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Ank A.P.P. Santens

Address: 

White & Case LLP

1221 Avenue of the Americas

New York, NY 10020-1095

USA

Phone Number: 
+ 1 212 819 8599
Fax Number: 
+ 1 212 354 8113
Email: 
asantens@whitecase.com
Born: 
1973, Belgium
Languages: 
Dutch English French German Spanish
Nationalities: 
Belgian
Education: 
J.D., semester concentrating on dispute resolution, Columbia University, New York, 2000; LL.M., Columbia University, New York, 1999; Master in Law and Bachelor in Philosophy, Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium, 1996; ERASMUS, Law School of University
Bar Admission or Professional License: 
Solicitor of England and Wales, 2006; New York State Bar, 2000; United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, 2000; United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, 2000
Present Position: 
Partner, White & Case LLP
Professional Experience: 

Partner, White & Case, LLP, New York (2008 – today); Associate, White & Case, LLP, New York and Paris (2000-2007); Legal Assistant to Vice President and International Counsel, Block Drug Company Inc., New Jersey (1997-1998)

Professional Associations: 

American Branch of ILA, Board Member; Arbitralwomen; CEPANI (Belgian Centre for Arbitration and Mediation); CPR, Board Member, Member and former Chair of Arbitration Committee; Delos, Board Member; Foundation for International Arbitration Advocacy (FIAA), Executive Committee; International Arbitration Case Law (internationalarbitrationcaselaw.com), Editorial Committee; International Arbitration Club of New York; IBA Arbitration Committee, Vice Chair; New York City Bar, International Commercial Disputes Committee; Institute for Transnational Arbitration (ITA), Executive Committee; International Senior Lawyers Project, Board Member; NYIAC, Program Committee

Arbitration Experience: 

Over 50 international arbitrations as counsel or arbitrator, including investment treaty, commercial, construction, insurance, maritime, and sports arbitrations, before all major and various regional and local arbitral institutions as well as under the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules and in other ad hoc settings.

Areas of Specialization: 
Arbitration & ADR
Bilateral Investment Treaties
Civil & Commercial Law
Construction
Distribution & Licensing
Energy
Foreign Investment & Joint Ventures
Government Contracts
Insurance
International Commercial Transactions
Minerals & Mining
Nationalization & Expropriation
Oil & Gas
Private International Law
Public International Law
Publications from JURIS: 
Security for Costs: Facially Anti-Arbitration But Upon Consideration Decidedly Pro-Arbitration - Chapter 15 - Pro-Arbitration Revisited: A Tribute to Professor George Bermann from his Students Over the Years
Forms of Interim Relief - WAMR 2016 Vol. 10, No. 4
Arbitrator Ethics through the lens of Arbitrator Role: Are Arbitrators Adjudicators or Service Providers? - WAMR 2016 Vol. 10, No. 3
Enforcement Strategy Starts Early: Choosing the Seat of the Arbitration - WAMR 2014 Vol. 8, No. 4
Belgium - National Report - World Arbitration Reporter (WAR) - 2nd Edition
Publications: 

Articles on international commercial and investment arbitration in Arbitration International, Dispute Resolution Magazine, Global Arbitration Review, International Arbitration Law Review, IBA Arbitration Newsletter, ITA’s News and Notes, Journal of International Arbitration, www.kluwerarbitrationblog.com, Mealey’s International Arbitration Report, Penn State’s Yearbook on Arbitration and Mediation; Belgium Country Reporter for World Arbitration Reporter; International Correspondent of Romanian Review of Arbitration.