IN CONVERSATION WITH LOUKAS MISTELIS 09
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LOUKAS MISTELIS, QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON
BEN KNOWLES, CLYDE & CO LLP
Ben is a member of the Management Board and has been the Global Head of Dispute Resolution and International Arbitration since 2013. Ben has extensive dispute resolution experience, especially in international arbitration, including at the ICC, LCIA, LME and LMMA. He has particular expertise in the upstream oil & gas and trade & commodities sectors. He led the substantial Clyde & Co team representing Yemen in the high profile multi-billion dollar arbitration against various US oil interests, which resulted in a landmark result in Yemen’s favour. Ben has successfully represented Yemen in a number of other cases. Ben is recognised as a leader in his field by the legal directories and was named a Reuters Super Lawyer in 2013, demonstrating excellence in the practice of law.
Loukas is Director of the School of International Arbitration at Queen Mary University and is an acknowledged authority on international dispute resolution. He has been listed as one of the ‘leading lights in international arbitration’ in the 45 under 45 – amongst the top 15 highlighted members of the list – and has also been listed in the Who’s Who of Commercial Arbitration since 2007. He has also been designated to the Panel of Arbitrators of ICSID. He studied law at Athens (LLB) Strasbourg (Certificate in International & Comparative Human Rights); Hanover (Magister Legum Europae and Dr. iuris) and Keio (Certificate in Japanese International Trade Law). A member of the Athens Bar (since 1993), Loukas has also participated in a number of expert groups, including for the UK Department of Trade and Industry, the International Chamber of Commerce, UNCITRAL and UNCTAD. His substantial arbitration experience covers ICC, ICSID, LCIA, UNCITRAL, SCC, Swiss Chambers and Moscow cases. Subject matters included foreign direct investment, sales contracts, distribution agreements, counter-trade, mining, share purchase agreements, media contracts, administration of natural resources, and oil and gas transactions. He is a widely published author with more than 13 books and 60 refereed journal articles.
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