| Jacques S. |
Darche C.Arb |
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP |
Canada |
Canada |
Mr. Jacques S. Darche C.Arb
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Lawyer, Partner
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
- Address
-
1000 De La Gauchetiere Street West
Suite 900
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 Borden Ladner Gervais 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 Fellow and Chartered Arbitrator 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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| Michael |
Darowski |
McDermott, Will & Emery |
United Kingdom, Poland |
United Kingdom |
Mr. Michael Darowski
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Partner
McDermott, Will & Emery
- Address
-
110 Bishopsgate
London
United Kingdom
- Tel.
342
- E-mail
- Nationality
- United Kingdom, Poland
- Languages
- English, Polish
- Areas of specialisation
- Banking and finance, Communications, media and technology, Energy, Information technology, Investment and investment treaties
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| Vahid |
Dashti |
SIASSI McCUNN BOUSARD Avocats & Solicitors |
Iran |
Switzerland |
Mr. Vahid Dashti
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Of Counsel, Legal Advisor
SIASSI McCUNN BOUSARD Avocats & Solicitors
- Address
-
Avenue de Champel 29
Geneva
Geneva
Switzerland
- Tel.
748
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/vahiddashti1009
- Nationality
- Iran
- Languages
- Farsi, English, French
- Areas of specialisation
- Construction and engineering, Energy, Investment and investment treaties, Maritime and shipping, Public international law
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| Felix |
Dasser |
Homburger AG |
Switzerland |
Switzerland |
Prof. Felix Dasser
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Partner
Homburger AG
- Address
-
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 |
Mr. Dushyant Dave
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Senior Advocate
Supreme Court of India
- Address
-
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 |
Mr. Huw Davies
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KC/Arbitrator
Essex Court Chambers
- Address
-
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 |
Mrs. Jane Davies Evans KC
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Barrister
3 Verulam Buildings
- Address
-
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 |
Mr. 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 |
Prof. Marco de Benito
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Partner
de Benito Arbitration
- Address
-
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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| Emilie |
de Haas |
Global Affairs Canada |
Canada |
Canada |
Ms. Emilie de Haas
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Legal Officer
Global Affairs Canada
- Address
-
125 Sussex
Ottawa
Canada
- Tel.
353
- E-mail
- Nationality
- Canada
- Languages
- French, English, Spanish
- Areas of specialisation
- Investment and investment treaties, Public international law
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| Jose Félix |
de Luis y Lorenzo |
LEGAL 21 ABOGADOS |
Spain |
Spain |
Mr. Jose Félix de Luis y Lorenzo
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Managing Director
LEGAL 21 ABOGADOS
- Address
-
48 Cardenal Marcelo Spinola
16-B
MADRID
MADRID
Spain
- Tel.
8781
- E-mail
- Nationality
- Spain
- Languages
- Spanish, English, French, Italian
- Short Bio
- At present, I focus great part of my activity in Asia, where I seat as International Arbitrator in the main Arbitration Institutions in that part of the world, such as CIETAC, HKIAC, SHIAC, CMAC, in CHINA. AIAC in MALAYSIA. SIAC, in SINGAPORE. KCAB, in SOUTH KOREA. CAA, in TAIWAN. PDRCI, in THE PHILIPPINES.
In SPAIN, I seat as Arbitrator at the most important Arbitration Institutions such as CIMA; CAM; CEA and Tribunal Arbitral de Fútbol (LNFP). In SWITZERLAND at TAS-CAS. In UK, LCIA. In PORTUGAL CAC. In THE NETHERLANDS, CAFA.
I am Vice-Chair at the “Dispute Resolution & Arbitration Committee” at IPBA, “Inter Pacific Bar Association”.
I have chaired in Madrid, SPAIN, withing CEIA, the “Commission to promote Spain as a seat of International Arbitration”. I have written the Report that was published in 2.019.
- Areas of specialisation
- Banking and finance, Public international law, Regulatory, Sport
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| Filip |
De Ly |
Erasmus School of Law |
Belgium |
Netherlands |
Prof. Filip De Ly
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Professor of Law
Erasmus School of Law
- Address
-
33 Johan Buziaulaan
Utrecht
Netherlands
- Tel.
354
- E-mail
- Nationality
- Belgium
- Languages
- Dutch, Afrikaans, English, Flemish, French
- Areas of specialisation
- Communications, media and technology, Construction and engineering, Energy, Information technology, Investment and investment treaties, Real estate, State contracts/PPP
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| Caio |
de Menezes |
Linklaters |
Brazil, Italy |
Brazil |
Mr. Caio Campello de Menezes
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Counsel
Linklaters
- Address
-
Rua Horacio Lafer, 160
6th floor
sao paulo
sao paulo
Brazil
- Tel.
9192
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/caio-campello-de-menezes/
- Nationality
- Brazil, Italy
- Languages
- Portuguese, English, Spanish
- Short Bio
- I am a Counsel in the Litigation, Arbitration & Investigations practice of Linklaters, Sao Paulo office. I am a dual qualified Brazilian national with over 25 years of experience as a litigator handling cross-border matters involving Brazil, the U.S., Europe, and Asia with a focus on international arbitration, commercial litigation, cartel litigation, securities and shareholder litigation, and restructuring and insolvency. I have a Master Degree in International Dispute Resolution from the University of London. I am recognized by Chambers and Partners as leading individual in Arbitration over the past 10 years. I am included in the Panel of Arbitrators of several Brazilian arbitration institutions.
- Areas of specialisation
- Construction and engineering
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| Dirk |
De Meulemeester |
DMDB Law |
Belgium |
Belgium |
Mr. Dirk K.P.L. De Meulemeester
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Partner
DMDB Law
- Address
-
437 Louizalaan
Brussel
Belgium
Belgium
- Tel.
5640
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://www.dmdblaw.com
- Nationality
- Belgium
- Languages
- Dutch, English, French
- Short Bio
- Dirk De Meulemeester is a member of the Brussels bar and the Paris bar (till 2017). He established an arbitration boutique law firm in Brussels, DMDB Law. For over 25 years he has been actively involved in both national and international arbitration as party-appointed arbitrator, chairman, sole arbitrator, counsel and expert under various procedural and substantive laws. He is frequently appointed by ICC, CEPANI, the Swiss Chambers, WIPO, NAI and the Belgian Courts of First Instance. He acted as counsel in investment arbitrations under Uncitral and ICISD. He is a visiting professor at the University of Gent and the University of Leiden. Dirk was chairman of CEPANI from 2014 till 2020. Dirk De Meulemeester holds a law degree from the University of Gent and studied at the Universities of Cambridge, Cologne and Oxford.
- Areas of specialisation
- Construction and engineering, Energy, Information technology, Investment and investment treaties, Public international law, Real estate, Sport, Transport
- Publications
- See DMDBLAW.COM for the full list:
* Guide to the CEPANI Arbitration Rules, Kluwer, 2021; * Default in International Arbitration, Kluwer, 2022; * ESG in International Arbitration, Kluwer, 2023; *The New York Convention: An Autopsy of Its Structure and Modus Operandi, Journal of International Arbitration, Volume 35, Issue 4 (2018); * Opening the Black Box of Conflicts of Interest, Kluwer, 2016; * Arbitral Secretaries, Kluwer, 2017; * The new Belgian arbitration law, ASA Bulletin 2013/3; * De Novo Review of Awards on Jurisdiction, b-Arbitra 2023/2; * La sentence arbitrale, Bruyant, 2006
- Positions or offices held
- Honorary President of CEPANI, the Belgian Center for Arbitration and Mediation
Visiting Professor Leiden University
Member ICC Court
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| Stefan |
Deaconu |
Court of International Commercial Arbitration attached to the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Romania |
Romania |
Romania |
Mr. Stefan Deaconu
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President
Court of International Commercial Arbitration attached to the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Romania
- Address
-
Octavian Goga Blvd., No. 2, District 3
Bucharest
Romania
- Tel.
357
- E-mail
- Nationality
- Romania
- Languages
- Romanian, English, French
- Areas of specialisation
- Construction and engineering, Energy, Investment and investment treaties, Public international law, Regulatory, State contracts/PPP, Transport
- Publications
- Books/Articles (selective):
1. Arbitration in Romania. A Practitioner’s Guide (coordinated by C. Leaua and F. A. Baias) Kluwer International Publishing House, 2016;
2. Integrity in Public and Private Space, (coordinated by R. A. Popa), CH Beck Publishing House, 2017;
3. The Dialogue Between the Judicial Authority from Romania and the Other Authorities of State in the Consolidation of the Rule of Law (cocoordinated by R. A. Popa), Universul Juridic Publishing House, 2016;
4. The Use of Foreign Precedents by Constitutional Judges (coordinated by T. Groppi şi M. C. Ponthoreau) HART Publishing, Oxford and Portland, Oregon, 2013;
5. Semi-presidentialism across Continents: A Dialogue between Asia and Europe, (coordinated by Da-Chi Liao, Yu-chung Shen şi Yu-Shan Wu), Taiwan, 2015;
6. Contrôle de la constitutionnalité des règles abrogées – la cause des conflits juridiques de nature constitutionnelle entre les autorités publiques, Revue ,,Est Europa’’, Ėditée par l’Institut Universitaire Varenne, Bayonne, Numéro spécial 1- 2013;
7. Financing of the Political Parties – the Romanian Experience, International Conference ,,Political Parties – Key Factors in the Political Development of Democratic Societies’’ organised by OSCE – ODIHR, Ministerul Afacerilor Externe and Venice Comision, Bucureşti, 2013;
8. Les conflits juridiques de nature constitutionnelle entre l’autorité judiciaire et les autres autorités publiques, dans la jurisprudence de la Cour Constitutionnelle de la Roumanie, Table ronde internationale ,,Le pouvoir judiciaire’’, Institutul European, 2011.
- Positions or offices held
- 1. Arbitrator, member of the arbitrators list of the International Commercial Arbitration Court attached to the Romanian Chamber of Commerce and Industry;
2. Arbitrator, China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission - CIETAC;
3. President, Commission on Arbitration and ADR of ICC Romania National Committee;
4. Attorney at law, currently co-managing partner with “Leaua & Asociatii” law firm in Bucharest, Romania. Specialized in public law, human rights, European Union legal framework, rules of procedures of the EU Court of Justice, drafting legislation, national and EU institutions functioning, legislative process, foreign investments, international financing and public procurement;
5. Professor of Constitutional Law and European Union Law at the Bucharest University, Law School; Ph.D. in Romanian Constitutional law; Visiting professor at the Université Paris 1, Panthéon Sorbonne.
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| Robert |
Deane |
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP |
Canada |
Canada |
Mr. Robert J. C. Deane
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Partner
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
- Address
-
200 Burrard Street
1200 Waterfront Centre
Vancouver
British Columbia
Canada
- Tel.
358
- E-mail
- Nationality
- Canada
- Languages
- English, French
- Areas of specialisation
- Antitrust, competition and trade, Communications, media and technology, Energy, Information technology, Intellectual property, Investment and investment treaties, Public international law, State contracts/PPP, Transport
- Positions or offices held
- Regional Representative for North America (Canada), Young International Arbitration Group – London Court of International Arbitration
Member of the Executive Committee, ICC Canada
Editor (Investment Arbitration Section), IBA Arbitration News (International Bar Association – Arbitration Committee)
Co-Editor – Investor State Law Guide (ISLG)
Member of the Advisory Board, The Institute for Transnational Arbitration
Member, Young Canadian Arbitration Practitioners / Jeunes praticiens canadiens de l'arbitrage
Member, Toronto Commercial Arbitration Society
Member, Western Canada Arbitrators RoundTable
Chair of the Editorial Board, Working Group on Best Practices for Electronic Document Discovery and Production in Canada (Sedona Canada)
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| Louis |
Degos |
K&L Gates LLP |
France |
France |
Mr. Louis Degos
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Lawyer - Partner
K&L Gates LLP
- Address
-
116 avenue des Champs-Elysées
Paris
France
- Tel.
7502
- E-mail
- Nationality
- France
- Languages
- French, English, Spanish
- Areas of specialisation
- Construction and engineering, Energy, Information technology, Investment and investment treaties, Maritime and shipping, Transport
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| Maria Beatrice |
Deli |
Italian Association For Arbitration |
Italy |
Italy |
Prof. Maria Beatrice Deli
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Secretary General
Italian Association For Arbitration
- Address
-
34 Via Barnaba Oriani
Roma
Italy
- Tel.
359
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://www.linkedin.com/feed/
- Nationality
- Italy
- Languages
- Italian, English, French
- Short Bio
- Maria Beatrice Deli was admitted to the Italian Bar – Rome in 2000 and later admitted to the Italian Supreme Court in 2020. She is Professor of International Law since 1992 currently serving at the Universitas Mercatorum in Rome.
Her areas of expertise include international law (public and private), international commercial and investment arbitration law and complex litigation, acting as counsel and arbitrator. As counsel, Professor Deli spent 15 years in the international department of a major Italian law firm, where she gained extensive experience with foreign-based clients in a wide range of commercial disputes across a variety of industries. Since 2011 Maria Beatrice is Secretary General of AIA. From 2013 to 2021 she was Secretary General of ICC Italy. From 2016 to 2021, she was a member of the Council of the Milan Chamber.
- Areas of specialisation
- Antitrust, competition and trade, Construction and engineering, Investment and investment treaties, Public international law, Sport, State contracts/PPP
- Publications
- Most recent publications: Introduzione al diritto dell’arbitrato internazionale, a cura di M. Coccia e M.B. Deli, Giappichelli, 2024. - Gli arbitri, in Introduzione al diritto dell’arbitrato internazionale, a cura di M. Coccia e M.B. Deli, Giappichelli, 2024. - Arbitration as Balanced Administration of Justice, Essays In Honour of Piero Bernardini, a cura di M. Benedettelli, A. Carlevaris, A. Crivellaro, Brill, 2024. - Remote hearings and the right to a fair hearing in public international law, published for ICCA, 2022. - Art-related Disputes and ADR Methods, in Revista de Direito International, Brazilian Journal of International Law, vol. 17, 2020, p. 127. - Confidenzialità e trasparenza, ESI, 2020.- La legge applicabile al merito della controversia, ESI 2020 - Transparency in International Arbitration, Leiden-Boston, 2018.
- Positions or offices held
- Secretary General, AIA
Founding partner, DELISASSON
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| Mark |
Dempsey SC |
MarkDempseySC |
Australia |
Australia |
Mr. Mark Dempsey SC
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Arbitrator Mediator
MarkDempseySC
- Address
-
Suite 1602, 148-160 King Street
Sydney
New South Wales
Australia
- Tel.
361
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://markdempseysc.com/
- Nationality
- Australia
- Languages
- English
- Short Bio
- Mark Dempsey SC practices as arbitrator, mediator, expert determiner and facilitator in commercial and construction disputes in Australia and internationally. He brings to his arbitral and dispute resolution practice the wealth of experience drawn from his 40 years of commercial legal practice, including 20 years as a Senior Counsel at the NSW and Australian Bars. Mark has been one of Australia’s leading commercial Senior Counsel with special expertise in major construction, engineering and infrastructure disputes throughout Australia, Asia and the Pacific. Mark sits as the sole arbitrator and tribunal chair in disputes under the ICC, ACICA, UNCITRAL, and Resolution Institute Rules. Mark is also a member of ICCA, ICC, LCIA, SIArb and SOCL (UK, Australia and Singapore) and the Dispute Resolution Board Foundation (DRBF).
- Areas of specialisation
- Banking and finance, Communications, media and technology, Construction and engineering, Energy, Investment and investment treaties
- Positions or offices held
- Fellow CIArb
Fellow ACICA
Fellow AIAC
Member SIArb
Member SOCL
Chair International Committee - Australian Bar
Association
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| Yves |
Derains |
Derains Gharavi |
France |
France |
Mr. Yves Derains
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Partner
Derains Gharavi
- Address
-
25 rue Balzac
Paris
France
- Tel.
363
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- http://derainsgharavi.com
- Nationality
- France
- Languages
- French, English, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
- Short Bio
- Mr. Yves Derains is Partner of Derains & Gharavi, Paris
Honorary Chairman of the ICC Institute of World Business Law, former Chairman of the Comité Français de l’Arbitrage and Co-Chairman of the ICC Working Group on the reduction of costs and time in international Arbitration. Past Secretary General, International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and Member of the Paris Bar. He has acted as counsel or arbitrator in more than 200 international proceedings throughout the world. He is the author of many publications on international arbitration.
- Areas of specialisation
- Communications, media and technology, Construction and engineering, Energy, Intellectual property, Investment and investment treaties, State contracts/PPP, Transport
- Publications
- - co-author, Introduction to Investor-State Arbitration with Josefa Sicard-Mirabal, Kluwer Law International, 2018
Co-author, A Guide to the ICC Rules of Arbitration, 2nd Edition, with Eric Schwartz, Kluwer Law International, 2005
- Co-author, Collection of ICC Arbitral Awards, 1975-1985, Paris, Deventer, 1990 (with S. Jarvin); 1986-1990, Paris, Deventer, 1994, (with S. Jarvin and J.J. Arnaldez) ; 1991-1996, Paris, Deventer, 1997 (with J.J. Arnaldez and D. Hascher) ; 1996-2000, Paris, Deventer, 2000 (with J.J. Arnaldez and D. Hascher) ; 2001-2007, Paris, Wolters Kluwer, 2009 (with J.J. Arnaldez and D. Hascher) ; 2008-2011, Wolters Kluwer, 2013 (with J.J. Arnaldez and D. Hascher)
- Co-author, Report on French law on Arbitration in the International Handbook on Commercial Arbitration, ICCA, Kluwer, 2013 (with Laurence Kiffer)
- Positions or offices held
- Advisory Board Member, ICCA
- Member of the bureau of the Comité Français de l’Arbitrage
Honorary Chairman of the ICC Institute of World Business Law,
- Past Secretary General, International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
- Member, French Committee on Private International Law (since 1979)
- Honorary Professor of the Law Faculty of the San Ignacio de Loyola University, Lima, Peru
- Honorary Professor of the Universidad del Pacífico, Lima, Peru
- Honorary Professor of the Universidad de Lima, Lima, Peru
- Former president of the Arbitration Court of the Jerusalem Arbitration Centre (JAC)
- Former Chairman of the Comité Français de l’Arbitrage
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| Dilber |
Devitre |
Homburger AG |
Switzerland |
Switzerland |
Ms. Dilber Devitre
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Attorney at Law
Homburger AG
- Address
-
201 Hardstrasse
Prime Tower
Zurich
Switzerland
- Tel.
8087
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/dilber-devitre-0a52144/f
- Nationality
- Switzerland
- Languages
- English, French, German, Gujrati, Hindi, Marathi
- Short Bio
- Dilber Devitre is a Counsel in the international arbitration and litigation team at Homburger . Her practice focuses on international arbitration, both commercial and investment. She represents clients in complex arbitrations and litigations and also sits as arbitrator.
- Areas of specialisation
- Communications, media and technology, Energy, Intellectual property, Investment and investment treaties
- Positions or offices held
- Steering Committee Member, Young ArbitralWomen Practitioners (2021-2023),
Steering Committee Member, Young MCIA (2020-2024)
Regional Representative, Young ICCA (2020)
Board Member , Arbitral Women (2024- present)
Member of the Swiss Arbitration Marketing Committee (2022-present)
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| Nakul |
Dewan KC |
Twenty Essex |
India |
Singapore |
Mr. Nakul Dewan KC
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Barrister
Twenty Essex
- Address
-
28 Maxwell Road
02-09, Maxwell Chambers Suites
Singapore
Singapore
- Tel.
8791
- E-mail
- Nationality
- India
- Languages
- Hindi, English
- Short Bio
- Nakul Dewan KC is a Senior Advocate in India and King’s Counsel at the leading commercial set Twenty Essex. He has rights of audience before courts in India, Singapore and England and Wales.
He primarily practises in the field of commercial litigation as well as international commercial and investment treaty arbitration. He has conducted a number of international arbitrations in all three jurisdictions as lead counsel and has been appointed as an arbitrator by leading institutions.
Nakul obtained his Bachelor’s degree in Commerce from Shri Ram College of Commerce and his law degree from Faculty of Law, University of Delhi after which he obtained his Master’s degree in Law (LL.M.) from New York University and National University of Singapore (NUS). He is also an Associate Adjunct Professor at NUS.
- Areas of specialisation
- Banking and finance, Communications, media and technology, Construction and engineering, Investment and investment treaties, Maritime and shipping
- Publications
- Enforcing Arbitral Awards in India, General Editor, Published by Lexis Nexis.
Authored various articles.
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| Siddharth |
Dhar |
Essex Court Chambers |
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United Kingdom |
Mr. Siddharth Dhar
- Address
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24 Lincoln's Inn Fields
London
United Kingdom
- Tel.
365
- E-mail
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| Tulio |
Di Giacomo Toledo |
Permanent Court of Arbitration |
Brazil, Italy |
Singapore |
Dr. Tulio Di Giacomo Toledo
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Legal Counsel and PCA Representative in Singapore
Permanent Court of Arbitration
- Address
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28 Maxwell Road
#02-07 Maxwell Chambers Suites
Singapore
Singapore
- Tel.
366
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/tuliodigiacomo/
- Nationality
- Brazil, Italy
- Languages
- Portuguese, English, French, Italian, Spanish
- Areas of specialisation
- Energy, Investment and investment treaties, Public international law, State contracts/PPP
- Positions or offices held
- PCA Representative in Mauritius
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| Thomas |
Dillon FCIArb |
4-5 Gray's Inn Square, London |
United Kingdom, Ireland |
United Kingdom |
Mr. Thomas Dillon FCIArb
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Arbitrator - Mediator
4-5 Gray's Inn Square, London
- Address
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4-5 Gray's Inn Square
London
- none -
United Kingdom
- Tel.
8934
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-dillon-791469/ / www.dillon.eu
- Nationality
- United Kingdom, Ireland
- Languages
- English, French
- Short Bio
- Barrister in practice at English Bar (1984-2000, 2013-14) (also Attorney, State Bar of California (non-practising)).
Legal Counsellor, World Intellectual Property Organization, Geneva (2014-2023).
Vice President and Deputy General Counsel EMEA (promoted from Antipiracy Counsel 2006) (2001-2009).
- Areas of specialisation
- Banking and finance, Communications, media and technology, Information technology, Intellectual property, Investment and investment treaties, Public international law, Regulatory, Sport
- Publications
- Setting the historical record straight (review), Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice 8(9) (2013)
Evidence, policy and ‘evidence for policy’, Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice (2016) 11 (2)
Internet technical intermediaries and secondary liability, chapter in ‘The Digital Single Market Copyright’, Aracne Editrice, Ariccia, May 2016
Property or Status? Music and Musicians Under Copyright, chapter in ‘The Bloomsbury Handbook of Popular Music Policy’, February 2022
TV Quotas Under the AVMS Directive After Brexit, Journal of World Trade 56(2) (2022).
The Human Right of Freedom of Expression in Investor-State Arbitration, Journal of International Arbitration 40(2) (2023)
- Positions or offices held
- Chairman, Film Complaints Board, London
Panel member, Business Arbitration Scheme, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
List of Neutrals, World Intellectual Property Organization
Panel member, IFTA arbitration scheme
Registered Mediator, Civil Mediation Council
Accredited Mediator, Swiss Chamber of Commercial Mediation
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| Anna |
Dilnot |
Essex Court Chambers |
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United Kingdom |
Ms. Anna Dilnot
- Address
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24 Lincoln's Inn Fields
London
United Kingdom
- Tel.
369
- E-mail
- Languages
- English, French
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| Mariel |
Dimsey |
CMS |
Australia |
Hong Kong |
Dr. Mariel Brooke Dimsey
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Managing Partner
CMS
- Address
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18 Westlands Road
57F, One Island East
Quarry Bay, Hong Kong SAR
Hong Kong
- Tel.
8968
- E-mail
- Nationality
- Australia
- Languages
- English, German
- Areas of specialisation
- Banking and finance, Communications, media and technology, Construction and engineering, Intellectual property, Investment and investment treaties, Public international law, Regulatory
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| Jianyong |
Ding |
Beijing Arbitration Commission |
China |
China |
Mr. Jianyong Ding
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Division Chief (I)
Beijing Arbitration Commission
- Address
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118 Jianguo Road
16/F, Zhaoshangju Building, Chaoyang District
Beijing
China
- Tel.
370
- E-mail
- Nationality
- China
- Languages
- Chinese
- Areas of specialisation
- Banking and finance, Construction and engineering, Energy, Real estate
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| Martin |
Doe |
Permanent Court of Arbitration |
Canada, Spain, United States of America |
Netherlands |
Mr. Martin Doe
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Deputy Secretary-General and Principal Legal Counsel
Permanent Court of Arbitration
- Address
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2 Carnegieplein
Peace Palace
The Hague
Netherlands
- Tel.
375
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/martin-doe-2102ba/
- Nationality
- Canada, Spain, United States of America
- Languages
- English, French, Portuguese, Spanish
- 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
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| Arthur |
Dong |
JunHe LLP |
China |
China |
Dr. Arthur Xiao Dong
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Senior Partner
JunHe LLP
- Address
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8 Jianguomenbei Avenue
22/F, China Resources Building
Beijing
China
- Tel.
378
- E-mail
- Nationality
- China
- Languages
- Chinese, English
- Areas of specialisation
- Banking and finance, Investment and investment treaties, Public international law
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