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Rachel Turner
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Cathryn Neo
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- State Contact:
Singapore
- Other Relevant Experience:
Jalan Kayu Legal Clinic Beihai Asia International Arbitration Centre Committee SIArb Young Practitioners Network Chair-person SIArb CPD Sub-Committee Law Society Women in Practice Committee (Co-Vice Chairperson) Volunteer mentor at Trans Family Services Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition 2014 (Australia) 3rd Best Respondent Memorial University of Tasmania Law Review Committee Co-editor (Only two students are selected annually) Board member
- Publications:
Peter Doraisamy and Cathryn Neo, “The Employment Relationship – A Two-Way Street” (15 March 2022): https://www.pdlegal.com.sg/the-employment-relationship-a-two-way-street/ (also published on Singapore Law Watch at https://www.singaporelawwatch.sg/Portals/0/2203-01%20PDLegal%20Case%20Note%20-%20Dong%20Wei%20v%20Shell%20Eastern.pdf )
Michael Weatherley and Cathryn Neo, "A Progressive Overhaul – SCMA releases 2022 Arbitration Rules" (2 Dec 2021): https://www.ashurst.com/en/news-and-insights/legal-updates/a-progressive-overhaul-scma-releases-2022-arbitration-rules (also published on Singapore Law Watch on 2 Dec 2021).
Michael Weatherley and Cathryn Neo, Financier Worldwide "INDepth: Enforcing Arbitral Award 2021" – Singapore section (Published October 2021).
SIArb Webinar on "Interim Measures in Arbitration" (12 August 2021) with Mr Yu-Jin Tay (Mayer Brown), Mr Steven Lim (arbitrator and barrister) and Ms Khyati Raniwala (Reed Smith).
BAIAC- ADR HOC Talk on "Introduction to Construction Arbitration" (19 June 2021) with Michael Weatherley of Ashurst
Rob Palmer and Cathryn Neo, "Once privileged, always privileged?: A toolkit for in-house counsel (June 2021) Special Report: International Dispute Resolution – Financier Worldwide Magazine: https://www.financierworldwide.com/once-privileged-always-privileged-a-toolkit-for-in-house-counsel#.YPksC7UzaUk
SIArb Roundtable Discussion on "How to Make a Career in Arbitration" (27 April 2021). Moderator for the event. Speakers include Mr John Gibson (Brookes Bell), Ms Loretta Malintoppi (39 Essex Chambers), Mr Mohan Pillay (Pinsent Masons) and Mr Johnny Tan (independent arbitrator).
Rob Palmer, Michael Weatherley, Cathryn Neo, Michelle Phang, Daniel Yip, “A novel response – has Singapore shown the way in legislating relief from contractual non-performance due to COVID-19?”: https://www.adtlawllc.com/en/publications/has-singapore-shown-the-way-in-legislating-relief-from-contractual-non-performance-due-to-covid-19/
Rob Palmer, Georgia Quick, Cathryn Neo and Ed Davies, "Doing for Mediation what the New York Convention has Done for Arbitration?" (7 Aug 2019): http://www.ashurst.com/en/news-and-insights/legal-updates/the-singapore-convention-on-mediation/
Ashurst Arbitration Quickbites on drafting arbitration clauses: https://www.ashurst.com/en/news-and-insights/hubs/international-arbitration/international-arbitration-quickbites/
Michael Hwang S.C. & Cathryn Neo, Selected Essays on Dispute Resolution (2018), 'Afternote to Arbitrators and Barristers in the Same Chambers – An Unsuccessful Challenge'.
Michael Hwang S.C. & Cathryn Neo, Kluwer Institute for Transnational Arbitration Case Reports, “Case Note: Josias Van Zyl and others v Kingdom of Lesotho [2017] SGHC 104”.
Michael Hwang S.C. & Cathryn Neo, Kluwer Institute for Transnational Arbitration Case Reports, “Case Note: Rals International Pte Ltd v Cassa di Risparmio di Parma e Piacenza SpA [2016] 5 SLR; [2016] SGCA 53”.
Cathryn Neo, 'Book Review: Trade Agreements at the Crossroads' (2014) 33(2) University of Tasmania Law Review 354 - 356. Link to article: http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/journals/UTasLawRw/2014/19.html
Cathryn Neo, 'Case Note: Sealing the Fate on Animal Welfare: The Appellate Body report on EC-Seal Products' (2014) 33(2) University of Tasmania Law Review 345 - 353.
Link to article: http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/journals/UTasLawRw/2014/18.html
Cathryn Neo, 'Book Review: The Future of Dispute Resolution by Michael Legg (ed)' (2013) 32(1) University of Tasmania Law Review 142 - 144. Link to article: http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/journals/UTasLawRw/2013/9.html
- Education:
Australian National University
Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice (Distinction)
University of Tasmania
Bachelor of Laws (First Class Honours)
- Top International Student in the LLB Straight Law course; Top 7 in the cohort
- Awarded the Tasmanian International Scholarship
- Awarded the Bursary Award from Lee Foundation
NTU Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information
Bachelor of Communication Studies (Second Upper Honours)
Minor in Business
- Other Information:
Jalan Kayu Legal Clinic
Beihai Asia International Arbitration Centre Committee
SIArb Young Practitioners Network Chair-person
SIArb CPD Sub-Committee
Law Society Women in Practice Committee (Co-Vice Chairperson)
Volunteer mentor at Trans Family Services
Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition 2014 (Australia)
3rd Best Respondent Memorial
University of Tasmania Law Review Committee
Co-editor (Only two students are selected annually)
Board member
- Firm Country:
Singapore
- Jurisdiction:
Singapore
- Type of Practitioner:
Counsel
- Practice Areas:
Arbitration
- Legal System:
Common Law
- Nationality/Nationalities:
Singaporean
- Select Languages:
- Language(s):
Chinese Simplified, 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):
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
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Tiffany Compres
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- State Contact:
Florida
- Other Relevant Experience:
Focus on agriculture, food & beverage, crypto, and CISG disputes
- Publications:
Possible Legal Challenges the Oil & Gas Industry Could Face in 2023, Oilman Magazine, March 9, 2023 Interviewing Tiffany N. Comprés on the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG) and Arbitration, Young Arbitration Review, Yr. 10, Ed. 43, p 107-110 (2021). Birds of a Feather- Do Wing Arbitrators Flock Together-Neutrally?- , 55 ABA/ILS YIR 538- 542 (2021) The Global Supply Chain in the Time of COVID-19, Southeast Produce Weekly, Match 19, 2020 The Death of Investment Treaty Arbitration for the U.S. and the EU: Tempest in the Making or Much Ado About Nothing?, 18 International Law Quarterly, Fall 2017, vol. XXXIII, no. 3 Buying and Selling Produce Internationally - What You Need to Know, Southeast Produce Weekly, 22 March 2017
- Education:
Sciences Po; Universite de Paris - Sorbonne; Georgetown University Law Center
- Other Information:
One of only 4 attorneys in Florida USA board certified as an expert in both International Arbitration and International Law Focus on agriculture, food & beverage, crypto, and CISG disputes
- Firm Country:
United States
- Jurisdiction:
United States
- Type of Practitioner:
Arbitrator, Counsel, Lawyer
- Practice Areas:
Agency - Distribution - Franchising, Arbitration, Commercial Law, Construction - Engineering, Corporate Law, Energy - Natural Resources, Infrastructure, Joint Ventures - Consortia - Cooperation, Maritime Law, Oil - Gas - Mining, Sales - Purchases, Trade - Industry, Other
- Legal System:
Civil Law, Common Law, International Law
- Nationality/Nationalities:
American
Miami, Florida, US
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Raphaëlle Debordes
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Liz Kantor
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jennifer keyrouz
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Mounia Larbaoui
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Emma Williams
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Patrizia Sangalli
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Patricia Nacimiento
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- Publications:
Arbitration in Germany(eds. Böckstiegel/Kröll/Nacimiento); see also selected list in cv
- Education:
Rome, Italy; Heidelberg, Germany; San Francisco and New York, USA
- Other Information:
"EXPERIENCE
Patricia helps clients on a wide range of disputes work with a special focus on domestic and international arbitration as well as investor state disputes. She specialises in disputes related to energy, construction and post mergers and acquisitions.
Patricia gives lectures on arbitration at the universities of Heidelberg, Frankfurt and Saarbrücken.
Her experience includes:
Representing a government in arbitration proceedings under the Energy Charter Treaty in a USD 3bn dispute
Representing a major developer in LCIA proceedings related to a construction in Russia in a USD 1bn
Representing a major German steel company in CIETAC proceedings seated in Shanghai and Beijing
Representing a government in multijurisdictional arbitration related court proceedings
Representing a major German energy provider in arbitration proceedings under the rules of the German Institution of Arbitration
MEMBERSHIPS
The German government has appointed her in 2007 as one of four arbitrators to the panel of arbitrators at the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID).
As a party representative, she has conducted over 120 arbitration proceedings under the rules of numerous arbitration institutions including ICC, ICSID, SCC, CIETAC, DIS, LCIA, ICDR, Swiss Chamber of Commerce, Indian Council of Arbitration, and the Danish Institution of Arbitration as well as ad hoc proceedings.
PUBLICATIONS
She publishes regularly on disputes related subjects and is co-editor of the leading arbitration manuals ""Arbitration in Germany The Model Law in Practice"" (Kluwer 2015) and ""The New York Convention a Global Commentary"" (Kluwer 2008).
Böckstiegel, Karl-Heinz; Kröll, Stefan Michael; Nacimiento, Patricia (Hrsg.): Arbitration in Germany Law and Practice. Kluwer, 2015
Nacimiento, Patricia; Kronke, Herbert; Otto, Dirk; Port, Nicola Christine (Hrsg.): Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards: A Global Commentary on the New York Convention. Köln, 2010
ACCOLADES
Listed in ""Germany's Best Lawyers 2019"" for Arbitration and Mediation
Handelsblatt Rating in cooperation with Best Lawyers
""...a highly regarded specialist in international arbitration and investment arbitration. Sources praise her 'remarkable intelligence' and 'attention to detail'
Who's Who Legal, 2016
""[A] client singles out lead counsel Nacimiento as particularly skilled, noting she was able to build a client-consultant relationship not only based on professional competence, but also on ties of friendship and trust.""
Global Arbitration Review, GAR 100, 2015
""Experienced arbitrator"" Patricia Nacimiento earns praise for her extensive experience in international investment disputes. Clients say: ""She has a very practical way of working""
Chambers Europe 2015
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Arbitration, Litigation, International Commerce and Trade (Head of Practice Group)
- Firm Country:
Germany
- Jurisdiction:
Germany
- Type of Practitioner:
Arbitrator, Counsel, Expert, Lawyer, Mediator
- Legal System:
Civil Law, European Law, International Law
- Nationality/Nationalities:
German
- Select Languages:
- Language(s):
Danish, Speaking Proficiency:
Conversational
- 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:
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):
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:
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:
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
Frankfurt Main, DE
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Jelita Pandjaitan
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Sabina Kubsik
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- Firm Country:
Poland
- Type of Practitioner:
Counsel
- Practice Areas:
Antitrust Law, Arbitration, Commercial Law
- Legal System:
Civil Law, European Law, International Law
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Sarra Saïdi
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- Publications:
- "Compliance et football : le cas de la FIFA Clearing House", La Semaine Juridique - Entreprise et Affaires, LexisNexis, n°47, 2025.
- “FIFA’s new menstrual health policy: advancing gender equity in professional sport”, Sports Law Middle East, Sader, 2025.
- “Athlete Ombuds - The one-person clearinghouse”, Sports Law Bulletin, 3(2). LexisNexis, 2024.
- “The International Olympic Committee’s perspective on Esports and its implications on dispute resolution”, Sweet & Maxwell’s International Sports Law Review, Vol.23, Issue 1, 2023.
- “Esports - de la console aux JO”, La Semaine Juridique - Édition Générale, LexisNexis, n°43-44, 2021.
- “Roles and tasks of a tribunal secretary”, International Chamber of Commerce Dispute Resolution Bulletin, (4), 40 et seq., 2017.
- “Les femmes dans l’arbitrage, est-ce si différent?”, Versailles International Arbitration and Business Law Review, n° 1, 2015.
- Education:
- 2025 | Safeguarding Officer in Sport Certificate | International Olympic Committee, Switzerland.
- 2020 | Sports Law Diploma | Université Paris-Est Créteil, France.
- 2016 | LL.M. in Common Law and Transnational Law | University of Sherbrooke, Canada.
- 2015 | Master’s degree in International Arbitration Law | Université Paris-Saclay, France.
- Other Information:
International Sports Federations:
- Fédération Équestre Internationale (FEI) | Elected member of the FEI Tribunal (2025-2029)
- World Sailing | Appointed member of the Safeguarding Disciplinary Tribunal (2024-2027)
National Sports Federations:
- Fédération Française de Baseball et Softball | Elected member of the "Collège spécial violences sexistes et sexuelles, harcèlements et discriminations" (Since 2025)
- Fédération Française de Triathlon | Appointed member of the Appeal Disciplinary Committee (Since 2025)
- Fédération Française d'Athlétisme | Appointed member of the Appeal Disciplinary Committee (Since 2025)
- Alpine Canada | Appointed member of the Alpine Independent Supervisory Board (Since 2021)
National Sports Organizations:
- Office of the Sport Integrity Commissioner (OSIC), Canada | Specialized Legal Advisor as part of the Legal Aid Program (2022-2025):
- Assisted sport participants (athletes, coaches and officials) in navigating the OSIC complaint management process, including during investigations, in matters involving alleged violations of the Universal Code of Conduct to Prevent and Address Maltreatment in Sport (UCCMS).
- Sport Dispute Resolution Centre of Canada (SDRCC) | Pro Bono Program Lawyer:
- Providing legal advice in sports law to unrepresented parties involved in disputes before the SDRCC since 2019, and offering support through the SDRCC Pro Bono Program since 2021, which aims to facilitate access to free legal advice and services for sports participants.
- Firm Country:
France
- Speaking Engagements:
- French Senate, 2025 | Conference on violence in sports organized by Senator Dr. Guillotin.
- Paris Arbitration Week, 2025 | Clearing Houses and Dispute Resolution: A Discussion with FIFA Clearing House and LME Clear.
- Paris Arbitration Week, 2024 | Discussion with the Sport Dispute Resolution Centre of Canada.
- Paris Arbitration Week, 2024 | Violence en milieu sportif : regards croisés entre la France et le Canada sur le safe sport.
- Paris Arbitration Week, 2023 | Safe Sport & Arbitration.
- Paris Arbitration Week, 2022 | Esports & Arbitration.
- Jurisdiction:
Canada, France
- Type of Practitioner:
Counsel, Lawyer
- Practice Areas:
Arbitration, Commercial Law, Mediation
- Legal System:
Civil Law, Common Law, European Law, International Law
- Nationality/Nationalities:
French, Tunisian
- Select Languages:
- Language(s):
French, Speaking Proficiency:
Native Fluency
- Language(s):
Arabic, Speaking Proficiency:
Native Fluency
- Language(s):
English, Speaking Proficiency:
Proficient
Paris, FR
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Akosua Asirifi
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- Education:
Sciences Po Paris University Cergy-Paris
- Firm Country:
France
- Jurisdiction:
France
- Type of Practitioner:
Counsel
- Practice Areas:
Arbitration, Public international Law
- Legal System:
Civil Law, European Law, International Law
- Nationality/Nationalities:
Ghanaian
- 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
Paris, FR
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Cia Moss
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Nina Jankovic
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- State Contact:
Switzerland
- Publications:
- Switzerland: Investment Treaty Arbitration - Legal 500 Guide, 11 March 2025 (co-authored with William Kirtley)
- Regular Publications – Aceris Law Blog & Website.
- Education:
- LEIDEN LAW SCHOOL – LL.M. Public International Law (08/2014 – 07/2015)
LL.M. in Public International Law;
Master Thesis: “Necessity in Public International Law and International Investment Law: Is There a Double Standard?”; Mentor: Prof. dr. Eric de Brabandere;
- FACULTY OF LAW, BELGRADE UNIVERSITY – LLB, Summa Cum Laude (2009-2013)
- HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY, BERLIN, Germany – Exchange Student as part of the IPS Scholarship Programme
- Other Information:
- Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP – International Arbitration Group, Paris, France Graduate Trainee (01/2016 – 06/2016)
- The PCA, The Hague – Legal Trainee (04/2015 – 06/2015)
- Assistant Coach to the University of Bologna, William C. Vis International Moot Court Team (2025, 2026)
Arbitrator at William C. Vis International Moot Court, Belgrade Pre-Moot and Vienna Moot Court (2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2024, 2025)
- Firm Country:
Switzerland
- Speaking Engagements:
- Speaker and Faculty Member at the Ravenna Summer School on International Arbitration and Cross-Border Litigation - July 2025.
- Speaker at Resolve Academy Autumn Cohort - October 2025 (Mastering International
Arbitration: Theory, Practice, and Strategy)
- Type of Practitioner:
Arbitrator, Counsel
- Practice Areas:
Agency - Distribution - Franchising, Arbitration, Commercial Law, Construction - Engineering, Energy - Natural Resources
- Legal System:
Civil Law, Common Law, International Law
- Nationality/Nationalities:
Serbian
- 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):
Serbian, 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):
Croatian, 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):
Italian, Speaking Proficiency:
Proficient, Professional Proficiency:
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):
German, Speaking Proficiency:
Conversational, Professional Proficiency:
Understand written documents
Geneva, Switzerland, CH
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Amy Paynter
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Anna Kuusi
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Daniela Bambaci
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Letizia Santin
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- 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
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