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First name Last name Firm Nationality Country of residence
Eckart Brödermann Brödermann Jahn Germany Germany
Prof. Eckart Brödermann
Professor, Managing Partner
Brödermann Jahn

Address
15 ABC-Strasse
Hamburg
Germany
Tel.
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)
Charles Brower Twenty Essex Chambers United States of America United States of America
Hon. Charles Nelson Brower
Judge
Twenty Essex Chambers

Address
5600 Wisconsin Avenue
Unit 1401
Chevy Chase
Maryland
United States of America
Tel.
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)
Kate Brown de Vejar DLA Piper LLP Australia Mexico
Mrs. Kate Brown de Vejar
Partner and Global Co-Chair of International Arbitration
DLA Piper LLP

Address
Paseo de los Tamarindos No. 400 A, Piso 31
Bosques de las Lomas
Mexico City
Mexico
Tel.
E-mail
Nationality
Australia
Languages
English, French, Spanish
Short Bio
Kate is 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 NY qualified attorney, resident in Mexico City; widely recognized for her experience and results handling complex, high-profile disputes, notably in the energy and infrastructure sectors. She is Vice Chair of the IBA’s Arb Committee. Member of the LCIA Courtand also acts as Co-Chair of ICCA’s Working Group on Arbitrator Liability. Outside of the arbitration world, Kate was President of (the Australia, New Zealand, Mexico Business Council. Until 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.
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)
Chester Brown SC University of Sydney; 7 Wentworth Selborne Chambers; Essex Court Chambers Australia, United Kingdom Australia
Prof. Chester Brown SC
Professor of International Law and International Arbitration
University of Sydney; 7 Wentworth Selborne Chambers; Essex Court Chambers

Address
Sydney Law School
The University of Sydney
Sydney
New South Wales
Australia
Tel.
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)
Dominique Brown-Berset Brown&Page SA Switzerland Switzerland
Ms. Dominique Brown-Berset
Avocat
Brown&Page SA

Address
1, chemin en Vuaracaux
Founex
Geneva
Switzerland
Tel.
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
Leilah Bruton Three Crowns LLP United Kingdom United Kingdom
Ms. Leilah Bruton
Partner
Three Crowns LLP

Address
8-10 New Fetter Lane
New Fetter Place
London
United Kingdom
Tel.
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
Mikal Brøndmo Haavind Norway Norway
Mr. Mikal Brøndmo
Partner
Haavind

Address
Haakon VIIs gate 10
Oslo
Norway
Tel.
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
Cavinder Bull, SC Drew & Napier LLC Singapore Singapore
Mr. Cavinder Bull, SC
Chief Executive Officer
Drew & Napier LLC

Address
10 Collyer Quay
#10-01 Ocean Financial Centre
Singapore
Singapore
Tel.
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.
Markus Burianski White & Case LLP Germany Germany
Dr. Markus Burianski
Partner
White & Case LLP

Address
20 Bockenheimer Landstraße
Frankfurt
Germany
Tel.
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
George Burn Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner United Kingdom United Kingdom
Mr. George Burn
Partner
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Address
Adelaide House
London Bridge
London
United Kingdom
Tel.
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
Henry Burnett King & Spalding LLP United States of America United States of America
Mr. Henry G. Burnett
Partner
King & Spalding LLP

Address
1185 Avenue of the Americas
34th Floor
New York
United States of America
Tel.
E-mail
Nationality
United States of America
Languages
English, Portuguese, Spanish
Patrick Byrne B. Cremades y Asociados, S.L. United States of America, Ireland Spain
Mr. Patrick Byrne
Partner
B. Cremades y Asociados, S.L.

Address
18 Goya
2d Floor
Madrid
Spain
Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
https://www.cremades.com/en/lawyers/patrick-t-byrne/
Nationality
United States of America, Ireland
Languages
English, Spanish
Short Bio
Patrick T. Byrne is a partner in the litigation and arbitration group of B. Cremades y Asociados in Madrid. He focuses his practice on international investment treaty and commercial arbitration, as well as cross-border litigation, and has experience in a variety of fields under the auspices of several of the major arbitral institutions.

He also regularly appears in U.S. courts seeking the enforcement of international arbitral awards, including those against foreign states and state-owned entities.

In addition to his counsel practice, Patrick sits as arbitrator and is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.
Positions or offices held
Executive Committee - International Law and Immigration Section, California Lawyers Association
Founding Member - California Arbitration ("CalArb")
Fellow - Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
Adjunct Professor of Law - Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
Charlie Caher Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP Ireland, United Kingdom United Kingdom
Mr. Charlie Caher
Counsel
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP

Address
49 Park Lane
London
United Kingdom
Tel.
E-mail
Nationality
Ireland, United Kingdom
Languages
English
Caloy Cajucom Gulapa Law Philippines Philippines
Mr. Caloy Fider Cajucom
Partner & Head of Dispute Resolution Practice
Gulapa Law

Address
Unit 8, 25th Floor, Exquadra Tower
Exchange Road cor. Jade Drive, Ortigas Center
Pasig City
Metro Manila
Philippines
Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ocfcajucom/
Nationality
Philippines
Languages
Filipino, English
Short Bio
Caloy F. Cajucom is partner and head of the dispute resolution practice of Gulapa Law, a Manila-based law firm with affiliate offices in Cebu, New York, San Francisco, and Vietnam. He previously worked as Assistant Legal Counsel at the Permanent Court of Arbitration and graduated Summa Cum Laude from Leiden University’s Advanced LLM in International Dispute Settlement and Arbitration (IDSA). He was a finalist for Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year in the Philippine Law Awards (Asian Legal Business) in 2021 and 2022 and is a Recommended Lawyer in Dispute Resolution by The Legal 500.
Areas of specialisation
Construction and engineering, Employment and pensions, Investment and investment treaties, Public international law, Real estate, State contracts/PPP
Publications
- Plagiarism Within the Legal Profession and Academe, 55 ATENEO L.J. 787 (2010)
- On the Intricacies of Plea Bargaining, 55 ATENEO L.J. 1091 (2011)
- Playing By the Rules: An Ethical Analysis of the 2019 Revised Rules of Civil Procedure, 65 ATENEO L.J. 64 (2020)
Positions or offices held
- Adjunct Professor, Ateneo de Manila University School of Law (2014 - present)
- Assistant Legal Counsel, Permanent Court of Arbitration (2023-2024)
- Assistant Editor, Leiden Journal of International Law (2022-2023)
Constantin Calavros University of Thrace and Calavros Law Firm - Filios, Babiniotis, Kloukinas Greece Greece
Prof. Constantin Calavros
University Professor
University of Thrace and Calavros Law Firm - Filios, Babiniotis, Kloukinas

Address
19 Vrana
Athens
Attika
Greece
Tel.
E-mail
Nationality
Greece
Languages
Greek, English, French, German
Areas of specialisation
Antitrust, competition and trade, Banking and finance, Communications, media and technology, Construction and engineering, Energy, Intellectual property, Investment and investment treaties, Real estate, Regulatory, Restructuring and insolvency, State contracts/PPP
Christian Camboulive Gide Loyrette Nouel France France
Mr. Christian Camboulive
Partner
Gide Loyrette Nouel

Address
15 rue de Laborde
Paris
France
Tel.
E-mail
Nationality
France
Languages
French, English
Areas of specialisation
Construction and engineering, Energy, Investment and investment treaties, Public international law, Real estate, State contracts/PPP
Peter Cameron Queen Mary University of London United Kingdom United Kingdom
Prof. Peter Duncanson Cameron
Professor of Energy and Climate Law
Queen Mary University of London

Address
67-69 Lincoln's Inn Fields
Centre for Commercial Law Studies
London
United Kingdom
Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-d-cameron-scot/
Nationality
United Kingdom
Languages
English, Dutch
Short Bio
Apart from his leading academic role as teacher and author, Peter sits as an arbitrator, including at ICSID and ICC, acts as an expert witness in international arbitral and court proceedings, and is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.
Areas of specialisation
Construction and engineering, Energy, Investment and investment treaties, Public international law, Regulatory
Publications
International Energy Investment Law, Oxford University Press, 2021 (second edition)
The Global Energy Transition, Hart Publishing, 2021
Oil, Gas and Mining: A Source Book to Understanding the Extractive Industries, The World Bank, 2017
Positions or offices held
Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Sean Cameron Linklaters LLP Australia United Arab Emirates
Mr. Sean Cameron
Counsel
Linklaters LLP

Address
Level 12 Al Mustaqbal Street
ICD Brookfield Place
Dubai
United Arab Emirates
Tel.
E-mail
Nationality
Australia
Languages
English
Areas of specialisation
Banking and finance, Construction and engineering, Energy
Rene De Liux Campos Deliux Abogados S.C. Mexico Mexico
Mr. Rene De Liux Campos
Partner
Deliux Abogados S.C.

Address
800 Av. Insurgentes Sur
floor 9 of 4
Mexico City
Mexico city
Mexico
Tel.
E-mail
Nationality
Mexico
Languages
Spanish, English
Short Bio
René De Liux Campos García is an experienced independent arbitrator with over a decade of practice in international and domestic arbitration. He has been a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) in London since 2009 and currently serves as Chair of the Mexican Chapter of CIArb.
René has acted both as arbitrator and party counsel in a broad range of arbitration proceedings, including Ad Hoc arbitrations and those administered by institutions such as the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), and the National Chamber of Commerce of Mexico City (Canaco).
He is the Managing Partner of Deliux Abogados, a boutique law firm based in Mexico City, focused on arbitration, litigation, and corporate law.
Andrew Cannon Herbert Smith Freehills LLP United Kingdom United Kingdom
Mr. Andrew Cannon
Partner
Herbert Smith Freehills LLP

Address
Primrose Street
Exchange House
London
United Kingdom
Tel.
E-mail
Nationality
United Kingdom
Marinn Carlson MCarlson Arbitration PLLC United States of America United States of America
Ms. Marinn Carlson
Independent Arbitrator
MCarlson Arbitration PLLC

Address
1717 K Street NW
Suite 900
Washington
District of Columbia
United States of America
Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/marinncarlson/
Nationality
United States of America
Languages
English
Short Bio
MARINN CARLSON is an independent arbitrator, building on 25 years’ experience in investor-state and international commercial arbitrations. Prior to launching her arbitrator practice, she was co-leader of Sidley Austin LLP’s Global Arbitration, Trade and Advocacy practice, where she was a partner specializing in investment treaty arbitration and represented claimant investors and respondent states in roughly equal measure. She is an Adjunct Professor at George Washington University Law School and American University's Washington College of Law, and serves on the Board of Trustees of FIAA. She is a graduate of the Yale Law School, Princeton University, and Dartmouth College.
Areas of specialisation
Investment and investment treaties, Public international law, State contracts/PPP
Positions or offices held
Adjunct Professor, American University Washington College of Law
Adjunct Professor, George Washington University Law School
Board of Trustees, Foundation for International Arbitration Advocacy (FIAA)
Advisory Committee, Washington Arbitration Week
Ben Carroll Linklaters LLP United Kingdom, Ireland United Kingdom
Mr. Ben Carroll
Partner, Global Co-Head of International Arbitration
Linklaters LLP

Address
One Silk Street
London
United Kingdom
Tel.
E-mail
Nationality
United Kingdom, Ireland
Languages
English
Areas of specialisation
Construction and engineering, Energy, Investment and investment treaties, Sport
James Carter Carter Arbitration United States of America United States of America
Mr. James H. Carter
Arbitrator
Carter Arbitration

Address
860 Fifth Avenue
Apt. 5/6 B
New York
New York
United States of America
Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
https://carterarbitration.com
Nationality
United States of America
Languages
English
Short Bio
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, 1970-2010 (Partner, 1979-2010); Dewey & LeBoeuf, LLP (Partner, 2011-2012); Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, 2012-2022 (Senior Counsel); Independent Arbitrator, 2022-present
Areas of specialisation
Antitrust, competition and trade, Banking and finance, Energy, Intellectual property, Investment and investment treaties, Public international law, Sport
Publications
Co-editor, International Commercial Arbitration in New York; editor, The International Arbitration Review; many articles
Positions or offices held
Former Board Chairman, American Arbitration Association; former President, American Society of International Law; former American Bar Association Section of International Law; Court of Arbitration for Sport; former Chair, New York International Arbitration Center
Alvaro Castellanos Howell Rodriguez, Aguilar, Castellanos, Solares y Alvarado, S.C. / Consortium Legal Guatemala Guatemala Guatemala
Mr. Alvaro Rodrigo Castellanos Howell
Partner
Rodriguez, Aguilar, Castellanos, Solares y Alvarado, S.C. / Consortium Legal Guatemala

Address
10o nivel, of. 1001 Diagonal 6 11-10 Zona 10
Edificio Diago6
Guatemala City
Guatemala
Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
https://consortiumlegal.com
Nationality
Guatemala
Languages
Spanish, English
Short Bio
EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

1. Univerisdad Rafael Lanfivar; Guatmala City; Lawyer and Notary.(J.D.); 1986
2. Columbia University, School of Law, New York City; Master of Laws (LL.M); 1990 (Fulbright -Laspau Scholar)
3. Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala; Guatemala City, P.HD candidate; to date.

14 appointments by ICSID, Ad hoc Annulment Committees.
Areas of specialisation
Banking and finance, Intellectual property, Investment and investment treaties
Positions or offices held
Ex President, and current member of the Board, Consortium Legal
Chair, Board of Directors, Committee for Dispute Resolution of the Chamber of Industry in Guatemala (CRECIG)
Member for Guatemala, Permanent Court of Arbitration
Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitratos
Founder, Guatemalan Arbitration Association
Member, Central Americand and Caribbean Arbitration Group
Former member, International Court of Arbitration, ICC (2006-2018)
Alumni, International Court of Arbitration, ICC
Alejandra Castillo Law by Castillo Peru Peru
Miss Alejandra Castillo
Estudiante de Derecho
Law by Castillo

Address
San Isidro
Calle Germán Schreiber 210 Oficina 302 - San Isidro
Lima
Lima
Peru
Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/alejandracastillolbc/
Nationality
Peru
Languages
Spanish, English, Italian
Short Bio
Managing Partner at Law by Castillo. Winner of the Teaching Assistantship Competitions in Civil Law and Commercial Law. Represented her institution in international arbitration competitions held in the United States, Ecuador, and Peru. Principal member of the Corporate Law Study Group. Participated in a student exchange program at the University of Deusto, Spain.
Areas of specialisation
Public international law
Publications
- Modernización del Poder Judicial: Breve análisis de las medidas adoptadas en los últimos años.
- Hacia la consolidación de la Economía de Mercado con Responsabilidad Social y la gestión efectiva del modelo.
- Latina, "el canal del mundial": ¿publicidad engañosa?
Positions or offices held
Mananging Partner de Law by Castillo.
Philippe Cavalieros Simmons & Simmons France France
Mr. Philippe Cavalieros
Partner & Global Head of International Arbitration
Simmons & Simmons

Address
21 rue de la Ville l'Eveque
Paris
Veuillez choisir
France
Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
https://www.simmons-simmons.com/en/people/ck0e80rg0pimd0b59kcuqosyn/philippe-cavalieros
Nationality
France
Languages
French, English, Hungarian
Short Bio
Philippe is the Global co-head of Simmons & Simmons LLP’s international arbitration practice.
Philippe offers his clients a 360° perspective on international arbitration: he has acted as an Arbitrator in more than 30 cases, worked at the ICC International Court of Arbitration and served as General Counsel in a multinational company, providing him insight into every angle of an arbitration proceeding.
A prolific author on international arbitration, Philippe also regularly lectures in Trinity College, Dublin and the Hague Academy of International Law. He also serves as Vice-Chair to the ICC Commission on Arbitration & ADR.
As an aside, Philippe acts as Judicial Officer for World Rugby and as Anti-corruption Hearing Officer for the International Tennis Integrity Agency.
Areas of specialisation
Antitrust, competition and trade, Construction and engineering, Energy, Environmental law, Investment and investment treaties, Public international law, Sport, State contracts/PPP, Taxation and accountancy, Transport
Publications
La confidentialité de l’arbitrage, La Gazette du Palais, N° 2005/3. Le nouveau droit hongrois de l’arbitrage, Revue de l’arbitrage, 2013, Vol 3, p. 823. In-House Counsel Costs and Other Internal Party Costs in International Commercial Arbitration, Arbitration International, Vol. 30, No. 1 2014.
The Hungarian Arbitration Law: A Leap into the Past, Journal of International Arbitration, (Kluwer Law International 2014, Volume 31 Number 2). Emergency Arbitrators versus de Courts; From concurrent jurisdiction to practical considerations with Janet (Hyun Jeong) Kim, Journal of International Arbitration 35, no. 3 (2018) pp. 275-306. Arbitration in the Automotive Industry: Is There a Need for an Industry-Specific Dispute Resolution Forum? ICC Bull. 2018, Issue 2, Commentary. La publication intégrale des sentences Rev. arb 2020, Vol 3, p. 727
Positions or offices held
Partner Winston & Strawn LLP
General Counsel Renault-Nissan
Deputy Counsel Secretariat of the International Court of Arbitration of the ICC
Panagiotis Chalkias White & Case S.A. Greece Switzerland
Mr. Panagiotis Chalkias
Associate
White & Case S.A.

Address
5 Quai du Mont-Blanc
Geneva
Switzerland
Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
https://www.whitecase.com/people/panagiotis-chalkias
Nationality
Greece
Languages
Greek, English, French, Spanish
Short Bio
Panagiotis Chalkias is an Associate in White & Case's International Arbitration Practice and is based in Geneva. His practice includes advising and representing clients in complex, high-value cross-border disputes in a variety of industries under all major arbitration rules and governed by various substantive laws, both common law and civil law.

Prior to joining White & Case, Panagiotis worked as an associate at an international arbitration boutique in Brussels and as legal consultant at the World Intellectual Property Organization Arbitration and Mediation Center in Geneva.

Panagiotis is currently co-chair of Young AFSA (Arbitration Foundation of Southern Africa). He served as co-chair of Young ICCA between 2019 and 2021. He has been recognized by Who's Who Legal: Arbitration – Future Leaders 2021-2024.
Areas of specialisation
Communications, media and technology, Construction and engineering, Energy, Information technology, Intellectual property, Investment and investment treaties, Transport
Publications
Author, "Commentary on judgment 4A 520/2021 issued by the Swiss Supreme Court related to arbitrators' conflicts of interest" (in Greek), in Arbitration & ADR bulletin issued by Nomiki Vivliothiki (December 2022).

Co-author with Ank Santens, "The 2022 Amendments to the ICSID Rules and Regulations – An Effort to Address Two Key Criticisms of Investor-State Arbitration", in Caroline Verbruggen and Maarten Draye (eds), b-Arbitra (Belgian Review of Arbitration), Wolters Kluwer 2022, Volume 2022 Issue.

Author, "Annulment of arbitral award by third parties – Commentary on judgment No. 21/2017 issued by the Belgian Constitutional Court" (in Greek), in Arbitration & ADR bulletin issued by Nomiki Vivliothiki (June 2018).
Positions or offices held
Current Young AFSA Co-Chair
Former Young ICCA Co-Chair (2019-2021)
Eva Chan Skadden Arps Canada, United States of America, Hong Kong United States of America
Ms. Eva Chan
Associate
Skadden Arps

Address
One Manhattan West
New York
NY
United States of America
Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/evaychan?utm_source=share&utm_campaign=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium=ios_app
Nationality
Canada, United States of America, Hong Kong
Languages
English, Cantonese, Chinese, Mandarin
Areas of specialisation
Communications, media and technology, Energy
Positions or offices held
Young ICCA Co-Chair
Hock Keng Chan WongPartnership LLP Singapore Singapore
Mr. Hock Keng Chan
Partner
WongPartnership LLP

Address
12 Marina Boulevard
Level 28, Marina Bay Financial Centre Tower 3
Singapore
Singapore
Tel.
E-mail
Nationality
Singapore
Languages
English, Chinese, English
Short Bio
CHAN Hock Keng heads WongPartnership's Commercial & Corporate Disputes Practice and is a Partner in the International Arbitration Practice. He has a busy counsel practice in the Singapore Courts and in arbitration. He is a Chartered Arbitrator and sits regularly as arbitrator in references conducted in both English and Chinese. He is a member of the SIAC's Court of Arbitration and is admitted to the panels of other major arbitral institutions. Hock Keng is a Honorary Legal Adviser to the Singapore Medical Association and a panel member of the Disciplinary Tribunal appointed by the Chief Justice. He is also Honorary Council Member of the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce & Industry.
Areas of specialisation
Construction and engineering, Intellectual property
Positions or offices held
Partner
Cedric Chao Chao ADR, PC United States of America United States of America
Mr. Cedric Chao
Principal
Chao ADR, PC

Address
50 California Street, Suite 1500
San Francisco
United States of America
Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
https://chao-adr.com
Nationality
United States of America
Languages
English
Short Bio
Cedric headed the international litigation & arbitration practice of 1,000 lawyer Morrison & Foerster from 1996 to 2013. From 2013 to 2019, he was U.S. Head of the global international arbitration practice of 4,500 lawyer DLA Piper. Since 2019, Cedric is an arbitrator and mediator of international and domestic commercial disputes. As arbitrator, he has handled disputes arising from many industries and countries. He has led teams in arbitration proceedings around the world under the rules of the ICC, ICDR, SIAC, LCIA, UNCITRAL, AAA, and JAMS, and has sat under the arbitration rules of the ICC, ICDR, SIAC and AAA as presiding, sole and wing arbitrator. The Daily Journal in 2018 named him to its "Top 100 California Lawyers" list, and named him "California Lawyer of the Year" for international arbitration.
Areas of specialisation
Communications, media and technology, Energy, Information technology, Intellectual property, Investment and investment treaties, Real estate
Publications
One of 31 Advisors to the American Law Institute project to draft the Restatement of the U.S. Law of International Commercial and Investment Treaty Arbitration.
Co-Author of Thomson Reuters treatise Business and Commercial Litigation in Federal Courts (5th ed. 2021).
Author of "The Art of Arbitrator Selection," Daily Journal (2025); "Should Technology Companies Arbitrate? Corporate Counsel (2018); "Six Trends Will Shape Future International Commercial Disputes," Law 360 (2018).
Positions or offices held
Best Lawyers in America has twice named Cedric the "San Francisco Arbitration Lawyer of the Year" (2026, 2018) and the "San Francisco Mediation Lawyer of the Year" (2019). Best Lawyers gives this recognition to one lawyer each year in a given specialty and geographic region. Global Arbitration Review and Lexology rate Cedric as a "US Thought Leader" in arbitration. He is a Fellow in the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, the College of Commercial Arbitrators, the American Law Institute, and Litigation Counsel of America. He is a former U.S. member of the ICC Arbitration Commission and a former Co-Chair of the international advisory committee of the AAA/ICDR Council. He is a former Chair of the California State Bar Litigation Section, and a former Co-Chair of the ABA Litigation Section's International Litigation Committee.