Registration is open for arbitrators & mentors for the season 2024-2025.
James Castello
James Castello has advised and represented clients (and has arbitrated disputes) in a wide range of commercial and investor-state proceedings under multiple arbitral rules. Based in Europe for 22 of his 34 years in practice, James now serves as both counsel and arbitrator. According to Chambers Global, he is “praised by market commentators as an ‘absolutely open, thorough, fantastic lawyer,’” and is ``highly praised by clients for his ‘extensive, in-depth experience’ in international arbitration.``
Lisa Richman
Lisa M. Richman is head of the Washington, DC office and focuses her practice on international dispute resolution matters, with a particular emphasis on international commercial arbitration and public international law.
Nada Sader
Nada Sader is a partner of the Derains & Gharavi International Network based in the Beirut office. She has acted as counsel or arbitrator in numerous ad hoc and institutional commercial arbitrations (including under the arbitration rules of the ICC, LCIA, UNCITRAL, BCCI, ADCCAC, the Paris Chamber of Arbitration and DIAC) and investment arbitrations. Her experience extends to proceedings governed by civil law, common law, investment treaties and general public international law.
Haakon Bingen
Haakon Orgland Bingen is a Senior Lawyer at Wikborg Rein's Oslo office. He is part of the firm's Petroleum and Energy practice, and specializes in international arbitration. Haakon has acted as counsel in several institutional (ICC and SCC) and ad hoc arbitrations in the gas sector, mainly representing gas buyers, as well as in challenge and enforcement proceedings. In addition to working as counsel, he also sits as an arbitrator (under the SCC Rules). Haakon also has experience with the procedural law of the European Union, and EU competition law.In addition to Norwegian (native) and English (fluent), he also speaks Russian (proficient) and Spanish (intermediate).
Kateryna Bondar
Experienced Senior Manager (10+ years) skilled in the management of complex, concurrent projects in different industries across 7 countries. Effective leader working within cross functional teams in project-based & matrix organisational structures, who excels at using project management & modern practice to successfully achieve project targets. Attentive, creative and enthusiastic team player, critical thinker with deep knowledge of successful project implementation.
Karolina Czarnetska
Karolina Czarnecka is an Associate at Queritius. She focuses on international arbitration and dispute settlement. Before joining Queritius, she worked in a leading global arbitration law firm in Paris where she gained experience in large commercial- and investment-arbitration cases. She completed her LLM at Sciences Po, Paris, which focused on transnational arbitration and dispute settlement. Her work includes M&A and banking law matters with two big law firms in Warsaw. She is currently pursuing her PhD at the University of Warsaw, focusing her thesis on business and human rights arbitration.
Irem Cumali
I received my B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in Electronics and Communication Engineering from İzmir Institute of Technology (İYTE), İzmir, Turkey in 2017 and 2020, respectively. I am currently pursuing a Ph.D. degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering and I have been a Research Assistant at the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering in İYTE since 2018
Anastasia Dulska
Anastasiia Dulska is an Associate in our International Arbitration Group. Her practice concentrates on international commercial and investment arbitration, as well as public international law matters. Anastasiia represents governments, state-owned entities, and high-net-worth individuals before international arbitral tribunals and intergovernmental adjudicatory bodies. Trained in international law and having practiced in Switzerland, France, Germany and Ukraine, Anastasiia has advised and represented clients in a number of international and commercial arbitrations under a variety of arbitration rules (including the UNCITRAL, ICC, SCC, LCIA, Swiss and DIS Rules), complex cross-border litigations, public international law and trade-related matters.
Matthew Draper
I am an experienced litigator and international arbitrator. My practice focuses on commercial disputes related to natural resources, particularly alternative energy, oil, gas and water. I am a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and listed as a Future Leader in Arbitration by Who’s Who Legal: Arbitration 2018. I am a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation. I regularly appear as counsel in international arbitrations under the rules of most major arbitral institutions, as well as in ad hoc arbitrations under UNCITRAL Rules. I act for U.S. and international clients across a variety of industries, including energy, telecommunications, construction, pharmaceuticals, commodities and transportation. I also have significant experience representing financial services and private equity firms in arbitration.
Arne Fuchs
Mr. Fuchs focuses his practice on international commercial arbitration and public international law, including investment treaty arbitration. He has experience with disputes conducted under most major institutional rules (including ICC, LCIA, HKIAC, SCAI and DIS Rules), the ICSID Convention and UNCITRAL Rules as well as with pure ad hoc arbitration. In addition to his role as counsel, Mr. Fuchs is also acting as (sole/presiding) arbitrator.
Leonila Guglya
Professor Dr. Leonila Guglya teaches Business and Corporate Law at the BBA level at BSL since 2012. She has an extensive academic and practical background in international law domain, focusing on international trade law, international business law and international dispute settlement.
Olena Gulyanytska
Formerly of Wilmer Hale and Kennedys, Olena Gulyanytska is a qualified lawyer specialised in international arbitration. She has gained extensive experience in the arbitration teams of international firms in London by representing clients in numerous international arbitrations spanning across various industry sectors. Olena Gulyanytska is currently the Head of the Dispute Appointment Service at the CIArb. She is Fellow of the CIArb and a regular speaker at international conferences and seminars on ADR around the world.
Jacob Grierson
Jacob focuses on International Arbitration. Jacob Grierson represents clients from numerous countries in a broad range of international arbitrations, including disputes arising out of the oil and gas, construction, pharmaceutical, telecom and internet industries. Jacob has represented clients in matters involving joint venture disputes, post-merger and acquisition disputes, licensing disputes and distribution and franchising disputes, among others. He has handled arbitrations in all of the major places of arbitration, although predominantly in London and Paris. Jacob has also represented clients in arbitration-related proceedings (including annulment applications) before the English and French courts.
Pushkar Keshav
I'm an Indian qualified Advocate (enrolled at the Karnataka State Bar Council) and an accredited Commercial Mediator, having trained at the Bangalore International Mediation, Arbitration and Conciliation Centre. I’m also a Fellow at the Global Policy, Diplomacy, and Sustainability (GPODS). With a demonstrated interest in public international law and investment treaty arbitrations.
Noor Kadhim
Noor Kadhim is a partner and solicitor advocate of the English Courts, with over 13 years of experience in international dispute resolution. Her areas of focus are commercial and investment arbitration, art and cultural heritage law, and international law and policy.
Tetiana Makukha
Tetyana Makukha is a foreign associate in the Litigation & Arbitration group at NautaDutilh who specialises in international commercial and investment arbitration. Tetyana graduated with a cum laude degree in law from Kyiv Taras Shevchenko University (Ukraine) in 2012 and with a cum laude LL.M. in Arbitration and Business Law from the Erasmus University Rotterdam in 2015. Before relocating to the Netherlands, Tetyana worked at the arbitration department of a leading Ukrainian law firm. She also worked at the P.R.I.M.E. Finance (the Panel of Recognized International Market Experts in Finance), the specialised arbitration institute for the complex financial disputes based in The Hague.
Oleksandr Plachynta
Oleksandr specialises in commercial and investment arbitration, as well as on cross-border commercial litigation. He advises local and foreign clients on the recognition and enforcement of arbitration awards and on foreign court judgments in Ukraine. He also assists clients across the full spectrum of regulatory and commercial matters in energy renewables and oil & gas sectors. Telders International Law Moot Court - the Winner Award, the Max Huber Award for the best overall score, the Carnegie Foundation Award for the best memorandum. Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot - the Ukraine pre-moot winner. Central and Eastern European Moot Court (EU law) - a semi-finalist, the Speaker Award.
Karolina Rozycka
Karolina Rozycka's practice focuses on international commercial arbitration as well as annulment proceedings and enforcement actions in France. Karolina's experience encompasses a range of dispute types and business sectors, including commodities and mining, energy, aerospace, construction, electronics and general commercial disputes.
Srikanth Parthasa
International Arbitrator, Counsel for Forbes 500, Family advisor and Chief Legal and Financial Officer with 15+ Years of experience in Arbitration, Cross border Mergers & Acquisition (M&A) , Corporate Finance, Treasury, Fund Raising, Deal Structuring, Debt Syndication, Venture Capital, Business Finance and Process Optimization and family advisory services
Rory Wheeler
I am an Avocat at the Paris Bar and a Solicitor in England, with over ten years of experience in arbitration gained in renowned teams in Paris and Geneva. I now focus on collaborating with law firms that wish to add my skillset to their teams temporarily. My roles range from overseeing most aspects of an arbitration to handling specific issues such as jurisdictional objections, points of French and English law, the quantification of damages, or the cross-examination of witnesses and experts. In parallel, I am trying to gain experience as an arbitrator, having previously acted as an administrative secretary to arbitral tribunals. As a French-educated Australian/Zimbabwean with a solid training in business and finance from an MBA at INSEAD, I bring together some diverse traits in a rather unique and conflict-free profile.
Pauline Walde
Pauline Walde focuses her practice on international dispute resolution, with a special emphasis on international arbitration. Pauline obtained her Master’s Degree in International and European business law from the Université Paris Dauphine, concentrating her studies on international arbitration and competition law. Pauline also holds a double-degree in French and Italian law from the Université Paris 1 – Panthéon Sorbonne and the Università degli Studi di Firenze, where she focused her studies on private international, business and insolvency law.
Nick Yurlov
Nick Yurlov is a Counsel in Disputes Practice. He focuses on public international law and international dispute resolution. Nick has represented clients in international investment and commercial arbitrations, cross-border litigation and settlement negotiations. He has also advised a Member of Parliament on public international law issues and has been a National Administrator of Jessup Ukraine. Nick judges Jessup, Frankfurt, Vis, Telders, Stetson, Price and other moot court competitions.