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The Moot Alumni Association of the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot (the “MAA”) was established in 1997 during the 3rd Willem C. Vis Moot Competition in Vienna. The MAA started with a handful of academics, students, and professionals and has expanded to over 5,000 members and continues to grow every year.

The purpose of the establishment of the MAA is to form an association to promote the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot (“Vis Moot”) and the Willem C. Vis (East) International Commercial Arbitration Moot (“Vis East”) and to achieve its goals of educating the general public on the topics of international arbitration and international trade law.

The MAA also preserves and strengthens ties among former, current, and future participants (students, academics and professionals alike) of the Vis Moot and Vis East worldwide, establishing an international network that facilitates the continuing exchange of professional, social, and cultural experiences amongst members.

The MAA Executive Board.

 

Ipek Ince

Co-President

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Dr. Navin G. Ahuja

Co-President

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Dr. Christian Johannes Wahnschaffe

Vice President

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Evanthia Kasiora

Vice President

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Peter Riznik

Vice President

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Sherlin Tung

Vice President (for transitional purposes)

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Anne Wang

Secretary

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Our Team

Advisory Board.

The MAA is grateful for the advice and guidance that it receives from the members of its Advisory Board consisting of the following members:

Ms. Louise Barrington, JD, LLM, FCIArb (Chartered)
Mr. Arno Eisen
Mr. Björn Gehle
Professor Dr. Christopher Kee
Professor Dr. Stefan Kröll
Ms. Patrizia Netal
Professor Dr. Ulrich Schroeter
Dr. Patricia Shaughnessy
Mr. Tobias A. Strecker
Professor Jeff Waincymer
Professor Eric E. Bergsten (in memoriam)

Legal Information.

The website maa.net is owned and operated by the “Alumni Association of the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot” (MAA).The MAA is a non-profit association (“eingetragener Verein”), established and existing under the laws of the Republic of Austria, registered with the competent Austrian authority at the Vienna Police Directorate (“Landespolizeidirektion Wien, Referat Vereins-, Versammlungs- und Medienrechtsangelegenheiten”) with its registered address at Semperit AG Holding, Attn: Sherlin Tung, Am Belvedere 10, 1100 Vienna, Austria, and registry number ZVR 563556309. A registry excerpt can be obtained online from the Central Registry of Associations (“Zentrales Vereinsregister”) maintained by the Austrian Federal Ministry for Internal Affairs at https://zvr.bmi.gv.at/

The MAA is represented by the members of the Executive Board listed HERE.

A courtesy English translation of the MAA’s Articles of Association can be accessed HERE.

The German version of the MAA’s Articles of Association can be accessed HERE.

Our Date Privacy Statement can be accessed HERE.

General inquiries may be directed at: [email protected]

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  • Ipek Ince

    Ipek has been working at Gedik & Eraksoy in their arbitration and litigation department for the past five years. She is the founder of Istanbul Very Young Arbitration Practitioners, holds a position on the board of the Young Istanbul Arbitration Week, co-organizer of ArbinBrief, and acts as the Turkey representative for the Campaign for Greener Arbitrations.

  • Navin Ahuja

    Dr. Navin G. Ahuja is the author of the book “Taming the Guerrilla in International Commercial Arbitration: Levelling the Playing Field”, endorsed by well-known academics and practitioners in the field of international arbitration.

    Having earned his doctorate focusing on guerrilla tactics in international commercial arbitration, Navin is appointed to the Presidential Panel of Arbitrators of the Asian Institute of Alternative Dispute Resolution (AIADR), an empanelled arbitrator with the Hainan International Arbitration Court (HIAC), and is an accredited tribunal secretary at the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC).

    He is an editorial board member of the International Arbitration Law Review and has delivered several guest lectures and contributed to multiple publications. These include international arbitration and the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG).

    Navin has coached teams for the Vis Moot achieving incredible success.

    As an accredited general mediator, he has tutored participants aspiring to become accredited mediators.

    After amassing nearly two decades of experience in the international sale of goods and manufacturing sector, he successfully achieved his goals before transitioning into a career in law.

  • Dr. Christian Johannes Wahnschaffe

    Dr. Christian Johannes Wahnschaffe is a law clerk at the Higher Regional Court of Hamburg, Germany. His clerkship includes stages at Hanefeld and the Permanent Court of Arbitration. After graduating in 2018, he served as Director of the Karina und Erich Schumann Centre for Advanced International Legal Studies at the University of Münster, Germany. In 2023, he obtained his doctorate in law with a thesis on institutional arbitration at the University of Münster, Germany. His published research focuses on international sales law and contract law as well as commercial and investment arbitration. He acts as Editorial Reviewer for the Vindobona Journal of International Commercial Law and Arbitration. Before serving as Vice President of the Executive Board, he was Compliance Officer and Regional Representative of the Moot Alumni Association.

  • Evanthia Kasiora

    Evanthia is an Associate in the international arbitration practice of White & Case in Paris. She holds an LLB and LLM in Civil Procedural Law from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and an LLM in International Business Law from the London School of Economics. Prior to relocating to Paris, Evanthia trained and worked in litigation and arbitration in Greece and the UK. She is qualified in Greece and registered as an EU lawyer with the Paris Bar.

    Evanthia participated in the Vis Moot in 2017-2018 and has since been actively involved as a coach and arbitrator. Prior to joining the MAA Executive Board, she was the Co-Chair of the MAA’s Mentor-Mentee Programme.

  • Peter Riznik

    Peter is an arbitrator in independent practice based in Vienna, Austria. With extensive experience serving as arbitrator, tribunal secretary, and counsel, Peter has participated in commercial and investment arbitrations conducted under the rules of the ICC, LCIA, VIAC, SCC, Ljubljana Arbitration Centre, Finnish Arbitration Institute, and the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules.

    In the past, Peter was active in private practice, as a full-time tribunal secretary, in an arbitral institution as well as in UN-organizations, including on international commercial law and the law of outer space. He is one of the founders and a board member of ArbCEE, the Arbitration Association of Central and Eastern Europe, a member of the ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR and its task force on combating corruption. He is also active in academia and regularly lectures on arbitration and CISG. As a Slovenian national, he has particular expertise in the Central-European and Central-Eastern European markets.

  • Sherlin Tung

    Sherlin was previously President of the MAA and is currently a Vice President of the MAA for transitional purposes. She is also the Director, CEO of the Vis East Moot.

    Sherlin is a Partner in the International Arbitration & Litigation Practice at Withersworldwide and based in Hong Kong. With over a dozen years of experience, Sherlin specializes in cross-border disputes, international commercial arbitration, and multi-jurisdiction litigations. Sherlin speaks regularly and guest lectures on topics involving international arbitration and trade law worldwide. In addition to private counsel work, Sherlin also sits as an arbitrator in international arbitration matters.

    During law school, Sherlin competed in the 16th Vis Moot in Vienna and she has been actively involved with the Vis Moots since.

  • Anne Wang

    Anne Wang is an Australian qualified lawyer. She has worked in Sydney, Hong Kong and London, and has experience in international arbitration as counsel, tribunal secretary and at an arbitral institution. She is a graduate of the University of New South Wales and the University of Oxford. While undertaking an LLB exchange at Stockholm University, she participated in the 27th Vis Moot and has subsequently participated in the moot as an arbitrator. Prior to joining the MAA Executive Board, Anne was Co-Chair of the Mentor-Mentee Team.