Mahnaz Malik
Arbitrator & Barrister, Twenty Essex (UK)
Ms. Malik has served as a judge on the World Bank Group Sanctions Board since January 2024. She is a Barrister and Arbitrator who has over twenty-five years of experience advising Governments, corporations and international organizations on complex cross-border disputes. She is particularly adept with disputes relating to natural resources, sporting events, joint venture partners, shareholders, international organizations, institutional lenders, foreign investment laws and state entities. Ms. Malik has served as a member of the ICSID Panel of Arbitrators for over a decade, and has been appointed as a member of the ICSID ad hoc Annulment Committee in two cases. She has also served as a member of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Commissions on Arbitration and Anti-Corruption. After graduating with a master’s in law from Cambridge University, Ms. Malik qualified as a Barrister in England and Wales, Attorney at Law in New York and an Advocate in Pakistan. She is a Fellow of Hughes Hall College, University of Cambridge ). She publishes, teaches and speaks extensively. Her writings are frequently cited in academic journals, arbitration awards, and examination papers and appear on syllabi.