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First name Last name Firm Nationality Country of residence
Dushyant Dave Supreme Court of India India India
Mr. Dushyant Dave
Senior Advocate
Supreme Court of India

Address
212 Golf Links
New Delhi
India
Tel.
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)
Huw Davies Essex Court Chambers United Kingdom United Kingdom
Mr. Huw Davies
KC/Arbitrator
Essex Court Chambers

Address
24 Lincoln's Inn Fields
London
United Kingdom
Tel.
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
Jane Davies Evans KC 3 Verulam Buildings United Kingdom United Kingdom
Mrs. Jane Davies Evans KC
Barrister
3 Verulam Buildings

Address
Gray's Inn
London
United Kingdom
Tel.
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)
Priyesh Daya Webber Wentzel South Africa South Africa
Mr. Priyesh Daya
Partner
Webber Wentzel

Address
90 Rivonia Road
Sandton
Johannesburg
Gauteng
South Africa
Tel.
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).
Marco de Benito de Benito Arbitration Spain Spain
Prof. Marco de Benito
Partner
de Benito Arbitration

Address
Calle Villanueva, 29
Madrid
Madrid
Spain
Tel.
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 23 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
Emilie de Haas International Council for Commercial Arbitration Canada Netherlands
Ms. Emilie de Haas
Research Fellow
International Council for Commercial Arbitration

Address
2 Carnegieplein
Peace Palace
The Hague
Netherlands
Tel.
E-mail
Nationality
Canada
Languages
French, English, Spanish
Areas of specialisation
Investment and investment treaties, Public international law
Jose Félix de Luis y Lorenzo LEGAL 21 ABOGADOS Spain Spain
Mr. Jose Félix de Luis y Lorenzo
Managing Director
LEGAL 21 ABOGADOS

Address
48 Cardenal Marcelo Spinola
16-B
MADRID
MADRID
Spain
Tel.
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
Filip De Ly Erasmus School of Law Belgium Netherlands
Prof. Filip De Ly
Professor of Law
Erasmus School of Law

Address
33 Johan Buziaulaan
Utrecht
Netherlands
Tel.
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
Dirk De Meulemeester DMDB Law Belgium Belgium
Mr. Dirk K.P.L. De Meulemeester
Partner
DMDB Law

Address
437 Louizalaan
Brussel
Belgium
Belgium
Tel.
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
Marijn De Ruysscher Lydian Belgium Belgium
Mr. Marijn De Ruysscher
Counsel
Lydian

Address
86C Havenlaan
B113
Brussels
Belgium
Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
https://be.linkedin.com/in/marijn-de-ruysscher
Nationality
Belgium
Languages
Dutch, English, French, German, Swedish
Short Bio
Marijn has a broad experience in domestic and international commercial dispute resolution via litigation and arbitration in areas such as professional and product liability, insurance, energy (including off-shore), commercial contracts and distribution law. He has specialist experience in complex questions relating to prescription law.

Marijn regularly acts as counsel in arbitration proceedings under different institutional rules, as well as ad hoc. He is also frequently appointed as arbitrator.
Areas of specialisation
Communications, media and technology, Construction and engineering, Energy, Information technology, Transport
Positions or offices held
Board Member of the Alumni Association of the LL.M in International Commercial Arbitration Law at Stockholm University (ICAL)
Robert Deane Borden Ladner Gervais LLP Canada Canada
Mr. Robert J. C. Deane
Partner
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Address
200 Burrard Street
1200 Waterfront Centre
Vancouver
British Columbia
Canada
Tel.
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)
Louis Degos K&L Gates LLP France France
Mr. Louis Degos
Lawyer - Partner
K&L Gates LLP

Address
116 avenue des Champs-Elysées
Paris
France
Tel.
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
Maria Beatrice Deli Italian Association For Arbitration Italy Italy
Prof. Maria Beatrice Deli
Secretary General
Italian Association For Arbitration

Address
34 Via Barnaba Oriani
Roma
Italy
Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
https://delisasson.com/
Nationality
Italy
Languages
Italian, English, French
Areas of specialisation
Investment and investment treaties, Public international law, State contracts/PPP
Positions or offices held
Secretary General, AIA
Founding partner, DELISASSON
Mark Dempsey SC MarkDempseySC Australia Australia
Mr. Mark Dempsey SC
Arbitrator Mediator
MarkDempseySC

Address
Suite 1602, 148-160 King Street
Sydney
New South Wales
Australia
Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
https://markdempseysc.com/
Nationality
Australia
Languages
English
Short Bio
Mark Dempsey SC practices as arbitrator, mediator and 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 sole arbitrator and tribunal chair of disputes including under ICC, ACICA, UNCITRAL and Resolution Institute Rules. Mark is a 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
Yves Derains Derains Gharavi France France
Mr. Yves Derains
Partner
Derains Gharavi

Address
25 rue Balzac
Paris
France
Tel.
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
Dilber Devitre Homburger AG India Switzerland
Ms. Dilber Devitre
Attorney at Law
Homburger AG

Address
201 Hardstrasse
Prime Tower
Zurich
Switzerland
Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/dilber-devitre-0a52144/f
Nationality
India
Languages
English, French, German, Hindi
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,
Steering Committee Member, Young MCIA
Regional Representative, Young ICCA
Board Member (2024-2026), Arbitral Women
Siddharth Dhar Essex Court Chambers United Kingdom
Mr. Siddharth Dhar

Address
24 Lincoln's Inn Fields
London
United Kingdom
Tel.
E-mail
Tulio Di Giacomo Toledo Permanent Court of Arbitration Brazil, Italy Singapore
Dr. Tulio Di Giacomo Toledo
Legal Counsel and PCA Representative in Singapore
Permanent Court of Arbitration

Address
28 Maxwell Road
#02-07 Maxwell Chambers Suites
Singapore
Singapore
Tel.
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
Thomas Dillon FCIArb 4-5 Gray's Inn Square, London United Kingdom, Ireland United Kingdom
Mr. Thomas Dillon FCIArb
Arbitrator - Mediator
4-5 Gray's Inn Square, London

Address
4-5 Gray's Inn Square
London
- none -
United Kingdom
Tel.
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
Anna Dilnot Essex Court Chambers United Kingdom
Ms. Anna Dilnot

Address
24 Lincoln's Inn Fields
London
United Kingdom
Tel.
E-mail
Languages
English, French
Mariel Dimsey CMS Australia Hong Kong
Dr. Mariel Brooke Dimsey
Managing Partner
CMS

Address
18 Westlands Road
57F, One Island East
Quarry Bay, Hong Kong SAR
Hong Kong
Tel.
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
Jianyong Ding Beijing Arbitration Commission China China
Mr. Jianyong Ding
Division Chief (I)
Beijing Arbitration Commission

Address
118 Jianguo Road
16/F, Zhaoshangju Building, Chaoyang District
Beijing
China
Tel.
E-mail
Nationality
China
Languages
Chinese
Areas of specialisation
Banking and finance, Construction and engineering, Energy, Real estate
Martin Doe Permanent Court of Arbitration Canada, Spain, United States Netherlands
Mr. Martin Doe
Deputy Secretary-General and Principal Legal Counsel
Permanent Court of Arbitration

Address
2 Carnegieplein
Peace Palace
The Hague
Netherlands
Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/martin-doe-2102ba/
Nationality
Canada, Spain, United States
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
Arthur Dong JunHe LLP China China
Dr. Arthur Xiao Dong
Senior Partner
JunHe LLP

Address
8 Jianguomenbei Avenue
22/F, China Resources Building
Beijing
China
Tel.
E-mail
Nationality
China
Languages
Chinese, English
Areas of specialisation
Banking and finance, Investment and investment treaties, Public international law
Donald Donovan Arbitration Chambers United States United States
Mr. Donald Francis Donovan
Arbitrator
Arbitration Chambers

Address
45 Rockefeller Plaza
20th Floor
New York
United States
Tel.
E-mail
Nationality
United States
Languages
English, Spanish
Short Bio
Mr. Donovan is Co-Head of the International Disputes Group at Debevoise & Plimpton LLP and teaches International Arbitration and International Investment Law and Arbitration at the New York University School of Law. He is also a visiting professor at the School of International Arbitration at Queen Mary University of London. He serves as a member of the US Secretary of State’s Advisory Committee on International Law, a member of the Advisory Committees of the American Law Institute for the Restatement of US Foreign Relations Law and for the Restatement of the US Law of International Commercial Arbitration (ITA), and he has also served as an Alternate Member of the ICC International Court of Arbitration.
Publications
- India Clears Obstacle to Enforcement of Mainland China and Hong Kong Arbitral Awards by Notifying China as New York Convention Territory; April 26, 2012
- Recent Second Circuit Decision Calls Into Question the Enforceability of Class-Action Waiver Clauses; March 23, 2011
- Obtaining Evidence for Use in International Arbitrations Through United States Courts; October 2010
Positions or offices held
- Member, ICCA Governing Board
- President, American Society of International Law
- Chair, Institute for Transnational Arbitration (2000-2005)
- Chair, Arbitration Committee of the U.S. Council for International Business (the US National Committee for the ICC International Court of Arbitration) (2000-2003)
- Board of Directors, Human Rights First
- Program Co-Chair,Centennial Meeting of the American Society of International Law (2006)
- Program Chair, XIVth Congress of the International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA) in Montreal in June 2006 and the XVth Congress in Dublin in June 2008.
- Faculty, New York University School of Law
- Visiting Professor, Centre for Commercial Law, Queen Mary University of London
- Member, Board of Trustees, Foundation for International Arbitration Advocacy
- Member, Advisory Board, Geneva Master in International Dispute Settlement Program at The Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, both in Geneva
Ted Drauschak Helianthus, LLC United States United States
Mr. Ted Alan Drauschak
CEO
Helianthus, LLC

Address
1205 Chestershire Place
Pottstown
PA
United States
Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
https://www.helianthusllc.com/
Nationality
United States
Languages
English
Short Bio
I am a seasoned problem solver, project execution specialist and investment manager. I have successfully executed numerous commercial, power and renewable energy projects around the globe. I am a graduate Civil Engineer having completed graduate level work in Public Policy, Strategic Negotiations and Leadership at Johns Hopkins, Harvard Kennedy School and Green Templeton College at Oxford respectively. I am a AAA Panrl Srbitrator for real estate and construction disputes
Areas of specialisation
Banking and finance, Construction and engineering, Energy
Positions or offices held
CEO, Helianthus, LLC
CEO, Drau River Holdings, LLC
CEO, Managing partner- G2 Spectra, LLC
CEO, Broadlands Financial Group
COO Sealord, LLC
COO/Co-Founder Mountbatten, Inc (NASDAQ:MTBN)
Engineer/Project Manager RTKL Associates, INC
Engineer/Construction Manager - Bechtel Power Corp. (Nuclear)

Stephen Drymer Woods LLP Canada Canada
Mr. Stephen Laurence Drymer
Head of International Arbitration
Woods LLP

Address
2000 McGill College Ave.
Suite 1700
Montréal
Québec
Canada
Tel.
E-mail
Nationality
Canada
Languages
English, French, Spanish
Areas of specialisation
Communications, media and technology, Construction and engineering, Energy, Information technology, Investment and investment treaties, Public international law, Sport, Transport
Armin Duerrschmidt CMS Hasche Sigle Germany Germany
Dr. Armin Duerrschmidt

Address
12 Nymphenburger Strasse
Munich
Germany
Tel.
E-mail
Nationality
Germany
Languages
German
Adrian Duffy KC, FCIArb, FACICA, MNI Barrister Australia Australia
Mr. Adrian William Duffy KC, FCIArb, FACICA, MNI
Barrister at Law
Barrister

Address
25 Usher Street
Indooroopilly
Queensland
Australia
Tel.
E-mail
Nationality
Australia
Languages
English
Short Bio
Adrian is a commercial silk with chambers in Brisbane and Perth with particular specialties in maritime and aviation law and trade. He has long experience in international and domestic arbitration, mostly as legal representative for parties, but including as arbitrator. He is a supporting member of the London Maritime Arbitrators Association and has acted in a number of maritime arbitrations conducted in London by arbitrators appointed under LMAA Rules. He is also a member of CIArb and ICCA and has acted in arbitrations conducted under a number of other regimes, including ICC Rules. He is on the arbitrators panel of the Maritime Law Association of Australia and New Zealand.
Areas of specialisation
Construction and engineering, Energy, Maritime and shipping, Public international law, Sport, Transport
Elodie Dulac King & Spalding LLP France Singapore
Ms. Elodie Dulac
Partner
King & Spalding LLP

Address
One Raffles Quay
North Tower, Level 31
Singapore
Singapore
Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/elodie-dulac-23897363/
Nationality
France
Languages
French, English
Short Bio
Elodie Dulac is a partner in King & Spalding international arbitration group in Singapore, where she has been based for over 15 years. Elodie specialises in international commercial arbitration, investment treaty arbitration and public international law. She typically acts on Asia-related cases, with particular expertise in energy, mining, joint venture/shareholder disputes as well as disputes involving States and State-owned entities. Further, she has particular experience of Asia-Africa disputes. In addition to her work as counsel, Elodie has been appointed as arbitrator in over 20 arbitrations, including under the auspices of the AIAC, ICC, HKIAC, SIAC, KIAC and ad hoc. She is a member of the ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR. A French national, Elodie is admitted to practice in England & Wales (Solicitor-Advocate) and Paris.
Areas of specialisation
Energy, Investment and investment treaties, Public international law, State contracts/PPP