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General Editor
Roger Alford
Roger P. Alford is Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General in the U.S. Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division, a position he has held since March 2025. He previously served as Deputy Assistant
Managing Editor
Crina Baltag
Dr Crina Baltag is Associate Professor in International Arbitration and ADR at Queen Mary University of London, and qualified attorney-at-law, with over twenty years of extensive practice in internati
Associate Editor
Kiran Nasir Gore is the founder of the Law Offices of Kiran N Gore PLLC, a sole practitioner law firm based in Washington, DC. She frequently acts as arbitrator, counsel, and dispute resolution consul
Khushboo Shahdadpuri
Khushboo Shahdadpuri is a Partner at Al Tamimi & Company specializing in international dispute resolution and arbitration, with a particular focus on construction, infrastructure, energy, financial, j
Maria Fanou
Dr Maria Fanou is a Référendaire at the Court of Justice of the European Union. Her research interests focus on, international economic law (esp. international investment law), international dispute r
Anne Wang
Anne Wang is an international disputes lawyer admitted in New South Wales, Australia. She holds a Bachelor of Arts/Law from the University of New South Wales and a Bachelor of Civil Law from the Unive
Senior Assistant Editor
Daniela Páez-Salgado
Daniela is a Senior Associate at Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP specializing in dispute resolution in the fields of oil & gas, infrastructure, and mining. Daniela’s expertise focuses on representi
Dina Prokic
Dina Prokic is an associate at Woods LLP in Montreal. Multilingual and trained in both common law and civil law, Dina Prokic is a member of the Quebec and New York State bars. Having previously worked
Youlin Yuan
Youlin Yuan is Director Litigation, US at Temu based in Washington, DC. Previously, Youlin practiced at Williams & Connolly LLP, serving as arbitration counsel to sovereign state and multinational com
Emma Garrett
Emma works primarily in international commercial and investment treaty arbitration, and has experience with the LCIA Rules, the DIS Rules, and the ICSID Convention.
Emma holds a Master of Laws (LL
Ajoo Kim
Ajoo Kim is an experienced attorney in international arbitration, litigation, and public international law, with particular expertise on investment disputes and U.S. immigration and appellate litigati
Assistant Editor to the Managing Editor
Filippo Zuti Giachetti
Filippo Zuti Giachetti is an international dispute counsel and dual-qualified Italian lawyer and Solicitor of England and Wales. He holds a law degree with highest honors (110/110 cum laude) from the
Sue Ng
Sue is admitted to practice in three common law jurisdictions, as an Advocate and Solicitor to the Supreme Court of Singapore, a Solicitor-Advocate in England and Wales, and as an Attorney in the Stat
Celine Yan Wang
Celine Yan Wang is a Research Fellow at the Columbia Law School Center for Sustainable Development. Previously, she practiced at a litigation and international arbitration boutique in New York. Celine
Assistant Editor for Investment Arbitration
Andrés E. Alvarado-Garzón
<p>Andrés is a Foreign Lawyer at Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP specialising in investor-state investment arbitration and commercial arbitration. Andrés has acted and advised both states and inves
Jean Paul Roekaert
Jean Paul Roekaert is an International Dispute Resolution Associate at Squire Patton Boggs. He specializes in public international law and international arbitration, with a focus on investment treaty
Charlotte Westbrook
Charlotte is a dual-qualified Australian and U.S. lawyer (admitted in New York) and a senior associate at Fietta LLP.
Charlotte’s practice focuses on international dispute resolution and public int
Assistant Editor for Technology
David Isidore Tan
David is a Partner in the firm’s International Arbitration and Construction & Projects Practice. He splits his time between Singapore and the firm’s Shenzhen Representative Office.
David is a Singa
Alexia Gkoritsa
Alexia Gkoritsa is a qualified lawyer (Greece) specializing in international dispute resolution, with a focus on alternative dispute resolution (ADR), intellectual property, sports law, and technology
Özge Yazar
Özge Yazar is a barrister and solicitor practising at Roschier in Helsinki. She acts as counsel in international commercial arbitrations across various industries including financial services, energy
Nico Gielen
Dr. Nico Gielen is an attorney at HANEFELD, a leading dispute resolution boutique with offices in Hamburg and Paris. He acts as counsel in litigation and arbitration proceedings and also serves as tri
Assistant Editor for Africa
Ibukunoluwa Owa
Ibukunoluwa Owa is an experienced legal professional specialising in arbitration, data protection, and cross-border disputes. With over a decade of experience, she honed her expertise at leading law f
Bethel Kassa
Bethel Kassa is an associate at GST LLP specializing in international investment and commercial arbitration. She holds an LL.M. in International and Comparative Law from The George Washington Universi
Assistant Editor for East and Central Asia
Hannepes Taychayev
Hannepes works as an associate at Rabobank, building on his previous experiences at Linklaters and PRIME Finance. With an LLB from the American University of Central Asia and an LLM from Korea Univers
Yue Zhao is Deputy Counsel at the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC), where she administers international arbitrations under SIAC and UNCITRAL rules, focusing on construction, maritime,
Bami Yoo
Bami Yoo is a Partner at Lee & Ko specializing in international arbitration. She joined the firm in 2015 and was admitted to the Korean Bar the same year. Bami holds an LL.B. from Seoul National Unive
Joseph L. Choe
Joseph L. Choe is an associate at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, where he focuses his practice on international commercial and investor-state disputes spanning Asia, Latin America, and Euro
Assistant Editor for Southeast Asia
Samuel Koh
Samuel is a Director in the dispute resolution department of Drew & Napier LLC. He maintains an active commercial disputes practice, with a focus on international arbitration. He is dual-qualified in
Yi-Jun Kang
Yi-Jun Kang is an Associate at Morrison & Foerster LLP in Singapore, specializing in complex cross-border commercial litigation and arbitration. She holds a First Class LL.B. from the London School of
Angela Ray T. Abala
Angela Abala is the Research and Development Lead at the Singapore International Dispute Resolution Academy (SIDRA), a platform for thought leadership in international dispute resolution theory, pract
Assistant Editor for South Asia
Shreya Jain
Shreya Jain is a Partner in the Dispute Resolution Practice at Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas, Mumbai, specializing in commercial and investor-state arbitration. She is dual-qualified in India and New Yo
Prakritee Yonzon
Anjali Shah
Anjali Shah is a qualified attorney-at-law in India with over five years of legal practice. She is currently a Senior Associate at DSK Legal, Mumbai. Her practice focuses on advising and representing
Assistant Editor for India
Shweta Kabra
Shweta Kabra holds a law degree from the National Law School of India University, Bangalore, and an LL.M. from Harvard Law School. Shweta is recognized for her strategic approach to dispute resolution
Assistant Editor for Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan
Ahmed Durrani
Ahmed heads the arbitration and Qatar International Court practices at Sultan Al-Abdulla & Partners. He represents clients in complex and high value construction and commercial disputes, including arb
Assistant Editor for MENA
Arno Janssens
Arno Janssens serves as Legal Counsel of the Abu Dhabi International Arbitration Centre, as UAE National Representative at the IBA Young Lawyers’ Committee, and as Group Advisor in the Young ICCA Ment
Antonin Sobek
Antonin Sobek is an associate at Mayer Brown in Dubai, specialising in international commercial and investment arbitration. He has represented multinationals, States and State-owned entities in high-s
Umang Singh
Umang is a Senior associate in the arbitration, construction and QFC litigation practice at Sultan-Al Abdulla & Partners, Qatar. He is an India-qualified lawyer, having completed his bachelor’s degree
Assistant Editor for Europe
Vanda Kopic
Vanda Kopic is a Senior Associate in the International Arbitration team at BonelliErede, based in Milan. She specializes in international commercial and investment arbitration, with key sector experti
Boris Praštalo
Dr. Boris Praštalo is a Senior Lecturer in Law at Brunel University London, specializing in international commercial law and arbitration. He holds a PhD in Law from the University of Vienna, an LLM in
Antoine Cottin
Antoine Cottin is Counsel at a leading international law firm, specializing in international arbitration and dispute resolution. He advises clients on complex commercial arbitration cases under major
Mesut Akbaba
Mesut Akbaba is a Legal Trainee at the Higher Regional Court of Celle and a Doctoral Candidate at Bucerius Law School in Hamburg. As part of his traineeship, he is currently placed at the World Bank i
Elodie Fortin
Admitted to the New York State Bar. Elodie has experience as intern and paralegal in the fields of international commercial arbitration and private and public international law. Elodie studied both Ci
Krystal Lee
Krystal Lee is a senior associate within the international arbitration team at Dentons, UK. She is dual-qualified in England & Wales (2018) and in France (2022), and obtained her Higher Rights of Aud
Anton Shagalov
Anton Shagalov is an Associate in Quinn Emanuel’s Paris office. His practice focuses on international arbitration, including both commercial and investment disputes, as well as arbitration-related lit
Assistant Editor for Canada and the United States
Paige von Mehren
Paige is a senior associate at Freshfields, based in New York. Her practice consists mainly of international commercial and investor-state arbitration, both as counsel and as tribunal secretary. She
Eric Ives
Eric Ives is Senior Counsel for the Europe team at the Commercial Law Development Program (CLDP) in the Office of the General Counsel of the U.S. Department of Commerce. Mr. Ives leads the agency’s l
Assistant Editor for South and Central America
Fabian Zetina
Fabian Zetina is an Associate in the International Disputes team of BakerHostetler in Washington D.C. He specializes in international commercial and investment arbitration, and international litigatio
Aecio Filipe Oliveira
Aécio Filipe is a senior associate and team leader in the Litigation, Arbitration, and French Desk practice groups at BMA Advogados. He is an Assistant Editor at Kluwer Arbitration Blog, Regional Coor
Assistant Editor for Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands
Ashley Chandler
Ashley is an Australian-qualified disputes lawyer with a focus on international arbitration and cross-border litigation. She has experience in complex, high-value disputes across the energy and resour
Wen Fi Chen
Wen Fi is a Legal Officer at the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat, an intergovernmental organisation that supports regional cooperation and policy development among Pacific Island states. Her work fo
Joshua Wong
Joshua Wong is an associate in the Melbourne Construction Group at HFW, specializing in contract administration, litigation, statutory adjudication, and dispute resolution. He focuses on projects with