Dr. Mariel Dimsey is an international commercial and investment arbitration specialist and has recently rejoined CMS as Managing Partner of the Hong Kong office. She is the immediate past Secretary-General of the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre. Prior to her role at HKIAC, Mariel was a Partner at CMS and Co-Head of CMS International Arbitration. She has almost 20 years’ experience acting as adviser and advocate in numerous international arbitrations and is well-versed in both civil and common law disputes, and has extensive experience with arbitrations in Hong Kong and China. She also sits regularly as arbitrator and has experience as arbitrator under the HKIAC, ICC, KCAB, and DIS Rules, and in ad hoc disputes. She is on the arbitrator panels of several institutions and is listed in the leading legal directories as a recommended arbitration practitioner. She is admitted to practice law in Australia and Hong Kong.