| Nilakshi |
Choudhury |
24x7nyaya.com |
India |
India |
Dr. Nilakshi Choudhury
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Founder
24x7nyaya.com
- Address
-
C 812,Sushantlok 1,Gurgaon
Gurgaon
Haryana
India
- Tel.
8662
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://24x7nyaya.com
- Nationality
- India
- Languages
- Hindi, English
- Short Bio
- A qualified professional with 26+ yrs experience in various industries predominantly legal industry positioned as legal director for multinational company then started as empaneled lawyer with the Ministry in India .Is the first one to launch Legal Assistance Programme in India with a team of 1400+ lawyers across 5 countries providing free legal aid to more than 60000+ clients through the platform 24x7nyaya as a Founder .
- Areas of specialisation
- Antitrust, competition and trade, Banking and finance, Communications, media and technology, Employment and pensions, Energy, Environmental law, Intellectual property, Real estate, Regulatory, State contracts/PPP
- Publications
- Authored book Winds of Change in the Indian Judiciary .
Covered in front page as influential women entrepreneur in Insight success magazine
- Positions or offices held
- Member of Supreme Court Bar Association
Member of American Bar Association
Member of International Council of Jurists London
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| Matthew |
Christensen |
Kim & Chang |
United States of America |
Korea, Republic of |
Mr. Matthew Janssen Christensen
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Senior Foreign Attorney
Kim & Chang
- Address
-
75 Saemunan-ro
Jongno-gu
Seoul
Korea, Republic of
- Tel.
7531
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://www.kimchang.com/en/professionals/view/matthew.christensen
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Languages
- English, Japanese, Korean
- Short Bio
- Matthew is a senior foreign attorney (partner equivalent) in Kim & Chang’s international arbitration and cross-border litigation practice group. He is recognised as one of the top dispute resolution practitioners in Korea by Chambers Asia-Pacific (Band 1), WWL (Thought Leader in Arbitration and Construction) and Legal 500, and received a special commendation for his contributions to international arbitration in Korea from the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) in 2015. A native of Salt Lake City, he received his law degree from Harvard Law School in 2002 and holds an A.M. degree in East Asian Regional Studies from Harvard University (1995) and an Honors B.A. in English Literature from the University of Utah (1992).
- Areas of specialisation
- Communications, media and technology, Construction and engineering, Energy, Investment and investment treaties, Maritime and shipping, Sport, State contracts/PPP
- Publications
- "The Art of Persuasion in International Arbitration: The Continuing Relevance of Classical Rhetoric" in The Korean Arbitration Review (Issue 14)(Sole Author, KCAB, 2025);
“Non-FIDIC Standard Form Construction Contracts,” in The GAR Guide to Construction Arbitration (Editions 5, 6) (Lead author, Law Business Research, 2023-2025);
"Legal Defences to Claims," in The Investment Treaty Arbitration Review (Editions 6-8) (Co-author, Law Business Research, 2021-2023);
“Korea at 20: A Brief Retrospective on Its First Two Decades as a Model Law Jurisdiction,” Who’s Who Legal Korea Guide (Co-author, Who’s Who Legal, 2019);
Arbitration Law of Korea: Practice and Procedure, Chapter 1: Introduction and Chapter 3: Arbitration Agreement (Contributing author, Juris, 2012)
- Positions or offices held
- Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb)
NITA Advocate, National Institute for Trial Advocacy (USA) (2021-Present)
Chair, International Construction Projects Committee, IPBA (2019-2023)
Certificate of Training as an Accredited Mediator, London School of Mediation (2019)
Certificate of Completion, ICC Advanced Arbitration Academy for Asia (2018-2020)
Member, Specialist Mediators’ Panel, Singapore International Mediation Centre (2018-Present)
Certificate of Completion, SIMC Specialist Mediator Workshop (2018)
Member, SIAC User’s Council (2015-Present)
Panel of Arbitrators, Korean Commercial Arbitration Board (2012-Present)
Chair, Council of International Arbitration, Korean Commercial Arbitration Board (2014-2017)
Member, Executive Committee, Seoul International Dispute Resolution Center (2012-2018)
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| Heidi |
Chui |
Stevenson, Wong & Co. |
Hong Kong |
Hong Kong |
Ms. Heidi Chui
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Partner
Stevenson, Wong & Co.
- Address
-
15 Queen's Road
39th Floor, Gloucester Tower, The Landmark, Central
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
- Tel.
8624
- E-mail
- Nationality
- Hong Kong
- Languages
- Chinese, Cantonese, English, Mandarin
- Short Bio
- Heidi Chui is a partner at Stevenson, Wong & Co., heading the Litigation and Dispute Resolution Department, and Banking and Finance Department, and also co-head of the FinTech practice group. She is also a GBA lawyer. She focuses on international arbitration, commercial litigation, cross-border enforcement, banking and finance. Heidi is a panel arbitrator of HKIAC, CIETAC, SHIAC, SCIA, BIAC and many other arbitration commissions. She is a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (U.K.) and a committee member of WIA of HKIAC. Heidi is a Council Member of the Law Society of Hong Kong and HKIAC. Heidi has received various recognitions, including “ALB Hong Kong Law Awards 2025 - Woman Lawyer of the Year (Law Firm)”, “ALB Hong Kong Law Awards – Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year” for 2 consecutive years (2023 & 2024).
- Areas of specialisation
- Antitrust, competition and trade, Banking and finance, Communications, media and technology, Employment and pensions, Energy, Information technology, Investment and investment treaties, Regulatory, Restructuring and insolvency
- Positions or offices held
- Partner
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| Paulman |
Chungu |
Ranchhod, Chungu Advocates |
Zambia |
Zambia |
Mr. Paulman Chungu
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Managing Partner
Ranchhod, Chungu Advocates
- Address
-
11056 Zimbabwe House Haile Selassie Avenue
Ground Floor
Lusaka
Zambia
- Tel.
9035
- E-mail
- Nationality
- Zambia
- Languages
- English
- Short Bio
- Paulman Chungu has extensive legal experience. He has practiced as a Lawyer for Thirty – One (31) Years. He has worked in the public sector as an Advocate in the Attorney General’s office, served as In-House Counsel for a multi-national corporation and in private practice, as an Associate and now is a founding and Co – Managing Partner of the firm Ranchhod | Chungu Advocates. Paulman Chungu is well versed in diverse areas of the law and has competitive competences in commercial and business dispute resolution and contract negotiation.
Paulman possess a Bachelor of Laws Degree from the University of Zambia and a Master’s Degree from Salford University in the United Kingdom. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and has certification as a Stock Broker and Financial Advisor.
- Areas of specialisation
- Banking and finance, Communications, media and technology, Employment and pensions, Environmental law, Investment and investment treaties, Regulatory, Restructuring and insolvency
- Positions or offices held
- Panel of Arbitrators - ICSID and AFSA (SADC Division
Vice Chair - CiArb (Zambia)
Member - SADC Lawyers Association
Secretary - Law Association of Zambia
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| Tina |
Cicchetti |
Vancouver Arbitration Chambers |
Canada, Italy |
Canada |
Ms. Tina Cicchetti
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Independent Arbitrator
Vancouver Arbitration Chambers
- Address
-
333 Bay Street
Arbitration Place, Suite 900
Toronto
ON
Canada
- Tel.
310
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://cicchettiarbitration.com/
- Nationality
- Canada, Italy
- Languages
- English
- Areas of specialisation
- Energy, Investment and investment treaties
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| Ramona |
Cirlig FCIArb |
RC International Disputes |
Romania |
Romania |
Dr. Ramona Elisabeta Cirlig FCIArb
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Founder
RC International Disputes
- Address
-
61 Pipera Road, 2nd Building, Ap. 16
2nd District
Bucharest
Romania
Romania
- Tel.
8919
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-ramona-e-cirlig-b8790944/
- Nationality
- Romania
- Languages
- Romanian, English, French, German
- Short Bio
- Mrs Cirlig is an attorney-at-law, with over 14 years’ experience, specialized in international arbitration, as well as domestic arbitration and litigation. Furthermore, she provides legal assistance in arbitration related litigation, including recognition and enforcement of arbitral awards, annulment proceedings, as well as provisional and interim measures in support of arbitration.
Mrs Cirlig has acted as Arbitrator in arbitrations governed by CCIR-CICA rules with the seat of arbitration in Bucharest, as Tribunal Secretary in arbitrations governed by VIAC rules and UNCITRAL rules (ad hoc), and as Counsel in institutional arbitrations governed by ICC, VIAC, DIS, IFTA, CCIR-CICA rules, and ad hoc arbitrations (UNCITRAL rules), with the seat of arbitration in Bucharest, Paris, Geneva, Bonn.
- Areas of specialisation
- Communications, media and technology, Construction and engineering, Energy, Environmental law, Information technology, Investment and investment treaties, Public international law, State contracts/PPP, Transport
- Publications
- Conflict of laws in international arbitration, Ed. Universul Juridic, Bucuresti, 2022.
The Interplay Between Courts and Tribunals Assures Access to Justice (Chapter 4) in Leonardo Valladares Pacheco de Oliveira and Dr Sara Hourani (Eds.), Access to Justice in Arbitration: Concept, Context and Practice, Wolters Kluwer, Nov 1, 2020.
Party Autonomy in Determining the Rules of Law Applicable in International Commercial Arbitration and its Limits derived from the New York Convention, Spain Arbitration Review, No. 34/2019.
A common investment policy for the European Union: what does it mean for Romania and Bulgaria?, Juridical Studies and Research, No. 4/2013, co-authored with Victoria Petrikova.
Private International Law Today: Status, Content and Variability in a Global Society, Juridical Studies and Research), No. 3/2013.
- Positions or offices held
- Founder, RC International Disputes, Bucharest (July 2023 - present)
Attorney-at-Law, Litigation & Arbitration, Mușat & Asociații, Bucharest (2012 – July 2023)
Communication Assistant, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Bucharest (2008 – 2009)
Internship, United Nations Information Center (UNIC), Bucharest (2007 - 2008)
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| Massimo |
Coccia |
Coccia De Angelis & Associati |
Italy |
Italy |
Prof. Massimo Coccia
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Senior Partner
Coccia De Angelis & Associati
- Address
-
15 Piazza Adriana
Rome
Italy
- Tel.
312
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://www.cdaa.it/eng/; https://it.linkedin.com/in/massimo-coccia-65397b13/
- Nationality
- Italy
- Languages
- Italian, English, French, Spanish
- Short Bio
- Massimo Coccia is a tenured professor of International Law , currently European Competition Law. He is senior partner of Coccia De Angelis & Associati, where he specializes in international arbitration. He is regularly cited by Who’s Who Legal as a top arbitrator; Arbitrator Intelligence recently recognized him as "Distinguished Arbitrator". He is Vice-President of the Italian Arbitration Association and Honorary President of the Italian Chapter of the Spanish Arbitration Club
- Areas of specialisation
- Antitrust, competition and trade, Communications, media and technology, Construction and engineering, Energy, Public international law, Regulatory, Sport
- Publications
- The “Supreme Court” of International Sports Law: The Court of Arbitration for Sport, in International Sports Justice (M. Coccia, M. Colucci Eds.), 2024, 31-144; Introduzione al Diritto dell'Arbitrato Internazionale (M. Coccia, M.B. Deli Eds.), 2024; Sports Arbitration: Which Features Can Be “Exported” to Other Fields of Arbitration?, in Sports Arbitration: A Coach for Other Players? (E. Geisinger, E. Trabaldo Eds.), ASA Special Series No. 41, 2015, 1-16; The Jurisprudence of the Swiss Federal Tribunal on Challenges Against CAS Awards, in International Sports Law and CAS Jurisprudence (M. Bernasconi Ed.), 2014, 169-208. Applicable law in CAS proceedings: what to do with EU law?, in Sport Governance, Football Disputes, Doping and CAS Arbitration (M. Bernasconi-A. Rigozzi Eds.), 2009, 69-93.
- Positions or offices held
- Professor of European Competition Law at University of Rome 1 Sapienza (Italy); Vice-President of the Italian Arbitration Association (AIA); Honorary President of the Italian Chapter of the Spanish Arbitration Club (CEA); Member of the ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR and of the Task Force on Corruption i International Arbitration; Arbitrator at the Court of Arbitration for Sport; Involved in more than 300 international arbitrations (at the ICC and other institutions), mostly as arbitrator
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| Eleonora |
Coelho |
Eleonora Coelho Advogados |
Brazil |
Brazil |
Dr. Eleonora Coelho
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Partner
Eleonora Coelho Advogados
- Address
-
263 Rua Funchal
cj 161 Vila Olimpia
São Paulo
São Paulo
Brazil
- Tel.
313
- E-mail
- Nationality
- Brazil
- Languages
- Portuguese, English, French, Italian, Spanish
- Short Bio
- Eleonora Coelho has a law degree from University of São Paulo Law School (USP) and has a Master in Litigation, Arbitration and Alternative Methods of Dispute Resolution (ADR) from Université Paris II – Panthéon-Assas.
Eleonora is founding partner of Eleonora Coelho Advogados and served as president of the Center for Arbitration and Mediation of the Chamber of Commerce Brazil-Canada (CAM-CCBC) from 2019 to 2023. She is also president of the Permanent Arbitration Commission of the São Paulo Lawyers Institute (IASP) (2022-2024).
She acts as counsel and arbitrator in national and international arbitrations and is listed in the roster of arbitrators of many arbitral institutions. She has authored several publications on arbitration and ADRs and frequently speaks at national and international events about arbitration.
- Areas of specialisation
- Banking and finance, Construction and engineering, Energy
- Publications
- • “Introdução à Arbitragem Brasileira”, co-authored chapter with Gustavo Favero Vaughn. Published in COELHO, Eleonora; CUNHA, Carolina Pitta e; PIRES, Catarina Monteiro; and VAUGHN, Gustavo Favero (Coord). Arbitragem 2 Mundos - Diálogos entre o Brasil e Portugal. Vol. I e II. São Paulo: Quartier Latin, 2024, pp. 29-57.
• “Leis, regulamentos e diretrizes aplicáveis à Arbitragem”, co-authored chapter with Fabiana de Cerqueira Leite. Published in Tratado de Arbitragem, Indaiatuba, SP: Editora Foco, 2023, pp. 213-234.
• “Comentários ao art. 4° da Lei de Arbitragem”, co-authored chapter with Ana Olivia Antunes Haddad and Louise Maia de Oliveira. Published in Lei de Arbitragem Comentada: Lei n° 9.307/1996. São Paulo: Thomson Reuters, 2023, pp. 98-109.
- Positions or offices held
- Castro, Barros, Sobral, Gomes Advogados (2000 – 2015) – Partner in charge of arbitration and judicial litigation.
Pinheiro Neto Advogados (1996 – 2000) – Lawyer, practicing in the areas of banking, judicial litigation and arbitration.
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| Abby |
Cohen Smutny |
White & Case LLP |
United States of America |
United States of America |
Ms. Abby Cohen Smutny
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Partner
White & Case LLP
- Address
-
701 Thirteenth Street NW
Washington
District of Columbia
United States of America
- Tel.
1154
- E-mail
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Languages
- English
- Short Bio
- Abby Cohen Smutny is the Global Co-Head of White & Case’s International Arbitration Practice. She is widely recognized as one of the leading international arbitration practitioners globally. Abby’s leadership positions have included: ICCA Vice-President; Chair of the Institute of Transnational Arbitration (ITA); ASIL Vice-President and Counsellor; President of LCIA North American Users Council; AAA Advisory Board Member; IBA Arbitration Committee Vice-Chair and Chair of IBA Investment Treaty Sub-Committee; co-Chair of the ICCA Task Force on Standards of Practice in International Arbitration; and Chair International Law Section of Washington DC Bar. Abby is a member of the SIAC Court of Arbitration and a member of the SCCA Board.
- Areas of specialisation
- Banking and finance, Energy, Investment and investment treaties, Public international law, State contracts/PPP
- Positions or offices held
- ICCA Vice President, member Governing Board; former Chair, Institute for Transnational Arbitration;
former Vice-President, American Society of International Law;
former Co-Editor-in-Chief, World Arbitration and Mediation Review
Former Vice-Chair Arbitration Committee of International Bar Association;
Former Chair of the International Law Section of the District of Columbia Bar.
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| Robert |
Coles |
The Sugar Association of London, and Refined Sugar Association |
United Kingdom |
United Kingdom |
Mr. Robert Coles
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Secretary
The Sugar Association of London, and Refined Sugar Association
- Address
-
154 Bishopsgate
London
Surrey
United Kingdom
- Tel.
8570
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/bob-coles-97563925/
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Languages
- English
- Short Bio
- Over 20 years working in Soft Commodities, originally in Shipping Operations before moving to cover operational, and then credit and counterparty risk roles.
In 2022 I left the corporate world and took up the position Secretary to The Sugar Association of London, and The Refined Sugar Association.
30 plus years Army Reservist.
- Areas of specialisation
- Antitrust, competition and trade, Maritime and shipping
- Positions or offices held
- 1)Secretary of The Sugar Association of London, and The Refined Sugar Association
2)Member British National Council, International Commission for Uniform Methods of Sugar Analysis ( ICUMSA)
3)Member, The Commercial Courts of England & Wales Users Committee
4) Council Member, The Federation of Commodity Associations
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| James |
Collins KC |
Essex Court Chambers |
United Kingdom |
United Kingdom |
Mr. James Collins KC
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-
Essex Court Chambers
- Address
-
24 Lincoln's Inn Fields
London
United Kingdom
- Tel.
317
- E-mail
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Languages
- English
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| Michael |
Collins KC |
Arbitrators at 24 Lincoln's Inn Fields |
United Kingdom |
United States of America |
Mr. Michael Geoffrey Collins KC
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International Arbitrator
Arbitrators at 24 Lincoln's Inn Fields
- Address
-
312 Chester Avenue
Annapolis
Maryland
United States of America
- Tel.
316
- E-mail
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Languages
- English
- Areas of specialisation
- Energy
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| Giorgio Fabio |
Colombo |
Ca' Foscari University Venice |
Italy |
Italy |
Prof. Dr. Giorgio Fabio Colombo
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Full Professor
Ca' Foscari University Venice
- Address
-
10 Via Bianca di Savoia
Milan
Italy
- Tel.
8899
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/giorgio-fabio-colombo-5525b19/
- Nationality
- Italy
- Languages
- Italian, English, Japanese
- Short Bio
- Giorgio Fabio Colombo is Full Professor of Law, Ca' Foscari University Venice. Previously, he was Full Professor of Law and the Director of the Research Unit "Decolonizing Arbitration" at Nagoya University Graduate School of Law. Admitted to the Bar of Milan (Italy), Giorgio has served as sole arbitrator and tribunal secretary, and is listed with several institutions (EDAC, HKIAC, JCAA, MIAC, TAI). Giorgio served as advisor to the Law and Justice Commission of Pakistan, Training in International Commercial Arbitration and as Technical Expert in Arbitration for the Commercial Law Development Program, US Department of Commerce, Lao PDR.
- Areas of specialisation
- Construction and engineering, Real estate, Sport
- Publications
- Full list available here:
https://unive.academia.edu/GiorgioFabioColombo
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| Mark |
Colthart |
FortyEight Shortland Barristers |
New Zealand |
New Zealand |
Mr. Mark Robert Terrence Colthart
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Arbitrator & Adjudicator
FortyEight Shortland Barristers
- Address
-
48 Shortland Street
Level 34, Vero Centre
Auckland
Auckland
New Zealand
- Tel.
7739
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/markcolthart/
- Nationality
- New Zealand
- Languages
- English, French
- Short Bio
- Mark was admitted to the Bar in 1994, and has over 30 years’ experience in commercial arbitration and litigation.
He has particular expertise in building and construction, infrastructure, and property dispute. He has acted as sole arbitrator and chair of an arbitral tribunal in a wide range of commercial disputes.
Mark graduated with a BA/LLB from the University of Canterbury in Christchurch in 1993, and an LLM(Hons) from the University of Auckland in 2001.
Mark is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb), a Fellow and former Council Member the Arbitrators’ and Mediators’ Institute of New Zealand (AMINZ), and a Fellow of the Australian Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (ACICA).
He has published and presented widely on issues relating to arbitration, adjudication, and property and construction law.
- Areas of specialisation
- Antitrust, competition and trade, Banking and finance, Construction and engineering, Energy, Environmental law, Intellectual property, Real estate, State contracts/PPP, Transport
- Positions or offices held
- Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
Fellow of the Arbitrators' & Mediators' Institute of New Zealand
Fellow of the Australian Centre for International Commercial Arbitration
Member of the Executive of the Property Law Section of the New Zealand Law Society
Council Member of the Arbitrators' & Mediators' Institute of New Zealand 2014-2018.
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| Nayla |
Comair-Obeid |
Obeid & Partners |
Lebanon, France |
United Arab Emirates |
Prof. Dr. Nayla Comair-Obeid
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Founding Partner
Obeid & Partners
- Address
-
Level 3, Offices 3, One Central, Dubai World Trade Center, Dubai, UAE
Dubai
United Arab Emirates
- Tel.
319
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://obeidpartners.com/
- Nationality
- Lebanon, France
- Languages
- Arabic, English, French
- Short Bio
- Prof. Dr. Nayla Comair-Obeid is the Founding Partner of Obeid & Partners where she heads the firm’s dispute resolution practice. She is also an associate member of 3VB Chambers in London and a Professor of International Arbitration. She has been actively involved in over 170 domestic and international commercial and investment arbitrations conducted in Arabic, French and English-language whether ad hoc and or institutional (ICSID, ICC, LCIA, DIAC, CRCICA, BCDR, DIFC-LCIA, UNCITRAL, etc). Throughout her career, Professor Comair-Obeid has held and continues to hold pre-eminent positions. She has been elected the Vice Chair of the ICC Global (as of June 2022) and appointed the Chair of the Jury of the ICC Institute Prize (2023 edition). She sits, among others, as a member of the ICC Executive Board, former member of the LCIA Court, member of the CRCICA Board of Trustees, Companion of the CIArb, and member of the international commercial expert committee of China’s Supreme People’s Court. She has authored numerous publications, including the book “The Law of Business Contracts in the Middle East”, among others.
- Areas of specialisation
- Banking and finance, Communications, media and technology, Construction and engineering, Energy, Information technology, Investment and investment treaties, Real estate, State contracts/PPP, Transport
- Publications
- Arbitration in Lebanese Law-A Comparative Study (Delta, 1999); The Law of Business Contracts in the Arab Middle East (Kluwer, 1996); Les contrats en droit musulman des affaires (Economica, 1995). Professor Comair-Obeid is also the author of numerous articles on international arbitration, including: "How to Draft a Valid Arbitration Clause," Rev. lib. arb. arabe & int. No. 56 (2011) (in Arabic); "Mediation in the Arab World: Challenges and Prospects," in Liber Amicorum dedicated to Serge Lazareff (L. Levy & Y. Derains eds., Pedone, 2011); "Recovery of Damages for breach of an obligation of payment," in Evaluation of Damages in International Arbitration (ICC Pub. No. 668E, 2006); "Due Process as a Limit to Discretion in International Commercial Arbitration”, Kluwer Law, 2020; "Lebanon Chapter: Law and Practice", Chambers Global, 2023
- Positions or offices held
- Professor of international commercial arbitration; Former Vice-Chair of the ICC, Member of the ICC Executive Board; Companion of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators ; Past President of the CIArb; Member of the LCIA Court; Trustee in the CRCICA Board of Trustees; member of the ICSID panel of arbitrators the ICSID panel of conciliators, member of the council of the Institute of World Business Law of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) in Paris; member of the legal committee of the board of directors of the Lebanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry; member of the board of trustees of the Cairo Regional Centre; former vice chair of the arbitration committee in the International Bar Association; and former commissioner of the United Nations Compensation Commission (UNCC) in Geneva
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| R |
Connal KC |
RCCKC Arbitration |
United Kingdom |
United Kingdom |
Mr. R Craig Connal KC
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Arbitrator
RCCKC Arbitration
- Address
-
170 East Kilbride Road
Lethendy, Busby
Glasgow
South Lanarkshire
United Kingdom
- Tel.
8196
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/r-craig-connal-kc-8465b143/
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Languages
- English
- Short Bio
- Over 40 years as a partner in a major firm handling an enormous variety of cases at many levels of hearings, tribunals Inquiries and Courts (including the UK Supreme Court) and sitting as an arbitrator from time to time, now focusing on arbitration
- Areas of specialisation
- Communications, media and technology, Construction and engineering, Employment and pensions, Energy, Environmental law, Intellectual property, Real estate, Regulatory, Restructuring and insolvency, Sport
- Publications
- Articles in many publications including IBA Arbitration Committee Newsletter
- Positions or offices held
- Chairman British-Irish Commercial Bar Association 2019-2022; Convenor Rights of Audience Course, Law Society of Scotland 2004-2022; Litigation Partner Pinsent Masons 1980-2020; Previously External Examiner, Aberdeen University, currently guest lecturer Robert Gordons University,Senior Counsel to Scottish Hospitals Inquiry.
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| Roderick |
Cordara KC |
Essex Court Chambers |
United Kingdom |
United Kingdom |
Mr. Roderick Cordara KC
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-
Essex Court Chambers
- Address
-
24 Lincoln's Inn Fields
London
United Kingdom
- Tel.
321
- E-mail
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Languages
- English, Italian
- Areas of specialisation
- Energy, Investment and investment treaties, Maritime and shipping, Public international law, Taxation and accountancy, Transport
- Publications
- Investor State & Taxation chapter in Plucking the Goose: Essays Lexis Nexis 2016
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| Arnold |
Corporal |
ACCRALAW |
Philippines |
Philippines |
Mr. Arnold Martin Corporal
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Senior Partner
ACCRALAW
- Address
-
22nd Floor, ACCRALAW Tower, 30th Street corner 2nd Avenue
Bonifacio Global City
Taguig
Metro Manila
Philippines
- Tel.
8866
- E-mail
- Nationality
- Philippines
- Languages
- Filipino, English
- Areas of specialisation
- Communications, media and technology, Construction and engineering, Sport
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| Fábio |
Correa |
Tauil & Chequer Advogados associado a Mayer Brown |
Brazil |
Brazil |
Mr. Fábio Peixinho Gomes Correa
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Partner
Tauil & Chequer Advogados associado a Mayer Brown
- Address
-
1455 Av. Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek
6º andar
São Paulo
SP
Brazil
- Tel.
4246
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/fabio-peixinho-gomes-correa-b2970837/
- Nationality
- Brazil
- Languages
- Portuguese, English
- Short Bio
- Fabio Peixinho is a partner in the Litigation & Arbitration practice of Tauil & Chequer Advogados in association with Mayer Brown in the São Paulo office.
Fabio is a dispute resolution specialist with a solid academic background, and over 20 years’ experience in high profile cases in Brazil and abroad. Fabio specialized in national and international arbitrations, and also has a solid litigation practice in the Brazilian Federal and State Courts. Likewise, Fabio conquered a wide recognition as a civil procedure scholar and as a visiting professor at the post graduate courses of University of Sao Paulo. As a result of his distinguished litigation skills, Fabio has been involved in a variety of disputes, with focus on energy, construction, M&A, oil & gas, transport, maritime, education and food industries.
- Areas of specialisation
- Banking and finance, Communications, media and technology, Construction and engineering, Energy, Intellectual property, Real estate, Regulatory, Restructuring and insolvency, State contracts/PPP, Transport
- Publications
- - Due Process Paranoia e art. V, 1, (b) da Convenção de Nova Iorque. In: Selma Ferreira Lemes; e Christian Sahb Batista Lopes. (Org.).
Arbitragem Comercial Internacional e os 60 Anos da Convenção de Nova Iorque. 1ed.São Paulo: Quartier Latin, v. 1, 2019, p. 477-495.
- Pedido de Indenização no Juízo Penal e Eficácia da Sentença Penal
Absolutória Penal no Processo Civil. In: Bedaque, José Roberto dos
Santos; Yarshell, Flávio Luiz; Sica, Heitor Vitor Mendonça (Org.). Estudos de Direito Processual Civil em Homenagem ao Professor José Rogério Cruz e Tucci. 1ed.Salvador: JUSPODIVM, v. 1, 2018, p. 1-789.
- Fungibilidade entre tutela de urgência e tutela de evidência: intersecção entre processos sumários com função cautelar e decisória. Revista de Processo, v. 270, 2017, p. 141-169.
- Positions or offices held
- Accolades:
- Chambers & Partners – Global – Arbitration - Brazil.
- Chambers & Partners – Latin America – Arbitration – Brazil.
- Legal 500 – Latin America – Dispute Resolution - Brazil.
- Leaders League – Arbitration - Brazil.
- Who’s Who Legal – Future Leaders – Partners - Arbitration.
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| Juan Pablo |
Correa Delcasso |
Garriga Correa Delcasso |
Spain, France |
Spain |
Mr. Juan Pablo Correa Delcasso
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Founding Partner
Garriga Correa Delcasso
- Address
-
254 Carrer de València
Principal
Barcelona
Barcelona
Spain
- Tel.
2629
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/correadelcasso/
- Nationality
- Spain, France
- Languages
- Spanish, Catalan, English, French
- Short Bio
- Juan Pablo is a specialist in commercial and civil litigation, international private law, insolvency, arbitration and mediation. He has extensive experience in litigations, defending the interests of pharmaceutical, chemical, food and beverage, real estate and automotive companies, as well as having acted as arbitrator and legal representative for nationally and internationally renowned institutions. He is a Doctor of Law by the University of Barcelona, tenured professor by the Ministry of Education and Sciences, Professor in the University of Barcelona and in the University of Toulouse (MCF Associé). He is also invited Professor in the Université Paris-Dauphine and in the Universidad Libre de Cúcuta (Colombia).
- Areas of specialisation
- Construction and engineering, Energy, Real estate, Transport
- Publications
- “La extensión del convenio arbitral a partes no signatarias del mismo en la doctrina de la CCI y en la jurisprudencia española”, Anuario de Arbitraje, Editorial Aranzadi, 2025, pp. 86 a 114
“Arbitraje Institucional y Consumidores: Comentario a la Sentencia del Tribunal Superior de Justicia de Madrid de 12 de septiembre de 2019”, Spain Arbitration Review, nº38, p.57 a 68.
“Développements récents de la jurisprudence espagnole en matière d’arbitrage ”, Revue de l’arbitrage, nº2017/3, p.1 a 15.
“Arbitrage administratif en Espagne et en Amérique Latine”, Les Cahiers de l’Arbitrage, nº2015/2, p.259-269.
“La clause d’arbitrage et son extension à des parties non signataires en arbitrage interne et international ”, Gazette du Palais, nº359 a 362, 2013, p.7 a 12.
- Positions or offices held
- Founding partner at Garriga Correa Delcasso (Barcelona - Spain) | November 2024 - Present
Founding partner at Laguard Abogados (Barcelona-Spain) | May 2020 - November 2024.
Secretary General at Arbitral Tribunal of the Principality of Andorra (Andorra) | 2020 - October 2024.
Partner at Ventura Garcés & López Abogados (Barcelona-Spain) l April 2016 - May 2020
Partner at CMS Albiñana Suárez de Lezo (Barcelona-Spain) l November 2012 -April 2016
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| M. Utku |
Cosar |
Arbitration Chambers |
Turkey |
United States of America |
Ms. M. Utku Cosar
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Member
Arbitration Chambers
- Address
-
45 Rockefeller Plaza
20th Floor
New York
NY
United States of America
- Tel.
322
- E-mail
- Nationality
- Turkey
- Languages
- Turkish, English
- Areas of specialisation
- Banking and finance, Communications, media and technology, Construction and engineering, Energy, Information technology, Investment and investment treaties
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| Gabriel |
Costa |
Shell Brasil Petroleo Ltda. |
Brazil |
Brazil |
Mr. Gabriel Costa
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Associate General Counsel Litigation Latin America & Caribbean
Shell Brasil Petroleo Ltda.
- Address
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330 Avenida República do Chile
Torre Oeste, 33 Andar, Bairro Centro
Rio de Janeiro
RJ
Brazil
- Tel.
8992
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/gabriel-costa-0882679/
- Nationality
- Brazil
- Languages
- Portuguese, English, Spanish
- Short Bio
- Currently serving as Shell Group’s Associate General Counsel for Global Litigation covering Latin America. Before joining the Shell Group in 2012, worked as an associate in the dispute resolution teams of two of the largest Brazilian law firms in Porto Alegre and São Paulo and in the international arbitration team of a U.S. law firm in New York. First law degree by the School of Law of the Pontifical Catholic University in Brazil in 2004 and LL.M. degree by Northwestern University’s School of Law in 2010 (merit-based scholarship by the Ling Institute). Elected one of Shell’s “Most Inclusive Leader”, winning the DE&I Ambassador Award in 2024. Member of the ICC International Commission on Arbitration & ADR and chair ICC Brazil’s Commission on Arbitration & ADR.
- Areas of specialisation
- Energy, Investment and investment treaties, Regulatory
- Publications
- N/A
- Positions or offices held
- 1. Internally (Shell):
A. Member of the Global Litigation Leadership Team (2017-present)
B. Member of the Arbitrators Advisory Committee (2012-2017)
C. Member of the Dispute Resolution Guidelines' Working Group (2013)
D. Director of Comshell, Shell Brazil's private pension fund (2017-present)
2. Externally:
A. Chair of ICC Brazil's Commission on Arbitration & ADR (2024-present)
B. Delegate to the Brazil's Delegation at ICC International Commission on Arbitration & ADR (2022-present)
C. Co-Chair of CPR's Brazil Advisory Board (2024-2025)
D. Member of the Institute of Transnational Arbitration's Membership Committee (2020-2023)
E. Member of the Brazilian Petroleum Institute's Legal Committee (2015-2017)
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| Raymond |
Cox |
Fountain Court Chambers |
United Kingdom |
United Kingdom |
Mr. Raymond Cox
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KC
Fountain Court Chambers
- Address
-
14 Lyford Road
London
United Kingdom
- Tel.
9020
- E-mail
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Languages
- English
- Short Bio
- Commercial barrister experienced in financial disputes and arbitration, MCIarb and P.R.I.M.E. Finance expert.
Raymond is a barrister of more than 40 years’ experience of litigation and arbitration in the UK and other jurisdictions.
Raymond has a particular interest in blockchain and AI disputes. He has experience of disputes involving derivatives, LIBOR, notes and bonds, structured finance, clearing and settlement, payments including FX, documentary credits, Islamic finance and fraud among others. He is a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, and sits as arbitrator. He is also a member of the Financial Markets Law Committee in London which reports on areas of uncertainty in the law relating to wholesale markets.
Raymond graduated from Oxford University and joined Fountain Court in 1983 and became leading counsel in 2002.
- Areas of specialisation
- Banking and finance, Communications, media and technology, Regulatory, Restructuring and insolvency, Sport
- Publications
- Law of Bank Payments (Sweet and Maxwell), Private International Law of Reinsurance and Insurance (Informa LLP)
- Positions or offices held
- MCIarb, P.R.I.M.E Finance member
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| Bernardo |
Cremades |
B. Cremades y Asociados |
Spain |
Spain |
Prof. Bernardo Cremades
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Senior Partner
B. Cremades y Asociados
- Address
-
18 Goya
segunda planta
Madrid
Spain
- Tel.
323
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://www.cremades.com/en/
- Nationality
- Spain
- Languages
- Spanish, English, French, German
- Short Bio
- Bernardo M. Cremades is senior partner of the Spanish law firm, B. Cremades & Asociados, a Professor of Law and a member of the Spanish Royal Academy of Jurisprudence and Legislation. He is the leading Spanish international arbitration practitioner (“number one practitioner in Spain for commercial arbitration legal expertise” and “one of the top names in the industry”, Who’s Who legal, July 2005). His international recognition includes Germany’s distinguished Verdienstkreuz award, and the French distinction of Chevalier de l’Ordre National du Mérite.
- Areas of specialisation
- Communications, media and technology, Construction and engineering, Energy, Intellectual property, Investment and investment treaties, Public international law, Real estate, Sport, Transport
- Publications
- - Arbitration in Spain, Butterworths, 1991
- Litigating in Spain: considerations for foreign practitioners, including judicial assistance, enforcement of foreign judgments, bankruptcy, arbitration and other civil proceedings, Kluwer Law, 1989
- Business Law in Spain (General Editor), Butterworths, 1992
- numerous articles in arbitration-related law reviews.
- Positions or offices held
- - Former President of the Spanish Court of Arbitration
- Member of the International Council of Commercial Arbitration (ICCA)
- Member of the Institute of World Business Law of the ICC
- Member of the Spanish Arbitration Club
- Member of CPR Institute for Dispute Resolution
- Member of the Association Suisse de l’Arbitrage
- Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
- Member of the International Arbitration Club
- Member of DIS (Deutsche Institution für Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit)
- Co-President Foro Hispano-Alemán (Madrid)
- Member and former Vice President of the London Court of International Arbitration
- Former President of the Arbitration Committee of the International Bar Association
- Permanent Member of the Spanish Royal Academy of Jurisprudence and Legislation
- Medal of Honour of the Master in Law of the European Union, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, 2015
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| Antoine |
Cremona FCIArb |
GANADO Advocates |
Malta |
Malta |
Dr. Antoine George Cremona FCIArb
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Partner
GANADO Advocates
- Address
-
171 Old Bakery Street
Valletta
Malta
- Tel.
325
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/antoine-cremona/?originalSubdomain=mt
- Nationality
- Malta
- Languages
- English, French, Italian
- Short Bio
- Antoine Cremona is a Partner at Ganado Advocates, regularly representing clients in civil and commercial litigation and arbitration proceedings particularly in corporate disputes with a special focus on shareholder disputes, construction contracts and cross-border proceedings.
Antoine also has significant experience in public procurement and construction law and regularly assists employers, engineers and contractors in the drafting and negotiation of construction contracts modelled on FIDIC and other main industry forms of contract.
He is a senior lecturer in international commercial arbitration at the University of Malta and participates regularly in practice groups relating to dispute resolution, construction and public procurement law. Antoine is a member of the ICC Commission on Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution.
- Areas of specialisation
- Antitrust, competition and trade, Construction and engineering, Investment and investment treaties, Real estate, Sport, State contracts/PPP
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| John |
Crook |
George Washington University School of Law |
United States of America |
United States of America |
Prof. John Robert Crook
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Professorial lecturer
George Washington University School of Law
- Address
-
10610 Belfast Place
Potomac
Maryland
United States of America
- Tel.
329
- E-mail
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Languages
- English
- Areas of specialisation
- Investment and investment treaties, Public international law
- Positions or offices held
- Co-Author, ICCA-ASIL Report on Issue Conflict in International Arbitration, 2016;
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| Jaime |
Crowe |
Paul Hastings LLP |
United States of America, Spain |
United States of America |
Mr. Jaime M. Crowe
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Of Counsel
Paul Hastings LLP
- Address
-
2050 M St., N.W.
Washington
D.C.
United States of America
- Tel.
9058
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://www.paulhastings.com/professionals/jaimecrowe
- Nationality
- United States of America, Spain
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Short Bio
- Jaime is a seasoned advocate with extensive experience in all phases of complex, high-stakes international arbitration and U.S. litigation proceedings. Jaime began practicing international arbitration more than 25 years ago when he advised on the first case against a Latin American state before ICSID. Since then, Jaime has represented sovereigns, private parties and witnesses in arbitration proceedings before numerous arbitral institutions. Jaime also has broad civil and criminal litigation experience, including in antitrust, securities and intellectual property matters before U.S. courts and agencies at the trial and appellate levels. Jaime’s U.S. litigation practice has focused mainly on defending foreign companies, including in class action litigation and helping them navigate the complex landscape of U.S. litigation.
- Areas of specialisation
- Antitrust, competition and trade, Investment and investment treaties, Public international law
- Positions or offices held
- - Adjunct Associate Professor, Washington College of Law, American University
- Institute for Transnational Arbitration (ITA), Advisory Board Member
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| Justin |
D'Agostino MH |
Herbert Smith Freehills LLP |
United Kingdom |
Hong Kong |
Mr. Justin D'Agostino MH
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Chief Executive Officer
Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
- Address
-
15 Queen's Road
23/F, Gloucester Tower, Central
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
- Tel.
333
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://www.herbertsmithfreehills.com/our-people/justin-dagostino
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Languages
- English
- Areas of specialisation
- Banking and finance, Communications, media and technology, Energy, Investment and investment treaties, Public international law, Sport
- Positions or offices held
- (1) Member of the Executive Board of the International Chamber of Commerce
(2) Co-chair of the Host Committee of ICCA 2024 in Hong Kong
(3) Co-chair, Global Steering Committee of the Arbitration Pledge, which seeks to increase, on an equal opportunity basis, the number of women appointed as arbitrators to achieve fairer representation
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| Rodrigo |
da Fonseca |
Fonseca e Salles Lima Advogados Associados |
Brazil |
Brazil |
Mr. Rodrigo Garcia da Fonseca
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Partner
Fonseca e Salles Lima Advogados Associados
- Address
-
142 Rua Visconde de Piraja no
salas 201/203, Ipanema
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
- Tel.
331
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- http://www.fsla.com.br
- Nationality
- Brazil
- Languages
- Portuguese, English, French, Spanish
- Areas of specialisation
- Banking and finance, Construction and engineering, Energy, Regulatory, Sport
- Publications
- See: https://www.fsla.com.br/cms/wp-content/uploads/rgf-publications-2024-03.pdf
- Positions or offices held
- President of the Center for Arbitration and Mediation of the Brazil-Canada Chamber of Commerce (CAM-CCBC)
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| Jeffery |
Daar |
Daar & Newman |
United States of America |
United States of America |
Mr. Jeffery Daar
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Senior Principal
Daar & Newman
- Address
-
16133 Ventura Blvd.
Penthouse
Encino
CA
United States of America
- Tel.
9111
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffery-daar/
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Languages
- English
- Short Bio
- Jeffery Daar is a principal of the law firm Daar & Newman. Jeff has more than 25 years of extensive experience in cross-border disputes including both in courts and arbitration. His diverse expertise includes international arbitration and cross-border litigation and transactions. He has much expertise in disputes involving differing cultures, languages and legal systems. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and serves as an arbitrator in domestic and international arbitration matters, including for the International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR), Japan Commercial Arbitration Association (JCAA), Vancouver International Arbitration Centre (VanIAC), Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration (SCIA), South China International Arbitration Center (HK) (SCIAHK), and the American Arbitration Association (AAA).
- Areas of specialisation
- Antitrust, competition and trade, Communications, media and technology, Employment and pensions, Information technology, Intellectual property, Regulatory, State contracts/PPP, Transport
- Publications
- Executive Editor of handbook International
Intellectual Property Law Basics; Associate Editor of handbook International Corporate Structures; “Go Global,” the cover featured article on international arbitration (Los Angeles Lawyer Magazine April 2013); “Emerging Topics in ADR: (Daily Journal September 2023); the chapter "Licensing and Regulation of Insurance Adjusters" in Matthew Bender treatise, California Insurance Law.
- Positions or offices held
- A founder and President-Elect of California Arbitration, Inc. (CalArb) (2022-); Chair of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee of the California Lawyers Association (2020-2023); a founder of California International Arbitration Week and Co-Chair (2022-2026); Chair of Consulegis International Litigation and Arbitration Specialist Group; Past Chair of International Law Sections of The State Bar of California and of the Los Angeles County Bar Association.
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