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Lilit Nagapetyan
  • Type of Practitioner: Counsel
  • Practice Areas: Arbitration, Mediation
Nour Nicolas
  • Publications:

    “In Lebanon’s Economic Crisis, Private Claims Harm the Public Interest”, published on the Harvard International Review

  • Education:

    Université Saint-Joseph, Bachelor of Laws; Panthéon-Assas (Paris II), Masters in International Business Law; Harvard Law School, LL.M.

  • Jurisdiction: United States
  • Type of Practitioner: Lawyer
  • Practice Areas: Arbitration, Maritime Law, Public international Law
  • Legal System: Civil Law, European Law, International Law
  • Nationality/Nationalities: Lebanese
  • 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: 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: Conversational, Professional Proficiency: Understand written documents
ANGELA CÁMARA
  • Firm Country: Peru
  • Jurisdiction: United Kingdom, Switzerland, Peru
  • Type of Practitioner: Counsel
  • Practice Areas: Arbitration
  • Legal System: Civil Law
  • Nationality/Nationalities: Peruvian
PE
Anne-Marie Hitchin
Valerie Li
Ank Santens
  • Other Relevant Experience:

    International dispute resolution, particularly international arbitration (commercial and investment), across the globe and in various industries

  • Publications: Published on international arbitration topics in Arb. Int'l, Mealey’s Int’l Arb. Report, Int.A.L.R. and The Institute for Transnat'l Arb.’s News and Notes
  • Education: Columbia University, New York (LL.M.); KU Leuven, Belgium (Master in Law & Bachelor in Philosophy); Universidad de Granada,Spain (ERASMUS one-year exchange student in law school)
  • Other Information: International dispute resolution, particularly international arbitration (commercial and investment), across the globe and in various industries
  • Firm Country: United States
  • Jurisdiction: France, United States, Belgium
  • Type of Practitioner: Arbitrator, Counsel
  • Legal System: Civil Law, Common Law
  • Select Languages:
    • Language(s): Dutch, Speaking Proficiency: Proficient
    • Language(s): English, Speaking Proficiency: Proficient
    • Language(s): French, Speaking Proficiency: Proficient
    • Language(s): Spanish, Speaking Proficiency: Conversational
New York, NY 10036, US
Teresa Laboucarié-Polak
Roberta Mayerie
Nikki Coles
  • Education:

    LLB, King's College London

    Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales

  • Other Information:

    Listed in Who's Who Legal as Arbitration: Expert Witness - Future Leader

  • Firm Country: United Kingdom
  • Type of Practitioner: Expert
  • Practice Areas: Agency - Distribution - Franchising, Arbitration, Competition, Finance - Banking, Hotel - Leisure management, Intellectual Property, Investment - Concession agreements, Joint Ventures - Consortia - Cooperation, Oil - Gas - Mining, Sales - Purchases, Transport
  • Nationality/Nationalities: British
Vasundhara Bahadur
Vanina Sucharitkul
  • Education: B.A. (English), U.C. Berkeley (2001); J.D. International Law U.C. Hastings College of the Law (2004); LL.M. International Law Golden Gate University.
  • Other Information: Member of the International Court of Arbitration of the ICC- Arbitrator Panel of the SIAC Reserve Panel- Executive Committee of the CIArb Thailand Branch
    Vanina specialises in international arbitration and has practiced in 4 jurisdictions, namely San Francisco, Bangkok, Paris and Hong Kong at Morrison & Foester and Herbert Smith Freehills.
  • Firm Country: Thailand
  • Jurisdiction: Thailand, United States
  • Type of Practitioner: Arbitrator, Counsel, Lawyer
  • Practice Areas: Arbitration, Domain names, Employment, Energy - Natural Resources, Hotel - Leisure management, Insurance, Intellectual Property, Investment - Concession agreements, Joint Ventures - Consortia - Cooperation, Mediation, Public international Law
  • Legal System: Common Law, International Law
  • Nationality/Nationalities: American, French, Thai
  • Select Languages:
    • Language(s): English, Speaking Proficiency: Proficient
    • Language(s): French, Speaking Proficiency: Proficient
    • Language(s): Thai, Speaking Proficiency: Proficient
Bangkok, TH
Christina Beharry
  • State Contact: DC
  • Other Relevant Experience:

    Canadian government

  • Education:

    LSE, Cambridge, Columbia

  • Other Information:

    Canadian government

  • Firm Country: United States
  • Jurisdiction: United States, Canada, United Kingdom
  • Type of Practitioner: Arbitrator, Counsel, Expert
  • Practice Areas: Arbitration
  • Legal System: Common Law, European Law, International Law
  • Nationality/Nationalities: Canadian
  • Select Languages:
    • Language(s): French, Speaking Proficiency: Proficient
    • Language(s): Spanish, Speaking Proficiency: Conversational
Washington, DC, US
Ruth Byrne
Nancy Greenwald
Juliette Luycks
PAY WEN LEE
Giulia Menegon
Ashley Jones GB
Annie Lund
Folashade Alli
  • State Contact: Lagos
  • Publications:

    Developments in Arbitration and Enforcement of Awards in Nigeria: A Review of the Arbitration and Mediation Act 2023

    Dispute Settlement System Under the Africa Continental Free Trade Area Agreement (AfCFTA)

    Professional Ethics for Young Lawyers: Ethics as a Tool for Carving a Niche in the Legal Profession.

    dID

  • Education:

    The Honorable Society of Lincoln's Inn, London, United Kingdom; 1989 - 1990 

    The University College London, United Kingdom; 1987 - 1988

    The Nigerian Law School, Lagos state, Nigeria; 1984 - 1985

    University of Lagos, Lagos state, Nigeria; 1979 - 1984

  • Firm Country: Nigeria
  • Speaking Engagements:

    Speaker, Lagos Chamber of Commerce, International Arbitration Centre (LACIAC) International Trade Conference 2025, "Trade for Prosperity: Unlocking Economic Opportunities through AfCFTA"

    Speaker, Dispute Resolution in M&A Transactions Conference, Poland, "Voice of Reason or Hired Guns: The Impartiality and Independence of Party Appointed Witnesses in M&A Disputes"

    Speaker, Nigerian Bar Association, Continuous Legal Education (NBA-CLE) Lagos Branch, " AfCFTA's Impact on Legal Services: Deep Dive into the Provisions of the AfCFTA and Protocol on Legal Services".

    Speaker, Nigerian Institute of Chartered Arbitrators of Nigeria (NICARB) Lagos Branch March 2025 Meeting, "Rethinking the Finality of Arbitral Awards: A Case Study of High-Profile Arbitration Cases"

     

  • Jurisdiction: Nigeria
  • Type of Practitioner: Arbitrator, Lawyer, Mediator
  • Practice Areas: Arbitration, Commercial Law, Corporate Law, Energy - Natural Resources, Finance - Banking, Intellectual Property, Maritime Law, Mediation, Real Estate
  • Legal System: Common Law
  • Nationality/Nationalities: British
  • Select Languages:
    • Language(s): English, Speaking Proficiency: Proficient, 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
Ikoyi, Lagos, NG

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Policy on Funding Moot Competition Teams

Each year ArbitralWomen provides support to a number of Teams who participate in dispute resolution competitions, such as the Vis or Vis East International Arbitration Moot by covering their registration fee.

Following are the conditions for the funding:

  1. Any qualified team requesting financial assistance must complete an application form providing details of the teams, resources, and the reason for the requested assistance. The application form is available on the website, and may be amended from time to time as the Board deems appropriate.
  2. The Board, through its Moot Bursary Committee, shall consider all applications received and decide which team(s) shall be supported through payment of its(their) registration fee to compete. In general, teams selected will be from different countries. Applications filed after the deadline will be disregarded.
  3. Criteria of selection:
    • The team must reflect ArbitralWomen's mission of promoting the participation of women in dispute resolution, i.e. at least half of the members of a team must be women.
    • The team must demonstrate the need for financial assistance.
    • Priority will be given to teams:
      • who have not previously participated, and whose school has not previously participated;
      • who have no support from their universities or no coach;
      • who come from developing countries or jurisdictions which, in the sole discretion of the Board, are in the greatest need of support for the advancement of women in dispute resolution;
      • of smaller number of students composing the team (for example 4 students as opposed to 8).
  4. An all-female team may be awarded the ArbitralWomen President’s Bursary if the other requirements are met.
  5. Nothing in this Policy prevents a team, which has already received funding in one year, from applying in future years. The Board shall treat each application on its merits and in relation to other applications received for that particular year.
  6. The Board shall effect payment to the final payee rather than directly to the team. In the event the team for any reason cannot participate, the Board at its sole option may request a refund from the organising authority, may request the organising authority to apply the funds to assist another team in that year, or may request that the funds be used to pay for another team in the following year.
  7. Funding will, in the first instance, be sought from external sponsors, who shall be identified and introduced to the sponsored team(s). Further funding by ArbitralWomen itself in any given year will be contingent upon the existence and maintenance of sufficient funds in the account of ArbitralWomen. Each year, the Board will decide the number of awards to be given in that year. Nothing in this Policy obliges the Board to provide funding in any given year.
  8. Although the ArbitralWomen Moot Bursaries are limited to payment of the registration fee, as mentioned above, there is nothing to prevent the chosen sponsors from providing additional assistance to the teams assigned as their "fundee", but any such arrangement will be made directly between the sponsor and the applicable team.
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