Faculty

Take a look at our faculty members for GAR Academy: Construction Arbitration, Investor-State Dispute Settlement, Oral Advocacy and Advocacy Skills, Damages in International Arbitration, and Fundamentals of International Arbitration. 

Interested in joining the faculty? Contact Hemant Chauhan at Hemant.Chauhan@LBResearch.com.


Construction Arbitration
 

Amr A. Abbas
Amr A. Abbas
partner
Matouk Bassiouny

Karie Akeelah
Karie Akeelah
partner
Trowers & Hamlins

Julian Bailey
Julian Bailey
partner
Jones Day

Jane Davies Evans KC
Jane Davies Evans KC
commercial barrister
3 Verulam Buildings

Gaëlle Filhol
Gaëlle Filhol
partner
Pinsent Masons

Karina Goldberg
Karina Goldberg
partner
Ferro, Castro Neves, Daltro & Gomide Advogados

Martin Hicks
Martin Hicks
senior director
Delta Consulting Group

Professor Doug Jones AO
Professor Doug Jones AO
independent arbitrator

Lindy Patterson KC
Lindy Patterson KC
barrister
39 Essex Chambers

Peter Rosher
Peter Rosher

Antoine K.F. Smiley
Antoine K.F. Smiley
partner
Reed Smith

Juan Eduardo Figueroa Valdés
Juan Eduardo Figueroa Valdés
independent arbitrator


Contributors - Construction Arbitration
 

Emily J. Kelly
Emily J. Kelly
director
Delta Consulting Group


Lead Faculty - Investor-State Dispute Settlement
 

Raja Bose
Raja Bose
partner and director
K&L Gates

Robert Houston
Robert Houston
senior association
K&L Gates


Investor-State Dispute Settlement
 

Sara K. Aranjo
Sara K. Aranjo
partner
Morgan Lewis

Eric de Brabandere
Eric de Brabandere
chair of international dispute settlement law
Leiden University

Mark Bravin
Mark Bravin
partner
Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp

Naomi Briercliffe
Naomi Briercliffe
partner
Squire Patton Boggs

Prof. Chester Brown
Prof. Chester Brown
professor of international law and international arbitration
University of Sydney

Ara Cho
Ara Cho
partner
Peter & Kim

Anna Crevon-Tarassova
Anna Crevon-Tarassova
partner, global co-head of international arbitration
Dentons

Jonathan Hamilton
Jonathan Hamilton
partner
Paul Hastings

Christina Hioureas
Christina Hioureas
partner, global co-chair, international litigation & arbitration department
Foley Hoag

Ndanga Kamau
Ndanga Kamau
independent arbitrator
Ndanga Kamau Law

Mouhamed Kebe
Mouhamed Kebe
managing partner
Geni & Kebe

Mark Mangan
Mark Mangan
partner
Lindsay Francis & Mangan

Hugh Meighen
Hugh Meighen
partner
Borden Ladner Gervais

Ian Meredith
Ian Meredith
partner
K&L Gates

Stefanie Pfisterer
Stefanie Pfisterer
partner
Homburger

Francisco A. Rodriguez
Francisco A. Rodriguez
partner
Reed Smith LLP

Prof. Dan Sarooshi KC
Prof. Dan Sarooshi KC
barrister
Essex Court Chambers


Contributors - Investor-State Dispute Settlement
 

Dilber Devitre
Dilber Devitre
counsel
Homburger

Diana Tsutieva
Diana Tsutieva
partner
Foley Hoag

Garreth Wong
Garreth Wong
partner
Paul Hastings


ISDS Government Negotiators
 

Maria Fogdestam Agius
Maria Fogdestam Agius
partner
Westerberg & Partners

Raja Bose
Raja Bose
partner and director
K&L Gates

Noor Davies
Noor Davies
partner
White & Case

Robert Houston
Robert Houston
senior association
K&L Gates

Madeline Kimei
Madeline Kimei
independent arbitrator, president
Tanzania Institute of Arbitrators (TIArb)

Meg Kinnear
Meg Kinnear
founding member
Low & Kinnear Dispute Resolution

Patricia Nacimiento
Patricia Nacimiento
partner
Hebert Smith Freehills Kramer

Tafadzwa Pasipanodya
Tafadzwa Pasipanodya
partner, chair, Africa practice
Foley Hoag


Contributors - ISDS for Government Negotiators
 

Mark Bravin
Mark Bravin
partner
Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp

Petra Butler
Petra Butler
director
Institute of Small and Micro States

Jansen Calamita
Jansen Calamita
principal research fellow
NUS Centre for International Law

James Dingley
James Dingley
partner
Trinity International

Rodney Dixon KC
Rodney Dixon KC
barrister
Temple Garden Chambers

Katerina Drisi
Katerina Drisi
director of programs
International Senior Lawyers Project

Stephen Fietta KC
Stephen Fietta KC
founder and principal
Fietta LLP

Christina Hioureas
Christina Hioureas
partner, global co-chair, international litigation & arbitration department
Foley Hoag

Samy Markbaoui
Samy Markbaoui
partner
White & Case

Joshua Paine
Joshua Paine
senior lecturer in law
University of Bristol

José Antonio Rivas
José Antonio Rivas
founding partner
Xtrategy LLP

Jeremy Sharpe
Jeremy Sharpe
independent arbitrator


Damages in International Arbitration
 

Catherine Amirfar
Catherine Amirfar
partner
Debevoise & Plimpton

Jim Burrows
Jim Burrows
vice chairman
Charles River Associates

John Ellison
John Ellison
partner
Reed Smith LLP

Glenn R. George, PhD
Glenn R. George, PhD
partner
Bates White

Mino Han
Mino Han
partner
Peter & Kim

Mark Kantor
Mark Kantor
independent arbitrator

Amy Kläsener
Amy Kläsener
partner
Jones Day

Montek Mayal
Montek Mayal
partner and practice head - Asia & Middle East
Osborn Partners

Sandra Mossios
Sandra Mossios
partner
Ernst & Young

Gabrielle Nater-Bass
Gabrielle Nater-Bass
partner
Homburger

Elizabeth Oger-Gross
Elizabeth Oger-Gross
partner
White & Case

Kathleen Paisley
Kathleen Paisley
partner
AMBOS

Stefanie Pfisterer
Stefanie Pfisterer
partner
Homburger

Chris Stomberg, PhD
Chris Stomberg, PhD
managing director
NERA Economic Consulting

John Trenor
John Trenor
partner
WilmerHale

Jessica Beess und Chrostin
Jessica Beess und Chrostin
partner
King & Spalding LLP

Jennifer Vanderhart
Jennifer Vanderhart
managing director
Secretariat

Baiju Vasani
Baiju Vasani
arbitrator and barrister
Twenty Essex


Oral Advocacy and Advocacy Skills
 

Melis Acuner
Melis Acuner
partner
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP

Sara K. Aranjo
Sara K. Aranjo
partner
Morgan Lewis

Juliet Blanch
Juliet Blanch
independent arbitrator
Arbitration Chambers

Gary Born
Gary Born
senior partner
WilmerHale

James Bremen
James Bremen
partner
Joseph Hage Aaronson & Bremen LLP

Kristen Bromberek
Kristen Bromberek
partner
Alston & Bird

Jim Burrows
Jim Burrows
vice chairman
Charles River Associates

Charlie Caher
Charlie Caher
partner
WilmerHale

Michael Darowski
Michael Darowski
Partner
Reed Smith

Werner Eyskens
Werner Eyskens
partner
Crowell & Moring LLP

John Fellas
John Fellas
independent arbitrator
Fellas Arbitration

Steven P. Finizio
Steven P. Finizio
partner
WilmerHale

Samaa Haridi
Samaa Haridi
partner
King & Spalding LLP

Douglas Harrison
Douglas Harrison
independent arbitrator

Miriam K. Harwood
Miriam K. Harwood
independent arbitrator

Hilary Heilbron KC
Hilary Heilbron KC
barrister
Brick Court Chambers

Sapna Jhangiani KC
Sapna Jhangiani KC
barrister
Blackstone Chambers

Jinhee Kim
Jinhee Kim
global practice chair
Jipyong LLC

Peter Machherndl
Peter Machherndl
partner
Pitkowitz & Partners

Reza Mohtashami KC
Reza Mohtashami KC
partner
Three Crowns

Javier Robalino Orellana
Javier Robalino Orellana
managing partner
Robalino Abogados

Philippe Pinsolle
Philippe Pinsolle
head of international arbitration for continental Europe
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP

Michael Polkinghorne
Michael Polkinghorne
partner
White & Case

Iain Potter
Iain Potter
executive vice president
J.S. Held LLC

Elijah Putilin
Elijah Putilin
independent arbitrator
Putilin Dispute Management

Matthew Richardson
Matthew Richardson
partner
Alston & Bird

Howard Rosen
Howard Rosen
managing director
Secretariat

Peter Rosher
Peter Rosher

Samudra Sarangi
Samudra Sarangi
practice chair complex disputes & international arbitration
Panag, Babu & Sarangi Law Offices

Sibylle Schumacher
Sibylle Schumacher
partner
Pinsent Masons

Marion Smith KC
Marion Smith KC
barrister
39 Essex Chambers

Florian Stefan
Florian Stefan
partner
Vavrovsky Heine Marth

Tuuli Timonen
Tuuli Timonen
partner
Dottir

Nikolaus Vavrovsky
Nikolaus Vavrovsky
founding partner
Vavrovsky Heine Marth

Mohamed Abdel Wahab
Mohamed Abdel Wahab
founding partner
Zulficar & Partners

Johanna Wirth
Johanna Wirth
partner
Hengeler Mueller

Alexander A. Yanos
Alexander A. Yanos
partner
Alston & Bird

Charline Yim
Charline Yim
partner
Gibson Dunn


Contributors - Oral Advocacy and Advocacy Skills
 

Dr. Nikolaus Pitkowitz
Dr. Nikolaus Pitkowitz
partner
Pitkowitz & Partners


Chairs - Fundamentals of IA
 

Chiann Bao
Chiann Bao
independent arbitrator
Bao Arbitration

Hugh Carlson
Hugh Carlson
chief executive officer
Three Crowns LLP


Fundamentals of IA
 

Madeline Kimei
Madeline Kimei
independent arbitrator, president
Tanzania Institute of Arbitrators (TIArb)

Ema Vidak Friedman
Ema Vidak Friedman
independent arbitrator
Vidak Arbitration

Karl Hennessee
Karl Hennessee
senior vice president
Airbus

Michael Mcilwrath
Michael Mcilwrath
independent arbitrator

Shaneen Parikh
Shaneen Parikh
partner, head of international arbitration
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas

Laura Sinisterra
Laura Sinisterra
partner
Debevoise & Plimpton


Contributors - Fundamentals of IA
 

Sara K. Aranjo
Sara K. Aranjo
partner
Morgan Lewis

Ndanga Kamau
Ndanga Kamau
independent arbitrator
Ndanga Kamau Law

Amy Kläsener
Amy Kläsener
partner
Jones Day

Baiju Vasani
Baiju Vasani
arbitrator and barrister
Twenty Essex

Mohamed Abdel Wahab
Mohamed Abdel Wahab
founding partner
Zulficar & Partners

Jinhee Kim
Jinhee Kim
global practice chair
Jipyong LLC

Michael Polkinghorne
Michael Polkinghorne
partner
White & Case

Rajendra Barot
Rajendra Barot
senior partner
AZB & Partners

Julie Bédard
Julie Bédard
partner
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Prof. George A Bermann
Prof. George A Bermann
professor of Law
Columbia Law School

Dr. Christopher Boog
Dr. Christopher Boog
partner
Schellenberg Wittmer

Kate Brown de Vejar
Kate Brown de Vejar
partner & global co-chair of international arbitration
DLA Piper

Tai-Heng Cheng
Tai-Heng Cheng
partner
Sidley Austin

Daryl Chew
Daryl Chew
partner
Three Crowns LLP

Jeffery Commission
Jeffery Commission
director
Buford Capital

Cristián Conejero
Cristián Conejero
partner
Cuatrecasas

Wade Coriell
Wade Coriell
partner
King & Spalding LLP

Philip Devenish
Philip Devenish
partner
Jones Day

Nakul Dewan
Nakul Dewan
senior advocate
Twenty Essex

Kabir Duggal
Kabir Duggal
senior international arbitration advisor
Arnold & Partner

José Feris
José Feris
partner
Squire Patton Boggs

Camilla Gambarini
Camilla Gambarini
special counsel
Withersworldwide

Matthew Gearing KC
Matthew Gearing KC
senior counsel
Fountain Court Chambers

Eduardo Damião Gonçalves
Eduardo Damião Gonçalves
partner
Mattos Filho

Peter Griffin
Peter Griffin
director
Slaney Advisors

Rishab Gupta
Rishab Gupta
advocate
Twenty Essex

James Hosking
James Hosking
founding partner
Chaffetz Lindsey

Tejas Karia
Tejas Karia
partner, head of arbitration
Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas

Kevin Kim
Kevin Kim
partner
Peter & Kim

Swee Yen Koh
Swee Yen Koh
partner
Wong Partnership

Calvin Koo
Calvin Koo
lawyer
Kobre & Kim

Aimee-Jane Lee
Aimee-Jane Lee
international counsel
Debevoise & Plimpton

Barton Legum
Barton Legum
partner
Honlet Legum Arbitration

Marnix Leijten
Marnix Leijten
partner
De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek

Nicholas Lingard
Nicholas Lingard
partner
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Carmen Martinez Lopez
Carmen Martinez Lopez
partner
Three Crowns LLP

Alejandro Ortiz Lopez
Alejandro Ortiz Lopez
partner
Mayer Brown

Penny Madden KC
Penny Madden KC
partner
Gibson Dunn

Adrián Magallanes
Adrián Magallanes
partner
Von Wobeser

Melissa Magliana
Melissa Magliana
partner
Lalive

Carole Malinvaud
Carole Malinvaud
partner
Gide Loyrette Nouel

Cecilia Azar Manzur
Cecilia Azar Manzur
co-leader of arbitration
Galicia

Yasmin Mohammad
Yasmin Mohammad
director
Fortress Investment Group

Danielle Morris
Danielle Morris
partner
WilmerHale

Kevin Nash
Kevin Nash
registrar
SIAC

Patrick W. Pearsall
Patrick W. Pearsall
partner
Gibson Dunn

Sherina Petit
Sherina Petit
partner
Stewarts

Maria Pihlak
Maria Pihlak
partner
Sorainen

Ina C. Popova
Ina C. Popova
partner
Debevoise & Plimpton

Joana Rego
Joana Rego
partner
Raedas

Lee Rovinescu
Lee Rovinescu
partner
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Jose Sanchez
Jose Sanchez
partner
Vinson & Elkins

Dr. Matthew Secomb
Dr. Matthew Secomb
partner
White & Case

Audley Sheppard KC
Audley Sheppard KC
arbitrator
Twenty Essex

Laurence Shore
Laurence Shore
partner
Seladore Legal

May Tai
May Tai
consultant
Herbert Smith Freehills

Matthew Weiniger KC
Matthew Weiniger KC
partner & global chair of international arbitration
Linklaters

Prof. Anne Marie Whitesell
Prof. Anne Marie Whitesell
LLM program and faculty director, program on international arbitration and dispute resolution
Georgetown Law

Jennifer Younan
Jennifer Younan
partner
A&O Sherman

Michael Young KC
Michael Young KC
partner
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP

Roland Ziadé
Roland Ziadé
partner & global co-head of international arbitration
Linklaters