| Tina |
Cicchetti |
Vancouver Arbitration Chambers |
Canada, Italy |
Canada |
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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| Massimo |
Coccia |
Coccia De Angelis & Associati |
Italy |
Italy |
Massimo Coccia
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Senior Partner
Coccia De Angelis & Associati
- Address
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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 |
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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| Robert |
Coles |
The Sugar Association of London, and Refined Sugar Association |
United Kingdom |
United Kingdom |
Robert Coles
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Secretary
The Sugar Association of London, and Refined Sugar Association
- Address
-
154 Bishopsgate
London
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 |
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 |
Michael 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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| Michael |
Collins SC |
Bar of Ireland / Arbitration Ireland / Monckton Chambers |
Ireland |
Ireland |
Michael Collins SC
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Senior Counsel
Bar of Ireland / Arbitration Ireland / Monckton Chambers
- Address
-
4 Arran Square
Arran Quay
Dublin
Ireland
Ireland
- Tel.
318
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://www.monckton.com/barrister/michael-collins-sc/
- Nationality
- Ireland
- Languages
- English
- Short Bio
- Michael is a Senior Counsel in Ireland who is also a member of a number of other Bars including England and New York where he worked in 1980-1981 with Shearman & Sterling (now A&O Shearman). He is a door tenant in Monckton Chambers, London. He practises in the fields of international and domestic arbitration, commercial litigation and EU law. He appears regularly before the High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court of Ireland and the Court of Justice of the EU. He is a graduate of University College Dublin and the University of Pennsylvania with triple Masters’ degrees in both economics and law. Michael frequently acts as an arbitrator in domestic and ICC, LCIA, ICSID, UNCITRAL and ad hoc arbitrations. He is an Ireland representative on the ICC Commission on Arbitration and a member of the roster of arbitrators of the ICDR-AAA.
- Areas of specialisation
- Antitrust, competition and trade, Banking and finance, Intellectual property, Investment and investment treaties, Regulatory, Restructuring and insolvency, Sport, Taxation and accountancy
- Publications
- “ICCA International Handbook on Commercial Arbitration” (2025) – co-author of chapter on Ireland.
“The Accountability of the Least Powerful and Dangerous Branch” in Carolan (ed.). Judicial Power in Ireland. (2018).
“International Commercial Arbitration and Competition Law; Private Choices and Mandatory Rules” in Ruane, Barniville and O’Callaghan (eds.). Essays in Honour of Rory Brady. (2014).
“Interim Measures in International Arbitration” – Chapter on Ireland (co-author) in Newman & Ong (eds.) (2014).
“The Arbitration Exception and the Revised Brussels Regulation” in Bradley, Travers & Whelan (eds.). Of Courts and Constitutions: Liber Amicorum in Honour of Nial Fennelly (December 2013).
Van den Berg (ed.) 50 Years of the New York Convention: ICCA International Arbitration Conference (2009).
- Positions or offices held
- Adjunct Full Professor, Sutherland Law School, University College Dublin.
Chair, Irish Sport Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel.
Ordinary Bencher, Kings Inns, Dublin.
Ordinary Bencher, Middle Temple, London.
Fellow, International Academy of Trial Lawyers, United States.
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| Giorgio Fabio |
Colombo |
Ca' Foscari University Venice |
Italy |
Italy |
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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| Nayla |
Comair-Obeid |
Obeid & Partners |
France, Lebanon |
United Arab Emirates |
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
- France, Lebanon
- Languages
- Arabic, English, French
- Short Bio
- Professor Nayla Comair-Obeid is the founding partner of Obeid & Partners Law Firm and heads the firm's dispute resolution practice. She is also an Associate Member at 3VB Barristers Chambers in London. She is currently companion of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) and Court member of the SCCA (since 2026). She has been actively involved in more than 200 domestic and international arbitrations as a party appointed arbitrator, chairperson, sole arbitrator, counsel and expert in Arabic, French and English-language. These arbitrations were conducted both ad hoc and under a variety of International Arbitration Rules (ICSID, PCA, ICC, LCIA, SIAC, SCCA, DIAC, CRCICA, BCDR, DIFC-LCIA, UNCITRAL, etc.). She is the Former Vice Chair of the ICC (June 2023 - June 2025) and Former Member of the ICC Executive Board (2019-2025).
- Areas of specialisation
- Banking and finance, Communications, media and technology, Construction and engineering, Energy, Information technology, Investment and investment treaties, Real estate, Restructuring and insolvency, State contracts/PPP
- Publications
- Arbitration in Lebanese Law-A Comparative Study,Delta, Beirut 1999;
The Law of Business Contracts in the Arab Middle East, Kluwer Law International,London, May 1996;
Navigating Challenges: International Commercial Arbitration 2.0 published in the 2026 Revision of International Commercial Arbitration Practice: 21st Century Perspectives of Lexis Nexis;
An Arbitrator’s Guide to Hearing Preparation: Consolidating Conventional Wisdom and Innovation', in Brekoulakis/Weeramantry, et al. (eds), Achieving the Arbitration Dream: Liber Amicorum for Professor Julian D.M. Lew KC (2023);
Towards a diverse future: why is diversity imperative?, Leadership, Legitimacy, Legacy:A Tribute to Alexis Mourre, ICC DRL; Recovery of Damages for Breach of an Obligation of Payment, Evaluation of Damages in International Arbitration -Institute Dossier IV, ICC DRL
- Positions or offices held
- Associate Member at English Barristers’ chambers, 3 Verulam Buildings (since 2019);
Member of ICCA Governing Board (since 2022);
Court Member of the SCCA (since 2026);
Companion of the CIArb (since 2018);
Member of the ICSID Panel of Arbitrators and Mediators (since 1999);
Member of China’s International Commercial Expert Committee of the Supreme People’s Court (since 2018);
Member of the Panel of Arbitrators of the Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration (SCIA) (since 2022);
Former President of the CIArb (2017);
Former Member of the Council of the ICC Institute of World Business Law (1999 to 2024);
Former Member of the ICC Executive Board (2019 -2024);
Former Trustee of the CRCICA (2012-2026);
Former Commissioner of the United Nations Compensation Commission (UNCC) in Geneva (2002-2005);
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| R |
Connal KC |
RCCKC Arbitration |
United Kingdom |
United Kingdom |
R 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 |
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 |
Arnold 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 |
Fábio 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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| M. Utku |
Cosar |
Arbitration Chambers |
Turkey |
United States of America |
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, Public international law
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| Gabriel |
Costa |
Shell Brasil Petroleo Ltda. |
Brazil |
Brazil |
Gabriel Costa
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Associate General Counsel Litigation Latin America & Caribbean
Shell Brasil Petroleo Ltda.
- Address
-
330 Avenida República do Chile
Torre Oeste, 33 Andar,
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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| Bernardo |
Cremades |
B. Cremades y Asociados |
Spain |
Spain |
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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| Bernardo |
Cremades Román |
B. Cremades y Asociados |
Spain |
Spain |
Bernardo Cremades Román
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Partner
B. Cremades y Asociados
- Address
-
Calle Goya 18 - 2º
Madrid
Madrid
Spain
- Tel.
9419
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://www.cremades.com/
- Nationality
- Spain
- Languages
- Spanish, English, German
- Short Bio
- Bernardo Cremades, Jr., admitted to practice law in Madrid, New York and the District of Columbia, is a partner in the litigation and arbitration group of B. Cremades & Asociados. He focuses his practice on both investment treaty and international commercial arbitrations under the auspices of various arbitral organizations and rules.
Bernardo regularly represents or advises clients in litigation proceedings in different jurisdictions, with particular emphasis on Spanish, European and U.S. courts. He has also provided legal expert testimony in U.S. courts, U.K. courts and international arbitrations.
Bernardo has a wealth of experience in corporate finance matters, including mergers and acquisitions, company restructuring, structured finance and project finance transactions.
- Areas of specialisation
- Banking and finance, Construction and engineering, Energy, Investment and investment treaties, Public international law, Sport, State contracts/PPP
- Publications
- "La (irresponsable) gestión de la DANA en Valencia y sus posibles consecuencias internacionales", EL CONFIDENCIAL, 22 November 2024
Co-author: "70 años del arbitraje en España", EL CONFIDENCIAL, 6 February 2023
"Cataluña y la falta de seguridad a los inversores extranjeros", LA RAZÓN, 12 November 2019
“Financiación de Litigios”, “Oferta de Compensación” and “Informe de los Directores Ejecutivos del Banco Internacional de Reconstrucción y Fomento acerca del Convenio Sobre Arreglo de Diferencias Relativas a Inversiones entre Estados y Nacionales de Otros Estados”, in Jorge Luis Collantes González (Ed.), ENCICLOPEDIA DE ARBITRAJE (Estudio Mario Castillo Freyre, 2018)
"Las nuevas tecnologías en los procedimientos, ¿un nuevo campo de batalla entre los abogados?", CONFILEGAL, 25 November 2017
- Positions or offices held
- Spanish Arbitration Club (founding member and former member of the managing committee of the New York and Washington, D.C. Chapter)
Spanish Arbitration Club’s Code on Best Practices in Arbitration (member of the Drafting Committee of the Litigation Funding Section)
Construction Industry Arbitration Centre (CAIC) of Mexico (member of the Consultative Council)
Mediation and Arbitration Center of the National Chamber of Commerce of Mexico City (CANACO) (member of the Advisory Committee)
Representative member, Real Madrid C.F. (2020-2028)
Lexolent, Network Member
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| Antoine |
Cremona FCIArb |
GANADO Advocates |
Malta |
Malta |
Antoine 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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| Jaime |
Crowe |
Paul Hastings LLP |
United States of America, Spain |
United States of America |
Jaime 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 |
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 |
Rodrigo 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 |
Jeffery Daar
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Senior Principal
Daar & Newman
- Address
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16133 Ventura Blvd.
Penthouse A
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 extensive 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), 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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| Brooks |
Daly |
Brooks Daly Arbitration |
United States of America |
Netherlands |
Brooks Daly
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Principal
Brooks Daly Arbitration
- Address
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Box 13135
The Hague
Netherlands
- Tel.
337
- E-mail
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Languages
- English, Dutch, French, Spanish
- Short Bio
- Brooks Daly is an American attorney and arbitrator based in the Netherlands. He has served as an arbitrator under the ICSID Convention, the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules, the Singapore International Arbitration Centre Arbitration Rules, the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce Arbitration Rules, and the ICC Arbitration Rules. Until 2023, he was Deputy Secretary-General and Principal Legal Counsel at the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague (PCA), where he served for 20 years. In this role, he oversaw the legal affairs of an intergovernmental organization with 122 member states dedicated to the peaceful settlement of international disputes. Before joining the PCA, he worked as Counsel at the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) in Paris, and for law firms in Los Angeles and London.
- Areas of specialisation
- Banking and finance, Communications, media and technology, Employment and pensions, Energy, Investment and investment treaties, Public international law, State contracts/PPP, Transport
- Publications
- “Correction and Interpretation of Arbitral Awards under the ICC Rules of Arbitration”, (2002) 13:1 ICC ICArb. Bull. 61.
“The Permanent Court of Arbitration in Indian Treaties: Its Role, Potential Procedural Problems, and Drafting Solutions”, Indian Journal of Int. Law, vol. 47 (2007).
“Investment Treaty Arbitration and Commercial Arbitration as Seen Through Precedent, Annulment, and Procedural Rules”, (with F.C. Smith) ICCA Congress Series 14 (2008).
“The Abyei Arbitration: Procedural Aspects of an Intra-State Border Arbitration”, Leiden Journal of Int. Law, 23 (2010).
A Guide to the PCA Arbitration Rules, (with E. Goriatcheva and H. Meighen), (Oxford University Press, 2014).
“Balancing Private Rights and Public Order in Investor-State Arbitration: The PCA Experience” (2019). The American Review of Int. Arbitration, Vol 30.
- Positions or offices held
- Principal, Brooks Daly Arbitration (The Hague)
Deputy Secretary-General and Principal Legal Counsel, PCA (The Hague)
Counsel, ICC International Court of Arbitration (Paris)
Associate, Brobeck Hale & Dorr (London)
Associate, Latham & Watkins (Los Angeles)
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| Jacques S. |
Darche C.Arb |
Prelia Canada LLP |
Canada |
Canada |
Jacques S. Darche C.Arb
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Lawyer, Partner
Prelia Canada LLP
- Address
-
1080 cote du Beaver Hall
Suite 2100
Montréal
Québec
Canada
- Tel.
341
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://www.darche.ca
- Nationality
- Canada
- Languages
- French, English
- Short Bio
- Jacques is a partner at the law firm Prelia Canada LLP in Montréal. He was admitted to the Québec Bar in 1992 and subsequently to the Paris Bar. He acts as counsel to parties involved in both international and domestic commercial arbitrations and he also represents parties in the homologation, recognition and contestation of arbitral awards and regularly serves as arbitrator and mediator in commercial disputes. He is a Chartered Arbitrator and Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) and a Certified Arbitrator and Mediator of the Institut de médiation et d’arbitrage du Québec (IMAQ) and of the Québec Bar.
- Areas of specialisation
- Information technology, Real estate, Restructuring and insolvency
- Positions or offices held
- Director and Secretary of the Centre d'arbitrage régional OHADAC (CARO).
Director the Canadian Branch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb).
Honorary Consul of Finland for Montréal.
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| Felix |
Dasser |
Homburger AG |
Switzerland |
Switzerland |
Felix Dasser
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Partner
Homburger AG
- Address
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201 Hardstrasse
Prime Tower
Zurich
Switzerland
- Tel.
344
- E-mail
- Nationality
- Switzerland
- Languages
- German, English, French
- Short Bio
- Adjunct professor of law at University of Zurich. Partner at Homburger. President of Swiss Arbitration Association.
- Areas of specialisation
- Banking and finance, Communications, media and technology, Construction and engineering, Energy, Information technology, Investment and investment treaties, Regulatory
- Publications
- Numerous publications on arbitration in the Swiss courts, international litigation, Lugano Convention, conflicts of law, contract law, lex mercatoria, international legal assistance
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| Dushyant |
Dave |
Supreme Court of India |
India |
India |
Dushyant Dave
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Senior Advocate
Supreme Court of India
- Address
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212 Golf Links
New Delhi
India
- Tel.
347
- E-mail
- Nationality
- India
- Languages
- English
- Short Bio
- Mr. Dushyant Dave is a Senior Lawyer practising in the Supreme Court of India and the High Courts across the country. He joined the Bar in 1978 and practised in the Gujarat High Court till 1986 and then moved to Delhi. His practice over a span of more than four decades involves various branches of law including Civil Laws, Criminal laws and Corporate laws. He has appeared in large number of matters involving Constitutional and Public Law issues as also issues including Fundamental Rights and Civil Liberties of citizens. He has defended many citizens and their causes pro Bono. He actively participates in the field of International Commercial Arbitration and has been on Governing Board of International Council of Commercial Arbitration (“ICCA”) and American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) and London Court of International Arbitration (“LCIA”).
- Publications
- “Need for Speed: International Institutional Arbitration”, ICA & FICCI, New Delhi, 11/08
- Positions or offices held
- - Member, ICCA Governing Board
- Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India at New Delhi
- President, LCIA Users Forum for Asia Pacific
- Member of the Board, American Arbitration Association (AAA)
- Former Vice Chair, arbitration committee, International Bar Association (IBA)
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| Huw |
Davies |
Essex Court Chambers |
United Kingdom |
United Kingdom |
Huw Davies
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KC/Arbitrator
Essex Court Chambers
- Address
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24 Lincoln's Inn Fields
London
United Kingdom
- Tel.
348
- E-mail
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Languages
- English
- Short Bio
- Mr Davies' practice spans a wide range of fields in commercial law. His background lies in insurance, shipping and shipbuilding work although his practice now spans commercial disputes of all kinds, with a particular emphasis on multi-party civil fraud matters, complex jurisdiction and conflict of laws disputes, shareholder/joint venture disputes and arbitration applications. He is frequently appointed as arbitrator in commercial arbitrations (including ICC, LCIA, UNCITRAL and ad hoc). He is a CEDR accredited mediator.
- Areas of specialisation
- Banking and finance, Communications, media and technology, Construction and engineering, Energy, Intellectual property, Maritime and shipping, Sport, Transport
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| Jane |
Davies Evans KC |
3 Verulam Buildings |
United Kingdom |
United Kingdom |
Jane Davies Evans KC
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King's Counsel / Arbitrator
3 Verulam Buildings
- Address
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Gray's Inn
London
United Kingdom
- Tel.
350
- E-mail
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Languages
- English, French
- Short Bio
- A dual-qualified barrister and Chartered Accountant, Jane acts as lead counsel and arbitrator in international arbitrations primarily in the energy, natural resources and infrastructure sectors, with a particular focus on the Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific, the Russian Federation and Latin America. Jane is ranked for energy disputes, construction and international arbitration and commercial disputes in the main directories and recognised on the Legal 500 Arbitration Private Practice Powerlist (UK). Clients have described Jane as "devastatingly good for complex cases", "A brilliant litigator" and "Relentless in her efforts for her clients" who is "an extraordinary barrister and a brilliant advocate".
- Areas of specialisation
- Construction and engineering, Energy, Environmental law, Investment and investment treaties, State contracts/PPP, Taxation and accountancy, Transport
- Publications
- Construction Law International (Managing editor, 2016 to 2018)
GAR Guide to Construction Arbitration (1st and 2nd edition), contributor
- Positions or offices held
- Vice-chair 3VB International Advisory and Dispute Resolution Unit
ICC Commission UK representative
Member of ICC Taskforce on Disability Inclusion in International Arbitration
Co-chair IBA International Construction Projects (Innovation subcommittee)
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| Priyesh |
Daya |
Webber Wentzel |
South Africa |
South Africa |
Priyesh Daya
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Partner
Webber Wentzel
- Address
-
90 Rivonia Road
Sandton
Johannesburg
Gauteng
South Africa
- Tel.
4666
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/priyesh-daya-b5502126/
- Nationality
- South Africa
- Languages
- English
- Short Bio
- Priyesh is the current Dispute Resolution Business Unit Head at Webber Wentzel. He is an expert in all aspects of dispute resolution with a specific focus on corporate and commercial litigation. He also advises on arbitration and alternative dispute resolution. His clients include both private corporations and public, parastatal entities and he has worked across numerous sectors including mining, oil and gas, and financial services. He has deep expertise in the telecommunications and construction and engineering sectors. His expertise has been recognised by the international research organisations such as Legal 500, IFLR1000 and Best Lawyers.
- Areas of specialisation
- Construction and engineering
- Positions or offices held
- - Elected councillor of the National Legal Practice Council
- Founding member of the University of Witwatersrand’s School of Construction Economics and Management Industry Advisory Board
- task team of the King Committee on Corporate Governance dealing with chapters on Compliance and Managing Stakeholder relationships including alternative dispute resolution (2006 to present).
- Company Law Committee of the Law Society of South Africa and the Law Society of the Northern Provinces. This committee engages with regulatory authorities on new legislation and regulations (2006 to present).
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| Marco |
de Benito |
de Benito Arbitration |
Spain |
Spain |
Marco de Benito
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Partner
de Benito Arbitration
- Address
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Calle Villanueva, 29
Madrid
Madrid
Spain
- Tel.
8564
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/marco-de-benito-8bb94a/ https://www.debenitoarb.com
- Nationality
- Spain
- Languages
- Spanish, English, German, Italian, Latin
- Short Bio
- With 24 years of arbitration experience, Prof. de Benito arbitrates international disputes in a variety of sectors. He specializes in cases with complex procedural aspects (multiple parties, different legal systems) and complex substantive aspects (different governing laws, difficult issues of statutory or contractual interpretation).
Prof. de Benito holds the Jean Monnet Chair in European Civil Procedure at IE University, where he teaches comparative civil procedure and international arbitration.
He is a member of the International Association of Procedural Law and the ICC Institute of World Business Law, and a delegate to the ICC Arbitration & ADR Commission.
- Areas of specialisation
- Banking and finance, Communications, media and technology, Construction and engineering, Energy, Investment and investment treaties, Public international law, State contracts/PPP, Transport
- Publications
- — Colloquies on European Civil Procedure, Brill, 2025 (ed.).
— “Untimely Concordance: The Discreet Convergence of Civil and Arbitral Proceedings”, in WOO, M., VAN RHEE, R. (eds.), Comparative Civil Procedure, Edward Elgar, 2025.
— “Eficiencia y fe en el derecho”, Spain Arbitration Review, 16-2019.
— “Back in Focus: Case Overload and Case Selection Standards in the Spanish Supreme Court”, BRAVO, P., VAN RHEE, C. H. (eds.), Supreme Courts Under Pressure, Springer 2021.
— Justicia o burocracia (foreword by TARUFFO, M.), Thomson Reuters Civitas 2017.
— A History of Law in Europe (with WAUTERS, B.), Edward Elgar 2017.
— El convenio arbitral (foreword by FERNÁNDEZ-ARMESTO, J.), Thomson Reuters Civitas 2010.
- Positions or offices held
- Jean Monnet Chair of European Civil Procedure, IE University
Jean Monnet Module of European Private Law, IE University
Associate Professor, IE University
Founding Partner, Estudio de Benito
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