Advisory Board; Member
Gaetan Verhoosel Three Crowns LLP Belgium United Kingdom
Gaetan Verhoosel

Address
8-10 New Fetter Lane
New Fetter Place
London
United Kingdom
Tel.
E-mail
Nationality
Belgium
Languages
, Spanish, Dutch, English, French
Areas of specialisation
Energy, Information technology, Investment and investment treaties, Public international law, State contracts/PPP, Transport
Trevor Versfeld Webber Wentzel South Africa South Africa
Trevor Versfeld
Attorney
Webber Wentzel

Address
90 Rivonia Road
Sandton
Johannesburg
Gauteng
South Africa
Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/trevor-versfeld-b76600108/
Nationality
South Africa
Languages
English
Short Bio
Trevor is a specialist in corporate and commercial litigation, arbitrations and the case management of complex disputes with over 25 years' experience. His expertise includes company law, constitutional and administrative law matters, and pensions law. He advises a range of local and international clients including major banks, mining companies, pension fund administrators, local communities and trade unions. He also specialises in the resolution of disputes in the financial services field. Trevor has been responsible for the arbitration and case management of a number of complex and high-profile disputes and has provided litigation support in forensic investigations and in the restructuring of distressed businesses. His expertise has been recognised by international research organisations including Chambers Global and Legal 500
Miguel Virgós Virgos Arbitration Spain Spain
Miguel Virgós
Founder
Virgos Arbitration

Address
240 Serrano
Floor 1
Madrid
Spain
Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
https://virgosarbitration.com/
Nationality
Spain
Languages
Spanish, English, Italian
Short Bio
I hold law degrees from Spain, the United States, and Italy. I am an Emeritus Professor of Law at the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. From 2008, I was also a partner at Uría Menéndez, one of Spain’s leading law firms . There, I led the international arbitration practice and served as counsel and arbitrator in numerous international commercial and investment arbitration proceedings. In 2020, I set up my own arbitration practice, and I now act as an independent arbitrator in international disputes (www.virgosarbitration.com).
Areas of specialisation
Banking and finance, Construction and engineering, Energy, Investment and investment treaties, Restructuring and insolvency, State contracts/PPP
Publications
(1) 'Arbitration in times of insolvency', Festschrift für Prof. Trunk, 2022, pp 485ff.
(2) ‘60 años del Convenio de Nueva York de 1958 desde la perspectiva del Derecho español’, Spain Arbitration Review, Madrid, 2019, pp. 27ff.
(3) ‘La eficacia de la protección internacional de las inversiones extranjeras’, Revista de Arbitraje Comercial y de Inversiones, Madrid, 2014, pp. 655ff.
(4) ‘Claims against Foreign States in the Courts of the Kingdom of Spain: a Roadmap’, in González Beilfuss/Forner/Viñas (eds.) Entre Bruselas y La Haya ... Madrid 2013, pp.857 ff .
(5)Derecho procesal civil internacional, with F.Garcimartin, Madrid 2007.
(6)The European Insolvency Regulation: Law and Practice, The Hague 2004, with F. Garcimartin.
(7) El Comercio internacional en el nuevo Derecho español de la competencia desleal, Madrid 1993.

Positions or offices held
Permanent Member of the Spanish Law Commission, Commercial Law section
Hafez Virjee Delos Dispute Resolution France France
Hafez Virjee
President
Delos Dispute Resolution

Address
92 rue Réaumur
Paris
France
Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/hafez-virjee/
Nationality
France
Languages
English, French
Stephen Vivian SC Pretoria Society of Advocates South Africa, United Kingdom South Africa
Stephen Vivian SC
Advocate
Pretoria Society of Advocates

Address
225 Veale Street
Parc Nouveau Chambers, Nieuw Muckleneuk
Pretoria
Gauteng
South Africa
Tel.
E-mail
Nationality
South Africa, United Kingdom
Languages
English, Afrikaans
Short Bio
Experienced in domestic and international commercial arbitrations in Southern Africa, especially in South Africa, Botswana and Eswatini, both as counsel and as arbitrator.
Areas of specialisation
Banking and finance, Construction and engineering, Restructuring and insolvency, State contracts/PPP
Positions or offices held
Advocate of the High Court of South Africa (1996), senior counsel status conferred by the President of the Republic of South Africa (21 March 2018). Associate Member of the Association of Arbitrators (Southern Africa) NPC.
Christophe von Krause White & Case LLP France France
Christophe von Krause
Partner
White & Case LLP

Address
19 Place Vendôme
Paris
France
Tel.
E-mail
Nationality
France
Languages
French
Claus von Wobeser Von Wobeser y Sierra, S.C. Mexico Mexico
Claus von Wobeser
Counsel and Honorary Chairman
Von Wobeser y Sierra, S.C.

Address
60 Paseo de los Tamarindos
4th Floor, Bosques de las Lomas, Cuajimalpa de Morelos
Mexico City
Mexico
Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
https://www.vonwobeser.com/index.php/abogado?l=134
Nationality
Mexico
Languages
Spanish, English, French, German
Short Bio
Claus von Wobeser is the Founding Partner of Von Wobeser y Sierra. He has acted in over 200 international arbitration proceedings, and has served as Vice President of the International Court of Arbitration of the ICC, Co-Chair of the IBA Arbitration Committee, President of the Arbitration Commission of ICC Mexico, Member of the Panel of Arbitrators of ICSID, Member of the London Court of International Arbitration, Member of the Board of Directors of the AAA and as a Member of the ICC Court. In 1994 he founded and since teaches on the diploma course on arbitration co-organized by the Escuela Libre de Derecho and ICC México. Currently, he serves as President of ALARB and ICC Mexico and as a member of the ICCA Governing Board. He studied law at Escuela Libre de Derecho in Mexico City and a PhD at Université de Paris 2, Sorbonne.
Nathalie Voser rothorn legal AG Switzerland Switzerland
Nathalie Voser
Partner
rothorn legal AG

Address
48 Tödistrasse
Zurich
Switzerland
Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
https://rothorn.legal/en/nathalie-voser/
Nationality
Switzerland
Languages
German, English, French, Italian
Short Bio
Nathalie Voser is a founding partner of rothorn legal, Zurich. She regularly acts as counsel and arbitrator in institutional and ad-hoc arbitrations. She also advises on complex multi-jurisdictional disputes before state courts.

Nathalie is well known for her expertise in engineering and construction, energy related projects, oil and gas, pharmaceutical and automotive industries. She has considerable experience in research and development, distribution and license agreements, joint ventures as well as M&A disputes. She is regularly appointed as arbitrator, including as chair, in high-stakes commercial and investment treaty arbitrations.

Nathalie has also authored several arbitration-related articles and a leading textbook on arbitration, which appeared in its 5th edition in 2024.
Areas of specialisation
Construction and engineering, Energy, Investment and investment treaties, Sport
Shai Wade RPC United Kingdom United Kingdom
Shai Wade
Partner - Head of International Arbitration
RPC

Address
St Katharine's Way
Tower Bridge House
London
United Kingdom
Tel.
E-mail
Nationality
United Kingdom
Languages
English, Hebrew
Janet Walker CM Toronto Arbitration Chambers Canada, United Kingdom Canada
Janet Walker CM
Professor
Toronto Arbitration Chambers

Address
900-333 Bay St
Toronto
Ontario
Canada
Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
https://www.janet-walker.com
Nationality
Canada, United Kingdom
Languages
English, French, Spanish
Short Bio
see www.janet-walker.com
Areas of specialisation
Antitrust, competition and trade, Communications, media and technology, Construction and engineering, Energy, Information technology, Intellectual property, Investment and investment treaties, Maritime and shipping, Public international law, State contracts/PPP
Publications
see www.janet-walker.com
Positions or offices held
see www.janet-walker.com
Carita Wallgren-Lindholm Lindholm Wallgren, Attorneys Ltd. Finland Finland
Carita Wallgren-Lindholm
Arbitrator
Lindholm Wallgren, Attorneys Ltd.

Address
17 A 38 Bulevardi
Helsinki
Finland
Tel.
E-mail
Nationality
Finland
Languages
Swedish, English, Finnish, French
Areas of specialisation
Construction and engineering, Energy, Investment and investment treaties, Regulatory, State contracts/PPP
Publications
”On Letters of Intent” (1983) Comparative Law Study on the legal effects of Letters of Intent, including the resolution of related disputes.
Articles on corruption, commercial and investment arbitration, contract management and ADR, dispute governance, corporate governance, insider regulation, compliance and internal investigations, legal ethics, public M&A and public tender offers.
Gretta Walters Chaffetz Lindsey LLP United States of America United States of America
Gretta Walters
Partner
Chaffetz Lindsey LLP

Address
1700 Broadway
33rd Floor
New York
New York
United States of America
Tel.
E-mail
Nationality
United States of America
Languages
English
Short Bio
Gretta Walters is a Partner with Chaffetz Lindsey LLP in New York. Her extensive experience as an arbitrator and counsel spans a diverse range of commercial and investment disputes in domestic and international arbitration and state and federal courts. These include arbitrations arising under the ICC, ICDR, AAA Commercial, AAA Construction, AAA Employment, BCICAC, LCIA, SCC, SMA, and UNCITRAL Rules.
Areas of specialisation
Banking and finance, Construction and engineering, Energy
Publications
-“The ICDR Revises Its International Dispute Resolution Procedures,“ Practice Update (May 2021).
-“Does a Partial Final Award Render a Tribunal Partially Functus Officio? New York State High Court Weighs In,” Kluwer Arbitration Blog (October 5, 2020).
-“UNCITRAL Working Group II: Does Expedited Equal Efficient?” Kluwer Arbitration Blog (September 18, 2020), Co-authored with Erin Valentine.
-“Allocating Costs in International Arbitration: Do Alternative Fee Arrangements with Counsel Require
Alternative Considerations?” in Finances in International Arbitration: Liber Amicorum Patricia Shaughnessy (forthcoming Kluwer, ed., 2019).
Positions or offices held
Gretta is Secretary of the International Commercial Disputes Committee of the New York City Bar and the CIArb New York Chapter, an ICDR Y&I executive board member and an adjunct professor at New York University Law School, where she teaches a course on international commercial arbitration and co-coaches the Foreign Direct Investment and Vis International Commercial Arbitration moot court teams.
John Walton Bankside Chambers New Zealand New Zealand
John Walton
Barrister
Bankside Chambers

Address
88 Shortland Street
Auckland
New Zealand
Tel.
E-mail
Nationality
New Zealand
Languages
English
Short Bio
Admitted NZ, UK, HK
FCIArb
Overseas member Society if Construction Arbitrators
Hon Life Member Society of Construction Law (NZ)
Who’s Who Legal -Construction leader
Areas of specialisation
Communications, media and technology, Construction and engineering, Energy, Environmental law, Information technology, Intellectual property, Investment and investment treaties, Maritime and shipping, Public international law, Real estate, Sport, State contracts/PPP, Transport
Publications
Sub-Editor Green & Hunt on Arbitration Law
Positions or offices held
President AMINZ, 2015-2018
Co-Vice Chair Sydney ICCA Congress 2018
Host Queenstown Arbitration Day 2018
Heng WANG GLOBAL LAW OFFICE China China
Heng WANG
PARTNER
GLOBAL LAW OFFICE

Address
81 Jianguo Road
15/F Tower 1, China Central Place, Chaoyang District
BEIJING
China
Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
http://www.glo.com.cn/Professionals/HengWang.html
Nationality
China
Languages
Chinese, English
Short Bio
Advising foreign and Chinese clients for disputes in relation to equity financing, international sale of goods, Chinese-foreign joint ventures, foreign direct investment in China, equity investment, corporate control and etc., by means of arbitration and litigation; Representing clients in arbitration proceedings before CIETAC, BAC, SCIA, ICC ,SIAC, and HKIAC; Representing clients in litigation proceedings before all levels of PRC People’s Courts, including CICC of the Supreme People’s Court of China. Being awarded 2021 The Legal 500 Rising Star and Recommended in Dispute Resolution: Arbitration; 2022 &2023&2024 The Legal 500 Next Generation Partner and Recommended in Dispute Resolution: Arbitration. Listed in The Legal 500’s Private Practice Powerlist 2023 Arbitration : China.
Areas of specialisation
Construction and engineering, Investment and investment treaties
Publications
 Interim Measures in Arbitration Proceedings in China, 27 May 2022, Global Arbitration Review;
 Enforcement of Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters, The Legal 500 Country Comparative Guides 2022;
 Developments in Third-party Funding in Mainland China, 2023, Global Arbitration Review;
 Developments in Third-party Funding in Mainland China, 2024, Global Arbitration Review
Positions or offices held
Listed in Talent Pool for Foreign-Related Matters by Beijing Lawyers Association