| Fabien |
Gélinas AdE, FCIArb |
McGill University |
Canada |
Canada |
Prof. Fabien Gélinas AdE, FCIArb
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Sir William C. Macdonald Chair in Law
McGill University
- Address
-
3644-66 Peel Street
Faculty of Law
Montréal
Québec
Canada
- Tel.
466
- E-mail
- Nationality
- Canada
- Languages
- French, English
- Short Bio
- Fabien Gélinas is a senior barrister and a full professor at McGill University, where he teaches international arbitration, and civil and common law contracts. A former Supreme Court law clerk, he holds a doctorate in law from the University of Oxford. Gélinas was formerly general counsel of the ICC International Court of Arbitration and chair of the Canadian Arbitration Committee. He serves as arbitrator and tribunal chair in large international commercial and investment matters and occasionally serves as counsel. Gélinas sits on various boards as adviser or director.
- 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, Public international law, Restructuring and insolvency, State contracts/PPP, Transport
- Publications
- - Arbitrability: Fundamentals and Main Approaches (The Hague: Kluwer, 2024);
- Trade Usages and Implied Terms in the Age of Arbitration (New York: OUP, 2016);
- The Model Law after 25 Years: Global Perspectives on International Arbitration Law (New York: Juris, 2013);
- “Arbitration as Transnational Governance by Contract” (2016) 7 Transnational Legal Theory 181;
- “Legal Certainty and Arbitration” in T. Schultz & F. Ortino, The Oxford Handbook of International Arbitration (OUP, 2020);
- “Execution Immunities and the Effect of the Arbitration Agreement” 5 (2020) Journal of International Arbitration;
- “The Legal Framework of Arbitration: National and International Sources” in A. Björklund et al., Cambridge Compendium of International Arbitration (CUP, 2021).
- Positions or offices held
- Professor of Law;
Member of the Montreal Bar;
Co-Founder, Montreal Cyberjustice Laboratory;
Formerly General Counsel, ICC Court
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| Anya |
George |
Schellenberg Wittmer |
Switzerland, United Kingdom |
Switzerland |
Ms. Anya George
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Partner
Schellenberg Wittmer
- Address
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19 Löwenstrasse
Zurich
Switzerland
- Tel.
468
- E-mail
- Nationality
- Switzerland, United Kingdom
- Languages
- English, French, German
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| Ziad |
Georges |
Ali Bin Ali Holding Company, Doha, Qatar. |
Syria |
Qatar |
Dr. Ziad Elias Georges
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Legal Counsel-Head of Litgation
Ali Bin Ali Holding Company, Doha, Qatar.
- Address
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64 Qatar, Doha, Area 18, Street 840, Building 64, Flat 804
Qatar, Doha, Area 18, Street 840, Building 64, Flat 804
Doha
Qatar
Qatar
- Tel.
8793
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/ziad-elias-georges-7b2156379
- Nationality
- Syria
- Languages
- Arabic, English
- Short Bio
- Two decades of expertise in Contracts Negotiations, Contracts Drafting, and Litigation Management, with successfully resolving complex disputes. Experienced in managing complex litigation portfolios in diverse areas including civil, commercial, labor, criminal law, arbitration procedures, and regulatory compliance, ensuring favorable outcomes and risk mitigation for corporations and organizations. Additionally, recognized for advising senior leadership on legal strategies, procedural improvements, and cross-border legal matters. Author of published works such as international commercial contracts negotiations, and corporate criminal liability.
- Areas of specialisation
- Antitrust, competition and trade, Communications, media and technology, Construction and engineering, Employment and pensions, Intellectual property, Investment and investment treaties, Real estate
- Publications
- Author of Book, “Negotiations in International Commercial Contracts - Comparative Study", (Qatar University Press, Doha, 2024).
The book is available in either paperback or electronic format, through the "Qatar University Press website" (link below). Free shipping is available worldwide.
https://mystore.qu.edu.qa/qu_press_en/qupr7140-4.html
- Positions or offices held
- - Legal counsel - Head of Litigation
ALI BIN ALI Holding Company, Qatar, Doha (Aug 2013-Present)
- Legal Consultant
Arab Law Bureau LLP Qatar, Doha (Apr 2009-Aug 2013).
-Purchasing Contracts Supervisor,
Madar Building Materials Company, Qatar, Doha, (Feb 2003-Jan 2007).
-Lawyer, Al-Rifai Law Firm, Syria, Damascus, (Feb 2003-Jan 2007).
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| Ben |
Giaretta |
Fox Williams LLP |
United Kingdom |
United Kingdom |
Mr. Ben Giaretta
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Partner
Fox Williams LLP
- Address
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10 Finsbury Square
London
United Kingdom
- Tel.
6619
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://www.foxwilliams.com/profile/ben-giaretta/
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Languages
- English
- Short Bio
- Ben is a Chartered Arbitrator who has been appointed as arbitrator in over 30 cases (presiding arbitrator, party-nominated arbitrator, sole arbitrator and emergency arbitrator). He has worked on arbitrations under the rules of many institutions including ICSID, the ICC, the LCIA, and the SIAC. He has worked at major law firms for 26 years, including 9 years as a partner in London and 7 years as a partner in Singapore. He is often appointed on cases relating to energy, transport and infrastructure, and on cases relating to the Gulf region, Africa, India and Asia.
- Areas of specialisation
- Communications, media and technology, Construction and engineering, Energy, Information technology, Public international law, Transport
- Publications
- "International Arbitration in England: Perspectives in Times of Change" (Kluwer, 2022): chapter on "The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and Membership Organisations: Future Vision"
"What will arbitration look like in a future virtual world?", Arbitration, Vol. 85, No. 4, November 2019
"Dispute Resolution in the Energy Sector", Globe Law and Business (2019 edition) – chapter on LNG plant disputes
"The practice of emergency arbitration", Belgian Review of Arbitration, 2017, Issue 1
"Project management in international arbitration", McGill Journal of Dispute Resolution, 2016, Vol. 3
"Dispute Resolution in the Energy Sector", Globe Law and Business (2012 edition) – chapter on Investment Treaty Arbitration
"Duties of arbitrators and emergency arbitrators under the SIAC Rules", Asian International Arbitration Journal 2012, Vol. 8
- Positions or offices held
- Deputy Chair, Board of Trustees of Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. Former Chair of CIArb London, former Chair of the CIArb Technology Committee, member of the Board of Directors of London International Disputes Week, Court Assistant and Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Arbitrators, member of the International Committee of The Law Society of England & Wales, former member of the LCAM Advisory Board.
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| Judith |
Gill KC |
Gill Arbitration Services |
United Kingdom |
Singapore |
Ms. Judith Gill KC
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Arbitrator
Gill Arbitration Services
- Address
-
81A Clemenceau Avenue
#05-18, UE Square
Singapore
Singapore
- Tel.
473
- E-mail
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Languages
- English
- Short Bio
- Ms. Judith Gill is recognised as one of the leading practitioners in international arbitration. She was a partner in the global law firm Allen & Overy for more than 25 years and was Head of the International Arbitration Group for 11 years. She moved to Singapore in September 2015 and joined Twenty Essex Chambers in Singapore in May 2018. Since May 2022 she practices exclusively as an independent arbitrator and has extensive experience in matters involving construction, energy contracts, manufacturing, distributorship agreements and other commercial agreements. She is the immediate past President of the LCIA Court. She was the second female solicitor-advocate to be appointed KC in England.
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| Teresa |
Giovannini |
LALIVE |
Switzerland |
Switzerland |
Ms. Teresa Giovannini
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Partner
LALIVE
- Address
-
35 Rue de la Mairie
Geneva
Switzerland
- Tel.
475
- E-mail
- Nationality
- Switzerland
- Languages
- French, English, German, Italian
- Areas of specialisation
- Antitrust, competition and trade, Construction and engineering, Energy, Environmental law, Investment and investment treaties
- Publications
- Annulled International Arbitral Awards and Remand: Can/Should the Same Arbitral Tribunal Take the Case Anew? A Short Analysis from a Swiss Perspective, In: P. Shaughnessy and S. Tung (Eds.), The Powers and Duties of an Arbitrator - Liber Amicorum Pierre A. Karrer, Wolters Kluwer, 2017, pp. 103-111----- L’Amputation du Contrat par l’Arbitre, In: Revue de l’Arbitrage, Comité Français de l’Arbitrage, Volume No 1, 2017, pp. 39-50 ----- Hommage à Pierre Lalive (1923-2014) : un (trop bref) regard sur la carrière d’un juriste hors norms, In: B-Arbitra – Belgian Review of Arbitration, 2015/1, pp. 17-39 ------ Ex Officio Powers to Investigate: When Do Arbitrators Cross the Line?, In: B. Ehle and D. Baizeau (Eds.), Stories from the Hearing Room: Experience from Arbitral Practice. Essays in Honour of Michael E. Schneider, Wolters Kluwer, 2015, pp. 59-76 ------ Philosophy Can Help Tribunals Draft Awards that Parties Will Accept as Legitimate, In: Dispute Resolution Journal, May-July 2011, pp. 78-79 and 90 ------ L’assistenza giudiziaria nell’assunzione della prova in arbitrato internazionale : un’analisi comparativa dei sistemi svizzero, francese e inglese, In: Lapis Ed., La prova nell'arbitrato internazionale, Quaderni dell'Arbitrato, ISSA, 2011, pp.147-183 ----- When do arbitrators become functus officio?, In: Liber Amicorum, Mélanges en l'honneur de Serge Lazareff, Ed. Pedone, Paris 2011, pp. 305-314 ------ The Italian experience of arbitration and the arbitration rules of the Chamber of arbitration of Milan: a parallel view, In: Vindobona Journal of International Commercial Law and Arbitration (2010) 14, pp. 297-313
- Positions or offices held
- Partner at LALIVE - Member of the ICC Court of Arbitration and the ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR since 1 July 2015. Member and vice-president of the LCIA Court from 2006 to 2011 and Member of the Arbitral Council of the Milan Chamber of Arbitration from 1997 to 2005. Member the ICC Swiss National Committee, the panels of the ICDR, the Beijing Arbitration Commission (BAC), the CIETAC, the CRCICA, the DIAC, the ICHEIC and the LCIA. Global advisory board of the New York International Arbitration Centre (NYIAC), Member of the Council of the ICC Institute of World Business Law, the International Law Association Committee on Arbitration (Swiss Member), the Board of Directors of the American Arbitration Association, the Advisory Board of the Transnational Arbitration Association, the LCIA Company and the Club of Arbitrators of the Milan Chamber of National and International Arbitration.
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| Jennifer |
Glasser |
White & Case LLP |
United States of America |
United States of America |
Ms. Jennifer Elizabeth Glasser
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Associate
White & Case LLP
- Address
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1221 Avenue of the Americas
New York
United States of America
- Tel.
476
- E-mail
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Languages
- English, French
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| Ruth |
Glick |
Glick Dispute Resolution |
United States of America |
United States of America |
Ms. Ruth V Glick
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Independent Arbitrator and Mediator
Glick Dispute Resolution
- Address
-
#512 1325 Howard Ave.
Burlingame
California
United States of America
- Tel.
9174
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://www.ruthvglick.com
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Languages
- English, English
- Short Bio
- RUTH V GLICK is a full time independent international and U.S. domestic arbitrator with a background as a lawyer, educator and businesswoman. With over 25 years’ experience, she has resolved a wide variety of complex business contract and tort, cross border investment, financial, distributorship, technology, trade secrets, immigration and medical device disputes. She is on the International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR), Large/Complex Case Arbitration and Mediation panels of the American Arbitration Association (AAA) and the CPR, and ICC panels.
- Areas of specialisation
- Banking and finance, Communications, media and technology, Employment and pensions, Information technology, Real estate
- Publications
- www.ruthvglick.com/publications
- Positions or offices held
- www.ruthvglick.com
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| Ian |
Glick KC |
1 Essex Court, Temple, London |
United Kingdom |
United Kingdom |
Mr. Ian Bernard Glick KC
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King's Counsel
1 Essex Court, Temple, London
- Address
-
188 Baker Street
Flat 93 Chiltern Court
London
-1
United Kingdom
- Tel.
477
- E-mail
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Languages
- English
- Positions or offices held
- Former Chairman of the Commercial Bar Association (London)
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| Daniel |
Glover |
Enterprise Chambers |
United Kingdom, Australia |
United Kingdom |
Mr. Daniel Eric William Glover
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Barrister
Enterprise Chambers
- Address
-
9 Old Square
London
United Kingdom
- Tel.
9101
- E-mail
- Nationality
- United Kingdom, Australia
- Languages
- English
- Areas of specialisation
- Banking and finance, Communications, media and technology, Information technology, Maritime and shipping, Restructuring and insolvency, Sport
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| Juan Manuel |
Godoy |
LATCAM Latinamerican Centre for Arbitration and Mediation |
Uruguay |
Paraguay |
Prof. Dr. Juan Manuel Rivero Godoy
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President
LATCAM Latinamerican Centre for Arbitration and Mediation
- Address
-
3207 Aviadores del Chaco
Office 807
Asunción
Paraguay
Paraguay
- Tel.
3647
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/juan-m-rivero-godoy-976b7264/?msgControlName=reply_to_sender&msgConversationId=2-MWEyMDQ1ZGEtNTNiMy00NjY5LWEwYTYtZDY5MTVmYzY5YTI0XzAxMg%3D%3D&msgOverlay=true
- Nationality
- Uruguay
- Languages
- Spanish, English, French, Portuguese
- Short Bio
- -Dr. in Law and Social Science, Law Faculty, University of the Republic (2010) Montevideo, Uruguay.
LLm in International Law and International Affairs, Universitary Institute of Research Ortega y Gasset (2014) Madrid, Spain.
LLM in Dispute Settlement and Mediation (2020-2023) Euorpean Atlantic University, Spain.
Diploma in Arbitration, Austral University, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Diploma in International Contracts and Litigation, Austral University, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
PhD Programme in Peace and Sustainability (2022) Drèt Faculty, University of Valencia, Spain.
Judge Training Programme (Practice and Theory) Judicial Studies Centre, Montevideo, Uruguay (2015-2016).
- Areas of specialisation
- Antitrust, competition and trade, Construction and engineering, Environmental law, Intellectual property, Investment and investment treaties, Maritime and shipping, Public international law, Sport, State contracts/PPP
- Publications
- “El arbitraje comercial e inversiones a nivel internacional: Principales tópicos en los procedimientos jurisdiccionales” Estudio Nº4/2019. Montevideo: Consejo Uruguayo para las Relaciones Internacionales. Disponible en: http://curi.org.uy/wp-content/uploads/EL-ARBITRAJE-COMERCIAL-E-INVERSIONES-A-NIVEL-INTERNACIONAL-PRINCIPALES-T%C3%93PICOS-EN-LOS-PROCEDIMIENTOS-JURISDICCIONALES.pdf.
“El Arbitraje Internacional en el marco de la Cámara de Comercio Internacional (C.C.I): Panorama actual y principales tópicos” Estudio Nº3/2014. Montevideo: Consejo Uruguayo para las Relaciones Internacionales. Disponible en: http://curi.org.uy/archivos/estudiodelcuri032014rivero.pdf
- Positions or offices held
- -Full Professor of International Law, ORT University (Uruguay)
-Chairperson of Arbitrations under EU and Third Countires Trade Agreements (Decision adopted by European Commission 2021)
-Arbitrator at Paraguay Arbitration and Mediation Centre
-General Secretary of the TPR MERCOSUR (Ad Hoc Arbitral Tribunals and the Permanent Review Tribunal)
-Board Advisory Dignity Rights International (Delaware University).
-Profesor Invited of Arbitration and International Settlement Disputes (Litgation International Module) University of the Republic , Uruguay
-Fellowship of the Asian Institute of Alternative Dispute Resolution
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| Emmanuel |
Goka |
Selsen Consult |
Ghana |
Ghana |
Mr. Emmanuel Seygbo Goka
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Barrister-at-Law, Notary Public
Selsen Consult
- Address
-
YWCA House
Adabraka, PO Box C.T.954
Cantoments, ACCRA
Greater Accra
Ghana
- Tel.
479
- E-mail
- Nationality
- Ghana
- Languages
- English, Ewe
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| Peter |
Goldsmith |
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP |
United Kingdom |
United Kingdom |
Lord Peter H. Goldsmith
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Partner
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
- Address
-
Old Broad Street
Tower 42
London
United Kingdom
- Tel.
481
- E-mail
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Languages
- English, French
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| Marc |
Goldstein |
MJG Arbitration |
United States of America |
United States of America |
Mr. Marc Joel Goldstein
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Independent Arbitrator
MJG Arbitration
- Address
-
2218 Broadway
#102
New York
New York
United States of America
- Tel.
482
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https:/www.lexmarc.us
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Languages
- English, French
- Short Bio
- Now in his 20th year as a neutral focused on complex business disputes, international and domestic, Mr. Goldstein has served in more than 120 cases as an arbitrator and more than 100 cases as a mediator. Since 2012 he has been peer-review ranked each year as one of America’s leading international arbitrators in Chambers Global and Chambers USA, and is also peer-recognized in 2025 (as in all prior years since 2010) as a leading US-based international arbitrator in the rankings of Who’s Who Legal (now Lexology), which has also bestowed its coveted Thought Leader recognition. Mr. Goldstein is also recognized annually by New York Super Lawyers and Best Lawyers in America. Mr. Goldstein’s arbitration experience includes service as Chair, Sole Arbitrator, Co-Arbitrator and Emergency Arbitrator in cases under CPR, ICC, LCIA, ICDR, and AAA Commer
- Areas of specialisation
- Antitrust, competition and trade, Banking and finance, Communications, media and technology, Construction and engineering, Energy, Information technology, Intellectual property, Restructuring and insolvency, Sport, State contracts/PPP
- Publications
- Founder (2009) of Arbitration Commentaries website. Published more than 250
essays on contemporary issues in law and practice of international commercial
arbitration.
Other Treatise Chapters and Articles (non-exhaustive list): Practicing Law Inst.,
Arbitrating Commercial Disputes in the United States (2d ed. 2020 and 1st ed.
2018), Ch. 4 "Arbitrability & Jurisdiction"; "The Daesang Decision: New York's
Manifestly Misunderstood Law on Vacating Awards," ICC Disp. Res. Bull.
Winter 2018-19; "Deciphering DeGusa: The Enforcement in U.S. Courts of
International Arbitration Awards Against Alter Egos of the Award-Debtor," Vol.
29 No. 4 Am. Rev. Int'l Arb. (2018); "A Glance Into History for the Emergency
Arbitrator," 40(3) Fordham Int'l L.J. 779 (2017);
- Positions or offices held
- Arbitrator in international cases administered by ICC, LCIA, AAA/ICDR, CPR and
non-administered/ad hoc, 2006-present. Practice as advocate before Iran-US
Claims Tribunal 1981-1987; and in commercial arbitrations involving private
parties and state-owned enterprises 1991-2016 (ICC, SIAC, ICDR, Danish
Arbitration Institute, AAA-ICDR, UNCITRAL, NASD, New York Stock
Exchange, and others).Recent service as arbitrator: Chair ICDR Tribunal in $300m case re minority
shareholder corporate governance rights based on private equity investment; ICDR
Sole Arbitrator of $17m M&A shareholder earnout case (enterprise software);
Chair LCIA Tribunal in Life Sciences Pharma Patent/Regulatory Royalty Dispute;
ICDR Co-Arbitrator in >$1 billion joint venture put option valuation dispute (food
and beverage industry); Chair of ICC Tribunal in $130m case re infra
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| Alfonso |
Gómez-Acebo |
Cuatrecasas |
Spain |
Spain |
Dr. Alfonso Gómez-Acebo
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Partner
Cuatrecasas
- Address
-
9 Almagro
Madrid
Spain
- Tel.
483
- E-mail
- Nationality
- Spain
- Languages
- Spanish, English, French
- Areas of specialisation
- Antitrust, competition and trade, Banking and finance, Construction and engineering, Communications, media and technology, Energy, Sport
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| Eduardo |
Gonçalves |
Mattos Filho Advogados |
Brazil |
Brazil |
Mr. Eduardo Damião Gonçalves
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Partner
Mattos Filho Advogados
- Address
-
447 Alameda Joaquim Eugenio de Lima
Sao Paulo
SP
Brazil
- Tel.
6008
- E-mail
- Nationality
- Brazil
- Languages
- Portuguese, English, French, Spanish
- Short Bio
- Eduardo Damião Gonçalves is a partner with Mattos Filho and has more than 30 year of experience representing clients in complex domestic and international disputes submitted to arbitration and court litigation. He also frequently sits as arbitrator in international commercial and investment disputes. Eduardo was a VP of the International Court of Arbitration of the ICC from 2018 thru 2024. He was a founder and former president of the Brazilian Arbitration Committee (CBAr). Eduardo is also a co-founder and was a vice president of the Latin American Arbitration Association (ALARB) and was vice-chair of the IBA Arbitration Committee. Eduardo is Ph.D in International Law from the University of São Paulo and has a Master of Law from the University of Paris II.. Eduardo is fluent in Portuguese, English, French, Spanish and Italian.
- Areas of specialisation
- Construction and engineering, Energy, Environmental law, Information technology
- Positions or offices held
- Vice President of the International Court of Arbitration of the ICC (from 2018-2024 )
Former Chair of the ITA America´s Initiative
Board Member of the Brazilian Arbitration Committee (CBAR)
Former Chair of the Brazilian Arbitration Committee (CBAR)
Former co-Chair of Young ICCA
Former Vice-Chair of the IBA Arbitration Committee
Former Vice-President of the Latin-American Arbitration Association (Alarb)
Member of the Board of Alarb
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| Andre |
Gondinho |
Bichara Advogados |
Brazil |
Brazil |
Mr. Andre Gondinho
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Partner
Bichara Advogados
- Address
-
1909 Av. Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek
North Tower - 23 floor
Sao Paulo
SP
Brazil
- Tel.
7445
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/andregondinho/
- Nationality
- Brazil
- Languages
- Portuguese, English
- Short Bio
- Bachelor of Laws (LL.B), Rio de Janeiro State University (UERJ) Law School (1996).
Master of Civil Law, UERJ Law School (2001).
Doctor of Civil Law (PHD), UERJ Law School (2005).
Master of Business Administration – MBA, Alliance Manchester Business School (2020)
- Areas of specialisation
- Construction and engineering, Energy, Real estate
- Publications
- Author of many books and articles related to Civil Law and Dispute Resolution
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| Daniel |
Gonzalez |
Hogan Lovells US LLP |
United States of America |
United States of America |
Mr. Daniel Eduardo Gonzalez
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Partner
Hogan Lovells US LLP
- Address
-
600 Brickell Avenue
Suite 2700
Miami
FL
United States of America
- Tel.
487
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-e-gonz%C3%A1lez-96a298113
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Short Bio
- Whether down the road or across continents, Dan González focuses on clients' most complex disputes, providing innovative solutions that support the bottom line from inception through to judgment or award and thereafter from appeal to enforcement.
A top trial lawyer in Miami and Chambers ranked, Dan dedicates his full-time practice to international commercial litigation and arbitration, representing clients and sovereigns in "bet-the-company" cases in the United States, Canada, Latin America, Asia, and Europe. He provides fully bilingual counsel in both common and civil law jurisdictions to effectively provide strategy and analysis in achieving favorable results.
- Areas of specialisation
- Banking and finance, Communications, media and technology, Construction and engineering, Energy, Information technology, Investment and investment treaties, Public international law
- Publications
- Amendments to ICSID Rules set to come into effect on July 1, 2022 - April 2022
Hogan Lovells Protocol for the use of technology in international arbitration hearings Version 2.0 - February 2021
The USMCA enters into force: a glimpse into its investment chapter - July 2020
Hogan Lovells Protocol for the use of technology in virtual international arbitration hearings - April 2020
To resolve international disputes, the automotive industry increasingly looks to international arbitration - October 2019
Getting the Deal Through: Arbitration - 2011
- Positions or offices held
- Partner, International Arbitration, Hogan Lovells US LLP
Adjunct Professor, University of Miami School of Law
Member, Board of Directors, Miami International Arbitration Society
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| Katie |
Gonzalez |
Firm - Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP |
United States of America |
United States of America |
Ms. Katie Gonzalez
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Associate
Firm - Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
- Address
-
1 Liberty Plaza
New York
New York
United States of America
- Tel.
8777
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/katiegonzalez12/
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Short Bio
- Katie Gonzalez is a senior associate at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP. Her practice focuses on international litigation and arbitration, with an emphasis on Latin America. Katie has significant experience representing international and domestic clients (both sovereign and private entities) in international arbitration matters, as well as in state and federal courts. Katie frequently speaks on panels regarding her practice, particularly on topics relating to sovereign representation, oil and gas disputes, and corruption issues. Katie is also an adjunct professor at Cardozo Law School, where she teaches a course on international investment arbitration.
- Areas of specialisation
- Construction and engineering, Energy
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| Sandra |
Gonzalez |
Ferrere |
Uruguay |
Uruguay |
Ms. Sandra Gonzalez
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Head of Dispute Resolution
Ferrere
- Address
-
1392 Juncal
Montevideo
Uruguay
- Tel.
8820
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandrasusanagonzalezvila/
- Nationality
- Uruguay
- Languages
- Spanish, English
- Short Bio
- Sandra González is head of FERRERE’s Arbitration and Litigation group in its offices in Bolivia, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Ms. González represents clients in a wide range of industries in commercial and investment arbitration under several arbitration rules and institutions with a focus in the construction, oil & gas, and mining industries.
She also sits as arbitrator under different applicable laws, seats and institutions, particularly related to infrastructure and construction projects and M&A disputes.
She earned her law degree from the Facultad de Derecho de la Universidad de la República (Uruguay) and her LL.M. from Harvard Law School (USA).
- Areas of specialisation
- Banking and finance, Construction and engineering, Energy, Investment and investment treaties, Regulatory, State contracts/PPP, Transport
- Positions or offices held
- - Vice-president, ICC Court of Arbitration
- Member, Observatory on the Status of Arbitration of ALARB
- Vice-chair of the Capítulo Rioplatense of the Spanish Arbitration Club (CEA)
- Member of the Executive Committee of WWA – Women Way in Arbitration LATAM.
- Co-chair, DELOS Dispute Resolution’s oral advocacy program for Latin America (ROAP)
- Co-chair, Arbitration Certificate at Universidad de Montevideo, Uruguay.
- Former Deputy Director of law at ORT University, Uruguay
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| Francisco |
González de Cossío |
Gonzalez de Cossio Abogados |
Mexico |
Mexico |
Dr. Francisco González de Cossío
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Arbitrator
Gonzalez de Cossio Abogados
- Address
-
408 Paseo de los Ahuehuetes Sur
Lomas de Bezares, Miguel Hidalgo
Mexico City
Mexico
- Tel.
488
- E-mail
- Nationality
- Mexico
- Languages
- Spanish, English, French, Italian
- Short Bio
- Francisco González de Cossío is a distinguished Mexican lawyer, arbitrator, and academic. He earned his JD (summa cum laude) from Universidad Iberoamericana and holds an LL.M and Ph.D. in Law from the University of Chicago, as well as a business program from Harvard Business School.
He is founding partner of González de Cossío Abogados, S.C., where he specializes in complex infrastructure, energy, arbitration, and investment law matters.
As an arbitrator and counsel, he has been involved in over 250 cases, both domestically and internationally, often in energy, construction, corporate, and investment disputes.
He sits on panels of major institutions such as ICC, LCIA, ICSID, and CAS, and has chaired numerous tribunals.
He is also a prolific author, with books and over 200 articles.
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| Evgeniya |
Goriatcheva |
Permanent Court of Arbitration |
Canada, Russian Federation |
Austria |
Ms. Evgeniya Goriatcheva
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Head of Vienna Office, Senior Legal Counsel
Permanent Court of Arbitration
- Address
-
Hofburg Palace, Heldenplatz Entrance
Vienna
Austria
- Tel.
490
- E-mail
- Nationality
- Canada, Russian Federation
- Languages
- French, English, Russian, Spanish
- Areas of specialisation
- Banking and finance, Communications, media and technology, Construction and engineering, Energy, Environmental law, Investment and investment treaties, Public international law, State contracts/PPP
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| Benjamin |
Gottlieb |
Schellenberg Wittmer AG |
Switzerland |
Switzerland |
Mr. Benjamin Gottlieb
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Partner
Schellenberg Wittmer AG
- Address
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19 Löwenstrasse
Zürich
Switzerland
- Tel.
8792
- E-mail
- Nationality
- Switzerland
- Languages
- German, English, French, Italian
- Short Bio
- Benjamin Gottlieb is a Partner in the Dispute Resolution Group at Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd. His main areas of practice are international arbitration as well as domestic and international commercial litigation. He further specializes in and advises clients on the United Nations Convention for the International Sales of Goods (CISG). He is also a lecturer at the University of Zurich for international commercial arbitration, contract law and the Vienna Sales Convention and taught advocacy classes in Milan.
- Areas of specialisation
- Construction and engineering, Energy, Maritime and shipping, Public international law
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| Nicholas |
Gould |
Fenwick Elliott LLP |
United Kingdom |
United Arab Emirates |
Mr. Nicholas Gould
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Partner
Fenwick Elliott LLP
- Address
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Office 1A
Silver Tower Cluster I, Jumeirah Lakes Towers
Dubai
United Arab Emirates
- Tel.
493
- E-mail
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Languages
- English
- Areas of specialisation
- Construction and engineering, Energy, Investment and investment treaties, Transport
- Publications
- Gould, N. Chair of drafting committee (2014) CIArb Dispute Board Rules.
Gould, N. Chairman of drafting committee et al (2012) Guidance Note: Conflict Avoidance and Dispute Resolution, RICS Black Book.
RICS, (2012) Surveyors Acting as Adjudicators Guidance Note, 3rd Edition, RICS.
CIArb & Adjudication Society (2011) The Jurisdiction of a UK Construction Adjudicator, May.
Gould, N, King, C, and Lockwood, C. (2011) Cost Management Pilot Research; Interim report, King’s College London, February.
Gould, N. King, C. and Britton P. (2010) Mediating Construction Disputes: An evaluation of Existing Practice, King’s College London. Preface by Rt Hon the Lord Woolf, foreword by Rt Hon Rupert Jackson.
Gould, N. and Russell, V. (2007) Chapter 11 “Claims and Dispute Resolution� in Pickavance, K. Practical Construction Guides: Construction Law and Management, Informa. Preface written by Russell, V. and Gould, N.
CEDR Project Mediation Protocol and Guidance (2006).
Gould, N, Pickavance, K and Dr Critchlow, J. (2003/04) the PFE Change Management Supplement and Guidance Notes for use with the JCT, ICE and NEC contracts.
Gould, N. Capper, P. Dixon, G. & Cohen, M. (1999) Dispute Resolution in the Construction Industry, Thomas Telford, London.
- Positions or offices held
- Solicitor (1999) Solicitor-Advocate (2012).
Fellow, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (1994).
Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (2003).
Chairman, Standing Sub-Committee of the International Chamber of Commerce’s (ICC) International Centre for Expertise (Le Centre international d'expertise de la CCI), (from 2007).
Past President, Dispute Resolution Board Foundation (DRBF) Region 2 (2010/11)
Past Chairman, Society of Construction Law (2006/07)
Past Chairman, Adjudication Society (2008/10), case notes editor since inception (1999).
Honorary Member, Croatian Mediation Association (March 2012).
Member, International Chamber of Commerce (ICC).
Member, London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA).
Member, International Bar Association (IBA).
Member, Technology and Construction Solicitor’s Association (TeCSA).
Member, Chartered Institute of Building (1996 MCIOB, Associate since 1990).
Freeman, Worshipful Company of Arbitrators (2007).
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| Phillip |
Greenham |
Phillip Greenham, Lawyer |
Australia |
Australia |
Mr. Phillip Carey Greenham
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Arbitrator
Phillip Greenham, Lawyer
- Address
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Spring Street
PO Box 24212
Melbourne
Victoria
Australia
- Tel.
495
- E-mail
- Nationality
- Australia
- Languages
- English
- Areas of specialisation
- Construction and engineering
- Positions or offices held
- Director, Society of Construction Law Australia
Director, Australian Construction Industry Forum
Director, JBM Advisory Pty Ltd
Senior Fellow, University of Melbourne, Melbourne Law Masters Program
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| Brody |
Greenwald |
White & Case LLP |
United States of America |
United States of America |
Mr. Brody Greenwald
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Partner
White & Case LLP
- Address
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555 South Flower Street
Suite 2700
Los Angeles
California
United States of America
- Tel.
8742
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://www.whitecase.com/people/brody-greenwald
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Languages
- English
- Short Bio
- Brody Greenwald is a partner at White & Case based in Los Angeles. He specializes in resolving complex, high-stakes disputes through international arbitration, mediation, and litigation.
Brody advises clients on critical corporate decisions and represents them in commercial, construction, and investment arbitrations. His practice spans key industries, including technology, mining, energy, infrastructure, manufacturing, financial services, and sports. He also provides strategic guidance on drafting arbitration agreements and structuring investments.
In addition to his counsel work, Brody serves on the AAA-ICDR's International Panel of Arbitrators.
- Areas of specialisation
- Communications, media and technology, Construction and engineering, Energy, Investment and investment treaties, Sport
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| David |
Grief |
David Grief International Consultancy Pte Ltd |
United Kingdom |
Singapore |
Mr. David Grief
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Chief Executive Officer
David Grief International Consultancy Pte Ltd
- Address
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61 Robinson
Level 06-01, (Suite 611)
Singapore
Singapore
Singapore
- Tel.
497
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-grief/
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Languages
- English
- Short Bio
- David is a former Senior Clerk at Essex Court Chambers in London and is currently the Chief Executive Officer of David Grief International Consultancy (“DGIC”). Upon his retirement as a barrister’s clerk, David was famously described by The Times newspaper in the United Kingdom as being “a giant among clerks”.
During his time at Essex Court Chambers, David has led the way in promoting the English Bar on the international stage and has travelled extensively around the world to grow and maintain client relationships. Today, he continues to cultivate these relationships through his work in DGIC for his international clientele from the UK, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, India, Pakistan and Malaysia.
Outside of work, David is an avid cyclist and pilot. He has held a private pilot license for over 50 years.
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| Balz |
Gross |
Homburger AG |
Switzerland |
Switzerland |
Dr. Balz Patrik Gross
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Partner
Homburger AG
- Address
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201 Hardstrasse
Prime Tower
Zurich
Switzerland
- Tel.
500
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/balz-gross/
- Nationality
- Switzerland
- Languages
- German, English, French
- Short Bio
- Balz Gross is the Head of Homburger’s Litigation / Arbitra-tion and of the Employment and Executive Compensation team. He has extensive experience regarding all aspects of international arbitration (ICSID, ICC, LCIA, Swiss Rules, ad hoc, etc.) and complex litigation before Swiss state courts and authorities, including criminal proceedings and em-ployment (compensation) related disputes.
Career:
2017 Head of Dispute Resolution Team
2016 Admission Singapore International Commercial Court
2012 Head of Employment Team
2010 Head of Russia Focus Group
2002 Partner at Homburger
1996 University of Zurich (Dr. iur.)
1995 Associate at Homburger
1995 Harvard Law School (LL.M.)
1994 Bar admission
1989 University of Zurich (lic. iur.)
- Areas of specialisation
- Banking and finance, Construction and engineering, Employment and pensions, Information technology, Intellectual property
- Publications
- Balz Gross has published articles on court and arbitration proceedings, fraud and money laundering, recovery of assets and liability in tort. His thesis focused on liability of the state. In particular, he is a co-author of the commentary on Swiss cartel law (section on procedure), of the commentary on the former Swiss federal act on jurisdiction and enforcement (section on contracts), the commentary on articles 68 to 96 of the Swiss Code of Obligations (relating to performance) and the commentary on the new Swiss Federal Act on Civil Procedure (section intervention, joinder, litis denuntiatio).
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| Richard (Rick) |
Grove |
Rutter Associates LLC |
United States of America |
United States of America |
Mr. Richard (Rick) Grove
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CEO
Rutter Associates LLC
- Address
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60 East 42nd Street
Suite 3010
New York
NY
United States of America
- Tel.
9177
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://www.rutterassociates.com
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Languages
- English, Swedish
- Short Bio
- Rick Grove is the CEO of Rutter Associates, whose practice encompasses financial markets risk management and valuation advisory work for financial institutions, corporations and regulators in the Americas, Asia and Europe. He has acted as a consultant and expert on a variety of disputes being mediated, arbitrated or litigated in New York, London, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Singapore, Stockholm and Taipei. Mr. Grove has spent 40 years working in the financial markets as both an investment banker (in the fixed income and derivatives business at Banque Paribas and the commodity derivatives business at Bank of America) and as lawyer (with Cravath, Swaine & Moore in New York and London). He is a former CEO of the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA). Mr. Grove received his J.D. from Harvard and his A.B. from Princeton.
- Areas of specialisation
- Banking and finance
- Publications
- “Valuation in the context of derivatives litigation” in the April 2011 Oxford University Capital Markets Law Journal
“Overview of Derivative Products” in International Financial Disputes: Arbitration and Mediation (published March 2015 by Oxford University Press)
“Business Disputes in a Pandemic: Preparing for a Peak and Flattening the Curve” in the October 2020 Butterworths Journal of International Banking and Financial Law
“Basics of derivatives valuation and pricing sources” in Close-outs: The Law and Market Practice of OTC Derivative Terminations by Paul Cluley published in 2024.
- Positions or offices held
- Advisory Board, P.R.I.M.E. Finance
President, U.S. Friends of the International Institute for Strategic Studies
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| Jeffrey |
Gruder KC |
Essex Court Chambers |
United Kingdom, Poland |
United Kingdom |
Mr. Jeffrey Nigel Gruder KC
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Queen's Counsel
Essex Court Chambers
- Address
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24 Lincoln's Inn Fields
London
United Kingdom
- Tel.
502
- E-mail
- Nationality
- United Kingdom, Poland
- Languages
- English, French
- Areas of specialisation
- Banking and finance, Communications, media and technology, Construction and engineering, Energy, Information technology, Investment and investment treaties, Maritime and shipping, Sport, Transport
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