VIAC Expert Focus Groups
In 2023, VIAC established Expert Focus Groups. These specialised focus groups address hot topics in the international arbitration realm and aim at developing new approaches in these areas or tackle challenges. One of the primary aims is to drive discussion and innovation in order to improve VIAC’s ADR offering.
There are currently six active Expert Focus Groups. The Expert Focus Groups are comprised of members of the VIAC Board, Advisory Boards, the VIAC Community Ambassador Network (VIAC CAN) as well as interested practitioners and academics.
ISDS
The Investment Arbitration Expert Focus Group consists of the following members:
Claudia Annacker | VIAC Board (Vorsitz)
August Reinisch | VIAC Board (Vorsitz)
Natalia Alenkina | VIAC CAN
Jonathan Barnett
Markus Burgstaller
Sofia – Elena Cozac | VIAC CAN
Borna Dejanovic | VIAC CAN
Eva Dragunova | VIAC CAN
Petrit Elshani | VIAC CAN
Agis Chr. Georgiades | VIAC CAN
Jola Gjuzi | VIAC CAN
Zinka Grb0
Otakar Hájek
Duarte G. Henriques | VIAC International Advisory Board
Aoi Inoue | VIAC International Advisory Board
Marek Jezewski | VIAC CAN
Veronika Korom | VIAC Board
Brunilda Lilo
Patricia Nacimiento | VIAC International Advisory Board
Irina Nazarova | VIAC International Advisory Board
Markus Petsche | VIAC International Advisory Board
Lucia Raimanova | VIAC Board
August Reinisch | VIAC Board
Catherine A. Rogers | VIAC International Advisory Board
Maxi Scherer
Franz Schwarz | VIAC Board
Hi-Taek Shin | VIAC International Advisory Board
Lazar Tomov | VIAC International Advisory Board
Stephan Wilske | VIAC International Advisory Board
Herfried Wöss | VIAC International Advisory Board
Julia Zagonek
Construction
The Construction Expert Focus Group consists of the following members:
Violeta Saranciuc | VIAC CAN (Chair)
Secretary: Matej Kosalko
Davor Babić | VIAC International Advisory Board
Anton Baier | VIAC Domestic Advisory Board
Feruza Bobokulova | VIAC CAN
Daniel Busse | VIAC International Advisory Board
Ognjen Ćipović | VIAC CAN
Martyna Darczuk
Markus Fellner | VIAC Domestic Advisory Board
Eliane Fischer | VIAC International Advisory Board
Josef Fröhlingsdorf
Nata Ghibradze | VIAC CAN
Marlena Harutyunyan | VIAC CAN
Aoi Inoue | VIAC International Advisory Board
Daniela Karollus-Bruner | VIAC Domestic Advisory Board
Ilma Kasumagic | VIAC CAN
Brunilda Lilo
Raquel Macedo Moreira
Patrizia Netal | VIAC Board
Toni Nogolica | VIAC CAN
Colin Ong | VIAC International Advisory Board
Helmut Ortner | VIAC Domestic Advisory Board
Vladimir Pavic | VIAC Board
Meliha Povlakic | VIAC International Advisory Board
Sarolta Edua Szabo | VIAC CAN
Nikolaus Vavrovsky | VIAC Domestic Advisory Board
Irene Welser | VIAC Board
Herfried Wöss | VIAC International Advisory Board
Energy
The Energy Expert Focus Group consists of the following members:
Ana Stanic | VIAC Board (Chair)
Eric Leikin (Chair)
Diana Akikol | VIAC Board
Jonathan Barnett
Vilius Bernatonis | VIAC International Advisory Board
Markus Burgstaller
Dirk Buschle
Daniel Busse | VIAC International Advisory Board
James Castello
Daisy Chen | VIAC CAN
Sorin Dolea | VIAC CAN
Samuel Farokhnia-Mimnagh | VIAC CAN
Günther Horvath | VIAC Board
Aoi Inoue | VIAC International Advisory Board
Victoria Ivasechko
Oksana Karel
Veronika Korom | VIAC Board
Toms Krūmiņš | VIAC CAN
Brunilda Lilo
Courtney Lotfi
Patricia Nacimiento | VIAC International Advisory Board
Colin Ong | VIAC International Advisory Board
Irina Paliashvili | VIAC International Advisory Board
Emilie Pardoen | VIAC CAN
Paschalis Paschalidis | VIAC CAN
Vladimir Pavic | VIAC Board
Karl Pörnbacher | VIAC Board
Stefan Riegler | VIAC Board
Maxi Scherer
Leonardo Sempertegui
Hi-Taek Shin | VIAC International Advisory Board
Pencho Stanchev
Wei Sun | VIAC International Advisory Board
Lazar Tomov | VIAC International Advisory Board
Teodora Vujošević | VIAC CAN
Heidi Walsh | VIAC CAN
Post M&A
The Post M&A Expert Focus Group consists of the following members:
Karl Pörnbacher | VIAC Board (Chair)
Davor Babić | VIAC International Advisory Board
Ketevan Betaneli | VIAC CAN
Daniel Busse | VIAC International Advisory Board
Cecilia Carrara | VIAC International Advisory Board
Ricardo Gardini de Andrade | VIAC CAN
Duarte G. Henriques | VIAC International Advisory Board
Günther Horvath | VIAC Board
Christian Koller | VIAC Domestic Advisory Board
Maja Malijanski | VIAC CAN
Michael Nueber | VIAC International Advisory Board
Veit Öhlberger | VIAC Domestic Advisory Board
Colin Ong | VIAC International Advisory Board
Helmut Ortner | VIAC Domestic Advisory Board
Andrey Panov | VIAC International Advisory Board
Pawel Pietkiewicz | VIAC International Advisory Board
Martin Platte | VIAC Domestic Advisory Board
Friedrich Rüffler
Maxi Scherer
Franz Schwarz | VIAC Board
Hi-Taek Shin | VIAC International Advisory Board
Ben Steinbrück | VIAC CAN
Lazar Tomov | VIAC International Advisory Board
Nikolaus Vavrovsky | VIAC Domestic Advisory Board
Stephan Wilske | VIAC International Advisory Board
Julia Zagonek
ESG
The ESG Expert Focus Group consists of the following members:
Alexey Anischenko | VIAC International Advisory Board
James Castello
Jalal El Ahdab | VIAC International Advisory Board
Patricia Nacimiento | VIAC International Advisory Board
Alexander Petsche | VIAC Board
Lucia Raimanova | VIAC Board
Catherine Rogers | VIAC International Advisory Board
Stephan Wilske | VIAC International Advisory Board
Herfried Wöss | VIAC International Advisory Board
Jasna Zwitter-Tehovnik
Succession & Trusts
The Succession & Trusts Expert Focus Group consists of the following members:
Brian Gabriel-Oiwoh
Dietmar Lux | VIAC Domestic Advisory Board
Michael Nueber | VIAC International Advisory Board
Fritz Rüffler
Nicol Sator
Hubertus Schumacher | VIAC Domestic Advisory Board
Britta Zöchling-Jud | VIAC Board
