ICC International Court of Arbitration announces  ICC YAF Regional Coordination Committee members.

At the launch of ICC YAF last June in Barcelona, the ICC International Court of Arbitration invited young arbitration practitioners to apply to join their local Regional Coordination Committee. After carefully studying more than 120 applications, the ICC YAF Global Coordinating Committee is pleased to announce the successful candidates:

ICC YAF Africa, Middle East and Turkey Chapter:
- Bennar Balkaya, Balkaya & Balkaya Attorneys at Law, Istanbul (Turkish)
- Sana Belaïd, Cisco Systems, Dubai (Tunisian)
- Tania Steenkamp, Edward Nathan Sonnenbergs, Inc., Johannesburg (South African)

ICC YAF Asia Chapter:
- Mark Goodrich, White & Case LLP, Tokyo (British)
- James Kwan, Simmons & Simmons, Hong Kong (Chinese)
- Vidya Rajarao, Pricewaterhouse Coopers Pvt Ltd, Mumbai (Indian)

ICC YAF Europe Chapter:
- Victor Bonnin Reynes, Garrigues, Madrid (Spanish)
- Ekaterina Kobrin, Baker & McKenzie, Moscow (Russian)
- Sophie Lamb, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, London (English)

ICC YAF Latin America Chapter:
- Xavier Andrade Cadena, Andrade Veloz & Asociados, Quito (Ecuadorian)
- Cecilia Flores Rueda, Santamarina y Steta, Mexico City (Mexican)
- Valeria Galindez, Wald & Associados Advogados, Sao Paulo (Argentinian)

ICC YAF North America Chapter: 
They had already been selected. They are:
- Lisa Davis Georges, GE Capital Corp., Danbury, CT (American)
- Claudia Salomon, DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary US LLP, New York (American)
- Martin Valasek, Ogilvy Renault LLP, Montreal (Canadian)

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ICC YAF is delighted with the quality and diversity of its Regional Coordinating Committee members and looks forward to working with them.

Regional Coordinating Committees are responsible for the development of the ICC YAF in their region. They will organize events and develop networks for young lawyers and in-house counsel interested in international commercial arbitration. They operate under the supervision of the ICC Court’s regional directors and in coordination with the Global Coordinating Committee based at ICC Headquarters in Paris.

Membership of ICC YAF is free, and open to all young practitioners, including lawyers, in-house counsel, post-graduate students, academics and judges.  Sign up now !