Arbitration and Enforcement Proceedings in the Age of EU-Sanctions and the Russian Lugovoy Law

Co-Head of Case Management and Compliance Officer at the German Arbitration Institute (DIS)

Dr. Carina Alcoberro is Co-Head of Case Management and Compliance Officer at the German Arbitration Institute (DIS), where she plays a key role in overseeing sanctions compliance of arbitration proceedings under the DIS Rules. She holds a doctoral degree in law from Pompeu Fabra University in Barcelona and has studied law in Germany, France, and Spain. With over a decade of experience in arbitration, she has worked across a broad range of international dispute resolution matters, including international commercial and investment arbitration proceedings, and gained experience as counsel and tribunal secretary in the London arbitration practice of a US law firm.

Partner, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr (WilmerHale) LLP

Professor of Practice, SOAS University of London; Deputy Director of SADRC; Member, DIS Arbitration Council; member of a number of editorial boards/councils for various arbitration institutions and organizations; recent publications include “Climate Related Disputes and International Arbitration” in The GAR Guide to Climate Change and Related Disputes.

Prof. Claudio Finkelstein is a Practicing Attorney, Arbitrator and Law Professor. Editor of Revista Brasileira de Direito Constitucional e Internacional. Vice-president of the Brazilian Society of International Law and full Professor of International Arbitration at PUC-SP, where he currently holds the chair of Arbitration Law.

Professor for International Dispute Resolution at Bucerius Law School

Prof. Dr. Stefan Kröll is Professor for International Dispute Resolution at Bucerius Law School and member of DIS’ Board of Directors. He is one of the directors of the Vis Moot Court and one of the leading German Arbitrators. Stefan has published extensively on International Commercial Arbitration and is in the Advisory/Editorial Boards of several international journals and institutions.

Founding partner, ANR LAW LLP

Prof. Dr. Ajar Rab is an advocate, arbitrator, author, and professor, specialising in international arbitration, corporate transactions, and commercial litigation. As the founding partner of ANR LAW LLP in Dehradun, he has been involved in high-stakes arbitrations and litigation, particularly in energy disputes, EPC contracts, and infrastructure disputes. He has collaborated with ministries, government bodies, and policy institutes. Dr Rab holds esteemed academic positions, including ‘Professor of Practice’ at the School of Law, University of Petroleum & Energy Studies, Dehradun, Honorary Research Chair Professor at NIRMA University, Ahmedabad, and Distinguished Visiting Professor at NUJS, Kolkata. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Vis East International Commercial Arbitration Moot, Hong Kong, an empanelled mediator with the SIMC (Singapore), an arbitrator with institutions such as SIAC (Singapore), IIAC (India), AIAC (Malaysia), and CBMA (Brazil). He has authored several books, published extensively in leading journals, and had his contributions recognised by the Supreme Court of India.

General Counsel and Global Head of Legal & Compliance, RWE Supply & Trading GmbH

Christian Ring is the General Counsel and Global Head of Legal & Compliance of RWE Supply & Trading GmbH, the commercial interface and energy & commodities trading arm of the RWE Group. With more than 25 years of professional experience, international arbitration is part of his corporate practice. He has been involved in arbitrations with sanctioned parties both as Claimant and Respondent.

Independent Arbitrator

Jingzhou Tao is an independent arbitrator. He has more than 40 years of experience advising Fortune 500 companies on China-related matters. His areas of practice include cross-border mergers and acquisitions and international arbitration. Mr. Tao graduated from Peking University Law School in 1982 and University of Paris I (Panthéon Sorbonne) (D.E.A.) in 1984. He is an Avocat à la Cour d’Appel de Paris. He is also an adjunct professor at Georgetown University Law Center, Tsinghua University School of Law and China University of Political Science and Law MBA Program. He is a Member of the Expert Committee of China International Commercial Court(CICC), a Member of the Board of Global Arbitration Review(GAR), a Member of Board of Trustees of Foundation International for Arbitration Advocacy (FIAA), a Member of the Advisory Committee of China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission(CIETAC), a Member of the International Advisory Board of the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre(HKIAC), the Board of Directors of the Saudi Center for Commercial Arbitration (SCCA).

Sebastian Wuschka practices as of counsel with Luther in Hamburg, focusing on commercial and investment arbitration, arbitration-related court proceedings as well as public international law. He also acts as an arbitrator. Among several other activities, he is one of the co-chairs of DIS40, the below-40 organization of the German Arbitration Institute, and one of the editors of a forthcoming volume on “Economic Sanctions in International Commercial and Investment Arbitration”.