Arbitrator Listing for 31st Vis Moot

Ms Maren Berenice Ungemach

Maren was a member of the 26th Willem C. Vis Moot Court Team of the University of Bayreuth, Germany and is currently on the board of the Bayreuth Moot Court Association. After her participation she worked as a student researcher for the Chair of Prof. Dr. Schmidt-Kessel where she a.o. contributed to research projects concerning the CISG and gave support to the following Vis Moot Teams. After completing her Bachelors in Law and Economics at the University of Bayreuth, she continued her studies at Utrecht University where she completed her Master in Law and Economics and had the chance to participate in the HSF Competition Law Moot Court. Since her participation in the Vis Moot she has been interested in the field of arbitration and especially the economic side of disputes. Currently she works in Legal department of a company in the financial service sector.

Mr Alexandre Vagenheim

Alexandre Vagenheim is VP of Global Legal Data at Jus Mundi where he leads the company’s data strategy and global relations.

Alexandre is a French qualified international arbitration lawyer. Prior to joining Jus Mundi, Alexandre has represented clients in a wide range of matters involving international commercial arbitration, international investment disputes and French court litigation at the former arbitration practice of Castaldi Mourre & Partners in Paris. In addition to his experience as counsel, Alexandre has acted as secretary to arbitral tribunals in international arbitrations as research assistant to the late Prof. Martin Hunter at Essex Court Chambers, London.

Alexandre was appointed lecturer in international commercial arbitration, investment arbitration and private international law within the LL M program of King's College and at the University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne and is the author of numerous publications in the field of international business law and arbitration law.

Mr Vytautas Vaicekauskas

Vytautas is a PhD Candidate (International Civil Procedure) at Vilnius University and an Associate at MOTIEKA. His legal research and practice are primarily focused on cross-border litigation and arbitration.

Vytautas is a graduate of Vilnius University (magna cum laude). During his studies, Vytautas spent an exchange semester at the University of Zurich and participated in the Paris Arbitration Academy. Alongside that, he has been a mootie, including the 30th Vis Moot. This year, Vytautas is coaching Vilnius University Team for the 31st Vis Moot.

Vytautas is an active member of the arbitration community. He is a former Young ITA Mentorship Program mentee. Currently, Vytautas is a mentee in the Young ICCA Mentoring Programme. For the past two years, Vytautas has been volunteering for the organization of Vilnius Arbitration Day. Recently, he has published an article about impecuniosity in international arbitration in the annual journal ‘Arbitration. Law and Practice’.

Mr Juan Pablo Valdivia Pizarro

Juan Pablo Valdivia Pizarro is a Professional Support Lawyer at the arbitration department of Linklaters LLP in Amsterdam, who specialises in international commercial and investment arbitration. He graduated with a degree in law from Pontificia Universidad Católica (Peru) in 2014, and in 2016 he graduated cum laude from the LL.M. in Arbitration and Business Law at Erasmus University Rotterdam. Juan Pablo joined NautaDutilh in 2016. Next to his work at NautaDutilh, he is an assistant lecturer in international arbitration at Erasmus University Rotterdam. Furthermore, he is a member of Young ICCA (International Council for Commercial Arbitration), CEA (Club Español del Arbitraje) and NAI Young Arbitration Practitioners (Netherlands Arbitration Institute).

Ms Giulia Valente Bagattini

Giulia is a former mootie (28th Vis Moot) from the University of Florence. She has been coaching the team since 2021. Following an enriching internship at Linklaters in the Milan office and the completion of her law degree, Giulia is currently pursuing a Master's Degree in Accounting, Auditing, and Control. Concurrently, she is gaining practical experience as a trainee lawyer in Florence, specializing in assisting clients in the areas of insolvency law and special situations.

Mr Joost van Dam

Joost is a legal professional with a strong academic background and extensive international work experience. He is admitted to the Bar of Amsterdam.

His academic journey includes an LL.M in Corporate Law from the University of Leiden, an LL.M in International Law from the University of Sydney, and a Bachelor of Law (LL.B) from the University of Amsterdam.

Joost gained valuable experience through a traineeship in International Arbitration at Shearman & Sterling in Paris, France. Following this, he worked as an Associate in International Dispute Resolution at Fieldfisher, Amsterdam, and as an Associate in Dispute Resolution at Dentons, Amsterdam. He is currently an Associate at GBS Disputes in Paris, working on international arbitration matters.

Mr Eric van Ginkel

Independent international commercial arbitrator and mediator.
Broad experience in more than 85 arbitrations, with several as Chair of the Panel.
Listed in Who's Who Legal - Arbitration (2017-2018)
Adjunct professor of law, University of Texas at Austin, School of Law
Fellow, College of Commercial Arbitrators.
Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
Master of Laws, University of Leiden, the Netherlands
Juris Doctor, Columbia University Law School
LL.M. in Dispute Resolution, Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, Pepperdine University Law School
Recent publications include: Sectio 1782 Revisited: Deconstructing ZF Automotive -- Is there Hope for a Workaround?, 33 Am.Rev.Int'l.Arb 187 (2022); How should the United States Supreme Court have decided in the Controversy over 28 USC 1782(a), https://arbitrationblog.kluwerarbitration.com/2022/06/14; An Infant’s Right to Void an Arbitration Agreement, an Issue of First Impression, https://www.americanbar.org/groups/litigation/committees/alternative-dispute-resolution

Dr Paolo Vargiu

Dr Paolo Vargiu is Associate Professor of International Law at the University of Leicester. He has a variety of research interest, focussing primarily on international investment law and arbitration, international commercial arbitration, jurisprudence, literature, and human rights. He leads, under the direction of Tony Cole, an ESRC-funded project on the social and psychological underpinnings of commercial arbitration in Europe (https://commercialarbitrationineurope.wordpress.com/).
Dr Vargiu read law at the University of Cagliari, where he graduated with a JD in 2005, before moving to the University of Nottingham for my LLM (2007) and PhD (2012). He has obtained a PGCHE from the University of Leicester in 2012 and become a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy in 2013.
Dr Vargiu is a qualified attorney in Italy and regularly advises clients on matters of international investment law, international arbitration and public international law.

Mr Amogha Varsha

Amoghavarsha is an Indian qualified advocate focusing on contentious business-relevant practice with vast experience in both domestic and international arbitrations. With his expertise as a dispute resolution professional, he has represented multiple MNCs as well as individuals before several courts and tribunals involving IP disputes, shareholder disputes, disputes involving specific performance of contracts, financial and white collar crimes. His primary areas of focus is commercial disputes in the private sector. He is regularly engaged in advising startups and businesses across verticals on litigation strategies. He has also assisted in international commercial arbitrations seated in SIAC. Having graduated from University Law College in 2018, he is currently pursuing an LLM in Advanced Studies in International Dispute Settlement and Arbitration from Leiden University.

Mr Edoardo Vassallo

JD, University of Torino, 1993. Admitted to bar, Italy, 1997. Partner, Portale Visconti, 2006; Visconti & Associati, 2016. National and international litigation and arbitration practitioner. Mostly corporate law, contract law, shareholders litigation, construction disputes. Vis Moot addict.

Ms Mira Vats-Fournier

Mira Vats-Fournier is an Intellectual Property, Trade Secrets, and Technology attorney, Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, and a certified Arbitrator and Mediator. Her litigation practice focuses on complex patent, trades secrets, and trademark disputes, primarily before US Federal Courts and proceedings before the US Patent and Trademark Office. Ms. Vats-Fournier has presented seminars and webinars at international conferences and legal education venues on Best Practices in Arbitration (for Advocates and for Arbitrators), Advantages in Enforcement, Evidentiary, & Confidentiality of International Arbitration in IP Disputes, Defending Trade Secrets Act, Trademark Modernization Act, and co-authored “Don’t Delay! Addressing damages early in international arbitration,” published in TDM Journal online and the Yearbook on International Arbitration and ADR, Volume V.

Ms. Vats-Fournier serves on the Editorial Board of the Juriste, the flagship international publication of the UIA. Since January 2022, she also serves on the International Trademark Association's ADR Committee and Arbitration Subcommittee. In her personal life, Ms. Vats-Fournier serves as Vice President and board member for a US-based non-profit organization providing humanitarian aid to people affected by armed conflict.

Ms. Vats-Fournier is multi-lingual; her passions include reading, dance, and the theatre. https://www.linkedin.com/in/mira-vats-fournier/

Ms Mariana Verdes

Mariana is a barrister practicing in civil litigation at the Irish Bar specialising is commercial, ADR, and medical negligence work. She has advised clients on wide range of issues relating to arbitration including the enforcement of arbitral awards in Ireland. She currently sits as tribunal secretary in a ICSID case.
Mariana competed in the Vis moot in 2017 and previously coached the team from University College Dublin who became the first Irish team to reach to stage of top 64 in 2020.

Ms TANYA VERMA

I am an Indian qualified lawyer, admitted to the New Delhi State Bar Council. I hold a dual degree in Bachelor of Business Administration and Legislative Law from a renowned university in India. With three years of experience at a law firm in New Delhi, I specialize in Domestic Commercial Arbitration, Mediation, and Litigation. Currently, I am pursuing an LL.M. in International Dispute Resolution from Humboldt Universität zu Berlin and working as a Visiting Professional at WagnerArbitration in Berlin.

Ms Luciana Viganò

Ms Carolina Villares

Carolina is a Brazilian-qualified lawyer driven by a passion for international engagement and a profound commitment to making a positive impact. Her educational journey, spanning high school and postgraduate studies, has been marked by a deep appreciation for multiculturalism and global exposure, leading her to reside in four different countries in addition to her home in Brazil.

During her time at university, Carolina accrued 4.5 years of hands-on experience in both the private and public sectors, with a significant 2.5-year focus on arbitration, civil, family, and succession law. Her extensive experience in these areas has provided her with a comprehensive understanding of complex legal proceedings.

Currently pursuing an LL.M. in International Dispute Resolution at Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Carolina's academic pursuits are perfectly aligned with her role as an arbitrator for the "Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot." She has been studying international arbitration, specific areas of arbitration, international investment law and arbitration, and private international law in depth.

Dr Jonathan Vita

Jonathan B. Vita. Lawyer and Accountant. Specialist in tax law by IBET, master’s degree in by PUC-SP and by Bocconi University and PhD at PUC-SP. Full Professor and Director of the Master’s and PhD programs at UNIMAR. Administrative Tax Judge of the City of São Paulo tax counsel (CMT-SP) and former member of the Tax Tribunal of the state of São Paulo (TIT-SP) and of the Federal Administrative Tax Counsel (CARF). Former Secretary of the Brazilian Bar Association’s (OAB) special commission on tax law.

Ms Yanina Vlasenko

Attorney specialized in International Arbitration, Litigation and Commercial Law based in Paris (France)
University Lecturer at ISIT-Paris Panthéon Assas
Languages: fluent in English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, intermediate in Latvian and Ukrainian
Education: Law Institute of the Siberian Federal University, International and Foreign law, minor in Translation and Interpretation, cum laude (2009), Master program in Public Law of the University Higher School of Economics (2011), Master program in Project Management, Siberian Federal University (2011), LL.M. program in International Business Law, Case Western Reserve University, RUSLEF full scholarship (2014), Bachelor and Master 1 in French law , University Paris 2 Panthéon Assas (2020), was awarded ERASMUS and FSDIE scholarships to study Spanish and international law at the University of Salamanca, Master 2 in Dispute Resolution, University Paris-Saclay (2021)
Moot courts experience: Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition – member of the team in 2008, 2009, 2010 (2nd place Russian team), Coach in 2012, judge in 2014, 2015; Assistant Professor of International Moot Courts at National Research University Higher School of Economics (2014-2015)
Bar admissions: Moscow, New York
Legal experience: DLA Piper, Dentons, Curtis, Redline, Simon Associés, K&L Gates, Jeantet, Linklaters, Reed Smith, FBK, Dissernet, Laseta Partners

Ms Anamarija Vlašić

Anamarija Vlašić is an attorney-at-law and a senior associate at the law firm MADIRAZZA & PARTNERS in Zagreb, Croatia. Anamarija graduated magna cum laude from the Faculty of Law, University of Zagreb. Since joining MADIRAZZA & PARTNERS' team, Anamarija acted as counsel in several high-profile arbitration proceedings. Alongside arbitration matters, Anamarija focuses her work on corporate law, M&A and financing transactions, energy law, litigation and bankruptcy proceedings, as well as data protection compliance. She was part of the Zagreb VIS Moot team in 2019. She is fluent in Croatian, English and German.

Ms Maria Vittoria Voltarelli Regini

Associate at Machado Meyer Advogados, working with litigation and arbitration related to commercial and corporate matters. LL.B. from the University of the State of Rio de Janeiro (2020). Visiting student at Bucerius Law School at Hamburg, Germany (2018). Team member for the University of Rio de Janeiro for the 24th and 25th Vis Moot and for the 15th Vis East Moot. Coach for the University of the State of Rio de Janeiro since 2019.

Mr Alexander von Keudell

Alexander has participated in the 26th Vis Moot and is currently a coach of the Vis Moot team of the University of Passau for the second time. After finishing his law studies, he started his legal clerkship at the Higher Regional Court in Munich and completed it in 2023. In addition to his work as a coach, he also is a research assistant at the University Passau where he teaches law students and is currently pursuing a doctor's degree in International Private Law and Arbitration.
He has worked as a Trainee Lawyer in Hong Kong in the field of International Commercial Arbitration and in Munich in a dispute resolution team.

Mr Petr Vošahlík

Petr is a Partner at BBH, attorneys-at-law, and an arbitrator. The core of his work consists of advising clients in commercial disputes. Petr has represented numerous clients mainly in the real estate, energy and health care industries in Czech courts as well as in international arbitrations under ICC, VIAC, SCC, Prague Arbitration Court and UNCITRAL Rules and regularly sits as arbitrator in commercial cases. Petr is a member of the Czech ICC Commission on International Arbitration and the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. Petr graduated from Charles University in Prague a and spent one year studying at Freie Universität Berlin. Petr has participated in the 20th Vis Moot as a mootie and has coached the team of Charles University in Prague for the following four years.

Ms Tessa Voswinkel

I am a former Mootie myself, competed for the Team of the University Muenster (Germany) in 2020/2021, where we reached the final in Hongkong and coached the following Team during last years season (2021/2022). Currently, I am finishing my studies in Muenster while working at a law firm part time. I would be delighted to assist in this year's season as an arbitrator.

Ms Vedrana Vučković

My name is Vedrana Vučković. I work as an associate at Bardek Lisac Mušec Skoko and partners, a law firm in cooperation with CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz Rechtsanwälte GmbH. I graduated from the Faculty of Law, University of Zagreb in 2017, and passed the Croatian bar exam in 2019 with distinction. I have experience in litigation, arbitration, and mediation, especially concerning compensation of damage arising out of high value commercial contracts and medicinal product liability. I have participated in insolvency proceedings, some of which resulted in complex litigation proceedings, and in enforcement proceedings, from enforcement over real estate to enforcement over vessels. As for participation in moot courts, as a student I successfully participated in Moot Court Croatia and Konrad Partners Moot Court “Arbitrators’ Quest” and later, as an associate, judged in the Moot Court Croatia.

Dr Christian Johannes Wahnschaffe

Dr Christian Johannes Wahnschaffe is a law clerk at the Higher Regional Court of Hamburg, Germany. After graduating in 2018, he served as Director of the Karina und Erich Schumann Centre for Advanced International Legal Studies at the University of Münster, Germany. In 2023, he obtained his doctorate in law (Dr. iur.) with a thesis on institutional arbitration. His published research focuses on commercial and investment arbitration as well as international sales law and contract law. He further acts as Editorial Reviewer for the Vindobona Journal of International Commercial Law and Arbitration.

Ms Vatsala Walia

Vatsala is an Indian-qualified lawyer with nearly three years of experience in dispute resolution. Prior to joining Sciences Po, she worked with boutique arbitration law firms in Dubai and New Delhi. Having represented clients from the construction and energy sectors in high stakes ad-hoc and institutional arbitrations in the MENA region and in Indian courts, Vatsala has practiced in both civil law and common law jurisdictions. She briefly served as a Tribunal Secretary to a former Judge of the Supreme Court of India. After completing her Bachelors in Law, Vatsala pursued a Post-Graduate Diploma in Alternative Dispute Resolution and a Post-Graduate Diploma in Maritime Laws from the National Academy of Legal Studies and Research (NALSAR), Hyderabad. She also won an accolade in the Willem C. Vis East International Commercial Arbitration Moot Court Competition in 2018 and frequently adjudges arbitration moots.

Ms Gretta Walters

Gretta Walters is Counsel at Chaffetz Lindsey LLP in New York. She represents a diverse range of domestic and international clients in commercial and investment disputes in arbitration and state and federal courts. Gretta also has experience as Legal Counsel at the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce and a Visiting Lecturer at Stockholm University. She is Secretary of the International Commercial Disputes Committee of the New York City Bar and on the Global Advisory Board of the AAA/ICDR young practitioners group. She is an adjunct professor at New York University Law School, where she also co-coaches the Foreign Direct Investment and Vis International Commercial Arbitration moot court teams. Gretta regularly speaks at international arbitration-related conferences and co-authored the recently published Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards and Judgments in New York (Kluwer 2018). She earned her J.D., magna cum laude, from American University’s Washington College of Law in 2010, where she was the Articles Editor for the American University Law Review. She received her LL.M. in International Commercial Arbitration Law at Stockholm University in 2012 and graduated with a B.A., cum laude, from University of Maryland in 2005.

Ms Anne Wang

Anne Wang is an Australian qualified lawyer and is studying the Bachelor of Civil Law at the University of Oxford in 2023-24. She worked as a Deputy Counsel at the Secretariat of the ICC International Court of Arbitration in Hong Kong. She has also practised as a solicitor in Sydney and has acted as tribunal secretary in international commercial and investor-state arbitrations. Anne is a graduate of the University of New South Wales. While undertaking an LLB exchange at Stockholm University, she participated in the 27th Vis Moot. She is a Secretary of the Moot Alumni Association.

Mr Yifan (Wilson) Wang

Wilson (Yifan) Wang is an associate in Hughes Hubbard’s New York office in the Litigation department. Wilson focuses on representing clients in transnational and complex commercial litigation and arbitration, often involving bet-the-company disputes under AAA, HKIAC, and CIETAC rules. He also focuses on investigations in response to SEC and other regulatory enquiries. He has worked with major Chinese state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and other clients on their sanctions and compliance matters relating to multilateral development banks (MDBs) including the World Bank Group, the Asian Development Bank, and the African Development Bank.
Prior to joining Hughes Hubbard, Wilson worked as China Associate in the Shanghai office of a leading international law firm, handling matters in the areas of international arbitration, anti-corruption compliance and investigations, and cross-border transactions for Chinese and multinational companies. Before that, Wilson also interned with JunHe LLP in Shanghai and a local court in Zhejiang Province, China.

Mr Rob Warzel

Rob Warzel is a Canadian-born lawyer in Phoenix, USA with Spencer Fane, LLP. Rob is licensed to practice in Arizona, California, Colorado, and Washington state. He participated in the 24th Vis Moot, and was a Quarter-Finalist at the 15th Vis East Moot, where he received an Honourable Mention for Best Oralist. He is Co-Chair of the Moot Alumni Association's Regional Representative team, an assistant coach for the Arizona State University Vis team, and focuses his practice on complex commercial disputes and employment matters. Rob considers himself very fortunate to hold passports from Canada, the United States, and Poland.

Mr Muhammad Yar Wattoo

I passed my Law Graduation in 2010 from the Punjab University, Lahore (Pakistan). I enrolled with Bar Council as an Advocate in 2011. I practiced law as an Advocate until I was selected as Public Prosecutor on 09-03-2015. I continued to play my role to prosecute criminals on the behalf of the state until my selection as Civil Judge on 01-09-2015. I had been adjudicating the criminal, civil, family , rent, guardian and commercial cases until 16-09-2023, the day of vacating the office of Judge for one year to pursue my Masters in Law from the University of East Anglia.

Mr Christoph Weber

I am currently a trainee lawyer and hold a PhD from the University of Bayreuth. I participated in the 26 th Vis Moot and have since been supporting the Vis Moot-Team at the University of Bayreuth.
Before studying and graduating from Law School, I worked as a Certified Judicial Officer at a Local Court in Germany.
My focus lies in litigation and arbitration in the context of corporate law, banking and capital markets.

Mr Lukas Wedl

Lukas is an associate with TORGGLER Rechtsanwälte. He focuses on Dispute Resolution, Corporate and Business Law. Prior to working with TORGGLER Lukas gained experience in the International Arbitration Practice Group of a leading London-based law firm.

Mr Lukas Weichert

Lukas Weichert has been working as a research assistant at the Chair of Civil Law, Private International Law and Comparative Law at the University of Passau, Germany, since August 2023. As part of this, he is supervising this year's Vis Moot Team. In July 2023, he completed his law studies at the University of Passau.
Before studying law, he completed a bachelor's degree in political science at Freie Universität Berlin. Even there, he was particularly interested in the increasing internationalization of business and trade. Lukas himself participated in the 29th Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot and continued to study the CISG and international commercial arbitration as part of his focus on international private and commercial law. His doctoral thesis deals with the law of restitution in England and Germany.

Mr Marcus Weiler

Marcus Weiler is a Counsel in the Dispute Resolution team at CMS Germany and specializes in national and international arbitration and complex court proceedings, with particular expertise in post-M&A and shareholder disputes and disputes in the technology sector. He has successfully represented clients from the automotive, energy, infrastructure, life sciences sector in a wide range of disputes.

Hon Prof Dr Irene Welser

Irene Welser is the Senior Partner of the Viennese law firm CERHA HEMPEL where she heads the Contentious Business Department. Irene is a passionate arbitrator and counsel in big arbitrations and always plans her strategy well in advance. She is a great team leader and team player. Irene has a strong academic background and, in 2003, became the youngest honorary professor ever of Vienna University. Irene is a Board Member of the Austrian arbitration institution VIAC and co-editor of the Austrian Yearbook on International Arbitration. She is ranked as “Leading Individual “ in Legal 500 for arbitration and litigation and Top Ranked in arbitration by Chambers Europe 2023.

Mr Ignacio Wernicke

Ignacio is an associate in the Buenos Aires office of Dechamps international Law. He has intervened in several investment and commercial arbitrations. Before joining Dechamps International Law, he worked in a National Commercial Court of Argentina, located in the city of Buenos Aires. Ignacio graduated as a Lawyer, Magna Cum Laude, from the University of Buenos Aires in 2021 and is now a coach of the UBA Vis team.

Mr Friedrich Weyland

Friedrich Weyland studied at the University of Tübingen, Germany. He has been with Gleiss Lutz since the beginning of 2022. Friedrich advises on international commercial and investment arbitration, transnational disputes and transactions, as well as domestic arbitration and court proceedings.

Dr Elizabeth Whitsitt

Elizabeth Whitsitt is an associate professor at the University of Calgary, Faculty of Law. She is co-recipient and collaborator on a number of research projects on various aspects of international economic law and dispute settlement. Elizabeth is a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb) and has been appointed to Canada’s USMCA (United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement) Chapter 10 Roster. Professor Whitsitt is also a Canadian Member of the USMCA’s Joint Public Advisory Committee to the Commission for Environmental Cooperation.

Ms Katharina Wigger

Katharina participated in the 26th Vis Moot in 2018/2019 for the University of Bonn and coached the university’s team during the 29th and 30th Vis Moot. After having obtained her German law degree in Bonn, she is currently pursuing her LL.M. degree in European Law at the College of Europe in Bruges.

Dr Piotr Wilinski

Piotr specialises in international arbitration. He works as a Professional Support Lawyer in Houthoff's Litigation & Arbitration practice group, where he is involved in arbitration proceedings under various arbitration rules, including UNCITRAL and ICC Rules. Piotr conducts research on complex legal issues and analyses developments relevant to his practice group. He contributes to Houthoff's internal courses and academic publications.

Besides working at Houthoff, Piotr is an Assistant Professor at the Erasmus University, Rotterdam, where he teaches on international commercial arbitration as well as investment arbitration. His research focuses on powers of the arbitral tribunals. Piotr acts as an Academic Coordinator of International Arbitration and Business Law variation of Commercial Law LLM and he coaches Erasmus University's team for the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot Court Competition.

Mrs Elizabeth Williams

Elizabeth is an international litigation and arbitration solicitor in London.

This is Elizabeth's first year at the Vis Moot as an arbitrator and is looking forward to both judging the moot and networking with the other arbitrators.

Prof Dr Stephan Wilske

Rechtsanwalt (Germany) and Attorney-at-Law (New York); Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb); Dr. iur (University of Tuebingen); Maitrise en droit (Aix-Marseille III); LL.M. (The University of Chicago; Casper Platt Award); Senior Committee Member of the Contemporary Asia Arbitration Journal; Advisory Committee Member of the Swiss Arbitration Academy; Fellow (Pioneer Member) of the Asian Institute of Alternative Dispute Resolution; Member of the American Law Institute (ALI); Member of the International Arbitration Committee of the KCAB International; Member of the VIAC International Advisory Board; Visiting Professor at the National Taiwan University, College of Law (Spring 2010); Lecturer at the University of Heidelberg: Honorary Professor at the Friedrich-Schiller-University of Jena; Vice President of the CAAI Court of Arbitration.

Professor Dr Therese Wilson

Therese Wilson is the Dean and Head of School at Griffith Law School. Therese teaches International Arbitration at Undergraduate and Masters level . Therese has coached Griffith's Vis moot team since 2003.

Mrs Almira Wissenberg

Almira Wissenberg graduated from St. Petersburg University in 2015 and obtained her LL.M. degree from McGeorge School of Law in 2016. During her studies, she participated in the Vis Moot and other moot court competitions as a team member and a coach. After completing her studies, she has been working as a lawyer at Baker McKenzie. Currently, she is working as a research assistant for Prof. Dr. Stefan Kröll.

Dr Reinmar Wolff

Dr. Reinmar Wolff is a lawyer and Assistant Professor at the University of Marburg where he also heads the Vis Moot Court team. Dr. Wolff regularly acts as arbitrator in commercial arbitrations under various rules. He regularly lectures and publishes on arbitration and other topics. Dr. Wolff is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb).

Dr Venus Valentina Wong

Venus Valentina Wong is partner and attorney at-law with Wolf Theiss, Vienna, Austria. Having studied law and sinology in Vienna, Amsterdam and Taipei and being fluent in German, English, and Chinese (Cantonese and Mandarin), Valentina has practised international arbitration for almost 20 years. She has work experience from the ICC International Court of Arbitration in Paris and CIETAC in Beijing. Valentina has acted as counsel, arbitrator and administrative secretary in more than 80 arbitration and ADR cases under numerous institutional rules and in ad hoc proceedings. Her regional focus is CEE/SEE and (East) Asia.
Valentina is a frequent speaker at international conferences and teaches international arbitration at the Juridicum of the University of Vienna and at the Austrian Attorneys' Academy. Her list of publications include, amongst others, her co-editorship of a handbook on arbitration covering the jurisdictions of Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

Mr Jonathan Wood

Chair of International Arbitration at Reynolds Porter Chamberlain (RPC), London, Hong Kong and Singapore; President, 2024, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators; Chair of the Board,London Chamber of Arbitration and Mediation;Member LCIA, ASA, WIPO, LMAA; Former Chair of International Sales Committee , IBA; Advisor to British Government's ECGD ( export credit agency); Arbitrator and Counsel; Lecturer at Dar es Salem Law School on Dispute resolution. Based in England and Singapore. Areas of work include international trade, credit and political risk insurance, art law, energy, marine and non- marine insurance and reinsurance; logistics and carriage of goods; banking, trade finance, jv's, shareholder agreements; fraud and asset recovery; experience in criminal defence and human rights ; private and public international law

Dr Pijan Wu

Senior counsel at LCS & Partners and adjunct associate professor at Soochow University Law School. Practices and teaches mainly in the following areas: (1) International trade and investment. Published a book “International Investment Law – IIAs and Cases” in 2023. (2) Arbitration: He has worked on both commercial and investment arbitration, for cases and government consulting. Has been participating in FDI Moot Arbitration, FIAMC-CIETAC Moot Arbitration, etc. (3) M&A: Recognized as the leading lawyer in this area for many times. (4) Energy: Has been the outside legal counsel of Taiwan’s Bureau of Energy, advising on energy law and policies. Received his LLB and EMBA from National Taiwan University, LLM from Soochow University and JSD from New York University. He is admitted in New York State bar, Fellow in Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, appointed as Taiwan Delegate to ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR.

Mr Xiaosong （Lawson） Xie

My name is Xiaosong (Lawson) Xie and I am currently a partner of Beijing DHH Law Firm and LLM candidate of International Commercial Arbitration Programme in Stockholm University.

After obtaining my first LLM degree in civil and commercial law from China University of Political Science and Law, I have practiced as a Chinese lawyer for more than 8 years in the sphere of cross-border dispute resolution (including international commercial arbitration and investment arbitration), representing clients in a variety of disputes administered under the rules of ICC, HKIAC, SIAC and UNCITRAL arbitration rules.

I am active to support international arbitration moot competitions. In the last two years, I served as arbitrator in 20th “CIETAC Cup” international commercial arbitration moot (pre-moot of vis-moot competition) hosted by CIETAC, FDI Moot Shenzhen 2022 by Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration, and 15th Frankfurt Investment Arbitration Moot by CIETAC Hong Kong office.

Mr Thomas Yaegers

Attorney with over 16 year extensive background in complex commercial litigation. I have managed corporate and legal matters including numerous arbitrations for private, public and Fortune 500 companies primarily in the hospitality, vacation ownership, financial services, franchise, and real estate, and commercial product industries. I am currently VP & Senior Counsel for Marriott Vacations Worldwide, handling both domestic and international litigation and arbitration. I am a past participant and winner of the 2005 Vis Moot arguing in the final round for Stetson University. I have arbitrated in the Vis East moot in 2010, and have annually arbitrated at the Florida Bar International Law Pre-Moot as well as others.

Ms Caroline Yersin

Caroline Yersin studied law at the University of Passau and in Michigan, US. With the team of the University of Passau she reached the quarterfinals in the 25th Vis Moot and coached the team in the 26th Vis Moot. She is working as lawyer and research assistant at an international law firm in Munich.

Ms Begüm Yılmaz

Begüm Yılmaz is currently working as a junior associate at Kılınç Law & Consulting in Turkey. Begüm has graduated from MEF University (30% English). Begüm has represented MEF University as a team member and an oralist for the 27th Vis Moot. Later she has acted as a jr coach for MEF University's team for the 28th Vis Moot. Since then she has been acting as an arbitrator for pre-moot competitions. Begüm was a mentee for MAA mentor-mentee programme and she has been acting as a team member for the MAA's mentor-mentee programme since 2022.

Mr Timo Ylikantola

Timo specializes in domestic and international dispute resolution, contract, construction, corporate and employment law matters as well as insolvency procedures.

Timo has advised and represented clients in institutional and ad hoc arbitration proceedings and before all the instances of the Finnish state courts in many complex disputes.

Timo has experience in arbitrating disputes under institutional arbitration rules such as the Rules of the Arbitration Institute of the Finland Chamber of Commerce, Arbitration Rules of the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce and the ICC Arbitration Rules and ad hoc arbitration under the Finnish Arbitration Act as well as enforcement procedures of the arbitral awards. Timo also acts as an arbitrator in institutional as well as ad hoc arbitrations.

In addition to his vast arbitration and litigation experience, Timo regularly advises Finnish and foreign companies in many domestic and international contractual and company law related arrangements and acts as a bankruptcy trustee.

Timo has acted as an arbitrator at the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot since 2009.

Ms Paline Youakim

I,Paline, am a driven and passionate law student whose journey in the realm of international law has been nothing short of inspiring. Over the past two years, I have been a dedicated participant in the prestigious Willem Vis Moot Court, a competition that challenges the brightest legal minds in the world. This year, I am taking on the role of a coach, further demonstrating my commitment to the pursuit of justice and the development of emerging legal talent.

Mr Abdelmoniem YOUSIF

I am a fourth year associate practicing international arbitration at a law firm in Vienna.
As a former participant of the Vis Moot, I look forward to meeting this year's participating students as an arbitrator. I am well acquainted with the competition and will do my best to ensure that the oral rounds are conducted fairly.

Ms RAPHAL YOUSIF

Raphal Yousif Jafaar , 24 years old. Participated as a team member and coach for the Iraqi International Commercial Arbitration team since 2017 to 2022.
Working as CO-FOUNDER SCORP GROUP is a company established in IRAQ and UK its online reputation management company and ADS.

Mr Oleksandr Zablotskyi

Commercial Solicitor at UK Power Networks. Coach of the Kyiv National Taras Shevchenko University Vis Moot Team.

Mr Cristian ZANNIER

Triple qualified Lawyer (Chile,Bolivia and USA -New York-). I worked at ICC (I also helped researching the consolidation Jurisprudence of ICC) and I have 4 years of experience working in international and domestic arbitration cases under ICC and ICSID rules.

Ms Agnieszka Zarowna

Agnieszka is an Associate in Hogan Lovells' International Arbitration Group in London, where she focuses her work on investment arbitration. Prior to joining Hogan Lovells, Agnieszka was an associate in a Warsaw-based law firm, representing clients in both international and domestic arbitrations, and serving as secretary to arbitral tribunals.
Agnieszka obtained her law degrees from the University of Warsaw, University of Poitiers and Harvard Law School. She is admitted to the New York bar and has completed her bar training in Poland.
While preparing her Ph.D. in public international law, she has been awarded scholarships and participated in various arbitration and public international law programs, including in The Hague, Paris, Düsseldorf and Milan. She has been successfully instructing student teams for the Willem C. Vis and FDI moot courts and she often serves as an arbitrator at these and various other competitions.

Mr Jonas Zaugg

Jonas Zaugg is a former Moot participant (25th) and has been the coach of the University of Lausanne since. Mr. Zaugg holds a Master in Law from the University of Lausanne, specialising in commercial law and legal theory. Mr. Zaugg is currently assistant to Professor Andrea Bonomi and PhD candidate at the University of Lausanne. Alongside his studies, Mr. Zaugg has worked in the field of health insurance claims against liable third parties for over five years. He is a native speaker of Swiss German, German and French, as well as a proficient English speaker.

Ms Sarah Zedlacher

Sarah has been working in the dispute resolution team at CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz GmbH since August 2022. She studied law at the University of Vienna from 2018 to 2022, during which time she participated in the 28th Vis Moot Court. As part of the Erasmus programme, Sarah completed a semester abroad at the University of Sheffield in the UK. During her studies, she worked as a legal assistant and summer intern at various renowned law firms in Vienna.

Dr Jeremy Zell

Dr Jeremy Zell holds a PhD from Stockholm University, an LLM in International Commercial Arbitration Law from Stockholm University, and a JD from the University of Minnesota. His primary research focuses on the concept of excess of mandate as a ground for setting aside arbitral awards, but he has published in diverse fields, including international space law. Dr Zell previously practiced international commercial arbitration law at Vinge in Stockholm.

Ms Eglė Zemlytė

Dr. Eglė Zemlytė is a lecturer at Private Law Department of the Law Faculty of Vilnius University. She teaches international commercial arbitration (in both Lithuanian and English) as well as law on civil procedure. Her research focuses on international arbitration, alternative dispute resolution and law on civil procedure. She is a co-author of the Commentary to the Law on Commercial Arbitration of the Republic of Lithuania and an author or co-author of various publications on arbitration and other dispute resolution methods. She has also been admitted to the bar of the Republic of Lithuania and has been practicing as the counsel in various arbitration and litigation cases for almost 15 years. She has represented Lithuanian and foreign companies in arbitration cases under various arbitration rules (SCC, ICC, LCIA, VCCA, UNCITRAL Rules) as well as in Lithuanian courts. Before joining a boutique law firm to focus on her career as an arbitrator she was an attorney-at-law at one of the biggest law firms in Lithuania. She regularly sits as arbitrator or chairs arbitrations under the rules of the Vilnius Court of Commercial Arbitration.

Mr Andrej Zerjal

Andrej Žerjal is a Lawyer at Race & Jarc Law Firm in Trieste (Italy), specializing in domestic and international contracts and litigation, with a particular emphasis on commercial matters. He graduated from the Faculty of Law of the University of Trieste and studied at the University of Vienna and Shanghai International Studies University as well. Besides, he acted also as a delegate at WIPO and at UNCITRAL.
During the 26th Willem C. Vis edition, he participated as a team member and oralist of the Trieste Team. Since then, he has been involved at the moot as a team coach and arbitrator.

Ms Puyi Zhao

ZHAO Puyi graduated from the University of Oxford (Balliol College) with a Magister Juris in Law and also holds a Bachelor of Laws degree from Renmin University of China. She served as an arbitrator in the Vis Moot Fox Williams CIArb Pre-Moot and the Vis Moot CIETAC Cup Pre-Moot in 2023, and participated in the Vis Moot in both 2021 and 2022 as an oralist on behalf of Renmin University and Oxford University respectively. She has a keen interest in international arbitration and has worked at the LCIA as a casework intern.

Ms Vanessa Zimmermann de Meireles

Vanessa specializes in international commercial arbitration, complex disputes, business and construction law.
Since 2016, Vanessa works as Foreign Associate at the dispute resolution boutique Borris Hennecke Kneisel in Cologne, Germany. She acts as arbitrator, counsel and secretary to arbitral tribunals in international arbitration proceedings conducted in English, Portuguese, Spanish and German. She has acted in both ad hoc and institutional proceedings held under the ICC and DIS arbitration rules. Her practice focuses on disputes regarding cross-border M&A and sales transactions, mainly in the sectors of construction, renewable energy, pharmaceutical and oil industry.
Vanessa holds an LL.M. in International Dispute Settlement from the Geneva MIDS Program, a specialization in Business Law and two bachelor’s degrees, in Law and Business Administration completed in Brazil.
Prior to moving to Europe, Vanessa acted as an in-house counsel at a multinational construction company in Brazil, where she acted in various contract negotiations focusing on dispute avoidance and compliance.

Mr Massimo Zizzari

MASSIMO ZIZZARI, Born in Rome (Italy) - 29 October 1975

- Supreme Court Lawyer
- Ph.d Candidate in Law – University of Cambobasso (Italy)
- Lecturer in Comparative Private Law – Law Faculty, University of Cambobasso (Italy)
- Lecturer in Administrative Law, Public Law, Urbanistic Law – Economics Faculty, university of Rome “Torvergata” (Italy)
- Arbitrator – Anti Corruption State Authority (Italy)
- Officer of Italian Navy
- Visiting Researcher at Fordham University (New York)

Prof Dr Tatjana Zoroska Kamilovska

Dr.sc. Tatjana Zoroska Kamilovska is a Full Professor at Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, Faculty of Law “Iustinianus Primus” where she teaches Civil Procedural Law, Arbitration, Alternative Dispute Resolution and Cross-border Civil Proceedings in EU. She is a Head of the Civil Procedure Department, a Head of the postgraduate and doctoral studies in Civil law (both substantive and procedural) at the same faculty. She is also a Member of the University Senate (2023/2026).
Professor Zoroska Kamilovska is among women pioneers in dispute resolution in her country. See Women-Pioneers-second-edition-Feb-2019.pdf (arbitralwomen.org)
She was a Vice President of the Permanent Court of Arbitration attached to the Economic Chamber of North Macedonia and member of the Presidency of same institution for more than 10 years. She serves as an arbitrator under various arbitration rules.
Professor Tatjana Zoroska Kamilovska is a former coach of Vis Moot team of Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje.
She is an author/coauthor of seven books (including one on Arbitration Law, 2015), four monographs and more than 80 scientific papers, many of them dealing with topics regarding arbitration. She has been a leader or participant in many scientific projects (including ADR and Arbitration) and a speaker in numerous international and domestic conferences, seminars and workshops.

Mr Tobias Zuberbühler

Tobias Zuberbühler is an independent arbitrator and counsel with over 25 years of experience in dispute resolution. He has acted as arbitrator and counsel in more than 80 international and domestic arbitration proceedings under both ad hoc and institutional rules (ICC, Swiss Rules, DIS, VIAC, CEPANI, HKIAC).

Tobias is a member of the Arbitration Court of the Swiss Arbitration Centre and co-editor of the Commentary on the Swiss Rules of International Arbitration (3rd ed 2023). He is recommended by Who’s Who Legal as one of the world’s foremost practitioners in international arbitration (Thought Leaders – Arbitration 2024).

Mr Adly Zulfadhly Zulkefly

Adly graduated with a LLB (Hons) and Diploma in Syarie Legal Practice (DSLP) from International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM). He was called to the Malaysian Bar and admitted to the roll of Advocates and Solicitors in March 2020. During these times, he was involved with mainly litigation and arbitration work. Adly subsequently undertook his pupilage at Azmi & Associates where he was trained to handle complex files. Furthermore, he has also acted as counsel for banks and government bodies in relation to construction disputes and other commercial claims. Adly was a member of, i.e., the IIUM Jessup Mooting Competition (2014), Novice Arbitration Mooting Competition (2015), 1st Pre-Moot Vis Arbitration Mooting Competition (2015) and Linklater’s Hong Kong Competition Law Mooting Competition (2018). His passion in advocacy led him to obtain a membership in the Moot Alumni Association of the Vis Moot which he has since served as Volunteering Arbitrator for the KL Pre-Moot , Vis East Moot and Vis Vienna Moot and Coach for university teams partaking in the Vis Moot Competition.
He is currently a working committee member of the Young Society for Construction Law Malaysia (YSCL) since 2020, a registered member of the Society for Construction Law Malaysia, a registered member of the Young Practitioners Group Asian International Arbitration Centre (YPG AIAC) since 2018, and a member (since November 2019) Asia Pacific representative (since January 2021) of the Young Practitioners Group of The Institute for Transnational Arbitration (Young ITA).

Mr Filippo Zuti Giachetti

Filippo is a dual qualified lawyer (England and Wales, Italy) that specialises in international disputes resolution at MDisputes with a particular focus on technology disputes. He coaches the team of the University of Florence.

Dr Linus Zweifel

Bachelor and master degree in Law and Economics from the University of St. Gallen; PhD in law from the University of St. Gallen. Research assistant (Chair for International Business Law and Law and Economics; 2014-2018) and lecturer (Private Law and Business Law) at the University of St. Gallen. Participant in the 21st Moot, Coach of the St. Gallen team in the 22nd, 23rd, 24th, 25th and 26th Moot. Since 2021, attorney-at-law with Bär & Karrer Ltd in Zurich/Switzerland.

Ms Agata Zwolankiewicz

Agata Zwolankiewicz is an internationally trained lawyer. She graduated from University of Silesia in Katowice and completed an LL.M. at the University of Ottawa (LL.M. with concentration in international trade and investment law). She is currently as Associate at Linklaters Warsaw (Litigation, Arbitration and Investigations) and a PhD Researcher at KU Leuven.