Executive LLMMaster of Laws2017 CLASS DIRECTORY

Vafa AghayevaNationality: Azerbaijani Current location: FranceCurrent job title: LawyerCurrent company: BSU

PhD in International Law. Lecturer in the Faculty of Law, BSU. Diploma in International Relations (EMFSS) - University of London. Legal advisor - Ministry of Economic Development, Legal department (2006-2008). Legal internship at the Paris-based law firm.

Basel ArajNationality: Jordanian Current location: JordanCurrent job title: Chief Risk OfficerCurrent company: Banking Group

Basel Araj is an astute finance and banking professional with nearly 20 years of rich experience in Banking, Business & Financial consulting across the Jordanian and regional markets. Mr Araj has gained strong expertise in handling global transactions, mergers and acquisition, business and product development with International Banks such as Citibank and has developed competency in managing bank operations and implementing strategies towards enhancing market penetration, business volumes and growth at the local and regional levels. Basel Araj holds a Master in Business Administration (MBA) from Lancaster University Management School, United Kingdom, and a Master in Public Administration MPA (with focus on Leadership, Strategy and Change Management) from Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard University, United States. He holds a Diploma in International Trade & Finance from IFS University College, United Kingdom, has a Master Degree in Banking and Financial Sciences from Arab Academy for Banking and Financial Sciences, Jordan. He is certified in International Trade & Finance (CITF) and certified as a Documentary Credits Specialist (CDCS) from IFS University College, United Kingdom.

Hoda BarrageNationality: Lebanese Current location: LebanonCurrent job title: General CounselCurrent company: Medgulf

I am a General Counsel with 14 years of experience in Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions and Capital Markets Law. My educational background includes: - a DESS degree (Diplôme d’Etudes Supérieur Spécialisé - Masters in Law) from the French department of the Lebanese university in “Contentious, Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution”; a Masters degree in Business Administration from the ESA (Ecole Superieure des Affaires de Beyrouth), a graduate school of business managed by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Paris, affiliated with HEC (Haute Ecole de Commerce) and ESCP (Ecole Supérieure de Commerce de Paris), the leading business schools in France; and a Bachelor’s degree in Lebanese Law, equivalent to a Master degree in French Law from the Saint Joseph University of Beirut. I am fluent in English, French and Arabic.

Fernando J Barrera BNationality: Panamanian Current location: PanamaCurrent job title: Legal Director for Caribbean Rep. OfficeCurrent company: Huawei Technologies Panamá, S.A.

Fernando Barrera is a corporate lawyer, specialised in Telecommunication and Technology industry. I have served as a qualified lawyer for nine years. I am base located in Panama City, Panama and work for the top tier Chinese multinational ICT vendor Huawei Technologies.

As part of my scope of responsibilities are to conduct compliance tasks for different areas of the operation, as well as to negotiate the different projects awarded to the corporation with private customers, enterprises and government entities. Also, I manage legal disputes for the company, and negotiate different financial transactions including but not limited to credit assignments, project financing, cash pooling structures, foreign exchange rates risks, and special tax regimes.

I am an individual that really enjoys reading, travelling, self-growth and making friends.

Pinar Başdan ÇetinelNationality: Turkish Current location: TurkeyCurrent job title: PartnerCurrent company: Yazicilegal

Pınar Başdan Çetinel has been involved in structured finance, capital markets and banking matters. Her past work experience includes a practice at Mayer Brown LLP, Chicago as a foreign associate, and at Verdi & Yazıcı as an associate in 2005-2012. She is a graduate of Galatasaray University Faculty of Law (LL.B 2005) and a member of the Istanbul Bar since 2006.

Camille BlackburnNationality: Australian Current location: AustraliaCurrent job title: Principal Advisor - Australian Financial System InquiryCurrent company: Commonwealth Treasury

Expertise in regulation of financial services. Senior roles in public and private sector including Head of Investment Banks - Australian Securities and Investments Commission, and Global Head of Compliance for Westpac Institutional Bank.

Tatyana BogussevichNationality: Kazakhstan Current location: PolandCurrent job title: Senior Election AdviserCurrent company: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights

Tatyana Bogussevich has been an employee of the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights of the OSCE since January 2006. She first worked in the capacity of an Election Adviser and was in charge of a portfolio of eight countries in the OSCE region, including Germany, Greece, Moldova, Georgia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Latvia, United Kingdom and Liechtenstein. In March 2012, she assumed the duties of a Senior Election Adviser. In this capacity she is responsible for a number of election-related thematic areas and follow-up activities in the OSCE participating States in portfolios of the three Election Advisers she collaborates with. Prior to her employment with the OSCE/ODIHR in Warsaw, Tatyana was involved in election observation work in Armenia, Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan, and Kazakhstan. Before engagement with election observation missions, she worked at the OSCE Centre in Almaty as Assistant to Political and Media Officer and Project Co-ordinator. Tatyana holds a BA in International Relations from Kazakh-American University and an MSc in Comparative Politics from London School of Economics and Political Science.

David H L Chow

David H L Chow is currently a director of a real estate investment company in Hong Kong. He has considerable working experience in corporate governance, regulatory compliance and financial management with listed companies and licensed investment management companies in Hong Kong. He is a UK Chartered Accountant, an HK Certified Public Accountant and a US Chartered Financial Analyst. He graduated from University of Manchester with a MBA degree.

Alicia Dominguez-ContrerasNationality: Dominican Republic Current location: BelgiumCurrent job title: Legal CounselCurrent company: GDF SUEZ

Dual degree lawyer. Specialised in legal aspects of utilities (i.e. energy business) with a strong operational and regulatory background. Looking to translate strategic business needs into concrete legal solutions.

Michael DonnellyNationality: USA Current location: USACurrent job title: Director Global OutreachCurrent company: HSLDA

In addition to my full time position as Director of Global Outreach I am also adjunct professor of government at Patrick Henry College where I teach constitutional law. I graduated from the Boston University School of Law as a Paul J Liacos Scholar in 1997. I am a member of the bars of New Hampshire, Massachusetts, West Virginia, the District of Columbia, the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court. Prior to joining HSLDA I served as managing director for a nationally ranked internet marketing services firm. I served in the United States Army as a cavalry officer during the first Persian Gulf War. I litigate in international human rights courts and advise individuals, national organizations and public policy makers and NGOs on human rights issues in education.

Gregory DonovanNationality: Canadian Current location: UK & CanadaCurrent job title: Corporate BankerCurrent company: RBC Capital Markets

Gregory Donovan is a Corporate Banker at RBC Capital Markets, covering the Telecommunications, Media, Technology and Consumer sectors first in New York and now London. Gregory graduated from the University of Western Ontario, Richard Ivey School of Business with an HBA in Business Administration, and is a Chartered Accountant registered in Canada. Gregory volunteers as a trustee & board member on the London Voluntary Service Council (United Way London).

Jackson EisenpresserNationality: USA Current location: UKCurrent job title: Corporate FinanceCurrent company: Deutsche Bank

Lead Deutsche Bank Corporate Finance effort to cover High Net Worth, Family Office and Sovereign clients. Previously worked for Goldman Sachs in the Financial Sponsors Group in New York. Masters from Oxford.

Vivek GambhirNationality: British Current location: UAECurrent job title: Deputy General Counsel - Global Power and WaterCurrent company: Abu Dhabi National Energy Company PJSC

I joined Abu Dhabi national Energy Company (TAQA) in May 2011. Prior to that I was a partner at English law firm CMS Cameron McKenna and was based in London for over 12 years. I focussed on the power sector covering all aspects relating to regulation, privatisation, M&A and green field development. I led the international power sector practice and worked primarily in emerging markets. At TAQA, my primarily role is to support the power, water and renewable teams on legal issues, including business development, disputes etc., as well as support the other functions. We are a team of four lawyers who support in these areas, with a total of seven lawyers in Abu Dhabi.

Nino GogoladzeNationality: Georgia Current location: GeorgiaCurrent job title: National Programme ManagerCurrent company: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities

Nino received her MA in International Relations and European Studies from the Central European University, Budapest, Hungary, and her BA in International Relations from Tbilisi State University. Nino is international relations specialist with focus on conflict prevention and policy analysis in the post-Soviet space. She has more than 10-years experience in democratisation, human rights, and conflict prevention at different international organisations based in Georgia.

In her current position Nino Gogoladze is a National Programme Manager for the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities (OSCE HCNM) in Tbilisi, Georgia. Her responsibilities involve working with the Government of Georgia to develop policies seeking the integration of national minorities, including political participation and access to education.

Julia GrayNationality: Canadian Current location: CanadaCurrent job title: Associate General Counsel, Assistant Corporate Secretary and Vice-President LegalCurrent company: Canaccord Genuity

I am a 2004 law graduate of McGill University in Montreal, where I studied both civil and common law. After graduation, I practice corporate transactional law at two large law firms in New York City, specialising in mergers and acquisitions and securities transactions. In late 2010 I returned to my home city of Toronto and moved into in-house counsel roles. I was legal counsel at Royal Bank of Canada where I was responsible for worldwide securities transactions for RBC as a public issuer. In 2011, I moved to Canaccord Genuity, a global midmarket investment bank that is listed on the Toronto and London Stock Exchanges. I work on corporate transactions for the company as well as advising the investment banking and wealth management businesses. In my free time, I enjoy travelling, open water swimming and alpine skiing.

Judith HullNationality: Canadian Current location: CanadaCurrent job title: Senior Counsel and PresidentCurrent company: Judith Hull & Associates

Judith Hull is the owner of Judith Hull & Associates, a plaintiffs’ personal injury boutique law firm based in London, Ontario, Canada. Judith is designated a Specialist in Civil Litigation by the Law Society of Upper Canada. She sits on the Board of Directors for the Advocates’ Society and is the current Chair of the Share the Road Cycling Coalition. She is Past President of the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association, a former governor for the American Association for Justice, and recipient of the Women’s Caucus award from the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association (2011), the International Trial Lawyer Leadership Award from the American Association for Justice (2010).

Judith is a graduate of The University of Western Ontario (LLB 1994; Honours BA 1989).

John HunterNationality: Canadian Current location: CanadaCurrent job title: BarristerCurrent company: Hunter Litigation Chambers

I am a Canadian barrister, practising in Vancouver, B.C. My practice is about half commercial litigation and arbitration and half public and administrative law. I practised for 25 years in a full service firm, but left that firm 10 years ago to start a litigation boutique, which now numbers 23 lawyers working solely in litigation and arbitration matters. In addition to my litigation practice, I have been involved in the governance of the legal profession, having served as President of the Law Society of British Columbia in 2008 and President of the Federation of Law Societies of Canada in 2012. As well I am an alumnus of LSE, having taken a graduate degree programme some 40 years ago. I am looking forward to returning to my old school and participating in what looks to be a stimulating programme.

Andrew JennensNationality: British Current location: EnglandCurrent job title: Managing AssociateCurrent company: Linklaters LLP

2012 to date: Managing Associate, Linklaters LLP, London (including 8 month secondment to Nomura International plc) 2007 - 2012: Associate, Linklaters LLP, London (including nine month secondment to HSBC Bank plc) 2005 - 2007: Trainee Solicitor, Linklaters LLP (including six month secondment to Linklaters LLP, New York)

2004 - 2005: Legal Practice Course, BPP Law School, London

2000 - 2003: LLB, The University of Leeds.

Marcus JoyceNationality: Irish Current location: NetherlandsCurrent job title: Associate Legal OfficerCurrent company: United Nations - ICTY

I have been an Associate Legal Officer at the ICTY in the Hague. Before that I worked for the UN in Geneva and New York before the United Nations Dispute and Appeals Tribunal, litigating administrative/employment law claims. From 2005-2010 I was a Barrister specialising in criminal law in London.

Rizal KaharNationality: Malaysian Current location: QatarCurrent job title: Senior Legal CounselCurrent company: Qatar Foundation

Elena KholinaNationality: Russian Current location: RussiaCurrent job title: General Counsel Current company: Sapinda CIS

Elena Kholina is the General Counsel for Sapinda CIS. Prior to joining Sapinda, Ms Kholina held senior legal in-house positions in large Russian industrial groups, including Mechel, En+ Group and Alfa Capital Partners. She has also worked at international law firms including Simmons & Simmons, Baker & McKenzie and White & Case. Ms Kholina holds a Master of Law from the Russian School of Private Law along with LLM in Corporate Law from New York University School of Law. She has also completed a specialist degree in Financial Management at the Finance Academy (Moscow) and a bachelor degree in International Law at the Moscow State University Law School.

Victoria KoyerNationality: British Current location: UKCurrent job title: LawyerCurrent company: Societe Generale

Admitted as a solicitor in England & Wales, currently Derivatives lawyer in Societe Generale London, previously worked as commodities and fixed income lawyer in Morgan Stanley, and prior to that in Deutsche Bank (London and Moscow) and Dentons LLP London.

Harsha KrishnakumarNationality: Australian Current location: AustraliaCurrent job title: LawyerCurrent company: Allen & Overy

I am a corporate lawyer in Allen & Overy’s Sydney office, specialising in Equity Capital Markets and Mergers & Acquisitions. I have been practicing for four years and am currently on secondment at Goldman Sachs.

Chiew Ee KwongNationality: Malaysian Current location: MalaysiaCurrent job title: AssociateCurrent company: Rahmat Lim & Partners

I am a commercial litigation lawyer with three years PQE. I have a broad commercial litigation experience in areas such as banking, corporate, arbitration and insolvency. I have advised and represented local and international financial institutions, multinational corporations, liquidators, receivers & managers, venture capitalists in commercial-related cases at all levels of Court in Malaysia.

Kelvin LiewNationality: Australian Current location: AustraliaCurrent job title: Associate Current company: Clyde & Co

Kelvin is a dispute resolution and insurance lawyer. Kelvin’s dispute resolution practice encompasses general commercial litigation, disputes involving directors and officers, general liability, class actions and employment law. On the insurance side, Kelvin provides coverage and regulatory advice as well as general corporate and commercial legal services to both general and life insurers, Lloyd’s syndicates and reinsurers.

John LuddenNationality: Irish Current location: United Arab EmiratesCurrent job title: Senior Vice President LegalCurrent company: GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS)

I’m a lawyer with GECAS based in our Dubai office. I have responsibility for our aircraft leasing and financing transactions in the Emerging Markets and oversee the corporate activities of our European entities. Prior to working for GECAS, I practised as a corporate lawyer in Bermuda and spent five years in private practice at a law firm in London. I obtained an LLB from the University of Liverpool and an MSc in Air Transport Management from Cranfield University.

Rusudan MaisuradzeNationality: Georgian Current location: GeorgiaCurrent job title: LawyerCurrent company: Self-employed

I began my practice in Ministry of Economic of Georgia. Later continued in private sector. Worked as a lawyer, as a senior lawyer and as a corporate governor. I have passed state exams for attorneys and judges. Field of practice: corporate law, commercial contracts negotiation, dispute resolution, legal risks assessment, business negotiations, negotiations with state organs, administrative law.

Jennifer MaughanNationality: British Current location: Hong KongCurrent job title: Associate Current company: Harneys

Jennifer Maughan is a member of the firm’s Litigation and Restructuring Department in Hong Kong, having joined the firm in 2012. Jennifer’s practice focuses on international commercial disputes with a particular focus on shareholders disputes, insolvency and restructuring, and enforcement proceedings, often with a cross-border element. As part of her practice Jennifer also regularly advises on matters including interim injunction applications, disclosure applications, shareholders disputes and winding up proceedings in the BVI and the Cayman Islands.

Romain MicolNationality: French Current location: UKCurrent job title: FounderCurrent company: Advanced Medicine and Innovation Ltd

Expertise: Oncology, infectious diseases, immunology, biotechnology. Joined Institut Mérieux group in 2008 as medical director of ABLinc, and then at Shantha Biotechnics in India. Romain joined the R&D department of Transgene in 2010 as international scientific program manager and then as business director for USA and China. Romain is founder of Advanced Medicine and Innovation Limited. This company is dedicated to achieving medical innovation and deliver pioneering biotechnological research through investment and management inputs.

Georgi MitrevNationality: Bulgarian Current location: LuxembourgCurrent job title: Lawyer LinguistCurrent company: Court of Justice of the European Union

Graduated from Sofia University, class of 2000. Admitted to practise law in 2001. Between 2000 and 2003 managed a Human Rights project (based at the Bulgarian Helsinki Committee, an NGO) and worked on cases before the European Court of Human Rights (Strasbourg), drafting the application in the case of Al-Nashif v. Bulgaria (violations found of Art. 5-4, 8 and 13 ECHR), the written observations in the case of M.C. v. Bulgaria (violations found of Art. 3 and Art. 8 ECHR), negotiated a friendly settlement with the Bulgarian Government in the case of M.S., worked on the cases of Varbanov, OMO Ilinden, Hasan and Chaush, drafted an amicus curiae brief in Bulgarian constitutional case No. 15/00 concerning the Foreign Nationals in Bulgaria Act, later found by the Strasbourg Court to be contrary to ECHR, and conducted a study of security clearance legislation in Bulgaria. Between 2003 and 2007 practised independently, mainly with corporate clients, initially touching upon and gradually becoming strongly involved in legal translation, a field in which quality is essential but, more often than not, deficient. Following an open competition, joined the EU Court of Justice on 1 January 2007 as a Bulgarian lawyer linguist, presently translating into Bulgarian Court of Justice judgements and orders, opinions of the Advocates-General, as well as references for preliminary ruling from English, French, German, Italian and Polish.

Mark MosseyNationality: Canadian Current location: CanadaCurrent job title: Clinic Director and Poverty and Civil Law Counsel Current company: Maliganik Tukisiniarvik

I am currently the Clinic Director and Poverty and Civil Law Counsel at Maliganik Tukisiniarvik Legal Services in Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada. Iqaluit, located on Baffin Island, is approximately 300km south of the arctic circle and is the capital city of Nunavut, Canada’s newest Territory. Maliganik has 14 lawyers and approximately 20 administrative staff focusing on criminal law, family law and poverty law matters. As the lone poverty lawyer in the clinic, my practice focuses on human rights, employment and housing law. In addition to my practice, I am the immediate past president of the Law Society of Nunavut and a former past president of the Nunavut Branch of the Canadian Bar Association.

Fleur NewmanNationality: Australian Current location: GermanyCurrent job title: Programme OfficerCurrent company: UNFCCC

Currently a programme officer in the Sustainable Development Mechanisms (SDM) programme, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) secretariat.

Among other things, my work includes implementing a voluntary tool for describing sustainable development co-benefits of CDM projects, supporting parties in their review of the modalities and procedures of the international project-based carbon offset mechanism - the CDM - and supporting the work of Parties and the UNFCCC in implementing gender equality strategies.

I previously practiced as an energy and environment lawyer in Australia, with background in mining, oil & gas, and property transactions. I specialised in climate change law and its impacts on major projects, mining and energy.

Olga NikitinaNationality: Russian Current location: RussiaCurrent job title: Head of ComplianceCurrent company: Becton Dickinson (BD)

Head of Compliance for Russia, CIS and Turkey in Becton Dickinson – BD (the US medical devices company). Over 15 years of professional experience in Compliance and Law in international companies. Professional member of the International Compliance Association (MICA).

Professional interests:- Competition Law- Healthcare Compliance- Anti-bribery & Anti-corruption (FCPA, the UK Bribery Act)- Effective Compliance and Risk Management Systems- Internal investigations/Fraud Management Systems- Third Party Management/ Due Diligence

Roman NikolaevNationality: Russian Current location: RussiaCurrent job title: Head of Legal Department Current company: MDM Bank

I grew up in Kazan, capital of the autonomous Tatarstan Republic, and graduated from Kazan State University in 2003 (among other notable students, Vladimir Lenin was expelled from the university in 1887 for protesting against the Tsar). I have a specialist degree in law, with a concentration in Civil Law and a focus in Commercial and Banking Law. I relocated to Moscow after graduation, working as a corporate lawyer before joining TRUST Bank as Head of a Legal Group. I am currently Head of Legal team at MDM Bank. My main responsibilities include Project and Acquisition Finance, M&A, Corporate Restructuring, Securitization and IPOs, among others. In my free time I love sports: in the past I contemplated a professional career in basketball before an illness sidelined me. I also enjoy contemporary music, reading historical books and travelling.

Liz Munyi NjugunaNationality: Kenyan Current location: KenyaCurrent job title: Regional Counsel - Sub Saharan AfricaCurrent company: Google

Regional counsel at Google; responsible for creation and execution of a pragmatic and efficient legal strategy for Google’s activities in Sub Saharan Africa. Previously an owner at an IT business providing enterprise resource planning services; and a litigation associate at a top Kenya law firm.

Didier PartyNationality: France Current location: IrelandCurrent job title: Director of Legal Affairs EATON Aerospace & Chief IP Counsel EATON Group EMEACurrent company: Eaton Corporation

Didier is Director of Legal Affairs for EATON Aerospace in EMEA. In this role, Didier provides business legal support to the Aerospace division of EATON in Europe, the Middle-East and Africa. Didier is also Chief Counsel, Intellectual Property for the EATON Group for that region. In this role, Didier and his team provide full intellectual property services to all entities and businesses of EATON and they manage the patent portfolio of all its European business units. Didier joined EATON in May 2014 and is based at EATON’s World Headquarters in Dublin, Ireland. Prior to joining EATON, Didier was Senior Director and Managing Counsel of the Strategic Intellectual Property Transactions and Counseling Team of HP in Palo Alto, California. In that role, he advised HP’s top management and several Global Business Units, including HP Servers, HP Software and HP Cloud Computing, and he led a team of highly specialised IP attorneys supporting these Global Business Units worldwide. Didier has represented HP as lead IP attorney in multi-billion dollar acquisitions and commercial contracts, including with large corporations such as Intel, Microsoft, Alcatel-Lucent and British Telecom. Didier started his career at HP in 2002 at HP Labs Europe in Bristol, England, where he worked for four years on R&D contracts, EU funding programs and tech transactions before relocating to France to assist HP’s General Counsel in EMEA. After six years in Paris, Didier moved to HP’s Headquarters in California to assist HP’s top management, lead the US, EMEA and APAC IP Transactions teams and oversee key initiatives including cloud-related acquisitions, and offensive patent enforcement and licensing programs. Prior to joining HP, Didier was a senior associate attorney in the International Patent Prosecution and Litigation Practices of Baker Botts LLP in Houston and London, where his primary role was focused on the representation of IT companies. Didier has also served as the Corporate Chief Patent Counsel for the Swatch Group in Switzerland where he was engaged in a large number of anti-counterfeiting operations when Swatch moved into a fashion business model. From 1993 to 2001, he lectured on issues of European patent law and management of intellectual property assets, and has also trained candidates for the European Patent Attorney Qualification Exam. Didier is regularly asked to speak at seminars and conferences in Europe on subjects such as patents, trade secret, open source and IP assets management. Didier is a qualified European Patent Attorney and a French Intellectual Property Counselor. Didier received his Law degree from the Center for International Intellectual Property Studies at the Robert Schuman University in Strasbourg specializing in IP law, EU competition law, and French contract law. He also studied English contract law at the University of London. He also holds an MS in Material Science and a BS in Mechanical Engineering. Didier trained at the Weinstein law firm in Paris, and he also served in a special bureau of the French Ministry of Defense in Paris. Didier attended last year one of the executive programmes of the UCD Graduate Business School in Dublin where he graduated in Strategy.

Jeinis PatelNationality: Canadian Current location: CanadaCurrent job title: Barrister - CriminalCurrent company: Kay Patel Mahoney Chow

Criminal law.

Petra PeerNationality: Austrian Current location: Austria/EnglandCurrent job title: JudgeCurrent company: Higher Regional Court Vienna

I am a civil law judge since 1 January 2008, working in Vienna (Austria). Before that I was assigned as a judge to the Austrian Ministry of Justice for several years, Directorate for Civil Law and Legislation, where I was responsible for various projects of legislation in the field of national and international civil procedure law. Besides dealing with EU legislative projects (e.g. revision of ‘Brussels I’ and the ‘EU-Service-Regulation’, negotiations on the “EU-Mediation-Directive”), I was in charge of the legal projects of UNCITRAL, at last in the field of arbitration and conciliation (e.g. revision of the ‘UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules’). Based on my dedication and my great interest in international commercial arbitration and alternative dispute resolution I am still the Austrian representative in the meetings of UNCITRAL Working Group II. Besides this I try to find time to work on scientific papers in the field of national and international civil procedure law and give lectures, that I appreciate very much.

Giuseppe PinelliNationality: Italian Current location: ItalyCurrent job title: LawyerCurrent company: Pinelli Schifani & Dagnino Law Firms

Born in 1977. Law degree in 2000 (Università di Palermo), Master in Law in 2002 - Contract Law and EU Private Law (Università di Palermo), Master in Law in 2004 (Università di Roma and Hamline University).

Dmitry PolukhinNationality: Russian Current location: RussiaCurrent job title: AssociateCurrent company: McKinsey & Company

I obtained a specialist degree from the Moscow State Academy of Law and MBA from the Ross School of Business, University of Michigan.

Prior to McKinsey I worked at the Distressed Assets Department of Gazprombank, Moscow.

Alex PotopNationality: Romanian Current location: United KingdomCurrent job title: Solicitor/LawyerCurrent company: KPMG

Highly skilled professional with an interdisciplinary education and international working experience.

Adriana Rojas TamayoNationality: Colombian Current location: ColombiaCurrent job title: Senior LawyerCurrent company: De La Calle, Londoño, López & Posada

Senior lawyer on De La Calle, Londoño, López & Posada law firm. Associate lawyer of Lopez Montealegre & Associates law firm. IADB consultant for the introduction of the electronic cargo manifest at Colombia. Co-author of ‘Methods for the determination of price and payment conditions of international construction contracts’, published in e-mercatoria, Universidad Externado de Colombia law faculties magazine for commercial and business law.

Engy SeragNationality: Egyptian Current location: EgyptCurrent job title: Contracts and Claims DirectorCurrent company: Orascom Construction

Dr Engy Serag is the Contracts and Claims Director of Orascom Construction, and is an Adjunct Faculty at the American University in Cairo, Construction Engineering Department. She got her PhD in Civil Engineering and has many publications in relations to the construction contracts and claims management. Dr Serag is a member of the Industrial Advisory Board of the American University in Cairo as well as other professional entities such as the Construction Research Council. She masters claims management, FIDIC contracts interpretation and delivers several trainings in the delay claims, loss of productivity and Egyptian Civil Code in relation to Construction.

Jennifer ShawNationality: Maltese Current location: MaltaCurrent job title: Senior AssociateCurrent company: Filletti & Filletti Advocates

Education: Graduated with a Bachelor of Laws (2009), Diploma of Notary Public (2010) and Doctorate of Laws (2012) from the University of Malta. Called to the Bar in February 2013 and a member of the Malta Chamber of Advocates.

Previous Experience (2010): Lawyer at KPMG (Malta) in the Tax Advisory Department. Current Position (2010-date): Currently in private practice at Filletti & Filletti Advocates offering litigation and consultancy services. These include advisory services to both private and public entities, as well as governmental institutions such as the Government Property Department and Enemalta Corporation. Main areas of practice are Civil litigation and Commercial Law.

Danil SmirnyaginNationality: Russian Current location: RussiaCurrent job title: Head of Corporate and International Projects Legal SupportCurrent company: JSC “Gazprom neft”

After having graduated from the St Petersburg State University in 2004 I have worked in legal consulting, investment and commercial banking areas before joining JSC “Gazprom neft”, the oil arm of Gazprom, in 2008, as a legal counsel for M&A and corporate finance legal support. Since 2012 I head the Corporate and International Projects Legal Support Division, working on various M&A projects in Russia and abroad, establishing and restructuring joint-ventures, corporate finance deals, risk based contracts for exploration, development and production of oil in various jurisdictions.

Pedro TentNationality: Spanish Current location: SpainCurrent job title: Principal Associate LawyerCurrent company: J&A Garrigues, SLP

I started my career in legal practice nine years ago as junior Lawyer of J&A Garrigues, SLP, Litigation and Arbitration Department. I’ve been involved in commercial litigation facing very different type of cases, but mainly questions concerning Contract Law and Corporate Law. In 2011 I was appointed Associate Lecturer of Private International Law at the Faculty of Law of the Universitat de València, where I’m teaching International Commercial Law. In July 2014 I was appointed Principal Associate of J&A Garrigues

Vincent JohnsonGRADUATED 2016

Nationality: USA Current location: USACurrent job title: Professor of Law and Director of the Institute on Chinese Law and BusinessCurrent company: St Mary’s University School of Law

Member of the American Law Institute and Deputy Editor-in-Chief of The Chinese Journal of Comparative Law (published by Oxford University Press). He served as a Fulbright Scholar in China and Romania and associate dean at St Mary’s University School of Law. He was a visiting professor at George Washington University and the University of Notre Dame, and has lectured in Austria, Czech Republic, Lithuania, Ukraine, Russia, Moldova, Mongolia, and Serbia. Johnson clerked for the highest court in New York State and the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (Chicago). He was a Fellow at the Supreme Court of the United States and, by appointment of the Chief Justice, a member of the Supreme Court Fellows Commission. The author of books on American tort law and legal malpractice law, and of articles on legal ethics, the rule of law, judicial independence, and ethics in government, his writings have been cited or quoted by 30 American state and federal courts and more than 165 law reviews.

He lives in San Antonio, Texas, USA, and is active in historic preservation. BA, St. Vincent College; JD, University of Notre Dame; LLM, Yale University.

Chaz RaineyGRADUATED 2016

Nationality: United States Current location: United StatesCurrent job title: Chief Executive OfficerCurrent company: Rainey Legal Group

CEO and managing partner of Rainey Legal Group, a boutique law firm specialising in international dispute resolution.

Winluck WahiuGRADUATED 2016

Nationality: Sweden and Kenya Current location: SwedenCurrent job title: Senior Constitution Building ConsultantCurrent company: International IDEA

Winluck Wahiu is currently advising on the making of a permanent Constitution for South Sudan, after recently completing a short independent consultancy with the United Nations Mission in Liberia. He first joined International IDEA in 2006. In 2008, he was acting Head of Mission for IDEA in Nepal, where he helped to establish a programme in support of the country’s constituent assembly for nine months before returning to IDEA headquarters in Stockholm to take over global leadership of IDEA Constitution Building Programme, a position he held until August 2012. In that capacity, he has authored chapters in the institutional flagship publication on constitution building, overseen the creation of an online resource centre for constitution makers - ConstitutionNet - and actively contributed to national constitution making processes in countries such as Bolivia, Ecuador, Nepal, Kenya, Vietnam and Zambia. He has been a legal adviser to the Ministry of Justice and the Parliamentary Select Committee during a phase of the constitution making process in Kenya in 2004 - 2005 and also worked with civil society engaging in constitution reforms in Uganda and Swaziland. He started his career as a human rights lawyer and has litigated in Kenyan courts and before the African Commission on Human and Peoples Rights through a joint programme of the Kenyan and Swedish Sections of the International Commission of Jurists. He is an Advocate admitted to the Kenyan Bar and Member of the Pan African Lawyers Union and International Law Association.