| Stephan |
Wilske |
Gleiss Lutz |
Germany |
Germany |
Prof. Dr. Stephan Wilske
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Partner
Gleiss Lutz
- Address
-
21 Lautenschlagerstrasse
Stuttgart
Germany
- Tel.
1315
- E-mail
- Nationality
- Germany
- Languages
- German, English, French, Spanish
- Short Bio
- Prof. Dr. Stephan Wilske, FCIArb is a Partner with Gleiss Lutz in Stuttgart. He advises national and international clients on arbitration and cross-border litigation. Stephan Wilske has extensive expertise in (both domestic and international) arbitration with a special focus on project-related disputes, post M&A disputes, joint ventures, investment arbitration proceedings and general business law. He acts both as arbitrator (sole arbitrator, co-arbitrator, chairperson) and counsel. Stephan regularly speaks and publishes on arbitration related topics and is not afraid of taking-up unorthodox or uncomfortable topics.
- Areas of specialisation
- Antitrust, competition and trade, Intellectual property, Investment and investment treaties, Public international law, Sport
- Publications
- Numerous publications on dispute resolution topics; regular column in the AAA's Dispute Resolution Journal ("What's New in European Arbitration") (co-author); Guerrilla Tactics in International Arbitration (2013)(co-editor and co-author); New York Convention - Article-by-Article Commentary, 1st ed. 2012, 2nd ed. 2019 (Wolff ed.) (co-author); ICSID Rules and Regulations 2022: Article-by-Article Commentary (2022) (co-editor and co-author)(2nd ed. forthcoming in 2026); co-chief-editor of Transatlantic Law Journal (TLJ), launched in summer 2023.
- Positions or offices held
- Visiting Professor (National Taiwan University, College of Law, Spring 2010);
Lecturer at University of Heidelberg since 2008; Honorary Professor at the Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena since November 2023;
Senior Committee Member of Contemporary Asia Arbitration Journal; Advisory Committee Member of the Swiss Arbitration Academy; Kluwer ITA Country Law Reporter for Turkey (together with Ismail Esin); Board Member of German American Lawyers' Association; Vice President CAAI Court of Arbitration; SIAC Users' Council; Member of International Arbitration Committee of KCAB (renewed 2024 until 2027). Since 2023, Member of the International Advisory Board of VIAC. Since July 2024, Delegate of the German National Committee to the ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR.
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| 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 Johann 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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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| Heidi |
Yildiz |
36 Stone |
Finland |
United Kingdom |
Ms. Heidi Yildiz
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Barrister and Arbitrator
36 Stone
- Address
-
4 Field Court
Gray's Inn London
London
United Kingdom
- Tel.
7485
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/heidi-yildiz-fciarb-3809692/
- Nationality
- Finland
- Languages
- Finnish, English, Swedish, Turkish
- Short Bio
- HHeidi Yildiz is a barrister at 36 Stone, the 36 Group in London, where she practises international arbitration, commercial litigation, and shipping. She also serves on the team’s management committee. Heidi is additionally qualified and admitted to practise as an attorney in Finland.
Before joining the Bar, Heidi practised as a solicitor for 12 years. In addition to her work as counsel, she regularly acts as an arbitrator. She is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and is admitted to the DIAC List of Arbitrators and the SIAC Reserve Panel of Arbitrators.
Heidi has extensive experience representing a broad range of clients across multiple industry sectors in institutional arbitrations conducted under the ICC, LCIA, SCC, SIAC, DIS, FAI, LMAA, UNCITRAL, and PCA Rules, as well as in ad hoc arbitrations.
- Areas of specialisation
- Communications, media and technology, Construction and engineering, Energy, Information technology, Investment and investment treaties, Maritime and shipping, Public international law, State contracts/PPP, Transport
- Publications
- • Brill's book ‘England and Wales Court Judgments on Arbitration: Shaping English Arbitration Law and Practice,’ a chapter analysing the Commercial Court judgment in Eternity Sky Investments Ltd v Mrs Xiaomin Zhang [2023] EWHC 1964 (Comm), upcoming
• Expert Articles on LexisNexis UK PSL, Arbitration Module, September 2024 (updated in 2025)
• States' Human Rights Counterclaims and Other Methods to Hold Investors Accountable for their Human Rights Violations in Investment Treaty Arbitrations, TDM Special Issue on International Investment Arbitration - Environmental Protection and Climate Change Issues, (TDM, ISSN 1875-4120) January 2024, www.transnational-dispute-management.com
- Positions or offices held
- Barrister and Arbitrator at 36 Stone, the 36 Group (a member of the management committee of 36 Stone),
Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators,
DIAC List of Arbitrators,
SIAC Reserve Panel of Arbitrators,
Finnish Attorney regulated by the Finnish Bar Association,
Non-practising solicitor (England and Wales)
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| Qian |
YOU |
Jiangsu BST Law Office |
China |
China |
Mrs. Qian YOU
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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
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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
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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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| 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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| 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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| Galina |
ZUKOVA |
ZUKOVA Legal |
Latvia |
France |
Dr. Galina ZUKOVA
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Founding Partner
ZUKOVA Legal
- Address
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16 rue de Passy
16 rue de Passy
Paris
Roma
France
- Tel.
2114
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/galina-zukova-46b8793/
- Nationality
- Latvia
- Languages
- Russian, English, French, Spanish
- Short Bio
- Dually qualified in Paris and Latvia, Dr. Galina Zukova is a leading arbitration practitioner with twenty years of legal experience. She has served as an arbitrator (president, sole arbitrator, co-arbitrator and emergency arbitrator alike) in cases conducted under the most major institutional rules.
She is a Founding Partner of ZUKOVA Legal, based in Paris. She is also She is an Associate Professor at the University of Versailles Saint-Quentin (Paris-Saclay) and the Riga Graduate School of Law.
A Latvian lawyer by training , Galina has a PhD from the European University Institute (Florence, Italy) and an LLM from the University of Exeter (UK). She was also a Visiting Scholar at the Yale University .
Dr. Zukova is fluent in English, French, Italian, Latvian, Russian and Spanish.
See https://zukova.legal/
- Areas of specialisation
- Construction and engineering, Energy, Information technology, Intellectual property, Investment and investment treaties, Maritime and shipping, Public international law, State contracts/PPP, Transport
- Publications
- see https://zukova.legal/publications/
- Positions or offices held
- Present:
PCA, Member
AMCA (Armenian Arbitration Centre), Council Member
ICC Institute of World Business Law, Council Member
Past:
ICC Court, Member
Finnish Arbitration Institute, Board Member
Georgian International Arbitration Court, Council Vice-Chair
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| Eduardo |
Zuleta |
Arbitration Chambers |
Colombia |
United States of America |
Prof. Eduardo Zuleta
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Member
Arbitration Chambers
- Address
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45 Rockefeller Plaza
20th Floor
New York
New York
United States of America
- Tel.
1365
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://arbchambers.com/arbitrators/eduardo-zuleta-j?lang=en
- Nationality
- Colombia
- Languages
- Spanish, English
- Short Bio
- Prof. Eduardo Zuleta is an independent arbitrator. He has acted as chair and co-arbitrator in a vast number commercial and investment cases under, inter alia, ICC, ICDR, ICSID, UNCITRAL, LCIA, OIC and IACAC as well as in ICSID annulment committees. Disputes in which Prof Zuleta has acted include infrastructure, M&A, energy, financial products and distribution and involves parties, including state parties from Latam, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. Prof. Zuleta is a member of the Sanctions Board of the World Bank and Adjunct Professor at Georgetown Law.
- Areas of specialisation
- Banking and finance, Construction and engineering, Energy, Investment and investment treaties, Public international law
- Publications
- Co-editor (with Mohamed S. Abdel Wahab, Chiann Bao, Alexander G. Fessas, Mark Friedman and Claudia Salomon), Leadership, Legitimacy Legacy. A Tribute to Alexis Mourre, ICC Library (2022)
Co-editor (with Guido Tawil), International Commercial Arbitration – Study of the New York Convention – Tirant LoBlanch 2022 – Tirant LoBlanch 2022)
The Map Is Not the Territory – But We Do Need Maps: How Helpful Are Guidelines on What Constitutes a Conflict of Interest, and on the Circumstances under Which Disclosure Is Required?, in BCDR International Arbitration Review, Vol 7, No.2 (December 2020) (with Maria Marulanda)
Chapter 40: Security for Costs: Authority of the Tribunal and Third-Party Funding, in Building International International Investment Law – The First 50 Years of ICSID
- Positions or offices held
- Past Vice President ICC Court of Arbitration; Member World Bank Sanctions Board; Past Chair IBA Arbitration Committee; Past member LCIA Court; Founder and Past- President Latin American Arbitration Association; Member ICCA Advisory Board; Adjunt Professor Georgetown Law School.
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| Alberto |
Zuleta-Londoño |
Cuatrecasas |
Colombia |
Colombia |
Mr. Alberto Zuleta-Londoño
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Partner
Cuatrecasas
- Address
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79-35 Cra. 11
Piso 7
Bogotá
Bogotá
Colombia
- Tel.
1366
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/alberto-zuleta-londo%C3%B1o-1127a813/
- Nationality
- Colombia
- Languages
- Spanish, English
- Short Bio
- With more than three decades of experience in dispute resolution, Alberto Zuleta-Londoño has extensive, hands-on arbitration expertise across both domestic and cross‑border matters. He has served as arbitrator and as counsel under ICC, UNCITRAL, ICDR, and ICSID rules, as well as in proceedings before Colombia’s leading arbitration centers. Beyond arbitration, Alberto has represented clients at all levels of the Colombian judiciary and before administrative and oversight authorities. He also advises on competition law, including investigations led by the competition authority and merger control filings and clearances.
- Areas of specialisation
- Antitrust, competition and trade, Construction and engineering, Investment and investment treaties
- Positions or offices held
- ICC Colombian National Committee- Chair
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