Arbitrator Listing for 32nd Vis Moot

Mr Lucas F. G. Bento,

Lawyer and student of Finance and Business at USP, with stints at the University of Illinois and at the University of Chicago, both in the USA. Lucas has developed postgraduate studies, master's level, in Commercial Law at USP and a PhD in Corporate Law and Capital Markets at the University of Hamburg, Germany. Relevant professional experience focused on Corporate Governance, Corporate Law and Mergers and Acquisitions, Capital Markets, Banking and Payment Systems, Commercial Contracts and Real Estate Transactions.

Lucas is a Partner at TN Advogados, in Brazil, and works as a legal executive and lawyer in strategic consulting for new business development, corporate and commercial operations structuring, dispute resolution, with experience in domestic and international arbitration and administrative proceedings and sanctions at Brazilian Securities and Exchange Comission and National Financial System.

Ms Maria Færge Pedersen

I am a former mootie, and I participated in the 30th Vis Moot in 2022/2023 with the team from Aarhus University. Together with my team, I participated in several pre-moots in Europe and the US, and I pleaded in Vienna where we made it to the round of 16. After the Vis Moot, I wrote my Master's thesis on the CISG. I have also studied as an exchange student at South Texas Collega of Law in Houston, Texas. In January 2024, I graduated from law school and got my Master's degree in law from Aarhus University. Currently, I am working as an assistant attorney at the Danish law firm Gorrissen Federspiel in our department IP and Digital Business, where I specialise in IP law and litigation and assist both Danish and international clients.

Mr Vojtech Faltus

Equity Partner in a major Czech Law Firm, Aegis Law with experience from top international law firm focusing on public regulations, M&A and litigation. I have vast experience in Moot Court from previous years as I serve se an arbitrator in several pre-moots and in Vienna since 21st moot.

Moot Experience as Participant:
20th Moot: Member of Vis Moot team of the Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
Accolades:
- 2nd best team performance (Warsaw pre-moot)
- 2nd best team performance (Prague pre-moot)
- participant on ICC pre-moot, Paris

MR MARCO FARINA

Marco teaches Transnational civil litigation and International Arbitration at University of Macerata and International Commercial Arbitration at the European University of Rome. He holds a Phd degree in Civil Procedural Law from Univetsity of Rome La Sapienza. He is assistant professor of civil procedure at University of Rome LUISS. Marco regularly lectures and speaks at academic and professional conferences. He is author of one book and around 50 papers covering different areas of Civil Procedure (both domestic and transnational), arbitration and Insolvency Law. Marco practices as avvocato since 2003 and he has been entitled to practice before the Supreme Court (Corte di Cassazione) since 2016. He provides his legal assistance in the areas of commercial, corporate and bankruptcy matters, as well as in litigation and arbitration proceedings (both as arbitrator and counsel). He is ordinary member of the European Association of Private International Law (EAPIL) and of the Associazione Italiana fra gli Studiosi del Processo Civile (AISPC). He speaks fluent English

Dr Tamas Feher

Tamas Feher is heading the dispute resolution practice of Jalsovszky, one of Hungary’s largest independent law firms. Holding a law degree from the ELTE University in Budapest, he spent 10 years with the tax and dispute resolution teams at a major international law firm. He then joined Jalsovszky in 2014 helping develop its dispute resolution team from a tax litigation boutique to a full-fledged practice. Tamas is a tax advisor, holds an LL.M. degree from the WU university in Vienna and also regularly acts as an arbitrator at the Court of Arbitration attached to the Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. He is fluent in Hungarian, English as well as Norwegian.

Ms Emily Feigel

Emily Feigel is a PhD candidate at the University of Münster, Germany, and research assistant to Professor Dr. Gerald Mäsch. She specializes in the fields of Private International Law and International Procedural Law. Prior to her graduation in 2021, she gained practical experience working for Professor Dr. Giesela Rühl and two international law firms. Emily participated in the 24th/14th Willem C. Vis (East) Moot and coached the University of Münster Vis Moot team in the 26th/16th Vis Moot. In the 29th/19th Vis (East) Moot she acted as a senior coach for the University of Münster and served as an arbitrator. She is also a core team member of the Moot Alumni Association (MAA).

Mr Afonso Henrique Fernandes Trindade

I'm Afonso Henrique Fernandes Trindade. I recently graduated in Law from Faculdade Baiana de Direito, and I was admitted in Brazilian BAR Association in 2023. I'm a former mootie and took part recently in the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot. I am currently a lawyer and a student in a postgraduate program in Brazilian Civil Procedural Law at the Faculdade Baiana de Direito. This year I am coaching Faculdade Baiana de Direito Vis Moot team.

Mr Camilo Fernandez

Dual qualified attorney in the US and Colombia, focusing practice on international disputes and international taxation, serving high and ultra-high net worth individuals and families, as well as small and medium enterprises in international disputes, growth planning, and international taxation. Partner at FL International Tax Advisors, Inc., a boutique firm serving over 500 clients and partnering with the largest investment banks serving the LatAm region.

Mr Rory Field

Rory Field, FCIArb is a barrister, mediator and arbitrator and is a tenant of 15 New Bridge Street Chambers, London. He was Director of Public Prosecutions (D.P.P.) of Bermuda (2007-2016), Legal Advisor on Organized Crime for the O.S.C.E. in Serbia (2003-2007) and D.P.P. of Belize (1999-2001). He is a Senator of the International Association of Prosecutors and former Vice President for North America and the Caribbean.
Rory moved from Bermuda to Vienna in 2016 and became C.E.O. of ViennEast Ltd, a good governance and risk advisory consultancy focused on the C.E.E. region. In 2019 Rory returned to the UK and became Senior Adviser: Criminal Cartels at the Competition and Markets Authority. In 2021 Rory returned to full time private practice as a barrister. He has particular interest as a lawyer and advocate in complex international crime, extradition, regulatory offences, civil and commercial mediation and international commercial arbitration. Rory has been lead counsel in three separate jurisdictions and has conducted many cases in front of juries, in the Court of Appeal and before the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council.

Mrs Julia Figueiredo

Julia Figueiredo holds a law degree from the Law School of the University of the State of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ). She works in judicial and arbitral proceedings, with in-depth experience as both a lawyer and secretary of Arbitral Tribunals in domestic and international arbitrations. She has participated three times as a mootie (both in Vienna and Hong Kong) and since 2018 she is one of the coaches of the University of the State of Rio de Janeiro’s team for the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot.

Dr Aleksandrs Fillers

I am an associate professor at the Riga Graduate School of Law (Latvia), where I teach private international law and contract law. Before that, I received an LL.M. degree in International Commercial Arbitration from Stockholm University (Sweden) and my Ph.D. degree from Antwerp University (Belgium). My dissertation was devoted to the specific policies of EU private international law. In addition to my academic career, I have preserved a close link with practice, acting as an of counsel for several law firms.

Miss Carla Fischer

Carla Fischer is currently working as a research associate with CMS Hasche Sigle’s arbitration practice in Munich. Since September 2021, she has been pursuing a PhD in international law at the University of Edinburgh, where she is volunteering as a coach for the University’s Vis Moot team for the 30th Willem C Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot Competition. She has previously served as an arbitrator in practice pleadings for the Vis Moot and Jessup competition.

Dr Simon Fischer

Dr. Simon Fischer, LL.M. is an attorney in the dispute resolution team of the renowned German law firm Gleiss Lutz. He specializes in state court litigation with a focus on complex cartel, insolvency, and corporate law disputes . He holds a doctorate in international investment protection law from the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg and a master degree in European and international economic law from the University of Vienna. Originally a participant in the Jessup Moot Court competition, Dr. Simon Fischer supports various moot courts as judge and arbitrator.

Ms Setyawati Fitrianggraeni

Fitri earned her Bachelor of Law from Universitas Indonesia, LL.M. from University College London, worked at Nordisk Skibsrederforening (Singapore), and is pursuing a Ph.D. at the World Maritime University, Sweden. Her research focus is law and policy for enhancement of maritime safety focusing on private law. She presented
her ongoing research at the IFish 6 Conference at the FAO Headquarter in Rome and Maritime Law and Policy Research Group hosted by City University London in 2024. Fitri aims to contribute to Indonesia as the Global Maritime Fulcrum through initiatives called LeadGal and GISLI
(https://gisli.org/). Through LeadGal, she creates and facilitate programs that equip girls with critical life-skills and knowledge, connect them with women role models, and promote inclusivity and equality in the legal profession focusing in ocean-maritime sector. Meanwhile, through GISLI, Think Do Tank, she advocates for Indonesia Maritime Safety. She has been practicing as lawyer for 18+ years and serves as Managing Partner at Anggraeni and Partners (www.ap-lawsolution.com), an assistant professor at Universitas Indonesia, Fellow CIArb, accredited Maritime Arbitrator at the Singapore Chamber of Maritime Arbitration, Supporting Member of London Maritime Arbitrators Association. She is named as Southeast Asian Woman 2020 by YSEALI and an Indonesia NexGen Lawyer in 2019.

Mr Peter Moritz Flanderka

Peter Flanderka hast participated in the 25th Vis Moot for the University of Bayreuth. He completed his first state exam in 2023 at the University of Bayreuth and is currently pursuing his Ph.D. there.
He is furthermore a member of the Bayreuth Moot Court association and supports the University of Bayreuth’s team in their participation.

Mr Stephen Fleischer

Stephen Fleischer is the co-founder & director of Africa in the Moot. Founded 2 years ago, this organization is devoted to promoting diversity in the Vis Moot and currently endeavors to support 17 sub-Saharan African universities to travel to Austria. In addition to this, the organization hosts the only in-person pre-moot in sub-Saharan Africa which takes place in Nairobi, Kenya in February every year. Stephen was a participant in the 2017 iteration of the Vis Moot with Loyola University of Chicago School of Law - taught under Professor Margaret Moses. Since then, he has coached the Loyola Chicago Vis Moot team and subsequently, acted as an Adjunct Faculty member at Strathmore Law School in Kenya coaching their Vis Moot team.

Ms L. Reagan Florence

Reagan Florence is licensed attorney admitted within the State and Federal District Courts of Minnesota; the State court of Utah; and the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. She currently practices complex commercial litigation and arbitration as an attorney for Alan Anderson Law Firm LLC.

Prior to law school, Ms. Florence worked for a multi-million dollar international health and wellness company for five years. During that time, Ms. Florence also obtained her Bachelors of Science from the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. Following her undergraduate degree, Ms. Florence attended and graduated from Mitchell Hamline in 2014. At Mitchell Hamline, Ms. Florence served on the Hamline Law Journal of Public Law and Policy, and was published in 2013 for her article regarding state immunity statutes and policy implications. Ms. Florence was also elected to the Board of Governors as a class representative for her school, and was selected to compete and represented her school at the international VIS Moot law competition in Vienna, Austria, where she and her teammate were awarded the Honorable Mention for the Frédéric Eisemann Award in Team Orals. Ms. Florence also co-published and authored a research study commissioned by the European Union in 2013, regarding the Mediation Directive throughout the EU.

Ms. Florence also has a passion for philanthropy. In law school, Ms. Florence served as the Vice Chair for the Minnesota Justice Foundation, and completed twice the required amount of pro-bono hours for graduation. Ms. Florence also served on a number of charitable committees in law school, focused on justice inequality. After law school, Ms. Florence served on the Board of Directors for the United Nations Women, Utah Chapter of Salt Lake City, from 2015-2016, and presently serves as an advisor of advocacy.

Ms Cecilia Flores Rueda

After collaborating in large national and international law firms, founded her own dispute resolution boutique (2015), where she participates as arbitrator and counsel in complex and large-scale cases. Leveraging her extensive career in international arbitration, she founded Real Hearing (2019), a full-service company for arbitration hearings.

Ms Angela Foster

ANGELA FOSTER
Certified as a mediator and arbitrator, Angela has resolved and adjudicated over 500 disputes involving commercial and business disputes, negligence actions, employment discrimination claims and intellectual property law disputes. She is immediate past chair of the Dispute Resolution Section of the New Jersey State Bar Association and a member of numerous alternative dispute resolution panels including the Commercial and Large Complex Case mediation and arbitration rosters of the American Arbitration Association (AAA) and International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR), the Panel of Distinguished Neutrals of the Institute for Conflict Resolution & Prevention, the World Intellectual Property Organization and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. Angela was appointed to the Silicon Valley Arbitration & Mediation Center's List of the World's Leading Technology Neutrals and a member of the AAA-ICDR Council. Angela frequently publishes articles on intellectual property law and alternative dispute resolution, as well as, appears on various panels. She authored “Waiver of Privilege”, a chapter in the American Arbitration Association Handbook on Arbitration Practice, 2nd Edition. She is currently writing a chapter in The Arbitration of International IP Disputes 2 ed. Angela received a PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and bachelor’s in Microbiology and juris doctorate in law from Rutgers University.

Mr Giuseppe Franco

Giuseppe is a Senior Associate at Fenwick Elliott LLP in London. He is an Italian qualified lawyer with experience in international arbitration and litigation before the Italian courts. He specialises in construction and energy law disputes.

Prior to relocating to London to pursue the MSc in Construction Law and Dispute Resolution at King’s College, Giuseppe worked at an international law firm in Milan where he advised and represented clients operating in the commercial, construction, energy and insurance sectors in several arbitration and court proceedings.

Ms Alice Fremuth-Wolf

Head of Austria&CEE at Nivalion since Feb 2022
former (Deputy) Secretary General of the Vienna International Arbitral Centre (from 2012-2021)

Mr Filippo Frigerio

Filippo joined Portolano Cavallo in 2015. He is an attorney-at-law in Milan and earned his Law degree at the Università commerciale Luigi Bocconi of Milan in 2015.
Filippo assists both Italian and foreign clients in Litigation and domestic/international Arbitration disputes on civil and commercial matters. He provides assistance in connection with Digital-Media-Tech, New Technologies, intermediary liability, Copyright, and Italian and European legislation concerning Privacy, Cyber Security and Data Protection.
In 2021, he attended the White & Case International Arbitration LL.M. at the University of Miami School of Law. During his time in the U.S., in the context of the Curricular Practical Training program, he worked as an intern in a law firm in Coral Gables, mainly dealing with US domestic arbitrations. In 2022, he passed the New York Bar exam, and he is currently awaiting the enrollment.
In 2022, he worked as secondee in the Dublin’s headquarters of one of the most prominent multinational companies operating in the digital/social media field.
He regularly acts as arbitrator in the FDI Moot and in the Vis Moot international competitions. He also acts as coach of the University of Padua Team. In 2019, he attended the Columbia Summer Program in American Law at Amsterdam University (NL).

Mr Paw Fruerlund

Paw Fruerlund is a Danish attorney at law and partner with the Law Firm Poul Schmith, the largest Danish law firm, which handles more court and arbitral cases than any other legal firm in Denmark. Paw specializes in litigation and arbitration. Paw has the right of audience before the Supreme court of Denmark.

Mr Fred Fucci

Experienced arbitrator. Member of the panels of major arbitral institutions including the American Arbitration Association (AAA), ICDR, International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution (CPR), Vienna International Arbitration Centre (VIAC) and others. He is a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. He is also a member of the United States Council for International Business (US member of the International Chamber of Commerce – ICC) and the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) North American Users Council. He is admitted to practice law in New York and New Jersey. He is also qualified as a solicitor in England & Wales and is a member of the Paris bar (avocat au barreau de Paris). Have served as an arbitrator in numerous domestic and international commercial cases including as chair, sole arbitrator and co-arbitrator in AAA, ICDR, LCIA, ICC, CAM (Milan Arbitral Chamber) and ad hoc cases. The disputes heard include varied commercial contracts, energy matters (power generation, oil & gas, midstream), infrastructure projects (high-speed rail, water distribution), M&A (breach of rep & warranty, post-closing adjustments), joint ventures, supply of goods and commodities, distribution and sales agency, service agreements and financing and securities questions.

Dr Simon Gabriel

Simon Gabriel specialises in international arbitration and has participated in more than 100 international arbitration proceedings. He is founder and owner of the Zurich based arbitration boutique law firm GABRIEL Arbitration and is thus entirely independent.
Simon is regularly appointed as arbitrator in proceedings governed by the ICC Rules, Swiss Rules and Vienna Rules. He is listed on the arbitrators' list of ICC Switzerland and on the VIAC list of recommended practitioners. Furthermore, he has acted as counsel for parties in arbitration proceedings under ICC Rules, Swiss Rules, Vienna Rules, DIS Rules, SCC Rules and ad hoc rules. In terms of amounts in dispute, his experience includes the whole range from $700,000 to $120,000,000.
Simon studied law at University of Berne and University of British Columbia, Vancouver. He graduated in 2002, passed the Swiss bar exam in 2004 and is admitted to all Swiss courts. He also holds a PhD from University of Lucerne and an LL.M. in advocacy from University of Strathclyde, Glasgow. Before opening GABRIEL Arbitration in 2012 he was a member of the dispute resolution group of the international law firm CMS in Zurich.
Simon regularly publishes and speaks on subjects of international arbitration and Swiss international private law.

Ms Katharina Gächter

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Austria

Prof Lauro Gama

LAURO GAMA, JR. is the founding partner of Lauro Gama Advogados Associados, a boutique law firm established in Rio de Janeiro and devoted to international litigation, arbitration and legal consultancy services. Lauro graduated from the State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ) in 1987 and a member of the Brazilian Bar (1988). He holds a Masters in International Relations (PUC-Rio, 1992), a LL.M in Comparative Law (McGill, 1999), and a Doctoral degree in International Law (Univ. São Paulo, 2004). He is Adjunct Professor at PUC-Rio, where he teaches Private International Law, Contracts and International Arbitration. He participated in the WG of the UNIDROIT Principles (2008-2010) and in the WG of the Hague Principles on the Law Applicable to International Contracts. To-date he has acted as counsel and arbitrator in more than 120 cases, under the rules of ICC, LCIA, UNCITRAL and Brazilian institutions. He is fluent in Portuguese, English, French and Spanish. Lauro Gama was president of the Brazilian Arbitration Committee (CBAr) (2013-2015) and Member of the ICC International Court of Arbitration (2015-2021). He currently seats at the ICC WBO Institute Council and participates in the Working Group on Investment Contracts formed by the ICC and UNIDROIT.

Mr Casper Gammelgaard

Danish and Internationally trained attorney and Managing Partner at HjulmandKaptain Law Firm, which employs + 160 people.

Co-heads both the Dispute Resolution and the Energy & Infrastructure Team.

My expertise spans across a wide range of areas including transactions, project development, renewable energy, and construction law, both onshore and offshore. I have personally litigated over 150 court and arbitration cases and a certified international arbitrator by institutions such as the Danish Institute of Arbitration (DIA), Stockholm Chamber of Commerce Arbitration Institute (SCC), and the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb, London). Currently I hold the postion of Vice-Chairman of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, European Branch.

I am frequently appointed as an arbitrator in both domestic and international disputes (acting both as party nominated arbitrator, chairperson and single arbitrator).

My clientele includes listed companies, financial institutions, government authorities, as well as corporatel businesses, both domestic and foreign.

Ms Qian Gao

Qian Gao is a legal scholar specializing in international arbitration and is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Law at Durham University. Her research focuses on AI-enabled international arbitration. She holds an LLM in Arbitration and Dispute Resolution from the University of Hong Kong, and a dual Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Law from Central South University where she ranked in the top 10% of her class with a thesis on transparency in international investment arbitration.

Qian has significant competitive experience, having led and coached teams in prestigious moot court competitions, including the CIETAC CUP International Commercial Arbitration Moot (national pre-moot of Vis Moot) and the Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition, where she received numerous awards such as Best Oralist and Best Memorandum.

Professionally, Qian interned at notable law firms, including Huizhong Law Firm and King & Wood Mallesons, gaining valuable hands-on experience in cross-border dispute resolution. Fluent in both English and Chinese, she holds CATTI certifications in translation and interpretation. With a strong passion for advancing international arbitration, Qian is committed to contributing to both scholarly discourse and practical applications in this dynamic field.

Ms Isabela Garcia Prati

Intermediate Associate at Gomez Pinzon in Bogota, with over 7 years experience in litigation before national courts, arbitral tribunals, and dispute boards at the national and international levels. My practice has focused on administrative, corporate, commercial, and tax law and litigation, advising clients in sectors such as infrastructure, construction, transportation, energy, Oil & Gas, and pharmaceutical liability.

Mr Rinat Gareev

Rinat Gareev is licensed to practice law in Washington, D.C., the State of New York, and the U.S. Court of International Trade. Rinat represents domestic and international businesses on a variety of general corporate matters and cross-border transactions, as well as assisting clients in navigating complex compliance issues.

Mr Shashank Garg

Shashank Garg is a seasoned dispute resolution practitioner skilled in international commercial arbitration, sports arbitration, construction arbitration, mediation, and litigation having represented clients in ad-hoc and institutional arbitrations under leading institutional rules. He is an Advocate with over 14 years of practice before the Supreme Court of India, the High Court of Delhi and other judicial and quasi-judicial forums.
Mr. Garg is the Editor of ‘Arbitrator’s Handbook’ published by Lexis Nexis wherein, contributions from experts from across the globe have been received. He is the Editor of the book ‘Alternative Dispute Resolution: The Indian Perspective’ published by Oxford University Press. Recently, he has co-authored a chapter with (Late) Prof. Martin Hunter in the ‘Handbook on International Arbitration’ published by Wolters Kluwer, a chapter in ‘Commercial Arbitration: International Trends and Practices’ published by Thomson Reuters and a chapter with Tejas Karia in ‘Conciliation and Mediation in India’ published by Wolters Kluwer.
He is a visiting faculty at various renowned law schools in the country and is regularly invited as a speaker at dispute resolution events across the globe.
He can be reached at mail@shashankgarg.n

Mr Beletsom Gebreslassie Gebregziabher

I am Beletsom, a licensed lawyer from Ethiopia. I have worked as a Judge and prosecutor before obtaining my own license both at the Federal level and regional level. I have also worked for an insurance company where I was engaged in arbitration cases and I participated at the 30th and 31st Vis MOOT competition as an arbitrator in Vienna.

Mr Mehmet GENÇOĞLU

Mehmet Gençoğlu
Founder & Managing Partner, Gençoğlu Partners Law Offices
Attorney at Law, Commercial & International Arbitration Specialist

Mehmet Gençoğlu is a highly respected attorney and the founder of Gençoğlu Partners Law Offices, based in Istanbul, Türkiye. With a wealth of experience in commercial law, international commercial arbitration, intellectual property rights, and contract law, Mehmet is known for his expertise in resolving complex legal matters with precision and strategic insight. He regularly represents clients from diverse sectors, including high-profile celebrities, multinational corporations, and foreign investors in Turkey.

A significant portion of Mehmet’s practice is dedicated to international commercial arbitration, where he has represented both Turkish and foreign clients in some of the most intricate and high-value arbitration disputes. He has deep knowledge of arbitration proceedings under the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA), and Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) rules. Mehmet is also well-versed in handling investment disputes, disputes arising from cross-border contracts, and matters related to the enforcement of foreign arbitral awards.

His strategic approach to arbitration is centered around achieving efficient and cost-effective resolutions for his clients, always with a keen focus on minimizing risks while safeguarding their long-term interests. Mehmet’s experience in arbitration extends to advising clients on dispute avoidance strategies, drafting arbitration clauses, and representing them in both institutional and ad-hoc arbitration proceedings.

In addition to his dispute resolution practice, Mehmet actively contributes to the development of arbitration law and is committed to keeping his clients informed of the latest trends and best practices in the field. His firm is recognized for its practical and results-oriented approach to arbitration, which has earned him a reputation as a trusted adviser in international commercial arbitration.

Mehmet’s legal expertise is not confined to arbitration alone. He also provides comprehensive advice on corporate governance, M&A and intellectual property rights, with a strong emphasis on international compliance and risk management. His entrepreneurial spirit drives his commitment to supporting clients in navigating complex legal and regulatory environments, particularly for foreign companies entering the Turkish market.

With a vision for Turkey’s economic and legal future, Mehmet aspires to foster a global approach to law, blending his strong legal foundation with strategic thinking that promotes international collaboration and the rule of law. In his personal and professional endeavors, he remains dedicated to advancing Turkey’s presence on the global stage, while honoring the legacy of Atatürk’s principles of justice, innovation, and cultural pride.

Mr Davit Gharibyan

Davit Gharibyan is the Deputy Director of the Center for Legislation Development of the Ministry of Justice of Armenia, where he supports the development of the country's regulatory policy in the field of judicial and legal reforms in fields such as Private Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Judicial Code, judicial procedural legislation, public administration and etc. He is also involved in the strategy development, as well as monitoring and evaluation processes regarding several strategical documents that touch upon interest and activity spheres off the Ministry of Justice.
Davit obtained his LLB and LLM from Yerevan State University, Faculty of Law. Currently, he is doing his PhD in the same University.
He started his professional career with the Central Bank of Armenia in 2019. Later in 2020 Davit joined the Center for Legislation Development team.
Davit is also an Advocate acting in the fields of Private Law and Administrative Law since December 2021, and an accredited Mediator since August 2024.

Ms Hoda Ghassabian

Hoda defines herself as a poetic heart with a cosmopolitan soul, ready to challenge herself and broaden her perspective. During her academic years, Hoda participated in the 28th Willem C. Vis Moot, placing her University at the 69th out of more than 300 teams, and coached the last years’ teams. It was with the Vis Moot experience that Hoda started cultivating her passion for arbitration. At the same time, as a space law enthusiast, Hoda took part of the ESA and ECSL Summer Course to deepen her knowledge in this field, in so far as she wrote her Master's thesis in Space Arbitration. She's currently working as a Trainee Lawyer in the International Dispute Resolution department at Squire Patton Boggs in their Milan office where she is actively engaging in ICSID and commercial arbitration disputes.

Dr Mihaela Gherghe

Mihaela is a former participant in the 21st Vis Moot and is currently coaching the team of the University of Bucharest. She is a member of the Bucharest Bar since October 2014, specializes in Corporate and Commercial law as a Partner within the law firm of Rizoiu & Asociații and is an Asisstant Lecturer with the University of Bucharest Faculty of Law.

Ms Elena Gianrossi

I am a litigation and arbitration trainee lawyer in LCA Studio Legale, a law firm in Milan. I took part to the 27th edition of the Vis Moot as a mootie of the Università Cattolica of Milan being both a team member and oralist. During my last year of univerisity I coached the Università Cattolica's Pax Moot team and since 2023 I am one of the coaches of the Vis Moot team of the University of Pavia. The last year I was part of an arbitration panel during the AIA-CAM pre Vis Moot and I organized the first edition of the LCA pre Moot which will have a second edition in 2025. During july 2024 I attended to the Summer School orgined by the University of Bologna on Cross Border Litigation and International Arbitration.

Dr Nico Gielen

Dr. Nico Gielen is an Associate with HANEFELD in Hamburg. He acts as counsel in litigation and arbitration matters, and as tribunal secretary. Nico studied at the University of Muenster and holds a doctorate of law in the fields of institutional arbitration and media law. He completed his traineeship working at the Federal Constitutional Court, the Federal Ministry of Justice and the Litigation & Arbitration practice group at Baker McKenzie. Before his traineeship, Nico worked as a research assistant at the Institute for Information, Communication and Media Law and the Institute for International Commercial Law at the University of Muenster. He also coached the Muenster team for the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot.

Mr Ricardo Gomes

Ricardo practices in the Hannes Snellman Dispute Resolution Group in Helsinki, Finland with a special focus on cross-border disputes. He represents clients in international and domestic commercial arbitration proceedings. Ricardo has particular experience of M&A, telecommunications, contractual, and construction disputes. In addition, Ricardo also advises clients on enforcement proceedings.

His past work experience includes investment arbitration proceedings.

Ricardo has also acted as an arbitrator in an international dispute under the FAI Rules.

In addition to his experience at Hannes Snellman, Ricardo has worked with international arbitration and litigation at another major Finnish law firm and at a leading international arbitration practice in Switzerland.

Professor Manuel Gómez

Professor of Law and Associate Dean for Graduate Studies and Global Engagement at FIU College of Law; Editor-In-Chief of the World Arbitration and Mediation Review (WAMR); Board member of the Miami International Arbitration Society; Arbitrator and Legal Expert.

Mr Manuel Gómez Carrión

Manuel is a Spanish qualified lawyer (admitted Madrid Bar) specialising in international commercial arbitration and investor state disputes. He is currently an independent practitioner based in Madrid, mainly acting as secretary of arbitration tribunals and assistant for arbitrators. He has previously worked as counsel in London for several US firms.
He has experience of ICSID arbitration as well as of arbitrations governed by a variety of institutional rules (including ICC, LCIA, CAM, CIMA, CCL, ICDR, AAA and UNCITRAL Rules) and across a number of different industries, such as energy and natural resources, telecommunications, automotive and transport, construction, or sports.
Prior to specializing in international arbitration, he practiced litigation in Spain, where he focused on civil, commercial, and administrative litigation.
He holds a Law Degree from Universidad Complutense de Madrid and an LL.M. in International Dispute Resolution from Queen Mary, University of London.

Mr Luis Gonzalez

Luis Gonzalez specialises in international dispute resolution. He is a Member of Matrix Chambers (UK). He has more than 20 years of international experience focusing on state-state trade disputes, investor-state, and international commercial arbitrations. He has been involved as counsel in more than 30 investment treaty arbitrations and has served as lead counsel in more than 15 complex international arbitrations. Luis has been appointed as arbitrator in more than 8 ICSID cases. He has experience acting as sole or lead counsel in international commercial arbitrations seated in London in relation to commodities, aviation, shipping, and commodities. He has been designated by Mexico to the ICSID panel of arbitrators, and by the EU to the list of chairpersons for arbitrations and trade and sustainable development panel proceedings. Luis has been described in Who’s Who as 'absolutely stellar for investment treaty disputes'.

Professor Francisco-Javier Gonzalez-Hoch

Arbitrator at the Santiago, Chile, Chamber of Commerce. Member of London Court of International Arbitration, Dubai International Arbitration Center. Judicial and Arbitration experience of +30 years. LLM Harvard Law School. Visiting Scholar at Yale, Oxford, Cambridge, La Sorbonne, HLS. Professor of Law for +25 years- Co-editor of the Translation of "Foundations of Tort Law in the Civilian Tradition: A Comparative Perspective", by Enrique Barros (Oxford, 2025)

Ms Fulya Görer

Fulya Görer focuses on mergers and acquisitions, corporate law, corporate governance and arbitration in various sectors, including, but not limited to manufacturing, retail, communications, technology, media and entertainment and transportation. On mergers and acquisitions, from both buy-side and sell-side, she coordinates and participates in due diligence processes, prepares and participates in the negotiation of transaction documents and assists on closing and post-closing support and business integration. On corporate law and corporate governance matters, she advises on corporate governance processes including preparation of corporate governance documentation and supervises and conducts daily retainer corporate works including drafting and negotiating commercial contracts. On arbitration, she works for both claimant and respondent sides, in both institutional and ad hoc arbitrations, drafts statements and participates in representation during the tenure of the arbitral proceedings.

Mr Moritz Grahlher

Moritz Grahlher is a research assistant at the University of Cologne’s Institute for Banking Law under Prof. Klaus Peter Berger. He is pursuing a doctorate in law with a focus on arbitration and has professional experience from his tenure at White & Case LLP in Frankfurt. A graduate of Goethe University Frankfurt, Moritz has both participated in the Vis and coached multiple teams in Frankfurt and Cologne.

Dr Kilian Gramsch

Kilian is an associate in the dispute resolution group of Freshfields Hamburg. Kilian completed his legal education at the University of Muenster and at the University of Cape Town. He served his legal traineeship (Referendariat) at the Higher Regional Court of Hamburg and was admitted to the bar as Rechtsanwalt in 2023. Kilian specialises in litigation and arbitration. He advises and represents national and international companies in disputes concerning all areas of business and commercial law.

Mr Brian William Gray

Brian W Gray FCIArb
Barrister and Solicitor
Brian Gray Law ADR Chambers
Experience
Legal practice (Ridout & Maybee 1979-1986; Blakes 1986-2004, co-founder Intellectual Property Group; McCarthy Tetrault, 2004-2007 head of Intellectual Property Group; Norton Rose Fulbright Canada 2007- 2017, senior partner, member of Arbitration Core Group.
Registered Patent and Trade-Mark Agent US and Canada 1980- present. Practice focussed on dispute resolution, litigation, protection and commercialization of all aspects of intellectual property. Particular expertise in software patents (lead counsel representing banks in Amazon case). Represented Nortel in sale of the company and patents in insolvency proceedings. Represented large pharmaceutical companies and start-up biotech companies in patent disputes and movie studios and producers in copyright, software and publishing disputes.

FCIArb, Panel Vancouver International Internet Arbitration Centre; WIPO Arbitrator; INTA Panel of Trademark Mediators. WIPO Advanced Workshop on Domain Name Dispute Resolution. IP Neutrals of Canada. Lead counsel in mediations and arbitrations concerning entertainment contracts, copyright infringement, patent infringement, trademarks, trade-secrets, trade-libel, contracts relating to software, entertainment and licensing disputes.

Link to Website / CV
www.briangraylaw.com

Dr Kevin Gray

I am a Canadian lawyer who regularly teaches transnational, public international law, and legal theory. I am currently an assistant professor at Peking University School of Transnational Law.

Mr Michael Arada Greenop

Michael is Counsel in WilmerHale's international arbitration team. He also has experience advising governments and arbitral institutions on arbitration legislation and arbitration rules including the arbitrateAD Arbitration Rules (shortlisted by GAR for “Best Development” in 2024).

Michael is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. He serves as an Advisory Board Member/Co-Chair of the Task Forces of the Hague Court of Arbitration for Aviation (shortlisted by GAR for “Best Development” in 2023). Michael also co-hosts WilmerHale's annual Africa Arbitration Academy's Flagship Training Programme and teaches the International Commercial Arbitration course at Strathmore's Dispute Resolution Centre (Kenya). As well as his teaching duties as an Adjunct Professor of Comparative Law at Pepperdine University, he regularly speaks at conferences/workshops on arbitration, and his writing on arbitration/public international law has been published in peer-reviewed publications and received awards.

He represented New Zealand at the Philip C Jessup International Law Moot and ICC International Commercial Mediation Competition, ranking second place in both and receiving individual recognition as the world’s third best speaker in the former. He also competed at the 22nd Willem C Vis Moot, receiving an honourable mention for best individual speaker.

Miss Kaitlin Greer

Kaitlin is an Australian-qualified lawyer with expertise in commercial dispute resolution, underpinned by her experience in both litigation and alternative dispute resolution, including arbitration and mediation. Throughout her career, she has handled a broad range of complex commercial disputes, including fraud claims, shareholder disputes, breach of director duties, breach of contract, contraventions of companies’ legislation, professional negligence claims, equity and real property disputes, and regulatory investigations.

Kaitlin worked in a leading litigation team in Australia recognised by the Legal 500 Asia Pacific before moving to London in April 2024 and joining Gresham Legal.

Ms Iva Grgić

Iva Grgić obtained her Master of Law degree from the University of Zagreb Faculty of Law in May 2013 and the University of Pittsburgh School of Law in 2014.

Iva is currently an SJD student at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, where she is writing a dissertation under the supervision and guidance of professor Ronald A. Brand. In her doctoral research, Iva focuses on the imbalance of powers inherent between farmer and buyer within contract farming and how that imbalance leads to unfair trading practices that harm the farmer, an economically weaker party. Iva’s dissertation aims to provide a future dispute resolution model that could help minimize the negative consequences of unfair trade practices and ensure commercial justice and contract enforcement for the farmers.

Iva works as a law lecturer at Prince Sultan University, College of Law.

Mr Andrey Gribanov

Associate Professor at Russian Foreign Trade Academy (Moscow), Attorney-at-law at LAW OFFICE of Andrey Gribanov (Moscow), Listed Arbitrator at ICAC, VIAC and other international arbitration institutions.
Education: Moscow State Institute of International Relations (University) (International Law Faculty) (1997), Postgraduate Studies at University of Passau (2000), Advanced training program in Germany for lawyers from Central and Eastern Europe (2002), Candidate of Legal Sciences (Dr. iur.) (Russia, 2004).
More than 50 publications on problems of comparative civil and commercial law, private international law, international commercial arbitration.
Languages: Russian, English, German, French.

Mr Alexander Grimm

Principal Associate in Freshfields’ Dispute Resolution department in Frankfurt am Main with a particular focus on commercial and investment arbitration.
Member of the bar in Frankfurt am Main (Rechtsanwalt) and New York State (attorney-at-law).
Holds a PhD degree in private international law and international litigation/arbitration from the University of Bonn.
Holds LL.M. degrees from Columbia University and from Martin-Luther University Halle-Wittenberg.

Dr Nicole Grohmann

Dr. Nicole Grohmann is an Associate with the dispute resolution boutique firm Hanefeld in Hamburg, Germany. She acts as counsel in arbitration and state court proceedings, as arbitrator, and secretary to arbitral tribunals.

Nicole studied at the University of Freiburg. She holds a doctorate of law in the field of international civil procedure law. She previously worked as a research assistant at the Institute for Private International Law at the University of Freiburg and lectured on the topics of European and international sales law as well as on English legal terminology.

Mrs Annemarie Grosshans

Mrs Grosshans has practiced in both Civil and Common Law jurisdictions. She has a longstanding practice of national and international dispute resolution, consultation, contract negotiations and contract designing. She has handled hundreds of cases as counsel, arbitrator and mediator in English and German.
Mrs Grosshans is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb), a member of the Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA) and a member of the German Institute of Arbitration (DIS).
Mrs. Grosshans regularly acts as arbitrator at the Vis Moot. She has been a strong supporter of the Vis Moot since its beginning.

Dr Manuela Grosu

Manuela Grosu LL.M. PhD is a Senior Associate at the dispute resolution practice group of DLA Piper Posztl, Nemescsói, Györfi-Tóth and Partners Law Firm (Budapest). She has a PhD in law (ELTE Law School) and has also obtained an LL.M. degree in US and Global Business Law for International Business Lawyers from Suffolk University (Boston). She is a visiting lecturer at ELTE Law School where she teaches commercial mediation and private international law. She has gained significant experience in domestic and international arbitration and commercial litigation involving complex cross-border issues. She represented clients under the ICC, UNCITRAL and Hungarian Arbitration Rules. She was a visiting researcher at Cardozo School of Law (New York), Kukin Program for Conflict Resolution. Dr. Grosu regularly publishes on various ADR related topics, invited as speaker to conferences and organizes international events on dispute resolution. She is a trained mediator and is also involved in commercial mediation training related activities. She is a VIAC Community Ambassador for Hungary and Senior Fellow of Weinstein International Foundation.

Prof Dr Daniel Gruenbaum

Daniel Gruenbaum is an Associate Professor of private international law and head of the Civil Law Department of the School of Law of the University of the State of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ). He holds a Bachelor of Laws degree and a Doctor of Law degree from the University of São Paulo (USP). He undertook post-doctoral studies at the Max-Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law in Hamburg as a Konrad Zweigert Fellow and later as a Visiting Scholar. He is the founding partner of Gruenbaum, Rivoli, Cereja Advogados Associados, with extensive experience as counsel in domestic and international commercial disputes. Fluent in Portuguese, English, French and German. Since 2010, coach of the team of the University of the State of Rio de Janeiro.

Mr Alexander Gudko

Alex Gudko is an international arbitration associate in the New York office of Covington & Burling LLP. He has completed legal studies in Ukraine, Sweden, and the United States, and is qualified to practice law in the New York State as well as in Ukraine. Alex specializes in investor-state and commercial arbitration, public international law, and human rights. His practice is focused on international disputes arising in the energy, life sciences and technology industries.

Dr Dogan Gultutan

Dr Dogan Gultutan is a Lecturer in Law at The City Law School. Dogan is also a practising solicitor, currently a partner at a boutique firm in London. He is admitted in both England & Wales and Turkey, in the former as a solicitor and (non-practising) barrister, and in the latter as an attorney-at-law.

Mr Toghrul Guluzada

Toghrul Guluzada did Master of Laws (LL.M) with a specialization in International/European
Union Business Law at Ghent University. He has a certificate on International Commercial
Arbitration at University of Cologne and German Arbitration Institute. He is PhD Candidate on
Company and International Investment/Arbitration Law at Leiden University, the Netherlands.
He held positions as Senior Associate at Baku Law Centre (BHM), as Legal Manager at Formula
1 Azerbaijan and Head of Legal Department at Agro-Procurement and Supply OJSC under the
Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Azerbaijan. Currently, he is Head of Legal
Department at Azerbaijan Industrial Corporation. At the same time, he is an Attorney at Law
(Member) at Azerbaijani Bar Association practicing in Commercial, Investment and Business as
well as arbitration Law. Additionally,
He is a Member (arbitrator) at London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA), a Member of
ICC (International Chamber of Commerce) Commissions in Arbitration and ADR, Competition
Law, Commercial Law and Practice, Trade, and Investment Policy and a Member (Arbitrator) at
Riga International Commercial Arbitration Court. Toghrul is a member of the International
Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA).
Toghrul is also an Adjunct Lecturer in Company Law, International Commercial and Business
Law, Private International Law, and International Arbitration Law both at ADA University and
Azerbaijan Oil and Industry University. He is Coach in Willem C. Vis International Commercial
Arbitration Moot Court Competition of ADA University team. In 2023, Toghrul was appointed
as Rapporteur for Azerbaijan at the IBA (International Bar Association) Arbitration
Subcommittee on Recognition and Enforcement of Awards. He has also been acting as a co-
counsel with top law firms such as Backer Mckenzie, White & Case etc under LCIA, ICC Rules
and others. in international arbitration proceedings. He speaks Azerbaijani, English, French,
Russian and Turkish.

Mr Dogac Gunaydin

Dogac Gunaydin is a senior associate at Verdi Law Firm (Istanbul) and a PhD candidate at Istanbul University, having obtained his LL. M. degree from the University of Cambridge with commercial law specialization. Mr Gunaydin represents clients in high value litigations, local and international commercial arbitration and, recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitral awards and foreign judgments. As a two-time previous Mootie, Gunaydin remains an active member of the Vis Moot Community and frequently acts as a coach and arbitrator for the Swiss International Law School Moot Academy, Bilgi University Pre-Moot and other leading universities in Turkey. He is also a member of ICC YAF and Young ISTAC.

Ms Shivani Gupta

Law faculty with 4 years of experience of teaching law subjects in various law school

Mr Lars Møller Haase

I finished my law degree at Aarhus University in July 2021 after having participated in the 28th Vis Moot in 2020/2021. I currently work as an assistant attorney at the Danish law firm Gorrissen Federspiel in Copenhagen in the dispute resolution department. I primarily work with white-collar crime, litigation, and investigations. Furthermore, I teach criminal law at the University of Copenhagen, and I have previously taught contracts and tort law.

Mr Erlend Haaskjold

Erlend Haaskjold is one of the leading arbitrators in Scandinavia. He is Partner and Head of International Arbitration at Schjødt Law Firm in Oslo. He has acted as arbitrator in a number of commercial and international disputes, and he regularly appears as advocate in all arbitral fora, before international tribunals, and in the domestic Norwegian courts. He was elevated to the rank of Senior Counsel in 2003. He has been a visiting lecturer in commercial law at the University of Oslo, and he has authored some of the leading texts on the law of contract in Norway, frequently cited by the Supreme Court. He is a Chartered Arbitrator and Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.

Dr Philipp Habegger

Philipp Habegger has acted as counsel and arbitrator in more than one hundred and ninety international arbitral proceedings under a variety of arbitration rules, including ICC, Swiss Chambers’ Arbitration Institution (Swiss Rules), LCIA, SIAC, Vienna, AAA/ICDR, Stockholm Arbitration Institute and UNCITRAL, involving the substantive laws of Switzerland, Germany, Austria, France, England, Russia, India, Turkey, Panama, Liechtenstein, Italy, Romania, Slovakia, Serbia, Estonia, Egypt and New York, as well as the UN Sales Convention (CISG) and the UNIDROIT Principles. He has been involved in disputes arising, inter alia, out of joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, shareholders’ agreements, international sales and related transactions, agency and distribution, licensing, franchising, construction and engineering projects, across a wide range of industries including telecommunications, automobiles, aviation, railways, pharmaceutical and biotechnology, food, defence, machinery, oil & gas, energy, construction, and commodity trading. Philipp Habegger is the immediate past president of the Arbitration Court of the Swiss Chambers' Arbitration Institution (which administers the Swiss Rules). He is a former court member of the ICC International Court of Arbitration (2009-2015) and a former vice chair of the Arbitration Committee of the International Bar Association and vice president of the LCIA European Users' Council.

Dr Pascal Hachem

Pascal Hachem a Zurich based an attorney at law. He is a member of Bär & Karrer's Dispute Resolution, Internal Investigations and Cross-border Proceedings departments and advises clients on general corporate and commercial matters.
Pascal Hachem has been involved in institutional and ad hoc arbitrations and commercial litigations covering such industries as gas, software, engineering, automotive, medical devices and banking. Cases concerned one-off Transactions, long term delivery contracts and distributorship agreements. In addition, Pascal Hachem conducts internal investigations on behalf of company boards and supervisory authorities, in particular in the financial sector, and represents clients in front of domestic and foreign regulatory and prosecutorial authorities.
Pascal Hachem holds a law degree from Albert Ludwigs University Freiburg i.Br. (Germany) and a doctorate from the University of Basel. He has published books and contributions to commentaries, collected works and law journals in the fields of sales and contract law. In addition, he has worked as lecturer, both in Switzerland and abroad and frequently speaks at international conferences on his areas of expertise. In the fields of international sales and contract law Pascal Hachem also served as Rapporteur for the CISG Advisory Council for Opinion 10, addressing penalty and liquidated damages clauses in CISG contracts.

The Lord David Hacking

Barrister-at-Law and International Arbitrator

Dr Maximilian Haffner

Maximilian Haffner studied law at the University of Tuebingen and Helsinki. He is a German Attorney (Rechtsanwalt) and Associate at CMS Hasche Sigle since 2022. He advises and represents companies and entrepreneurs in disputes before the state courts and arbitral tribunals with a focus on post-M&A proceedings and shareholder disputes.

Dr Ralf Hafner

After seven years with a major Anglo-American law firm in its Dusseldorf and London offices, Ralf has been working with ADVANT Beiten as a partner since January 2011. He is the current Head of Dispute Resolution there. Ralf particularly advises his national and international clients on complex, international disputes, mostly post-M&A cases as well as other corporate, commercial and contractual matters and represents them in arbitration and state court proceedings, including proceedings for the enforcement of arbitral awards. Besides numerous civil court proceedings Ralf has been involved in more than 60 arbitration cases governed by the arbitration rules of DIS, ICC, LCIA, SCC and UNCITRAL or ad-hoc either as Counsel, arbitrator (also sole and chairman) or as secretary of the arbitral tribunal.
Ralf was admitted to the German Bar in 2004; the same year when he earned a doctoral degree from the University of Freiburg (Dr. iur.). In 2008 Ralf graduated with a master's degree in Construction Law & Dispute Resolution from King's College London. Since 2011 he teaches Business Law at the Georg-Simon-Ohm-Institute for Management of the University of Applied Sciences in Nuremberg. In 2012 he was a Visiting Lecturer for European & International Law at King's College London.

Mr Johannes Hagmann

Ms Ella Häkkinen

I am a dispute resolution oriented lawyer working currently in a Finnish boutique law firm Attorneys at law Ratiolex specialising in international and domestic business law and dispute resolution issues as well as white collar criminal cases.

I participated the 26th Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot in the academic year 2018–2019 as a member of the team of the University of Lapland and acted as one of the coaches of the University of Lapland’s Vis Moot team three years after my own participation.

Mrs Rime Hamdouchi

Young legal counsel in business law and former vismoot mootie and coach. Passionate about international commercial arbitration.

Mr Grant Hanessian

Grant Hanessian is an independent arbitrator and neutral in New York, specializing in international, investor-state and complex commercial disputes and Adjunct Professor of Law at Fordham Law School, where he teaches the International Commercial Arbitration and LL.M. International Arbitration Practicum courses. Prior to June 2020, he was a partner at Baker McKenzie, where he practiced for 33 years, and served as global co-head of the firm’s International Arbitration Practice, head of its International Arbitration Practice in North America and head of its New York office Litigation Department. Mr. Hanessian is currently the U.S. member of the International Chamber of Commerce's International Court of Arbitration in Paris and a member of the ICC's Commission on Arbitration, the American Arbitration Association—International Centre for Dispute Resolution's International Advisory Committee, Vice President (for U.S.) of the London Court of Arbitration's North American Users’ Council, the Singapore International Arbitration Centre's User's Council, the International Arbitration Club of New York, CPR’s Arbitration Committee, the New York City Bar Association's Committee on International Commercial Disputes, Club Español del Arbitraje, the Panel of Recognized International Market Experts in Finance (P.R.I.M.E.) Arbitration Rules Drafting Committee and was a founding board member of the New York International Arbitration Center.

Mr Frederik Overgaard Hansen

I finished my law degree at Aarhus University in July 2021 after having participated in the 28th Vis Moot in 2020/2021. I currently work as an assistant attorney at the Danish law firm Gorrissen Federspiel in Copenhagen in the dispute resolution department. I am primarily involved in Danish litigation and international arbitration cases.

Ms Miisa Happonen

Miisa Happonen is a Senior Associate and an Attorney-at-Law working with Dispute Resolution practice of the Nordic law firm Roschier, Attorneys Ltd. She joined Roschier in 2018, and specializes in arbitration, litigation and corporate investigations. Miisa has experience on both domestic and international arbitrations conducted under the ICC, SCC and FAI Rules. She has acted as counsel in disputes across several sectors, including energy, technology and telecom, as well as in post-M&A and corporate disputes. Miisa also regularly advises clients on various regulatory, anti-corruption and insolvency-related matters.

Miisa has also worked as legal counsel (secondee) at the Finland Arbitration Institute (2021-2022).

Miisa participated in the 24th Vis Moot representing University of Helsinki.

Ms Lia Harizanova

Lia Harizanova is an attorney in the State of New York and Bulgaria, and a solicitor in England & Wales. She graduated from Sofia University (Bulgaria) in 2018. Earned an LL.M. in International Business and Economic Law from Georgetown University (USA) in 2019, graduating first in her class, with honors and a certificate in Arbitration and International Dispute Resolution. She focuses in international transactions and disputes in the sphere of Energy & Infrastructure.

Since 2014 Lia has competed, coached, and judged in the international competitions Telders, Philip C. Jessup, and the Willem C. Vis Moot. Lia has been a coach for Sofia University since the 28th Willem C. Vis Moot.

Ms Ani Harutyunyan

Ani Harutyunyan is an Armenian lawyer with extensive experience in international law and justice where she has worked on both prevention, accountability and litigation. She holds an Advanced LLM degree in Public International Law from Leiden University of the Netherlands and is currently an LLM candidate in Transnational Arbitration and Dispute Settlement at Sciences Po in Paris. She has worked as an independent expert with various international organisations such as DCAF – Geneva Centre for Security Sector Governance, Council of Europe, Transparency International anticorruption centre. She has provided expertise to justice and security sector reform, human rights in armed forces, execution of European Court of Human Rights judgements. She has collected, analysed and reported on international crimes, including as part of her experience in the International Criminal Court (ICC), coordinated strategic human rights litigation, published in academic journals and taught in Armenia, Austria and Russia on various aspects of international law.

Ms Janine Häsler

I participated in the Willem C. Vis Moot Court in 2012/13 on behalf of University of Bern. After various traineeships, I passed the bar exam and rejoined the dispute resolution practice of Switzerland's largest law firm, Lenz & Staehelin, in 2017. Since then, I completed my LL.M. degree at National University of Singapore in 2020 and joined Schellenberg Wittmer's arbitration practice in the beginning of this year.

Judge William Hastings

Chief Justice of Kiribati
Judge of the Supreme Court of Vanuatu, District Court and Court Martial of New Zealand.
Honorary Fellow, Victoria University of Wellington Law Faculty.
BA, University of Toronto; JD, Osgoode Hall Law School; LLM, London School of Economics; MJS, Duke University.

Mr Florian Haugeneder

Florian Haugeneder is a partner at KNOETZL, a leading firm in arbitration, litigation, alternative dispute resolution, business crime, compliance and corporate crisis management. Before co-founding KNOETZL in 2016, he was the head of the international arbitration practice of a large international law firm.
Florian has extensive experience as counsel and arbitrator in institutional and ad-hoc arbitration proceedings, including under the DIS, DIA, ICC, ICSID, KCAB, LCIA, SCC, UNCITRAL and VIAC Rules. A special focus of his practice is the international law on investment protection and investment arbitration. Florian has particualr expertise in construction and engineering, energy, banking and corporate disputes.
Florian lectures at the University of Vienna on international arbitration and frequently speaks and publishes on international arbitration and investment protection.
He holds a degree from the University of Vienna and a Master's degree from King’s College London. Florian is fluent in German (mother tongue), English and French.

Mr Wulf Gordian Hauser

Wulf G. Hauser attended the Law School of the University of Vienna and Georgetown University. He is admitted to the bar in the State of New York, in the District of Columbia, Austria and Liechtenstein. He practiced law for four years in Washington D.C., before he established his own law firm in Vienna. His main areas of practice are international commercial arbitration, M&A, banking and corporate finance.

Wulf Gordian Hauser has served as chairman of the arbitral tribunal, sole arbitrator, party appointed arbitrator or counsel for a party in over 100 arbitrations before the ICC, VIAC and LCIA. He is a member of the ICC Court of International Arbitration, LCIA, Austrian National Committee of the ICC, VIAC and of the committee on legislative policy of the Austrian Federation of Industry.

He has published a number of articles on arbitration, most recently the commentary on Art. 36 of the VIAC Rules 2013 in the treatise published by VIAC.

Mr Valtteri Heikkilä

Valtteri Heikkilä is an Associate within the Dispute Resolution practice at Borenius Attorneys, a leading Finnish law firm. Valtteri assists clients in both litigation and arbitration with a particular focus on large construction disputes.

Valtteri participated in the 27th Willem C. Vis Moot as part of the University of Helsinki's team and has since taken on the role of coach for the team from 2021 onwards.

Valtteri is a member of the Finnish Arbitration Association and the Young Arbitration Club Finland, which are organisations dedicated to the advancement of the practice of arbitration and its development within the Finnish legal landscape.

Ms Kaisa Heinäsmäki

Kaisa Heinäsmäki works as an Associate at Byro Legal, a Finnish boutique law firm specialized in Dispute Resolution, Corporate and Technology law, where she advices clients on corporate transactions, employment matters and disputes. Prior to joining Byro, she worked as an Associate Legal Counsel at Ernst & Young.

Kaisa holds a master's degree in law from the University of Helsinki. She participated in the 19th Vis East Moot and 29th Vis Moot during her studies and has since acted as a coach for the university's team. During her years of participating in the Vis Moot as a student and as a coach, the Helsinki University team has received multiple honorable mentions both in oral and written parts of the competition.

Mr Lauri Markus Heiskanen

I am a Finnish Licenced Legal Counsel (LL.M.). I graduated from the Univerity of Turku in 2020. Currently, I work at a Finnish boutique law firm specializing in commercial arbitration and litigation.

I took part in the Willem C. Vis Moot as part of the University of Turku's team in 2019-2020 and I have coached the team three times.

Mr Campbell Herbert

Campbell is a senior associate based in the London office of McDermott Will & Emery where he practices international arbitration and public international law. He holds an LLB (Hons (First)) and a BCom from Victoria University of Wellington, an LLM (Hons (First)) from the University of Auckland, and is a PhD candidate at the Grotius Centre at Leiden University where his research focuses on the interface between investor-state dispute settlement and sovereignty. He previously coached teams from City University Hong Kong, Victoria University of Wellington, and the University of Auckland. Campbell is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.

Mr Juan Pablo Hernandez Paez

Juan Pablo Hernandez is a Guatemalan diplomat. He serves as legal advisor of the Embassy of Guatemala to the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Previously, he served as First Secretary of the United Nations Section of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Guatemala, in charge of advising on multilateral policy before the United Nations on select issues. He is the founder and chief editor of The Treaty Examiner, an online journal of international law. He has been involved in four Moot Court Competitions as participant (ICC Moot, John H. Jackson, Vis, Jessup), three as coach (ICC, Jessup, Leiden-Sarin), four as Judge/Arbitrator (ICC, Jessup, Vis, Telders) and once as National Administrator (Jessup). Moreover, he is founder of a national moot on public international law and author of the first-ever CISG commentary for Guatemalan lawyers, as well as other books on international law.

Mr Axel Benjamin Herzberg

Axel Benjamin HERZBERG is dual-qualified in both Germany, as well as England and Wales. He is a founding partner at BODENHEIMER in Berlin, Germany, where he primarily handles international arbitration cases, both as counsel and arbitrator. Previous career milestones included a position as Deputy Counsel with the Secretariat of the ICC International Court of Arbitration, as well as associate with a major international firm in Berlin. Mr Herzberg studied law at the universities of Passau, Geneva, Munich, Freiburg, Brussels (ULB), and London (Queen Mary/UCL; LL.M. in International Business Law "with merit"). He is a veteran of the Vis Moot, achieving a rare triple distinction as not only a successful oralist in the 2007 final of the 14th Vienna Vis Moot ("Winner of the Moot", Frédéric Eisemann Award), but also as winner of the awards for best memoranda for Claimant and Respondent (Pieter Sanders Award, Werner Melis Award).

The Rt Hon Sir Gary Hickinbottom

Arbitrator and registered mediator. Commercial litigation and arbitration partner in CMS Solicitors 1986-2000. Full time judge 2000-21, holding appointments including High Court Judge, Chief Social Security and Child Pension Appeals Commissioner for Great Britain, Chief Pensions Appeal Commission for Great Britain, President of the Administrative Appeal Chamber of the Upper Tribunal, Deputy President of Tribunals, Designated Civil Judge for Wales and Lord Justice of Appeal. Retired from Court of Appeal 2021 to conduct Commission of Inquiry into Governance and Corruption in British Virgin Islands as Sole Commissioner, reporting 2022. Currently President of Welsh Tribunals, Chair of the Post Office Overturned Convictions Pecuniary Assessment Panel, Chair of the Independent Judicial Panel for the LTA and Member of the Premier League Owners' and Directors Independent Oversight Panel. Commercial and sports arbitrator and mediator. Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Chartered Arbitrators, and former Patron of the Institute in Wales. Master of the Worshipful Company of Arbitrators 2018-19. Diploma in International Commercial Arbitration 1996. Editor-in-Chief of Blackstone's Civil Practice (OUP) 2017-22. Knight Bachelor 2009, Privy Counsellor 2017, Knight Principal 2019 to date.

Mr Nicholas Higgs

Nicholas is a dual-qualified barrister and chartered engineer, with an active practice at the Bar of England and Wales and in international arbitration . His primary areas of focus are construction, energy and oil and gas.

Ms Triinu Hiob

I am Partner and Head of Dispute Resolution Practice at NJORD Law Firm in Tallinn/Estonia, and a member of the Estonian Bar Association admitted to practice in 2003. In my practice I focus on dispute resolution matters, including both court litigation and arbitration. My experience includes both counsel and arbitrator work, and cases arbitrated under the rules of the ICC, the SCC, the Finland Arbitration Institute, the Estonian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and the Estonian insurance arbitration board.
During the period from 2018 to 2024, I served as a member of the ICC Court of Arbitration.
I regularly act as a conciliator of the insurance conciliation body of the Estonian Insurance Association.
I hold an academic Magister Iuris degree from the University of Tartu.

Mr Michael Hoffman

Mr. Hoffman is a litigator based in Orlando, Florida, where he represents policyholders in disputes with their insurers when those companies deny coverage or breach the duty of good faith and fair dealing. Mr. Hoffman participated in the 24th and 25th Vis Moots and is an active member of the Florida and New York Bar Associations.

Ms Katharina Hofmann

Katharina Hofmann participated in the 25th Vis Moot and has been coaching the Vis Moot Team of the University of Würzburg ever since. She successfully completed her law degree at the University of Wuerzburg in the summer of 2020. Currently, she is a legal trainee at the Regional Court of Stuttgart and works as a research assistant at the Chair for Global Business Law, International Arbitration Law and Private Law of Prof. Dr. Bien. Previously, she held a position as a research assistant at the Chair for German Civil Law, European Business Law, International Private and Procedural Law and Comparative Law of Prof. Dr. Remien. In addition, she is a doctoral candidate focusing on International Commercial Arbitration.

Dr Lothar Hofmann

see www.hlaw.at

Mr Jörn Hombeck

Jörn Hombeck, ist Rechtsanwalt und Partner in der auf Dispute Resolution spezialisierten Kanzlei Hanefeld Rechtsanwälte Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH.
Dort vertritt er nationale und internationale Unternehmen als Parteivertreter in Schieds- und Gerichtsverfahren. Daneben ist er regelmäßig als Schiedsrichter tätig.

Jörn Hombeck hat einen Master of Laws (LL.M.) an der University of Auckland, Neuseeland, erworben und zuvor an der Rheinischen Friedrich-Wilhelm Universität Bonn Jura studiert.
Er war vor seiner Tätigkeit bei Hanefeld Rechtsanwälte für eine internationale Großkanzlei in Hamburg als Rechtsanwalt im Bereich des Immobilienwirtschaftsrechts tätig. Jörn Hombeck spricht Deutsch und Englisch.

Mr Alexander Horn

Alexander Horn is an attorney in Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher’s Munich office. He focuses on Class Actions, Transnational Litigation and International Arbitration.

Mr James Hosking

James Hosking has over 25 years of international dispute resolution experience. Immediately prior to co-founding New York dispute resolution boutique Chaffetz Lindsey, he was a partner in Clifford Chance’s New York office. James is a recognized expert in international arbitration, having handled more than 100 disputes as counsel, and involving the rules of all the leading institutions, as well as the UNCITRAL Rules. His recent cases have involved energy/power projects, corporate acquisitions, construction/engineering, mining, licensing, JV/shareholder disputes, mining, and investment treaty claims. James also sits as an arbitrator, having been appointed in over 30 proceedings, with experience as president, sole arbitrator, co-arbitrator and emergency arbitrator. He is co-chair of the ICC Task Force on Emergency Arbitration Proceedings, on the AAA’s International Advisory Board, and a Fellow of the Arbitrators’ and Mediators’ Institute of New Zealand. James is the co-author of A Guide to the ICDR International Arbitration Rules (OUP, 2010 & 2019) and was involved in drafting the revised 2014 rules. In addition to his international arbitration practice, James also represents clients in US commercial litigation. James previously practiced in New Zealand.

Mr Michal Hrušovský

Michal Hrušovský participated at the VIS MOOT as a student in 2009 and 2010. He studied law at the Comenius University in Bratislava and graduated in 2010 (Master degree), in 2012 he reached doctor of law title (“JUDr.”) and in 2016 PhD. Since 2010 he worked in a law firm PROLEGAL, s. r. o. as a law trainee (3 year mandatory traineeship). In 2013 he took the Slovak Bar Examination and from January 2014 he is a member of the Slovak Bar Association. He cooperated with law firm Ernst & Young Law s. r. o. as a Senior Associate for 4 years. At present he is an attorney in Bratislava cooperating with the law firm Kinstellar s. r. o. and devotes mainly to the civil and commercial law, litigation and arbitration. At the same time he is a lecturer and external PhD student at the Comenius University in Bratislava, Law Faculty, where he teaches the courses concerning private international law and arbitration in English.

Ms Chenglei Hu

Chenglei Hu is currently enrolled in the International Dispute Resolution (IDR) program at Humboldt University of Berlin, where she specialises in international contract and tort law, including the CISG, Rome I, and Rome II Regulations. With nearly four years of experience as a paralegal in the civil and commercial litigation department of Yingke Law Firm in Ningbo, China, she has had extensive exposure to both domestic commercial cases and the intersection of international commercial arbitration matters. Her work has involved collaborations with various major arbitration institutions, including ICC, SIAC, HKIAC, and CIETAC, where she honed skills in cross-border dispute management and procedural strategy. She has also published two academic papers and contributed as an editor for Professor Xingzhong Yu’s book: Rule of Law and Civilized Order at Cornell Law School. Committed to advancing her expertise in international arbitration, she is keen to contribute as an arbitrator at the Vienna Moot.

Ms Zerun HU

Zerun is currently a student in the International Commercial Arbitration program at Stockholm University, where she is dedicated to advancing her knowledge and expertise in the field of arbitration. With graduation anticipated in June 2025, she is preparing for a future career in international dispute resolution.
During her first master’s degree, Zerun participated in the CIETAC Cup for three consecutive years. She began as a team member, building foundational skills in legal research and advocacy. In her second year, she demonstrated leadership as a team leader, guiding her team through memo writing and oral advocacy. By the third year, she served as an arbitration secretary, gaining valuable experience from the perspective of organizing and administering the moot, which deepened her understanding of procedural matters. Zerun has rich practical experience. She completed an overseas internship at Chung Ting Fai & Co. in Singapore. She also worked as a teaching assistant for an international arbitration course at the CILS Center for International Legal Studies, further honing her academic and professional skills.

Prof Dr Peter Huber

Peter Huber is Professor of Private International Law and Comparative Law, at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (Germany). He writes on international commercial law, in particular the CISG, and the law of international litigation. He has been a coach and patron of the Mainz Moot team for over 20 years.

Dr Roman Huber

Roman Huber is a partner at the Swiss law firm Kellerhals Carrard in Zurich and advises and represents clients at all stages of the dispute resolution process and acts regularly as counsel in complex proceedings before state courts and arbitral tribunals. He also specializes in large-scale internal investigations relating to white collar crime and regulatory issues and advises corporate clients in compliance matters. He represents clients in investigations by Swiss and foreign authorities, including U.S. authorities. He regularly publishes on topics in these practice areas.
In the year 2013 he received a Ph.D. with a study on dispute resolution clauses in trust instruments from a Swiss law perspective from the University of Zurich. He further received a LL.M. from the University of New South Wales, where he won the Dean’s Award for Best Performance in International Commercial Arbitration in the year 2011 and a Master of Law degree from the University of Lucerne in the year 2006. While a law student he took part in the 12th Willem C Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot . He is admitted to practice in all courts in Switzerland.

Mr Alexandre Hublet

Alexandre is a local partner at White & Case, in charge of the Litigation & Arbitration departments for Belgium and Luxembourg.

Alexandre has extensive experience representing domestic and cross-border clients in international dispute resolution, national and international arbitration, white collar / investigations and complex commercial disputes.

Alexandre also served as (sole) arbitrator and secretary to an arbitral tribunal.

Alexandre graduated magna cum laude from the Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), holds an LL.M from the New York University School of Law, where he specialised in international dispute resolution. He was part of the Vis Moot team of NYU in 2015.

He was also previously a teaching assistant in international private law at ULB and is a regular speaker at conferences on international arbitration and anti-money laundering. He has also authored various publications on international arbitration, white-collar and ESG.

Ms Yulianna Huk

My name is Yulianna Huk and I am currently pursuing my LL.M. in Global Business Law and Regulation at Central European University in Vienna, following the completion of my LL.B. at Ukrainian Catholic University. My academic journey has been complemented by practical experience, including internships at Deloitte's Prague Office in the Banking and Finance department and at Advant Beiten's Munich office, where I worked within commercial arbitration team.
My passion for international dispute resolution has been cultivated through participation in moot court competitions: Frankfurt Investment Arbitration Moot Court (2021/2022), Foreign Direct Investment Moot Court (2022/2023), and Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot (2023/2024). Each competition has deepened my understanding of complex legal issues in international arbitration. Currently, I serve as a student coach for the Ukrainian Catholic University's WTO John H. Jackson Moot Court team, where I share my experience and mentor the next generation of law students.
I believe my combined experience in mooting, commercial arbitration practice, and my academic background in international business law makes me well-equipped to serve as an arbitrator for the Vis Moot competition.

Mr Nejc Humar

Nejc Humar is an Associate who joined Jadek & Pensa Law Firm in 2021. Before that he gained experience at a smaller Slovene law firm, where his work mainly revolved around prevention and resolution of disputes. He participated at various national and international law competitions, including Frankfurt Investment Arbitration Moot Court and Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot in both Vienna and Hong Kong. His current work focuses on prevention and resolution of disputes, including arbitration. He has also annually published Slovenia Law and Practice Guides in the Chambers Global Practice Guides.

Mr Andrii Hvozdetskyi

Andrii Hvozdetskyi is a Ukrainian-qualified lawyer with extensive experience in dispute resolution, asset protection, and forensic audit, with a particular focus on highly specialised energy disputes and cross-border litigation.
He leads the Dispute Resolution practice within the ADER HABER Law Firm (Kyiv, Ukraine) and was promoted to the position of a partner in February 2021.
In addition to his legal practice, Andrii is currently pursuing an LLM in International Dispute Resolution at the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin.
Mr. Hvozdetskyi provides legal assistance to clients in the Energy & Natural Resources, Investment, Banking & Finance, Heavy Industry and Automotive sectors.
Member of the Legal Commission of the National Olympic Committee of Ukraine.
Legal 500 EMEA 2019, 2021, and 2023 confirmed the recommendation and client testimonials for Andrii Hvozdetskyi. Recognized by Best Lawyers® in Ukraine 2022 for Litigation.

PhD Petrica Iamandi

Construction Contract Law - Breach of Contracts, Delay Analyses, Damages, Liabilities etc.

Mr Youssef Ihab

Corporate lawyer at Shalakany Law Firm a legacy law firm in Egypt and an exclusive member of Lex Mundi, participated in multiple moots as a participant, arbitrator and organiser.

Mr Dimitrios Ioannidis

Dimitrios Ioannidis is a partner in a Boston law firm, the coach of the Boston University School of Law Vis Team, and a member of the Global Advisory Board of the FDI Moot. He practices international business transactions and civil litigation in trial and appellate courts in Massachusetts. He oversaw various high-profile cases and completed investigations for large financial institutions; he was a consultant to U.S. security firms on projects including the 2004 Olympic Games. He served as a consultant to a U.S. security company on a bid with the U.S. State Department for a multi-million contract in Europe and was retained as an expert witness on several cases, including a case for the U.S. Attorney’s office in Boston and a U.K. banking institution, where he testified in London. He authored over 60 Articles on the USA legal system, and he writes and lectures extensively on Artificial Intelligence. He recently published a law review article titled: “Are ChatGPT and Other Similar Systems the Modern Lernaean Hydras of AI?” https://ir.lawnet.fordham.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1837&context=iplj
In 2022, he authored a law review article titled “Will Artificial Intelligence Replace Arbitrators Under the Federal Arbitration Act?” See 28 RICH. J.L. & TECH. 505 (2022). See https://jolt.richmond.edu/files/2022/04/Ioannidis-Final.pdf
He is the founder of the Boston International Innovation Moot, the first moot competition in the world dealing with emerging technologies.

Ms Barbora Ivanová

Barbora graduated from Comenius University in 2016. Whilst at the university, she participated in the Erasmus Exchange Program at the University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK, and she also participated in Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot 2014, 2015 and 2016.
Since graduating, Barbora has been working for SOUKENÍK - ŠTRPKA law firm in Bratislava, Slovakia, firstly as a junior associate and after passing the Slovak Bar exam as an associate. In her practice, she focuses primarily on litigation and arbitration.
Barbora has extensive experience in advising clients in commercial disputes. She also specializes in issues related to public procurement and liability for damages caused in the exercise of public authority.

Mr Abang Iwawan

Abang Iwawan has extensive experience in commercial arbitration, having acted as both counsel and sole arbitrator. His recent cases include complex and high-value disputes in water and waste management, energy, utilities, transportation, and heavy industry.

He is the incumbent International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) YAAF Regional Representative for South Asia (2024-2026), member of the Expert Advisory Committee for AIAC’s Standard Form of Building Contracts, and the founding President of the Young Society of Construction Law Malaysia.

Beyond his commercial practice, Iwawan is passionate about human rights and has represented the Malaysian Bar at the United Nations for the Universal Periodic Review, and currently serves as the Deputy Chairman of Bar Council Human Rights Committee.

Iwawan has been called to the Bar of England and Wales (Middle Temple) and Malaya. He is a Fellow of CIArb (UK), and an empanelled arbitrator at the AIAC, THAC and BICAM. His recent accolades include Rising Star in Malaysia by Thomson Reuters ALB and finalist for Young Lawyer of the Year (under 40) at the ALB Southeast Asia Law Awards

Ms Florence J Jaeger

Florence Jaeger is a Swiss qualified lawyer working at rothorn legal AG, a boutique firm specializing in international commercial arbitration based in Zurich, Switzerland. She specialises in domestic and international litigation as well as international commercial arbitration with a focus on contract law, post M&A and construction disputes. She has gained her work experience in international commercial law firms in Basel, Zurich and London. She advises and represents individuals and entities at all stages of the dispute resolution process. Previously, Florence Jaeger had been working as a teaching and research assistant at the chair of Prof. Ingeborg Schwenzer at the University of Basel, Switzerland, and as a guest researcher at Columbia Law School, NY, USA, sponsored by Prof. George Bermann. She has further completed her LLM degree with a focus on Law and Economics at the University of Chicago.

Florence Jaeger is also a Mootie with her heart and soul: She was a member of the team of the University of Basel in 2010/11, which won i.a. the 1st place for the respondent's brief. She also coached the team of Basel in 2013/14, which advanced in Hong Kong to the quarter finals and won 3rd place for the claimant's brief. Ever since she is reading briefs and sitting as an arbitrator during the Vis Moot season.

Ms Nishtha Jain

Dispute resolution practitioner based in India with a focus on domestic and international commercial arbitration. Have acted as Tribunal Secretary in various ad hoc and institutional arbitration matters and regularly appear before commercial courts in Delhi.

Mr Rishabh Jain

Rishabh is an experienced attorney and has handled a variety of litigation and arbitration across practice areas for a broad range of clients viz. government, corporate, private individuals and bureaucrats. With a specialisation in International Arbitration and Dispute Resolution, Rishabh has fulfilled a multifaceted role as sole litigation/arbitration counsel, of counsel and team member on a wide array of cases, including corporate law, commercial contracts, debt recovery and tax.

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rishabhjainadvocate/

Ms Rishika Jain

Rishika Jain is currently working with the Legal Team as a Corporate Legal Analyst at Ambev (AB InBev Group) in Stockholm, Sweden. She is an Advocate & Legal Consultant enrolled with the Bar Council of India. She had worked as an Associate with the Dispute Resolution Team of a multi-disciplinary law firm, named Numen Law Offices in Delhi, India. During her time at Numen, she worked on various complex commercial disputes covering inter alia commercial law, real estate, arbitration, insolvency & bankruptcy. She has appeared before the Supreme Court of India, High Court of Delhi, National Company Law Tribunal, Debt Recovery Tribunal, Consumer Commission and various other Tribunals / Authorities in Delhi NCR Region.

Additionally, she is actively involved with academia, and has also authored, presented and got published various research papers at reputed universities and organisations involving issues of dispute resolution, international commercial arbitration, insolvency laws, etc.

She completed her master's degree from Stockholm University in the International Commercial Arbitration Law (ICAL) program.

Mrs Nadja Jaisli

Nadja Jaisli co-heads Bär & Karrer's arbitration practice and specializes in international commercial arbitration and litigation. She has extensive experience in representing clients before Swiss courts and in international arbitrations (both ad hoc and institutional, primarily ICC and Swiss Rules), involving a wide array of matters. She has gained particular experience in the banking and finance, the pharmaceutical and the transportation industries and handled complex disputes arising from M&A transactions, joint ventures and shareholders' agreements, license and supply agreements as well as inheritance disputes. In addition to her work as party counsel, Nadja Jaisli regularly sits as arbitrator (in particular under ICC, Swiss, DIS and VIAC Rules).

Nadja Jaisli is a member of the Board of the Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA) and regularly speaks and publishes in the field of international dispute resolution. She is listed in Chambers Global and Chambers Europe, Legal 500 and by Who's Who Legal in the fields of arbitration and litigation. Who's Who Legal ranked her amongst the four most highly regarded future leaders in arbitration 2018 and 2019 in Europe, listed her as a global leader in arbitration 2020 as well as a global elite thought leader in litigation 2021. In 2021 and 2022, Nadja Jaisli was awarded with the Europe Women in Business Law Award as Commercial Arbitration Lawyer of the Year.

Ms Mirella Janett

I am currently working as an associate in the Walder Wyss litigation and arbitration practice group in Zurich. Previously I worked as a law clerk at a district court in the Canton of Zurich. After graduating from University of Basel I held a position as a research and teaching assistant, undertaking research in the field of private international law and international arbitration. I was part of the Basel Vis Team 2016/2017 and coached several Vis Teams of the University of Basel (2018, 2020, 2021 and 2022).

Ms Nina Jankovic

Young arbitration practitioner, currently working as an Associate at Aceris Law LLC, a boutique law firm specialized in international arbitration based in Geneva, Switzerland. I hold an LLM in Public International Law from Leiden University, the Netherlands, and an LLB from Belgrade University. I was a Graduate Trainee in the International Arbitration Group of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in Paris and a former intern at the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in The Hague prior to joining Aceris as an arbitration lawyer. I was also a legal intern in law firms in Belgrade and Berlin and a trainee at the German Bundestag in 2014 and a holder of the International Parliamentary Scholarship (IPS). I participated in the Phillip C. Jessup Public International Law Moot Court Competition, representing Belgrade University in 2013 and reaching the final rounds, and I coached the Leiden Law School team for this competition in 2015. I am also participating in Belgrade VIS Pre-Moot every year as an arbitrator. I speak English, Serbian/Croatian, Spanish, German and French fluently. I am qualified to practice law in Serbia.

Ms Mahtab Javadi

I am an associate at Atieh Associates Law Firm and a member of the Iranian Central Bar Association. My firm has been consistently ranked Tier 1 for Business Law in Iran by the Chamber Global Guide and Financial and Corporate Law in Iran by the IFLR 1000 Guide.
Prior to joining Atieh Associates, I served as a legal council at Unilever, a multinational consumer goods company.
With a keen interest in international dispute resolution, my team and I were recognized as runners-up in the Frankfurt Investment Arbitration 2022 competition. I hold a master’s degree focused in International Law and Legal Studies from University of Tehran. My moot experiences as a judge/arbitrator goes back to Jessup , Vis moot, FDI and several national arbitration competitions. I am passionate about dispute resolution :)

Ms Naghmeh Javadpour

Naghmeh (Norah) Javadpour is a qualified Iranian lawyer based in Berlin with nearly nine years of experience. She holds a Doctorate in law, specializing in the application of Med-Arb in international investment disputes. Currently, she is pursuing an LLM in International Dispute Resolution at Humboldt Universität zu Berlin. Her expertise lies in dispute resolution, with a particular focus on arbitration and alternative dispute resolution (ADR).

Ms Reihaneh Javdan

As a vibrant and diligent master's student of oil and gas law، I find true fulfillment in collaborative teamwork and the dynamic exchange of ideas! My curiosity is particularly drawn to areas such as commercial arbitration, international investment, contract law, international agreements, artificial intelligence, and intellectual property rights.
Through my experiences in Moot Courts, I’ve developed a risk-taking spirit, alongside a resourceful, detail-oriented, and analytical mindset. Yet, it is the Vis Moot that has truly shaped my journey. It has always been more than a competition for me—it has been a profound source of inspiration, infusing my academic and professional path with a unique meaning. The Vis Moot has opened my eyes to new perspectives in arbitration and advocacy, and with each experience, it ignites a deeper passion within me. This excitement has become something I yearn to embrace fully, and I see no better way to live out this calling than to channel it into becoming an arbitrator in these very competitions, where I can not only relive that energy but also share it with others!
I eagerly await the start of the new Vis Moot season, counting down the moments to immerse myself in it as an arbitrator, with all the unique excitement it brings. I can already envision a bright future on this path, where each step forward feels like a journey worth living!

Ms Tharushi Jayarathne

Tharushi Jayarathne, a commercial law practitioner from Sri Lanka, holds an LLM in International Commercial Law from the Erasmus School of Law, an LLB from the University of London and a Bachelor's in Business and Entrepreneurship from the University of Northampton. Since donning the cloak in 2021 as an Attorney at Law in Sri Lanka, she has adeptly balanced her impressive academic background with practical experience in litigation and arbitration, assisting a wide range of domestic and international clients. In Sri Lanka, Tharushi has honed her legal acumen under the aegis of a leading President's Counsel, absorbing the intricacies of the profession from one of the most esteemed legal minds in the country. Her engagement in international mooting, both as a formidable competitor and as a mentor both locally and internationally, showcases her potential and commitment to the legal profession at an early stage in her career.

Ms Khouloud Jebari

Mr Viktor Jeger

I am a Senior Lawyer in the litigation & dispute resolution group of Lakatos, Köves and Partners (Budapest, Hungary). Before joining LKT in 2024, I was a partner in a midsize independent law firm with an international clientele. I have more than a decade of experience in energy, real estate, regulatory, construction and investment disputes, and dealt with numerous high-profile cases, including ad hoc arbitrations seated in Switzerland, as well as arbitrations before the VIAC and the Permanent Arbitration Court attached to the Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
I currently hold the position of National Representative for Hungary in AIJA, the International Association of Young Lawyers.

Ms Amelie Jenkner

Amelie participated in the Vis Moot in 2019/20 and gathered extensive knowledge on the sale of turbines and suspected defects under the CISG during that period. Immediately following her own participation, she dedicated herself to coaching, which she is doing now for the fifth time in a row. She graduated from the University of Jena with her first state exam in law in 2023. During her studies, she specialized in international law and worked as a student assistant in a law firm. As a high school student, she spent one year in Kansas and pursued an early studies program in English literature at the University of Oldenburg. She now works as a research assistant at the Chair of Professor Michael F. Müller-Berg and writes her doctoral thesis on the international sale of goods.

Mr Herman Jeremiah

An independent arbitrator and counsel with more than 36 years of commercial disputes practice in Singapore. Previously, a senior partner in Dentons Singapore’s disputes practice and Co-Head of its International Arbitration practice. His international commercial disputes experience includes representation in international trade, trade finance, a depreciation policy dispute in a joint venture, oil and gas price dispute in the context of the Indonesian Production Sharing Contracts, CISG contracts, Islamic finance facilities, standby off-take agreements, shareholder and joint venture disputes, airline software solutions and the termination of shipbuilding contract. He has done arbitrations under various institutional rules of SIAC, ICC and LCIA arbitrations. He has also sat as an arbitrator. He has appeared before the Singapore International Commercial Court for a bank client in respect of a setting aside application by an Indonesian State-Owned Enterprise of an arbitral award in his client’s favour. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CiArb), FSiArb, on the SIAC Panel, HKIAC List, DIAC List, AIAC Panel, LCIA AP users' council and an ICC Commission Singapore Delegate. Called to the English Bar (2020) (unregistered barrister) and has expertise in investment treaty arbitration with an LLM (QMUL) July 2023.

Ms María Paula Jijon

Deputy Secretary General of CIAM-CIAR (Madrid International Arbitration Center).
Adjunt professor IE University and ISDE Law School.

Professor Doug Jones

Doug Jones AO is a leading independent international commercial and investor-state arbitrator with over 40 years’ prior experience as an international transactional and disputes project lawyer. Doug is a door tenant at Atkin Chambers London and has Chambers in Sydney and Toronto. Doug is also an International Judge of the Singapore International Commercial Court. Doug has published and presented extensively, and holds professorial appointments at Queen Mary College, University of London and Melbourne University Law School.

Doug has been involved in over 160 arbitrations which include construction, infrastructure, energy, commodities, intellectual property, joint venture, and investor-state disputes spanning over 30 jurisdictions around the world, and of values exceeding some billions of USD.

Doug is acknowledged as a leading arbitrator and is highly ranked in a number of leading publications. Most recently, in 2021, Chambers Asia-Pacific recognised Doug as “undoubtedly one of the top commercial and construction arbitrators in the world”. Doug has also maintained his Band One ranking in the Chambers Asia-Pacific international arbitration category for over a decade.

Doug is an officer of the Order of Australia, and one of only four Companions of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.

Mr Stefan Jovanović

Stefan Jovanović is a Teaching Assistant at the Faculty of Law University of Belgrade and the Secretary of the Belgrade Arbitration Center. He focuses on Private International Law and Arbitration in his scientific research and in legal practice. He wrote a number of papers on International Arbitration and PIL. Stefan participated as one of the lecturers in the panel on the topic of arbitration at the Belgrade Conference of Lawyers (BEKOP) in the National Assembly of Serbia. He has been an arbitrator in Belgrade Open Pre-Moot Court and VIS Moot. As a student, he participated in several international and domestic moot courts, including Frankfurt International Investment Arbitration Moot Court. He is a coach of the Belgrade University team at Sports Arbitration Moot (Madrid, Spain).

Dr Julian Juhasz

Julian is a Junior Associate at Bär & Karrer
Zurich and works primarily in the field of Litigation & Arbitration. He completed his PhD at the University of Basel with a thesis on framework agreements in international supply relationships and the CISG.
Julian has previously participated and coached in the Vis Moot and the Vis East for the University of Basel. He is one of the Editors-in-Chief of the MAA's Vindobona Journal of International Commercial Law and Arbitration (VJ).

Mrs Katriina Jussila