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Professor of Law (arbitration chair), Erasmus University, Rotterdam
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Visiting Professor, University of Miami School of Law
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Former Vice-President, London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA)
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General Editor, Yearbook: Commercial Arbitration
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FCIArb (Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators), London
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Member, International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA); Commission on International Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), Paris; LCIA Company, London; Board of Trustees, Dubai International Arbitration Centre (DIAC); Supervisory Board, NAI; President, ICCA Foundation
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Member, Advisory Board of Africa International Legal Awareness (AILA); Board of Trustees, Foundation for International Arbitration Advocacy, Geneva; Advisory Board of the Geneva University Master in International Dispute Settlement; Academic Council, Institute for Transnational Arbitration, Texas; Board of Trustees, Institute of International Commercial Law, Pace University School of Law
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Member Editorial Board, Global Arbitration Review, London; Tijdschrift voor Arbitrage, Rotterdam
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Arbitrator on the Arbitral Tribunal concerning the Bank for International Settlements (Hague Treaty of 20 January 1930)
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Various panels of arbitrators, including: American Arbitration Association (AAA), New York; Arbitral Centre of the Federal Economic Chamber, Vienna; Arbitral Tribunal for Football, World Cup Division for the 2002 FIFA World Cup, Geneva; China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC), Beijing; Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC); Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry; Indonesian Board of National Arbitration (BANI), Jakarta; International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), Washington; Kuala Lumpur Regional Centre for Arbitration (KLRCA); London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA); Netherlands Arbitration Institute (NAI); PRIME Finance; Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA), The Hague; Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC)
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Presiding and party-appointed arbitrator as well as counsel in numerous international arbitrations (ad hoc, CRCICA, DRCAFTA, ECT, ICC, ICSID, LCIA, NAFTA, NAI, SCC, SIAC and UNCITRAL, relating to, inter alia, banking, broadcasting, construction, defense projects, distributorship, electricity and gas supply, fashion, futures and options, gambling, information technology, insurance and re-insurance, investments, joint ventures, licensing, media, mining, oil and gas, pharmaceuticals, post M&A, professional associations, sales, sports, telecom, turnkey projects)
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Extensive publications and lectures on international arbitration (see list of publications)
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The International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers, Arbitration Lawyer of the Year Award 2006 and 2011.