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Vanessa Alarcon Duvanel
  • State Contact: GE
  • Education:

    University of Neuchâtel School of Law, J.D.; University of New York, School of Law, LL.M.

  • Firm Country: Switzerland
  • Jurisdiction: United States, Switzerland
  • Type of Practitioner: Arbitrator, Counsel
  • Practice Areas: Agency - Distribution - Franchising, Arbitration, Commercial Law, Construction - Engineering, Domain names, Infrastructure, Intellectual Property, Joint Ventures - Consortia - Cooperation, Oil - Gas - Mining, Sales - Purchases
  • Legal System: Civil Law, Common Law
  • Nationality/Nationalities: Swiss
  • 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
    • Language(s): German, Speaking Proficiency: Proficient, Professional Proficiency: Represent clients as an advocate in DR proceedings, Understand written documents
    • Language(s): Spanish, Speaking Proficiency: Native Fluency, Professional Proficiency: Conduct DR proceedings, Represent clients as an advocate in DR proceedings, Draft opinions, reports, agreements, decisions, orders or awards, Understand written documents
Geneva, GE, CH
Lakshanthi Fernando
Denise Peterson
  • State Contact: TX
  • Education:

    Bachelor of Arts, History, University of Houston (2007)

    Juris Doctorate, STCL (2010)

    In progress: Masters in History, Texas Southern University

  • Jurisdiction: United Kingdom, United States
  • Type of Practitioner: Arbitrator, Mediator
  • Practice Areas: Arbitration, Commercial Law, Construction - Engineering, Corporate Law, Employment, Mediation, Real Estate, Sales - Purchases
  • Legal System: Civil Law, Common Law
  • Nationality/Nationalities: American
Houston, TX
Lucila (Luli) Hemmingsen
Letizia Santin
  • Firm Country: United Arab Emirates
  • Jurisdiction: Italy, United Arab Emirates
  • Type of Practitioner: Lawyer
  • Practice Areas: Arbitration, Construction - Engineering, Energy - Natural Resources
  • Legal System: Civil Law
  • Select Languages:
    • Language(s): Italian, Speaking Proficiency: Native Fluency
    • Language(s): English, Speaking Proficiency: Native Fluency
Dubai, AE
Vera Gorshkova
Tameka Davis
Stefanie Pfisterer
Clare Ashworth
  • Education:

    MSc. Construction Law & Dispute Resolution from King's College London

  • Firm Country: United Kingdom
  • Type of Practitioner: Expert
  • Practice Areas: Construction - Engineering
  • Nationality/Nationalities: British
London, GB
Anna Kuusi
Ashley Riveira
  • Education:

    Harvard Law School, J.D. (2006)

  • Firm Country: United States
  • Type of Practitioner: Counsel
  • Practice Areas: Arbitration, Energy - Natural Resources, Hotel - Leisure management, Investment - Concession agreements, Oil - Gas - Mining
  • Legal System: Common Law, International Law
  • Nationality/Nationalities: American
Edith Aupetit
  • Education:

    Master of Laws (LL.M.), Columbia Law School, New York City, USA, 2010-2011 Master in Private international law and international business law, Université Paris I (PanthéonSorbonne), France, 2007-2008 Master’s degree in French and German law, Université Paris I (Panthéon-Sorbonne), Paris, 2003-2007 Master of Laws (LL.M.), Universität zu Köln, Germany, 2003-2005

  • Firm Country: Germany
  • Jurisdiction: France
  • Type of Practitioner: Counsel
  • Practice Areas: Arbitration, Commercial Law
  • Legal System: Civil Law
  • Nationality/Nationalities: French
Cologne, DE
Lisa Lachowicz
Tahmineh Madani
  • Practice Areas: Arbitration, Commercial Law
  • Legal System: Civil Law, Common Law, International Law
  • Nationality/Nationalities: Iranian
  • Select Languages:
    • Language(s): English, Speaking Proficiency: Proficient
    • Language(s): Persian, Speaking Proficiency: Native Fluency
Kimberly Reome
  • State Contact: Illinois
  • Publications:

    “Nuclear Renaissance – Avoiding New Generation Reactor Construction Issues,” Commercial Dispute Resolution, March 2025

    “The Coming Wave of Construction Disputes – Supply Chain Disruptions and Material Price Increases,” Co-Author, Who’s Who Legal, October 2022

    “Don’t Let the Poppies Slow You Down – Flow-down, Delay and Liquidated Damages Provisions,” Co-Author, Paper presented at American Bar Association (ABA) Forum on Construction Law 2018 Midwinter Program, January 2018 

    “CFMA’s Study Guide for the CCIFP [Certified Construction Industry Financial Professional] Exam, 2017–18,” Co-Author, Construction Financial Management Association (CFMA), January 2017

    “Spent Nuclear Fuel and the U.S. Response to Fukushima,” Co-Author, Energy Litigation, a publication of the American Bar Association (ABA) Section of Litigation Energy Litigation Committee, Fall 2011

    “Nuclear Energy Powers Up, But Challenges Remain...,” Co-Author, Trends, a publication of the ABA Section of Environment, Energy and Resources, November/December 2010

    “Nuclear Waste Issue Persists as New Plants Forge Ahead,” Co-Author, Ecopolitology, April 2010

    “DOE’s Non-Performance on Permanent Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel Costs Billions,” Co-Author, Ecopolitology, November 2009

    “A Lack of Performance on Nuclear Waste Storage,” Co-Author, Nuclear Street, July 2009

    “Nonperformance on Nuclear Waste Storage,” Co-Author, Law360, April 2009

    “Serving Clients by Managing Your Experts and Consultants: Up-Front Planning and Regular Communications Are Essential,” Co-Author, Of Counsel, Aspen Publishers, July 2008

    “Expert Use in Claims of Construction Defects and Code Violations,” Co-Author, Construct!, a publication of the ABA Construction Litigation Committee, Spring 2007

  • Education:

    Masters of Business Administration (MBA), Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Northwestern University, USA

    Bachelor of Arts (BA), Finance, Michigan State University Honors College, USA

  • Other Information:

    Certified Construction Industry Financial Professional (CCIFP)

    Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE)

  • Firm Country: United States
  • Speaking Engagements:

    Lectured at seminars on accounting, nuclear power, construction damages, delay, fraud, and contractual issues for various organizations, including Northwestern University School of Engineering; American Bar Association Forum on Construction Law; American Bar Association Litigation Section, Construction Litigation and Expert Witness Committees; Construction SuperConference; Construction Financial Management Association; National Association of Women in Construction; Construction Owners Association of America; National Contract Management Association; National Subcontractors Alliance; Chicago Bar Association; Lorman Education; and law firms. 

  • Jurisdiction: United States
  • Type of Practitioner: Expert, Forensic Consultant
  • Practice Areas: Construction - Engineering, Energy - Natural Resources, Infrastructure
  • Nationality/Nationalities: American
Chicago, Illinois, US
Ivana Kocheva
  • Other Information:

    Construction Delay Expert with over 15 years of industry experience in the Middle East and Asia

  • Firm Country: United Arab Emirates
  • Jurisdiction: Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates
  • Type of Practitioner: Expert
  • Practice Areas: Arbitration, Construction - Engineering, Infrastructure, Oil - Gas - Mining
  • Nationality/Nationalities: Macedonian
  • Select Languages:
    • Language(s): Macedonian, Speaking Proficiency: Native Fluency, Professional Proficiency: Testify orally, Draft opinions, reports, agreements, decisions, orders or awards, Understand written documents
    • Language(s): English, Speaking Proficiency: Proficient, Professional Proficiency: Testify orally, Draft opinions, reports, agreements, decisions, orders or awards, Understand written documents
    • Language(s): Serbian, Speaking Proficiency: Conversational, Professional Proficiency: Understand written documents
    • Language(s): Croatian, Speaking Proficiency: Conversational, Professional Proficiency: Understand written documents
    • Language(s): Russian, Speaking Proficiency: Conversational, Professional Proficiency: Understand written documents
AE
Nadja Al Kanawati
  • Publications:

    "Can the WEF re-connect the WTO to the Global Business Community?", co-authored with Nishadee Perera, in: Journal of World Trade (JWT), 2021, Vol. 55, Issue 1

  • Education:

    LL.M. (Columbia Law School)

    MLaw / BLaw (University of Fribourg)

  • Other Information:

    ASA below 40 Co-chair

  • Firm Country: United Kingdom
  • Type of Practitioner: Arbitrator, Counsel
  • Practice Areas: Arbitration
  • Legal System: Civil Law, International Law
  • Nationality/Nationalities: Swiss
  • Select Languages:
    • Language(s): English, Speaking Proficiency: Proficient
    • Language(s): French, Speaking Proficiency: Proficient
    • Language(s): German, Speaking Proficiency: Proficient
    • Language(s): Italian, Speaking Proficiency: Conversational
London, GB
Sonya Ebermann
  • Education:

    Columbia Law School; Sciences Po Paris Law School; Sorbonne University Paris

  • Firm Country: United Kingdom
  • Jurisdiction: United Kingdom, France
  • Type of Practitioner: Counsel
  • Practice Areas: Arbitration
  • Legal System: Civil Law, Common Law, European Law, International Law
  • Nationality/Nationalities: French, German
  • 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: 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
    • Language(s): Spanish, Speaking Proficiency: Conversational, Professional Proficiency: Understand written documents
London, GB
Julia Grothaus
  • Other Relevant Experience:

    Linklaters LLP, Managing Associate (May 2015 until present), Associate (2011 until 2015), Legal Support (2007 until 2011)

  • Publications:

    see http://linklaters.de/ueber-uns/cv/dr-julia-grothaus.html

  • Education:

    University of Bielefeld and Cologne, law and Ph.D. studies

  • Other Information:

    Linklaters LLP, Managing Associate (May 2015 until present), Associate (2011 until 2015), Legal Support (2007 until 2011)

  • Firm Country: Germany
  • Type of Practitioner: Counsel
  • Practice Areas: Antitrust Law, Competition, Corporate Law, DRB (Dispute resolution board) - DAB (Dispute adjudication board), Mediation
  • Select Languages:
    • Language(s): English, Speaking Proficiency: Proficient
    • Language(s): French, Speaking Proficiency: Conversational
    • Language(s): German, Speaking Proficiency: Proficient
60329FrankfurtamMain, DE
Eva Chan
  • Jurisdiction: United States
  • Nationality/Nationalities: American, Canadian, Chinese

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