Arbitrator Listing for 31st Vis Moot

Prof Dario Simone Palmiotti

Dario is a Ph.D. Candidate at HKU and a Visiting Professor at RULE.

He has an international background with legal education in civil law and common law jurisdictions. He holds degrees from the National University of Singapore (LL.M.), the University of Lucerne and the University of Neuchâtel (CAS), and the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (J.D. equivalent). He further specialised in arbitration by attending courses such as the widely recognised Arbitration Academy in Paris and the Hague Academy of International Law.

He has significant experience working at arbitral institutions such as HKIAC, AIAC, and THAC. He is admitted as a Fellow of CIArb, SIArb and several institutes of arbitrators in the Asia-Pacific region. He is an accredited HKMAAL General Mediator and is listed as Tribunal Secretary at HKIAC and TIAC.

Since 2017, he has actively advised and coached different universities. He also participates regularly as an arbitrator in competitions held each year in Vienna and Hong Kong.

Mr Andrey Panov

Andrey is a Counsel in Allen & Overy’s Dispute Resolution practice based in Dubai. He has over 14 years of experience representing his clients before Russian and foreign courts, as well before arbitral tribunals. Andrey regularly acts as lead counsel in his cases, and has conducted his own advocacy in numerous commercial, construction and investment arbitration cases under the ICC, SCC, LCIA, SIAC and ICAC Rules.

He has also advised his clients on litigation conducted in jurisdictions including England and Wales, Switzerland, Cyprus, Jersey, the British Virgin Islands and the Marshall Islands. In addition, Andrey sits as an arbitrator in domestic and international cases under various sets of rules, including the ICC.

Andrey is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb), the only non-partner member of the LCIA European Users’ Council, Member of the VIAC International Advisory Board, Member of the Board of the Arbitration Institute of the Finland Chamber of Commerce (FAI), Member of the Board of the Russian Arbitration Center. He is recognised in all major legal directories and is highlighted as “one of the top next-generation arbitrators” and “one of the most prominent Russian practitioners” in the field of international arbitration.

Mr Gennaro Paone

Italian lawyer admitted to the Milan bar since 2018. Associate at De Berti Jacchia law firm in Milan. Practicing in the field of domestic and international commercial arbitration. Took part in the 23rd Vis Moot in 2016. Currently coaching the Vis Moot Team of Bocconi University, Milan

Professor RALUCA PAPADIMA

I am a law professor and a practicing attorney, member of the New York, Paris and Bucharest bars. I received my first law degree from Romania/France but I've been living in the United States for the past 15 years. I participated as a student in the 2003-2004 moot and have returned to the moot every year afterwards as an arbitrator and/or as a coach.

Mr Piotr Paprota

Piotr is a dispute resolution lawyer based in Warsaw, Poland, senior associate in the arbitration team of GESSEL. As an attorney-at-law, admitted to the Warsaw Bar, he advises on various contentious matters, with a focus on international arbitration and commercial litigation. He holds M.A. degrees in Law and in Philosophy from Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland and LL.M. from University of Heidelberg in Germany. Scholar of the International Arbitration Institute in Paris. Growth mindset, business-oriented, with relevant international experience. Speaks Polish, English, German and Spanish. Learns Italian. In his private life Piotr follows his passion for surfing and travelling.

Dr Louise Parsons

Louise Parsons is an Associate Professor and Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Law at Bond University, Australia. She has completed a PhD in Law (Bond University) and a Master of Laws (University of South Africa). Before moving to Australia from South Africa in 2006, she gained extensive experience in international commercial transactions as in-house counsel for the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) and as Commercial Specialist at SASOL. As head of the Corporate, Commercial and Employment Law Division at SARB, she participated in numerous mediations and arbitrations. Louise is an admitted Advocate of the High Court of South Africa. Her academic interests include international arbitration and contracts, blockchain and cryptocurrencies, the regulation of central banks and the regulatory frameworks for financial stability, civil remedies, and legal education. Louise has coached moot teams for the William C Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot Competition and the Vis (East) Competition every year since 2009. She has also acted as arbitrator and judge of written memoranda every year.

Ms Negar Pasbani

Negar Pasbani is an ADR and IP Law advisor and trainee practicing at the Sanglaj Int’l Consultants with the focus on international arbitration and ad hoc and institutional arbitration cases. She started her job as a Legal Content Editor at IPLS and as a Legal intern at UNDP. She has also many articles on Fashion Law which is her main field of studies interest and involved in the provision of practical, commercial, solution-driven advice on a wide variety of general commercial issues including marketing, e-commerce, Contract Law, internet/new media, data protection, IT and Copy Right Law related to Fashion Law and Fashion Company/Brands Contracts. She is going to study her LLM degree in Fashion Law. She participated in 24th as a team member of SCUT team and as a leader of the IPLS team in 25th VIS moot. She is graduated in General Law with focus on IP Law, Int’l Commercial Law and ADRs Fluent in Farsi, English and French.

Mr Michael PATCHETT-JOYCE

I am an experienced arbitrator, barrister and mediator. I practise primarily from Chambers in London, UK. I have extensive international experience, particularly in the Gulf, Central Asia and the Caucasus. I am a long-standing supporter of the Vis Moot, notably through supporting and participating in regional Vis pre-moots for many years.

Mrs Anwesha Pathak

Mrs Anwesha Pathak is a distinguished legal scholar with a profound expertise in cutting-edge legal domains. Holding a PhD in Law, their research focused on "The Legal Status of Geostationary Orbit and Space Debris- A Concern," marking a significant contribution to the evolving field of space law. Complementing this, they earned an LLM in Alternate Dispute Resolution, showcasing a multifaceted understanding of legal mechanisms.

In addition to academic achievements, Anwesha holds a Diploma in International Law and Intellectual Property Rights from Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University, Pune, and a Diploma in Arbitration from the Asian School of Cyber Law, Pune. Their commitment to global legal challenges was evident when they presented a paper at the United Nations Conference on Space and Global Health, demonstrating a holistic approach to interdisciplinary issues.

Renowned for their prowess in Alternate Dispute Resolution, Anwesha, has adjudged prestigious competitions, authored scholarly papers, and served as the esteemed head of the ADR Association at their institution. This leadership role underscores their dedication to fostering a culture of excellence and innovation in dispute resolution within the academic community.
Anwesha also continues to shape the legal landscape through their dynamic research, practical expertise, and commitment to advancing legal education.

Prof Vladimir Pavic

Vladimir Pavic is a Professor at the Faculty of Law, University of Belgrade, where he teaches Private International Law, Arbitration, Competition Law and International Business Law. He was a recurrent Visiting Professor at University of Graz and Central European University.
He currently serves as Vice-President of the Belgrade Arbitration Center and is a member of the State Council of the Republic of Serbia for Private International Law. He acted as arbitrator counsel and expert witness in a number of ad hoc arbitrations and arbitrations organized under various institutional rules, and is listed since 2013 in Global Arbitration Review The International Who’s Who Legal for Arbitration, as well as on the lists of arbitrators of institutional arbitrations attached to chambers of commerce in Serbia, Croatia, Montenegro and Macedonia, and on the list of GIAC. He has advised and acted in a number of cross-border litigations in both
civil and common law jurisdictions.

He holds his LL.B from the University of Belgrade, Faculty of Law (1994), and his LL.M. (1996) and S.J.D. (1998) from the Central European University, Budapest. He was a FCO Chevening/Soros Visiting Student at the Lincoln College, Oxford University (1996-7) and a researcher at the T.M.C. Asser Instituut, Den Haag (1996).

Prof Pilar Perales Viscasillas,

Prof. of Commercial Law Uc3m. Member of the CISG-AC.

Mr Cesar Pereira

Chartered Arbitrator and Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Brazil Branch). Senior partner at Justen, Pereira, Oliveira & Talamini (São Paulo), co-head of the firm’s Infrastructure department and co-head of its Arbitration and Mediation department. Legal practice as counsel, arbitrator, legal expert or consultant focused on government contracts, public procurement, PPPs, infrastructure projects, construction, regulated industries, commercial contracts, and related arbitration or litigation. JSD and LLM in Public Law (PUC-SP). Visiting Scholar, Columbia University, EUI, University of Nottingham and George Washington University. Member of the Vis East Board of Directors and of the Editorial Board of Public Procurement Law Review – PPLR (Nottingham).

Dr Natalia Perova

Dr Natalia Perova is a Russian-speaking English barrister and international arbitrator dealing with international commercial disputes in English courts and international arbitration. She acts as an advocate and as an arbitrator in matters involving commercial contracts, international trade, financing, loan agreements, international civil fraud, company and shareholder disputes, questions of jurisdiction and conflict of laws. Natalia is also Head of International Dispute Resolution Group at Lamb Chambers, London.

Natalia has experience of both civil and common law jurisdictions and is often instructed and appointed as an arbitrator in cases involving Russian-speaking parties or foreign law. She has a PhD in International Law and has previously been a university lecturer in law for 5 years.

Her extensive academic experience, coupled with multi-language skills and extensive cultural awareness, positions her well to deal with complex cross-border matters involving international parties or where foreign law experts are involved. She combines her deep theoretical knowledge and academic experience with a practical business mindset and is able to grasp complex areas where experts are called to give evidence.

In recent years, Natalia has developed a strong interest in science and technology and is keen to build her practice and arbitral tribunal appointments in this area, especially where the analysis of expert evidence is required. She is particularly interested in the legal and business issues arising in the life-science industries, such as pharmaceuticals and biotechnology, where she can add value through her deep legal insight and ability to understand business and science.

Natalia is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb), regularly speaking at events and conferences and providing training to international lawyers.

Mr RA Flavio Peter

Flavio Peter is a Partner with Peter&Kim Ltd, specializing in international and domestic arbitration in Switzerland. He primarily represents parties but also regularly acts as arbitrator in international (commercial) arbitration disputes under different sets of rules (ICC Arbitration and ADR Rules, Swiss Rules, UNCITRAL Rules, VIAC Rules, DIS Rules and ad hoc).
Flavio Peter graduated from the Universities of Lucerne and Geneva 2008. Before joining Peter&Kim Ltd., he worked in the arbitration team of a mid-sited firm Ltd. for more than ten years. Flavio was admitted to the Zurich bar in 2012, and he acquired his LL.M. from the renowned UC Berkeley in 2014.
Since his own participation in the Vis Moot in 2006 Flavio Peter has gained extensive coaching and arbitrator experience in the competition and is lecturer at the University of Zurich.

Ms Natasha Peter

I qualified as a Barrister, England & Wales in 2001 and practiced at the English Bar for 5 years, specialising in commercial, public law, planning and employment litigation. In 2006 I moved to France to join the arbitration department of the French law firm Gide Loyrette Nouel. I qualified as a avocat à la cour (2010) and am now counsel at Gide, as well as a member of Cornerstone Barristers, specialising in commercial and investment arbitration. I also teach French litigation and arbitration for the English language LLM at Cergy Pontoise University.

Professor Dr Niek Peters

Professor Dr Niek Peters is an expert in the field of (international) arbitration, both commercial and investment. He has been counsel in numerous arbitrations and court proceedings, governed by various procedural and substantive laws, relating to diverse legal issues (e.g. M&A, shareholder disputes, commercial contracts, investments, director’s liability and professional liability) and sectors (e.g. energy, construction, engineering and IT). In addition, he has acted as counsel in court proceedings relating to arbitration, including, but not limited to, proceedings regarding the enforcement and annulment of arbitral awards. Moreover, Niek has sat as arbitrator in national and international arbitrations, both institutional and ad hoc, having acted as chair, sole arbitrator and co-arbitrator.

Niek is professor of international commercial arbitration at the University of Groningen, at which university he has been teaching the course “international commercial disputes settlement law” since 2008. He obtained his PhD from this university in 2015. Subsequently, Niek published the book “The fundamentals of international commercial arbitration”. Niek regularly speaks at national and international conferences and publishes frequently in (international) journals.

Ms Jurgita Petkutė

Jurgita Petkutė is a partner at KNOETZL in Vienna. Jurgita specializes in international commercial and investment arbitration where her experience spans over 15 years. Jurgita practices both as counsel and as arbitrator with a special focus on the Baltic, CEE and SEE region. She has handled arbitration disputes under various applicable substantive laws and arbitration rules. Her experience includes large disputes in the energy sector (electricity, oil, gas exploration, transport and supply agreements), disputes stemming from construction agreements (under the FIDIC Books and others), international sales disputes as well as disputes arising out of insurance, transportation, shipping and privatisation agreements. Jurgita is a registered European lawyer at the Vienna Bar (Austria) and a member of the Lithuanian Bar.

Mr Ivan Petrov

My name is Ivan Petrov and currently I am LL.M Candidate in International Dispute Resolution in Humboldt-Iniversität zu Berlin which is a Master Program focused on International Commercial and Investment Arbitration. In 2018 I obtained my first master degree in Law from Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski” in Bulgaria. During my studies I have undertaken many extracurricular activities. I have participated in two international moot court competitions in the fields of the European Union Law on behalf of the teams of Sofia University – The European Law Moot Court and the EUROPA Moot Court Competition as well as The National Commercial Moot Court Competition in Sofia. I have also concluded an internship through the Erasmus + Program in the law office of BRANDI Rechtsanwälte in Paderborn, Germany. I have experience in working with two of the leading law firms in Bulgaria, the one specialized in European Union Law and the other in Commercial and Civil Litigation. My special professional interests are concentrated on National and International Civil Procedural Law and Commercial Arbitration. I look forward to hearing the best young professionals in arbitration from all over the world who will take part in this remarkable Moot Court Competition.

Ms Tanja Pfitzner

Tanja Pfitzner is the founder and principal of Pfitzner Legal, a specialised dispute resolution law firm in the heart of Frankfurt's Westend district. Prior to founding Pfitzner Legal in 2012, she was the German dispute resolution partner at Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP, following a decade's worth of experience as a litigator and arbitration counsel at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP. Pfitzner Legal offers enhanced expertise in the resolution of complex commercial, corporate and professional negligence disputes through a blend of litigation capabilities, international arbitration experience and conflict management skills spanning a wide range of sectors including financial services, energy, natural resources, construction, engineering, automotive, pharmaceutical, insurance and private equity. Tanja, who is admitted to the Frankfurt and New York bars, has extensive experience in proceedings before a variety of courts and tribunals and also acts as arbitrator in international arbitration proceedings.

Mr Martin Phelan

Partner at international law firm Simmons & Simmons. Qualified arbitrator (MCIArb), barrister, chartered accountant and chartered tax advisor. Specialise in international tax law and dispute resolution.

Prof F. Peter Phillips

F. Peter Phillips is an arbitrator and mediator in the New York City area. He is Director of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Skills Program at New York Law School, where he is Distinguished Adjunct Professor. He is active in the American Bar Association (Dispute Resolution and Business Law Sections), the U.I.A., and other bar associations. He is author of several law review articles on cross-cultural dispute resolution and history of arbitration, and wrote four award-winning films on resolving conflicts arising from business and human rights. He is a graduate of Dartmouth College (cum laude), the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (Dipl.), and New York Law School (magna cum laude). He is a member of the bars of New York, New Jersey, California, and the United States Supreme Court.

Dr Vanessa Pickenpack

Vanessa Pickenpack is a Partner at Oppenhoff & Partner in Cologne. She is specializing in litigation and arbitration. She advises and represents national and international enterprises on issues of civil, mercantile and commercial law, inter alia purchase law, commercial tenancy law, commercial agency law and distribution rights.

Mr Felipe Pietrini

Felipe Pietrini is a Mexican lawyer with more than 10 years of professional experience on International, Administrative, Trade, Commercial and Intellectual Property Law. He participated as a student of Universidad Panamericana Mexico City in the 16th Willem C. Vis Moot (2008-2009). Later on, he qualified as a lawyer in 2010, completed an specialty in Financial Law Institutions in 2011 and worked for the Mexican Federal Government for a decade where, among other tasks he defended Mexico in some investor-State disputes and then in State-to-State disputes under the World Trade Organization's rules as a Geneva-based commercial diplomat and legal counsel.

In 2019 he left the Mexican Government and studied a full-time LLM in International Business Law at King's College London. In 2020 he participated in the Foreign Direct Investment Moot as part of the King's College team. After eight years living in Europe he came back to Mexico and started coaching the team of his university (Universidad Panamericana Mexico City) for the 28th and 29th Willem C. Vis Moots.

In late 2021 he joined the Latin American law firm BBGS Abogados, which has offices in Mexico, Colombia, Chile and Peru. He currently works there as a corporate and transactional lawyer.

Mr Tobias Pinkel

Tobias Pinkel is a lecturer (Lehrbeauftragter) at the University of Bremen and the Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg and researcher at the Centre of European Law and Politics in the fields of conflicts of law, comparative private law and European and international contract law. He participated in the Vis Moot 2007/08 and is the coach of the Vis Moot team of the University of Bremen since 2017.

Mr John B Pinney

I have practiced as a lawyer for over 45 years, including 30 years in International Commercial Arbitration, primarily as counsel. I currently teach International Commercial Arbitration at the University of Cincinnati College of Law. I have also coached the Cincinnati Vis Team for the past 4 years and have volunteered as an arbitrator at the Vis Moot for the past 10 years.

Mr Alexey Pirozhkin

Alexey has over 7 years of dispute-resolution experience gained through his tenure at international law firms and service with an international judicial body. Currently he is an Associate with Queritius. Alexey has experience participating in the resolution of complex international disputes in, among others, the fields of construction, international trade, M&A, and pharmaceuticals under different arbitration rules, including SCC, ICC, VIAC, LCIA, CIETAC, Lewiatan Court of Arbitration, the International Arbitration Court at the BelCCI.

Dr Nikolaus Pitkowitz

Dr. Nikolaus Pitkowitz is Founding Partner and Head of Dispute Resolution at Pitkowitz & Partners, and President of the Vienna International Arbitral Centre (VIAC).
Nikolaus Pitkowitz is considered one of the leading Austrian arbitration practitioners having acted as arbitrator and party counsel in over 130 international disputes, in a range from smaller to multibillion cases seated across Europe, the Americas and Asia. He also regularly acts in high profile litigations, including class actions, and in front of the European Court of Justice. Industries and matters covered include energy, automotive, telecoms, arts, post M&A, real estate and construction.
Nikolaus Pitkowitz holds law degrees from University of Vienna (JD and PhD) and University of Sankt Gallen, Switzerland (MBL) and is also qualified and certified as a Mediator. He arbitrator and panel member of all leading arbitration institutions, Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb), Vice-chair of the International Arbitration Committee of the ABA International Law Section and Court Member of CIMAC. He is a frequent speaker and author of over 50 publications.
Pitkowitz & Partners is a leading international law firm based in Vienna, with a distinct focus on international arbitration, ranked by GAR 100 among the world’s leading practices.

Mr Cédric Pittet

Cédric Pittet is an associate in Baker McKenzie’s Dispute Resolution Practice Group in Zurich, Switzerland.

Cédric graduated from the University of Basel, where he participated at the Vis Moot Court both as a team member and as a student coach. Prior to joining Baker McKenzie, Cédric worked as research and teaching assistant at the chair of Prof. Dr. iur. Ulrich G. Schroeter at the University of Basel. Subsequently he worked as a law clerk at the Court of Appeal in Basel-Stadt and as a junior associate for a major law firm in Zurich. Cédric was admitted to the Swiss bar in 2023 and joined Baker McKenzie in the same year.

Cédric advises in the field of dispute resolution and general contract law, with a focus on national and international disputes in commercial law. He represents before state courts and international arbitral tribunals.

Mr James Plotkin

James Plotkin is a bilingual litigation and disputes partner in Gowling WLG's Ottawa office. He holds an LL.L., J.D. and LL.M. from the University of Ottawa and enjoys the distinct honour of having been an oralist on the winning team at the 22nd Vis Moot. James has been coaching the Ottawa Team ever since. With an academic background grounded primarily in commercial, intellectual property and technology law, James's practice includes international and domestic commercial arbitration and litigation, intellectual property, administrative law and insolvency law. James co-authored commentaries on Ontario and British Columbia's arbitration legislation (Thomson Reuters). He has also authored several peer-reviewed articles on arbitration and intellectual property-related topics. James is a rostered arbitrator and domain name dispute panelist with several institutions.

Dr Tobias Poernbacher

Tobias Pörnbacher is Associate at ADVANT Beiten's Munich office and member of the Litigation & Dispute Resolution practice group. His area of expertise comprises arbitration and litigation, as well as corporate law. Tobias Pörnbacher studied law at the Julius-Maximilians University of Würzburg and was admitted to the German Bar in 2022. He has been working with ADVANT Beiten since then.

Mr Armani Pogosjan

As a lawyer at Ellex, the leading law firm in the Baltics, I have specialized in transactions and IT-law, advising and managing the business sector on the one hand and digitalization of legal services on the other. As a legal advisor in the Ministry of Education and Research of Republic of Estonia, I am working on creating the legal framework for the organization of contemporary and learner-centered personalized learning, as well as ensuring the legal organization and compliance of legal actions with the generally recognized principles of law, the constitution, European Union and international law and laws. Moreover, I have worked to ensure the state's cyber security in the legal sphere, mapping Estonia’s organization of cyber security and working to ensure that the current legislation of the state enables the institutions responsible for cyber security to fulfill their tasks and objectives. I specialize in cyber security from the perspective of constitutional law and help bring a new view of cyber security based on the architecture of the constitution and fundamental rights and freedoms.

Ms Pirkka-Marja Põldvere

Pirkka-Marja Põldvere is an attorney-at-law and a partner at LEADELL Pilv Law Office, Estonia. Her practice areas include general commercial counseling and dispute resolution. She has been acting as a counsel to a party in arbitration, as well as an arbitrator.
Pirkka holds a Master of Laws in International Commercial Arbitration Law (LL.M.) from Stockholm University (2004). She has been lecturing on arbitration and international civil procedure at the University of Tartu (2006 -2010). She has also contributed to several Estonian and international publications. E.g., she has compiled (with I. Nurmela) the ADR special edition of Juridica (I/2014), the law magazine of the University of Tartu, containing also her articles “Eight Years of Model Law: Does Arbitration in Estonia Comply with the Model?” and “Effective Alternative Dispute Resolution” (latter with I. Nurmela).
International publications have noted: “Pirkka-Marja Põldvere has a growing presence, winning praise from market commentators” and “Clients praise Pirkka-Marja Põldvere for her sharp negotiation skills”.
See more: http://leadell.ee/en/attorneys/pirkka-marja-poldvere/

Ms Kateryna Polishchuk

Kateryna has got a Master's degree in Legal Science from Kyiv-Mohyla Academy in Ukraine, as well as an advanced LL.M. in Legal Research from Utrecht University in the Netherlands.
Participant of the Utrecht University team in Willem C. Vis Moot in 2016/2017, Arbitrator in Willem C. Vis Moot since 2019.

Currently Kateryna is the Head of Legal Department, Senior In-House Legal Counsel at an international information technology company

Ms Lilian Pongrácz

I was born and raised in Hungary but I graduated law school in Munich, Germany in January 2023. I am also an internationally trained Mediator. At the moment I work in the Dispute Resolution/Arbitration Team of an international Law Firm in Düsseldorf.

Mrs Tatjana Popovski Buloski

Tatjana Popovski Buloski is the founding partner of Popovski & Partners. She is a legal expert with 20 years of experience in the legal sector in the Republic of North Macedonia. Her vast experience includes various projects focused on securities, energy, telecommunications, insurance, concessions and PPP.

Mr Rutger Potter

Rutger Potter, participant of the Vis Moot with Erasmus University Rotterdam in 2010, was admitted to the Amsterdam Bar in 2011 and since 2011 Attorney at Law at De Breij Evers Boon, and specialises in Corporate-, Commercial Litigation and Arbitration (inquiry proceedings before the Enterprise Chamber of the Amsterdam Court of Appeal, proceedings concerning shareholders’ agreements, M&A transactions, and directors’ and officers’ liability, NAI and ICC Arbitrations) as well as in advising directors, shareholders and other stakeholders in situations of a deadlock, financial distress of a company.

Mr Ivan Pranzhev

A Bulgarian-born and Austrian-trained international arbitration and IP lawyer deciding trade mark opposition cases at the EUIPO in Alicante.A Bulgarian-born and Austrian-trained international arbitration and IP lawyer deciding trade mark opposition cases at the EUIPO in Alicante.

Dr Jonas Prauß

Jonas Prauß is an associate at GLADE MICHEL WIRTZ in Düsseldorf and works in the Corporate/M&A department. He advises German and international clients on M&A transactions, mergers and acquisitions as well as restructuring measures. In addition, he also provides general counseling on matters of partnership and corporate law.
Jonas participated in the Moot in 2013/14 for the University of Düsseldorf. Since then he regularly acts as an arbitrator during the annual moot court season.

Ms Dina Prokic

Dina Prokic is an associate at Woods LLP, a litigation, arbitration and insolvency boutique in Montreal, Canada. As a member of the Quebec and New York State bars, Dina acts primarily in the fields of litigation and international arbitration. Multilingual and trained in both common law and civil law, she has previously worked at the UN Commission on International Trade Law, as well as international law firms in London and Vienna, where she assisted in proceedings under the ICC, LCIA, UNCITRAL and ICSID Arbitration Rules.

Dina is the coach of the McGill University's Vis Moot team, the Senior Assistant Editor of the Kluwer Arbitration Blog and VP Events of Young Canadian Arbitration Practitioners. She is the winner of the Pieter Sanders Award (20th Willem C. Vis Moot), the 2018 Nappert Prize in International Arbitration and the 2019 YSIAC Essay Competition. She was also the judge of the 5th Gary B. Born Essay Competition on International Arbitration organised by the Indian Journal of Arbitration Law and the Centre for Advanced Research and Training in Arbitration Law.

Dr Tom Christopher Pröstler

Tom Christopher Pröstler acts in international arbitration proceedings under all major arbitration rules, in particular ICC, HKIAC, DIS and UNCITRAL Rules. He has special expertise advising clients with regard to large infrastructure and plant construction projects and on technology related disputes. A further focus of his practice are conflicts between western and Asian parties. In this regard, he also has good expertise in distribution, corporate, white-collar crime and post-M&A matters. He moreover acts before state courts, in alternative dispute resolution proceedings and as arbitrator.

Tom joined CMS Munich in 2013 and helped open CMS’ new Hong Kong office in 2016. Since 2018, he divides his time between Berlin and Hong Kong and was made partner in 2021. Before starting with CMS, he worked for two years with another international law firm in Berlin and was a fellow at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin for over three years, where he is now a visiting lecturer.

Mrs Izabella Prusskaya

Izabella is an Associate in Monaco and specializes in international disputes. She is qualified in England&Wales, Russia, New York City and the BVI. Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law (with honors) and Higher School of Economics (Moscow) graduate. Izabella is experienced in commercial, investment and sports arbitration and commercial mediation. Izabella speaks English, Russian, German and French.

Mr Dragan Psodorov

Dragan Psodorov, born in 1978, graduated from Belgrade University School of Law in 2001 and was admitted to the Belgrade Bar Association in 2006. Mr. Psodorov obtained his LLM Degree in International Business Law at the Central European University (Budapest, Hungary), and specialization in the European Union Law at the Novi Sad University School of Law in 2002. At The Hague Academy of International Law he completed a course in Private International Law in 2002. Mr. Psodorov is pro bono regularly active as the arbitrator at the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot and Foreign Direct Investment International Moot Competition. He is a member of Serbian Arbitration Association, Young Arbitration Stockholm (YAS) of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce and Young & International of the International Centre for Dispute Resolution of the American Arbitration Association. He is also listed as the arbitrator on the list of the arbitrators of the Permanent Court of Arbitration of the Serbian Chamber of Trade and Commerce and Kuala Lumpur Regional Center for Arbitration.

He is currently senior partner at Joksovic, Stojanovic & Partners law firm, Belgrade, Serbia and specializes in private international law, commercial law, arbitration, competition law, intellectual property and pharmaceutical law.

Mr Anastas Punev

Anastas has been coaching the Vis Moot team of the Sofia University since 2013 after participating in the 20th Vis Moot. He is a practicing lawyer in Sofia, Bulgaria, specialized in civil and commercial law, as well as dispute resolution. Anastas is also an Assistant Professor in civil procedure at the Sofia University.

Mr Karl Peter Puszkajler

Appeal Court Judge in Munich till 2011
International Arbitrator since 1996
Projects: legal consultancies (Rwanda, Kurdistan, Ethiopia) since 1995
Teaching experience (courses in Russia, Syria, Tunesia etc) since 2000

Mr Stan Putter

Stan Putter is a partner in the International Litigation & Arbitration Practice Group. Most of his work involves acting as counsel or arbitrator in international arbitrations and as counsel in arbitration related litigation.

His practice focuses on arbitration and international litigation. Stan is involved in dispute resolution in various sectors, including energy, telecom, construction, offshore, petrochemical, financial services, transportation and distribution.

Stan has extensive experience with handling international arbitrations as counsel (which includes ICC, LCIA, SCC and NAI arbitrations). In addition to his counsel work, Stan also sits as international arbitrator.

Stan also has significant experience with international litigation before the Netherlands courts. His experience includes acting in cases relating to international arbitrations, such as enforcement and setting aside proceedings as well as obtaining interim relief in support of arbitrations. Other international disputes he deals with mainly involve interim measures, attachments and enforcement.

Dr Donikë Qerimi

Donikë Qerimi is a Professor of Private International Law at the University of Prishtina (Kosovo) . She has been coaching the University of Prishtina Vis Moot team for the last 13 years.
She has a PhD in Private International Law, with a specialty in jurisdiction in commercial matters, from Ghent University in Belgium. She earned her LLM degree at the University of Pittsburgh, USA, in the field international and comparative law.
She is an awardee of multiple international scholarships including the Basileus IV scholarship for her research at the Ghent University, the Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law (Hamburg, Germany) scholarship for international researchers for her research at that Institute, University of Pittsburgh scholarship for her LLM studies and more.
Besides her academic work, she also serves as a legal expert and consultant for international and local organisations in policy making. She continuously serves as an external advisor to Kosovo institutions, including the President of the country and the Ministry of Justice.

Mr Gilles Querbach

Ms Lakshana R

I am an Associate at Quinn Emanuel's London office. I am an India-qualified lawyer with expertise in international arbitration (commercial and investment treaty matters), complex multi-jurisdictional litigation and white-collar investigation.

I worked as an Associate of Dr Rishab Gupta (Barrister, Twenty Essex and former Equity Partner, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co) for 3 years, representing clients in ad-hoc and institutional arbitrations (including under UNCITRAL, ICSID, ICC, LCIA and SIAC Rules) seated in both common law and civil jurisdictions around the world. In addition, I advised on litigation in the UK and regulatory investigations in Singapore, Mauritius and India and assisted in evaluating the potential impact of Russian sanctions for our client’s business.

In 2022, I was awarded the LALIVE scholarship to pursue the LLM in international dispute settlement (MIDS) at Geneva, Switzerland.

Dr Ajar Rab

Prof. (Dr.) Ajar Rab is the founding partner at ANR LAW LLP, Dehradun, and an arbitrator. His practice areas include international arbitration, corporate transactions, and commercial litigation. He handles several arbitrations and commercial litigations relating to energy disputes, EPC contracts, infrastructure disputes, amongst others. He has previously worked with ministries, government bodies, and policy institutes.
Dr. Rab is a ‘Professor of Practice’ at the School of Law, University of Petroleum & Energy Studies, Dehradun, Distinguished Visiting Professor at National University of Juridical Sciences (NUJS), Kolkata, Visiting Professor at National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bangalore, and visiting faculty in other law schools of the country. He frequently trains executives and legal teams of multi-national corporations, civil servants, and teaches courses on Negotiation and Drafting of Commercial Documents, Litigation Strategy, and International Commercial Arbitration at various law universities in India.
He has authored books on ‘Interim Measures in International Commercial Arbitration: A Comparative Review’ (Kluwer Law International) and ‘Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016’ (EBC) and Drafting of Contracts (EBC). He has published several academic papers in leading national and international journals and was cited by a Full Bench of the Supreme Court of India.

Ms Irena Radić

Since 2018, I have been a Senior Teaching and Research Assistant at the University of Banja Luka, Faculty of Law. After graduating as the top student of my generation in 2013, I embarked on a two-year internship at the District Court of Banja Luka, later joining Addiko Bank Banja Luka as a debt collection associate for a few months. I am in the final year of my Ph.D. studies in Business and Economic Law at the University of Belgrade, where I previously earned my Master's in Business Law. In 2021, I enriched my research on "phoenix companies" and the abuse of limited liability during a 4-month research stay at Viena University of Economics and Business. I actively participated in international academic exchange programs, visiting the University of Cadiz and Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in 2022 through Erasmus+ teaching mobility programs. Besides my native Serbian, I am fluent in English and have a medium Spanish proficiency. Additionally, I have been training the University of Banja Luka's Vis Moot team for four years, managing international cooperation, and leading the Faculty of Law Debate team. In 2018, I launched my blog, rijecpravnika.org, a platform dedicated to analyzing legal issues and pertinent topics in Bosnia and Herzegovina's legal landscape.

Mr Maroof Rafique,

Maroof is a common-law qualified lawyer with a specialisation in commercial and investment arbitration and an LLM from the University of Cambridge.

Mr Sarthak Raj

Sarthak Raj was born in India and grew up bilingual. He is currently a Trade & Investment Lawyer at the Department of Commerce, India. Previously he worked with the Construction Arbitration Team at MRP Advisory, Dubai, UAE . Prior to his journey as an arbitrator he has participated and judged several moot court competitions, viz. JESSUP, FDI Moot, STETSON IEMCC, etc.

Ms Rose Rameau

Rose Rameau is a Visiting Assistant Professor at Georgia State University College of Law (GSU) in Atlanta Georgia. She has taught law in Paris, France at the Université Panthéon Assas (Paris II) and at the Université Paris-Est Créteil (Paris 12). Professor Rameau also taught law in Ghana, West Africa as a Fulbright Scholar/Visiting Professor from 2014-2016. Professor Rameau’s scholarly research focusses on investment law in Africa. She is primarily interested in West Africa and the implementation of the African Continetal Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).

Prior to joining GSU, she founded and managed RAMEAU INTERNATIONAL LAW, a boutique firm specializing in public and private international law and white-collar defence investigations. Professor Rameau has been a leading practitioner with over 20 years experiences in international arbitration, mediation, investor-state treaty-based dispute, cross border disputes. She has advised and represented sovereign states and companies on cross-border disputes. She has been appointed Sole Arbitrator, Co-Arbitrator and President of Tribunal by investors and sovereign states.

Professor Rameau is licensed to practice law in Paris- France as an Avocat à la Cour, in Ghana as a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Ghana and in many jurisdictions in the United States including the District of Columbia. Ms. Rameau is a Member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration in the Hague, representing the Republic of Haiti. She is an Advisor to the American Bar Association for the Uniform Law Commission Study Committee on the U.N. Convention on International Settlement Agreements Resulting from Mediation, also known as the Singapore Convention on Mediation. In July 2022 she was appointed ABA Representative and Observer to the United Nations Economic and Social Council. She is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators in the UK, Member of the International Arbitration Institute, Paris, France. She is listed as International Arbitrator at the Shanghai Arbitration Commission (SHAC), the Shenzhen Court of Arbitration (SCIA), Arbitration Foundation of Southern Africa (AFSA), the Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration in Egypt (CRCICA), the Common Court of Justice and Arbitration of OHADA, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (CCJA), the Chambre de Conciliation et D’Arbitrage d’Haiti (CCAH), the British Virgin Islands International Arbitration Centre (BVI-IAC), the American Arbitration Association-International for Dispute Resolution (AAA-ICDR) and CPR Panels of Distinguished Neutrals for cross-border, Energy, Oil. She is a Former Vice-Chair of the ABA International Law Section Africa Committee and the International Energy and /natural Resources Committee.
Professor Rameau has been awarded the 2020 ABA Mayre Rasmusen Award for the Advancement of Women in International Law. This award is bestowed upon individuals who have achieved professional excellence in international law, encouraged women to engage in international law careers, enabled women lawyers to attain international law job positions from which they were excluded historically, or advanced opportunities for women in international law.

Mr Juan Manuel Ramírez Cirera

I am a Ph. D. researcher and professor of Commercial Law at the Private Law Department of Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (Nov. 2022 - Present). My research, which is supervised by Prof. Pilar Perales Viscasillas, focuses on International Trade Law (currently working on international turnkey contracts and the CISG). I have completed research stays at both UNCITRAL in Vienna and UNIDROIT in Rome. My work is financially supported by the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities of Spain.

Prior to joining academia, I worked as a lawyer at Uría Menéndez in Madrid (Sept. 2021 - Nov. 2022), where I specialised in international commercial arbitration and Commercial Law.

My relation with the Vis Moot started in November 2022. Since then, I have been enthusiastically coaching Universidad Carlos III de Madrid's team and yearly acted as an arbitrator in the oral rounds in Vienna.

Mr Caio Ramos

Lawyer with experience in commercial arbitration and complex litigation proceedings. Bachelor´s of Law degree from Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo (Brazil). Former moot court participant and current coach of the commercial arbitration teams of Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo in the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot and the Brazilian Arbitration Competition organized by CAMARB.

Ms Mariam Ramzy

As an accomplished legal professional,Mariam Ramzy has established a formidable reputation as an Associate at the prestigious law firm Khodeir and Partners. With an unwavering commitment to excellence, Mariam has navigated the intricate realm of law with unparalleled expertise and dedication.

Mariam emerged as a legal luminary during their time as a participant in the renowned Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot, clinching victory in the VIS National Rounds in Egypt. Their stellar performance earned them the coveted title of VIS Mooter, showcasing not only an acute understanding of international commercial arbitration but also exemplary advocacy skills.

Beyond their triumphs in mooting competitions, Mariam Ramzy has distinguished themselves as an Arbitrator in the VIS Pre-moot AlexUCRCICA, further solidifying their position as a respected authority in the field of international arbitration. Through meticulous legal analysis and a nuanced understanding of complex legal issues, Mariam continues to contribute significantly to the resolution of disputes.

With an illustrious career marked by accolades and a commitment to the highest standards of legal practice, Mariam Ramzy stands as a beacon of excellence in the legal community, exemplifying the values of Khodeir and Partners and leaving an indelible mark on the realm of international commercial arbitration.

Mr Julian Ranetunge

Julian works in international arbitration at King & Spalding. His practice involves investor-State and commercial arbitration, as well as enforcement and cross-border litigation. He has variously represented investors and States in oil & gas, mining, media, and shareholder disputes under the ICC, ICSID, LCIA, UNCITRAL, and AAA Rules. Julian took part in the 2015-16 Vis Moot.

Ms Rekha Rangachari

https://nyiac.org/about/rekha-rangachari/

Mrs Milana Rankovic

Milana Rankovic is a Teaching Assistant at University of Montenegro on module Arbitration Law and PhD student of Private International Law. She graduated from the Faculty of Law, University of Montenegro, with an average grade 9.00 in Bachelor studies and 10.00 in Specialist studies. She continued her education in Great Britain, at Swansea University, as a Chevening scholar, where she obtained a Masters's degree with "distinction". Due to the achieved results, the Faculty awarded her with the recognition that she is one of the best 10% of students at the Institute of International Shipping and Trade Law for 2019/2020, and the law firm Holman Fenwick Willan LLP from London presented her with an award for the highest grade in the module carriage of goods by sea, air and road.

She is currently a student of Ph.D. studies at the Faculty of Law, University of Novi Sad, in the field of Private Law. She has four years of work experience in legal practice. She participated in numerous projects, and professional and scientific conferences in Montenegro and abroad and is the author of several scientific and research articles. She is fluent in English and has a good knowledge of Italian and German.

Mr Evgeny Rashchevskiy

Partner and Head of the International Arbitration and Litigation Practice of EPAM Law Offices.
Practices international commercial arbitration and litigation, specializes in management of complex cross-border disputes. Не is experienced in the arbitration proceedings under ICAC of CCI of Russia (MKAS), ICC, LCIA, SCC, Swiss and UNCITRAL Rules.
His industry specialties include energy development and supply, commodities, shipping, pharmaceutical regulation. Regional specialization includes CIS, India, Turkey, EU, UK, and USA.
GAR 100, Chambers Europe, Chambers Global, The Legal 500 and Best Lawyers have recognized Evgeny as a leading expert in the area of international arbitration.
Professional organizations: Moscow BAR Association, Solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb), Korean Commercial Arbitration Board (KCAB INTERNATIONAL), Vice-president of International Arbitration Court of Qingdao Arbitration Commission in Demonstration Zone of SCO, Chairman of the Sub-Committee on Arbitration of Domestic Disputes in Russian Arbitration Center (RAC). Included into lists of arbitrators in Russian Arbitration Association (RAA) and International Board of the Arbitration center at the RUIE (RSPP).
He has authored numerous publications on the problems of regulation of insolvency (bankruptcy), civil law disputes, international commercial arbitration for legal publications in Russia and abroad.

Ms Nika Rassadina

Nika Rassadina is a senior associate at CMS Germany. She focuses her practice on international arbitration and public international law, acting both as party representative and secretary to the arbitral tribunal. Nika works on energy, financial services, oil and gas, and telecommunications matters involving a multitude of applicable treaties, arbitral rules (ICSID, ICC, ICDR, SCC, and UNCITRAL), and national laws.

Ms Neda Rassi

Neda Rassi is a lawyer based in Zurich. She has completed her studies in 2022 and has since completed an internship as a Junior Associate in a renowned law firm in Zurich. At the moment she is working as a law clerk at a District Court. Neda was a contestant in the 28th Vis Moot, where her team won the Werner Melis award for the best Memorandum for Respondent.

Ms Mahak Rathee

Mahak Rathee is practicing as an advocate before Supreme Court of India and High Court of Delhi. She is also an arbitrator with Brazilian Center of Mediation and Arbitration and also has experience of counsel and Tribunal Secretary in various arbitrations. Her practice areas include commercial litigation, arbitration and corporate consultancy.
She is also a core committee member at AIAC APAC Vis Pre-Moot and has been organising the pre-moot for last three years. The moot has a vision of arbitration for all with an emphasis on inclusion for people with disability. She has judged numerous ADR Competitions across India and abroad and has also delivered guest lectures on ADR.

Ms Namali Ratnayake

Namali Ratnayake is an Attorney-at-Law and Legal Associate specialising in Corporate M&A, Intellectual Property and Dispute Resolution at one of Sri Lanka’s leading law firms. She is an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and Coached the Team representing the Royal Institute of Colombo that reigned Champions at the 20th Vis (East) Moot in 2023. She is a Partner at the Moot Court Bench (MCB), Sri Lanka's first fully integrated legal advocacy training platform.

Mrs Morvarid Razzaghi

Master Student of European Comparative Studies at Sapienza of Rome. Graduated Master of Private Law. 7 years of Legal experience. Native in Persian. Fluent in English and French. Preliminary knowledge of Italian. co-author of a descriptive legal dictionary(Persian- French and French- Persian).

Prof Pierre-Alain RECORDON

Born 1944 Geneva. Licence en droit Lyon (France) 1965. Visiting Scholar Yale University 1971-1973. Doctorat Geneva 1974. Attorney at law Geneva since 1973. Professor of Contracts, Torts, Company and commercial laws, Geneva University 1982-2009. Em. Professor since 2009. Founding Partner, now of counsel, BRS Berger Recordon de Saugy Geneva. Experience as counsel and arbitrator in construction and commercial matters.

Mr Terrance Reed

Terrance (“Terry”) Reed is a member of the Virginia law firm of Lankford & Reed PLLC. In May, 2015, Mr. Reed obtained a jury acquittal of the pricing director of a maritime company in Puerto Rico federal court in what the Justice Department claimed was “one of the largest domestic price fixing conspiracies ever investigated by the United States.” In August, 2015, Mr. Reed co-authored the American Bar Association’s Supreme Court brief supporting the right to use legal assets for criminal defense counsel. In November, 2015, Mr. Reed obtained the voluntary dismissal of a bribery conspiracy indictment allegedly involving $59 million in Iraq reconstruction contracts. Mr. Reed has long represented the claims of the American diplomats taken hostage by Iran for which Congress enacted compensation in December, 2015. Mr. Reed has represented countries, companies, and individuals in numerous commercial disputes. An American Law Institute member since 2003, Mr. Reed served as a law clerk to Judges John Sirica of the District of Columbia, and Warren Ferguson of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in California. Mr. Reed graduated from McGill University and Georgetown Law School.

Mr Ryan Reetz

Ryan Reetz, the managing partner of Bryan Cave's Miami (USA) office, represents clients as trial counsel in international and domestic commercial and regulatory disputes. In addition to acting as counsel, he serves as an arbitrator in international commercial disputes. Mr. Reetz teaches international commercial arbitration as an adjunct professor at Emory University School of Law, and taught at the University of Miami School of Law from 2003 to 2010. He has been involved with the Vis Moot for a number of years, including serving as coach to the team from the University of Navarra (Pamplona, Spain).

Mrs Christiane Reis

Christiane Reis is currently the Assistant Director for the International Graduate Law Programs at University of Miami School of Law. She is also a Brazilian lawyer and graduated from Pontifical Universidade Catolica de São Paulo, Class 2006. Christiane is also an alumna of Miami Law’s J.D./International Arbitration LL.M. Joint Degree Program, Class 2020.

Ms Karoline Reiß

I participated in the Vis Moot for the University of Jena in 2017/2018. After completing my first state exam at the University of Jena, I worked as a research assistant for Prof. Dr. Giesela Rühl, LL.M. (Berkeley) at the Chair of Civil Law, Civil Procedure Law, International and European Private and Procedural Law and Comparative Law at Humboldt-University of Berlin besides writing my PhD in arbitration. Currently I am doing my legal clerkship in Oldenburg.

Mr Raphael Reiss

I participated in the Vis Moot for the University of Tübingen in 2018/2019 and stayed on as a student coach for the Tübingen team in 2019/2020. I finished my German first state exam (JD equivalent) in 2022 as the first of 810 graduates in the state of Baden-Württemberg and completed an MJur at the University of Oxford. I am currently pursuing a PhD at the University of Cologne with Professor Berger, where I am researching various aspects of ADR, the focal point of my research being mediation and arbitration. My research interests lie in private law, especially commercial law, conflict of laws and ADR. I have given lectures on the CISG at the University of Tübingen.

Mrs Ana Sofia Rendeiro

I am a Managing Associate in the Litigation and Arbitration Department of a Portuguese law firm - CS'Associados. My practice focuses on domestic and international arbitration and litigation. I have been involved as counsel in cases related to financial, commercial and corporate matters, as well as those related to the energy and construction sectors. In the last 3 years, I have been the lead counsel in international arbitrations related to the energy and construction sectors, with highly respected law professors and arbitrators.
Previously, I worked in Gomez-Acebo & Pombo, an international law firm, also in international arbitration and litigation.
I graduated from the Law School of the University of Lisbon in 2007 and have a Master's Degree from the same university on the liability of de facto directors.
I am fluent in English and have a good reading knowledge of French and Spanish.

Dr Edward Rensmann

Edward Rensmann is a lawyer with Hanefeld Rechtsanwaelte in Hamburg, Germany. Hanefeld is a boutique law firm specialising in Dispute Resolution with a particular focus on International Arbitration and Litigation with offices in Hamburg and Paris.

Edward studied at the University of Muenster and holds a doctorate from the University of Cologne in the field of international commercial arbitration. He completed his legal traineeship working inter alia at the German Federal Ministry of Finance, the European Commission in Brussels and the German Embassy in Washington, D.C. Prior to joining Hanefeld, Edward worked as a research assistant at various reputable law firms in Hamburg and at the chair for international commercial law at the University of Muenster.

Mr Roger Reschek

Roger is a Junior Associate at Bär & Karrer, a major Swiss law firm, working in the Litigation & Arbitration practice of Nadja Jaisli. Prior to joining Bär & Karrer, he was a Legal & Compliance Counsel at a retail corporation. Roger graduated in law from the universities of St. Gallen, Geneva, Basel, Freiburg i. Br. and Strasbourg after completing his business and economics studies from the University of Zurich. Roger participated in the 29th Vis Moot.

Ms Vlera Rexha

I am currently a full-time researcher and legal officer at Balkans Policy Research Group (BPRG) in Prishtina, Kosovo. Additionally, I work part-time as a legal analyst at the Kosovo-Israel Chamber of Commerce and as a project coordinator for the Canadian Fund for Local Initiatives (CFLI). As a Fulbright Scholar, I completed my LL.M. studies at The Ohio State University, Moritz College of Law, in Columbus, Ohio specializing in ADR. Prior to these roles, I gained practical experience in law firms in Prishtina and completed a one-year legal internship at the Court of Appeals of the Republic of Kosovo. During LL.M. studies, I served as a mediator at the Franklin County Municipal Court in Columbus. I attended the 26th Vis Moot and represented Moritz College of Law at the LL.M. Commercial & Investment Arbitration Moot in 2021.

Mr Mohamed Riad

Enthusiastic and inspired recent law school graduate from the German University in Cairo and Faculty of Business Informatics from the Canadian International College with a strong passion for arbitration and alternative dispute resolution. Adept at applying legal principles to resolve complex disputes efficiently. Possesses a solid foundation in arbitration, international law, sports arbitration and sports law. Proven research, negotiation, and communication skills combined with a commitment to upholding justice and fairness. Participated and coached in 5 five moot competitions such as the 30th Vis moot.

Dr Petra Rihar

Petra Rihar is Partner with LANTER Attorneys & Tax Advisors in Zurich. Petra has acted as counsel, sole arbitrator, party-appointed arbitrator, chairperson, legal expert and secretary to the tribunal in numerous institutional (including ICC, VIAC, UNCITRAL, LCIA, LAC and Swiss Rules) and ad-hoc arbitrations, under a variety of substantive and procedural laws. Petra’s practice covers a wide range of industries and includes foreign investments in state infrastructure. She is regularly involved in complex two- and multi-party arbitrations, with a focus on shareholder and post-M&A disputes, joint venture and consortium disputes, construction and engineering, and disputes arising out of international sales, licensing, agency and distribution agreements. Petra has authored and co-authored various articles on arbitration topics and she regularly speaks at arbitration conferences. Prior to founding her own law practice in 2013, Petra gained professional experience in leading international law firms in Zurich and London. She holds an LLM from Columbia Law School (2006), a PhD (Dr iur) from the University of Lucerne (2006) and a law degree from the University of Zurich (2000). She has been admitted to practice before all Swiss courts since 2004. Petra’s working languages are German, English, Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian and Serbian.

Ms Michele Riley

Michele S. Riley has over 30 years of international legal experience from working with international law firms in New York and Tokyo, Japan, specializing in commercial transactions and alternative dispute resolution (ADR) processes, both in private practice and as general counsel of a U.S.-based subsidiary of a Japanese multinational.

Ms. Riley is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) and serves as an ADR Neutral for the International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution, the American Arbitration Association, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, and several court-annexed mediation programs, including the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Complementing her ADR practice, Ms. Riley teaches mediation and negotiation at Columbia University and has provided training in international commercial arbitration to state counsel from the Attorney General’s Chambers, Botswana annually since 2015.

Ms. Riley is currently active in promoting the use of ADR in her roles as a member of the CIArb Examinations Board and co-director of the CIArb Accelerated Route to Fellowship program offered by the New York Branch.

Ms. Riley holds an M.A. from Yale University and a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center.

Ms Pauline Rinke

I recently finished my second state exam and started working for a german law firm specialized in litigation/arbitration. I participated myself in the 21st Vis Moot in 2013/14 and since then am fascinated by arbitration and private international law related topics. After completing my first state exam at the University of Jena, I worked as a research assistant at the chair for civil law, civil procedure, comparatice law and private international law (Prof. Dr. Giesela Rühl, LL.M. Berkeley) besides working on my PhD thesis in an arbitration related topic. Working for the University of Jena I had the pleasure to coach several Vis Moot teams and return to Vienna over and over again for the Vis!

Ms Mariana Ristic

Mr Peter Rižnik

Senior Associate and arbitrator, Konrad & Partners, Vienna
Host of #ViennaArbitrationTalks
Listed by GAR's Who’s Who Legal among 13 most highly regarded arbitral arbitration practitioners under 45 (non-partners) in the EMEA region

Peter regularly serves as arbitrator and party representative in international arbitration proceedings at the ICC and other arbitral institutions. He is a member of the Commission on Arbitration and ADR at the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and its Task force on addressing issues of corruption in international arbitration.

Ms Ann Ryan Robertson

Ann Ryan Robertson FCIArb is the Deputy President of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and the ‎President-elect for 2021. An International Partner with the firm of Locke Lord LLP, Ms. Robertson has ‎been named to Global Arbitration Review’s “Who’s Who Legal: Arbitration” since 2015 and to “Best ‎Lawyers in America, International Arbitration/Governmental” since 2014. She serves as both arbitrator ‎and counsel in international and domestic arbitrations involving a variety of complex business disputes ‎across a number of industries. Ms. Robertson is member of the panel of neutrals for the ICDR, AAA, ‎AIAC, KCAB and BVI-IAC, as well as a member of the LCIA. She is the Chair of the ICDR Task Force on ‎Rule Revisions and a Member of the AAA/ICDR Council. An adjunct professor for the University of ‎Houston Law Center teaching “Advocacy in International Arbitration,” Ms. Robertson for the past 18 ‎years has coached the University of Houston Law Center’s William C. Vis Moot team. Dedicated to ‎diversity and inclusion in international arbitration, Ms. Robertson is a Founding Member of ‎ArbitralWomen. ‎

Ms Katrina Annija Rocane

Katrina Annija Rocane is an associate at COBALT Legal specializing in dispute resolution, and she is admitted to the Latvian Bar Association. Katrina lectures on Private International Law and International Trade Law at the University of Latvia. She participated in the 27th Vis Moot, and since 2021 she coaches the team of the University of Latvia.

Mr Artem Rodin

More than 10 years of experience in international arbitration, currently PhD student focused on international arbitration at the University of Salzburg

Ms Gabriela Rodriguez

Gabriela Rodriguez is a Paraguayan qualified lawyer recently graduated from the LL.M. In International Dispute Settlement (MIDS), with more than five years of experience in domestic and international arbitration as well as in civil and administrative litigation. Before the MIDS, she was part of the International Law and Arbitration Unit of the State Attorney-General’s Office of Paraguay, where she was a member of the negotiation team regarding Bilateral Investment Treaties wherein Paraguay is a party, and part of the Paraguayan delegation before the UNCITRAL Working Group III ISDS Reform.

Mr Louis Roer

Since 2021
Research Assistant and Doctoral candidate at the chair of Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Thomas Pfeiffer, Institute for Comparative Law, the Conflict of Laws and International business law within the International Max Planck Research School for Successful Dispute Resolution in International Law (IMPRS-SDR), Vis Moot Coach (29th and 30th Vis Moot)
2021
First State Examination in Heidelberg
2017 - 2018
Participant in the 25. Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot for Heidelberg University
2017 - 2021
Student Assistant at the chair of Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Thomas Pfeiffer, Institute for Comparative Law, the Conflict of Laws and International business law
2016 - 2021
Law School, Heidelberg University

Ms Stephanie Rohmann

Stephanie Rohmann is currently an Associate in the Dispute Resolution team at Baker McKenzie in Vienna and Advisory Board Member of YAAP (Young Austrian Arbitration Pracitioners). Prior to her current position, Stephanie worked as Legal Counsel to the Executive Board of one of Austria’s largest business development banks where she focused on corporate disputes. Until February 2021 she was a Research and Teaching Assistant at the Department of Civil Procedural Law of the University Innsbruck where she wrote her PhD thesis on the withdrawal of claims in domestic court and international arbitration proceedings. In addition, she gained valuable experience at WilmerHale in London and the ICC International Court of Arbitration in Paris. Stephanie is a native German and Hungarian speaker as well as fluent in English.

MS Nazareth Romero

Partner Ovoli Frugoni Romero-Arbitration Litigation. MCIArb, Madrid Bar Lawyer and CCBE, 1990. Chair Iberian Chapter CIArb, Member Committee Board European Branch CIArb
Co-President Arbitration Section ICAM.
She focuses her practice on international arbitration and litigation as well as International commercial and investment law. She acted as Arbitrator and Counsel in different domestic and international arbitrations involving construction, distribution, energy, franchising, leasing, banking, telecommunications, sports, environmental liability disputes, intellectual property rights on Spain Arbitration rules, ICC, UNCITRAL, TAS, PCA rules, other ad hoc appointments.
Arbitrator and TSD Expert European Commission and Civil Expert External European Commission: DG Justice and Home Affairs.
ICAM representative Member SAB at EUIPO - ADR'S.
Arbitrator at: Arbitration Court ICAM. Spanish Arbitration Court Chamber Commerce. DIAC. VIAC. AIAC. LCIA. Milan Chamber Commerce. Madrid Chamber Commerce. Barcelona Arbitration Court TAB. World Intellectual Property - WIPO also Mediator. Sports Entertainment Industry- AEADE. CAE Círculo Arbitraje Estado Perú. Expert ADR at Morocco – Spanish Legal Forum Association. Real – State Madrid Arbitration Court. Member at Spanish Arbitration Club (CEA) and Italian Chapter co-Founder member. Mediator AOH Mediadores Spain. Fluent on Spanish, English, Italian and speaks German, French and Portuguese.

Mr Peter Rosen

Peter K. Rosen, Esq. affiliated with JAMS as of January 1, 2019 following his prestigious legal career handling high-profile insurance matters
covering a wide range of commercial issues and policies, including directors and officers (D&O) liability, general liability, property, cyber, employment, professional liability, construction, fidelity, environmental, representations and warranties insurance, and reinsurance. Mr. Rosen has deep expertise in handling coverage issues arising out of mass disasters. His role in the World Trade Center insurance coverage litigation gained him worldwide recognition. He received accolades from The Legal 500 and Chambers USA, which noted, “He is recognized for his ‘wealth of expertise’ and is described as ‘someone you would bring in as a big hitter.’”
Throughout the course of his career, Mr. Rosen has driven hundreds of matters to a mediated resolution and has been involved in numerous high-stakes domestic and international arbitrations. Mr. Rosen is the author of leading texts on D&O liability and business interruption claims. He teaches International Commercial Arbitration and Advocacy at UCLA. He has taught insurance law at USC Gould School of Law and Pepperdine University School of Law. He has also taught corporate governance at USC Gould School of Law.

Dr Derek Ross

Dr Derek Ross is a Chartered Arbitrator, Accredited Mediator and Certified Adjudicator on the FIDIC President’s Panel, the Irish Ministerial Panel, and several UK Construction Adjudication Panels. He is a Chartered Civil Engineer by primary profession and is a Fellow of Engineers Ireland, the Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors, and the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.

Dr Ross graduated with an honours degree in civil engineering from Trinity College Dublin. He holds a PhD for shifting-bed hydraulic model studies and an MSc (with merit) in Construction Law and Arbitration from King’s College London. He also holds a Diploma in International Commercial Arbitration from CIArb. Derek is a Past Course Director of Adjudicator Training at the CIArb and a Past Master of the Worshipful Company of Arbitrators, a Charitable London Livery Company. His other memberships include LCIA, SCL, the Adjudication Society and the Society of Construction Arbitrators.

Dr Ross has worked as a civil engineer for both Contractors and Consultants on a variety of civil engineering projects in Ireland, the UK, and the Middle East, mostly concerning civil infrastructure and harbour works. He currently focusses full-time on dispute resolution as a construction adjudicator, arbitrator, mediator, conciliator and/or dispute board member.

Mr Elia Ruberti

Elia Ruberti is a Junior Associate at Bär & Karrer, a major Swiss law firm, working in the Litigation & Arbitration practice of Dr. Pascal Hachem. He has completed his Master of Law at University of Basel while working for many years as a Research Assistant to Prof. Dr. Ulrich G. Schroeter, researching and teaching contract and sales law topics on Swiss Private Law and the CISG. He was participant in the 27th Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot (2019/2020).

Mr Ruggero Rubino-Sammartano

In spite of being active for two decades in the field of arbitration in various roles, such as counsel, arbitrator, case manager, lecturer and publisher, passion for arbitration never rests. Coach for the Milano Bicocca University since 2017. Admitted to the Bar of Milan and Paris. Worked on Construction, Post M&A, Sports, Distribution sale of goods arbitration. Published in 2019 Italian part of Practitioner's Handbook on International Commercial Arbitration, 3rd Ed., Gen. Ed. Frank-Bernd Weigand, OUP

Professor emeritus Helmut Rüßmann

Born 1943
Professor emeritus, Saarland University
Professor honoris causa, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest
Adjunct professor, Murdoch University, Perth
Former judge, Court of Appeals in Bremen and Saarbrücken
Arbitrator in domestic and international commercial arbitration

Mr Jiri Rydl

Jiri participated in the 28th and 29th Vis Moot, where he learned everything there is about viral vectors and palm oil. Together with his colleagues from the Charles University team, they earned several honorable mentions for their written memoranda, both for Claimant and Respondent. After completing his Vis Moot journey, Jiri transitioned to real-life arbitration, currently working as a junior associate at BBH Law Firm in Prague, Czechia specialising in both international and domestic arbitration, and litigation. Despite graduating, Jiri has never forgotten the wonderful experiences Vis Moot provided him. Thus, following a short gap year, he decided to return as a coach of his old team.

Ms Elena Sadat Saadatmandi

I started practicing law as an in-house counsel in 2008 and have been called to the Tehran bar in 2014. I mainly practice in real estate and construction. I sit as arbitrator and counsel in arbitration and litigation.

Ms Larissa Sad Coelho

Associate at Devarb, an arbitrator boutique law firm founded by Deva Villanúa. Larissa acts as secretary and assistant to arbitral tribunals in national and international arbitration proceedings, involving commercial and investment disputes in English, Portuguese and Spanish. The proceedings in which she participates are administered by the ICC, ICSID, PCA, Cam-CCBC, as well as other Spanish and Latin American arbitral institutions.

Ms Laman Sadigli

Laman Sadigli is a lawyer based in Azerbaijan with more than two years of experience. She is currently the Legal Counsel of Coca-Cola CCI Azerbaijan. Laman previously studied at International Dispute Resolution at Humboldt University of Berlin. Before beginning her studies in the IDR LLM program, she was a Legal Consultant at KPMG Azerbaijan. She holds a bachelor's degree from Baku State University Law School. She worked on migration, employment, oil&gas, and renewable energy projects.

Laman is also a former mootie and an adamant supporter of mooting culture at Baku State University Law School. She participated in 26th Vis Moot and coached the Baku State University team of the 29th Vis Moot.

Ms Iroda Sadikova

I currently serve as the Head of Department for Cooperation with IFIs at a state-owned bank. Previously, I held the position of Head of the Legal Department at Akfa University, a private institution located in Tashkent, where I garnered nearly four years of experience.

My educational background includes both bachelor's and master's degrees in commercial law, which I obtained from Westminster International University in Tashkent (WIUT). In 2015, I had the privilege of representing WIUT as a participant in the Vienna International Arbitration Moot (VIS moot). Additionally, in 2018, I assumed the role of coach for the Tashkent State University of Law's moot court team. Moreover, I had the honor of serving as an arbitrator at the VIS moot in the previous year.

Mr Safar Safarli

I am a lawyer with more than three years of experience both in the private and public sectors. My focus areas are international commercial and investment law since I work as associate at Dentons Baku office. Besides, I volunteer as an Assistant Country Reporter for the Republic of Azerbaijan at the CELIS Institute and deal basically with the preparation of periodic reports on changes in the foreign investment regime of the country. Beyond all, arbitration has always been a pure passion for me since 2018 (during my LL.B. at Baku State University) when I was a member of the winning team at the first national commercial arbitration moot. Starting with that, it took me to Vienna as a member of the only team from Azerbaijan representing Baku State University in the 26th Annual Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot (2019). To pursue that passion I studied LL.M. in Investment Treaty Arbitration at Uppsala University and wrote a few papers on arbitration-related topics. I have also sat as an arbitrator for the 31st Moot last year which was magnificent experience than I want to repeat.

Mr Henrik Sajakorpi

Secretary General, The Finland Arbitration Institute (FAI). Responsible for e.g. developing and coordinating the domestic and global activities of the FAI. Formerly practiced dispute resolution, including international commercial arbitration, at Roschier, Attorneys Ltd., a leading law firm in the Nordic region.

Mr Sebastian Salazar

Lawyer from the National University of Colombia and LLM in International Law, Arbitration and Trade from Heidelberg University. Partner at Rincon Cuellar & Asociados, and arbitrator in both national and international Tribunals. Professor of Arbitration and Contracts in several Universities in Colombia and Latinamerica. Ample expertise in international arbitration litigation.

Ms Saeede Salehi Najafabadi

Iam a legal manager and work as a contract manager in a Gas industry company active in production and industry. During my career I challenge with many disputes mainly contractual. I find ADR as a great mechanism to deal with the disputes and believe in Arbitration as an instrument for dispute settlement.

Ms Katrina Salmgrieze

Katrina Salmgrieze has received the Bachelor`s degree in law from the University of Latvia in 2013 and the Master`s degree in law from the same university in 2015. During the last year of studies Katrina joined in the team of the University of Latvia and participated in the 22nd Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot. Finishing the university Katrina has defended the master thesis on subject “The Role of Courts Applying Interim Measures in International Commercial Arbitration Proceeding”.
Since 2014 Katrina has worked at law office “ECOVIS CONVENTS”. She has started as a legal adviser and now she works as an assistant of attorney at law. Since December 2015, she is a member of Latvian Bar Association. Her main working areas are commercial law, international and domestic arbitration, administrative law and competition law. Apart from the work Katrina continues to improve her professional knowledge in various legal courses and summer schools, as well as she advises students participating in domestic and international moot courts.

Ms Lana Samardžija

I am a Junior Associate in one of the leading commercial law firms in Bosnia and Herzegovina where I have already gained insight in different areas of law such as dispute resolution, employment, IP and data protection, etc.

After having finished Bachelor studies of Law in Banja Luka I have enrolled in master studies at the Faculty of Law at the Belgrade University.

I have participated as oralist in the 28th Willem C. Vis Moot Competition.
Since then I took participation in different dispute settlement conferences and obtained valuable skills connected to arbitration.

Throughout my studies I acted as an Associate researcher for an international law firm where my work consisted of drafting submissions, legal research under local and international law and construction arbitration disputes. I have finished courses on FIDIC Contracts, but also dealt with all major arbitral rules, including UNCITRAL, ICSID, ICC, LCIA etc.

Mr Harout J. Samra

Harout Jack Samra focuses his practice on international dispute resolution and arbitration matters. He has represented clients from both the public and private sectors, including foreign governments and clients from the insurance, banking, finance, manufacturing, aviation and hospitality industries.

He has experience in international arbitrations administered under the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR), United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) and International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) arbitration rules.

Harout actively publishes and serves as a speaker on subjects relating to international arbitration and dispute resolution. He is a graduate of the University of Miami School of Law (magna cum laude) and remains active in the University's international arbitration graduate program.

Prof Praveen Sandhu

Praveen is a distinguished professional in the field of arbitration and mediation. She is the founder of Ekaas Resolve, where she currently serves as an arbitrator and mediator. While her primary base is in Canada, her practice extends internationally.

In addition to her work in alternative dispute resolution, Praveen is a dedicated educator. She imparts her expertise as a Professor of Business Law at the University of British Columbia, Sauder School of Business.

Praveen's journey into the world of arbitration and mediation was inspired by years of experience in commercial litigation. While she cherished the excitement of the courtroom, she made a deliberate shift. Praveen pursued advanced education at the University of California, Berkeley, obtained several affiliations on a global scale, and established Ekaas Resolve.

Recognized for her entrepreneurial spirit, exceptional negotiation skills, and keen business acumen, Praveen is fluent in English, French, and Punjabi, and has a working knowledge of Hindi.

On a personal note, she finds immense joy in meditation and yoga, is an avid fitness enthusiast, and embraces the wonders of travel. India holds a special place in her heart, and living in Paris, France for three years was one of her most enriching life experiences.

Mr Ian Sanford

Ian Sanford earned his Juris Doctorate from Stetson College of Law with a Concentration in International Law. With a background in business, Ian was a financial advisor for the Royal Bank of Canada, served as President of the Stetson Business Law Society, earned an Investment Funds in Canada certificate from the Canadian Securities Institute, and clerked for two business law firms during his studies. Following law school, he has worked as Assistant Vice President in Citi Bank's Legal Department in the Outside Counsel Management team, regularly working directly with a number of international law firms facilitating institutional client and commercial transactions. He is a member of the International Bar Association currently qualifying as a solicitor in England & Wales.

Ian has taken a number of International Arbitration Law courses, including an Oxford Law summer semester Trial Advocacy course specialising in Arbitration and International Sales Law & Arbitration.

Mr Ankit Sanghvi

Ankit Sanghvi completed his LLB (Hons) at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth in 2009 and is a Barrister-At-Law, having qualified from The Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn, London. He also holds a Master of Science (MSc) in Construction Law and Dispute Resolution from King’s College London. Ankit has been in active legal practice as an advocate and solicitor in Malaysia with more than 10 years of experience. He is currently a partner of Halim Hong & Quek, a leading law firm in Malaysia and a member firm of Andersen Global, where he heads the construction disputes sub-practice group. He regularly handles significant briefs involving energy projects, engineering projects and infrastructure projects for both domestic and multinational clients across various jurisdictions as lead counsel at all levels of the Malaysian Courts. Ankit’s experience also includes, mediation, adjudication, arbitration, expert determination and early neutral evaluation, amongst others.

Ankit is an empaneled adjudicator with the Asian International Arbitration Centre (AIAC) where he is regularly appointed as an adjudicator to determine construction disputes under the Construction Industry Payment and Adjudication Act 2012 in Malaysia. Ankit is also a Member of the Society of Construction Law (SCL), Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb), former committee member of the IT, Innovation and Future in Technology Committee of the Malaysian Bar, Member of the AIAC’s, Young Practitioner’s Group, Member of the ASEAN Law Association and a Member of EUROCHAM Malaysia (formerly known as the EU-Malaysia Chamber of Commerce and Industry), Fellow of the Asian Institute of Alternative Dispute Resolution (AIADR) and the former chairperson of the Membership Development Committee of the AIADR.

Ankit is also a Contributing Author and on the Editorial Board of the recently published book titled “Standard Form of Building Contracts Compared” a Lexis Nexis publication authored by Prof. Sundra Rajoo, the current serving director of the AIAC. The book ventures into a detailed comparative analysis of the PAM Standard Form 2018 with the AIAC (2019), IEM (2017), CIDB (2000), PWD 203A as well as other standard forms such as the FIDIC Red Book (2017) and JCT (2016).

Advocate Yashwant Sanjenbam

Dynamic and driven young lawyer with a passion for international arbitration. Equipped with a curious legal mind and a deep appreciation of global legal intricacies particularly in cross-border commercial disputes and investor-state conflicts.

Ms Vitória Emilia Santiago Pastro

Lawyer in Brazil since 2021. Graduated at the Federal University of Santa Catarina (2021). Participated at the XXVIII Willem C. Vis Moot as a member of the Federal University of Santa Catarina team, currently coaches the team for the second year.

Profr Pablo Santos

Mootie in 1999 & 2000.
Coach of the teams of Universidad Panamericana (Mexico City) and Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM), currently Professor of Private International Law and Arbitration and ADR at Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (CEM), where he also coaches the Moot teams. Professor of Legal English at Universidad Panamericana (Mexico City).
Obtained LLB in Law from Universidad Panamericana (Mexico City), LLM in International Commercial Law from Univeristy of Nottingham and PhD in a joint programme from Universidad Anáhuac and Universidad Complutense de Madrid. Has attended several Universities such as Julius-Maximilians Universität Würzburg and Alexander von Humboldt Universität zu Berlin.

Mr Jurij Santschi

Jurij Santschi is a Prosecutor in the Canton Appenzell Ausserrhoden. After his graduation in law at the University of Fribourg and various professional experiences, Jurij Santschi was admitted to the bar in Switzerland in 2016. Until beeing elected as a Prosecutor he has been working as an attorney-at-law representing clients in national and international arbitration proceedings and acted as secretary and arbitrator of national and international arbitration panels. He advised and litigated, in particular in matters of contract and corporate law as well as in debt enforcement and bankruptcy law.
Jurij Santschi participated in the 15th Willem C. Vis Moot Court and is coach of the Team of the University of St. Gallen.

Mr Arijit Sanyal

Arijit is an India Qualified Lawyer and an Associate with the International Disputes and Arbitration team at Skywards Law, New Delhi in India. His work focusses on matters concerning international arbitration proceedings under institutional rules such as ICC and SIAC; challenge and enforcement proceedings and domestic ad hoc arbitrations in India. Arijit has done the Vis Moot twice before in 2021 and 2022 where his team received an Honourable Mention for the Claimant Memoranda. Ever since then Arijit has been coaching teams for the Vis Moot.
Arijit has attended the Arbitration Academy in Paris, where his essay, "Investment arbitration & Climate Change: Critical Look" received the laureate of the academy award for being the best submitted essay.

Mr Akshay Sapre

Professionally, practicing as Counsel in the fields of Domestic and International Arbitration, Corporate, Writ, Civil, and Taxation before the Supreme Court of India, various High Courts and tribunals. Author and Editor for LexisNexis Group, having worked on titles such as the Sale of Goods, Law of Torts, Information Technology and Advocates Act (prescribed in the syllabus for the Advocate-on-Record Examination conducted by the Supreme Court of India).
On the academic side, associated with Willem C Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot, Vienna, and Center for International Legal Studies, Salzburg, Austria as Arbitrator. Graduate in B.A. LLB (Hons) from the National Law Institute University, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.

Mr Janis Sarans-Reneslacis

Janis Sarans (LL.M Dispute Resolution) is a Senior Associate in COBALT Riga office specializing in EU and competition law, patent litigations and complex regulatory dispute resolution. Janis acted as a coach of the Vis Moot team of University of Latvia from 2017 to 2023. Janis is also acting president of the Latvian Moot Association, an NGO that organizes Riga Pre-Moot in Latvia, Riga.

Engr Mohsin Sardar

Engr. Mohsin Sardar is a Professional Engineer and Arbitrator at 92 Lex Pakistan. He has a vast experience of around 10 years in project management and dispute resolution specifically Arbitration and Negotiation.

Ms Bengi Sargin

In 2016, she graduated from Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University, Faculty of Law with degree (3,01/4,00). In September 2016, she was accepted to Master of Laws programme at Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University, Institute of Social Sciences, Department of Private Law. She graduated in 2019, with distinction (3,94/4,00). As master dissertation, she wrote “Protection of Television Programme Formats with Foreign Element” supervised by Prof. Dr. Musa AYGÜL. Between June 2019-July 2019 she got a scholarship from German Academic Exchange Service (Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst- DAAD) and she participated intensive German language courses at Humboldt University of Berlin. In September 2019, she was accepted to PhD programme Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University, Institute of Social Sciences, Department of Private Law. She is PhD candidate She conducted her doctoral researches as visiting scholar at Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich within the scholarship provided by Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey. Since 2018, she is working as Research Assistant at Yozgat Bozok University, Faculty of Law, Department of Private International Law. She speaks Turkish, English, German, Greek and Hungarian.

Ms Poorvi Satija

Associate, White & Case LLP, London; LL.M. (2016) Harvard Law School. Former associate (dispute resolution and arbitration) at Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas (Formerly, Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh A. Shroff & Co.), New Delhi, India. Octa-finalist at the 18th Vis Moot, 2011 and cited for the Martin Domke Award for 'Best Individual Oralist' in the general rounds. Coaching teams for the competition since 2013.

Prof Geneviève Saumier

Geneviève Saumier has been a professor at the Faculty of Law at McGill University since 1996. She holds degrees in management, civil and common law from McGill University and obtained her PhD at the University of Cambridge. Prof. Saumier teaches and conducts research in the fields of international dispute resolution, mediation, private international law, civil procedure, consumer law and civil liability. She has been a coach and arbitrator at the Vis Moot in Vienna since 2011.

Dr Judith Sawang

Judith Sawang is a partner at Ashurst LLP and acts as counsel and arbitrator. Judith has been repeatedly recognized by Who's Who Legal as Future Leader Arbitration, German legal market publication JUVE, Handelsblatt, Best Lawyers and WirtschaftsWoche.
Judith is a member of the Advisory Board of the German Arbitration Institute (DIS). She has published in the area of arbitral law and is a regular speaker at national and international conferences. Judith is a co-author of the practice commentary by Nedden/Herzberg/Kopetzki on the rules of the German Arbitration Institute (DIS).
Judith studied law at the Universities of Heidelberg, Melbourne, Auckland (LL.M.) and Marburg (Dr. iur.). She held scholarships by the German Academic Scholarship Foundation and was awarded a scholarship prize by the German Arbitration Institute (DIS) for her Ph.D. thesis on the protection of business secrets and the right to be heard in arbitral proceedings. Legal traineeship at the District Court in Frankfurt am Main, Foreign Ministry (Diplomatic Services) in Ottawa and the International Labor Office of the United Nations in Geneva (2004-2006). Second State Exam in Germany (2006).
Judith has been admitted to the bar in 2006. Prior to joining Ashurst, she was with a boutique law firm and Hengeler Mueller.

Mr Jan K. Schaefer

Rechtsanwalt, Partner, King & Spalding LLP, International Arbitration Practice Group, resident in the Frankfurt office. Legal studies in Passau, London (Cert. Comp. Law, SOAS), Freiburg (First State Exam.), Utrecht (Erasmus) and Singapore (LL.M., NUS). He did his practical training in Dortmund and Paris and was research fellow at the Asser Institute in The Hague. Mr. Schaefer acts as counsel in domestic and international arbitration proceedings, including ICSID, and was appointed as sole and party-appointed arbitrator as well as chairman in more than 45 ICC, including as ICC Emergency Arbitrator, DIS, including under the DIS Supplementary Rules for Corporate Law Disputes, DIAC, NAI, SCC and SIAC matters. He has published widely on arbitration topics and regularly speaks at conferences.

Mr Lawrence Schaner

Lawrence Schaner is an independent arbitrator with over three decades of experience in the resolution of cross-border and domestic business disputes. He is ranked in Band 1 for international arbitrators by Chambers USA and among the world’s “Most in Demand Arbitrators” by Chambers Global. His experience includes administered and ad hoc cases under many rules, including the AAA, CPR, ICC, ICDR, JAMS, KCAB, LCIA, SCC and UNCITRAL. He is a Fellow of the College of Commercial Arbitrators, a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, and has taught a seminar on international arbitration at Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law as an adjunct professor since 2010. Until April 2017, he was a partner at Jenner & Block, in Chicago, where he co-founded and co-chaired the firm’s international arbitration practice. He is a co-editor of International Arbitration in the United States (Kluwer Law International 2018) and served from 2013-18 as the editor of Dispute Resolution International, the dispute resolution journal of the International Bar Association. He earned his J.D. from Stanford Law School in 1986 and B.A. from Duke University in 1982. He was a law clerk to the Hon. Cecil F. Poole, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (1986-1987). He is a member of the bars of California, Illinois, and New York.

Mr Lukas Scheidl

Lukas Scheidl is an associate in the dispute resolution team of Binder Grösswang in Vienna. He holds a law degree from the University of Vienna, where he also worked as a Research Assistant at the Institute for Constitutional and Administrative Law. He was part of the University of Vienna's team that won the Werner Melis Award for Best Respondent Memorandum at the 27th edition of the Vis Moot.

Mr Alexey Schitikov

Russian qualified lawyer with 4 years of experience in international and domestic litigation and arbitration. LLM Student at Humboldt University of Berlin.

Ms Roxane Schmidgall

Roxane Schmidgall participated in the 18th Vis Moot for the University of Lucerne and is now one of the Lucerne Team's coaches. She works in a boutique law firm in Zurich where she specializes in arbitration.

Prof Martin B.J. Schmidt-Kessel

Martin Schmidt-Kessel (Doctorate Freiburg 2001; Habilitation Freiburg 2003) is full Professor for German and European Consumer Law, Private Law and Comparative Law and Director of the Centre for Consumer Law at the University of Bayreuth. He serves as Secretary General and Chair of the Private Law Section of the German Association of Comparative Law. He is Member of the European Law Institute and Associate Member to the International Academy of Comparative Law. Martin Schmidt-Kessel serves as speaker of the Joint Doctorate Verona-Bayreuth in European Legal Studies. He is i.a. co-author in the Schlechtriem-Schwenzer-Commentary, founding Editor of the GPR – Zeitschrift für das Privatrecht der Europäischen Union and involved in supervising Vis Moot Teams since 1994.

Ms Dr Annekathrin Schmoll

Annekathrin Schmoll is an associate in the Frankfurt office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. She is a member of the firm’s Litigation and International Arbitration, Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG), White Collar Defense and Investigations as well as the Antitrust and Competition Practices.

Ms. Schmoll has a wide experience in the field of complex arbitration and commercial litigation, both domestic and cross-border. She represents German and international clients in commercial, corporate and civil disputes in institutional and ad hoc arbitration proceedings as well as before German courts, including representing clients in German model declaratory actions. Her further focus area is court- and out-of-court representation in antitrust disputes.

Handelsblatt / The Best Lawyers™ in Germany 2022/2023 have again recognized Ms. Schmoll in their list “Ones to Watch” for Litigation, International Arbitration and Arbitration & Mediation.

Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, Ms. Schmoll was an associate and member of the litigation, arbitration & ADR and antitrust law practice groups in the Frankfurt office of a renowned international law firm. She has represented a company in matters involving the US Department of Justice (DOJ), companies in antitrust damage claims and was frequently involved in arbitral proceedings.

She studied law at the Universities of Gießen and Kiel, Germany, and earned her doctor’s degree from the University of Göttingen in 2014. Before completing her second bar examination at the Higher Regional Court of Braunschweig in 2016, Ms. Schmoll was a research associate and trainee in the Frankfurt office of other international law firms. Ms. Schmoll has been admitted as a German lawyer (Rechtsanwältin) since 2016.

In addition to her native German, she is fluent in English.

Ms. Schmoll is a member of the German Arbitration Institute (DIS) and of DIS40, a German initiative of young arbitrators; of the Young ICCA, a world-wide arbitration knowledge network for young practitioners and students; of ArbitralWomen – the International Network of Women in Dispute Resolution; of the Kartellrechtsforum Frankfurt am Main e.V., a panel in the field of German and European antitrust law; and of the German-American Lawyers Association (Deutsch-Amerikanische Juristen-Vereinigung e.V.).

Ms Sabrine Schnyder

Sabrine Schnyder is an independent arbitrator and solo practitioner in Zurich and Geneva, Switzerland. With 10 years experience in the field of international dispute resolution (both as counsel and arbitrator), she represents clients before major arbitral institutions and national courts. Her focus lies in finding pragmatic solutions for her clients and resolve disputes in the most efficient manner. She has a vast experience in complex cross-border contractual disputes and gained additional knowledge in data protection, art law, patent law, IP and technology law over the years. She regularly advises clients from the pharma, MedTech, FemTech, art, technology, renewable energy, semi-conductor and luxury sector. She is Swiss qualified and fluent in English, German and French.

After participating in the Vis Moot for the Team of the University of Lucerne in 2007/2008 and coaching the Team of the University of Geneva in 2008/2009, Sabrine is regularly returning to Vienna as an arbitrator .

Dr Laurids Schommers

Associate at Hengeler Mueller. PhD (Münster), LLM (Columbia). Former participant and coach of the team of the University of Münster.

Mr Dario Schönbächler

Dario Schönbächler participated as a Mootie in the 28th Vis Moot for the University of Lucerne. He has been coaching the team of the University of Lucerne since the 29th Vis Moot. Dario Schönbächler has worked at Wenger Vieli Ltd., a Swiss full service business law firm as a junior lawyer. He primarily practices law in the areas of dispute resolution as well as corporate / M&A.

Dr Dorothee Schramm

Dorothee is an independent arbitrator who combines Swiss neutrality and pragmatism with a global outlook and hands-on experience with high-value disputes around the world. A Swiss lawyer by qualification and former partner at Sidley Austin LLP, she feels at home in both civil law and common law contexts, having been part of a common law team for over a decade. Dorothee Schramm is one of few arbitrators of her generation who have hands-on advocacy experience in billion-dollar cases but are fully independent with few conflicts of interest.
While Dorothee’s experience spans many industries, she has particular interest in technology, engineering and life sciences. As former Head of Europe of Sidley’s Global Life Sciences team and member of Sidley’s Technology Committee, her insights into the life sciences and technology industries go far beyond contract disputes. Dorothee Schramm is recognized as a thought leader both globally and within Switzerland, and she helps further the development of international arbitration as a member of the Executive Committee of the Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA).

Mr Andreas Schregenberger

Dr Lukas Schultze-Moderow

Lukas is an attorney in the Dispute Resolution Practice Group at Gleiss Lutz, Frankfurt.

After studying at Bucerius Law School, Hamburg, and Boston College Law School, he obtained an M.Jur. from Oxford University (University College) and recently obtained his PhD with a thesis in international arbitration from the University of Passau.

Lukas joined Gleiss Lutz in 2013. His practice includes international commercial arbitration - with a focus on post M&A-disputes - as well as state court litigation, in particular corporate and financial litigation.

A participant in the 11th Moot, Lukas has since enjoyed coming back to Vienna as an assistant coach of Team Bucerius and as an arbitrator.

Ms Margaretha Schulz

Margaretha Schulz is one of the Coaches of the University of Bern Team. She is working as a junior associate at Pestalozzi Attorneys at Law in Zurich, Switzerland, where she is a member of the Corporate / M&A and Litigation & Arbitration practice groups.

Ms Silke Schusser

Silke Schusser is a PhD Research Fellow at the Department of Civil Procedure Law at the University of Vienna. She holds an Austrian Law Degree (Mag.iur.) and has participated in the 29th edition of the Vis Moot and the 19th Vis East Moot. Throughout her law studies, she has put a focus on all fields of Dispute Resolution, especially Arbitration and has worked in several law firms focusing on Litigation and Arbitration.

Ms Sheila Schwaighofer

Sheila Schwaighofer is a Swiss Attorney-at-Law (from Geneva) in the Dispute Resolution Team of Pitkowitz & Partners, a law firm based in Vienna.
Her primary focus is on Dispute Resolution including international litigation and arbitration proceedings. She has been involved as counsel and as tribunal secretary in arbitrations under various institutions.
In July 2022, Sheila was appointed as director of Africa in the Moot, an initiative which aims to assist teams from Africa Universities take part in the Vis Moot and in other moot court competitions.
Sheila was also a coach for two teams from Tanzania during the 29th Vis Moot. She also coaches the Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU) through her law firm Pitkowitz & Partners, which has been supporting the WU team since years. She also regularly acts as an arbitrator in the Willem C. Vis Moot.
Sheila is listed as arbitrator at the Vienna International Arbitration Centre (VIAC). She is also a member of various law and arbitration associations.

Dr Joseph Schwartz

Joseph is a German Attorney and Partner of the firm WAGNER Arbitration. Before joining the firm, he worked for various domestic and international law firms, i.a. as an Attorney focusing on dispute resolution, litigation and arbitration as well as corporate law. He acts both as party counsel and as arbitrator. Best Lawyers / Handelsblatt recognizes him as "Lawyer of the Year 2023" for International Arbitration in Berlin.

His professional experience and expertise in dispute resolution and arbitration include numerous proceedings administered by the ICC, DIS, GMAA and other institutions, inter alia as arbitrator, lead counsel and secretary to the arbitral tribunal.

In addition to his involvement in arbitral and court disputes, his experience includes the negotiation and consultation in several extrajudicial (contractual- and shareholder-) disputes, the drafting and negotiating of commercial contracts and corporate advice. Because of his interest in technology and his experience with corporate matters, he regularly advises technology and engineering companies. He holds a doctorate degree from Berlin Humboldt University and coordinates - together with Manuela Kreuzeder - the German Institution of Arbitration's below 40 chapter (DIS40) in Berlin.

Prof Dr Ingeborg Schwenzer

curriculum vitae

Ingeborg Schwenzer is Dean of Swiss International Law School and Professor emerita of Private Law at the University of Basel, Switzerland. Additionally, she is an adjunct professor at Bond University, Gold Coast, Australia, and has been an adjunct professor at City University, Hong Kong, and at Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia. She has published numerous books and more than 200 articles in the fields of law of obligations (contracts, tort law and unjust enrichment, sales law both domestic and international), commercial arbitration as well as family law. In particular, she is the editor and main contributor of the world's leading Commentary on the Convention on the International Sale of Goods (CISG) (4th edition, Oxford, OUP: 2016) and its German, Spanish, Portuguese and Turkish counterparts. Ingeborg Schwenzer is the chair of the CISG Advisory Council. She is also active in all areas of legal practice. In particular, she regularly acts as arbitrator, counsel and legal expert in international disputes.

Ms Lucia Scripcari

Lucia Scripcari is a Moldovan citizen who obtained a law degree in Istanbul. Currently she is working in the arbitration department in a law firm and pursuing her LLM degree in Private Law at Koc University in Istanbul. She already holds a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science and International Relations. Her area of interest is international commercial and investment arbitration. She also publishes articles on arbitration and co-authors articles on geopolitics in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. Her recent article was translated into Spanish as well. She has participated in both investment arbitration and commercial arbitration moot court competitions in Stockholm, Vienna, Brussels and Paris and she is fluent in Romanian, Russian, English, French and Turkish.

Ms Ruth Sebatindira

Senior Counsel with 26 years varied commercial experience in litigation, shareholder disputes, lender enforcement actions, receiverships and liquidations. Head of Tax litigation, advisory

Mr Jakob Secklehner

I have a rich background in international law, starting with my active participation in the 24th Vis Moot and later coaching the University of Graz's team for the 25th and 26th editions. My professional journey includes a significant stint at a leading law firm in Vienna, where I deepened my expertise in arbitration. Academically, I pursue a PhD in Law and an MSc in International Economics at the University of Vienna, contributing as a research and teaching assistant during my studies, gaining extensive teaching experience.

Currently, I serve as In-house Counsel at FINcredible GmbH, an Austrian AISP-fintech company, focusing on data protection, supervisory, and IT-law. Alongside my professional role, I teach corporate and securities law at the University of Vienna and engage in the arbitration community as an administrative secretary in proceedings.

Mrs Jana Sedláková

Founder of SEDLAKOVA LEGAL. Based in Brno and serving clients all over the world, the company is regularly ranked among top law firms in the Czech Republic in IT and IP. A technology believer, so focusing on the IT segment was a clear choice for Jana. And because IT is dynamic and software companies grow fast, she gets to help clients not only with IT/IP but also with corporate law, investments, employment, data protection, consumers...you name it :) Lately her focus is on international investmens. And together with almost 30 other Czech law firms she is se to standardize the Czech VC market through a set of model legal documents.

In 2019 she started Ochrana nápadu, a non-profit company helping people protect their ideas and new inventions.

And because not only are there not enough good tech lawyers, but there are even fewer tax advisors and accountants that really know their way in taxing intellectual property, in 2020, TaxCounting was born.

Co-author of the Hanbook on Software Agreements - their specifics and contractual process, C.H.Beck, 2021. Co-author of Commentary of the Czech Civil Code, to be published 2023. Co-author of a Commentary of the Czech Copyright Act - currently in preparation.

Ms Lisa Seeger

Lisa Seeger studied law with additional qualifications in economics at the University of Bayreuth. After graduating in 2022, she started working as a research assistant at the Chair of Civil Law, German and International Civil Procedure Law. Besides, she is currently working on her doctoral thesis in the field of arbitration law. She coached the teams of the University of Bayreuth for the 30th and 31st Vis Moot.

Dr Jernej Sekolec

Dr Ismail Selim

Dr. Ismail Selim
Director of the Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (CRCICA)
President of the International Federation of Commercial Arbitration Institutions (IFCAI)
Vice Chairman of the Egypt Branch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb)

Academics and Teaching History

Dr Selim graduated from Cairo University in 1997 with an LL.B., where he also obtained an LL.M in International Business Law from the I.D.A.I in 1999. He then earned his Master’s degree in Public Administration from the E.N.A, in Paris in 2001. He also graduated of a Certificate in International Commercial Arbitration from Queen Mary University of London in 2005. In 2007, he accomplished an internship program at the ICC Court of International Arbitration, and earned his PhD from Burgundy University (France), entitled “International Public Order in favorem arbitrandum”, published at the Éditions Universitaires Européennes.

Dr Selim is also a Member and an accredited lecturer of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb), and an accredited mediator of the London School of Mediation (LSE). He has published numerous research papers and articles for international, Egyptian and foreign revues in law, business and arbitration in English, Arabic and French. He regularly intervenes in international conferences and seminars related to Arbitration, Investment, International Trade Law and Dispute Resolution. Dr Selim has taught Private International Law and Alternative Means of Dispute Settlement at the Institute for International Business Law in Cairo since 2011, and Commercial Arbitration in Arab Countries at the Sorbonne University in Paris. He also teaches International Trade Law and Arbitration at the British University in Egypt.

Professional Experience

Dr. Selim started his career as a Legal Associate at Shalakany Law Firm, followed by a career in the judiciary as Prosecutor for the Cabinet of the Attorney General in Egypt before he became Judge in the Civil and Commercial Courts. He joined private practice again in 2009, at Zulficar & Partners, where he was a Leading member of the International Arbitration Department before being promoted to Partner in 2013. In 2015, Dr. Selim co-founded Nour and Selim in association with Al Tamimi and Company as Partner and Head of Dispute Resolution for the institution of an Al Tamimi Office in Cairo. Dr Selim has parallelly acted as Legal Advisor for the Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (CRCICA) until 2007, and became member of CRCICA’s Advisory Committee in 2016. In January 2017, following his appointment as Director by CRCICA’s Board of Trustees, Dr. Selim left Al Tamimi and Company for the Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration to undertake his mandate.

Dr Selim is consistently appointed as Presiding arbitrator, Sole Arbitrator and Co-Arbitrator and has acted as Counsel in various ad hoc and institutional cases under various International institutional rules in the fields of tourism, hotels, construction, telecommunications, natural gas, sales contracts, company contracts, leases, commercial contracts, maritime transport, supply contracts, technical work contracts and shareholder disputes; arbitrated under the auspices of the “Cairo Regional Center for International Commercial Arbitration” CRCICA, the “Paris International Chamber of Commerce” ICC, the “Zurich Chamber of Commerce” in accordance with the Swiss rules and the “London Court of International Arbitration”, the “Center Dubai Financial International“ DIFC-LCIA and the “Abu Dhabi Center for Conciliation and Commercial Arbitration” ADCCAC, the “Dubai International Arbitration Centre” DIAC, the “Court of Arbitration for Sports” CAS as well as non-institutional arbitrations in accordance with the provisions of the Egyptian Arbitration Law and the UNCITRAL Rules. Dr. Selim speaks fluent Arabic, English and French, in addition to his knowledge of Chinese language (Basic).

Ms JÚLIA SERAFIM

I'm a Lawyer under the Brazilian Bar, currently working as legal assistant at a law firm in Lisbon. I'm a Master Degree candidate at NOVA School of Law, in Lisbon, where I study Litigation and Arbitration (arbitration classes taught by Professors Franco Ferrari and Mariana França Gouveia). I've participant on the 27.º and 28.º editions as oralist, representing the Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC), Florianópolis/Brazil. Since the last edition, I'm one of the Team's coaches. I've already participated as arbitrator in the Rio and São Paulo online Pre Moots. My Bachelor thesis at UFSC was the analysis of the theoretical and jurisprudential application of art. 25 CISG, namely the fundamental breach of the contract. I've participated in a few summer courses/courses about international arbitration, international private law and the CISG. I speak fluent English and advanced French.

Mr Riccardo Serafin

I graduated 'summa cum laude' in Law at the University of Turin (2021) and I later obtained the degree of 'Magister Juris' from the University of Oxford (2022). Currently, I am a final-year PhD candidate in Law at the University of Turin. Previously I have been part of the University of Turin's team during the 26th edition of the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot and I have served as coach and arbitrator ever since. I specialise in comparative private law, with a particular focus on contract law.

Mr Jalal Seyedabadi

Jalal Seyedabadi is a young arbitration counsel at Forsat MC, an Iranian boutique law firm specialized mostly in energy, construction and commercial law. Jalal is enrolled in University of Vienna LL.M program in European and International Business Law, and has his first law degree from Allameh Tabatabai University of Tehran. He has been engaged in several arbitration proceedings administered by ICC, SCIA, ACIC and SIAC, as counsel and advisor, which involved the law of England, France and Iran as the applicable law to the substance. Jalal also has two years of experience in delivering legal services to several companies within his main area of interest, i.e. the arrangements in infrastructure, construction and energy (ICE) sectors.

Ms Eunice Shang-Simpson

Dual qualified in Ghana and the UK, Eunice is a Solicitor-Advocate, and an International Arbitrator and Mediator. She is a Lecturer/Practitioner in Law at Canterbury Christ Church University. Eunice is a former Specialist Crown Prosecutor and Seconded National Expert to the UK Desk at Eurojust in the Hague, and a frequent Arbitrator at the annual Vis Moot in Vienna. She is also the Chair of the International Committee of the Law Society of England & Wales and Deputy Vice President of the Kent Law Society.

A Member of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Africa Commission representing Ghana, Eunice was recently appointed as a Member to the ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR.

Passionate about helping women and girls reach their full potential, Eunice is an Alumni Mentor of the Cherie Blair Foundation Mentoring Women in Business Programme, which matches women in middle income countries with mentors around the world, a Trustee of the Arbitration Fund for African Students and a Director of Golden Age School, a Junior High School in Ghana. She is also currently a PhD Researcher, focussing on International Trade & Investment Negotiations and ISDS.

Dr Patricia Shaughnessy

Dr. Patricia Shaughnessy, an associate professor at Stockholm University, specialises in interational dispute resolution and commercial law. Until 2019, Patricia was the Vice-Chair of the Board of the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (SCC), having served on the Board since 2006, and was a member of the committees drafting the SCC Rules. She was a government-appointed expert on the legislative committee that proposed the recent revisions to the Swedish Arbitration Act. She serves as arbitrator and expert in international disputes and as consultant in legal development projects. She practiced law law for ten years in the US and has served as a US Supreme Court fellow. She is a member of the international boards of the Georgian International Arbitration Centre and the Tehran Regional Arbitration Centre.

Dr Mohammad Shayesteh Nam

Mr Iain Sheridan,

Iain Sheridan is a barrister and legal consultant focused on financial services regulation, especially MiFID. He has been a Vis Moot arbitrator for over 10 years.

Before becoming a consultant, he was head of legal Europe and Asia for the financial sector dedicated investment bank Fox-Pitt, Kelton. His consulting projects have included advising ABN AMRO, Bank of America, Bank of China, Barclays, BlackRock, Citadel, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, Fidelity International, and Société Générale. In the context of arbitration, he has been instructed by the OECD and the United Nations, training high court judges in Beirut and Kharkiv on the New York Convention.

His law and technology articles have been published by Butterworths, Kluwer, Oxford University Press, Sweet & Maxwell, and the Royal Society. His first book, Financial Regulation and Technology (Edward Elgar), is relied on by many legal practitioners, and has been purchased globally by over 100 universities worldwide. Iain’s second book, to be published in March 2025, is entitled 'Semiconductors – Law, Strategy and Tax'.

Ms Daria Shliapnikova

Daria Shliapnikova is an attorney at law admitted to the Moscow City Bar, Russia, currently based in Vienna, Austria. Daria specializes in ADR. Daria graduated from the National Research University Higher School of Economics (master's program in Private international law) and is an LLM student at the University of Vienna (program in Public international law). She successfully represented clients in domestic courts and international commercial arbitration.

Mr Akshay Shreedhar

Akshay Shreedhar is an associate at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, Paris. He represents clients before tribunals in international commercial and investment disputes.

Dr Deevanshu Shrivastava

Dr. Deevanshu Shrivastava is a young academician and a passionate IPR researcher, having 11+ years of teaching experience. After having cleared his UGC NET in Law twice and also MPSET, he completed his Ph.D. in Intellectual Property Laws from Barkatullah University, Bhopal. Apart from this he also holds Diploma in Cyber Law, Diploma in Medical Laws, Diploma in Media and Drone Laws. He has various certificate courses from WIPO, University of Penn in his field of study IPR. He was the founding Head of Central India’s first and only Public Policy school, Jagran School of Public Policy and International Affairs at Jagran Lakecity University, Bhopal. He is member editorial board and also the lifetime member of various national and International Journals. He is on the advisory board of various legal platforms. He also has a great experience of participating and in conduction of Debates, Moot Court, ADR Tournaments, Policy Dialogues, Legal Aid Camps and various others like activities. He has won the prestigious ‘Excellence in Research Award’ thrice in the academic year 2015-16, 2016-17 & 2017-18. He was also awarded with the Outstanding Performer for the year Award for 2015-16. He was felicited with the prestigious Excellence in Research Award in 2018 and the Best Faculty (Law) Award, 2019 by Arjun Das Gulati Foundation in collaboration with Allahabad University, Allahabad. He received the prestigious Best Faculty in Law at the International Academic Awards in Dubai presented by GISR and American College of Dubai in October 2019.

Dr Ali A. Siapoush

As a senior legal advisor and strategist with over a decade of experience in the investment and business sector, Ali holds a Ph.D. in International Law and is an expert in negotiating, drafting, and reviewing contracts, as well as regulative policies and codes to achieve sustainable systemic solutions. With a proven track record of success in negotiating, drafting, and reviewing complex legal agreements and policies, he possesses excellent leadership, communication, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills. Ali has achieved numerous accolades throughout his career, including serving as the assistant editor of the Iranian Year Book of International and Comparative Law and advising as the secretary of the International Law Committee in the Commission of Legal Affairs, Expediency Discernment Council in Tehran, Iran. He has also authored several books in the field of International Law, including a commentary on Energy Law that became a textbook for all law students in Iran.

Ms Shivreena Sidhu

Shivreena is qualified as a Barrister-at-law with the UK bar, and has been practicing in various legal firms and multinational corporate entities in Malaysia. She has robust experience with the UNCITRAL Model Law, the ICC Arbitration Rules, and the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards as she initiated her career in the Malaysian Attorney General Chambers wherein her role was to draft and review domestic laws which enabled Parliament to ratify the international laws. She has also been a state negotiator for various free trade agreements, and her primary focus has been on the Dispute Resolution chapters. Shivreena also has experience as counsel for the Malaysian government and as an in-house legal counsel in arbitrations under the auspices of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA).

Shivreena is a Chevening scholar who has recently completed her LLM in Corporate Law at University College London (2021) with her dissertation topic delving into investment state arbitrations, and harms against developing States. She was an ardent mooter in while at University, and is an active member of the ASEAN Law Association and Middle Temple Alumni Association.

Languages : English, Malay, Hindi

Mr Matteo Silicato

Mr Kyle Sill

Kyle Sill is a Senior Law Clerk to Judge Susan L. Kelsey at Florida's First District Court of Appeal in the United States, and is licensed to practice law in the State of Florida. He is the coach of the Florida State University College of Law Vis team, and he teaches International Sales & Arbitration at the College of Law. Kyle spent two years in Clermont-Ferrand, France, teaching International Sales and United States Constitutional Law, among other courses. He has also taught courses on appellate law and practice as well as legal research and writing. Kyle has published articles and presented on the CISG, non-compete agreements, legal research, drafting, advocacy, and a variety of other substantive topics. He is a 2010 summa cum laude graduate of Florida Coastal School of Law in Jacksonville, Florida.

Mr Amauri Silvestre Pavão

Bachelor of Law in Fundação Getulio Vargas - São Paulo, Arbitration Certified Lawyer in Brazil, Secretary of Arbitral Tribunals, Director of Inovarb-Amcham, Director of ABEARB, Coordinator of GVEARB

Ms Arti Singh

I am an Advocate-on-record practising in the Supreme Court of India for last 20 years and more. I am dealing exclusively into arbitrations, corporate laws, commercial contracts, Construction adjudication, mercantile laws, banking and finance. I am pursuing my Specialisation in International Arbitration from Swiss Arbitration Academy and the 3 Modules have been completed. I am member of LCIA, ICC, ICA etc. I am handling mostly Construction Contracts and mercantile contracts adjudication.

Mr Harp Singh

Harprabdeep was called to the Hong Kong Bar in 2015. Since then he has developed a predominantly civil practice with a focus on general civil, commercial, company and arbitration. He has appeared in all levels of Court in a wide range of commercial litigation. In one of his most recent cases, he is acting for one of the largest bitcoin exchange platforms globally (worth over US$100 billion) in the High Court over allegations of hacking.

Harprabdeep is also routinely instructed in arbitrations (domestic and international) as counsel and tribunal secretary. His arbitration practice regularly covers issues concerning laws across several jurisdictions. Recently, he acted for a major Chinese printing and packaging manufacturer in an international arbitration lead by a London QC in relation to claims made against a leading German financial institution in excess of US$20 million following the non-disbursement of certain senior and convertible loans. He is also one of several counsels assisting a South Asian Government in an ICSID claim against allegations of expropriation of private property.

He is currently serving as a member in the Arbitration Committee of the Hong Kong Bar Association. Additionally, he is a legal advisor to the US Department of Commerce's Common Law Development Program (CLDP) to teach and advise foreign governments and universities on international commercial law.

AsstProfDr tidarat sinlapapiromsuk

Asst. Prof. Dr. Tidarat Sinlapapiromsuk is a law professor at Chulalongkorn University, where she previously served as Vice Dean for International Affairs. She was awarded a fellowship from the National University of Singapore (NUS) and participated in both the ICSID Regional Workshop and the SIAC Academy.

Dr. Tidarat teaches and advises in a range of legal areas, including Multi-Jurisdictional Disputes; International Business Transactions; Joint Venture ; Shareholder Dispute; International Commercial and Investment Arbitration; Asset Recovery; Natural Resources, Energy, and Mining Law; Construction and Infrastructure Projects; Transnational Anti-Bribery Laws; Foreign Direct Investment (FDI); Corporate Compliance; Mass Torts; Thai Business Law; and Comparative Law. Her research interests include the Petroleum Joint Development Area (JDA), Jurisdictional Defense in Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS), Investor Corruption, Public Procurement, International Sales Law, and Oil-Spill Settlements.

Dr. Tidarat was appointed by the Office of the Council of State as a committee member to review draft legislation for Thailand’s implementation of the CISG (1980). In 2023, she was also appointed as Director of the Centre for Dispute Resolution at Chulalongkorn University. She serves on arbitrator committees for both domestic and international arbitration institutions and contributes as an author to the Transnational Dispute Management (TDM) Journal. Dr. Tidarat brings professional experience as an arbitrator and party-appointed expert in cases involving government construction contracts, construction disputes, commercial disputes, and the ICSID award.

Ms Lorna Sleave

Lorna Sleave is a senior associate at Stevens & Bolton specialising in commercial dispute resolution. Lorna qualified as a solicitor in England & Wales in 2016, and has experience of a wide range of contentious work as well as undertaking general commercial advisory work. She has a strong interest in arbitration and, since qualifying in 2016, has acted for clients in both institutional and ad hoc international arbitration. She qualified as a solicitor-advocate in England & Wales in 2020 and became a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators in 2023. Lorna has also participated in a mock arbitration organised for the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, mentored a mooting team at a UK university, and spoken at webinars and seminars on developments in arbitral law.

Mr David Smallbone

Mr Smallbone is a senior barrister and international disputes lawyer who is sought after to appear in complex and difficult cases. He has been in practice for 34 years.

Ms Samraddhi Sohani

I have recently completed B.A.LL.B. (Hons.) and have been awarded with gold medal for being the topper of the institute consecutively for 5 years. I am currently pursuing my LLM in ADR from O.P. Jindal Global University, Sonipat.

Ms Cristina Solcan

I am a fully qualified Romanian lawyer, specializing in dispute resolution and arbitration, currently working as Senior Associate with Mușat & Asociații SPARL.
I have gained significant experience in complex international arbitration cases conducted under the rules of leading arbitration institutions in a wide range of sectors, in particular in the energy and natural resources, oil, gas and mining, insurance and insolvency sectors. Before national courts, I have mainly been involved in contractual disputes, administrative litigation, competition law and various company law disputes.
I hold a Master's degree in Business Law from the University of Bucharest in 2011 and an LL.M. in Public International Law from the Vienna Law School in 2019. I have also completed a six-month internship at the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) from November 2019 to April 2020.

Mr Derek Soller

Mr Soller is a partner with Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw & Pittman in New York and specializes in international arbitration. He has represented clients in commercial arbitrations administered by the ICC, the ICDR, the LCIA, the AAA , JAMS, SIAC and the PCA. He has also represented claimants and respondents in investment treaty arbitrations under the ICSID, ICISD Additional Facility and UNCITRAL Rules.

Mr Soller received his undergraduate degree at Dartmouth College, a M.A. at Middlebury College, and a J.D. at New York University School of Law, where he was Managing Editor of the Journal of International Law and Politics.

Mr Guilherme Soncini da Costa Filho

Guilherme Soncini da Costa Filho has lived in São Paulo since 2019, when he got accepted into Law School at São Paulo Law School of Fundação Getulio Vargas, graduating in 2023. Guilherme has already participated in the 10th, 11th and 12th editions of the Brazilian Moot of Business Arbitration and Mediation – CAMARB as a mootie, and in the 13th and 14th editions as a coach, all of them as part of FGV-SP’s team. He has also taken part in the 28th and 30th editions of the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitrations Moot as a mootie, both of them on FGV-SP’s team. Currently, Guilherme is studying and getting prepared in order to return to the same team for the 31st edition of Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitrations Moot, but now as a coach. During his time at the university, Guilherme has participated in various study groups focused on Arbitration, Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A), Corporate Law and Civil Procedure. Additionally, he has been a monitor of Civil Procedure and Alternative Dispute Resolution. Concerning the academic area, Guilherme has published a few articles together with one of his professors on the topic of Contracts. Moreover, he took part in the FGV Junior Enterprise for two and a half years. He was also a trainee in civil litigation and arbitration at the firm Ferro, Castro Neves, Daltro & Gomide Advogados from January 2022 to May 2023; as well as in arbitration of the arbitrator Carlos Eduardo Steffen Elias from June 2023 to December 2023.

Ms Minni Sonck

I competed in the 29th Vis Moot and have coached the team of University of Turku since and travelled to Vienna with the team for the 29th and the 30th Moot. I have worked in the private law field since 2018. I have acted as an arbitrator in several Pre-Moots both online worldwide and in person here in Finland. Acting as an arbitrator in the Moot will most certainly complete the unique experience of the Vis.

Mr Mads Sørensen

I was a participant in the 29th Vis Moot for the team from Aarhus University. I have since completed my Master of Laws at Aarhus University and now work as an Assistant Attorney at Plesner Law Firm in Copenhagen. My main practice areas are Tax Law and Tax Litigation.

Ms Ramona Sorgenfrei

Ramona Sorgenfrei is an Associate at the Clifford Chance Litigation & Dispute Resolution team in Dusseldorf focusing on IP related disputes, and a doctoral candidate at the chair of Prof. Dr. Schmidt-Kessel at the University of Bayreuth. She studied law with additional training in economics at the University of Bayreuth and passed the first state examination in July 2017 and her second state examination in August 2022.

As a former assistant of Prof. Dr. Schmidt-Kessel, she became interested in the CISG quite early and has worked and researched in this field in depth. Ramona is a former Vis Moot participant (22nd Vis Moot) and has been coaching the team of the University of Bayreuth ever since. Accordingly, she now is a lecturer at the University of Bayreuth and imparts knowledge on the CISG and arbitration laws and supports the drafting phase of the memoranda.
Prior to joining Clifford Chance, Ramona worked as a research assistant and law clerk for the dispute resolution and arbitration departments of McDermott Will & Emery and Baker McKenzie in Duesseldorf.

Mr Pedro Sousa

Lawyer registered with the Brazilian Bar Association and the Portuguese Bar Association. Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators - CIArb. Member of the National Commission on Sports Law of the Brazilian Bar Association. Member of the Arbitration and Sports Law Committees of the Brazilian Bar Association, Santa Catarina State Section. Master in Transactional Law from Católica Global School of Law of the Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Lisbon/Portugal. Coordinator of the Sports Arbitration Course of the Brazilian Center for Mediation and Arbitration (Centro Brasileiro de Mediação e Arbitragem - CBMA). Former Vice-President of the 1st Disciplinary Committee of the Sports Court of Justice of the State of Santa Catarina. Professor of sports arbitration in university courses. Academic author on Arbitration and Sports Law, with emphasis on Sports Arbitration. Partner at Bichara e Motta Advogados. Arbitrator.

Mr Duncan Speller

I am an English qualified partner and a Partner and Global Co-Chair of the Arbitration Group at Willkie . I have more than twenty two years of experience of international arbitrations both as counsel and arbitrator.

https://www.willkie.com/professionals/s/speller-duncan

Mr Mathias Sponholtz

Assistant attorney at Kromann Reumert, teacher of private law at Aarhus University and previous participant in the Vis Moot (29th edition)

Mr Amogh Srivastava

Amogh is an Indian-qualified lawyer with more than five years of experience in handling diverse corporate and commercial disputes and arbitrations. He is currently pursuing an LL.M. in Transnational Arbitration & Dispute Settlement at SciencesPo, Paris. Before joining the TADS LLM, he worked as an Associate with the dispute resolution/arbitration practice group at Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co. – GAR-100 ranked firm in India – and has advised and represented several companies based in France, the United Kingdom, Netherlands, Czech Republic, before various courts and international arbitral tribunals. He has worked on several domestic and international arbitrations, along with senior advocates and Kings' counsels. His experience spans various sectors including construction, information technology, telecommunication, oil & gas, and infrastructure. He completed his B.A. LL.B (Hons.) degree from National University of Study and Research in Law, Ranchi (Gold Medalist and magna cum laude) and Post-Graduate diploma in Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) from NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad (summa cum laude).

He has contributed to various guides, handbooks and publications including the India chapter of the Global Arbitration Review: Knowhow on Construction Arbitration (2019 - 2023), In-depth feature: Litigation & Alternative Dispute Resolution 2023, Financier Worldwide, India Chapter of Chambers and Partners Global Practice Guide on "Product Liability & Safety" (2019 - 2020), and the Indian Arbitration Law Review.

PD Dr Marco Stacher

Marco Stacher is counsel in the Litigation and Arbitration of Walder Wyss, Zurich. He represents clients in international arbitrations as well as before state courts, and sits as arbitrator in both institutional and ad hoc matters. Marco Stacher is registered on the ICC National Committee’s (Switzerland) list. He also is a lecturer for international commercial arbitration, contracts and conflict of laws at St. Gallen University, and regularly publishes and speaks on topics related to arbitration.
Marco Stacher was educated at St. Gallen University (lic. iur. 1999, Dr. iur. 2007, PD 2019) and obtained an LL.M. degree from Cornell Law School (LL.M. 2005, Fulbright Fellow). He was admitted to the bar in 2001.

Dr Drossos Stamboulakis

Dr Stamboulakis is an independent Australian Barrister and Senior Lecturer at Monash University. He practices and teaches in contract and commercial law, international arbitration and transnational dispute resolution, and specialises in complex recognition and enforcement disputes.

He is the author of Comparative Recognition and Enforcement: Foreign Judgments and Awards (Cambridge University Press, 2022) and a co-author of International and Australian Commercial Arbitration (LexisNexis, 2021). Dr Stamboulakis is a former Vis moot tragic, and he continues to coach the Monash University Vis Moot team.

Mr Dan Stampe-Terkildsen

Practice Area Litigation and Arbitration hereunder international cases conducted in English. Dan is in addition to his work as counsel frequently acting as arbitrator in domestic and international arbitrations. Furthermore, he has been an expert witness on the subject of Danish Law in foreign proceedings especially in the US. Dan has for many years been Assistant Professor at the University of Copenhagen among others in International Commercial Arbitration and in Copenhagen Business School in International Commercial Law (combination between CISG and International Arbitration).

Mr Facundo Stanic

I am Facundo Stanić, a 24-year-old Argentinian and Croatian ICAL student. My European academic journey commenced at the age of 15 when I embarked on a year-long high school exchange in Budapest, Hungary. Following this, I began my legal studies in Argentina, completing nearly two years before realizing my passion for an international career. Subsequently, I relocated to the Netherlands to pursue a European Comparative Law LLB at Maastricht University. Building on this foundation, I furthered my education by undertaking studies in International Arbitration Law in a Commercial Setting at Stockholm University, where I am currently enrolled.

In addition to my academic pursuits, I actively participated in an Arbitration moot as a claimant, securing a successful outcome for our case. Furthermore, I showcased my diplomatic skills at the United Nations Models in Argentina, earning two distinctions as a delegate of the General Assembly for Best Performance.

While my direct legal work experience is limited, I have consistently balanced work and study commitments, dedicating over 20 hours a week since the age of 18. This experience has instilled in me a strong sense of responsibility and effective time management, attributes that I believe will contribute to my success as an arbitrator.

Ms Ana Stanič

Ana Stanič, an English Solicitor Advocate, has over 25 years of experience of advising states, companies and international institutions on matters of energy law, EU law and international law with specific emphasis on dispute resolution.

She has been appointed as an arbitrator in ICC and SCC arbitrations and regularly represents states and companies in international commercial arbitrations and investment treaty arbitrations with a particular focus on energy (including price review arbitrations), infrastructure, maritime border disputes, and shareholder disputes. She also advises states on inter-state disputes including before Court of Justice of the European Union. As a member of the Slovenian government she negotiated 10 Bilateral Investment Treaties and Free Trade Agreements. Since August 2019 she is a member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague.

Ana is Slovenian, Australian and British national who has worked in numerous countries around the world and has particular expertise in CEE and CIS countries. She speaks 5 languages fluently.

Ms Marjana Staninova

Marjana Staninova works as a lawyer at Popovski & Partners, a Law Firm based in Skopje. She obtained her LL.M degree in the field of contract law in September 2017 at the Unviersity Ss.Cyril and Methodius in Skopje, and is now a PhD student researching in the same field. Marjana participated in the 22nd Vis Moot.

Ms Sophie Staron

Since September 2018, I have been enrolled in the University of Mannheim. In September 2021, I successfully completed my Bachelor's degree in Business Law (LL.B.). During my undergraduate studies, I focused on international business law and human resources. My Bachelor's thesis explored the topic of "Freedom of Choice of Law in Arbitration and State Jurisdiction." Currently I am pursuing supplementary studies for the 1st juridical state examination.

As for my professional experience, I have held several positions: Since August 2023, I am the Head of Content in a company for management consulting, strategy consulting for digitalisation, alternative dispute resolution and organisational development based in Hamburg, Germany. Since November 2022 I am also working as an editor at Logistik&Recht (LogR), an interdisciplinary journal for transport law and logistics. In addition, since March 2019, I am working as a student assistant at a leading publisher in the field of construction, real estate and public procurement law in Germany.

I was a member of the 9th team of the University of Mannheim at the 29th Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot and the 19th Willem C. Vis East Moot in 2021/2022.

Ms Festa Stavileci

Festa, a business lawyer based in Prishtina, currently advises on legal issues concerning both the private sector and the Government of Kosovo. With a formal education in both civil law (University of Prishtina, BA) and the common law system (Duke University, LLM), she has actively participated in esteemed moot court competitions, including the Vis Moot. She loves to give back to this community by judging or arbitrating for the younger generations partaking in such competitions both locally and internationally.

As an associate at a leading law firm in Kosovo, Festa has handled diverse commercial and corporate law transactions. She was also engaged in various domestic and international dispute resolution cases, among other dimensions of her legal practice.

Prof Dr Kasper Steensgaard

Professor of law at Aarhus University, Denmark.

Dr Carolina Stefanetti

Dr Carolina Stefanetti is an Italian lawyer practising in the field of Corporate and Commercial Law. She has a Ph.D. in Civil Procedure and Arbitration at the University of Milan and she was a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Milan. Carolina lectures during university courses and conferences both on Italian Civil Procedure as well as Italian and International Arbitration. She is authoress of several contributions.

Mr Lukas Stefanik

I am an attorney based in Slovak Republic, providing legal advice as a managing partner of the largest Slovak law firm SOUKENÍK – ŠTRPKA.

Since 2018 I head the firm’s arbitration and litigation practice, representing clients in high profile commercial disputes and international commercial arbitrations involving disputes from FIDIC construction contracts.

Notable projects including International Arbitration Experience
• successfully defending Ministry of Transport of the Slovak Republic against ICC claims made under FIDIC contract for construction of motorway bypass around Bratislava, total value of the case (including non-monetary claims) over €1,7 bln;
• currently representing Slovak National Highway Company in one of the largest construction disputes in Slovakia (ICC Rules);
• representing State-owned Enterprise in disputes involving unjust enrichment claims exceeding €2 bln;
• successfully defending a position of Slovak Republic in respect to void contract resulting in return of possession of largest water powerplant in Central Europe;
• successfully defending Slovak Republic against €34 mil claim under the contract for the sale of AAUs.

Dr Dominik Stefer

I'm an associate with DLA Piper (Cologne, Germany) in the area of litigation and arbitration since 2023. Before that, I worked as research associate and trainee lawyer in the area of arbitration and litigation in two different law firms.
I hold a doctoral degree from Heidelberg University and and LL.M. from McGill University.
I participant as a student in the 20th Moot and I was coach of the team of Heidelberg University in the 21st, 25th and 26th Moot.
I volunteer as arbitrator in the Vis Moot in Vienna and the Vis East Moot in Hong Kong since 2019.

Dr Christian Steger

Dr Christian Steger is German-qualified attorney and an associate at Latham & Watkins. He is a member of the firm’s International Arbitration Practice. Christian was a Research Associate at the Max Planck Institute for International Private Law in Hamburg, Germany.
His Vis Moot-journey started in 2008/09 as a Mootie. He was a Coach for the University of Hamburg in 2009/10, 2012/13 and for the China-EU School of Law Beijing in 2013/14 and 2014/15

Mrs Elizabeth Stephani

Elizabeth Stephani earned her Bachelors from Smith College in 2018 and Juris Doctorate from the University of Wyoming College of Law in 2022. She graduated first in her law class, served as Articles Editor for the Wyoming Law Review, and participated in the 29th Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot on behalf of the Center for Transnational Legal Studies. Following graduation, she clerked for the honorable Michael E. Hegarty at the U.S. District Courts for the District of Colorado. Currently, she works as a Research Fellow at l’Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour in France with a dedicated team of legal and interdisciplinary scholars on energy justice issues. Elizabeth is passionate about collaborative, rigorous dispute resolution. She looks forward to contributing her skill and expertise to the 31st Vis Moot in Vienna.

Mr Peter Stewart

Peter qualified as a barrister in 2017. He is a specialist commercial disputes lawyer, having represented clients in proceedings before the English High Court and Court of Appeal, as well as in arbitrations under the ICSID, LCIA, ICC, SIAC and HKIAC rules. He has specific expertise in the fields of civil fraud, financial services and shareholder cases. He also regularly acts in private client and cross-border contentious trust matters. Peter is a ‘Recommend Lawyer’ in the International Arbitration category in The Legal 500 UK 2023.

Mr Georg Stigelbauer

Arbitration associate at Covington & Burling in London; qualified in England & Wales. King's College London and Humboldt University Alumnus. Participant in the 23rd/13th Vis/Vis East Moot and winner of an honourable mention for best individual oralist in the 13th Vis East Moot.

Mr Chris Stomo

B.Sc (UNSW)
LLM (UNSW):
Practicing Barrister and Arbitrator in commercial matters Sydney Australia.

Mr Tobias A. Strecker

Tobias is a lecturer and programme director at King's College London and a practicing attorney with the German law firm BODENHEIMER where he advises clients on matters of contract law, company law and national and international disputes. He is also a visiting lecturer at Humboldt University Berlin and a visiting professor at Universidad de Puerto Rico.
He is co-founder of the website LexMea (www.lexmea.de), which features online law books and knowledge management for German law, European law and international law, including rules and regulations for international arbitration.
As a student he participated in the Willem C. Vis Moot and later coached several teams for the Vis Moot and the Philip C. Jessup Moot for Humboldt University and Hokkaido University, Japan. He regularly teaches at the annual Frankfurt Drafting School.

Mr Stephen Strick

Stephen S. Strick Bio




Stephen Strick is an arbitrator and mediator who has served on numerous international and domestic ADR matters since 1982, when he was appointed to the American Arbitration Association's Panel of Neutral Arbitrators.

Stephen is affiliated with most other major ADR institutions and is a Fellow of the College of Commercial Arbitrators, the Singapore Institute of Arbitrators, the Australian Centre for International Commercial Arbitration and is listed as panel member on the American Arbitration Association, the International Center for Dispute Resolution, Singapore International Arbitration Centre Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre Panels of Arbitrators and Intellectual Property Disputes, the Korean Commercial Arbitration Board Panel of International Arbitrators International Arbitration Institute, the Philippines Dispute Resolution Center inc., FedArb, CPR Panel of Distinguished Neutrals.

Stephen is also affiliated with the National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals, Juris Arbitration Law, the International Council for Commercial Arbitration, and Silicon Valley Arbitration and Mediation Center.

Prior to starting his ADR practice, Stephen was a film and television lawyer and studio executive and worked at such companies as United Artists, HBO, and Dino DeLaurentis Corporation. He was in private practice and worked at the New York office of the firm n/k/a Loeb & Loeb. He has also worked extensively in ADR matters relating to Intellectual Property (patent, copyright, trademark), high technology, ICAAN disputes and the aerospace industries.

Mr. Strick was educated at Stanford University, The University of California’s Law SF, and Pacifica Graduate Institute.

In addition to being a fellow and Vice President of the College of Commercial Arbitrators Stephen is a voting member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Executive Branch, a former member of the Bar Association of the City of New York, The American Bar Association (ADR Section), and the International Chamber of Commerce Court of Arbitration (U.S. Council for International Business). Mr. Strick has volunteered his time, services and donated resources to numerous charities and organizations including the International League of Human Rights, the American Film Institute, Counseling West, New Yorkers for Children, and others.

Dr Malte Stübinger

Mr Loïc Stucki

Loïc is a Swiss-qualified attorney, currently working as an Associate in the arbitration team of Lenz & Staehelin in Zurich, Switzerland. In addition, he is pursuing his PhD in the area of international arbitration and private international law at the University of Bern. He has experience in domestic and international arbitration as well as national and cross-border litigation. After having competed in the 27th Vis Moot, he has been a coach for the University of Bern ever since.

Mr Thiago Stüssi

Thiago Stüssi holds a Law degree from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (2015) and a Master of Laws (LL.M.) degree in International Disputes Resolution, with focus on Arbitration, from Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (Germany, 2018). He studied law for 06 (six) months at the Universität zu Köln (Cologne, Germany) – 2014/2015. He is a Ph.D Candidate in Civil Law from the University of the State of Rio de Janeiro and author of articles and chapters of books, mainly related to Civil, Civil Procedural law and Arbitration.

Ms Veera Sundberg

I am a Senior Associate in the dispute resolution team in Helsinki-based law firm Castrén & Snellman. Our market-leading team advises clients on a range of complex and high-value disputes. My focus is in both international and domestic arbitrations stemming from e.g. construction and energy sectors.

I did Vis Moot in 2016-2017 as a member of the University of Helsinki team. We were awarded the Fali Nariman Award for the Best Respondent Memorandum in Vis Moot East.

Ms Malgorzata Surdek-Janicka

Małgorzata Surdek-Janicka is an independent arbitrator, founder of SURDEK ARBITRATION and Vice-President of the ICC International Court of Arbitration in Paris. Before establishing her own independent arbitrator’s practice in autumn 2022, Małgorzata was a dispute resolution partner at CMS with 25 years of experience in the field, and a member of its global International Arbitration Group as well as its global Insurance & Reinsurance Group. She has regularly acted as counsel and arbitrator in infrastructure and construction, post-M&A and commercial disputes in the energy, mining, transportation, insurance & reinsurance, technology, retail and manufacturing sectors under various arbitration rules. As counsel she has also represented parties in investment arbitrations in the energy and mining industries. Małgorzata has an international business expertise having served for 10 years as a Board member of CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP in London.

Mrs Olga Svitek Dlhopolcekova

I am a Slovak qualified lawyer. I have been involved with SOUKENIK - STRPKA, the largest law firm in Slovakia, since 2016 and I am a member of the litigation and arbitration department. I have been a member of international legal teams representing clients in two big international commercial arbitrations before the ICC. My main specialization is constructrion arbitration and FIDIC disputes.

Mr Pavan Swamy

Pavan is the current Deakin Law School Vis coach; casual academic at Deakin Law School; Competition, Climate and Technology lawyer at MinterEllison and a pro bono lawyer with Justice Connect Homeless Law Clinic.

Pavan is an ex-Vis mootie, having represented Deakin Law School at the 25th Vis Moot in Vienna. He has volunteered with multiple Vis teams, and returned as an arbitrator at the 20th Vis (East) Moot in Hong Kong.

Pavan holds a first-class Bachelor of Laws (Honours) from Deakin University and a Bachelor of Biomedicine (Neuroscience) from The University of Melbourne.

Mr Art Sylaj

Art Sylaj works as a legal associate at RPHS Law, in Prishtina. Previously he participated in the 29th edition of the Vis Moot, and currently, he's coaching the University of Prishtina team for the 31st edition.

Dr Péter Szaka

I am a junior associate in the Litigation and Dispute resolution and the Corporate practice groups of one of Hungary's market-leading law firms, Lakatos, Köves and Partners. I graduated from the Faculty of Law of Eötvös Loránd University and was a member of Bibó István College for Advanced Studies, where in addition to dispute resolution, I also dealt with contract law and European Union law and was a member of the Executive Committe and the Admissions Committee. I took part in the 2021 National Scientific Students' Associations Conference in the Department of Civil Procedure. During my university years, I have gained professional experience at international law firms, including CMS and KPMG Hungary and was teaching international and EU business law for foreign students at Budapest Business School. Further, I have volunteered as a student mentor for three years at my University, where I was tasked with mentoring 20 first-year law students each year in cooperation with a team of two students and two teachers. I have also attended the University of Lisbon for one semester through the Erasmus Programme.

Mr Davit Tabatadze

In 2013, I graduated from Tbilisi State University, and later in 2016, I completed the master's program at the same university. Currently, I am pursuing a Ph.D. at New Vision University.

I have been employed at BLC Law Office, a top-tier law firm, since 2013, and currently hold the position of Head of Litigation. In this role, I manage the largest litigation team in the Georgian market and represent clients before local and international courts and arbitration tribunals, among other responsibilities. I also earned an LLM degree from Wake Forest University School of Law in Winston-Salem, USA, in 2018. Additionally, I have been teaching Private International Law and International Civil Procedure at Tbilisi State University since 2021.

Regarding my Vis-Moot experience, I often served as an arbitrator at Tbilisi Pre-Moot (including this year). Please also note that I received the Best Speaker award at the National Moot Court Competition organized by the National Center of Commercial Law and the Free University of Georgia. For further information, please refer to my profile on the BLC Law Office website: https://www.blc.ge/?view=team-full&ursId=57&lang_id=en

Ms Taru-Tuulia Tammi

I work as an Associate in the Dispute Resolution team of Roschier Attorneys Ltd. at the Helsinki office. During my time working at Roschier, I have acted as counsel in several domestic and international arbitrations and I have organized the Helsinki Pre-Moot for three consecutive years. I obtained my LL.B. degree from Maastricht University (2017) and my LL.M. from the University of Helsinki (2020). I also completed an exchange year at the University of Edinburgh.

Ms Luana Florencia Taragan

Luana is a lawyer graduated from the University of Buenos Aires. She currently works as an associate at Guglielmino International Law.

Luana also coaches the UBA team in the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot and in the Concours d’arbitrage International de Paris.

Ms Mihaela Tarnovschi

Mihaela Tarnovschi is a Deputy Counsel at the Secretariat of the ICC International Court of Arbitration. Prior to joining the ICC, she completed her LLM in International Commercial Arbitration at Stockholm University, where she also participated in the 29th edition of the Vis Moot and won an Honorable Mention Werner Melis Award together with her team. She also completed an LLB in International and European Law in the Hague, where she was first introduced to Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) and joined Arbitras, an organization that aims to promote the use of ADR.

Ms Ani Tavkhelidze

Currently, I work as a Paralegal at Montpellier Sentinel Legal, where the team and I work on Technology Law and help tech companies not only with legal, but with technical issues as well. Additionally, I work at UNDP in Georgia as a project assistant. I have experience in working as a Junior Lawyer at construction company, as well as working as paralegal at #1 Law firm in Georgia - BGI Legal. I'm also a Vis alumni, as I participated last year and was named as one of the best speakers in Tbilisi Vis Pre-Moot.

Ms Maria Teder

A former 'mootie' who had the pleasure of taking home the Pieter Sanders Award in 2011 while studying International Commercial Arbitration Law at the University of Stockholm. Currently, Counsel at Ellex Raidla law firm in Tallinn , Estonia, focusing mainly on international arbitration and cross-border dispute resolution.

Mr Oleg TEMNIKOV

Oleg is a practising lawyer/attorney-at-law at Wolf Theiss law firm office in Sofia, Bulgaria. He graduated in 2009 from Universite Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne and was admitted to Sofia Bar in 2012.

Oleg is regularly involved in both domestic and international arbitrations, as well as court litigations. His experience includes providing advice and representing clients in complex multi-jurisdictional disputes in various sectors, such as energy, construction, transport, finance, insurance and others. Apart from litigation works, Oleg is also regularly provides legal advice in the field of regulatory matters, energy law, telecommunications etc.

Oleg is the author of several articles in the field of commercial and investment arbitration in Bulgarian and International journals, including ICSID Review, Journal of International Dispute Settlement, Kluwer Arbitration Blog, The In-House Lawyer, Lexology etc.

He is highly involved with the VIS Moot for the ninth consecutive year. Oleg has served as arbitrator in Vienna and on multiple pre-moots. Also, since 2011 he is one of the coaches of the Sofia University VIS Moot Team and one of the organizers of Sofia Pre Moot.

Ms Caroline Thomas

An arbitrator and a common lawyer based in Hong Kong I have now participated as mock arbitrator in Vis East twice (in 2023 and 2024) and during Vis Vienna once (2024). For a longer bio please see: https://hauzen.hk/people/caroline-thomas-2

Mr Simon Thomas

Ms Madeleine Thörn

Madeleine Thörn is Deputy Secretary General and Head of Operations at the SCC Arbitration Institute. She leads the case management team which administers an annual case load of ca 150–200 commercial and investor-state disputes, with parties from ca 40 jurisdictions.

Prior to joining the SCC, Madeleine Thörn was an advokat and associate at a boutique law firm and at an international law firm in Stockholm, Sweden. Madeleine focused on domestic and international arbitration and commercial litigation. She has experience in disputes in a number of different industries and areas of law. Before that, she served as drafting law clerk at the Swedish Supreme Court and as law clerk at Solna District Court.

Madeleine Thörn is active in the arbitration community and has served as member of the Advisory Board of YAS (Young Arbitrators Sweden). As such, she arranged the YAS Arbitration Day and international webinars, and has presented at and moderated events.

Ms Maija Tipaine

Maija is a Senior Associate in the Baltic law office COBALT. She primarily works with arbitration-related matters both in front of national courts and arbitral tribunals. Maija has participated in Willem C.Vis moot as a student twice and after obtaining LL.M. in international commercial arbitration law at Stockholm University, she has been returning to Vienna as an arbitrator almost every year.

Mrs Samantha Tirthdas van der Kleij

Samantha Tirthdas van der Kleij is an international dispute settlement lawyer with a particular interest in dispute resolution in the mining and critical raw materials sectors. She began her career primarily in litigation and then eventually pursued a career in international arbitration. She most recently had previously worked as a support lawyer in the international arbitration group of Freshfield Bruckhaus Deringer.

Adv sigrid tjijorokisa

A seasoned leader with broad experience at executive level within various multi-national organizations within the financial services sector in Namibia and Southern Africa.
I am an advocate duly admitted for practice in the High Court of South Africa and Namibia. I have been exposed to the banking sector for many years both from a regulatory and policy perspective as well as from a commercial perspective. I am currently employed by Standard Bank Namibia in the position of Head: Legal, Governance where I also take care of areas such as transformation and sustainability. I previously worked for Absa as the Executive: Africa Compliance.

Mr Yves Tjon-A-Meeuw

Yves Tjon-A-Meeuw is an Associate in the Litigation and Arbitration Practice Group of Bär & Karrer, a leading Swiss full-service law firm. He is part of the firm's Zurich office. His practice focuses on international and domestic arbitration as well as domestic and cross-border litigation. He advises and represents individuals and entities at all stages of the dispute resolution process.

Mr Veljko Tomanovic

Mr Tomanovic is a dual qualified attorney (England& Wales/Serbia) practicing commercial law as a partner in one of the leading Serbian and regional law firms. Previous to practicing in Serbia, Mr Tomanovic worked for some of the leading international law firms, primarily focusing in international dispute resolution. Mr Tomanovic has more than 7 years experience in dispute resolution, including but not limited to matters under the ICSID convention, UNCITRAL, ICC, LCIA and PKS (Serbia) rules. Mr Tomanovic has experience advising on various matters in the Balkans (Serbia/Croatia/Slovenia/Albania/N.Macedonia/Montenegro); England & Wales; the EU (European Commission/CJEU/ECtHR experience); Asia (Hong Kong); and in the US (regulatory/sanctions/arbitration). Highlight recent work includes acting for the shareholders and owners of regional conglomerate in multibillion EUR proceedings concerning the expropriation of asset in Croatia, and acting for a Cypriot-held, Serbian based conglomerate in high-value tax disputes concerning a failed privatization in the infrastructure sector. Apart from his work in dispute resolution, Mr Tomanovic also focuses on complex commercial contracts, FDI structuring, restructurings, loan market transactions and specialist finance & private capital. Mr Tomanovic is a graduate of King's College London and London School of Economics.

Prof Marco Torsello

JD cum laude (Bologna, 1994), LLM in European Business Law (Nijmegen, NL, 1998), Marco Torsello is Partner at ARBLIT – Radicati di Brozolo Sabatini Benedettelli Torsello, Full Professor of Comparative Private Law at Verona Law School, and Global Professor of Law at New York University, School of Law – Law-Abroad Program in Paris. His past Visiting Professorships include those at Bucerius Law School, Hamburg (Fall 2017), NYU, School of Law (Fall 2011 and Fall 2015); Sciences Po, Paris (Spring 2015), Fordham Law School (Fall 2012); University of Pittsburgh, School of Law (Fall 2010); Columbia Law School (2004/05) and many others.
He is the author of several articles and books in English and Italian dealing with comparative law, contract law, international business transactions and other legal issues, including a major monograph in Italian on International Contracts (co-authored with Aldo Frignani) and the Nutshell on International Sales Law-CISG (co-authored with Franco Ferrari).

Mr Michael Toscanelli

Michael Toscanelli works as a research assistant at the chairs of Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Helmut Heiss, LL.M., and Prof. Dr. Leander D. Loacker, M.Phil., at the University of Zurich. He is a coach of the Willem C. Vis Moot team of the University of Zurich.

Before joining the University of Zurich, Michael worked as a trainee lawyer at a major Swiss law firm and as a court clerk at a district court in Switzerland.

Michael is a Swiss qualified lawyer. He holds a Bachelor and Master of Law and Economics and a Master in International Management. During his studies, Michael spent exchange terms at the University of Texas in Austin, Bocconi University and the University of Geneva.

Mr Evaristo Treviño Berlanga

Evaristo Treviño Berlanga graduated from law school from Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico City (2005). He holds a Certificate in Negotiation, Mediation and Arbitration from Humboldt Universität zu Berlin (2004) and a Master of Laws in Chinese and Comparative Law from City University of Hong Kong (2007).

In Mexico he practiced litigation and arbitration for over four years. In Hong Kong he worked for two years in a law firm in the China Practice area. In 2009 he founded La Nao Group, a firm based in Hong Kong integrated by Chinese, Mexican, Argentine, Spanish and Colombian lawyers servicing Latin-American companies dealing in China and Chinese companies dealing with Latin America. He is constantly involved in international disputes and potential disputes between Chinese and Latin American firms.

He is an associate member at the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. He has participated in 2015 UNCITRAL Asia Pacific Conferences and 2016 UNCITRAL Trade Law Forum in Incheon, Korea as well as several arbitration events in Hong Kong.

In 2008 he founded The Mexican Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong, the first Latin American chamber of commerce in Hong Kong.

Mr Matia Trosic

I am a qualified attorney in Switzerland working since August 2022 as an associate at Homburger, an international operating business law firm located in Zurich. I am representing multinational corporations and sovereign states in disputes arising out of various commercial agreements or involving claims in tort, both in arbitration and litigation.

My previous work experience included serving as a court clerk at a District Court of the Canton of Vaud during my studies. I thereafter completed my two-year qualification training in a boutique law firm in Lausanne, before passing the Swiss bar exam in 2020. I then worked at the Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland in Bern as an assistant federal prosecutor, prior to joining Homburger.

I hold a Master of Law from the Universities of Zurich and Lausanne as well as a Bachelor of Law from the University of Lausanne. I am a Swiss and Croatian citizen. I am fluent in English, French, German, and Croatian.

Mr Jascha Trubowitz

Jascha Trubowitz is an Associate at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan in Switzerland specialising in international arbitration and litigation.

Ms Dimitra A. Tsakiri

Dimitra A. Tsakiri is Deputy Counsel at the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), where she is involved in the case management of commercial and investment arbitration cases conducted under the ICC Rules of Arbitration.

Before joining the ICC, Dimitra worked in international arbitration groups of law firms in Austria, Switzerland and Greece. Dimitra has experience in construction, sale of goods, energy and gaming sectors. She has advised private companies and States in proceedings under the ICC, ICSID, VIAC, DIS, DIA and UNCITRAL rules.

Dimitra is qualified in Greece. She obtained her Law Degree from the Faculty of Law of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and her LL.M. from the Graduate Institute and the University of Geneva (MIDS).

Ms Sona Tsaturyan

Sona Tsaturyan is an associate at Schoenherr Attorneys at Law, a leading international law firm in Central and Eastern Europe. She is a registered attorney at the Armenian Bar Association (Chamber of Advocates). She specializes in international arbitration and currently supports Schoenherr's dispute resolution practice group in both investor-state disputes, under ICSID and UNCITRAL Rules, as well as in commercial arbitration proceedings under the ICC, Swiss, DIS, and VIAC rules. Sona studied business law at the Vienna University of Economics and Business - with a focus on international commercial law (LL.B. 2018, LL.M. 2020). During her studies she worked as a legal trainee in a renowned national law firm, focusing on dispute resolution, in Vienna. In addition, she gained international work experience in one of the Big Four tax and accounting firms, in the Tax department, in Vienna and Yerevan.

Ms Ioulia Tsoukanova

Former student of the Arbitration and International Business Law Master Program ( University of Versailles Saint Quentin, France). Ioulia is currently completing French Bar School program ( HEDAC).
Ioulia has been also a student coach for the Unifersity of Paris Saclay Vis Moot Team for 3 years.

Mr Mustafa Tuama

Ms Helen Tung

Helen Tung is a barrister, senior counsel and teaching fellow with over 18 years of strategic legal experience in various fields, including commercial contracts, intellectual property, maritime and shipping, space, ESG, construction, employment, projects, and corporate and regulatory matters. She is a qualified barrister in England and Wales, a registered practitioner of Abu Dhabi Global Markets, and a foreign registered lawyer in Victoria, Australia.

Helen is passionate about empowering NewSpace startups and helping founders make better decisions. She is the founder of NewSpace2060, a platform that provides talks, workshops, podcasts, webinars, seminars, and events to engage and grow the NewSpace community. She is also a teaching fellow at The College of Law Australia, where she shares her expertise in international arbitration. Helen has represented various industry stakeholders at international organizations, such as the International Maritime Organization, the United Nations Office of Outer Space, and the International Telecommunication Union.

Ms Sherlin Tung

Sherlin is a Partner in the International Arbitration and Litigation team of Withersworldwide and based in the Hong Kong office. She specializes in international commercial arbitration and advises clients in Asia, North America, and Europe on all aspects of cross-border disputes. Sherlin is also the Director, CEO of the Vis East Moot Competition as well as the Past President of the Moot Alumni Association.

Prior to joining Withers Worldwide, Sherlin worked with a leading international law firm in Hong Kong where she was a member of the international disputes practice group. Sherlin started her international arbitration career working under the direct supervision of a leading independent arbitrator in Switzerland. Thereafter, she worked for the Secretariat of the ICC International Court of Arbitration in Hong Kong and New York, where she was a founding member of the ICC's New York case management team. Following her time at the ICC, Sherlin worked in Vienna, Austria as the litigation and arbitration counsel for an international rubber conglomerate.

Sherlin is a qualified attorney in California and New York and a Registered Foreign Lawyer in Hong Kong. She is a native Mandarin Chinese and English speaker, proficient in Spanish, and knows basic German.

Mr Simon Tungelund

Simon works with dispute resolution in the Copenhagen-based law firm Bruun & Hjejle. Prior to that, he spent ~2 years as a management consultant at global consultancy Bain & Company where he, amonst other things, worked with private equity investing and developing commercial strategies.

Simon holds a LL.M. from Aarhus University and participated in the 29th Vis Moot.

Ms Elif Ceren Turkoglu

I am a Ph.D. candidate and research assistant at Yeditepe University, Faculty of Law. I participated in the 25th Vis Moot myself as an LL.M. candidate from the University of East Anglia in the United Kingdom. CISG and international commercial arbitration have been one of the main focus areas since 2016 in my professional life. Besides construction law and artificial intelligence, I specialized in international sales and took part in both ad hoc and institutional arbitral proceedings apart from my academic work at Yeditepe University. Once I returned from the UK to Turkey, I started coaching the Yeditepe Vis Team and every year I guide the students through the process.

Mr Santtu Turunen

Santtu Turunen is an experienced arbitration professional. He serves as an arbitrator in domestic and international disputes. In addition, Santtu advises companies on conflict management and dispute resolution, emphasizing client mindset and a proactive approach. Santtu has published several articles and edited several publications in the field of arbitration, among others he is the co-author of the book Due Process in International Commercial Arbitration (OUP, 2nd ed. 2010).