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Christiane Deniger
Annabel Maltby
  • Type of Practitioner: Counsel
  • Practice Areas: Arbitration
  • Legal System: Common Law
  • Nationality/Nationalities: British
Erica Franzetti
  • State Contact: District of Columbia
  • Education:

    LL.M., Georgetown University

    LL.B., Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Direito

  • Other Information:

    Named a part of Arbitration Future Leaders

    WHO'S WHO LEGAL: ARBITRATION, 2018-2021

    Ranked as "up and coming"

    CHAMBERS USA, 2020

    Ranked as "up and coming" and "Foreign Expert for Brazil."

    CHAMBERS GLOBAL 2021

    Noted as "extremely effective during cross examination and highly persuasive giving written and oral arguments."

    THE LEGAL 500 LATIN AMERICA 2019

     

  • Firm Country: United States
  • Type of Practitioner: Counsel
  • Practice Areas: Arbitration, Commercial Law, Domain names, Energy - Natural Resources, Finance - Banking, Hotel - Leisure management, Information - Communication Technologies, Infrastructure, Investment - Concession agreements, Oil - Gas - Mining, Transport, Other
  • Nationality/Nationalities: French
  • Select Languages:
    • Language(s): English, Speaking Proficiency: Native Fluency, Professional Proficiency: Conduct DR proceedings, Represent clients as an advocate in DR proceedings, Testify orally, Draft opinions, reports, agreements, decisions, orders or awards, Understand written documents
    • Language(s): , Speaking Proficiency: Native Fluency, Professional Proficiency: Conduct DR proceedings, Represent clients as an advocate in DR proceedings, Testify orally, Draft opinions, reports, agreements, decisions, orders or awards, Understand written documents
    • Language(s): Spanish, Speaking Proficiency: Native Fluency, Professional Proficiency: Conduct DR proceedings, Represent clients as an advocate in DR proceedings, Testify orally, Draft opinions, reports, agreements, decisions, orders or awards, Understand written documents
Washington, District of Columbia, US
Sian Walker
Hilda Buss
Anastasiia Venetska
  • State Contact: London
  • Education:

    MEng in Chemical Engineering from UCL, London, UK

  • Firm Country: United Kingdom
  • Type of Practitioner: Analyst, Expert
  • Practice Areas: Arbitration, Construction - Engineering, DRB (Dispute resolution board) - DAB (Dispute adjudication board), Energy - Natural Resources, Infrastructure, Other
  • Nationality/Nationalities: Ukrainian
  • Select Languages:
    • Language(s): English, Speaking Proficiency: Proficient, Professional Proficiency: Draft opinions, reports, agreements, decisions, orders or awards, Understand written documents
    • Language(s): Ukrainian, Speaking Proficiency: Native Fluency, Professional Proficiency: Draft opinions, reports, agreements, decisions, orders or awards, Understand written documents
    • Language(s): Russian, Speaking Proficiency: Native Fluency, Professional Proficiency: Draft opinions, reports, agreements, decisions, orders or awards, Understand written documents
London, London, GB
Ciara Ros
Paula Lafuente
Chloé De Jager
  • State Contact: Gauteng
  • Education:

    LLB, University of the Witwatersrand, 2010

    MSc Construction Law and Dispute Resolution, Kings College London, 2017

  • Firm Country: South Africa
  • Jurisdiction: South Africa
  • Type of Practitioner: Counsel
  • Practice Areas: Administrative Law, Arbitration, Commercial Law, Construction - Engineering, DRB (Dispute resolution board) - DAB (Dispute adjudication board), Infrastructure, Insolvency, Mediation, Oil - Gas - Mining
  • Legal System: Common Law
  • Nationality/Nationalities: Dutch, South African
  • Select Languages:
    • Language(s): Afrikaans, Speaking Proficiency: Conversational
    • Language(s): Dutch, Speaking Proficiency: Conversational
    • Language(s): English, Speaking Proficiency: Native Fluency, Professional Proficiency: Conduct DR proceedings, Represent clients as an advocate in DR proceedings, Testify orally, Draft opinions, reports, agreements, decisions, orders or awards, Understand written documents
Johannesburg, Gauteng, ZA
Yingnan Chen
Mariam Hassaballah
  • Education:

    Queen Mary, University of London

  • Firm Country: United Kingdom
  • Jurisdiction: United Kingdom, Egypt
  • Type of Practitioner: Counsel
  • Practice Areas: Arbitration, Construction - Engineering, DRB (Dispute resolution board) - DAB (Dispute adjudication board), Energy - Natural Resources, Infrastructure, Oil - Gas - Mining
  • Legal System: Civil Law, Common Law, Islamic Law
  • Nationality/Nationalities: Egyptian
  • Select Languages:
    • Language(s): Arabic, Speaking Proficiency: Native Fluency, Professional Proficiency: Conduct DR proceedings, Represent clients as an advocate in DR proceedings, Testify orally, Draft opinions, reports, agreements, decisions, orders or awards, Understand written documents
    • Language(s): English, Speaking Proficiency: Native Fluency, Professional Proficiency: Conduct DR proceedings, Represent clients as an advocate in DR proceedings, Testify orally, Draft opinions, reports, agreements, decisions, orders or awards, Understand written documents
    • Language(s): French, Speaking Proficiency: Conversational, Professional Proficiency: Understand written documents
London, GB
Imani Tisdale
Laurence Franc-Menget
  • State Contact: French (France)
  • Publications:

    ·           Co-led the publication with Jonathan Ripley-Evans of the Herbert Smith Freehills Africa Disputes Guide, 2017, 2019, 2023

    ·           "Sanctions Internationales : la difficulté croissante de garantir l'exécution de sentences arbitrales (la jurisprudence de la CJUE et sa réception par les juridictions françaises), note sur CJUE 11 nov 2021, Rev. Arb. 2023, n°3,p. 491.

    ·           "Africa's arbitration balance shifts" interview by ICLG (21 June 2022)

    ·           Afrique et libre-échange : intégration régionale et partenariats économiques – HSF Africa Notes blog, May 2021

    ·           "The rise of climate arbitration and litigation", interview CDR Review, January 2021

    ·           “Le Code de conduite des arbitres des litiges entre États et investisseurs : une réponse aux critiques de l'arbitrage investissement", LesEchos.fr, 15 July 2020

    ·           "Une clause d'arbitrage contenue dans un contrat de consommation européen écartée comme abusive", Option finance, 2 November 2020

    ·           "L’exigence de transparence antinomique avec l’arbitrage international ?", La Lettre des juristes d’affaires, 8 July 2020

    ·           "Le contrôle d'une sentence arbitrale portant sur l'application de mesures d'embargo : quels enseignements ?" note of Cass Civ 1ère, 15 January 2020, Rev. Arb. 2020

    ·           “The Prague Rules, Arbitral efficiency under the Lens” co-authored with C. Tevendale, in ICC Bull, 2019, 2, p. 26

    ·           "Réforme de l'arbitrage OHADA – Un nouvel acte uniforme et un règlement d'arbitrage CCJA révisé", Option Finance, 19 mars 2018, N°1454, pages 55-58

    ·           "The impact of the Arab spring on international arbitration" International Bus. Law Journal 2017, 1.

    ·           "Retour au statu quo ante: Assouplissement des conditions de renonciation à l'immunité d'exécution des Etats concernant tous ses actifs, y compris diplomatiques: Civ, 1er 13 mai 2015, Comisimpex c./République du Congo", Cahiers de l'Arbitrage, 2015-3, p. 505.

    ·           "Comments: C.Cass, 28 mars 2013, Société NMLCapital c/Air France", Revue de l'arbitrage 2013, n°4, p.989

    ·           "ACHMEA II – Seizing Arbitral Tribunals to Prevent Likely Future Expropriations: Is it an Option ?", Kluwer Blog, 6 février 2013

  • Education:

    I hold a doctorate in law from Panthéon-Assas University, where I completed a thesis on “Judicial Review of International Arbitral Awards in French and U.S. Law.” My academic journey has taken me to Paris, London, and New York, enriching my knowledge and perspectives along the way. Since 2002, I have been a proud member of the Paris Bar.

  • Firm Country: France
  • Speaking Engagements:

    ·           co-panelist at the Nova Summer School on International Arbitration on "Shaping the Future of International Arbitration: Innovations, Challenges and Opportunities", Lisbon, July 2025 

    ·           co-panelist at the AWARDs Arbitration Society roundtable on "What is the legal order underlying arbitration", Paris, June 2025 

    ·           co-panelist at Open de Arbitraje 2025, on "Trends in ESG and Energy Arbitration", Madrid May 2025

    ·           co-panelist at the GAR Live Women on « Trends in energy disputes », Paris, December 2024

    ·           co-panelist at the Johannesburg Arbitration Week, on "the use of experts in International arbitration", Johannesburg, April 2024

    ·           co-panelist at the ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR on March on "ESG Disputes", March 2024

    ·           moderating a panel on "Challenges and innovation in arbitration in Africa", at the Closing Conference of the International arbitration advocacy competition organised by the AAPDI (Académie Africaine de la Pratique du Droit International"), Paris, 13 July 2023

    ·           speaker at the "Dispute Resolution" webinar organised by the International Law association to celebrate its 150 anniversary, 31 May 2023

    ·           speaker on "current issues on international Disputes in Tunisia, Algeria and Libya" at the Fourth session of the 6th Annual Conference on Energy Arbitration and Dispute Resolution in MEA, hosted by the International Law Summit in London, June 2023

    ·           speaker on "Best practices for the Use of Joint Expert Reports in Construction Arbitration " at the FTI event for the PAW 2023, 28 March 2023

    ·           speaker on "Sanctions and international arbitration " at the HSF event for the PAW 2023, 29 March 2023

    ·           speaker on "Commercial Arbitration in OHADA and natural resources" at the 66th UIA (Union Internationale des Avocats) Congress in Dakar, Senegal, 29 October 2022

    ·           speaker at the "Protecting investments in a volatile security and political context: recent developments in the Sahel and West Africa" webinar with Control Risks, 15 March 2022

    ·           speaker at the Swiss Arbitration Association webinar on "Crossed glances on the independence and impartiality of the arbitrator", 1st July 2021

    ·           speaker at the Paris Arbitration Week on "Hot topics on damages in International Arbitration" webinar organized by FTI, 8 July 2020

    ·           speaker at the Paris Arbitration Week on "Thoughts on international arbitration", 7 July 2020

  • Type of Practitioner: Arbitrator
  • Nationality/Nationalities: French
  • Select Languages:
    • Speaking Proficiency: Conversational
Paris, French (France), FR
Mew Leng Tan
  • Education:

    MSc (Construction Law & Dispute Resolution), King's College London

    MSc (Project Management), National University of Singapore

    BSc (Project and Facilities Management), National University of Singapore

  • Firm Country: United Kingdom
  • Type of Practitioner: Expert
  • Practice Areas: Arbitration, Construction - Engineering, Energy - Natural Resources, Infrastructure, Joint Ventures - Consortia - Cooperation, Oil - Gas - Mining, Transport
  • Nationality/Nationalities: Singaporean
  • Select Languages:
    • Language(s): English, Speaking Proficiency: Native Fluency, Professional Proficiency: Conduct DR proceedings, Represent clients as an advocate in DR proceedings, Testify orally, Draft opinions, reports, agreements, decisions, orders or awards, Understand written documents
    • Language(s): Chinese Simplified, Speaking Proficiency: Proficient, Professional Proficiency: Draft opinions, reports, agreements, decisions, orders or awards, Understand written documents
London, GB
Evelina Karlsson
  • Firm Country: Sweden
SE
Bethan Heathcote
Samira Meis
Madelaine Power
  • Firm Country: United Kingdom
  • Jurisdiction: Sudan, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Egypt, United Arab Emirates
  • Type of Practitioner: Counsel
  • Practice Areas: Commercial Law, Construction - Engineering, Infrastructure, Oil - Gas - Mining
  • Legal System: Common Law
  • Nationality/Nationalities: British
London, GB
Elisa Botero
Irene Petrelli

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