SCCA Court

 

Consultant and Independent Arbitrator

Prof. Paulsson is widely regarded as the world's preeminent authority on international arbitration. Jan participated in more than 900 arbitration cases. He is currently based in Bahrain, and previously based for more than 25 years in Paris, where he headed the global arbitration and public international law groups at a large international law firm, which for many years under his leadership held first place in the Global Arbitration Review (GAR) list of 100 top international arbitration practices. He is a past president of the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) and the International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA) and has served as a vice-president of the ICC International Court of Arbitration. A graduate of Harvard College, Yale Law School (where he was an editor of the Yale Law Journal), and the University of Paris (Sorbonne), Jan Paulsson has written a number of well-known textbooks on international arbitration.

Mr. James Hosking

Vice President

 

Founding Partner, Chaffetz Lindsey LLP

James Hosking has been practicing in the international disputes arena for over 25 years. 

 

Prior to co-founding international dispute resolution boutique Chaffetz Lindsey, he was a partner in Clifford Chance’s New York office and previously practiced in New Zealand.  

 

Who’s Who Legal recently recognized James as a Global Elite Thought Leader, one of only twelve such lawyers in North America. 

Dr. Ziad Al-Sudairy

Vice President

 

International Arbitrator and Principal, The Law Office of Ziad A. Al-Sudairy

 

Dr. Ziyad has 40 years of experience in legal practice. He worked as a sole arbitrator, legal advisor, lawyer, and chairman of legal committees. 

 

Dr. Ziyad worked as a sole arbitrator and chair of the arbitral tribunals in KSA in independent cases, and an arbitrator in cases in ICC International Court of Arbitration. He also represented the Kingdom in investment disputes before the International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID). Meanwhile, he was chairman of the Saudi Center for Commercial Arbitration (SCCA) (2015-2016), and a member of the Board of Governors of the Cairo Regional Center for International Commercial Arbitration (2012-2016). 

 

For 14 years, he chaired the legal committee formed by a noble decree to provide legal advice to the Saudi government on some foreign cases. He is also a member of the boards of directors of several commercial establishments in KSA. 

 

Judge, Cairo Court of Appeal

Dr. Mostafa is a consultant for the Saudi Bankruptcy Commission. He is the former head of ADR of the Saudi Center for Commercial Arbitration (SCCA). He carries 30 years’ experience of working as judge, counselor at the Egyptian Ministry of Justice and Director of the Judicial and Legal Studies Institute in Bahrain.

 

He represented Egypt in a number of cases brought against the country before the International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), furthermore, he was the founding director of the Institute of Judicial and Legal Studies in the Kingdom of Bahrain, where he developed the institute's strategy, policies, work procedures, and initial plans. Dr. Mostafa also provided consultations in various projects conducted by the UNODC in the field of judicial training and judicial governance in Egypt, Iraq and Jordan.
 

He has a number of publications and articles related to the administration of justice and judicial governance.

 

Global Co-Head of International Arbitration and Trade Practice and Co-Managing Partner, Sidley Austin LLP

With over 20 years of experience, he is a trusted advisor to companies, boards, and governments on issues beyond business disputes. He uses the full range of subject matter specialists at Sidley to devise and execute strategies that efficiently achieve his clients’ goals.

 

Tai-Heng Cheng maintains an active practice serving as both counsel and arbitrator in international disputes relating to commercial and investment arbitrations.

 

Tai is ranked as one of the top 10 arbitration practitioners in North and South America under 45 by Who’s Who Legal.

 

Independent Arbitrator and Mediator, ADR Management Consultancies

Alec spent 40 years with a leading international law firm as an associate and partner, acted as party counsel for claimants or respondents in hundreds of institutional and ad hoc arbitrations for more than 30 years.

 

Since 2008 he has sat as an arbitrator in more than 200 arbitrations under ADCCAC, DIAC, DIFCLCIA, EMAC, GCCCAC, ICC, LCIA, LMAA and SIAC rules as well as in UNCITRAL and other ad hoc arbitrations.

 

Principal, Kirby

Jennifer is an internationally recognized arbitration expert, who acts as counsel and sits as arbitrator in a wide variety of commercial matters.

 

She began her career as a New York litigator before going to the ICC International Court of Arbitration, where she served as both Counsel and Deputy Secretary General.

 

After rejoining private practice as a partner in a multinational firm, Jennifer founded her own arbitration practice, Kirby, in Paris in 2010.

 

Partner, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius

 

She represents clients in arbitration, mediation and arbitration-related court proceedings arising out of inbound and outbound investments in the MENA region. Sara has been involved in proceedings in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, Jordan, Morocco, Oman, Tunisia in addition to the United States, the United Kingdom, Singapore, Hong Kong, Switzerland, Germany and France.

 

Sara is a member of several professional organizations. She serves as a member the ICC International Court of Arbitration in Paris. She is an appointed legal expert of the DIFC Courts’ Arbitration Division. Sara serves as a track leader of the ICC Task Force on Arbitration and ADR and co-chairs the IBA in-house counsel group of the IBA Arbitration Committee.

In addition to her practice, Sara serves as an Adjunct Professor at the Université Paris II - Panthéon Assas.

 

Sara holds an LL.B. In French and Lebanese law from Saint-Joseph University, Master in international business law from the University of Paris, an advanced Master in finance and strategic management from the ESSEC Business School in Paris and a Master of Laws from Harvard Law School.

 

She speaks English, French and Arabic and is admitted to practice in Paris, New York and Beirut and is a registered foreign legal counsel in the Emirate of Dubai.

 

Former Acting Deputy Minister, MoJ, Former President, Riyadh Commercial Court

Dr. Hamad has 20 years of judicial experience. He held several positions in the Saudi judiciary (1422-1442). He moved between the General Court and the Court of Appeal to end up as the President of Riyadh Commercial Court, and the Chairman of the Fifth Commercial Appeals Chamber of Riyadh Commercial Court, dealing with bankruptcy, arbitration, and intellectual property cases.

 

He lead several teams to develop Saudi commercial laws and regulations, including the team who prepared the implementing regulations of the implementation law, and the team who prepared the draft Commercial Courts Law and its Implementing Regulations.

 

Director, Arbitration Chambers 

Sarah Lancaster was appointed Chambers Director of Arbitration Chambers in November 2020, where she is responsible for the operations and growth of Chambers.  In addition to supporting its members with their own practices, Sarah is available to act as arbitrator in small to medium sized commercial arbitrations.

 

Before joining Arbitration Chambers, Sarah spent eight years as the Registrar of the LCIA, where she was ultimately responsible for the day-to-day administration of hundreds of arbitrations each year, as well as leading improvements to internal processes.  Prior to that, she spent 14 years practicing law with Baker McKenzie, in London and Sydney, where her practice incorporated litigation and international arbitration of commercial disputes, with a particular focus on energy and resources, telecoms and IT.

 

Sarah has an LLB (Law with European Law) with first class honours from the University of Nottingham and a Post-Graduate Certificate in Sports Law from Kings College, London. She is admitted as a Solicitor in England & Wales, New South Wales (Australia) and the High Court of Australia.

 

Partner, Clyde & Co; Professor of International Arbitration, Queen Mary University of London

Loukas Mistelis is an International Arbitration Partner with Clyde & Co LLP, based in London, the Clive Schmitthoff Professor of Transnational Commercial Law and Arbitration and former Director of the School of International Arbitration (2002-2019) at the Centre for Commercial Law Studies, Queen Mary University of London.

 

He has also advised several UK government agencies (such as DTI, BERR, MoJ) and international organizations, including the United Nations (UNCTAD, UNCITRAL and ECLAC) and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (on law reform for various secured transactions legislative projects).

 

His substantial arbitration experience covers ad hoc and ICC, ICSID, LCIA, UNCITRAL, GCC, SCC, Swiss Chambers and Moscow cases and also Emergency Arbitrator proceedings under ICC Rules.

 

Partner, Habib Al Mulla & Partners

Dr. Habib is one of the UAE's most highly respected legal authorities. He has over 38 years' experience in UAE law and has drafted many of the modern legislative structures in place in Dubai today.

 

He is a former Chairman of the Board of Trustees for the Dubai International Arbitration Centre (DIAC). He is also a member of the Board of the Dubai International Chamber and the Asian International Arbitration Centre (AIAC) Academy Board.

 

In addition to the above, has held numerous prominent government positions over the years, including being a member of the Legislative Committee, in charge of reviewing federal legislation, Director of the Institute of Advanced Legal and Judicial Studies, in charge of training judges and prosecutors in the Emirate of Dubai and Chairman of the UAE Jurists Association.

 

Arbitrator, Mediator and Counsel

Tunde Ogunseitan is an independent arbitrator. He has substantial practical experience from several international law firms, specializing in dispute resolution, asset tracing, maritime law, insurance, structured finance and debt capital markets. Tunde regularly consults internationally for a variety of arbitral institutions, businesses and firms.

 

He is also a teaching fellow in alternative dispute resolution and international commercial arbitration at various universities in England and France. He is a trustee of ODRAfrica. He is a court member of the Lagos Court of Arbitration (LCA) and currently chairs the LCA Sub Committee on reviewing the LCA Rules. Tunde is a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators Professional Development Advisory Group and is part of its teaching faculty in London. He is also a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. He was a founding member of the IBA 40 under 40.

 

He led the Common Law jurisdictions as Counsel of the International Court of Arbitration including the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Caribbean, Anglophone Africa, and the Indian subcontinent for over 7 years.

 

He is admitted as a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales (n.p.) and a Solicitor and Advocate of the Supreme Court of Nigeria.

 

Managing Partner, Majed Al-Rasheed Law Firm

 

He has 20 years of experience in commercial law and Islamic banking in KSA, including extensive experience in establishing new organizations that combine Sharia and law, accounting and finance, and management and planning.

 

He served as Secretary-General of the Saudi Bankruptcy Commission, the first government agency specialized in the settlement of bankruptcy cases. Previously, Majed was the CEO of the Saudi Center for Commercial Arbitration (SCCA), the General Manager of the Shariah Sector and the Secretary of the Sharia Board at Bank Albilad.

 

Dr. Majed is a member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague, a member of the Board of Directors of SBA Settlement and Arbitration Center in KSA, and Vice-Chairman of the ZATCA Sharia Committee. Previously, he was the Chairman of the Islamic Banking Committee for banks operating in the Kingdom.

 

Partner and Of Counsel, BonelliErede

Dr. Shore is an international arbitration expert with extensive experience representing clients in major arbitral seats, such as Geneva, Paris, London, Singa-pore, Cairo and New York City.

 

He also sits as an arbitrator (ICC, LCIA, CRCI-CA, ICSID, UNCITRAL, ICDR, AAA) and tries cases in the US courts. He is a member of the LCIA’s North American User’s Council and ITA’s executive committee. He previously served as the chair of the New York City Bar’s international law committee.

 

Laurence is a member of the New York, District of Columbia and Virginia Bars, and is a solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales.

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