| David |
Wilson |
David B. Wilson Dispute Resolution LLC |
United States of America |
United States of America |
Mr. David B. Wilson
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Independent Arbitrator and Mediator
David B. Wilson Dispute Resolution LLC
- Address
-
2590 Welton Street
Suite 200, #1129
Denver
Colorado
United States of America
- Tel.
1316
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://wilsondr.com
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Languages
- English
- Short Bio
- David Wilson, CollArb, FCIArb, is an independent international and U.S. arbitrator and mediator. A Colorado lawyer and a Solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales, he focuses on complex commercial and IP disputes in U.S. and international arbitrations, often (although not exclusively) in the energy and technology sectors. After nearly 38 years practicing with AmLaw 200 firms in Denver, Colorado, he founded David B. Wilson Dispute Resolution LLC in 2024. He has served as arbitrator (chair, panelist, sole arbitrator, and emergency arbitrator) about 70 times in international and U.S. domestic arbitrations under AAA, ICDR, ICC, and other rules, with amounts up to $640 million in dispute and including 25+ international appointments and dozens of international and U.S. arbitrations as counsel.
- Areas of specialisation
- Banking and finance, Communications, media and technology, Employment and pensions, Energy, Information technology, Intellectual property
- Publications
- Co-author, “Issues for Arbitrators to Consider Regarding Experts,” ICC DISP. RES. BUL. 2021, Issue No. 2 (originally published, ICC INT’L COURT OF ARB. BUL., Vol. 21, No. 1 (2010)); Co-author, “Issues for Experts Acting Under the ICC Rules for Expertise or the ICC Rules of Arbitration,” ICC DISP. RES. BUL. 2021, Issue No. 2 (originally published, ICC INT’L COURT OF ARB. BUL., Vol. 20, No. 1 (2009)); Co-author, “Emergency Arbitrator Rules Among Four Major Arbitral Institutions: Both Alike and Different,” Expert Guides (March 2019); Co-author, “An Updated Overview of Issues to Consider When Using Information Technology in Int’l Arbitration,” ICC INT’L COURT OF ARB. BUL. (April 2017).
- Positions or offices held
- Arbitration Panels: AAA and ICDR (Energy, Large Complex Case, M&A and Joint Venture; Telecommunications), AIAC, AIFC-IAC, BVIIAC, CI-MAC, EU-U.S. DPF List of Arbitrators, HKIAC, Maldives Int'l Arbitration Centre Primary Panel, Mauritius Int'l Arbitration Centre Database of Arbitrators, Tashkent Int'l Arbitration Centre.
Offices: Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (North American Branch, Rocky Mountain Chapter, Chair); College of Commercial Arbitrators (Co-Chair, SW-Mtn. Reg. Group; ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR, Member; Vice Chair (2014-18) (Task Force on the Use of Information Technology in Arbitration, Co-Chair; Task Force on Expertise, Co-Chair; Member, Working Group on the Use of Technology in International Arbitration); U.S. Council for International Business Arbitration Committee, Rocky Mountain Subcommittee, Chair.
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| Herfried |
Woess |
Woess & Partners LLC - International Arbitration |
Austria |
United States of America |
Dr. Herfried Woess
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Managing Partner
Woess & Partners LLC - International Arbitration
- Address
-
1775 Eye Street NW
Suite 1150
Washington
DC
United States of America
- Tel.
1331
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://woessetpartners.com
- Nationality
- Austria
- Languages
- German, English, French, Spanish
- Short Bio
- International arbitrator listed in the Hall of Fame by the Legal 500, specialised in infrastructure and energy projects as well as complex damages claims. Lecturer on damages in international arbitration at The Hague Academy of International Law. Member of the ICC Institute of World Business Law. Founding partner Wöss & Partners, Washington D.C., Mexico City and Austria.
https://woessetpartners.com/
- Areas of specialisation
- Antitrust, competition and trade, Banking and finance, Communications, media and technology, Construction and engineering, Energy, Intellectual property, Investment and investment treaties, Public international law, Regulatory, Restructuring and insolvency, State contracts/PPP, Transport
- Publications
- Herfried Wöss/Adriana San Román, ‘Damages in Commercial and Investment Treaty Arbitration’, in Nikos Lavranos/Stefano Castagna (eds.), International Arbitration and EU Law (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2nd ed., 2024)
Herfried Wöss, Adriana San Román Rivera, Pablo T. Spiller, Santiago Dellepiane, Damages in International Arbitration under Complex Long-term Contracts (Oxford University Press, February 2014)
Herfried Wöss, 'Systemic Aspects and the Need for Codification of International Tort Law Standards in Investment Arbitration' in Andrea K. Bjorklund, John Gaffney, Fabien Gélinas, Herfried Wöss, Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between the EU and Canada, (2016) TDM 1
More than 40 publications from arbitration, international investment law, infrastructure project agreements, to WTO.
- Positions or offices held
- International Arbitrator and party counsel specialised in infrastructure-, energy projects and damages).
Tier 1 in Arbitration (Latin America)
Hall of Fame, The Legal 500
Leading authority on damages in international arbitration
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| Michael |
Wolff |
Michael Wolff Barrister |
New Zealand |
New Zealand |
Mr. Michael Wolff
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Barrister and Arbitrator
Michael Wolff Barrister
- Address
-
89 The Terrace
Level 14
Wellington
New Zealand
- Tel.
9116
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://wolff.nz/
- Nationality
- New Zealand
- Languages
- English
- Short Bio
- Michael Wolff is a Barrister and Arbitrator at Capital Chambers (Wellington, New Zealand), who splits his time between New Zealand and Asia, with experience in construction and commercial arbitration. Michael is an associate member of AMINZ.
Prior to Joining the bar Michael was a partner of a New Zealand Law firm and has over 15 years’ of litigation experience in construction disputes, complex commercial disputes, and technology disputes.
- Areas of specialisation
- Communications, media and technology, Construction and engineering, Intellectual property
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| Emily |
Wood |
Essex Court Chambers |
United Kingdom |
United Kingdom |
Ms. Emily Wood
- Address
-
24 Lincoln's Inn Fields
London
United Kingdom
- Tel.
1328
- E-mail
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Languages
- English
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| Samuel |
Wordsworth KC |
Essex Court Chambers |
United Kingdom |
United Kingdom |
Mr. Samuel Wordsworth KC
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-
Essex Court Chambers
- Address
-
24 Lincoln's Inn Fields
London
United Kingdom
- Tel.
1330
- E-mail
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Languages
- English, French
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| Yeong Chyan |
Wu |
Chinese Arbitration Association |
Taiwan |
Taiwan |
Mr. Yeong Chyan Wu
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Chairman
Chinese Arbitration Association
- Address
-
376 Renai Road
Floor 14, Section 4
Taipei
Taiwan
- Tel.
8574
- E-mail
- Nationality
- Taiwan
- Languages
- Chinese, English
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| Norbert |
Wühler |
Self |
Germany |
Switzerland |
Dr. Norbert Wühler
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Arbitrator
Self
- Address
-
43 Chemin de la Prairie
Coppet
Switzerland
- Tel.
1332
- E-mail
- Nationality
- Germany
- Languages
- German, English, French
- Areas of specialisation
- Employment and pensions, Investment and investment treaties, Public international law, State contracts/PPP
- Positions or offices held
- Member, Board, Register of Damage for Ukraine (RD4U) - current
Vice Chair, Board, Global Survivors Fund (GSF) - current
Member and Chair, Kosovo Property Claims Commission (KPCC)
Legal Assistant to the President and Deputy Secretary-General, Iran-US Claims Tribunal
Chief, Legal Service, United Nations Compensation Commission (UNCC)
Director, Reparation Programs, International Organization for Migration (IOM)
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| Francis |
Xavier |
Rajah & Tann |
Malaysia |
Singapore |
Mr. Francis Xavier
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Partner
Rajah & Tann
- Address
-
9 Straits View
#06-07 Marina One West Tower
Singapore
Singapore
- Tel.
1333
- E-mail
- Nationality
- Malaysia
- Languages
- English
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| Tuvan |
Yalim |
Kabine Law Office |
Turkey |
Turkey |
Mr. Tuvan Yalim
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Partner
Kabine Law Office
- Address
-
Levent Loft 1, Buyukdere Cad, No: 201
D: 68
Şişli
İstanbul
Turkey
- Tel.
8017
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- http://www.kabinelaw.com/
- Nationality
- Turkey
- Languages
- Turkish, English, French
|
| Rabab |
Yasseen |
Mentha Avocats |
Switzerland, Iraq |
Switzerland |
Ms. Rabab Yasseen
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Attorney at Law, Partner
Mentha Avocats
- Address
-
4 rue de l'Athénée
Geneva
Switzerland
- Tel.
1340
- E-mail
- Nationality
- Switzerland, Iraq
- Languages
- Arabic, English, French, German
- Areas of specialisation
- Banking and finance, Construction and engineering, Energy, Environmental law, Investment and investment treaties, Maritime and shipping, Public international law, Sport, State contracts/PPP
- Positions or offices held
- African Development Bank, Chair Sanctions Appeals Board
OPEC Appeals Committee, member
OPEC Fund Administrative Tribunal, Vice Chair
The World Bank Sanctions Board, frm member
Geneva Civil Courts, Deputy Judge
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| Ariel |
Ye |
King & Wood Mallesons |
China |
China |
Ms. Ariel Ye
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Partner
King & Wood Mallesons
- Address
-
2666 Keyuan South Road
28th Floor, China Resources Tower
Nanshan District
Shenzhen
China
- Tel.
1343
- E-mail
- Nationality
- China
- Languages
- Chinese, English
- Short Bio
- Ms. Ariel Ye is a seasoned arbitration practitioner and arbitrator. She is a senior partner of King & Wood Malleson’s Cross-border Dispute Resolution Practice and a recognized expert on PRC-related dispute resolution in the Asia Pacific region. She frequently handles arbitration cases before CIETAC, HKIAC, ICC, and other international arbitration institutions. Ms. Ye is a panel arbitrator of CIETAC, HKIAC, SIAC and the Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration. She is also an SIAC Board Member.
- Positions or offices held
- Member, ICCA Governing Board; Partner, King & Wood Mallesons
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| Andre |
Yeap |
Rajah & Tann |
Singapore |
Singapore |
Mr. Andre Poh Leong Yeap
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Senior Counsel
Rajah & Tann
- Address
-
9 Straits View
#06-07 Marina One West Tower
Singapore
Singapore
- Tel.
1344
- E-mail
- Nationality
- Singapore
- Languages
- English
- Areas of specialisation
- Banking and finance, Construction and engineering, Employment and pensions, Restructuring and insolvency
- Positions or offices held
- Senior Partner
|
| Can |
Yeginsu |
3 Verulam Buildings |
Turkey, United Kingdom |
United Kingdom |
Mr. Can Yeginsu
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Barrister & Arbitrator
3 Verulam Buildings
- Address
-
Gray's Inn
London
United Kingdom
- Tel.
1345
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://3vb.com/barrister/can-yeginsu/
- Nationality
- Turkey, United Kingdom
- Languages
- English, French, Turkish
- Areas of specialisation
- Banking and finance, Communications, media and technology, Energy, Information technology, Investment and investment treaties, Public international law
- Positions or offices held
- Visiting Professor of Law, Koç University Law School
Adjunct Professor of Law, Georgetown Law, Columbia Law
|
| Alvin |
Yeo |
Wong Partnership LLP |
Singapore |
Singapore |
Mr. Alvin Khirn Hai Yeo
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Lawyer, Senior Counsel
Wong Partnership LLP
- Address
-
12 Marina Boulevard Level 28
Marina Bay Financial Centre Tower 3
Singapore
Singapore
- Tel.
1346
- E-mail
- Nationality
- Singapore
- Languages
- English, Chinese
- Areas of specialisation
- Banking and finance, Construction and engineering, Communications, media and technology, Energy, Intellectual property, Restructuring and insolvency, Sport
- Publications
- please see latest cv
- Positions or offices held
- Chairman & Senior Partner
|
| Friven |
Yeoh |
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom |
Malaysia |
Hong Kong |
Mr. Friven Yeoh
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Partner
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
- Address
-
42F Edinburgh Tower, The Landmark 15 Queen's Road
Central
Hong Kong
- Tel.
9091
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://www.skadden.com/professionals/y/yeoh-friven
- Nationality
- Malaysia
- Languages
- English, Chinese
- Short Bio
- Friven Yeoh is a leading commercial arbitration practitioner and head of Skadden’s International Litigation and Arbitration Group in Asia. He has extensive experience in resolution of complex, bet-the-company business disputes across industries, as a solicitor advocate and lead counsel in international arbitrations throughout Asia. Friven frequently serves as tribunal chair or co-arbitrator in matters before major arbitral institutions. He also advises clients in commercial litigation and regulatory investigations involving product risk and liability, energy, corporate affairs, competition and financial and life sciences matters. In recognition of his work, Friven is ranked as leading lawyer in numerous legal publications, including Band 1 For Dispute Resolution (Arbitration) in Chambers Global and Chambers Greater China Region 2025.
- Areas of specialisation
- Banking and finance, Energy, Investment and investment treaties, Real estate, Regulatory
- Publications
- • “Navigating Legal Issues and Disputes in the Biotech Space”, Corporate Disputes, Jul-Sep 2025
• “Seating an Arbitration in Hong Kong or Singapore: Considering a Decades-Old Conundrum in 2025”, Skadden, Apr 2025
• “Security for Costs in Set Aside Proceedings”, Hong Kong Lawyer, (The Law Society of Hong Kong, Jan 2025)
• “China,” Chapter in Global Arbitration Review: The Guide to M&A Arbitration - Fourth Edition, Law Business Research (2023)
• “Chapter 17 Enforcement of Dispute Outcomes”, Managing ‘Belt and Road’ Business Dispute: A Case Study of Legal Problems and Solutions (Wolters Kluwer, 2021)
- Positions or offices held
- AIAC Panel of Arbitrators
BAC/BIAC Panel of Arbitrators
BICAM Panel of Arbitrators
Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
eBRAM Panel of Arbitrators
Guangzhou Arbitration Commission Panel of Arbitrators
Hainan International Arbitration Court (HIAC) Panel of Arbitrators
HKIAC Council
HKIAC Panel of Arbitrators
Hong Kong Law Society
JCAA Panel of Arbitrators
Journal of International Arbitration Advisory Board
KCAB Panel of Arbitrators
Law Society of England and Wales
SIAC Panel of Arbitrators
SIAC Users Council
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| Man Sing |
Yeung |
Li & Partners |
Hong Kong |
Hong Kong |
Mr. Man Sing Yeung
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Arbitrator, Adjudicator, Mediator, Lawyer
Li & Partners
- Address
-
19 Des Voeux Road
22/F World-Wide House, Central
Hong Kong
China
Hong Kong
- Tel.
1347
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- http://www.li-partners.com/en/index.php?s=/sys/395.html
- Nationality
- Hong Kong
- Languages
- Chinese, English
- Short Bio
- Man Sing Yeung is a practicing arbitrator, mediator and lawyer in Hong Kong. He is accredited as a chartered arbitrator, chartered quantity surveyor and accredited mediator/adjudicator. He has been involved in alternative dispute resolution services with emphasis on construction and international trade.
Mr Yeung was the former Chair of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (East Asia Branch), and the HKIAC - Hong Kong Mediation Council. He was a member of the Steering Committee on Mediation of Department of Justice, HKSAR. He is currently the Chair of the Law Society’s Arbitrators Admission Sub-Committee, and a director of the Asian Institute of Alternative Dispute Resolution, Malaysia.
- Areas of specialisation
- Construction and engineering, Energy, Environmental law, Investment and investment treaties, Real estate, State contracts/PPP, Transport
- Publications
- Publication of articles for APRAG & Asian Dispute Review (2011 to date).
- Positions or offices held
- Partner
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| TONY |
YIN |
Beijing Arbitration Commission / Beijing International Arbitration Court |
China |
China |
Mr. TONY YIN
-
Senior Counsel
Beijing Arbitration Commission / Beijing International Arbitration Court
- Address
-
118 Jianguo Road
16/F, Zhaoshangju Building, Chaoyang District
BEIJING
BEIJING
China
- Tel.
8999
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/tong-yin/
- Nationality
- China
- Languages
- Chinese
- Short Bio
- Tony Yin has managed more than 800 arbitration cases as a case manager at the International Case Management Division of the BAC/BIAC, spanning diverse sectors such as joint venture, private fund investment, construction, real estate, international trade, entertainment, and general commercial transactions. He has scrutinized over 500 arbitral awards, with a significant portion being international cases. He is also responsible for BAC/BIAC’s international promotion and external collaborations and has extensive experience in organizing large-scale international conferences.
- Areas of specialisation
- Banking and finance, Construction and engineering
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| Qian |
YOU |
Jiangsu BST Law Office |
China |
China |
Mrs. Qian YOU
-
attorney
Jiangsu BST Law Office
- Address
-
68 Aoti Avenue
Nanjing
Jiangsu
China
- Tel.
9211
- E-mail
- Nationality
- China
- Languages
- Chinese, English, French
- Areas of specialisation
- Antitrust, competition and trade, Communications, media and technology, Public international law
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| Jennifer |
Younan |
Shearman & Sterling LLP |
Australia, France |
France |
Mrs. Jennifer Younan
-
Partner Lawyer
Shearman & Sterling LLP
- Address
-
7 rue Jacques Bingen
Paris
France
- Tel.
1348
- E-mail
- Nationality
- Australia, France
- Languages
- English, French
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| Zsofia |
Young |
Arbitration Chambers |
Hungary, United States of America, Ireland |
United Kingdom |
Ms. Zsofia Young
-
Consultant
Arbitration Chambers
- Address
-
Lamb Building, 3rd Fl, South
London
United Kingdom
- Tel.
9144
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/zsofia-young/
- Nationality
- Hungary, United States of America, Ireland
- Languages
- English, French, Hungarian, Portuguese, Spanish
- Short Bio
- Zsófia specializes in international dispute resolution, with over a decade of experience in international investor-state and international commercial arbitrations. As a Consultant at Arbitration Chambers, Zsófia assists Members with their matters and acting as tribunal secretary in large investor-state and commercial arbitrations. Zsófia is available to act as arbitrator in small to medium sized arbitrations.
- Areas of specialisation
- Energy, Investment and investment treaties, Public international law, State contracts/PPP
- Positions or offices held
- Consultant, Arbitration Chambers (February 2023 – present)
Independent International Arbitration Lawyer (2022 – 2023)
Senior Associate, LALIVE (London) LLP (2019 – 2021)
Associate, Fietta LLP (2016 – 2019)
Associate, Volterra Fietta (2014 – 2016)
Intern, Volterra Fietta (2013 – 2014)
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| CIAO YIN |
YU |
None |
Taiwan |
Taiwan |
Ms. CIAO YIN YU
-
None
None
- Address
-
No. 8, Alley 5, Lane 98, Section 2, Zhongcheng Rd, Shilin District
Taipei
Taiwan
- Tel.
8706
- E-mail
- Nationality
- Taiwan
- Languages
- Chinese, English
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| Abdulqawi |
Yusuf |
International Court of Justice |
Somalia |
Netherlands |
Judge Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf
-
Judge
International Court of Justice
- Address
-
2 Carnegieplein
Peace Palace
The Hague
Netherlands
- Tel.
1351
- E-mail
- Nationality
- Somalia
- Languages
- Somali, Arabic, English, French, Italian
- Short Bio
- Judge Abdulqawi A. Yusuf is Judge at the International Court of Justice, The Hague, the Netherlands. He was elected as Judge to the Court in November 2008 and re-elected in November 2017. He was President of the Court from 6 February 2018 to 6 February 2021, Vice-President of the Court from 6 February 2015 to 6 February 2018. He is a member of the Institut de Droit International, and a former Chief legal counsel to various intergovernmental organizations, including UNESCO and UNIDO. He is the founder of the African Institute of International Law (AIIL), Arusha, Tanzania and of the African Yearbook of International Law. He is the author of numerous publications on various aspects of international law. He holds a Ph.D. in international Law from the IUHEI, Geneva.
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| Julia |
Zagonek |
White & Case LLP |
United Kingdom, Russian Federation |
United Arab Emirates |
Ms. Julia Zagonek
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Partner
White & Case LLP
- Address
-
Level 8, ICD Brookfield Place, Al Mustaqbal Street
Dubai International Financial Centre
Dubai
United Arab Emirates
- Tel.
1352
- E-mail
- Nationality
- United Kingdom, Russian Federation
- Languages
- Russian, Arabic, English, Italian
- Areas of specialisation
- Banking and finance, Communications, media and technology, Construction and engineering, Energy, Investment and investment treaties, Real estate
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| Cristiano |
Zanetti |
Cristiano Zanetti Advogados |
Brazil |
Brazil |
Prof. Cristiano de Sousa Zanetti
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Partner
Cristiano Zanetti Advogados
- Address
-
401 Rua Cristiano Viana
cj. 606
São Paulo
Brazil
Brazil
- Tel.
8940
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/cristiano-de-sousa-zanetti/
- Nationality
- Brazil
- Languages
- Portuguese, English, French, German, Italian, Spanish
- Short Bio
- Professor Cristiano Zanetti acts as an arbitrator and expert in local and international disputes, mostly concerning contractual law issues. He is a member of the list of arbitrators of several institutions, among them: “Câmara de Conciliação, Mediação e Arbitragem da Ciesp/Fiesp” (2011), “Centro de Mediação e Arbitragem da Câmara de Comércio Brasil-Canadá” (2015), “Câmara FGV de Conciliação e Arbitragem” (2015), “Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration” (2022), “Câmara de Mediação e Arbitragem Empresarial – Brasil” (2023), “South China International Arbitration Center” (2023) and “Singapore International Arbitration Centre – SIAC” (2024). He is a founding partner of Cristiano Zanetti Advogados.
- Areas of specialisation
- Banking and finance, Construction and engineering, Energy, State contracts/PPP
- Publications
- Books: Co-author of Comentários ao Código Civil: Direito Privado Contemporâneo. Giovanni Ettore Nanni (Org.). 1ª ed., São Paulo, Saraiva, 2019; 2ª ed., São Paulo, Saraiva, 2021; 3ª ed., São Paulo, Revista dos Tribunais, 2023. Co-updater of Comentários ao Código Civil de 2002: Direito das Obrigações of Caio Mário da Silva Pereira. Rio de Janeiro, LMJ Mundo Jurídico, 2018, v. 2. Co-updater of Comentários ao Código Civil de 2002: Parte Geral of Caio Mário da Silva Pereira. Rio de Janeiro, LMJ Mundo Jurídico, 2017, v. 1. A conservação dos contratos nulos por defeito de forma. São Paulo, Quartier Latin, 2013. Direito contratual contemporâneo: a liberdade contratual e sua fragmentação. São Paulo, Método, 2008. Responsabilidade pela ruptura das negociações. São Paulo, Juarez de Oliveira, 2005.
- Positions or offices held
- Professor of Private Law at the University of São Paulo, Brazil, since 2009. Vice-Chair of ICC Global Commission on Arbitration and ADR. Member of ICC World Business Institute. Full Member of the International Bar Association – IBA. Vice-Chair of Brazilian ICC Commission for Arbitration and Mediation (2021-2023).
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| Niklaus |
Zaugg |
CMS von Erlach Poncet AG |
Switzerland |
Switzerland |
Dr. Niklaus Zaugg
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Partner
CMS von Erlach Poncet AG
- Address
-
7 Dreikönigstrasse
PO Box
Zurich
Switzerland
- Tel.
1355
- E-mail
- Nationality
- Switzerland
- Languages
- German, English, French, Norwegian, Spanish
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| Pedro |
Zelaya |
ZELAYA ETCHEGARAY & Co. |
Chile, Spain |
Chile |
Mr. Pedro Zelaya
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Founding Partner
ZELAYA ETCHEGARAY & Co.
- Address
-
200 Avda. Alcántara
Office N°407 - Las Condes
Santiago
Region Metropolitana
Chile
- Tel.
8654
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/pedro-zelaya-etchegaray-8a6b6764/
- Nationality
- Chile, Spain
- Languages
- Spanish, English
- Short Bio
- Pedro Zelaya received his JD in 1986 from the University of Chile and a Ph.D. in 1992 from the U. of Navarra, Spain. Since 1993, he has been a Professor of Civil Law at the University of Chile and in other relevant institutions. He was a visiting scholar at Oxford Law Faculty (1991) and at Fordham Law School at Lincoln Center (NYC) from 2012 to 2013.
After almost three decades as a partner of a large full-service law firm based in Santiago, Pedro Zelaya has decided to create his own boutique under the name or brand of "ZELAYA ETCHEGARAY & Co.", to work and serve mainly as an independent arbitrator, both in domestic and international arbitrations. He also works as an expert in Chilean Law and various other domestic and international arbitration issues.
- Areas of specialisation
- Construction and engineering, Maritime and shipping, Real estate, State contracts/PPP, Transport
- Publications
- * “Civil Liability for Defects or Failures in Buildings Subject to the General Law on Urban Development and Construction: Liable Parties and Criteria for Attribution of the Duty to Repair.” In Studies on Private Law. Homage to Professor Hernán Corral Talciani, Librería Librotecnia, Santiago, 2025, pp. 615–639.
* In the book Jurisprudential Criteria of the Higher Courts of Justice, Volume II, Thomson Reuters, 2024, Author of the introductory chapter to the Civil Law section.
* “Another Good News for International Commercial Arbitration in Chile: Short Comments on the Supreme Court Decision of January 24, 2024.” In the Kluwer Arbitration Blog, April 1, 2024.
* “The Extension of the Arbitration Agreement to Non-Signatories. Brief Commentary on the Supreme Court Judgment in Case No. 137.715-2022.” In El Mercurio Legal, January 24, 2024.
- Positions or offices held
- Professor of Civil Law at the University of Chile Law School in Santiago
Former member of the Ethics Tribunal of the Santiago Bar Association.
Member of (i) the Santiago de Chile Bar Association; (ii) the University of Chile Law School Alumni Network; (iii) Arbitration Intelligence; (iv) MIAMI International Arbitration Society (MIAS); (v) Campaign For Green Arbitrators; (vi) Asociación Latinoamericana de Arbitraje (ALArb); (vii) Latin America International Arbitration (LIA).
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| Haoliang |
Zhang |
Beijing Arbitration Commission |
China |
China |
Mr. Haoliang Zhang
-
Division Chief (III)
Beijing Arbitration Commission
- Address
-
118 Jianguo Road
16/F, Zhaoshangju Building, Chaoyang District
Beijing
China
- Tel.
1359
- E-mail
- Nationality
- China
- Languages
- Chinese, English
- Areas of specialisation
- Banking and finance, Investment and investment treaties, Maritime and shipping
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| Nassib |
Ziadé |
Ziadé Arbitration |
Lebanon, Chile |
Bahrain |
Prof. Nassib G. Ziadé
-
International judge and arbitrator
Ziadé Arbitration
- Address
-
Park Plaza, Suite 701
Building 247, Road 1704, Block 317, PO Box 20006
Diplomatic Area
Manama
Bahrain
- Tel.
1363
- E-mail
- Nationality
- Lebanon, Chile
- Languages
- Arabic, English, French, Spanish
- Short Bio
- Nassib G. Ziadé is the President of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Administrative Tribunal, the President of the United Nations Appeals Tribunal (UNAT), a Member of the World Bank Group Sanctions Board and a Member of the Sanctions Panel of the Geneva-based Global Fund. He regularly serves as tribunal chair or co-arbitrator in arbitrations relating to international investment and public international law, as well as international commerce (including oil and gas; energy; pharmaceuticals; construction, engineering, and infrastructure; real estate; taxation; media and broadcasting; and hospitality). He is an Associate Member of the Institut de droit international.
- Areas of specialisation
- Communications, media and technology, Construction and engineering, Employment and pensions, Energy, Investment and investment treaties, Maritime and shipping, Public international law, Real estate, State contracts/PPP
- Publications
- • Keeping an Eye on Potential Conflicts of Interest of Personnel of Arbitral Institutions and Tribunal Secretaries, 7 BCDR International Arbitration Review 453 (2020)
• Institutional Arbitration in the Region: Challenges and Prospects, in Liber Amicorum Samir Saleh: Reflections on Dispute Resolution with Particular Emphasis on the Arab World 289 (Nassib G. Ziadé ed., Wolters Kluwer Publishers, 2020)
• Do We Need a Permanent Investment Court?, Global Arbitration Review, 13 February 2019
• The Secretary of the Arbitral Tribunal, 5 BCDR International Arbitration Review 147 (2018)
• Curing the Illness without Killing the Patient: Prescribing Appropriate Remedies for Findings of Illegality in International Arbitration, 19 ICCA Congress Series 746 (Albert Jan van den Berg ed., 2017)
• Accountability for Corruption in Investment Arbitration: Equitable Remedies for Findings of Illegality, 3 BCDR International Arbitration Review 423 (2016)
• Protection and Processes of Arbitration under MENA Regional Investment Treaties, in Proceedings of the Second Conference for a Euro-Mediterranean Community of International Arbitration 63 (UNCITRAL Publications 2016); 83 Arbitration 47 (2017)
• Taking of Evidence in Arbitration: The Arab Experience, in International Arbitration Under Review: Essays in Honor of John Beechey 435 (A. Carlevaris, L. Lévy, A. Mourre & E. A. Schwartz eds., ICC Publications 2015)
• Addressing Allegations and Findings of Corruption: The Arbitrator’s Investigative and Reporting Rights and Duties, in Addressing Issues of Corruption in Commercial and Investment Arbitration 114 (Dossiers of the ICC Institute of World Business Law 2015)
• The New Bahraini Legislation on Arbitration, 28 Majallat Al-Tahkim Al-‘Alamiyya 27 (October 2015); 25 Majallat Al-Tahkim Al-‘Arabi 9 (December 2015) (in Arabic)
• How Should Arbitral Institutions Address Issues of Conflicts of Interest?, in Festschrift Ahmed Sadek El-Kosheri: From the Arab World to the Globalization of International Law and Arbitration 211 (Mohamed Abdel Raouf, Philippe Leboulanger & Nassib G. Ziadé eds., Wolters Kluwer Publishers 2015)
• Is ICSID Heading in the Wrong Direction?, Global Arbitration Review, 24 February 2015
• Arbitration Institutions Can Do More to Foster Legitimacy. True or False?, 18 ICCA Congress Series 667 (Albert Jan van den Berg ed., 2015)
• Conflicts of Interest in International Arbitration Between Reality and Expectations, 20 Majallat Al-Tahkim Al-‘Alamiyya 71 (October 2013) (in Arabic)
• The “Arab Spring” and Arab Approaches to International Arbitration, 30 Journal of International Arbitration 591 (2013)
• Commentary on the First Arbitral Award Rendered Pursuant to the Unified Agreement for the Investment of Arab Capital in the Arab Countries, 20 Majallat Al-Tahkim Al-‘Arabi 47 (June 2013); 19 Majallat Al-Tahkim Al-‘Alamiyya 531 (July 2013) (in Arabic)
• The 2000 Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes in the Arab Countries: A Comparative Approach, 14 Majallat Al-Tahkim Al-‘Alamiyya 97 (April 2012) (in Arabic)
• L’éthique et l’arbitrage en matière d’investissement : Grandeur et misère de la fonction d’arbitre, Revue de l’arbitrage 2012.307 (in French)
• Conflicts of Interest in International Administrative Law, in The Development and Effectiveness of International Administrative Law 387 (O. Elias ed., Martinus Nijhoff Publishers 2012)
• Introductory Remarks to the Panel “Recent Trends in Investment Arbitration,” in Proceedings of the 105th Annual Meeting of the American Society of International Law 325 (2012)
• Introductory Note to Judgment of November 3, 2010 of the UK Supreme Court in Dallah v. Government of Pakistan, 51 International Legal Materials 288 (2012)
• Introductory Remarks to the Panel “State Court Intervention in Arbitration,” 26 ICSID Review—Foreign Investment Law Journal 91 (2011)
• Discours d’ouverture, in CIRDI, 45 ans après : Bilan d’un système 5 (sous la direction de Ferhat Horchani, éditions Pedone 2011) (in French)
• Les frais et dépens dans l’arbitrage CIRDI, in CIRDI, 45 ans après : Bilan d’un système 263, et discussion aux pages 277, 288-289 (sous la direction de Ferhat Horchani, éditions Pedone 2011) (in French)
• Challenges and Prospects Facing the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes, in The Evolving International Investment Regime: Expectations, Realities, Options 120 (J. Alvarez & K. Sauvant eds., Oxford University Press 2011)
• Opening Remarks, Proceedings of the Joint Conference on the Revision of the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules in Light of Thirty Years of Experience, Supplement to 8 Majallat Al-Tahkim 66 (October 2010) (in Arabic)
• Challenge of the Arbitrator under the UNCITRAL and the ICSID Arbitration Rules, Proceedings of the Joint Conference on the Revision of the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules in Light of Thirty Years of Experience, Supplement to 8 Majallat Al-Tahkim 713 (October 2010) (in Arabic)
• How Many Hats Can a Player Wear: Arbitrator, Counsel and Expert?, 24 ICSID Review—Foreign Investment Law Journal 49 (2009)
• Reflections on the Role of Institutional Arbitration between the Present and the Future, 25 Arbitration International 427 (2009)
• ICSID’s Contribution to the Development of Investment Arbitration in the Arab World, 23 ICSID Review—Foreign Investment Law Journal 233 (2008)
• Recent Developments at ICSID, 25 News from ICSID, No. 2, at 3 (2008)
• Achieving Efficiency in Arbitration: The Role of the Institutions, 25 News from ICSID, No. 1, at 3 (2008)
• Some Practical Issues Arising in International Administrative Tribunals, in Problems of International Administrative Law: On the Occasion of the Twentieth Anniversary of the World Bank Administrative Tribunal 73, and discussion at 187 (Nassib G. Ziadé ed., Martinus Nijhoff Publishers 2008)
• Introduction, in Problems of International Administrative Law: On the Occasion of the Twentieth Anniversary of the World Bank Administrative Tribunal ix (Nassib G. Ziadé ed., Martinus Nijhoff Publishers 2008)
• Introductory Remarks to the Panel “Is There a Role for International Law in the Middle East Peace Process?,” in Proceedings of the 99th Annual Meeting of the American Society of International Law 213 (2005)
• The Jurisprudence of the World Bank Administrative Tribunal in 2002, 3 The Law and Practice of International Courts and Tribunals 189 (2004)
• The World Bank’s Internal Conflict Resolution System, 2 The Law and Practice of International Courts and Tribunals 333 (2003)
• ICSID Conciliation, 13 News from ICSID, No. 2, at 3 (1996)
• Some Recent Decisions in ICSID Cases, 6 ICSID Review—Foreign Investment Law Journal 514 (1991)
• Introductory Note to the SOABI v. Senegal Award, 6 ICSID Review—Foreign Investment Law Journal 119 (1991)
• Introductory Note to the Agreement on the Establishment of the Republic of Yemen and to the Provisional Constitution of Yemen, 30 International Legal Materials 820 (1991)
• Comment [on December 5, 1989 Cour d’appel decision in SOABI v. State of Senegal], Revue critique de droit international privé 1991.124 (in French)
• ICSID Clauses in the Subrogation Context, 7 News from ICSID, No. 2, at 4 (1990)
• ICSID and Arab Countries, 5 News from ICSID, No. 2, at 5 (1988)
• Introductory Note to the International Arbitration Provisions of the 1983 Lebanese Code of Civil Procedure, 27 International Legal Materials 1022 (1988)
- Positions or offices held
- International judge and arbitrator; President of the IMF Administrative Tribunal; President of the United Nations Appeals Tribunal; Member of the World Bank Group Sanctions Board; Member of the Sanctions Panel of the Geneva-based Global Fund; Visiting Professor at the University of Miami School of Law and at the Faculties of Law of Saint-Joseph University in Lebanon and Dubai; Associate Member of the Institut de droit international; Founder and General Editor of the BCDR International Arbitration Review; Vice-President of the Board of Trustees of the Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration; Member of the International Advisory Committee of the International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR/AAA); Member of the Board of Trustees of the Lebanese Arbitration and Mediation Center; Member of the Court of the Permanent Court of Arbitration; Member of the ICSID Panels of Arbitrators and Conciliators; former CEO of the Bahrain Chamber for Dispute Resolution (BCDR); former Director of the Dubai International Arbitration Centre (DIAC); former Deputy Secretary-General (and Acting Secretary-General) of the International Centre for Settlement of investment Disputes (ICSID); former Executive Secretary of the World Bank Administrative Tribunal; former Member of the Court of the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA); former Editor-in-Chief of the ICSID Review — Foreign Investment Law Journal; former Vice-President of the International Federation of Commercial Arbitration Institutions.
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| Roland |
Ziadé |
Linklaters LLP |
Lebanon, France, Ecuador |
France |
Mr. Roland Ziadé
- Address
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25 rue de Marignan
Paris
France
- Tel.
1362
- E-mail
- Nationality
- Lebanon, France, Ecuador
- Languages
- French, Arabic, English
- Positions or offices held
- Paris and Abu Dhabi
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| Richard |
Ziegler |
AcumenADR LLC |
United States of America |
United States of America |
Mr. Richard F Ziegler
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Principal, AcumenADR LLC
AcumenADR LLC
- Address
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41 Madison Avenue
25th Floor
New York
United States of America
- Tel.
1364
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- http://www.acumenadr.com
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Languages
- English
- Short Bio
- Mr. Ziegler has served on more than 80 arbitration tribunals as presiding, sole and co-arbitrator. Before becoming a full-time arbitrator and mediator, Mr. Ziegler had been a partner at Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton from 1984-2002 and at Jenner & Block in New York from 2007-2019. Mr. Ziegler was Senior Vice President, Legal Affairs, and General Counsel of the 3M Company in St. Paul, Minnesota from 2003-07, where he led a department of more than 150 lawyers in 24 countries. In 2019 he co-founded AcumenADR LLC.
He is recognized in the Chambers Global (Band 1) and USA guides. He is a Fellow of the CIArb and of the College of Commercial Arbitrators and a member of the Board of Directors of the College of Commercial Arbitrators and of CPR Dispute Resolution Services. He is a member of the SVAMC’s “Tech List” of arbitrators.
- Areas of specialisation
- Banking and finance, Communications, media and technology, Energy, Intellectual property
- Publications
- • Co-Chair, Drafting Subcommittee, “The Functus Officio Problem in Modern Arbitration and a Proposed Solution,” NY City Bar Arbitration Committee, April 2021
• Task Force Chair, “CPR’s Annotated Model Procedural Order for Remote Video Arbitration Proceedings,” CPR, April 21, 2020 and Aug. 26, 2021
• Co-Author, “Commercial Arbitration: United States,” Global Arbitration Review, 2018 and 2019
• Co-Author, “Challenges to Arbitral Awards Based on Arbitrator Bias,” New York Law Journal, Feb. 3, 2017
• Co-Author, “The Complications of Attaching Assets in the US in Aid of an Arbitral Award," Dispute Resolution International, April 2016
• Author, “Where Are the Risks? An Assessment of Recent Developments in Mediation Confidentiality,” Alternatives, December 2016
- Positions or offices held
- Member, Board of Directors, International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution ("CPR") 2016-22; Member, Board of Directors, CPR Dispute Resolution Services, LLC, 2022 -; Chair, Education Committee, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, New York Branch; Former Co-Chair, International Arbitration Practice, Jenner & Block LLP (2008-19); Former Senior Vice President, Legal Affairs & General Counsel, 3M Company, St. Paul, MN (2003-07); Member, arbitrator panels maintained by ICDR, CPR, LCIA and AAA, including AAA/ICDR panel on Aerospace, Aviation and National Security, and SVAMC's "Tech List;" Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and College of Commercial Arbitrators
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