Değer is the founding partner of Boden Law, specializing in energy law and arbitration. With an exceptional track record, she has solidified her reputation as a prominent figure in the energy sector globally. Değer’s expertise extends across various energy-related domains, including infrastructure and arbitration matters. Her exceptional abilities have earned her prestigious accolades, featuring listings in Legal 500, Chambers & Partners, and Who’s Who Legal, where she is acknowledged as a leading individual in the energy and natural resources field.

Değer possesses extensive experience in steering project development and finance transactions in diverse energy areas, encompassing power, oil and gas, ports, metals & mining, and general infrastructure. Her unique energy practice in Turkey has significantly contributed to her global recognition. Commencing her career in Turkey, Değer has been intricately involved in numerous facets of the Turkish energy sector, acclaimed for her adeptness in structuring intricate energy investments and agreements, as well as adeptly resolving complex challenges within the energy industry.

Her expertise spans a wide range of areas within the sector, including commodity trade transactions, mergers and acquisitions (asset and stock acquisitions), project finance transactions, concession agreements, host-government agreements, and turn-key EPC contracts. Clients rely on her unparalleled guidance to avoid or resolve disputes and regulatory issues, including intricate energy regulations, employing various means such as negotiation, mediation, arbitration, and litigation. She has extensive experience in international commercial and investment treaty arbitration. Furthermore, Değer serves as an esteemed arbitrator in disputes arising from energy contracts.

Her involvement in multifaceted projects across various jurisdictions underscores her proficiency in navigating intricate energy sector landscapes, encompassing EPC contracts, long-term supply agreements, and technology transfer agreements.

Beyond her professional accomplishments, Değer is a respected authority in the field, actively engaging in publications, teachings, and speaking engagements pertaining to arbitration and energy matters. Notably, she serves as a lecturer for the “Energy Project Management and Law” course at the Energy Systems Engineering Department of Kadir Has University. She also holds a coveted position as a member of the Advisory Board of the Centre for Energy and Sustainable Development (CESD) of Kadir Has University, further cementing her commitment to fostering energy sustainability. In addition, Değer contributes as a Board member in the esteemed Carbon Footprint and Sustainability Association.

Değer serves as the chair of the Energy Commission of the Istanbul Arbitration Centre.

She speaks English, French and Turkish.

Dr. Stanimir A. Alexandrov works as an arbitrator in treaty-based investor-state disputes and international commercial arbitrations.

Stanimir serves as an arbitrator in numerous cases and has been appointed to the panels of arbitrators of various arbitral institutions. He is designated by the Chairman of ICSID's Administrative Council to serve on ICSID's Panel of Arbitrators. Stanimir has more than 25 years of experience in investor-state and international commercial arbitration. Until August 2017, he was co-leader of the international arbitration practice at Sidley Austin LLP. Stanimir is consistently listed as a leader in the field of international arbitration in publications including The Best Lawyers in America, Chambers, The Legal 500: United States, The Legal 500: Latin America, and The International Who's Who Legal, and has been recognized as "Lawyer of the Year International Arbitration – Governmental" and "Lawyer of the Year International Arbitration – Commercial."

Before he entered private practice, Stanimir was Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria, where he managed Bulgaria's relations with the European Union (EU), the United Nations, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), and NATO, worked on Bulgaria's EU and WTO accession, and was responsible for all legal work of the Foreign Service.

He has a doctoral degree in international law and is a professor at the George Washington University Law School in Washington.

Dr. Hasan Tahsin Azizagaoglu works at Bench Walk Advisors, overseeing the due diligence process for proposed funding cases, negotiating funding arrangements, and managing subsequent cases. He has been recognised in Who's Who Legal 2024 Thought Leaders - Third Party Funding and named among the Lawdragon 100 Global Leaders in Litigation Finance for the second consecutive year.

Additionally, he serves as the co-chair of the Third-Party Funding Group at the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and is a member of the organising committee for Istanbul Arbitration Days. Dr. Azizagaoglu holds a PhD in Private International Law and has authored many articles and contributed to publications in the fields of private international law, arbitration, and third-party funding.

Attorney at law Boris Baklaja is a highly skilled commercial and arbitration lawyer with 20 years of professional experience in Serbia and throughout the CEE region. For the past decades he has provided legal services to local and international clients cooperating with different international law firms.

He graduated Law in 1999 LLB Faculty of law, University of Belgrade, Serbia, and obtained in year 2000 LLM in European Business Law in Pallas program University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands. He is fluent in English and French.  Boris has represented clients in more than 20 arbitration proceedings in areas of construction and engineering, IT, international trade and services in Serbia and CEE region. He acted before the local and international arbitration forums under VIAC rules, ICC rules, UNCITRAL rules, Belgrade Arbitration Centre (BAC rules), Rules of the Permanent Court of Arbitration of the Serbian Chamber of Commerce and rules of Arbitrational Court of the Serbian Football Association.

For the past 10  years Boris acted as a sole arbitrator and coarbitrator in international arbitrations  under VIAC  rules, Permanent Court of Arbitration of the Serbian Chamber of Commerce rules and BAC rules. He is a founding member of the Serbian Arbitration Association and a member of the Austrian Arbitration Association (ArbAUT). Boris is a listed arbitrator in Vienna International Arbitral  Centre (VIAC) and on the list of recommended arbitrators of all 3 arbitration institutions in Serbia  being the Permanent Arbitration at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Serbia, Belgrade Arbitration Centre (BAC) and Centre for dispute resolution in construction (CDRC).

He is a member of Serbian Bar Association and has served as Disciplinary judge in Belgrade Bar Association. Boris was a speaker at BAC/VIAC twin conferences in Belgrade and Vienna, participates in training  secessions on arbitration in practice in Serbia for graduates of Belgrade Law Faculty, and has drafted legal texts promoting the legal advantages for using arbitration in practice all covered in the White Book published by Foreign Investors Council in Serbia. Boris Baklaja is recommended by Legal 500 in hall of fame for dispute resolution services.

Dr. Crina Baltag is Associate Professor in International Arbitration and Dispute Resolution at Queen Mary University of London, and qualified attorney-at-law, with over twenty years of extensive practice in various aspects on international dispute resolution, private and public international law. Crina is member of the Board of the SCC Arbitration Institute, as well as the Chair of the Institute for Transnational Arbitration Academic Council. Crina is the Director of the Oxford Diploma Course on International Commercial Arbitration of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, and she is a member of the Education and Training Reform Advisory Group of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. 

Crina has been appointed as arbitrator in numerous arbitrations under the rules of the ICC, LCIA, SIAC, SCC, FAI, VIAC, CAM-CCBC etc., and has acted as expert and counsel in various international commercial and investment arbitrations.

Crina publishes extensively on commercial and investment arbitration current topics. Crina is the managing editor of Kluwer Arbitration Blog, and member of editorial boards of prestigious journals and book series in the field, including of the Journal of International Arbitration.

Marija Bojović is a highly experienced corporate and commercial lawyer with more than 25 years of practice in Serbia and Montenegro. She advises clients across a broad range of sectors, with particular focus on international commercial arbitration, real estate and construction, corporate, and banking & finance.

Marija founded Bojović & Associates in 2003 as the associated law firm of PwC Serbia, where she built and led the legal team for six years. Following her tenure with PwC Serbia, she served as a partner in two prominent regional law firms before establishing Bojović Attorneys at Law as an independent practice.

She has significant experience representing foreign investors in complex matters throughout Serbia and Montenegro, including acting in high-value arbitration proceedings under ICSID, ICC, and UNCITRAL rules.

Chambers Europe notes that “she leads by example, sets high professional standards and her team follows very successfully,” and Chambers Global and Chambers Europe have ranked her in Corporate/Commercial for more than a decade. She is also ranked as “Highly Regarded” in Banking and M&A by IFLR1000.

Marija is a member of the Serbian Bar Association and the International Bar Association. She holds an LL.M. from Central European University, with a specialization in International Commercial Arbitration and International Business Law, and has also completed advanced training programs on financial law for transition economies at the London School of Economics and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.

Stevan Dimitrijević, Senior Partner and co-founder of Dimitrijević & Partners law firm, one of leading law firms renowned for its excellence in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Stevan's academic journey began with the completion of his LL.B. degree at the prestigious University of Belgrade in 1998. He finished his Master's studies focusing on investment arbitration, with a thesis titled: "Legal Position of the Multilateral Investment Court in the Law of the European Union, Faculty of Law, University of Banja Luka – Master of Laws (LL.M.) (2020). He is currently finishing his PhD research in the field of Private International Law and investment arbitration – focusing on the protection of foreign investments, procedural, and substantive aspects. Approved doctoral dissertation project in the field of mediation in investment arbitration.

Specialized in the protection of foreign investments, dispute resolution before local courts and arbitration, negotiations and mediation, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), and general business matters with a focus on international elements; banking and finance, bankruptcy, and competition law. Advises clients on all aspects of legal structuring of their business in Bosnia and Herzegovina and in cross-border transactions.

Stevan's commitment to the field of arbitration is exemplary. He not only serves as an arbitrator on esteemed arbitration panels in Bosnia and Herzegovina and abroad but has also played a pivotal role as counsel in various investment arbitrations at different stages. He has represented the state of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Government of Republika Srpska, and many other multinational companies.  Stevan also leads numerous mergers and acquisitions transactions, and advises a broad scale of clients, both domestically and regionally.

He is a member of Bar Association of Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the International Bar Association (IBA). Additionally, he holds positions in several international arbitration bodies as Arbitrator, including VIAC, CIETAC, the International Arbitration Court in Shenzhen, China, International Arbitration Centre in South China, Hong Kong, Association for Arbitration Law of the Republic of Serbia; Member of the Presidency and arbitrator at the Chamber of Commerce of Republika Srpska – International Trade Arbitration; He is also Member of Association of Mediators in Bosnia and Herzegovina; Member of Moot Alumni Association (MAA) – a non-profit organization composed of professionals in international trade law and arbitration (Vienna).

Member of MENSA (branch in Bosnia and Herzegovina and international association); Member of the Association of European Energy Consultants (AEEC); TRK Racing Club & Banja Luka Marathon – co-founder and member; Ski Club Starčevica – co-founder and member.

Stevan's outstanding contributions to the legal profession have garnered widespread acclaim. He has been individually recognized as a "Leading Individual" in Commercial, Corporate, and M&A law by EMEA Legal 500 and has consistently been ranked in "Band 1" by Chamber and Partners. Clients and peers alike commend Stevan for his pragmatic approach, problem-solving skills, and unwavering dedication to achieving favourable outcomes for his clients.

Stevan speaks English, French, Greek and Serbian/Croatian/Bosnian.

Dr. Milena Djordjevic is a Director of Centre for Legal Skills and an Assistant Professor at the University of Belgrade Faculty of Law where she teaches, inter alia, International Commercial Law and Arbitration. She holds degrees from universities of Belgrade (LL.B and Dr. iur.) and Pittsburgh (LL.M), providing her with understanding of both common law and civil law systems. She has coached Belgrade moot team for the Vis Moot for the past 20+ years and is the organizer of the Belgrade Open Pre-Moot and Belgrade Arbitration Conference.

Dr. Djordjevic has been an arbitrator (sole arbitrator, member of the panel or chair), expert witness, and counsel in dozens of domestic and international arbitrations under the ICC, LCIA, VIAC, CAM, DIS, FAI, FTCA, BAC, BAT, FIVB, CAS, and ICSID rules, and in ad hoc arbitration.

She is a member of the ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR, the Supervisory Board of Equal Representation in Arbitration Pledge, the Board of the Serbian Arbitration Association, and the Board of Association of Commercial Lawyers. For two consecutive terms she was a member of the ICC International Court of Arbitration. She is a Secretary to the Advisory Council on CISG and a national CLOUT correspondent to UNCITRAL. She regularly provides legal advice to businesses, international organizations, and law firms in the area of her expertise.

Dr. Djordjevic has published extensively on the CISG, arbitration, WTO law and EU trade law in books published by Cambridge University Press, Beck/Hart, Kluwer, etc. She regularly speaks at international conferences and is a recurring guest lecturer at universities in the US and Italy. Her work has been cited by, inter alia, the German Supreme Court and the US Court of Appeals (8th Circuit).

Artem Doudko FCIArb, a solicitor-advocate, is a Partner in the London Dispute Resolution Practice at Osborne Clarke LLP, specialising in complex international disputes with a particular focus on international arbitration. Artem acts both as counsel and as arbitrator.

Artem has a strong reputation and profile in the field of International Arbitration and has been recognised as a Global Leader in the Who's Who Legal: Arbitration directory (2020-2023); as a Next Generation Partner in Legal 500 UK (2020-2023); and as a Future Leader - Partner in the Who's Who Legal: Commercial Litigation directory (2022).

Artem is an active and trusted member of the international disputes community, including in the following ways: Artem is a member of the LCIA Court. Artem is a member of the Board of London International Disputes Week ("LIDW"). Artem is a member of the Membership Committee of the Silicon Valley Arbitration & Mediation Center ("SVAMC)".  Artem is a Vice Chairman of the Board of RAA and a member of the executive committee of RCAN. Artem has been a member of the ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR and a member of the Board of UAA.

Agis Georgiades is an advocate, barrister, arbitrator and mediator. He is a member of Cyprus Bar Association, the Bar of England and Wales, and is also a registered practitioner in the DIFC Courts.

He is based in Nicosia and is a Partner and Head of International Disputes at CGA, focusing on complex international dispute resolution, including arbitration and litigation before local and international tribunals, in Cyprus and abroad.

As counsel, he has had a broad commercial and international practice since 2005. Agis has argued international commercial, construction, corporate (including corporate fraud), energy, IP and investment cases before arbitral tribunals and courts. He has extensive experience in interim injunctions and other emergency proceedings of all types. He also appears frequently before the Tenders Review Authority in relation to large procurement projects.

Agis is listed as arbitrator by several institutions, including DIAC, CAMC, BVI IAC, CAfA, ArbCEE, JCAA, RAA, CLF, UAA, APIAC, HKIAC and SCCA; and is also listed for Bilateral Disputes in relation to EU’s Trade Agreements with Third Countries. As arbitrator, he has wide experience in commercial, construction and corporate disputes.

Agis was a Member of LCIA Court (2020-2025). He is an Ambassador of VIAC, a Fellow of the CIArb, and an Accredited Mediator. He is a member of the board of directors of CAF and the founder and co-chair of CAD.

He was a member of the Cyprus Supreme Court’s CPR Revision Committee and is an advocate member of the Cyprus CPR Standing Committee.

Agis holds a law degree from the University of Leeds, an LLM from LSE, a Postgraduate Diploma on International Mediation and Construction Arbitration from Queen Mary College, a Diploma in Negotiations from the Athens University of Economics and Business and has completed the ICC/CIArb Advanced Arbitration Academy. He has published on arbitration, mediation, civil procedure, international law and law of evidence. He is Adjunct Faculty at the University of Nicosia, where he lectures on the Law of Evidence. He also lectures on arbitration in the CIArb Maritime Arbitration Diploma and the Cyprus Center for ADR.

Stelios Gregoriou is a distinguished Greek lawyer and an LLM graduate from the London School of Economics. Currently, he serves as the Senior Partner and Managing Director of Gregoriou Law Firm, a leading legal practice in Athens, Greece, with over 35 years of establishment.

Stelios is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb) and proudly chairs the newly established CIArb-Greek Chapter. He is also empaneled with several prestigious arbitration organizations, including the Vienna International Arbitration Centre (VIAC), World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Cyprus Arbitration and Mediation Centre (CAMC), Athens Mediation & Arbitration Organization (EODID), and DELOS Dispute Resolution.

In his professional role, Stelios has successfully handled many significant arbitration cases, serving as either an arbitrator or counsel. These cases often involve complex corporate and commercial matters, especially in the areas of energy, competition, intellectual property, and the enforcement of arbitration awards.

As a thought leader, Stelios contributes annually to publications like the International Comparative Legal Guides (ICLG) and others, on Greek Arbitration and is involved in academia lectures on International Commercial Arbitration.

Additionally, Stelios is an accredited mediator appointed by the Greek Ministry of Justice. Since mediation became compulsory in Greece in 2018, he has successfully facilitated the resolution of numerous disputes. Notably, he settled a high-profile military aviation crash case as the claimant counsel in a mediation mandated by a U.S. Federal Court.

Besides his ADR work, Stelios is a renowned litigator with a wealth of experience in high-profile trials, including appearances before the Supreme Court of Greece and the Council of State (Supreme Administrative Court of Greece). He specializes in complex cross-border corporate and commercial disputes, competition law, intellectual property, and energy-related issues. Stelios has also represented clients in critical cases before the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), particularly concerning Articles 2, 6, 8, 10, and Article 1 of Protocol 1.

An enthusiastic scholar of the Law of the Sea, Stelios presented a paper in 2019 at the annual LIBC (Volterra Law Firm) on resolving the Greek-Turkish maritime delimitation dispute under UNCLOS provisions. In 2021, he discussed the role of islands in maritime delimitation at the Athens Bar Association Conference in Kastellorizo.

A respected speaker, Mr. Gregoriou will present, this time, on the principles and methods of calculating damages in international arbitration at the 2nd edition of the South East Europe Arbitration (SEEA) Conference. This year, he also shared insights at the Cyprus Arbitration Days on the new Greek Arbitration Law (L. 5016/2023), emphasizing Greece's potential as an attractive arbitration center.

Iuliana specialises in international arbitration. She acted as counsel in multiple high-stake arbitral disputes under the rules of almost all major arbitral institutions across a wide range of sectors, as well as in complex cases involving applications for provisional measures, annulment of Arbitral Awards or recognition and enforcement proceedings. She regularly advises clients in connection with complex investment protection matters.

Iuliana assisted and represented clients in relation to complex domestic litigations arising out of major infrastructure projects and in high-stake proceedings before international courts (the Court of Justice of the European Union, the European Court of Human Rights).

Iuliana is a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and of the ICC Institute of World Business Law. She is listed on the panel of arbitrators of the Bucharest Court of Arbitration, the Court of Arbitration of the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Permanent Court of Arbitration of the Romanian-German Chamber of Industry. 

Lucian is an experienced English barrister at the Commercial Bar, a registered advocate with ADGM and DIFC courts (UAE), and a French and Romanian avocat, specialised in international law, transnational litigation and international arbitration, with particular expertise in investor-State disputes and commercial arbitration cases.

Combining experience of civil law culture with common law know-how of over 13 years, Lucian’s practice areas include: (i) International Arbitration (including arbitration-related litigation), (ii) Private and Public International Law (including rules of jurisdiction, conflict of laws, enforcement of foreign judgments/awards, State immunity, ECHR law), and (iii) International Commercial Litigation (including before the English, French, DIFC and ADGM courts).

In addition to his counsel work, Lucian sits as arbitrator (Chair/Sole/Co-arbitrator).

Tania Iossifova is chairperson of the Arbitration Court at the Bulgarian Industrial Association, Sofia.

She is professor in Civil and Commercial law at the Law faculty of the University of National and World Economy. She is lecturer in various seminars for legal practitioners, as well as author of books, articles and opinions in private law matters.

Dr. Veronika Korom is a tenure-track professor of international business law and arbitration at ESSEC Business School in Paris and an affiliated partner at Paragon Advocacy in Vienna. She is a triple-qualified attorney, licensed to practice in England & Wales, in France and in Hungary. She acts as counsel and arbitrator in commercial and investment treaty disputes. She serves on the Board of the Vienna International Arbitral Centre, and is a member of the ICC International Court of Arbitration. She is a co-founder and board member of the Arbitration Association for Central and Eastern Europe (ArbCEE) and the Hungarian Arbitration Association (HAA). 

George is an international dispute resolution specialist who resolves high-value and complex multijurisdictional disputes. He is a Solicitor Advocate who spends most of his time involved in arbitration and as a negotiator and overall problem solver. Throughout his career, George has advised and acted for (and against) governments, commercial entities and individuals from a wide range of countries.

George is regularly engaged in international arbitrations as counsel, co-arbitrator and sole arbitrator under the ICC, LCIA, LMAA, SCC and ICSID rules sitting in London, Athens, Geneva, Stockholm, Istanbul and Washington DC. He has experience in construction, energy, trade, software, securities, investment treaty and maritime disputes.

George has a very strong maritime background, having been a partner for many years in a leading London-based shipping law firm. He is Director of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIARB) Maritime Arbitration Diploma, and is Honorary Member of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers (ICS) and sits on the London Maritime Arbitrators Association User’s Liaison Committee.

George works in both Russian and Greek.

Jean-François Le Gal is a partner at Pinsent Masons LLP. He is qualified as a Barrister (England & Wales) and as an Avocat au Barreau de Paris.

His practice focuses on international commercial disputes, including international arbitration and multi-jurisdictional proceedings - frequently with a link to the Energy sector. He has experience of arbitrating international commercial disputes as advocate in English and French. He also sits as an arbitrator and has acted as Sole Arbitrator, Chairman of a Tribunal and Co-Arbitrator.

He also lectures at University (Arbitration / Comparative Dispute Resolution / English Contract Law / English Tort Law).

He has been described as "a standout practitioner", praised for "inspiring client confidence and mastering every aspect of his cases" in Legal Directories.  He has also been “recommended for his ‘intellectual rigour’ and his ‘ability, rather rare on the market, to be equally comfortable handling civil law or common law cases’”. 

Alina is a Group Senior Counsel in the Litigation, Dispute Resolution, Risk Management and Insurance team at Atos. Admitted to the Romanian bar, she is an experienced dispute resolution practitioner who brings valuable insights from her work in private practice and at institutions such as the International Chamber of Commerce and the European Court of Human Rights. Alina has been a CEDR Accredited Mediator since 2016 and an ArbitralWomen Board member since 2022.

Dominik Liška is a Senior Lawyer with BBH. Dominik is mainly involved in the representation of our clients in disputes, resolved through litigation or arbitration, or in negotiating an amicable settlement thereof. Significant portion of these cases are post-M&A or construction disputes and often include an international or insolvency element. Apart from his dispute resolution expertise, he has also been involved in several acquisition projects. Dominik is further coaching the Charles University team in a competition focused on international commercial arbitration (Willem C. Vis Moot). 

Haris P. Meidanis is member of the Athens Bar (1995). He is fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and member of the British Institute of International and Comparative Law. He is also a certified mediator, Member of the ICC in Greece and of the Institute of World Business Law of the ICC. 

He has studied at the University of Athens Law School (1993), at the University of London (Queen Mary – LL.M.1996) and holds a Ph.D. in Private International Law from the Department of International and European Studies of Panteion University of Athens (2003). He is member of the Supervisory Board of the Hellenic Corporation of Assets and Participations (HCAP) and acting Director of Mediation of the Athens Arbitration and Mediation Centre (EODID). 

His primary fields of expertise are: (a) business and commercial law (b) private international law and law of international business transactions (c) arbitration and mediation and (d) law of energy. He is regularly participating in arbitrations and mediations as arbitrator/mediator and/or counsel/advocate. He has taught Private International Law, Law of International Transactions. Mediation and Arbitration at postgraduate classes in Universities in Greece and abroad. He has worked as legal counsel at the Ministry of Economy (2007-2009) and at the Ministry of Development (2005-2007), where he worked extensively in law drafting.

Tatiana Minaeva specializes in international arbitration (both commercial and investor-state) and in cross border litigation proceedings. Tatiana has experience representing international clients in a broad spectrum of disputes relating to financial services, energy, mining, telecoms, construction, international sale of goods, and technology. Tatiana is ranked as a "global leader" in international arbitration by Who's Who Legal: Arbitration 2021, 2022 and 2023 and is recommended by Legal 500 for her work in international arbitration.

Tatiana is featured as a "distinguished advisor" in the 2023 edition of the Financier Worldwide – Power Players in international arbitration.

Tatiana is on the panel of many of the leading arbitral institutions and is often appointed as an arbitrator (including as a sole arbitrator) under the Rules of UNCITRAL, LCIA, ICC, SCC and ICAC. Tatiana has published extensively on the topic of International Arbitration and is regularly invited to speak at industry conferences.

Tatiana is a co-author of the book ICSID Rules and Regulations 2022 – Article-by-Article Commentary, which offers practical and theoretical guidance for experienced arbitration practitioners.

Natalia is Counsel at Westerberg & Partners, a leading Swedish law firm with a strong international focus. She represents clients in arbitration and before Swedish courts, and also serves as an arbitrator in international disputes. Her geographic focus includes matters from Scandinavia, Central and Eastern Europe, and the CIS. She is a Board Member of the Finland Arbitration Institute and is recognized by the Lexology Index as a recommended arbitration lawyer in Sweden.

Before joining Westerberg & Partners, Natalia was Deputy Secretary General and Legal Counsel at the SCC Arbitration Institute. She also served as a Council Member of the International Federation of Commercial Arbitration Institutions (IFCAI) and represented the SCC in UNCITRAL Working Groups on dispute settlement and ISDS reform. Earlier in her career, she worked as an associate at the Stockholm offices of Vinge and Gernandt & Danielsson. 

Matej has been recognised as a Next Generation Partner in the 2024 edition of The Legal 500 Europe, Middle East & Africa, is one of the co-authors of the latest edition of 40 under 40 International Arbitration and currently serves as an ICC YAAF representative. 

Matej’s experience covers disputes related to various industry areas, including oil and gas, energy, construction, mining, real estate, automotive, telecommunications, banking and M&A disputes. 

Matej’s experience with investment arbitrations includes representation of both claimants and respondents in more than a dozen different investment arbitrations conducted under ICSID, UNCITRAL and ICC arbitration rules. 

Matej has also successfully represented clients in commercial arbitrations arising from a diverse array of issues, including contract breaches, warranty claims, post-acquisition claims or claims based on defective performance. Matej’s experience includes commercial arbitrations conducted under SCC, ICC and UNCITRAL arbitration rules, as well as arbitrations conducted before the Arbitration Court of the Economic Chamber and Agricultural Chamber of the Czech Republic. 

Besides representation of clients in international and domestic arbitrations, Matej also represents clients in Czech litigations. His experience includes proceedings before the majority of Czech courts, including the Constitutional Court and the Supreme Administrative Court. Matej also regularly advises clients with respect to various dispute-related issues, including settlement negotiations, or pre-court action and pre-arbitration notices. Finally, Matej also advises clients in international criminal law cases.

José-Manuel García Represa is a founding partner at Wordstone Dispute Resolution in Paris, specializing in international commercial arbitration and investment arbitration in proceedings under the major institutional rules including UNCITRAL, ICSID, ICC, among others. José-Manuel’s practice focuses on disputes relating to Latin America, Europe and Africa. He regularly represents clients in arbitrations involving concession contracts, oil & gas, engineering and construction, power (both renewable and conventional), mining, telecoms, and pharma. He also regularly acts as an arbitrator.

In 2018, José-Manuel was appointed as a member of the ICC Working Group on Climate Change Arbitrations and from 2020 to 2024 sat as Chair of the Spanish Arbitration Club (CEIA) in France.

José-Manuel teaches Damages at Sciences Po Law School (LL.M. in Transnational Arbitration and Dispute Settlement), the specialization course on disputes in the energy and mining sectors (Energy & Mining Disputes II) at the LL.M. A.W.Ar.D.S (Assas World Arbitration and Disputes Settlement) of the University Paris II – Panthéon Assas, and Witness & Expert Cross-Examination at the Swiss Arbitration Academy.

Nicolae Reutoi joined Alaco in 2014.  His portfolio of work includes complex litigation support investigations and asset recovery assignments.  Nicolae is regularly engaged in managing projects in the broader FSU region, including Russia, Ukraine and Central Asia, and he also oversees Alaco’s work in Romania and Moldova, where he has particular expertise.  He holds an MA in International Relations from King’s College London and a BSc in Business and Russian from Trinity College Dublin. 

Aura Sabadus works as an energy and cross-commodity writer for the London-based Independent Commodity Intelligence Services (ICIS), a global energy and petrochemicals news and market data publisher. She is also a Non-resident Senior Fellow at the Washington-based Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA) and an Associate Fellow of the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) in the UK.

She has written extensively on energy and political risk and takes a particular interest in the Black Sea region, having recently published a book on geopolitics and energy market reform in Moldova. She is frequently quoted in the international mainstream media and speaks at industry and academic conferences. 

Aura holds a PhD in International Relations from King’s College London.

Ileana Smeureanu concentrates her practice on international commercial and investor-State arbitration. She represents clients from Europe, Africa, and the Middle East throughout the whole arbitral process, covering a wide range of disputes and a variety of jurisdictions.

Before joining Pinsent Masons, Ileana worked in London as a research assistant to a renowned international arbitrator and was an associate with the International Law Institute (ILI) in Washington, D.C. During her doctoral studies, Ileana trained with the ICC Court of Arbitration, the Singapore International Arbitration Centre, and four international law firms in Paris and Singapore.

Ileana is author of the book Confidentiality in International Commercial Arbitration (Kluwer Law International, 2011). She coauthored the English translation of the Romanian arbitration law (ICCA International Handbook on Commercial Arbitration, 74th Suppl., May 2013) and has published and spoke on numerous topics with special focus on Eastern Europe.

She is a member of the New York State Bar Association, the Bucharest Bar Association, and the young international groups of several prominent arbitral institutions.

Nicolás is Counsel for the Secretariat of the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce. For the past year, Nicolás headed the team administering the cases involving Eastern Europe and the CIS region and is now in charge of one of the Latin American case management teams. He has also worked in several law firms both in Guatemala and Paris and has an LL.M in Transnational Arbitration and Dispute resolution from Sciences Po in Paris.

Nenad Stankovic, attorney at law and senior partner at law firm Stankovic and Partners.

Nenad graduated from Belgrade University Law School and has been a member of the State and Belgrade Bar Association since 1998.

Over the past 15 years he has been responsible for representing clients in some of the most complex arbitration and litigation matters in Serbia, as well as handling hearings involving international arbitral and other disciplinary bodies such as ICSID, VIAC, ICC and the Football Association of Serbia.

Nenad regularly acts as an arbitrator and is president of the arbitral tribunal of the Permanent Arbitration service at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Serbia. In addition, he is one of the founding members of the Arbitration Association of Belgrade and his name appears on the list of arbitrators held by Belgrade Arbitration Centre. Nenad has also been recognised as a leading practitioner in the Legal 500 Arbitration Powerlist CEE for 2023.

At Stankovic & Partners (NSTLAW), he continues to handle some of the largest, most complex disputes in the region, either as lead counsel or as local counsel working closely with some of the best-known international law firms in the world. These range from general commercial and company litigation, through real estate, environment and construction disputes, to banking, IP and IT, employment and competition matters. NSTLAW has extensive expertise in all these areas combined with a successful track record in substantial and significant arbitrations.

Nicholas Tse is the partner in charge of the International Arbitration & Risk Management Advisory practices of Alem & Associates, which are headquartered in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. He also co-chairs our International Dispute Resolution practice, with Mohamed Alem, our senior partner. An English barrister, Nicholas is also dual qualified as a French Avocat, sits as arbitrator, and regularly appears as advocate in arbitrations and related court proceedings.

Nicholas has acted in over 45 London, Paris, Geneva, Dubai, Singapore, Swiss and US seat arbitrations, and has significant experience negotiating major contracts involving oil and gas, projects, distribution and supply in Africa, Asia, Europe and the Middle East. He has also served as an expert witness on French law.

Nicholas’ experience as an international advocate and business diplomat has also seen him represent governments, multinationals, banks and financial institutions in numerous state court proceedings. He has tried cases before the WTO Appellate Body, the UK Supreme Court, Court of Appeal, and English courts, and in offshore jurisdictions such as Bermuda, the BVI, Cayman, Jersey and the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) Courts, the Dubai World Tribunal, & the ADGM as well as in arbitration.

Prior to joining ALEM, Nicholas was Head of International Arbitration at Brown Rudnick in London, and formerly the head of the International Disputes Team in the London office of Gide Loyrette Nouel LLP.

Anastasiya Ugale is an independent counsel specializing in international law and dispute resolution. She represents individuals, corporations, and sovereign States in investor-State and commercial arbitrations, with a particular focus on disputes involving Eastern Europe and the CIS region. Anastasiya also advises sovereign States and international organizations on matters of public international law, dispute resolution, and treaty negotiation and interpretation. 

A pioneer in legal innovation, Anastasiya founded One Joule LLC in 2019—a legal technology lab dedicated to developing digital tools that advance efficiency, transparency, and client service in international law and arbitration. She previously served as a strategic advisor to Jus Mundi and has been an editor of the Jus Mundi Investment Law and Arbitration Wiki. Before establishing her independent practice, Anastasiya worked at leading international law firms, including Jones Day and Crowell & Moring LLP, in Europe and the United States. She is a native Russian speaker and fluent in English and Ukrainian.

Jonathan is an independent arbitrator; he is immediate past President of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, having served as Trustee for 8 years and chair of the Board for 5 years. He is chair of the Board of the London Chamber of Arbitration and Mediation (LCAM) and chair of International Arbitration at the law firm of RPC. He was Secretary of the Singapore Rubber Association Arbitration Scheme.

He is a Fellow of CIArb, Admitted as a Solicitor in England since 1977,and a registered foreign lawyer in Singapore. He holds a Diploma in Maritime Law from Southampton University and Investment Treaty Arbitration from UCL.

He has over 45 years' experience as an international disputes lawyer in relation to commercial law including international trade, dry shipping, commodities, energy on-shore and off-shore, trade finance, banking, insurance and reinsurance, fraud, joint ventures, IP, in a wide variety of industry sectors. He has significant experience of private and public international law.

For 30 years he has been advisor to the British Government's Export Credit Agency E.C.G.D ( now UKEF) which provides trade credit, political risk and overseas investment insurance and financial support to British exporters.

He has a niche in art and cultural property law.

For the first 7 years of his long career, he practised as a criminal and human rights lawyer, appearing in Strasbourg in ECHR cases and on the Foreign Office pro bono panel.

He has acted as counsel and sat as arbitrator in many institutional arbitration cases including ICC, LCIA, SIAC, LCAM, GAFTA, WIPO and ad hoc cases including UNCITRAL and LMAA cases.

He was ranked as a Band 1 Arbitrator in Chambers, in the Legal 500 Hall of Fame and in the London International Arbitration Power List.