Christopher Boog is a Vice-Chair of the International Arbitration Practice Group and co-heads Schellenberg Wittmer's Sports Practice. He represents clients in complex international commercial, investment and sports arbitration matter as well as in setting-aside proceedings before the Swiss Supreme Court. As well as being the President of the Court for the Swiss Arbitration Centre he is also co-chair of the ASA Arbitration Retreat.

Chris is ranked as one of a small number of Global Elite Thought Leaders by Who's Who Legal Arbitration recognizing lawyers "at the peak of the profession". He is the 2020 recipient of the ASA Prize for Advocacy in International Commercial Arbitration, awarded every two years to international arbitration counsel to recognize exceptional advocacy in international arbitration. Chris is described as "one of the best in the business", “one of the superstars in Switzerland”, and "definitely a leader in the field" (Who's Who Legal). According to clients and peers, he is "outstanding", "just brilliant" and "one of the best advocates I have ever seen" (Who's Who Legal). The same directory remarks that “Chris belongs among the best arbitration counsel of his generation.” Other sources report that he is "brilliant and to-the-point" (Chambers Global) and "has superb analytical and advocacy skills. He is admired for his ability to explain (orally and in writing) complex technical or factual issues in simple terms" (Legal 500).

Melissa Magliana is a partner at LALIVE specializing in international commercial arbitration. She is also a member of the Executive Committee of the Arbitration Court of the Swiss Arbitration Centre, where she acts as Secretary to the Court, and a member of the board of the Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA), for which she acts as co-chair of the ASA Arbitration Retreat.

Melissa also acts as sole arbitrator, co-arbitrator and chair of arbitral tribunals and advises on other forms of dispute resolution and related proceedings, such as mediation and international legal assistance. Her expertise spans different industry sectors with a particular focus on highly complex construction and engineering disputes as well as shareholder, partnership and joint venture disputes arising in a post-M&A context.

Franz Schwarz specializes in complex multi-jurisdictional disputes and has extensive experience in arbitral practice across civil and common law systems. He has participated in over 250 arbitrations as counsel and arbitrator, including ad-hoc and major institutions like ICC, LCIA, Vienna, and Stockholm, focusing on joint ventures, M&A, financial services, and corporate disputes.

He advises clients on conflict of law issues, international enforcement of arbitration awards, and protecting foreign investments under bilateral treaties. Frequently serving as an arbitrator and chairman of arbitral tribunals, Mr. Schwarz is listed with several major arbitral institutions. Mr. Schwarz is Vice President of the Vienna International Arbitration Centre, a member of the ASA Board, and a designated member of the ICSID Panel of Conciliators by Austria. He is also affiliated with the IBA, CIArb, LCIA, DIS, and the Swiss and Austrian Arbitration Associations. He co-founded the ICDR Young & International Arbitration program and served on its Executive Board from 2003 to 2007.

Dr. İsmail G. Esin graduated from Istanbul University Faculty of Law in 1990. After acquiring his LL.M degree from Tübingen University Germany in 1991, Dr. Esin started his legal career as a research assistant at Marmara University, Department of Civil Law in 1992. In 1997 Dr. Esin completed his Ph.D at the University of Tübingen and he established Esin Attorney Partnership in the same year (1997) after returning to Istanbul. Presently a partner of the firm, Dr. Esin advises on dispute resolution, mergers and acquisitions, privatization and real estate for more than 25 years. Ismail has been recognized as a leading individual in multiple areas by International Who's Who Legal, Chambers & Partners, IFLR and Legal 500 publications.

Originally from New Zealand, James Hosking is a founding partner of New York-based Chaffetz Lindsey LLP and leads the firm’s international arbitration practice. He has acted as counsel in disputes under all the leading rules, and sat as an arbitrator in some 60 commercial or investor-state cases. He is a member of the Governing Board of the International Council for Commercial Arbitration, a Fellow of the Arbitrators and Mediators Association of New Zealand, and Vice President of the Court of the Saudi Center for Commercial Arbitration. James has also published widely on international arbitration, including as the co-author of the leading commentary on the ICDR International Rules, and is an adjunct professor at NYU School of Law.

Steven Finizio is a partner at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP. He has acted as counsel and arbitrator in international arbitrations involving the laws of jurisdictions in Europe, Asia, Africa, South America, and the US, and has been counsel in disputes under international treaties and in international courts. He is Professor of Practice at SOAS University of London. His publications include “A Practical Guide to International Commercial Arbitration: Assessment, Planning and Strategy” and “International Commercial Arbitration” in The Law of Transnational Business Transactions. He is a member of the GIAC Advisory Council and the Protem Committee for the AIAC Court of Arbitration, and a past member of the LCIA Court.

Juliet Blanch is a full-time arbitrator with Arbitration Chambers, having previously chaired the international dispute resolution practice at Weil, Gotshal & Manges. She is a Vice President of the ICC International Court of Arbitration and has over 30 years’ experience in the arbitration of both international commercial and investment treaty disputes with a particular focus on regulatory, energy and infrastructure, mining, commodities, telecommunications, pharmaceutical, hospitality, maritime and shareholder disputes. Juliet has acted as lead counsel and/or sat as arbitrator in arbitrations held under AAA, HKIAC, ICC, ICSID, LCIA, LMAA, SCC, SIAC, UNCITRAL and other rules and which have been seated in a variety of jurisdictions including London, the DIFC, Hong Kong, New York, Paris, Singapore, Stockholm, Washington DC and Zurich. She has been appointed as arbitrator in over 100 international arbitrations, over 30 of which have been as presiding arbitrator.

Juliet is recognised by her peers as one of the world’s leading arbitrators. In 2022, Juliet received the Global Arbitration Review award for ‘best prepared and most responsive arbitrator’, the Legal 500 ‘Arbitrator of the Year’ award and the Who’s Who Legal ‘Arbitration Lawyer of the Year’ award. She was again awarded Who’s Who Legal ‘Arbitration Lawyer of the Year’ award in 2023. Juliet is ranked as is ranked as a Global Elite Thought Leader by Who’s Who Legal, as a Band 1 arbitrator in the UK guide of Chambers and Partners and as a Tier 1 Leading Arbitrator in the UK edition of The Legal 500.

Noradèle Radjai is a partner in the international arbitration team of LALIVE, specialising in commercial and investment arbitration in the energy (in particular oil and gas), telecommunications and construction sectors. She also advises clients from the Middle East or in relation to contracts or projects in the Middle East. Ms Radjai has acted as counsel, advocate and arbitrator in over 50 international arbitration proceedings, both ad hoc and institutional (under the ICC, LCIA, SCC, ICSID, AAA/ICDR, UNCITRAL and Swiss Rules), including disputes arising from share sales and acquisitions, joint ventures, and large projects, governed by a variety of procedural and substantive laws including Swiss, English, Lebanese, Kuwaiti, French, Russian, Cypriot, New York and Californian.

Ms Radjai is highly recognised by the leading legal directories. She was ranked as one of the top 5 arbitration partners globally under the age of 45 in Who’s Who Legal: Future Leaders – Arbitration 2017 and is currently ranked in Who’s Who Legal’s global ranking for all arbitration practitioners. She is also included by Chambers Global and Europe in their Europe-wide and Switzerland rankings of leading arbitration counsel.

Ms Radjai is an Officer of the IBA Arbitration Committee (as co-chair of the Corporate Counsel Subcommittee), a board member of ASA (Swiss Arbitration Association), a member of the Pledge Steering Committee and the CPR European Advisory Board. In addition, she is a member of the SCAI Marketing Committee and a member of several other professional associations, namely the LCIA, the BIICL, the American Bar Association and Arbitral Women.

Prior to joining LALIVE, Ms Radjai worked in the international arbitration group of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP in London, and with Simmons & Simmons in London. Noradèle Radjai is a Solicitor-Advocate of the Senior Courts of England and Wales. She holds a Diploma in Law, with distinction, from the College of Law, London, and an LL.B., with honours, from King’s College London (1999).

Andrea Meier practises arbitration and litigation and is recognised as a leader in her field. She has acted as arbitration counsel or arbitrator in more than 90 arbitrations under various national laws and arbitration rules (ICC, Swiss Arbitration Centre, DIS, VIAC, WIPO, UNCITRAL, CAS, ad-hoc, etc.). A particular focus of Andrea Meier's work is the construction sector. For many years, she has represented parties in disputes relating to large industrial and infrastructure projects, most recently regarding the development of an offshore gas field and a large production plant. Recent cases also include post-M&A and joint venture disputes, and disputes in the pharmaceutical and mobility sectors.

Chambers Global, Chambers Europe and Who's Who Legal recognise Andrea Meier as a global arbitration leader. In 2018, Who's Who Legal's Future Leaders edition ranked her as the most highly regarded arbitration partner in Europe aged 45 or under. Clients and peers describe her as a “commercially minded lawyer who is always willing to listen to the client's viewpoint first” (Chambers Global 2020) and a “tough counsel” (Who's Who Legal Arbitration 2020). Commentators have also stated that she is “elegant in removing the hostilities, good in leading the tribunals” and "open to the commercial side and the business realities” (Chambers Europe and Global 2018). Clients describe her as “diligent, precise and on top of things. Extremely good to work with as well: proactive, always on time, always on budget” (Chambers Europe and Global 2017). In the litigation field, she has been named a “Thought Leader Litigation” (Who's Who Legal) constantly since 2020.

Andrea Meier holds leading functions in key professional organisations. She is Vice President of ASA (Swiss Arbitration Association) and a member of ASA's Executive Committee, a former ASA below 40 co-chair, a member of the Arbitration Court of the Swiss Arbitration Centre, a member of the Centre's Special Committee, a member of the Appointing Committee of the DIS (German Arbitration Institute), and a former arbitrator of the CAS (Court of Arbitration for Sport). She regularly publishes in the field of international arbitration and is a frequent speaker at international arbitration conferences in Switzerland and abroad. Most recently, she was co-organizer and speaker at the 2022 ASA Arbitration Conference on "Sanctions and Their Impact on International Arbitration".

Andrea Meier joined Walder Wyss as a partner in 2020. Previously, she was a partner in a renowned boutique law firm for dispute resolution and from 2003 to 2010 an associate and senior associate in a leading major law firm. Andrea Meier holds a law degree and a doctorate degree from the University of Zurich (lic. iur. 1999, Dr. iur. 2007) and a post-graduate degree from Harvard Law School (2005).

Dirk De Meulemeester is a distinguished legal professional with over 20 years of experience in dispute resolution, specializing in both national and international commercial and investment arbitration. He holds a Master of Law degree from Ghent University and has completed expert training at the University of Cambridge and the University of Cologne.

Dirk is a practicing lawyer at the Brussels Bar and a partner at De Meulemeester & De Brabandere Law. He has previously served at the Ghent and Paris Bars and as an Associate/Partner at LEXLITIS International Law Firm. His extensive arbitration experience includes acting as counsel or arbitrator in over seventy proceedings under various laws and institutions, including ICC, Swiss Chambers, WIPO, and ICSID.

He is an Honorary Chairman of CEPANI, Visiting Professor at Ghent University and Leiden University, and Honorary Fellow at Ghent University. Dirk also serves as a Substitute Judge at the Commercial Court of Ghent and has chaired numerous task forces and working groups on Belgian arbitration law.

A prolific author on arbitration, labor law, and travel law, Dirk is fluent in English, French, and Dutch.

Dame Elizabeth Gloster was a commercial and Chancery QC at One Essex Court from 1991 to 2004, before becoming the first woman judge of the Commercial Court. Appointed to the Court of Appeal in 2013, she served as Vice-President of the Civil Division from 2016 until her retirement in 2018.

Since then, Elizabeth has returned to One Essex Court as a full-time international commercial arbitrator, handling a wide range of cases in areas like insurance, shipping, banking, and energy. She is one of 25 arbitrators for the EU-UK Withdrawal Agreement and has been involved in notable investigations and appointments, including her 2020 report on the Financial Conduct Authority and her 2021 appointment to the ICC International Court of Arbitration.

Elizabeth had a prominent career as a QC, specializing in corporate, financial markets, and insolvency cases, and represented clients in major international insolvencies and complex arbitrations. She also served as a Deputy High Court Judge and sat on the Courts of Appeal of Jersey and Guernsey.

Appointed as a High Court Judge in 2004, she presided over significant cases, including the Berezovsky v Abramovich trial, and was Judge in Charge of the Commercial Court from 2010-2012. As a Lady Justice of the Court of Appeal, she handled important commercial cases like LIBOR fixing and the Ukraine v The Law Debenture Trust Corporation case.

Elizabeth is an Honorary Fellow of Girton College, Cambridge, and Harris Manchester, Oxford, and a Patron of the London Branch of CIArb. She has delivered notable lectures and currently serves as a Judge of the Abu Dhabi Global Market Courts and a Justice of the Court of Appeal of Bermuda.