Constantine Partasides KC and Reza Mohtashami KC will speak at the 26th Annual IBA Arbitration Day: Redefining the contours of international arbitration, presented by the IBA Arbitration Committee.
Reza will deliver the opening remarks on Friday 4 April at 9:10am, alongside Angeline Welsh KC of Essex Court Chambers.
Constantine will participate in a Fireside Chat, taking place on Friday 4 April from 2:00pm to 2:45pm. The session will also feature Catherine Amirfar of Debevoise & Plimpton.
The IBA Arbitration Day 2025 will feature panels addressing key topics in the field including:
- Rule of Law in international arbitration revisited
- Future landscape of disputes involving States
- Arbitration at the cutting edge: is the arbitral process ready to resolve the disputes of the future?
- UNCITRAL Model law: 40 and beyond?
The conference will take place from Thursday 3 April to Friday 4 April in London.
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ABOUT CONSTANTINE PARTASIDES KC
Constantine, a founding partner of the firm based in our London office, is recognised internationally in all major directories and publications at the top of the arbitration market. Chambers UK list him as a “Star Individual” in International Arbitration—one of only two lawyers with this ranking, he was named in the “Hall of Fame” for International Arbitration in The Legal 500 UK, and has been ranked as one of the “Top 20” individuals in the world of commercial arbitration every year since 2011 by Lexology Index.
Constantine is a Member of the ICCA Governing Board and a Director of the LCIA Board.
Constantine is a solicitor-advocate (Higher Courts Civil) and was appointed King’s Counsel in 2014. He was educated at King’s College, London, and Cambridge University.
ABOUT REZA MOHTASHAMI KC
Reza is a partner in the London office. He has represented clients as counsel and advocate in more than 90 arbitrations conducted under a variety of arbitration rules in many different jurisdictions. Reza has particular expertise in disputes arising in emerging markets with a focus on the telecoms, energy, and infrastructure sectors. Reza regularly acts as arbitrator and has been appointed as party-nominated arbitrator, Chair or Sole Arbitrator in more than 20 arbitrations conducted under the ICC, LCIA, ICDR-AAA, SIAC, DIAC, DIFC-LCIA Rules.
Reza is a trustee of the Bahrain Chamber of Dispute Resolution, a member of the LCIA Court, and an editorial board member of Global Arbitration Review. He is a former Vice-Chair of the IBA Arbitration Committee, a past president of the LCIA Arab Users’ Council, a member of the LCIA Court, a trustee of the DIFC-LCIA Arbitration Centre, and a member of the ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR.