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David De Freitas
Associate at White & CaseDavid is an associate in White & Case’s international arbitration practice, based in Geneva. He is a Brazilian qualified lawyer and graduated from the University of Paris I Panthéon Sorbonne. He is also a member of Delos Dispute Resolution, in charge of the edition of the guide for arbitration places.
Daniel Durante
ASAbelow40 Co-chair and Partner at Patocchi & Marzolini
Fabio Giuseppe Santacroce
Partner at ArblitFabio is a Partner at ArbLit in Milan, where he practices international arbitration and commercial litigation with a focus on construction, energy and defence disputes. Over his career, he has appeared as counsel, tribunal secretary or arbitrator in over 30 arbitrations. Fabio is also an ICC YAAF Representative for Europe.
James Hart
Associate at White & CaseJames is an associate in White & Case’s international arbitration group, based in London. He represents clients in complex commercial disputes across a broad range of sectors and geographies, with a particular focus on the energy, natural resources, and telecoms industries. He also teaches contract law and has been appointed as a tribunal secretary on several occasions.
Jadranka Jakovcic
International Arbitration CounselJadranka Jakovcic is a civil law and common law-trained international arbitration counsel. She has advised both States and investors in investment treaty and commercial arbitrations, most notably in cases conducted under the auspices of the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID). Jadranka previously practiced in Croatia, Italy, and Belgium, Brussels – as part of the Legal Service of the European Commission. She currently serves as a co-chair of the Young Croatian Arbitration Practitioners and is the immediate-past co-chair of the International Dispute Resolution Committee of the New York State Bar Association. She has been recognized as the “One to Watch” in the area of Alternative Dispute Resolution by Best Lawyers.
Sara Little
Managing Associate in International Arbitration at Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
Roopa Mathews
Senior Associate at LALIVERoopa Mathews is a Senior Associate in the international arbitration team at LALIVE in Zurich. She has experience representing clients in complex disputes in a range of sectors, including the aerospace, chemical manufacturing, construction, and energy sectors. She is qualified as a Solicitor Advocate in England and Wales.
Maximilian Menz
Partner at WACH & MECKESMaximilian Menz is a partner in the dispute resolution boutique WACH UND MECKES in Munich. His practice covers a broad spectrum of complex commercial disputes with a particular focus on post M&A, cross-border and technology disputes. Maximilian acts as counsel and arbitrator.
Sara María Moreno
Senior Legal Advisor at FIM (Federation Internationale de Motocyclisme)Sara María Moreno is a lawyer qualified in Peru and France who currently works as a Senior Legal Adviser at Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme where she focuses on sport and commercial arbitration disputes before CAS, intellectual property and international contracts. She is an arbitrator of the International Panel of Sport Resolutions. She has previously worked in international arbitration law firms in Paris, Geneva and Santiago de Chile.
Sanela Ninković-Jakob
Associate at Walder WyssSanela Ninković-Jakob is an associate with the dispute resolution team at Walder Wyss, Zurich. She specializes in commercial disputes, representing clients in both domestic and international arbitrations as well as before Swiss state courts. Sanela has served as counsel and tribunal secretary in various international arbitration proceedings, with a focus on complex construction matters.
Roxane Schmidgall
Senior Associate at Gabriel ArbitrationRoxane Schmidgall is a senior associate at Gabriel Arbitration in Zurich. She specializes in international arbitration and acts as party representative, arbitrator, and secretary to arbitral tribunals. She holds a teaching assignment at the University of Lucerne where she coaches the Vis Moot team.
John V.H. Pierce
Partner & Global Co-chair at Latham & WatkinsJohn V.H. Pierce is a partner and Global Co-Chair of the International Arbitration Practice at Latham & Watkins. He represents a global client base from a wide variety of industries and business sectors in high-stakes, complex international arbitration, and litigation matters in venues around the world. Mr. Pierce is a widely recognized expert in international dispute resolution, with more than 20 years of experience representing clients in institutional and ad hoc arbitrations seated in both common and civil law jurisdictions. In addition to his work as counsel and arbitrator, he is a frequent lecturer and writer on international arbitration and dispute resolution. He is a member of the ICC Commission on Arbitration, a Board member (and former Executive Committee member) of the New York International Arbitration Center, a founding member of the International Arbitration Club of New York, and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.