PUBLICATIONS, TEACHING AND SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
Selected

PUBLICATIONS

Books and book chapters

October 2020

“Empirical Study of Experiences with Remote Hearings: A Survey of Users’ Views”, with Gary Born and Anneliese Day QC, Ch. 7 in Maxi Scherer, Niuscha Bassiri, Mohamed S. Abdel Wahab (eds.), International Arbitration and the COVID-19 Revolution (Wolters Kluwer, 2020)

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September 2019 – present

“Review of Delos Dispute Resolution”, with Ank Santens, Ch. 49A in Horacio A. Grigera Naón and Paul E. Mason (eds.), International Commercial Arbitration Practice: 21st Century Perspectives (LexisNexis Matthew Bender, 10th edn., 2019, with annual updates since)

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June 2018 – present

Delos Guide to Arbitration Places (Co-General Editor)
– 1st edition published in June 2018 with updates in 2019-2020, 2nd edition published in July 2021 with annual updates since
– nominated for the 2019 GAR Award for Innovation

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Other publications

March 2023

“Arbitrage et compliance : la grande complémentarité ?”, with Thomas Granier and Marie Perrault (Compliances n°16)

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February 2022

“Diversity in International Arbitration matters”, with May Tai and Prof. Pierre Tercier (Delos)

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July 2021

“Remote Hearings (2020 Survey) – Data Sheet (2021)”, with Gary Born and Anneliese Day QC (Delos)

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July 2021

“Videoconferencing Technology in Arbitration: New Challenges for Connectedness (2020 Survey)”, with Gary Born and Anneliese Day QC (Kluwer Arbitration Blog)

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June 2021

“Remote Hearings (2020 Survey): A Spectrum of Preferences”, with Gary Born and Anneliese Day QC (Journal of International Arbitration 38(3))

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March 2021

“A Circle For A Triangle – Geometry In Aid Of Efficiency In International Arbitration” (Delos)

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March 2021

“A Black Swan Event? Implications of COVID-19 for Damages and Valuations in International Arbitration”, with Lucy Martinez, James Nicholson and Noah Rubins QC (Kluwer Arbitration Blog)

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September 2020

“Opening up, one conversation at a time” (ArbitralWomen, September 2020 Newsletter)

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March 2020

“Delos checklist on holding arbitration and mediation hearings in times of COVID-19” (Delos)
– nominated for the 2020 GAR Pandemic Response Award

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September 2019

“Introduction to Blockchain and Smart Contracts” (Delos)

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March 2017

“Activating Arbitration: Four Delos Principles to Achieve Fair and Efficient International Arbitration” (Delos; Spanish-language translation published by Delos in January 2018)

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TEACHING ENGAGEMENTS (selected)

December 2025

Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) School of International Arbitration (SIA), In the beginning – Lecturer (online)

June 2024

ADB Institute, Dispute Resolution in Major Industrial Projects Involving State Parties – Arbitrating Disputes Involving States: The Perspective of Private Parties – Lecturer (online)

May 2024

CIArb Virtual Diploma in International Commercial Arbitration, Selected Cases Studies in Law, Practice and Procedure of International Arbitration – COVID & Post-COVID Special Issues, and Technology & AI – Lecturer (online)

June 2022

ICC Institute Training on Assessment of Damages by Arbitrators, Post-Award Interest – Lecturer (Lagos, Nigeria)

Sept 2021, May & Sept 2022, May & Sept 2023

CIArb Virtual Diploma in International Commercial Arbitration, Selected Cases Studies in Law, Practice and Procedure of International Arbitration – COVID-19 Special Issues – Lecturer (online, save for September 2023 in-person in Oxford, UK)

September 2019

CIDS Executive Course – “ICC Arbitration: Current Developments”: “Beyond The ICC: New Contenders On The Market” – Lecturer (Geneva, Switzerland)

July 2019

King’s College London, Executive LL.M.: Advanced International Dispute Resolution, The Market for Arbitration: Old and New Contenders – Workshop speaker (London, UK)

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS (selected)

2026

April 2026

Beijing Arbitration Centre (BAC), Chambre Arbitrale Internationale de Paris (CAIP), Paris-Panthéon-Assas University, Evolution and Adaptation: Innovative Rules and Best Practices in International Arbitration – Moderator (Paris, France)

March 2026

Sciences Po Arbitration Society (SPAS), Between big law, boutiques and independents: what are the trends of the business of arbitration? – Panellist (Paris, France)

March 2026

Rising Arbitrators Initiative (RAI), Beat the Clock: Essential Skills for Rising Arbitrators in Expedited Proceedings – Panellist (Paris, France)

February 2026

Eversheds Sutherland and Webber Wentzel, Africa's Mining Arbitration Landscape – Panellist (Cape Town, South Africa)

2025

November 2025

Morgan Lewis, Delos and Paris Place d’Arbitrage, The Battle of the Seats: The Attractivity of Civil and Common Law Seats – Moderator (Dubai, UAE)

October 2025

Delos and Clyde & Co, Launch of the ‘Café Arbitral’ Book – Panellist (London, UK)

October 2025

Young ICCA, Skills Training Workshop: Soft Skills for Arbitration Practitioners – Panellist (São Paulo, Brazil)

October 2025

SWAN & Delos, Key Elements of Successful Oral Advocacy – Moderator (Stockholm, Sweden)

October 2025

Washington Arbitration Week, Making Investment Dispute Settlement More Accessible to SMEs – Panellist (Washington D.C., USA)

September 2025

Delhi Arbitration Weekend, Delos Training on Award Writing – Lecturer (Delhi, India)

April 2025

CIICA, The Global North and the Global South of Arbitral Institutions – Panellist (Islamabad, Karachi)

April 2025

Delos & others, The Benefits of Civil Law Traditions as the Contract Governing Law – Co-Convenor (Paris, France)

2024

November 2024

Delos and Morgan Lewis, Shifting Sands: Arbitration In Times Of Crisis – Panellist (Dubai, UAE)

September 2024

Delos, GAP Symposium 2024, Corruption & International Arbitration – Speaker (Paris, France)

2023

April 2023

Delos, De Damnis 2023 – The 5 Ws (and 1 H) – Speaker (Lisbon, Portugal)

2022

October 2022

CBAr, XXI International Arbitration Conference – Young Arbitrators’ Event, New entrepreneurship, middle market and arbitration: startups, accelerators, investors and other players – Panellist (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)

June 2022

6th ICC Africa Conference on International Arbitration, Disruption and Technology in International Arbitration – Panellist (Lagos, Nigeria)

March 2022

Delos, Diversity in International Arbitration matters – Moderator (online)

2021

November 2021

XXIV Old Buildings, Al Tamimi & Co, Delos, The New Dubai and The Law Governing the Arbitration Agreement – W Halla' la Wayn? – Panellist (Dubai, UAE)

October 2021

Delos, India Launch Event – Co-Convenor (online)

October 2021

Université de Lausanne & American University, Washington College of Law: (i) Construction and Hospitality Disputes Post-COVID – Paper discussant; (ii) The Impact of COVID on International Disputes – Paper discussant (online)

October 2021

Delos, Portugal as a Seat for International Arbitration – Panellist (online)

September 2021

Uzbek Arbitration Week, Cross Institutional Administration of Services: Expanding the Horizons with Inter-Institutional Collaboration – Panellist (online)

June 2021

Delos – TagTime webinar series – Season 3: Guest interviewer for “Sandra González on ‘Applying Substantive Law in International Arbitration: On the Way to Harmonization?’” (online)

May 2021

JURIS, The ICSID/UNCITRAL Draft Code of Conduct for Arbitrators: Voluntary or Mandatory? – Panellist (online)

January 2021

Delos-SCC-VIAC, Fast & Slow? A Look Back at Remote Hearings in 2020 and the Outlook for 2021 – Moderator (online)

January-July 2021

Delos – “In conversation with Neil” – Moderator for the conversations with Chiann Bao (Jan.), Claudia Salomon (Jan.), Prof. George Bermann (April), Prof. Pierre Tercier (July) and Sarah Grimmer (July) (online)

2020

December 2020

Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) School of International Arbitration (SIA), COVID-19 and its Effects on International Arbitration – Panellist (online)

November 2020

AmCham Perú and Delos, The Present and Future of Remote Oral Advocacy in Arbitration (AmCham Perú Arbitration Unplugged Webinar Series, Ep. 7) – Moderator (online)

November 2020

RMA & Co. and Delos, What to know - or what to forget - about an Arbitral Institution – Panellist (online)

November 2020

Delos, A Black Swan Event? Implications of COVID-19 for Damages and Valuations in International Arbitration (a GAP Symposium 2020 event) – Moderator (online)

November 2020

Delos, International Arbitration and the COVID-19 Revolution – Panellist (online)

October 2020

The Arbitration Conversation, with Amy Schmitz, Episode 48 – Guest (online)

October 2020

Delos – ROAP 2020 Dedication Panel, David D. Caron and International Adjudication & Arbitration – Panellist (online)

October 2020

CEA Italian Chapter and AIA-ArbIt-40, Start-Arb: Arbitration and Start-Ups – Panellist (online)

September-November 2020

Delos – “In conversation with Neil” – Moderator for the conversations with Sir Vivian Ramsey (Sept.), The Hon. Fali Nariman (Oct.) and Juliet Blanch (Nov.) (online)

August 2020

Fábrica de Startups Brazil, Arbitration for Startups: Opportunities, Challenges and Success Cases – Panellist (online)

June 2020

Bishkek Arbitration Days 2020, Dispute Resolution in Times of Pandemic: Can Arbitration be the Answer? – Panellist (online)

June 2020

Kings Chamber and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, International Arbitration: How is it adapting during COVID-19 – Panellist (online)

April-December 2020

Delos – TagTime webinar series – Season 1: Guest interviewer for “Neil Kaplan on Procedural Order No. 1” (April); Panellist for the “Summer Special” (July). Season 2: Panellist for the "Holiday Special" (Dec.)

2019

November 2019

Delos and Shearman & Sterling – Dubai Arbitration Week 2019, Innovation in arbitration: what does it take to promote useful change? – Panellist (Dubai, UAE)

November 2019

CIArb YMG, Is arbitration suitable for small claims? – Panellist (Edinburgh, UK)

September 2019

International Business Law Journal / Revue du Droit des Affaires Internationales (IBLJ/RDAI) Round Table, Arbitral Institutions: A Necessity or a Burden? (London, UK)

September 2019

LCA – First International ADR Summit, The Future of Arbitration in Technology – Blockchain and Smart Contracts – Masterclass speaker (Lagos, Nigeria)

May 2019

Innovative Legal Services Forum (ILSF) 2019, CEE Case Studies: Dispute Resolution – Keynote speaker; Innovation in Dispute Resolution: Sci-Fi or Future Reality? – Workshop speaker (Prague, Czech Republic)

February 2019

CARDS 3rd Tour de Arbitration, Experts’ Indispensable Role In International Arbitration – Moderator (Paris, France)

2018

December 2018

Sciences Po Arbitration Society (SPAS), Arbitration x Technology: A Call For Awakening? – Panellist (Paris, France)

November 2018

6th Annual GAR Live in Paris, Arbitral institutions and their war on time and cost – Panellist (Paris, France)

October 2018

Lilla Huck Otranto Camargo, The Use of Arbitration to Settle Technology Disputes – Panellist (São Paulo, Brazil)

May 2018

Third Co-Chairs’ Circle Global Conference, How to get that first appointment and continue to be appointed – Panellist (Rome, Italy)

March-November 2018 & March 2019

Delos – Inaugural Events Series, Introduction to Delos – Editions in Hong Kong (March 2018), Paris (April 2018), São Paulo (October 2018), Madrid (November 2018), Dubai (November 2018), Singapore (March 2019) – Keynote speaker / panellist

2014 - 2017

December 2017

CIArb YMG, Navigating through Common law and Civil law waters in International Arbitration: Young Perspectives from Europe and the Americas – Panellist (Paris, France)

November 2015

ICC YAF, Workshop on arbitrator conflicts of interest – Panel and workshop speaker (Athens, Greece)

November 2014

Banque du Liban (BDL) Accelerate 2014, De-Risking Startups – Keynote speaker; Resolving Difficult Relationships – Workshop speaker; and Seedstars Beirut 2014 Jury (Beirut, Lebanon)