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Remy Gerbay

Partner, Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP, Washington D.C.

Remy Gerbay (LL.M., Ph.D.) is a partner in Hughes Hubbard’s Washington, D.C. office, and leads the firm’s investor-state arbitration practice. Remy has extensive experience representing clients in international business disputes across various regions, including North America, Europe, Sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East, and the former Soviet Union. Remy has arbitrated under all major arbitration rules, including the rules of the ICC, LCIA, AAA/ICDR, UNCITRAL, Swiss Chambers, DIAC, KIAC, and ICSID. He represents clients across various sectors such as energy, infrastructure, transportation, pharma, banking, and telecommunications. Remy is bilingual in English and French, and is civil-law and common-law trained. Prior to joining Hughes Hubbard, Remy practiced with leading litigation law firms in the U.S. and UK. A former Deputy Registrar of the LCIA and Registrar of DIFC-LCIA, Remy has been appointed as arbitrator in over 25 international cases. Remy also holds a permanent academic appointment at the University of London (Queen Mary), where he is the co-director of an LL.M. program in arbitration. Remy has co-authored treatises on ICSID and LCIA arbitration. He is a leading academic authority on arbitral institutions.

16:15 - 17:15 PM

Monday 22nd May

Fourth Session – MENA Specific Disputes

Moderator

Polyvios Panayides, Partner, Chrysses Demetriades & Co LLC, Limassol

Panelists

George Z. Georgiou, Managing Partner, George Z. Georgiou & Associates LLC, Nicosia

Kyriakos Karatsis, Partner, N. Pirilides & Associates LLC, Limassol

Remy Gerbay, Partner,  Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP, Washington D.C.

Fred Kuchlin, Senior Associate, RPC, London

Adam Peters, Senior Legal Counsel, ADGM Courts