Larisa Babiy
Head of Strategic Litigation and Arbitration at RenaultLarisa is the Head of Strategic Litigation and Arbitration of Renault Group in Paris. Prior to joining Renault Group, Larisa worked for over a decade in the Arbitration group of Cleary Gottlieb Steen and Hamilton LLP in Milan and Paris, acting as counsel in commercial and investment arbitration matters. Larisa co-chairs the Italian below 40 arbitration group - AA40.
She speaks Russian, Italian, English, French and Spanish.
Michael Burkart
Global Head Legal Operations & Strategy at Implenia
Joshua Coates
Associate at Three CrownsJoshua is an Associate in the London office of Three Crowns LLP and focuses on all aspects of international commercial and investment arbitration. He has experience in institutional (LCIA, ICC, HKIAC, ICSID) and ad hoc arbitrations across a variety of industry sectors including energy, construction, transport, technology, insurance, and pharmaceuticals. Joshua also has experience in set-aside proceedings and other litigation before the English courts.
Sophia Deuchert
Associate at Schellenberg Wittmer
Alejandro Garcia
Partner at StewartsAlejandro Garcia is a partner in the international arbitration team at Stewarts, the United Kingdom’s largest disputes only law firm. He has over 20 years of dispute resolution experience. His practice focuses on international commercial arbitration and investment treaty arbitration. Alejandro is recognised as a “global leader” in international arbitration (Who’s Who Legal) and a leading directory describes him as a “brilliant mind [who] always finds a way around a problem”.
Alejandro acts as counsel in complex international arbitrations. As such, Alejandro has acted under many applicable laws, including those of major common law and civil law countries, and public international law. He has acted under the rules of the major arbitral institutions (including ICC, ICSID, LCIA and SCC) as well as in ad-hoc arbitrations (including under the UNCITRAL Rules).
Alejandro is admitted to practice in England & Wales, New York and Chile. He obtained law degrees in the USA (LLM, Harvard Law School (Fulbright Scholar)) and Chile (LLB, University of Chile Law School (summa cum laude/first-class honours)).
Alex Harding
Head of Claims at HWF Partners
Tim Isler
Associate at Lenz & StaehelinTim Isler is an associate in the litigation & arbitration team in the Zurich office of Lenz & Staehelin. He advises and represents clients in international commercial arbitrations, as well as international and domestic litigations. Tim has a particular focus on general contract law, corporate disputes and sports matters.
Fulya Kurar
Partner at Moroglu ArsevenFulya Kurar is a disputes partner at Moroğlu Arseven, a full-service law firm located in İstanbul. She has 12 years of experience in international investment and commercial arbitration, alternative dispute resolution and transnational litigation.
Fulya holds LL.M degrees in International Commercial Dispute Resolution and International Commercial Law from the University of Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne, and the University Paris Est-Créteil.
She is a graduate of the International Arbitration Academy, and Galatasaray University Faculty of Law. In 2023, she completed her BA degree in Business Management at Istanbul University.
Fulya also serves as the Regional Representative for the Middle East by the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA)'s YIAG (Young International Arbitration Group) since July 2023.
Pierre-Yves Marro
Counsel at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & SullivanPD Dr. Pierre-Yves Marro is a counsel in Quinn Emanuel’s Zurich office and a faculty member of Zurich University School of Law. He specializes in complex domestic and international proceedings and advises clients in cross-border multi-jurisdictional disputes. Further, he represents parties in both international commercial and investment treaty arbitrations. His areas of specialization include disputes involving the financial industry, pharma, infrastructure projects, manufacturing, and long-term delivery and sales contracts. He also has extensive experience in public international law, including with respect to sovereigns, international organizations, and immunities.
Amélie Oppliger
Associate at Peter & KimAmélie Oppliger is an associate at Peter&Kim in Geneva, specialising in international commercial and investment arbitration. She is active as counsel in a number of ad hoc and institutional arbitration proceedings under a variety of substantive and procedural rules and represents clients in litigation proceedings before Swiss courts. The focus of Amélie’s practice is on construction, engineering, commodities trading and energy disputes.
Katerina Strataridaki
Associate at Lenz & StaehelinKaterina Strataridaki is an Associate in the Litigation and Arbitration practice group at Lenz & Staehelin in Zurich, where she advises and represents clients in complex cross-border disputes.
Before joining Lenz in 2022, Katerina gained experience in international commercial and investment arbitration and litigation in France, Germany and Greece.
She is admitted to practice law in New York and Greece and is included in the list of EU lawyers in the canton of Zurich. After graduating from the Legal Faculties of the Democritus University of Thrace and the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Katerina obtained an LL.M. degree from Harvard Law School.
Olivier Stéphan
Investment Manager at NivalionOlivier Stéphan is an investment manager at third-party funder Nivalion and a French-qualified attorney. Prior to joining Nivalion, Olivier worked for several years as an associate in the international arbitration department of a renowned dispute resolution practice in London, where he gained extensive experience in commercial and investment arbitration proceedings, primarily as counsel but also as tribunal secretary. He is admitted to the Paris Bar, holds a Master’s degree in economic law from Sciences Po Law School, as well as a double Bachelor’s degree in law, economics and political sciences from Sciences Po Paris and the Freie Universität Berlin.
