New Regional Representatives for YIAG 2023 29 June 2023 The Young International Arbitration Group (YIAG) is delighted to announce the new cohort of Regional Representatives who have been appointed for a term of 18 months. The role of Regional Representative is an important one involving, among other things: Encouraging membership of YIAG in their region; Reporting to YIAG members on significant developments in arbitration in their region; Assisting, in co-operation with the YIAG Co-Chairs, with the planning of YIAG events. Below is a list of the new Regional Representatives. To find out more about them, read more here. AFRICA Adetola Adebesin, Sidley Austin LLP, Switzerland Peace Adeleye, Kenna Partners, Nigeria Naa Amorkor Amarteifio, AB & David Law, Ghana James Ngotho Kariuki, DLA Piper Africa (IKM Advocates), Kenya ASIA PACIFIC Ryan Cable, Clayton Utz, Australia Yi Dai, DaHui Lawyers, China Bryan Fok, 36 Stone, Hong Kong Shreya Jain, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co, India Jae Ha Kwon, Kim & Chang, Korea Arunav Guha Roy, Saraf and Partners, India EUROPE Kimberley Bazelais, Signature Litigation, France Judy Fu, 3 Verulam Buildings, UK Vanda Kopic, BonelliErede, Italy Nika Larkimo, Roschier Attorneys Ltd, Finland Katrina Limond, Allen & Overy, UK Maximilian Pika, Aurelius Cotta, Germany LATIN AMERICA Augusta Vezzani Diebold, MAMG Advogados, Brazil Juan Pablo Gómez Moreno, Adell & Merizalde, Colombia Nicolás Vassallo, Abogabir Miranda Abogados, Chile MIDDLE EAST Michael Farchakh, Hadef & Partners LLC, UAE Dr Shehab Farouk, Hamad Al Sharji, Peter Mansour & Co Advocates, Oman Fulya Kurar, Moroğlu Arseven, Turkey NORTH AMERICA Paige Burnham, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, Canada Timothy McKenzie, King & Spalding, USA Kluwer Arbitration Blog Representatives: Lucy Preston, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, UK Florence Shako, Mitullah, Shako and Associates Advocates, Kenya Social Media Representative Alesia Tsiabus, Fieldfisher, UK Vis Moot Representative Matteo Angelini, WilmerHale, UK We very much look forward to working with these talented new Regional Representatives as we continue to strengthen and support the YIAG community. And as we welcome them in, we of course have to say goodbye to the outgoing Regional Representatives whose contributions to the success of YIAG have been invaluable. Outgoing Regional Representatives are: Africa: Ademola Bamgbose; Ayodele Ashiata Kadiri; Noreen Kidunduhu; Asia Pacific: Anjali Anchayil; Yoo Joung Kang; Namrata Shah; Yvonne Shek; Aditya Singh; Charles Tay; Europe: Tom Cameron; Alessandro Covi; Joshua Folkard; Cameron Forsaith; Emily Fox; Krystyna Khripkova; Nadia Smahi; Dirk Wiegandt; Latin America: Andrea Orta González Sicilia; Middle East: Arun Visweswaran; North America: Christina Doria; Mark Stadnyk; Russia & CIS: Veronika Lakhno; Kluwer Arbitration Blog Representative: Michael Wietzorek Social Media Representative: Georgios Fasfalis; Vis Moot Representative: Florian Stefan. We are also very grateful to all the many other YIAG members who took the time to submit impressive applications for these positions. We hope to see many of you and the Regional Representatives at the next flagship YIAG Symposium at Tylney Hall Hotel, Hampshire, UK. This interactive event features the LCIA’s 'Tylney-style' discussions based on topics submitted by delegates in advance on key issues related to international arbitration and ADR. For more information and to register, click here. Keep an eye on our schedule page for more events coming soon. Manish, Myf, Oleg and Sara YIAG Co-Chairs