Arbitration lawyers

Wei Xu

Partner

Tian Yuan Law Firm

Wei Zhu

Senior Associate

Dehehantong Law Offices

Weiliang ZHOU

Senior Partner

Kangda Law Firm

Weining Zou

Partner

JunHe

Weiping YANG

Senior Partner

Kangda Law Firm

Wenche Maartmann-Moe

Partner. Maartman-Moe specialises in dispute resolution and contract law. She has particular experience of fabrication contracts (construction) and professional liability. She has acquired considerable experience of managing wide-ranging and complex dispute cases through many years in private practice. Disputes have related to consulting/financial liability, directors’ liability, compensation claims relating to expropriation, final settlement of construction projects and claims relating to various types of commercial contracts. Maartman-Moe is particularly committed to alternative dispute resolution mechanisms and is certified as a mediator by the Norwegian Bar Association. She accepts assignments as a mediator in individual cases and as a member of mediation panels for major fabrication projects (PRIME/KLR). Maartman-Moe has experience as an arbitration judge and is frequently appointed as an expert/arbitrator in construction law disputes. Maartman-Moe assists clients in all phases of a construction project, from initial preparations and contract negotiations to execution and final settlement. She assists with all kinds of fabrication projects relating to buildings, infrastructure and technical installations. Maartman-Moe is proactive and known for doing her utmost to safeguard her clients’ interests. She is keen to provide clear and balanced advice that also takes her clients’ commercial interests into account. This is illustrated by her commitment to alternative dispute resolution mechanisms, which springs from the understanding that it will often be quicker and less expensive for the parties to commercial disputes to investigate the possibility of reaching an amicable solution.

Arntzen Grette

Wende WANG

Senior Partner

Kangda Law Firm

Wenting Li

Partner

Hylands Law Firm

Wilhelm Huck

Partner and Lawyer

HSP RECHTSANWÄLT:INNEN GMBH

Will Moir

Will is a contentious and regulatory lawyer, specialising in disputes, investigations, and regulatory and safeguarding matters in sport. He advises a wide range of household names within the sports sector – from individuals to clubs to governing bodies. He has extensive experience across the English civil court system and sports judicial bodies, representing clients in the High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court, before the judicial panels of FIFA, UEFA, The FA and the Premier League, as well as at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). He is also a qualified Solicitor Advocate, having obtained his Higher Rights of Audience in 2015. Will’s recent work highlights include: representing a number of Premier League and Football League clubs in proceedings before the Professional Football Compensation Committee; advising multiple sports governing bodies on the development and implementation of their regulatory frameworks; acting for a leading global media rights agency in a dispute before CAS; advising the Premier League on its ‘five-step’ investigations into academy player moves; and acting for an international rugby federation regarding on-field disciplinary matters.

Northridge Law LLP

Willem Heemskerk

Willem Heemskerk has been with Pels Rijcken since 1992 and is one of the most experienced litigators in the Netherlands. He handles complex civil law disputes for mainly large national and international companies. His areas of expertise include liability, damage & insurance, professional liability, attachment, collection and enforcement, and media law. Willem acts as counsel both in adjudication as well as arbitral proceedings. Willem Heemskerk is regarded as a leading expert in Dutch civil procedural law; he has many publications to his name, was the Vice President of the Dutch State Advisory Committee on procedural law, and regularly serves as expert in foreign proceedings. For many years, Willem is ranked in Band 1 for Dispute Resolution in the Chambers Global and Europe Guide and in the Hall of Fame for Dispute Resolution: Commercial Litigation in The Legal 500 Guide. In late 2018, Willem was recognised as the “Best Litigator in the Netherlands” in an election organised by the VIA.

Pels Rijcken

William Araque Jaimes

Partner of the Firm and head of Dispute Resolution & Investment Protection Practice.

Pérez-Llorca

William B. Adams

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP

William Beausoleil

William J. Beausoleil is a litigation partner in Hughes Hubbard & Reed’s New York office with extensive experience in product liability, insurance coverage and general commercial litigation matters.

Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP

William Briendel

Shareholder

Greenberg Traurig

William Prasifka

Partner, ADGM and DIFC Litigation

Habib Al Mulla & Partners

William Rollin

William's practice covers all areas of matrimonial finance from cohabitation agreements and pre-nuptial agreements through post-nuptial agreements and the resolution of finances on divorce. He is particularly interested in complex HNW and UHNW financial cases which often include trusts, offshore trusts, private equity, funds, leverage, and also layered domestic and international business interests. William is a trained practitioner in both the Collaborative Process and the Resolution Together (“one couple, one lawyer”) approach to making children and financial arrangements upon divorce. With a strong personal commitment to early case resolution, (where appropriate) William actively supports his clients in identifying and exploring settlement in the most appropriate settlement process. He welcomes enquiries on dispute resolution and can guide clients through the range of processes including Resolution Together, Collaborative and Quasi-Collaborative, Early Neutral Evaluation, Mediation, Hybrid Mediation and solicitor negotiation. Where appropriate, William leverages his experience to adopt a flexible approach, borrowing from more than one of these processes to find a bespoke dispute resolution model. William is also an advocate for arbitration – which offers clients speedy access to the leading expert arbitrators who act as privately appointed decision-makers – with binding effect. Arbitration has the particular benefits of speed, choice of arbitrator and a guarantee of shielding the privacy of those with media profiles and / or complex assets. When litigation is unavoidable, William is an experienced, robust and strategic litigator, adept at pulling together the right team to ensure that the process generates the best outcome for his client. William speaks good French and some German. His expertise in finances is complemented by a long-standing interest in complex children cases, including international relocation cases and transfer of residence applications. Many of William’s children cases have involved issues of parental alcohol or substance abuse – often coupled with psychological and psychiatric concerns. William also has significant experience in managing cases with a public and private interface – for example where his clients have been subject to malicious allegations of impropriety and the Police or Social Services have become involved.

Boodle Hatfield LLP

William S. Snyder

Partner

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

William Wong

William specialises in contentious regulatory work and financial services and commercial litigation. He represents both institutional and individual clients in investigations by regulatory authorities and law enforcement agencies in Hong Kong on a wide range of matters, including market misconduct, money-laundering, bribery and corruption, mis-selling, internal controls failure, fraud, employee whistleblowing and data breaches. As a litigator, he has almost 20 years of experience in advising financial institutions, listed and private companies, family offices and high net-worth individuals on high-stake commercial disputes (litigation and arbitration), from pre-action strategy and settlement negotiations, interim injunctive relief, commencement of proceedings and trial, to enforcement of judgments and arbitration awards. On the advisory side, leveraging his in-house experience William provides counsel on a broad range of regulatory and compliance issues concerning financial institutions and listed companies, including new business initiatives (the drafting of client agreements), licensing issues, internal controls enhancements, as well as emerging trends such as the use of Tech and virtual assets. William has been ranked by leading legal directories since 2018, including Legal 500 ("Next Generation Lawyer" for Disputes Resolution), IFLR1000 ("Rising Star Partner" in Financial Services Regulatory), Who's Who Legal ("Future Leader" in Investigations), LexisNexis ("40 Under 40") and China Business Law Journal ("20 Rising Stars in international firms").

Howse Williams

Wilson de Toledo Silva Junior

Partner

Duarte Garcia, Serra Netto e Terra Advogados

Wissam Dagher

DLA Piper

Wolfgang Peter

Wolfgang Peter is recognized by clients and his peers as one of the most in-demand counsels and arbitrators in the world, having been engaged in over 270 arbitrations as counsel and arbitrator. Dr. Peter is particularly active in cases involving complex issues of valuations, including post-M&A disputes, joint ventures and projects stemming from the heavy industry. He has decades of expertise in cases involving gas & oil contracts, including upstream and downstream projects, as well as price reviews under long-term gas supply agreements. Dr. Peter regularly advises third-party funding companies in evaluating the merits of the Claimant(s)’ cases, especially with regard to the damages. An active speaker and contributor to the arbitration community at large, he is a member of the LCIA Board of Directors and of the ASA Board. Prior to starting his independent arbitration practice, he headed the arbitration group of Python & Peter, one of the largest Swiss firms, which he also co-founded. Before engaging in arbitration practice full time, Dr. Peter led a successful M&A and corporate practice for 14 years, completing over 40 transactions and IPOs, including such well-known brands and companies as Gucci, Chaumet, Breguet, Tag Heuer, Ebel and Leica. While practicing M&A, he managed two luxury watch-making companies, for 12 years. AREAS OF EXPERTISE Arbitration / Litigation Corporate Law Distribution / Agency Joint Ventures / Consortia Investments & BITs Mergers & Acquisitions INDUSTRY SECTORS Automotive & Heavy Industry Construction & Engineering Electricity Supply Fashion & Luxury Goods Oil & Gas Pharmaceutical & Biotech REPRESENTATIVE CASES Lead counsel in an ad hoc arbitration between a state-owned enterprise and a sovereign state, involving aspects of public international law, with an amount in dispute of USD several billion. Lead counsel in a case involving two state-owned entities in a highly complex ad hoc arbitration involving aspects of public international law stemming from oil production and delivery agreements, securing an award of more than a billion USD for our clients. Co-counsel in two PCA arbitrations involving a state-owned entity and private companies in a dispute concerning gas deliveries, with more than 15 billion USD in dispute. Counsel to a major energy conglomerate in its price adjustment disputes against another European major relating to long-term gas supply agreements subject to ICC Rules. Co-counsel in in an arbitration under UNCITRAL Rules arising out of a dispute between a Canadian company and two mainland Chinese companies in relation to an unconventional gas project in China. Lead counsel in an ICC arbitration for a major mining and metallurgy consortium with more than USD 500 million in dispute, under Swiss law. Chairman of an Arbitral Tribunal in an ICC arbitration arising out of nuclear power plant construction (more than USD 1.5 billion in dispute). Chairman of the Arbitral Tribunal in the Vivendi v Elektrim arbitration, an important decision on the interrelation between arbitral proceedings and bankruptcy, confirmed by two instances of the English courts. Co-counsel in an ICC arbitration concerning the break-up of Arthur Andersen, resulting in a seminal decision of the Swiss Supreme Court on the joinder of the arbitration agreements. RANKING Who’s Who Legal (WWL): Thought Leaders 2019-2020; Arbitration Switzerland 2010-2020, National Leader Who’s Who Legal (WWL): Energy, Construction 2019-2020 Global Leader Chambers Global and Europe: Most in Demand Arbitrators and Counsel (2016-2020) QUOTES Wolfgang Peter is one of Europe's key names when it comes to arbitration matters. His expertise lies in acting as counsel and arbitrator in post-M&A, joint venture and contractual disputes. WWL THOUGHT LEADERS, 2020 Wolfgang Peter comes recommended for his strength in arbitration related to the oil and gas sector and in post-M&A disputes. Based in Geneva, he is often selected to serve as arbitrator on both commercial and investment treaty cases. Sources praise his good understanding of the commercial and economic stakes in cases, with one praising his" commercial mind – he can see what things mean economically, so I wouldn't hesitate to appoint him for disputes with complex commercial damages issues." Chambers Europe, 2020 Wolfgang Peter is one of the most experienced and smart lawyers in the area of international arbitration. He has over 30 years of experience and is capable of handling the most complex matters with an exceptional level of proficiency. Legal500, 2020

Peter & Kim

Wolfgang Schreiner

Counsel, Litigation & Arbitration, Real Estate & Construction, Distribution Law, IP & Unfair Competition Wolfgang is an exceptional commercial and real estate lawyer, advising national and international clients from a variety of industries on a wide range of legal issues. He is an expert in real estate, distribution and intellectual property law as well as unfair competition law, and has extensive experience in hotel transactions. Wolfgang has proven his litigation skills over many years by successfully representing clients in litigation and arbitration proceedings and is therefore able to act for clients both in and out of court.

Cerha Hempel

Wolfgang von Frentz

Dr. Wolfgang von Frentz advises clients on telecommunications, media and technology (TMT). He has longstanding experience regarding litigation, the judicial enforcement of his clients` claims and when it comes to complex transactions. In the area of digitization and “Industry 4.0” Wolfgang advises on the development of new business models as well as their implementation and transformation. Wolfgang specializes in complex dispute resolution. He frequently and successfully represents DAX and international companies – especially in the areas of media, information technology, intellectual property and corporate law – in state court proceedings, including the European Court of Justice (ECJ), as well as in arbitrations. He also counsels clients on data protection and compliance issues and with regard to complex outsourcing projects, research and development as well as licensing agreements. Wolfgang successfully accompanied numerous transactions. In addition, he represents his clients in the development and implementation of IT systems to optimize production and sales across company and country boundaries. Wolfgang is the author of numerous publications and head of the German practice group Telecommunications, Media and Technology (TMT). Read full biography: https://www.mwe.com/people/von-frentz-wolfgang/

McDermott Will & Schulte