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Justin Lee
Editor in Chief
Senior Counsel in Wuersch & Gering (New York), Justin studied at University of Maryland-College Park (B.A. – 2004) and Harvard Law School (J.D. – 2008).His practice is focused in litigation and arbitration matters across the Americas, and in the past served as an associate in White & Case LLP (New York) and Hogan Lovells LLP (Washington, D.C.). Justin is qualified to practice law in England & Wales, New York and Washington, D.C.
cermain cheung
Editor in Chief
Corporate lawyer with expertise in startups, venture capital, and cross-border transactions. Since 2009, she has been practicing corporate and commercial law in Hong Kong. Her practice encompasses fundraising, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), venture capital and private equity investments, joint ventures, cross-border investments, and general corporate counsel. Cermain’s work motto, “Growing with clients, becoming friends,” exemplifies her commitment to being an integral part of her clients’ long-term success.
Dr. Dominik Wagner
Editor in Chief
LL.M. and Senior Partner at TIGGES Rechtsanwälte headquartered in Düsseldorf, Germany. He specializes in core areas of international business law. With more than 15 years of professional experience, he advises German and international companies on complex legal issues related to the establishment of companies, expansion abroad, cross-border commercial activities and transactions in the corporate and real estate sectors (M&A). A particular focus of his work is German-Polish business relations. As a native speaker of German and Polish, he advises medium-sized and large companies on both sides of the Oder on cross-border trade activities and investments.
Corina Tanase
Editor in Chief
Partner at Leaua Damcali Deaconu Paunescu – LDDP, Romania. She holds an LL.M Degree in International Arbitration from the Faculty of Law of the Bucharest University. Her practice focuses on investment and international commercial arbitration, construction and aviation law; she is the co-author of a chapter published in the book “Arbitration in Romania. A Practitioner’s Guide”, as well as of several articles published in renowned law reviews, in the field of international commercial arbitration, investment arbitration, construction and aviation law.
ATHI JARA
Editor in Chief
Miss Jara is a Director at Werksmans Attorneys, a legal firm based in Johannesburg, South Africa. She holds an LLB Degree from the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. She also completed an LLM Degree (with merit) at the University of Sussex, United Kingdom. She is an admitted attorney of the High Court of South Africa. In 2019, Athi was recognised as one of the Mail & Guardian’s 200 Young South Africans in the Justice and Law Category.
Orlando F. Cabrera
Editor in Chief
Studied law in Canada, Mexico and the United States, and currently advises governments and investors in international arbitrations as a senior associate at Hogan Lovells. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb), and former Board Secretary of the North American Branch of the CIArb. In addition, he is a listed arbitrator in some of the world’s leading arbitration centers. Previously, he served as a legal intern at the Supreme Court of New York.
BILGE KAĞAN ÇEVIK
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Senior associate at Baysal & Demir with experience of high-value cross-border disputes, many of which involve multiple parties and jurisdictions.He advises and represents clients in international commercial arbitrations across various sectors, including construction, insurance and financial services. Master of Law in International Dispute Resolution and Economic Law (LL.M.) from the Queen Mary University of London.
ELLEN SNOW
Editor in Chief
Partner at Clyde & Co in the Toronto Commercial Litigation group. She has a Juris Doctor from the University of Toronto. Ellen focuses on cyber security and privacy issues, considering immediate containment and remediation, notification of affected parties, and defending any subsequent regulatory proceedings. She has experience in both domestic and international arbitration.
Dalila Hammadi
Editor in Chief , MEA – Middle East and Africa
Senior expert in marketing and communication. For the last 10 years she has led Marketing, BD and Communications departments in international firms. She has advised and worked alongside renowned partners in Allen & Overy and Dentons. Dalila has extensive experience in the private sector and in law firms operating in an international environment, with the ability to comprehend law firms’ unique challenges and day to day issues. Currently she is at Eliott & Markus managing international clients relationships including in Africa, the Maghreb region and in the Middle East.
Andrzej Boboli
Editor in Chief
Senior Manager leading TMT / IP practice in Olesiński & Wspólnicy. Multiply awarded both individually and as a practice leader by Legal 500 in Data Protection as well as Technology, Media and Telecommunications areas, recognized as “Dealmaker of the Year”, awarded by Republic of Poland Patent Office for the best paper in Intellectual Property area. Specializes in technology transfers, regulating cross-border data & technology flows and commercializing data-driven concepts.
Jiří Mňuk
Editor in Chief
Senior Associate at ROWAN LEGAL in Prague. He obtained a Masters’ law degree at the Law Faculty, Charles University in Prague (2015). After qualifying with the Czech Bar (2019), he completed with a Distinction an LL.M. degree in Competition Law at the Faculty of Laws, University College London (2022). His practice focuses especially on competition law / antitrust and regulatory matters in various sectors, including particularly regulated network industries. He also regularly engages in academic activities in those fields of law.
daryna hrebeniuk
Editor in Chief
Daryna is a foreign associate (Ukrainian qualified) of the Munich Arbitration team at Hogan Lovells. Previously she was a senior associate in a major Ukrainian law firm, and she uses her thus gained extensive experience now in acting for states, businesses, and individuals in investment arbitration as well as when handling complex commercial arbitrations. Her main focus is in the CIS and Eastern Europe. Daryna also routinely acts as a tribunal secretary in international arbitration cases.
Jacob Alexander
Editor in Chief
Jacob Alexander is a Partner at CrestlLaw Partners, Bangalore. He holds a BBA.LLB degree from the School of Law, Christ University and completed his Masters in Law (LLM) from University College London, with a specialism in Litigation and Dispute Resolution, focusing on commercial remedies, international commercial arbitration and mediation and negotiation. Jacob’s practice and area of expertise is in commercial disputes, Insolvency, Mergers and Amalgamation, oppression and mismanagement of Companies and Arbitration law, having conducted arbitrations in construction and infrastructure contracts, and various contractual disputes.
Claudio Rodriguez Galan
Editor in Chief
Partner in Holland & Knight, Doctor of Law from the Universidad Panamericana and Lawyer from the Universidad Iberoamericana. For more than twenty years he has been advising European transnational companies in sectors such as energy, infrastructure, international business, construction and projects. He has been recognized several times by Global Chambers, Legal 500, Chambers Latin America, Who’s Who Legal Energy and Best Lawyers as a leading lawyer in the energy sector. In 2020 and 2021 he was recognized among the “100 Leaders of the Energy Sector” in Mexico. He joins The Legal Industry Reviews as the Editorial Director of Portugal and Brazil.
SOPHIA VILLALTA
Editor in Chief
Associate at Alta Batalla, member and sub coordinator of the Dispute Resolution practice. Law degree Summa Cum Laude with emphasis in Technology, E-commerce and Telecommunications from Universidad de Costa Rica. Member of the Young Arbitrators Subcommittee of the ADR and Arbitration Commission of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Costa Rican Chapter and organizer of the Competencia Interuniversitaria de Arbitraje Moot ICC Costa Rica. Her practice focuses on civil and commercial litigation, and arbitration proceedings.
Rafael Lulli
Editor in Chief
Senior Associate at Rebaza, Alcázar & De Las Casas, in Lima. He has a law degree from the University of Lima, and has taken specialized courses in corporate law at the University of Zaragoza (Spain). His practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, as well as corporate and financial law. He has published various academic articles and has been adjunct professor of the Commercial Law I and III courses at the University of Lima, during years 2019 and 2021. He is going to pursue his LLM at NYU this fall 22′, where he has been awarded with the “Dean’s Award” scholarship”.
Tomás Bown
Editor in Chief
Lawyer from Universidad de Los Andes (Chile) and LL.M (international law certificate) at U.C. Berkeley School of Law, United States. Professor of Civil Law at Universidad Andrés Bello, Chile. His practice focuses on litigation and arbitration, both national and international.
Marcelo Buendía
Editor in Chief
Associate Attorney at Díaz Reus International Law Firm & Alliance, Bogotá. Former prosecutor at the Office of the Attorney General of Colombia in money laundering cases, tax offences and other white-collar crimes; lawyer from Pontificia Universidad Javeriana; specialist in criminal justice and criminology from Universidad Externado; and with a Master in law (LLM) from University College London (UCL).
Andrea Hernández
Editor in Chief
Principal Legal at Cerro Matoso S.A. (South32); lawyer from Universidad del Rosario de Colombia; specialist in International Business Law from Universidad de los Andes de Colombia; and with a Masters (LLM) in International Commercial Law from University College London (UCL).
Sebastián Zaldumbide
Editor in Chief
Attorney with a Law degree and a Diploma in Economic Law from Universidad de Navarra – Spain, and a Law degree from Universidad Hemisferios – Ecuador. Former Secretary General & Attorney for Universidad Hemisferios. Currently constitutional jurisdictional expert, advising in Ecuador´s Constitutional Court. Also has several certificates in multiple legal and business fields.
Arturo Griffin
Editor in Chief
Chief Legal Officer at Grupo Resuelve. Attorney from Universidad de los Hemisferios, Ecuador; has a diploma in Contracts and Torts from Universidad de Salamanca, Spain; and a masters degree (LLM) from the University of Chicago, USA. Admitted to practice of law in the Republic of Ecuador, Republic of Chile and in the State of New York, USA.
Felipe Lacerda
Editor in Chief
Dual qualified lawyer (NY/USA and Brazil) with 10+ years of experience advising corporations and financial institutions in corporate, mergers and acquisitions and capital markets transactions, as well as general cross-border matters, with a special focus on Brazil. He holds a master in laws (LL.M.) from The University of Chicago Law School and a law degree (LL.B.) from The University of São Paulo Law School (USP). Felipe is also a certified international privacy professional – Europe (CIPP/E) by the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP).
Alejandro Chevalier
Editor in Chief
Dual-qualified attorney – Panama and New York – specialized in matters pertaining to international commercial and investment dispute resolution. He is an associate at Morgan & Morgan Legal (Panama City). Studied law and political science in Panama and holds two LL.M. degrees from the New York University School of Law and the University of Miami School of Law.
JUAN PABLO ZAPUTOVICH
Editor in Chief
Senior associate at Colab with experience in project finance, mergers and acquisitions, corporate and commercial matters, and antitrust. Master of Laws in Corporate, Commercial, Banking, and Finance Law (LL.M.) from the London School of Economics (LSE). Lawyer (LL.B.), graduated with honors from the National University of Asuncion (UNA).
Federico Lemos
Editor in Chief
With more than a decade of experience in Banking & Finance, Federico leads the Fintech practice at Ferrere, Uruguay. He has been recognized by prestigious international publications, such as Chambers & Partners, The Legal 500 and IFLR. He teaches Banking Law at Universidad Católica del Uruguay, and is the author of several publications in his fields. Graduated as lawyer from Universidad de Montevideo (2012), holds an LLM from New York University School of Law.
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