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Jamsheed is an arbitrator and a dual-qualified barrister practising at the English Bar and the Mauritian Bar. He has worked on several commercial and investment arbitrations and has been described on Legal 500 as “first-rate” and on Chambers & Partners as “a very well-respected arbitration practitioner internationally”. Jamsheed has beenContinue Reading

A lawyer, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (equivalent of QC) and a Professor of Commercial Law. Been appointed Chairman/Presiding Arbitrator, Member of Arbitral Tribunals and as Sole Arbitrator in simple as well as complex domestic arbitration matters; working as trainer in Arbitration, Mediator and other ADRs such as Conciliation; ResearchContinue Reading

Mr. Mike Igbokwe is a Senior Advocate of Nigeria and the Head of the Dispute Resolution Team.  An experienced Arbitration Practitioner, he also sits as Chairman and Member of Arbitral Panels to resolve local and international commercial disputes. In 2018, in recognition of his track record, wealth of experience andContinue Reading

I obtained an LL.B. (Hons.) degree from the University of Lagos Nigeria in 1981 and was called to the Nigerian Bar in 1982. I attained the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria in 2013. In 1998 I became a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators U.K. and a CharteredContinue Reading

Mrs. Dorothy Udeme Ufot, SAN is the founding and Managing Partner of Dorothy Ufot & Co, a leading law firm in Nigeria where she heads the International Arbitration and Litigation departments of the firm. Dorothy is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (UK) and a Chartered Arbitrator. SheContinue Reading

Dispute Resolution Practitioner, Fellow Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and Trial Lawyer, acts both as an Arbitrator and Party Representative in both domestic and International Arbitrations, Masters in Public International Law, tutor and trainer in Alternative Dispute Resolution. Partner in the Law Practice of Lumallas Achieng’ and Kavere (LAK Attorneys) headquarteredContinue Reading

I have experience of acting as sole, presiding and co arbitrator in international commercial and investment contract disputes. I have written awards and arbitrated disputes arising from shareholders contract, real estate investment contract, property and construction disputes. I have been appointed under the rules of the ICC, Kigali and AbuContinue Reading

My practice in international commercial arbitration and commercial dispute resolution consists majorly of accepting appointments and nominations from major international arbitral institutions such as the ICC, LCIA, WIPO, DIAC, LMAA, CIArb, KIAC, KLRCA, HKIAC and CAS either as Chairman or Co-Arbitrator or Sole Arbitrator to resolve complex, cross-border and highContinue Reading

30 years’ experience as counsel and 15 years’ experience as arbitrator in international commercial arbitration and nominated in ISDS. Panel member of the LCIA, ICSID & CIArb.  Appointments as counsel in circa 50 cases in LMAA, AAA, ICC, UNCITRAL, LCIA CIArb RSA.  Accredited to UNCITRAL working groups II and III.Continue Reading