Alice Meissner
  • Other Relevant Experience:

    I have been acting as counsel in several arbitration proceedings under ICC Rules of Arbitration and the Arbitration Rules of VIAC (Vienna Rules), CIETAC Arbitration Rules and UNCITRAL Ad-hoc arbitration rules. I have also been acting as sole arbitrator under the ICC-Rules and UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules. I am Fellow of the Hong Kong Institute of Arbitrators and am chairing the European Chinese Arbitrators Association.
  • Publications:

    Enforcement of a CIETAC Arbitral Award with with Vienna as Place of Oral Hearing, in Klausegger et al, Austrian Yearbook on International Arbitration, 2020, 341; The Impact of the One Belt, One Road Initiative on International Arbitration, in Klausegger et. al, Austrian Yearbook on International Arbitration 2019, 79.
  • Education:

    PhD graduate in law at University Vienna, Law Degree from University of Hamburg, First and Second Bar Exams in Germany
  • Other Information:

    I have been acting as counsel in several arbitration proceedings under ICC Rules of Arbitration and the Arbitration Rules of VIAC (Vienna Rules), CIETAC Arbitration Rules and UNCITRAL Ad-hoc arbitration rules. I have also been acting as sole arbitrator under the ICC-Rules and UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules. I am Fellow of the Hong Kong Institute of Arbitrators and am chairing the European Chinese Arbitrators Association.
  • Firm Country: Austria
  • Jurisdiction: Austria, Germany
  • Type of Practitioner: Arbitrator, Counsel
  • Practice Areas: Arbitration, Commercial Law, Corporate Law
  • Legal System: Civil Law, European Law, International Law
  • Nationality/Nationalities: German
  • Select Languages:
    • Language(s): , Speaking Proficiency: Proficient
    • 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): German, 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
Vienna, AT
Jody Lee
Evanthia Kasiora
  • State Contact: IDF
  • Publications:

    "The Achmea ripple effect: Greek Conseil d'État finds that a commercial arbitral tribunal has no jurisdiction to deal with matters of EU law" Les Cahiers de l'Arbitrage 2023 (1) 111 (co-author)

    "The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Third Party Funding and Security for Costs in International Commercial Arbitration", July 2020, Kluwer Arbitration Blog (co-author)

    "UK Appellate Rulings Clarify Arbitral Choice of Law", June 2020, Law360 (co-author)

    "Securing Witness Evidence: English Courts to the Rescue of Foreign Arbitrations", March 2020, Kluwer Arbitration Blog (co-author)
  • Education:

    LLM in International Business Law, London School of Economics, UK

    LLM in Civil Law and Civil Procedure, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece

    LLB, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece

     

     
  • Firm Country: France
  • Speaking Engagements:

    "Contract Performance in Times of Crisis: War, Sanctions, Force Majeure, and Hardship", 24 October 2025, Arbitration in Times of Crises conference organised by Lewiatan Arbitration Court

    "LLM Alumni Careers Panel", 1 October 2025, organised by LSE Law School

    "Moot Tribunal session: consideration of actual scenario regarding arbitrator's disqualification" (moot counsel), 26 June 2025, 7th International Arbitration Conference organised by Nomiki Bibliothiki and Athens Mediation & Arbitration Organization

    "Fireside chat with Kevin Nash" (co-moderator), 15 April 2025, "YIAG meets Vis" organised by LCIA YIAG

    "Arbitr-AI-tion: Justice Meets the Algorithm", 14 April 2025, debate organised by VIAC

    "The Role of Technology in Modernizing Construction Arbitration", April 2025, "Paris Baby Investigation" podcast hosted by Paris Baby Arbitration

    "The Exclusion of Evidence in Light of Procedural Fairness in Arbitration" (moderator of talk by P. Netal), 9 January 2025, "Speaker Series" (organised by Moot Alumni Association)

    "Stay and Bifurcation of Arbitral Proceedings", 3 April 2023, "YIAG meets Vis" organised by LCIA YIAG
  • Jurisdiction: France, Greece
  • Type of Practitioner: Counsel
  • Practice Areas: Arbitration, Commercial Law, Construction - Engineering, Corporate Law, Energy - Natural Resources, Infrastructure, Investment - Concession agreements, Joint Ventures - Consortia - Cooperation, Oil - Gas - Mining, Sales - Purchases
  • Legal System: Civil Law, European Law, International Law
  • Nationality/Nationalities: Greek
  • 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): Greek, 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
Paris, IDF, FR
Ekaterina Lohwasser
  • Publications:

    Selected recent publications and presentations:

    - German Corporate M&A Congress in 2018, 2017, 2015 and 2013: "Valuation of synergies as a success factor for M&A transactions"; „The Anatomy of Post Deal Disputes and Lessons learned for the Financial Due Diligence"; "Lessons learned from the post-deal disputes"

    - Various training sessions on valuation and damage assessment for dispute lawyers (2013 - 2020)

    - Annual EACVA Conferences: Workshop on the valuation of synergies (2017), Workshop on International Valuation (2015), IP-Valuation (2011), Workshop on the determination of the Terminal Value (2010)

    Author and co-author of the following articles:

    - "The Covid-19-pandemic leads to project delays", in Deutscher AnwaltSpiegel, 23/2020

    - "Your expert works with you, not for you", in Dispute resolution Magazine, March/2018

    - "Valuation of synergies as a success factor for M&A transactions" published in "M&A Review", 1-2/2018

    - "Post-M&A disputes: lessons learned for the Financial Due Diligence", published in „Unternehmeredition", 08/2015

    - "Intangible assets: What are they worth?", published in „MM MaschinenMarkt" 48/2014

    - "Valuation of intangibles for transaction purposes" in „Börsen-Zeitung" 21.06.2014

    - "Pitfalls in the post-M&A disputes", published in „Unternehmeredition", 08/2013

    - "Valuation of intangible assets in the context of transactions", chapter in the book entitled "M&A-Projekte erfolgreich führen: Instrumente und Best Practices", Lucks, 2013

    - "Accounting and valuation: Lessons for post-M&A disputes", published in "M&A Review", 12/2012

    - "WACC is dead or what are the real costs of debt", published in "M&A Review, 9/2012

    - "Terminal Value - view into the crystal ball", published in "M&A Review", 9/2011

    - "IP financing: A mixed bouquet of possibilities", published in "Die Bank", 9/2010

    - "One Valuation fits all? How Europe's most innovative companies valuate technologies and patents", Survey, 2008
  • Education:

    Dr. oec.,

    HSG, St. Gallen, Switzerland

    Diploma in business administration (Dipl-Kffr.),

    Eberhard-Karls-University of Tuebingen, Germany

    Bachelor in Economics,

    Lomonossov Moscow State University, Russia
  • Firm Country: Germany
  • Type of Practitioner: Expert
  • Practice Areas: Arbitration
  • Nationality/Nationalities: German
Mnchen, DE
Sue Kim
Seyma Ozdemir
Aliénor De Dardel
Tasneem Azad
  • Other Relevant Experience:

    Testifying expert (quantum, factual liability) and economics (competition and regulation)
  • Publications:

    Various
  • Education:

    MSc Economics & Philosophy, BSc Economics
  • Other Information:

    Testifying expert (quantum, factual liability) and economics (competition and regulation)
  • Firm Country: United Kingdom
  • Type of Practitioner: Expert
  • Practice Areas: Antitrust Law, Arbitration, Commercial Law, Competition, Finance - Banking, Information - Communication Technologies
Nora Fredstie
  • Publications:

    ·      Co-authored “Emergency Arbitration: A Practical Guide for Young Arbitration Practitioners”, IBA Arb40 Subcommittee, (November, 2025);

    ·      Co-authored “Launch of the IBA Arb40 Guidance on Emergency Arbitration”, Kluwer Arbitration Blog (November, 2025);

    ·      Co-authored “Artificial Intelligence in International Arbitration: Self-Regulation and the Case for Model Clauses”, Revista Română de Arbitraj (Romanian Journal of Arbitration), Issue 2, 2025, pp. 57–65 (July, 2025);

    ·      Co-authored “Artificial Intelligence in International Arbitration: Self-Regulation and the Case for Model Clauses”, DAC Beachcroft (February, 2025);

    ·      Co-authored “Report on the Reception of the IBA Arbitration Soft Law Products”, IBA Rules and Guidelines Subcommittee (September 2016);

    ·      Co-authored “Subcommittee on IBA Arbitration Guidelines and Rules Report – 5 Key Takeaways, Latham & Watkins, (November, 2016).
  • Education:

    ·      SCC/SAA Diploma Course for International Arbitrators, 2-5 June 2024;

    ·      The Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies & Université de Genève, LLM in International Dispute Settlement (MIDS), 2013;

    ·      Australian National University, LLB & BA, 2011.
  • Firm Country: United Kingdom
  • Speaking Engagements:

    ·      Keynote, “Modernisation of Arbitration Legislation in Norway”, Norwegian Arb. Day, Oslo, 5 February 2026;

    ·      Speaker, Opening Remarks, “The New IBA Arb40 Guide on Emergency Arbitration”, LAW, 4 December 2025;

    ·      Panellist, “Efficient and Effective Resolution of Complex International Arbitrations: What Should Clients Expect?”, LAW, London, 4 December 2025;

    ·      Moderator, DACB Roundtable on “Predictability or Experimentation, Global or Regional: Who Sets the Rules”, LAW, London, 3 December 2025;

    ·      Speaker, “IBA Arb40 Symposium: Emerging challenges in international arbitration – entering the second quarter of the 21st century”, IBA Annual Conference, Toronto, 2 November 2025;

    ·      Speaker, “Bridging the Divide: The Interaction Between Domestic Courts and Investment Arbitration, GIAC Arbitration Days, Tbilisi, 9 October 2025;

    ·      Speaker, “Mind Games in Cross-Examination”, Dutch Arbitration Day, Amsterdam, 12 June 2025;

    ·      Panellist, “The Alpha to Omega of an Arbitration”, Nordic Arbitration Day, Reykjavik, 2 May 2025;

    ·      Panellist, “How to Make Your Win a Win”, Paris Arbitration Week, Paris, 9 April 2025;

    ·      Moderator, Nordic Roundtable, "Extraordinary Threats to Arbitration”, London, 3 April 2025;

    ·      Panellist, “Skeleton Arguments”, Norwegian Arbitration Day, Oslo, 26 February 2025;

    ·      Speakers, Opening Remarks “How to Start a Career as an Arbitrator”, ICC YAAF, Oslo, 25 February 2025;

    ·      Panellist, “Admissibility of Illegally Obtained Evidence”, YAS, Stockholm, 22 January 2025;

    ·      Speaker, “Croissants and Cross-Examination”, SWAN, Stockholm, 22 January 2025;

    ·      Speaker, “IBA Conflicts Guidelines”, Russian Arbitration Center Winter Academy, 21 January 2025;

    ·      Moderator, “Enforcement of Arbitral Award”, VII Oxford Arbitration Day, Oxford, 22 November 2024;

    ·      Panellist, “The Art of Persuasion: Effective Advocacy in International Arbitration”, Dubai, 13 November 2024;

    ·      Speaker, “Fast Track Proceedings”, #zukunft podcast, 8 November 2024;

    ·      Speaker, Opening Remarks, "ICC YAAF: Breakfast with Claudia Salomon”, London, 5 November 2024;

    ·      Panellist, “Innovating Dispute Resolution: The Impact of Emerging Tech”, London, 5 November 2024; 

    ·      Speaker, Opening Remarks, "ICC YAAF: First Appointments”, ICC UK Conference, London, 23 October 2024;

    ·      Speaker, “Masterclass in the Cross-Examination of Fact Witnesses”, Ciarb YMG, London, 17 October 2024;

    ·      Debater, “To Expedite or Not to Expedite”, 9th ICC YAAF Global Conference, New York, 27 September 2024;

    ·      Workshop moderator, DIS40Nord / YAC / YACF / YAPN Seminar and Workshop, Hamburg, 29-31 August 2024;

    ·      Panellist, “The Reform of the English Arbitration Act 1996”, University of Southampton, UK, 14 June 2024;

    ·      Panellist, “What is Next in Legal Tech, AI, and Arbitration”, Nordic Arbitration Day, Helsinki, 26 April 2024;

    ·      Panellist, “Gender Diversity – the Nordic Perspective”, ArbitralWomen, Helsinki, 25 April 2024;

    ·      Panellist, “The Lifecycle of an International Arbitration”, YPAI, Dublin, 16 November 2023;

    ·      Panellist, “Scandinavian Arbitration”, ASA Below40, Zurich, 27 October 2023;

    ·      Speaker, “Battle of the Landmark Decisions”, 3rd MAA Annual Conference, Geneva, 22 September 2023;

    ·      Speaker, Opening Remarks, YAPN Sommerseminar om NOMA, Oslo, 22 June 2023; 

    ·      Speaker, Opening and Closing Remarks, Nordic Arbitration Day, Oslo, 27 January 2023;

    ·      Speaker, “Breakfast and Q&A in London with Claudia Salomon", ICC YAAF, London, 25 January 2023;

    ·      Speaker, “Workshop on the IBA Arb40's Toolkit for Arbitral Award Writing”, IBA, London, 25 November 2022; 

    ·      Workshop moderator, DIS40Nord / YAC / YAPN Seminar and Workshop, Oslo, 28-29 October 2022;

    ·      Moderator, “The War in Ukraine: Disputes Arising from and Affected by it”, YAPN, Oslo, 9 June 2022;

    ·      Panellist, “Fill in the Blanks: Woulda Shoulda Coulda”, Nordic Arbitration Day, Copenhagen, 8 October 2021;

    ·      Panellist, “Arbitration in the Current Paradigm: Experiences and Lessons for the Future”, YAPI, 3 December 2020;

    ·      Panellist, “Taking Stock of Hong Kong as an Arbitral Seat”, Hong Kong Arbitration Week, 19 October 2020;

    ·      Panellist, “Emergency Arbitration: Perspectives from Asia and Europe”, YSIAC, Paris, 28 October 2019;

    ·      Panellist, “Brexit & International Arbitration: the Rise of Regional Hubs in Europe as Alternatives to London?”, CIArb European Branch Annual Conference, Prague, 26 April 2019;

    ·      Panellist, “Soapbox Debate”, Nordic Arbitration Day, Stockholm, 18 January 2019;

    ·      Panellist, “Parties Representation in Investment Arbitration”, ICC YAF Conference, Milan, 26 January 2018;

    ·      Panellist, “Diversity in International Arbitration”, CIAarb YMG Conference, Paris, 6 December 2017;

    ·      Panellist, “Meritocracy in International Arbitration”, YAS Arbitration Day, Stockholm, Sweden, 9 November 2017. 
  • Type of Practitioner: Arbitrator, Counsel
  • Practice Areas: Agency - Distribution - Franchising, Arbitration, Audiovisual - Media, Commercial Law, Construction - Engineering, Energy - Natural Resources, Infrastructure, Investment - Concession agreements, Joint Ventures - Consortia - Cooperation, Oil - Gas - Mining, Public international Law, Sales - Purchases
  • Nationality/Nationalities: Norwegian
  • Select Languages:
    • Language(s): Norwegian Bokmal, 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): Danish, Speaking Proficiency: Proficient, Professional Proficiency: Conduct DR proceedings, Understand written documents
    • Language(s): Swedish, Speaking Proficiency: Proficient, Professional Proficiency: Conduct DR proceedings, Represent clients as an advocate in DR proceedings, Testify orally, Understand written documents
    • Language(s): Spanish, Speaking Proficiency: Conversational, Professional Proficiency: Understand written documents
    • Language(s): French, Speaking Proficiency: Conversational, Professional Proficiency: Understand written documents
    • Language(s): Norwegian, 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
London, GB
Victoria Sahani
  • State Contact: AZ
  • Other Relevant Experience:

    * former Deputy Director, Arbitration and ADR, North America Office, International Court of Arbitration of the

    International Chamber of Commerce (ICC); and

    former Deputy Director, Arbitration and ADR Committee, United States Council for International Business (USCIB)

    * Expert Witness on international arbitration, Superior Court (Civil Division), Province of Quebec, Canada

    * Expert Witness, International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) Arbitration Case
  • Publications:

    Please see my publications on my most recent CV, available here: https://isearch.asu.edu/profile/3152547
  • Education:

    Harvard Law School, JD, 2007

    Harvard University, AB, 2004
  • Other Information:

    * available to serve as arbitrator, mediator, consultant, or expert witness

    * former Deputy Director, Arbitration and ADR, North America Office, International Court of Arbitration of the

    International Chamber of Commerce (ICC); and

    former Deputy Director, Arbitration and ADR Committee, United States Council for International Business (USCIB)

    * Expert Witness on international arbitration, Superior Court (Civil Division), Province of Quebec, Canada

    * Expert Witness, International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) Arbitration Case
  • Firm Country: United States
  • Jurisdiction: United States
  • Type of Practitioner: Analyst, Arbitrator, Expert, Mediator
  • Practice Areas: Arbitration, Commercial Law, Corporate Law, Domain names, Finance - Banking, Information - Communication Technologies, Intellectual Property, Investment - Concession agreements, Joint Ventures - Consortia - Cooperation, Mediation, ODR (Online dispute resolution), Public international Law, Real Estate, Sales - Purchases, Other
  • Legal System: Common Law, International Law
  • Nationality/Nationalities: American
Shayda Vance
  • State Contact: District of Columbia
  • Education:

    Columbia Law School, JD (2012)

    Harvard College, AB (2008)
  • Firm Country: United States
  • Type of Practitioner: Counsel
  • Nationality/Nationalities: American
  • 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
Washington, District of Columbia, US
Anaïs Harlé
  • Education:

    Cambridge, LLM (Hons)

    Sciences Po, Master
  • Jurisdiction: France
  • Type of Practitioner: Counsel
  • Practice Areas: Arbitration, Construction - Engineering, DRB (Dispute resolution board) - DAB (Dispute adjudication board), Energy - Natural Resources, Infrastructure, Investment - Concession agreements, Public international Law
  • Legal System: Civil Law, European Law, International Law
  • 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): 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
Marleen Krueger
Fabienne Bretscher
Jae Hee Suh
  • Publications: The “Problem” of Costs in Arbitration: Controlling, Allocating and Funding Costs”, edited by Chin Leng Lim (The Cambridge Companion to International Arbitration) (Co-authored with Matthew Hodgson), 2021 Interpretation of pathological clauses: a cautionary tale?, Practical Law Arbitraion Blog, 2019 Emergency Arbitrator Relief: A Practical Guide (Co-authored with Matthew Hodgson and Kellie Yi), Korean Arbitration Review, 2018 Disclosure of third party funding – Hong Kong and Singapore setting the trend?, Practical Law Arbitration Blog, 2017 Opening the gates for third party funding – recent developments in Hong Kong and Singapore and lessons for Korea (Co-authored with Andrew Pullen), Korean Arbitration Review, 2017 Global Arbitration Review (GAR) Know-How: Investment Treaty Arbitration, Belize (Co-authored with Angeline Welsh and Mirrette Grant), 2015 Conquer English First, if you aspire to be a global leader (Galim Publishing) (in Korean), 2009
  • Education: University of Oxford (LLB, 2012) University of Hong Kong (PCLL, 2013)
  • Firm Country: Singapore
  • Jurisdiction: Singapore, Hong Kong, United Kingdom
  • Type of Practitioner: Counsel
  • Practice Areas: Arbitration, Commercial Law, Investment - Concession agreements, Joint Ventures - Consortia - Cooperation, Oil - Gas - Mining, Public international Law
  • Legal System: Common Law, International Law
  • Nationality/Nationalities: South Korean
  • 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): Korean, Speaking Proficiency: Native Fluency, Professional Proficiency: Testify orally, Understand written documents
Singapore, SG
Padma Todi
Margaret Seymour
Annukka Valén
MICHELLE NELSON
ANGELA CÁMARA
  • Firm Country: Peru
  • Jurisdiction: United Kingdom, Switzerland, Peru
  • Type of Practitioner: Counsel
  • Practice Areas: Arbitration
  • Legal System: Civil Law
  • Nationality/Nationalities: Peruvian
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