Cecilia Carrara’s focus is in the field of national and international, commercial and investment arbitration, acting as counsel and as arbitrator. She further represents international and Italian companies in arbitration-related proceedings in front of the national courts, such as recognition and enforcement proceedings of arbitral awards. Cecilia has been admitted to practice before the Italian Supreme Court.

Cecilia also has a significant expertise in disputes with a transnational dimension, in particular in the fields of post M&A, governance/strategic risks, directors liability, commercial contracts, as well as EPC contracts, investments and concessions.

Cecilia is a member of the Arbitral Council of CAM and of the LCIA, of the board of directors of AIA (Associazione Italiana per l’Arbitrato), of the International Advisory Board of VIAC, and of the Beirat of DIS.

Cecilia was a member of the ICC Court and is currently an Italian delegate to the ICC Commission.

Cecilia is a Liaison Officer of the IBA Arbitration Committee.

Cecilia is a member of the ICSID Panel of Conciliators designated by Italy.

Cecilia has been included in the rankings of the most important national and international directories for several years. In 2024, she was ranked by Chambers and Partners in Band 1 for the Dispute Resolution: Most in Demand Arbitrators – Italy category. In the same year, she was also listed among the Italian national leaders by WWL Thought Leaders: Arbitration.

Philip Dunham is an international arbitration partner in Signature Litigation’s Paris office with over 30 years’ experience, representing clients across a broad range of sectors and jurisdictions.

Philip’s practice covers both commercial and investment treaty arbitrations spanning numerous jurisdictions. He is an acknowledged expert in advising in relation to construction and engineering, oil and gas, telecoms, shareholder, agent and joint venture disputes, and regularly acts both for and against states and state-owned entities. He has represented clients in a number of high-value global disputes, with a particular focus on the Balkans, MENA, Latin America and South East-Asia.

He acts both as counsel and arbitrator handling a broad range of disputes conducted under ICC, LCIA, SCC, DIAC, BCDR, HKIAC, UNCITRAL and ICSID rules.

Philip has been recognised in the Who’s Who Legal guide in France every year since 2016 for his arbitration expertise. He is also ranked in Chambers Europe 2023 and in The Legal 500 EMEA 2023 Guide for international arbitration.

The Legal 500 notes that Philip will “go to great lengths to learn about his clients – their industries, strengths, assets and liabilities, as well as their concerns, so as to be sure that the solutions he provides would be the most suitable and innovative solutions to suit his clients’ needs.” It further highlights Philip’s “great analytical skills, such that he can parse through complex legal situations to reveal the critical issues at the core, and to then arrive at logical conclusions to resolve them.” The Guide also states that Philip has “excellent people skills” and is “personable, persuasive and able to read others well.”

Philip is co-chairing the faculty. He has been part of the faculty since the inaugural ROAP edition in 2020.

Camilla is a special counsel in the arbitration and public international law team of Withers in London.

Dual qualified as an Avvocato (Italy) and as a Solicitor Advocate (England & Wales), Camilla specialises in international arbitration (commercial and investment treaty) and public international law matters.

Before moving to London, she practised in Milan, Houston and New York, having developed an expertise in assisting clients from both civil and common law jurisdictions. She has represented individuals, companies, States and State-owned entities in international arbitrations across a range of sectors, including the apparel, aviation, energy, gambling, infrastructure, insurance, metal, oil & gas, and railway industries in different regions of the world, particularly the MENA region, CIS countries and Latin America. She has experience of international commercial and investment arbitrations under the auspices of the CAM, CIAC, ICC, ICSID, LCIA and UNCITRAL rules.

She is ranked as an "Associate to Watch" by Chambers 2023, 2024 (public international law), recommended lawyer in Legal 500 UK ("rising star" in public international law and international arbitration), 2023, 2024 Who's Who Legal - Global Elite Below 45; 2022, 2023 Best Lawyer "Ones to Watch" UK, and as a Who's Who Legal - Arbitration Future Leader (Non-Partner) since 2020.
 

Camilla is involved in arbitration associations and editorial boards. She served as Co-Chair of Young ICCA (2018-2020). She is the UK Coordinator of the Italian Arbitration Association AIA-Arbit below 40 and serves on the Executive Committee of the Rising Arbitration Initiative (RAI) and the Next Generation Committee of the Racial Equality for Arbitration Lawyers (REAL) group. She is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitration and is on the board of the American Review of International Arbitration at Columbia Law School, the Lexis PSL Arbitration Consulting Editorial Board, the Editorial Board of Brill Research Perspectives in International Investment Law and Arbitration. She is an Editor of Jus Mundi Wiki Notes on Investment Arbitration and is Conference Associate Editor of the Annual Juris Conference on Investment Treaty Arbitration.

She regularly speaks at major international arbitration conferences and lectures at the Catholic University of Milan (Master in International Business) on international arbitration and ADR.

Alastair Livesey is a Counsel and Solicitor-Advocate in the International Arbitration practice at A&O Shearman in London.

Al acts as counsel in business-critical international commercial disputes across a variety of jurisdictions and industries. Al has acted for clients both in international commercial and investment treaty arbitrations, as well as complex multi-jurisdictional litigations, governed by a wide variety of national laws and most institutional rules. Al’s experience spans disputes relating to mergers & acquisitions, joint ventures, shareholder agreements, mining & natural resources, aviation & defence, major infrastructure projects, construction, telecommunications & technology, financial services and retail. He has trained several government departments on arbitration and international law investment protections.

Al has particular experience acting as counsel in international arbitrations arising out of situations of fraud, regulatory breaches and other compliance issues.  To this end, Al draws on significant experience advising multi-national corporates on a range of board-room legal and compliance risks, including internal investigations and corporate governance issues.

Al has significant experience both in developed and emerging markets, having lived and worked in London, Paris, Moscow, Sao Paulo, Zurich and The Hague.  Before moving into private practice, Al worked at the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia and for several law reform organisations. He currently sits on the Board of two renowned human rights organisations, JUSTICE and The Civil Liberties Trust, and has previously served on the board of Bail for Immigration Detainees.  Al is Co-Chair of the Implementation Task Force for the Campaign for Greener Arbitration.

Al has undergraduate law degrees from the University of Oxford and University of Paris II Panthéon-Assas.  Al obtained his LLM in International Dispute Resolution from the School of International Arbitration at Queen Mary University of London.  He has further postgraduate qualifications from the University of Law in London, including higher rights of advocacy before the English courts.

Assen Alexiev is arbitrator and counsel in arbitration proceedings before the ICC, BCCI and KRIB, and in ad hoc proceedings under the UNCITRAL Rules, counsel in court proceedings for the enforcement and setting aside of arbitral awards in Bulgaria.

He is a neutral, domain name panelist and adjudicator at WIPO, the ICC Center for Expertise, the Czech Arbitration Court, the Asian International Arbitration Centre, ADNDRC, South China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (Schenzen).

Assen is attorney-at-law and legal expert practicing in the fields of commercial law, IP, IT, M&A, unfair competition, international private law.

He is a member of the ICC International Court of Arbitration (2008 - 2015) and member of the ICC Task Force on National rules of procedure for recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitral awards pursuant to the New York Convention of 1958.

Assen is vice-Chairman of the KRIB Court of Arbitration, Sofia, Bulgaria and Country Reporter for Bulgaria, Institute of Transnational Arbitration, Dallas.

He is a member of the International Arbitration Institute, the LCIA European Users' Council, the Bulgarian Association for International Law, International Law Association, International Bar Association, the Bulgarian Association of Construction Law.

Stefan Brocker specializes in domestic and international arbitration and domestic litigation and contentious as well as non-contentious matters relating to logistics, transport, shipping & offshore. In addition, Stefan Brocker has extensive experience of board related matters and he is further a board member of several companies. Stefan Brocker is chairman of Mannheimer Swartling’s Shipping & Transportation practice. Stefan Brocker is a member of the board of European Maritime Lawyers Organisation and member of the Editorial Board of IBA Dispute Resolution Review.

Stefan has acted as counsel in numerous arbitrations under the SCC, the ICC, UNCITRAL and other rules in both Sweden and abroad. He has also gained considerable experience as an arbitrator, including several appointments as a sole arbitrator and as chairman. Stefan has acted in disputes encompassing a wide range of areas such as Supply, Licensing, Share and Asset Purchases, Agency and Distribution as well as a wide range of industries such as Automotive, Shipping, Construction, Pharmaceutical, Securities and Finance. In recent years he has focused particularly on disputes concerning orders for larger ship structures such as oil tankers, rigs, floating fish farms and other offshore structures.

Matthias Cazier-Darmois is a damages expert with 20 years of experience. He has been appointed as an expert on more than 25 occasions.

Matthias has testified on more than 20 occasions in several investor-state and commercial arbitration proceedings (under CIRDI, UNCITRAL, CCI, LCIA, SCC, CEPANI rules, or in ad-hoc arbitrations). He has acted as expert witness in many high-stake investment and commercial arbitrations, in a wide range of industries, including mining, energy, power, and telecoms.

Matthias has worked in London and Paris in various dispute and forensic teams. His non-contentious engagements include acquisition due diligence, valuations in the context of fairness opinions or transactions, and corporate fraud investigations.

Matthias’ expertise includes damages assessment, as may arise from breaches of contracts or international treaties. He supports clients in complex commercial disputes and international arbitrations providing expert evidence and valuations advice.

Matthias delivers lectures on damages related issues in several French Universities and regularly speaks at conferences on damages related topics. He is recognized by Lexology Index in various guides.

Nikki Coles is a Partner in Alvarez & Marsal’s disputes and investigations practice, specialising in accounting expert evidence for international arbitration and domestic litigation. Nikki has more than 20 years’ experience as a forensic accounting expert witness, and was listed by Who’s Who Legal as an Arbitration Expert Witness - Future Leader for the first time in 2021. Her experience covers valuations, loss of profits, breach of contract, and sale and purchase disputes, in the context of domestic litigation and international arbitration under the major fora (ICC, ICSID, LCIA, UNCITRAL, CEPANI, HKIAC, SIAC). She has acted as an independent expert in both arbitration and litigation proceedings, and has given oral testimony and been cross-examined. She has also been involved in many matters concerning the interpretation and application of accounting standards (both under UK and International financial reporting standards), including in relation to proceedings brought by regulators such as the Financial Conduct Authority, the Financial Reporting Council and the Insolvency Service. Prior to joining A&M, she worked with AlixPartners UK LLP and Deloitte LLP. She earned a bachelor’s degree in Law from King’s College London, and is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.

Barbara is a partner in the International Arbitration Department at BonelliErede. She has extensive experience in inter-state arbitration and international commercial arbitration. She regularly assists clients in a wide range of international arbitration disputes, including post-M&A disputes, and disputes concerning construction projects, joint ventures, commercial contracts and the energy sector. Before joining BonelliErede, Barbara worked for several years as a Legal Adviser at the Iran-United States Claims Tribunal in The Hague. She is a member of the SCC Arbitrators’ Council. Barbara is ranked by Chambers and Partners in the 2025 Global and Europe Guides in the category “Up and Coming: Dispute Resolution: Arbitration”. She is also listed in the Lexology Index in the Arbitration categories “Thought Leaders – Global Elite”, “Arbitration” and “Arbitration – Italy”. Barbara is fluent in Italian, English and Spanish. She graduated summa cum laude from the “Roma Tre” University and has a PhD in International and European Law from the University of Teramo.

Alexandra Diehl is a Litigation & Dispute Resolution partner in the Frankfurt office of Clifford Chance. She is recognised for her experience in collective redress, advising on consumer and mass-tort claims.

Her practice also focuses on commercial and investment arbitration (DIS, ICC, ICSID, SCC and ad hoc). She has been developing an active arbitrator practice.

Alexandra represents German and multinational clients throughout all stages of complex disputes of high reputational significance, particularly relating to post-M&A, international investment law, intellectual property and product liability. Alexandra also regularly advises clients on issues relating to private international law and cross-border taking of evidence. Her extensive experience in class actions and mass claims spans key sectors such healthcare, life sciences and technology.

Jacob Grierson is a co-founder of Anima Dispute Resolution in Paris. He is an English barrister and a French lawyer.

Having started his career in the Chambers of Lord Grabiner KC at One Essex Court in London, Jacob has been based in Paris for the past 20 years and has become a French avocat while remaining an English barrister.

Jacob has acted both as counsel and as arbitrator (sole arbitrator, president and co-arbitrator) in a very large number of arbitrations subject to many different laws and seated in many different places, although predominantly in London and Paris, the two cities between which he divides his time.

He has a particular focus on disputes related to Africa (both Anglophone and Francophone) and on certain sectors, including construction, energy, mining, pharma/biotechnology and transport.

Jacob is bilingual in English and French, and has conducted arbitrations in both of those languages.  He also has a working knowledge of German.

He has been recognised by Who’s Who Legal as one of the ten best regarded arbitration practitioners in France and by Jeune Afrique as one of the most influential lawyers active in Francophone Africa.

Jacob is the author (together with Annet van Hooft) of “Arbitrating under the 2012 ICC Rules: an Introductory Users’ Guide”, which has been recognised as one of the leading guides to the ICC Rules of Arbitration, on which Jacob is a leading authority.

Jacob is a Council Member of the ICC Institute, a Member of the ICC’s Arbitration Commission, President of the User’s’ Council of the Casablanca International Mediation and Arbitration Centre (CIMAC) and a Member of the Steering Committee of the Mauritius International Arbitration Centre (MIAC).

Dr Richard Happ advises and represents companies and states in complex litigation and arbitration proceedings. He specialises in arbitration proceedings where a government is involved, in particular investment arbitration proceedings, and in arbitration proceedings in the energy sector. Richard Happ already acted as an advisor in disputes arising from gas storage and supply contracts, the sale of gas networks, claims for compensation under energy law, the construction of power plants, investments in wind power and solar plants, long-term supply and purchase right contracts and disputes in connection with nuclear power plants. The relevant arbitration proceedings were conducted in accordance with the applicable international rules (DIS, ICC, ICSID, SCC, UNCITRAL) in Frankfurt (Germany), Paris (France), Stockholm (Sweden), Geneva (Switzerland) und Washington, D.C. (USA). Richard Happ is also regularly appointed as an arbitrator in disputes arising from joint ventures and M&A transactions (post M&A disputes).

In his specialist area, Richard Happ has for years been recommended and honoured in clients’ guides to the best lawyers, such as the JUVE Guide, Chambers, The GAR 100, The Legal 500, Expert Guides and Who’s Who Legal. He has written more than two dozen articles and books on the topic of arbitration proceedings.

Richard Happ is also a member of the renowned ITA Europe Task Force and has been a member of the Institute for Transnational Arbitration since 2021. In addition, he has been on the board of the Hamburg Legal Centre since 2024. As a lawyer, he is committed to international arbitration and promoting Hamburg as a centre for international legal business.

Michael Kotrly is a barrister at One Essex Court in London. He has a broad practice spanning commercial litigation, arbitration (both investor-state and commercial) and advisory work.

Michael’s legal career has spanned three continents, having practiced in Toronto, Dubai, and London. His advocacy experience spans commercial and investment treaty arbitral tribunals as well as courts in England, Dubai and Ontario (Canada). Prior to his transfer to the English Bar, Michael was a Senior Associate in the International Arbitration Group at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP in London.

Michael has been listed as a Future Leader in International Arbitration by Who’s Who Legal (now Lexology Index) since 2018, with referees describing him in 2022as a “spectacular advocate and brilliant intellect”, and in2025 he was listed as “Most Highly Regarded” within that category.

Michael has been part of the faculty since the first ROAP EMEA edition in 2021.

Giorgio Mandelli is a partner in King & Spalding’s International Arbitration Practice Group, based in London. Giorgio’s practice focuses on complex, high-value international dispute resolution. He specialises in international arbitration (both commercial and investment arbitration), with a particular focus on representing companies and investors in disputes in the energy and natural resources, financial services and aviation sectors. He has acted as counsel and advocate before ad hoc and institutional international arbitration tribunals, including under the ICC, ICSID, ICSID Additional Facility, DIFC-LCIA,SIAC, SCC, LCIA and UNCITRAL Rules.

Most recently, Giorgio has worked on a number of high-profile commercial arbitrations and investment disputes involving African, European, Indian, Latin American and Middle Eastern States and parties, arising variously under international investment agreements and treaties, foreign investment laws and contracts. Additionally, Giorgio provides counsel on public international law matters, including advising States on jurisdictional immunity issues in the context of judicial proceedings before European courts, and he has delivered practical training in public international law to lawyers from various ministries of States in the Middle East and Africa. Currently, Giorgio also is sitting as a party-appointed arbitrator in a Stockholm Chamber of Commerce investor-State arbitration.

Giorgio is qualified as a solicitor-advocate in England and Wales and admitted to practice in New York. He was “recommended” by The Legal 500 2014 (Latin America) and described as a “rising star” in the GAR 100 (9th, 10th and 11th editions). He was included in Who’s Who Legal’s inaugural listing of the “Future Leaders of International Arbitration Partners” (2017) and, again, in 2018. He also was mentioned as “highly rated” for public international law and international arbitration by The Legal 500 UK 2017; a “name to note” in public international law and international arbitration by The Legal 500 UK 2019; noted for international arbitration in The Legal 500 UK 2020. Giorgio has been included in the 2023 Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Litigators Guide and in the 2024 Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Litigators Guide.

Giorgio is a regular speaker at conferences on topics of public international law and international dispute resolution and he writes on international investment law and arbitration. Most recently, Giorgio spoke on “Rush to Judgment: Speed v Fairness in Emergency Arbitration Proceedings” at the ArbIt (Italian Forum for Arbitration and ADR) Conference in Milano.

Dr. Maja Ménard is managing partner and head of dispute resolution at the Fatur Menard Law Firm in Slovenia. After acquiring her PhD in public international law at the University of Paris-West, Maja has acquired almost 20 years of experience in resolving disputes in domestic and international fora and particular in arbitration, regularly acting as counsel in international disputes. She represents clients before the European Commission, the General Court, and the Court of Justice of the EU, as well as before the European Court of Human Rights. She has significant experience in advising and representing clients and acting as arbitrator in arbitration proceedings under the auspices of different arbitral institutions and rules of arbitration, including the Ljubljana Arbitration Centre, the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce, the London Court of International Arbitration, the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce, UNCITRAL and ICSID.

Maja is a member of the ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR and the ICC Institute of World Business Law, as well as the London Court of International Arbitration and the International Law Association, and is listed on arbitrator panels of several international arbitration institutions. She is admitted to the Paris Bar (France) and the Slovenian Bar. She regularly lectures and publishes works on issues in her areas of expertise.

Maja’s native languages are Slovenian and Croatian, and she is fluent in Serbian, English and French and proficient in German and Italian.

Reza Mohtashami KC 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 where he established and led the firm’s global arbitration practice in the Middle East. Reza is a Vice-Chair of the IBA Arbitration Committee, trustee of the DIFC-LCIA Arbitration Centre, a trustee of the BCDR-AAA, and editorial board member of the ICC Dispute Resolution Bulletin and Global Arbitration Review. He is the immediate past president of the LCIA Arab Users’ Council. Reza is a qualified English solicitor-advocate and was appointed Queen’s Counsel [now King's Counsel] in recognition of his advocacy skills in 2018. He is recognised as a Thought Leader in arbitration by Who Who’s Legal with Chambers and Partners describing him as “very capable, intelligent and hard-working” and the “real deal.” He speaks English, French and Farsi.

Reza is the Chair of the ROAP Steering Committee. He was part of the faculty for the inaugural ROAP edition in 2020.

Nania is a litigation and arbitration practitioner and a Partner at Bentsi-Enchill, Letsa & Ankomah, a first-tier law firm in Ghana. She regularly advises and represents clients in a range of high value litigation and arbitration disputes and is particularly noted for her innovative approach to solving complex legal issues. She also sits as an arbitrator in both domestic and international arbitrations, in institutional and ad hoc proceedings. She has been appointed as sole arbitrator and co-arbitrator by the LCIA, ICC and Ghana Arbitration Centre. She is on the ICSID Panel of Arbitrators.

She is a Court member of the LCIA and President of the LCIA African Users’ Council. She is Chair of the Ghana Chapter of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and a member of the English Commercial Bar (COMBAR) Africa Committee. Nania is an Associate Member of 3 Verulam Buildings, a leading barristers’ chambers in London. She is a member of the editorial board of Arbitration International journal, the official journal of the LCIA published by the Oxford University Press. She regularly serves on the faculty for training programmes in arbitration and litigation.

She has served as a Member of the Electronic Communications Tribunal of Ghana, quasi-judicial body that hears appeals in respect of the regulation and licensing of telecommunications companies, television and radio stations in Ghana. She was previously Editor of the IBA Arbitration Committee Newsletter.

Nania is recognised by Chambers and Partners, Who's Who Legal and Legal 500 as a recommended Dispute Resolution and Arbitration lawyer. She has been as part of Lawdragon’s 500 Global Litigators (2023 and 2024 editions) and was also recognised by the Africa Arbitration Academy in 2024 as a Trailblazer in International Arbitration. She was recognized as one of Africa’s 30 Most Promising Arbitration Practitioners (2022) by the Africa Arbitration Academy as well as one of Africa’s 50 Most Promising Arbitration Practitioners (2020).

She is a lecturer in Alternative Dispute Resolution at the Ghana School of Law and is called to the bar in England and Wales and in Ghana.

Edmond Richards is a partner at Accuracy. Since 2010, Edmond has specialised in the assessment of damages arising from treaty and contract breaches, in both arbitration and litigation contexts.

Edmond has been appointed as an expert witness in arbitrations under ICSID, LCIA, ICC and SAC rules, and is recognised as one of the leading damages experts by Who’s Who Legal. Edmond has a broad range of sector experience, including metals & mining, manufacturing, TMT, automotive, consumer goods and hospitality.

Edmond has also given expert advice in the context of transactions, investigations and non-contentious valuations, as well as performing preliminary claim assessments for corporates, their legal advisors and third-party funders.

Edmond is a qualified accountant and a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. He holds a first class honours degree in Physics from Imperial College London. He is a native English speaker, with intermediate knowledge of French and Spanish.

Alberto has over 18 years of professional experience. He began his career in 2007 at EY Spain as an auditor. In 2010, he joined Accuracy as an Associate. Over the years, Alberto has gained extensive experience in the areas of Transactions, Litigation and Arbitration, and Transfer Pricing analysis.

In the field of Litigation and Arbitration, Alberto has been appointed as an economic expert in ICSID, ICC, PCA, Ad-hoc arbitrations, as well as in litigation under Spanish jurisdiction in more than 40 cases.

He has broad experience in managing disputes related to breaches of contract, post-M&A conflicts, expropriation, shareholder disputes, regulatory changes, and construction cost overruns, among other matters.

In addition to his role as an economic expert in arbitration and litigation cases, Alberto also advises corporations and private equity firms on transfer pricing and tax dispute matters.

He has been recognized as a Global Elite Thought Leader by Lexology and received the Client Choice Award in 2024 and 2025.
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In the area of Transfer Pricing, Alberto was recognized as Leading Transfer Pricing Advisor of the Year 2024 in Spain by Acquisition International.
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He speaks Spanish, English, and French.

Simel Sarıalioğlu specialises in commercial arbitration, arbitration-related court proceedings and commercial litigation. She sits as an arbitrator; she has represented clients as counsel in various arbitrations under ICC, ICSID, ISTAC, LCIA, SMA, VIAC Rules as well as ad hoc arbitrations and complex commercial litigation proceedings. Her clients have included government entities, major telecom operators, media companies and multinationals from a number of sectors such as construction, telecommunication, IT, insurance, customs, pharmaceuticals, manufacturing and retail.

Ms Sarıalioğlu is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, London (FCIArb). She is regularly giving lectures on international arbitration as a visiting speaker at law faculties of various universities in Istanbul.

She is a member of the ICC Court for the 2024-2027 mandate, ICC Commission on Arbitration & ADR, representing Türkiye and the executive committee of RAI (Rising Arbitrators Initiative). Ms Sarıalioğlu acted as the ICC YAF Turkey, Middle East & Africa Chapter Representative for 2017-2019 mandate.

 

Shai is a partner in the law firm of Herzog, Fox and Ne'eman in Tel-Aviv, Israel. 

Shai is one of the most prominent international arbitration practitioners in Israel and was recently recognized in the 2025 Lexology Arbitration Index as the only Israeli to be ranked as a Global Elite Thought Leader. 

Shai’s practice focuses mainly on international arbitration and complex commercial disputes, which have cross-border or multi-jurisdictional aspects where he acts as counsel, expert and arbitrator in international disputes. In addition, Shai was also introduced in 2023 as an Associate Member of Arbitra International in London. 

Shai’s international arbitration experience ranges from investment disputes, to construction, energy and infrastructure through insurance, commercial, corporate and shareholders’ disputes to licensing, technology (including IP and IT) and high-tech disputes under the rules of all major arbitral institutions. 

Shai’s admissions and affiliations list includes his positions as a Court Member of the LCIA Court (first Israeli to serve on the LCIA Court in its 129 years of existence), former member for Israel at the ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR, member of the ICC Institute of World Business Law, member of the international arbitration committee of the Tel-Aviv Bar Association, ambassador of the ICC Commission on the Belt & Road Initiative and he is also a member of the panel of arbitrators of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre, the Israeli Institute of Commercial Arbitration and CIETAC (China). In addition, Shai also served as a member of the Silicon Valley Arbitration and Mediation Centre International Task Force on International Arbitration, was a member of the experts’ group assisting UNCITRAL on High-Tech and Technology Disputes and is also an observer at Working Group II of UNCITRAL on behalf of the Israeli Institute of Commercial Arbitration, and took an active part in the drafting of UNCITRAL SPEDR Rules. Shai also took part in the legislative work with the Israeli MoJ on the new international arbitration law, based on the UNCITRAL Model Law, which was adopted in Israel in 2024. 

Recently, Shai assisted in founding the international arbitration panel of the Israeli Institute of Commercial Arbitration and was appointed by the President of the IICA to serve on its appointment committee. 

Shai is regularly invited by the Ministry of Justice of the Government of Israel to advise on draft legislation (for example, on the adoption of the UNCITRAL Model Law, the Singapore Convention and other private international law legislation) as well as other policy issues relating to Investment Arbitration, private international law and cross-border legislation. Shai is also invited regularly by leading international arbitration bodies (including ICCA and the IBA Arbitration Committee) to contribute to cross-border research and publications and also regularly writes on developments in Israeli case-law in different Israeli and international publications. 

Shai is also a co-founder and the chairman of Tel-Aviv Arbitration Week, Israel’s leading and largest conference on international arbitration, a co-founding member of the organizing committee of Cyprus Arbitration Day, a lecturer on international arbitration at the arbitrators’ accreditation course of Tel-Aviv University Faculty of Law and was invited to speak in recent years in conferences around the world, including in New York, London, Paris, Stockholm, Berlin, Edinburgh, Dubai, Lisbon, Uzbekistan, Nigeria, Moscow, Cyprus and more.