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On Wednesday 16 November at 2.30pm CET, Carita Wallgren-Lindholm discussed “Are we as arbitrators listening for real?” with hosts Dr Kabir Duggal and Amanda Lee. Carita Wallgren-Lindholm was tagged by Michael McIlwrath. ABOUT THE SPEAKER As from 2012 Carita Wallgren-Lindholm’s practice almost exclusively consists in arbitrator appointments mainly outside of Finland and primarily in commercial arbitration, although she has experience also from investment disputes. She is a trained mediator. Carita has been involved in more than 120 international arbitrations, institutional and ad hoc, mainly as arbitrator and mostly as chair. Institutions and rules include SCC, ICC, FAI, LCIA, JCAA, DIA, PCA, ICSID, UNCITRAL and NAFTA, and seats Austria, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Iceland, Japan, the Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, the UK and Washington DC. Carita commenced her legal practice … Read More

On Wednesday 12 October at 1pm CEST, Gisela Knuts discussed “Drafting the award – dos and don’ts” with hosts Dr Kabir Duggal and Amanda Lee. Gisela Knuts was tagged by Sofia Martins. ABOUT THE SPEAKER Gisela Knuts is specialized in commercial dispute resolution, including international and domestic arbitration, complex cross-border litigation, and ADR. She also acts as counsel in white collar crime matters. The main part of Gisela’s practice focuses on counsel work in commercial disputes. She has acted as lead counsel and advised clients in multi-million euro disputes in various fields. Further to her counsel work, Gisela also regularly sits as arbitrator in international commercial arbitrations mainly seated in the Nordic region and continental Europe. Her arbitrator experience comprises of more than thirty cases, most of … Read More

On Wednesday 28 September at 5pm CEST, Michael McIlwrath discussed “The Rise of the CMC II” with hosts Dr Kabir Duggal and Amanda Lee. Michael McIlwrath was tagged by Crenguta Leaua. He, in turn, tagged Carita Wallgren-Lindholm. ABOUT THE SPEAKER Michael Mcilwrath has conducted mediations and arbitrations around the world under the rules of the leading international and regional institutions as well as domestic and international ad hoc procedures. Michael spent 22 years as in-house counsel leading dispute resolution teams, most recently as Vice-President of Litigation for Baker Hughes, an energy technology company. Prior to that he was Global Chief Litigation Counsel for GE Oil & Gas, and General Electric’s lead litigation lawyer for Europe. His experience spans the range of disputes arising in technology and services industries, including … Read More

On Wednesday 7 September, Sofia Martins discussed “The role of professional arbitral organizations in regulating the conduct of arbitrators” with hosts Dr Kabir Duggal and Amanda Lee. Sofia Martins was tagged by Reza Mohtashami QC. She in turn tagged Gisela Knuts. You can view the recording here. ABOUT THE SPEAKER Sofia Martins heads the disputes practice at Miranda & Associados. Sofia sits on the board of the Portuguese Arbitration Association since 2014. She has also been an officer of the IBA Arbitration Committee and co-editor of the IBA International Arbitration Guide since March 2017 and is a member of the ICC Arbitration and ADR Committee. In July 2020 she was appointed to chair the board of the arbitration Center of Concórdia. Previously she was one of the … Read More

On Wednesday 29 June, Dr Crenguta Leaua discussed “Arbitration for the metaverse and blockchain – related disputes”, with hosts Dr Kabir Duggal and Amanda Lee. Dr Crenguta Leaua was tagged by Deva Villanúa Gómez. She, in turn, tagged Michael McIlwrath. You can view the recording here. ABOUT THE SPEAKER Dr Crenguta Leaua is an experienced arbitrator, acting frequently in arbitrations under the ICC rules or the UNCITRAL Rules. She is also listed as arbitrator by the WIPO list of neutrals for intellectual property disputes and by various institutions in Austria (VIAC), Romania, Bulgaria, Moldova, Poland, Slovenia, Kuala Lumpur, Shanghai and Beijing (CIETAC – both on the list for commercial cases and the list for investment arbitration under Belt & Road). She is a member of the London … Read More

On Wednesday 15 June, Reza Mohtashami QC discussed “The three standards that should underpin the presentation of expert evidence in international arbitration“, with hosts Dr Kabir Duggal and Amanda Lee. Reza Mohtashami QC was tagged by Erin Miller Rankin. He, in turn, tagged Sofia Martins. You can view the recording here. ABOUT THE SPEAKER Reza Mohtashami QC is a partner in the London office of Three Crowns. He has represented clients as counsel and advocate in more than 80 arbitrations conducted under a variety of arbitration rules in many different jurisdictions. Reza has particular expertise in disputes arising in emerging markets with a focus on the telecoms, energy and infrastructure sectors. Prior to Three Crowns he worked in the arbitration practice of a leading international arbitration firm … Read More

On Wednesday 1 June, Deva Villanúa Gómez discussed “Sales season: arbitration cheapens investment!” with hosts Dr Kabir Duggal and Amanda Lee. Deva Villanúa Gómez was tagged by Valeria Galindez. She, in turn, tagged Crenguta Leaua. You can view the recording here. ABOUT THE SPEAKER Since 2002 Deva Villanúa has been an arbitrator in Armesto & Asociados, a boutique of arbitrators with an international, independent profile and a good business sense. Deva Villanúa has been designated President of the Arbitral Tribunal, Emergency Arbitrator, sole Arbitrator and as party-appointed arbitrator in more than 50 commercial cases; she has also acted as Secretary to the Arbitral Tribunal in more than 30 commercial arbitrations. In investment arbitrations she has been appointed co-arbitrator in three cases, President in four cases and she has … Read More