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First name Last name Firm Nationality Country of residence
Joyce Aluoch EBS, CBS Retired Judge of International Criminal Court,at The Hague Kenya Kenya
Justice Joyce Aluoch EBS, CBS
Certified International Mediator(IMI)
Retired Judge of International Criminal Court,at The Hague

Address
293 Azalea Close, Off Karen Road
PO Box 59032
Nairobi
Nairobi
Kenya
Tel.
E-mail
Nationality
Kenya
Languages
Dholuo, English, Kiswahili
Short Bio
Former Judge and First Vice-President, International Criminal Court at The Hague, The Nertherlands. Prior to that Judge of the Court of Appeal and High Court, Kenya, having been appointed the second woman in the Country to hold the positions.
Upon retirement from the Bench, moved her legal carrier to Alternative Dispute Resolution(ADR). Now a Certified International Mediator(IMI), Accredited Mediator, Chartered Mediator, Certified Advanced Mediator.
Areas of specialisation
Employment and pensions, Environmental law, Public international law, Sport
Publications
Ten Years of Trial Proceedings at the ICC
Other publications to be supplied upon request.
Positions or offices held
International Advisory Board, Office of the Ombudsman of the United Nations Funds and Programs, Board Member, African Arbitration Association, Board Member, Mediators Beyond Borders International, Patron, Kisumu Mediation Centre, Member, Nairobi Centre for International ArbitrationChair,Advisory Committee on Legal Texts, First Vice President, International Criminal Court
First Vice President, International Criminal Court since 12th March, 2015
External Member, Centre for Evidence and Criminal Justice Studies, Board of Northumberland College, UK
Member, LLM Advisory Council, Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy, Tufts University, Medford, MA, USA
Committee Member, Arbitral Women Organization
Member, Europe/Americas Regional Steering Committee, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
Sanaullah Aman Saarosh ADR Center Pakistan Pakistan
Mr. Sanaullah Aman
CEO/ Arbitratror
Saarosh ADR Center

Address
House# 929, Street# 80, I-8/3
Islamabad
Federal Capital
Pakistan
Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
https://pk.linkedin.com/in/sanaullah-aman-3baaa4b6
Nationality
Pakistan
Languages
Urdu, English, Punjabi
Short Bio
Well-experienced Arbitrator with a robust background in civil engineering, law, finance, and human resources, complemented by 44 years of professional experience. Currently in the final stages of a PhD in Management Sciences from Quaid e Azam University (QAU). As an adjunct lecturer in QAU, teach Business and Administrative Law to BBA students, bridging the gap between academic theory and practical application. Possess extensive experience in both public and private sectors. As an independent arbitrator, have successfully led and concluded over 15 major disputes between government organizations and contractors. My work involves conducting thorough analyses of disputes to identify key issues and underlying interests of parties, designing and facilitating fair and efficient adjudication.
Areas of specialisation
Construction and engineering
Publications
Book: “THE BASIC
PRINCIPLES OF ALTERNATE DISPUTE RESOLUTION "
(Arbitration-Conciliation-Mediation) (2023)
Positions or offices held
• Senior Partner, Saarosh Law Firm (2019-2022)
• CEO/ Arbitrator, Saarosh ADR Center. (2021-till present)
Experience in Public Sector:
a) Executive Director General (Capital Development Authority CDA 2014-2018).
b) Member Environment CDA (2014-2016)
c)Member Engineering (2012-2014)
d) Director General Water Management wings CDA (2009- 2013)
e) Deputy Director General Works, CDA (2007-2009)
f) Director Special Projects CDA (2005-2007)
g) Director Sport, Culture & Parks CDA (2003-2005)
Guilherme Amaral Souto Correa Advogados Brazil Brazil
Mr. Guilherme Rizzo Amaral
Partner
Souto Correa Advogados

Address
700 Av. Carlos Gomes
13º andar - Ed. Platinum Tower
Porto Alegre
Rio Grande do Sul
Brazil
Tel.
E-mail
Nationality
Brazil
Languages
Portuguese, Mandarin, English
Ashwita Ambast Permanent Court of Arbitration India Netherlands
Ms. Ashwita Ambast
Legal Counsel
Permanent Court of Arbitration

Address
2 Carnegieplein
Peace Palace
The Hague
Netherlands
Tel.
E-mail
Nationality
India
Languages
English
Koorosh Ameli Ameli International Arbitration Iran, Netherlands Netherlands
Mr. Koorosh Ameli
Director
Ameli International Arbitration

Address
41 Anna van Buerenplein
New Babylon
The Hague
Netherlands
Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
https://ameliarbitration.com
Nationality
Iran, Netherlands
Languages
Persian, English
Short Bio
See my Bio online at: https://ameliarbitration.com/biography/
Areas of specialisation
Communications, media and technology, Construction and engineering, Energy, Investment and investment treaties, Public international law, State contracts/PPP
Publications
Declaration of Judge Ameli in Barboni v. Argentina (SDNY 29 Feb. 2016): http://ameliarbitration.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/K.H.-Ameli-Declaration-29-2.-2016.pdf

EFILA Task Force Paper regarding the proposed International Court System: http://efila.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/EFILA_TASK_FORCE_on_ICS_proposal_1-2-2016.pdf;

Voting Record of Judge Ameli in the Cases before the Iran -US Claims Tribunal (9 Mar. 2016):http://ameliarbitration.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Voting-Record-of-Judge-Ameli-in-the-Cases-Before-the-Iran.pdf

Iranian Law of Loss of Profits in International Arbitration, 12 TDM, Issue 2 (March 2015);

Awards, decisions and orders, in Iran-U.S. Claims Tribunal Reports, 1981-2009, Volumes 1-38, Grotius and Cambridge University Press.

The Iran-United States Claims Tribunal, in THE PERMANENT COURT OF ARBITRATION: INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION, 246-281 (P. Hamilton et al. eds., Kluwer, The Hague 1999).

The Application of the Rules of the Iran-United States Claims Tribunal, in INTERNATIONAL LAW AND THE HAGUE’S 750TH ANNIVERSARY, 263-279 (W.P. Heere, ed., T.M.C. Asser Press, The Hague, 1999).

Impartiality and Independence of International Arbitrators, in First International Conference on Arbitration, Revue de Recherche Juridique No. 27-28, pp. 89-109, (Tehran 1999).

Comments: Reconsidering a key tenet of international commercial arbitration: Is finality of awards what parties really need? Has the time of an international appellate arbitral body arrived? Journal of International Arbitration, Vol. 16, No.1, pp. 57, 101-104 (1999).
Positions or offices held
Director, Ameli International Arbitration, 2010--;
Judge, Iran-US Claims Tribunal, 1985-87 and 1990-2009;
Associate, Chadbourne & Parke, NYC, 1978-79;
Summer Associate, Baker & McKenzie, Chicago, 1977.
Catherine Amirfar Debevoise & Plimpton LLP United States United States
Ms. Catherine M. Amirfar
Partner
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP

Address
919 Third Avenue
New York
United States
Tel.
E-mail
Nationality
United States
Languages
English
Short Bio
Catherine Amirfar is Co-Chair of the International Disputes Resolution and Public International Law Groups at Debevoise & Plimpton LLP and sits as a member of the Firm’s Management Committee. She is the immediate Past President of the American Society of International Law (ASIL), the pre-eminent learned society in the United States dedicated to international law. With over twenty years of experience, Ms. Amirfar is recognized as a top practitioner in international disputes globally. Her practice focuses on international commercial and treaty arbitration, international litigation and public international law. She regularly appears in U.S. courts and before international courts and arbitration tribunals, including the International Court of Justice (ICJ). Ms. Amirfar serves as a Member of the U.S. Department of State’s Advisory Committee on International Law, the Council on Foreign Relations, the Advisory Committees of the American Law Institute for the Restatement (Fourth) of Foreign Relations Law of the United States and for the Restatement of the U.S. Law of International Commercial Arbitration. She is a member of the Governing Board of the International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA), the leading global organization of international arbitrators and arbitration practitioners, and serves as Co-Chair of the ICCA-ASIL Task Force on Damages in International Arbitration. She is also a member of the Court of Arbitration of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre and the International Centre for Dispute Resolution of the American Arbitration Association. From 2014 to 2016, Ms. Amirfar served as Counselor on International Law to the Legal Adviser at the U.S. Department of State in the Obama Administration, for which she received the State Department’s Superior Honor Award in recognition of her contributions to the Department.
Claudia Annacker Annacker International Disputes Austria France
Dr. Claudia Annacker
Independent Arbitrator and Counsel
Annacker International Disputes

Address
94 rue du Faubourg Saint Honoré
Paris
France
Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
http://www.intldisputes.com
Nationality
Austria
Languages
German, English, French
Short Bio
Dr. Claudia Annacker is an independent arbitrator and counsel, specializing in international arbitration and public international law. Prior to 2024, she was a partner at Dechert and prior thereto a partner at Cleary Gottlieb. She has represented sovereign and private parties in more than 50 investment arbitrations, in inter-State arbitrations, in commercial arbitrations and before the European Court of Human Rights. She has served as an arbitrator in a number of ICSID and ICC arbitrations and is a member of the ICSID Panel of Arbitrators.
Areas of specialisation
Banking and finance, Energy, Investment and investment treaties, Public international law, Real estate, State contracts/PPP, Taxation and accountancy
Positions or offices held
Dechert LLP, partner (until January 2024); Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, partner (until September 2020), SIAC Court of Arbitration, member; VIAC Board, president of the investment arbitration committee; ICSID, AIAC, BVI IAC, MIAC, OAC and SIAC arbitrator panels; University of Vienna, adjunct professor.
Tatevik Arshakyan AMCA Armenia Armenia
Mrs. Tatevik Arshakyan
Executive Asistant
AMCA

Address
4 Kurghinyan
Yerevan
Armenia
Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/tatevik-arshakyan-96854917b/
Nationality
Armenia
Languages
Armenian, Armenian, English, Hungarian, Russian
Chris Arthur Chris Arthur Arbitration United Kingdom, Ireland United States
Mr. Chris Arthur
Legal Arbitrator
Chris Arthur Arbitration

Address
633 W 5th Street
Los Angeles
California
United States
Tel.
E-mail
Nationality
United Kingdom, Ireland
Languages
English
Short Bio
Can carry out an arbitration for a flat fee structure.
Send me an email to arrange a call anytime.
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
Ravi Aswani 36 Stone, The 36 Group United Kingdom United Kingdom
Mr. Ravi Aswani
Barrister
36 Stone, The 36 Group

Address
4 Field Court
Gray's Inn
London
United Kingdom
Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/raviaswani
Nationality
United Kingdom
Languages
English, Gujrati
Areas of specialisation
Banking and finance, Construction and engineering, Energy, Maritime and shipping, Transport
Dimitris Babiniotis Zepos & Yannopoulos Greece Greece
Dr. Dimitris Babiniotis
Partner | Head of Dispute Resolution Practice
Zepos & Yannopoulos

Address
280 Kifissias
Halandri
Greece
Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
https://gr.linkedin.com/in/babiniotis
Nationality
Greece
Languages
Greek, English, German, Greek
Short Bio
https://www.zeya.com/our-people/dimitris-babiniotis
Areas of specialisation
Antitrust, competition and trade, Banking and finance, Construction and engineering, Energy
Publications
Dimitris’ publications include a great number of articles and notes to case law published in peer-reviewed law journals and the following monographs:
• The positive requirements for the recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitral awards under the NYC, Monograph, Sakkoulas Publications, 2022
• The devolutive effect of the appeal and the subject matter of the appellate trial, Sakkoulas Publications, Monograph, 2016
• The substitution of the appellate court's reasoning by the Supreme Court in the law of cassation, Ant. Sakkoulas, Monograph, 2009
• The concept of issues “necessarily determined” by the court under article 331 of the Greek Code of Civil Procedure, Ant. Sakkoulas, Monograph, 2008
Positions or offices held
Partner | Head of Dispute Resolution Practice at Zepos & Yannopoulos
Associate Professor at the Law School of Democritus University of Thrace Greece
Member & Special Secretary to the BoD of the Hellenic Arbitration Association
Member of the Hellenic Association for Procedural Law
Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya ALP (Africa Law Practice) NG & Co Nigeria, Canada Nigeria
Mrs. Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya
Legal Practitioner
ALP (Africa Law Practice) NG & Co

Address
15 Military Street
Onikan
Lagos
Nigeria
Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/oyinkansola-badejo-okusanya-fciarb-0ba5b455/
Nationality
Nigeria, Canada
Languages
Yoruba, English
Areas of specialisation
Communications, media and technology, Intellectual property, Investment and investment treaties, Real estate, Restructuring and insolvency, State contracts/PPP
Positions or offices held
Board Member, Lagos Court of Arbitration
Yun-Jae Baek Yulchon LLC Korea, Republic of Korea, Republic of
Mr. Yun-Jae Baek
Partner
Yulchon LLC

Address
521 Teheran-ro
Parnas Tower 38F
Gangnam-gu
Seoul
Korea, Republic of
Tel.
E-mail
Nationality
Korea, Republic of
Languages
Korean, English, Japanese
Areas of specialisation
Construction and engineering, Investment and investment treaties
Miriam Bailey-Parkyns MBACB LAW United Kingdom United Kingdom
Ms. Miriam Annabel Bailey-Parkyns
Civil, corporate, commercial lawyer , an accredited, Civil and commercial mediator -Med-Arb
MBACB LAW

Address
239 Kensington High Street
Room 315
London
United Kingdom
Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
https://www.mbacblaw.com/
Nationality
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Short Bio
Miriam Bailey- Parkyns is an accredited civil and commercial mediator with expertise in civil and commercial law disputes . Specialises in real estate, contractual litigious and non -litigious matters , restructuring, insolvency, and intellectual property matters, with experience in conducting med-arbitration She is also a civil , corporate, commercial and litigation lawyer. Actively contributes to legal publications. Additionally, serves as a mediation skills trainer, responsible for producing training manuals and course materials for both professionals and students. Dedicated to advancing international arbitration.
Areas of specialisation
Intellectual property, Real estate, Restructuring and insolvency
Publications
Miriam Bailey- Parkyns has authored numerous articles on mediation, civil and commercial matters, and alternative dispute resolution, which are featured on her professional website. Additionally, she serves as a mediation skills trainer, responsible for producing training manuals and course materials for both professionals and students. Miriam also delivers lectures on these topics as part of her training programs.
Positions or offices held
Civil, corporate, and commercial lawyer, and an accredited civil and commercial mediator with over 20 years of expertise. Additionally, she has held senior positions within the information technology and retail industry.
Domitille Baizeau LALIVE France, New Zealand Switzerland
Ms. Domitille Baizeau
Partner
LALIVE

Address
35 Rue de la Mairie
Geneva
Switzerland
Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/domitille-baizeau-8754028b/
Nationality
France, New Zealand
Languages
French, English
Short Bio
Domitille Baizeau is a partner at LALIVE, based in Geneva. She has been acting as counsel and arbitrator in arbitrations governed by civil law and common law and international law for nearly 25 years, with a focus on joint venture, M&A, shareholders, sales and investment disputes in the energy (oil & gas, renewables), mining, finance and pharmaceutical sectors. In 2018 she received the GAR ART award of the Best Prepared and Most Responsive Arbitrator. She has always been an active member of arbitral institutions and associations, most recently the ICC Court, the Swiss Arbitration Center, the HKIAC and the Mumbai Centre for International Arbitration. She has served as Managing Partner of LALIVE since 2015.
Areas of specialisation
Banking and finance, Communications, media and technology, Energy, Information technology, Investment and investment treaties, Public international law
Publications
See www.lalive.law
Positions or offices held
Partner at LALIVE - Member of the Council Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) - Vice President of the Board of Directors of the Swiss Arbitration Centre (Former Vice President of its Arbitration Court) - Member of the Council of the Mumbai Centre for International Arbitration -Immediate past member of International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), 2018-2024
C. Mark Baker Norton Rose Fulbright United States United States
Mr. C. Mark Baker
Partner and Global Head of International Arbitration
Norton Rose Fulbright

Address
1550 Lamar Street
Suite 2000
Houston
Texas
United States
Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
http:/www.linkedin.com/in/cmarkbaker
Nationality
United States
Languages
English
Areas of specialisation
Banking and finance, Construction and engineering, Energy, Investment and investment treaties, Sport, State contracts/PPP
Publications
Co-Author, "Protecting Intellectual Property Rights Through International Arbitration," New York Law Journal's Alternative Dispute Resolution, November 2021
Co-Author, "United States - Cross-Border Guide to Parent Company Liability for Foreign Subsidiaries, Part of Global Cross-Border Guide," Norton Rose Fulbright, September 2021
Co-Author, "Climate Change and Sustainability Cross-Burder Guide," Norton Rose Fulbright, September 2021
Co-Author, "Recovering Costs of Enforcement and Interest," International Law Office (ILO), September 2021
Co-Author, "Recovering Costs of Enforcement and Interest," Lexocology, September 2021
Co-Author, "Doing Justice in the Face of a Global Pandemic -- Insights From a Leading Arbitrator," Southwestern Institute for International and Compararive Law (SWIICL), Newsletter and Website, The Center for American.
Positions or offices held
Mark Baker is Global Head of International Arbitration and a member of the Firm's Global Supervisory Board.
A member of the litigation and disputes team, Mark practices in the areas of complex commercial arbitration, investment arbitration, business litigation and alternative dispute resolution (ADR). He has extensive experience in international and domestic arbitration, acting as both counsel and as arbitrator under all the major arbitral rules (including ICDR, AAA, ICC, LCIA, SCC, SIAC, ICSID, NAFTA, CPR, WIPO, CAS, CAM, CAFTA) as well as ad hoc disputes under UNCITRAL rules. Mark has represented numerous clients in matters regarding international and domestic construction contracts, power purchase and sale agreements, energy contracts, joint ventures, and project finance and development agreements.
Paula Baldini Miranda da Cruz ICCA Brazil, Italy Netherlands
Ms. Paula Baldini Miranda da Cruz
Dep Exec Director (Publications)
ICCA

Address
2 Carnegieplein
Peace Palace
Den Haag
Netherlands
Tel.
E-mail
Nationality
Brazil, Italy
Languages
Portuguese, English, Portuguese, Spanish
Areas of specialisation
Antitrust, competition and trade, Energy, Intellectual property, Investment and investment treaties, Public international law, Regulatory, State contracts/PPP
Crina Baltag Stockholm University Romania Sweden
Dr. Crina Baltag
Professor Assoc in International Arbitration Law / Arbitrator
Stockholm University

Address
Faculty of Law
Stockholm
Sweden
Tel.
E-mail
Nationality
Romania
Languages
Romanian, English, Portuguese
Short Bio
Dr Crina Baltag is Professor Assoc. (Docent) in International Arbitration Law at Stockholm University and qualified attorney-at-law, with over twenty years of extensive practice in various aspects on international dispute resolution, private and public international law. Crina is director of the LL.M. in International Commercial Arbitration Law at Stockholm University and member of the Board of the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce. Crina has been appointed as arbitrator in numerous arbitrations under the rules of the ICC, LCIA, SIAC, SCC, FAI, VIAC etc., and has acted as expert in various international commercial and investment arbitrations.
Areas of specialisation
Communications, media and technology, Construction and engineering, Energy, Intellectual property, Investment and investment treaties, Public international law, Real estate, State contracts/PPP
Publications
International Investment Law and Investor-State Disputes in Central Asia: Emerging Issues, Kiran Nasir Gore, Elijah Putilin, Kabir A.N. Duggal, Crina Baltag (eds.), [Wolters Kluwer, 2022]
Investors, States, and Arbitrators in the Crosshairs of International Investment Law and Environmental Protection, co-author with Ylli Dautaj, [BRILL, 2020]
ICSID Convention after Fifty Years: Unsettled Issues, editor, [Wolters Kluwer, 2017]
The Energy Charter Treaty: The Notion of Investor, author, [Wolters Kluwer, 2012]
Construction Arbitration in Central and Eastern Europe: Contemporary Issues, co-editor with Cosmin Vasile [Wolters Kluwer, 2019]
Finances in International Arbitration. Liber Amicorum for Patricia Shaughnessy, co-editor with Sherlin Tung and Fabricio Fortese [Wolters Kluwer, 2019]
Positions or offices held
Chair, ITA Academic Council
Course Director of the Global Diploma in International Commercial Arbitration, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
Managing Editor, Kluwer Arbitration Blog (www.kluwerarbitrationblog.com)

Richard Bamforth CMS UK United Kingdom United Kingdom
Mr. Richard Bamforth
Partner
CMS UK

Address
78 Cannon Street
London
North America
United Kingdom
Tel.
E-mail
Nationality
United Kingdom
Languages
English
James Banda AMW and Company Legal Practitioners Zambia Zambia
Mr. James Banda
Partner
AMW and Company Legal Practitioners

Address
Zenera Office Park Plot 2287
Corner of Lagos and Lubuto Rd Rhodes Park
Lusaka
Zambia
Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-banda-2716a435?lipi=urn%3Ali%3Apage%3Ad_flagship3_profile_view_base_contact_details%3BMnaXrB4WRt6RYgo9OmLjHw%3D%3D
Nationality
Zambia
Languages
English
Short Bio
James is the Past-President of the Law Association of Zambia (LAZ) and Past-President of the Southern Africa Development Community Lawyers Association (SADC-LA). He is also a former Council member of the International Bar Association. He holds a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Zambia, a post-graduate certificate at the Zambia Institute of Advanced Legal Education and Master of Laws Degree in Construction Law and Dispute Resolution from Leeds Beckett University. He is an advocate of all the Superior Courts in Zambia. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIARB) and former Chairman of the CIARB Zambia Branch. He also serves as a Commissioner of the Small Claims Court in Zambia. He is member of the Disputes Resolution Board Foundation (DRBF) and The Society of Construction Lawyers (SCL). He also
Areas of specialisation
Antitrust, competition and trade, Banking and finance, Construction and engineering, Energy, Investment and investment treaties, Real estate, Regulatory, State contracts/PPP
Publications
"FIDIC Contracts in Africa and Middle East"- Authored Chapter on Zambia
Positions or offices held
President, Law Association of Zambia
President, Southern Africa Development Community Lawyers Association (SADC-LA)
Chairman, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators Branch
Chairman, Energy Regulation Board, Zambia
Kingshuk Banerjee Khaitan & Co India India
Mr. Kingshuk Banerjee
Partner
Khaitan & Co

Address
One Forbes
4th Floor, VB Gandhi Marg, Kala Ghoda, Fort
Mumbai
Maharashtra
India
Tel.
E-mail
Nationality
India
Languages
Bengali, English, Hindi
Areas of specialisation
Banking and finance, Communications, media and technology, Construction and engineering, Energy, Information technology, Investment and investment treaties, Maritime and shipping, Real estate, Transport
Publications
1. The Indian position on The Right to a Physical Hearing in International Arbitrations

2. Group of Companies Doctrine - Antithetical to Free Consent?
Gourab Banerji SA Overseas Associate, Essex Court Chambers India India
Mr. Gourab Banerji SA
Senior Advocate
Overseas Associate, Essex Court Chambers

Address
19, F Road, Maharani Bagh
New Delhi
Delhi
India
Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/gourab-banerji-941aaa23/
Nationality
India
Languages
English, Bengali, Hindi
Short Bio
Gourab was designated a Senior Advocate in 2003 and has been practicing mainly before the Supreme Court of India as well as an arbitrator and arbitration counsel in a large number of domestic and international commercial arbitrations. He has represented the Republic of India in its investment treaty arbitrations and has advised countries and corporate entities in their investment treaty arbitrations. The Supreme Court of India has often sought his assistance as amicus curiae in matters pertaining to arbitration and commercial laws. He has also been a member of various Government of India committees to review the working of arbitration and other commercial laws.

He graduated from the University of Cambridge in 1989 with First Class Honours and was called to the Bar at Lincoln’s Inn in 1990.
Areas of specialisation
Banking and finance, Construction and engineering, Employment and pensions, Energy, Environmental law, Information technology, Intellectual property, Investment and investment treaties, Public international law, Restructuring and insolvency, State contracts/PPP, Taxation and accountancy
Publications
Authored an article titled 'Doctrine of Komptenz-Komptenz- Determining the jurisdictional challenge', Arbitrator's Handbook, Lexis Nexis (2022).

Author of the India chapter of the Encyclopaedia of International Commercial Litigation, published by Wolters Kluwer (2022).

Editor, ‘International Arbitration and the Rule of Law: Essays in Honour of Fali Nariman’, a PCA publication (2021).

Authored an article on 'Third Party Funding in International Arbitration in India for International Arbitration and the Rule of Law: Essays in Honour of Mr. Fali Nariman', a PCA publication.

Author of the ‘India Investment Treaty Know-How’ chapter in the Global Arbitration Review in 2016 and 2017.

Author of "Halsbury’s Laws of India, Business Associations".
Positions or offices held
President, Arbitation Bar of India.

Fellow, CiArb.

Chairperson, UNCITRAL National Coordination Committee for India.

Former Additional Solicitor General of India, the Supreme Court of India.
Jan Bangert boeckli buehler partners Germany, Switzerland Switzerland
Mr. Jan Fritz Bangert
Attorney at Law
boeckli buehler partners

Address
41 St. Jakobs-Strasse
PO Box 2348
Basel
Switzerland
Tel.
E-mail
Nationality
Germany, Switzerland
Languages
German, English, French
Areas of specialisation
Antitrust, competition and trade, Banking and finance, Construction and engineering, Public international law
Publications
Commentary to Art. 85, 85a and 86 SchKG (with Dr. Bernhard Bodmer) Staehelin/Bauer/Staehelin (Hrsg.), Basler Kommentar zum Bundesgesetz fuer Schuldbetreibung und Konkurs, Band I, Basel 2010.

Die Bindung privater Schiedsgerichte an Art. 6 Abs. 1 EMRK, in: Breitenmoser/Ehrenzel-ler/Sassoli/Stoffel/Wagner Pfeifer (Hrsg.), Menschenrechte, Demokratie und Rechtsstaat, Liber amicorum Luzius Wildhaber, Zuerich 2007.

Was muuessen bestehende GmbH beim neuen Recht beachten?, Tribune, 2/2007.

Revision des GmbH Rechts: Ein Aschenputtel will das Parkett des Wirtschaftslebens erobern, Tribune, 1/2007.

Kommentierung des Art. 25 DSG, in: Maurer-Lambrou/Vogt (Hrsg.), Basler Kommentar zum Datenschutzgesetz, 2. Auflage, Basel/Genf/Muenchen 2006.

Some Thoughts on the Limitations to the Guarantees enshrined in the European Convention of Human Rights, Co-Autor mit lic. iur. Marc Steiner, in: Iain Cameron (Hrsg.), Dealing with Integration, Vol. 2, Uppsala 1998.

Auskunftsperson und Wahrheitserforschung im schweizerischen Strafprozess, in recht 2 (1997), 65 ff.
Chiann Bao Bao Arbitration Services Pte Ltd. United States Singapore
Ms. Chiann Bao
independent Arbitrator
Bao Arbitration Services Pte Ltd.

Address
1 Wallich Street, #14-01 Guoco Tower
Singapore
Singapore
Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/chiann-bao-80261b4/
Nationality
United States
Languages
English, Chinese, Mandarin
Short Bio
Chiann Bao is a Chartered arbitrator and CEDR-Accredited mediator. Tri-qualified in New York, England and Wales and Hong Kong, she has been appointed in nearly 100 ad hoc and institutional arbitrations totalling several USD billions in dispute. She is the Co-Chair of the IBA Arbitration Committee and has held institutional leadership positions including as a vice president of the ICC Court of Arbitration and as Secretary General of the HKIAC. Chiann has practiced in international law firms in New York and Hong Kong. She is one of the most highly ranked arbitrators in publications such as Who's Who Legal Arbitration's Global Elite Thought Leaders and Chambers and Partners' Most in Demand arbitrators (globally and regionally). A regular speaker and lecturer, Chiann was awarded the GAR "best lecture" for her Proskauer Rose lecture in 2022.
Areas of specialisation
Banking and finance, Communications, media and technology, Information technology, Intellectual property
Publications
"So, Now you are an arbitrator" (With Neil Kaplan)

Managing “Belt and Road” Business Disputes: A Case Study of Legal Problems and Solutions (With Michael Moser, Ed)

International Arbitration: Where East meets West (Liber Amicorum for Michael Moser) (with Michael Pryles and Neil Kaplan, Eds)

A Guide to the HKIAC Rules (with Michael Moser)

Arbitrator Insights - Liber Amicorum for Neil Kaplan (with Felix Lautenschlager, Ed)
Positions or offices held
Co-Chair, IBA Arbitration Committee
Vice President, ICC Court of Arbitration (past)
Member, Board of Directors, Maxwell Chambers
Trustee and Honorary Senior Fellow, British Institute of International Comparative a law
Member, Global Advisory Board, NY International Arbitration Center
Member, Board of Directors, Silicon Valley Arbitration and Mediation Centre (past)
Co-Chair, ICC Commission Task Force on ADR and Arbitration (past)
Secretary General, HKIAC (past)
Myrna Barakat Friedman Barakat ADR United States, Lebanon United States
Ms. Myrna Barakat Friedman
Commercial Arbitrator and Mediator
Barakat ADR

Address
442 Fifth Avenue
#1277
New York
New York
United States
Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
https://barakatadr.com/
Nationality
United States, Lebanon
Languages
Arabic, English, French, Spanish
Short Bio
Independent commercial arbitrator and mediator with over 25 years’ experience structuring, negotiating and leading the execution of domestic and cross-border business combinations, financings and securities offerings. Worked extensively in the US, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. Trained in both civil and common law. Founder and Managing Director of MB Corporate Advisory Partners (MBCAP), a boutique corporate and strategic growth advisory firm. Prior to establishing MBCAP, Managing Director–Corporate Development and, prior to that, Chief M&A Counsel at CIT Group. Started career practicing corporate law at Hughes Hubbard & Reed (1997-1998) and Sullivan & Cromwell (1998-2005) , was a member of the Securities Group, Financial Institutions Group and M&A Group. Please refer to BarakatADR.com for more information.
Areas of specialisation
Banking and finance, Communications, media and technology, Information technology, Investment and investment treaties, Real estate, Regulatory
Publications
"Arbitration: The Solution to the Cannabis Industry Regulatory Morass," NY Law Journal (March 2024).
"Dispute Resolution Through the Lens of the Tech and Finance Sectors," NY Law Journal (October 2023).
“Arbitrating Crypto, NFTs and Other New Technologies: Demystifying the Landscape,” NY Law Journal (April 2023).
"Navigating Commercial Disputes in Mediations In An Unprecedented Global Economic and Political Landscape," New York Law Journal, September 16, 2022.
"Navigating Commercial Disputes In Mediations: Family Businesses," New York Law Journal, August 11, 2022.
"An ADR Primer for Non-ADR Professionals," New York Law Journal, May 17, 2022.
"The Pitfalls of Conflicting Judicial Outcomes In International Arbitration," New York Law Journal, April 4, 2022.
Positions or offices held
President and Founding Member, The Association of Commercial and Transactional ADR Professionals, ACT-ADR
John Barkett Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP United States, Syria, Mexico United States
Mr. John Barkett
Partner
Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP

Address
201 South Biscayne Boulevard
Suite 3200
Miami
Florida
United States
Tel.
E-mail
Nationality
United States, Syria, Mexico
Languages
English
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, Real estate, Regulatory
Publications
 Arbitration and the Unauthorized Practice of Law, 36 Alternatives 83 (June 2018)
 Practice Focus: The Duty of Candor, Inadvertent Production of Documents, and Your Arbitration Work, 36 Alternatives 51 (April 2018)
 Arbitration Ethics: The Duty of Candor, the Unauthorized Practice of Law, and Inadvertent Production of Privileged or Protected Documents (CPR Annual Meeting, Miami, March 3, 2017);
 Do Arbitrators Have Sanctions Authority in Domestic Arbitrations? Daily Business Review, November 17, 2016.
 Ethics in ADR: A Sampling of Issues (ABA Webinar, September 30, 2015)
 Arbitration: Hot Questions, Cool Answers (ABA Section of Litigation Annual Conference, New Orleans, April 2015) (which includes an analysis of the IBA Rules on Party Representation as well as the LCIA”s annex on the same subject, and a discussion of ways to control the costs of domestic or international arbitration)
 Chess Anyone? Selection of International Commercial Arbitration Tribunals (Miami-Dade County Bench and Bar Conference, February 8, 2013 updated for Shook, Hardy & Bacon Annual Update on the Law, June 25, 2014, Kansas City)
 Perspectives on the New York Convention Under the Laws of the United States (co-authored with F. Cruz-Alvarez; M. Paulsson, and S. Pagliery) (International Council For Commercial Arbitration 22nd Biennial Congress, April 8, 2014, Miami, Florida)
 Avoiding the Cost of International Commercial Arbitration: Is Mediation the Solution? in Contemporary Issues in International Arbitration and Mediation – The Fordham Papers (Martinus Nijhoff, New York. 2011)
 The Myth of Culture Clash in International Commercial Arbitration (co-authored with Jan Paulsson), 5 Florida International University Law Review 1 (June 2010)
 Production of Electronically Stored Information in Arbitration: Sufficiency of the IBA Rules in Electronic Disclosure in International Arbitration (JurisNet LLC, New York, September 2008)
 The Roberts Court 2018-19: Avoiding the Limelight after the Kavanaugh-Kennedy Trade (ABA Webinar, August 2019)
 The Roberts Court 2017-18: A Return to the Norm Before Wading Into a New Era (ABA Webinar, August 2018)
 The Roberts Court 2016-17: A Quiet Term, or the Calm Before the Storm? (ABA Webinar, August 16, 2017)
 The Roberts Court 2015-16: An Untimely Death and Its Impacts (ABA Annual Meeting, San Francisco, August 5, 2016)
 The Roberts Court 2014-15: Individual Rights, Voting Rights, Fair Housing, and the Importance of (Con)Text (ABA Annual Meeting, Chicago, July 31, 2015)
 The Roberts Court 2013-14: First Amendment, Equal Protection, Privacy, and More (or Less) Unanimity (ABA Annual Meeting, Boston, August 7, 2014)
 The Roberts Court 2012-13, DOMA, Voting Rights, Affirmative Action, More Consensus, More Dissent (ABA Annual Meeting, San Francisco, August 10, 2013)
 The Roberts Court 2011-12: The Affordable Care Act and More (ABA Annual Meeting, Chicago, August 3, 2012)
 The Roberts Court 2010-11: Three Women Justices! (ABA Annual Meeting, Toronto, August 2011)
 The Roberts Court: Year Four, Welcome Justice Sotomayor (ABA Annual Meeting, San Francisco, August 2010)
 The Robert’s Court: Three’s a Charm (ABA Annual Meeting, Chicago, August 2009)

David Barnes Atkin Chambers United Kingdom United Kingdom
Mr. David Barnes
Chief Executive, Director of Clerking
Atkin Chambers

Address
1 Atkin Building
Gray's Inn
London
United Kingdom
Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-barnes-21a027a/
Nationality
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Short Bio
David has primary responsibility for managing the practice of each member of Atkin Chambers and for delivering a high-quality service to members’ clients globally. His detailed knowledge of each member’s respective practice ensures he is well-placed to advise clients on the most appropriate counsel for their case.
David was named Chambers CEO of the Year in 2022 for the second time in The Legal 500 UK Bar Awards (he also won in 2015). In 2011 he was named in The Lawyer’s Hot 100.

David was chairman of the Institute of Barristers’ Clerks between 2010 and 2013, and is a current member of Counsel magazine’s editorial board. He is also a vice-president of the Institute of Barristers’ Clerks and he sits on the Technology and Construction Courts Users Committee. David is a former advisory board member of the IBA Law Firm Management Committee.
Areas of specialisation
Communications, media and technology, Construction and engineering, Energy, Information technology, Maritime and shipping, State contracts/PPP, Transport
Positions or offices held
Chief Executive & Director of Clerking
Rajendra Barot AZB & Partners India India
Mr. Rajendra Barot
Senior Partner
AZB & Partners

Address
4th Floor, Sakhar Bhavan, Nariman Point
Mumbai
India
Tel.
E-mail
Nationality
India
Philippe Bärtsch Schellenberg Wittmer Switzerland Switzerland
Mr. Philippe Bärtsch

Address
15bis rue des Alpes
PO Box 2088
Geneva
Switzerland
Tel.
E-mail
Nationality
Switzerland
Thayananthan Baskaran Baskaran Malaysia Malaysia
Mr. Thayananthan Baskaran
Partner
Baskaran

Address
50-11-7 Wisma UOA Damansara
Jalan Dungun, Damansara Heights
Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
https://www.baskaranlaw.com/
Nationality
Malaysia
Languages
English, Malaysian, Tamil
Short Bio
Mr Baskaran is on the panel of several international arbitration centres and has been appointed as arbitrator in a variety of commercial disputes. Mr Baskaran is the author of Arbitration in Malaysia: A Commentary on the Malaysian Arbitration Act (Wolters Kluwer 2019). Mr Baskaran is a Regional Pathway Leader of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and is a past Chair of the CIArb Malaysia Branch (2017-19). Mr Baskaran has been recognized by Who’s Who Legal as Arbitration Future Leader since 2017. Mr Baskaran has also been recognized in the Legal 500 Arbitration Private Practice Powerlist 2022. Mr Baskaran is described ‘as the best example of the new wave of Asian practitioners who offer great talent and fresh ideas’ in Global Arbitration Review.
Areas of specialisation
Communications, media and technology, Construction and engineering, Energy, Information technology, Investment and investment treaties, State contracts/PPP
Publications
Arbitration in Malaysia: A Commentary on the Malaysian Arbitration Act (Kluwer Law International 2019)
Positions or offices held
- Regional Pathway Leader, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
- Past Chair, CIArb Malaysia
- Member, Investment Treaty Forum, British Institute of International and Comparative
Law
- Commission Member, International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Commission on
Arbitration and ADR
- Advisory Board Member, Centre for Arbitration and Research, Maharashtra National
Law University, Mumbai