ICC YAAF Committee

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

The seven Regional Chapters include:

Each Regional Chapter is organised as follows:

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

Amanda Jiménez PintónICC YAAF Co-Chair, Counsel, Latin America Case Management Team, ICC International Court of Arbitration
Stella LeptourgouICC YAAF Co-Chair, Managing Counsel, ICC International Court of Arbitration
Katherine LievanoMarketing Manager, ICC Dispute Resolution Services

Regional Coordinating Committees members

NameTitle
Nwamara InegbenoiseDeputy Director, Arbitration and ADR, Africa, ICC Dispute Resolution Services
Adam MalekInternational Arbitration Associate, Darci, Paris, France
Thierry Donald Abinibola TobossiBusiness Lawyer & Dispute Resolution Practitioner, Industrial Property Council OAPI, Independent Legal Practice, Cotonou/ Lomé, Benin/Togo
Nantcha Ngatchou Ngoufack WinnieManaging Partner, JFC Avocats Cameroun, Douala, Cameroon
Yassine Khadidjatou SANGAREAssociate director, Côte d’Ivoire Chamber of Commerce in Great Britain (CICCGB), London, United Kingdom (of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)
Emery Sango KabongaBusiness lawyer, Kikangala & Associates Law Firm (KALF), Lubumbashi, Congo 
Isaac Aburam LarteySenior Associate, Sam Okudzeto & Associates, Accra, Ghana
Karen RonoFounder & Managing Partner, Chelangat Law Advocates, Nairobi, Kenya
Bhomitrajeet RamlochundPartner – Attorney at Law, Dentons Mauritius LLP, Port Louis, Mauritius
Mohammed TAMOUROAttorney, LPF Counsel, Casablanca, Morocco
Emokiniovo Dafe-AkpedeyeManaging Partner, Compos Mentis Legal Practitioners, Abuja, Nigeria
Stanley U. Nweke-EzeManaging Counsel, Templars, Lagos, Nigeria
Caitlin LeahyAssociate, Webber Wentzel, Johannesburg, South Africa
Yanga KevaAssociate, Bowmans, Johannesburg, South Africa
Nyasha Brighton Munyuru Munyuru ,FCIArbManaging Partner, Muvingi & Mugadza Legal Practitioners, Harare, Zimbabwe
Elton DimbanaAssociate, Cambule & Américo Law Firm, Maputo, Mozambique
Edith TwinamatsikoLegal Counsel, National Social Security Fund, Kampala, Uganda
Kate Nalondwa MpengulaPartner, Messrs AMW and Company Legal Practitioners, Ndola, Zambia
Chiraz AbidSenior Associate, Medici, Paris, France

NameTitle
Sherif AklDirector, Arbitration and ADR, Middle East, ICC Dispute Resolution Services
Eziz AllamovVP – Legal, Aldar Properties PJSC, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
FAHAD ALQAHTANIConsultant, Aldrees & Partners Law Firm LLC, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Khalifah Al-YaqoutManaging Partner, Al-Yaqout and Al-Fouzan Legal Group, Kuwait City, Kuwait
Maram Al BalushiManaging Partner, MRB Law Firm, Muscat, Oman
Michel MadkourAssociate, Madkour Law Firm, Beirut, Lebanon
Marjan FazeliIndependent Arbitrator, VioLaw Group, Tehran, Iran
Ramy BASSILYPartner, A.A.R.P.I. Lead Up, Paris, France
Salah MalasCounsel, Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP, London, Jordan
Ahmed Al HankawiManaging Partner, AlEtihad for Consultancy, Legal Services and Advocacy, Baghdad, Iraq
Ameena SalehSenior Associate, Mutaywea Law, Manama, Bahrain
Harout EkmanianAssociate, Foley Hoag LLP (Currently in transition), New York City, United States of America
Mashael M. Al SulaitiFounder & Chairperson, Mashael Al Sulaiti Legal Advocacy & Arbitration, Doha, Qatar

NameTitle
Ulrich KopetzkiDirector, Arbitration and ADR, Europe & Central Asia, ICC Dispute Resolution Services
Sophia ZaiaExecutive Assistant, Arbitration and ADR, Europe & Central Asia, ICC Dispute Resolution Services
Lisa BergerCounsel, Gorrissen Federspiel, Copenhagen, Denmark
Karim ZeinSenior Associate, Simmons & Simmons LLP, Paris, France
Sophie BayrouCounsel, Clyde & Co, Paris, France
Benjamin RossLawyer, van Hooft, Paris, France
Ilka BeimelSenior Associate, NOERR PARTG MBB, Düsseldorf, Germany
Kevin LiAssociate, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, Munich, Germany
Claire SergakiPartner, DRYLLERAKIS LAW FIRM, Athens, Greece
Georgios FasfalisManaging Associate, Linklaters LLP, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Maya KatzSenior Associate, GNY – Gornitzky, Tel Aviv, Israel
Elena FontanelliInternational Arbitration Associate Lawyer, BONELLI EREDE LOMBARDI PAPPALARDO STUDIO LEGALE, Milan, Italy
Hui’e HuangCompliance & Data Counsel, TIP Group, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Mihaela ApostolArbitrator & Counsel, Independent Practice, London, Romania
Jakub KamenickyOf Counsel, Squire Patton Boggs, Bratislava, Slovakia
Oliver CojoPartner, Arias SLP, Madrid, Spain
Miljana BigovićManaging Associate, DLA Piper, Stockholm, Sweden
Richard AllemannAssociate, Homburger, Zurich, Switzerland
Can YilmazPartner, YılmazÜlker, Istanbul, Türkiye
Mariana AntonovychManaging Associate, AMV Law Offices of Martinenko, Volkovetskyi & Partners, Warsaw, Poland
Laragh LeeAssociate, Trinity International LLP, London, United Kingdom (of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)
Mikhail ShuganovAssociate, White & Case LLP, Astana, Kazakhstan
Betyna JaquesSenior Associate, Vieira de Almeida & Associados (VdA), Lisbon, Portugal

NameTitle
Dr. Donna HuangDirector, Arbitration and ADR, North Asia, ICC Dispute Resolution Services
Dr. Anran ZhangDeputy Director, Arbitration and ADR, North Asia, ICC Dispute Resolution Services
Vera HeDeputy Director, Arbitration and ADR, North Asia, ICC Dispute Resolution Services
Bin HEPartner/Arbitrator, JIN MAO LAW FIRM, Shanghai, China
Grace JiangPartner, Commerce & Finance Law Offices, Beijing, China
Yang LiuPartner, Fangda Partners, Beijing, China
David Mingqing ShiManaging Counsel – Compliance, Tesla China, Shanghai, China
Sui-Hang HuiCounsel, International Litigation and Arbitration, SKADDEN, ARPS, SLATE, MEAGHER & FLOM LLP – HONG KONG, Hong Kong, Hong Kong (China)
Jacky FungSenior Associate, FRESHFIELDS – HONG KONG, Hong Kong, Hong Kong (China)
Kinsey KangBarrister-at-law, RW Chambers, Hong Kong, Hong Kong (China)
Peter Kuo-Jui ChenCounsel, LCS & Partners, Taipei , Chinese Taipei
Jaeha KwonSenior Foreign Attorney, Kim & Chang, Seoul, Korea (Rep. of)
HeeYoon ParkAssociate, Bae, Kim & Lee LLC, Seoul, Korea (Rep. of)
Annia HsuCounsel, Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu, Tokyo , Japan
Zoe LimSenior Associate, Mori Hamada & Matsumoto, Tokyo , Japan
Shahzeb KhanAssistant Director Program and Coordination, Quran Covenant Research Centre (QCRC), Islamabad, Pakistan
Adnan Nasir KhanLawyer & Accredited Mediator, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Bar Association / Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights, Geneva, Switzerland

Tejus ChauhanDirector, Arbitration and ADR, South Asia, ICC Dispute Resolution Services
Irene MiraDeputy Director, Arbitration and ADR, South Asia, ICC Dispute Resolution Services
Khushboo DeshmukhDeputy Director, Arbitration and ADR, India, ICC Dispute Resolution Services
Andrea De BiaseSenior Associate, Clayton Utz, Melbourne, Australia
Iuliia SamsonovaSenior Associate, Watson Farley Williams, Sydney, Australia
Dr. Abhimanyu ChopraPartner, AZB & Partners, Delhi, India
Anushka ShahPartner, Unum Law, Delhi, India
Niyati GandhiPartner, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas, Mumbai, India
Sneha NagarajPartner, Frontline Law Partners, Bengaluru, India
Thea Elyssa VegaForeign Lawyer, Wong Partnership LLP, Singapore, Singapore
Jedsarit SahussarungsiOf Counsel, Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer (Thailand) Limited, Bangkok, Thailand
Tashi NorbuLegal Consultant, DHI, Thimphu, Bhutan
Shabana Farhaana AmirudinPartner, Cecil Abraham & Partners, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Valerie NeoSenior Director, FTI Consulting (Singapore) Pte Ltd, Singapore, Singapore
Samuel KohDirector, Drew & Napier LLC, Singapore, Singapore
Philip TanLocal Partner, White & Case Pte. Ltd., Singapore, Singapore
Trang NguyenArbitration counsel, Vingroup JSC, Hanoi, Vietnam
Tung TranPartner, CNC Counsel, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Insan FernaldiSenior Associate, AGI Legal (In association with Allen & Gledhill LLP), Jakarta, Indonesia
Prajwal GhaleJr. Associate, Reliance Corporate Advisors, Nepal, Nepal
Christina HettiarachchiCounsel, Independent, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Patricia FerrazDirector, Arbitration and ADR, Latin America, ICC Dispute Resolution Services
Caterina Miro Quesada SamanezDeputy Director, Arbitration and ADR, Latin America, ICC Dispute Resolution Services
Victoria Rodriguez GoyenaDeputy Director, Arbitration and ADR, Latin America, ICC Dispute Resolution Services
Isabella SzpalerProject Officer, Arbitration and ADR, Latin America, ICC Dispute Resolution Services
Juan Ignacio Gonzalez MayerSenior Associate, Dechamps International Law, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Nicolas Wayar OcampoAsociado Senior, Wayar & von Borries Abogados S.C., La Paz, Bolivia
Caio Rigon OrtegaSenior Associate, Mattos Filho Advogados, São Paulo, Brazil
Eugénie CaroitCounsel, Costa Rodrigues Advogados | COSRO, São Paulo, Brazil
Vitor Szpiz do NascimentoSenior Associate, Machado Meyer, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Valentina AlamoPartner, Amenábar & Alamo, Santiago, Chile
Daniela Páez CalaPartner, Paez Cala Abogados S.A.S., Bogotá, Colombia
Karima SaumaCounsel, DJ Arbitraje, San Jose, California, Costa Rica
Francisco BatlleSenior Associate, Adell & Merizalde, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Alegría JijonDirector, Pérez Bustamante & Ponce (PBP), Quito, Ecuador
David Alejandro Garcia HellebuyckPartner, GH Abogados, San Salvador, El Salvador
Francisco Pineda SuárezLegal Advisor, Ministry of Economy, Guatemala City, Guatemala
Alejandro CaceresSenior Associate, LEXINCORP CENTRAL AMERICAN LAW FIRM, Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Santiago OñateCounsel, Galicia Abogados, Mexico City, Mexico
Sofía VargasAssociate, González de Cossío Asociados, Mexico City, Mexico
Christopher GlasscockPartner, LOVILL, Panama City, Panama
Julio Olórtegui HuamánAssociate, Rodrigo, Elias y Medrano Abogados, Lima, Peru
Martin RosatiLawyer, Ferrere, Montevideo, Uruguay
Wilfredo MonsalveProfessor of Commercial and Civil Law, Universidad Central de Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela

Marek KrasulaDirector, Arbitration and ADR, North America, ICC Dispute Resolution Services
Abbey HawthorneDeputy Director, Arbitration and ADR, North America, ICC Dispute Resolution Services
Wheaton WebbSenior Associate, Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP, Atlanta , United States of America
Carson W. BennettSenior Associate, King & Spalding LLP, Atlanta , United States of America
Courtney GilesPartner, Baker & McKenzie LLP, Houston , United States of America
Mark StadnykSenior Legal Counsel, Thyssenkrupp Nucera, Houston , United States of America
Maria Lucia EchandiaSenior Associate, Hogan Lovells Cadwalader US LLP, Miami , United States of America
Simon RollatAssociate, Dispute Resolution, Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP, Montreal , Canada
Aurelien ZuberManager, International Arbitration, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, New York, United States of America
Sol CzerwonkoSenior associate, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, New York , United States of America
Katie GonzalezPartner, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, New York , United States of America
Santiago GaticaSenior Associate, Freshfields US LLP, New York , United States of America
Brooke D’Amore BradleyAssociate, Arnold & Porter, San Francisco , United States of America
Glenn GibsonPartner Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, Toronto , Canada
Raoul RenardAssociate, Three Crowns LLP, Washington, D.C. , United States of America
Haley WassermanAssociate, Williams & Connolly LLP, Washington, D.C. , United States of America