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Mirjam Ubber-Escher
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Natalie Quinn
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Song-ee Kim
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Christina Beharry
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- 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
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Elizabeth Zorrilla
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May Khoury
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- Education:
Harvard University, B.A., Institut D'Etudes Politiques (SciencesPo), M.A., Boston College Law School, J.D.
- Jurisdiction:
United States
- Type of Practitioner:
Counsel
- Practice Areas:
Arbitration, Construction - Engineering, Energy - Natural Resources, Oil - Gas - Mining
- Legal System:
Civil Law, Common Law
- Nationality/Nationalities:
American, Syrian
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Louisa Salmon
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Sarah Lancaster
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- Education:
University of Nottingham, 1997 - First Class Honours, LLB (Law with European Law), including a year spent at Georg-August Universität Göttingen, Germany (awarded JC Smith Prize for Evidence, Law Graduates’ Association Prize for best graduating student, and Sweet and Maxwell Prize, 1997)
Nottingham Law School, 1997-1998: Legal Practice Course, distinction (top 5% of year)
Kings College University, London, 2003: post-graduate certificate in Sports Law
Legal Profession Admission Board, NSW, 2009: Real Estate Law and Australian Constitutional Law (LexisNexis prize awarded for Constitutional Law)
Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Australia), 2011: Fastrack to Fellowship
- Other Information:
Sarah is an experienced disputes lawyer, having spent 14 years in private practice with an international firm, before accepting a senior role at a major arbitral institution. She joined Arbitration Chambers in November 2020 and, over the last few years, has built her experience as arbitrator, sitting as sole, co- and presiding arbitrator in arbitrations under the rules of the ICC, SIAC, DIAC, LCIA and HKIAC, as well as in ad hoc arbitrations.
- Firm Country:
United Kingdom
- Jurisdiction:
Australia, Singapore, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom
- Type of Practitioner:
Arbitrator, Lawyer
- Practice Areas:
Agency - Distribution - Franchising, Arbitration, Commercial Law, Corporate Law, Energy - Natural Resources, Finance - Banking, Information - Communication Technologies, Joint Ventures - Consortia - Cooperation, Sales - Purchases, Other
- Legal System:
Common Law
London, GB
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Laurence Franc-Menget
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- 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
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Leonie Liebenwein
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Kimberly Reome
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- 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
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Christine Barthelemy
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Dana MacGrath
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- State Contact:
NY
- Other Relevant Experience:
Litigation finance; international arbitration; international litigation; U.S. judicial enforcement of arbitration awards
- Publications:
“Mute Off Thursdays Celebrates its First Anniversary on 15th April 2021!” ArbitralWomen News Page – April 2021 “Launch of Racial Equality for Arbitration Lawyers (REAL)” ArbitralWomen News Page – December 2020 “Launch of the ERA Pledge Corporate Guidelines!” ArbitralWomen News Page – November 2020 “Circuit Split on 28 U.S.C. § 1782: Are U.S. Courts Trending Against Discovery for Foreign Private Arbitrations?” Kluwer Arbitration Blog – October 2020 “Second Circuit Rules in Hanwei Guo that Section 1782 Does Not Apply to Private Commercial Arbitrations” ICC Dispute Resolution Bulletin, Issue 3 – 2020 “Third-Party Funding and Covid-19” Chapter 10 of International Arbitration and the Covid-19 Revolution, Kluwer International – October 2020 “The Launch of Mute Off Thursdays – Virtual Networking and Knowledge-Exchange for Women in Arbitration” ArbitralWomen News Page – May 2020 “Response by the European Commission on “CETA Arbitrator Roster – Where Are the Women?” ArbitralWomen News Page – May 2020 “Necessary Change: Planning Past Bias Through the ArbitralWomen Diversity Toolkit™” ArbitralWomen News Page – May 2020 “Several Firsts for the 2020 Vis East Moot (Virtual Vis East – VVE)” ArbitralWomen News Page – April 2020 “CETA List of Arbitrators – Where are the Women?” ArbitralWomen News Page – January 2020 “Increased Transparency in Arbitrator Appointment Procedures in Commercial Arbitrations” Practical Law Arbitration Blog – April 25, 2018 “Landmark Decision on Arbitral Immunity: The Risk of Sanctions for Lawsuits Against Arbitrators” Alternatives, Vol. 33 No. 9 – October 2015 “Arbitration of International Commercial Disputes” Successful Partnering Between Inside and Outside Counsel – Robert L. Haig, ed. – 2015 “Does A Private International Arbitration Fall Within ‘Foreign or International Tribunal’ in 28 U.S.C. § 1782? Practice Pointers for Seeking Discovery in Aid of Arbitration after Intel Corp. v. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.,” American Arbitration Association Yearbook on Arbitration and the Law, Juris Publishing, Inc. – 2011
- Education:
J.D., New York University School of Law (New York USA) B.A., Middlebury College (Vermont USA)
- Other Information:
Dana MacGrath is an independent arbitrator with more than two decades of experience in international dispute resolution. Her unique mix of experience includes serving as an arbitrator, arbitration practitioner, and in-house counsel in arbitration finance. Most recently, Dana served as Legal Counsel and Investment Manager at Omni Bridgeway, a leading global litigation and arbitration finance company. In this role, she led arbitration investments out of the United States while also serving as an independent arbitrator. Prior to joining Omni Bridgeway, Dana was a partner in the international arbitration group at Sidley Austin LLP. Previously, she served as an international arbitration practitioner and arbitrator at Allen & Overy LLP and O’Melveny & Myers LLP. She started her legal career in the litigation department at Sullivan & Cromwell. Dana’s high-stakes international arbitration matters have involved a variety of businesses and industries, among them oil and gas, LNG, energy, construction, finance, telecommunications, intellectual property, construction, sale of goods, and international investments. She has also represented parties regarding the enforceability of arbitration agreements and arbitral awards under the New York Convention, disputes regarding forum selection and choice of law clauses, sovereign immunity, arbitral immunity, and discovery pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1782. Dana has been recognized as a leader in international arbitration in various directories including Chambers USA – Nationwide – International Arbitration and Who’s Who Legal: Arbitration. She has also been recognized in the field of arbitration finance in various directories including Leaders League – Arbitration Finance and LawDragon: Global 100 Leaders in Legal Finance. Dana is active within the international arbitration field across arbitral institutions and organizations. She is on the Council of the AAA-ICDR, co-chairs the AAA Large Complex Case Committee, and is a member of the AAA Nominating and Governance Committee. Dana is also an active member of the CPR Arbitration Committee. Previously she served as Chair of the Arbitration Committee of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, and as co-chair of the CPR Institute Arbitration Rules Revision Committee that revised CPR’s domestic and international arbitration rules. Additionally, Dana served on the ICC Commission on Arbitration Task Force on Reducing Time and Cost in Complex Arbitration and the ICC Commission on Arbitration Task Force on National Rules of Procedure for Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Awards Pursuant to the New York Convention of 1958. Dana is a committed leader in the diversity and inclusion space. She has been President of the Board of Directors of ArbitralWomen since 2018, having joined the Board in 2016. She is also on the Global Steering Committee of the Equal Representation in Arbitration Pledge, and on the Global Steering Committee of Racial Equality for Arbitration Lawyers. She is also on the Advisory Board of the Rising Arbitrators Initiative and the North American Committee for the Campaign for Greener Arbitrations. Dana regularly speaks and writes on international arbitration issues. She co-authored a chapter on Covid-19 and Third-Party Funding published by Kluwer International in 2020, and several articles on recent case law regarding U.S. discovery pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1782 in aid of foreign arbitrations. She has long served as an adjunct professor of law at Brooklyn Law School teaching a seminar on international commercial arbitration and coaching the Brooklyn Vis Moot team. Dana received her J.D. from New York University School of Law and her B.A., cum laude, from Middlebury College. She is a member of the New York Bar. She is fluent in English and proficient in French, having majored in French at Middlebury and lived in Paris for a year. *Disclaimer: Attorney Advertising*
Litigation finance; international arbitration; international litigation; U.S. judicial enforcement of arbitration awards
- Firm Country:
United States
- Type of Practitioner:
Arbitrator
- Practice Areas:
Arbitration, Intellectual Property, Joint Ventures - Consortia - Cooperation, Oil - Gas - Mining
- 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):
French, Speaking Proficiency:
Conversational, Professional Proficiency:
Understand written documents
NewYork, NY, US
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Dyah Paramita
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- State Contact:
Jakarta
- Education:
- Bachelor of Laws, Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung, Indonesia
- Master of Laws, Queen Mary University of London, UK
- Firm Country:
Indonesia
- Jurisdiction:
Indonesia, United Kingdom
- Type of Practitioner:
Arbitrator, Counsel, Lawyer, Mediator
- Practice Areas:
Antitrust Law, Arbitration, Commercial Law, Competition, Criminal Law, Energy - Natural Resources, Infrastructure, Joint Ventures - Consortia - Cooperation, Mediation, Oil - Gas - Mining, Trade - Industry, Transport
- Legal System:
Civil Law, Common Law, International Law
- Nationality/Nationalities:
Indonesian
- 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):
Indonesian, 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
Jakarta, Jakarta, ID
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Mélida Hodgson
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Nata Ghibradze
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- Publications:
Preclusion of Remedies under Article 16(3) of the UNCITRAL Model Law in 27 Pace Int'l L. Rev. 345 (2015)
- Education:
Iv. Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University; Bucerius Law School; WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management
- Firm Country:
Germany
- Jurisdiction:
Georgia, Germany
- Type of Practitioner:
Counsel, Lawyer
- Practice Areas:
Arbitration, Energy - Natural Resources, Public international Law
- Legal System:
Civil Law
- Nationality/Nationalities:
Georgian, 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):
Georgian, 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:
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):
Russian, 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
Munich, DE
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Ashley Jones
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GB
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Emma Williams
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Teresa Laboucarié-Polak
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TingTing Liew
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- Firm Country:
Hong Kong
- Jurisdiction:
Hong Kong, Singapore
- Type of Practitioner:
Analyst, Expert
- Practice Areas:
Arbitration, Competition, DRB (Dispute resolution board) - DAB (Dispute adjudication board)
- Nationality/Nationalities:
Singaporean
- Select Languages:
- Language(s):
English, Speaking Proficiency:
Native Fluency
- Language(s):
, Speaking Proficiency:
Proficient
HongKong, HK
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