Secomb, Anne

b. 1977

Current activity

Schiedsrichterin

Professional focus

Construction/Engineering
Energy and power
Trade
Joint Ventures/Consortia/Shareholder Agreements

Areas of law

Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
Construction law
Civil law
Common law
Corporate law
Commercial law
Private international law
Contract law

My career

  • LLM in International and Comparative Law, Tulane Law School (2004), with distinction (highest honors for LLM degree) , DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) merit-based scholarship (EUR 25,000) , merit-based tuition waiver (USD 40,000)
  • LLB, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (2002), University leaving exam (Erste Staatsprüfung), mark: 10.6 (top 5% of state), Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes (German National Scholarship Foundation) scholarship (merit-based)
  • Avocate au Barreau de Paris – Directive 98/5/CE (2007-2009)
  • Rechtsanwältin, Berlin (2007), Bar exam (Zweite Staatsprüfung), mark: 10.3 (top 3% of state), trained with Linklaters Oppenhoff & Raedler, Berlin
  • Attorney and Counselor at Law, New York, U.S.A. (2005)

Arbitration experience

Sole arbitrator, tribunal president, co-arbitrator and emergency arbitrator in international arbitrations under various rules (ICC, HKIAC, SIAC, KCAB).

Publications

  • The J.J. Agro Decisions: What Makes a Judge ‘Arbitration-Friendly’? in International Arbitration: Issues, Perspectives and Practice: Liber Amicorum Neil Kaplan (2019) (HKIAC eds)
  • “Der Schutz deutscher Auslandsinvestitionen in Lateinamerika”, co-author with Dr. Markus Perkams, Wirtschaft und Verwaltung (Economy and Administration), 31 - 50, 2009
  • “Drawing a Contrast: Interim Measures of Protection in International Arbitral Proceedings – The United States v. Germany”, The Vindobona Journal of International Commercial Law and Arbitration (2005) 9 VJ 49-68
  • News article: “Downer-Hill Joint Venture v Government of Fiji”, International Arbitration Law Review, (2005) 3 Int. A.L.R.N-37

Languages

German
English
French
Spanish

Memberships

  • Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, Fellow
  • SIAC Panel of Arbitrators
  • ICC Germany List of Arbitrators
  • HKIAC List of Arbitrators
  • ASA (Swiss Arbitration Association)
  • DIS (German Institution of Arbitration)
  • ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR
  • ICC Singapore Arbitration Group and Selection Committee

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