ICC renews Alexis Mourre as President and nominates Court with full gender parity and unprecedented diversity
News• Paris, 21/06/2018
The International Chamber of Commerce’s (ICC) supreme governing body, the World Council, has re-appointed Alexis Mourre as President of the International Court of Arbitration for a second three-year term to commence 1 July 2018.
For the Court’s 2018-2021 term, the Council also appointed 176 members from 104 countries, representing gender parity of 88 women and 88 men.
Consistent with the current term, the new composition of the Bureau of the Court will comprise 17 Vice-Presidents. This includes nine women and the following six new members:
Chiann Bao (United States)
Eduardo Damião Gonçalves (Brazi)
Ndanga Kamau (Kenya)
Claudia Salomon (United States)
Deva Villanúa (Spain)
Todd Wetmore (Canada/France)
Reflecting the Court’s reputation as the preferred arbitral institution on all continents, the member breakdown by region is as follows: Africa (13%), Asia (26%), Europe (39%), North America (4%), Latin America and Caribbean (15%) and Oceania (3%).
ICC Court President Alexis Mourre said: “To have achieved full gender parity in the ICC Court is a major milestone in the history of international arbitration. We are also extremely proud of the level of renewal marked by the new Court, with unprecedented regional diversity.”
The new Court includes members from a range of countries not previously represented including Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan, whose presence will bolster the Court’s Belt and Road Initiative Commission. The commission was established earlier this year under the leadership of Justin D’Agostino to support the use of ICC Arbitration and other dispute resolution services, in the many contracts arising from the largest investment programme in history.
Continuing the Court’s drive to expand its presence in Africa, the new Court also includes members from Cameroon, Ethiopia, Kenya, Libya and Tanzania.
In line with the Court’s decision not to permit members to serve for more than two consecutive terms, close to 50% of the Court are new entrants. In addition to gender and regional diversity, the Court underscores unprecedented generational renewal, with over 15% of members below 40 years of age and 40% between 41 and 50.
“The new Court will continue on the path set by its outgoing members, striving to offer global excellence to our users worldwide, in particular for the Court’s signature service of awards scrutiny. It will continue to constantly improve the time and costs efficiency of ICC Arbitrations and to increase the transparency of our procedures while maintaining the highest standards of ethics for arbitrators and all other players”.
Mr Mourre added: “I have no doubt the new Court will work very hard address the many challenges of arbitration and will maintain ICC as the parties’ most preferred institution in all continents.”
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Court Members
Vice-President
Members
Enayat Qasimi (Afghanistan)
Partner, Whiteford, Taylor & Preston LLP
Fatos Lazimi (Albania)
Partner, Optima Legal & Financial
Mihoub El Mihoubi (Algeria)
Founder, Cabinet d’Avocats
Sabrina Aïnouz (Algeria)
Partner, DWF (France) AARPI
José A. Martínez De Hoz (Argentina)
Managing Partner, MHR Abogados
Ana Vermal (Argentina)
Partner, Proskauer Rose LLP
Jirayr Habibian (Armenia)
Managing Partner,Al Kamali Law Firm
Peter Mcqueen (Australia)
Director, Peter McQueen Pty Limited
Joachim Delaney (Australia)
Partner, Baker McKenzie
Gerold Zeiler (Austria)
Partner, zeiler.partners Rechtsanwälte GmbH
Anne-Karin Grill (Austria)
Partner, Vavrovsky Heine Marth
Elham Hassan (Bahrain)
Principal/Partner, Elham Ali Hassan & Associates
Aysha Mutaywea (Bahrain)
Resident Partner, Mena Chambers Law Firm
Khandker Hasan (Bangladesh)
Former Chief Justice of Bangladesh ,N.A.
Alexandre Khrapoutski (Belarus)
Partner, Sysouev, Bondar, Khrapoutski SBH law office
Olivier Caprasse (Belgium)
Independent Arbitrator, Olivier Caprasse Law Firm
Françoise Lefèvre (Belgium)
Partner, Linklaters
Nadine Dossou Sakponou (Benin)
Lawyer, SCPA Robert M.DOSSOU
Stephan Adell (Bolivia)
Partner, Squire Patton Boggs
Zinka Grbo (Bosnia & Herzegovina)
Associate Professor, University of Sarajevo, Faculty of Law
Lauro Da Gama E Souza Jr (Brazil)
Partner, Lauro Gama Advogados Associados
Eliane Carvalho (Brazil)
Partner, Machado, Meyer, Sendacz e Opice Advogados
Dimitar Smilenov (Bulgaria)
Attorney at law
Ina Popova (Bulgaria)
Partner, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
Achille Ngwanza (Cameroon)
Managing Partner, Telephone
Andrew Mcdougall (Canada)
Partner, White & Case LLP
Pierre Bienvenu (Canada)
Senior Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
Charles Victor Humphrey Stollmeyer (Caribbean)
Gonzalo Fernández (Chile)
Partner, Carey
Alejandro Escobar (Chile)
Partner, Baker Botts (UK) LLP
Helen (Hong) Shi (China)
Senior Partner, Fangda Partners
Yong (Cathy) Liu (China)
General Counsel, Cofco International
Lillian L.Y. Chu (Chinese Taipei) Equity
Partner, Tsar & Tsai Law Firm
Eduardo Silva Romero (Colombia)
Partner, Dechert LLP
Monica Jimenez (Colombia)
Secretary General, ECOPETROL S.A.
Mónica Fernández Fonseca (Costa Rica)
Associate, Alfredo De Jesús O.
Davor Babic (Croatia)
Professor, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Law
Marina Kralj Miliša (Croatia)
Member of Board of Directors, Koncar el. industry
Rodolfo Dávalos Fernández (Cuba)
Legal Adviser to the Presidency,CUBACAN,S.A.
María Amparo Santana Calderín (Cuba)
Lawyer, Bufete Internacional S.A.
Marios Eliades (Cyprus)
Legal Consultant, M. Eliades & Partners LLC
Vit Horacek (Czech Republic)
Partner, LEGALITÉ advokátní kanceláŕ s.r.o.
Michelle Sindler (Czech Republic)
Independent Arbitrator
René Offersen (Denmark)
Partner, DLA Piper Denmark
Henriette Gernaa (Denmark)
Partner, Lawyer, Gorrissen Federspiel
Andres Bobadilla (Dominican Republic)
Partner, BOBADILLA
Patrick Barrera (Ecuador)
Partner, Barrera, Andrade-Cevallos & Abogados
Alvaro Galindo (Ecuador)
International Counsel, Dechert LLP
Girgis Abd El-Shahid (Egypt)
Managing Partner, Shahid Law Firm
Samaa Haridi (Egypt)
Partner, Hogan Lovells US LLP
Leon Glikman (Estonia)
Attorney at Law, Senior Partner, Glikman Alvin
Triinu Hiob (Estonia)
Partner, NJORD Law Firm
Leyou Tameru (Ethiopia)
Founder and Managing Director, I-Arb Africa
Petri Taivalkoski (Finland)
Partner, Roschier Attorneys Ltd.
Anna-Maria Tamminen (Finland)
Partner, Hannes Snellman Attorneys Ltd
Christine Lécuyer-Thieffry (France)
Lawyer Member of the Paris Bar
Carine Dupeyron (France)
Partner, Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier AARPI
Ketevan Betaneli (Georgia)
Knowledge Management Lawyer, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
Anke Sessler (Germany)
Partner, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Dorothee Ruckteschler (Germany)
Partner, CMS Hasche Sigle
Marietta Brew Appiah-Opong (Ghana)
Managing Partner, LITHUR BREW & COMPANY
Niki Kerameus (Greece)
Partner, KERAMEUS & PARTNERS LAW FIRM
Marily Paralika (Greece)
Senior Associate, White & Case LLP
Najman Aizenstatd (Guatemala)
Founder, Aizenstatd Legal
Calvin Hamilton (Guyana)
Founder and Principal, Hamilton Abogados
Rose Rameau (Haiti)
Counsel, Aziz Bamba Law Offices
Benito Zelaya (Honduras)
Managing Partner, Lexincorp Honduras
Kim Rooney (Hong Kong S.A.R. (China))
Arbitrator and Barrister, Gilt Chambers, Barristers Chambers
Justin D’agostino (Hong Kong S.A.R. (China))
Global Head of Practice – Dispute Resolution, Herbert Smith Freehills
Peter P. Nagy (Hungary)
Partner, Nagy és Trócsányi Ügyvédi Iroda
Marianne Kecsmar (Hungary)
Partner, PKM Avocats
Garðar Víðir Gunnarsson (Iceland)
Partner, LEX Law Offices
Kunal Vajani (India)
Head of Chambers, BlackRobe Chambers
Pallavi Shroff (India)
Managing Partner, SHARDUL AMARCHAND MANGALDAS & CO.
Anangga W. Roosdiono (Indonesia)
Senior Partner, Roosdiono & Partners, ZICO Law
Andi Yusuf Kadir (Indonesia)
Partner, HHP LAW FIRM
Laya Joneydi (Iran)
Main Shareholder, Joneydi and Associates International Law Firm (JAALO)
Shahram Shams (Iran)
Senior Partner, Sheed Associates
Salam Zuhair (Iraq)
Principal Associate, Eversheds Sutherland
Colm Ó Hoisín (Ireland)
Colm Ó hOisín SC
Louise Reilly (Ireland)
Barrister, Bar of Ireland
Samantha Nataf (Israel)
Counsel, Ngo Jung & Partners
Cecilia Carrara (Italy)
Partner, Legance – Avvocati Associati
Massimo Benedettelli (Italy)
Partner, ARBLIT – Radicati di Brozolo Sabatini Benedettelli Torsello Studio Legale
Joachim Bile-Aka (Ivory Coast)
Partner, Bilé-Aka, Brizoua-Bi & Associés
Hiroyuki Tezuka (Japan)
Partner, Nishimura & Asahi
Yoko Maeda (Japan)
Partner, City-Yuwa Partners
Omar Aljazy (Jordan)
Managing Partner, Aljazy & Co
Aigoul Kenjebayeva (Kazakhstan)
Partner, Dentons
Njeri Kariuki (Kenya)
Proprietor, Njeri Kariuki Advocate
Natalia Alenkina (Kyrgyzstan)
Associate Professor, American University of Central Asia
Galina Zukova (Latvia)
Partner, Associate Professor, Belot Malan & Associes / University of Versailles
Eva Kalnina (Latvia)
Counsel, Lévy Kaufmann-Kohler
Jalal El Ahdab (Lebanon)
Partner, GMPV
Lara Hammoud (Lebanon)
Senior Legal Counsel, ADNOC
Farah Beitelmal (Libya)
Lawyer, Independent
Renata Berzanskiene (Lithuania)
Attorney-at-Law
Marc Thill (Luxembourg)
Vice-President, Tribunal d’arrondissement de Luxembourg
Danela Arsovska (Macedonia, TFYR)
Macedonian Chambers of Commerce
Rajendra Navaratnam (Malaysia)
Partner, Azman, Davidson & Co
Sitpah Selvaratnam (Malaysia)
Counsel, Arbitrator, Messrs Tommy Thomas
Modibo Toure (Mali)
Barrister, SAFI CONSEILS
Salim Moollan (Mauritius)
Barrister (Queen’s Counsel), Essex Court Chambers
Carlos Loperena (Mexico)
Partner, Loperena Lerch y Martín del Campo
Cecilia Azar (Mexico)
Partner, Galicia Abogados
Géraldine Gazo (Monaco)
Attorney
Tanja Planinic (Montenegro)
Partner, Pestalozzi Attorneys at Law Ltd
Azzedine Kettani (Morocco)
KETTANI LAW FIRM
Aïcha Brahma (Morocco)
Attorney at law, Cabinet BRAHMA AVOCATS
Tomás Timbane (Mozambique)
Lawyer, TTA – Sociedade de Advogados (PLMJ Network)
Robert Pe (Myanmar)
Independent Arbitrator, Arbitration Chambers
Marieke Van Hooijdonk (Netherlands)
Partner, Allen & Overy LLP
Rogier Schellaars (Netherlands)
Partner, Simmons & Simmons LLP
Andrew Tetley (New Zealand)
Counsel, Reed Smith
Domitille Baizeau (New Zealand)
Partner, LALIVE SA
Adedoyin Rhodes-Vivour (Nigeria)
Managing Partner, Doyin Rhodes-Vivour & Co
Yejide Osunkeye (Nigeria)
Principal Partner, YBO Legal
Ola Ø. Nisja (Norway)
Partner, Wikborg Rein Advokatfirma AS
Giuditta Cordero-Moss (Norway)
Professor, University of Oslo
Sajid Zahid (Pakistan)
Jt. Senior Partner, Orr, Dignam & Co.
Lubna Katbeh – Touqan (Palestine)
Managing Partner, Equity Legal Group
Jorge Federico Lee (Panama)
Senior Partner, Aleman, Cordero, Galindo & Lee
Luis Breuer (Paraguay)
Executive Legal Director
Alfredo Bullard (Peru)
Senior Partner, Bullard Falla Ezcurra Abogados
Fernando Cantuarias (Peru)
Dean, Law School, Universidad del Pacifico
Victor Lazatin (Philippines)
Of-Counsel, ACCRA Law Office
Louis T. Ogsimer (Philippines)
Partner, Chair of Litigation and Arbitration, Romulo
Beata Gessel-Kalinowska Vel Kalisz (Poland)
Senior Partner, GESSEL
Malgorzata Surdek (Poland)
Managing Partner, CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang Posniak i Sawicki Sp. k.
Pedro De Nápoles (Portugal)
Partner, PLMJ Advogados SP RL
Marta Cruz De Almeida (Portugal)
Head of Litigation, Galp Energia, S.A.
Thani Al Thani (Qatar)
Managing Partner and CEO, Al Thani LawFirm
Cristiana-Irinel Stoica (Romania)
Partner Lawyer, STOICA& Asociatii Attorneys at Law
Luminita Popa (Romania)
Managing Partner, Suciu Popa & Asociatii
Julia Zagonek (Russia)
Partner, White & Case LLP
Timur Aitkulov (Russia)
Partner, Clifford Chance CIS Limited
Saud Al Mashari (Saudi Arabia)
Secretary General, Council of Saudi Chambers of Commerce and Industry
Mouhamed Kebe (Senegal)
Managing Partner, Geni & Kebe SCP
Mirko Vasiljevic (Serbia)
Professor, University of Belgrade Faculty of Law
Milena Djordjevic (Serbia)
Assistant Professor/Vice Dean, University of Belgrade Faculty of Law
Lawrence G S Boo (Singapore)
Head of Chambers, The Arbitration Chambers
Smitha Rajan Menon (Singapore)
Partner, WongPartnership LLP
Pavol Erben (Slovakia)
Senior Partner, Erben & Erben, advokátska kancelária, s.r.o.
Maja Menard (Slovenia)
Managing Partner, Odvetniska druzba Menard – Menard Law Firm
Mahlape Sello (South Africa)
Advocate, DUMA NOKWE GROUP OF ADVOCATES
Byung-Chol (BC) Yoon (South Korea)
Partner, Kim & Chang
Beomsu Kim (South Korea)
Managing Partner, KL Partners
Jesús Remón (Spain)
Partner, Uría Menéndez
Patricia Saiz Gonzalez (Spain)
Associate Professor, Director of International Relations, ESADE Law School
Harsha Cabral (Sri Lanka)
Attorney, Chambers of Dr Harsha Cabral PC
Robin Oldenstam (Sweden)
Partner, Mannheimer Swartling
Helena Dandenell (Sweden)
Partner, Frank Advokatbyrå
Teresa Giovannini Bugmann (Switzerland)
Founding Partner, Lalive
Daniel Hochstrasser (Switzerland)
Senior Partner, Bär & Karrer AG
Youssef El Hakim (Syria)
Managing Partner, Hakim Law Office (Jacqu. & Y. Hakim)
Georges Affaki (Syria)
Partner, AFFAKI
Madeline Kimei (Tanzania)
Founder & CEO, Resolution Experts (Tanzania)
Vanina Sucharitkul (Thailand)
International Arbitrator, Senior Lecturer, L’Université Paris Descartes (Paris V)
Martial Koffi Akakpo (Togo)
Managing Partner, SCP MARTIAL AKAKPO
Affef Ben Mansour (Tunisia)
Of Counsel, Savoie Arbitration
Sana Belaid (Tunisia)
Senior Legal Counsel, Cisco
Ercüment Erdem (Turkey)
Senior Partner, Erdem & Erdem Law Office
Bennar Aydogdu (Turkey)
Founder, BennArb Law Firm
Maria Kostytska (Ukraine)
Partner, Winston & Strawn LLP
Olena Perepelynska (Ukraine)
Partner, Head of CIS Arbitration Practice, INTEGRITES
Ghanem Jaber Al Hajeri (United Arab Emirates)
Founding Partner, International Consultant Law Office (ICLO)
Sophie Lamb (United Kingdom)
Partner, Latham & Watkins
Juliet Blanch (United Kingdom)
Arbitrator, Arbitration Chambers
Grant Hanessian (United States)
Partner, Baker McKenzie
Maria Chedid (United States)
Partner, Arnold & Porter
Fernando Jiménez De Aréchaga (Uruguay)
Senior Partner, Jiménez de Aréchaga, Viana, Brause
Sandra Gonzalez (Uruguay)
Partner, Ferrere
Firuza Bobokulova (Uzbekistan)
Lawyer and Head of International Department, PraeLegal Uzbekistan International Law Firm
Diana Droulers (Venezuela)
Diana Paraguacuto-Maheo (Venezuela)
Partner, Ngo Jung & Partners
Manh Dzung Nguyen (Vietnam)
Of Counsel, Dzungsrt & Associates LLC
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