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First name Last name Firm Nationality Country of residence
Robert Stephen Dubai International Arbitration Centre United Kingdom United Arab Emirates
Mr. Robert Stephen
Registrar
Dubai International Arbitration Centre

Address
Al Fattan Cuurency House Tower 2 Level 8
Al Mustaqbal Street
Dubai International Financial Centre
Dubai
United Arab Emirates
Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertandrewstephen/
Nationality
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Short Bio
Described as a “highly respected figurehead” and a "very composed practitioner", Robert is the Registrar of the Dubai International Arbitration Centre; a former Partner and Chief Operating Officer of specialist arbitration boutique, Ghaffari Partners; and the former Registrar of the DIFC-LCIA Arbitration Centre and Dubai Financial Services Authority’s Financial Markets Tribunal. Prior to that, he practiced with Herbert Smith Freehills for more than a decade. Robert has acted as counsel in international disputes across a wide range of sectors and industries. He has represented clients from Asia, the Middle East, North America, and Europe in international arbitrations under all the major institutional rules, as well as in ad-hoc proceedings, seated in various jurisdictions and subject to civil and common laws. He has also sat as arbitrator.
Areas of specialisation
Banking and finance, Construction and engineering, Energy, Maritime and shipping, Real estate, Sport, State contracts/PPP, Transport
Positions or offices held
Vice-Chairperson of the Advisory Committee to the Board of Directors of Dubai International Arbitration Centre; Vice-President of the Asia Pacific Regional Arbitration Group; Ambassador of the Scottish Arbitration Centre; Member of the Equal Representation in Arbitration Pledge Middle East Sub-Committee; Former Chairperson of the UAE Branch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators Young Member's Group; Former Member of the Global Steering Committee of the CIArb YMG.
Brigitte Stern University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne France France
Prof. Brigitte Stern
Professor
University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne

Address
7 rue Pierre Nicole
Paris
France
Tel.
E-mail
Nationality
France
Languages
French
Cristiana Stoica STOICA & Associates Romania Romania
Mrs. Cristiana Irinel Stoica
Attorney at Law
STOICA & Associates

Address
Nicolae Staicovici street no.2, 2nd floor, Opera Center 2
Bucharest
Romania
Tel.
E-mail
Nationality
Romania
Languages
Romanian, English, French
Short Bio
Founding Partner of STOICA & Associates since 1995.
Ph.D. international commercial law. Associate Professor, University of Bucharest, Faculty of Law, Comparative International Commercial Arbitration. Member of ICC Court since 2018. Arbitrator.
Areas of specialisation
Construction and engineering, Investment and investment treaties, Real estate, State contracts/PPP
Publications
Arbitration in Romania, Wolters Kluwer, 2014 (co-contributor).
Romanian Arbitration Review (since 2009)
ICC Bulletin(2020)
Positions or offices held
President, AIDV-European Section(2015-2018)
Vice-President, World Link for Law (2014-2017)
Vice-President, AHK Court of Arbitration(since 2017)
Mladen Stojiljkovic Nater Dallafior Rechtsanwälte AG Switzerland, Serbia Switzerland
Dr. Mladen Stojiljkovic
Partner
Nater Dallafior Rechtsanwälte AG

Address
38 Stockerstrasse
Zurich
Switzerland
Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
https://ch.linkedin.com/in/mladen-stojiljkovic
Nationality
Switzerland, Serbia
Languages
Serbian, English, French, German, Russian
Short Bio
Mladen Stojiljkovic is a Swiss and Serbian national, was educated in Switzerland and the U.S., and has been admitted to the bar in Switzerland and in California. He focuses his practice on international arbitration, complex commercial litigation, and judgment and award enforcement. He also regularly serves as arbitrator.

Areas of specialisation
Banking and finance, Construction and engineering, Energy, Investment and investment treaties
Publications
Arbitral Jurisdiction and Court Review: Three Swiss Federal Supreme Court Decisions to Reconsider, ASA Bulletin 4/2016, 897-913

Die Kontrolle der schiedsgerichtlichen Zuständigkeit, Diss. Zurich, 2014
Positions or offices held
Partner at Nater Dallafior (since 2023)
Counsel at Vischer, Zurich (2019-2023)
Associate at Homburger, Zurich (2011-2013, 2015-2019)
International Counsel at Williams & Connolly, Washigton, D.C. (2014-2015)
Thomas Stouten Houthoff Netherlands Netherlands
Mr. Thomas Stouten
Partner
Houthoff

Address
50 Gustav Mahlerplein
Amsterdam
Netherlands
Tel.
E-mail
Nationality
Netherlands
Languages
Dutch, English
Marie Stoyanov Allen & Overy LLP France France
Ms. Marie Stoyanov
Partner
Allen & Overy LLP

Address
32 rue François 1er
Paris
France
Tel.
E-mail
Nationality
France
Languages
French, English, German, Spanish
Areas of specialisation
Banking and finance, Communications, media and technology, Construction and engineering, Energy, Investment and investment treaties, Public international law, State contracts/PPP
Stephen Strick Strick Chambers United States United States
Mr. Stephen s Strick
Independent Arbitrator
Strick Chambers

Address
366 Madison Avenue
3rd Floor
New York
United States
Tel.
E-mail
Nationality
United States
Languages
English, French
Areas of specialisation
Banking and finance, Communications, media and technology, Energy, Information technology, Intellectual property, Sport
Publications
CCA Guide to Best Practices 4th Edition Chapter Editor
Positions or offices held
Board of Directors, Vice President and member EC and Fellow College of Commercial Arbitrators, Fellow Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
Jeff Sullivan KC Debevoise & Plimpton United States United Kingdom
Mr. Jeff Sullivan KC
Partner
Debevoise & Plimpton

Address
65 Gresham Street
London
Greater London
United Kingdom
Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
https://www.debevoise.com/jeffreysullivan
Nationality
United States
Languages
English
Short Bio
Jeff Sullivan KC is partner in the London office of Debevoise & Plimpton, where he is Co-Chair of International Arbitration in Europe. Mr. Sullivan’s practice focusses on international arbitration and public international law.

Mr. Sullivan is one of the market’s leading and most respected advocates, representing clients in commercial and investor-state arbitrations before all the major arbitral institutions. He also regularly sits as an arbitrator, and advises clients in all aspects of public international law.

Mr. Sullivan has advised clients from a range of sectors and regions, but has a particularly deep practice focussed on disputes in the energy, extractive industries and infrastructure sectors.
Areas of specialisation
Communications, media and technology, Energy, Investment and investment treaties, Public international law
Julia Sullivan, JD, LLM, FCIArb Law Office of Julia E Sullivan LLC United States, Ireland United States
Ms. Julia Elizabeth Sullivan, JD, LLM, FCIArb
Arbitrator
Law Office of Julia E Sullivan LLC

Address
60 Richards Lane
Annapolis
MD
United States
Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/julia-sullivan-jd-llm-fciarb-7712797/
Nationality
United States, Ireland
Languages
English
Short Bio
Julia E. Sullivan is an international arbitrator specializing in energy, infrastructure, and finance. She has served as an independent arbitrator in more than 100 cases.

Prior to founding her own firm, Ms. Sullivan chaired the Energy Regulation, Markets and Enforcement practice at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, LLP, where she also served as a member of the Steering Committee of the Global Energy & Transactions practice.

Ms. Sullivan is a member of the board of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators - North American Branch, a Senior Lawyer at the Center for International Legal Studies, and a member of the roster of arbitrators of various arbitral institutions.
Areas of specialisation
Antitrust, competition and trade, Energy, Regulatory
Publications
2015-present:
February 2024 “Putin’s Power Play: Russia’s Attacks on Ukraine’s Electric Power Infrastructure Violate International" Electricity Journal 37
November 15, 2023 “Program provides senior lawyers opportunities to teach law students abroad” ABA Journal
December 2018 "Gas Wars in Ukraine Illustrate Europe's Vulnerability to Russian Energy Dominance"
Joint Publication by International Oil, Gas & Energy Dispute Management (OGEL 5) and Transnational Dispute Management (TDM 7)
April 2017 “How Cyber-Attacks in Ukraine Show the Vulnerability of the US Power Grid” Electricity Journal
Spring 2015 “The Intersection of Federally Regulated Power Markets and State Energy and Environmental Goals” 26 Fordham Environmental Law Review 474
Positions or offices held
Law Office of Julia E. Sullivan, LLC
2015-Present

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Equity Partner, 2011-2014
Chair, Energy Regulation, Markets & Enforcement Practice (2012 to 2014)
Steering Committee of the Global Energy & Transactions Practice (2013 to 2014)

Law Office of Julia E. Sullivan, LLC
2003-2011

Sidley Austin Brown & Wood
1994-2003
Partner, Economic Litigation Department (1996-2003)
Associate, Economic Litigation Department (1994-1996)

McKenna & Cuneo
1992-1994
Associate, Antitrust Department

Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom, LLP
1988-1992
Associate, Energy Department
Huawei Sun Zhong Lun Law Firm China China
Ms. Huawei Sun
Partner
Zhong Lun Law Firm

Address
20 Jin He East Avenue
23-31F, South Tower of CP Center, Chaoyang District
Beijing
China
Tel.
E-mail
Nationality
China
Languages
Chinese, English
Areas of specialisation
Banking and finance, Construction and engineering, Energy, Investment and investment treaties, Public international law, Real estate
Edna Sussman Sussman ADR LLC United States, Israel United States
Ms. Edna Sussman
Arbitrator, Mediator
Sussman ADR LLC

Address
One Christie Place
Apt 403W
Scarsdale
New York
United States
Tel.
E-mail
Nationality
United States, Israel
Languages
English, French, Hebrew, Polish
Areas of specialisation
Banking and finance, Communications, media and technology, Energy, Environmental law, Intellectual property
Publications
- Everyone Can be a Winner in Baseball Arbitration, NY Dispute Resolution Lawyer, Spring 2019
- The Singapore Convention: Recognition of Mediated Settlement Agreements, ICC Bulletin, fall 2018
- Mock Arbitration for your Case: Optimizing your Strategies, Fordham International Law Journal, 2018
- Cyber Intrusion as the Guerrilla Tactic: An Appraisal of Historical Challenges, ICCA 2018
- The Conduct of International Arbitration Proceedings in the United States, in Int’l Arb. in the US 2017
-Biases and Heuristics in Arbitrator Decision-Making in Roles of Psychology in Int’l Arbitration 2017
- The Arbitrator Survey, Practices, Preferences and Changes on the Horizon, Am. Rev. Intl. Arb.2015
- The Path Forward: A Convention for Enforcement of Mediated Settlements, TDM 2015
- Evaluating the Advantages and Drawbacks of Emergency Arbitrators, NY Law Journal 2015
- Ethics in International Arbitration, in Soft Law in International Arbitration, Juris Publ. 2014
- Med-Arb: An Argument for Favoring Ex Parte Communications, World Arb. and Mediation Rev., 2013
-Improving your Arbitration Presentation with a Mock Arbitration: NY Disp. Res. Lawyer, 2012
- All’s Fair in Love and War: or is it?: Reflections on a Code of Ethics, ARIA, 2012
- Drafting the Arbitration Clause: A Primer, Dispute Resolution Journal, 2012
- Use of Dispositive Motions in Arbitration, NY Dispute Resolution Lawyer, Spring 2011
- Time and Cost Solutions for Commercial Arbitration, Dispute Resolution Journal, 2011
- A Multilateral Energy Sector Investment Treaty: International Lawyer, 2011
- Combinations and Permutations of Arbitration and Mediation: in ADR in Business, Kluwer Publ.2011
- The Advantages of Mediation in Investor State Disputes, Revista Brasileira de Arbitragem, 2011

Ethics in International Arbitration: Soft Law Guidance for Arbitrators and Party
Representatives, in Soft Law in International Arbitration, ed. Lawrence W
Newman and Michael J. Radine (Juris Publ.) 2014
Can Counsel Ethics Beat Guerrilla Tactics?: Background and Impact of the New IBA Guidelines on Party Representation in International Arbitration, NY Dispute Resolution Lawyer, fall 2013 Psychological Influences on Arbitrator Decision Making: Suggestions for Arbitrators and
Counsel, American Review of International Arbitration, winter 2013
10 Questions: New York as a Favored Arbitral Venue: Financier Magazine, July 2013
The Debate: Unilateral Appointment of Arbitrators, ABA Section of International Law,
Arbitration Committee Newsletter, July 2013
All's Fair in Love and War: or is it?: An International Code of Ethics for Counsel in Arbitration, American Review of International Arbitration, Spring 2012
Capturing the Benefits of Arbitration for Cross Border Insolvency Disputes, in Contemporary Issues in International Arbitration and Mediation, The Fordham Papers 2012, (ed. Arthur W. Rovine) Improving your Arbitration Presentation with a Mock Arbitration: Two Case Studies, NY Dispute Resolution Lawyer, Vol. 5 No. 2, Fall 2012
Drafting the Arbitration Clause: A Primer on the Opportunities and the Pitfalls, Dispute Resolution Journal, Spring 2012
Reflections on the Use of Dispositive Motions in Arbitration, NY Dispute Resolution
Lawyer, Vol. 4 No. 1, Spring 2011
Time and Costs Solutions for Commercial Arbitration, Dispute Resolution Journal, February/April 2011
The Advantages of Mediation and the Special Challenges to its Utilization in Investor State Disputes, Revista Brasileira de Arbitragem, February 2011
A Multilateral Energy Sector Investment Treaty: Is it Time for a Call for Adoption
by all Nations? International Lawyer, January 2011
Arbitration Agreements and Bankruptcy: Which Law Trumps When? NABTalk, Journal
of the National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees, Summer 2010
Combinations and Permutations of Arbitration and Mediation: Issues and Solutions, in
ADR in Business, editor Arnold Ingen-Housz (Kluwer Publisher) 2010
The Energy Charter Treaty Can Foster Solutions to Global Warming and Promote Sustainable Development, in Sustainable Development in International Investment Law, ed. Andrew Newcombe, (Kluwer Publisher) 2010
Law, Regulation and Climate Change, lead author, in New York City Panel on Climate Change, 2009 Report (publ. N. Y. Academy of Sciences) 2010
Adaptation to Climate Change: Fostering Progress Through Law and Regulation, lead author, New York University Law School Environmental Law Review, Feb. 2010
Reshaping Municipal and County Laws to Foster Green Building, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, NY Univ. Environmental L.J. Vol. XVI Issue 1 (2008)
The New Paradigm for Green Buildings and Energy Efficiency, Sustainable Energy, Bloomberg
Law Reports, Dec. 2008
Complexities of Designing a U.S. Federal Carbon Regime, Energy Law 360, July 2007
RGGI: New York Addresses Climate Change with the First Mandatory Greenhouse Gas
Program, N.Y. State Bar Association Journal, Vol. 78, No. 4, May 2006
Positions or offices held
American Arbitration Association, Board Member
New York International Arbitration Center, Chair and Board Member
College of Commercial Arbitrators, former President
Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, Fellow
American Bar Association (ABA)
Co-Chair, 2010-2012 Arbitration Committee, Section of International Law Co- Chair, 2009-2012 Arbitration Committee and Member of Council, Dispute Resolution Section,Chair, Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee (2008-2010) and Renewable Energy Resources Committee (2006-2008), Section of Environment Energy and Resources
New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) Chair, 2010-2011, Dispute Resolution Section
Co-Editor-In-Chief, New York Dispute Resolution Lawyer (2009-
New York City Bar Association (NYCBA) Chair, Energy Committee (2006-2009)
Member, International Commercial Disputes Committee
Energy Bar Association (EBA)
Chair, Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee (2008-2009)
ICC, U.S. Member of the ICC Consultative Task Force on the ADR Rules.
International Bar Association, Member subcommittee on IBA Rules on Investor State Mediation
Christopher Tahbaz Debevoise & Plimpton LLP United States
Mr. Christopher K. Tahbaz
Partner
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP

Address
919 Third Avenue
New York
United States
Tel.
E-mail
Yoshihiro Takatori Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe Japan Japan
Mr. Yoshihiro Takatori
Partner
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe

Address
Izumi Garden Tower, 28th Floor
6-1 Roppongi 1-Chome
Tokyo
Japan
Tel.
E-mail
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese, English
Winnie Tam Des Voeux Chambers Hong Kong, United Kingdom Hong Kong
Ms. Winnie Wan Chi Tam
SC
Des Voeux Chambers

Address
15 Queen's Road
38 Floor Gloucester Tower, The Landmark, Central
Hong Kong
Hong-Kong
Hong Kong
Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
https://dvc.hk/en/members-of-chambers/silks/winnie-tam-s.c/
Nationality
Hong Kong, United Kingdom
Languages
Cantonese, Chinese, English, Mandarin
Short Bio
Winnie Tam SC is a Senior Counsel of the Hong Kong Bar and international arbitrator in independent private practice, and a former Chairman of the Hong Kong Bar Association (2015-2017). Winnie is recognised in the region as a leading intellectual property and commercial dispute resolution expert, and holds qualifications to practise law in the Greater Bay Area, Singapore and England and Wales. Winnie has accepted numerous appointments under the HKIAC, UNCITRAL, ICC, CIETAC and SCIA rules as arbitrator or presiding arbitrator, and has been passionate in capacity building in both the international arbitration and intellectual property fields. Winnie currently serves as a member of the Appointments Committee, HKIAC. Winnie is a member of the Law Reform Commission of the HKSAR.
Areas of specialisation
Communications, media and technology, Environmental law, Information technology, Intellectual property, Sport
Positions or offices held
Chairman of Des Voeux Chambers
Chairman of the Communications Authority
Chairman of the Hong Kong Palace Museum

Chuan Thye Tan Rajah & Tann Singapore Singapore
Mr. Chuan Thye Tan
Partner
Rajah & Tann

Address
9 Straits View
#06-07 Marina One West Tower
Singapore
Singapore
Tel.
E-mail
Nationality
Singapore
Languages
English, Mandarin
Areas of specialisation
Banking and finance, Construction and engineering, Energy, Investment and investment treaties, Public international law, Real estate, Regulatory, Restructuring and insolvency, Sport, State contracts/PPP, Taxation and accountancy
Samantha Tan Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Singapore Singapore
Ms. Samantha Tan
Partner
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Address
2 Central Boulevard
#48-01
Singapore
Singapore
Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
https://www.freshfields.com/en-gb/contacts/find-a-lawyer/t/tan-samantha/
Nationality
Singapore
Languages
Chinese, English
Short Bio
Samantha represents clients in international commercial and construction disputes. She also represents both investors and States in ISDS. She has represented and advised clients in commercial and treaty arbitration under a wide range of arbitral rules, including ICSID, UNCITRAL, ICC, SIAC, AIAC, and HKIAC. These have arisen from private and public M&A, investments, joint ventures, and shareholder disputes, and have involved the energy, financial, life sciences, technology, real estate, automotive, consumer goods, and other sectors.
Areas of specialisation
Energy, Investment and investment treaties
Yasuhei Taniguchi Matsuo & Kosugi Japan Japan
Prof. Yasuhei Taniguchi
Professor
Matsuo & Kosugi

Address
2-2 Uchisaiwai-cho
Fukoku-Seimei Bldg. / 18th Floor
Tokyo
Chiyoda-ku
Japan
Tel.
E-mail
Nationality
Japan
Languages
English
Short Bio
Prof. Yasuhei Taniguchi is Professor Emeritus at Kyoto University in Japan. He is Judge of the Singapore International Commercial Court and Counsel at Matsuo & Kosugi. He is a former member of the Appellate Body of the World Trade Organization Dispute Settlement Body; Special Advisor of the Japan Commercial Arbitration Association and Former President, Japan Association of Arbitrators and Civil Procedure Association. He is internationally recognized for his expertise in comparative and transnational legal studies. He is a leading scholar in several areas of law including Civil Procedure, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Insolvency Law, and International Trade Law.
Sami Tannous Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP United Kingdom United Arab Emirates
Mr. Sami Tannous
Partner
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP

Address
20th Floor, Al Fattan Currency House, Tower 2, DIFC
Dubai
United Arab Emirates
Tel.
E-mail
Nationality
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Naomi Tarawali Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP United Kingdom United Kingdom
Mrs. Naomi Tarawali
Partner
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP

Address
2 London Wall Place
London
United Kingdom
Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
https://www.clearygottlieb.com/professionals/naomi-tarawali
Nationality
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Short Bio
Naomi Tarawali’s practice focuses on international dispute resolution.

She has represented corporates and high net worth individuals in commercial arbitration, investor-state arbitration and international litigation proceedings, as well as in mediation and ADR processes. She also has a focus on dispute resolution relating to African jurisdictions.

Naomi has been one of the lead lawyers in some of the firm’s most substantial and high-profile litigation and arbitration mandates. She has amassed an extraordinary range of experience across the full spectrum of disputes in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

Naomi joined the firm in 2017 and became partner in 2023.
Guido Tawil Arbitrator Chambers Argentina, Portugal Uruguay
Prof. Dr. Guido Santiago Tawil
Independent Arbitrator
Arbitrator Chambers

Address
Ed. Aguas Azules II
Rbla. Lorenzo Batlle Pacheco , s/n
Punta del Este
Maldonado
Uruguay
Tel.
E-mail
Nationality
Argentina, Portugal
Languages
Spanish, English
Short Bio
Prof. Dr. Guido Tawil is an Independent Arbitrator, former Chair Professor of Administrative Law at the University of Buenos Aires School of Law and Senior Partner at M. & M. Bomchil in Buenos Aires, where he headed the International Arbitration, Administrative Law and Regulatory Matters practices for over 25 years. He is Honorary President, Founding Member and Past Chair of the Latin American Arbitration Association (ALARB), Past Co-Chair of the IBA´s Arbitration Committee and Latin American Fora; Past Council member of the IBA´s Legal Practice Division, Past Court Member of the LCIA, of the Institute for Transnational Arbitration (ITA) Academic Council, of the ICC Latin American Arbitration Group, and of the ICC Institute of World Business Law, current member of SIAC’s Court of Arbitration, among other positions.
Areas of specialisation
Construction and engineering, Energy, Investment and investment treaties, Regulatory, State contracts/PPP
Publications
Books:
- "La responsabilidad del Estado y de los magistrados y funcionarios judiciales por el
mal funcionamiento de la Administración de Justicia", Depalma, Buenos Aires, 1989; 2ª.
ed, 1993.
- "Recurso ordinario de apelación ante la Corte Suprema de Justicia", Depalma, Buenos
Aires, 1990.
- "Administración y Justicia (Examen y reflexiones en torno al alcance del control
judicial de la actividad administrativa)", 2 vol., tesis doctoral, Depalma, Buenos Aires,
1993.
- "Proceso administrativo y constitucional", Ed. Ciencias de la Administración, Buenos Aires, 1992.
- “La motivación de los actos administrativos”, Depalma, Buenos Aires, 1998.
-"Estudios de Derecho Administrativo", Abeledo-Perrot, Buenos Aires, 2012
Positions or offices held
- Member, ICCA´s Advisory Board, Former Member ICCA´s Governing Board, Member ICCA´s Nominations Committee, Former Co-chair ICCA´s Initiatives Committee. Co-chair ICCA´s Task Force on Standards of Practice
- Former Chair Professor of Administrative Law, University of Buenos Aires Law School
- Former Senior Partner, M. & M. Bomchil, Buenos Aires
- Founding member and Past Chair, Latin American Arbitration Association (ALARB), Co-chair of its Observatory
- Past Co-Chair, IBA Arbitration Committee
- Past Council Member, IBA Legal Practice Division
- Past Court Member, London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA)
- Member, ICC Latin American Arbitrators Committee
Patrick Taylor Debevoise & Plimpton LLP United Kingdom, Ireland United Kingdom
Mr. Patrick Taylor
Partner
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP

Address
65 Gresham Street
London
United Kingdom
Tel.
E-mail
Nationality
United Kingdom, Ireland
Languages
English, French, Spanish
Areas of specialisation
Communications, media and technology, Energy, Investment and investment treaties, Public international law, Restructuring and insolvency, Sport, State contracts/PPP, Taxation and accountancy, Transport
Ruth Teitelbaum Ruth Teitelbaum PLLC United States United States
Ms. Ruth Teitelbaum
Arbitrator and Mediator
Ruth Teitelbaum PLLC

Address
210-19 33rd Ave
BAYSIDE
NY
United States
Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruth-teitelbaum-429784176/
Nationality
United States
Languages
English, French, Portuguese, Spanish
Short Bio
Ruth Teitelbaum is a specialist in international law and international dispute resolution. She is a member of the LCIA, a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and is an accredited CEDR mediator.
Ruth speaks, reads, and writes Spanish, French, and Portuguese fluently. She is a General Editor of Arbitration International and a member of the Executive Committee of the Institute for Transnational Arbitration (ITA).
Areas of specialisation
Antitrust, competition and trade, Banking and finance, Energy, Environmental law, Intellectual property, Investment and investment treaties, Public international law, Regulatory, State contracts/PPP, Taxation and accountancy, Transport
Publications
Insolvência, Arbitragem Internacional e Financiamento de Disputas de Arbitragem: Algumas Considerações da Perspectiva do Financiador, Comitê Brasileiro de Arbitragem Blog, (February 2022)

From Lena Goldfields to Crystallex: A Proposal for Collective Financing of Sovereign Award Debt, Arbitration International, Tribute Issue in Honor of Johnny Veeder Vol. 2 (June 2021)
The Third-Party Funding Debate: A Misguided Focus on Definitions at the Expense of Policy Considerations, BCDR International Arbitration Review 5, no. 2 (2018): 165–180.

What’s Tax Got to Do With It? The Yukos Tribunal’s Approach to Motive and Treaty Interpretation, Transnational Dispute Settlement/Oil and Gas Intelligence Series Advance Publication (December 2014).

Utilities, Government Regulations and Energy Investment Arbitrations, GAR GUIDE TO ENERGY ARBITRATION, 63
Positions or offices held
Tenor Capital Management, Director/Head of Underwriting (2015-2021);
Adviser to the Board of Gabriel Resources (2015-2021);
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer US LLP (New York), Senior Associate (2008-2015);
International Court of Justice Associate Legal Officer (2006-2008);
World Bank Administrative Tribunal, Legal Consultant (2004);
American Society of International Law, Attorney and Managing Editor, International Legal Materials (2003-2006);
Assistant Counsel, ICSID of the World Bank Group (1999-2001);
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Legal Assistant (1998-1999);
U.S. Department of State, Consulate
in Recife, Brazil, Commercial Assistant (1998).
Pierre Tercier Bureau Pierre Tercier; Peter & Kim Switzerland Switzerland
Prof. Pierre Tercier
Independent Arbitrator; Senior Counsel at Peter & Kim
Bureau Pierre Tercier; Peter & Kim

Address
5 ch. Guillaume Ritter
Fribourg
Switzerland
Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
https://www.tercier.net/
Nationality
Switzerland
Languages
French, English, German
Short Bio
Prof. Pierre Tercier is Professor Emeritus at the University of Fribourg, Switzerland and was Chairman of the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce. He has an extensive international arbitration and dispute resolution experience, having served on numerous occasions in ICC, ICSID and other cases. He is highly respected in the international legal and business community as an arbitrator, lecturer and author. Prof. Tercier is visiting professor of law at numerous universities, including Geneva and Paris. He is also affiliated with the law firm Peter & Kim, in Geneva, as Senior Counsel.
Areas of specialisation
Antitrust, competition and trade, Investment and investment treaties, Public international law, State contracts/PPP
Publications
- Les contrats spéciaux, 5e éd, Schulthess, 2016 (with Pascal Favre)
- Le droit des obligations, 5e éd, Schulthess, 2012 (with Pascal Pichonnaz)
- La recherche et la rédaction juridiques, 7e éd, Schulthess, 2016 (with Christian Roten)
- Numerous articles and contributions
Positions or offices held
- Member, ICCA Advisory Board
- Former Chairman, International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce
- Professor Emeritus, University of Fribourg, Switzerland
- Former Chairman, Swiss Antitrust Commission
- Professor at the Geneva LL.M. in International Dispute Settlement (MIDS)
- Visiting Professor at Georgetown University
Hiroyuki Tezuka Partner, Nishimura & Asahi (Gaikokuho Kyodo Jigyo) Japan Japan
Mr. Hiroyuki Tezuka
Partner
Partner, Nishimura & Asahi (Gaikokuho Kyodo Jigyo)

Address
1-1-2 Otemachi
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo
Japan
Tel.
E-mail
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese, English
Areas of specialisation
Communications, media and technology, Construction and engineering, Information technology, Intellectual property, Investment and investment treaties, Restructuring and insolvency
Publications
Corruption Issues in the Jurisdiction Phase of Investment Arbitration, Dossier XIII, ICC Institute of World Business Law

Rise of Hybrid Arbitration/Mediation in the Era of the Singapore Mediation Convention,
International Arbitration: When East Meets West
Liber Amicorum Michael Moser, CHAPTER 23


Positions or offices held
Executive Director, Japan Association of Arbitrators;

Member, SIAC Court of Arbitration
Member, ICC Court of Arbitration
Naresh Thacker Economic Laws Practice India India
Mr. Naresh Thacker
Partner
Economic Laws Practice

Address
1401, SouthBay 31, NS Patkar Marg, Opp. Khareghat Colony, Babulnath
Mumbai
Maharashtra
India
Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
https://elplaw.in/people/naresh-thacker/
Nationality
India
Languages
Gujrati, English, Gujrati
Short Bio
Naresh Thacker is a Partner at ELP and heads the firm’s Litigation, Arbitration and Dispute Resolution practice.
Naresh has over 25 years of experience in mediation, domestic and international litigation and arbitration; particularly in large infrastructure project arbitrations and post M&A arbitrations, corporate litigation, commercial disputes, regulatory and tax disputes and white collar crimes.
A qualified lawyer and Solicitor (England & Wales), Naresh is recognized as a Band 1 lawyer for Dispute Resolution by Chambers & Partners; as a Distinguished Practitioner by Asialaw Leading Lawyers, World Tax Guide & Tax Controversy Leaders Guide and a Litigation Star by Benchmark Litigation. He also features in Forbes’ list of India’s top 100 lawyers.
Areas of specialisation
Construction and engineering, Intellectual property, Regulatory, Taxation and accountancy
Positions or offices held
Naresh is currently active in several professional organizations including The Law Society, UK; London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA); International Bar Association (IBA); International Chamber of Commerce (ICC). He is also part of the steering group for American Bar Association’s South Asia/Oceania and India Committee. Additionally, Naresh is a member of MCIA’s Executive Committee on Energy & Power. Naresh is the Vice Chair of the IPBA Dispute Resolution and Arbitration Committee. He is also a member of Legal & Corporate Affairs Committee - Western Region Council under Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and ICC Newly Constituted National Committee- India. He is also part of ABA’s International Arbitration Committee. Naresh has been appointed as the Joint Secretary for the western region of the Arbitration Bar of India.
William Thomas KC Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP United Kingdom, France United Kingdom
Mr. William Thomas KC
Partner
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP

Address
100 Bishopsgate
London
United Kingdom
Tel.
E-mail
Nationality
United Kingdom, France
Languages
English, French
Areas of specialisation
Investment and investment treaties, Public international law
Mary Thomson 36 Stone Chambers, Pacific Chambers HK United Kingdom Hong Kong
Mrs. Mary Bee Lay Thomson
Chartered Arbitrator, Mediator & Barrister
36 Stone Chambers, Pacific Chambers HK

Address
11 Duddell Street
9/F, Dina House, Central
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Tel.
E-mail
Nationality
United Kingdom
Languages
Hokkien, English, Malaysian
Short Bio
Chartered Arbitrator, Barrister, Mediator and Adjudicator, Former Solicitor
Pacific Chambers, Hong Kong, 36 Stone Chambers, London & Singapore
International Arbitrator & Mediator
Areas of specialisation
Banking and finance, Communications, media and technology, Construction and engineering, Employment and pensions, Energy, Maritime and shipping, Real estate, Restructuring and insolvency, Transport
Publications
• Lexis Practical Guidance, Arbitration section, Editorial Board,
• Insurance arbitration chapter, Arbitration in Hong Kong: A Practical Guide, 2nd Edition by Sweet & Maxwell
• Maritime Law & Practice in Hong Kong by Sweet & Maxwell, General Editor
Positions or offices held
Director Scottish Arbitration Centre
Past Chair CIARB East Asia Branch
Immediate Past Chair ARIAS Asia
ICC Arbitration Commission
Director, ArbitralWomen
PETER THORP Thorp Arbitration New Zealand, France France
Mr. PETER THORP
Independent Arbitrator
Thorp Arbitration

Address
29 Rue Louis Blanc
Bâtiment B, 6e étage à droite, 53B08
Paris
France
France
Tel.
E-mail
Nationality
New Zealand, France
Languages
English, Chinese, French
Short Bio
Peter Thorp is an independent arbitrator based in Paris. He has conducted arbitrations under a wide range of rules and subject to many different systems of law. He has acted as Chairman, Sole Arbitrator and Co-Arbitrator on a large number of ICC, LCIA, SCC, CIETAC, HKIAC, SIAC and CAA (Taiwan) arbitrations, as well as ad hoc arbitrations under the UNCITRAL Rules. He is on the panel of numerous arbitration institutions, and is regularly selected by those institutions, such as the ICC and HKIAC, for appointments as arbitrator.
Peter has also frequently acted as emergency arbitrator and as sole arbitrator in expedited and fast-track arbitrations.
Peter is qualified in New Zealand, England & Wales, Hong Kong and France. He speaks and writes Chinese and French.
Areas of specialisation
Antitrust, competition and trade, Banking and finance, Communications, media and technology, Energy, Environmental law, Information technology, Intellectual property, Investment and investment treaties, Public international law
Publications
- Belt and Road Initiative Disputes: How and where will they be resolved?, New York Dispute Resolution Lawyer, Fall 2019, Vol.12, No.2.
- China Chapter of IBA Arbitration Guide, co-author, 2012 and 2018 editions
- Transactional Dispute Management Special Issue on China, co-editor, December 2010
- First ICC Award Enforced in China, Issue 6 of the International Law Review, co-author, 2009
- International Arbitration in China, Global Arbitration Review, Special Report, co-author, 2008
- Corruption, Bribery and Criminal Law Aspects of Business Disputes, Managing Business Disputes in Today’s China, Duelling with Dragons, Kluwer Law International, co-author, 2007
Positions or offices held
- Independent Arbitrator, Paris, since September 2013
- Partner, Allen & Overy LLP, Paris, 2012-August 2013
- Managing Partner, Allen & Overy LLP, Beijing, 2005-2011
- Part-time Lecturer, Université de Paris Dauphine, 2003-2004
- Senior Associate, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Paris, 1999-2004
- Solicitor, Freshfields, Hong Kong, 1995-1999
- Barrister & Solicitor, Simpson Grierson, Auckland, 1992-1995
- China Manager, Sandvik International AB, 1986-1989
- Consultant/Administrator, China New Zealand Agricultural Consultants Limited, 1984-1986
Lisa Timmons Lisa W. Timmons, PLLC United States United States
Ms. Lisa W. Timmons
Arbitrator
Lisa W. Timmons, PLLC

Address
PO Box 251715
West Bloomfield
Michigan
United States
Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
https://lisatimmonslaw.com/
Nationality
United States
Languages
English
Short Bio
Lisa W. Timmons, Esq., chair of the ADR Section of the Michigan State Bar, is an arbitrator, mediator, and case evaluator of labor, employment, and commercial cases with AAA, LRC, New Era ADR, NAM, USPS & APWU Detroit District, FINRA, CAP-Motors, AHLA, and several state arbitration and mediation boards. Timmons is on the advisory council of SheResolves, a member of Professional Resolution Experts of Michigan (PREMi), Michigan Regional Chair of Women in Dispute Resolution with the American Bar Association, and Chair of the ADR Section of the Wolverine Bar Association. She maintains memberships with LERA, the Society of Federal Labor and Employee Relations Professionals, ArbitralWomen, and the Labor Guild of the Archdiocese of Boston.
Areas of specialisation
Antitrust, competition and trade, Employment and pensions, Real estate, Sport
Publications
1. Newly Neutral, Oakland County Legal News, February 27, 2024; PREMi, The ADR Blog, March 2, 2024; Macomb County Legal News, March 1, 2024; and mediate.com, March 7, 2024
2. Marketization and Its Discontents, Book Review, LERA Perspectives on Work, 2023, pp. 100-101.
3. Author, Book Review of “Coffee and Conversations: Inclusion and Belonging,” by Zenell B. Brown, Detroit Lawyer, Detroit Bar Association, (February 2021)
4. Featured in Detroit Lawyer, “From a Tiny Acorn into a Mighty Oak: The Story of Mediation/Case Evaluation in Michigan,” by Sheldon L. Miller, (February 2021)
Positions or offices held
LISA W. TIMMONS, PLLC: 2013 TO PRESENT: Attorney, arbitrator, mediator, and fact finder of domestic and international labor, employment, commercial, and consumer disputes.

Executive Director & ADR Clerk of the Court, March 1998 to Present: Mediation Tribunal Association, Detroit, Michigan

Lazar Tomov Tomov&Tomov law firm Bulgaria Bulgaria
Mr. Lazar Tomov
Partner
Tomov&Tomov law firm

Address
4 Svetoslav Terter street
Sofia
Other
Bulgaria
Tel.
E-mail
Link (LinkedIn/website)
https://bg.linkedin.com/in/lazar-tomov-95baba16
Nationality
Bulgaria
Languages
Bulgarian, English
Areas of specialisation
Banking and finance, Energy, Investment and investment treaties, Public international law, State contracts/PPP
Publications
“Arbitration in Bulgaria” in Getting the Deal Through – Arbitration (ed. 2009, 2010 and 2011);
“Arbitration in Bulgaria” in Global Arbitration Review Commercial Arbitration Know-how (online edition 2011-2016).
Positions or offices held
Member of the ICSID Panels of Arbitrators and Mediators;
Member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration;
Arbitrator at the Arbitration Court of the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI)