Welcome to the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
North America Branch

Dr. Aigbe “Greg” Ohihoin, FCIArb

Sussex, Wisconsin

Dr. Aigbe “Greg” Ohihoin is a trained Arbitrator and Mediator, primarily in the health and life sciences sector. He was the first Nigerian medical doctor to pass CIARB’s accelerated route to fellowship exam. Earlier in his career, Dr. Ohihoin served as a member of the CIARB’s Young Member Group (YMG) international steering committee, representing Nigeria and Africa. Dr. Ohihoin is a CEDR, UK-accredited mediator admitted into the Lagos Panel of Neutrals since 2012. He is a member of the faculty for the Mediation Skills Training (MST) of the Lagos Multidoor Court (LMDC). Trained as an OB/GYN specialist and Translational Scientist, Dr. Ohihoin is currently a Ph.D. candidate in Cell Biology and Molecular Oncology at the Medical College of Wisconsin.

Adam D. Wahlquist

Salt Lake City, Utah, and Irvine, California

Adam Wahlquist is a dispute resolution specialist at Kirton McConkie with a focus on domestic and international arbitration. He aspires to be an arbitrator, leveraging his specialized training and experience as counsel in various arbitration proceedings. Adam has represented clients in commercial, investment, and construction disputes before leading domestic and international institutions. He also lectures on international arbitration as an adjunct professor at the Brigham Young University J. Reuben Clark Law School. Adam is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.

Alexandre de Gramont

Washington, D.C.

Alexandre (“Alex”) de Gramont is a partner in the International Arbitration Group of Dechert LLP. He has over twenty-five years of experience in international commercial and investor-state arbitration, as well as related court litigation. As counsel, he has first-chaired arbitration cases across a wide range of industries, including oil & gas, mining, life sciences, hospitality, transportation, and Internet governance. Mr. de Gramont is a co-author of The International Arbitration Rulebook: A Guide to Arbitral Regimes (2019). Previously an Adjunct Professor at Georgetown Law School, he is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and is on the ICDR Panel of International Arbitrators. Mr. de Gramont’s native language is English. He is fluent in French and can read Spanish. He received his law degree from NYU Law School in 1990.

Allan Banks

Los Angeles, California

Allan is a Delay, Disruption and Damages expert for the construction industry, and is regularly appointed to provide expert opinion on these issues. He has over 25 years of experience supporting clients in various sectors, including construction, infrastructure, civil engineering, power, government, heavy engineering, and oil and gas. He leverages extensive expertise to assist global projects of all scopes and complexities, such as the Sphere, Las Vegas, the world’s first kilometer-high building; the Palm Jumeirah Island in the Gulf of Arabia; and the construction of LNG facilities and new chemical plants. He was previously an independent adjudicator, a form of rapid dispute resolution whereby the adjudicator determines the value of a payment application, requiring the vetting of construction costs in the payment period.

Carlos F. Concepcion

Miami and Madrid

Carlos is Board Certified in International Litigation and Arbitration and is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and the College of Commercial Arbitrators. He has more than 35 years of experience in international commercial and investor-state disputes, especially in the intersection between common and civil law jurisdictions. Carlos serves as counsel and international arbitrator in a wide range of international litigation and arbitration matters. His practice focuses on disputes involving financial services, design and construction, and distribution and supply chain controversies involving parties from multiple jurisdictions. As an arbitrator, Carlos focuses on institutional proceedings involving international commercial disputes, and investment-treaty matters administered by ICSID. Carlos has worked with all the leading arbitration organizations and has conducted proceedings in Spanish and English.

Charles T. (Chris) Compton

Portola Valley (Silicon Valley), California

Chris Compton is a co-founder, previous President and currently Vice-Chairman of the Silicon Valley Arbitration & Mediation Center. He has served on the AAA’s Large Complex Case Panel since 1987, the Mediation Panel for the Northern District of California and was recently appointed to China’s 6th Guangzhou Arbitration Commission. He has handled a wide range of complex corporate disputes, including trade secret, contract, fraud, securities, software development, licensing, employment and antitrust issues. As a partner at Silicon Valley’s Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C., he represented technology companies and their investors in the EU, courts and arbitral tribunals for over 30 years. Chris has been named in Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business, Northern California Super Lawyers and Best Lawyers in America. Chris started as a full-time military judge in the Air Force JAG. .

Felicia Harris Hoss, FCIArb

Houston, TX

Felicia Harris Hoss, FCIArb, is an independent mediator and arbitrator on the AAA Commercial, Energy, and Consumer panels. She is a former trial partner in international and national law firms with offices in Houston, Texas, and is recognized by her peers for inclusion among The Best Lawyers® in America in commercial litigation (2021-2024). For over 26 years, Felicia has helped parties avoid and resolve complex commercial and contractual disputes in various industries including energy, healthcare, construction, financial services, insurance, managed cloud services, commercial leasing, manufacturing, and employment. Felicia is Co-Chair of the ABA Early Dispute Resolution Committee, Chair-Elect for the Houston Bar Association ADR Council, and the Association of Attorney-Mediators representative on the Board of the Texas Mediator Credentialing Association. For more information, visit www.HarrisHossPLLC.com.

Ryan Reetz FCIArb

Ryan Reetz FCIArb is a board certified specialist in international litigation and arbitration and Office Managing Partner of Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner's Miami office. He draws upon his experience as both a U.S. trial lawyer and an international arbitration practitioner to provide creative and effective case management and advocacy across a wide range of disputes. A former chair of the Miami International Arbitration Society, the Florida Bar's International Law Section, and the Florida Bar's Board Certification Committee for International Litigation and Arbitration, Ryan has also taught international dispute resolution courses for the last twenty years in law schools in Miami, Florida; Atlanta, Georgia; and Pamplona, Spain. Recent publications include Public Purpose in International Law: Rethinking Regulatory Sovereignty in the Global Era (Cambridge Univ. Press) (with Pedro J. Martinez-Fraga) and two chapters in International Investment Arbitration in a Nutshell (West).