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Felda Yeung
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- Firm Country:
Hong Kong
- 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):
Afrikaans, Speaking Proficiency:
Conversational
HK
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Agustina Alvarez
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Vasundhara Bahadur
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Caroline Falconer
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Yanett Quiroz
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- State Contact:
Texas
- Education:
May 2005 -- May 2007 International Law Masters Degree
Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de
Monterrey
Campus Mexico City
January 2005 -- May 2005 International Law Specialization Degree
Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de
Monterrey
Campus Mexico City
July 2000 –- December 2004 Law School
Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de
Monterrey
Campus Mexico City
May 2010 -- August 2010 Commercial and Business Contracts Diploma
Mexican Bar
August 2007-- November 2007 International Commercial Arbitration Diploma
International Chamber of Commerce and Escuela
Libre de Derecho
June 2006 -- August 2006 Summer Civil Society Institute Course
RGK Center for Philantrophy and Community
Service
University of Texas at Austin
- Firm Country:
United States
- Speaking Engagements:
-New Cha(lle)nges for the AAA-ICDR Rules Webinar. January 2023.
-California International Arbitration Week. Inclusion, Access, Community and
Elimination of Bias in International Dispute Resolution in California and Abroad. March
2023.
-Mexico Arbitration Week. Guerrilla Tactics: counsel, arbitral institution, arbitrators and
judicial perspectives. May 2023.
-Hogan Lovells Arbitration Series: Construction Disputes. The experience of Arbitration
Institutions in construction disputes. June 2023.
-ICDR Americas Conference. Tertulia Moderator and Managing International Dispute
Resolution Ethical Concerns in the Americas. September 2023.
-International Finance and Investment Arbitration Symposium. Arbitration Clauses and
Drafting Considerations. October 2023.
-The ICDR Arbitration Process at the Anahuac University Campus Queretaro. November
2023.
- Jurisdiction:
Mexico
- Type of Practitioner:
Lawyer
- Practice Areas:
Arbitration, Mediation
- Legal System:
Civil Law
- Nationality/Nationalities:
Mexican
- 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
Huston, Texas, US
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Gülce Keskin
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- Education:
Koç University
- Firm Country:
Turkey
- Type of Practitioner:
Counsel
- Practice Areas:
Commercial Law, Corporate Law
- Nationality/Nationalities:
Turkish
- Select Languages:
- Language(s):
English, Speaking Proficiency:
Proficient, Professional Proficiency:
Conduct DR proceedings, Represent clients as an advocate in DR proceedings, Draft opinions, reports, agreements, decisions, orders or awards, Understand written documents
- Language(s):
French, Speaking Proficiency:
Proficient, Professional Proficiency:
Conduct DR proceedings, Represent clients as an advocate in DR proceedings, Draft opinions, reports, agreements, decisions, orders or awards, Understand written documents
- Language(s):
Turkish, 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
Istanbul, TR
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Leyla Bahmany
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- State Contact:
Quebec
- Publications:
Books
Double Recovery in Investment Arbitration: Toward a Principled Treatment of Double Compensation (Brill Nijhoff, 2023), 560 pages.
Arbitrability: Fundamentals and Major Approaches (Kluwer Law International, 2023) (coauthored with Fabien Gélinas), 1031 pages: 370 pages in print and 661 pages available only in the online version.
Book Chapter
‘Protected Investor’, in Hélène Ruiz Fabri (ed.), Max Planck Encyclopedia of International Procedural Law (Oxford University Press, 2022) (coauthored with Fabien Gélinas), 13 pages.
Article
‘Remedial Non-Arbitrability: A New Concept?’, 11:1 ADR Perspectives (Feb. 2024), 4 pages.
- Education:
McGill University Faculty of Law, PhD / DCL in International Investment Arbitration Law
McGill University Faculty of Law, LLM with Thesis in International Commercial Arbitration Law
George Washington University Law School, LLM in International and Comparative Law
Shahid Beheshti University Faculty of Law, LLB
- Firm Country:
Canada
- Speaking Engagements:
‘Arbitrability: Forty Years After the SCOTUS’ Decision in Mitsubishi v. Chrysler’, McGill Dispute Resolution Lecture Series, 17 February 2025.
‘Double Compensation in Investment Arbitration’, Trade Law Bureau (Global Affairs Canada), 14 November 2023.
- Jurisdiction:
Canada
- Type of Practitioner:
Counsel
- Practice Areas:
Arbitration, Commercial Law, Information - Communication Technologies, Investment - Concession agreements, Oil - Gas - Mining, Public international Law
- Legal System:
Civil Law, Common Law, International Law
- Nationality/Nationalities:
Canadian
- Select Languages:
- Language(s):
English, Speaking Proficiency:
Native Fluency
- Language(s):
Persian, Speaking Proficiency:
Native Fluency
- Language(s):
French, Speaking Proficiency:
Conversational
- Language(s):
Arabic, Speaking Proficiency:
Conversational
Montreal, Quebec, CA
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Katia Yannaca-Small
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Sibylle Schumacher
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Sharon Farrell
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- State Contact:
NSW
- Education:
MSc Soil Mechanics, Imperial College London
Chartered Engineer, Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers (C.Eng, MICE)
BA BAI (Civil) (Hons I)
- Other Information:
DELOS, Expert Oral Advocacy Programme (ROAP) 2024/2025 - Finalist
Expert Witness training (2024-2025)
- Firm Country:
Australia
- Type of Practitioner:
Expert
- Practice Areas:
Construction - Engineering
- Nationality/Nationalities:
Irish
Sydney, NSW, AU
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Patricia Khoury
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Victoria Pernt
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- Education:
University of Vienna (Mag. iur.), University of Chicago (LL.M.)
- Other Information:
~ 10 yrs
- Firm Country:
Austria
- Practice Areas:
Arbitration
- Nationality/Nationalities:
Austrian
- Select Languages:
- Language(s):
English, Speaking Proficiency:
Native Fluency
- Language(s):
French, Speaking Proficiency:
Proficient
- Language(s):
German, Speaking Proficiency:
Native Fluency
Vienna, AT
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Rena Scott
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Elif Naz Uzman Pehlivan
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- State Contact:
Sarıyer
- Publications:
- Author, Adaptation and Termination of Public Private Partnership Contracts through Arbitration, English Edition, Legem Yayınevi, 2025.
- Author, Adaptation and Termination of Public Private Partnership Contracts through Arbitration, Turkish Edition, Yetkin Yayınları, 2024.
- Translator, of the book Launching Your Arbitration: The First Submissions and Choosing Your Arbitrator from English to Turkish, Istanbul Arbitration Center Publications, 2020.
- Author, of the Article on Arbitration on the Sea: Maritime Arbitration, in Turkish and English, Istanbul Arbitration Center Bulletin, 2019.
- Interview with Aylin Nazlıaka on Gender Equality, Sine Qua Non Magazine, Bilkent University Career in Law Society Magazine, 2016.
- Education:
- Bahçeşehir University, Private Law LL.M. with Thesis.
- I.D. Bilkent University, Faculty of Law LL.B.
- Other Information:
- Member, Society of Construction Law Türkiye
- Member, ArbitralWomen
- Member, Turkic Arbitration Association
- Recognized, in the “Individual Category” of GC Elite Türkiye 2025
- Firm Country:
Turkey
- Speaking Engagements:
- Speaker, Azerbaijan Arbitration Days 2025, Marriot Boulevard, Baku, Azerbaijan (24th – 25th Oct. 2025).
- Speaker, Panel titled “Arbitration Perspectives from the Turkic Region” organized by Turkic Arbitration Association and Azerbaijan Arbitration Association during Paris Arbitration Week 2025, Azerbaijan Cultural Centre, Paris, France (10th of April 2025)
- Lecturer & Speaker, Turkic Arbitration Academy organized by Turkic Arbitration Association for participants from Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Türkiye, Kyrgyzstan, Istanbul, Türkiye (24th – 28th June 2024).
- Jurisdiction:
Turkey
- Type of Practitioner:
Arbitrator, Counsel
- Practice Areas:
Arbitration, Commercial Law, Construction - Engineering, Infrastructure, Investment - Concession agreements, Oil - Gas - Mining, Public international Law, Real Estate, Sales - Purchases
- Legal System:
Civil Law, International Law
- Nationality/Nationalities:
Turkish
- Select Languages:
- Language(s):
Turkish, Speaking Proficiency:
Native Fluency
- Language(s):
English, Speaking Proficiency:
Native Fluency
Istanbul, Sarıyer, TR
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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
- 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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Ria Abichandani
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- State Contact:
DC
- Education:
2020, CFA Charterholder
2016, BSc in Finance and Economics, New York University – Leonard N. Stern School of Business
- Firm Country:
United States
- Type of Practitioner:
Expert
- Practice Areas:
Arbitration, Energy - Natural Resources, Finance - Banking, Oil - Gas - Mining
- Nationality/Nationalities:
Indian
- Select Languages:
- Language(s):
English, Speaking Proficiency:
Native Fluency, Professional Proficiency:
Represent clients as an advocate in DR proceedings, Draft opinions, reports, agreements, decisions, orders or awards, Understand written documents
- Language(s):
Hindi, Speaking Proficiency:
Conversational, Professional Proficiency:
Understand written documents
Washington, DC, US
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Louise Woods
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- Education:
University College London B.A. (Hons ) English 2:1: City University London, CPE 2005 (Commendation); BPP Professional Education London, LPC, 2006 (Distinction)
- Firm Country:
United Kingdom
- Type of Practitioner:
Arbitrator, Counsel, Lawyer
- Practice Areas:
Arbitration, Commercial Law, Infrastructure, Public international Law, Real Estate
- Nationality/Nationalities:
British
- Select Languages:
- Language(s):
French, Speaking Proficiency:
Proficient
- Language(s):
Spanish, Speaking Proficiency:
Conversational
LondonEC3M3BY, GB
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Leyla Orak Çelikboya
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- Publications:
Selection of Books
o Türk Ticaret Kanunu Madde 208 Uyarınca Anonim Şirketlerde Satın Alma Hakkı (Right to Purchase Minority Shares in Joint Stock Companies under Art. 208 Turkish Commercial Law), İstanbul, On İki Levha Yayıncılık, 2017
Selection of newsletter articles
o ISTAC Kuralları Uyarınca Süreler (ISTAC Turkish Bulletin, September 2017, online) / Time Limits under the ISTAC Rules (ISTAC Newsletter, September 2017, online)
o Promoting Settlement in International Arbitration (online on mondaq.com)
o Third Party Funders in Arbitration (online on mondaq.com)
o Squeeze-Out in Group Companies (online on mondaq.com)
- Education:
o Galatasaray University Faculty of Law, graduated in 2010
o Istanbul Bilgi University, LL.M. on Business Law thesis defended in 2017
- Other Information:
- Sits as arbitrator, tribunal secretary, and counsel in national and international arbitration proceedings
- VIAC-CAN Co-ambassador for Türkiye since 2023
- Completed the Delos Arbitration's Writing Awards course as part of the WAWA 2024 edition
- Mentor in ISTAC 2021-2022 Mentorship Programme
- Mentee in the 2019 cycle of Young ICCA Mentoring Programme
- Fluent and fully proficient in Turkish and English, proficient in French, speaks German and Bosnian
- Firm Country:
Turkey
- Speaking Engagements:
Selection of speaking engagements
o Swiss Arbitration Istanbul Event, 25 February 2025, moderator in the first session on Arbitrating under the Swiss Rules of International Arbitration
o VIAC CAN – Hergüner Joint event, 4 October 2025, moderator in the panel on Corporate Disputes in Focus: Effective Arbitration Strategies Event
o ISTAC Arbitration Rules Training Programme, session on initiation of the proceedings, choosing the arbitrators and writing the briefs, 29 March 2024, speaker together with Dr. Kerem Çelikboya
o ICC YAAF Türkiye Training Programme Session 5 on Arbitral Award hosted by Akıncı Law Office on 28 March 2024, panelist, subject: types of arbitral decisions and awards
o Coffee talks with young arbitrators of YoungISTAC, 12 May 2022, speaker together with Att. Ferda Nur Güvenalp
o Young ICCA skill-building webinar on cross-examination of fact witnesses (part of Casablanca Arbitration Days of 2020), 5 December 2020, attending as a fact witness
- Type of Practitioner:
Arbitrator, Counsel, Inhouse Counsel, Lawyer
- Practice Areas:
Agency - Distribution - Franchising, Arbitration, Commercial Law, Corporate Law, Information - Communication Technologies, Oil - Gas - Mining, Trade - Industry, Other
- Nationality/Nationalities:
Turkish
- 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, Professional Proficiency:
Draft opinions, reports, agreements, decisions, orders or awards, Understand written documents
- Language(s):
German, Speaking Proficiency:
Conversational, Professional Proficiency:
Understand written documents
- Language(s):
Turkish, 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
- Speaking Proficiency:
Conversational
Istanbul, TR
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Aimee-Jane Lee
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Paula Lafuente
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