Vincent participated in the 26th Vis Moot for the University of Munich, winning awards in both the oral and the written phase and is now coaching the Munich team. After finishing his law studies in Munich, he completed the LL.M. in International Commercial Arbitration Law at the University of Stockholm. In October 2022, he started his legal clerkship at the Higher Regional Court Munich.
I'm a lawyer & official arbitrator from The center of lawyers, official experts of the judiciary in iran
Karla is an associate at Cannizzo, Ortiz y Asociados, practicing in the areas of corporate and finance law. She works mainly with start-ups and international companies, specializing in matters related to the interpretation, drafting, and negotiation of contracts and commercial agreements, credit and fiduciary transactions, and intellectual property. In 2021, she completed her law degree at the Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM). Karla's academic experience includes, among others, a Diploma in International Commercial Arbitration from the ICC and Escuela Libre de Derecho. She was part of the team representing ITAM in the quearter finals at the 18th Vis East Moot, and won best memorandum for claimant in the Moot Mexico International Commercial Arbitration Moot.
Megan Fanning is a solicitor at A&L Goodbody LLP in Dublin, Ireland. Megan works in both contentious and non-contentious construction and engineering matters. She has thrice coached the University College Dublin team. She competed twice herself at the 26th (University College Dublin) and 27th (City University of Hong Kong) Vis Moots.
Megan is an Economics graduate with a Masters in Common Law (University College Dublin) and an LLM in Arbitration and Dispute Resolution (City University of Hong Kong). She is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.
Lawyer admitted to practice in Brazil, with 2 years of work experience in commercial arbitration. Holds a post-graduate degree in International Private Law issued by Université Paris Panthéon-Assas and is currently pursuing a master's degree in arbitration and ADR's at the same University. Member of the Brazilian Arbitration Committee (CBAr) and of Young ICCA.
Lawyer specialized in Corporate Transactional Law and M&A in Mexico, with more than five years of experience in the fields of Financial Technology, Intellectual Property, International Commercial Law, Corporate Law, and Dispute Resolution Mechanisms. Associate at a Mexican international commercial law firm. Private International Law professor at the School of Law of Universidad Panamericana, Mexico City. Spanish, English and French fluent speaker.
Marco teaches Transnational civil litigation and International Arbitration at University of Macerata and International Commercial Arbitration at the European University of Rome. He holds a Phd degree in Civil Procedural Law from Univetsity of Rome La Sapienza. He is assistant professor of civil procedure at University of Rome LUISS. Marco regularly lectures and speaks at academic and professional conferences. He is author of one book and around 50 papers covering different areas of Civil Procedure (both domestic and transnational), arbitration and Insolvency Law. Marco practices as avvocato since 2003 and he has been entitled to practice before the Supreme Court (Corte di Cassazione) since 2016. He provides his legal assistance in the areas of commercial, corporate and bankruptcy matters, as well as in litigation and arbitration proceedings (both as arbitrator and counsel). He is ordinary member of the European Association of Private International Law (EAPIL) and of the Associazione Italiana fra gli Studiosi del Processo Civile (AISPC). He speaks fluent English
Georgios is a Managing Associate in the Linklaters Litigation, Arbitration & Investigations practice. He is a dedicated specialist in the field of commercial and investment arbitration and represents multinational companies and states in arbitration proceedings. Georgios’ experience includes involvement in numerous arbitrations conducted under, among others, the ICC, ICSID, LCIA, NAI, SIAC and UNCITRAL Rules, and subject to several applicable laws. He also regularly advises clients in relation to investment treaties and public international law matters.
Georgios is frequently involved in arbitration-related matters, such as setting aside and enforcement proceedings. His experience also includes acting as assistant to arbitrators in commercial and investment arbitrations.
He has been named in previous editions of Legal 500 for Arbitration in the Netherlands.
LLB graduate from University College London 2021. LLM graduate from Central European University 2022. International Associate in the Arbitration team at Schoenherr Rechtsanwaelte GmbH.
Emily Feigel is a PhD candidate at the University of Münster, Germany, and research assistant to Professor Dr. Gerald Mäsch. She specializes in the fields of Private International Law and International Procedural Law. Prior to her graduation in 2021, she gained practical experience working for Professor Dr. Giesela Rühl and two international law firms. Emily participated in the 24th/14th Willem C. Vis (East) Moot and coached the University of Münster Vis Moot team in the 26th/16th Vis Moot. In the 29th/19th Vis (East) Moot she acted as a senior coach for the University of Münster and served as an arbitrator. She is also a core team member of the Moot Alumni Association (MAA).
Zoltán Ferenczik is an associate at Tóásó Law firm KPMG Hungary (Budapest) where he is a member of the Dispute Resolution team. Zoltán has previously gained experience in other international law firms, such as TaylorWessing and DLA Piper Hungary. His main practice areas are investor-state arbitration, international and domestic commercial arbitration, litigation and regulatory law. Zoltán graduated from Eötvös Loránd University and spent his Erasmus studies in Germany. His master's thesis explored the possible solutions to the questions the Achmea decision of the CJEU raised. Zoltán is an experienced mootie, he participated at the FDI Moot and at the 25th and the 26th Vis Moot. Zoltán regularly acts as arbitrator at different moot court competitions and organizes conferences in the field of international arbitration.
Ms. Vinusha Fernandez is a legal apprentice at the Attorney General's Department of Sri Lanka. Having participated in the Willem C. Vis East Moot in 2019 she continued to pursue her passion for commercial law and arbitration by obtaining a Diploma in Commercial Arbitration in Sri Lanka and has been coaching and instructing teams for moot court competitions in the field of arbitration ever since. She also has experience in the field of research by working closely with Justices of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka. Her field of legal interests include Finance & Commercial law and the development & contribution to ADR.
I went to law school in Mexico City from 2007 to 2012 and obtained my degree in 2013, via dissertation. I was a Vis Moot participant and oralist for Universidad Panamericana campus Mexico City for two years in a row (2011-2012), and obtained my law school degree with a disertation on the Arbitrability of Bribery in International Commercial Arbitration.
I have post-graduate studies in ADR, with a focus on peace culture, and vast experience in e-commerce, e-signatures, cross-border trade and financial technology and am currently undergoing masters studies at the Universidad Católica de Cuyo. I am a professor of International Private Law and Legal English as well as Coach for Universidad Panamericana campus Mexico City.
Rory Field, FCIArb is a barrister, mediator and arbitrator and is a tenant of 15 New Bridge Street Chambers, London. He was Director of Public Prosecutions (D.P.P.) of Bermuda (2007-2016), Legal Advisor on Organized Crime for the O.S.C.E. in Serbia (2003-2007) and D.P.P. of Belize (1999-2001). He is a Senator of the International Association of Prosecutors and former Vice President for North America and the Caribbean.
Rory moved from Bermuda to Vienna in 2016 and became C.E.O. of ViennEast Ltd, a good governance and risk advisory consultancy focused on the C.E.E. region. In 2019 Rory returned to the UK and became Senior Adviser: Criminal Cartels at the Competition and Markets Authority. In 2021 Rory returned to full time private practice as a barrister. He has particular interest as a lawyer and advocate in complex international crime, extradition, regulatory offences, civil and commercial mediation and international commercial arbitration. Rory has been lead counsel in three separate jurisdictions and has conducted many cases in front of juries, in the Court of Appeal and before the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council.
I am an associate professor at the Riga Graduate School of Law (Latvia), where I teach private international law and contract law. Before that, I received an LL.M. degree in International Commercial Arbitration from Stockholm University (Sweden) and my Ph.D. degree from Antwerp University (Belgium). My dissertation was devoted to the specific policies of EU private international law. In addition to my academic career, I have preserved a close link with practice, acting as an of counsel for several law firms.
Steven Finizio is a partner in Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP. He has acted as counsel and arbitrator in commercial and treaty arbitrations in matters involving the laws of jurisdictions in Europe, Asia, Africa, South America, and the US. He is a member of the LCIA Court and the GIAC Advisory Council. His pro bono work has included assisting a Central European government to draft new arbitration legislation and he was part of the team that won a landmark decision in the first freedom of expression case in the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights. He teaches arbitration, including as Professor of Practice at SOAS University London as well as at the Cologne Arbitration Academy. He writes frequently on arbitration issues, including “A Practical Guide to International Commercial Arbitration: Assessment, Planning and Strategy” and “International Commercial Arbitration” in The Law of Transnational Business Transactions.
Carla Fischer is currently working as a research associate with CMS Hasche Sigle’s arbitration practice in Munich. Since September 2021, she has been pursuing a PhD in international law at the University of Edinburgh, where she is volunteering as a coach for the University’s Vis Moot team for the 30th Willem C Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot Competition. She has previously served as an arbitrator in practice pleadings for the Vis Moot and Jessup competition.
Débora Fiszman graduated from Fundação Getulio Vargas of Rio de Janeiro in 2016 and is a member of the Brazilian Bar since 2017. In 2022, concluded a Master’s Degree in International Law at the State University of Rio de Janeiro. As a practitioner, has worked for seven years with international commercial arbitration and commercial law in Lauro Gama Advogados Associados as an assistant of Professor Lauro Gama Jr. Former participant in the Vis Moot (Frédéric Eisemann Award) and former coach of the FGV Rio team (2015-2022). Currently enrolled in the "International Civil and Commercial Law LLM" at Leiden University and coach of the Leiden University team.
Setyawati Fitrianggraeni, PhD Candidate, FCIArb., FAIADR.
Managing Partner - Anggraeni and Partners, Indonesia (www.ap-lawsolution.com)
Setyawati Fitrianggraeni has amassed more than 15 years of experience in a career that spans a wide range of legal practices. Beginning her career journey as a criminal defense lawyer in 2006, she decided to focus on maritime law at Nordisk Legal Services Pte. Ltd. , a Norwegian headquartered Freight Demurrage and Defense Club (FD&D) in Singapore. Her experience as counsel encompasses contract negotiations and arbitration proceedings in commercial disputes at SIAC, BANI, and AIAC. She also represents clients in tortious environmental cases in Indonesian civil courts and has advised on a series of high-profile cases, including a potential dispute involving the Sri Lankan Navy.
Fitri has been a legal advisor to the Cooperative of the Indonesian National Police (INKOPPOL) since 2017. She has shared her legal expertise through various publications, including “It’s Just Smoke. Good Neighbors Making Bad law. A Commentary on the Haze Situation between Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore” (Proceeding, 2020), “Building Business, Enriching Lives: Empowering Women in Fishing Communities of Tegal and Wonogiri, Central Java, Indonesia”(Journal of Maritime Affairs, 2019), and “Dispute on Green Infrastructure Mega Project: Managing The Risk on Preserving The Earth” (The Spirit of Law Journal, 2019).
She was listed as a Southeast Asian Women 2020 by Young Southeast Asia Leader’s Initiative (YSEALI) Women’s Leadership Academy Alumni Network and Indonesia Hukumonline’s NexGen Lawyers in 2019. Fitri is also an Assistant Professor for the Private Law Department and the Managing Editor of The Lex Patrimonium and was the Secretary of the Private Law Department at her alma mater, the University of Indonesia.
A graduate of the University of Indonesia, she obtained her Master of Law in Maritime Law from the University College London. She is currently a PhD candidate in Maritime Law and Policy at the World Maritime University. Her favourite pastime is travelling and reading books.
Partner co-chair of International arbitration, Mishcon de Reya. Specialist in arbitration and litigation in all industry sectors and in all fora with a particular emphasis on fraud and/or conflict law issues in litigation work. Extensive experience of international commercial arbitration and investment treaty cases, as well as substantial High Court litigation in England and many foreign jurisdictions. Undertakes advocacy before international tribunals and courts (in Europe, the Middle East, Asia, Africa and the USA), including the High Court and Court of Appeal. Has advised on disputes in respect of some 50 different jurisdictions. He advises a wide range of clients including banks, governments, corporations and individuals. Types of arbitration include: joint ventures; shipping and charterparties; commodities; banking; engineering; film and television; general contract with a particular specialism in enforcement of awards, and investment treaty claims. Co-author with Professor Robert Merkin of Merkin and Flannery on the Arbitration Act (6th edition, 2020), the consultant editor of Merkin's Arbitration Law (looseleaf) regular speaker at arbitration conferences. Chartered Arbitrator (Chartered Institute of Arbitrators) 2011 (and Fellow since 2001). Associate member of the London Court of International Arbitration, and a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. Fellow of the Zoological Society of London.
Gustav is a co-founder of the Munich-based law firm Seven Summits Arbitration (7SA). 7SA combines the expertise and cross-border track-record clients expect from a leading international law firm with the flexibility and efficiency of a boutique practice.
Before founding 7SA in 2017, Gustav was a senior associate at Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek. Prior to joining HKLW in 2015, Gustav headed the case management team responsible for arbitrations seated in Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Benelux, and Nordic countries at the ICC International Court of Arbitration. During his six years in Paris, Gustav supervised over 850 proceedings, including investment treaty and emergency arbitrator cases, and was involved in the scrutiny of 450 awards.
Gustav acts as counsel and arbitrator in multifaceted domestic and international arbitrations, involving a wide array of subject matters and several applicable laws. His institutional track record includes cases under the ICC, DIS, VIAC, SCC, FAI and SCAI rules.
Gustav serves on the drafting committee for the 2018 DIS Rules and the ICC commission on arbitration and ADR. He is a guest lecturer at the University of Bonn, Swiss Arbitration Academy and Swiss International Law School, and a member of the editorial board of the Journal of International Arbitration.
Reagan Florence is licensed attorney admitted within the State and Federal District Courts of Minnesota; the State court of Utah; and the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. She currently practices complex commercial litigation and arbitration as an attorney for Alan Anderson Law Firm LLC.
Prior to law school, Ms. Florence worked for a multi-million dollar international health and wellness company for five years. During that time, Ms. Florence also obtained her Bachelors of Science from the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. Following her undergraduate degree, Ms. Florence attended and graduated from Mitchell Hamline in 2014. At Mitchell Hamline, Ms. Florence served on the Hamline Law Journal of Public Law and Policy, and was published in 2013 for her article regarding state immunity statutes and policy implications. Ms. Florence was also elected to the Board of Governors as a class representative for her school, and was selected to compete and represented her school at the international VIS Moot law competition in Vienna, Austria, where she and her teammate were awarded the Honorable Mention for the Frédéric Eisemann Award in Team Orals. Ms. Florence also co-published and authored a research study commissioned by the European Union in 2013, regarding the Mediation Directive throughout the EU.
Ms. Florence also has a passion for philanthropy. In law school, Ms. Florence served as the Vice Chair for the Minnesota Justice Foundation, and completed twice the required amount of pro-bono hours for graduation. Ms. Florence also served on a number of charitable committees in law school, focused on justice inequality. After law school, Ms. Florence served on the Board of Directors for the United Nations Women, Utah Chapter of Salt Lake City, from 2015-2016, and presently serves as an advisor of advocacy.
Vanessa Foncke is a partner in the Global Disputes team of Jones Day. She practices in all aspects of dispute resolution and contract negotiations and has extensive experience in domestic and international commercial arbitration both as counsel and arbitrator. Vanessa's experience ranges across a broad spectrum of industries and areas of law, including construction, corporate disputes (notably including post M&A disputes), complex contractual disputes, distribution, heavy industry, telecommunications, and alternative energy. She is ranked in Chambers Global, Chambers Europe, The Legal 500 EMEA, GAR and Who's Who Legal: Arbitration.
Vanessa is a member of the board of administration and the executive committee of CEPANI, the Belgian institution for arbitration and mediation. In that capacity she participates to the bi-annual meetings of UNCITRAL Working Group II (Arbitration and Conciliation). Previously, Vanessa was the co-chair of CEPANI40, and the editor-in-chief of the CEPANI newsletter.
Vanessa is a lawyer in the Flemish section of the Brussels Bar and served until recently on the board of the Brussels Bar Council. She is also part of the commission for arbitration and ADR of the Flemish Bars Association.
Alma Forgó has focused on commercial law and international arbitration & alternative modes of dispute resolution since the beginning of her career. She discovered - and took interest in - International Arbitration thanks to the X. Vis Moot in Vienna as a young student 20 years ago. A German national of Hungarian and German descent, she is admitted to the German bar since 2010.
Currently Head of Arbitration at Airbus, she manages, since January 2017, a large number of arbitrations and related litigation arising in the commercial aircraft, helicopters and defense and space industry in a multitude of jurisdictions. Before joining Airbus’ legal & compliance department, Alma worked at the ICC International Court of Arbitration as Deputy Counsel and Head of Europe YAAF where she oversaw hundreds of international arbitrations and reviewed over 100 awards. Alma previously trained in the international arbitration departments of WilmerHale in London and of Freshfields in Frankfurt and Paris.
She holds law degrees from Université Panthéon-Assas in Paris and Ludwig-Maximilians Universität in Munich and is an accredited commercial mediator (ADR Group (UK)).
Alma serves on the advisory board of Dispute Resolution Data, LLC and is a member of the ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR. Alma served as a member of the ICC France Arbitrator Selection Committee from 2019 to 2022. She frequently participates in trainings and conferences on international arbitration.
Anna Förstel-Cherng was appointed as new Deputy Secretary General for the period 1 December 2022 until February 2024. Prior to this transition, she was a Senior Associate in the Dispute Resolution Team of BINDER GRÖSSWANG focusing on arbitration, international civil proceedings, and contract law. Beforehand, Anna Förstel-Cherng was an Associate at Baker McKenzie (Vienna). She has a law degree from the University of Vienna and an LL.M. from the University of Pennsylvania.
Anna Förstel-Cherng is Co-chair of the Advisory Board of the Young Austrian Arbitration Practitioners (YAAP) and passed the Austrian and New York State Bar.
Giuseppe is an associate at Fenwick Elliott in London. An Italian qualified solicitor, he has experience in international arbitration and litigation before the Italian courts. Prior to relocating to London to pursue the MSc in Construction Law and Dispute Resolution at King’s College, Giuseppe worked at an international law firm in Milan where he advised and represented clients operating in the commercial, construction, energy and insurance sectors. He regularly contributes articles about construction law and dispute resolution. The most recent articles have been published in the International Construction Law Review, the Italian Rivista Trimestrale degli Appalti, and on Kluwer Arbitration Blog.
Hannah Freitag participated successfully in the 25th Vis Moot, representing the University of Bonn. Since then, she has completed her studies and is now pursuing a PhD in European Energy Law.
She has stayed connected to the Vis Moot community through her work with the Bonn Moot Association, which supports current teams.
Head of Austria&CEE at Nivalion since Feb 2022
former (Deputy) Secretary General of the Vienna International Arbitral Centre (from 2012-2021)
Filippo joined Portolano Cavallo in 2015. He is an attorney-at-law in Milan and earned his Law degree in 2015 at Università commerciale Luigi Bocconi of Milan.
Filippo assists both Italian and foreign clients in litigation and arbitration disputes on civil and commercial matters. He provides assistance in connection with digital media, new technologies, intermediary liability, copyright, and Italian and European legislation concerning the protection of personal data.
While completing his university studies, Filippo attended courses at the University of Minnesota Law School of Minneapolis for a period of 5 months.
From 2016 he serves as teaching assistant at the Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi. Between 2017 and 2018 he served as teaching assistant for the course “Fundamentals of Information Technology Law.”
In 2019, he attended the Columbia Summer Program in American Law at Amsterdam University (NL).
In 2021, Filippo attended the International Arbitration LL.M. at the University of Miami School of Law.
Filippo is also an active member of several national and international associations such as the Association Internationale des Jeunes Avocats (AIJA), YoungICCA and LES Italy. He published several articles on the “Medialaws” Law review and on Medialaws.eu blog.
Foreign languages: English
He is a member of the Milan Bar Association (2018002554).
Paw Fruerlund is a Danish attorney at law and partner with the Law Firm Poul Schmith, the largest Danish law firm, which handles more court and arbitral cases than any other legal firm in Denmark. Paw specializes in litigation and arbitration. Paw has the right of audience before the Supreme court of Denmark.
I am an associate in Noerr's arbitration team, with 2 years of experience working on investment and commercial arbitration cases. I am a German qualified lawyer based in London, UK, with an LL.M. in transnational law from King's College London and a Maîtrise in Droit international privé from Pantheón-Assas (Paris).
Deputy Secretary General at CAM-CCBC (Center for Arbitration and Mediation of the Chamber of Commerce Brazil-Canada)
Simon Gabriel specialises in international arbitration and has participated in more than 100 international arbitration proceedings. He is founder and owner of the Zurich based arbitration boutique law firm GABRIEL Arbitration and is thus entirely independent.
Simon is regularly appointed as arbitrator in proceedings governed by the ICC Rules, Swiss Rules and Vienna Rules. He is listed on the arbitrators' list of ICC Switzerland and on the VIAC list of recommended practitioners. Furthermore, he has acted as counsel for parties in arbitration proceedings under ICC Rules, Swiss Rules, Vienna Rules, DIS Rules, SCC Rules and ad hoc rules. In terms of amounts in dispute, his experience includes the whole range from $700,000 to $120,000,000.
Simon studied law at University of Berne and University of British Columbia, Vancouver. He graduated in 2002, passed the Swiss bar exam in 2004 and is admitted to all Swiss courts. He also holds a PhD from University of Lucerne and an LL.M. in advocacy from University of Strathclyde, Glasgow. Before opening GABRIEL Arbitration in 2012 he was a member of the dispute resolution group of the international law firm CMS in Zurich.
Simon regularly publishes and speaks on subjects of international arbitration and Swiss international private law.
Mr. Gallo is a litigation and arbitration attorney in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Mr. Gallo is an adjunct professor at Emory Law School, an author of the Arbitration chapter of Georgia Business Litigation, and the Programming Chair of the Atlanta International Arbitration Society. Previously, Mr. Gallo was an Adjunct Professor at Fordham Law School, the coach of the Fordham Vis Moot team, and an associate with Simpson Thacher & Bartlett and Fried Frank in New York. Mr. Gallo competed in the 19th and 20th Vis moots for Columbia Law School.
A 2009 graduate of the Moldovan State University, Law Faculty. Following a brief employment with the Moldovan Ministry of Justice, where I worked as a public officer in court administration, I have further continued my studies with Leiden University (the Netherlands), obtaining an LL.M. in EU Law. I joined the Turcan Cazac Law Firm (www.turcanlaw.md, Moldova's Top Law Firm for 17 Years (Chambers, 2001-2017)) in 2011, following an internship at the Legal Division of the Registry of the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg.
At Turcan Cazac, I specialize in commercial, corporate and competition law, as well as financings and PPPs, while being involved in all competition law matters of the firm, advising on mergers and acquisitions, and providing representation in proceedings before the Competition Council on the subject of abuse of dominant position, anti-competitive behavior and unfair competition. Partner at Turcan Cazac Law Firm since January 2019.
Member of the Moldovan Bar. Since 2013, I also act as an accredited mediator.
Fluent in English, Romanian, and Russian.
My name is Julia Clara Galván. I'm from Argentina, Rosario. Im a lawyer in a legal study that is specialized in business law and currently I'm the coach of the team UNR ROSARIO
LAURO GAMA, JR. is the founding partner of Lauro Gama Advogados Associados, a boutique law firm established in Rio de Janeiro and devoted to international litigation, arbitration and legal consultancy services. Lauro graduated from the State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ) in 1987 and a member of the Brazilian Bar (1988). He holds a Masters in International Relations (PUC-Rio, 1992), a LL.M in Comparative Law (McGill, 1999), and a Doctoral degree in International Law (Univ. São Paulo, 2004). He is Adjunct Professor at PUC-Rio, where he teaches Private International Law, Contracts and International Arbitration. He participated in the WG of the UNIDROIT Principles (2008-2010) and in the WG of the Hague Principles on the Law Applicable to International Contracts. To-date he has acted as counsel and arbitrator in more than 120 cases, under the rules of ICC, LCIA, UNCITRAL and Brazilian institutions. He is fluent in Portuguese, English, French and Spanish. Lauro Gama was president of the Brazilian Arbitration Committee (CBAr) (2013-2015) and Member of the ICC International Court of Arbitration (2015-2021). He currently seats at the ICC WBO Institute Council and participates in the Working Group on Investment Contracts formed by the ICC and UNIDROIT.
Danish and Internationally trained attorney and equity partner in HjulmandKaptain Law Firm.
Co-heads both the Dispute Resolution and the Energy & Infrastructure Team.
My expertise spans across a wide range of areas including transactions, project development, renewable energy, and construction law, both onshore and offshore. I have personally litigated over 100 court and arbitration cases and a certified international arbitrator by institutions such as the Danish Institute of Arbitration (DIA), Stockholm Chamber of Commerce Arbitration Institute (SCC), and the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb, London),.
I am frequently appointed as an arbitrator in both domestic and international disputes (acting both as party nominated arbitrator, chairperson and single arbitrator).
My clientele includes listed companies, financial institutions, government authorities, as well as medium and small businesses, both domestic and foreign.
Shashank Garg is a seasoned dispute resolution practitioner skilled in international commercial arbitration, sports arbitration, construction arbitration, mediation, and litigation having represented clients in ad-hoc and institutional arbitrations under leading institutional rules. He is an Advocate with over 14 years of practice before the Supreme Court of India, the High Court of Delhi and other judicial and quasi-judicial forums.
Mr. Garg is the Editor of ‘Arbitrator’s Handbook’ published by Lexis Nexis wherein, contributions from experts from across the globe have been received. He is the Editor of the book ‘Alternative Dispute Resolution: The Indian Perspective’ published by Oxford University Press. Recently, he has co-authored a chapter with (Late) Prof. Martin Hunter in the ‘Handbook on International Arbitration’ published by Wolters Kluwer, a chapter in ‘Commercial Arbitration: International Trends and Practices’ published by Thomson Reuters and a chapter with Tejas Karia in ‘Conciliation and Mediation in India’ published by Wolters Kluwer.
He is a visiting faculty at various renowned law schools in the country and is regularly invited as a speaker at dispute resolution events across the globe.
He can be reached at mail@shashankgarg.n
Currently conducting internship at Arbitration Court attached to Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, working on anonymazation of awards, translation of procedural rules and facilitation of online arbitration.
My background involves participation in the Annual Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot in 2018 while representing Ilia State University from Georgia and 2019 while representing Karoli Gaspar University from Hungary. Additionally, my three-year working experience involves focuses on investment and contractual law.
Full time maritime and commercial arbitrator
President, The London Maritime Arbitrators Association since 2017.
Barrister (non-practising).
Educated Cambridge University.
Senior VP Carnival Corporation 1997-2009; Partner London City Law Firm 1982-1997; Assistant Parliamentary counsel 1976-9.
Particular experience of shipbuilding contracts and offshore newbuilding contracts, ship sale and purchase . LMAA , LCIA and ICC arbitrations as party appointed arbitrator and third arbitrator/chairman.
Member The Baltic Exchange, German Maritime Arbitrators Association.
Panel Member: China Maritime Arbitration Commission, Shanghai International Arbitration Commission, Shanghai International Shipping Institute, Shenzhen International Court of Arbitration
Board Member Maritime London. Co-author, The Law of Shipbuilding Contracts 5th edition (2020)
Catrice Gayer, Maîtrise en Droit
Herbert Smith Freehills LLP, Düsseldorf
Catrice is a Partner with Herbert Smith Freehills in Düsseldorf and a member of the international arbitration group. She regularly acts as counsel and arbitrator in international and domestic arbitration cases under the auspices of different institutional rules (ICC, DIS, SIAC, SCAI etc.) and in ad hoc proceedings and governed by a variety of substantive and procedural rules (France, Germany, Singapore, Japan, Poland, England, Austria, Switzerland, Bulgaria, Turkey, The Netherlands etc.). Her particular fields of industry are energy, construction/infrastructure, manufacturing/engineering, intellectual property/TMT, commercial (agency, distribution, international sale) and corporate including post-M&A disputes. Catrice also regularly represents clients before state courts in enforcement and setting aside proceedings of commercial and investment arbitral awards. She holds law degrees from the Universities of Mayence, Queen Mary/UCL and Paris XII. Catrice is recognised for her arbitration and dispute resolution work in leading directories. She has been recommended as "Top-Anwalt für Schiedsverfahren", Business Magazine
WirtschaftsWoche 2023, by Legal 500 Germany, Best Lawyers (Handelsblatt), Rising Star (Commercial Arbitration) in Expert Guides and is ranked in Who's Who Legal's Future Leaders in Arbitration. She is an appointed member of the ICC Commission on Commercial Law and Practice, was a co-chair of ASAb40 and a regional chair of the DIS40 Rhine/Ruhr. Catrice regularly speaks on international arbitration at conferences and publishes on international dispute resolution and corporate matters. She is fluent in German, English and French, and has a reading knowledge of Spanish and Japanese.
I am Beletsom, a licensed lawyer from Ethiopia. I have worked as a Judge and prosecutor before obtaining my own license both at the Federal level and regional level. I have also worked for an insurance company where I was engaged in arbitration cases and I participate on the 2023 vis moot competition as an arbitrator in Vienna.
Björn is a leading expert in international arbitration where he specializes in infrastructure, construction and commercial disputes. He has represented clients in arbitration proceedings across the globe and under most institutional arbitration rules as well as in ad hoc arbitrations.
He has also represented and advised governments and private sector clients in many jurisdictions throughout the Middle East, Asia, Europe, Africa and Australia in high value disputes involving major construction and infrastructure projects including airports, port facilities, railways, tunnels as well as health care and energy infrastructure. In 2017 Björn retired from the partnership of a major international law firm and now practices as an Independent Arbitrator.
Björn is recognised as a leading figure in international arbitration. He is sitting as sole arbitrator, chairman and co-arbitrator in ad-hoc cases as well as in arbitrations conducted under most international arbitral institutions.
Bjorn has a long standing involvement with the Vis Moot, initially as a participant at the 5th Vis Moot and since 1999 as arbitrator and as president of the Moot Alumni Association from 2001-2004.
17 years of working experience as a legal consultant, both for public and private sector. Background includes working as: legal consultant for big 4 audit companies (Deloitte, PwC); lawyer at American Chamber of Commerce in Georgia, the largest business association in Georgia. Listed arbitrator at Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration (SCIA). Court member at Dispute Resolution Centre (DRC). Certified court mediator at Tbilisi City Court. Skilled in dispute settlement, regulatory and policy advise, advocacy campaign, legal writing, international public/private law issues. LL.M degree in International Dispute Settlement (MIDS) from Geneva Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies/ University of Geneva Law faculty. Specialized in international arbitration, mediation, investment law, commercial law, corporate law, mergers and acquisition, e-commerce, insolvency, sports law, international trade law, tourism law. Former lecturer of International Commercial Arbitration at LLM Program. Accredited member of Georgian Arbitrators’ Association (GAA); Certified member of Mediators’ Association of Georgia; Member of Young International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA); Member of International Chamber of Commerce Yung Arbitration Forum (YAF); Member of the LCIA and its Young International Arbitration Group (YIAG).
As an ex mootie who has participated Vis moot for three years, and currently coaching a team mainly on procedural matters. Mr. Genc is working in an Istanbul-based law firm which focusses on international commercial and investment arbitration and M&A transactions.He is also attending academic studies and co-chairing a study group on AI and Sales Law. Mr. Genc has also two published articles on capital market and competition law.
Tim Lenny George is one of the Coaches of the University of Bern Team.
He previously worked as a Junior Associate at BGPartner (Bern), as well as Olshan Frome Wolosky LLP (New York).
He is currently a Research Assistant at the Civil Law Institute of the University of Bern as well as a Law Clerk at BGPartner (Bern), while preparing for his Bar Exam.
Lucie Gerhardt is an associated partner at Noerr LLP in Frankfurt am Main. Her practice focuses on commercial and investment arbitration as well as complex, large-scale international litigation. She represents German and international clients in commercial, corporate and civil disputes before German courts and in arbitrations under various arbitration rules as well as in ad hoc proceedings. Lucie has acted as counsel in arbitrations concerning a variety of subject matters with particular experience in post-M&A disputes, contractual damages claims and trade law. Her clients include pharmaceutical companies, international vendors and companies from the renewable energy sector. Lucie also regularly acts as an arbitrator in commercial arbitrations with an industry focus on the energy and health care sectors. Her regional focus includes Europe and Asia. Additionally, Lucie has broad experience in advising German clients that are involved in US litigation on litigation strategy, issues of international procedural law and the cross-border taking of evidence, including discovery and depositions.
I am a law graduate (First State Exam, 2016-2022) from Bonn, Germany and Research Assistent with the German Arbitration Institution (Deutsche Institution für Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit, DIS e.V.) since September 2022.
Currently i am also working on my Ph.D. thesis, which i conduct under the supervision of Dr Matthias Weller, Prof at the Rhenish Friedrich-Wilhelms-University of Bonn with subject related to Dispute Resolution and Arbitration. Furthermore i have almost 4 years of working experience with Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, of which 3 years as student employee and 10 months as Research Assistant (2018-2022). Lastly, i completed an apprenticeship as hotel industry expert in 2016 at Maritim Hotel Bonn right after graduating high school (2013).
- PhD candidate in International Law at Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany
- Research Assistant at Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg, Germany
- Visiting Scholar at the Lauterpacht Centre for International Law at the University of Cambridge, UK (Easter Term 2022)
- Law studies with a specialization in International Civil Procedure and Arbitration at Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany; year abroad in the UK
- Former research assistant in Arbitration at Noerr, former student assistant to Professors at Goethe University and at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer (Dispute Resolution)
- Internships at German law firms (Gleiss Lutz, Noerr) and at the District Court of Frankfurt am Main
- Participant at the 25th Vis Moot and Coach at the 28th Vis Moot
Hoda defines herself as a poetic heart with a cosmopolitan soul, ready to challenge herself and broaden her perspective. During her academic years, Hoda participated in the 28th Willem C. Vis Moot, placing her University at the 69th out of more than 300 teams, and coached the last years’ teams. It was with the Vis Moot experience that Hoda started cultivating her passion for arbitration. At the same time, as a space law enthusiast, Hoda took part of the ESA and ECSL Summer Course to deepen her knowledge in this field, in so far as she wrote her Master's thesis in Space Arbitration. She's currently working as a Trainee Lawyer in the International Dispute Resolution department at Squire Patton Boggs in their Milan office where she is actively engaging in ICSID and commercial arbitration disputes.
Mihaela is a former participant in the 21st Vis Moot and is currently coaching the team of the University of Bucharest. She is a member of the Bucharest Bar since October 2014 and specializes in Corporate and Commercial law as a Partner within the law firm of Rizoiu & Poenaru. She succesfully defended her Ph.D. thesis on contract interpretation in January 2023 and currently teaches 1st year Civil Law at the University of Bucharest Faculty of Law.
Managing Director, Hanscomb Intercontinental Ltd
BSc, LLB (Hons), PG Dip Arb, Dip Adj, LLM, Barrister Middle Temple, MICE, FRICS, FCIARB, FCIOB
Sean is a Chartered Quantity Surveyor and has over 30 years global experience in the onshore and offshore construction, engineering and ship building industries. He sits as an adjudicator, arbitrator, dispute board member and expert determiner. Sean is a Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Arbitrators and founder of UK Adjudicators. Sean is available to sit in Asia, Europe, Africa, GCC, Americas & Australasia to resolve disputes as sole arbitrator or arbitral panel member. He has regularly sat in the Pre Vis Moots and Vis East Moot and keenly supports students taking part in the competition.
Clayton Gillette is the Max E. Greenberg Professor of Contract Law at NYU School of Law. His teaching and scholarship concentrate on contracts, commercial law, and local government law. Among his many books and articles, he is the author of Sales Law: Domestic and International (Foundation Press) (with Steven D. Walt); The UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods: Practice and Theory (Cambridge University Press) (with Steven D. Walt); and Advanced Introduction to International Sales Law (Edward Elgar Publishing). He has served as a consultant or expert witness in litigation and arbitral proceedings in Argentina, Australia, Austria, Canada, England, Germany, Israel, Jersey (Channel Islands), New Zealand, Sweden, and Singapore, as well as in the United States.
I am a qualified lawyer from Georgia with more than 15 years of legal practice and experience. I have handled majority of the cases in domestic arbitration and litigation. Practice areas handled in the cases include banking, commerce, antitrust, corporate, telecommunications. I studied Public International Law at the Tbilisi State University (year of 2005). I hold master's degrees from Humboldt University of Berlin (International Dispute Resolution, year of 2022) and George Washington University Law School (General LL.M with focus on International Artbitration and Antitrust, year of 2017). Cuurently, I am pursuaing an internship at the German Institute of Artbitration (DIS Berlin). I am a member of DIS'40 and Georgian Bar association. I speak English, Russian, German and French Languages.
Ted Gleason is an attorney licensed in the US states of Colorado and New York, and an an Associate Professor of law at the Grenoble Ecole de Management in France. As a practicing attorney he has over a decade of experience in commercial dispute resolution as well as investment arbitration. His teaching focuses on international commercial law and dispute resolution, and his research interests are currently focused on the reform of investor-state dispute resolution.
PhD student of Iintelligence and Digital Design Technologies at Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo. Master in Alternative Dispute Resolutions on Business Conflicts at Escola Paulista de Direito - EPD (2021). Specialist in Digital Law and Compliance by IBMEC (2020). Law graduate from Pontifical Catholic University of Campinas (2018). Academic researcher on the use of Design Thinking and agile methods applied in ADRs, especially arbitration. Author of academic articles. Lawyer, Legal Designer and Assistant Case Manager at CAM-CCBC.
Partner at GST LLP, Miami. FCIArb. CEDR Mediator. LLM Internation Commercial Arbitration 1992, Queen Mary´- University of London. LL.M University of Miami 2005. Professor of Law University of Miami 2007/10; Guest Lecturer at Pontificia Catholic University, Sao Paulo, Brazil from 2015 teaching International Commercial Arbitration and Guest Lecturer at Pontificia Catholic University, Parana, Brazil.
Wendy Gonzales is founder of CyberArb, an initiative to create awareness and practical guidance about Cybersecurity in International Arbitration, which is mentored by Sophie Nappert. She is a Spanish qualified lawyer with LL.M in International Business Law and Arbitration. Currently based in Amsterdam (The Netherlands), she is fluent in Spanish, English, French, and Italian. She is Disputes and Litigation counsel as well as cybersecurity delegate for ASUS in AMETIC, a National Association of Technology Companies. On a volunteering basis, she is Ambassador of Arbitrator Intelligence. Along with her deep involved at Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot as a volunteer arbitrator and mentor-coach for Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. In conjunction with her role as Executive Board member of the Moot Alumni Association.
Arbitrator at the Santiago, Chile, Chamber of Commerce. Member of London Court of International Arbitration, Dubai International Arbitration Center. Judicial and Arbitration experience of +29 years. LLM Harvard Law School. Professor of Law for +20 years
Alex Gordon currently works at Swiss Reinsurance Management Ltd. in Zurich, Switzerland, where he handles internal investigations globally across Swiss Re's offices. Previously, he focused on reinsurance litigation and arbitration at two law firms in the US, and arbitration at a Swiss firm in Zurich.
Alex graduated from Harvard Law School in 2005, and has participated in the Vis Moot since 2004 as a student, coach and arbitrator.
Fulya Görer focuses on mergers and acquisitions, corporate law, corporate governance and arbitration in various sectors, including, but not limited to manufacturing, retail, communications, technology, media and entertainment and transportation. On mergers and acquisitions, from both buy-side and sell-side, she coordinates and participates in due diligence processes, prepares and participates in the negotiation of transaction documents and assists on closing and post-closing support and business integration. On corporate law and corporate governance matters, she advises on corporate governance processes including preparation of corporate governance documentation and supervises and conducts daily retainer corporate works including drafting and negotiating commercial contracts. On arbitration, she works for both claimant and respondent sides, in both institutional and ad hoc arbitrations, drafts statements and participates in representation during the tenure of the arbitral proceedings.
I am an international dispute resolution lawyer at Osborne Clarke, based in Munich, Germany. I provide clients with advocacy and strategic advice in complex international disputes, with a focus on international arbitration.
I have handled institutional and ad hoc arbitration proceedings around the world, spanning both common and civil law jurisdictions. I focus primarily on complex disputes in international supply chains involving manufacturing and engineering projects. I have worked with clients in industries including automotive, rail, aerospace and defence, technology, energy, and life sciences.
I am admitted to practice law in both England and Wales (Solicitor Advocate) and New York. I hold degrees in both English and German law. I am a dual British-German citizen.
I also have an active pro bono practice, regularly advising NGOs on international law issues, in particular human rights protection.
I am a Canadian lawyer who regularly teaches public international law and legal theory. I was previously counsel for the Ministry of the Attorney General - Government of Ontario and have published widely in international law. I am working with Prof. George Bermann at Columbia on a research project on national courts' resistance to international arbitration and am a JSD candidate in international arbitration.
Stephan F. Greber joined MME as an attorney-at-law in 2020. Previously, he worked as an auditor at the Cantonal Court of the Canton of Zug, completed his substitute year at a leading law firm in the Zug economic area, and also worked for a large insurance company and an internationally active consulting firm (Big Four).
Stephan F. Greber's practice focuses on corporate and contract law as well as litigation and insolvency law. He advises domestic and foreign companies and individuals and represents them before courts and authorities.
He is also admitted as a notary public in the Canton of Zug.
Stephan F. Greber represented the University of Lucerne at the 24th Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot as well as the defendant at the Lucerne Moot Court.
Most recently, Stephan F. Greber successfully completed the CAS University of Applied Sciences/FHZ in Finance and Accounting for Lawyers in 2022.
Yannick Greimann is a lawyer working at Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek's Munich office, specialising in dispute resolution. He represents clients before the domestic courts and as a party representative in arbitration proceedings. Yannick studied law at the University of Passau, Germany and simultaneously at University of London and is therefore dual qualified. He participated in the Moot as a team member in 2012/2013 and has since been active as an arbitrator and coach in the the Moot, coaching the Universities of Passau, Kandahar and the National University of Lesotho. He is a member of DIS 40, Young CEAC as well as YIAG and ICDR Young.
Iva Grgić obtained her Master of Law degree from the University of Zagreb Faculty of Law in May 2013 and the University of Pittsburgh School of Law in 2014.
Iva is currently an SJD student at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, where she is writing a dissertation under the supervision and guidance of professor Ronald A. Brand. In her doctoral research, Iva focuses on the imbalance of powers inherent between farmer and buyer within contract farming and how that imbalance leads to unfair trading practices that harm the farmer, an economically weaker party. Iva’s dissertation aims to provide a future dispute resolution model that could help minimize the negative consequences of unfair trade practices and ensure commercial justice and contract enforcement for the farmers.
Iva works as a law lecturer at Prince Sultan University, College of Law.
Associate Professor at Russian Foreign Trade Academy (Moscow), Attorney-at-law at LAW OFFICE of Andrey Gribanov (Moscow), Listed Arbitrator at ICAC, VIAC and other international arbitration institutions.
Education: Moscow State Institute of International Relations (University) (International Law Faculty) (1997), Postgraduate Studies at University of Passau (2000), Advanced training program in Germany for lawyers from Central and Eastern Europe (2002), Candidate of Legal Sciences (Dr. iur.) (Russia, 2004).
More than 50 publications on problems of comparative civil and commercial law, private international law, international commercial arbitration.
Languages: Russian, English, German, French.
Principal Associate in Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer’s Dispute Resolution department in Frankfurt am Main with a particular focus on commercial and investment arbitration.
Member of the bar in Frankfurt am Main (Rechtsanwalt) and New York State (attorney-at-law).
Holds a PhD degree in private international law and international litigation/arbitration from the University of Bonn.
Holds LL.M. degrees from Columbia University and from Martin-Luther University Halle-Wittenberg.
Coach of the KCL Vis Moot team, having coached The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple last year, and participated as part of the BPP Team the year before that.
Moritz is an incoming pupil barrister at One Essex Court, and has a particular interest in international commercial arbitration and civil fraud.
As an associate with Sorainen Law firm's Dispute Resolution and Risk Management practice in Latvia, I specialise in cross-border disputes, international and local arbitration proceedings, as well as recognition and enforcement of foreign court decisions and arbitral awards in Latvia.
Senior in-house legal officer and Senior associate with Luxembourg's largest independent lawfirm Arendt & Medernach, which she joined as junior associate in 2015. Maika (Maria) advises clients on corporate, M&A, and Private Equity matters, and is a member of the firm's arbitration and litigation working groups. She was a 2 time participant in and one time coaching assistant for the Frankfurt Investment Moot Court Competition (Luxembourg and Stockholm), arbitrated at the Mannheimer Swartling Pre-moot in 2014, and the Vis (Vienna Competition) in 2014, as well as 2016 through 2021 . Since early 2018, Maria has also been a member of the Luxembourg Arbitration Think Tank and board secretary of the Luxembourg Arbitration Association. Professional Qualifications: Fully qualified lawyer registered with the Luxembourg Bar (List 1, since 2018), LLM in European Economic Criminal Law (2013) and International Commercial Arbitration (2014) from the Universities of Luxembourg and Stockholm, M2 Droit pénal des affaires, Université Nancy II (2013) , Luxembourg Law Certificate (CCDL, 2015). Fluent in English, French, German, Polish and Luxembourgish; additional languages: Spanish, Swedish and basic knowledge of Russian
Mrs Grosshans has practiced in both Civil and Common Law jurisdictions. She has a longstanding practice of national and international dispute resolution, consultation, contract negotiations and contract designing. She has handled hundreds of cases as counsel, arbitrator and mediator in English and German.
Mrs Grosshans is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb), a member of the Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA) and a member of the German Institute of Arbitration (DIS).
Mrs. Grosshans regularly acts as arbitrator at the Vis Moot. She has been a strong supporter of the Vis Moot since its beginning.
Manuela Grosu LL.M. PhD is a Managing Associate, lead attorney-at-law at the dispute resolution practice group of KPMG Legal Tóásó Law Firm (Budapest). She has a PhD in law (ELTE Law School) and has also obtained an LL.M. degree in US and Global Business Law for International Business Lawyers from Suffolk University (Boston). She is a visiting lecturer at ELTE Law School where she teaches commercial mediation and private international law. She has gained significant experience in domestic and international arbitration and commercial litigation involving complex cross-border issues. She represented clients under the ICC, UNCITRAL and Hungarian Arbitration Rules. She was a visiting researcher at Cardozo School of Law (New York), Kukin Program for Conflict Resolution. Dr. Grosu regularly publishes on various ADR related topics, invited as speaker to conferences and organizes international events on dispute resolution. She is a trained mediator and is also involved in mediation training related activities. She is a VIAC Community Ambassador for Hungary and Senior Fellow of Weinstein International Foundation.
Shelby Grubbs works an arbitrator, mediator and special master, primarily in commercial cases. His arbitration experience also includes construction, employment and maritime matters. His experience as a mediator includes class litigations. He is a special master in a Cabrera v. Islamic Republic of Iran (USDC DC); past special master work has included United States v. Provident Life & Accident (USDC ED Tn). He was recently named Atlanta, Georgia's 2023 lawyer of the year for international commercial arbitration by Best Lawyers in America. He is co-editor of the Atlanta International Arbitration Society ("AtlAS") Desk Book (AtlAS 2015, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022) and edited International Civil Procedure (Kluwer 2003). He practiced litigation and dispute resolution law at Miller & Martin for 24 years. From 2015 through 2017, he was a non-tenure track faculty member at the Georgia State University College of Law. He has served as adjunct professor of law at Emory University and Vanderbilt University. He has coached Vis Moot Teams from the University of Georgia and Georgia State University.
Alex Gudko is an international arbitration associate in the New York office of Covington & Burling LLP. He has completed legal studies in Ukraine, Sweden, and the United States, and is qualified to practice law in the New York State as well as in Ukraine. Alex specializes in investor-state and commercial arbitration, public international law, and human rights. His practice is focused on international disputes arising in the energy, life sciences and technology industries.
Toghrul Guluzada did Master of Laws (LL.M) with a specialization in International/European
Union Business Law at Ghent University. He has a certificate on International Commercial
Arbitration at University of Cologne and German Arbitration Institute. He is PhD Candidate on
Company and International Investment/Arbitration Law at Leiden University, the Netherlands.
He held positions as Senior Associate at Baku Law Centre (BHM), as Legal Manager at Formula
1 Azerbaijan and Head of Legal Department at Agro-Procurement and Supply OJSC under the
Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Azerbaijan. Currently, he is Head of Legal
Department at Azerbaijan Industrial Corporation. At the same time, he is an Attorney at Law
(Member) at Azerbaijani Bar Association practicing in Commercial, Investment and Business as
well as arbitration Law. Additionally,
He is a Member (arbitrator) at London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA), a Member of
ICC (International Chamber of Commerce) Commissions in Arbitration and ADR, Competition
Law, Commercial Law and Practice, Trade, and Investment Policy and a Member (Arbitrator) at
Riga International Commercial Arbitration Court. Toghrul is a member of the International
Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA).
Toghrul is also an Adjunct Lecturer in Company Law, International Commercial and Business
Law, Private International Law, and International Arbitration Law both at ADA University and
Azerbaijan Oil and Industry University. He is Coach in Willem C. Vis International Commercial
Arbitration Moot Court Competition of ADA University team. In 2023, Toghrul was appointed
as Rapporteur for Azerbaijan at the IBA (International Bar Association) Arbitration
Subcommittee on Recognition and Enforcement of Awards. He has also been acting as a co-
counsel with top law firms such as Backer Mckenzie, White & Case etc under LCIA, ICC Rules
and others. in international arbitration proceedings. He speaks Azerbaijani, English, French,
Russian and Turkish.
Dogac Gunaydin is a senior associate at Verdi Law Firm (Istanbul) and a PhD candidate at Istanbul University, having obtained his LL. M. degree from the University of Cambridge with commercial law specialization. Mr Gunaydin represents clients in high value litigations, local and international commercial arbitration and, recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitral awards and foreign judgments. As a two-time previous Mootie, Gunaydin remains an active member of the Vis Moot Community and frequently acts as a coach and arbitrator for the Swiss International Law School Moot Academy, Bilgi University Pre-Moot and other leading universities in Turkey. He is also a member of ICC YAF and Young ISTAC.
Yaman Gürsel is a fully-qualified lawyer in Turkey, registered with Istanbul Bar Association since 2016. Later, he was admitted to the University of Fribourg with a scholarship to pursue LL.M. in International Business Law, specializing in international commercial arbitration and contract law compared. Following his graduation in 2018, he started doing his Ph.D. in private law at the University of Fribourg. His dissertation is based on a comparative analysis regarding the creation and implementation of non-possessory secured transactions. Currently, he is working as a junior associate at Brunner Arbitration LLC in Bern.
During his Bachelor of Laws, Yaman participated in the Willem C. VIS International Commercial Arbitration Moot (2014-2015) and has been coaching the VIS moot Team of Istanbul Bilgi University (2020-present).
Erlend Haaskjold is one of the leading arbitrators in Scandinavia. He is Partner and Head of International Arbitration at Schjødt Law Firm in Oslo. He has acted as arbitrator in a number of commercial and international disputes, and he regularly appears as advocate in all arbitral fora, before international tribunals, and in the domestic Norwegian courts. He was elevated to the rank of Senior Counsel in 2003. He has been a visiting lecturer in commercial law at the University of Oslo, and he has authored some of the leading texts on the law of contract in Norway, frequently cited by the Supreme Court. He is a Chartered Arbitrator and Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.
I am a French qualified lawyer. I have trained and qualified in France with the Paris based arbitration boutique Betto Seraglini which I joined after undertaking the University Paris I Pantheon Sorbonne Master’s degree in “Droit International Privé et du Commerce International”. After two years at Betto Seraglini, I undertook a six months secondment at Enyo Law LLP in London. Shortly thereafter, I joined Enyo Law's Arbitration Team as an associate. At Betto Seraglini and Enyo Law I have had the opportunity to work on different arbitration cases both as counsel and arbitrator (assisting Partners’ appointed as arbitrators). I set out below a sample of the cases I worked on:
- I acted for a leading French European company of the defence industry in an international commercial arbitration case against its major provider for breach of contract. I was given the opportunity entirely to draft the request.
- I assisted an arbitrator in an ICC arbitration between Chinese and Brazilian companies related to a construction dispute.
I am a member of several arbitration groups such as YIAG, ICC YAF, HKIAC and Young ICCA.
In my spare time, I fight competitively in muay thai and partake into cooking competitions.
Pascal Hachem a Zurich based an attorney at law. He is a member of Bär & Karrer's Dispute Resolution, Internal Investigations and Cross-border Proceedings departments and advises clients on general corporate and commercial matters.
Pascal Hachem has been involved in institutional and ad hoc arbitrations and commercial litigations covering such industries as gas, software, engineering, automotive, medical devices and banking. Cases concerned one-off Transactions, long term delivery contracts and distributorship agreements. In addition, Pascal Hachem conducts internal investigations on behalf of company boards and supervisory authorities, in particular in the financial sector, and represents clients in front of domestic and foreign regulatory and prosecutorial authorities.
Pascal Hachem holds a law degree from Albert Ludwigs University Freiburg i.Br. (Germany) and a doctorate from the University of Basel. He has published books and contributions to commentaries, collected works and law journals in the fields of sales and contract law. In addition, he has worked as lecturer, both in Switzerland and abroad and frequently speaks at international conferences on his areas of expertise. In the fields of international sales and contract law Pascal Hachem also served as Rapporteur for the CISG Advisory Council for Opinion 10, addressing penalty and liquidated damages clauses in CISG contracts.
Andreas is a German trained lawyer, arbitrator, mediator and academic. In his practice, he regularly acts as arbitrator, conciliator and mediator to resolve complex national and international business disputes. Further, he advises corporate clients on solving complex business conflicts and on all commercial and corporate matters.
His academic work (both in research and in teaching) focusses on negotiation management and on dispute resolution (litigation, arbitration, mediation and other forms of ADR).
• Born 1974, married, two children
• 1994-1999: Legal studies at the universities of Heidelberg, Bonn, Leiden and Muenster
• 1999: First state exam in law
• 1999-2000: Phd (Dr. iur) in Muenster
• 2000-2002: Legal clerkship ("Referendariat") at the Higher Regional Court of Duesseldorf
• 2003: Admission to the German bar
• 2003-2004: Associate at Hengeler Mueller
• Since 2005: Partner at Zwanzig Hacke Meilke & Partner (www.zhmp.de)
• Specialised lawyer ("Fachanwalt") in commercial and corporate law
• Visiting Lecturer at Oxford University in BCL/MJur/MLF courses on International Commercial Arbitration and on Commercial Negotiation and Mediation
• Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb)
• Member of the Commission on Arbitration and ADR at the ICC
Barrister-at-Law and International Arbitrator
Maximilian Haffner studied law at the University of Tuebingen and Helsinki. He is a German Attorney (Rechtsanwalt) and Associate at CMS Hasche Sigle since 2022. He advises and represents companies and entrepreneurs in disputes before the state courts and arbitral tribunals with a focus on post-M&A proceedings and shareholder disputes.
After seven years with a major Anglo-American law firm in its Dusseldorf and London offices, Ralf has been working with ADVANT Beiten as a partner since January 2011. He is the current Head of Dispute Resolution there. Ralf particularly advises his national and international clients on complex, international disputes, mostly post-M&A cases as well as other corporate, commercial and contractual matters and represents them in arbitration and state court proceedings, including proceedings for the enforcement of arbitral awards. Besides numerous civil court proceedings Ralf has been involved in more than 60 arbitration cases governed by the arbitration rules of DIS, ICC, LCIA, SCC and UNCITRAL or ad-hoc either as Counsel, arbitrator (also sole and chairman) or as secretary of the arbitral tribunal.
Ralf was admitted to the German Bar in 2004; the same year when he earned a doctoral degree from the University of Freiburg (Dr. iur.). In 2008 Ralf graduated with a master's degree in Construction Law & Dispute Resolution from King's College London. Since 2011 he teaches Business Law at the Georg-Simon-Ohm-Institute for Management of the University of Applied Sciences in Nuremberg. In 2012 he was a Visiting Lecturer for European & International Law at King's College London.
Bachelor of Law,
Master of intellectual property Law of University of Tehran.
Working in international Hatami Law Firm since2016 to2020.
Master student of International Justice Of GCU.
MBA
CAS enthusiast, Active in dispute settlement for sports contracts
Wolfgang Hahnkamper practises as an Independent Arbitrator from Vienna, after retiring from the Austrian bar where he served as Rechtsanwalt/advocate in domestic and international disputes. He is Past President of ArbAut - Austrian Arbitration Association and Board Member of the Verein (Association) which runs the VIS Moot.
Rafaela HAID is pursuing a tri-national master's degree at the Albert-Ludwigs-University of Freiburg, the University of Basel and the Université de Strasbourg.
In 2019/2020, Rafaela participated in the 27th Willem C. Vis Moot and the 17th Vis East Moot for the University of Freiburg. Her team received awards and honourable mentions in five of eight categories in both Hong Kong and Vienna. Since then, she has been keen on supporting other teams as a remote Moot Academy coach. Last year, she took on the role of Pre-Moot Director and organised the Moot Academy Pre-Moot for teams from around the world.
Michal’s broad commercial practice is evenly split between English courts and international arbitral tribunals. He acts in general commercial cases with an emphasis on complex multi-jurisdictional litigation. Michal is also experienced in specialised areas, including investor-state disputes, insurance, and international trade.
In the past, Michal has worked as a judicial assistant the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom and taught contract and tort law at the University of Oxford. Prior to joining the Bar, Michal studied Law in both the UK and the US, but he is originally from Slovakia and went to school in Vienna.
Michal participated in the Vis Moot in 2015/16 when studying for his LLM at the Harvard Law School.
Attorney at Law, legal counsel, and experienced researcher with a working background in academic institutions, as well as the legal sector.
Top-ranked in national academic and professional examinations; studied Law (LLB.) and Social Science in a dual-degree bachelor’s programme, followed by an LLM. in Private Law. Graduated from the University of Tehran, and was admitted to Iran Central Bar Association.
Guest lecturer at Danesh Alborz University; Associate at Sabeti & Khatami law firm, and legal advisor to private companies.
Skilled in legal and sociological theory and research, legal writing, litigation and disputes resolution, translation, and education.
Peter A. Halprin is a partner in Pasich LLP’s New York office. Peter represents commercial policyholders in complex insurance coverage matters with a focus on recovery strategies in relation to cyber crime, natural disasters, professional services, regulatory investigations, and technology disputes. Over the course of his career, Peter has arbitrated, litigated, and mediated claims involving a broad range of insurance policies and recovered hundreds of millions of dollars in insurance proceeds for policyholders.
Peter acts as counsel for U.S. and foreign companies in domestic and international arbitrations. He has served as both party-appointed and sole arbitrator, and is a Member of the AAA National Roster of Arbitrators, the CPR Institute’s Distinguished Panels of Neutrals (including the Insurance-Policyholder Coverage Panel), and the Singapore International Arbitration Centre’s Reserve Panel of Arbitrators.
Peter is a Fellow of both the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and the Asian Institute of Alternative Dispute Resolution. He is an Adjunct Professor of Law, teaching International Commercial Arbitration, and Coach of the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot Team. Peter is also a member of CPR's Y-ADR Steering Committee.
He has authored numerous publications including "Ethics in International Arbitration."
Calvin is a Chartered Arbitrator (CIArb) with more than 30 years’ experience. He has sat as arbitrator under ICC, ICDR, LCIA, Madrid Court of Arbitration, Zurich Chamber of Commerce, Hungarian Chambers of Commerce and Industry and UNCITRAL Rules in a variety of seats located in the Caribbean, Latin America, USA, Africa and Europe. Calvin is a Member of the ICC International Court of Arbitration.
His expertise lies in Investor State and Commercial disputes arising from administrative and public law, retail and consumer, energy and natural resources, mergers & acquisitions, cross-border transactions including distribution, sale of goods, agency, franchise and transfer agreements, and acquisition of assets and/or shares.
His primary focus is on the Caribbean, Latin America, London, Continental Europe and US. Calvin’s experience includes common law and civil law which he developed in his practice in Spain, the Commonwealth Caribbean, including Guyana and Barbados, and the US.
Calvin is an executive member of the Caribbean Branch of CIArb and is the Chair of the Barbados Chapter. He was a member of a task force commissioned by CARICOM to produce a Draft Arbitration Bill and is the co-chair of the recently established ITA Americas Initiative Caribbean Task Force.
He holds Guyanese and Spanish nationalities.
Born on 9 January 1970 in Hamburg/Germany; studied and received doctor of laws at University of Hamburg; made legal traineeship in Lower Saxony, including a stage at UNIDO/Vienna; made master of laws (LL.M in international legal studies) at NYU; worked several years at Freshfields before starting own private practice; admitted to the bar in Germany, New York, and Paris.
Grant Hanessian is an independent arbitrator and neutral in New York, specializing in international, investor-state and complex commercial disputes and Adjunct Professor of Law at Fordham Law School, where he teaches the International Commercial Arbitration and LL.M. International Arbitration Practicum courses. Prior to June 2020, he was a partner at Baker McKenzie, where he practiced for 33 years, and served as global co-head of the firm’s International Arbitration Practice, head of its International Arbitration Practice in North America and head of its New York office Litigation Department. Mr. Hanessian is currently the U.S. member of the International Chamber of Commerce's International Court of Arbitration in Paris and a member of the ICC's Commission on Arbitration, the American Arbitration Association—International Centre for Dispute Resolution's International Advisory Committee, Vice President (for U.S.) of the London Court of Arbitration's North American Users’ Council, the Singapore International Arbitration Centre's User's Council, the International Arbitration Club of New York, CPR’s Arbitration Committee, the New York City Bar Association's Committee on International Commercial Disputes, Club Español del Arbitraje, the Panel of Recognized International Market Experts in Finance (P.R.I.M.E.) Arbitration Rules Drafting Committee and was a founding board member of the New York International Arbitration Center.
Aina Hannisa is currently writing her PhD in arbitration at Humboldt University of Berlin, as a member of the German Research Foundation (DFG) funded research collegiate ‘DynamInt’. She obtained her Bachelor’s degree from University College Cork, Ireland and holds an LL.M. in International Dispute Resolution from Humboldt University of Berlin. As part of her studies, she also spent a year on exchange studying at Université de Montréal, Canada.
Aina has worked as a research fellow at international law firms in Dublin, Frankfurt and Berlin. Until starting her PhD research full-time, Aina was the Academic Coordinator and an adjunct lecturer of the International Dispute Resolution LL.M. at Humboldt University of Berlin.
Aina was a mootie herself and coached the Humboldt University of Berlin team for two years. She is now a board member of the Humboldt Moot Association (HMA), is deputy chairperson of the Humboldt IDR Alumni Association, as well as being a Regional Representative of the Moot Alumni Association (MAA) for the EMEA Region.
I finished my law degree at Aarhus University in July 2021 after having participated in the 28th Vis Moot in 2020/2021. I currently work as an assistant attorney at the Danish law firm Gorrissen Federspiel in Copenhagen in the dispute resolution department. I am primarily involved in Danish litigation and international arbitration cases.
Dr. Happ first participated in the Moot 1996/7 as coach of the team of Kiel University (until 1999). Since then he has participated nearly a dozen times. He currently is a partner of Luther lawfirm in Hamburg, Germany, and head of the firm's arbitration practice (which is listed in the GAR100) He focusses on energy arbitrations and arbitrations involving states and state entities. He also frequently sits as arbitrator and enjoys writing and lecturing. He for several years is ranked/listed in WhosWho Commercial Arbitratio, Chambers, Legal500, JUVE and BestLawyers (in 2014).
Lia Harizanova is an attorney in the State of New York and Bulgaria, and a solicitor in England & Wales. She graduated from Sofia University (Bulgaria) in 2018. Earned an LL.M. in International Business and Economic Law from Georgetown University (USA) in 2019, graduating first in her class, with honors and a certificate in Arbitration and International Dispute Resolution. She focuses in international transactions and disputes in the sphere of Energy & Infrastructure.
Since 2014 Lia has competed, coached, and judged in the international competitions Telders, Philip C. Jessup, and the Willem C. Vis Moot. Lia has been a coach for Sofia University since the 28th Willem C. Vis Moot.
Douglas Harrison is an independent international commercial arbitrator and mediator at Arbitration Place in Toronto. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, a member of the CPR Panels of Distinguished Neutrals, and is on the arbitration rosters of ICDR Canada and ICC Canada, among others. He has recently served as tribunal chair, as a party-appointed arbitrator and as a sole arbitrator in ad hoc arbitrations and in arbitrations under the SCC Rules and the ICDR Rules, in matters involving the pharmaceutical industry, the energy sector and financial institutions. He is the chair of the Toronto Commercial Arbitration Society and the Director of the Society's Gold Standard Course on Commercial Arbitration. He is a member of the Law Society of Ontario and has recently acted as an expert witness on Canadian law in courts in the United States and the Netherlands. He is a Co-Chair of the University Tribunal of the University of Toronto. For over 30 years, Mr. Harrison was with Stikeman Elliott LLP in Toronto conducting a broad corporate-commercial litigation and arbitration practice acting for clients from around the world in a wide range of industries. He is listed in Who's Who Legal (Canada) for Arbitration (Recommended), in Lexpert for Commercial Arbitration (Repeatedly Recommended), and in Best Lawyers in Canada for Alternate Dispute Resolution, Class Action Litigation, Corporate and Commercial Litigation, International Arbitration, and Product Liability Law. He has also been internationally recognized as an expert in Global Product Liability Law and Litigation by Legal Media Group’s Expert Guides. He has been a sessional lecturer on trial advocacy at Queen's University Faculty of Law in Kingston, Ontario. Prior to practicing law, Mr. Harrison was a sports journalist based in Toronto and Paris.
I participated in the Willem C. Vis Moot Court in 2012/13 on behalf of University of Bern. After various traineeships, I passed the bar exam and rejoined the dispute resolution practice of Switzerland's largest law firm, Lenz & Staehelin, in 2017. Since then, I completed my LL.M. degree at National University of Singapore in 2020 and joined Schellenberg Wittmer's arbitration practice in the beginning of this year.
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lawyer. I participated in this competition 3 years ago, two years ago, as a student, and the last as a coach. And now I'm advisor for all iraqi team
I Zainab Hassan, 22 year old, lawyer in an international law firm “Al Tamimi &Co.” And a membership in the international bar association, I participated two years in the vismoot and the last year i was top ten student in the Pre-Moot.
Chief Justice of Kiribati
Judge of the Supreme Court of Vanuatu, District Court and Court Martial of New Zealand.
Honorary Fellow, Victoria University of Wellington Law Faculty.
BA, University of Toronto; JD, Osgoode Hall Law School; LLM, London School of Economics; MJS, Duke University.
Navid Hatamipour holds a bachelor’s degree in Law from Ferdowsi University of Mashhad (2014) and an LLM in Maritime Law from City University of London (2022). His research interests center on Maritime Law. His master thesis is on reforming maritime law to accommodate new technologies used in shipping sector. He is an author of different publications, including Reference in a Bill of Lading to a Charterparty: Seeking Intention of the Parties and Determination of the Law Applicable to Bill of lading by the Courts of England and Iran. He was co-coach of Shahid Beheshti University team in the 26th Willem C. Vis Moot. Navid is senior legal and contract specialist at NITC.
Florian Haugeneder is a partner at KNOETZL, a leading firm in arbitration, litigation, alternative dispute resolution, business crime, compliance and corporate crisis management. Before co-founding KNOETZL in 2016, he was the head of the international arbitration practice of a large international law firm.
Florian has extensive experience as counsel and arbitrator in institutional and ad-hoc arbitration proceedings, including under the DIS, DIA, ICC, ICSID, KCAB, LCIA, SCC, UNCITRAL and VIAC Rules. A special focus of his practice is the international law on investment protection and investment arbitration. Florian has particualr expertise in construction and engineering, energy, banking and corporate disputes.
Florian lectures at the University of Vienna on international arbitration and frequently speaks and publishes on international arbitration and investment protection.
He holds a degree from the University of Vienna and a Master's degree from King’s College London. Florian is fluent in German (mother tongue), English and French.
Paul Hauser is an associate in the litigation and dispute resolution department of Clifford Chance's Frankfurt office. He advises clients in national and cross-border litigation and arbitration proceedings. Paul is a lecturer at Frankfurt University as well as at Bucerius Law School Hamburg.
Wulf G. Hauser attended the Law School of the University of Vienna and Georgetown University. He is admitted to the bar in the State of New York, in the District of Columbia, Austria and Liechtenstein. He practiced law for four years in Washington D.C., before he established his own law firm in Vienna. His main areas of practice are international commercial arbitration, M&A, banking and corporate finance.
Wulf Gordian Hauser has served as chairman of the arbitral tribunal, sole arbitrator, party appointed arbitrator or counsel for a party in over 100 arbitrations before the ICC, VIAC and LCIA. He is a member of the ICC Court of International Arbitration, LCIA, Austrian National Committee of the ICC, VIAC and of the committee on legislative policy of the Austrian Federation of Industry.
He has published a number of articles on arbitration, most recently the commentary on Art. 36 of the VIAC Rules 2013 in the treatise published by VIAC.
A barrister from 1975 until 2001 in Chambers in London practising in shipping, all aspects of international trade, insurance and reinsurance. Then a Circuit Commercial Judge and Judge of the Technology & Construction Court from 2001 to 2017. Now a commercial arbitrator.
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Mihika is an Indian Qualified Attorney with over four years of experience in commercial litigation and arbitrations, both domestic and International. Mihika has represented clients in diverse civil and commercial litigations, including major international and domestic commercial arbitrations, contract and property claims, and IP disputes including prosecuting and defending various actions for passing off and infringement of trademarks, copyright and designs. Some of her corporate law mandates have included representing companies and shareholders in disputes between directors and shareholders. She has also represented clients in a variety of proceedings including money claims, insolvency, suits for injunction, protection of intellectual property rights, specific performance, declaration of title, partition, tenancy proceedings, white collar crimes and employment and labour disputes. Her arbitration experience includes both Institutional International Commercial Arbitrations and ad hoc arbitrations that involved construction disputes. She used to work as a senior associate in a boutique dispute resolution law firm in India before pursuing her master's degree in international commercial arbitration law at Stockholm University. She is currently an independent counsel in India.
Christoph Heinimann is a Junior Associate at Bär & Karrer, a major Swiss law firm, working in the Litigation & Arbitration practice of Nadja Jaisli. He has completed his Master of Law at University of St. Gallen while working for many years as a Research Assistant to Prof. Dr. Müller-Chen, researching and teaching contract and sales law topics and leading an update of Müller-Chen's contributions to the Schlechtriem & Schwenzer CISG commentary. In the past he has taken part in different moot courts in national and international law contexts and is currently organising the pleading hosted by Bär & Karrer for top Swiss Vis Moot teams. Christoph is passionate about law in an international setting and, besides studying, has for many years actively participated in Model United Nations simulations on different legal and political topics and contributed to a wide variety of different student organisations and law-centric NGOs.
Born 1982 in Düsseldorf, Germany. Grew up in Germany, Indonesia, Singapore, China and Venezuela. Participated in the Vis Moot 2003/2004 for the University of Cologne team. Worked as part-time administrative secretary for arbitral tribunals chaired by Prof. Dr. Böckstiegel from 2004 till 2009. Graduated from the University of Cologne in January 2008 (First State Exam). Obtained a Master of Business Law degree (LL.M. oec.) from the Universtity of Cologne in 2009. Passed the Second State Exam in May 2011. Admitted to the German Bar in December 2011. Worked as lawyer in the Dispute Resolution Department at CMS Hasche Sigle in Stuttgart, Germany, from October 2011 till January 2015. Since February 2015 lawyer in the Litigation/Arbitration Department at Flick Gocke Schaumburg in Bonn, Germany. I speak German, English and Spanish fluently and have basic knowlege of French.
I am a Finnish Licenced Legal Counsel (LL.M.). I graduated from the Univerity of Turku in 2020. Currently, I work at a Finnish boutique law firm specializing in commercial arbitration and litigation.
I took part in the Willem C. Vis Moot as part of the University of Turku's team in 2019-2020 and I have coached the team twice.
Managing Partner of KermaPartners. Primarily advises law firms on strategic planning and implementation, organizational structure transformation projects, partner and attorney compensation systems.
He was the founding partner and director of HernándezRomano Consultores, S.C. Prior to opening his consultancy, Leopoldo was COO for the Mexico office of one of the top 10 New York law firms
Previously, he worked for more than twelve years in one Latin America's main cotton trading companies, having served as Secretary of the Board and Commercial Director. Leopoldo is a qualified attorney and holds an MBA.
Since 1994, he has been a professor at the Universidad Panamericana School of Law in Mexico City, where he has taught International Trade, International Commercial Arbitration and Firm Management, he was also the Head Coach for the Willem C. Vis Moot for 16 years. He has served as Secretary, Deputy Coordinator and Coordinator of the Commission for the Administration of Law Firms, of the Mexican Bar Association, and has served as a member of the Board of Directors. He is an active member of the International Bar Association (IBA). Since 2016, has been a member of the Board of Appleseed Mexico, and currently serves as Chairman of the Board.
Axel Benjamin HERZBERG is dual-qualified in both Germany, as well as England and Wales. He is a founding partner at BODENHEIMER in Berlin, Germany, where he primarily handles international arbitration cases, both as counsel and arbitrator. Previous career milestones included a position as Deputy Counsel with the Secretariat of the ICC International Court of Arbitration, as well as associate with a major international firm in Berlin. Mr Herzberg studied law at the universities of Passau, Geneva, Munich, Freiburg, Brussels (ULB), and London (Queen Mary/UCL; LL.M. in International Business Law "with merit"). He is a veteran of the Vis Moot, achieving a rare triple distinction as not only a successful oralist in the 2007 final of the 14th Vienna Vis Moot ("Winner of the Moot", Frédéric Eisemann Award), but also as winner of the awards for best memoranda for Claimant and Respondent (Pieter Sanders Award, Werner Melis Award).
Nicholas is a dual-qualified barrister and chartered engineer, with an active practice at the Bar of England and Wales and in international arbitration . His primary areas of focus are construction, energy and oil and gas.
I am Mikael Hitruhin. I work as a data protection lawyer for the city of Helsinki. I participated in Vis Moot in 2020 and this year I am coaching the team of the University of Helsinki. I have worked on dispute resolution in both big and small law firms before joining my current position. Above all, I believe Vis Moot is a great educational opportunity for law students worldwide and as an arbitrator I am excited to see everyone giving their best shot at pleadings.
I am a Ukrainian lawyer having experience in corporate, migration law and arbitration. Worked in the Ukrainian arbitration boutique ARBITRADE, which deals primarily with commercial arbitration. Currently, I am a research associate at Squire Patton Boggs in Berlin, assisting in investment arbitration cases. Apart from my studies at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (IDR LLM), I am also pursuing the Master of Law degree at the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv. I am actively involved in mooting ( participated in the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot 2020/2021, Nuremberg Moot Court 2021, and Foreign Investment International Arbitration Moot 2022 on behalf of my university in Kyiv; Mediation moot court on behalf of my university in Berlin). In 2021 and 2022, I was a mentee in the MAA Mentor-Mentee Programme; my mentor was Dr Eveli Lume.
Mr. Hoffman is a litigator based in Orlando, Florida, where he represents policyholders in disputes with their insurers when those companies deny coverage or breach the duty of good faith and fair dealing. Mr. Hoffman participated in the 24th and 25th Vis Moots and is an active member of the Florida and New York Bar Associations.
Katharina Hofmann participated in the 25th Vis Moot herself. Since then, she has been coaching the Vis Moot Team for the University of Wuerzburg. She successfully completed her law degree at the University of Wuerzburg in the summer of 2020. She is currently working as a research assistant at the Chair for Global Business Law, International Arbitration Law and Private Law of Prof. Dr. Bien. Previously, she worked as a research assistant at the Chair for German Civil Law, European Business Law, International Private and Procedural Law and Comparative Law of Prof. Dr. Remien. Additionally, she is a doctoral candidate, focusing on International Commercial Arbitration in her thesis.
Alexander is a legal trainee at Kammergericht Berlin, Germany, and a research assistant and PhD candidate at Humboldt University of Berlin. He coaches the team of his Alma Mater, the Friedrich Schiller University of Jena.
After finishing my law studies in 2017, I started working as research associate and lecturer at the Johannes Kepler University Linz. Since 2022 I am working as an associate at Schoenherr Rechtsanwälte GmbH in the field of Corporate/M&A and Banking&Finance.
Jörn Hombeck, ist Rechtsanwalt in der auf Dispute Resolution spezialisierten Kanzlei Hanefeld Rechtsanwälte Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH.
Dort vertritt er nationale und internationale Unternehmen als Parteivertreter in Schieds- und Gerichtsverfahren. Daneben ist er regelmäßig als Schiedsrichter tätig.
Jörn Hombeck hat einen Master of Laws (LL.M.) an der University of Auckland, Neuseeland, erworben und zuvor an der Rheinischen Friedrich-Wilhelm Universität Bonn Jura studiert.
Er war vor seiner Tätigkeit bei Hanefeld Rechtsanwälte für eine internationale Großkanzlei in Hamburg als Rechtsanwalt im Bereich des Immobilienwirtschaftsrechts tätig. Jörn Hombeck spricht Deutsch und Englisch.
Alexander Horn is an attorney in Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher’s Munich office. He focuses on Class Actions, Transnational Litigation and International Arbitration.
26-27th Vis Moot Alumna. Coach of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy Vis Moot team. Associate (Corporate and M&A) at EVERLEGAL law firm (Ukraine).
James Hosking has over 25 years of international dispute resolution experience. Immediately prior to co-founding New York dispute resolution boutique Chaffetz Lindsey, he was a partner in Clifford Chance’s New York office. James is a recognized expert in international arbitration, having handled more than 100 disputes as counsel, and involving the rules of all the leading institutions, as well as the UNCITRAL Rules. His recent cases have involved energy/power projects, corporate acquisitions, construction/engineering, mining, licensing, JV/shareholder disputes, mining, and investment treaty claims. James also sits as an arbitrator, having been appointed in over 30 proceedings, with experience as president, sole arbitrator, co-arbitrator and emergency arbitrator. He is co-chair of the ICC Task Force on Emergency Arbitration Proceedings, on the AAA’s International Advisory Board, and a Fellow of the Arbitrators’ and Mediators’ Institute of New Zealand. James is the co-author of A Guide to the ICDR International Arbitration Rules (OUP, 2010 & 2019) and was involved in drafting the revised 2014 rules. In addition to his international arbitration practice, James also represents clients in US commercial litigation. James previously practiced in New Zealand.
Zahra Hosseinpour is a Legal Counsel at Tehran Regional Arbitration Centre (TRAC), also acting as Tribunal Assistant in a number of ad hoc and institutional arbitration proceedings, both domestic and international. She is experienced in drafting and reviewing arbitral awards, construction and sales contracts. She holds an LL.M. in International Law.
Partner at Mateos Hoyt + Asociados (2018). Lawyer graduated ITESM (2016). Master in Alternative Dispute Resolutions (2018). Professor at ITESM (2018). ICC Member (2019). ICCA Member (2018).
Michal Hrušovský participated at the VIS MOOT as a student in 2009 and 2010. He studied law at the Comenius University in Bratislava and graduated in 2010 (Master degree), in 2012 he reached doctor of law title (“JUDr.”) and in 2016 PhD. Since 2010 he worked in a law firm PROLEGAL, s. r. o. as a law trainee (3 year mandatory traineeship). In 2013 he took the Slovak Bar Examination and from January 2014 he is a member of the Slovak Bar Association. He cooperated with law firm Ernst & Young Law s. r. o. as a Senior Associate for 4 years. At present he is an attorney in Bratislava cooperating with the law firm Kinstellar s. r. o. and devotes mainly to the civil and commercial law, litigation and arbitration. At the same time he is a lecturer and external PhD student at the Comenius University in Bratislava, Law Faculty, where he teaches the courses concerning private international law and arbitration in English.
Attorney trainee/junior associate at Kellerhals Carrard in Switzerland, with a focus on corporate law, experience in commercial law, M&A transactions (national and international), commercial law and international public law. Practices in French, German, English and Italian.
Peter Huber is Professor of Private International Law and Comparative Law, at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (Germany). He writes on international commercial law, in particular the CISG, and the law of international litigation. He has been a coach and patron of the Mainz Moot team for over 20 years.
Roman Huber is a Counsel at the Swiss law firm Kellerhals Carrard in Zurich and advises and represents clients at all stages of the dispute resolution process and acts regularly as counsel in complex proceedings before state courts and arbitral tribunals. He also specializes in large-scale internal investigations relating to white collar crime and regulatory issues and advises corporate clients in compliance matters. He represents clients in investigations by Swiss and foreign authorities, including U.S. authorities. He regularly publishes on topics in these practice areas.
In the year 2013 he received a Ph.D. with a study on dispute resolution clauses in trust instruments from a Swiss law perspective from the University of Zurich. He further received a LL.M. from the University of New South Wales, where he won the Dean’s Award for Best Performance in International Commercial Arbitration in the year 2011 and a Master of Law degree from the University of Lucerne in the year 2006. While a law student he took part in the 12th Willem C Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot . He is admitted to practice in all courts in Switzerland.
In the Willem C. Vis Moot, Zarja represented and later coached team of University of Ljubljana. Currently, she is focusing on her corporate law postgraduate studies at University of Cambridge. Her prior experience arise from working for EY, Think Tank, European University and local law firm.
International arbitrator and mediator.
Founding partner of the law firm Hulbert Volio Abogados in Costa Rica.
Specialist in civil liability, litigation and financial delinquency (U. of Granada, Spain).
University professor of international law and contracts (Lead University).
President Commission on Arbitration and ADR of the ICC Costa Rica.
Member of the Global Commission on Arbitration and ADR of ICC.
Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (London). MCIArb.
Council member of the Institute of World Business Law (ICC Institute Paris)
Suitable professional for Tribunals Chair (presiding arbitrator) in cases under trade agreements when the EU is a party.
Specialist in complex cases with vast experience in: commercial contracts foreign investment, M&A, PPP, construction, energy, TMT. International judicial cooperation, national and international probate procedures, amongst others.
Yesra-Cecile is a lawyer at Clyde & Co Europe LLP. She is an experienced litigator and expert in insurance law.
Ryan Hunter is an Australian qualified solicitor at London firm MFB, practising in shipping, commodities and international trade. He has experience with arbitration under the LCIA, SIAC, Swiss, ICC and LMAA Rules. He previously competed in the Vis Moot in 2017, and coached the team from University of Sydney in 2020.
Iuliana specialises in international arbitration. She acted as counsel in multiple high-stake arbitral disputes under the rules of almost all major arbitral institutions across a wide range of sectors, as well as in complex cases involving applications for provisional measures, annulment of Arbitral Awards or recognition and enforcement proceedings. She regularly advises clients in connection with complex investment protection matters.
Iuliana assisted and represented clients in relation to complex domestic litigations arising out of major infrastructure projects and in high-stake proceedings before international courts (the Court of Justice of the European Union, the European Court of Human Rights).
Iuliana is a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and of the ICC Institute of World Business Law. She is listed on the panel of arbitrators of the Bucharest Court of Arbitration and of the Permanent Court of Arbitration of the Romanian-German Chamber of Industry.
Iuliana Iancu is Counsel at Hanotiau & van den Berg in Brussels, a firm she joined in 2012. She has acted as arbitral secretary or assistant to tribunals in a number of high-stakes, high-value and complex international investment and commercial arbitrations, both ad hoc and under a variety of arbitration rules, spanning various industry sectors (banking, energy and natural resources, pharmaceutical, telecommunications, M&A). Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Iancu worked in a leading law firm in Bucharest. Her work there focused on assisting and representing clients in a variety of disputes (joint venture, contractual, real estate, competition, regulatory) before international commercial arbitral tribunals and domestic courts.
Ms. Iancu holds an undergraduate law degree from the University of Bucharest and an LL.M. from Columbia University, New York Ms. Iancu regularly speaks on arbitration related topics and is involved in a number of international arbitration groups. She is admitted to practice in Bucharest and is registered with the Brussels Bar. She speaks English, French and Romanian.
Dimitrios Ioannidis is a partner of Roach, Ioannidis & Megaloudis LLC. and counsel to the Consulate General of Greece in Boston. He practices in the areas of international business transactions, civil litigation in trial and appellate courts in Massachusetts. He oversaw various high profile cases providing litigation intelligence gathering, corporate investigations, asset recovery, due diligence and global business intelligence in many countries. Has completed investigations for large financial institutions; was a consultant to U.S. security firms on projects including the 2004 Olympic Games. He served as a consultant to a U.S. security company on a bid with the U.S. State Department for a multi-million contract in Europe and was retained as an expert witness on several cases, including a case for the U.S. Attorney’s office in Boston and a U.K. banking institution, where he testified in London. He investigated cases for international financial institutions, public and private entities and law firms. He has experience in sovereign immunity matters, the Vienna Convention on Consular Affairs and represented multinational corporate clients on international business transactions, particularly in the areas of corporate, trade and intellectual property matters. He authored over 60 Articles on the USA legal system, on international corporate corruption and also an article on the causes of the current Greek Economic crisis.
Ms. Zainab Iqbal has completed her LLM degree in International Law. Currently, she is serving as a faculty member in the Department of Law at Fatima Jinnah Women University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan. She has served as a Faculty Coach for various national and International Moot Court Competitions.
Anna is a PHD candidate in the field of commercial arbitration and a research assistant at the Noerr arbitration department in Berlin. She was an intern at the ICC Arbitration Court in Paris after graduating from Bucerius Law School in Hamburg. She has been a Mootie and Coach for the Bucerius Vis Moot team and participated as an arbitrator in the past years.
Tim Isler is a Swiss qualified lawyer and works as an Associate for rothorn legal in their Zurich offices. He advises and represents clients in complex and cross-border disputes including international arbitrations, before Swiss courts, and in pre-trial negotiations. He has a special focus on contract and commercial law, and construction and sports disputes. Prior to joining rothorn legal, Tim Isler was a legal intern at Courts in Basel (Court of Appeal Basel-Stadt and Criminal Court Basel-Stadt) and at Schellenberg Wittmer in Zurich. He studied Law at the University of Basel and the University Paris X Nanterre and participated in the 26th Willem C Vis Moot Court.
LLM candidate in Transnational Arbitration and Dispute Settlement, Sciences Po, Paris.
Prior to her LLM, Ms. Ivanova obtained her Master degree in Law from National University Kyiv-Mohyla Academy (Ukraine) and worked as an associate in international arbitration and trade practices. She competed twice in Willem C. Vis moot and has been coaching Kyiv-Mohyla team for the last two years.
Victoria Ivasechko is a dispute resolution practitioner qualified in Ukraine. She focuses on international investment arbitration, international commercial arbitration, cross-border and domestic litigation, as well as enforcement proceedings. Victoria specialises in energy and natural resources, construction, infrastructure, financial institutions, agribusiness, TMT, and FMCG.
Victoria has been involved in arbitration proceedings under VIAC, ICC, LCIA, SCC, CAM, NAI, ICAC at the UCCI, ICSID, and UNCITRAL arbitration rules. She also acts for clients before Ukrainian and foreign courts of all levels and specialisations, including commercial, corporate, administrative and labour disputes, insolvency proceedings, criminal proceedings, as well as cases on setting aside, recognition and enforcement of arbitral awards and foreign court decisions.
Victoria is a VIAC Ambassador for Ukraine, a board member of the International Law Committee at the Ukrainian Bar Association, and a regional representative of the Moot Alumni Association. She also coaches the Kyiv National Taras Shevchenko University Vis Moot team and arbitrates various arbitration-related moot court competitions.
Victoria is included in the 12th Edition of The Best Lawyers in Ukraine (2022) for her work in Arbitration and Mediation.
Victoria has nearly 11 years of experience in legal practice, with almost 8 in leading Ukrainian and international law firms.
Eric Ives is an Associate in the International Arbitration Group at White & Case LLP. His practice focuses on investment and commercial arbitration and complex commercial disputes. He first joined the Columbia Law School Willem C. Vis Moot team in 2016 as a 1L on the briefs in the 24th Moot, helping his team win the Eric E. Bergsten Prize for Claimant's Memorial that year. He then competed in the oral rounds in the 25th Moot as a 2L where his team advanced to the Round of 8 and he earned an Honorable Mention for his oral advocacy. He remains an avid supporter of the Moot and looks forward to the Problem each year.
Florence Jaeger is a Swiss qualified lawyer working at Homburger AG, an international commercial law firm based in Zurich, Switzerland. She specialises in domestic and international litigation as well as international commercial arbitration with a focus on contract law, post M&A and construction disputes. She has gained her work experience in international commercial law firms in Basel, Zurich and London. She advises and represents individuals and entities at all stages of the dispute resolution process. Previously, Florence Jaeger had been working as a teaching and research assistant at the chair of Prof. Ingeborg Schwenzer at the University of Basel, Switzerland, and as a guest researcher at Columbia Law School, NY, USA, sponsored by Prof. George Bermann.
Florence Jaeger is also a Mootie with her heart and soul: She was a member of the team of the University of Basel in 2010/11, which won i.a. the 1st place for the respondent's brief. She also coached the team of Basel in 2013/14, which advanced in Hong Kong to the quarter finals and won 3rd place for the claimant's brief. Ever since she is reading briefs and sitting as an arbitrator during the Vis Moot season.
Rishika Jain is currently working with the Legal Team as a Corporate Legal Analyst at Ambev (AB InBev Group) in Stockholm, Sweden. She is an Advocate & Legal Consultant enrolled with the Bar Council of India. She had worked as an Associate with the Dispute Resolution Team of a multi-disciplinary law firm, named Numen Law Offices in Delhi, India. During her time at Numen, she worked on various complex commercial disputes covering inter alia commercial law, real estate, arbitration, insolvency & bankruptcy. She has appeared before the Supreme Court of India, High Court of Delhi, National Company Law Tribunal, Debt Recovery Tribunal, Consumer Commission and various other Tribunals / Authorities in Delhi NCR Region.
Additionally, she is actively involved with academia, and has also authored, presented and got published various research papers at reputed universities and organisations involving issues of dispute resolution, international commercial arbitration, insolvency laws, etc.
She completed her master's degree from Stockholm University in the International Commercial Arbitration Law (ICAL) program.
Nadja Jaisli co-heads Bär & Karrer's arbitration practice and specializes in international commercial arbitration and litigation. She has extensive experience in representing clients before Swiss courts and in international arbitrations (both ad hoc and institutional, primarily ICC and Swiss Rules), involving a wide array of matters. She has gained particular experience in the banking and finance, the pharmaceutical and the transportation industries and handled complex disputes arising from M&A transactions, joint ventures and shareholders' agreements, license and supply agreements as well as inheritance disputes. In addition to her work as party counsel, Nadja Jaisli regularly sits as arbitrator (in particular under ICC, Swiss, DIS and VIAC Rules).
Nadja Jaisli is a member of the Board of the Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA) and regularly speaks and publishes in the field of international dispute resolution. She is listed in Chambers Global and Chambers Europe, Legal 500 and by Who's Who Legal in the fields of arbitration and litigation. Who's Who Legal ranked her amongst the four most highly regarded future leaders in arbitration 2018 and 2019 in Europe, listed her as a global leader in arbitration 2020 as well as a global elite thought leader in litigation 2021. In 2021 and 2022, Nadja Jaisli was awarded with the Europe Women in Business Law Award as Commercial Arbitration Lawyer of the Year.
Mirella Janett is currently working as a law clerk at a district court in the Canton of Zurich, Switzerland. Previously she held a position as a research and teaching assistant at the University of Basel, undertaking research in the field of private international law and international arbitration. She was part of the Basel Vis Team 2016/2017 and coached several Vis Teams of the University of Basel (2018, 2020, 2021 and 2022).
As an architect, I am an ADR enthusiast because disputes in construction are complicated and needs problem solving.
Lawyer registered at the Brazilian Bar Association. Expertise in the areas of Business, Civil and Consumer Law. Post-graduate student in Business Law and in Contracts and Civil Liability. Member of the Brazilian Bar Association Arbitration Committee. Advisory member of the Corporate Law Committee of the Brazilian Bar Association. Participant in the course "Introduction to Law and Contemporary Legal Debates" offered by Harvard University Summer School. Founder of the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot's team from the Federal University of Rondonia. Participant in the Center for Private Law Studies of the Liga Acadêmica de Ciências Jurídicas de Rondônia. Proficiency in English and Spanish.
Eden Jardine represented La Trobe University, Australia, during the 2015/2016 VIS Moot. Six intense months of over-analysing the VIS issues wasn’t enough for Eden, so once accepted into Honours she wrote her thesis on a question raised during the competition, which will be soon published in the Vindobona Journal. Eden graduated with a Bachelor of Laws (Honours)/Bachelor of Business in 2016, then took a month off to explore Mexico and sail around the Caribbean islands. Upon her return from paradise, Eden completed her Australian National University practical legal training at a financial services compliance firm with the in-house legal team. She was admitted as an Australian lawyer in 2017. Shortly afterwards, Eden moved to Germany where she is currently studying her Master of Laws in International Dispute Resolution at Humboldt University of Berlin. Undeniably bitten by the VIS love-bug, Eden hopes to pursue her career in international commercial arbitration following completion of her studies.
Pablo Jaroslavsky (Argentina) graduated from the Faculty of Law at the University of Buenos Aires (UBA), where he also undertook Post-Graduate studies in Tax Law. He holds an LL.M. degree from the Geneva Masters in International Dispute Settlement (MIDS). He teaches Investment Arbitration at the UBA and he is also a coach for the UBA team in the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) International Arbitration Moot.
He has published numerous articles in the field of International Law and he is also a frequent speaker in arbitration conferences.
He is an Associate at Dechamps International Law, where he regularly represents clients in international arbitrations under different institutional rules.
Pablo is a member of the Buenos Aires Bar Association. He speaks Spanish, English and Italian.
Nevena is Lecturer in Commercial Law at the University of Aberdeen School of Law. Her research and teaching focus on the interplay between sustainable development in commercial relationships, investment, and dispute resolution. Nevena is the author of the national monographs on Civil Procedure and Energy Law in volumes of the International Encyclopaedia of Laws. She published a dozen articles and book chapters on international dispute resolution and international commercial law. She is working on several publications on sustainable development goals in investment disputes, climate litigation, and global value chains.
Nevena is a Guest Lecturer at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law and was a guest lecturer at the Prince Sultan University, College of Law, Female Campus (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia), Faculty of Law at the University of Zenica (Bosnia and Herzegovina), International Sarajevo University (IUS), and University of Verona & CILE's Summer School, teaching courses on sales law, contract and commercial management, technology and law, and international commercial arbitration.
Nevena completed her PhD with a dissertation on "Art. 35 (1) and 35(2)(a) & (b) of the UN Convention on the International Contracts for the Sale of Goods in the context of Sustainable Development Goal 12: Sustainable Consumption and Production Patterns." She holds an LL.M. in International Law from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law (2016) and an LL.M. in Civil Law in the EU from the University of Sarajevo School of Law (2015).
Currently, I am an Associate at the Dispute Resolution Team of Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co., which is the leading arbitration practice in India. In 2022, I graduated from India's premier law school, i.e. the National Law School of India University, with 3 gold medals. During college, I have won accolades in various moot court competitions (including Vis Vienna and Vis East), and have published extensively in the field of arbitration as well. I have also spearheaded the Indian Journal on International Economic Law.
Dr. INA JIMBEI
PhD, university lecturer, attorney
Dr. Ina JIMBEI is an attorney in the ERA team and university lecturer at the Law Faculty of the Moldova State University. She is a well-known specialist in civil procedural law and administrative law in Republic of Moldova.
Since 2019, one of the local experts working for the EBRD.
Additionally, Ina acts as a Legal adviser in the project “Advancing legal research and writing in Republic of Moldova” coordinated by National Center for State Courts and funded by United State Department of State.
Ina takes a particular interest in competition law. She has trainings on European Competition Law in Germany.
I am an associate in the international arbitration team of CMS Germany. I am based in Munich and completed PhD studies on arbitration law at the University of Munich.
Doug Jones AO is a leading independent international commercial and investor-state arbitrator with over 40 years’ prior experience as an international transactional and disputes project lawyer. Doug is a door tenant at Atkin Chambers London and has Chambers in Sydney and Toronto. Doug is also an International Judge of the Singapore International Commercial Court. Doug has published and presented extensively, and holds professorial appointments at Queen Mary College, University of London and Melbourne University Law School.
Doug has been involved in over 160 arbitrations which include construction, infrastructure, energy, commodities, intellectual property, joint venture, and investor-state disputes spanning over 30 jurisdictions around the world, and of values exceeding some billions of USD.
Doug is acknowledged as a leading arbitrator and is highly ranked in a number of leading publications. Most recently, in 2021, Chambers Asia-Pacific recognised Doug as “undoubtedly one of the top commercial and construction arbitrators in the world”. Doug has also maintained his Band One ranking in the Chambers Asia-Pacific international arbitration category for over a decade.
Doug is an officer of the Order of Australia, and one of only four Companions of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.
Shubham Joshi is an Indian qualified lawyer currently pursuing his Masters in Law and Business (MLB) from Bucerius Law School, Hamburg, Germany. An alumnus of the National Law School of India University, Bangalore, India, Shubham has acted as a counsel, assisting counsel, court commissioner, and tribunal secretary in various commercial disputes before the arbitration tribunals, state courts, and quasi-judicial tribunals in India. He has represented and advised clients in infrastructure, energy, finance, education, healthcare, and hospitality sectors. He is also a Visiting Faculty at several law universities in India primarily teaching Commercial Contracts, Corporate Law, Moot Court Advocacy and Legal Methods. Shubham has been a keen participant as a coach and arbitrator in Vis Vienna, Vis East, FDI, Alfred Deakin ICA, NLSTIAM, NLIU Tankha, and various other moots.
Stefan Jovanović is a Teaching Assistant at the Faculty of Law University of Belgrade and the Secretary of the Belgrade Arbitration Center. He focuses on Private International Law and Arbitration in his scientific research and in legal practice. He wrote a number of papers on International Arbitration and PIL. Stefan participated as one of the lecturers in the panel on the topic of arbitration at the Belgrade Conference of Lawyers (BEKOP) in the National Assembly of Serbia. He has been an arbitrator in Belgrade Open Pre-Moot Court and VIS Moot. As a student, he participated in several international and domestic moot courts, including Frankfurt International Investment Arbitration Moot Court.
Anand is a Chartered Arbitrator, a registered member of the Professional Quantity Surveyor Council (local regulating council for QS), a Chartered Quantity Surveyor with over twenty-nine (29) years of professional experience in Arbitration, Quantity Surveying, Claims & Dispute Management, Project & Programme Management in UK, Mauritius, Dubai, Malaysia, Congo, Cameroon and Gabon with an emphasis on Project & Programme Management and Construction Law & Arbitration. He has also a good legal background and holds a Master’s degree in Law as well as a Bachelor in Law.
Anand has extensive knowledge in Construction Law and has drawn up many claims for extension of time (including defence thereof), loss and expense as well as negotiated settlement on both sides of the industry on various forms of contract such as JCT, FIDIC, EAIA, NEC, IChemE, Bespoke Contract, etc.. Anand is well versed in the Mauritian Napoleon Code, French Construction Law and English Construction Law.
Anand has been involved in many dispute resolution issues and has acted as arbitrator, adjudicator, expert witness, mediator, conciliator and claims consultant. He has appeared in court on a number of instances as expert witness as well as leading counsels in arbitration. He has also been appointed on various DAB.
Julian is currently researching on framework agreements and the CISG for his PhD thesis. In addition, he is working as a Research and Teaching Assistant at the University of Basel (Chair of Prof. Dr. Ulrich G. Schroeter). Julian has previously participated and coached in the Vis Moot for the University of Basel. He is part of the Vindobona Journal's editorial team.
Nick Jung works as research assistant at the Chair of Prof. Dr. Jürgen Stamm at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) in Germany. He participated at the 25th Vis Moot and is coach of the FAU Vis Moot team. He studied law at FAU, University College Cork (UCC) and Siberian Federal University (SFU). He holds a German and Irish law degree. He is a PhD candidate and researches at the interface between insolvency and corporate law.
I am a Legal Consultant at one of Denmark's leading law firms, Gorrissen Federspiel, practicing litigation and international arbitration. I have previously worked with international arbitration both in-house and at law firms in England and Switzerland. I have a graduate degree in Economic Law from Sciences Po Paris Law School, and am a Vis Moot Alumni, having participated in the 2020 rounds.
Jakob Junghöfer is a German certified lawyer who is currently on a legal traineeship with CMS Hasche Sigle in Leipzig and Hong Kong. He participated in the Vis Moot in 2018/2019 and coached in 2019/2020.