| Gbolahan |
Elias SAN |
G. Elias & Co. |
Nigeria |
Nigeria |
Gbolahan Elias SAN
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Presiding Partner
G. Elias & Co.
- Address
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6 Broad Street
Lagos Island
Nigeria
- Tel.
402
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/gbolahan-elias-4aa1594/
- Nationality
- Nigeria
- Languages
- Yoruba, English
- Short Bio
- Gbolahan Elias is a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (Nigeria’s equivalent of the United Kingdom’s Queen’s Counsel), visiting professor of commercial law at Babcock University, Chancellor at Lagos State University, and partner at G. Elias & Co..
G. Elias & Co. is a leading Nigerian business law firm that is a member of the Africa Legal Network (ALN), the premier alliance of independent African business law firms.
He has been a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (United Kingdom) since 2004. He has been the Chairman of the Lagos State Law Reform Commission, and a Fellow of the Energy Institute. He read law at Magdalen and Merton Colleges, Oxford University, graduating with BA (1st Class Honours), BCL (1st Class Honours), MA and D.Phil. He has published widely, especially on trusts, corporate law and arbitration.
- Areas of specialisation
- Antitrust, competition and trade, Banking and finance, Communications, media and technology, Construction and engineering, Employment and pensions, Energy, Environmental law, Information technology, Intellectual property, Investment and investment treaties, Maritime and shipping, Public international law, Real estate, Regulatory, Restructuring and insolvency, Sport, State contracts/PPP, Taxation and accountancy, Transport
- Publications
- Book:
Explaining Constructive Trusts, Oxford University Press (1990)
Papers:
1. Elias, G. (1995) The Composition of Arbitral Tribunals. A paper presented at a workshop on Arbitration in Debt- Recovery Contexts held in Lagos, sponsored by the Financial Institution Training Centre.
2. G. Elias & Co., ‘Foreign Oil Companies and the NIPC Decree’ (1997). A paper by the collaborative effort of Gbolahan Elias, Fred Onuobia, Segun Omoregie, Deji Elias and the lawyers at G. Elias & Co., Solicitors and Advocates, Lagos, Nigeria.
3. Gbolahan Elias, ‘Reparation for Wrongful Arrests: A Revisionist View’ (1999) 207. A paper presented at the 4th Maritime Seminar for judges held in Lagos from the 2nd to 4th of March 1999 organised by the National Institute and the Nigerian Shippers Council.
4. Gbolahan Elias, ‘Export Finance: Documentary Tax Problems’ (1998). A paper presented at the Afreximbank Seminar in 1998.
5. Gbolahan Elias, ‘Insurance Law After 1996: A Critique’ (1997).
6. Elias, G. and Onuobia, F. (2002). The Draft Electricity Sector Reform Act, Part II. Modern Practice Journal of Finance & Investment Law. Volume 6, No 3-4, ISSN 116-7971, 484-496.
7. Elias, G. (2004). The Nigerian Ports Authority Act 1999: Issues and Problems, presented at the 7th Maritime Seminar for Judges, Nigeria: Linksoft Nigeria Limited.
8. Elias, G. (2000). The 1999 Federal High Court Rules and the Admiralty Rules, presented at the 5th Maritime Seminar for Judges, Lagos, Nigeria, May 23-25. Nigeria: Linksoft Nigeria Limited.
9. Elias, G. (2002). Legal and Regulatory Framework for a National Depository in Nigeria, presented at a Stakeholders’ Workshop organized by the Committee on the Establishment of a National Depository in Nigeria, June 6, 2002.
10. Gbolahan Elias ‘The Telephony Regulator’s “Exclusive Competence” (2005) Modern Practice Journal of Finance and Investment Law (Vol. 9 Nos 1-2), 109.
11. Gbolahan Elias ‘The Cabotage Act: Issues and Problems’ (2004) 8th Maritime Seminars for Judges, 1. Paper presented at the June 2004 Maritime Seminar for Judges organized by the National Judicial Institute and the Nigerian Shippers Council.
12. Gbolahan Elias ‘The ISA 2007: Two Merger Problems’ (2008) Celebration of a Legal Maestro - Justice Salihu Modibbo Alfa Belgore (a collection of essays published by the National Association of Nigerian Law Students), 119.
13. Gbolahan Elias ‘Company Mergers and Land Transfer Taxes’ (2011) Appellate Review Vol 1 No. 4, 49.
14. Gbolahan Elias ‘Census Litigation: Issues and Prospects’ (2013) Paper presented at the June 2013 Anniversary Lecture at University of Ibadan organised by the Faculty of Law of the University of Ibadan.
15. Gbolahan Elias ‘A Defence of the 2009 Lagos State Arbitration Regime’ (2014) Lagos Court of Arbitration Journal Vol. 1 No. 1 November 2014, 21.
16. Gbolahan Elias ‘General Exemptions from Merger Control’ (2016) Gravitas Journal Vol. 7 No. 1 March 2016, 35.
17. Gbolahan Elias ‘Examination of a Statutory Squeeze-Out Option’ (2018) Gravitas Journal Vol. 9 No. 1 March 2017, 60.
- Positions or offices held
- 1981-82: Assistant State Counsel at the Federal Ministry of Justice
1997-2015: Member, Organizing Committee, Maritime Seminar for Judges
2000-2012: Nigerian-German Business Council: Ways and Means Committee Chairman
2000 : Member, National Council on Privatization Oil and Gas Law Reform Implementation Committee
2001 : Member, National Committee on Private Pension Fund Management Law Reform
2002 : Member, Lagos State Law Review Commission
2004-2012: Member, Lagos State University Governing Council
2004 : Vice-Chairman, Nigeria-Netherlands Chamber of Commerce
2005 : Member, Ministerial Sub-Committee to Reform Foreclosure and Securitization Law
2007 : Member, Lagos State Arbitration Law Reform Committee
2007 : Chairman, Lagos State Trusts Law Reform Committee
2010 : Chairman, Ministerial Committee to review the National Transport Commission Bill
2011- : Chairman, Mergers Acquisitions and Corporate Reorganisations Committee,
Nigerian Bar Association (“NBA”) Section on Business Law
2013 : Chairman, Conference Planning Committee, Annual Conference of NBA Section on Business Law
2016-2019: Chairman, Lagos State Law Reform Commission
2020: Chancellor, Lagos State University
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| Marco |
Eliëns |
Lemstra Van der Korst N.V. |
Netherlands |
Netherlands |
Marco Eliëns
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Partner
Lemstra Van der Korst N.V.
- Address
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16 Prins Hendriklaan
Amsterdam
Noord-Holland
Netherlands
- Tel.
8667
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://lvdk.com/
- Nationality
- Netherlands
- Languages
- Dutch, English, French, German
- Short Bio
- Marco specialises in international arbitration and litigation. He has acted for numerous listed companies and large multinational corporations in proceedings under the ICC, ICSID, UNCITRAL, LCIA and NAI rules, and has acted in many enforcement proceedings involving arbitral awards as well as court judgments. Marco also acts as an arbitrator and works as a deputy judge at the Court of Appeal of Arnhem-Leeuwarden. He has published on arbitration, litigation funding, corporate law and financial reporting.
Before joining Lemstra Van der Korst, Marco formed part of the dispute resolution team at De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek, where he started his career in 2012. In 2019, Marco was seconded to Tenor Capital, a litigation funder in New York.
- Areas of specialisation
- Banking and finance, Energy, Investment and investment treaties
- Positions or offices held
- Deputy judge at the Court of Appeal of Arnhem-Leeuwarden, the Netherlands
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| Jeffrey |
Elkinson JP |
Harneys |
Bermuda, Ireland |
Bermuda |
Jeffrey Elkinson JP
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Consultant
Harneys
- Address
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Sterling House 16 Wesley Street
4th Floor
Hamilton
Bermuda
- Tel.
403
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- http://linkedin.com/in/jeffrey-elkinson-b430812
- Nationality
- Bermuda, Ireland
- Languages
- English, French
- Short Bio
- Chartered Arbitrator with law degrees from Trinity College Dublin and a member of the Bars of: -
Ireland
England
Hong Kong
NSW Australia
New York
US Supreme Court
US Court of International Trade
US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Bermuda and Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court.
Trust and Estates Practitioner, Special Asst Att. Gen for Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Assistant Justice of the Supreme Court of Bermuda.
Consultant to Carey Olsen, Bermuda. Door tenant of Des Voeux Chambers, Hong Kong. He is an arbitrator/counsel with appointments from ICC, LCIA, and CIArb. Past President of CIArb, Course Director and tutor for its Diploma, Fellowship, Member and Associate courses. IBA Officer Ethics, Chair of Professional Conduct Committee and Police Complaints Authority of Bermuda. Legal Advisor to Bermuda Olympics Committee
- Areas of specialisation
- Banking and finance, Communications, media and technology, Construction and engineering, Maritime and shipping, Regulatory, Restructuring and insolvency, Sport
- Publications
- ICCA Handbook
Offshore Commercial Law in Bermuda
World Arbitration Reporter
- Positions or offices held
- Special Assistant Attorney General for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Assistant Judge of the Bermuda Supreme Court, IBA Officer, Professional Ethics Committee
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| SELVA RAMKUMAR |
ELLAPPAN |
MASILAMANI & CO CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS |
India |
India |
SELVA RAMKUMAR ELLAPPAN
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PARTNER
MASILAMANI & CO CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS
- Address
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22 FIFTH CROSS STREET LAKE AREA NUNGAMBAKKAM CHENNAI 600034
PLOT 7/9E SADASIVAM NAGAR 1ST CROSS STREET KAMARAJAPURAM SEMBAKKAM CHENNAI 600073
CHENNAI
TAMILNADU
India
- Tel.
9428
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/esrkumar/
- Nationality
- India
- Languages
- Tamil, English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu
- Short Bio
- BIO-DATA – E. SELVA RAMKUMAR
E. Selva Ramkumar, M.Com., FCA, CFE, DISA (ICAI), CRISC (ISACA), is a Chartered Accountant and Partner at Masilamani & Co., Chartered Accountants, Chennai, India. He has extensive professional expertise in audit and assurance, financial and forensic examination, valuation, expert witness services, litigation support, contract advisory, and commercial dispute resolution.
He is a Qualified Arbitrator under the Arbitration and Arbitration Professionals programme of the Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs (IICA), Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India, New Delhi. He is also a Certified Mediator (ICAI) and a Member of the CINICA Arbitration Center.
He has more than 10 years of experience assisting in arbitration proceedings in the Gulf region, particularly Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Areas of specialisation
- Banking and finance, Communications, media and technology, Construction and engineering, Energy, Information technology, Intellectual property, Investment and investment treaties, Maritime and shipping, Taxation and accountancy, Transport
- Publications
- NIL
- Positions or offices held
- PARTNER AT CONSULTING FIRM AT CHENNAI , INDIA
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| Alec |
Emmerson |
ADR Management Consultancies |
United Kingdom |
United Arab Emirates |
Alec Emmerson
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International Arbitrator
ADR Management Consultancies
- Address
-
2901 Mada Residences
Burj Khalifa District, Downtown
Dubai United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
- Tel.
407
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://emmersonarbitrator.com/
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Languages
- English, French
- Short Bio
- Alec Emmerson is a well-known international arbitrator based in Dubai. He was vice chairman of UAE ICC Arbitration and ADR Commission Steering Committee, a member of the LCIA Court and a former Trustee and Chief Executive of DIFC Arbitration Institute.
Alec practiced as a disputes partner in a major international firm of solicitors in England, Hong Kong (1984 to 1996) and Dubai (1999 to 2017). Since 2008 he has sat in over 280 arbitrations across a wide range of sectors, institutions and jurisdictions in London & Europe, Middle East, Africa & Asia.
- Areas of specialisation
- Antitrust, competition and trade, Communications, media and technology, Construction and engineering, Energy, Maritime and shipping, Real estate, Transport
- Publications
- Many
- Positions or offices held
- Trustee & Chief Executive, DIFC Arbitration Institute (2016 to 20 September 2021); Member LCIA Court (2016-2020); Member ICC-UAE-Commission on Arbitration & ADR (2016-2023); Member Emirates Racing Association Appeals Panel; Member of Saudi Center for Commercial Arbitration Rules Advisory Committee (now Global Advisory Committee) (2019 ongoing) and Saudi Center for Commercial Arbitration Court (SCCA Court) (November 2022-ongoing); Emeritus member of International Construction Arbitrators Association.
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| Deborah |
Enix-Ross |
Debevoise & Plimpton |
United States of America |
United States of America |
Deborah Enix-Ross
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Senior Advisor, Global Engagement
Debevoise & Plimpton
- Address
-
66 Hudson Boulevard
New York
NY
United States of America
- Tel.
9133
- E-mail
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Languages
- English
- Short Bio
- Deborah Enix-Ross is Senior Advisor, Global Engagement, for the International Dispute Resolution Group at Debevoise & Plimpton. She previously served as a Senior Legal Officer and Head of the External Relations and Information Section of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Arbitration and Mediation Center in Geneva, Switzerland. Before joining WIPO, she was the Director of International Litigation for the Dispute Analysis and Corporate Recovery Services Group (DA&CR) of Price Waterhouse, and, before that, served, for seven years, as the American representative to the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) International Court of Arbitration. The U.S. Departments of Commerce and State appointed her as one of the original eight U.S. members of the trilateral NAFTA Advisory Committee on Private Commercial Disputes.
- Positions or offices held
- Past President, American Bar Association
Secretary-General, International Bar Association
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| Miannaya |
Essien |
Principles Law Partnership |
Nigeria |
Nigeria |
Miannaya Essien
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Managing Partner
Principles Law Partnership
- Address
-
14A Obanoban
GRA Phase 2
Port Harcourt
Rivers
Nigeria
- Tel.
409
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://principleslaw.com/
- Nationality
- Nigeria
- Languages
- English
- Short Bio
- Senior Advocate of Nigeria; Member of the Body of Benchers; Notary Public; Chartered Arbitrator; Fellow and Panel member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators; Member of the Board, Lagos Court of Arbitration; Fellow of the Institute of Construction Industry Arbitrators; Faculty member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators; Member of Council of the Business Recovery & Insolvency Practitioners Association.
Specialises in the resolution of complex commercial, energy and financial transactions.
- Areas of specialisation
- Banking and finance, Construction and engineering, Energy, Environmental law, Intellectual property, Investment and investment treaties, Maritime and shipping, Transport
- Positions or offices held
- Managing Partner, Chartered Arbitrator, Notary Public,
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| Bjoern |
Etgen |
NEXUS Arbitrator Chambers |
Germany |
Singapore |
Bjoern Etgen
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International Arbitrator
NEXUS Arbitrator Chambers
- Address
-
#16-03 High Street Centre 1 North Bridge Road
Singapore
Singapore
- Tel.
9206
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- http://www.nexusarb.com
- Nationality
- Germany
- Languages
- German, Chinese, English
- Short Bio
-
With over 25 years in international arbitration, Dr. Bjoern Etgen excels in high-stakes cross-border commercial arbitration disputes, leveraging his deep understanding of cultural nuances and legal frameworks in Asia and Europe. Dr. Etgen's arbitration expertise spans from international trade and M&A transactions to tech, finance and infrastructure sectors. Most recently he has also specialized in crypto currency disputes.
• 25+ years of experience in China and Asia-related arbitration
• Particular experienced with CIETAC, HKIAC,
SHIAC, SIAC, SCC and DIS arbitrations
• Conducts arbitrations in German, English and
Chinese (Mandarin)
• Extensive arbitration experience involving
Chinese SOEs, JVs in the areas of tech and engineering
- Areas of specialisation
- Antitrust, competition and trade, Banking and finance, Intellectual property, Investment and investment treaties, Transport
- Publications
- CIETAC 2024 Arbitration Rules - Article by Article commentary - co-author
- Positions or offices held
- IPBA Arbitration Committee
Fellow HKG Institute of arbitrators
DIS - China Committee
Post-Graduate Certificates in Blockchain, Bitcoin and Ethereum - specializing in Crypto disputes
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| Pontus |
Ewerlöf |
Snellman Advokatbyrå |
Sweden |
Sweden |
Pontus Ewerlöf
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Partner
Snellman Advokatbyrå
- Address
-
20 Kungsträdgårdsgatan
PO Box 7801
Stockholm
Sweden
- Tel.
412
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/pontusewerlof/
- Nationality
- Sweden
- Languages
- Swedish, English
- Short Bio
- Pontus has substantial experience in international and domestic arbitration under the SCC, ICC, LCIA rules and ad hoc proceedings as well as court proceedings in Sweden. Pontus' experience as counsel encompassing a wide range of areas such as investor-state disputes, energy, construction and real estate, IT-systems, supply, share and asset purchases, finance, agency and distribution, professional and product liability, regulatory issues and insurance. Pontus is also appointed as arbitrator on a regular basis.
- Areas of specialisation
- Communications, media and technology, Construction and engineering, Energy, Investment and investment treaties, Public international law, Real estate
- Publications
- International Arbitration in Sweden, A Practitioner's Guide, 2nd Ed.International Arbitration in Sweden, A Practitioner's Guide, 2nd Ed., 2021
Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards; The Interpretation and Application of
the New York Convention by National Courts (George A. Bermann, editor), 2017
Interim Measures v. the New York Convention – has time come to refresh the application of the
New York Convention? in Young Arbitration Review, Ed. 16, January 2015
Application of the New York Convention by Swedish Courts in Franke, Magnusson, Ragnwaldh, Wallin (eds.) International Arbitration in Sweden, A Practitioner’s Guide, Wolters Kluwer, 2013
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| María Rosa |
Fabara Vera |
Bustamante Fabara |
Ecuador |
Ecuador |
María Rosa Fabara Vera
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Managing Partner
Bustamante Fabara
- Address
-
Edificio COFIEC Av. Patria E4-69 y Amazonas
Quito
Pichincha
Ecuador
- Tel.
9298
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/mar%C3%ADa-rosa-fabara-218b5526/
- Nationality
- Ecuador
- Languages
- Spanish, English
- Short Bio
- María Rosa Fabara Vera is the Managing Partner of BUSTAMANTE FABARA and has over 30 years of experience as a lawyer in Ecuador. She is widely recognized for her outstanding practice in dispute resolution, with a strong focus on domestic and international arbitration, as well as complex civil and administrative litigation.
María Rosa is known for her strategic approach to complex cases, combining tailored, effective solutions with a broad perspective shaped by her experience in mergers and acquisitions, regulatory and corporate matters, public procurement, competition law, and intellectual property.
She also acts as an international arbitrator for the Inter-American Commission on Commercial Arbitration, as well as a national arbitrator for Ecuador’s leading arbitration centers.
- Areas of specialisation
- Antitrust, competition and trade, Intellectual property, State contracts/PPP
- Positions or offices held
- Current positions
1. Managing Partner, Bustamante Fabara.
2. International Arbitrator, Inter-American Commission on Commercial Arbitration.
3. National Arbitrator, Centro de Arbitraje y Mediación de la Cámara de Comercio de Quito.
4. National Arbitrator, Centro de Arbitraje y Mediación de la Cámara de Comercio Ecuatoriano Americana.
5. National Arbitrator, Centro de Arbitraje y Mediación de la Universidad Espíritu Santo.
Previous positions held
1. Founding Partner, Fabara & Compañía Abogados.
2. Partner, Larreátegui & Fabara.
3. Director of the Administrative and Financial Department, Vice Presidency of the Republic of Ecuador.
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| Babatunde |
Fagbohunlu |
Aluko & Oyebode (ALN Nigeria) |
Nigeria, United Kingdom |
Nigeria |
Babatunde Fagbohunlu
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Lawyer and Arbitrator
Aluko & Oyebode (ALN Nigeria)
- Address
-
1 Murtala Muhammed Drive
Ikoyi, Lagos
Lagos
Lagos
Nigeria
- Tel.
9037
- E-mail
- Nationality
- Nigeria, United Kingdom
- Languages
- Yoruba, English
- Short Bio
- Mr Fagbohunlu is a partner and head of the Litigation, Arbitration and ADR Practice Group in Aluko & Oyebode. He regularly acts as counsel to Nigerian as well as foreign and multinational clients in Ad Hoc and institutional arbitrations, and has served as arbitrator in several cases, including arbitrations administered by the ICC and the LCIA. Mr Fagbohunlu has also served on the Federal Government of Nigeria’s Committee on the Reform and Harmonization of Arbitration/ADR Laws. He co-authored the book “Arbitration in Africa: A Review of Key Jurisdictions” published by Sweet and Maxwell in 2016.
- Areas of specialisation
- Construction and engineering, Energy, Environmental law, Investment and investment treaties, Maritime and shipping, Public international law, Regulatory, State contracts/PPP
- Publications
- • Arbitration in Africa – A Review of key Jurisdictions (Sweet & Maxwell, 2016) – coauthored with Kamal Rasiklal Shah and John Miles
• “Reintroducing the Divergence Between Legal Traditions in International Investment Law: Substantive Aspects” in The Plurality and Synergies of Legal Traditions in International Arbitration: Looking Beyond the Common and Civil Law Divide (Wolters-Kluwer, to be published).
• The Principle of Limited Court Intervention Survives in Nigeria …… But How Far Will the Courts Go? - Kluwer Arbitration Blog, 2 nd August 2013
http://globalarbitrationreview.com/news/article/31789/statoil-chevron-overturnnigerianinjunction/
• “Are Maritime Arbitration Clauses Valid?”-“The Arbitrator”, Volume 2, No.1, at pages 2-5
• The Nigerian Chapter on International Arbitration – The International Comparative Legal Guide to
- Positions or offices held
- Member, ICCA Queen Mary Task Force on Third Party Funding
Member, Court of Arbitration of the London Court of International Arbitration (2016 to 2021)
Member, Delos Governing Board (2025 to date)
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| Valentina |
Faienza |
ICCA International Council for Commercial Arbitration |
Italy |
Italy |
Valentina Faienza
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ICCA Publications Managing Editor
ICCA International Council for Commercial Arbitration
- Tel.
8987
- E-mail
- Nationality
- Italy
- Languages
- Italian
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| Caroline |
Falconer |
SCC Arbitration Institute |
Sweden |
Sweden |
|
| Kun |
Fan |
UNSW Law & Justice; Kun Fan Arbitration |
China |
Australia |
Kun Fan
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Professor; Arbitrator
UNSW Law & Justice; Kun Fan Arbitration
- Address
-
9/10-14 Chicago Avenue
UNSW Law & Justice, SYDNEY NSW 2052 AUSTRALIA
Sydney
NSW
Australia
- Tel.
9432
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://kun.fan/
- Nationality
- China
- Languages
- Chinese, English, French
- Short Bio
- Kun Fan is Professor of Law at UNSW Law and Justice. Author of the book Arbitration in China: A Legal and Cultural Analysis (Hart Publishing), she has published extensively in the field of ADR and has received numerous awards. She has acted as counsel, legal expert, arbitrator, tribunal secretary, and domain names panelist in numerous international arbitration and domain names proceedings. During her time as Deputy Counsel at the ICC International Court of Arbitration, she oversaw more than 100 international arbitrations. She is admitted to the New York Bar, an arbitrator with a number of arbitration institutions, including CIETAC, Beijing Arbitration Commission (BAC), eBRAM, Haihan Arbitration Commission, Zhuhai Arbitration Commission, etc, an accredited mediator and domain names panelist for CIETAC, ADNDRC and HKIAC.
- Areas of specialisation
- Environmental law, Intellectual property, Investment and investment treaties, Public international law, State contracts/PPP
- Publications
- Kun Fan, Arbitration in China: A Legal and Cultural Analysis, Hart Publishing, February 2013.
Kun Fan and Xiaolei Han, “Normative Dualism and Parallel Institution-Building: The Case of International Commercial Dispute Prevention and Settlement Organization (ICDPASO)”, 44 Boston University International Law Journal 3, 2026.
Kun Fan, "Climate-Related Investment Arbitration: Tribunal's Approaches to Rollback of Renewable Energy Incentives" (2025) 22 Transnational Dispute Management 3, TDM Special Issue
Kun Fan, "International Investment Arbitration - E
Mediation of Investor-State Disputes: A Treaty Survey”, 2 Journal of Dispute Resolution 327 (2020)
Kun Fan,“Mediation of Investor-State Disputes: A Treaty Survey”, 2 Journal of Dispute Resolution 327 (2020),
- Positions or offices held
- Professor, UNSW LAW & JUSTICE, AUSTRALIA
Associate Professor, MCGILL FACULTY OF LAW, CANADA
Assistant Professor, CUHK FACULTY OF LAW, HONG KONG
Visiting Scholar, HARVARD UNIVERSITY HARVARD YENCHING INSTITUTE, U.S.A.
Senior Counsel, ARBITRATION ASIA, HONG KONG
Deputy Counsel, SECRETARIAT OF ICC INTERNATIONAL COURT OF ARBITRATION, PARIS
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| Kerris |
Farren |
BCLP |
United Kingdom |
United Kingdom |
Kerris Farren
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Partner
BCLP
- Address
-
5 5 Laurence Pountney Hill
London
United Kingdom
- Tel.
9362
- E-mail
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Languages
- English, Polish
- Areas of specialisation
- Banking and finance, Construction and engineering, Energy, Public international law, Real estate, State contracts/PPP
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| Xavier |
Favre-Bulle |
Lenz & Staehelin |
Switzerland |
Switzerland |
Xavier Favre-Bulle
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Partner
Lenz & Staehelin
- Address
-
30 route de Chêne
Geneva 6
Switzerland
- Tel.
73
- E-mail
- Nationality
- Switzerland
- Languages
- French, English
- Short Bio
- Dr. Xavier Favre-Bulle is a partner at Lenz & Staehelin in Geneva, where he heads the Arbitration group and the Sports law sector. He is also the President of the Arbitration Court of the Swiss Arbitration Centre. He has some 30 years of experience in dispute resolution and has been involved in more than 260 arbitrations. Among various positions in arbitration associations, Xavier is the Co-Chair of the IBA Arbitration Committee. He is a frequent speaker at conferences and the author of some 80 books and articles. He has lectured at several universities (Switzerland, France) on arbitration and contract law.
- Publications
- Publications (selection)
[co-author: Newmark C.] The Use and Abuse of Factual Witnesses, in: Dossier XX ICC Institute of World Business Law - Rethinking the Paradigms of International Arbitration, 2023, 100-132.
[co-author: Wehland H.] Swiss Arbitration Centre, in: Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Zivilprozess- und Zwangsvollstreckungsrecht (ZZZ), 60/2022, 429-431.
Case Notes on International Arbitration [Switzerland, 2021], in: Swiss Review of International and European Law (SRIEL), 2022, 675-701.
[co-authors: Frey H., Rötheli A., Riz à Porta G.] Switzerland, in: The Mergers and Acquisitions Liti-gation Review, Law Business Research, 2022, 141-149.
Case Notes on International Arbitration [Switzerland, 2020], in: Swiss Review of International and European Law (SRIEL), 2021, 793-822.
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| Alberto |
Favro |
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP |
Italy |
United Kingdom |
Alberto Favro
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Associate
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
- Address
-
2 London Wall Place
London
United Kingdom
- Tel.
9398
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/alberto-favro/
- Nationality
- Italy
- Languages
- Italian, English
- Short Bio
- Alberto Favro’s practice focuses on international arbitration and litigation.
Alberto has represented multinational corporations in complex commercial disputes across multiple industries, including construction, energy, automotive, technology, media, sports, and financial services before arbitral tribunals and domestic courts in England and Italy.
Alberto is based in London since 2024. Between 2019-2023 he was resident in Cleary Gottlieb's Milan office. Prior to moving to the London office, he completed an LL.M. at Columbia Law School, where he specialized in investor-state, commercial and sports arbitration.
- Positions or offices held
- Executive Committee Member, AA40 - The Italian Below40 Arbitration Association
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| Ning |
Fei |
Hui Zhong Law Firm |
China |
China |
Ning Fei
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Partner
Hui Zhong Law Firm
- Address
-
21/F, North Tower, Beijing Kerry Center,1 Guanghua Road
Chaoyang District
Beijing
China
- Tel.
416
- E-mail
- Nationality
- China
- Languages
- Chinese, English
- Short Bio
- Mr. Ning Fei has been practicing as counsel and arbitrator in the international commercial disputes arena for over 30 years. He is a co-founder and the managing partner of Hui Zhong Law Firm, the first and the leading international dispute resolution boutique based in China. During 2013 – 2019, he was a Council Member of HKIAC, and in 2024 he was newly appointed as the member of Nominations Committee of HKIAC, both titles vested to persons from mainland China for the first time in history. He led the endeavor to amend SCIA’s arbitration rules, the first of its kind that fully integrates with international standards. Mr. Fei serves as a Governing Board Member of the International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA).
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| Borja |
Fernandez de Trocóniz |
Linklaters LLP |
Spain |
Spain |
Borja Fernandez de Trocóniz
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Partner
Linklaters LLP
- Address
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40 Almagro
Madrid
Spain
- Tel.
422
- E-mail
- Nationality
- Spain
- Languages
- Spanish, English
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| Juan |
Fernández-Armesto |
Armesto Dispute Resolution S.L.P. |
Spain |
Spain |
Juan Fernández-Armesto
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Arbitrator
Armesto Dispute Resolution S.L.P.
- Address
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102 General Pardiñas
8 Izq
Madrid
Spain
- Tel.
423
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://www.armestodr.es/juan-fernandez-armesto/
- Nationality
- Spain
- Languages
- Spanish, English, German, Portuguese
- Short Bio
- Dr. Juan Fernandez-Armesto is a professional arbitrator and specializes in commercial, investment and construction arbitration. He has extensive experience in both Spanish domestic arbitrations as well as international arbitrations administered by bodies such as the ICC, LCIA, VIAC, DIAC and ad hoc arbitrations under the UNCITRAL Rules. He has been President of the Spanish Securities and Exchange Commission (CNMV) (1996-2000), partner of Uría Menéndez (1983-1996) and Chaired Professor of Commercial Law (1988-2009).
- Areas of specialisation
- Banking and finance, Communications, media and technology, Construction and engineering, Energy, Investment and investment treaties, Public international law
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| Craig |
Ferris KC |
Lawson Lundell LLP |
Canada |
Canada |
Craig Ferris KC
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Partner
Lawson Lundell LLP
- Address
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925 West Georgia Street
Suite 1600 Cathedral Place
Vancouver
British Columbia
Canada
- Tel.
426
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://www.lawsonlundell.com/team-Craig-Ferris
- Nationality
- Canada
- Languages
- English
- Short Bio
- Craig is one of British Columbia’s most accomplished litigation lawyers and acts for clients in commercial and business disputes. His particular areas of focus include shareholder remedies, trust, pension and fiduciary disputes, securities and transactional litigation, product liability, mining disputes and real estate litigation.
Craig has appeared in all levels of court in British Columbia as well as the Supreme Court of Canada. He also has extensive experience, both as counsel and as a neutral, in international and domestic arbitrations as well as in administrative settings, including before the British Columbia Securities Commission. Craig has particular knowledge of class actions and acted as lead counsel in several successful defences of major class proceedings in a wide variety of industries.
- Areas of specialisation
- Banking and finance, Construction and engineering, Employment and pensions, Energy, Real estate
- Publications
- Chambers Global Practice Guides - International Arbitration 2021: Law & Practice, Author, August 17, 2021 to present
IBA Updates Guidelines on Conflicts of Interest in International Arbitration, Commercial Litigation and Dispute Resolution Blog, March 20, 2024, https://www.lawsonlundell.com/Commercial-Litigation-and-Dispute-Resolution-Blog/iba-updates-guidelines-on-conflicts-of-interest-in-international-arbitration
- Positions or offices held
- President , Law Society of British Columbia (2020)
Bencher, Law Society of British Columbia (2013 - 2020)
Director, Advocates Society (2022-2024)
Vice President, Advocates Society (2025 - present)
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| Alexander |
Fessas |
ICC International Court Of Arbitration |
Cyprus |
France |
Alexander Fessas
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Secretary General
ICC International Court Of Arbitration
- Address
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33-43 Avenue du President Wilson
Paris
France
- Tel.
427
- E-mail
- Nationality
- Cyprus
- Languages
- Greek, English, French
- Short Bio
- Responsible for the operational management and coordination of the ICC Court’s Secretariat and other DRS in Paris, Hong Kong, New York, Sao Paolo, Singapore and Abu Dhabi Global Market. He joined the Secretariat in late 2011 and held consecutive positions in three case management teams, of which two as counsel. Prior to his appointment as Secretary General, he was the Secretariat’s Managing Counsel over a three-year term. He read law at the University of Athens, Greece having specialized in international commercial transactions and conflict of laws. He practised as counsel out of Athens where he established a sole practice in 2008. He was previously an associate at an based law firm. He is admitted to the Athens Bar.
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| Richard |
Field |
One Essex Court |
United Kingdom, Canada |
United Kingdom |
Richard Field
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Arbitrator
One Essex Court
- Address
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1 Essex Court
Temple
London
United Kingdom
- Tel.
428
- E-mail
- Nationality
- United Kingdom, Canada
- Languages
- English, French
- Areas of specialisation
- Banking and finance, Construction and engineering, Energy, Investment and investment treaties, Maritime and shipping, State contracts/PPP
- Positions or offices held
- Justice of High Court of England & Wales, including the Commercial. Cayman Islands Justice of Appeal. Justice ofDubai DIFC Court. Panel member of HKIAC
Panel Member of HKIAC
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| juan eduardo |
figueroa valdes |
juan eduardo figueroa international arbitration |
Chile |
Chile |
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| Nashon |
Fitzwanga |
African Institute of International & Comparative Law |
Kenya |
Kenya |
Nashon Fitzwanga
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President
African Institute of International & Comparative Law
- Address
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PO Box 99845
Mombasa
Kenya
- Tel.
433
- E-mail
- Nationality
- Kenya
- Languages
- English, Dutch, French
- Areas of specialisation
- Antitrust, competition and trade, Banking and finance, Communications, media and technology, Construction and engineering, Energy, Environmental law, Information technology, Intellectual property, Investment and investment treaties, Maritime and shipping, Public international law, Real estate, Regulatory, Taxation and accountancy, Transport
- Publications
- Law and Practice of United Nations Security Council in the Maintenance of Peace and Security, The Legal Position of the United Nations Security Council Resolution Against Libya in the Lockerbie PanAm Bombing Case, The Legal Status of the Doctrine of Exclusive Economic Zone in the international law, The Legal Status of Anticipatory Self-Defence in International Law, The Role of United Nations and its Antecessors in the Development of International Arbitration, The Role of Treatises and Custom in the Evolution of International Environmental Law, The 1972 United Nations Declaration on the Human Environment and its Juridical Frontiers, The Impact of the African Convention for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources upon the Evolution of International Environmental Conservation Law, The Role of the United Nations Committee on Peaceful Uses of the Outer space on the Development of The International Law of the Outer space, Quo Vadis the Legal System of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region? Is it really a Modern Legal System, and Problems of Arbitration Arising from the Jurisdiction and Powers of Arbitrators under the 1985 UNCITRAL MODEL LAW, the 1996 English Arbitration Act, the 1997 Hong Kong Arbitration Ordinance and the 1995 Chinese Arbitration Act.
- Positions or offices held
- He serves as an Ad Hoc Judge at both the Permanent Court of Arbitration in Mauritius and the Arbitral Commercial Side of the Supreme Court of Egypt. He has served as the Regional Representative to United Nations in East Africa for the International Law Association and has been Regional Director and CEO of the Martin Heyman Group of Companies in Uganda. He was also Chief Estate and Rating Surveyor for the East African Community in Tanzania. HE Hon. Dr. Fitzwanga is the current President of the Governing Council of the Fitzwanga United Nations Foundation, the East African Institute of International Law and Foreign Policy Analysis and the African Institute of International and Comparative Law. He is also the current Chairman, Board of Directors of Urban Associated Surveyors Ltd and Forensic Advisory Services Ltd.
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| Tes |
Flapper |
De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek |
Netherlands |
Netherlands |
Tes Flapper
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Partner
De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
- Address
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201 Burgerweeshuispad
Amsterdam
Netherlands
- Tel.
9409
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/tes-flapper/?isSelfProfile=true
- Nationality
- Netherlands
- Languages
- Dutch, English
- Short Bio
- Tes is a partner specialising in international commercial arbitration. She has a strong track record in complex, high-stakes disputes across a broad range of industries, with a particular focus on the energy sector.
- Areas of specialisation
- Energy
- Positions or offices held
- -Executive Board Member & Treasurer of the Dutch Arbitration Association (DAA)
-Lecturer International Arbitration at VU University Amsterdam
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| Bart |
Fleuren |
Linklaters LLP |
Netherlands |
Netherlands |
Bart Fleuren
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Counsel / Litigation, Arbitration & Investigations / Supreme Court Lawyer
Linklaters LLP
- Address
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180 Zuidplein
WTC, Tower One, 21st floor
Amsterdam
Netherlands
- Tel.
8651
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/bart-fleuren-0872b54/
- Nationality
- Netherlands
- Languages
- Dutch, English, French, German
- Short Bio
- Bart Fleuren is a litigation and arbitration specialist at Linklaters LLP in the Netherlands and admitted to the Netherlands Supreme Court Bar.
- Areas of specialisation
- Banking and finance, Energy, Investment and investment treaties, Public international law, Regulatory, Restructuring and insolvency
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| Cecilia |
Flores Rueda |
FloresRueda |
Mexico |
Mexico |
Cecilia Flores Rueda
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Prof.
FloresRueda
- Address
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133 - 201 Damas
Col. San José Insurgentes
Ciudad de Mexico
Benito Juarez
Mexico
- Tel.
434
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/cecilia-flores-rueda-8686414/
- Nationality
- Mexico
- Languages
- Spanish, English
- Short Bio
- Cecilia Flores Rueda handles complex and high-stake international and domestic arbitration cases and represents clients before federal and local courts. Acts in arbitration as both a party representative and an arbitrator and focuses her practice on issues related to cases involving governmental entities, shareholders' disputes, energy, oil and gas, infrastructure projects, trusts, construction, joint ventures, lease agreements, transportation and logistics, international sale of goods, distribution, insurance and reinsurance, e-commerce, intellectual property, and commercial transactions in general.
She also represents cross border clients before state and federal courts on a broad spectrum of civil, commercial and administrative matters.
Cecilia’s experience both in arbitration and litigation matters enables her to appear before
- Areas of specialisation
- Antitrust, competition and trade, Construction and engineering, Energy, Information technology, Intellectual property, Investment and investment treaties, Maritime and shipping, Real estate, Restructuring and insolvency, Transport
- Publications
- Diccionario Enciclopédico de Arbitraje Comercial
Reporter for Kluwer Arbitration
- Positions or offices held
- Counsel Institute for Transnational Arbitration
Chair of the North America Branch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
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| Alexander |
Foerster |
AdvokatFoersterAB |
Germany |
Sweden |
Alexander Foerster
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Independent Arbitrator , Advokat, Rechtsanwalt
AdvokatFoersterAB
- Address
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2 Birger Jarlsgatan
Stockholm
Sweden
Sweden
- Tel.
7193
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://www.advokatfoerster.com/
- Nationality
- Germany
- Languages
- German, English, Swedish
- Short Bio
- See website advokatfoerster.com/about-Alexander-Foerster
- Areas of specialisation
- Construction and engineering, Energy
- Publications
- See website advokatfoerster.com
- Positions or offices held
- Assistent Professor at the Frankfurt University for Applied Science , Member of the DIS Council, Chairperson of the permanent arbitral tribunal of the PGA of Germany, Member of the advisory board of Dispute Resolution Online magazine
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| Carlos |
Forbes |
CSF Arbitragem |
Brazil |
Brazil |
Carlos Forbes
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Partner
CSF Arbitragem
- Address
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62 Rua Brasília
suite no. 101
São Paulo
Brazil
Brazil
- Tel.
438
- E-mail
- Nationality
- Brazil
- Languages
- Portuguese, English
- Short Bio
- Lawyer. Recognized for his performance in arbitration, as a lawyer and arbitrator, in conflicts involving civil, corporate, commercial and regulatory law.
- Areas of specialisation
- Communications, media and technology, Construction and engineering, Energy, Regulatory
- Positions or offices held
- Member of the Advisory Board of the Center for Arbitration and Mediation of the Chamber of Commerce Brazil-Canada (CAM-CCBC) and Vice President of Executive Board of CCBC. Former President of CAM-CCBC.
Member of the Executive Council and former Vice-President of the Comitê Brasileiro de Arbitragem - CBAr (Brazilian Arbitration Committee).
Board Member and Former President of the Movimento de Defesa da Advocacia – MDA (Advocacy Defense Movement).
Former Member of the International Federation of Commercial Arbitration Institutions’ Council (IFCAI).
Former Member of the Board of Directors of some relevant Brazilian’s Telecomm and Energy Companies.
In the arbitrator roaster of CAM-CCBC, CAMARB, Arbitac, CBMA, CAMFIEP, Centro de Mediação e Arbitragem da Câmara Portuguesa de Comércio no Brasil; among others.
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