IN CONVERSATION WITH LOUK AS MISTELIS 09
W I T H T H A NK S T O T HE C ON T R I BU T OR S OF T HI S E XCH A NGE . . .
LOUK A S MISTELIS, QUEEN MARY UNIVERSIT Y OF LONDON
BEN KNOWLES, CLYDE & CO LLP
Ben is amember of theManagement 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 upstreamoil &gas and trade& commodities sectors. He led the substantial Clyde&Co team representing Yemen in the high profilemulti-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 andwas named a Reuters Super Lawyer in 2013, demonstrating excellence in the practice of law.
Loukas is Director of the School of International Arbitration at QueenMary 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 highlightedmembers of the list – and has also been listed in theWho’sWho of Commercial Arbitration since 2007. He has also been designated to the Panel of Arbitrators of ICSID. He studied lawat Athens (LLB) Strasbourg (Certificate in International &Comparative Human Rights); Hanover (Magister LegumEuropae and Dr. iuris) and Keio (Certificate in Japanese International Trade Law). Amember 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 andMoscow 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 awidely published author withmore than 13 books and 60 refereed journal articles.
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