The Arbitration Summit 2025

Jonathan is an independent arbitrator with over 40 years’ experience in the field, ranked Band 1 by Chambers. He is global President of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb), which has 19,000 members and 44 branches worldwide. He served as trustee for 8 years and chair of the board of trustees for 5 years, during which time he oversaw a governance review approved by the Privy Council. He started his career in criminal defence and human rights diversifying into shipping, insurance and reinsurance, offshore and onshore energy, international trade and regulation, intellectual property,  art and cultural property law. He helped to establish an office in the UAE, practised in Singapore and taught in Tanzania. For 25 years he represented the British Government’s export credit agency around the globe in disputes  involving commercial contracts, projects and government to government negotiations.

Jonathan chairs Reynolds Porter Chamberlain’s Arbitration Department and the Board of the London Chamber of Arbitration and Mediation (LCAM), and is a founding member of Legal UK and the Virtual Arbitrations forum. He was co-chair of the International Bar Association’s International Sales Committee

Michelle Bradfield has more than 20 years of experience as a lawyer, with a focus on complex international arbitration often involving public international law. She has been recognized in legal directories for more than a decade. The Legal 500 ranks her in the "Hall of Fame" for both international arbitration and public international law and describes her as "among the best in London" and "one of the few PIL practitioners in London who has appeared across almost all PIL areas — she is simply excellent and vastly experienced." Chambers says "The experience with Michelle Bradfield has been outstanding. She has an excellent knowledge of law and she has also got excellent interpersonal skills."

Michelle has significant experience in representing states and private entities on a wide array of matters, including investment treaty arbitration, international commercial arbitration, boundary and maritime disputes, and deep-sea mining and sovereignty issues. She is regularly involved in "bet-the-company" disputes and has worked for numerous FTSE 100 and Fortune 100 companies in disputes around the globe, including in the United States, Australia, India, Sudan, China, Spain, Brazil, Nigeria, and the United Arab Emirates. Additionally, she has worked for many States, including Australia, Malaysia, Croatia, Turkey, Barbados, Oman, China, and sovereign wealth funds.

Michelle lectures at various universities, including King's College London and has published extensively. She also started her international law career as a Fellow at the Lauterpacht Centre for International Law, the University of Cambridge, and was assistant to Sir Elihu Lauterpacht CBE KC.

Stuart is the Global co-head of our international arbitration practice.

Stuart has drafted complex choice of law clauses and multi-tier and multi-party arbitration and jurisdiction agreements for many transactions, including multi-million dollar M&A deals and international oil and gas projects in the Middle East, Nigeria, India and South America.

Stuart has conducted arbitrations under both common law and civil law in England, mainland Europe (including Sweden, Switzerland, Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic), the Middle East, Africa and Australia. He has acted for and against parties from the UK, mainland Europe, Central Europe, Asia, North and South America, Australia and Africa.

Claire Morel de Westgaver is a Partner within the firm’s International Arbitration Practice. She is dual-qualified (England & Wales and New York) and has a mixed common and civil law background, having completed her legal education in Belgium and the USA. She practices international arbitration as counsel, advocate and arbitrator, whilst also conducting proceedings in both English and French.

Claire has particular expertise in disputes relating to technology, corporate transactions, licenses, cross-border sale or service agreements, as well as disputes involving secrecy, intellectual property and cybersecurity issues. Her practice covers a broad spectrum of industries, including IT, pharmaceuticals, engineering, commodities, energy, agribusiness, media, art and defence. Claire’s experience also extends to acting in proceedings under the rules of the LCIA, ICC, AAA/ICDR, UNCITRAL and CCJA as well as in ad hoc proceedings. These arbitrations have involved the laws of multiple jurisdictions, including England & Wales, New York, Texas, France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Czech Republic, Japan, China, Qatar, Pakistan, Romania, Saint Lucia and Cyprus.

Claire regularly writes and speaks on arbitration-related subjects, including the use of technology and AI in arbitral proceedings, arbitrating technology disputes, cybersecurity in international arbitration and the preservation of trade secrets. She is also a board member of the Silicon Valley Arbitration and Mediation Center (SVAMC) and a co-founder of the Global Arbitration Review’s award winning initiative ‘Mute Off Thursdays’. She also sits on the ICC Taskforce on the use of Information Technology in arbitral proceedings, on the IBA Arbitration Committee Taskforce on Privilege and on the Advisory Board of CyberArb.

Shai heads our International Arbitration department, specialising in large-scale complex arbitration disputes in key industries such as, oil and gas, energy, natural resources, commodities, media and telecoms, construction, insurance and retail. He regularly advises on investor-state disputes.

"I sit as an arbitrator and serve as counsel in arbitrations decided under the major arbitral rules, heard in different jurisdictions and applying different substantive laws."

"I have spent my entire career in the international arbitration world.  As a young lawyer I served as a staff attorney to the Claims Resolution Tribunal for dormant accounts in Switzerland and later I drafted the arbitration rules for the appeals process of the International Commission on Holocaust Era Insurance Claims.  I am the co-author of the principal textbook commentary on LCIA Arbitration, and I am honoured to have been recognised as a leading international arbitration lawyer by my colleagues and by the best known legal directories.

I sit as an arbitrator and serve as counsel in arbitrations decided under the major arbitral rules, many different laws in jurisdictions across the globe

Clients trust me with repeated instructions because they know that I am an excellent strategist who will work tirelessly for them, to secure the best possible outcome."

‘Shai Wade is a superstar! A brilliant lawyer with exceptional knowledge and understanding of international arbitration in various industries.’- Legal500 2025

Elizabeth Weeks is a Partner in our Dispute Resolution team, and ranked as a Next Generation Partner in Legal 500 2025.

Elizabeth has extensive experience acting on a wide range of complex, high-value, multi-jurisdictional commercial dispute resolution matters, including litigation, arbitration, and adjudication. She acts in proceedings brought in various divisions of the High Court together with appellate proceedings in the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court. Elizabeth acts and advises in proceedings governed by various arbitral institutional rules including the ICC, LCIA, LMAA and CIArb.

Elizabeth acts on matters relating to contractual disputes, commercial fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, asset recovery, jurisdiction challenges, enforcement of foreign Judgments, company, shareholder, partnership and family business disputes and professional negligence disputes. Her work often involves urgent Court applications and the application of foreign law.

Elizabeth’s private wealth experience has also seen her acting for clients in the arts and luxury assets sector.

Elizabeth acts for a variety of private and public sector clients on a full range of contentious and non-contentious construction matters from advice on procurement methods and the negotiation of construction contracts through to dispute avoidance and resolution.

Elizabeth is a member of the LSLA, the Society of Construction Law and The Association of Women in the Arts

Chiraz is a PhD holder and a French qualified lawyer advising and representing French and foreign clients in various commercial arbitration proceedings, either ad hoc or institutional (ICC, CIAP, CMAP, DIAC, CRCICA, etc.) relating to a broad spectrum of industries (construction, infrastructures, defense, international sales, distribution, post-M&A) and covering numerous applicable laws and seats of arbitration. 

Chiraz acts also in enforcement and annulment proceedings of international arbitral awards before French and Tunisian courts, and sits as arbitrator (co-arbitrator, sole arbitrator, chairman) in ad hoc or institutional arbitration. 

She is a lecturer in arbitration law at the Paris Bar School and is also the author of numerous articles in the professional legal journals. She intervenes regularly as a speaker to discuss topics notably related to arbitration and mediation in the MENA region.

Before joining ADVANT Altana, Chiraz was a lecturer in civil law at several universities (University Panthéon-Assas, University Saint-Quentin en Yvelines, University of Le Mans, University of Orléans).

In another note, Chiraz is, since January 2023, the French national representative of the IBA Young Lawyer’s Committee. 

Harry Borovick is General Counsel and AI Governance Officer of Luminance, which provides advanced AI for the processing of legal documents. As well as working at the forefront of the development of AI for legal operations, Harry is a lecturer at Kings College London and Queen Mary University London on applied legal AI and AI ethics. Harry currently sits as an AI advisor to CiArb and most recently published his book AI and The Law: A Practical Guide to Using AI Safely.

Idil Bozoglu is a graduate of Istanbul University, Faculty of Law and she completed her master’s degree in Business Law at Bilgi University with her thesis titled “Contractors’ Right to Request Additional Payment under Turkish Law”. She is registered in the Istanbul Bar Association.

Her areas of practice covers mainly commercial arbitration as well as complex commercial litigation matters. She is vice president of the Society of Construction Law’s Turkey chapter. Ms. Bozoglu is a native Turkish speaker and she speaks English.

Shan Greer is an international arbitrator and mediator associated with Arbitra International in London and serves as the Chief Executive Officer of the BVI International Arbitration Centre. Since assuming this role in January 2023, she has leveraged over two decades of experience to promote excellence in arbitration and dispute resolution globally. 

Renowned for her pragmatic and commercially astute approach, Shan has advised and represented clients across a broad range of industries in diverse jurisdictions, including the Caribbean, Europe, and North America. Her ability to handle complex disputes with efficiency and fairness has positioned her as a trusted leader in the field. 

Shan holds a Master’s degree in Construction Law and Dispute Resolution from King’s College London and is dually qualified as a barrister and solicitor in England, with admissions to practice in Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent, and Belize. 

A sought-after arbitrator, adjudicator, and mediator, Shan’s practice includes ad hoc, institutional, international, and domestic arbitrations, seamlessly bridging civil and common law systems. Her dedication to equitable and effective dispute resolution has earned her widespread recognition and respect. 

Shan’s deep expertise and strategic insights make her a valuable voice in advancing arbitration and dispute resolution, particularly within the offshore sector.

Jacob C. Jørgensen is an international arbitration practitioner with extensive experience in disputes related to both offshore and onshore construction projects. Jacob is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, a CAS arbitrator and is listed as a Certified Adjudicator on FIDIC’s “President’s List”. He has served as an arbitrator under the ICC rules, the rules of the Court of Arbitration for Sport, the rules of the Danish Institute of Arbitration and in ad hoc arbitrations.
He regularly publishes within his areas of expertise and speaks at international conferences and as a guest lecturer at the University of Copenhagen. In 2023, Jacob joined FIDIC’s Task Group 14, which is drafting a new standard contract for offshore wind projects. In 2024, he was appointed vice chairman of the European Branch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.

M. Cem Kaspi obtained his law degree from Istanbul University in 1997 and he was admitted to the Istanbul Bar Association in 2000. 

He offers high-quality legal assistance to his clients in both contract consulting and dispute resolution. He has a wealth of knowledge in many different legal fields, particularly in those related to maritime and transportation law, labor law, real estate law and international commercial law and represents his clients in both courts and arbitration tribunals.

M. Cem Kaspi, a member of the Board of Directors of the Istanbul Arbitration Association, has been the Marshall Islands Authorized Representative since 2009. 

Raphael Kaminsky specialises in commercial litigation, international arbitration and alternative dispute resolution (ADR).

Raphael has acted as counsel in a large number of domestic and international commercial arbitrations, both institutional and ad hoc.  He also regularly sits as arbitrator.  His experience encompasses disputes in the telecommunications, defence, energy, aerospace and distribution sectors, relating to project in Europe, Africa and the Middle East.  Raphael also has a broad experience in pre- and post-arbitration litigation before the French courts and has been involved in dozens of set-aside proceedings, appeals against exequatur orders and in the enforcement of arbitral awards, including against sovereigns.

Raphael is also a recognised expert in domestic and international commercial litigation.  He has acted in a large number of proceedings before French courts and his experience includes post-M&A disputes, and disputes in the telecommunication, distribution and heavy industry sectors.  He has extensive experience in private international law in areas such as the taking evidence and the service of judicial or extra-judicial documents abroad (Hague Conventions and blocking statutes).

He has also represented clients in numerous institutional and ad hoc mediations and conciliations.

Ofei Kwafo-Akoto is a senior lawyer with broad corporate experience, as well as more specific real estate experience in acquisitions, disposals, development and asset management. He is currently Head of Legal - Europe at GLP Capital Partners, a leading investment manager in alternative asset classes such as logistics assets, infrastructure investing and renewable energy. In this role Ofei has responsibility for a wide range of legal matters across the GLP business, including management of litigation and contentious matters.  

Prior to this, Ofei worked as a corporate lawyer in the City where he advised private equity houses, and real estate and sovereign wealth funds. Ofei is also a non-executive director at Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing and a trustee of the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award.

Julien Maire du Poset, a member of the Paris Bar and a Solicitor of England and Wales, has over 15 years of experience. Julien has developed a practice in complex international contracts and cross-border litigation.

Julien focuses his practice on negotiating contracts and resolving disputes through arbitration, litigation or through the means of amicable dispute resolution. Julien provides strategic counsel to diverse clients spanning various industries, such as telecommunications, pharmaceuticals, SaaS software, online gaming, construction, distribution, automotive, and transport.

After working for renowned Parisian law firms in litigation and international law, Julien’s appetite for entrepreneurship led him to establish Lead up in 2017.

Julien was involved in drafting some of the International Chamber of Commerce’s main model contracts, including the ICC Model International Sale Contract and the ICC Model Turnkey Contract for Major Projects.

Julien is also a member of the LCIA’s European Users’ Council and serves on the organising committee for Tel Aviv Arbitration Week.

Brandon Malone is a Barrister, Advocate and Arbitrator with over thirty years’ experience in commercial dispute resolution. He was the architect and founding Chairman of the Scottish Arbitration Center from 2011 to 2022.  He proposed and chairs the ICCA-NYC Bar-CPR Institute Working Group on Cybersecurity in International Arbitration. He has experience as a wing, sole, and presiding arbitrator in major international arbitrations under the rules of AAA, ICDR, SIAC, LCIA and various other institutions with cases seated in Europe, the Middle East, the Americas and Asia.  His experience ranges from construction, engineering, energy and infrastructure to blockchain and cryptocurrency arbitrations and agency, partnership and shareholder disputes.  Brandon is a member of the FIDIC President’s Panel of Approved Dispute Adjudicators, and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. He is a member of Arbitra International and Ampersand Advocates, and a door tenant with Quadrant Chambers.  Brandon writes and lectures on a variety of dispute resolution topics.

John has been described by clients as “one of the foremost litigators in the country” and “…an absolutely superb disputes lawyer”.

John has 34 years of dispute experience and is an acknowledged expert in high-stakes domestic and international cases. His broad practice focuses on banking, finance, technology, procurement, energy, and commercial. He is a Chartered Arbitrator, an accredited mediator, and a member of the governing board of the International Council for Commercial Arbitration.

John is ranked in Band 1: Dispute Resolution and in Band 1: Arbitrator by Chambers and Partners. In addition, he has been featured as one of the Top 50 Arbitrators in Africa by Legal 500: Arbitration Powerlist and the Africa Arbitration Academy. He sits on boards and committees of several arbitration organisations. These include a role as the Chairperson of the National Steering Committee for Formulation of the ADR Policy. He is nominated by Kenya to the ICSID Panel of Arbitrators and Mediators, as well as to the ICC Commission on Arbitration.

He has advised multinational companies, blue-chip companies listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange, and various other private companies besides Kenya’s largest state corporations. In addition, he has provided expert opinions and appeared as an expert witness on Kenyan law before the courts of England and Wales and the United States of America.

He also served on the inaugural board of the Nairobi Centre for International Arbitration for eight years. He is also the Convenor of the Law Society of Kenya’s Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee and as well as a member of the Mediation Accreditation Committee and the Judiciary Task Force on Court-Annexed Mediation. In 2013, he was appointed the Chairman of the Kenya Sports Disputes Tribunal.

He sits on the boards of several companies and is a Trustee of the M-PESA Foundation and is a director of the M-PESA Foundation Academy, which aims to provide a world-class education to gifted but economically disadvantaged students from across Kenya.

Małgorzata Surdek-Janicka is an arbitrator at SURDEK Arbitration and Vice-President of the ICC International Court of Arbitration. She is also Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, and member of the ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR. Before establishing her own independent arbitrator’s practice in autumn 2022, Małgorzata was a dispute resolution partner at CMS with 25 years of experience in the field, and a member of its global International Arbitration Group. She has 10 years of management experience as member of the global Board of CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP in London. Małgorzata has sat as arbitrator in infrastructure and construction, post-M&A and commercial disputes in the energy, mining, transportation, technology, retail, insurance & reinsurance, banking, and manufacturing sectors under the ICC, DIAC, SCC, VIAC, UNCITRAL, LCIA, FCC, and PCC arbitration rules and involving parties from Western and Eastern Europe, Central Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, Middle East, and Northern America.  She represented parties in investment arbitrations (most recently as lead counsel in the mining industry under the Canada-Poland Bilateral Investment Treaty).