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Hana Doumal has been appointed as Registrar of the British Virgin Islands International Arbitration Centre (BVI IAC)
Hana Doumal has been appointed as Registrar of the British Virgin Islands International Arbitration Centre (BVI IAC), the second registrar in its 5-year history, with effect from 25 January 2021. Hana previously worked in the...
15 February, 2021
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Sophie Thiel Promoted to Counsel at Hogan Lovells
Sophie Thiel has been promoted to Counsel at Hogan Lovells in Munich, with effect from 1 January 2021. Sophie focuses her practise on international commercial arbitration. She has particular experience with post-M&A and supply chain...
9 February, 2021
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Noradèle Radjai Appointed to the ASA Executive Committee
Noradèle Radjai has been appointed to the Executive Committee of the Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA), with effect from 29 January 2021. Also effective since January 2021, she has been promoted to Vice-Chair of the IBA’s...
9 February, 2021
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Elizabeth Oger-Gross Appointed as Secretary for Subcommittee C of the Lagos Court of Arbitration’s Arbitration Committee
Elizabeth Oger-Gross has been appointed as Secretary for Subcommittee C of the Lagos Court of Arbitration’s Arbitration Committee, with effect from 1 January 2021. Subcommittee C is in charge of scrutinizing the institution’s current arbitration...
9 February, 2021
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Silvia Martinez Sastre Promoted to Counsel at Hogan Lovells
Silvia Martinez Sastre has been promoted to Counsel at Hogan Lovells in Madrid, with effect from 1 January 2021. Silvia focuses her practice on complex commercial and investment treaty arbitrations. She has particular experience in...
9 February, 2021
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Annabel Maltby Promoted to Counsel at Hogan Lovells
Annabel Maltby has been promoted to Counsel at Hogan Lovells in London, with effect from 1 January 2021. Annabel focuses her practice on complex international arbitration disputes. She works with clients from a range of...
9 February, 2021
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Sara Koleilat-Aranjo Promoted to Partner at Al Tamimi & Co
Sara Koleilat-Aranjo, a Board Member of ArbitralWomen, has been promoted to Partner at Al Tamimi & Co. in Dubai, with effect from 1 January 2021. Sara regularly advises and represents government, semi-government and private institutional...
9 February, 2021
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Delphine Wietek Becomes Global Pro Bono Representative for Unity at PayPal
Delphine Wietek has taken the role of global Pro Bono representative for Unity – the Diversity and Inclusion program – at PayPal, with effect from November 2020. Through Unity, a PayPal affinity group of women and...
27 January, 2021
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Ema Vidak Gojkovic Launches Independent Arbitration Practice
Ema Vidak Gojkovic left King & Spalding to start her independent practice as counsel and arbitrator. Ema is qualified in New York, England & Wales, and Croatia. She has ten years of experience as counsel in...
27 January, 2021
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Stefanie Pfisterer Appointed to SCAI Arbitration Court
Stefanie Pfisterer has been appointed to the Swiss Chambers’ Arbitration Institution (SCAI) Arbitration Court, with effect from 1 January 2021. Stefanie is a Partner at Homburger in Zurich specializing in international and domestic arbitration and complex...
27 January, 2021
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Melissa Magliana Elected as Secretary of the SCAI Arbitration Court
Melissa Magliana, a former Member of the Young ArbitralWomen Practitioners Steering Committee, was elected as Secretary of the Swiss Chambers’ Arbitration Institution (SCAI) Arbitration Court, with effect from 1 January 2021. Melissa is a Partner...
27 January, 2021
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Alexandra Johnson Elected as Vice President of the SCAI Arbitration Court
Alexandra Johnson, a former Board Member of ArbitralWomen, has been elected as Vice President of the Swiss Chambers’ Arbitration Institution (SCAI) Arbitration Court, with effect from 1 January 2021. Alexandra is a Partner at Bär...
27 January, 2021
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Sandra De Vito Bieri Elected as Member of the Special Committee of the SCAI Arbitration Court
Sandra De Vito Bieri has been elected as Member of the Special Committee of the Arbitration Court of the Swiss Chambers’ Arbitration Institution (SCAI), with effect from 1 January 2021. In addition to the Special Committee,...
27 January, 2021
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Stephanie Cohen Elected as Chair of the New York Branch of the CIArb
Stephanie Cohen was elected Chair of the New York Branch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and assumed office on 1 January 2021. Stephanie is a full-time international arbitrator who serves on arbitrator rosters for AAA/ICDR...
27 January, 2021
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Catherine Schroeder Establishes Independent Arbitration Practice
Catherine Schroeder has established her own practice as an independent arbitrator and counsel in Paris, with effect from 1 January 2021. Catherine was previously Counsel at Derains & Gharavi where she worked since its creation in...
15 January, 2021
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Laura Rees-Evans Promoted to Counsel at Fietta LLP
Laura Rees-Evans has been promoted to Counsel at Fietta LLP, with effect from 1 November 2020. Based in London, Laura’s practice focuses on contentious and non-contentious aspects of public international law and international arbitration. She is...
15 January, 2021
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Noradèle Radjai Appointed as Vice Chair of the IBA’s Arbitration Committee
Noradèle Radjai has been appointed as Vice Chair of the International Bar Association’s Arbitration Committee for the 2021-2022 term, effective 1 January 2021. Noradèle is a Partner at LALIVE in Geneva and London. She specializes in...
15 January, 2021
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Rashel Ann Pomoy Promoted to Junior Partner at Villaraza & Angangco
Rashel Ann Pomoy has been promoted to Junior Partner at Villaraza & Angangco in Manila, Philippines, with effect from 1 January 2021. Rashel focuses her practice on international and domestic construction and commercial arbitration as well...
15 January, 2021
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Jennifer Permesly Re-Appointed as Co-Chair of the IBA’s International Arbitration Insolvency and Arbitration Group
Jennifer Permesly has been re-appointed to the position of Co-Chair of the International Bar Association’s International Arbitration Insolvency and Arbitration Group for the 2021-2022 term, effective 1 January 2021. The Group is studying the intersection of...
15 January, 2021
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Olena Perepelynska Re-Elected as President of the Ukrainian Arbitration Association
Olena Perepelynska has been re-elected as President of the Ukrainian Arbitration Association, with effect from 25 November 2020. She is also a founding member of the association. Olena is Partner and Head of the Arbitration Practice...
15 January, 2021
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Tina Patterson Elected as CIArb North America Branch Vice Chair of Programs
Tina Patterson has been elected as Vice Chair of Programs for the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators – North America Branch, effective 1 January 2021. Tina is Principal of Jade Solutions, LLC where she provides management consulting...
15 January, 2021
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Anina Liebkind Joins Norburg & Scherp as Partner
Anina Liebkind has recently moved to Norburg & Scherp in Stockholm as a Partner, with effect from 1 February 2021. Anina has more than a decade of experience with dispute resolution. She is dually-qualified in Sweden...
15 January, 2021
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Nina Lauber-Thommesen Promoted to Counsel at Lévy Kaufmann-Kohler
Nina Lauber-Thommesen has been promoted to Counsel at Lévy Kaufmann-Kohler in Geneva, with effect from 1 January 2021. Nina focuses her practice on and international commercial arbitration regularly acting as arbitrator, counsel, co-counsel, and arbitral secretary....
15 January, 2021
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Samaa Haridi Appointed as Co-Chair of the IBA’s Arbitration Committee
Samaa Haridi has been appointed as Co-Chair of the International Bar Association’s Arbitration Committee for the 2021-2022 term, effective 1 January 2021. Samaa is a Partner at Hogan Lovells in New York. She specializes in international...
15 January, 2021
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