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ICC YAF Committee

ICC YAF is headed by the Global Coordinating Committee (GCC) and based at our Global Headquarters in Paris. The GCC coordinates ICC’s six YAF regional chapters. They are also responsible for selecting the Regional Representatives and overseeing all coordination between the regional chapters.

The six Regional Chapters include:

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

Each Regional Chapter comprises the relevant Regional Director / Head of Chapter, and its Representatives. The Regional Director works with the GCC to select 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
Alina Leoveanu	ICC YAF Co-Chair, Manager ICC Center for ADR
Stephanie Goubelle	Senior Manager, ICC Promotion Arbitration and ADR

Regional Coordinating Committees members

ICC YAF — Africa, Middle East & Turkey

Sami Houerbi	Regional Director, ICC Arbitration and ADR, Eastern Mediterranean, Middle East and Africa, Tunis
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
Aseel Barghuthi	Associate, Herbert Smith Freehills LLP, New York
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, Faisal Abu Khalaf Law Firm, Ryadh
Mahamat Atteib	Counsel, Geni & Kébé Lawyers, Dakar
Sumru Akter	Associate, Göksu, Aydın Attorneys at Law, Istanbul
John Lewis	Senior Associate, 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	Senior Associate, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, Paris
Roland Kläger	Partner, Haver & Mailänder
Natalia Jodłowska	Attorney at law, 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
Carl Persson	Senior Associate, Roschier, Stockholm
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

Mingchao Fan	Regional Director, ICC Arbitration and ADR, Shangai
Mariana Zhong	National Partner, Dechert LLP, Beijing
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
Camille Aromas	Partner, DivinaLaw, 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
Benjamin Jolley	Senior Associate, Herbert Smith Freehills, Tokyo

ICC YAF — South East 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
Ruimin Gao	Senior Associate, King & Wood Mallesons, Sydney
Sameer Jain	Founder & Managing Partner, PSL Advocates and Solicitors, New Delhi
Rishabh Jogani	Associate, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co, Mumbai
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
Emmanuel Duncan Chua	Senior Associate, Herbert Smith Freehills LLP, 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, Dej-Udom & Associates, Bangkok

ICC YAF — Latin America

Andrea Santacoloma	Deputy Director, ICC Arbitration and ADR, Latin America, Panama City
Verónica Sandler Obregón	University of Buenos Aires
Gustavo Kulesza	Senior Associate, BMA Advogados, São Paulo
Berardino Di Vecchia Neto	Associate Attorney, Marques Rosado, Toledo Cesar & Carmona Advogados, São Paulo
Giovana Benetti	Partner, Judith Martins-Costa Advogados, Porto Alegre
Juan Manuel Rey Jiménez de Aréchaga	Associate, Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría, 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	Principal Associate, Estudio Echecopar (member firm of Baker Mckenzie International), Lima
María Verónica Duarte García	Attorney at Law, Legal Advisor to the Secretariat of the Presidency of Uruguay, Montevideo

ICC YAF — North America

Alexandra Akerly	Strategy & Development Manager, Educational Services, 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	FCIArb, Lawyer, Cabinet Yves Fortier, Montreal
Meredith Craven	Associate, Chaffetz Lindsey LLP, New York
Rajat Rana	Senior Associate, Alston & Bird LLP, New York
Juan Pomes	Senior Associate, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer US LLP, Washington