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ICC YAF Committee

ICC YAF is headed by the Global Coordinating Committee (GCC) and based at ICC’s Global Headquarters in Paris. The GCC coordinates ICC’s seven YAF regional chapters, and is responsible for selecting the Regional Representatives and overseeing general coordination between the regional chapters.

The seven Regional Chapters include:

ICC YAF — Africa
ICC YAF — Middle East and Turkey
ICC YAF — North Asia
ICC YAF — South Asia
ICC YAF — Europe and Russia
ICC YAF — Latin America
ICC YAF — North America

Each Regional Chapter is organised as follows:

the Regional Director / Head of Chapter
the ICC YAF Representatives

The Regional Director/Head of Chapter works with the GCC to select the Regional Representatives nominated for a two-year term.

Representatives operate semi-autonomously with the guidance of their Regional Director to ensure that the Regional Chapter achieves its goals. Each Chapter is in charge of promoting and developing its designated region’s network of young practitioners and organising events.

Global Coordinating Committee members

Ana Serra e Moura	ICC YAF Co-Chair, Deputy Secretary General, ICC International Court of Arbitration
Alya Ladjimi	ICC YAF Co-Chair, Manager, ICC International Centre for ADR
Stephanie Goubelle	Senior Manager, ICC Promotion Arbitration and ADR

Regional Coordinating Committees members

ICC YAF — Africa, Middle East & Turkey

Dania Fahs	Deputy Director, ICC- MENA Representative Office International Court of Arbitration, Abu Dhabi
Amel Al Aseeri	Partner, Zeenat Al Mansoori & Associates, Manama
Inji Fathalla	Senior Associate, Shahid Law Firm, Cairo
Moein Naderi	Associate Attorney, GME Strategic Consultants, Teheran
Gidon Even-Or	Partner, AYR, Israel
Ayham N. M. Al-Mashni	Senior International Arbitration Lawyer, Aljazy & Co. Advocates and Legal Consultants, Amman
Aurelia Sylvia Mafongo Kamga	Barrister and solicitor, Cabinet Abdoul Bagui et Associés, Yaounde
Rana Kahwagi	Senior Associate, Alem & Partners, Beirut
Mercy Okiro	Independent Legal Consultant and Partner, Thuranira Okiro and Associates, Nairobi
Dalal Al Houti	Senior Associate Arbitration and Dispute Resolution, Al Tamimi & Company, Kuwait
Nesrine Roudane	Managing Partner, Roudane & Partners, Casablanca
Laura Alakija	Partner, Primera Africa Legal, Lagos
Saad Hegazy	Construction Claims and Disputes Expert, Doha
HRH Princess Hala bint Khaled bin Sultan Al-Saud	Legal Advisor, Founder, Burhan Almarifa, Riyadh
Mahamat Atteib	Counsel, Geni & Kébé Lawyers, Dakar
Ceren Çakır	Partner, ECC Law, Istanbul
John Lewis	Partner, Clyde & Co, Dubai

ICC YAF — Europe and Russia

Laetitia de Montalivet	Regional Director, ICC Arbitration and ADR, Paris
Emmanuel Kaufman	Partner, KNOETZL, Vienna
Marie-Isabelle Delleur	Associate, Clifford Chance, Paris
Armand Terrien	Counsel & arbitrator, Terrien Avocat, Paris
Roland Kläger	Partner, Haver & Mailänder
Natalia Jodłowska	Managing Associate, GESSEL Attorneys at Law, Warsaw
Ioana Knoll-Tudor	Local Partner, Jeantet, Paris, Budapest
Marina A. Akchurina	Associate, Cleary Gottlieb, Moscow
Jesús Saracho Aguirre	Associate, Uría Menéndez, Madrid
Sebastiano Nessi	Senior Associate, Schellenberg Wittmer, Geneva
Naomi Briercliffe	Senior Associate, Allen & Overy LLP, London
Alina Sartogo	Associate, White & Case LLP, London

ICC YAF — North Asia

Donna Huang	Regional Director, ICC Arbitration and ADR, Shangai
Mariana Zhong	National Partner, Partner, Huizhong Law Firm
Minli Tang	Senior Associate, AllBright Law Offices, Shanghai
Xuanle Li	Standing Committee Member, Governing Body of Arbitration of Hangzhou Municipality, Hangzhou
Alison Shih-Yun Chang	Senior Associate, King and Woods Mallesons, Beijing
Benny Lo	Barrister and Chartered Arbitrator, Des Voeux Chambers, Hong Kong
Erica Chong	Partner, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, Hong Kong
Kevin Hong	Of Counsel, Norton Rose Fulbright, Hong Kong
Jay Patrick R. Santiago	Senior Associate, Quisumbing Torres (member firm of Baker & McKenzie International), Manila
Hyemin Park	Associate, Kim & Chang, Seoul
Syed Mustafa Mahdi	Counsel, Mediator & Arbitrator, Syed Mahdi Chambers, Karachi
Khandoker M. S. Kawsar	Managing Partner, Equity Suites; CEO, jaigajomin.com, Dhaka

ICC YAF — South Asia

Abhinav Bhushan	Regional Director, ICC Arbitration and ADR, South and East Asia
Emraan Rahmani	Dispute Resolution & ICC Academy Manager, ICC Afghanistan; Ambassador, the Alliance Equality in Dispute Resolution, Kabul
Carmel Proudfoot	Associate, Norton Rose Fulbright Australia, Perth
Jay Tseng	Solicitor, King & Wood Mallesons, Brisbane
Sameer Jain	Founder & Managing Partner, PSL Advocates and Solicitors, New Delhi
Dyah Ayu Paramita	Senior Associate, DNFP Hogan Lovells, Jakarta
Tan Hui Wen	Associate, Skrine, Kuala Lumpur
Alessa Pang	Senior Associate, Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP, Singapore
Vivekananda Neelakantan	Partner (Foreign Law), Allen & Gledhill LLP, Singapore
Zhuo Jiaxiang	Director, Providence Law Asia LLC, Singapore
Nishan Premathiratne	Legal Counsel/ Attorney-at-Law, PGDip Intellectual Property Law, LLB Hons Lond, Bsc Hons Human Genetics (Nottingham), Corporate Law Chambers of Nishan Premathiratne, Colombo
Seehajetdha Prasopsukcharoen	Associate, TMI Associates, Bangkok

ICC YAF — Latin America

Katherine Lievano	ICC Arbitration and ADR, Latin America, Panama City, Panama
Verónica Sandler Obregón	University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Gustavo Kulesza	Partner, BMA Advogados, São Paulo
Berardino Di Vecchia Neto	Senior Associate, CFGS Advogados, Sao Paulo
Giovana Benetti	Partner, Judith Martins-Costa Advogados, Porto Alegre
Juan Manuel Rey Jiménez de Aréchaga	Senior Associate, Cuatrecasas, Santiago de Chile
Alberto Madero-Rincón	Head of Arbitration, Refinería de Cartagena, Bogotá
Geraldina Mendoza Parker	Partner, Sáenz & Asociados, Costa Rica and Guatemala
Héctor Anaya Mondragón	Counsel, Creel García-Cuellar Aiza y Enríquez, Mexico City
Verónica Esquivel Patiño	Associate, Sánchez Devanny, Mexico City
Lucía Olavarría Salinas	Partner, Quiñones Alayza Abogados, Lima
María Verónica Duarte García	Attorney at Law, Montevideo

ICC YAF — North America

Marek Krasula	Regional Director, SICANA, Inc., New York
Rebecca Lunceford Kolb	Attorney, Arnall Golden Gregory LLP, Atlanta
Joanne Luu	Associate, Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP, Calgary
Peter Durning	Attorney, Latham & Watkins LLP, Los Angeles
Rafael Boza	Regional Legal Counsel, Sarens USA, Houston
Katharine Menéndez de la Cuesta	Senior Associate, Holland & Knight LLP, Miami
Annie Lespérance	Legal Counsel, Omni Bridgeway, Montreal
Meredith Craven	Associate, White & Case LLP, New York
Rajat Rana	Senior Associate, Alston & Bird LLP, New York
Juan Pomes	Senior Associate, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer US LLP, Washington

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