CIIDRC’s Panel of neutral arbiters will serve as decision makers in domain name disputes. Our panelists, authorized through a thorough verification process, are professionals in the domain name dispute resolution field.
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| Bedarida Fabrizio |
Milan | Italy | Italy | English, Italian | Read More > |
Fabrizio is an Italian and European trademark attorney. Since 1996, his practice has focused on internet-related legal issues. He has represented complainants and respondents in domain name disputes under the UDRP and various ccTLD dispute policies.
He has been appointed as an administrative panelist in over 180 proceedings under the ICANN Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy as a sole panelist, presiding panelist and co-panelist, and also in many proceedings under the .it dispute pol
Specialist in intellectual property law. Italian and European trademark attorney. Trademark Consultant. Intellectual property: specialist in Italian/ international and foreign trademark filing and prosecution; trademark infringement, opposition proceedings before the Italian Patent and Trademark Office, unfair competition/copyright infringement. Property asset value assessment (patents/ trademarks, knowhow). Official Expert at the Court of Milan. Internet-related IP matters: legal aspects of domain names vs. trademark policies/ domain name grabbing and litigation. Expert in procedures for reassigning generic top level domains (UDRP), adopted by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), to resolve disputes on .gtld’s (i.e., .com, .org/ .net, .biz etc.), and of country code Top Level Domains (i.e.: .it, .eu, etc. etc.). Out-of-court negotiations. I have been professionally responsible for protecting intellectual property on the internet since 1997. Since 1997, daily practice of intellectual and industrial property law (e.g. trademarks), internet domain name disputes, e-commerce, unfair competition/ distribution and licensing/ protection/ and domain name registrations. Strategy for the protection and defense of intellectual property rights on the web, including settlements, counterfeiting, transfers, cancellations, UDRP procedures, out-of-court negotiations and settlements. As Dispute Resolution Panelist concerning cctld .it/ rendered 31 decisions. As WIPO Domain Name Panelist concerning both country code and generic Top Level Domain/ rendered 147 decisions. As CAC Domain Name Panelist concerning .eu and generic Top Level Domain, rendered 45 decisions. Whereas as a representative of complainants and/or respondents handled approximately 180 UDRP (or slight variation of UDRP) cases. Internet-related: Member of the Italian Naming Authority. Member of the Arbitration Committee, constituted c/o the Italian Naming Authority. Member of ICANN At-Large Community. Global Member of the Internet Society (ISOC). Member of the Internet Society (Italy Chapter of ISOC). IP-related: Registered Italian Trademark Attorney – Member of the Order of Industrial Property Consultants (Trademark Section No. 912, year 1999). Registered European Trademark Attorney at the EUIPO (European Intellectual Property Office), Alicante, Spain, Office of Community trademarks (registration No. 5838, year 2000). Official Technical Expert at the Court of Milan (trademark economic evaluation) 2009. Intellectual Property Law Degree in Economics and Commerce. University of Pisa, Pisa – Italy Registered Italian Trademark Attorney – Enrolled member of the Order of Consultants in Industrial Property (Trademark Section No. 912 year 1999); Registered European Trademark Attorney at the EUIPO – European Union Intellectual Property Office, Alicante, Spain, competent office on the subject of community marks (registration No. 5838 year 2000) Official Expert at the Court of Milan (trademark economic evaluation) 2009. MilanItalyItalyArrayArrayArray |
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| Brown Neil |
Melbourne | Australia | Australia | English | The Hon Neil Brown QC is a Queens Counsel in Australia and has had a distinguished career in government and the law. He is a qualified arbitrator and mediator practicing in international and domestic matters in the commercial, communication, intellectual property and governmental fields. He is a leading arbitrator and adviser on internet domain name disputes. He was a Minister in the Federal Government in Australia and an Adjunct Professor of Law at Murdoch University in Western Australia. Read More > |
The Hon Neil Brown QC is a Queens Counsel in Australia and has had a distinguished career in government and the law. He is a qualified arbitrator and mediator practicing in international and domestic matters in the commercial, communication, intellectual property and governmental fields. He is a leading arbitrator and adviser on internet domain name disputes.
He was a Minister in the Federal Government in Australia and an Adjunct Professor of Law at Murdoch University in Western Australia.
The Hon Neil Brown QC is a Queens Counsel in Australia and has had a long and distinguished career in government and the law. He was a Minister in the Federal Government in Australia in charge of portfolios in Attorney-General’s, Communications and Employment and Youth Affairs. In the law, he has appeared in every jurisdiction in Australia and has had experience in commercial, intellectual property, town planning and taxation matters. He is an Adjunct Professor of Law at Murdoch University in Western Australia. He is a qualified arbitrator and mediator practicing in international and domestic matters in the commercial, communication, intellectual property and governmental fields. He is a leading arbitrator and adviser on internet domain name disputes. Representative cases include:
Practiced in dispute resolution tribunals, arbitration and mediation since 1964 Maintaining website on domain name arbitration at www.domaintimes.info Intellectual Property Law, Accounting Law, Banking Law, Commercial Law, Commercial Law – Development, Company Law, Consumer Law, Contract Law, Corporate Law, Defamation Law, Education Law, Employment Law, Engineering Law, Entertainment Law, Estate Law, Financial Services, Fine Art Law, Fine Art Law, General Civil Law, Government Law, Health Law, Information Access Law, Information Technology Industry, Insurance Law, International Law, Land Use Law, Life Science Law, Mining Industry, Municipal Law, Corporate Law – Organizational Change, Partnership Disputes, Performing Arts Industry, Planning, Printing Industry, Privacy Law, Product Liability Law, Professional Negligence Law, Professional Organizational Law, Public Policy, Public Utilities Industry, Publishing Industry, Real Estate Law, Resource Industry, Resource Management Law, Royalties Law, Sale of Goods Law, School Law, Small Business Law, Societies Law, Sports Law, Tax Law, Team Facilitation, Trade Law, Trademark Law, Estate Law – Trusts, University Disputes, Vendor Law, Estate Law – Wills, Workplace Law – Staff University of Melbourne, LLB 1963 MelbourneAustraliaAustraliaArrayQ.C. C. Arb & C. MedArrayArray |
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| Chiasson Craig |
Vancouver | British Columbia | Canada | English | Craig has been practicing Intellectual Property Law, acted as counsel in international commercial arbitrations and in investor-state arbitrations under bilateral investment treaties and other multilateral investment treaties, for both respondent States and claimant investors. Craig has acted as counsel in international commercial arbitrations and in investor-state arbitrations under bilateral investment treaties and other multilateral investment treaties, for both respondent States and claimant investors.Read More > |
Craig has been practicing Intellectual Property Law, acted as counsel in international commercial arbitrations and in investor-state arbitrations under bilateral investment treaties and other multilateral investment treaties, for both respondent States and claimant investors. Craig has acted as counsel in international commercial arbitrations and in investor-state arbitrations under bilateral investment treaties and other multilateral investment treaties, for both respondent States and claimant investors.
Craig has acted as counsel in international commercial arbitrations and in investor-state arbitrations under bilateral investment treaties and other multilateral investment treaties, for both respondent States and claimant investors. His international commercial arbitration experience (past and present) includes, representing:
His investment treaty experience includes advising:
Craig has also acted as tribunal secretary to Jan Paulsson in Pantechniki S.A. Contractors & Engineers v. Republic of Albania (ICSID Case No ARB/07/21) and in an ICC case to Noah Rubins relating to the dismantling, transportation and reconstruction of a steel plant.
Intellectual Property Law, Banking Law, Company Law, Competition Law, Conflict Law, Construction Law, Contract Law, Financial Services, Fine Art Law, General Civil Law, Information Technology Industry, International Law, Investment Treaty, Multi-Party Disputes, Partnership Disputes, Product Liability Law, Resource Industry, Sale of Goods Law, Securities Law, Shareholder Disputes, Shareholder Rights, Trade Law Qualified Solicitor of England and Wales, 2011 |
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| Chiasson Edward |
Vancouver | British Columbia | Canada | English, French | Ed Chiasson is a retired Judge of the Court of Appeal for British Columbia as of December 11, 2015. He has thirty-nine years of civil litigation experience, including twenty plus years in arbitration. He was an administrative panelist in over 100 proceedings under the ICANN Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy as a sole panelist, presiding panelist and co-panelist.Read More > |
Ed Chiasson is a retired Judge of the Court of Appeal for British Columbia as of December 11, 2015.
He has thirty-nine years of civil litigation experience, including twenty plus years in arbitration.
He was an administrative panelist in over 100 proceedings under the ICANN Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy as a sole panelist, presiding panelist and co-panelist.
Ed Chiasson is a retired Judge of the Court of Appeal for British Columbia as of December 11, 2015. Ed has appeared as counsel and acted as an arbitrator or mediator in domestic and international proceedings in Canada, France, England, United States, Hong Kong and Singapore involving parties from Eastern and Western Europe, North America, the Pacific Rim and India. The arbitrations have been both ad hoc and institutional, including proceedings under UNCITRAL Rules, the American Arbitration Association, the International Chamber of Commerce, the British Columbia International Commercial Arbitration Centre and the International Centre of Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID). Mediations include acting under the Commercial Arbitration and Mediation Centre for the Americas (CAMCA). He sat on FTA Chapter 19 bi-national panel – two as chair. He was also an Arbitrator in a NAFTA Chapter 11 arbitration and was an administrative panellist in over 100 proceedings under the ICANN Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy the STOP procedure as a sole panellist, presiding panellist and co-panellist. He completed mediation training in a program sponsored by the Centre for Public Resources (CPR), over four days, including extensive role-playing. Ed Chiasson has spoken at many conferences and had many publications on the topic of ADR. He was the Hunter Professor of Arbitration and Dispute Resolution, City University of Hong Kong 1995-1996 and Ed was an associate at Harper Grey Easton – 1967-1969; associate and partner Ladner Downs (Borden Ladner Gervais LLP) -1969-2006. He as been involved in a number of community activities including Chair of the Vancouver Symphony Society Board. Aboriginal Law, Banking Law, Commercial Law, Corporate Law, Construction Law, Engineering Law, Environmental Law, Franchise Law, Information Technology Law, Intellectual Property Law, Maritime Law, Real Estate Law, Tax Law, Technology Law. B.A., Notre Dame College and University of British Columbia, 1963 |
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| Cicchetti Tina |
Frisco | Texas | US | English | Tina Cicchetti is a leading arbitration practitioner based in Vancouver, Canada. As of 1 September 2017, Tina practices as an independent Resident Neutral at Vancouver Arbitration Chambers (VAC). She has served as sole arbitrator and tribunal chair in ad hoc and institutional arbitrations. Tina also has extensive experience as counsel in commercial and investment treaty arbitrations.Read More > |
Tina Cicchetti is a leading arbitration practitioner based in Vancouver, Canada. As of 1 September 2017, Tina practices as an independent Resident Neutral at Vancouver Arbitration Chambers (VAC). She has served as sole arbitrator and tribunal chair in ad hoc and institutional arbitrations. Tina also has extensive experience as counsel in commercial and investment treaty arbitrations.
Tina Cicchetti is a leading arbitration practitioner, an independent Neutral with Vancouver Arbitration Chambers (VAC) and a Member Arbitrator at Arbitration Place in Toronto. She has served as sole arbitrator and tribunal chair in ad hoc and institutional arbitrations and as panelist in CIIDRC disputes. Tina also has extensive experience as counsel in commercial and investment treaty arbitrations. Before joining VAC, Tina was a partner of Fasken, a Global Arbitration Review top 100 firm (GAR 100) in 2016 and 2017. Tina has almost 20 years of experience in the resolution of complex commercial disputes. From the beginning of her career, her focus has been on arbitration as a means of commercial dispute resolution. She is regularly asked to speak on the topics of arbitration and alternative dispute resolution and has authored several articles on the subject. Since 2019 Tina has been a member of the Editorial Advisory Board of the Canadian Journal of Commercial Arbitration. From 2003 to 2011, Tina taught international commercial disputes as an Adjunct Professor at the UBC Faculty of Law. She has taught arbitrator training courses for ICDR Canada and presented at numerous CLEs, conferences and online seminars on various aspects of arbitration practice. Tina has been involved in more than 15 International arbitration matters and been appointed as sole arbitrator and chair in disputes under the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Rules and ICDR/AAA Rules. She also has advised on matters under other arbitration rules including the, American Arbitration Association (AAA), International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR), Japan Commercial Arbitration Association (JCAA), Swiss Rules, London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA), United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL), the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) and the Vancouver International Arbitration Centre (VanIAC, formerly the BCICAC).
Intellectual Property Law, Construction Law, Contract Law, Foreign Investment Law, General Civil Law, International Expropriation Law, International Law, Mining Industry, Partnership Disputes, Franchise Disputes, Resource Industry, Transportation Law Mediating the Litigated Case, Straus Institute, Pepperdine Law School – 2018 LLB, University of British Columbia – 2000 BBA (Hons.), Simon Fraser University – 1996 FriscoTexasUSArrayArrayArray |
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| Day Peter |
Mercer Island | Washington | United States of America | English, French, German, | Peter Day's wide-ranging experience as an arbitrator, business lawyer, trial lawyer, corporate executive and university educator make him well-suited to serve as a neutral in nearly any alternative dispute resolution setting. He has a broad background as a lawyer with over 40 years of practice, ranging from trial practice and litigation management to a wide-ranging corporate practice, with significant experience in intellectual property.Read More > |
Peter Day's wide-ranging experience as an arbitrator, business lawyer, trial lawyer, corporate executive and university educator make him well-suited to serve as a neutral in nearly any alternative dispute resolution setting. He has a broad background as a lawyer with over 40 years of practice, ranging from trial practice and litigation management to a wide-ranging corporate practice, with significant experience in intellectual property.
Mr. Day’s wide-ranging experience as a business lawyer, trial lawyer, corporate executive and university educator make him well-suited to serve as a neutral in nearly any alternative dispute resolution setting. He has a broad background as a lawyer with over 35 years of practice, ranging from trial practice and litigation management to a wide-ranging corporate practice, with significant experience in intellectual property, international business, construction, aircraft finance, real estate, and asset sales. After graduate studies in law in Germany and in business administration as a Fulbright scholar in France, he joined the legal department of The Boeing Company, where he enjoyed a 25-year career which included assignments as Chief Counsel for two division legal departments. In his role as Chief Counsel for two divisions of The Boeing Company, a substantial part of his responsibility was cost-effective and prompt dispute resolution, using negotiation, informal means of alternative dispute resolution, and formal mediation, arbitration or litigation when necessary. Concurrently, he set up and managed fully integrated in-house and outside counsel claims teams in the successful defense of over $100 million in construction claims at minimum cost, many of which were resolved through arbitration. Mr. Day is reasonably fluent in both German and French and has negotiated business transactions in both languages. After living and doing business on three continents, he has an understanding of the interplay of different legal systems and cultures in international business, a management perspective of business disputes and a very pragmatic approach to dispute resolution. Upon graduation from law school, Mr. Day served as a Marine Corps trial lawyer in Vietnam and Japan, then as Chief Prosecutor and Court-martial judge at Camp Pendleton, California. Following release from active duty, he joined the Office of the District Attorney of San Mateo County, California, where he tried 22 jury trials.
Peter Day has taught trial practice to lawyers for 10 years with the National Institute for Trial Advocacy at the San Diego and Seattle programs, and has also taught both MBA and undergraduate courses in business law and international law at the Seattle University Albers School of Business and Economics. He is the chair of the Seattle Chapter of the North America Branch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and has taught International Commercial Arbitration at the University of Washington School of Law. He has also taught both MBA and undergraduate courses in business law and international law at the Seattle University Albers School of Business and Economics. He has co-sponsored workshops on cross-examination in international arbitration, hosted by the Beijing and Shanghai Arbitration Commissions in their respective cities, and in Vienna, co-sponsored by the ICC Austria and Dorda Brugger Jordis. In 2016, he was an instructor for the “International Dispute Resolution Masterclass,” in Beijing, sponsored by the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators & UNCITRAL. With the National Institute for Trial Advocacy, he has taught trial practice to lawyers for 15 years at the San Diego and Seattle programs, as well as in-house “Oral Advocacy in International Arbitration” training programs in London. Arbitration Panel – China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC) Intellectual Property Law, Aviation, Contract Law, Commercial, Corporate, Construction, Engineering, Real Estate, Assets Sales, Securities INSEAD, Fontainebleau, France, Four-week executive program (Programme Supérieur pour Dirigeants), 2005. B.A., University of Grenoble, France (Fulbright scholar) Graduate degree (Diplôme d’études supérieures spécialisées), 1976. University of the Saar, Germany Graduate studies at the Europa-Institut in European Union law, 1974-1975. J.D., University of San Francisco, 1969 B.A., Economics, Yale University, 1966 Mercer IslandWashingtonUnited States of AmericaArrayLLCArrayArray |
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| Deane Robert |
Vancouver | British Columbia | Canada | English | Robert Deane is a partner with Borden Ladner Gervais LLP. He is the National Leader of the Firm's International Trade and Arbitration Group. Recognized as the 2017 "Vancouver International Arbitration Lawyer of the Year" by The Best Lawyers in Canada®. Mr. Deane’s arbitration practice includes work with the LCIA Rules, the ICC Arbitration Rules, the AAA’s International Arbitration Rules (ICDR), the Arbitration Rules of the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce etc. Read More > |
Robert Deane is a partner with Borden Ladner Gervais LLP. He is the National Leader of the Firm's International Trade and Arbitration Group. Recognized as the 2017 "Vancouver International Arbitration Lawyer of the Year" by The Best Lawyers in Canada®.
Mr. Deane’s arbitration practice includes work with the LCIA Rules, the ICC Arbitration Rules, the AAA’s International Arbitration Rules (ICDR), the Arbitration Rules of the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce etc.
Mr. Deane has been involved in numerous significant arbitration proceedings throughout North America, Asia and Europe. Mr. Deane represented the United Mexican States in NAFTA Chapter Eleven arbitral proceedings and related court proceedings before the Supreme Court of British Columbia, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, the Court of Appeal for Ontario and the Supreme Court of Canada (Metalclad Corp. v. United Mexican States; Feldman v. United Mexican States; Bayview Irrigation District v. United Mexican States; Corn Products International Inc. v. United Mexican States; Cargill Inc. v. United Mexican States). Mr. Deane also appeared for the United Mexican States in Waste Management Inc. v. United Mexican States, and has provided advice on numerous other NAFTA Chapter Eleven and other investment treaty arbitral proceedings. Mr. Deane’s arbitration practice has also provided him with opportunities to work with the LCIA Rules, the ICSID (Additional Facility) Rules, the ICC Arbitration Rules, the American Arbitration Association’s International Arbitration Rules (ICDR), the Arbitration Rules of the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce, the Domestic and International Arbitration Rules of the British Columbia International Commercial Arbitration Centre, and the National Arbitration Rules of the ADR Institute of Canada, among others. Robert Deane is a partner with Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, based in Vancouver, Canada. He is the National Leader of the Firm’s International Trade and Arbitration Group, and a member of the Partnership Board, the Firm’s governing body. He also serves as the Co-National Leader of the Privacy and Data Security Group and as the Vancouver Regional Leader of the Advertising, Marketing and Sponsorship Law Group. Robert practises international and domestic commercial arbitration, commercial litigation, privacy law, intellectual property litigation and advertising/competition law. He is ranked nationally and internationally as a leading lawyer in these areas. Robert has experience in all levels of court, including the Supreme Court of Canada, and in numerous significant international commercial arbitration proceedings in North America, Asia and Europe under the LCIA Rules, the ICC Rules, the ICSID (Additional Facility) Rules, the American Arbitration Association’s International Arbitration Rules, the Arbitration Rules of the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce, the Domestic and International Arbitration Rules of the British Columbia International Commercial Arbitration Centre, and the National Arbitration Rules of the ADR Institute of Canada, among others. Prior to joining BLG, Robert was a law clerk to the Honourable Madam Justice Beverley McLachlin, Supreme Court of Canada (now the Rt. Honourable Beverley McLachlin, PC, Chief Justice of Canada). LLB, University of Victoria, 1998 (Law Society of BC Gold Medallist) |
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| Dreyfus Nathalie |
Paris | France | France | English, French, German | Read More > |
Founder of Dreyfus & Associates, Nathalie Dreyfus is a specialist in Intellectual Property Law and French and European trademark attorney. She is a renowned expert consultant of the Court of Appeals of Paris, as well as of the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Centre and the National Arbitration Forum (NAF). She is also an expert in all issues related to the Internet and new technology. Since 1992, daily practice of intellectual and industrial property law (trademarks, designs, copyright, patents, software, contracts), Internet domain names disputes, e-commerce, unfair competition and competition law, new technologies law, distribution and licensing, protection and domain name registrations; Strategy in relation to the protection and defence of intellectual property rights on the web, including settlements, counterfeiting, transfers, cancellations, UDRP procedures, out of court actions, follow up of court actions; Adjunct professor at the University of Strasbourg and at the National School for the Judicial Profession, and regularly speaks at conferences in France and abroad; Numerous conferences in France and abroad; Expert or Panelist: Member: Copyright Law, International Property Law, International Law, Technology Law, Trademark Law. Centre d’Etudes Internationales de la Propriété Intellectuelle (CEIPI), trademarks, designs and competition law, 1996; |
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| Effler Barry |
Winnipeg | Manitoba | Canada | English | He is a Chartered Arbitrator designated by the ADR Institute of Canada in 1996. He is an expert in intellectual property rendered numerous decisions related to .ca domain names. He is a Past President and national director of the ADR Institute of Canada, Inc. Mr. Effler is a Past Chair, National ADR section Canadian Bar Association. Mr. Effler has conducted arbitrations in a wide range of areas since 1996.Read More > |
He is a Chartered Arbitrator designated by the ADR Institute of Canada in 1996.
He is an expert in intellectual property rendered numerous decisions related to .ca domain names.
He is a Past President and national director of the ADR Institute of Canada, Inc. Mr. Effler is a Past Chair, National ADR section Canadian Bar Association. Mr. Effler has conducted arbitrations in a wide range of areas since 1996.
Currently, Mr. Effler is employed with the Province of Manitoba. Previously, as a lawyer in private practice, Mr. Effler practiced commercial/corporate, franchise and international contract law. He is a Past President and national director of the ADR Institute of Canada, Inc., formerly known as the Arbitration and Mediation Institute of Canada and the Canadian Foundation for Dispute Resolution. Barry Effler is a Past Chair, National ADR section Canadian Bar Association. His past business experience includes serving as Chief Operating Officer of two corporate groups in the security industry and franchising business and as Executive Vice President of a software developer. Arbitration
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Among Mr. Effler’s activities with the ADR Institute of Canada, he was:
Areas of competence include:
Intellectual Property Law, Commercial Law, Construction Dispute Law, Contract Law, Corporate Law, International Law, Labour Law, Real Estate Law, Treaty Land Entitlement Claims Bachelor of Laws, (LL.B.), 1983 |
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| Efstathiou Stefania-Despoina |
Munich | Germany | English, German, French, Greek | Read More > |
Stefania Efstathiou is an alternative dispute resolution and IP lawyer with a particular focus on domain name arbitration. Stefania is a qualified attorney in Greece and Germany (expected 2022) and holds three LL.M. titles. She also serves as a Panelist/Arbiter in UDRP and .eu disputes for other organizations and has extensive professional experience in the field of dispute resolution.
Stefania Efstathiou has extensive professional experience in the field of domain name arbitration and has participated in more than 250 domain name arbitration cases. She is a qualified attorney-at-law in Greece and Germany (expected 2022) and holds three LL.M. titles. She also serves as a Panelist/Arbiter in UDRP and .eu disputes for the Czech Arbitration Court and participates regularly in academic and professional events on (domain name) arbitration and IP law.
Efstathiou, Gender Diversity in International Arbitration, The Law – Women in Law Special Edition, 2020/2021 Stefania serves as a Panelist/Arbiter in UDRP and .eu disputes for the Czech Arbitration Court since 2020 and has participated in more than 250 domain name arbitration cases. Stefania is an Ambassador for Arbitrator Intelligence, an Advisory Board member for MediateGuru and regularly participates as an Arbitrator in various arbitration moot courts, such as the Willem C. Vis Moot or FDI Moot. Further, she is a soft skills trainer for the European Law Students’ Association (ELSA) and a member of various professional organizations, such as DIS40, GRUR, Young ICCA, ICC YAF, Young ICSID, Young ITA, YSIAC, Arbitral Women, ASA 40 etc. Intellectual Property Law, Domain Name Law and Arbitration, International Commercial Arbitration, International Investment Law, Investment Arbitration, Data Protection Law, Commercial Law, Contract Law
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich – LL.M. Eur. in European and International Economic Law Dear Madams/Sirs, I hereby submit my application for the position of the Panelist under the UDRP and the CIRA Policy. My credentials and my experience so far can be proven by my submitted credentials and my passion for arbitration in general can be reflected in my academic path of multiple LL.M.s that have substantiated my knowledge on IP and arbitration and especially in the field of domain name dispute resolution. I am passionate about this intersection of the mentioned legal fields, namely IP (mostly in the form of trademark law) and arbitration and therefore, will be conducting my research in the framework of a PhD in the field of domain name arbitration in the future. Further, I am a hard-working professional, who sticks to the deadlines even if under pressure and tries to deepen her knowledge anytime an opportunity arises. I am an enthusiast of innovative projects and thus, have a rather extensive voluntary participation in associations that promote the future of arbitration, i.e. Arbitrator Intelligence and CyberArb. I am eager to join your team of Panelists and open to any assistance regarding publications and/or presentations for/of the Center. Looking forward to hearing from you. Thank you for your time and consideration. Sincerely, |
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| Erdle Michael |
Toronto | Ontario | Canada | English | Read More > |
Michael Erdle co-founded Practical Resolutions Inc. in 2011, to help parties resolve business and commercial disputes in an efficient, cost-effective way, through facilitated negotiation, mediation and arbitration. Michael is one of Canada’s most experienced and qualified commercial dispute resolution professionals. He has more than 25 years’ experience as a commercial lawyer, specializing in technology and intellectual property.
Michael Erdle co-founded Practical Resolutions Inc. in 2011, to help parties resolve business and commercial disputes in an efficient, cost-effective way, through facilitated negotiation, mediation and arbitration. Michael is one of Canada’s most experienced and qualified commercial dispute resolution professionals. He has more than 25 years’ experience as a commercial lawyer, specializing in technology and intellectual property. Michael has negotiated countless agreements and assisted clients in resolving a wide variety of commercial disputes. He is a trained and experienced facilitator, mediator and arbitrator. Since 2005, Michael has successfully mediated resolutions in shareholder and joint venture matters, computer software development and implementation projects, copyright, trademark, patent and trade secret disputes. He has acted as sole arbitrator in cases involving ownership of intellectual property, software licensing, system implementation, and other commercial and contract issues. He has acted as mediator/arbitrator in several matters. Michael is a director of the ADR Institute of Ontario and the ADR Institute of Canada. He is a past president of the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada, a past director of the Canadian IT Law Association and a past chair of the Toronto Computer Lawyers Group. Michael has written and spoken on many current issues in technology and intellectual property law, including: dispute resolution; software development and licensing; electronic commerce; domain names; and outsourcing. He has lectured at Osgoode Hall Law School and McGill University. He currently teaches a course in “Powerful Negotiation Skills” at University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies.
Intellectual Property Law, Commercial Law – Corporate, Contract Law, Entertainment Law, Fine Arts Law, Information Technology Law, International Law, Partnership Law, Professional Disputes –Negligence, Publishing Industry, Sale of Goods Law, Small Business Law, Technology Law, Trademark Law Osgoode Hall Law School, LLB, 1986 Carleton University, Bachelor of Journalism, 1978 TorontoOntarioCanadaArrayFCIArb., C. Arb., C. Med.ArrayArray |
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| Fashler Robert |
Vancouver | British Columbia | Canada | English | Rob has been practising law since 1980 and has been a Canadian trademark agent since 1984. Rob has deep experience with intangible property and technology. This includes the establishment and structuring of proprietary rights, the commercialization of intangible assets, the enforcement of rights, and dispute resolution on a local, national and international basis.Read More > |
Rob has been practising law since 1980 and has been a Canadian trademark agent since 1984. Rob has deep experience with intangible property and technology. This includes the establishment and structuring of proprietary rights, the commercialization of intangible assets, the enforcement of rights, and dispute resolution on a local, national and international basis.
Rob Fashler, FCIArb., is counsel in the Vancouver office of Vanguard IP LLP, practising in the fields of intellectual property and technology law. On the dispute side, Rob Fashler has represented the successful parties in numerous challenging disputes. On the commercial side, Mr. Fashler has extensive experience in drafting and negotiating a wide variety of IP/IT contracts. He also acts as the chief intellectual property counsel on asset acquisitions and financings. He is frequently called on by clients to provide high-level strategic advice that encompasses a variety of key issues, such as the design of international ownership and licensing structures.
Rob Fashler has been an adjunct professor with Osgoode Hall Law School serving as the British Columbia Regional Director and a local instructor for Osgoode Hall’s LL.M. in E-Business Program. Recognition: Aviation Law, Copyright Law, Intellectual Property Law, Life Science Law, Mining Industry, Technology Industry, Trade-mark Law. McGill University, B.A., 1976 |
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| Freeman Claude |
Toronto | Ontario | Canada | French | Read More > |
Claude Freeman, has over 30 years of solid business experience, he is an accomplished mediator and arbitrator, with 20 years of arbitration experience including matters of intellectual property, code of conduct reviews, mergers and acquisitions, contract issues, insurance, and transportation.
Claude has been appointed to several prominent mediation and arbitration rosters including the Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA). He is fluently bilingual.
Fluently bilingual, Claude’s academic background includes studies in both Business Administration and Aviation Sciences (Commercial Pilot) and Dispute Resolution Law. Combined with over 30 years of solid business experience, he is an accomplished mediator and arbitrator, with 20 years of full-time civil/commercial mediation, arbitration and fact-finding practice, including matters of employment/workplace, finance, accounting, intellectual property, code of conduct reviews, mergers and acquisitions, contract issues, insurance, and transportation. Claude has been appointed to several prominent mediation and arbitration rosters, and one of his arbitration decisions has been published in the 2007 Canadian Patent Reporter. His practice has included review/adjudication/appeals of several hundred disability/injury/insurance matters, and is approved as a workplace specialist for the Federal Government. He is also an approved arbitrator by the Province of Quebec to conduct arbitrations under the New Home Warranty Plan. He is also very familiar with GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles). Claude has authored and published close to 30 papers, articles, and media events on Dispute Resolution, and has taught/co-taught a number of courses and seminars, and has mentored several new mediators to the profession. Claude initially trained as a Mediator and Arbitrator with the Quebec National and International Commercial Arbitration Centre, and has earned a Masters Degree in Dispute Resolution Law, and his designations as Chartered Mediator and Chartered Arbitrator. Mediation Rosters
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Intellectual Property Law, Corporate Law, Employment Law, Insurance Law, Multi-Party Disputes, Personal Injury Law, Aviation Law TorontoOntarioCanada ArrayLL.M., C.Arb., C.Med.ArrayArray |
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| Garcia Padilla Victor Hugo |
Zug | ZG | Switzerland | English, German, Spanish | Read More > |
Victor Garcia has more than 15 years of experience in the private legal sector, including legal online and domain name matters.
Mr. Garcia concentrates his practice in the areas of intellectual property, sports law and domain name litigation. He has represented several 500 Fortune companies, including telecommunications, manufactures and services companies.
Mr. Garcia worked during 10 years as Intellectual Property Legal Counsel at América Móvil, S.A.B de C.V., a Forbes 2000 global company before incorporating his own legal consulting company based in Switzerland in 2014, GAMA Consult GmbH. In 2018, Mr. Garcia co-founded HSS IPM GmbH, a Swiss consulting company that provides general trademark and IP services as well as global online brand monitoring and enforcement services.
Mr. Garcia has participated in several major transactions and domain name litigation, including the negotiations of a media rights agreement with the International Olympic Committee in Lausanne, Switzerland, leading the trademark legal proceedings to rebrand one of the top ten Latin America’s brands for telecommunication services and recovering through UDRP and DRP proceedings several gTld´s and ccTld´s domain names. Multiple Ownership in Football Clubs: “The Mexican Case”: Multiple Ownership in Football Clubs: “The Mexican Case”-中国体育法学网 (chinasportslaw.com) Legal aspects about the Solidarity Mechanism in Football: Aspects about the solidarity mechanism in football-中国体育法学网 (chinasportslaw.com) CONADE vs Mexican sports federations: CONADE vs Mexican sports federations-中国体育法学网 (chinasportslaw.com) Represent clients in disputes related to domain names, including ccTLDs, gTLDs and many new gTLDs. • Advocate for clients in domain name disputes before the World Intellectual Property Organization, Czech Arbitration Court, The South African Institute of Intellectual Property Law (SAIIPL), Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre, Nominet, Canadian International Internet Dispute Resolution Centre, utilizing the respectively applicable Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy. Negotiated the acquisition of several high-profile domain names. International Trademark Association (INTA), Member of the Emerging Issues Committee. Intellectual Property Law, Contract Law, Corporate Law, Entertainment Law, Copyright Law, Trademark Law. Online WIPO Mediation and Arbitration Workshop, Online Course, WIPO Academy – Nov 2021 Regulatory Compliance Specialization, Online Course, University of Pennsylvania – Feb 2021 World Intellectual Property Organization, Online Course, WIPO Academy – May 2017 Asser Institute (Centre for Int. & European Law), The Hague, Netherlands – Jul 2014 University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland – Sep 2008 Eurocentres, Vancouver, Canada – Dec 2001 Tecnológico de Monterrey, Estado de México, México – Dec 2001 |
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| Harris Matthew |
London | England | English | Read More > |
Matthew Harris has over 28 years experience in all aspects of Intellectual Property and Information Technology law with a particular focus on IP, IT and Internet related litigation and arbitration.
Over 28 years experience in all aspects of Intellectual Property and Information Technology law with a particular focus on IP, IT and Internet related litigation and arbitration. Acted in arbitrations conducted under UCITRAL, ICC and WIPO rules as well as English law ad hoc arbitrations under the Arbitration Act Experience of Domain Name disputes stretches back over 25 years, acting in cases before the English Courts for Harrods, WH Smith and British Airport Authority. More recent cases include Vertical Leisure Ltd v Poleplus Ltd [2014] EWHC 2077 (IPEC) and [2015] EWHC 841 (IPEC). Acted for Complainants and Respondents in numerous domain name ADR proceedings. Recent examples include UEFA v Gamble CAC Case no. 01502 and Merryvale Limited v. Twenty Two Solutions Ltd WIPO Case no. D2020-2187 <spinzcasino.com>. Domain Name panel and arbitration appointments include the following:
Approximately 500 domain name decisions (of which approximately 350 are under the UDRP) and 3 TPDDR decisions rendered to date. Many of Matthew’s UDRP decisions appear in the WIPO UDRP Overview 3.0.
Information Technology, Intellectual Property, Online Dispute Resolution, Technology, Trademark
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| Henrique Duarte G. |
Lisbon | Portugal | Portugal | English, French, German, Spanish and Portuguese | Read More > |
Duarte G. Henrique is a Lawyer, Arbitrator and Legal consultant, with vast experience in Litigation and Arbitration, IT Law, IP Law and Corporate Law. He is also an Arbitrator at “Arbitrare – Arbitration Centre” a Portuguese Institutionalized arbitration Centre, legally able to resolve disputes over industrial property (trademarks and patents), ".PT" Domain names, trade names and corporate names. He is fluent in Portuguese, English, Spanish, French.
Duarte Henriques is a lawyer and arbitrator based in Lisbon – Portugal. Since 1990, he has acted as both counsel and arbitrator in a number of litigation and arbitration cases related to investment disputes, banking & finance, corporate, commercial, distribution and construction disputes. Duarte Henriques has a strong experience in advising and securing “third-party funding” for clients. Duarte Henriques advises major banking and finance institutions, insurance companies, companies in the energy sector, bio-pharmaceutical companies, and technology / software solution providers in litigation and arbitration disputes. Duarte Henriques has also a solid experience in the transactional practice. He regularly advises clients in matters related to corporate law, mergers and acquisitions / joint ventures, construction, commercial law (including distribution, franchising, and licensing), labour law, procurement, and real estate (see list of relevant matters attached). He is ranked as Thought Leader in Arbitration by Who’s Who Legal and recommended by “WWL” Arbitration 2019 as a “go-to lawyer in Portugal, standing out for his extensive knowledge of commercial and investment treaty disputes.”
Member of the following Arbitral Institutions:
Intellectual Property Law, Commercial Law, Corporate Law, Competition Law, Contract Law, Entertainment Law, Find Arts Law, Performing Arts Law, Information Technology Law, International Law, Online Dispute Resolution Law, Partnership Disputes, Sale of Goods Law, Technology Law, Trademark Law Advanced PIDA Training – International Commercial Arbitration – ICC Paris (Oct. 2013) Advanced Training PIDA – Advanced Training in International Commercial Arbitration – ICC Paris 2013 Advanced Practice Seminar – Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA) – Como, Italy 2014 Advanced Practice Seminar – Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA) – Badenweiler, Germany, 2015 Advanced Practice Seminar – Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA) – Frankfurt, Germany, 2018 Graduate in International Trade Law (Contracts and International Arbitration) – 2004-2005 Graduate in Accounting, Financial Analysis and Business Assessment at “Universidade Nova de Lisboa” – 1998 Law degree at Faculty of Law of University of Lisbon, 1988 LisbonPortugalPortugalArrayArrayArray |
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| Isenberg Douglas |
Atlanta | Georgia | United States of America | English | Doug Isenberg has been called an “international authority on Internet law” by Atlanta Business Chronicle. Since 1996, his legal practice has focused on Internet-related legal issues. Isenberg has written numerous decisions pursuant to the UDRP. He has represented complaints and respondents in domain name disputes under the UDRP and various ccTLD dispute policies, including the largest-ever UDRP filing, which resulted in the transfer of 1,519 domain names.Read More > |
Doug Isenberg has been called an “international authority on Internet law” by Atlanta Business Chronicle. Since 1996, his legal practice has focused on Internet-related legal issues. Isenberg has written numerous decisions pursuant to the UDRP. He has represented complaints and respondents in domain name disputes under the UDRP and various ccTLD dispute policies, including the largest-ever UDRP filing, which resulted in the transfer of 1,519 domain names.
Doug Isenberg, an attorney in Atlanta, Georgia, has been called an “international authority on Internet law” by Atlanta Business Chronicle. Since 1996, his legal practice has focused on Internet-related legal issues, and he is the author of a widely praised book published by Random House in 2002, The GigaLaw Guide to Internet Law. As a domain name panellist for the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the Czech Arbitration Court (CAC), Isenberg has written numerous decisions pursuant to the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) and the Premium Name Trademark Application Rules for .mobi. As an attorney in private practice, Isenberg has represented complaints and respondents in domain name disputes under the UDRP and various ccTLD dispute policies, including the largest-ever UDRP filing, which resulted in the transfer of 1,519 domain names. A frequent speaker on the Internet law issues, Isenberg founded and since January 2000 has published GigaLaw.com, a website that provides daily updates about high-tech legal developments.
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| Kowarsky Claire |
Zug | Zug | Switzerland | English, German | Read More > |
Claire Kowarsky is a commercially-focussed Australian lawyer whose practice is influenced by her background as a marketer. She has extensive experience in domain name disputes as representative in cases involving a wide range of substantive issues.
Ms Kowarsky concentrates her practice in the areas of intellectual property and general commercial law. She has had in-house lead responsibility for the IP portfolio of major global brands, as well as extensive private practice experience. Since 2019 she has been a co-owner and director of Swiss IP consulting firm HSS IPM. Risks, rewards and retweets: Social media, marketing and the law Social Media and the Law in Australia UDRP Panelist with the Czech Arbitration Court since 2021. Represented clients in disputes related to domain names, including ccTLDs, gTLDs and many new gTLDs before the World Intellectual Property Organization, Czech Arbitration Court, The South African Institute of Intellectual Property Law (SAIIPL), Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre, Nominet, Canadian International Internet Dispute Resolution Centre, utilizing the respectively applicable Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy. Negotiated the acquisition of several high-profile domain names. Lawyer – Australian Practicing Certificate – Practitioner Number: P0033739 Intellectual property law, in particular domain names, trademarks, copyright, portfolio management and strategy. 2021 – Master of Laws, US Law – University of Houston Law Center, GPA 3.792 |
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| Kreider David |
Auckland | New Zealand | English, Mandarin (spoken and written) | David is an independent Chartered Arbitrator, attorney and solicitor, with arbitration offices in Hong Kong and New Zealand. He resides in Auckland.Read More > |
Mr. Kreider’s 30+ year legal career includes 14 years as general counsel to telecommunications giants China Mobile and Vodafone, senior securities regulatory roles in New York and Hong Kong, and as a trial lawyer with a major Wall Street law firm.
He served as panelist in more than 130 Internet domain name cases, resolving more than 350 disputed domain names. Many of his decisions were written by him in Chinese.
Mr. Kreider’s 30+ year legal career includes 14 years as general counsel to telecommunications giants China Mobile and Vodafone, respectively, senior securities regulatory roles in New York and Hong Kong, and more than a decade as a trial lawyer with a major Wall Street law firm. He has been appointed presiding arbitrator, sole arbitrator or co-arbitrator in more than 30 international arbitration references, including ICC, HKIAC, SIAC and ICDR administered and ad hoc proceedings. He has also served as panelist in more than 130 Internet domain name cases, resolving more than 350 disputed domain names. Many of his panel decisions were written by him in Chinese. Currently the Chairman of the New Zealand National Committee of the ICC International Court of Arbitration, he was an Alternate Member on the Court from 2014 to 2017. Mr. Kreider is a licensed solicitor and attorney-at-law in England, Hong Kong, New York, New Jersey, California, Florida and Washington, D.C. He speaks and reads Mandarin Chinese in addition to English.
Intellectual Property Law, Information Technology Law, Software and Luxury Goods Licensing, E-gaming, Digital Assets, Meida, Financial and Hospitality Industry Disputes. Chartered Institute of Arbitrators’ Diploma in International Commercial Arbitration, 2007 |
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| Levin Richard C. |
Dallas | Texas | USA | English, French (work and read) | Read More > |
Richard Levin is an independent international and domestic arbitrator specializing in complex disputes, with a special focus on Intellectual Property cases. He has been named to the Panel of International Arbitrators for the AAA and ICC. Given his extensive experience in complex matters he has developed the ability to quickly analyse and evaluate intricate and seemingly convoluted matters as well as multi-jurisdictional or parallel cases.
Richard’s practice is directed to international arbitration disputes. He has served as counsel and arbitrator in numerous disputes under the AAA, ICC, ICDR, and ICSID rules. His primary areas of expertise are antitrust, competition, IP, joint ventures, and construction, with industry expertise in energy, chemical, retail, real estate, arts, and sports. He has also handled in the competition area major M&A deals, having led the negotiations and antitrust analyses of international joint ventures and acquisitions, and antitrust compliance issues as well. Richard is a member of the International Arbitration Institute, the Association Suisse De L’Arbitrage, International Council for Commercial Arbitration, and other organizations relating to international arbitration, as well as the Arbitration Commission of the International Court of Arbitration (ICC), and a member of the former Task Force on Arbitrating Competition Law Issues and the Task Force on Reducing Time and Expense in Complex Arbitrations. He has been awarded as a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and has been named to the Panel of International Arbitrators for the International Centre for Dispute Resolution, AAA, and ICC. He is also a member of the Center for American and International Law’s List of Energy Arbitrators and a member of the American Arbitration Association Roster of Neutrals, as well as the LCIA database of arbitrators in London and several other institutions throughout the world, including WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization),KLRCA (Kuala Lumpur),CRCICA (Cairo),VIAC (Vienna) and the Arbitration Center at the Institute of Modern Arbitration (Moscow). Richard has also been named to the Tech List at the SVAMC (Silicon Valley), a peer vetted selection of “the world’s leading technology neutrals,” and is profiled on the Global Arbitration Review Arbitrator Research Tool (GAR ART). He has been selected to be a member of CPR: International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution (CPR) “Panel of Distinguished Neutrals”. Richard has been a member of three person tribunals and acted as sole arbitrator in a number of disputes at the ICDR, ICC, and AAA. He has extensive training through courses sponsored by the AAA, ICDR, ICC and other institutions. As counsel, he has been at the cutting edge in many cases he has handled, including one of the first Chapter 11 NAFTA disputes under ICSID rules and one of the first arbitrations of antitrust/competition issues under ICC rules. He has substantial pro bono experience representing children with learning disabilities in their legal issues with their schools. He is a member of COPAA (Parents, Attorneys, and Advocates). International Bar Association and other organisations. See http://www.richardlevinarbitration.com Intellectual Property Law, Corporate Law, Company Law, Competition Law, Conflict Law, Contract Law, Defamation Law, Entertainment Law, Environmental Law, Fine Art Law, Foreign Investment Law, General Civil Law, Health Care Law, Hospitality Law, Human Rights Law, Information Technology Law, International Law, Mining Industry, Multi-Party Disputes, Partnership Disputes, Sports Law, Tourism Law, Trade Law. Transportation Law, Technology Industry Richard received his B.A. from Tulane University in 1967 and his J.D. in 1970 from Georgetown University, where he was a member of the law journal Law and Policy in International Business. Following law school, he clerked for the Honorable John C. Godbold, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit. After his clerkship, he was an associate at Sullivan & Cromwell in New York City where he practiced in the Litigation Section. He is a member of the Texas Bar and the Dallas Bar Association. DallasTexasUSAArrayEsq., FCIArb.ArrayArray |
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| Levine Gerald |
New York | New York | USA | English | Read More > |
Gerald M Levine is a consulting attorney on matters relating to intellectual property rights management, trademarks, domain names, & cybersquatting; he is a commercial and intellectual property litigator, arbitrator and mediator.
Gerald M. Levine is a consulting attorney on matters relating to intellectual property rights management, trademarks, domain names, & cybersquatting; he is a commercial and intellectual property litigator, arbitrator and mediator. He is the author of a Domain Name Arbitration, a treatise crafted for trademark owners and domain name registrations on trademarks, domain names & cybersquatting (Second Edition, July 2019. He has published widely in print and online magazines and journals on arbitration, trademark, and domain name issues. Served as solo, chair, and wing on a variety of commercial disputes involving liability claims and contract disputes in real estate and business contexts. Roster of mediators for the Commercial Division, New York State Supreme Court, New York County (commercial disputes); and have served as chair and wing on disputes before the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). ACE 20 – Cyber Security: A Shared Responsibility, 2019; AAA ACE 19 Case Finances: What Arbitrators Need to Know, 2019; ACE 18 – Arbitrator Performance and Demeanor ~ Meeting Participant Expectations, 2018; Judith S. Kaye Arbitration Competition, 2017; Keeping It Real: How Arbitrators Handle Witness Credibility, 2017; ACE 14 ~ Red Flags & Risk Areas: Challenges to Arbitrator Authority, 2017; Dealing With the Pro Se Party in Mediation and Arbitration, 2016; AAA eDiscovery: Arbitration in a Digital World ACE12, 2016; AAA Initial Discovery Protocols for Employment Arbitration Cases, 2015; AAA Dispositive Motions: When to Make Them; When to Grant Them, 2015; AAA eDiscovery: Arbitration in a Digital World ACE12, 2015; AAA Top Techniques for Improving Arbitration Case Management Efficiency, 2015; AAA Raising Your Game: FINRA arbitration training; Winning Practice Tips for Advocates in Employment Arbitration 2014; AAA Managing a Successful Arbitration 2014; AAA Advanced Mediation Series: The Extent (or Limit) of Mediator Influence to Effect Settlement, New York, 2014; AAA Guided Choice: Innovations in Mediation to Get Better Settlements at Less Cost, 2014; AAA Winning at Arbitration: More than 30 Specific Tips Advocates Can Use to Improve Arbitration Outcomes, 2014; AAA Principled Deliberations, 2014;AAA Making the Most of Mediation, 2014; AAA How to Help Your Arbitrator, 2013; New York State Bar Association, Arbitration and Mediation Training, 2013; AAA Arbitration in IP/Technology Disputes, 2013; AAA Developments In Arbitration Law: Disclosure, Vacatur, Sanctions, and Arbitrator Authority, 2013; AAA, Essential Mediation Skills for the New Mediator, 2012; AAA Advanced Mediator Training Series: The Extent (or Limit) of Mediator Influence to Effect Settlement, 2012; AAA Arbitration Awards: Safeguarding, Deciding & Writing Awards (ACE001), 2012; AAA Arbitration Fundamentals and Best Practices for New AAA Arbitrators, 2012; NYSBA, Comprehensive Training for the Conducting of Commercial Arbitration Pursuant to Contemporary Best Practices, 2012. Contract Disputes, Commercial/Business, E-Commerce and Brand Disputes, Entertainment, Intellectual Property Law (Trademark and Internet), Publishing, Real Estate University of California, Berkeley (BA-1962); City College of the City of New York (MA-1964); New York University (PhD-1968); Brooklyn Law School (JD-1975). New YorkNew York USAArrayPh.D., Esq.ArrayArray |
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| Levy Steven M. |
Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | USA | English | Read More > |
Steven M. Levy, Esq. has over 30 years of experience practicing in the field of Intellectual Property law and seen a wide range of disputes from many different vantage points (e.g., complainant, respondent, law firm, in-house, etc.). He has been involved in nearly 500 domain name cases as a party representative and has, more recently, decided over 100 cases as a UDRP panelist.
Steven M. Levy, Esq. has over 30 years of experience practicing in the field of Intellectual Property law and seen a wide range of disputes from many different vantage points (e.g., complainant, respondent, law firm, in-house, etc.). He has been involved in nearly 500 domain name cases as a party representative and has, more recently, decided over 100 cases as a UDRP panelist. In commitment to the goals of education, Mr. Levy has been a frequent speaker at conferences including those hosted by the International Trademark Association (INTA) and the Philadelphia Bar Institute (PBI) and has, for a number of years, attended the Advanced Workshop on Domain Name Dispute Resolution in Geneva, Switzerland. His academic background includes a Juris Doctor degree from Brooklyn Law School conferred in1989. To support the UDRP as a fair, efficient, and cost-effective vehicle for resolving domain name disputes, Mr. Levy is a participating member of the ICANN Rights Protection Mechanisms Review Working Group. He is enthusiastic and honored to be a panelist for the CIIDRC.
Intellectual Property Law Brooklyn Law School, J.D. Degree, 1989 |
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| Levy Richard |
Westmount | QC | CA | English , French | Read More > |
Richard Levy formed his own firm, Levy IP Law and Dispute Resolutions, in Montreal in 2019. He has been a recognized Mediator in Canada since 2008. As such, Richard has succeeded in facilitating the settlement of many commercial and workplace disputes in an efficient and creative manner. As a lawyer, he has specialized in intellectual property and technology law for more than 35 years. Richard is active in both ADRIC, and the ADR committee of IPIC, where he served as its former Chair.
Richard Levy has negotiated settlements for clients in many disputes involving domain names, trademarks, patents, industrial designs, copyrights and trade secrets in Canada and the United States. Richard has successfully mediated commercial disputes in many fields, including between landlords + tenants, insurers + contractors, executive searchers + employers, home buyers + sellers (over latent defects), interior designers + clients, and equipment suppliers + restaurants. Many of these mediations were conducted in French. With respect to disputes in the workplace, Richard has acted as Mediator and Informal Conflict Manager in disputes between colleagues and between employees and their supervisors. He has also acted as a Coach to only one of the parties in a multi-party dispute. He has written many articles, and given many presentations, in person and by webinar, on various aspects of IP law, technology, and mediation. He is the past Chair of the ADR Committee of IPIC (Intellectual Property Institute of Canada) Richard received his training as a Mediator by taking courses given by Pepperdine University, Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, and given by the Quebec Bar. • July 2017 – Know Your Mediator or Prepare to be Surprised I have represented clients in several UDRP and CDRP (CIRA) arbitrations over many years. Member of ADRIC (the ADR Institute of Canada), IMAQ (Institut de Médiation et Arbitrage du Canada), and IPIC (Intellectual Property Institute of Canada) Domain names, trademarks, patents, copyrights, industrial designs, trade secrets, workplace disputes, commercial disputes • 1980 – Common Law Equivalency Certificate, Law Society of Alberta |
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| Limbury Alan |
Woolloomooloo | NSW | Australia | English | Read More > |
Having practised as a litigation lawyer before turning full time to mediation and arbitration, Alan has over 30 years of experience mediating commercial and intellectual property disputes of all kinds in Australia, New Zealand and the UK, in which parties are legally represented. He was described by Who’s Who Legal: Mediation 2018 as “one of the best mediators in the world” .
1964-1996 Commercial litigation lawyer in Sydney law firms. Wide experience as a litigation lawyer at trial and on appeal in commercial disputes, including intellectual property (trade marks, patents, copyright and confidential information), restrictive trade practices, unfair competition and administrative law. 1996-2017 Solicitor – sole practitioner. Since 2000 Experience in 11 commercial arbitrations raising issues of contractual interpretation, misleading and deceptive conduct, intellectual property rights, international technology licensing, margin lending and estoppel. Experience as arbitrator in over 620 domain name disputes. Eight years as initial Chairman of the Complaints Resolution Panel established under the Australian Therapeutic Goods Regulations to determine complaints about the advertising and promotion of therapeutic goods to consumers; and Member, Therapeutic Goods Advertising Code Council. Three years as a member of the Australian Administrative Appeals Tribunal, in determining appeals from governmental administrative decisions. 32 years experience as a mediator in commercial, insurance, retail tenancy and intellectual property disputes. • Hybrid Processes and Inadmissibility: Who’s Who Legal Briefing, October 2016 http://whoswholegal.com/news/features/article/33249/hybrids-inadmissibility/ • Trained in arbitration by the World Intellectual Property Organization, 2000 and 2004 and by the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, 2003-4. Experience in 11 commercial arbitrations raising issues of contractual interpretation, misleading and deceptive conduct, intellectual property rights, international technology licensing, margin lending and estoppel. Experience as arbitrator in over 620 domain name disputes (mostly UDRP, also .uk, .eu and .au) including 47 as panel chair. Current positions • Managing Director, Strategic Action Pty Ltd t/a Strategic Resolution. Previous positions and activities • Solicitor and Barrister of the Supreme Court of New South Wales (1970–2017). Commercial and intellectual property disputes of all kinds in which the parties are legally represented. • BA (Hons.)(Jurisprudence), University of Oxford, 1963. • BA (Hons.)(Jurisprudence), University of Oxford, 1963. • MA, University of Oxford, 1968. • Master of Dispute Resolution (MDR), University of Technology, Sydney, 1997. • Barrister, United Kingdom (Inner Temple), 1964. • Legal Practitioner, High Court of Australia and Supreme Courts of the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria 1965-2017. • Trained in negotiation and mediation at Harvard University in 1986, 1987 and 1991. • Trained in mediation by ACDC, 1986; CDR Associates, Colorado, 1988; Institute of Arbitrators Australia (Advanced), 1989; Law Society of New South Wales (Advanced), 1993 and University of Technology, Sydney (Advanced), 1993. • Specialist Accredited Mediator, Law Society of NSW, 1995-2017. • LEADR Advanced Mediator since 1997 (now Resolution Institute). • Trained in arbitration by the World Intellectual Property Organization, 2000 and 2004 and by the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, 2003-4. • Member, Accredited Mediator and Grade 1 Arbitrator, Institute of Arbitrators & Mediators Australia, 2005-2012. • Accredited as an Experience Qualified Mediator under the Australian National Mediator Standards since 2008. • International Mediation Institute Certified Mediator since 2011. Lawyer, mediator, arbitrator, lecturer.WoolloomoolooNSWAustralia ArrayArrayResolution Institute, CEDR, WIPO, Forum, Czech Arbitration Court, CIETAC.1Array |
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| López García María Alejandra |
Caracas | Distrito Capital | VE | English, Spanish , French | Read More > |
Corporate, IP and Domain Name Attorney, with experience in private and public sector at national and international level. Graduated from Santa María University (USM – 1994 – Caracas, Venezuela). Intellectual Property Specialist from Metropolitana University (UNIMET – 2004/2006 – Caracas, Venezuela). LL.M. in Industrial, Intellectual Property and Information Society Law from Alicante University (UA – 2006/2007 – Alicante, Spain).
IPRs On-Line S.C., Caracas- Venezuela GR LEX AMERICAS S.C., Caracas, Venezuela López Villa & Asociados, Caracas, Venezuela World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Geneva, Switzerland María Alejandra López García and Rodolfo Carlos Rivas Rea, Changing Places: A new role for creators in the digital world, WIPO MAGAZINE (December 2012) http://www.wipo.int/wipo_magazine/en/2012/06/article_0002.html María Alejandra López García, La Propiedad Intelectual en el Stand-Up Comedy, Revista Propiedad Intelectual de la Universidad de los Andes (January 2014) http://www.saber.ula.ve/handle/123456789/37608 2008 – WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center Workshop. 2007-2011 Legal Staff of the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center, serving as a Case Manager of more than 500 domain name dispute resolution cases (UDRP, UDRP Variations and/or ccTLDs). Since 2012: Since 2012: Legal Advice in ADR Methods to private companies. Since 2018: WIPO Academy DL-Tutor. Domain Name and Intellectual Property awareness at different local institutions. Practice areas: corporate, intellectual and industrial property law, domain name law. Possible presentation for the website: Graduated from Santa María University (USM – 1994 – Caracas, Venezuela). |
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| Maerov, FCIArb. Leslie |
Vancouver | BC | Canada | English | Read More > |
In his practice of over 40 years, Leslie Maerov has been a commercial litigator, and corporate and commercial solicitor and was Chief Executive Officer of a public listed telecom company, with broad experience in franchising and licensing, trademarks, and other intellectual property matters. He is an experienced arbitrator in domestic and international commercial arbitrations, under ad hoc and institutional rules, and is presently Governing Director and Chair of the VanIAC.
Leslie E. Maerov was admitted as a barrister and solicitor in British Columbia in 1975, and as a solicitor of England & Wales in 1991. He is a graduate of Osgoode Hall Law School at York University in Toronto and also obtained a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Alberta in Edmonton. He was in private practice in Vancouver from 1975 until 1997, initially as a litigator and then as a corporate and commercial lawyer, and became a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators in 2011. Between 2001 and 2014, Mr. Maerov was Chief Executive Officer and President as well as a founder of a public-listed telecom company. Between 2014-2018 he was Chief Compliance Officer and General Counsel of the company until it was sold. As CEO he leveraged his commercial law expertise and business mindset to develop and implement the company’s strategic growth plans. He was responsible for financing the company’s operations, mergers and acquisitions, all contractual negotiations and regulatory compliance. Since July 2018, he has resumed full time practice as a commercial arbitrator and solicitor. Leslie E. Maerov has numerous domestic and international arbitrations as sole arbitrator and as member of three-person panels under ICDR (International Centre for Dispute Resolution) and FINRA (U.S. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority) and ad hoc rules. Fellowship training by CIArb. (Chartered Institute of Arbitrators) 2012 to Present – Director, presently Governing Director & Chair, BC International Commercial Arbitration Centre (BCICAC) 2004 to Present – Director & Past Chair, Childhood Cancer Family Support Society 2004 -2017, Director and presently Treasurer, Pacific Coast Baseball Umpires Association 2018 to Present – Director and presently Secretary, British Columbia Baseball Umpires Association Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) Panelist, International Centre for Dispute Resolution Canada (ICDR Canada) Member, International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Canada Arbitration Committee Member, Alternative Dispute Resolution Institute of BC (ADRBC) Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of B.C. (1975) Solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales (1991) 1997 to 1998 – Past Chairman, School Consultative Committee Academic Committee on Curriculum, Kitsilano Secondary School, Vancouver 1978 to 1995 – Lecturer, Law Society of British Columbia, Bar Admission Course: Company Law 1978 to 1995 – Lecturer, UBC Faculty of Commerce, Certified General Accountants program: Commercial Law 1980 to 1985 – Member-at-large, Advertising Standards Council: B.C. Region 2011 to present – National-level umpire, Baseball Canada 1994 – Author, Bare Bones WordPerfect 5.1 for DOS, Publication by Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia LL.B., Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, Toronto, Ontario (1974) B.A., University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta (1971) VancouverBCCanada ArrayFCIArb. ArrayArray |
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| Manson Thomas |
Beijing | China | China | English | Read More > |
Thomas Manson is a Vancouver lawyer and arbitrator. He is currently working in Beijing, PRC, as a Foreign Expert at Peking University, while continuing his legal and arbitration practice. His extensive experience as an arbitrator and advisor on internet domain name disputes and has acted both as a sole arbitrator and as co-panelist. He is fluent in English and Mandarin.
Thomas Manson, QC is a Vancouver lawyer and arbitrator. He is currently working in Beijing, PRC, as a Foreign Expert at Peking University, while continuing legal and arbitration matters. Mr. Manson was called to the Bar in 1981. His law practice includes dispute resolution in connection with commercial, corporate, and environmental disputes. He has acted as sole arbitrator and as a member of an arbitration panel in commercial, environmental, and other disputes. Lawyer (1981 – Present) Arbitrator (1995-present) Member/Panelist of the British Columbia International Commercial Arbitration Centre (1997 – present), Member/Panelist of the British Columbia Arbitration and Mediation Institute (2007 – present), Panelist of the CIETAC, Xi’an Arbitration Commission, Chongqing Arbitration Commission (2012- present) Arbitrator of the Fourth Committee of the Chongqing (China) Arbitration Commission (2013- present) Director of the British Columbia Arbitration and Mediation Institute (2010 – 2013) Vice President of the British Columbia Arbitration and Mediation Institute (2011 – 2013) Chair – “Securities Litigation” Courses, 2000 and 2005, Continuing Legal Education Society of B.C. Course Lecturer – CLE, Canadian Securities Institute, BC Compliance Officers’ Forum, Association of Canadian Compliance Professionals, Canadian Institute, Insight, BCAMI, and Client Seminars Author/Contributor – Numerous papers for CLEBC; CLE’s Supreme Court Chambers Orders, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2012 and 2013 (in progress) Updates; CSA Insider Trading Task Force Report, 2003 Tom has travelled extensively and given lectures in China on Canadian legal and regulatory matters at Shandong University (Weihai), Harbin Institute of Technology (Weihai), Heilongjiang University (Haerbin), Nanjing University School of Law (Nanjing), China University of Political Science and Law (Beijing), HIT School of Law (Haerbin), the Law School of Shandong University (Jinan), University of International Business & Economics (Beijing), Central University of Finance and Economics (Beijing), China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC, Beijing), the Centre for Financial Regulation and Economic Development, Chinese University of Hong Kong, School of Law of Sun Yat-Sen University (Guǎngzhōu), and Law School of Central University of Finance and Economics (Běijīng). Intellectual Property Law, Commercial Law, Contract Law, Corporate Law, Environmental Law – Cost Recovery Disputes, Environmental Law – Partnership Disputes, Environmental Law – Remediation, Governance Dispute Law, Public Utilities Industry, Resource Industry – Energy, Resource Industry – Fisheries, Resource Industry – Forestry, Resource Industry – Gas, Resource Industry – Oil, Shareholder Rights, Shareholder Disputes, Societies Law LLB., University of Victoria, 1980 M.A. University of London (School of Oriental & African Studies), 1977 B.A., University of British Columbia, 1976 Beijing ChinaChinaArrayQ.C., C. Arb., C. Med.ArrayArray |
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| Melnyk Anton M.S. |
Edmonton | Alberta | Canada | English | Read More > |
Anton Melnyk is a principal of Melnyk Law. He has over 40 years practice in a wide range of law, including intellectual property, commercial, corporate, tax, labour, and administrative law. He has been a panelist on the CIRA Domain Name Resolution Panel of the BCICAC since 2006 and has extensive experience in conducting domain name disputes.
Principal of Melnyk Law, Barristers and Solicitors.
Appointed Queen’s Counsel 1981 and Awarded the Chartered Arbitrator designation 1990. Arbitral and ADR appointments include:
Aboriginal Issues, Aviation, accounting, banking, financial services, Commercial, Corporate, Company Law, Contract Law, Employment, General Civil, Human Rights, Intellectual Property, Online Dispute Resolution, Partnership, Shareholders Rights and Disputes, Real Estate, Commercial Development, Strata, Small Business, Sport, Tax, Transportation, Wills, Estates, Family Trusts Harvard Law School, LL.M.,1963 University of Alberta – LL.B., Silver Medalist, 1962 University of Alberta, B.A., 1961 EdmontonAlbertaCanadaArrayQ.C., C. Arb.ArrayArray |
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| Millar Derry |
Toronto | ON | Canada | English | Read More > |
Derry’s well-earned reputation comes with more than 34 years of practice. His experience in dispute resolution and as an advocate contributes significantly to his skill as an arbitrator and mediator.
Derry served as Treasurer (President) of the Law Society of Upper Canada from 2008 to 2010. He also served as a Bencher for 16 consecutive years from 1995 to 2011. Derry has been a chair and member of hearing and appeal panels on many cases involving complaints against lawyers. Derry’s well-earned reputation comes with more than 34 years of practice. His experience in dispute resolution and as an advocate contributes significantly to his skill as an arbitrator and mediator. Those skills were recognized in 2001 when he was elected a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. Derry’s wide-ranging practice includes the areas of Aviation, Commercial, Estates, Environmental, Insurance, Products Liability, Intellectual Property and Real Estate law. He has dealt with complex commercial, environmental, aviation, products liability and estate cases. Derry has acted for plaintiffs and defendants in various class actions, as well as counsel to class counsel on issues arising during proceedings. Derry has appeared before all levels of courts in Ontario, the Supreme Court of Canada, the Federal Court of Canada and the Supreme Court of British Columbia. He has also appeared before various administrative tribunals and municipal boards and councils.
Commercial Law, Estate Law, Insurance Law, Intellectual Property Law, Real Estate Law Dalhousie University, LL.B., 1971 University of Saskatchewan, B.A., 1966 LawyerTorontoONCanadaArrayArrayArray |
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| Moser Gustavo |
Cambridge | United Kingdom | English, French, Spanish, Portuguese | Read More > |
Gustavo Moser has worked for over fifteen years with matters pertaining to cross-border dispute resolution mechanisms, international commercial law, international sales law, intellectual property law, and private international law. As a legal officer at the WIPO Arbitration Mediation Center, Gustavo oversaw and managed 450+ gTLD and ccTLD domain name disputes, having also been responsible for domain name case assignment and supervision of 10+ multinational case managers.
Gustavo Moser has worked for over fifteen years with matters pertaining to cross-border dispute resolution mechanisms, international commercial law, international sales law, intellectual property law, and private international law. In particular, he has experience as counsel, expert, and academic with respect to intellectual property disputes, including in relation to copyright, trade mark, domain names and patent arbitration and mediation. At WIPO Arbitration Mediation Center, Gustavo oversaw and managed 450+ gTLD and ccTLD domain name disputes, at which time he was also responsible for case assignment and supervision of 10+ multinational case managers. He has served as panellist in 15+ domain name disputes. He has published extensively and is the seasoned author of influential articles and papers, some of which are cited in judicial courts around the world. He has written critically acclaimed books, the most recent of which being Negotiating International Commercial Contracts – Practical Exercises (Eleven, 2020). Gustavo is also frequently invited to speak, moderate and chair conferences, symposia and workshops globally. Full list of 50+ publications available at <gustavomoser.com>. Selected books
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He has managed many hundreds of arbitrations, mediations and expert determinations in his capacity as legal counsel at the LCIA and as a legal officer at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Arbitration and Mediation Center. His experience spans across a broad variety of industry sectors, jurisdictions, and legal areas, including in connection with domain name disputes and intellectual property matters more generally.
Cross-border Dispute Resolution; International Commercial Law; International Sales Law; Intellectual Property Law; and Private International Law
Gustavo Moser is a qualified lawyer in Brazil and Portugal. LawyerCambridgeUnited KingdomArrayArray• Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) Domain Name Dispute Resolution Panel • CAfA – Court of Arbitration for Art • Czech Arbitration Court • Arbitrare, Portugal • Arbitration, Conciliation and Mediation Centre (CACM), Mozambique • Brazilian Intellectual Property Association, Dispute Resolution Centre (ABPI) • Asian Domain Name Dispute Resolution Centre • MFSD Srl | IP Dispute Resolution Center • London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) • Brazilian Arbitration Committee (CBAr) • Club Español de Arbitraje (CEA) • Association Suisse d’Arbitrage (ASA) • Silicon Valley Arbitration and Mediation Center-Young Professionals (SVAMP-YP), Steering Committee11Array |
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| Müller Peter |
München | N.A. | Germany | English, German | Read More > |
Peter Müller is a Germany-based IP attorney and a certified IP Lawyer. He concentrates his practice on the area of industrial property protection, in particular in relation to the Internet, and all kinds of domain name disputes. He is representing parties under UDRP and various alternative dispute resolution proceedings for ccTLDs and in proceedings before the German courts for over 15 years regularly publishes on domain and trademark issues.
Participation in more than 150 cases under German and EU law as party representative. Activity as a lawyer in the fields of Intellectual Property, Information Technology, Domain Law, and Alternative Dispute Resolution for 15 years. Regular publication activity; Contributor to the first edition of “Handbuch des Domainrechts” (Domain Law Manual); Coauthor of the German chapter in “Getting the Deal Through – Domains & Domain Names“ (2014-2019). National Arbitration Forum – 28 arbitration cases completed as Panelist Czech Arbitration Forum – 30 arbitration cases completed as Panelist Participation in more than 400 cases under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy and various alternative dispute resolution proceedings for ccTLDs as party representative and panelist Member of ICANN’s Policy Development Process Working Group Intellectual Property, Information Technology, Domain Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution Law studies, Julius-Maximilians-Universität in Würzburg and Ludwig-Maximilians Universität in Munich Since the beginning of my legal career, my primary professional interest has been domain law. Alternative dispute resolution plays a major role for me in this context, and I am pleased to be able to contribute to case law and the further development of the law in this area. AttorneyMünchenN.A.GermanyArrayAttorney-at-Law, Cerified IP AttorneyArrayCzech Arbitration Court National Arbitration Forum Asian Domain Name Dispute Resolution Centre1Array |
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| Muscovitch Zak |
Toronto | Ontario | Canada | English | Read More > |
Zak Muscovitch is a Canadian intellectual property lawyer. Zak has practiced domain name and trademark law since 1999. He has been interviewed regarding technology, domain and Internet law cases of national interest. Muscovitch was the founder and publisher of Domain Name Law Reports - a volunteer organization that helped lawyers research Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy and cases.
Zak Muscovitch has practiced domain name and trademark law since 1999 for clients all over the world. Having acted as counsel on behalf of both complainants and respondents in over 100 contested UDRP, CDRP and other national domain dispute mechanisms, Zak has acquired a unique understanding and appreciation of domain name dispute law and practice. In addition to domain name arbitration work, Zak has acted as counsel in several precedent-setting domain name dispute court cases in Ontario Superior Court and in the Federal Court of Canada. In his private practice, Zak frequently acts in non-contentious IP and transactional matters, including trademark prosecution and licensing, acquisition and sale of online businesses, and corporate commercial contracting in the fields of finance, advertising and marketing, telecommunications, real estate, software development, and e-commerce. Zak is active in Internet governance issues through his work at ICANN, including in the Rights Protection Mechanisms Working Group and the Transfer Policy Working Group. “Taxation of Internet Commerce” (First Monday, 1996) “A Guide to ICANN Procedure and Policy”, Internet and E-Commerce Law in Canada (2000) “The .CA Registry (CIRA) and “Public Interest” (Domain Name News, 2010) “Why I support Canadian Presence Requirements for .CA Domain Names” (Circle ID, 2010) “Cyberquatting Ain’t What it Used to be” by Zak Muscovitch (Intellectual Property Magazine, May 2012) “Who Owns Your Craigslist Advert” by Zak Muscovitch (Intellectual Property Magazine, October, 2012) Counsel in Toronto.com v. Sinclair (c.o.b. Friendship Enterprises) (2000), 6 C.P.R. (4th) 487 (Fed. Ct.); successfully defended against the first attempt in Federal Court to obtain an interlocutory injunction against a domain name registrant. Counsel in Easthaven, Ltd. v. Nutrisystem.com Inc. (2001), 55 O.R. (3d) 334, 202 D.L.R. (4th) 560, 14 C.P.R. (4th) 22 (Ont. Sup. Ct.), the first decision to establish the convenient forum for international domain name disputes involving a Canadian domain name registrar. Instructing counsel for the registrant of the defendant domain name in Heathmount A.E. Corp. v. Technodome.com, 106 F. Supp. 2d 860 (E.D. Va. 2000) (plaintiff’s motion for service), Case No. CA-00-00714-A (E.D. Va. Dec. 27, 2000) (defendant’s motion to dismiss), 2002 U.S. App. LEXIS 475 (4th Cir. Jan. 10, 2002) (defendant’s interlocutory appeal), which was the first in rem decision under the U.S. Anti-Cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act. Counsel in the first Canadian court case overturning an Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (“ICANN”) Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy (“UDRP”) decision in Black v. Molson (2002) 60 O.R. (3d) 457, 21 C.P.R. (4th) 52. Recognized by Justice Wright as having “considerable expertise in litigating domain name issues” (Endorsement on Costs, Court File No. 02-CV-231-828CM3, September 9, 2002). Counsel in Cheaptickets and Travel Inc. v. Emall.ca Inc., (2007) 56 C.P.R. (4th) 81, 311 F.T.R. 295 and in Emall.ca Inc. v. Cheap Tickets and Travel Inc., 2008 FCA 50, 68 C.P.R. (4th) 381, wherein CheapTickets.ca successfully obtained the cancelation of a trademark for “Cheap Tickets” in a proceeding which went all the way to the Federal Court of Appeal. The CheapTickets.ca case also involved the first successful defense of a .CA domain name under the CDRP in Cheap Tickets and Travel Inc. v. Emall.ca Inc. (CIRA Dispute No. 0004, January 31, 2003). Called to the Bar of the Province of Ontario, Canada in 1999. Licensed by the Law Society of Ontario to practise law in the Province of Ontario (Membership No. 41740O) International Trademark Association Intellectual Property Juris Doctor, Osgoode Hall Law School, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (1997) Bachelor of Arts, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada (1993) TorontoOntarioCanada ArrayArrayArray |
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| Neron Robert |
Orleans | ON | Canada | English | Read More > |
Robert Neron is a Senior Lawyer, a Chartered Arbitrator, a Qualified Mediator, a Labour Arbitrator and a Workplace Complaint Investigator who has completed more than 70 workplace investigations and rendered more than 1,000 quasi-judicial and arbitral decision in the last 20 years
Robert Neron is a Senior Lawyer, a Chartered Arbitrator, a Qualified Mediator, a Labour Arbitrator and a Workplace Complaint Investigator who has completed more than 70 workplace investigations and rendered more than 1,000 quasi-judicial and arbitral decision in the last 20 years. Mr. Neron is the Founder and CEO of Simner Corporation, an Ottawa-based bilingual Arbitration Firm. Robert has been admitted to the Law Society of Ontario and the Law Society of Nunavut. He is also a member of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Institute of Canada, that accredited him as a Chartered Arbitrator and a Qualified Mediator. Robert is a respected senior bilingual lawyer who has shifted his legal practice to full-time neutral work as Arbitrator, Mediator, and Workplace Investigator (harassment complaints, misconduct and wrongdoing). He has twenty years of professional experience in adjudicating various cases and has presided over matters at the Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB); at the Indian Residential School Adjudication Settlement Process; at the Sport Dispute Resolution Centre of Canada and has handled many labour disputes. His areas of expertise are workplace investigation, labour, sport and international commercial and trade disputes. In 2000, the Parliament of Canada appointed him as a full-time member of the IRB in 2000 and in 2004, he was appointed Assistant Deputy Chairperson of the Immigration Appeal Division (IAD), a position that he held for seven years. In 2013, he was appointed by the Government of Ontario as a negotiator to settle Residential, Commercial and Industrial land expropriation disputes. In 2019, he was selected by the Canadian Government as a Member of Expert Arbitrators in International Trade under Chap. 19 of the USMA (NAFTA). In 2015, Robert published: Investor-State Arbitration (NAFTA and CAFTA) in the Comparative Law Yearbook of International Business, Wolters Kluwer. Construction Finance; Construction Management & Cost Control, Columbia University, 2018 Doping: Sports, Organizations and Sciences, University of Lausanne, 2016 Labour Arbitration Law and Practice, University of Quebec, 2014 Ombudsman Certificate, Osgoode Hall Law School, 2014 Conducting Administrative, Oversight and Ombudsman Investigations, Ottawa, 2012 International Commercial Arbitration Law, Boston University School of Law, 2011 Construction, Corporate Commercial, Employment, Indigenous, Intellectual Property and Licensing, Maritime, Sports Master of Law in International Business Law (LL.M.), Boston University School of Law, 2015 Executive Program in Leadership, Harvard University, Kennedy School of Government, 2014 Bachelor of Law (LLB.), University of Moncton, Faculty of Law, 1995 OrleansONCanadaArrayArrayArray |
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| Norton John W. |
Vancouver | BC | Canada | English | Read More > |
Mr. Norton has practiced business law for over 30 years and during the last 10 years has also acted as counsel and chair in various arbitrations relating to major business issues.
Mr. Norton has practiced business law for over 30 years and during the last 10 years has also acted as counsel and chair in various arbitrations relating to major business issues and real estate matters. Mr. Norton is known for his practical and strategic approach to legal and business problems. Mr. Norton practices law in the area of mergers & acquisitions and divestitures, corporate governance and commercial law. Mr. Norton has extensive experience in real estate development law and venture capital law. Mr. Norton also acted Counsel on behalf of the Vancouver International Airport Authority, Department of Justice, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, and United Van Lines. He was finance Chairman for Doug Mowatt, and he is Chairman of Universal Packaging Inc.
Mr. Norton has been a chartered arbitrator for more than two decades and has acted as Chairman on many major real estate transactions and corporate disputes. Mr. Norton is a member of a number of Canadian and International Associations, and is an International Associate of the American Bar Association;
Mr. Norton has been a director of numerous companies and advisory boards, including B.C. Housing Management Commission, Downtown Vancouver Association, Yaletown Housing Society, Vancouver Neurological Centre, Shaughnessy Golf & Country Club, St. George’s School Foundation, Shawnigan Lake School Board of Governors, Thunderbird Golf Society, Pacific Parkinson Research Institute, Air Canada Championship, Order of St. John Palliative Care Foundation, as well as many closely held corporations. Accounting Law, Aviation Law, Banking Law, Bio-Tech Industry, Combines, Commercial Law, Commercial Law – Development, Company Law, Competition Law, Construction Law, Contract Law, Corporate Law, Corporate Law – Organizational Change, Entertainment Law, Estate Law, Estate Law – Trusts, Estate Law – Wills, Financial Services, Fine Art Law, Fine Art Law, Hospitality Industry, Intellectual Property Law, International Law, Mediation, Mining Industry, Multi-Party Negligence Law Claims, Partnership Disputes, Performing Arts Industry, Printing Industry, Product Liability Law, Professional Negligence Law, Publishing Industry, Real Estate Law, Residential Property Assessment Law, Sale of Goods Law, Small Business Law, Sports Law, Strata Law, Team Facilitation, Technology Industry, Tourism Law, Trademark Law, Transportation Law, Vessel Construction Claims, Workplace Law B.Comm., University of British Columbia, 1968 LL.B., University of British Columbia, 1969 Chartered Arbitrator 1990 VancouverBCCanadaArrayArrayArray |
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| Plotkin James |
Ottawa | ON | Canada | English; French | Read More > |
James’s practice focuses on commercial and intellectual property arbitration and litigation. He has argued before all levels of Court in Canada and participated in domestic and international commercial arbitrations. He has also acted as counsel and arbitrator in domain name disputes under both the CDRP and UDRP (.ca; .com; .net). James has written extensively on commercial arbitration and intellectual property matters, including co-authoring commentaries on the arbitration legislation of BC & ON
James’ practice focuses on commercial and intellectual property arbitration and litigation. He has argued before all levels of Court in Canada and participated in domestic and international commercial arbitrations. He has also acted as counsel and arbitrator in domain name disputes under both the CDRP and UDRP (.ca; .com; .net). James has written extensively on commercial arbitration and intellectual property matters (see publications section). He recently co-authored The International Commercial Arbitration Legislation of British Columbia: A Commentary (Thomson Reuters) and is also co-authoring a commentary on Ontario’s domestic and international arbitration legislation. He has delivered several lectures (CBA; IPIC; Osgoode Hall Law School; County of Carleton Law Association etc.) on arbitration, IP and public law topics. In his spare time, James assists in coaching the University of Ottawa’s Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot Team and sits as an arbitrator at the moot. Books
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James has acted as counsel in several domestic and international commercial arbitrations and arbitration-related court proceedings (arbitrator appointments, enforcement applications, set aside applications and appeals. He has adjudicated several domain name disputes, both as a sole panelist and as a member of tripartite panels. In addition, James has completed the TCAS Gold Standard arbitration course and will soon receive his Q.Arb. designation. He has also participated as an arbitrator at the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot for seven years and has coached the University of Ottawa’s Vis Moot team for the same period. . Commercial arbitration (domestic/international), commercial litigation, IP litigation (copyright; trademark; trade secret), administrative/public law, procurement disputes.
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| Rivas Rodolfo C. |
Geneva | Switzerland | Switzerland | English, Spanish | Read More > |
Rodolfo Rivas has over 15 years of experience working across various organizations including the WTO and WIPO. Rodolfo Rivas managed docket of over 250 domain name disputes under strict deadlines at WIPO’s Arbitration and Mediation Center. He also assigned over 3,000 cases to multinational legal staff of 20. He is a regular speaker at various international academic and professional events on IP and dispute settlement.
Rodolfo Rivas has over 15 years of experience working across various organizations including the WTO and WIPO. For the last six years he has been at the Mission of Israel to the WTO and he currently serves as Senior Counsellor Economic & Legal Affairs, where he participated in the negotiation and conclusion of three international agreements: the Trade Facilitation Agreement; the revised Government Procurement Agreement, and the expansion of the Information Technology Agreement. He is a member of the WTO List of Panelists to hear WTO disputes. Member of the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) Database of Arbitrators. Domain Name Panelist at the Czech Arbitration Court (ADR.EU), the Asian Domain Name Dispute Resolution Centre (ADNDRC), and the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC). URS Examiner at MFSD IP Dispute Resolution Center. Rodolfo Rivas managed docket of over 250 domain name disputes under strict deadlines at WIPO’s Arbitration and Mediation Center. He also assigned over 3,000 cases to multinational legal staff of 20. He is a regular speaker at various international academic and professional events on IP and dispute settlement. He has participated as panelist in the CAC’s Domain Disputes Panelist meeting. As a panelist, he has decided 18 UDRP cases and 3 URS matters.
Intellectual Property Law, International Trade Law University of London, London, United Kingdom in progress, expected 2019, MBA in International Management Stanford Law School, Palo Alto, California, USA 2010, LL.M. Law, Science & Technology Universitat d’Alacant, Alicante, Spain 2007, LL.M. in Intellectual Property (Magister Lvcentinvs) Universidad Panamericana, Guadalajara, Mexico 2004, J.D. equivalent (Licenciado en Derecho) GenevaSwitzerlandSwitzerlandArrayArrayArray |
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| Roberts Carol |
Vancouver | British Columbia | Canada | English | Read More > |
Ms. Roberts has worked in the area of alternative dispute resolution since 1992 and obtained her Chartered Arbitrator designation from the ADR Institute of Canada in 1994. Ms. Roberts has been an arbitrator or decision maker in a variety of domestic disputes including personal injury, employment, forestry, sports, human rights and property assessment. She has also adjudicated international sports disputes, including the application of the World Anti-Doping Code.
Professional engagements include:
Conflict of Interest Commissioner Provision of conflict of interest advice to Members of the Legislative Assembly
Ethics Advisor 2000 – present Provision of conflict of interest advice to directors and officers of the corporations
Arbitrator Conduct arbitration hearings and issuing awards
Vice-Chair Conduct hearings and issue awards on workers compensation appeals
Member Conduct hearings and write decisions on property assessment appeals British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal 1999 – 2004 Member Conduct hearings and write decisions on human rights complaints
Member Conduct hearings and write decisions on property assessment appeals
Member Conduct hearings and write decisions on employment standards appeals
Member Conducted hearings and issued decisions under the Forest Practises Code Department of Justice 1989 – 1991 Government of the Northwest Territories Constitutional Counsel Bayly & Associates, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories 1985-1988 Student at Law and Barrister and Solicitor University Of Athabasca, Arctic College Campus 1990 Yellowknife, Northwest Territories Tutor in Political Science Office of the Ombudsman, Victoria, British Columbia 1984 Investigator Department of Justice, 1983 Government of the NWT, Yellowknife, NWT Researcher Native Women’s Association of the NWT, Yellowknife, NWT 1981 – 1982 Executive Director BVI International Panel of Arbitrators Canadian Figure Skating Association: Gold Level Evaluator, Senior Competitive Judge University of Calgary Political Science Association 1978 -1979 President Students Council 1977 – 1979 Academic Commissioner Student Union Course Guide Co‑editor 1978 -1979 Member: Northwest Territories Law Reform Committee 1986 -1988 National Association of Women and the Law (NAWL) National Steering Committee 1987 – 1989 Trustee, NAWL Trust 1995‑ 1997 Intellectual Property Law, Aboriginal Law, Civil Law, Employment Law, Government Law, Human Rights, International Law, Online Dispute Resolution, Personal Injury Law, Public Policy, Real Estate Law, Sports Law, Workers Compensation Law, Work Place Law. LL.M. credit courses 1999 Summer Institute of International & Comparative Law Cornell University, Paris, France Certificate 1996 Summer Seminar of International Law (International Economic Law) University of Helsinki Helsinki, Finland Certificate 1990 International Institute of Human Rights, Strasbourg, France Bachelor of Laws 1985 University of Calgary Certificate 1984 Summer School on Human Rights, Canadian Human Rights Foundation Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island Banff Centre School of Management 1982 Professional Development for Women in Management Bachelor of Arts (political science major) 1979 University of Calgary VancouverBritish ColumbiaCanadaArrayArrayArray |
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| Rogers John |
Vancouver | British Columbia | Canada | English, French | Mr. Rogers is a Senior Professional with a unique combination of over 45 years of entrepreneurial, financial, legal and operational experience in the high technology, financial and legal industries. He has served on panels reviewing and authoring panel decisions as part of the Canadian Internet Registration Authority Domain Dispute Resolution Program. Read More > |
Mr. Rogers is a Senior Professional with a unique combination of over 45 years of entrepreneurial, financial, legal and operational experience in the high technology, financial and legal industries. He has served on panels reviewing and authoring panel decisions as part of the Canadian Internet Registration Authority Domain Dispute Resolution Program.
Mr. Rogers is a Senior Professional with a unique combination of over 45 years of entrepreneurial, financial, legal and operational experience in the high technology, financial and legal industries. Special expertise in commercializing technology and in acquiring, financing, and building technology businesses. In the approximately 18 years prior to restricting his practice to third party administrative law, Mr. Rogers’ legal practice consisted of an extremely active M&A and corporate finance practice, acting for clients acquiring and financing businesses; and acting for underwriters and issuers working in jurisdictions throughout North America, Mexico, South America and Europe. Mr. Rogers has published articles and engaged in numerous presentations in his areas of expertise relating to the investment and technology industries. His articles have appeared in the Advocate, the magazine published by the Law Society of British Columbia, in the Monitor, the magazine published by the British Columbia Technology Industries Association, and in Retail Connections, the magazine published by Shelfspace, the organization representing retail entrepreneurs in British Columbia and Alberta. Mr. Rogers founded and is the senior partner of R. John Rogers & Associates, a firm focused on providing mediation and arbitration services in the areas of securities and corporate finance, information technology, and healthcare and biotechnology. With over 18 years of experience as an arbitrator and chair of administrative hearings, Mr. Rogers has acted as both panel chair and as sole arbitrator in matters ranging from the interpretation of joint venture agreements among public mining companies, to the resolution of disputes among shareholders in private companies, to the application of intellectual property agreements. His training includes:
As Chair of Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada disciplinary panels, Mr. Rogers has written numerous decisions on behalf of the panels on which he has served. These decisions are published at IIROC. Mr. Rogers has served on both three member panels and acted as a single panelist both reviewing and authoring panel decisions as part of the Canadian Internet Registration Authority Domain Dispute Resolution Program. These decisions are published at CIRA. Mr. Rogers is appointed as a Hearing Delegate by the General Manager of the British Columbia Liquor Control and Licensing Branch pursuant to section 5 of the British Columbia Liquor Control and Licensing Act for the purpose of hearing on behalf of the General Manager enforcement matters referred to him by the Liquor Control and Licensing Branch. These decisions are published at http://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/employment-business/business/liquor-regulation-licensing/compliance-enforcement/enforcement-hearing-search. Mr. Rogers is appointed as the Administrator’s Delegate on behalf of the British Columbia Ministry of Health for hearings pursuant to section 5(1) of the Tobacco and Vapour Products Control Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 451. These hearing decisions are published on the Ministry of Health’s website at: Enforcement – Province of British Columbia (gov.bc.ca) Mr. Rogers is appointed as an arbitrator under the Canada-British Columbia Production Insurance Program administered by the Business Risk Management Branch of the British Columbia Ministry of Agriculture pursuant to the Insurance for Crops Act of British Columbia. These decisions are not published. As a British Columbia International Commercial Arbitration Centre former Trustee, Mr. Rogers actively participated in the drafting of the BCICAC Domestic Commercial Arbitration Rules.
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Mr. Rogers is on the Panels of various arbitral institutions including AAA, SIAC, ACICA, BCICAC, KLRAC and AGRAP. His many professional appointments include: Past-President and Fellow of the Arbitrators’ & Mediators’ Institute of New Zealand, a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (UK). He was Chairman of the Banking Ombudsman Commission of New Zealand for 13 years. Sir Ian is a door tenant at Essex Court Chambers, London. He has delivered papers at numerous conferences and written articles on a wide variety of legal topics. In 2006 and 2009, he was a visiting scholar at Wolfson College, University of Cambridge. Intellectual Property Law, Accounting Law, Banking Law, Bio-Tech Industry, Commercial Law, Company Law, Contract Law, Corporate Law, Employment Law, Financial Services, Health Law, Information Technology Industry, Life Science Law, Mining Industry, Online Dispute Resolution Law, Partnership Disputes, Partnership Disputes, Professional Negligence Law, Professional Organizational Law, Public Utilities Industry, Sale of Goods Law, Shareholder Disputes, Shareholder Rights, Small Business Law, Tax Law, Technology Industry, Trademark Law University of British Columbia, B.A., 1965 |
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| Saravanan Dhandapani |
Chennai | India | India | English, Tamil | Read More > |
Dhandapani Saravanan is a leading arbitration practitioner based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. He practices as Advocate, Arbitrator, Adjudicator, Conciliator, Examiner, Mediator, Neutral and Negotiator. He has extensive experience in domestic and international commercial arbitration both as arbitrator and advocate. He served as sole arbitrator and tribunal chair in ad-hoc and institutional arbitration. Saravanan handled more than 100,000 domestic arbitrations and more than a hundred domain name
D.Saravanan completed Degree in Law from University of Madras and enrolled himself as an advocate in the Bar Council of Tamil Nadu in the year 1992 and he was trained under the eminent senior lawyer Sri.K.T.Palpandian. He has been practicing in the Chartered High Court of Judicature at Madras in various fields like, Civil (Original & Appellate Side), Criminal (Limited Area), Constitution, Labour & Service, Insurance, Banking, Consumer, Rent Control Laws, Accident Claims, Arbitration & IPR. Considerable cases, in which he appeared as counsel, were reported in leading Regional Law Journals. He has appeared as lead and co-counsel in numerous domestic and international arbitration proceedings concerning the disputes relating to construction, joint ventures, financial services, international trade, employment disputes, property, maritime, shipbuilding, franchises, investment, on and Offshore contracts, securities and general contractual matters. D.Saravanan has been accredited as Arbitrator/Neutral by various international leading and renowned arbitral bodies, such as, ICDR of American Arbitration Association, BCICAC (Canada), RAA (Russia), ICAC (Russia), UMAC (Ukraine), BAC (China), WIPO (Switzerland), CAS (Switzerland), CRCICA ( Egypt ), NAI (The Netherlands), CEPANI (Belgium), DOMPCA, AIAC (Malaysia), DIAC (Duabi) and many Arbitration Institutions in Poland, Lithuania, Ghana, Philippines, Italy, Monaco and Bahrain including Indian arbitral bodies, such as, CNICA, ICADR, FACT, East Indian Cotton Association, Goa Chamber of Commerce and Industry, etc., He is also an empaneled arbitrator in various public sector undertakings of the Government of India. He has been empanelled as Arbitrator by the National Internet Exchange of India (Government of India Organization under the Ministry of Information Technology) and resolving .IN domain name disputes. He has resolved many domain name disputes involving international trade marks, such as, Kellys Blue Book, Kingston, NBA Sports, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Microsoft, Novarits, Facebook, etc., under National Arbitration Forum (NAF), USA and Asian Domain Disputes Resolution (ADNDRC). D.Saravanan is also one of the founder trustees and Chairman of an arbitration centre, namely, Council for National and International Commercial Arbitration (CNICA- www.cnica.org) and CNICA Mediation Center, under the agies of a non-profit Trust called Trust for Alternative Disputes Resolution since 2001. He has undergone a training program in Workplace conflicts in U.S.A. and also a mediation training program conducted by the High Court of Madras annexed Tamilnadu Mediation and Conciliation. He has been accredited as mediator by the High Court, Chennai, Labour Courts, Chennai, Small Causes Courts for accidents claims, Chennai, Family Courts, Chennai and Courts in Trichy District. He has upgraded his mediation skills under the training program conducted by Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs, Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India and United Nations Training and Research Centre (UNITAR) in the year 2019. As mediator, he was able to assist the disputants to arrive at an amicable settlement in or about 200 disputes so far. He is also a qualified and certified adjudicator in the year 2019 under Asian International Arbitration Centre (AIAC) in Malaysian laws relating to construction disputes. He is a trainer for arbitrators and mediators and trained many in-house arbitrators concerning public sector undertakings of Government of India. He is a regular speaker on arbitration in various institutions, associations, organizations, chambers of commerce, etc. and he has attended several conferences, seminars and workshops. His articles on arbitration have been published in various journals and he is one of the co-authors on the compilation of case laws rendered by Supreme Court of India on Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. Intellectual Property Law and International Commercial Arbitration Degree in Law, University of Madras, India (1992) Bar Council of Tamil Nadu, Roll No.375 of 1992 ChennaiIndiaIndiaArrayArrayArray |
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| Simburg Melvyn J. |
Seattle | Washington | USA | English | Read More > |
Melvyn Simburg has been an attorney since 1972 and an ADR neutral since 1980. Mel Simburg is a member of the Large Complex Case Panel and the Commercial and Intellectual Property panels for the AAA and serves on arbitration panels for ICDR and FINRA. Melvyn has particular experience in the areas of intellectual property, copyright and trademark protection.
Mel has served as an arbitrator for over 30 years and a mediator for over 20 years. He now devotes most of his time to mediating and arbitrating disputes as Simburg Dispute Resolution. He has advised clients and provided dispute resolution assistance for business, real estate, intellectual property (IP), web contracts, technology and rights licenses, and international transactions. He also facilitates partnerships and organizations with formation, dissolution, change and conflict resolution issues. Related to his areas of practice, he has served on Washington State and ABA committees, chaired seminars and written several articles. He has presented on mediation and arbitration matters numerous times. Mr. Simburg sits on national panels for the American Arbitration Association (Mediation; Large Complex Cases; Intellectual Property; Commercial Disputes), the International Centre for Dispute Resolution, Upwork (online freelancer-client disputes), FINRA (securities disputes), VanIAC, CIIDRC for domain name disputes, the Rule 39.1 panel for the U.S.D.C. W.D. WA and the Mediation Panel for the Bankruptcy Court, King County Superior Court Arbitration, and KCBA LRS ADR Panel. He is also a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. He serves as arbitrator or mediator in a variety of business-related disputes, many of which involve cross-border, multi-cultural and/or intellectual property matters. He has resolved a significant number of franchise, licensing and distribution disputes. He has served as a neutral in computer system installations involving up to several million dollars. Internet-related disputes have involved such matters as banking, copyright infringement, trademark infringement, trade dress issues, domain names. He is familiar with conducting and participating in remote hearings and online dispute resolution. He has resolved over 180 ODR arbitrations addressing copyright infringement and illegal download of entertainment media. Mr. Simburg has participated in over thirty ADR training sessions in the last 10 years. Mr. Simburg is the 2020-2022 Chair of the ADR Section of the Washington State Bar Association. He serves on State and ABA committees and chairs seminars and symposia here and abroad. He has served as a volunteer attorney for Washington Lawyers for the Arts, Seattle Public Theatre, Seward Park Art Studio and the Faces for Life Project of the Puget Sound Blood and Tissue Center. He was lead counsel for the firm’s representation of the “Best of the USSR Software and Technology Show” held in connection with the 1990 Good Will Games. Recent ADR presentations include “The Value of an Effective Apology in Resolving Business Disputes,” “Tips for a More Secure Environment for Online Dispute Resolution,” “ADR and Environmental Disputes,” “Domain Name Disputes,” “Introduction to Mediation,” “ADR and Business Disputes,” “Protecting IP Value in ADR,” “Interim Measures in Arbitration,” and “IP Disputes: Litigate, Arbitrate or Mediate?” Accounting Law, Banking Law, Commercial Law, Contract Law, Copyright Law, Corporate Law, Entertainment Law, Financial Services, Fine Art Law, Fine Art Law, Information Technology Industry, Intellectual Property Law, International Law, Multi-Party Disputes, Partnership Disputes, Performing Arts Industry, Printing Industry, Publishing Industry, Royalties Law, Sale of Goods Law, Small Business Law, Trade Law, Trademark Law Columbia University School of Law, J.D., 1972 |
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| Smith,QC Murray |
Vancouver | British Columbia | Canada | English | With forty years’ experience as a lawyer, Mr. Smith has had conduct of numerous cases both as counsel and arbitrator. As an arbitrator in complex commercial cases, he recognizes the fundamental importance of due process and equal treatment of the parties while maintaining rigorous procedural oversight. When serving as Chairman of the North American Branch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators he actively promoted the highest professional and ethical standards for arbitrators in international cases. Read More > |
With forty years’ experience as a lawyer, Mr. Smith has had conduct of numerous cases both as counsel and arbitrator. As an arbitrator in complex commercial cases, he recognizes the fundamental importance of due process and equal treatment of the parties while maintaining rigorous procedural oversight. When serving as Chairman of the North American Branch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators he actively promoted the highest professional and ethical standards for arbitrators in international cases.
Mr. Smith has served as arbitrator in a wide variety of international and domestic commercial arbitrations as panel chairman, party appointed tribunal member and as sole arbitrator. He collaborated with Martin Hunter and Alan Redfern in writing the leading text “Law and Practice of International Commercial Arbitration” (2nd ed.) and is a frequent lecturer on the subject of international arbitration practice. Mr. Smith is also an English Barrister. As an arbitrator in complex commercial cases, Mr. Smith recognizes the fundamental importance of impartiality, due process and equal treatment of the parties while maintaining rigorous procedural oversight. Currently practising out of offices in Vancouver, British Columbia, his practice is confined to sitting as an arbitrator in domestic and international commercial arbitration cases. He has acted as arbitrator in international commercial arbitrations under AAA (ICDR), ICC, BCICAC, ADR Institute Rules and UNCITRAL Rules. Mr. Smith’s arbitration work has involved disputes over the distribution of oil field production profits, gas supply contracts for power generation facilities, mining exploration concession agreements, royalty payments and rights to intellectual property associated with internet commerce, breaches of agreement for the purchase of proprietary technology, computer software use and licensing, intellectual property and technology transfer agreements, domestic and international transportation and shipping matters, shareholder rights and the interpretation of commercial and construction contracts.
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Intellectual Property Law, Accounting Law, Banking Law, Company Law, Construction Law, Education Law, Financial Services, Fine Art Law, Insurance Law, Partnership Disputes, School Law, Trade Law, Trademark Law. Commercial Law, Maritime Law, Oil and Gas Law, Mining Industry, Transportation Law
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| Wotherspoon David |
Vancouver | British Columbia | Canada | English | Law office of Dentons, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada David Wotherspoon, partner, is a member of the firm's Commercial Litigation and National Technology & Intellectual Property (IP) Groups.
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Law office of Dentons, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada David Wotherspoon, partner, is a member of the firm's Commercial Litigation and National Technology & Intellectual Property (IP) Groups.
David Wotherspoon, partner, is a member of the firm’s Commercial Litigation and National Technology & Intellectual Property (IP) Groups. He is a commercial litigator whose practice is primarily in the areas of intellectual property, technology and defamation. David has assisted clients in all corresponding facets: counterfeiting, advertising disputes, and software & product development disputes. His prior experience as a news photographer led to his curiosity in media issues. It transferred into his legal career as he pursued matters of defamation and media issues, such as publication bans. To date, David has provided advice and expertise in more than 100 defamation matters. Many of David’s cases have involved protecting businesses that have been targeted in a way that requires intense and swift action and often injunctions to safeguard clients’ rights. David has acted as counsel and sole arbitrator in numerous UMP arbitrations over the past 30 years and is the current editor of Chapter 8 on Underinsured Motorist Protection (UMP) in the B.C. Motor Vehicle Accident Claims Practice Manual. David continually delivers extraordinary success in this particular area of his practice. For more than a decade, David has also been involved in technology disputes – typically more complex transactions that include meticulous contract and document reviews, and careful but aggressive pursuit of clients’ rights. No matter what legal role David assumes for his clients, he always applies a business-oriented approach. David finds a business solution first, bearing in mind that the best result may ultimately include litigation. It was this tactical approach that helped pioneer the firm’s own Litigation Management protocol – a systematized tool that not only provides clients with guidelines, options, plans for anticipated outcomes, calculated strategies and effective solutions, but uniquely engages them so that they are actively co-piloting the process to satisfaction.
“The Arbitration Tribunal and Equitable Relief: An Update from the British Columbia Court of Appeal” (The Advocate, May 2009) David is shifting his practice more towards representing clients as counsel and acting as an arbitrator (specifically in domain name disputes), and counsel in arbitrations involving IP and technology.
Electronic Evidence and E-Discovery (Butterworths: Toronto, 2010) Member on the B.C. roster of The Canadian Association of Distinguished Neutrals (CADN) recognized for his experience as both a mediator and arbitrator. Intellectual Property, Technology, Trademark, Defamation700 Simon Fraser University, B.A. (Hons), 1986 |
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| Zhang Jerry Yulin |
Beijing | China | China | English, Mandarin | Read More > |
Jerry Zhang has advised many clients in intellectual property applications, IP dispute resolution, administrative enforcement procedure, copyright and trademark litigations and unfair competition matters, top-level domain names, domain names in .hk and .cn domains and their dispute resolution, and strategies for protection of intellectual property overseas. His is fluent in English and Mandarin.
Jerry Yulin Zhang has many years of experience in international intellectual property law, corporate/commercial and dispute resolution, particularly in Chinese law and its application in cross border investment and economic activities. In the area of intellectual property, Mr Zhang has advised clients in intellectual property applications, IP dispute resolution, administrative enforcement procedure, copyright and trademark litigations and unfair competition matters, top-level domain names, domain names in .hk and .cn domains and their dispute resolution, and strategies for protection of intellectual property overseas. In dispute resolution, Mr Zhang has acted as counsel in prosecuting complaints, claims or acting on the defense/counterclaim in various foreign related cases. As arbitrator, he has accepted many appointments as sole arbitrator, co-arbitrator or presiding arbitrator or panelist in handling international arbitration or domain name matters with China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC) or Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC). In investment law area, Mr. Zhang is familiar with direct investment, project financing, construction contracts, corporate mergers and acquisition and general corporate and commercial law, including general commercial project contract review, risk control, compliance and international taxation avoidance matters etc. Jerry Yulin Zhang has acted as arbitrator in nearly one hundred arbitration cases either as a co-arbitrator, sole arbitrator or presiding arbitrator. The arbitration cases include many types of disputes, including sale of goods, joint venture disputes, disputes arising from real estate development contracts, licensing agreements, distributorship agreements, construction turnkey agreements, advertising agency agreements, hotel management contracts, equity transfer agreements, etc. Most of the disputes involve Chinese companies and other foreign multinational companies. He received mediation training in Stockholm, Sweden and is an Accredited Mediator of the Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR) in London.
Intellectual Property Law, Commercial Law, Corporate Law, Contract Law, Fine Art Law, Arbitration Law, Foreign Investment Law,International Law, Trademark Law. PhD, UBC Law, Canada, 2017 LLM, UBC Law, Canada, 1994 Post-Graduate Certificate, Beijing University, Law School, 1989 Lawyer’s Qualification Certificate, 1989 LL.B., Beijing University, Law School, 1987 B.A., Beijing University English Language and Literature Department, 1987 Beijing ChinaChinaArrayPhD., LL.M.ArrayArray |