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DELOS SUPPORTS ARBITRATION PRACTITIONERS AND IN-HOUSE COUNSEL WITH PRACTICAL, SKILLS-BASED TRAINING

REMOTE ORAL ADVOCACY PROGRAMME (ROAP)

Welcome to Delos's advanced oral advocacy training programme in international arbitration. This consists of two courses: one on oral submissions, the other on cross-examination. Find out more here, meet our leading faculty for the Asia, EMEA and LATAM editions, and meet our talented participants for the Asia, EMEA and LATAM editions, both practising attorneys and testifying experts. If you would like to attend a mock hearing and follow the oral submissions live, you can find out more here.

Please meet the Ambassadors for the 2022 editions of ROAP Asia, EMEA and LatAm, all of whom participated successfully in one of the ROAP 2021 editions:

From left to right and top to bottom, we are delighted to have Deya Dubey, Gillian Forsyth, Marcial Gutierrez Lucar, Sui Hang Hui, Rebecca James, Amelia Keene, Alfonso Marcos, Oladimeji Ojo, Jagpreet Sandhu, Iris Sauvagnac, Lauren Toledo and Nicolas Zisis. Their short bios and information about the edition they support are set out below.

ROAP Asia 2022

Sui Hang Hui is an Associate at Sidley Austin, specialising in international commercial arbitration and litigation. Mr. Hui is dual-qualified in Hong Kong and New York, and has represented clients from a broad range of industries. He previously practiced at a Wall Street firm in its Hong Kong and New York offices, and also served as a Judicial Assistant at the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal (the highest appellate court in Hong Kong). Mr. Hui graduated from University College London (UCL) with First Class Honours, and was top of his class for Public International Law. He was the main speaker on the UCL team that came first runner-up at the 19th Willem C. Vis International Commercial Moot in Vienna. Mr. Hui is fluent in English, Mandarin and Cantonese.

Jagpreet Sandhu is an Associate with LALIVE in London. He specialises in international commercial arbitration and investor-State disputes with a focus on the energy sector, having worked on disputes arising out of major rare metals, iron ore, oil and LNG projects in Australia and the MENA region. He is experienced in acting under key arbitration rules, including the ICC, UNCITRAL, LCIA, SCC, HKIAC, and SIAC Rules and the ICSID Convention. Prior to joining LALIVE, Jagpreet trained with and qualified into Clifford Chance’s International Arbitration Group in Perth, Australia. His experience includes internships with WilmerHale in London, the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre in Hong Kong, UNCTRAL in South Korea, and the United Nations Assistance to the Khmer Rouge Trials in Cambodia. Beyond his work, Jagpreet remains a leading Director of the UNCITRAL Co-ordination Committee of Australia and is actively involved in the promotion and adoption of UNCITRAL texts in the Asia-Pacific region. He is proficient in English, Malay and Indonesian.

Lauren Toledo is qualified in the Philippines and currently serves as counsel to a global financial data and software company where she is primarily involved in advisory and negotiation work for cross-border contracts. Prior to this, she gained substantial training in dispute resolution, having handled cases involving commercial and contract disputes, construction arbitration, and enforcement of arbitral awards. She also has experience in corporate and commercial transactions in the real estate, infrastructure, consumer goods, and energy sectors.

ROAP EMEA 2022

Gilian Forsyth is a Senior Associate in international arbitration and public international law at Eversheds Sutherland. She advises multi-nationals and governments on a broad range of international disputes, notably with regard to high-profile, sensitive matters such as those relating to the telecoms, oil and gas and defence sectors. Gillian regularly provides advice in relation to commercial contracts and disputes governed by English law, including the appeal and enforcement of arbitral awards. On the non-contentious side, she advises companies interested in investing in jurisdictions subject to economic and political sanctions. Gillian is a dual-qualified English solicitor and French avocat.

Rebecca James is a Managing Associate in Linklaters' dispute resolution team in London, specialising in international commercial and investment arbitration and international law. She has considerable experience representing clients in investment arbitrations, international commercial arbitrations (arising under most of the major institutional rules and in ad hoc arbitrations) and cross-border litigation in the UK courts, and providing strategic advice on foreign proceedings, across a wide range of sectors and regions. She also has experience advising clients on boundary issues, law of the sea, international trade law and sanctions. Rebecca is dual-qualified in Victoria, Australia and England & Wales, and has co-lectured at Queen Mary University of London in investment arbitration and international law. She has been named as a key lawyer for Linklaters in international arbitration, public international law and commercial litigation by the Legal 500 UK.

Amelia Keene is an independent practitioner based in The Hague, The Netherlands. She was formerly a Senior Associate at Three Crowns LLP in Paris with nearly a decade’s experience in international disputes and arbitration. She specialises in public international law. Her experience includes commercial and investment arbitrations under the UNCITRAL, ICC, SCC and ICSID Rules in a range of sectors, including energy, manufacturing, aviation and finance. She has acted as counsel in multiple investor-State disputes, including for Elliott Associates L.P. in its high-profile, public arbitration against the Republic of Korea. She has appeared before the International Court of Justice as counsel for the Kingdom of Bahrain in two parallel, multi-State appeals from decisions of the ICAO Council in cases brought by Qatar; and has also acted as an oral advocate in a number of arbitration proceedings. Amelia was previously an Associate Legal Officer at the ICJ, principally working for Judge James Crawford, where she gained an extensive knowledge of public international law and procedure. She has also worked at a leading New Zealand law firm and clerked for the President of the New Zealand Court of Appeal. She has attended the UNFCCC climate change negotiations and advised States on legal and political issues relating to climate change.

Oladimeji Ojo is a Senior Associate at Aluko & Oyebode with almost a decade of experience focused on commercial litigation and arbitration. He manages a team of associates known within the market for delivering results, and excellent work product. The team has represented significant multinational interests in a variety of complex, high value, domestic and international disputes, including ad-hoc, institutional and investment arbitration across a range of industries. His professional experience has benefited from time spent as a Visiting Lawyer with Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, LLP in New York. He has an LL.M in International Commercial Law with Professional Arbitration Skills from the University of Abderdeen, and is a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (UK), the ICC’s Young Arbitrators forum, and a Volunteer Counsel at the Lagos Chamber of Commerce International Arbitration Centre (LACIAC).

ROAP LATAM 2022

Marcial Gutierrez Lucar es asociado senior en Rafael Prado l Litigio Judicial y Arbitral, su práctica se enfoca en asesorar y representar a empresas en arbitrajes comerciales nacionales e internacionales, así como en litigios judiciales, con especial énfasis en controversias civiles. Adicionalmente, se desempeña como docente universitario, dictando cursos de derecho civil y procesal civil. Es abogado (magna cum laude) y máster en Derecho Empresarial (summa cum laude), estudios cursados en la Universidad de Lima – Perú. Asimismo, Marcial cuenta con estudios en arbitraje internacional y de inversiones por la American University – Washington College of Law y el Geneva Center for International Dispute Settlement.

Joana Granadeiro is an Associate at Morais Leitão, specializing in litigation and arbitration. She is dual-qualified in New York and Portugal. Prior to joining Morais Leitão, Joana clerked at Three Crowns LLP for a year, at the firm’s Paris offices. She also interned at King & Spalding, at the firm’s New York offices. Joana obtained her Law Degree (Licenciatura) and a Post-Graduate degree on Energy Law from the Catholic University of Portugal. She then obtained her LL.M. from New York University. Joana is fluent in English and French, in addition to Portuguese, her native language. Joana is the founder of the NYU Portuguese Alumni Association and a coach to the Catholic University of Portugal’s team in the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot.

Iris Sauvagnac es una asociada con doble cualificación (París y Nueva York) en el equipo de Global Disputes de Jones Day en Londres. Su práctica se especializa en el arbitraje comercial internacional y el arbitraje de inversiones en una amplia gama de industrias y sectores, incluyendo la energía, las telecomunicaciones, la minería y la construcción. Tiene experiencia asesorando a empresas privadas, estados y entidades estatales en procedimientos llevados a cabo bajo las reglas de los principales centros de arbitraje (CIADI, CCI, LCIA, etc.), así como en procedimientos de anulación ante la Corte de Apelación de París. Antes de incorporarse a Jones Day, Iris obtuvo un Máster en Derecho (LL.M.) por la Universidad de Harvard y un Máster en Derecho de los Negocios por la Universidad París II Panthéon Assas. Durante su estancia como abogada en prácticas en el Colegio de Abogados de París, Iris completó con éxito el Programa Avanzado de Arbitraje de Inversiones (APIA) y con su equipo ganó el premio del Memorial en Demanda mejor clasificado en el FDI Moot de 2017. Iris habla con fluidez inglés, español, catalán y francés.

Nicolás Zisis es socio fundador en FIX Abogados y concentra su práctica en resolución de conflictos civiles y comerciales complejos, enfocándose especialmente en negociación y arbitrajes. Con más de 10 años de experiencia en el rubro, ha asesorado y representado a estados soberanos, órganos gubernamentales y empresas del sector privado en disputas nacionales e internacionales en diversas jurisdicciones, incluyendo arbitrajes comerciales y de inversión bajo reglas UNCITRAL, CCI, CIADI, SCC, CAM Santiago y ad-hoc. Nicolás acumula experiencia relevante en el sector de construcción e infraestructura, en proyectos de minería, energía, recursos naturales y en conflictos societarios, entre otros.‍ Además de abogado en FIX, Nicolás es profesor de Derecho Civil en la Facultad de Derecho de la Universidad Diego Portales, contando con varias publicaciones en el área.