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Website of the Moot Alumni
Association of the Willem C.
Vis International Commercial
Arbitration Moot

Your link to keeping in touch with the Vis Moot,
international arbitration and trade law.

Welcome to the Official Website
of the Moot Alumni Association
of the Willem C. Vis International
Commercial Arbitration Moot

Your link to keeping in touch with the Vis Moot,
international arbitrationand trade law.

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Who Are We?

We are a non-profit organization comprised of academics, professionals, and students who have a common interest in international trade law and arbitration. The Moot Alumni Association was established in 1997 during the 3rd Willem C. Vis Moot Competition in Vienna.

The MAA organizes conferences, legal training and seminars on international trade law and arbitration, connects its members worldwide, introduces potential opportunities in the fields related to the Vis Moot to its members, provides translations of CISG cases, promotes the Vis Moot competitions and publishes the Vindobona Journal.

Conferences:

The MAA organizes conferences on the occation of the Vis Moot in Vienna and the Vis East in Hong Kong every year. Our Annual Generations in Arbitration Conference, held in both Hong Kong and Vienna, is the longest standing conference in both Vis East Hong Kong and Vis Vienna.

Training:

The MAA organizes legal training sessions worldwide on various topics in international arbitration and trade law. These training sessions are aimed at providing academics, students, and young professionals, with an opportunity to learn and improve their skills by learning from a well-established and experienced academics and/or professionals.

Opportunities:

Through its extensive network, the MAA receives information on a variety of unique opportunities in international arbitration and trade law. Stay tuned through our social media channels to receive news about those opportunities.

Social Activities:

The MAA is proud to be responsible for organizing social events connecting members with one another worldwide. In particular, the MAA is responsible for organizing the social activities for the Vis Moots in Vienna and Hong Kong, such as the Welcome Party, the Moot Bar, and the Farewell Party.

The MAA Executive Board.

Professor Dr. Navin G. Ahuja

Co-President

Dr. Christian Johannes Wahnschaffe

Co-President

Haowen (Daisy) Chen

Vice President

Fernanda Nemr

Vice President

Mısra Yalçın

Vice President

Our Team

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Professor Dr. Navin G. Ahuja

Professor Dr. Navin G. Ahuja brings nearly two decades of extensive experience in the international sale of goods and manufacturing to his current role as a mediator and arbitrator at Mediation Chambers. He holds a law degree, a Master’s specializing in Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), and a Doctorate focused on International Dispute Resolution.

As an accomplished author, Navin wrote “Taming the Guerrilla in International Commercial Arbitration: Levelling the Playing Field”, which has received acclaim from leading academics and practitioners in the field. He actively contributes to the discourse in alternative dispute resolution as a member of the editorial board for the International Arbitration Law Review and through numerous guest lectures and publications on mooting, ADR, and the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG).

Moreover, he has successfully guided aspiring mediators – including lawyers, law students, and professionals from diverse fields – through the accreditation process.

Navin’s commitment to excellence is further demonstrated by his role as a judge in various ADR moots and his success in coaching mooting teams to achieve outstanding results.

Dr. Christian Johannes Wahnschaffe

Dr. Christian Johannes Wahnschaffe works with HANEFELD, an international dispute resolution boutique law firm with offices in Hamburg and Paris. Admitted to the German Bar, he acts as counsel in arbitration and litigation matters and as a tribunal secretary.

Prior to joining HANEFELD, Johannes obtained a doctorate in law in the field of institutional arbitration and served as Director of the Karina and Erich Schumann Center for Advanced International Legal Studies at the University of Münster, where he continues to lecture on International Dispute Resolution.

His speaking engagements and published research focuses on investment and commercial arbitration, as well as international sales and contract law.

Johannes is an alumnus of the University of Münster and The Hague Academy of International Law and completed his legal clerkship with stages, inter alia, at the Permanent Court of Arbitration. Before serving as Co-President, he acted as Vice President of the Moot Alumni Association for two terms and has coached several teams for the Willem C. Vis Moot over the past years.

Haowen (Daisy) Chen

Haowen (Daisy) Chen is a Managing Associate at Global Law Office, specializing in cross-border commercial arbitration and litigation. Admitted in China and New York, she represents domestic and international clients in complex disputes across sectors including international trade, logistics, and maritime matters, and regularly appears before leading arbitral institutions such as CIETAC, SHIAC, SHAC, HKIAC, and SIAC.

Daisy is actively engaged in the international arbitration community. She serves as a China Ambassador of VIAC and is an accredited tribunal secretary with HKIAC. She has been involved with the Moot Alumni Association (MAA) since 2023 as a member of the China Project Team and currently serves as a Board Member, contributing to initiatives that promote arbitration and connect young practitioners worldwide.

Fernanda Nemr

Fernanda Nemr is a Senior Associate in the Litigation and Arbitration practice of Muriel Advogados in São Paulo. She holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of São Paulo and is specialized in Energy Law by the Brazilian Institute of Energy Law. She was a Visiting Foreign Lawyer at the International Arbitration practice at WilmerHale in London.

Fernanda participated in the Vis Moot in 2019 and 2020 and was actively involved as a coach until 2023. She also participated in other domestic and international moot court competitions and is one of the co-founders of the Brazilian Arbitration and Technology Moot (CoDiTech Moot), as well as a member of the organization committee of the Brazilian Arbitration Moot. Fernanda was Chair of Events (Vienna) for the MAA from 2023 to 2025 and was previously a Regional Representative and joined the Executive Board for the 2025/2026 term.

Misra Yalcin

Mısra Yalçın is an Associate at Tahan | Cem Attorney Partnership in Istanbul, where she advises major Turkish and international companies on construction projects and represents them in international arbitration proceedings. She has represented clients from a range of sectors, including construction and shipping disputes before arbitral tribunals under ICC, LCIA, DIAC, and ISTAC rules, as well as in ad hoc proceedings. Her experience further extends to the recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitral awards in Turkey. Mısra also regularly serves as tribunal secretary. Her previous experience includes visiting roles at the Istanbul Arbitration Centre and the SCC Arbitration Institute.

Mısra is admitted to the Istanbul Bar and holds an LL.M. in International Commercial Arbitration Law (ICAL) from Stockholm University.

Mısra is also a Research Assistant for Kluwer Arbitration, a member of the Executive Committee of Young ISTAC, and has been an active member of the Moot Alumni Association (MAA) Core Team since 2021.