Adetola Adebesin Sidley Austin LLP
Adetola Adebesin Sidley Austin LLP Adetola is an international arbitration attorney at Sidley Austin LLP – Geneva, Switzerland. He has significant experience representing corporates, multi-nationals and governments in several high profile commercial and investment disputes with a focus on Africa. He regularly acts as counsel under most of the institutional arbitration rules including the ICC, LCIA, SIAC, Swiss Rules, UNCITRAL and ICSID. He holds a masters from the prestigious Geneva LLM in International Dispute Settlement (MIDS), a diploma in international arbitration from the Africa Arbitration Academy and is the Co-Founder of the Nigeria Very Young Arbitration Practitioners (Nigeria VYAP). Adetola is admitted to practice in Nigeria.
Kerstin Arnesson Walder Wyss AG
Kerstin Arnesson Walder Wyss AG Kerstin Arnesson is a senior associate at Walder Wyss’s litigation and arbitration team in Zurich and dual Swedish-Swiss citizen. She acts as counsel both in national and international arbitration proceedings and represents clients in litigation proceedings before Swiss courts. The focus of Kerstin’s practice is the resolution of disputes arising out of complex construction, engineering and infrastructure projects.
Erin Cronje De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek N.V.
Erin Cronje De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek N.V. Erin Cronjé is a South African attorney with over 9 years of arbitration and litigation experience in major law firms in South Africa and the Netherlands. She is currently a Senior Associate at De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek (Amsterdam), practicing international arbitration and litigation, and a CEDR-accredited mediator. She has acted as counsel in multiple arbitration proceedings under the Rules of the ICC, ICSID, VIAC, NAI, AFSA and UNCITRAL, and in the South African courts and alternative fora. Erin is the Europe representative of the African Arbitration Association (AfAA) Young Members Committee and a Director of Africa in the Moot.
Nora Fredstie White & Case LLP
Nora Fredstie White & Case LLP Nora is a senior associate with White & Case in London. She is an English solicitor and a New York attorney. Her practice includes both investment and commercial arbitration, with a particular focus on the energy and pharmaceutical industries. In addition to her counsel work, Nora teaches international dispute settlement at various universities, is the chair of Young Arbitration Practitioners Norway, and a Member of the IBA Arb40 Subcommittee. She has been ranked as a future leader in international arbitration by WWL since 2020.
Anita Garnuszek Wierciński, Kwieciński, Baehr
Anita Garnuszek Wierciński, Kwieciński, Baehr Anita is a Doctor of Law (Ph.D. holder), advocate and Managing Associate in WKB Lawyers based in Warsaw. She is a member of the dispute resolution team. Recommended in the Legal 500 EMEA ranking for Dispute Resolution. A graduate of the University of Warsaw, the Hague Academy of Private International Law and the International Academy for Arbitration Law in Paris. She authored a Ph.D. dissertation titled “State in international commercial arbitration”. Anita represents clients in commercial disputes before the common courts and the Polish Supreme Court, as well as in investment, commercial and sports arbitrations. She specializes in disputes with a cross-border element, corporate disputes, disputes concerning the implementation of investment agreements and projects, and post-M&A disputes. She is an arbitrator in international commercial and investment arbitration competitions.
Thomas Granier Anima Dispute Resolution
Thomas Granier Anima Dispute Resolution Thomas Granier is a Partner at Anima Dispute Resolution in Paris, France. He has a decade of experience in representing companies and State-entities in international arbitrations and in setting aside proceedings with a particular focus on Africa-related work. He has developed a specific expertise in regulated industry sectors, including in particular renewable energies, oil & gas, power, nuclear, infrastructure, mining and life sciences. He has extensive experience in compliance and ESG related disputes. Thomas regularly acts as arbitrator under the rules of the ICC, the DIS, Delos Dispute Resolution and in ad hoc arbitrations. He works in English, French and German and has conducted proceedings in all three languages.
Eric Johnson Cederquist KB
Eric Johnson Cederquist KB Eric Johnson studied law at the Stockholm University, during which he also had the opportunity to study at the University of Fribourg and the University of Bern in Switzerland. Eric’s practice focuses primarily on handling contentious matters and acting as counsel in arbitrations and court litigations. He has e.g. represented clients in a number of Ad hoc arbitrations, SCC arbitrations, before the European Court of Justice, and he frequents district and appellate courts. In addition to acting as counsel, Eric is also regularly appointed as arbitrator. His experience covers a number of industry sectors and legal fields, in particular high-value disputes relating to construction, energy/infrastructure, automotive, insurance, commercial claims, post-M&A disputes, joint ventures, professional liability, and insolvency-related claims. Eric is regularly recognised in several international rankings, such as The Legal 500 and Who's Who Legal, and is identified as a Future Leader in Arbitration as well as Commercial Litigation. Peers and clients have expressed that “Eric always knows every detail of his cases but never loses sight of the bigger picture”, “He can identify the key issues remarkably quick” and that Eric is “very thorough, hard-working and goes that extra mile for his clients”.
James Kariuki DLA Piper
James Kariuki DLA Piper James is the current Chairperson of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators Kenya Branch, Young Members Group (YMG). James is also part of the current cohort of the regional representatives of the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA)’s Young International Arbitration Group (YIAG) representing the Africa region. James is a Fellow (FCIArb) of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators UK, Fellow of the Malaysian Institute of Arbitrators (FMCIArb) as well as a Fellow of the Arbitrators’ and Mediators’ Institute of New Zealand (FAMINZ). James is also a certified mediator and adjudicator as well as an Advocate of the High court of Kenya practicing in the Dispute Resolution Practice Group of Iseme Kamau Maema Advocates (IKM), DLA Piper Africa, Kenya. James also holds a Master’s Degree (LL.M) in International Investment and Trade law specialising in cross border investments and their corresponding treaty instruments. In recognition of his exemplary strides in the alternative dispute resolution, practice he was recognised as the Young Arbitration Practitioner of the Year and was part of the dispute resolution team that won the Leading Case Counsel Team both at the 3rd African Arbitration Awards. He has also been involved in local, regional and international arbitrations relating to commercial law, corporate law, competition law, intellectual property law, international law as well as land and environmental law.
Ilma Kasumagić In cooperation with Wolf Theiss
Ilma Kasumagić In cooperation with Wolf Theiss Ilma Kasumagić is an independent attorney at law in cooperation with Wolf Theiss and member of Wolf Theiss Regional Arbitration Team with over 12 years of experience. She has advised and represented clients in numerous largescale projects and commercial disputes in BiH, and was representing and advising clients in various international (commercial, construction and investment) arbitration matters under major international arbitration rules. Ilma is a founder and co-chair of Association of lawyers specialised in arbitration ArbBH. Ilma is also ambassador of Vienna International Arbitration Center for BiH. In cooperation with US Department of Commerce, she coordinated the implementation of the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot project in BiH. She is one of the co-authors of the publications “Dispute Resolution in Central, Eastern & Southeastern Europe” (2018), "International Arbitration in Central, Eastern & Southeastern Europe" (2018) and "Balkan Yearbook of European and International Law" (2019).
Emilia Onyema
Emilia Onyema Professor (Dr) Emilia Onyema is an independent arbitrator with experience as presiding, co and sole arbitrator, and acts as legal expert witness in international arbitration. She is a Professor of International Commercial Law at SOAS University of London where she teaches international commercial arbitration, international investment law and commercial law in a global context. She is qualified to practice law in Nigeria, as a Solicitor in England & Wales, and Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. She convenes the SOAS Arbitration in Africa conference series, leads the SOAS Arbitration in Africa biennial survey research project, co-authored the African Promise; conceived the SOAS counsel in arbitration training project; and is the Director of the SOAS Arbitration and Dispute Resolution centre.
Laura Parkkisenniemi Dittmar & Indrenius Ltd.
Laura Parkkisenniemi Dittmar & Indrenius Ltd. Laura is a senior associate at Dittmar & Indrenius Attorneys Ltd. based in Helsinki, Finland. She advises clients across a wide range of industries. She has been involved in disputes relating to energy, construction, post-M&A, outsourcing and supply agreements. In addition, she advises clients on employment law matters, where she is often responsible for the dispute resolution aspects. Laura is also a board member of the Young Arbitration Club Finland (YACF).
Peter Riznik Riznik Disputes
Peter Riznik Riznik Disputes Peter is an arbitrator in independent practice based in Vienna, Austria. He has a wide range of experience in serving as counsel, arbitrator and tribunal secretary in commercial and investment arbitrations. He has also worked with international organizations, including on the law of outer space. Peter is a member of the ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR and its taskforce on combating corruption, and the Chair of the Arbitration Committee of the Slovenian National Committee of the ICC. Peter has CEE roots. He is originally from Slovenia and is one of the founders and a board member of ArbCEE, the Arbitration Association of Ceral and Eastern Europe
Petr Vosahlik BBH, attorneys-at-law
Petr Vosahlik BBH, attorneys-at-law Petr is a Partner in BBH’s Dispute Resolution department and has great experience in both Litigation and Arbitration proceedings. Petr further works in the areas of Private International Law and white-collar Criminal Law. Petr has represented numerous clients in M/A, real estate development, energy and health care disputes, while he particularly focuses on International Arbitration cases in which he combines his experience as counsel and arbitrator. Petr is a listed arbitrator with the Arbitration Court Attached to the Economic Chamber and Agrarian Chamber of the Czech Republic, a member of the German Arbitration Institute (DIS), Young ICCA and listed practitioner at the Vienna International Arbitration Center (VIAC). Petr has received numerous appointments as co-arbitrator, sole arbitrator or president of the arbitral tribunal and was appointed by the European Commission to the list of eligible arbitrators for bilateral disputes under the EU’s trade agreements with third countries.