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Federica Bocci
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- Other Relevant Experience:
International law, international arbitration
- Publications:
? "The Spanish arbitration award in the ECT case n. 622012, a shadow on the photovoltaic sector, LitigAction, April 2016: http://www.litigaction.com/the-arbitration-award-in-the-ect-case-no-622012-a-shadow-on-the-photovoltaic-sector/. ? "Arbitration procedures and practice in Italy: overview", Practical Law, Federica Bocci, Milena Tona and Michele Grassi, March 2016.
- Education:
JD, Università degli Studi di Milano
- Other Information:
Admitted as professional Mediator in 2012 International law, international arbitration
- Firm Country:
Italy
- Jurisdiction:
Italy
- Type of Practitioner:
Arbitrator, Counsel, Lawyer
- Practice Areas:
Agency - Distribution - Franchising, Arbitration, Commercial Law, Construction - Engineering, Corporate Law, Energy - Natural Resources, Hotel - Leisure management, Information - Communication Technologies, Infrastructure, Intellectual Property, Mediation, Oil - Gas - Mining, Public international Law, Sales - Purchases, Trade - Industry, Other
- Legal System:
Civil Law, European Law, International Law
- Nationality/Nationalities:
Italian
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Katia Finkel
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Eva Spahn
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Samantha Rowe
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- Firm Country:
United Kingdom
- Jurisdiction:
United Kingdom
- Type of Practitioner:
Counsel
- Practice Areas:
Arbitration
- Nationality/Nationalities:
British, Irish
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Erika Hasler
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- Firm Country:
Switzerland
- Practice Areas:
Arbitration
- Nationality/Nationalities:
Italian, Swiss
Geneva, CH
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Gabrielle Nater-Bass
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- Other Relevant Experience:
Gabrielle Nater-Bass has 20 years of experience and acted as party counsel, sole arbitrator, and chairperson in numerous international arbitration proceedings.
- Publications:
Numerous publications in the field of international commercial arbitration.
- Education:
University of Zurich, lic. iur. / University of Virginia School of Law, LL.M.
- Other Information:
Gabrielle Nater-Bass has 20 years of experience and acted as party counsel, sole arbitrator, and chairperson in numerous international arbitration proceedings.
- Firm Country:
Switzerland
- Jurisdiction:
Switzerland
- Type of Practitioner:
Arbitrator, Counsel, Expert, Lawyer, Mediator
- Practice Areas:
Agency - Distribution - Franchising, Competition, Construction - Engineering, Energy - Natural Resources, Joint Ventures - Consortia - Cooperation, Mediation, Oil - Gas - Mining, Sales - Purchases, Trade - Industry
- Legal System:
Civil Law, International Law
- Nationality/Nationalities:
Swiss
- 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
- 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):
Italian, Speaking Proficiency:
Conversational
Zurich, CH
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Sandra Mossios
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- State Contact:
UKI
- Publications:
BVB Insights: Data and Analysis on Private Company Multiples 2022 edition (as every annual edition from 2013 to 2021). This is an annual M&A Yearbook that I am co-founder, author and editor of, first published in 2013, it is now in its 10th year and is subscribed to by Top 100 Accounting Firms, Forensic Boutiques, Corporate Finance Houses, the ICAEW member library. It is regularly used by Expert Witnesses (my peers) in Courts for their business valuations. https://www.bvbenchmarks.com/ Dealing with hindsight in Business Valuation, Thought Leaders 4 HNW Divorce, December 2019 Investment down, deal multiples rebound? Two years post EU-Referendum, ICAEW Forensic Newsletter May 2019 Brexit and EBITDA Multiples: Is it all doom and gloom?, ICAEW Forensic newsletter 2017
- Education:
Bachelor of Commerce (minor in Law), First, University of Melbourne, Australia Chartered Accountant (Top 5% national student) and member of the ICAEW American Society of Appraisers: Principles of Valuation - Business Valuation (First time passes 75%+)
- Jurisdiction:
United Kingdom
- Type of Practitioner:
Expert
- Practice Areas:
Arbitration, Audiovisual - Media, Commercial Law, Construction - Engineering, Corporate Law, Energy - Natural Resources, Family Law, Finance - Banking, Hotel - Leisure management, Information - Communication Technologies, Infrastructure, Insolvency, Insurance, Intellectual Property, Investment - Concession agreements, Joint Ventures - Consortia - Cooperation, Mediation, Oil - Gas - Mining, Sales - Purchases, Technical expertise, Technology Transfer, Transport
- Nationality/Nationalities:
Australian
London, UKI
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Rocio Digon
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Kate Davies
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Anisha Sud
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- State Contact:
Singapore
- Education:
J.D., University of Michigan Law School, cum laude B.A., McGill University
- Firm Country:
Singapore
- Jurisdiction:
Singapore, United States
- Type of Practitioner:
Counsel
- Practice Areas:
Arbitration, Energy - Natural Resources, Environment, Investment - Concession agreements, Joint Ventures - Consortia - Cooperation, Oil - Gas - Mining, Public international Law
- Legal System:
Common Law, International Law
- Nationality/Nationalities:
American
Singapore, Singapore, SG
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Grainne Hussey
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Inken Knief
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Randa Adra
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- State Contact:
NY
- Firm Country:
United States
- Type of Practitioner:
Counsel
- Nationality/Nationalities:
American, Lebanese
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Andrea Espejo
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Laura Zimmerman
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- Firm Country:
United States
- Jurisdiction:
United States
- Type of Practitioner:
Arbitrator, Counsel, Lawyer, Mediator
- Practice Areas:
Arbitration, Commercial Law, Construction - Engineering, Energy - Natural Resources, Finance - Banking, Infrastructure, Insurance, Intellectual Property, Investment - Concession agreements, Joint Ventures - Consortia - Cooperation, Mediation, Oil - Gas - Mining, Public international Law
- Legal System:
Common Law, International Law
- 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
- 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
NewYork, US
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Anaïs Leray
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Sarah Reynolds
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- State Contact:
IL
- Publications:
- US Supreme Court to Consider whether Federal Courts May Compel Discovery for Use in Private Foreign Arbitrations (with Charles E. Harris, II, B. Ted Howes, Michael Lennon and Nicole Saharsky) (March 29, 2021, Mayer Brown Client Alert)
- Ninth Circuit Distinguishes Non-Signatory Question from US Supreme Court’s Outokumpu Decision (with James Coleman) (January 27, 2021, Mayer Brown Client Alert)
- International Arbitration Experts Discuss the Impact on the Global Economy (November 24, 2020, Mealey’s International Arbitration Report, Commentator)
- United States Supreme Court Rules that New York Convention Does not Preclude Non-Signatories from Enforcing Arbitration Agreements (November 18, 2020, ICC Dispute Resolution Bulletin 2020—Issue 3)
- The Seventh Circuit Picks a Side in the Debate Regarding Section 1782(a) (with Charles E. Harris, II and Michael Lennon) (November 2020, Asian Institute of Alternative Dispute Resolution, International ADR Forum 2020 Vol. 1—Issue 2)
- Arbitration Developments—U.S.A. (with James Coleman) (November 2020, Young ITA Newsletter)
- Split Arbitration Clauses: An International Overview (with Venna, Y.W. Cheng, Rosalyn J. Han, Rachael O’Grady and Patricia Ugalde Pevilla) (October 2020, American Review of International Arbitration, Columbia Law School – Vol. 30, No. 4 )
- U.S. Section 1782 Discovery in International Arbitrations (with Cristina Henriquez) (August 27, 2020, Silicon Valley Arbitration & Mediation Center Summer Newsletter)
- Japan Allows Foreign Lawyers Greater Participation in Alternative Dispute Resolution (with Marcia Goodman and Rupert Burrows) (August 3, 2020, Mayer Brown Client Alert)
- International Arbitration Experts Discuss the Impact of COVID-19 on Arbitration in 2020 and Beyond (June 2020, Mealey’s International Arbitration Report, Commentator)
- Emerging Trends in Litigation Management (with Charles E. Harris, II, Marjan Batchelor, Samantha Booth, David Dowd and Eric Evans) (June 11, 2020, Full Court Press)
- New “Rule of Origin” Provisions in the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement May Lead to Increased Litigation Regarding Regional Value Content (with Matthew H. Marmolejo and James Coleman) (May 4, 2020 Transactional Dispute Management)
- California Supreme Court Reverses Appellate Court Ruling that Prevented Chinese Parties from Waiving Hague Convention Service Requirements (with Linda Shi) (April 25, 2020, Lexology)
- NAFTA Arbitration Panel Expands Opportunities to Consent to Arbitration in B-Mex, LLC v. Mexico (August 26, 2019, Mayer Brown Client Alert)
- The New Year Brings New Requirements for California Lawyers Representing Clients in Mediation (January 2, 2019, Mayer Brown Client Alert)
- CA Appellate Court: Chinese Parties Cannot Agree to Waive Hague Convention Service Requirements and Must Be Served Through China’s Central Authority (November 19, 2018, Mayer Brown Client Alert)
- The “New NAFTA” and Its Revised Dispute Resolution Mechanisms (October 8, 2018, Mayer Brown Client Alert)
- Ninth Circuit Reverses Order Compelling UAE Bank to Arbitrate Fintech Disputein California (with Hannah C. Banks and James Coleman) (September 14, 2018, Mayer Brown Client Alert)
- 8 Ways ICSID Proposal Would Change Arbitration (with James Coleman)
(August 31, 2018, Law360)
- Extensive Revisions to ICSID’s Rules Amid Challenges to Investor-State Arbitration (with James Coleman) (August 23, 2018, Inter-Pacific Bar Association)
- California Opens the Door to International Arbitration (with Hannah C. Banks) (August 15, 2018, Law360)
- What You Should Know About Nevada’s Specific Authorization Rule for Arbitration Agreements (with Charles E. Harris, II) (July 10, 2017, Kluwer Arbitration Blog)
- Does the FAA Preempt California’s Severability Rule as Applied to Arbitration Agreements? (with Charles E. Harris, II) (June 1, 2016, American Bar Association)
- The Delaware Rapid Arbitration Act: Cost-Efficient Resolution of Business Disputes (with Charles E. Harris, II) (March 1, 2016, American Bar Association)
- International Chamber of Commerce Enacts New Expert Rules Aimed at Efficiency (May 21, 2015, Mayer Brown Client Alert)
Lessons Learned from In re Colorado Energy Management (with Charles E. Harris, II) (May 12, 2015, American Bar Association)
- Control Costs in Arbitration (January 2014, First Chair)
- Sovereign Immunity and Enforcement of Arbitral Awards: Navigating International Boundaries (with Dr. Jan Kraayvanger, Armineh Gharibian, Eduardo Maccari Telles and Menachem M. Hasofer) (February 21, 2012, White Paper)
- When International Arbitration, US Bankruptcy Collide (August 11, 2010, Portfolio Media)
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- Education:
University of Chicago, The Law School
- Other Information:
Current Managing Partner of Goldman Ismail. Former Partner of Mayer Brown's International Arbitration group since 2005. I am a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and a Center for Conflict Resolution trained mediator.
- Firm Country:
United States
- Jurisdiction:
United States
- Type of Practitioner:
Arbitrator, Counsel, Lawyer, Mediator
- Practice Areas:
Arbitration, Commercial Law, Information - Communication Technologies, Insurance, Intellectual Property, Mediation, Technology Transfer, Trade - Industry
- Nationality/Nationalities:
American, Irish
- 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
Chicago, IL, US
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Helen Tang
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Erika Williams
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- State Contact:
QLD
- Other Relevant Experience:
Erika Williams is a leading international arbitration practitioner with over a decade's experience acting in some of Australia's largest disputes resolved through arbitration. Erika has acted in arbitrations under various arbitral institutions including ACICA, LCIA, UNCITRAL, SIAC, CIETAC and JCAA. In addition, Erika has a broad range of general commercial litigation experience, particularly in relation to cross-border disputes, from commencing proceedings and interlocutory actions through to full trials and appeals, including all the way to the High Court of Australia. Erika has acted for a range of clients, including individuals, small and large business, major Australian public companies and multinational corporations across a broad range of sectors including energy, resources and renewables, construction and technology. Erika now provides consultancy services to firms involved in arbitration and cross-border litigation. Her consultancy services include: providing firms that may not have specialist arbitration capabilities with the expert arbitration knowledge required to advise clients in relation to arbitration and to take matters through arbitral proceedings; and assisting firms involved in large scale arbitration or litigation proceedings when an extra set of experienced hands are needed. Erika is also on the arbitrator panels of leading arbitral institutions including the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, the Australian Centre for International Commercial Arbitration, the Resolution Institute and the Queensland Law Society and accepts arbitrator and tribunal secretary appointments.
- Publications:
· ‘Enforcing Foreign Arbitral Awards in the Federal Court of Australia‘ (2024) 12(1) The ACICA Review 29
· ‘Institutional Approaches to Ethics in Arbitration‘ (2022) 41(1) The Arbitrator & Mediator 21
· ‘Due Process in a Virtual World‘ (2021) 9(1) The ACICA Review 29
· ‘Facebook (temporarily) Un-Friends Australia: Arbitration as a Tool in Online Media Regulation’, Kluwer Arbitration Blog (Blog Post, 26 March 2021)
· ‘Foreign Investors’ Increasing Awareness of Investor-State Arbitration – view from Australia‘ (2020) 39 Australian Resources and Energy Law Journal 35
· ‘Federal Court of Australia enforces ICSID Awards against Kingdom of Spain’ (2020) 8(1) The ACICA Review 32
· ‘A change in Investment Treaty Climate: Infrastructure Services Luxembourg S.A.R.L. v Kingdom of Spain’ (2019) 7(2) The ACICA Review 39
· ‘The Non-Responsive Respondent: Taking an Arbitration Forward and How’ (2019) 85(1) The International Journal of Arbitration, Mediation and Dispute Management 65
· ‘Arbitrating Down Under: Highlights and lessons learned from 2018 to 2019‘ (2019) 15(2) Asian International Arbitration Journal 133
· ‘The ‘Bones’ Arbitration: An American Cautionary-Tale for Australian Practitioners’ (2019) 7(1) The ACICA Review 37
· ‘Arb-med-arb: Follow the rules or face the costs: Ku-ring-gai Council v Ichor Constructions Pty Ltd‘ (2019) 38(1) The Arbitrator & Mediator 108
· ‘Out in the cold: WA Court of Appeal upholds freezing order against Spanish-owned construction company involved in arbitration‘ (2019) 38(1) The Arbitrator & Mediator 112
· ‘Internationalising the International Arbitration Act‘ (2019) 38(1) The Arbitrator & Mediator 122
· ‘Apply to Set Aside, or Appeal Against an Award?’ (2018) 38(8) Proctor 14
· ‘Due process paranoia and its role in the future of international commercial arbitration‘ 37(1) The Arbitrator & Mediator 43
· ‘Indemnity cost orders for overzealous applicants: John Holland Pty Ltd v Adani Abbot Point Terminal Pty Ltd‘ 37(1) The Arbitrator & Mediator 99
· ‘Director’s fury over road block to litigation: Mad Max arbitration to be heard in Hollywood’ (2018) 6(1) The ACICA Review 25
· ‘International Arbitration Australia: 2018 Year in Review’ McCullough Robertson Publication
· ‘Australia Signs the Mauritius Convention: How Investor-State Arbitration Might Look With More Transparency‘ (2017) 5(2) The ACICA Review 40
· ‘The Rinehart Saga Continues… in private‘ (2017) 4(1) The CIArb Australia News 103
· ‘International Commercial Arbitration 101’ (2017) 37(11) Proctor 16
· ‘Turbines tussle may test free trade agreement‘ (2017) 37(5) Proctor 20
· ‘Australia: coal and wind interests power ISDS threats‘ (2017) 22(1) International Bar Association Arbitration News 16
· ‘Australian Courts’ Approach to Multi-Party and Multi-Contract Arbitration’ (2016) 4(2) The ACICA Review 29
· ‘Court Slams Sino Dragon’s Attempt to Set Aside Arbitral Award‘ (2016) 3(2) The CIArb Australia News 51
· ‘The Saga of Ye v Zeng‘ (2016) 35(1) The Arbitrator & Mediator 105
- Education:
University of Sydney
- Other Information:
Erika Williams established an independent arbitration practice in 2021 after 15 years in international and national firms acting for parties in some of the largest international and domestic commercial, construction and investor-state disputes resolved through arbitration.
Since then, Erika has sat as sole and presiding arbitrator in arbitrations under institutional rules such as ICC, SIAC, Resolution Institute and ad hoc and served as tribunal secretary in high-value complex cases. Erika was also engaged as Counsel at ACICA from 2021 to 2024 and has consulted to a number of firms on arbitration related matters in her independent capacity.
Erika has been recognised in Lexology Index (formerly Who’s Who Legal) for arbitration in 2024 and 2025. She has also been listed as a leading arbitration lawyer in Australia in Doyles Guide for the last four years and was recognised as the Arbitration Practitioner of the Year at the Australian ADR Awards 2021.
- Firm Country:
Australia
- Speaking Engagements:
· Guest lecturer, Alternative Dispute Resolution Summer Course, University of Queensland, January 2025
· Panellist, GAR Live Question Time, Global Arbitration Review, November 2024
· Facilitator, Emerging Arbitrator Workshop, Resolution Institute, November 2024
· Chair, Navigating the Uncertainty of the Use of Tribunal Secretaries in Commercial Arbitration, Resolution Institute Conference, November 2024
· Chair, Cross-Border Enforcement of Arbitral Awards: Evolving Standards and Challenges, Regional Arbitral Institutes Forum, November 2024
· Panellist, Fraud and Corruption in International Arbitration, Australian Arbitration Week, October 2024
· Panellist, Conflicts – Choosing, Losing, Schmoosing, Recusing Arbitrators, Australian Arbitration Week, October 2024
· Presenter, ACICA Arbitrator Workshop – Enhancing Your ACICA Experience, Australian Arbitration Week, October 2024
· Presenter, Spotlight on Australia, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators Young Members Group, September 2024
· Co-presenter, Alternative Dispute Resolution Masterclass, Queensland Law Society, July 2024
· Debater, The Great Debate, Australian Disputes Centre ADR Conference, March 2024
· Presenter, 20th Annual Contract Law Conference, LegalWise Seminars, March 2024
· Mock Arbitrator, Mock Arbitration Hearing, Singapore Very Young Arbitration Practitioners, August 2023
· Presenter, Non-participating Respondents in International Arbitration Proceedings, Conversations with ICC Australia, July 2023
· Presenter, ACICA International Arbitrator Workshop, ACICA, July 2023
· Chair, Expert Evidence in Arbitration, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators/ACICA International Arbitration Conference, November 2022
· Chair, Have you Insta-agreed to Uber-tration? Chartered Institute of Arbitrators Young Members Group, November 2022
· Co-Presenter, Norton Rose Fulbright Brisbane ADR Week Panel Discussion, October 2022
· Facilitator, Tribunal Secretary Course, ACICA, June 2022
· Presenter, ACICA Rules 2021 Roadshow, ACICA, October 2021
· Panellist, International Arbitration in Oceania, Hemmant’s List and ACICA, September 2021
· Presenter, International Arbitration 101, Queensland Law Society Dispute Resolution Workshop, August 2021
· Panellist, Ethics in Arbitration, Resolution Institute Conference, July 2021
· The Rising Arbitrator’s Challenge, Navigating the Promise and Perils of First Appointments, ACICA45 and Rising Arbitrator’s Initiative, May 2021
- Jurisdiction:
Australia
- Type of Practitioner:
Arbitrator, Counsel, Lawyer
- Practice Areas:
Arbitration, Commercial Law, Corporate Law, Environment, Infrastructure, Public international Law
- Legal System:
Common Law, International Law
- Nationality/Nationalities:
Australian
Brisbane, QLD, AU
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Anzhela Torosyan
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