| Nigel |
Blackaby |
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer |
United Kingdom |
United States of America |
Mr. Nigel Blackaby
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Partner
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
- Address
-
700 Thirteenth Street NW
Floor 10
Washington DC
United States of America
- Tel.
230
- E-mail
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Languages
- English, Portuguese, Spanish, French
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| Conway |
Blake |
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP |
United Kingdom, Jamaica |
United Kingdom |
Dr. Conway Blake
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Partner
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
- Address
-
65 Gresham Street
London
United Kingdom
- Tel.
8933
- E-mail
- Nationality
- United Kingdom, Jamaica
- Languages
- English
- Short Bio
- Conway Blake is a disputes partner at Debevoise & Plimpton, based in London. He represents corporate clients and sovereigns on a range of contentious matters, particularly in investor-state arbitration, public international law disputes and commercial arbitrations.
He also acts in domestic court proceedings raising complex issues of private international law, applications related to arbitral proceedings, and cases addressing issues of corporate social responsibility. He has acted on cases at all levels of the court system, including before the UK Supreme Court, the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council and courts in Commonwealth jurisdictions.
Dr. Blake is admitted as a Solicitor Advocate in England & Wales. He is also called to the bar of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court.
- Areas of specialisation
- Energy, Environmental law, Investment and investment treaties, Public international law, State contracts/PPP
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| Juliet |
Blanch |
Arbitration Chambers |
United Kingdom |
United Kingdom |
Ms. Juliet Blanch
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Arbitrator
Arbitration Chambers
- Address
-
Lamb Building
3rd Floor South, Temple
London
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
- Tel.
5704
- E-mail
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Languages
- English
- Short Bio
- Juliet Blanch is a full time arbitrator having chaired the international dispute resolution practice at Weil, Gotshal & Manges from 2010 to 2016 and before that the international dispute resolution practice at McDermott, Will & Emery and the international arbitration practice at Norton Rose. Juliet has over 30 years’ experience in the arbitration of international commercial disputes with a particular focus on energy and infrastructure, mining, commodities, telecommunications, pharmaceutical, hospitality, maritime and shareholder disputes. Juliet has acted as lead Counsel and/or sat as arbitrator in arbitrations held under HKIAC, ICC, ICSID, LCIA, LMAA, SCC, SIAC, UNCITRAL and other rules and which have been seated in a variety of jurisdictions including London, Geneva, Hong Kong, New York, Paris, Singapore, Stockholm, Washington DC .
- Areas of specialisation
- Banking and finance, Energy, Investment and investment treaties, State contracts/PPP, Transport
- Publications
- Lecturer at the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators summer programme at Oxford University
▪ External examiner of the Queen Mary LLM course on International Trade and Investment Dispute settlement
▪ Access to dispute resolution mechanisms under Article 26 of the Energy Charter Treaty, Investment
▪ Protection and the Energy Charter Treaty
▪ Arbitrators bias – current law
▪ Enforcement of International Arbitration Awards in Russia
▪ Examining the legal framework of the OHADA and its impact on trade facilitation
▪ Interim Measures in International Arbitration
▪ The Art of Arbitrating
▪ Cultural clashes in Arbitration: Civil Law versus Common Law
▪ Liability of Arbitrators in England and Wales
▪ Model Pipeline Agreements – disputes settlement provisions
▪ Value maximization: Litigation versus Arbitration
▪ Denial of benefits provisions
- Positions or offices held
- Vice President, ICC International Court of Arbitration
Former Board Director of the LCIA
Chair of the International Arbitral Appointments Committee of the Scottish Arbitration Centre
Vice Chair of the Energy Arbitration Club
Member of the FDI Moot Advisory Committee
Chair of the Review Committee of the Energy Arbitrators List
Member of the editorial committee of the IBA publication Dispute Resolution International
Past Chair of the Dispute Resolution and Arbitration Committee of the Inter Pacific Bar Association
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| Jonathan |
Blythe |
Senguler & Partners/Eurasia Consultants Ltd |
United Kingdom |
Turkey |
Mr. Jonathan William Blythe
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Partner/Director
Senguler & Partners/Eurasia Consultants Ltd
- Address
-
Cumhuriyet Caddesi No. 25 Kat 6,
Taksim, Beyoglu
Istanbul
Turkey
- Tel.
7572
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://senguler.av.tr/
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Languages
- English, Turkish
- Short Bio
- Jonathan is a qualified Scottish and English solicitor, but for the majority of his professional life he has been located in Istanbul, Turkey. Having completed an MA (Law) at Istanbul University, in 1995 he set up and ran the Istanbul office of the O&G law firm Ledingham Chalmers. Following an MBO in 2004 he formed Senguler & Senguler law office with Selcuk Senguler. Besides energy and project work, Jonathan advises foreign investors setting up in Turkey across a range of sectors. Being fluent in Turkish but having a common law background he has been appointed as sole arbitrator, chair and co-arbitrator in a number of ICC and ISTAC arbitration cases and also acts as counsel including ICSID cases.
- Areas of specialisation
- Construction and engineering, Energy, Public international law
- Positions or offices held
- Partner at Senguler & Partners Law office
Owner and Principal of Eurasia Consultants
Board Member British Turkish Lawyers Association
Member of CIArb.
Commonwealth Notary
Member of ICCA
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| Andres |
Bobadilla |
BOBADILLA |
Dominican Republic |
Dominican Republic |
Mr. Andres Emilio Bobadilla
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Attorney
BOBADILLA
- Address
-
295 Abraham Lincoln Ave.
4th Floor
Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
- Tel.
232
- E-mail
- Nationality
- Dominican Republic
- Languages
- Spanish, English
- Areas of specialisation
- Banking and finance, Communications, media and technology, Construction and engineering, Energy, Investment and investment treaties, State contracts/PPP
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| Christopher |
Bogart |
Burford Capital |
United States of America, Canada |
United States of America |
Mr. Christopher Bogart
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Chief Executive Officer
Burford Capital
- Address
-
350 Madison Ave
9th floor
New York
NY
United States of America
- Tel.
9110
- E-mail
- Nationality
- United States of America, Canada
- Languages
- English
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| Christophe |
Bondy |
Steptoe LLP |
Canada |
United Kingdom |
Mr. Christophe Bondy
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Partner
Steptoe LLP
- Address
-
5 Aldermanbury Square
London
United Kingdom
- Tel.
9265
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/christophe-bondy-98911815/
- Nationality
- Canada
- Languages
- English, French, Spanish
- Short Bio
- Christophe Bondy has practiced international arbitration for over 25 years. He has taken on substantive and leading roles in high-stakes, cutting-edge international commercial and investor-State arbitrations for both private parties and sovereigns, under all major rule systems. He is a former Senior Counsel to Canada in investment treaty disputes under NAFTA, and took part in negotiation of the Canada-EU CETA. He has particular experience dealing with disputes arising out of complex regulatory environments, including in the energy and extractives sectors.
- Areas of specialisation
- Energy, Intellectual property, Investment and investment treaties, Public international law, Regulatory
- Publications
- Bondy, Christophe and Song, Zach, "Less is More? A Roadmap to Managing Parallel Proceedings in Commercial and International Investment Treaty Arbitration" Korean Arbitration Review Vol. 14 (2024), pages 46-60.
Bondy, Christophe, Genest, Alexandre and Lee, Michael, "Empirical Study: Performance Requirement Prohibitions in International Investment Agreements", British Institute of International and Comparative Law, 2024 (44 pages, available online at https://www.biicl.org/publications/empirical-study-performance-
requirement-prohibitions-in-international-investment-agreements)
Bondy, Christophe, “Lex Arbitri and the Rules of Procedure”, in Cambridge Compendium of International Commercial and Investment Arbitration, Eds Stefan Kröll, Andrea K. Bjorklund and Franco Ferrari (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2023), Chapter XVII, pages 46
- Positions or offices held
- - Member of the Advisory Board, Investment Treaty Forum, British Institute of International and Comparative Law
- Member of the General Committee of the Reform Club, London
- Adjunct Professor of International Dispute Resolution at the Centre for Transnational Legal Studies, London
- Appointed by Canada in February 2018 for a ten year term to the NAFTA Chapter 19 (Trade Remedies) Roster of arbitrators; renewed for the equivalent USMCA panel
- Member of the KCAB Panel of Arbitrators
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| Samira |
BONDY |
University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne | Young ICCA |
France |
France |
Ms. Samira BONDY
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Master’s student in International Business Law | Young ICCA Member
University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne | Young ICCA
- Address
-
12 Pl. du Panthéon
Paris
France
- Tel.
9178
- E-mail
- Nationality
- France
- Languages
- French, English, Mandarin, Russian, Spanish
- Short Bio
- Ms. Samira BONDY is a dual Master’s student in International Business Law at the University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne and in Business Law, specialising in Insurance Law, at the University of Toulouse Capitole. Her main areas of interest include international arbitration, investment law, energy, maritime and shipping and cross-border commercial disputes. Currently, she is preparing for both the French bar exam (CRFPA) with a focus in Tax Law, as well as the Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE) for 2026.
A member of Young ICCA, she aspires to pursue a career as an international arbitration lawyer and arbitrator.
- Areas of specialisation
- Antitrust, competition and trade, Banking and finance, Energy, Investment and investment treaties, Maritime and shipping, State contracts/PPP, Taxation and accountancy
- Positions or offices held
- • Young ICCA member
• Member of Arbitration and Mediation Legal Clinic at The University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne
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| Christopher |
Boog |
Schellenberg Wittmer |
Switzerland, Australia |
Switzerland |
Dr. Christopher Boog
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Partner, Attorney-at-law
Schellenberg Wittmer
- Address
-
19 Löwenstrasse
PO Box 1876
Zurich
Switzerland
- Tel.
237
- E-mail
- Nationality
- Switzerland, Australia
- Languages
- German, English, French, German
- Areas of specialisation
- Communications, media and technology, Construction and engineering, Energy
- Publications
- Please refer to http://www.swlegal.ch/Lawyers/Overview/Person/Boog-Christopher.aspx?c=0
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| Julian |
Bordaçahar |
Permanent Court of Arbitration |
Argentina |
Netherlands |
Mr. Julian Bordaçahar
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Legal Counsel
Permanent Court of Arbitration
- Address
-
2 Carnegieplein
Peace Palace
The Hague
Netherlands
- Tel.
238
- E-mail
- Nationality
- Argentina
- Languages
- Spanish, English
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| Silvia |
Borelli |
International Council for Commercial Arbitration |
Italy |
Netherlands |
Ms. Silvia Borelli
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Managing Editor
International Council for Commercial Arbitration
- Address
-
2 Carnegieplein
Peace Palace
The Hague
Netherlands
- Tel.
240
- E-mail
- Nationality
- Italy
- Languages
- Italian, Spanish
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| Gary |
Born |
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP |
United States of America |
United Kingdom |
Mr. Gary Born
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Partner
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP
- Address
-
49 Park Lane
London
United Kingdom
- Tel.
241
- E-mail
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Languages
- English, German
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| Christian |
Borris |
BORRIS HENNECKE KNEISEL |
Germany |
Germany |
Prof. Christian Borris
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Partner
BORRIS HENNECKE KNEISEL
- Address
-
6 Im Zollhafen
Cologne
Germany
- Tel.
242
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://de.linkedin.com/in/christian-borris-43919a236?trk=people-guest_people_search-card
- Nationality
- Germany
- Languages
- German, English
- 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, State contracts/PPP, Transport
- Positions or offices held
- Partner
|
| Michael |
Bösch |
Thouvenin Rechtsanwälte KLG |
Switzerland |
Switzerland |
Mr. Michael Rudolf Bösch
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Partner
Thouvenin Rechtsanwälte KLG
- Address
-
33 Klausstrasse
Zurich
Switzerland
- Tel.
243
- E-mail
- Nationality
- Switzerland
- Languages
- German, English, French
- Areas of specialisation
- Antitrust, competition and trade, Banking and finance, Construction and engineering, Investment and investment treaties, Sport
- Publications
- Arbitration Newsletter Switzerland; comments on selected decisions of the Swiss Federal Supreme Court in Lausanne on actions for annulment of arbitral awards, ongoing and published on www.thouvenin.com news arbitration
- Positions or offices held
- Partner, LL.M., FCIArb
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| Lise |
Bosman |
International Council for Commercial Arbitration |
South Africa, Netherlands |
Netherlands |
Ms. Lise Bosman
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ICCA Executive Director, Senior Legal Counsel PCA
International Council for Commercial Arbitration
- Address
-
2 Carnegieplein
Peace Palace
The Hague
Netherlands
- Tel.
2
- E-mail
- Nationality
- South Africa, Netherlands
- Languages
- English
- Short Bio
- Lise Bosman is based at the Peace Palace in The Hague, as Executive Director of the International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA) and Senior Legal Counsel at the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA). She is also appointed as Adjunct Professor at the University of Cape Town, South Africa, where she teaches the LLM course in Commercial Arbitration, and acts as PCA Counsellor to the Secretary-General for South Africa. Lise is the General Editor and contributing author to Arbitration in Africa: a Practitioner's Guide (Kluwer Law International, Second Edition September 2021) and the General Editor of the ICCA International Handbook on Commercial Arbitration (a seven-volume loose-leaf collection of arbitration-related legislation and commentary on over 85 jurisdictions; Kluwer Law International, published since 1984). She is a member of the Court of the AFSA and LACIAC arbitral institutes and a founding member of the Board of the African Arbitration Association. Her areas of specialization are: international commercial arbitration law and practice; the practice and development of international arbitration in Africa; international investment law; investor-State arbitration; and State-State arbitration.
- Publications
- General Editor "ICCA International Handbook on Commercial Arbitration"
General Editor and contributor: "Arbitration in Africa: a Practitioner's Guide" (July 2013)
Series Editor, PCA Award Series
L. Bosman and S. Kimani, “Approaches to investor-state dispute resolution in Eastern Africa: Rwanda, Kenya and Mauritius” in Acta Juridica 2018: Foreign Direct Investment (Juta and Company, Pty. Ltd), pp. 115-150
L. Bosman “The PCA’s Contribution to Dispute Resolution in Africa”, 25(2) Stellenbosch Law Review (2014) 308-327
D. Williams et al, “The Court’s Role in Supporting Arbitration during the Course of the Arbitral Proceedings (the “Juge d’Appui”): a Practical Application” in International Bureau of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (ed.), MIAC 2012: An African Seat for the 21st Century (2013)
- Positions or offices held
- Adjunct Professor, University of Cape Town;
Senior Legal Counsel, Permanent Court of Arbitration;
Executive Director, ICCA;
Fellow, Association of Arbitrators (Southern Africa);
Executive Editor, ICCA'
Member of Editorial Board Tijdschrift voor Arbitrage
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| Vesko |
Bozovic |
VMB law firm |
Montenegro |
Montenegro |
Mr. Vesko Bozovic
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Attorney at Law, Owner, Arbitrator
VMB law firm
- Address
-
99/II Moskovska
Podgorica
Montenegro
- Tel.
249
- E-mail
- Nationality
- Montenegro
- Languages
- Serbo-Croatian, Croatian, English, Serbian
- Areas of specialisation
- Banking and finance, Construction and engineering, Energy, Intellectual property, Investment and investment treaties, Real estate, Sport, State contracts/PPP, Taxation and accountancy, Transport
- Publications
- - Božović, V.: PRIVREDNI GLASNIK of the Chamber of Commerce of Montenegro Singapore Convention on Mediation
- Božović V.: GAR, The European Arbitration Review 2019, Appointment of arbitrators
- Božović, V: PRIVREDNI GLASNIK, 2018, Chamber of Commerce of Montenegro, 60th Anniversary of the New York Convention
- Božović V.: GAR, The European Arbitration Review 2018, Expedited procedure
- Božović V.: GAR, The European Arbitration Review 2017, Montenegro
- Božović V.: Slovenska arbitražna praksa; Letnik V, Številka 3 (November 2016); The Scope of key issues in the arbitration of Montenegro compared to the benchmark arbitral institutions in the world
-Božović V.: Expert guide: Intellectual property 2016; Our mission and vision of intellectual property
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| Adriana |
Braghetta |
Adriana Braghetta Lawyers – SP |
Brazil |
Brazil |
Ms. Adriana Braghetta
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Arbitrator
Adriana Braghetta Lawyers – SP
- Address
-
780 Alameda dos Maracatins
9th floor, Moema
São Paulo
São Paulo
Brazil
- Tel.
250
- E-mail
- Nationality
- Brazil
- Languages
- Portuguese, English, French, Spanish
- Short Bio
- President of the Câmara do Mercado (CAM B3), together with Francisco Satiro. Professor at FGV-Fundação Getúlio Vargas in São Paulo (arbitration and international contracts). Visiting Professor at Science-Po LLM in International Arbitration & Dispute Settlement (2024). Phd from USP - University of São Paulo; Founding partner at Adriana Braghetta Advogados. Member, ICCA Advisory Board (Governing Board from 2012-2023, Vice-President for 3 years); President, CBAr - "Comitê Brasileiro de Arbitragem" (2009-2013); Vice-president (2005-2009) and co-founding member. Member: ILA International Arbitration Committee; ICC Latin-American Arbitration Commission; Former Member of different commissions in other institutions - CCBC, CIESP, AMCHAM-SP. P. Member of the editorial council of CBAr journal.
- 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, State contracts/PPP, Transport
- Positions or offices held
- President of the Câmara do Mercado (CAM B3), together with Francisco Satiro. Professor at FGV-Fundação Getúlio Vargas in São Paulo (arbitration and international contracts). Visiting Professor at Science-Po LLM in International Arbitration & Dispute Settlement (2024). Phd from USP - University of São Paulo; Founding partner at Adriana Braghetta Advogados. Member, ICCA Advisory Board (Governing Board from 2012-2023, Vice-President for 3 years); President, CBAr - "Comitê Brasileiro de Arbitragem" (2009-2013); Vice-president (2005-2009) and co-founding member. Member: ILA International Arbitration Committee; ICC Latin-American Arbitration Commission; Former Member of different commissions in other institutions - CCBC, CIESP, AMCHAM-SP. P. Member of the editorial council of CBAr journal.
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| Stavros |
Brekoulakis |
National University of Singapore & 3 Verulam Buildings |
Greece |
Singapore |
Prof. Stavros Brekoulakis
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Professor & Arbitrator
National University of Singapore & 3 Verulam Buildings
- Address
-
469G Bukit Timah Road
Faculty of Law, NUS Law, Eu Tong Sen Building
Singapore
Singapore
- Tel.
7553
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://3vb.com/barrister/professor-stavros-brekoulakis/
- Nationality
- Greece
- Languages
- Greek, English
- Short Bio
- Stavros is the Michael & Laura Hwang Professor in International Arbitration at the National University of Singapore and an arbitrator practicing at 3 Verulam Buildings (Gray’s Inn).
He has been involved in international law and arbitration for more than 20 years and is widely recognised as a leading authority in the field. He is regularly listed in Who’s Who Legal: Arbitration, Who’s Who Legal: Construction and Who’s Who Legal: Thought Leader, being included in the Legal 500 Arbitration Power List and ranked as a WWL Arbitration: Global Elite Thought Leader and one of the 25 most highly regarded arbitrators in the EMEA region.
He has been shortlisted twice for the Global Arbitration Review Best Prepared and Most Responsive Arbitrator Award and received the 2020 GAR Award for Best Public Speech.
- Areas of specialisation
- Construction and engineering, Intellectual property, Investment and investment treaties, Public international law, State contracts/PPP
- Publications
- • “Contextual Impartiality: A New Approach to Assessing Impartiality in Investor State Dispute Settlement” (forthcoming 2024, ICSID Review - Foreign Investment Law Journal)
• “Impartiality and the Construction of Trust in Investor-State Dispute Settlement” ICSID Review - Foreign Investment Law Journal, 38 (3) (2023) 644-669.
• “Influence in Investor-State Dispute Settlement: a Dynamic Concept” (2023) 14(1) Journal of International Dispute Settlement 24-46
• International Commercial Courts (CUP 2022).
• The Guide to Construction Arbitration" (GAR, 4th Ed, 2021).
• “Transnational Public Policy in International Arbitration”, in Thomas Schultz and Federico Ortino (eds) Oxford Handbook of International Arbitration (2020), pp. 120-149.
- Positions or offices held
- • Governing Body of the International Council for Commercial Arbitration
• International Chamber of Commerce - Commission on Arbitration and ADR
• Court of the London Court of International Arbitration
• Co-Chair of the Institute of Transnational Arbitration Task Force on the Rule of Law and Arbitration
• Investment Expert Trade Advisory Group of the UK Department for International Trade
• Steering Committee of the UNCITRAL Academic Forum on ISDS
• Drafting committee of the Africa Arbitration Academy Model BIT
• Law Reform Committee of the English and Wales Bar Council
• Co-Chair of the ICCA-Queen Mary Task Force on Third Party Funding
• Academic Council of the Institute for Transnational Arbitration
• Assistant Rapporteur in the International Law Association Committee of International Commercial Arbitration
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| David |
Brennan |
University of San Diego School of Law |
United States of America |
United States of America |
Prof. David W. Brennan
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Professor in Residence
University of San Diego School of Law
- Address
-
5998 Alcala Park
Warren Hall, #310C
San Diego,
California
United States of America
- Tel.
252
- E-mail
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Languages
- English
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| Denis |
Brock |
O’Melveny |
United Kingdom |
Hong Kong |
Mr. Denis Brock
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Partner
O’Melveny
- Address
-
1 Connaught Road
31st Floor, AIA Central, Central
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
- Tel.
255
- E-mail
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Languages
- English
- Areas of specialisation
- Banking and finance, Construction and engineering, Energy, Investment and investment treaties, Maritime and shipping, Public international law, Regulatory, Sport
- Publications
- General Editor of ARBITRATION IN HONG KONG: A PRACTICAL GUIDE
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| Eckart |
Brödermann |
Brödermann Jahn |
Germany |
Germany |
Prof. Eckart Brödermann
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Professor, Managing Partner
Brödermann Jahn
- Address
-
15 ABC-Strasse
Hamburg
Germany
- Tel.
256
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/prof-dr-eckart-br%C3%B6dermann-3b797520b/www.german-law.com
- Nationality
- Germany
- Languages
- German, English, French, Italian
- Areas of specialisation
- Construction and engineering, Energy, Information technology, Investment and investment treaties
- Publications
- Numerous books and articles including ca. 10 contributions on arbitration law issues such as:
2019: 8th edition of Brödermann/Rosengarten, Introduction to Private International Law and International Procedure Law – Case Book for the Systematic Solution for Cases (including arbitration) in German, continuously since the 1st edition 1990; On Choice of Law in Connection with Arbitration and the Applicable Law to Arbitration Agreements, the Main Contract and to Contracts with the Arbitrators, as part of a commentary on the Rome I Regulation, in: Prütting/Wegen/Weinreich (Eds.), BGB-Kommentar (commentary on German Civil Code), 14th edition 2019 (since 12 editions); Editor of Volume 2018/2 of the Hamburg Law Review “Towards Use of the UNIDROIT Principles 2016 in Practice – a Bridge between Common and Civil Law”
2018: UNIDROIT Principles of International Commercial Contracts – An Article-by Article Commentary, published worldwide by Wolters Kluwer, and in the German speaking countries Austria, Germany, Luxembourg and Switzerland by Nomos; CIETAC – A Commentary of the CIETAC Arbitration Rules 2015 (in German) in the 2nd edition of Schütze (Ed.), Institutionelle Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit (i.e. a leading German book on International Institutional Arbitration) p. 627-711
2017: Overcoming Conflicts with Regards to Privilege: Is a Universal Approach Desirable or even Attainable?, IPBA Journal, vol. June 2017, p. 21-27 (co-authored with Robert Rhoda); On Private International Law in International Arbitration: § 6 Internationales Privatrecht, in Piltz (ed.), Internationales Wirtschaftsrecht (2017), p. 345 – 499 (marginal nos. 204 et seq., 272 et seq., 359 et seq., 401, 607 et seq.); On Institutional Conciliation through the European Banking Ombudsman: Institutionelle Schlichtungsverfahren (Ombudsmannverfahren), in: Derleder, Peter/Knops, Kai-Oliver/Bamberger, Heinz Georg (Eds), Handbuch zum deutschen und europäischen Bankrecht, (= Handbook on German and European Banking Law) (with a comparative synopsis of the Banking Ombudsman system in 26 European Union States and Switzerland), 2d edition
2016: The Toolbox of International Arbitration: How to Make the Best of It?“, The International Comparative Guide 2016, 13th Edition 2016 (co-authored with Tina Denso), as well as in several previous editions; Choice of Law and Choice of UPICC Clauses in the Shadow of the Dispute Resolution Clause - Fundamental Aspects of Developing a Coherent Basis for Cross-Border Contracts, Hamburg Law Review 2016, p. 21-51; The UNIDROIT Principles as a Risk Management Tool, in: UNIDROIT, Eppur si muove: The age of uniform law – Festschrift for Michael Joachim Bonell, to celebrate his 70th birthday (discussing the combination of choice of UPICC clauses with arbitration clauses)
2015: “Conflict of Law Cases before International Arbitration Tribunals”: Part II: Die Anwendung des Internationalen Privatrechts in der Praxis, Subpart “B. Exkurs: Kollisionsfälle vor Schiedsgerichten”, in: Internationales Privat- und Zivilverfahrensrecht, 7th edition (with Joachim Rosengarten) (the first part on private international law in the 5th ed. was translated by Yilian Dong to Chinese and published as a separate book in 2014 as “German and European Private International Law”, with updates 2013 translated by Zaokelaguli Aikemu)
2014: On the Conclusion of Choice of Law, Choice of Jurisdiction and Arbitration Clauses (Sociological Observations): Zustandekommen von Rechtswahl-, Gerichtsstands- und Schiedsvereinbarungen – Rechtssoziologische Notizen –, Festschrift [liber amicorum] Martiny, ed. by Norman Witzleb/Oliver Remien/Reinhard Elger/Peter Mankowski/Hanno Merkt, p. 1045 - 1070;On Export Contract Preparation Including Aspects of Risk Management by Arbitration Clauses: “Vertragsanbahnung, Vertragsvorbereitung und Vertragsabschluss einschließlich Organization der Vertragsdurchführung“ (in: Paschke/Graf/Olbrisch (Eds.): „Hamburger Handbuch des Exportrechts“ ("Hamburg Handbook for Export Law"), 2d edition (co-authored with Philipp von Dietze), C.H. Beck, München, p. 60-85; as well as the first edition
2013: Chinese European Arbitration Centre - An Introduction to the CEAC Hamburg Arbitration Rules, Journal of Arbitration June 2013, p. 303-327;
2012: I principi Unidroit nella pratica commercial internazionale - un'esperienza tedesca, in: Dritto del Commercio Internazionale 2012, p. 887-906; Various chapters on International Contract and Company Law (incl. conflict of law for arbitration agreements since the first edition in: Anhang Art. 4 Rom I-VO at no: 5), in: Prütting/Wegen/Weinreich (Eds.), BGB-Kommentar (commentary on German Civil Code); Chapter on Arbitration (24 pages) in: Internationales Privat- und Zivilverfahrensrecht (compendium on conflict of law and international litigation and arbitration), by Brödermann/Rosengarten, 6th edition 2012; "Schiedsvereinbarungen" (Arbitration Clauses) and "Schlichtung" (Joint Dispute Resolution), "Schiedsgutachtenvereinbarung" (Arbitration Opinion) in: Redeker (Editor), Handbuch des IT Rechts (Handbook on IT Law), Cologne 2005-2008; Chapter on Ombudsmann-Procedures in Banking Law, in: Derleder/Knops/Bamberger (Eds.), Handbuch zum deutschen und europäischen Bankrecht ("Handbook on German and European Banking Law"), 2nd edition 2009; 3rd edition 2013 in production
- Positions or offices held
- Founding Partner of Brödermann Jahn RA GmbH;
Hamburg Bar (Member of the Board);
Chinese European Arbitration Centre (Honorary Managing Director)
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| Charles |
Brower |
Twenty Essex Chambers |
United States of America |
United States of America |
Hon. Charles Nelson Brower
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Judge
Twenty Essex Chambers
- Address
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5600 Wisconsin Avenue
Unit 1401
Chevy Chase
Maryland
United States of America
- Tel.
259
- E-mail
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Languages
- English, Dutch, French, German
- Areas of specialisation
- Construction and engineering, Communications, media and technology, Energy, Environmental law, Investment and investment treaties, Maritime and shipping, Public international law, State contracts/PPP
- Publications
- Consult list of publications at www.twentyessex.com, click on "Find An Arbitrator," then on my name.
- Positions or offices held
- Judge, Iran-United States Claims Tribunal (1983-present; Judge Ad Hoc, International Court of Justice (2014-present); Judge Ad Hoc, Inter-American Court of Human Rights (1999-2002); Distinguished Visiting Research Professor of Law, George Washington Law School (2015-2017); Member, ICSID Panels of Arbitrators and Conciliators (1998-2010); Deputy Special Counsellor to the President of the United States (1987); The Legal Adviser (Acting), Deputy Legal Adviser and Assistant Legal Adviser, U. S. Department of State (1969-1973); President, American Society of International Law (1996-1998); Chairman, Institute for Transnational Arbitration of the Center for American and International Law
(1994-2000)
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| Kate |
Brown de Vejar |
DLA Piper LLP |
Australia |
Mexico |
Mrs. Kate Brown de Vejar
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Partner and Global Co-Chair of International Arbitration
DLA Piper LLP
- Address
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Paseo de los Tamarindos No. 400 A, Piso 31
Bosques de las Lomas
Mexico City
Mexico
- Tel.
261
- E-mail
- Nationality
- Australia
- Languages
- English, French, Spanish
- Short Bio
- Kate is a Partner and Global Co-Chair of International Arbitration at DLA Piper, where she specializes in both international commercial and investor-State arbitration. An Australian and New York qualified attorney, resident in Mexico City for the past 15 years, Kate is widely recognized for her experience and results handling complex, high-profile disputes, notably in the energy and infrastructure sectors. She is Senior Vice Chair of the IBA’s Arbitration Committee, and is slated to take the helm of the committee in 2026. She is a Member of the LCIA Court and President of the LCIA’s Latin American & Caribbean Users' Council, and also acts as Co-Chair of ICCA’s Working Group on Arbitrator Liability. Kate is also on the Law 360 Editorial Board for International Arbitration (appointed in 2022). Outside of the arbitration world, Kate is the President of ANZMEX (the Australia, New Zealand, Mexico Business Council). From 2008 to 2017, she was a member of the Australian Delegation to the United Nations (UNCITRAL) Working Group on Arbitration and Conciliation. She is a graduate of Harvard Law School and the University of Queensland, and is fluent in English, French and Spanish.
- Areas of specialisation
- Construction and engineering, Energy, Investment and investment treaties, Public international law, State contracts/PPP
- Publications
- Forthcoming 2019, "The Economics of Access: Systemic Imbalances in ISDS," ICCA Congress Series No. 20
- Positions or offices held
- Young ICCA Co-Chair (2015-2016)
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| Chester |
Brown SC |
University of Sydney; 7 Wentworth Selborne Chambers; Essex Court Chambers |
Australia, United Kingdom |
Australia |
Prof. Chester Brown SC
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Professor of International Law and International Arbitration
University of Sydney; 7 Wentworth Selborne Chambers; Essex Court Chambers
- Address
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Sydney Law School
The University of Sydney
Sydney
New South Wales
Australia
- Tel.
260
- E-mail
- Nationality
- Australia, United Kingdom
- Languages
- English, French, German
- Areas of specialisation
- Banking and finance, Energy, Environmental law, Investment and investment treaties, Maritime and shipping, Public international law, State contracts/PPP, Transport
- Publications
- Chester Brown, A Common Law of International Adjudication (OUP, 2007)
Chester Brown and Kate Miles (ed), Evolution in Investment Treaty Law and Arbitration (CUP, 2011)
Malcolm Holmes and Chester Brown, The International Arbitration Act 1974: A Commentary (LexisNexis, 3rd ed, 2018)
Chester Brown (ed), Commentaries on Selected Model Investment Treaties (OUP, 2013)
Mahdev Mohan and Chester Brown (eds), The Asian Turn in Foreign Investment (CUP, 2021)
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| Dominique |
Brown-Berset |
Brown&Page SA |
Switzerland |
Switzerland |
Ms. Dominique Brown-Berset
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Avocat
Brown&Page SA
- Address
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1, chemin en Vuaracaux
Founex
Geneva
Switzerland
- Tel.
7918
- E-mail
- Nationality
- Switzerland
- Languages
- French, English, German
- 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, Sport, State contracts/PPP, Transport
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| Leilah |
Bruton |
Three Crowns LLP |
United Kingdom |
United Kingdom |
Ms. Leilah Bruton
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Partner
Three Crowns LLP
- Address
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8-10 New Fetter Lane
New Fetter Place
London
United Kingdom
- Tel.
5437
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://www.threecrownsllp.com/team/leilah-bruton/
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Languages
- English, French
- Short Bio
- Leilah has extensive experience representing corporations on the resolution of complex disputes involving investment treaties and contractual relationships, with a particular focus on oil & gas disputes arising out of long-term production sharing agreements.
Leilah has been named a Who’s Who Legal: Future Leader for 2018-2022, a Rising Star for both international arbitration and public international law in The Legal 500 UK 2022, and a Rising Star in The Legal 500’s International Arbitration Powerlist 2019 for the UK. She was educated at the University of Cambridge, is qualified in England and Wales, and speaks English and French.
- Areas of specialisation
- Investment and investment treaties, Public international law
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| Mikal |
Brøndmo |
Haavind |
Norway |
Norway |
Mr. Mikal Brøndmo
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Partner
Haavind
- Address
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Haakon VIIs gate 10
Oslo
Norway
- Tel.
9224
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikal-br%C3%B8ndmo-4631b355/
- Nationality
- Norway
- Languages
- Norwegian, Danish, English, Swedish
- Short Bio
- Mikal Brøndmo specialises in arbitration and litigation, with a focus on complex and international disputes. He also regularly acts as arbitrator in domestic and international arbitrations.
He has provided advice to a considerable number of Norwegian and international clients in respect of complex and high-value disputes before state courts and arbitral tribunals, both domestic and international arbitrations. He assists in all stages of a dispute, from early case assessments and claim letters to settlement negotiations, mediation and court and arbitral tribunal proceedings to enforcement proceedings.
Mikal has experience from a variety of industries, in particular banking and finance (including derivatives), construction, defence, energy (oil & gas and renewables), insurance, shipbuilding, and disputes within corporate M&A.
- Areas of specialisation
- Construction and engineering, Energy
- Publications
- - "IBA Guidelines on Conflicts of Interest in International Arbitration – an introduction to the IBA Guidelines and Nordic Practice" in Festschrift for 20th celebration of the Danish Arbitration Act, Copenhagen 2025.
- Post M&A Disputes: Recent Nordic Case Law, Especially Regarding Loss Calculation” in Stockholm Arbitration Yearbook 2022
- “Disruption claims – a two-step causation requirement” in the International Construction Law Review part 1 [2022]
- “Plunder og heft – status og utfordringer fremover [Disruption claims]” in the book for the Norwegian Construction Society “På rett grunn II”
- “Dom fra Norges Høyesterett om sentral entrepriserett [Judgment from the Norwegian Supreme Court in construction law” in the Swedish journal “Juridisk Tidskrift” No. 2 of 2020/2021
- “International Arbitrations in Norway – Offshore and onshore con
- Positions or offices held
- Vice-Chair of the IBA Arbitration Committee (from 1/1-26)
Delegate to the ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR
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| Cavinder |
Bull, SC |
Drew & Napier LLC |
Singapore |
Singapore |
Mr. Cavinder Bull, SC
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Chief Executive Officer
Drew & Napier LLC
- Address
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10 Collyer Quay
#10-01 Ocean Financial Centre
Singapore
Singapore
- Tel.
264
- E-mail
- Nationality
- Singapore
- Languages
- English
- Short Bio
- Mr. Cavinder Bull SC is Chief Executive Officer of Drew & Napier LLC. He is also Vice-President of the SIAC Court of Arbitration. He is called to the bars of Singapore, New York and England & Wales. He handles both investor-state cases and commercial cases as arbitrator or counsel. He has published work in the areas of international arbitration and contract law. Beyond arbitration, he has held a number of appointments including being a member of the Securities Industries Council of Singapore and the Advisory Council to the Faculty of Law of the National University of Singapore.
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| Markus |
Burianski |
White & Case LLP |
Germany |
Germany |
Dr. Markus Burianski
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Partner
White & Case LLP
- Address
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20 Bockenheimer Landstraße
Frankfurt
Germany
- Tel.
266
- E-mail
- Nationality
- Germany
- Languages
- German, English, French
- Areas of specialisation
- Antitrust, competition and trade, Banking and finance, Energy, Sport
- Publications
- ? Co-author, „A Mountain Too High: The Challenge of Setting Aside an Arbitral Award on the Basis of Fraud in Different Jurisdictions”, SchiedsVZ upcoming
? Co-author, “An arbitration clause contained in executive board contracts should be set out in a separate document (Die Vereinbarung einer Schiedsklausel in Vorstandsverträgen in einem separatem Dokument ist unbedingt empfehlenswert)”, BB, Issue 2, Pages 81-84, 2012 (with Verena Groß)
? Co-author, “German data protection law in international arbitration – Applicability, conflicts and possible solutions (Deutsches Datenschutzrecht in internationalen Schiedsverfahren – Anwendbarkeit, Konflikte und Lösungshinweise)”, RDV, Issue 5, Pages 214-221, 2011 (with Martin Reindl)
? “The German General Equal Treatment Act (AGG) in arbitration proceedings – a question of faith? (AGG in Schiedsverfahren – eine Glaubensfrage?)”, NJW Editorial, Issue 25, 2011
? Co-author, “Paradigm shift with regard to issue preclusion. Commentary on the decision of the Federal Court of Justice of December 16, 2010 – III ZB 100/09 (Paradigmenwechsel bei der Rügepräklusion. BB-Kommentar zu BGH, Beschluss vom 16.12.10 – III ZB 100/09)”, BB, Issue 6, Pages 336-339, 2011 (with Jan Skibelski)
? Co-author, “The most-favored nation principle allows application of more relaxed formal requirements. Commentary on the decision of the Federal Court of Justice of June 8, 2010 – XI ZR 349/08 (Meistbegünstigungsgrundsatz ermöglich die Anwendung liberaler nationaler Formvorschriften. BB-Kommentar zu BGH, Urteil vom 08.06.2010 – XI ZR 349/08)”, BB, Issue 49, Page 2983, 2010 et seq. (with Markus Langen)
? Co-author, “Truth or dare? The Conflict Between E-discovery in International Arbitration and German Data Protection”, SchiedsVZ, Issue 4, Page 187 et seqq., July/August 2010 (with Martin Reindl)
? “Report on DIS conference: ‘The taking of evidence in international commercial arbitration’ (Veranstaltungsbericht: Beweisaufnahme in der internationalen Handelsschiedsgerichtsbarkeit)”, DIS Schriftenreihe, Volume 26, July 2010
? Co-author, “Payment of a fine instead of a coercive penalty as a means to make the enforcement of delivery claims more effective (Ordnungsgeld statt Zwangsgeld – Effektivere Durchsetzung von Belieferungsansprüchen)”, NJW, Issue 31, Pages 2248-2249, 2010 (with Andreas Klein)
? Co-author, “International investment protection law – Determining who are the “protected investors” in group structures (Internationales Investitionsschutzrecht – Die Bestimmung des geschützten „Investors“ in Konzernstrukturen)”, Neue Zeitschrift für Gesellschaftsrecht, Issue 42, Page 52 et. seq., 2010 (with Patricia Nacimiento)
? Co-author, “Arbitration and Damages Actions Post-White Paper: four common misconceptions”, GCLR – Global Competition Litigation Review, 2009, Issue 2, Pages 16-28 (with Assimakis P. Komninos)
? “German Federal Court of Justice No Longer Permits the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Entered upon Arbitral Awards”, Mealey’s International Arbitration Report, Vol. 24, No. 10, Pages 32-35, October 2009
? “Will Germany’s amendment of its Foreign Trade and Payments Act lead to new investment disputes?”, Newsletter of the International Bar Association Legal Practice Division, Vol. 14. No. 2, Page 28-31, September 2009
? Co-author, “Problems with statutory limitation of claims in Real Estate Financing (Verjährungsprobleme bei der Immobilienfinanzierung)”, BKR, 281-287, 2008 (with Wolfgang Möllenhoff and Anja Deter)
? Co-author, “Problems of insuring US-Risks under international liability programs (Probleme der Versicherung von US-Risiken in internationalen Haftpflichtprogrammen)”. International Insurance Association. Obernai/Frankreich, 2008 (with Frederik Paul)
? Co-author, “Action Admissible: Claimants Overcome First Hurdle in Damage Action Against Cartel for Cement (Klage zulässig: Erster Etappensieg im Schadenersatzprozess gegen Zementkartell)”, Der Bauunternehmer, No. 4, Page 3, 2007 (with Justus Herrlinger)
? “Is there a Role for the WTO in the Conflict between Globalization and the Protection of Social Norms?”, WTO Obligations and Opportunities: Challenges of Implementation. Ed. Koen Byttebier and Kim van der Borght. London, Pages 427-441, 2007
? “A new facility for ICSID and other arbitral proceedings in Frankfurt”, International Dispute Resolution, Vol. 19, No. 4, Page 11, 2006
? “Interim Measures Against Legal Acts of the European Communities – Abandon Every Hope, Ye Who Enter Here? (Vorläufiger Rechtsschutz gegen belastende EG-Rechtsakte – Lasset alle Hoffnung fahren?)”, EWS, Pages 304-309, 2006
? Co-Author, “Anti-Trust Damage Claims After the 7th Amendment to the Anti-Trust Act – An Evaluation of the Future of Private Anti-Trust Enforcement by Damage Claims in Germany (Kartellrechtliche Schadensersatzansprüche nach der 7. GWB-Novelle – Eine Einschätzung der Zukunft privatrechtlicher Kartellrechtsdurchsetzung mittels Schadensersatzklagen in Deutschland)“, WuW, Page 878 et seqq., 2005 (with Georg Berrisch)
? “Where Do the Little Flashlights Come From – Commentary to the Preferential Customs Rules (Woher kommen die kleinen B… (litzlichtgeräte) – Kommentar zu den präferentiellen Zollursprungsregeln)“, RIW,
Page 1, 2005
? Burianski, Markus: Globalization and Social Standards – The Protection of Core Labor Rights in International Trade (Globalisierung und Sozialstandards – Der Schutz von Kernarbeitsrechten im und durch den Internationalen Handel). Dissertation, Hamburg, 2004
? “The Liability of the European Community in Anti-Dumping and Anti-Subsidy Proceedings (Die Haftung der EG in Antidumping- und Antisubventionsverfahren)”, EWS, Page 546 et seqq., 2004
? Co-Author, “Free Trade and Core Labour Rights: Status Quo of a Discussion”, Tilburg Foreign Law Review, Vol. 9, Nr. 4, Page 393 et seqq., 2002 (with Caroline Négri and Mathias Ulbrich)
- Positions or offices held
- ICC Commission on Arbitration
Urgency Arbitrator on the roster of the German Institution for Sports Arbitration
Arbitrator on the roster of the French-German Chamber of Commerce
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| George |
Burn |
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner |
United Kingdom |
United Kingdom |
Mr. George Burn
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Partner
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner
- Address
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Adelaide House
London Bridge
London
United Kingdom
- Tel.
267
- E-mail
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Languages
- English
- Areas of specialisation
- Banking and finance, Construction and engineering, Energy, Investment and investment treaties, Public international law, State contracts/PPP, Transport
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