Dispute Resolution & Litigation: lawyers and advisers

Joseph Ilunga

Zambia

Joseph Ilunga, managing partner of Lusaka-based Ilunga & Company, has been named Commercial Disputes Law Expert of the Year in Zambia at the Corporate INTL Global Awards 2026.

Alexandre Maciel

Portugal

Alexandre Maciel, an independent arbitrator and lawyer based in Braga, Portugal and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, has been named Dispute Resolution Expert of the Year in Portugal at the Corporate INTL Global Awards 2025.

J.A.Th.M. (Jacques) de Waart

The Netherlands

Jacques de Waart, an MFN- and IMI-certified mediator, trainer and Managing Director of De Waart Mediation & Training (W-mediation) in the Netherlands, has been named Mediation Expert of the Year in the Netherlands at the Corporate INTL Global Awards 2025.

Dyalá Jiménez

Costa Rica

Dyalá Jiménez, founder of DJ Arbitraje in San José, Costa Rica and a former Minister of Foreign Trade, has been recognised through her firm as Arbitration Law Firm of the Year in Costa Rica at the Corporate INTL Global Awards 2025.

Walter Chen, FCIArb, FHKIArb

China

Walter (Fayun) Chen, FCIArb, FHKIArb, is Senior Counsel and a senior partner at Grandall Law Firm, based in Nanjing. With nearly thirty years of experience advising domestic and international clients on arbitration, litigation and…

Michel Kallipetis KC

England

Michel Kallipetis KC, a London-based mediator and former head of Littleton Chambers, was named Commercial Mediation Expert of the Year in England at the 2024 Corporate INTL Global Awards.

Steven Yu

China

Hiways Law Firm, whose international practice is led from Shanghai by senior partner Dr Steven Yu, has been named Investment Treaty Arbitration & Trade/Customs Law Firm of the Year in China at the 2024 Corporate INTL Global Awards. The…

Qualification LL.B. (Hons), Barrister-at-law, Lincoln’s Inn; Advocate & Solicitor (Brunei Darussalam); Dip Islamic Law & Practice, Syari’e Counsel. Areas of Practice Litigation (Civil & Criminal), Banking, Conveyancing, Property…

The directors of Dispute and Resolution Ltd have experience of various businesses over the last 30 years. Such businesses included the Travel Industry, Property Sales, Lettings and Investment, Financial Services, Insurance, Paralegal and a…

Amine Ghellal, the founding partner of Ghellal & Mekerba, has 44 years of experience and is considered as one of Algeria’s leading law practitioners. He is said to know the Algerian Business framework “like the back of his hand”. He has a…

Kenneth Han’s cerebral, client-focused approach to the law has earned him the respect of his peers and clients alike. Mr. Han has extensive experience and expertise in complex corporate transaction and litigation matters where he…

Lawrence E. Thacker is a partner at Lenczner Slaght. One of Canada’s leading trial and appellate lawyers, Lawrence has broad experience in mergers and acquisitions, shareholder disputes, complex class actions, infrastructure disputes,…