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Europass Curriculum Vitae Personal information First name(s) / Surname(s) Address(es) 34C, Alonion and Naxou Street, Kifissia, 14562, Attica, Greece Telephone(s) 0030 210 6232029 Mobile: 0030 693

1 Europass Curriculum Vitae Personal information First name(s) / Surname(s) Address(es) 34C, Alonion and Naxou Street, Kifissia, 14562, Attica, Greece Telephone(s) Mobile: Fax(es) , catherinecotsaki@hotmail.com Nationality Greek Date of birth May 4, 1944 Gender Female Occupational field Lawyer at the Supreme Court specialized in civil and commercial Law Mediator accredited by the Chartered Institute of Arbitration of London MCiarb and by the Greek Ministry of Justice Trainer of Mediators accredited by TOOLKIT and Piraeus Mediation Center KEDIP. MCiarb Work experience Dates 2013 to date Trainer of Mediators Lecture of various Seminars regarding Mediation, such as NEGOTIATIONS IN MEDIATION, MEDIATION ADVOCACY, REVISION OF MEDIATORS TRAINING COURSE FOR ALREADY TRAINED CANDIDATE MEDIATORS to date Mediator Lawyer of the Athens Bar Association (now retired) Specialized in Commercial Law and, mainly, in Business Law, Investment Law, Banking Law Corporate Law, Commercial Agency and Distribution Agreements, as well as in Civil Law and, mainly, in Real Estate Law, claims collection through litigation or Alternative Dispute Resolution Methods (mediation, compromise, arbitration, conciliation etc.). Dealing also with litigation regarding, especially, cross border disputes, as well as with the enforcement in Greece of foreign judgments and other titles more particularly under the relevant EU Regulations and International Treaties Page 1/5 - Curriculum vitae of

2 Occupation or position held Senior Partner of COTSAKI & NERANTZIS LAW OFFICE Senior Partner of COTSAKI LAW OFFICE Associate Lawyer at ZEPOS & ZEPOS LAW OFFICE Member of the team of Senior Partner Mr. John Zepos dealing with business and corporate Law Member of the Specialized in Maritime and Shipping Law, POTAMIANOS & SARLIS LAW OFFICE Designated by the COUNCIL OF THE BAR ASSOCIATION OF KINSHASA to lecture to the trainee lawyers the Professional Ethics Rules Preparation of a relevant manual distributed to the attendees Associate Lawyer of BERNARD LECLERCQ, YVES de WINNE, ANDRE BEYAERT LAW OFFICE Lawyer of the Bar Association of Ex Leopoldville Kinshasa of the Democratic Republic of Congo (Republic of Zaire) - Associate Lawyer of BATONNIER VICTOR PROMONTORIO LAW OFFICE Assistant Professor at the University of Lovanium in Kinshasa lecturing General Introduction to Law and French Legal Terminology. Author of a manual under the title General Introduction to Law and Fundamental Principles of the Various Branches of Law Education and training Dates 2013 Intensive training as Trainer of Mediators by the TOOLKIT company in collaboration with the PIRAEUS MEDIATION CENTER - KEDIP 2011 Advanced Mediation Seminar organized in Paris in November 2011 and lectured by Mrs. Jane Gunn and Mr. Thierry Garby, Mediators and Mediators Trainers. Relevant certificate awarded Train the Trainers Seminar (24 hours) organized in Athens by the HELLENIC MEDIATION AND ARBITRATION CENTER and the CENTER FOR EFFECTIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION CEDR and lectured by Mr. James South and Mr. Andy Grossman. Relevant certificate awarded Intensive Seminars regarding Negotiations for lawyers (All the three levels i.e. level A, level B and level C), organized by the Nomiki Bibliothiki (site: and lectured by Mr. Dimosthenis Papaconstantinou, Bachelor of Commerce and Applied Economics, Master in Business Administration. Three relevant certificates awarded Train the Trainers Seminar (24 hours) organized in Athens by the HELLENIC MEDIATION AND ARBITRATION CENTER and the CENTER FOR EFFECTIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION - CEDR and lectured by Mrs. Miryana Nesic and Mr. James South. Relevant certificate awarded Seminar regarding Mediation and Arbitration organized in Damascus, in March 2010, by the UNION INTERNATIONALE DES AVOCATS Mediation Advocacy Seminar (20 hours) organized in Athens, in April 2009, lectured by Mrs. Amanda Bucklow and Mr. Charles Middleton Smith, Mediators of CiArb. Relevant certificate awarded Seminar regarding Non Verbal Communication and Body Language lectured by Mr. Nicolaos Trantos. Relevant certificate awarded. Page 2/5 - Curriculum vitae of

3 . Seminars on Mediation organized in Lausanne Switzerland in January, 2009, in Florence Italy in October, 2009, in Ljubljana Slovenia in 2010, in Athens Greece in March, 2011, in Zagreb Croatia in September, 2012 and in Czech Republic in June, 2013, by the WORLD FORUM OF INTERNATIONAL MEDIATION CENTERS of the UNION INTERNATIONALE DES AVOCATS - UIA. Relevant certificates awarded by U.I.A Training Course for Mediators (40 hours) organized in Athens by the HELLENIC MEDIATION AND ARBITRATION CENTER in collaboration with the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators of London - CiArb and lectured by Mrs. Amanda Bucklow and Mr. Charles Middleton Smith. Subsequent assessment by CiArb and relevant accreditation. All the above certificates are classified in Greece as evidencing Permanent and Continuous Education Public Law and Political Sciences School of the University of Athens. Graduate in 1978 with mention Very Good. Relevant diploma awarded in High level in national and international classification Law School of the University of Athens. Graduate in 1967 with mention Very Good. Relevant diploma delivered in High level in national and international classification Personal skills and competences Mother tongue(s) Greek and French Other language(s) English, Spanish, Italian, Arabic. Self-assessment Understanding Speaking Writing European level (*) Listening Reading Spoken interaction Spoken production Language EN C 2 C2 C 1 C 1 C2 Language SP B 1 B 2 A 2 A 2 A 2 Social skills and competences Very good ability to adapt to multicultural environments, due to the fact that I was born and raised in a multinational environment in Egypt and developed through practising as a lawyer in French, in Kinshasa and also through participation in International Lawyers Associations and Organisations such as the ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONALE DES JEUNES AVOCATS A.I.J.A. (active member since 1979 up to 1992 and thereafter up to now Honorary Member and Honorary National Vice President for Greece), the UNION INTERNATIONALE DES AVOCATS U.I.A. (from 1981 to date) and EUROJURIS INTERNATIONAL, an International Law Offices Net (from 1997 to 2012). More particularly, my participation in the above mentioned International Lawyers Associations and Organisations helped me in expanding my knowledge regarding the Legislation of other countries due to active participation to their Congresses and other International Meetings and Seminars, but also due to active participation in working Commissions and Groups, such as International Business Law Commission, Foreign Investment Commission, European Law Commission, International Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution Practice Group etc. Team spirit acquired through participation in the above International Associations and Organizations of Lawyers, but also in the HELLENIC MEDIATION AND ARBITRATION CENTER and in the HELLENIC UNION OF MEDIATORS. Organisational skills and competences Very good experience in team management got through position as Chair of the International Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution Practice Group of EUROJURIS INTERNATIONAL and also as Chair of the Board of Directors of the HELLENIC UNION OF MEDIATORS. Computer skills and competences Good command of Microsoft Office tools (Word) and Outlook Express. Page 3/5 - Curriculum vitae of

4 Artistic skills and competences Other skills and competences Writing. Permanent participation (during the whole year) since 2006 to date and in a Philosophia Perenialis Workshops, Courses, Lectures and Meditation. Participation in AYURVEDA Seminars. Additional information I. Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators of London CiArb. Member of various Professional Organisations (see above) in section Social Skills and Competences and Organisational Skills and Competences. II. Numerous publications of reports and presentations in French and / or in English, such as THE PROGRESS OF MEDIATION IN GREECE MEDIATION AND INSOLVENCY HOW TO CREATE A MARKET FOR MEDIATION MEDIATION IN EUROPE MEDIATION IN PRELIMINARY BANKRUPTCY PROCEDURE WHAT IS MEDIATION A GENERAL APPROACH THE ENFORCEABILITY OF AGREEMENT ACCRUING OUT OF MEDIATION ONLINE DISPUTE RESOLUTION ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION QUESTIONNAIRES LE STATUT DES MANDATAIRES SOCIAUX ET LEUR RESPONSABILITE LES PROCEDURES INTERNATIONALES DE LA FAILLITE EN GRECE LES INVESTISEMENTS ETRANGERS EN GRECE NOUVELLES NOTIONS DANS LA LEGISLATION HELLENIQUE LES DROITS DES HYPOTHEQUES ET DES REGISTRES IMMOBILIERS EN EUROPE THE HARDSHIP CLAUSES RETENTION OF THE TITLE OF PROPERTY IN GREEK LEGISLATION FOREIGN GUARANTEES AND SECURED TRANSACTIONS LES MARCHES PUBLICS EN GRECE BILAN JURIDIQUE THE ORGANISATION OF THE LAW OFFICES IN GREECE LE CREDIT HYPOTHECAIRE EN EUROPE LES MESURES CONSERVATOIRES ET LES VOIES D EXECUTION EN DROIT HELLENIQUE COMPANY DIRECTORS LIABILITY HOW TO PREVENT AND LIMIT IT LA REGLEMENTATION DES INVESTISSEMENTS ETRANGERS THE RECOVERY OF DEBTS IN GREECE LES VOIES D EXECUTION ET LES SECURITES REELES DANS LA LEGISLATION HELLENIQUE COMMON PROBLEMS OF INTERPRETATION ARISING IN EVERY JURISDICTION GARNISHEE ORDERS APPROACH OF CASE STUDIES UNDER GREEK LEGISLATION AND UNDER UNIDROIT PRINCIPLES THE CREDIT SECURED BY A MORTGAGE IN EUROPE. PIERCING THE CORPORATE VEIL ESTABLISHMENT IN GREECE OF SUBSIDIARIES OF FOREIGN COMPANIES FOREIGN INVESTMENTS IN GREECE WARRANTIES AND SECURITIES IN INTERNATIONAL LAW EXCLUSIVE COMMERCIAL AGENCY AGREEMENTS BASED ON GREEK LEGISLATION AND UNIDROIT PRINCIPLES PRECONTRACTUAL LIABILITY THE EUROPEAN ORDER FOR PAYMENT PROVIDED FOR BY EU DIRECTIVE 1863/2006 COMMENTS AND COMPARISON WITH THE ORDER FOR PAYMENT PROVIDED FOR THE GREEK LEGISLATION THE EUROPEAN ENFORCEMENT ORDER PROVIDED FOR BY EU DIRECTIVE 805/2004 Page 4/5 - Curriculum vitae of

5 Additional information BASIC RULES REGARDING CIVIL AND COMMERCIAL LEGAL PROCEEDING THE PROGRESS OF MEDIATION IN GREECE THE SERVICE OF JUDICIAL AND EXTRAJUDICIAL DOCUMENTS CONVEYED BY ONE MEMBER STATE OF THE EU TO OTHER STATE MEMBERS(S) THE FINANCIAL CRISIS IN GREECE ANSWER TO QUESTIONNAIRE REGARDING ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION GREEK REPORT ON MEDIATION PRESENTED IN THE FRAME OF SEMINARS HELD IN OTHER MEMBER STATES OF EU WHAT IS MEDIATION AND WHICH ARE ITS FUNDAMENTAL RULES COMPARISON OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS AND ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION METHODS MEDIATION AND INSOLVENCY HOW TO CREATE A MARKET FOR MEDIATION MEDIATION IN EUROPE Many of the above reports and presentations are published on website of the above mentioned International Associations and Organizations of Lawyers ( and The report concerning LES MEASURES CONSERVATOIRES ET LES VOIES D EXECUTION EN DROIT HELLENIQUE is part of a Book edited in 2001 by the Gazette du Palais in Paris under the title Measures Conservatoires et Voies d Execution en Europe in French and under the title Interlocutory Protective Measures and Methods of Enforcement in Europe in English and is still in the market. Articles regarding the Seminar of the WORLD FORUM OF INTERNATIONAL MEDIATION CENTERS held in Athens in 2011 and presentations regarding various topics connected to mediation dealt with during the above Seminar have been published either in the magazine JURISTE INTERNATIONAL of U.I.A. or in the U.I.A website (see above). III. Charring in 2009 a Seminar regarding the Mediateur du Credit and Mediation All over the World organized in Athens by the Association of Societes Anonymes and Limited Liability Companies and lectured by Mr. Jean Luc Sauvage and Mrs. Miryana Nesicm respectively. Participation in 2010 as a Judge to the competition organized in Paris by the International Chamber of Commerce ICC for University students regarding presentation of mock mediation. Attendees from 40 Universities all over the world. Participation in 2010 to the Congress for Mediation organized in Paris by the International Chamber of Commerce ICC. Seminar lectured in 2011 at the ASSOCIATION OF SOCIETES ANONYMES AND LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES regarding Pre-Bankruptcy Procedure provided for by the Greek Bankruptcy Code. Lecture on MEDIATION IN CIVIL AND COMMERCIAL DISPUTES in Rethymno, Creta, in June 2011 organized by the Rethymno Bar Association and the Chamber of Commerce of Rethymno. Mediator in mock mediations organized by the HELLENIC MEDIATION AND ARBITRATION CENTER in March 2009 and by the International Litigation and ADR Practice Group of EUROJURIS INTERNATIONAL in Dusseldorf, in May Page 5/5 - Curriculum vitae of

Miryan Weichselbaum-Gharibo

Curriculum vitae PERSONAL INFORMATION Miryan Weichselbaum-Gharibo Schlachthausgasse 30/4/4, 1030 Vienna (Austria) +4319962100 mwg@letsagree.at www.letsagree.at Sex Female Date of birth 07/10/1980 Nationality