Young Arbitration and ADR Forum (YAAF)

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.

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Global Coordinating Committee members
Regional Coordinating Committees members
Upcoming events

The seven Regional Chapters include:

ICC YAAF — Africa
ICC YAAF — Middle East
ICC YAAF — North Asia
ICC YAAF — South Asia
ICC YAAF — Europe & Central Asia
ICC YAAF — Latin America
ICC YAAF — North America

Each Regional Chapter is organised as follows:

the Regional Director / Head of Chapter
the ICC YAAF 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 YAAF Co-Chair, Deputy Secretary General, ICC International Court of Arbitration
Alya Ladjimi	ICC YAAF Co-Chair, Manager, ICC International Centre for ADR
Katherine Lievano	Project Manager, Engagements and Initiatives, ICC Dispute Resolution Services

Regional Coordinating Committees members

Diamana Diawara	Director, Arbitration and ADR, Africa, ICC Dispute Resolution Services
P ascoal Justino Bié	Associate, TTA Sociedade de Advogados, Maputo, Mozambique
Omakwu Marx Ikongbeh	Principal/Founder at Everlaw Associates [Formerly Ad-Infinitum Legal], Abuja, Nigeria
Chloe de Jager	Senior Associate, Pinsent Masons Africa LLP, Johannesburg, South Africa
Aicha Mane	Managing Director, Ayana Strategy Limited, Consultancy Firm, Dakar, Senegal
Perenami Momodu	Partner, ǼLEX (LEGAL PRACTITIONERS AND ARBITRATORS), Lagos, Nigeria
Albert Mukasa	Managing Partner at M&K Advocates – advocate lawyer and arbitrator, Kampala, Uganda
Mame Ama Esaama Orleans-Lindsay	Head of Legal, Forewin Ghana Limited, Accra, Ghana
Wambui G Muigai	Nairobi, Kenya
Iliass Segame	Lawyer, Segame & Partners, Casablanca, Morocco
Turki Hend	Junior Lawyer, EL Ajeri Lawyers, DLA Piper Africa, Tunis, Tunisia

Sherif Akl	Director, Arbitration and ADR, Middle East, ICC Dispute Resolution Services
Faizy Syed Ahmad	Partner and Group Head of Corporate Practice, Al Hashmi Law, Muscat, Oman
Nicole Araygi	Associate, Araygi & Maalouly Law Firm, Beirut, Lebanon
Anthony Feghali	Attorney at Law, Associate, Boustany & Gemayel Law Office, Qatar
Sima Ghaffari	Associate, Ferdowsi Legal, Tehran, Iran
Amr Omran	Senior Associate, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Dubai, UAE
Korkmaz Ozgecan	Senior Associate, Kabine Law Firm, Istanbul, Turkey
Zaynab Penot	Founding Partner, Averroes Law, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Noor Sadiq	Junior Associate, Zeenat Al Mansouri & Associates, Manama, Bahrein
Korkmaz Ozgecan	Partner, Kabine Law Office, Istanbul, Turkey

Laetitia de Montalivet	Director, Arbitration and ADR, Europe & Russia, ICC Dispute Resolution Services
Ulrich Kopetzki	Acting Director, Arbitration and ADR, Europe & Central Asia, ICC Dispute Resolution Services
Joana Granadeiro	Associate at Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados, Lisbon, Portugal
Paul Hauser	Counsel, Clifford Chance PartmbB, Frankfurt, Germany
Iuliana Iancu	Partner, Hanotiau & Van den Berg, Brussels, Belgium
Isabela Lacreta	Senior Associate, Mayer Brown, Paris, France
Nuna Lerner	Partner, Gornitzky & Co, Tel Aviv, Israel
Tamara Manasijevic	Arbitrator and Counsel, ARP, Vienna, Austria
Sean McCarthy	Barrister at Law, Dublin, Ireland
Benjamin Moss	International Disputes Lawyer, Paris, France
Samuel Pape	Partner, Latham & Watkins, London, United Kingdom
Denis Parchajev	Counsel, Motieka & Audzevičius, Vilnius, Lithuania
Fabio G. Santacroce	Senior Associate, ArbLit, Milan, Italy
Alexandra Shmarko	Associate, Baker & McKenzie, Moscow, Russia
Marie Valentini	Counsel, August-Debouzy, Paris, France
Alicja Zielińska-Eisen	Of Counsel, Queritius / Academic Coordinator, IDR LL.M. Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany/Warsaw, Poland

Dr. Donna Huang	Director, Arbitration and ADR, North Asia, ICC Dispute Resolution Services
Dr. Anran Zhang	Deputy Director, Arbitration and ADR, North Asia, ICC Dispute Resolution Services
Vera He	Deputy Director, Arbitration and ADR, North Asia, ICC Dispute Resolution Services
Hassan Ali	Senior Associate, Axis Law Chambers, Lahore, Pakistan
Alison Shih Yun Chang	Equity partner, iADR, Taipei, Taiwan
Mino Han	Partner, Peter & Kim, Seoul, South Korea
Eriko Kadota	Managing Associate, Linklaters, Tokyo, Japan
Naranbulag (Nara) Khukhuu	Partner, Anderson & Anderson LLP, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Adela Mao	Barrister, Tower Chambers, Hong Kong
Shul Park	Attorney, KIM & CHANG, Seoul, South Korea
Diane Zhu Peng	Partner, Fangda Partners, Beijing, China
Cameron Sim	International Counsel, Debevoise & Plimpton, Hong Kong
Ying Wu	Of Counsel, TianTong Law Firm, Beijing, China
Chen-Gang Yen	Associate, Jones Day, Taipei, Taiwan
Alex Yuan	Senior Associate, Junhe Law Firm

Tejus Chauhan	Director, Arbitration and ADR, South Asia, ICC Dispute Resolution Services
Irene Mira	Deputy Director, Arbitration and ADR, South Asia, ICC Dispute Resolution Services
Arthi Anbalagan	Legal Counsel, Kuok Group, Singapore
Kabir Barat	Perth, Australia
Aanchal Basur	Partner, AB Law, Delhi, India
Grace Chaw	Advocate & Solicitor, Grace Chaw & Co., Sabah, Malaysia
Dutsadee Dutsadeepanich	Managing Partner, PT & Associates, Bangkok, Thailand
Erin Eckhoff	Senior Associate at King & Wood Mallesons, Sydney, Australia
Savani Gupte	Partner, SAMVĀD Partners, Mumbai, India
Sayed Hamidullah Hashemi	Head of Legal Affairs, Policy and ADR, ICC Afghanistan, Kabul, Afghanistan
Yasith Hirimburegama	Attorney at Law, Colombo; LL.B(Hons), MA.IR, UTUGS funded doctoral researcher in Law, University of Turku, Finland, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Dimitrios Katsikis	Senior Associate, Shearman & Sterling LLP, Singapore, Singapore
Akshay Kishore	Partner, Bird & Bird ATMD, Singapore, Singapore
Nikki Krisadtyo	Senior Associate, UMBRA – Strategic Legal Solutions, Jakarta, Indonesia
Vikas Mahendra	Partner (Arbitration), Keystone Partners; Consultant, Center for Online Resolution of Disputes, Bangalore, India
Maria Luisa Dominique D. Mauricio	Associate Solicitor, Office of the Solicitor General, Makati City, Philippines
Karen Gek Suan Ng	Partner, Karen, Mak & Partners, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Kshipra Pyare	Associate, AK Law Chambers, Chennai, India
Kieu Anh Vu	Founding & Managing Partner, KAV Lawyers, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Patricia Ferraz	Director, Arbitration and ADR, Latin America, ICC Dispute Resolution Services
Katherine Lievano	Engagements and Initiatives Project Manager, ICC Dispute Resolution Services, Paris, France
Ricardo Ampuero	Independent Consultant, Lima, Peru
Álvaro Awad Sirhan	Partner, Contreras Velozo, Santiago de Chile, Chile
Nora Esther Cabrera Velasco	Partner, Magaloni Abogadas S.C., Mexico City, Mexico
Erick Clavel	Partner,Clavel Abogados; General Director, LawKit Software, Mexico City, Mexico
Aline Dias	Partner, Franco Leutewiler Henriques Advogados, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Pablo Jaroslavsky	Senior Associate, Dechamps International Law, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Marcela Kohlbach	Lawyer, Kincaid \| Mendes Vianna Advogados, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Javier Jaramillo-Troya	Senior Associate, Pérez Bustamante & Ponce, Quito, Ecuador
Mariana Martins-Costa Ferreira	Associate, Ferro, Castro Neves, Daltro & Gomide, São Paulo, Brazil
Rafael Rincón Ordóñez	Partner, Rincón Castro Abogados, Bogotá, Colombia
Silvia Trejos Zamora	Senior Associate, LPA Legal & Consulting, San José, Costa Rica
Bernardo Wayar Ocampo	Partner, Wayar & Von Borries Abogados S.C., La Paz, Bolivia

Marek Krasula	Director, Arbitration and ADR, North America, ICC Dispute Resolution Services
Abbey Hawthorne	Deputy Director, Arbitration and ADR, North America, ICC Dispute Resolution Services
Eric Bedard	Partner, Woods LLP, Montreal, Canada
Michael Fernandez	Partner, Rivero Mestre LLP, New York, United States
Thomas Hatfield	Associate, McMillan LLP, Vancouver, Canada
Gabriela Lopez Stahl	Associate, White & Case LLP, Los Angeles, United States
Rebeca Mosquera	Associate, Reed Smith, New York, United States
Malgorzata Mrozek	Associate, Fitch Law Partners LLP, Boston, United States
Diogo Pereira	Partner, De Almeida Pereira PLLC, Washington, United States
Eugenie Rogers	Partner, Baker McKenzie, Dallas, United States
Jose Sanchez	Counsel, Vinson & Elkins, New York, United States
Emily Sherkey	Senior Associate, Torys LLP, Toronto, Canada
Chris Smith	Counsel, Smith, Gambrell & Russell, Atlanta, United States
Jocelyn Turnbull Wallace	Associate, McCarthy Tetrault, Calgary, Canada
Juliana De Valdenebro Garrido	Counsel, Hogan Lovells, Miami, United States
Florencia Villaggi	Vice President, Burford, New York, United States