FIAA • Foundation for
International Arbitration Advocacy
15bis, rue des Alpes
P.O. Box 2088
1211 Geneva 1
Switzerland
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ABOUT FIAA |
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FIAA is currently in the process of being formally established as a Swiss foundation with charitable and educational purposes. The seat of FIAA will be in Geneva, Switzerland, which has a long tradition as one of the world’s leading centres for international arbitration.
FIAA will have a two-tier governance structure:
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The Board of Trustees will be responsible for general oversight of FIAA’s activities and assets and provide support for FIAA in the international arbitration community.
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The Executive Committee will be responsible for the planning and operation of FIAA’s activities and programs. |
When formally constituted, these two bodies will bring internationally renowned advocacy instructors together with a prestigious group of leading arbitration practitioners representing jurisdictions worldwide and major arbitral institutions.
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FIAA'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES |
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Essam Al Tamimi |
Al Tamimi & Company |
UAE |
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John Beechey |
Clifford Chance LLP |
England |
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Prof. Piero Bernardini |
Studio Legale Ughi e Nunziante |
Italy |
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Sheila R. Block |
Torys LLP |
Canada |
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Prof. Teresa Cheng, S.C. |
Des Voeux Chambers |
Hong Kong |
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Dushyant Dave, S.A. |
Senior Advocate |
India |
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Donald F. Donovan |
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP |
USA |
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L. Yves Fortier, C.C., Q.C. |
Ogilvy Renault LLP |
Canada |
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Paul D. Friedland |
White & Case LLP |
USA |
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Prof. Emmanuel Gaillard |
Shearman & Sterling LLP |
France |
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Prof. Martin Hunter |
Essex Court Chambers |
England |
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Michael Hwang, S.C. |
Senior Counsel |
Singapore |
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Prof. Gabrielle Kaufmann-Kohler* |
Schellenberg Wittmer |
Switzerland |
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Prof. Alexander Komarov |
International Arbitration Court |
Russia |
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Prof. Fidelis Oditah, Q.C., S.A.N. |
3/4 South Square Chambers |
Nigeria |
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Prof. Francisco Orrego Vicuña |
Francisco Orrego Vicuña & Co |
Chile |
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Jan Paulsson |
London Court of International Arbitration |
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Dr. Klaus Sachs |
CMS Hasche Sigle |
Germany |
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Prof. James H. Seckinger |
University of Notre Dame |
USA |
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William K. Slate II |
American Arbitration Association |
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Jingzhou Tao |
Jones Day LLP |
China |
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Prof. Pierre Tercier |
International Chamber of Commerce |
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Prof. Albert Jan van den Berg |
Hanotiau & van den Berg |
Netherlands |
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David A.R. Williams, Q.C. |
Bankside Chambers |
New Zealand |
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Dr. Markus Wirth |
Swiss Arbitration Association |
Switzerland |
* President of the Board of Trustees
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FIAA'S EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE |
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Christian Camboulive |
Gide Loyrette Nouel |
France |
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Marinn Carlson |
Sidley Austin LLP |
USA |
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Stephen Jagusch |
Allen & Overy LLP |
England |
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Brian King |
Freshfields Bruckhaus & Deringer |
England |
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Fernando Mantilla-Serrano |
Shearman & Sterling LLP |
France |
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Andrew McDougall |
White & Case LLP |
France |
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David Roney |
Schellenberg Wittmer |
Switzerland |
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Matthias Scherer |
Lalive |
Switzerland |
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John Terry |
Torys LLP |
Canada |
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Michael Young |
Herbert Smith LLP |
France |
* Ex Officio Members of Executive Committee: Sheila Block and James Seckinger
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The Founders of FIAA are Sheila R. Block, Gabrielle Kaufmann-Kohler, David P. Roney and James H. Seckinger.
Sheila R. Block is the senior litigation partner with Torys LLP in Toronto and is widely recognized as one of the leading advocates in Canada. She has appeared as counsel at all levels of court in Ontario and before the Federal Court and the Supreme Court of Canada as well as before international arbitral tribunals. Ms. Block has spoken and written extensively on trial advocacy. She has taught advocacy for the National Institute of Trial Advocacy (NITA) and for various leading law firms and other organizations in Canada, the U.S., El Salvador, England, France, New Zealand, Scotland and Switzerland, as well as for the U.N. War Crimes Tribunal in Rwanda and the Special Court in Sierra Leone.
Gabrielle Kaufmann-Kohler is a partner with Schellenberg Wittmer in Geneva and a professor of private international law and dispute resolution at the University of Geneva Law School. She has acted in over 120 international commercial and investment arbitrations, either as presiding, sole or party-appointed arbitrator or as counsel. Professor Kaufmann-Kohler was President of the Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA) from 2001 to 2005 and is now an Honorary President and Board Member of ASA. She is a member of the International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA), the ICC International Court of Arbitration, the Board of the American Arbitration Association and the Board of the Swiss International Law Society.
David P. Roney is a partner with Schellenberg Wittmer in Geneva, specializing in international commercial arbitration. He is admitted as a Barrister and Solicitor, Ontario, Canada and as a Solicitor, England and Wales. Mr. Roney has acted as counsel before international arbitral tribunals in a broad range of commercial disputes and has served as arbitrator under the ICC Rules and the Swiss Rules. He is active in a number of international arbitration organizations, including the ICC Commission on Arbitration, and is a Visiting Lecturer at the International Arbitration Advocacy Workshop of the Masters in Business Law Joint Programme, Universities of Geneva and Lausanne.
James H. Seckinger is one of the leading trial advocacy instructors in the USA and has been a faculty member at the University of Notre Dame Law School since 1974. He has been involved with the National Institute of Trial Advocacy (NITA) since its inception in 1972 and was the Director of NITA from 1979 to 1994. Professor Seckinger is a much published author of advocacy books and articles, as well as materials on teaching and learning lawyer skills through simulated learn-by-doing exercises. Professor Seckinger has directed and taught in workshops on trial and arbitration advocacy skills at prestigious law firms and legal organizations around the world. He organized and taught advocacy skills for the U.N. War Crimes Tribunal for Rwanda and the Special Court for Sierra Leone. Professor Seckinger has conducted in advocacy skills programs throughout the U.S. and Canada, and in Australia, El Salvador, England, France, New Zealand, Panama, Scotland, Singapore and Switzerland. |
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FIAA wishes to extend its sincere thanks to Ernst & Young (Switzerland) for agreeing to serve as auditor of the foundation: www.ey.com
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