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First name Last name Firm Nationality Country of residence
MEHMET KARLI KABINE LAW OFFICE Turkey Turkey
Dr. MEHMET KARLI
PARTNER
KABINE LAW OFFICE

Address
Kabine Law Office Levent Loft 1
Buyukdere Cad. No 201/68 Levent
ISTANBUL
Turkey
Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
http://www.kabinelaw.com
Nationality
Turkey
Languages
Turkish, English, French
Short Bio
Mehmet Karlı is a partner at Kabine Law Office. Mr. Karlı focuses his practice on disputes and complex international transactions related to various sectors including construction, energy, telecommunications, and banking and finance. He has represented and advised a wide range of clients, including sovereigns, multinational corporations, and high net-worth individuals before local courts, ICSID, ICC, ISTAC, UNCITRAL, SCIA, LCIA arbitral tribunals and ECHR, as well as in their complex transactions. Mr. Karlı’s practice also covers the representation of the clients in the prosecution process of white-collar crimes both in Turkey and in foreign jurisdictions, and corporate and personal wealth restructurings.
Areas of specialisation
Antitrust, competition and trade, Construction and engineering, Energy, Information technology, Investment and investment treaties, Public international law, Regulatory, Restructuring and insolvency, Sport, State contracts/PPP
Positions or offices held
Assistant Professor of Law, University of Galatasaray, Faculty of Law
Senior Fellow, European Studies Centre, University of Oxford
Daniela Karollus-Bruner CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz RAe GmbH Austria Austria
Ms. Daniela Karollus-Bruner
Partner, Attorney
CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz RAe GmbH

Address
2 Gauermanngasse
Vienna
Austria
Tel.
E-mail
Nationality
Austria
Languages
German, English, French
Areas of specialisation
Banking and finance, Construction and engineering, Energy, Restructuring and insolvency
Boris Kasolowsky Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP Germany, France Germany
Dr. Boris Kasolowsky
Partner
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP

Address
44 Bockenheimer Anlage
Frankfurt
Germany
Tel.
E-mail
Nationality
Germany, France
Languages
, Arabic, English, French, German
Minna Katajoki Avance Attorneys Ltd Finland Finland
Mrs. Minna Katajoki
Partner
Avance Attorneys Ltd

Address
20A Mannerheimintie
6th floor
Helsinki
Finland
Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
https://www.avance.com/meet-our-team/minna-katajoki/
Nationality
Finland
Languages
Finnish, English, Swedish
Short Bio
Minna Katajoki (née Vammeljoki) advises clients across various industries, especially software, energy, construction and manufacturing, in their corporate, commercial and regulatory disputes. Frequent topics include shareholder and post-M&A disputes, disputes regarding projects and construction, supply and distribution, and disputes over data. In international arbitration with connections to Finland Minna often represents the foreign party.

Minna also assists clients with internal, regulatory and criminal investigations, and advises in matters relating to, e.g., anti-bribery, data law and cybersecurity.

In the field of white collar crime, Minna represents companies, board members and top management in business-related criminal matters such as suspected securities market offences and environmental offenses.
Areas of specialisation
Construction and engineering, Energy, Environmental law, Information technology
Publications
"Arbitrator as a deployer of an AI system" (fin. Välitystuomari tekoälyjärjestelmän käyttöönottajana), Defensor Legis 2/2024

“Statutory personal liability of an advocate-shareholder – A comparative overview" (fin. Asianajajaosakeyhtiön osakkaan lakiin perustuva henkilökohtainen vastuu – Oikeusvertaileva katsaus) with P. Taivalkoski, Defensor Legis 5/2016
Gabrielle Kaufmann-Kohler Lévy Kaufmann-Kohler Switzerland Switzerland
Prof. Gabrielle Kaufmann-Kohler
Partner
Lévy Kaufmann-Kohler

Address
3-5 Rue du Conseil-Général
Geneva
Switzerland
Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
https://lk-k.com/team/gabrielle-kaufmann-kohler-lawyer/
Nationality
Switzerland
Languages
French, English, German, Spanish
Short Bio
Prof. Dr. Gabrielle Kaufmann-Kohler is a Founding Partner of Lévy Kaufmann-Kohler and has extensive experience as an international arbitrator, in commercial and investment cases. She is also Professor Emerita at Geneva University, and Visiting Professor at various universities, including NUS, Sciences Po Paris, Tsinghua and MIDS. She is Honorary President of ICCA, the Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA), as well as the founder and former director of the Geneva LL.M. in International Dispute Settlement (MIDS).

Areas of specialisation
Banking and finance, Construction and engineering, Energy, Investment and investment treaties, State contracts/PPP
Publications
(full list available on www.lk-k.com):
Indépendance et impartialité du juge et de l’arbitre dans le règlement des différends entre investisseurs et Etats, Recueil, Hague Academy of International Law, The Hague, 2022, pp. 9-50;
Diversity in International Arbitration, in Reflections on International Arbitration, in Julie Bedard, Patrick W. Pearsall (Eds.), Essays in Honour of George Bermann, Juris, Huntington, 2022, pp. 113-119;
Gabrielle Kaufmann-Kohler, Michele Potestà, "Investor-State Dispute Settlement and National Courts. Current Framework and Reform Options”, Springer, New York, 2020, 117 pp., available in open access; International Arbitration: Law and Practice in Switzerland, Oxford University Press, 2015 (co-author Antonio Rigozzi), 577 pp.
Positions or offices held
- Honorary President of ICCA
- Partner with Levy Kaufmann-Kohler
- Professor emerita , University of Geneva
- Honorary President, Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA)
Evelina Kaymedzhieva private practice:17B Lyuben Karavelov Street, 5 apartment, 2nd floor, Sofia 1142 Bulgaria Bulgaria
Ms. Evelina Hristova Kaymedzhieva
Attorney-at-Law
private practice:17B Lyuben Karavelov Street, 5 apartment, 2nd floor, Sofia 1142

Address
Nadezhda Complex, 304 block, V entrance, 6th floor, 61 apartment
Sofia
Bulgaria
Tel.
E-mail
Nationality
Bulgaria
Languages
Bulgarian, English, Spanish
Short Bio
Evelina Hristova Kaymedzhieva is a Bulgarian attorney specializing in dispute resolution with experience at the national courts including Supreme Court level. She has worked with the late Assoc. Prof. and attorney Hristo Iliev Kaymedzhiev, PhD (Moscow) - fluent French and Russian; served as Vice Dean and Dean of Police Faculty at the Academy of the Ministry of Interior, member of the Academic Council of the Academy and the Specialized Scientific Council with the Higher Attestation Commission. Ms Kaymedzhieva is a Patent and Utility Model Attorney, Trademark, Geographical Indication and Industrial Design Attorney (Bulgarian Patent Office), European Trademark and Design Attorney (EUIPO) and Mediator. She has also gained experience as a member and Chair of Experts' Commission and Bulgarian representative at the European Lawyers'Programme.
Sandra Kaznova (Hein) Hammarskiöld & Co Sweden Sweden
Mrs. Sandra Kaznova (Hein)
Partner
Hammarskiöld & Co

Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandra-kaznova-a1a9721/
Nationality
Sweden
Languages
Swedish, English, German
Short Bio
Sandra Kaznova represents Swedish and international clients in domestic and international arbitration as well as before Swedish courts. She is a CEDR-accredited mediator and frequently sits as arbitrator in international and national arbitrations. Her experience covers disputes in a wide range of areas including for example sale and purchase of goods, insurance, loans, trade secrets, intellectual property rights, IT contracts, and professional liability claims.

Education and experience
2016-2017 SAA and SCC training programme for arbitrators
Hammarskiöld & Co since 2003
Stockholm District Court 2001-2002
Uppsala University, jur kand (LLM) 2001
Ruprecht Karls Universitet Heidelberg 1999-2000, courses in German law (Schuldrecht, BGB AT, Sachenrecht)
Publications
“Mondaq, International Arbitration Comparative Guide Sweden”, 2019

“The International Comparative Legal Guide to Enforcement of Foreign Judgments” Fourth Edition 2019”, Global Legal Group (co-author)
“The International Comparative Legal Guide to Corporate Investigations”, Third Edition 2019”, Global Legal Group (co-author)
“Handbuch der Europäischen Aktiengesellschaft”, Second edition, C.F. Müller, 2014 (co-author)
“The Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption Review“, Third edition, Law Business Research, 2014 (co-author),
“Company Directors – Jurisdictional comparisons”, First edition European Lawyer Reference, Thomson Reuters, 2012 (co-author)
Will the new corporate governance code provide better corporate governance and improve economy cconfidence? JT 2004-05
Positions or offices held
ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR, member of the Department for Company and Securities Law at the Stockholm Centre for Commercial Law (SCCL).
Thomas Keenan Keenan Dispute Resolution Australia, United States France
Mr. Thomas Joseph Keenan
Advocate and Arbitrator
Keenan Dispute Resolution

Address
30 rue de Liege
Paris
France
Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-keenan-3185025/
Nationality
Australia, United States
Languages
English, Cantonese, Chinese, French, Italian
Short Bio
Very senior arbitration counsel based in Paris with strong experience in China-related matters, particularly corporate law, trade and commercial. Chinese, French and Italian speaking arbitration counsel.
Areas of specialisation
Communications, media and technology, Information technology, Investment and investment treaties
Positions or offices held
Advocate
Arbitrator
Mediator
Ciaran Keller Essex Court Chambers United Kingdom United Kingdom
Mr. Ciaran Joseph Keller
Barrister
Essex Court Chambers

Address
24 Lincoln's Inn Fields
London
United Kingdom
Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
https://essexcourt.com/barrister/ciaran-keller
Nationality
United Kingdom
Languages
English, Portuguese
Short Bio
Ciaran has experience in arbitrations across a wide range of commercial and chancery disputes under various institutional rules as well ad hoc arbitrations, as well as claims to enforce or resist enforcement of foreign awards (including against states and state entities). He is recommended in the latest editions of the Legal Directories in 7 practice areas: commercial dispute resolution; chancery commercial; civil fraud; banking and finance; energy; partnership and offshore. His practice encompasses the range of commercial and commercial chancery disputes, civil fraud, banking and financial services related litigation, company and shareholder disputes and insolvency matters, energy and minerals, fiduciaries, partnership and professional negligence. His cases frequently involve jurisdictional issues and questions of foreign law.
Areas of specialisation
Banking and finance, Energy
Publications

Moritz Keller Clifford Chance Partnerschaft mbB Germany Germany
Prof. Dr. Moritz P.H. Keller
Partner
Clifford Chance Partnerschaft mbB

Address
14 Junghofstrasse
Frankfurt am Main
Germany
Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/moritz-keller-1684a9146/
Nationality
Germany
Languages
German, English
Short Bio
Moritz Keller is an arbitration partner in the Frankfurt office of Clifford Chance. He represents clients in commercial arbitration and investment arbitration proceedings under the ICC, ICSID, UNCITRAL and DIS rules, among others.
Before joining Clifford Chance Moritz was head of a leading international arbitration practice in Vienna and acted as expert advisor to the Council of Europe on arbitration reform in Armenia and Ukraine.
He specializes in energy, infrastructure, construction, post-M&A and banking disputes. He also acts as party-appointed arbitrator in select cases.
He sits on the ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR, the ICC Commission on Energy and the Environment, and is an accredited mediator on the Energy Community Panel of Mediators. Moritz is a member of numerous arbitration institutions and publishes frequently.
Areas of specialisation
Banking and finance, Construction and engineering, Energy, Information technology, Investment and investment treaties, Public international law, Transport
Publications
EU Investment Protection Law: Chapter Eight of CETA, the Vietnam and Singapore Free Trade Agreements and EU Regulations 1219/2012, 912/2014 and 2019/452 (ed. & author), CH Beck (2023),
Outlook from a Practitioner Perspective in: Scheu (ed.), Creation and Implementation of a Multilateral Investment Court, Nomos (2022) (with Dr. Caroline Kittelmann)
Commentary on Regulation 912/2014 and 1219/2002 addressing the interplay of EU law and investment arbitration for the leading German commentary on European law and trade law (Krenzler/Herrmann/Niestedt, EU-Außenwirtschafts und Zollrecht)
Commentary on Irmgard Marboe, Calculation of Compensation and Damages in International Investment Law; Oxford (2009) in: Herrmann (ed.): European Yearbook of International Economic Law; Springer (2013)
Anthony Kelly, K.C. Victorian Bar, Australia Australia Australia
Mr. Anthony John Kelly, K.C.
Kings Counsel
Victorian Bar, Australia

Address
601/430 St Kilda Rd
Melbourne
Victoria
Australia
Tel.
E-mail
Nationality
Australia
Languages
English
Short Bio
Anthony Kelly KC has resigned his commission at the Court having previously practised as Queens Counsel specialising in commercial law, contractual disputes, professional indemnity (lawyers, accountants and engineers), equity, trusts and administrative law. His principal jurisdictions of appearance were before the Federal and Supreme Courts and in arbitrations (international and domestic) involving class actions, supply contracts, manufacturer’s liability, transport, infrastructure, resources, real property, tort and environmental disputes.
Areas of specialisation
Banking and finance, Construction and engineering, Employment and pensions, Energy, Public international law, Real estate, Restructuring and insolvency, Sport
Positions or offices held
Judge Federal Circuit Court Australia (2016-2022)
Fathi Kemicha Kemicha Legal Consulting K.L.C. Tunisia, France, Bahrain Tunisia
Dr. Fathi Kemicha
Attorney at Law
Kemicha Legal Consulting K.L.C.

Address
Rue du Lac Léman
PO Box 27
Les Berges du Lac, Tunis
Tunisia
Tel.
E-mail
Nationality
Tunisia, France, Bahrain
Languages
Arabic, Arabic, English, French
Short Bio
Dr. Fathi Kemicha is the founder of Kemicha Legal Consulting K.L.C. He has acted as arbitrator and counsel in numerous institutional and ad hoc commercial arbitrations. He is a former member of the United Nations International Law Commission (ILC) and the World Bank Group Sanctions Board. He served as Vice-Chairman of the Commission on Arbitration at the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and was also a member of the Dubai International Arbitration Centre (DIAC) Board of Trustees. He was made Knight of the French Legion of Honor by President Jacques Chirac, President of the French Republic, and awarded by His Majesty King Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa, the King of the Kingdom of Bahrain, "The Order of Bahrain" (First Class).
Areas of specialisation
Construction and engineering, Investment and investment treaties, Public international law, State contracts/PPP, Transport
Publications
- Editor, Euro-Arab Arbitration – Arbitrage Euro-Arabe I, II, III (Lloyd’s of London Press, 1985 and Graham & Trotman, 1987 and 1989)
- “Memoirs in serach of a future: The journey of an itinerant lawyer”- Archway Publishing USA 2022
French version: Editions Vérone: “Mémoires en quête d’avenir: Le parcours d’un avocat itinerant”

Several articles on arbitration in various law reviews, including:
- "Future Perspectives on International Commercial Arbitration in the Arab Countries," in ICCA Congress Series No. 6, at 221 (Kluwer, 1994)
Positions or offices held
- Advisory Member, ICCA Governing Board
- Former Member, United Nations International Law Commission (ILC)
- Former Chair, World Bank Group Sanctions Board
- Former Vice-Chairman, Commission on Arbitration at the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
- Former Member, Dubai International Arbitration Centre (DIAC) Board of Trustees and Executive Committee.
- Former Secretary General, the Arbitration System of the Euro-Arab Chambers of Commerce in Paris
- Former Secretary General, Constitutional Court of the Kingdom of Bahrain
- Former vice president and member of the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA)
Bastiaan Kemp Loyens & Loeff N.V. Netherlands Netherlands
Prof. Dr. Bastiaan Kemp
Attorney at law
Loyens & Loeff N.V.

Address
300 Parnassusweg
Amsterdam
Netherlands
Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
https://nl.linkedin.com/in/bastiaan-kemp-5b24643a
Nationality
Netherlands
Languages
Dutch, English
Short Bio
Bastiaan Kemp, partner, is a member of the Litigation & Risk Management practice group of Loyens & Loeff. He focuses on corporate law, including corporate governance, corporate litigation and arbitration. Bastiaan works in high profile multi-jurisdictional litigation and corporate governance cases. His clients include private equity firms and funds, listed corporates and their Dutch based subsidiaries, investment firms, corporate service providers, and international joint ventures.

Bastiaan also sits as an arbitrator.

In addition, Bastiaan is a Professor at Maastricht University.
Courtney Kemp PCA/ICCA South Africa Netherlands
Ms. Courtney Kirsten Kemp
Assistant Legal Counsel
PCA/ICCA

Address
2 Carnegieplein
Peace Palace
Den Haag
Netherlands
Tel.
E-mail
Nationality
South Africa
Languages
English, Afrikaans
Areas of specialisation
Antitrust, competition and trade, Banking and finance, Construction and engineering, Employment and pensions, Energy, Environmental law, Investment and investment treaties, Maritime and shipping, Public international law, Regulatory, State contracts/PPP
Rachael Kent Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP United States United States
Ms. Rachael Kent
Partner
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP

Address
1875 Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington
District of Columbia
United States
Tel.
E-mail
Nationality
United States
Languages
English
Catherine Kessedjian Mediation for Better Business France France
Prof. Catherine Kessedjian
Emerita Professor
Mediation for Better Business

Address
19 villa Seurat
Boite/Porte B
Paris
France
Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/catherine-kessedjian-2548341a6/
Nationality
France
Languages
French, English, Spanish
Areas of specialisation
Energy, Environmental law, Investment and investment treaties, Public international law, Regulatory, State contracts/PPP
Paul Key KC Essex Court Chambers United Kingdom, New Zealand United Kingdom
Dr. Paul Key KC
Barrister
Essex Court Chambers

Address
24 Lincoln's Inn Fields
London
United Kingdom
Tel.
E-mail
Nationality
United Kingdom, New Zealand
Languages
English, French
Areas of specialisation
Antitrust, competition and trade, Banking and finance, Communications, media and technology, Energy, Investment and investment treaties, Public international law, State contracts/PPP, Transport
SANJEEV KHAGRAM A.B PATEL & PATEL, ADVOCATES Kenya Kenya
Mr. SANJEEV KUMAR KHAGRAM
Advocate
A.B PATEL & PATEL, ADVOCATES

Address
Nkrumah Road
1st Floor, Oriental Building, PO Box 80274 - 80100
Mombasa
Coast
Kenya
Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
http://www.abpateladvocates.com
Nationality
Kenya
Languages
Gujrati, English, Hindi, Kiswahili
Areas of specialisation
Banking and finance, Construction and engineering, Maritime and shipping, State contracts/PPP, Transport
Roman Khodykin Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner United Kingdom
Mr. Roman Khodykin
Partner
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Address
Adelaide House
London Bridge
London
United Kingdom
Tel.
E-mail
Grant Kim LimNexus LLP United States United States
Mr. Grant L Kim
Partner
LimNexus LLP

Address
50 California Street
Suite 1500
San Francisco
California
United States
Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/grant-l-kim-b3252b2/
Nationality
United States
Languages
English, French, Korean
Short Bio
Served as arbitrator or counsel in numerous arbitrations in the US, Asia, and Europe, administered by the ICC, ICDR, AAA, CPR, and KCAB International. Particular expertise with patent and other IP disputes; familiar with diverse technology, including biotech, computers, semiconductors, and medical devices. Substantial experience with a wide range of other commercial disputes, including M&A, joint venture, construction and engineering, and distribution and sales. 30 years of experience at top international firms in San Francisco, Seoul, and Tokyo. Joined boutique in 2017 to develop practice as an arbitrator.
Areas of specialisation
Information technology, Intellectual property
Publications
Agreements to Arbitrate Technology and Intellectual Property Disputes, chapter in INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION PRACTICE: 21ST CENTURY PERSPECTIVES (LexisNexis 2d Ed. 2021); California: the Next Hub for International Arbitration, KOREAN ARBITRATION REVIEW, 2018; East Asian Cultural Influences, THE ASIAN LEADING ARBITRATORS’ GUIDE TO INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION (Juris 2007).
Positions or offices held
Director and Tech List Member, Silicon Valley Arbitration and Mediation Center; Fellow and Former Director, North American Branch of Chartered Institute of Arbitrators; Fellow, College of Commercial Arbitrators; Former Overseas President, International Association of Korean Lawyers
Joongi Kim Yonsei Law School Korea, Republic of Korea, Republic of
Prof. Joongi Kim
Professor
Yonsei Law School

Address
50 Yonseiro
Seodaemungu
Seoul
Korea, Republic of
Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/joongi
Nationality
Korea, Republic of
Languages
Korean, English
Short Bio
Joongi Kim is a Professor of Law at Yonsei Law School in Seoul, Korea. He has acted as a presiding arbitrator, sole arbitrator, and co-arbitrator in institutional and ad hoc proceedings under the rules of the GGGI, HKIAC, ICC, ICSID, JAMS, JCAA, KCAB, LMAA, QICCA, SIAC, UNCITRAL, and VIAC. In 2019, he was selected as International Arbitrator of the Year by KCAB International and the Korea Economic Daily .
A Member of the ICC Court, he also serves on the panel of arbitrators of AIAC, CAA, CIETAC, CRCICA, DIAC, HIAC, HKIAC, ICSID, JCAA, KCAB, PIAC, RIMA, SCCA, SCIA, SHIAC, SIAC, and VIAC. He sits on the editorial board of International Investment Law and Arbitration (Brill), Asian Journal of Comparative Law (Cambridge), and Jus Mundi Arbitration Review.
Areas of specialisation
Banking and finance, Communications, media and technology, Construction and engineering, Energy, Information technology, Intellectual property, Investment and investment treaties, Public international law, Regulatory, Sport, Transport
Kap-You (Kevin) Kim Peter & Kim Korea, Republic of Korea, Republic of
Mr. Kap-You (Kevin) Kim
Senior Partner
Peter & Kim

Address
511 Yeongdong-daero
Gangnam-gu, #3805 Trade Tower
Seoul
Korea, Republic of
Tel.
E-mail
Nationality
Korea, Republic of
Languages
Korean, English
Short Bio
Kap-You (Kevin) is a senior founding partner at Peter & Kim in Seoul, a dispute resolution practice with offices in Korea, Switzerland, Australia and Singapore. Over the past 35 years, he has acted as counsel, presiding arbitrator, co-arbitrator and sole arbitrator in more than 300 cases of international arbitration under various arbitration rules.
Areas of specialisation
Antitrust, competition and trade, Banking and finance, Construction and engineering, Energy, Investment and investment treaties, Maritime and shipping
Publications
- Co-author, “Arbitration Law & Practice”, Pakyoungsa, 2016;
- Co-author, “Arbitration Law of Korea: Practice and Procedure”, Bae, Kim & Lee LLC International Arbitration and Litigation Group, Juris Publishing, Dec 2011;
- Various articles on international arbitration and litigation.
Positions or offices held
- Senior Partner, Peter & Kim (2019–present)
- Partner and Senior Partner, Bae, Kim & Lee LLC (1996–2019)
- Advisory Governing Board Member, International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA) (2019–present)
- President, KCAB International Arbitration Committee (2017–present)
- Vice President, ICC International Court of Arbitration (2014–2021)
- Secretary General, International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA) (2010–2014)
- Council Member, American Arbitration Association (AAA) (2009–2020)
- Editorial Board Member, Global Arbitration Review (2009–present)
- Court member, London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) (2007–2012)
Louis Kimmelman Kimmelman Arbitration United States, Poland United States
Mr. Louis Benjamin Kimmelman
Independent Arbitrator
Kimmelman Arbitration

Address
1348 Lexington Avenue
New York
NY
United States
Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
https://www.kimmelmanarbitration.com
Nationality
United States, Poland
Languages
English
Areas of specialisation
Banking and finance, Construction and engineering, Energy, Intellectual property, Investment and investment treaties, Public international law
Positions or offices held
Chair, New York International Arbitration Center
Co-Chair, Fordham International Arbitration and Mediation Conference
Professor of Practice, Brooklyn Law School
Adjunct Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center
Sebastian King Permanent Court of Arbitration Australia Netherlands
Mr. Sebastian King
Assistant Legal Counsel
Permanent Court of Arbitration

Address
2 Carnegieplein
Peace Palace
Den Haag
Netherlands
Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sebastianking/
Nationality
Australia
Languages
English
Meg Kinnear LKDR LLC - Low & Kinnear Dispute Resolution Canada United States
Ms. Meg Kinnear
Founding Member
LKDR LLC - Low & Kinnear Dispute Resolution

Address
4027 Mansion Drive, NW
Washington
District of Columbia
United States
Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
https://LKDR.global
Nationality
Canada
Languages
English, French
Short Bio
Ms. Meg Kinnear is a founding member of LKDR LLC, a boutique firm dedicated to acting as neutrals in international dispute settlement. She was the Secretary-General of the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) and a vice-president of the World Bank (2009-2024). She was formerly the Senior General Counsel and Director General of the Trade Law Bureau of Canada, where she was responsible for the conduct of all international investment and trade litigation involving Canada. Prior to this, she was Executive Assistant to the Deputy Minister of Justice of Canada and Counsel at the Civil Litigation Section of the Canadian Department of Justice.
Areas of specialisation
Investment and investment treaties, Public international law, State contracts/PPP
Publications
Co-author, Investment Disputes under NAFTA (Kluwer).
Co-editor, The First 50 years of ICSID (Kluwer)
Multiple articles on investment law and practice; Full list available on LKDR website
Positions or offices held
Member, ICCA Governing Board; Former Secretary-General, International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) at the World Bank; Former Senior General Counsel and Director General, Trade Law Bureau of Canada; Former Executive Assistant to the Deputy Minister of Justice of Canada and Counsel, Civil Litigation Section of the Canadian Department of Justice.
Annette Kirethi Hallmark Attorneys Kenya Tanzania, United Republic of
Ms. Annette Wangeci Kirethi
Partner
Hallmark Attorneys

Address
18 Chole Road
Dar es Salaam
Tanzania, United Republic of
Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/annette-kirethi-b0b2223a/
Nationality
Kenya
Languages
English, English, Kikuyu, Swahili
Short Bio
Annette is an Advocate of the High Court of Tanzania and courts subordinate thereto, with over 19 years of legal practice experience. She has led a successful career as a commercial law expert (including, M&A, IP, taxation and conveyancing) and litigation counsel. She is an active member of Tanganyika Law Society, Zanzibar Law Society, East African Law Society, International Bar Association (IBA), Commonwealth Lawyers Association, SADC Law Society, Pan-African Law Union (PALU) and Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (UK).
Areas of specialisation
Antitrust, competition and trade, Banking and finance, Construction and engineering, Energy, Intellectual property, Investment and investment treaties, Maritime and shipping, Real estate
Positions or offices held
Senior Counsel - Tanzania/Zanzibar
Partner - Hallmark Attorneys
Arbitrator - Tanzania
Anna Kirk Bankside Chambers New Zealand, United Kingdom New Zealand
Dr. Anna Kirk
Arbitrator; Barrister
Bankside Chambers

Address
88 Shortland Street
Level 22, Shortland & Fort
Auckland
Auckland
New Zealand
Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
https://www.bankside.co.nz/members/dr-anna-kirk
Nationality
New Zealand, United Kingdom
Languages
English
Short Bio
Dr Anna Kirk is a barrister and arbitrator at Bankside Chambers (Auckland and Singapore), with expertise in international arbitration and public international law. Anna is New Zealand’s Member of the ICC Court of International Arbitration and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators., ACICA and AMINZ. She regularly acts in arbitrations under the ICC, LCIA, SIAC, ICSID and UNCITRAL Rules. Prior to joining Bankside Chambers, Anna practised international arbitration at Herbert Smith Freehills in London and was tribunal secretary for renowned international arbitrator, Sir David Williams KC. Anna is a contributing author to New Zealand’s primary arbitration text Williams & Kawharu on Arbitration, co-lectures international arbitration at the University of Auckland and holds a PhD in international law from the University of Cambridge.
Areas of specialisation
Construction and engineering, Energy, Investment and investment treaties, Public international law, Restructuring and insolvency
Publications
A Kirk, "National Report for New Zealand", ICCA Hearing Project
A Kirk and D A R Williams ,"NZ Report" ICCA Handbook
A Kirk and L Lindsay “Arbitration” [2020] New Zealand Law Review 639
D Williams and A Kirk “The Appeal of Appeals? The Approach to Appeals on Questions of Law in Asia-Pacific Jurisdictions” in N Kaplan, M Pryles and C Bao (eds) International Arbitration: When East Meets West (Wolters Kluwer, 2020)
A Kirk and Hon P Heath QC “Arbitration & Insolvency Disputes: A question of arbitrability” INSOL International, Special Report (July 2020)
A Kirk and P Larvin “Legislative developments in business and human rights/modern slavery” [2020] NZLJ 110
A Kirk and A Kawharu “Arbitration” [2018] New Zealand Law Review 723
Contributing author to "Williams & Kawharu on Arbitration" (2nd ed), LexisNexis (Wellington, 2017)
Positions or offices held
Member for NZ of the ICC International Court of Arbitration
Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
Fellow of the Arbitrators' and Mediators' Institute of New Zealand
Fellow of the Australian Center for International Commercial Arbitration
Robert Kirkness Thorndon Chambers New Zealand New Zealand
Mr. Robert Andrew Kirkness
Barrister
Thorndon Chambers

Address
55 Lambton Quay
Thorndon Chambers, Third Floor (North Wing), Old Government Buildings
Wellington
New Zealand
Tel.
E-mail
Nationality
New Zealand
Languages
English, German
Paul Klaas North Coast Arbitration Chambers United States United States
Mr. Paul Klaas
Arbitrator Member
North Coast Arbitration Chambers

Address
309 Meadow Lane South
Minneapolis
Minnesota
United States
Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
http://www.paulklaas.com
Nationality
United States
Languages
English
Short Bio
Website: www.paulklaas.com
Areas of specialisation
Communications, media and technology, Intellectual property, Transport
Publications
Author, “The Value of Peach Orchards: Perils of Arbitrator Subject-Matter Expertise,” Zeitschrift für Deutsches und Amerikanisches Recht [ZDAR] (July 2018), pp. 47-51
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Author, “International Commercial Arbitration,” College of Commercial Arbitrators (2017), available at https://www.ccaarbitration.org/international-disputes/
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Co-author, "International Arbitration Guidelines: Safe Ports for Arbitral Storms III [managing arbitrations; experts] Arbitration: The International Journal of Arbitration, Mediation, and Dispute Management (November 2018) Vol. 84, No 4, pp. 326-334
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Co-author, “International Arbitration Guidelines: Safe Ports for Arbitral Storms II” [interviewing prospective arbitrators, non-participating parties, drafting awards, interest and costs] Arbitration: The International Journal of Arbitration, Mediation, and Dispute Management (August 2017), Vol. 83, No. 3, pp. 318-329
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Co-author, “International Arbitration Guidelines: Safe Ports for Arbitral Storms” [jurisdiction, interim measures, security for costs] Arbitration: The International Journal of Arbitration, Mediation, and Dispute Management (May 2016), Vol. 82, No. 2, pp. 169-182
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Author, “Technical Expertise of Advocates and Arbitrators in International Technology Arbitrations: Benefit or Burden?” in Rovine, A. (ed.) Contemporary Issues in International Arbitration and Mediation: The Fordham Papers (2013), Chapter 21, pp. 429-444
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Author, "Depositions: An Apologia," (2009) 25 Arbitration International pp. 553-567
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Lead author, “When Patients are Harmed, But Are Not Wronged: Ethics, Law, and History,” Mayo Clinic Proceedings (September 2014), Volume 89, Issue 9; pp. 1279-1286
Positions or offices held
Member, Minnesota (US) bar +++
Barrister of England and Wales +++
Chartered Arbitrator and Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators +++
Fellow and Board Member, College of Commercial Arbitrators +++
Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers +++
Lecturer on Law, Harvard Law School (2015) +++
Adjunct Professor, University of Minnesota Law School (2013-2022) +++
Adjunct Professor/Senior Lecturer, Dartmouth College (2012, 2015) +++
Section Editor and Member, Editorial Board, Mayo Clinic Proceedings+++
Arbitrator Member, Maitland Chambers, London (as to matters outside the US)+++
Principal, North Coast Arbitration Chambers, Minneapolis [paulklaas@paulklaas.com] (as to matters in the US)
Lilia Klochenko International legal practitioner Russian Federation Austria
Dr. Lilia Klochenko
Counsel, Arbitrator, Mediator
International legal practitioner

Address
35 Berggasse
St.1 T.3
Vienna
Austria
Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/lilia-klochenko-1918191/
Nationality
Russian Federation
Languages
Russian, English, French, German, Polish, Ukrainian
Short Bio
Lilia holds a law and PhD degrees from MGIMO cum laude, is a Fellow at the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (London), is certified for international arbitration from the ICC Arbitration Academy, certified with IICRA for Islamic law and arbitration; qualified for international mediation advocacy at Regent University (London). certified for Intercultural Mediation and Emotional Intelligence from BRDGES Academy (USA), member of the mediation advocacy list at the International Mediation Institute (London). Lilia is Russian qualified attorney at law.
Lilia acted both as a party representative or arbitrator in dispute resolution conducted under DIS, ICC, LCIA, VIAC, ICAC, MAC, RAC, UNCITRAL Rules and pure ad-hoc proceedings, as well as mediator in corporate, commercial, labour and family multi-cultural and multi-jurisdiction cases.
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, Investment and investment treaties, Maritime and shipping, Public international law, Regulatory, Restructuring and insolvency, Transport
Publications
more than 120 publications (articles, monographs, chapters)