Participants will have the opportunity to discuss topics of the Winter Academy with outstanding lecturers, including Prof. Dr. Mohamed Abdel Wahab, George Lambrou, Prof. Dr. Antje Baumann, Charlotte Bijlani, Konstantin Christie, Marike Paulsson, Krystle Baptista Serna, Dr. Roman Khodykin, Mino Han, Prof. Khawar QureshI KC, Diora Ziyaeva, and others.

Lecturers

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Prof. Khawar Qureshi KC is widely recognised as one of the world’s leading advocates in the fields of International Arbitration, Commercial Litigation and Public International Law. From offices in London and Doha he has acted for or against more than 60 States including the USA, Russian Federation, Argentina, India and Kenya. From 1999-2006,  before becoming one of the youngest Silks in 2006, as one of around 20 UK Government "A" Panel Treasury Counsel he had the highest level of UK Security Clearance, advising and representing UK authorities such as the SFO and Ministry of Defence on hundreds of matters including UN/EU/UK Sanctions.  He has undertaken dozens of arbitrations as Lead Counsel including ICSID, UNCITRAL, LCIA, ICC, SIAC matters. 

He has appeared at all levels of the English Courts, and was the first English Barrister ever to establish an office outside the UK in 2008 at the Qatar Financial Centre. He has taught Commercial and International law at Cambridge University, LSE and Kings College London. He was Chairman of TheCityUK Legal Services Group from 2010-2015 and was appointed a Deputy High Court Judge in 2013. 

Prof. Khawar Qureshi KC

Prof. Dr. Antje Baumann regularly acts as arbitrator in international arbitration proceedings (inter alia ICC, Swiss Rules, DIS, LCIA and ad hoc) The vast experience that Antje has gained as an arbitrator in well above 90 cases also impacts the quality of her work as counsel in international arbitrations. She is praised by her clients as an outstanding strategist and excellent lawyer.

Antje is founding partner of BAUMANN Resolving Disputes, a boutique law firm based in Hamburg, Germany. Due to her independence, Antje is able to accept mandates and arbitrator appointments in a wide range of sectors and disputes.

Before establishing her own practice, Antje worked for many years in the dispute resolution department of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer. She holds a Master of Laws (LL.M.) degree from the University of California at Berkeley, and is admitted to the German and New York Bar. Her working languages are English and German. 

Antje is honorary professor at the University of Osnabruck where she teaches negotiations and mediations skills as well as international arbitration. She is a frequent speaker and regularly publishes on international arbitration (e.g. Co-editor of the Practitioner’s Handbook on International Commercial Arbitration published by Oxford University Press, and author of the commentary on the ICC Rules).

Antje is particularly experienced in energy, corporate and IP disputes. An additional area of expertise is the defense sector. 

According to WWL, she is heralded as “one of the best arbitrators in the country”, with one peer adding, “She excels in large-scale disputes.” and receives plaudits for her work on high-profile cases. 

Prof. Dr. Antje Baumann

Konstantin Christie is one of the founding partners of Peter & Kim, a Eurasian disputes practice, with offices in Switzerland, South Korea, Singapore and Australia. Konstantin specializes in complex commercial and investment disputes (ISDS). He has acted in more than 50 arbitrations, stemming from a variety of industries, including energy, mining and heavy industry. He was counsel in a number of “bet the company” arbitrations and serves as counsel and arbitrator. Konstantin is qualified in NY and MA, and works in English, Russian and French. He has been recognised as a Thought Leader by WWL and GAR for several years.

Konstantin Christie

With dual qualification in civil and common law, a brillianacademic record, experience in the best Iberian law firmsextensive experience handling complex internationalarbitrations, Krystle Baptista represents a new generationarbitrators, specialized in the field from the outset of thecareers. Krystle is an independent arbitration practitioner, who cusits as an arbitrator and consultant. She takes part incommercial and investment arbitration proceedings undemain international rules (ICC, ICSID, LCIA, CIAC-IACAC,UNCITRAL, etc.). 

In 2022, the EU Commission included hethe list of arbitrators and experts suitable for appointmencases under EU bilateral agreements with third countries Krystle has served as counsel, tribunal secretary or arbitrcases arising from construction projects, shareholderagreements, joint venture agreements, real estate projecpricing, financial services agreements and other contractdisputes, as well as in investment arbitrations. Krystle constantly works on updating her legal knowledgregularly speaks, writes and teaches on international arbShe works in English and Spanish and speaks French andPortuguese. She is a dual national of Venezuela and Spain. Exceptionally, Krystle serves as a tribunal secretary in complex arbitrations.

Krystle Baptista Serna

Dr. Roman Khodykin

Diora Ziyaeva, FCIArb

Mino Han

George Lambrou

Charlotte Bijlani

Prof. Dr. Mohamed Abdel Wahab

Marike Paulsson

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