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Shahla F. Ali

Address: 

University of Hong Kong
Rm 811 Cheng Yu Tung (Faculty of Law)
Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong
HKSAR

Phone Number: 
(852) 98612104
Email: 
sali@hku.hk
Website: http://www.shahlaali.com/
Born: 
1976, USA (Now Hong Kong Permanent Resident)
Languages: 
English Mandarin Farsi Russian
Nationalities: 
United States
Education: 
PhD/JD, University of California, Berkeley, Selznick Fellow (2007)
Diploma, Hopkins-Nanjing Center for Chinese & American Studies, Hassenfeld Fellow (2002)
MA, Landegg, Consultation & Conflict Resolution, Honors (2001)
BA, Stanford University, International Relations and Chinese Language, Distinction (1998)
Bar Admission or Professional License: 
State Bar of CA (2008)
American Society of Int Law
Institute for Transnational Arbitration
American Bar Association
Present Position: 
Professor & Associate Dean (International), University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Professional Experience: 

• Baker & McKenzie, LLP, Associate, International/Trade Group, San Francisco, USA
• United Nations Office of Human Resource Management, Mediation trainer, NY
• Resolve Consulting, Principal (landlord-tenant, real estate contract, airline dispute)
• U.S. District Court, Alternative Dispute Resolution Program, San Francisco, CA
• California Administrative Office of the Courts, Office of the General Counsel, SF
• U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, Extern for Judge Wayne Brazil
• Gregorio, Haldeman & Piazza, Mediation case manager, SF, CA

Panels of Arbitrators: 

CIETAC, HKIAC, ADNDRC, SCIA, FINRA

Arbitration Experience: 

• Co-arbitrator in a dispute between a Dutch company and a Mainland company relating to a purchase agreement, CIETAC, Hong Kong (in Mandarin Chinese)
• Co-arbitrator in a dispute between a trust fund and a broker/dealer relating to a claim of unsuitability, FINRA, San Francisco
• Mediation course instructor at the University of Hong Kong
• Presiding arbitrator in a 2013 dispute regarding domain name rights to ican.com, HKIAC, Hong Kong
• Presiding arbitrator in several 2014 disputes regarding domain name rights to alimama.wang, whirlpoolchina.com, tvb22.com, HKIAC, Hong Kong (in Mandarin Chinese)
• Co-arbitrator in a dispute between an individual and a broker/dealer relating to a securities contract, FINRA, San Francisco
• Co-arbitrator in a dispute involving domain name rights to teenee.com, CIETAC, Beijing (in Mandarin Chinese)
• Co-arbitrator in a dispute between a trust fund and a broker/dealer relating to the securities act, FINRA, San Francisco
• Presiding arbitrator in several 2015 disputes regarding domain name rights to rimowasales.com and rimowaoutlet.com, paulsmith-france.com, HKIAC, Hong Kong (in Mandarin Chinese)
• Presiding arbitrator in a 2016 dispute regarding domain name rights to ul-str.org.com, HKIAC, Hong Kong
• Co-arbitrator in a dispute between a couple and a major banking institution regarding securities/fraud, FINRA, San Francisco
• Presiding arbitrator in several 2017 disputes regarding domain name rights to meizu.com, Assab, Fubon, HouseofHello, HKIAC, Hong Kong (in Mandarin Chinese)
• Co-arbitrator in a dispute between an individual and a securities company regarding securities fraud/misrepresentation/fiduciary duty/contract/negligence, FINRA, San Francisco
• Presiding arbitrator in several 2018 disputes regarding domain name rights to Cetaphil, Remy Martin, Klarna, Maione, New Directions, HKIAC, Hong Kong
• Co-arbitrator in a dispute between a trust and a broker/dealer regarding a securities dispute, FINRA, San Francisco
• Co-arbitrator on an expungement panel, FINRA, San Francisco
• Presiding arbitrator in several 2019 disputes regarding domain name rights to Wondershare, GY Telecom, Ikea, CKH, Acrelormittal, Electrolux, HKIAC, Hong Kong

Areas of Specialization: 
International Arbitration
Mediation
Intellectual Property
Commercial
Banking & Finance
Trade
Securities
Publications from JURIS: 
International Commercial Arbitration in Asia - Third Edition
Publications: 
  • Ali, S, (Forthcoming) Forming Transnational Dispute Settlement Norms: Soft Law and the Role of UNCITRAL’s Regional Centre for Asia and the Pacific (Edward Elgar)
  • Ali, S, I. Bantekas, M. Gomez, P. Ortolani, (2020) Commentary on the UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration (Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press)
  • Ali, S., Court Mediation Reform: Efficiency, Confidence and Perceptions of Justice  (Edward Elgar, forthcoming 2018).
  • Ali, S. (2016) Governing Disasters: Engaging Local Populations in Humanitarian Relief (Cambridge University Press).
  • Ali, S., Ginsburg, T., Eds. (2013) International Commercial Arbitration in Asia (Juris  Publishers).
  • Ali, S. (2013). Consumer Financial Dispute Resolution in a Comparative Context: Principles, Systems and Practice (Cambridge University Press)
  • Ali, S. (2010; 2012 reprint). Resolving Disputes in the Asia Pacific: International Mediation and Arbitration in East Asia and the West (Routledge). 
  • Ali, S, I. Bantekas, M. Gomez, P. Ortolani, Commentary on the UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration (Cambridge University Press, 2018)