| Nayla |
Comair-Obeid |
Obeid & Partners |
Lebanon, France |
United Arab Emirates |
Prof. Dr. Nayla Comair-Obeid
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Founding Partner
Obeid & Partners
- Address
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Level 3, Offices 3, One Central, Dubai World Trade Center, Dubai, UAE
Dubai
United Arab Emirates
- Tel.
319
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://obeidpartners.com/
- Nationality
- Lebanon, France
- Languages
- Arabic, English, French
- Short Bio
- Prof. Dr. Nayla Comair-Obeid is the Founding Partner of Obeid & Partners where she heads the firm’s dispute resolution practice. She is also an associate member of 3VB Chambers in London and a Professor of International Arbitration. She has been actively involved in over 170 domestic and international commercial and investment arbitrations conducted in Arabic, French and English-language whether ad hoc and or institutional (ICSID, ICC, LCIA, DIAC, CRCICA, BCDR, DIFC-LCIA, UNCITRAL, etc). Throughout her career, Professor Comair-Obeid has held and continues to hold pre-eminent positions. She has been elected the Vice Chair of the ICC Global (as of June 2022) and appointed the Chair of the Jury of the ICC Institute Prize (2023 edition). She sits, among others, as a member of the ICC Executive Board, former member of the LCIA Court, member of the CRCICA Board of Trustees, Companion of the CIArb, and member of the international commercial expert committee of China’s Supreme People’s Court. She has authored numerous publications, including the book “The Law of Business Contracts in the Middle East”, among others.
- Areas of specialisation
- Banking and finance, Communications, media and technology, Construction and engineering, Energy, Information technology, Investment and investment treaties, Real estate, State contracts/PPP, Transport
- Publications
- Arbitration in Lebanese Law-A Comparative Study (Delta, 1999); The Law of Business Contracts in the Arab Middle East (Kluwer, 1996); Les contrats en droit musulman des affaires (Economica, 1995). Professor Comair-Obeid is also the author of numerous articles on international arbitration, including: "How to Draft a Valid Arbitration Clause," Rev. lib. arb. arabe & int. No. 56 (2011) (in Arabic); "Mediation in the Arab World: Challenges and Prospects," in Liber Amicorum dedicated to Serge Lazareff (L. Levy & Y. Derains eds., Pedone, 2011); "Recovery of Damages for breach of an obligation of payment," in Evaluation of Damages in International Arbitration (ICC Pub. No. 668E, 2006); "Due Process as a Limit to Discretion in International Commercial Arbitration”, Kluwer Law, 2020; "Lebanon Chapter: Law and Practice", Chambers Global, 2023
- Positions or offices held
- Professor of international commercial arbitration; Former Vice-Chair of the ICC, Member of the ICC Executive Board; Companion of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators ; Past President of the CIArb; Member of the LCIA Court; Trustee in the CRCICA Board of Trustees; member of the ICSID panel of arbitrators the ICSID panel of conciliators, member of the council of the Institute of World Business Law of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) in Paris; member of the legal committee of the board of directors of the Lebanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry; member of the board of trustees of the Cairo Regional Centre; former vice chair of the arbitration committee in the International Bar Association; and former commissioner of the United Nations Compensation Commission (UNCC) in Geneva
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| Robert |
Connal KC |
RCCKC Arbitration |
United Kingdom |
United Kingdom |
Mr. Robert Craig Connal KC
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Arbitrator
RCCKC Arbitration
- Address
-
170 East Kilbride Road
Lethendy, Busby
Glasgow
South Lanarkshire
United Kingdom
- Tel.
8196
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/r-craig-connal-kc-8465b143/
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Languages
- English
- Short Bio
- Over 40 years as a partner in a major firm handling an enormous variety of cases at many levels of hearings, tribunals Inquiries and Courts (including the UK Supreme Court) and sitting as an arbitrator from time to time, now focusing on arbitration
- Areas of specialisation
- Communications, media and technology, Construction and engineering, Employment and pensions, Energy, Environmental law, Intellectual property, Real estate, Regulatory, Restructuring and insolvency, Sport
- Publications
- Articles in many publications including IBA Arbitration Committee Newsletter
- Positions or offices held
- Chairman British-Irish Commercial Bar Association 2019-2022; Convenor Rights of Audience Course, Law Society of Scotland 2004-2022; Litigation Partner Pinsent Masons 1980-2020; Previously External Examiner, Aberdeen University, currently guest lecturer Robert Gordons University,Senior Counsel to Scottish Hospitals Inquiry.
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| Roderick |
Cordara KC |
Essex Court Chambers |
United Kingdom |
United Kingdom |
Mr. Roderick Cordara KC
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Essex Court Chambers
- Address
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24 Lincoln's Inn Fields
London
United Kingdom
- Tel.
321
- E-mail
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Languages
- English, Italian
- Areas of specialisation
- Energy, Investment and investment treaties, Maritime and shipping, Public international law, Taxation and accountancy, Transport
- Publications
- Investor State & Taxation chapter in Plucking the Goose: Essays Lexis Nexis 2016
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| Arnold |
Corporal |
ACCRALAW |
Philippines |
Philippines |
Mr. Arnold Martin Corporal
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Senior Partner
ACCRALAW
- Address
-
22nd Floor, ACCRALAW Tower, 30th Street corner 2nd Avenue
Bonifacio Global City
Taguig
Metro Manila
Philippines
- Tel.
8866
- E-mail
- Nationality
- Philippines
- Languages
- Filipino, English
- Areas of specialisation
- Communications, media and technology, Construction and engineering, Sport
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| Fábio |
Correa |
Tauil & Chequer Advogados associado a Mayer Brown |
Brazil |
Brazil |
Mr. Fábio Peixinho Gomes Correa
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Partner
Tauil & Chequer Advogados associado a Mayer Brown
- Address
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1455 Av. Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek
6º andar
São Paulo
SP
Brazil
- Tel.
4246
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/fabio-peixinho-gomes-correa-b2970837/
- Nationality
- Brazil
- Languages
- Portuguese, English
- Short Bio
- Fabio Peixinho is a partner in the Litigation & Arbitration practice of Tauil & Chequer Advogados in association with Mayer Brown in the São Paulo office.
Fabio is a dispute resolution specialist with a solid academic background, and over 20 years’ experience in high profile cases in Brazil and abroad. Fabio specialized in national and international arbitrations, and also has a solid litigation practice in the Brazilian Federal and State Courts. Likewise, Fabio conquered a wide recognition as a civil procedure scholar and as a visiting professor at the post graduate courses of University of Sao Paulo. As a result of his distinguished litigation skills, Fabio has been involved in a variety of disputes, with focus on energy, construction, M&A, oil & gas, transport, maritime, education and food industries.
- Areas of specialisation
- Banking and finance, Communications, media and technology, Construction and engineering, Energy, Intellectual property, Real estate, Regulatory, Restructuring and insolvency, State contracts/PPP, Transport
- Publications
- - Due Process Paranoia e art. V, 1, (b) da Convenção de Nova Iorque. In: Selma Ferreira Lemes; e Christian Sahb Batista Lopes. (Org.).
Arbitragem Comercial Internacional e os 60 Anos da Convenção de Nova Iorque. 1ed.São Paulo: Quartier Latin, v. 1, 2019, p. 477-495.
- Pedido de Indenização no Juízo Penal e Eficácia da Sentença Penal
Absolutória Penal no Processo Civil. In: Bedaque, José Roberto dos
Santos; Yarshell, Flávio Luiz; Sica, Heitor Vitor Mendonça (Org.). Estudos de Direito Processual Civil em Homenagem ao Professor José Rogério Cruz e Tucci. 1ed.Salvador: JUSPODIVM, v. 1, 2018, p. 1-789.
- Fungibilidade entre tutela de urgência e tutela de evidência: intersecção entre processos sumários com função cautelar e decisória. Revista de Processo, v. 270, 2017, p. 141-169.
- Positions or offices held
- Accolades:
- Chambers & Partners – Global – Arbitration - Brazil.
- Chambers & Partners – Latin America – Arbitration – Brazil.
- Legal 500 – Latin America – Dispute Resolution - Brazil.
- Leaders League – Arbitration - Brazil.
- Who’s Who Legal – Future Leaders – Partners - Arbitration.
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| Juan Pablo |
Correa Delcasso |
Tribunal d'Arbitratge del Principat d'Andorra (TAPA) |
Spain |
Andorra |
Mr. Juan Pablo Correa Delcasso
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Secretary General
Tribunal d'Arbitratge del Principat d'Andorra (TAPA)
- Address
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8 Av. Prat de la Creu
Andorra la Vella
Andorra
- Tel.
2629
- E-mail
- Nationality
- Spain
- Languages
- Spanish, Catalan, English, French
- Short Bio
- Juan Pablo Correa Delcasso holds a cum laude Doctorate in law from the University of Barcelona (1997) following his doctoral thesis on injunction orders which has influenced the current regulation of that procedure in Spain and in some countries in Latin America.
He acts as an arbitrator and international mediator at prestigious institutions, at both national and international levels, such as the International Court of Arbitration of the ICC, the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA), the Barcelona Arbitral Tribunal (Tribunal Arbitral de Barcelona: TAB) and the Court of Arbitration of the Madrid Chamber of Commerce.
- Publications
- “Arbitraje Institucional y Consumidores: Comentario a la Sentencia del Tribunal Superior de Justicia de Madrid de 12 de septiembre de 2019”, Spain Arbitration Review, nº38, p.57 a 68.
“Développements récents de la jurisprudence espagnole en matière d’arbitrage ”, Revue de l’arbitrage, nº2017/3, p.1 a 15.
“ Arbitrage administratif en Espagne et en Amérique Latine ”, Les Cahiers de l’Arbitrage, nº2015/2, p.259-269.
“La clause d’arbitrage et son extension à des parties non signataires en arbitrage interne et international ”, Gazette du Palais, nº359 a 362, 2013, p.7 a 12.
“El arbitraje societario en España. Aproximación al Derecho comparado”, Anuario de Justicia Alternativa, nº11 del 2011, p.35 a 73; Arbitraje Comercial Internacional en Europa, Lima, 2013, p.277 a 304.
- Positions or offices held
- Secretary General at Arbitral Tribunal of the Principality of Andorra (Andorra) | 2020 - Present.
Founding partner at Laguard Abogados (Barcelona-Spain) | May 2020 - Present.
Partner at Ventura Garcés & López Abogados (Barcelona-Spain) l April 2016 - May 2020
Partner at CMS Albiñana Suárez de Lezo (Barcelona-Spain) l November 2012 -April 2016
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| M. Utku |
Cosar |
Arbitration Chambers |
Turkey |
United States |
Ms. M. Utku Cosar
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Member
Arbitration Chambers
- Address
-
45 Rockefeller Plaza
20th Floor
New York
NY
United States
- Tel.
322
- E-mail
- Nationality
- Turkey
- Languages
- Turkish, English
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| Gabriel |
Costa |
Shell Brasil Petroleo Ltda. |
Brazil |
Brazil |
Mr. Gabriel Alves Costa
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Associate General Counsel Litigation Latin America & Caribbean
Shell Brasil Petroleo Ltda.
- Address
-
330 Avenida República do Chile
Torre Oeste, 33 Andar, Bairro Centro
Rio de Janeiro
RJ
Brazil
- Tel.
8992
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/gabriel-costa-0882679/
- Nationality
- Brazil
- Languages
- Portuguese, English, Spanish
- Short Bio
- Currently serving as Shell Group’s Associate General Counsel for Global Litigation covering Latin America. Before joining the Shell Group in 2012, worked as an associate in the dispute resolution teams of two of the largest Brazilian law firms in Porto Alegre and São Paulo and in the international arbitration team of a U.S. law firm in New York. First law degree by the School of Law of the Pontifical Catholic University in Brazil in 2004 and LL.M. degree by Northwestern University’s School of Law in 2010 (merit-based scholarship by the Ling Institute). Elected one of Shell’s “Most Inclusive Leader”, winning the DE&I Ambassador Award in 2024. Member of the ICC International Commission on Arbitration & ADR and chair ICC Brazil’s Commission on Arbitration & ADR. Co-chair of CPR’s Brazil Advisory Board.
- Areas of specialisation
- Energy, Investment and investment treaties
- Publications
- No publication since joining Shell's Litigation Department in 2012.
- Positions or offices held
- 1. Internally (Shell):
A. Member of the Global Litigation Leadership Team (2017-present)
B. Member of the Legal Extended Leadership Team (2017-present)
C. Member of the Arbitrators Advisory Committee (2012-2017)
D. Member of the Dispute Resolution Guidelines' Working Group (2013)
E. Director of Comshell, Shell Brazil's private pension fund (2017-present)
2. Externally:
A. Chair of ICC Brazil's Commission on Arbitration & ADR (2024-present)
B. Delegate to the Brazil's Delegation at ICC International Commission on Arbitration & ADR (2022-present)
C. Co-Chair of CPR's Brazil Advisory Board (2024-2025)
D. Member of the Institute of Transnational Arbitration's Membership Committee (2020-2023)
E. Member of the Brazilian Petroleum Institute's Legal Committee (2015-2017)
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| Raymond |
Cox |
Fountain Court Chambers |
United Kingdom |
United Kingdom |
Mr. Raymond Cox
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KC
Fountain Court Chambers
- Address
-
14 Lyford Road
London
United Kingdom
- Tel.
9020
- E-mail
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Languages
- English
- Short Bio
- Commercial barrister experienced in financial disputes and arbitration, MCIarb and P.R.I.M.E. Finance expert.
Raymond is a barrister of more than 40 years’ experience of litigation and arbitration in the UK and other jurisdictions.
Raymond has a particular interest in blockchain and AI disputes. He has experience of disputes involving derivatives, LIBOR, notes and bonds, structured finance, clearing and settlement, payments including FX, documentary credits, Islamic finance and fraud among others. He is a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, and sits as arbitrator. He is also a member of the Financial Markets Law Committee in London which reports on areas of uncertainty in the law relating to wholesale markets.
Raymond graduated from Oxford University and joined Fountain Court in 1983 and became leading counsel in 2002.
- Areas of specialisation
- Banking and finance, Communications, media and technology, Regulatory, Restructuring and insolvency, Sport
- Publications
- Law of Bank Payments (Sweet and Maxwell), Private International Law of Reinsurance and Insurance (Informa LLP)
- Positions or offices held
- MCIarb, P.R.I.M.E Finance member
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| Bernardo |
Cremades |
B. Cremades y Asociados |
Spain |
Spain |
Prof. Bernardo Cremades
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Senior Partner
B. Cremades y Asociados
- Address
-
18 Goya
segunda planta
Madrid
Spain
- Tel.
323
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://www.cremades.com/en/
- Nationality
- Spain
- Languages
- Spanish, English, French, German
- Short Bio
- Bernardo M. Cremades is senior partner of the Spanish law firm, B. Cremades & Asociados, a Professor of Law and a member of the Spanish Royal Academy of Jurisprudence and Legislation. He is the leading Spanish international arbitration practitioner (“number one practitioner in Spain for commercial arbitration legal expertise” and “one of the top names in the industry”, Who’s Who legal, July 2005). His international recognition includes Germany’s distinguished Verdienstkreuz award, and the French distinction of Chevalier de l’Ordre National du Mérite.
- Areas of specialisation
- Communications, media and technology, Construction and engineering, Energy, Intellectual property, Investment and investment treaties, Public international law, Real estate, Sport, Transport
- Publications
- - Arbitration in Spain, Butterworths, 1991
- Litigating in Spain: considerations for foreign practitioners, including judicial assistance, enforcement of foreign judgments, bankruptcy, arbitration and other civil proceedings, Kluwer Law, 1989
- Business Law in Spain (General Editor), Butterworths, 1992
- numerous articles in arbitration-related law reviews.
- Positions or offices held
- - Former President of the Spanish Court of Arbitration
- Member of the International Council of Commercial Arbitration (ICCA)
- Member of the Institute of World Business Law of the ICC
- Member of the Spanish Arbitration Club
- Member of CPR Institute for Dispute Resolution
- Member of the Association Suisse de l’Arbitrage
- Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
- Member of the International Arbitration Club
- Member of DIS (Deutsche Institution für Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit)
- Co-President Foro Hispano-Alemán (Madrid)
- Member and former Vice President of the London Court of International Arbitration
- Former President of the Arbitration Committee of the International Bar Association
- Permanent Member of the Spanish Royal Academy of Jurisprudence and Legislation
- Medal of Honour of the Master in Law of the European Union, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, 2015
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| Antoine |
Cremona FCIArb |
GANADO Advocates |
Malta |
Malta |
Dr. Antoine George Cremona FCIArb
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Partner
GANADO Advocates
- Address
-
171 Old Bakery Street
Valletta
Malta
- Tel.
325
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/antoine-cremona/?originalSubdomain=mt
- Nationality
- Malta
- Languages
- English, French, Italian
- Short Bio
- Antoine Cremona is a Partner at Ganado Advocates, regularly representing clients in civil and commercial litigation and arbitration proceedings particularly in corporate disputes with a special focus on shareholder disputes, construction contracts and cross-border proceedings.
Antoine also has significant experience in public procurement and construction law and regularly assists employers, engineers and contractors in the drafting and negotiation of construction contracts modelled on FIDIC and other main industry forms of contract.
He is a senior lecturer in international commercial arbitration at the University of Malta and participates regularly in practice groups relating to dispute resolution, construction and public procurement law. Antoine is a member of the ICC Commission on Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution.
- Areas of specialisation
- Antitrust, competition and trade, Construction and engineering, Investment and investment treaties, Real estate, Sport, State contracts/PPP
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| John |
Crook |
George Washington University School of Law |
United States |
United States |
Prof. John Robert Crook
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Professorial lecturer
George Washington University School of Law
- Address
-
10610 Belfast Place
Potomac
Maryland
United States
- Tel.
329
- E-mail
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Areas of specialisation
- Investment and investment treaties, Public international law
- Positions or offices held
- Co-Author, ICCA-ASIL Report on Issue Conflict in International Arbitration, 2016;
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| Justin |
D'Agostino MH |
Herbert Smith Freehills LLP |
United Kingdom |
Hong Kong |
Mr. Justin D'Agostino MH
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Chief Executive Officer
Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
- Address
-
15 Queen's Road
23/F, Gloucester Tower, Central
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
- Tel.
333
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://www.herbertsmithfreehills.com/our-people/justin-dagostino
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Languages
- English
- Areas of specialisation
- Banking and finance, Communications, media and technology, Energy, Investment and investment treaties, Public international law, Sport
- Positions or offices held
- (1) Member of the Executive Board of the International Chamber of Commerce
(2) Co-chair of the Host Committee of ICCA 2024 in Hong Kong
(3) Co-chair, Global Steering Committee of the Arbitration Pledge, which seeks to increase, on an equal opportunity basis, the number of women appointed as arbitrators to achieve fairer representation
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| Rodrigo |
da Fonseca |
Fonseca e Salles Lima Advogados Associados |
Brazil |
Brazil |
Mr. Rodrigo Garcia da Fonseca
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Partner
Fonseca e Salles Lima Advogados Associados
- Address
-
142 Rua Visconde de Piraja no
salas 201/203, Ipanema
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
- Tel.
331
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- http://www.fsla.com.br
- Nationality
- Brazil
- Languages
- Portuguese, English, French, Spanish
- Areas of specialisation
- Banking and finance, Construction and engineering, Energy, Regulatory, Sport
- Publications
- See: https://www.fsla.com.br/cms/wp-content/uploads/rgf-publications-2024-03.pdf
- Positions or offices held
- President of the Center for Arbitration and Mediation of the Brazil-Canada Chamber of Commerce (CAM-CCBC)
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| Joel |
Dahlquist |
Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP |
Sweden |
United Kingdom |
Dr. Joel Dahlquist
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International Arbitration Advisor
Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP
- Address
-
25 Old Broad Street
London
United Kingdom
- Tel.
8605
- E-mail
- Nationality
- Sweden
- Languages
- Swedish, English
- Areas of specialisation
- Investment and investment treaties, Public international law
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| Brooks |
Daly |
Brooks Daly Arbitration |
United States |
Netherlands |
Mr. Brooks W. Daly
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Founder
Brooks Daly Arbitration
- Tel.
337
- E-mail
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English, Dutch, French, Spanish
- Areas of specialisation
- Banking and finance, Communications, media and technology, Employment and pensions, Energy, Investment and investment treaties, Public international law, State contracts/PPP, Transport
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| Gabor |
Damjanovic |
Forgó, Damjanovic & Partners Law Firm |
Hungary, Israel |
Hungary |
Dr. Gabor Damjanovic
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Arbitrator, Managing Partner
Forgó, Damjanovic & Partners Law Firm
- Address
-
17-19 Alkotas street
Budapest
Hungary
- Tel.
338
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/gabordamjanovic/
- Nationality
- Hungary, Israel
- Languages
- Hungarian, English
- Short Bio
- Disputes/transactional lawyer with over 20 years of experience in both areas. Highly international, having represented clients from dozens of jurisdictions and 5 continents.
- Areas of specialisation
- Construction and engineering, Employment and pensions, Energy, Investment and investment treaties, Real estate, State contracts/PPP, Transport
- Publications
- - author of the ‘Hungary’ chapter in the 6th edition of Arbitration World by Sweet & Maxwell (2018);
- author of the ‘Hungary’ chapter in the seventh edition of Global Legal Insights – International Arbitration 2021;
- co-author of “Protecting National Assets à la Hungary — Unexpected Restriction To Arbitration” (Mealey’s International Arbitration Report, October 2014);
- co-author of the Hungary chapter of the “Company Acquisitions Handbook” on the regulatory aspects of acquisitions in the EU (Bloomsbury Professional Limited, 2009 and 2011);
- co-author of the ‘Hungary’ chapter in Chambers Gaming Law 2019 and 2020 Guide;
- Gaming in Hungary – a legal overview (Aug/Sept 2009 issue of iGBAffiliate);
- session co-chair during the Global Professional Ethics Symposium (Milan, 2022).
- Positions or offices held
- Immediate past chair of the Professional Ethics Committee (PEC) of the IBA
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| Jacques S. |
Darche C.Arb |
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP |
Canada |
Canada |
Mr. Jacques S. Darche C.Arb
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Lawyer, Partner
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
- Address
-
1000 De La Gauchetiere Street West
Suite 900
Montréal
Québec
Canada
- Tel.
341
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://www.darche.ca
- Nationality
- Canada
- Languages
- French, English
- Short Bio
- Jacques is a partner at the law firm Borden Ladner Gervais LLP in Montréal. He was admitted to the Québec Bar in 1992 and subsequently to the Paris Bar. He acts as counsel to parties involved in both international and domestic commercial arbitrations and he also represents parties in the homologation, recognition and contestation of arbitral awards and regularly serves as arbitrator and mediator in commercial disputes. He is a Fellow and Chartered Arbitrator of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) and a Certified Arbitrator and Mediator of the Institut de médiation et d’arbitrage du Québec (IMAQ) and of the Québec Bar.
- Areas of specialisation
- Information technology, Real estate, Restructuring and insolvency
- Positions or offices held
- Director and Secretary of the Centre d'arbitrage régional OHADAC (CARO).
Director the Canadian Branch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb).
Honorary Consul of Finland for Montréal.
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| Michael |
Darowski |
McDermott, Will & Emery |
United Kingdom, Poland |
United Kingdom |
Mr. Michael Darowski
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Partner
McDermott, Will & Emery
- Address
-
110 Bishopsgate
London
United Kingdom
- Tel.
342
- E-mail
- Nationality
- United Kingdom, Poland
- Languages
- English, Polish
- Areas of specialisation
- Banking and finance, Communications, media and technology, Energy, Information technology, Investment and investment treaties
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| Vahid |
Dashti |
SIASSI McCUNN BOUSARD Avocats & Solicitors |
Iran |
Switzerland |
Mr. Vahid Dashti
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Of Counsel, Legal Advisor
SIASSI McCUNN BOUSARD Avocats & Solicitors
- Address
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Avenue de Champel 29
Geneva
Geneva
Switzerland
- Tel.
748
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/vahiddashti1009
- Nationality
- Iran
- Languages
- Farsi, English, French
- Areas of specialisation
- Construction and engineering, Energy, Investment and investment treaties, Maritime and shipping, Public international law
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| Felix |
Dasser |
Homburger AG |
Switzerland |
Switzerland |
Prof. Felix Dasser
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Partner
Homburger AG
- Address
-
201 Hardstrasse
Prime Tower
Zurich
Switzerland
- Tel.
344
- E-mail
- Nationality
- Switzerland
- Languages
- German, English, French
- Short Bio
- Adjunct professor of law at University of Zurich. Partner at Homburger. President of Swiss Arbitration Association.
- Areas of specialisation
- Banking and finance, Communications, media and technology, Construction and engineering, Energy, Information technology, Investment and investment treaties, Regulatory
- Publications
- Numerous publications on arbitration in the Swiss courts, international litigation, Lugano Convention, conflicts of law, contract law, lex mercatoria, international legal assistance
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| Dushyant |
Dave |
Supreme Court of India |
India |
India |
Mr. Dushyant Dave
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Senior Advocate
Supreme Court of India
- Address
-
212 Golf Links
New Delhi
India
- Tel.
347
- E-mail
- Nationality
- India
- Languages
- English
- Short Bio
- Mr. Dushyant Dave is a Senior Lawyer practising in the Supreme Court of India and the High Courts across the country. He joined the Bar in 1978 and practised in the Gujarat High Court till 1986 and then moved to Delhi. His practice over a span of more than four decades involves various branches of law including Civil Laws, Criminal laws and Corporate laws. He has appeared in large number of matters involving Constitutional and Public Law issues as also issues including Fundamental Rights and Civil Liberties of citizens. He has defended many citizens and their causes pro Bono. He actively participates in the field of International Commercial Arbitration and has been on Governing Board of International Council of Commercial Arbitration (“ICCA”) and American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) and London Court of International Arbitration (“LCIA”).
- Publications
- “Need for Speed: International Institutional Arbitration”, ICA & FICCI, New Delhi, 11/08
- Positions or offices held
- - Member, ICCA Governing Board
- Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India at New Delhi
- President, LCIA Users Forum for Asia Pacific
- Member of the Board, American Arbitration Association (AAA)
- Former Vice Chair, arbitration committee, International Bar Association (IBA)
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| Huw |
Davies |
Essex Court Chambers |
United Kingdom |
United Kingdom |
Mr. Huw Davies
- Address
-
24 Lincoln's Inn Fields
London
United Kingdom
- Tel.
348
- E-mail
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Languages
- English
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| Jane |
Davies Evans KC |
3 Verulam Buildings |
United Kingdom |
United Kingdom |
Mrs. Jane Davies Evans KC
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Barrister
3 Verulam Buildings
- Address
-
Gray's Inn
London
United Kingdom
- Tel.
350
- E-mail
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Languages
- English, French
- Short Bio
- A dual-qualified barrister and Chartered Accountant, Jane acts as lead counsel and arbitrator in international arbitrations primarily in the energy, natural resources and infrastructure sectors, with a particular focus on the Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific, the Russian Federation and Latin America. Jane is ranked for energy disputes, construction and international arbitration and commercial disputes in the main directories and recognised on the Legal 500 Arbitration Private Practice Powerlist (UK). Clients have described Jane as "devastatingly good for complex cases", "A brilliant litigator" and "Relentless in her efforts for her clients" who is "an extraordinary barrister and a brilliant advocate".
- Areas of specialisation
- Construction and engineering, Energy, Investment and investment treaties, State contracts/PPP, Transport
- Publications
- Construction Law International (Managing editor, 2016 to 2018)
GAR Guide to Construction Arbitration (1st and 2nd edition), contributor
- Positions or offices held
- Vice-chair 3VB International Advisory and Dispute Resolution Unit
ICC Commission UK representative
Member of ICC Taskforce on Disability Inclusion in International Arbitration
Co-chair IBA International Construction Projects (Innovation subcommittee)
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| Priyesh |
Daya |
Webber Wentzel |
South Africa |
South Africa |
Mr. Priyesh Daya
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Partner
Webber Wentzel
- Address
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90 Rivonia Road
Sandton
Johannesburg
Gauteng
South Africa
- Tel.
4666
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/priyesh-daya-b5502126/
- Nationality
- South Africa
- Languages
- English
- Short Bio
- Priyesh is the current Dispute Resolution Business Unit Head at Webber Wentzel. He is an expert in all aspects of dispute resolution with a specific focus on corporate and commercial litigation. He also advises on arbitration and alternative dispute resolution. His clients include both private corporations and public, parastatal entities and he has worked across numerous sectors including mining, oil and gas, and financial services. He has deep expertise in the telecommunications and construction and engineering sectors. His expertise has been recognised by the international research organisations such as Legal 500, IFLR1000 and Best Lawyers.
- Areas of specialisation
- Construction and engineering
- Positions or offices held
- - Elected councillor of the National Legal Practice Council
- Founding member of the University of Witwatersrand’s School of Construction Economics and Management Industry Advisory Board
- task team of the King Committee on Corporate Governance dealing with chapters on Compliance and Managing Stakeholder relationships including alternative dispute resolution (2006 to present).
- Company Law Committee of the Law Society of South Africa and the Law Society of the Northern Provinces. This committee engages with regulatory authorities on new legislation and regulations (2006 to present).
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| Marco |
de Benito |
de Benito Arbitration |
Spain |
Spain |
Prof. Marco de Benito
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Partner
de Benito Arbitration
- Address
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Calle Villanueva, 29
Madrid
Madrid
Spain
- Tel.
8564
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/marco-de-benito-8bb94a/ https://www.debenitoarb.com
- Nationality
- Spain
- Languages
- Spanish, English, German, Italian, Latin
- Short Bio
- With 23 years of arbitration experience, Prof. de Benito arbitrates international disputes in a variety of sectors. He specializes in cases with complex procedural aspects (multiple parties, different legal systems) and complex substantive aspects (different governing laws, difficult issues of statutory or contractual interpretation).
Prof. de Benito holds the Jean Monnet Chair in European Civil Procedure at IE University, where he teaches comparative civil procedure and international arbitration.
He is a member of the International Association of Procedural Law and the ICC Institute of World Business Law, and a delegate to the ICC Arbitration & ADR Commission.
- Areas of specialisation
- Banking and finance, Communications, media and technology, Construction and engineering, Energy, Investment and investment treaties, Public international law, State contracts/PPP, Transport
- Publications
- — Colloquies on European Civil Procedure, Brill, 2025 (ed.).
— “Untimely Concordance: The Discreet Convergence of Civil and Arbitral Proceedings”, in WOO, M., VAN RHEE, R. (eds.), Comparative Civil Procedure, Edward Elgar, 2025.
— “Eficiencia y fe en el derecho”, Spain Arbitration Review, 16-2019.
— “Back in Focus: Case Overload and Case Selection Standards in the Spanish Supreme Court”, BRAVO, P., VAN RHEE, C. H. (eds.), Supreme Courts Under Pressure, Springer 2021.
— Justicia o burocracia (foreword by TARUFFO, M.), Thomson Reuters Civitas 2017.
— A History of Law in Europe (with WAUTERS, B.), Edward Elgar 2017.
— El convenio arbitral (foreword by FERNÁNDEZ-ARMESTO, J.), Thomson Reuters Civitas 2010.
- Positions or offices held
- Jean Monnet Chair of European Civil Procedure, IE University
Jean Monnet Module of European Private Law, IE University
Associate Professor, IE University
Founding Partner, Estudio de Benito
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| Emilie |
de Haas |
International Council for Commercial Arbitration |
Canada |
Netherlands |
Ms. Emilie de Haas
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Research Fellow
International Council for Commercial Arbitration
- Address
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2 Carnegieplein
Peace Palace
The Hague
Netherlands
- Tel.
353
- E-mail
- Nationality
- Canada
- Languages
- French, English, Spanish
- Areas of specialisation
- Investment and investment treaties, Public international law
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| Jose Félix |
de Luis y Lorenzo |
LEGAL 21 ABOGADOS |
Spain |
Spain |
Mr. Jose Félix de Luis y Lorenzo
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Managing Director
LEGAL 21 ABOGADOS
- Address
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48 Cardenal Marcelo Spinola
16-B
MADRID
MADRID
Spain
- Tel.
8781
- E-mail
- Nationality
- Spain
- Languages
- Spanish, English, French, Italian
- Short Bio
- At present, I focus great part of my activity in Asia, where I seat as International Arbitrator in the main Arbitration Institutions in that part of the world, such as CIETAC, HKIAC, SHIAC, CMAC, in CHINA. AIAC in MALAYSIA. SIAC, in SINGAPORE. KCAB, in SOUTH KOREA. CAA, in TAIWAN. PDRCI, in THE PHILIPPINES.
In SPAIN, I seat as Arbitrator at the most important Arbitration Institutions such as CIMA; CAM; CEA and Tribunal Arbitral de Fútbol (LNFP). In SWITZERLAND at TAS-CAS. In UK, LCIA. In PORTUGAL CAC. In THE NETHERLANDS, CAFA.
I am Vice-Chair at the “Dispute Resolution & Arbitration Committee” at IPBA, “Inter Pacific Bar Association”.
I have chaired in Madrid, SPAIN, withing CEIA, the “Commission to promote Spain as a seat of International Arbitration”. I have written the Report that was published in 2.019.
- Areas of specialisation
- Banking and finance, Public international law, Regulatory, Sport
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| Filip |
De Ly |
Erasmus School of Law |
Belgium |
Netherlands |
Prof. Filip De Ly
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Professor of Law
Erasmus School of Law
- Address
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33 Johan Buziaulaan
Utrecht
Netherlands
- Tel.
354
- E-mail
- Nationality
- Belgium
- Languages
- Dutch, Afrikaans, English, Flemish, French
- Areas of specialisation
- Communications, media and technology, Construction and engineering, Energy, Information technology, Investment and investment treaties, Real estate, State contracts/PPP
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| Dirk |
De Meulemeester |
DMDB Law |
Belgium |
Belgium |
Mr. Dirk K.P.L. De Meulemeester
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Partner
DMDB Law
- Address
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437 Louizalaan
Brussel
Belgium
Belgium
- Tel.
5640
- E-mail
- Link (LinkedIn/website)
- https://www.dmdblaw.com
- Nationality
- Belgium
- Languages
- Dutch, English, French
- Short Bio
- Dirk De Meulemeester is a member of the Brussels bar and the Paris bar (till 2017). He established an arbitration boutique law firm in Brussels, DMDB Law. For over 25 years he has been actively involved in both national and international arbitration as party-appointed arbitrator, chairman, sole arbitrator, counsel and expert under various procedural and substantive laws. He is frequently appointed by ICC, CEPANI, the Swiss Chambers, WIPO, NAI and the Belgian Courts of First Instance. He acted as counsel in investment arbitrations under Uncitral and ICISD. He is a visiting professor at the University of Gent and the University of Leiden. Dirk was chairman of CEPANI from 2014 till 2020. Dirk De Meulemeester holds a law degree from the University of Gent and studied at the Universities of Cambridge, Cologne and Oxford.
- Areas of specialisation
- Construction and engineering, Energy, Information technology, Investment and investment treaties, Public international law, Real estate, Sport, Transport
- Publications
- See DMDBLAW.COM for the full list:
* Guide to the CEPANI Arbitration Rules, Kluwer, 2021; * Default in International Arbitration, Kluwer, 2022; * ESG in International Arbitration, Kluwer, 2023; *The New York Convention: An Autopsy of Its Structure and Modus Operandi, Journal of International Arbitration, Volume 35, Issue 4 (2018); * Opening the Black Box of Conflicts of Interest, Kluwer, 2016; * Arbitral Secretaries, Kluwer, 2017; * The new Belgian arbitration law, ASA Bulletin 2013/3; * De Novo Review of Awards on Jurisdiction, b-Arbitra 2023/2; * La sentence arbitrale, Bruyant, 2006
- Positions or offices held
- Honorary President of CEPANI, the Belgian Center for Arbitration and Mediation
Visiting Professor Leiden University
Member ICC Court
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